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

"Don't say that."

Aozaki Touko smiled, then patted her chest.

"Alice, the windows at your house feel smaller."

"No, yours are too big."

Kuzuki Alice could not help glancing at Aozaki Touko's chest. Something had gotten stuck there just now.

Who knew why they had grown so big? They even made climbing through windows inconvenient.

Then another figure jumped in through the window, making Kuzuki Alice raise an eyebrow.

"Do you really not know how to use the front door?"

"Didn't we get in already?"

Aozaki Touko smiled, then greeted the two little ones in the kitchen.

"You must be Kohaku and Hisui, right?"

Kohaku and Hisui exchanged a glance, then looked at Kuzuki Alice.

"This one is Aozaki Touko. She's Aoko's sister."

With Kuzuki Alice's explanation, the two little ones understood. So this was the sister Aoko had mentioned before.

But why did this big sister not feel much like Sister Aoko?

"You two are quite cute."

Aozaki Touko walked over to Kohaku and Hisui, crouched in front of them, and took out two exquisitely wrapped candies from her pocket.

"Here, these are candies from big sister."

The strange wording left Kohaku and Hisui unsure how to respond.

But Kuzuki Alice nodded at them, signaling for them to accept.

"Don't worry. This one isn't a bad person... probably."

At first, Kuzuki Alice had been able to say that with certainty. But when she saw that Beowulf—the Phantasmal Beast who had turned from a werewolf into a little loli—was carrying another little loli on her back, she was no longer so sure.

"What's with this child?!"

Kuzuki Alice asked.

"A child of the Tohno Family."

Aozaki Touko answered casually, then stood up.

"You should have heard about what happened to the Tohno Family, right?"

Kuzuki Alice froze for a moment, then shook her head.

She had spent almost the entire day at home. Only Kohaku and Hisui, the two children, had gone to the church to play with Pernor.

So she had no idea what had happened to the Tohno Family.

"I see."

Aozaki Touko understood.

"It was nothing much. That lord just burned down the Tohno Family, and this child was the only one left."

As she spoke, Aozaki Touko pointed at Tohno Akiha, whom Beowulf had already placed on the floor.

The other one had already become Roa and was now sealed somewhere else by her.

Aozaki Touko had not originally intended to come looking for Kuzuki Alice, but she discovered that the place she had chosen was now completely uninhabitable, so she came here instead.

She had mainly entered through the window to avoid people, though it seemed she had worried for nothing.

After hooking up with that lord, her idiot sister had stayed there the whole time, directly abandoning Alice here.

Sigh, Alice had really made a bad friend.

"Are you thinking something unpleasant?"

Kuzuki Alice narrowed her eyes slightly. Although she did not know any mind-reading spells, Aozaki Touko suddenly made her feel extremely annoyed, giving her the urge to punch this woman.

"How could I be!"

Aozaki Touko smiled and waved her hand. It was enough to think about such things privately; how could she possibly tell Alice? She would definitely get angry.

Kuzuki Alice stared at Aozaki Touko, while Aozaki Touko wore a smile that seemed to say, Go ahead and look all you want. There's nothing wrong with me.

Kuzuki Alice eventually gave up. Taking this woman seriously would not do her any good.

"So why did that lord burn down the Tohno Family?"

"Who knows."

Aozaki Touko shrugged.

"It's like how that lord clearly has the surname Matou, yet still burned down the Matou Family. Also, it seems both you and I have gotten used to referring to them as 'that lord' or 'this lord' without knowing which lord we mean."

"As long as it works."

Kuzuki Alice's expression remained unchanged as she sat back down on the sofa.

"You should sit too. The rice will be ready soon. I thought Akiko would come back, but it looks like she'll be staying wherever she is for a while."

"That works out perfectly."

Aozaki Touko smiled, then waved at Kohaku and Hisui, who had been listening attentively the whole time.

"I'll be counting on you two."

Aozaki Touko was always super polite to children!

Awakened One

"Another beautiful day~"

For Aozaki Akiko, there was nothing better than opening her eyes and seeing her Girlfriend's adorable sleeping face!

But Sakura's hair was really getting whiter and whiter.

It was not the white of old age, but a color that looked perfectly natural.

It even seemed to lean a little toward silver.

Every strand looked crystal-clear upon close inspection.

