I, Matou Sakura, Third of the Flame-Chasers!

That girl who had looked so ferocious before losing consciousness was actually very beautiful.

Maybe I could be friends with her?

Such a whimsical thought suddenly popped into Aozaki Akiko's mind.

"Hey, can I be your friend?"

"Huh?"

The sudden question caught Matou Sakura off guard.

Looking at Aozaki Akiko before her, she suddenly had the urge to crack open her skull and take a look at what was inside her brain.

Still, it was rather interesting.

Pernor, who was hiding in Matou Sakura's arms, raised her head and stared at Aozaki Akiko with dead fish eyes.

This person really was an idiot.

"Hello, Pernor."

Noticing the little one in Matou Sakura's arms raise her head, Aozaki Akiko smiled and greeted her. She loved cute things the most.

"My name is Aozaki Akiko. If you don't mind, you can just call me Big Sis Akiko!"

Her eyes sparkled. She wanted to hold the adorable little thing in that lady's arms and properly enjoy the feeling.

This little one was seriously super cute!

"No!"

Pernor decisively refused. Having one My dear Sister was enough for her.

She didn't want some Big Sis Akiko.

After saying that, she burrowed back into My dear Sister's embrace.

Sure enough, My dear Sister's arms were warmer. The outside world was simply too cruel!

"Me neither."

Matou Sakura decisively refused as well. Her instincts told her that being friends with Aozaki Akiko would only bring her trouble.

Besides, all the missions related to Aozaki Akiko had already ended. There was nothing to gain from talking to her.

Although she was not such a profit-driven person, but... well, she was.

"You should leave now. Touko, please see our guests out, then come find me in my room."

"Yes, my lady."

Aozaki Touko shrugged, then looked at her foolish little sister. She suddenly felt that not only was her sister an idiot, she was not very cute either. Why couldn't she be as cute as that lady's little sister?

Meanwhile, Zhou Laiwei Jia looked at the completely damp bedsheets before her, as well as the scent lingering in the air, and her fair cheeks instantly turned red! Could it be that Lady Matou Sakura and Miss Pernor had been in the room just now...

Ugh!!! Laiwei Jia, you can't let your imagination run wild! Lady Matou Sakura definitely isn't that kind of person!

Yes! That has to be it!

Everything before me must have resulted from a series of coincidences!

Mm! It must be so!

She used clumsy excuses to hypnotize herself, completely ignoring the bright-red bloodstains on the sheets.

To Zhou Laiwei Jia, those vivid red marks were even more proof against her initial guess.

How could two girls possibly play hard enough to draw blood

?!

After Aozaki Touko saw Aozaki Akiko and Kuzuki Alice off, she went to Matou Sakura's room.

The door was not locked and stood slightly ajar, but she still raised her hand and knocked on it a few times.

"Come in~"

That was not that lady's voice. Was it Pernor?

Aozaki Touko blinked. After lingering where she stood for a few seconds, she still walked inside.

Pernor was not the only one in the room. That lady was there too.

Though she knew the other party was named Matou Sakura, after becoming accustomed to calling her "my lady," it was not so easy to change.

"My lady, what did you need me for?"

Matou Sakura did not mind how Aozaki Touko addressed her. At least it was better than "that lady."

She was clearly Trigger, not Zoffy, and she had never devised any plan to exterminate Ultraman.

That was clearly something that lady had done, yet in Aozaki Touko's and Beowulf's hearts, she had become that lady.

Though they were not the same being, she was now, no matter what, a Giant of Light.

In short, it was very strange, yet somehow a little thrilling.

Maybe I really could try making a plan to exterminate Ultraman someday?

A Girl's Love

"What are you planning to do next?"

Holding Pernor in her arms, she gently stroked her beautiful hair with one hand.

"Nothing."

Aozaki Touko wore a helpless expression after answering.

All her original plans had been thoroughly ruined because of the person before her. Now, she did not even know what she should do.

"Then help me with something."

