Hiyoumaru hurriedly took the fried tofu and smugly glanced at the other version of herself from a parallel world beside her. So what if she had followed master a little longer?
Didn't Master like me more now anyway?
"Don't, Big Sister!"
Hiyamaru completely ignored Hiyoumaru's actions. She merely hugged Tianqiong's leg, acting cute and rolling around as she begged.
"Oh! You're still calling me big sister? Here... Hiyoumaru, this portion is yours too." Tianqiong expressionlessly handed another serving of fried tofu to Hiyoumaru.
"I was wrong! Big... Master."
Once she understood what she had done wrong, she was reluctant to change. She had already grown used to calling her Big Sister, and suddenly being made to change how she addressed her...
But for fried tofu, she would submit for now!
"That's more like it."
Only then did Tianqiong hand the remaining fried tofu to Hiyamaru.
"Thank you, Big... Master."
Hiyamaru hurriedly accepted the fried tofu and immediately began eating it.
"Mmm! So delicious! This is the taste... fragrant, soft, and wonderfully springy when you bite into it!" As she ate the fried tofu, Hiyamaru felt that there could be no greater happiness in life.
"..."
Hiyoumaru looked at the three boxes of fried tofu in Hiyamaru's hands, then at the two portions in her own hands. Instantly, the fried tofu no longer tasted so good!
Why was it like this? She had been first.
She had been the first to call her master. This Hiyamaru had only changed how she addressed her later, so why did she get three boxes of fried tofu while Hiyoumaru only got two?
Not happy!!
Though she was unhappy, she could not bear to throw away the fried tofu in her hands. She still ate it, albeit in a foul mood.
"Since you've both