She really loved this hair color, especially since it was on her Girlfriend.

White hair, golden eyes, and a character setting where she looked strong on the surface but revealed a vulnerable side once her shell was peeled away—simply the best!

Oh, right!

There was Pernor too!

White hair, pink eyes, and that utterly lewd personality—simply amazing!

Looking at Pernor, who was currently nestled in her Girlfriend's arms and almost completely naked, Aozaki Akiko could not help wiping her nose.

This was just too good!

"Akiko?"

Matou Sakura opened her eyes at that moment. Seeing the heated look in the other girl's eyes, she felt slightly embarrassed.

She had noticed that she had been becoming stranger and stranger lately.

Especially whenever she faced Pernor and Akiko.

Was it the price of using this body, or was there some other reason?

There had clearly been nothing wrong when she examined herself.

"Should we get up now?"

Aozaki Akiko smiled sweetly at the girl who had just awakened.

Shy Sakura was super cute too!

"Mm."

She did not have a habit of sleeping in. She used to, but she had broken that habit after joining the Flame-Chasers.

During those harsh days, not even a moment could be wasted. This was practically the shared understanding of everyone who had devoted themselves to fighting Honkai.

Except for those people who sat in chairs with lofty airs.

A bunch of stupid, ignorant trash.

Matou Sakura quickly changed her clothes. She no longer wore that pure-white robe very often, instead changing into relatively normal clothing.

However, all of these clothes belonged to Akiko.

That robe from before had actually been formed from light energy, so there was no need to worry about it getting dirty or damaged. Repairing it took no more than a thought.

But Akiko wanted her to wear clothes in other styles, and before she could even agree, Akiko had stuffed all her own clothes into her hands.

It was not as though she did not understand Akiko's intentions. She simply wanted to see her wearing her clothes.

It was not as though she could only turn light into robes. She could create any style she wanted.

Seeing her Girlfriend change clothes in an instant, Aozaki Akiko felt a little disappointed.

Though she had already examined Sakura's body carefully countless times, the feeling of watching Sakura slowly get dressed, her snow-white body gradually being covered up, was really wonderful.

"Akiko, you should hurry up and get dressed too."

Ignoring Akiko's disappointed gaze, she picked up Pernor, who was still asleep, and dressed her in the clothes that had been prepared the night before.

As if sensing something, Pernor instinctively hugged Matou Sakura's arm.

But that did not stop her from dressing Pernor.

After washing up, it was time for breakfast.

Zhou Lailu Jia and Zhou Laiwei Jia had gotten up early and prepared breakfast.

By the time they arrived, Jeanne was already sitting in her seat waiting for them.

The way her gaze kept drifting between the food and them made them want to laugh.

"Let's eat."

The girl smiled softly, no longer as cold as before.

However, she seemingly did not understand just how devastating her smile was. Jeanne and the others could not help but blush, while Akiko straightforwardly kissed her girlfriend on the cheek. Not to be outdone, Pernor immediately kissed My dear Sister on the lips.

"Alright, stop fooling around!"

Matou Sakura frowned slightly, and her smile vanished at once.

If they kept taking turns feeding each other bites, what breakfast would they even be having?

She might as well go bask in the sun for breakfast instead.

Breakfast passed just like that. After Matou Sakura said that, Akiko and Pernor behaved themselves much more.

Gentle Sakura (My dear Sister) was adorable, but when she got angry, she was exceptionally terrifying.

Neither of them doubted that Sakura (My dear Sister) would give them both a one-stop Heat Vision service.

After breakfast, Matou Sakura took out the Fifth Magic she had drawn earlier.

Looking at the ball of light before her, the intense sense of familiarity made Aozaki Akiko instantly realize what it was.

"Sakura, you don't need it anymore?"

"Mm."

She did not explain much. She merely told Akiko to accept this Fifth Magic. Once she absorbed it, she would understand certain things, and then there would be no need for Sakura to explain anything.

"Mm! I understand!"

As for magic, although she had intended to stop involving herself with magic and magecraft, she was willing to come into contact with magic again if it meant she could help Sakura.

Matou Sakura, who had given the Fifth Magic to Aozaki Akiko, had not thought that much about it. She simply wanted Akiko to have some ability to protect herself, so that if something happened, Sakura would not have to rush back to Akiko's side.