"So, why go through all this? You suddenly transferred here without a word and even claimed to be my little sister. Isn't that a bit improper?"
Lin Xi strolled with Lin Qiu'er through the campus, which seemed rather empty during class hours.
"Obviously, I wanted to surprise you. What's wrong? Aren't you happy?"
Lin Qiu'er answered casually and smiled at Lin Xi.
"It's more of a shock than a surprise..."
Lin Xi sighed helplessly, ruffled his hair, and pressed her.
"You said you were my little sister, and the academy just believed you? They didn't ask you anything else?"
He had black hair and black eyes, while Lin Qiu'er had golden hair and red eyes. Their looks, styles, and bearing were also quite different, so the academy shouldn't have been foolish enough to simply believe her.
Yet Lin Qiu'er gave him a somewhat peculiar look.
"What does it matter whether they believe me? Is it important to them whether what I said is true?"
"...True."
The corner of Lin Xi's mouth twitched.
Just as Lin Qiu'er had said, the academy didn't care at all whether her claim to be his little sister was true.
They only needed to know one thing: Lin Qiu'er was a thirteen-year-old Soul King. That was enough.
They could leave everything else for Lin Xi to handle himself.
In any case, they couldn't possibly let a genius like her slip away. If it was true, that was naturally a good thing; even if it was false, it wouldn't matter in the slightest.
Lin Xi took a deep breath, composed his expression, and looked at her.
"Then why did you come to the academy? Do you have any plans for the future?"
Lin Qiu'er shook her head.
"I haven't decided yet. I just thought that little girl's