"I've read plenty of books—you can't fool me." Kaguya raised a brow. "Just who is that little bean sprout?"
"My sister in name."
"And in reality?"
"We're friends... rather special friends." Jiu Ming paused, then added, "Don't let her size fool you. Her actual age is... uh, right, I shouldn't be talking about age in front of you."
Thinking of the beautiful girl beside him, whose age certainly exceeded four digits, Jiu Ming suddenly found himself unable to continue. His own mere three-digit age—an age that had been artificially brought about, at that—really wasn't worth mentioning.
"Hoho, I understand." Kaguya chuckled softly and did not press further. Jiu Ming had already put it that plainly—how could she fail to grasp the situation?
That exquisitely delicate little loli they had just met was an extraordinary figure as well. But this was her turf?
"Well, there's no need to worry too much," Jiu Ming continued. "She's usually very easygoing, as long as you don't do anything beyond the pale."
"For example...?"
"Destroying Earth, maliciously wrecking the environment... er, a little of the latter is fine, but if there's too much, she might step in and punish you herself." Jiu Ming had never seen Tree Loli fight. The one time he had seen her make a move, he had not been able to tell much from it.
He had only seen the degree of control she had over power. Judging roughly from that, if she truly acted, could she easily launch a human extinction plan on Earth?
He had never seen her true power, but he had experienced it once. That feeling of truly being able to do anything was utterly intoxicating. But the consequences... one still had to be cautious when using cheats.
"...Why does that sound strangely familiar to me?" Kaguya