"Big guy isn't even coming with us? I'm never hanging out with him again!"
Aitaljia shifted from her mist-like form back into a physical body, draping herself over Zhou Qing's shoulder. She stretched lazily like a fox-fur stole, sulking.
"He has things he needs to do too. As friends, we should silently wish him well instead of speaking ill of him." Timidit was the one lecturing her.
Although Aitaljia was closer to Zhou Qing physically, when it came to discipline, it was best left to Namiki's mother, Timidit.
Rabbit Girl, who had once been Namiki's "husband," simply reached out and stroked the back of Aitaljia's neck. Only after tickling her until she giggled nonstop did she say, "This is your punishment for talking badly about someone behind their back."
"You rotten rabbit! I'm a fox!"
Aitaljia's fur stood on end, every strand bristling, but she was not actually angry. She was merely deeply dissatisfied with the behavior of Rabbit Girl, her "big sister."
That was right!
In Aitaljia's heart, Rabbit Girl was not her mother's "husband," but more like a close, understanding older sister.
That was why she regarded Rabbit Girl as her sister as well.
"Mm-hm, I'm so scared!" Rabbit Girl said, using her usual catchphrase as she covered her chest. Her words and gestures were full of fear, but paired with that naturally cheerful face of hers—
It was blatant teasing.
How could Aitaljia stand for that?
She arched her body, leaped up, and landed on Rabbit Girl's shoulder. Her four limbs and four arms grabbed Rabbit Girl's cheeks and ears respectively, while she opened her mouth wide, revealing sharp teeth as she gently bit Rabbit Girl's forehead.
Zhou Qing merely smiled at the horseplay between the "rabbit" and the "fox" without interrupting them. The others felt much