Shh, Don't Scream!

"Hm?" Yae Sakura raised a brow, and unconsciously, her slender hand had already rested on the crimson sword hilt.

She stared without blinking at the white ball hurtling toward her.

"Big Sister, watch out!"

Then, under Yae Rin's anxious gaze, her wrist flicked rapidly.

With a bang, the hilt became an afterimage and struck the soccer ball fiercely, deforming it. With a whoosh, it flew back even faster than it had come.

Cheers of gratitude immediately erupted across the field as everyone chased after the white ball.

Seeing her younger sister's dazed expression, Yae Sakura hung the sword back at her waist, casually tucked several stray strands of hair behind her ear, and asked with a smile, "Rin, if that omnipotent Lord of Spirits let you make a wish, what would you wish for?"

A stronger body?

A smarter mind?

Or both?

"Huh?"

Yae Rin had never expected her sister to ask her something like that.

For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through the girl's mind, including the image of the god her sister had just mentioned.

She looked at the girls on the field who were about her age, watching them cheer and chase after one another.

If Yae Rin said she was not envious, that would definitely be a lie.

At that moment, the girl's gaze drifted.

How wonderful it would be if she could become like them.

If she could make a wish...

Just as Yae Sakura eagerly awaited how her younger sister would answer, the girl named Rin gently shook her head. "Big Sister... I-I don't want to make a wish anymore."

Yae Sakura froze slightly. "Why?"

Yae Rin answered earnestly, "Because I think someone as amazing as him must have many, many things to do.

"So, rather than having Lord of Spirits spend his energy