Matou Sakura smiled softly. She raised her free left hand, and visible light gathered in her palm, forming a sphere of light that radiated tremendous power.

Aozaki Touko's eyes had already widened as she gazed longingly at the sphere of light in Matou Sakura's hand.

Her body seemed to be screaming at her to obtain that sphere of light before her!

Yet Aozaki Touko endured it. She gritted her teeth as beads of sweat continuously emerged from her skin.

"What do you want me to do, my lady?"

For Aozaki Touko at that moment, even speaking had become an arduous task.

The sphere of light before her was simply too alluring. The sensation of every cell in her body seeming to scream made her unbearably uncomfortable.

Matou Sakura said nothing. She merely pushed forward with her left hand, directly sending the sphere of light into Aozaki Touko's body.

"This way, you'll have no reason to refuse."

As her words fell, Aozaki Touko fell as well.

Light enveloped her body, forming a thin cocoon.

"Will she turn into a butterfly?"

Pernor curiously watched Aozaki Touko within the cocoon of light, her pink eyes filled with curiosity.

Pernor wanted to become a butterfly too.

"No, she'll become light."

Matou Sakura smiled faintly. This was an experiment, but what she said was not a lie either.

Aozaki Touko had the potential to become light—perhaps even a giant.

As long as she could make the light Matou Sakura had bestowed upon her stronger, once the light within her body reached a certain level, she would be able to become light and become a giant!

"Can Pernor do that too?"

Looking at the girl in her arms, she nodded gently.

"Does Pernor want to become light too?"

"A little. But wouldn't that tire My dear Sister out?"

"I saw it all."

"I see."

Matou Sakura smiled softly and tightly embraced Pernor in her arms.

"Your sister will let Pernor become light."

"Pernor believes in Sister."

The girl revealed an adorable smile, closed her eyes, and greedily inhaled the intoxicating, comforting scent on My dear Sister's body.

Pernor loved My dear Sister the most!

Two days later, when Pernor saw Aozaki Akiko appear before her, she opened her eyes and revealed an unhappy expression.

"What are you doing here again?"

"I brought a gift!"

Aozaki Akiko raised the bag in her hand and smiled. "These are clothes I specially bought for Pernor!"

Pernor did not smile at that. Her face remained cold as she crossed her arms over her chest and said icily, "No need. I only want clothes bought by My dear Sister!"

"Ah!"

Aozaki Akiko

Her smile immediately collapsed. These had cost her so much money.

She had only wanted to make Pernor happy, then get to hold her for a little while!

Why was it so difficult?!

"Why are you here?"

Matou Sakura happened to return at that moment, slowly descending from the sky to the ground.

Recently, she had been going up into the sky to absorb Solar Energy. Going into space was still somewhat troublesome, so she merely stayed in the upper atmosphere, closer to the sun.

"You're back, Sakura." Aozaki Akiko smiled faintly, addressing her by name with familiar warmth.

"I only bought some clothes for Pernor."

"You didn't have to do that."

Matou Sakura frowned slightly, but she did not mind how Aozaki Akiko addressed her. It was still better than calling her "that lady" outright.

"But I've already bought them."

Aozaki Akiko puffed out her cheeks slightly.

"Just help Pernor accept them."

She looked at the bags held out before her, then at Pernor's expression.

The child pursed her lips, looking as though she was saying, Just deal with it yourself.

Fine. What a pain.

After a brief moment of thought, she accepted the clothes Aozaki Akiko had bought.

Her gaze swept over the bags, and her powerful eyesight instantly saw through every item of clothing inside.

There were not only clothes Pernor could wear, but clothes for her as well.

And none of them were cheap.

Looking at the smile on the girl's face, her feelings were complicated.

Could this girl really have fallen for me?

At four in the afternoon, Aozaki Akiko returned to the Kuzuki Residence in high spirits. Kuzuki Alice, who was sitting in the living room, set down her book upon hearing the movement and looked calmly at the returning Aozaki Akiko.