“Wrong, I was wrong! Onii-chan, please let me go!”
The seven-day sister mission came to an end pretty quickly—mostly because Xia Xi had no choice but to obediently go to school every day, unable to do much of anything else.
Well, that’s just how people of this era are. School is more important than life itself.
After all, there are living examples right in front of us.
Our students would rather be crushed by academic pressure to the point of jumping off a building than even think about skipping class.
Everyone is deeply ingrained with the belief that studying is the only way forward, that reading leads to success—so education is absolutely vital.
And honestly, that’s not entirely wrong. For ordinary people trying to make it, the best path really is through studying.
As for Bai Cha, the one the system had arranged to show up, she simply vanished the day after he completed his optional mission. Even when Xia Xi asked other classmates in the class, the answer he got was that no such person had ever been there.
But what really puzzled Xia Xi was that the villa he had visited—the one belonging to Bai Cha—was still standing there, and its owner had somehow become… him!
That meant he hadn’t done a thing, spent a day as a catgirl, and ended up with a priceless villa. Sure, there weren’t any well-prepared little maids inside like he’d imagined, but he could always hire some later! He, Xia Xi, was loaded!
Even though he’d gained real benefits and come out ahead, for some reason, he felt that Luo Xinyu had been looking at him strangely ever since he came home from school that day.
Come to think of it, he was pretty sure Bai Cha hadn’t done anything too strenuous with his body—yet after they swapped back, he felt sore and weak all over.
“Oh, you know you’re wrong? Then tell me—what exactly are you wrong about?”
Xia Xi pressed Xia Yue face-down onto the bed, pinning the back of her head with one hand and gripping both her slender wrists with the other.
“I shouldn’t have been so smug when you turned into my little sister!”
Once Xia Xi switched back to being the big brother, the memories of the “sister” period didn’t disappear for Xia Yue and the others. Knowing that Xia Xi had special abilities, they immediately understood what had happened—and then proceeded to tease him mercilessly.
I mean, going from a grown man to a little sister? The sheer contrast was absolutely ridiculous!
“Not going to make me call you ‘onee-chan’ anymore?”
Just thinking about how he’d stooped so low, begging for a bit of food, sacrificing his dignity to call her “onee-chan” over and over again, made Xia Xi cringe with embarrassment.
Dammit—why couldn’t he, as a little loli, resist the temptation of good food?
“I won’t, I won’t! Onii-chan, you’re my dear onii-chan! The coolest, bravest big brother ever—please, just let your little sister off this once~”
It wasn’t that Xia Yue was genuinely backing down—she was just yielding to her big brother’s tyrannical grip, using a temporary tactic to buy her freedom.
Hmph! Once she escaped from her brother’s clutches, she was definitely going to team up with Bai Xiaocha and An Xiaoyu to make her idiot big brother pay!
Why those two? Well, Bai Xiaocha was a lot like her—half a chaos gremlin and her good sister, so she’d definitely be willing to help. And An Xiaoyu? She was the type who loved watching the world burn, plus she was her little gaming buddy—she probably wouldn’t say no either.
Of course, Xia Yue had thought about asking Luo Xinyu too. If Xinyu-jiejie joined in, the revenge plan against her big brother would be more than half successful from the start!
But then she remembered how close Xinyu-jiejie was to her brother, and how gentle she was—if she let her in on the plan, she might secretly tattle to her dumb brother. So this time, she’d leave her out of it~
“Letting you off isn’t out of the question~”
Xia Xi wasn’t actually that angry—after all, she’d only made him call her “onee-chan” because her memories had been partially altered by the system. But he just couldn’t stand the sneaky look Xia Yue had worn earlier.
If he let his little sister push him around like that all the time, then what kind of big brother authority would he have left?!
So now, he had to put on a firm, brotherly attitude. He could always make it up to her later by buying her some figurines or merch or something.
“Here’s the deal—if you can get Bai Xiaocha to put on a cat-eared maid outfit and sweetly call me ‘Master’ a few times to my face, I’ll forgive you.”
Xia Xi thought for a moment and laid out the condition.
He’d been toyed with by Bai Cha, who looked just like Bai Xiaocha, and now it was time to teach the original—Bai Xiaocha herself—a little lesson.
Besides, that silly little loli Bai Xiaocha had a weak personality anyway. Bullying her a little was no big deal~
“Why does it have to be Xiaocha?”
Xia Yue was pinned down on the bed by her brother, struggling at first—but when she heard Xia Xi’s demand, she suddenly stopped and asked in confusion.
“Don’t worry about it. I just want Bai Xiaocha. So, are you in or not?”
Xia Yue really wanted to say no. Sure, she and Bai Xiaocha were close sisters, but asking her to put on cat-ear maid outfits and call her brother “Master”? That was pretty much unthinkable.
She could already picture that blue-haired little loli, eyes wide, mouth slightly open, staring at her and shouting, “Xia Yue, are you crazy?!” with utter disbelief.
“How about I call you ‘Master’ a few times instead? I’m a pretty girl too—I’m no less cute than Xiaocha~ Goshujin-sama~”
Rather than risk getting cursed out by Bai Xiaocha just to make her play the cat-eared maid, it was easier to just embarrass herself instead.
It wasn’t like this was her first time using that kind of address on her brother anyway. Onii-chan, goshujin—she’d used them all the time when she was being spoiled. She was totally used to it.
But if even Xia Yue herself was used to it, how could Xia Xi possibly be moved?
He heard her call him that all the time—he was practically immune by now.
So you see, there’s a reason real-life siblings often get on each other’s nerves. The longer you’re around each other, the more embarrassing history they have on you, and the more you grit your teeth just looking at them.
“That trick doesn’t work on me. I’m immune to your spoiled-pout tactics! Either you go talk to Bai Xiaocha, or you stay in this room without taking a single step outside—and for three meals a day, I’ll feed you nothing but sweet potatoes. I’ll turn you, a pretty girl, into a stinky girl who can only fart all day long!”
“Whoa! Bro, how can you be so cruel?!”
Everyone knows that eating too many sweet potatoes makes you gassy, and there’s this common saying that “fairies don’t poop”—which is a bit of an exaggeration, but still, a girl dealing with that kind of sweet-potato aftermath is kind of… well, awkward.
At least Xia Yue couldn’t stand the thought of that embarrassment.
So…
Xiaocha, I’m so sorry!
