"Big Sis, there's an apple tree up ahead! Such huge apples!" Higokumaru flew ahead, staring happily at the bright red apples hanging from the tree.
They had actually come across an apple tree. They even looked delicious...
"There are so many. Fly up and pick them!"
Looking at the apples on the wild tree ahead, Herrscher Kiana was a little surprised that a wild apple tree could bear such large fruit. Although she could fly too, with Higokumaru here, why would she need to do it herself?
"Okay, watch me."
Higokumaru flew up into the tree and began picking them one by one. Meanwhile, Herrscher Kiana leaned against the trunk, accepting the apples Higokumaru handed down and eating them.
They tasted pretty good and were full of juice.
"Lumine, where are you going? Come over to Paimon. Go this way."
As Herrscher Kiana ate an apple and watched Higokumaru diligently pick fruit from the tree, a voice suddenly came from nearby. She froze, stopping mid-bite.
It can't be this much of a coincidence, right?
She looked toward the source of the voice, but there was nothing there but tall grass. No one was visible.
"Big Sis, I've picked all the good apples. Put them away... Big Sis?"
Higokumaru placed the last few ripe apples beside Herrscher Kiana while continuing to chatter. But she soon noticed that Big Sis was not paying attention to her at all, instead looking in another direction.
"Good work, Higokumaru."
Coming back to her senses, Herrscher Kiana put away the apples. Rather than leaving, she headed toward the voice.
What amazing luck! I actually ran into the protagonist and Paimon. More importantly, Paimon had called her Lumine just now, right? That meant... the protagonist of this world was the younger sister, not the brother.
This was...