The Blind Spot Right Under the Lamp?

The speaker had meant nothing by it, but the listener took it to heart.

Listening to her two older sisters' conversation, Yae Rin's gaze gradually went blank.

She seemed to have fallen completely stiff, sitting motionless as she stared at the bowl and chopsticks before her.

So tiny...

Her sister had developed a second time. Without a core, she might end up about as tall as Rin?

In other words, she might never grow any taller for the rest of her life, right?

Sorrow welled up in the girl's heart, as though some important belief had collapsed at that moment.

Thinking of the black-haired older sister she had met today—her figure and appearance—Yae Rin inexplicably felt a powerful sense of inferiority.

—Sure enough, the women who could stay by Lord of Spirits' side were all exceptionally outstanding.

She should have realized that sooner.

Noticing that something was off about her younger sister's gaze, Yae Sakura hurried over to comfort her. "Rin, height really isn't that important. Don't take it too much to heart... Look, isn't Ling about the same height as you? And she, she has made plenty of friends at St. Freya Academy too, right, Ling?"

Hiyori Maru nodded repeatedly. "That's right, Rin. Don't care so much about things like that... Don't worry, everyone at this academy is really friendly. They definitely won't dislike you. If you don't believe me, think about the last time we were at the park. Didn't lots and lots of older sisters give you things to play with and eat, and tell you that you were cute?"

Yae Rin could only force a smile. "Mm, I understand. Thank you, Sister... Thank you for specifically trying to comfort me like this."

"It's not comfort, it's the truth, okay?" Hiyori Maru protested stubbornly. "Rin, since you're