CCTnovel 160 – The Genius Sister is Doubtful – II
160 – The Genius Sister is Doubtful – II
160 – The Genius Sister is Doubtful – II
Stella nibbled on a potato crepe and stared at the young teenaged girl leading her around. As she did, two things went through her mind.
First, Onee-chan was mean for leaving her behind and running off with Eri nee-chan. Stella thought that her big sister would have a bit more sense than that, especially in a big and unknown city like this. But it seemed like Onee-chan was still a kid at heart and got swept up by all the new shiny sights.
As for Eri nee-chan... well, Onii-chan didn't know how to read the room and promised to hold a big wedding for her as soon as they got settled down in the city, so her head was somewhere else at the moment. Stella didn't blame her.
In the end, it was all Onii-chan's fault again.
'I agree! It's all Rudy's fault!' Fai's voice echoed in Stella's head.
Wata's voice.
*Blame whoever you want. It won't change the fact that your life's going to be troublesome in the future.*
'Wyn!'
*What? It's true.* Wyn stifled a yawn and her voice echoed again. *Do you know how hard it is to block the winds of Fate? Especially when that annoying puppy keeps trying to drag Stella to being a hero?*
A lively conversation. It seemed like Stella's elemental pals had a lot to say about her current situation.
Frankly, Stella did too, but it wasn't that productive.
So instead, she let them bicker and focused on her surroundings.
Miss Ai had bought Stella some food after that embarrassing moment of Stella's stomach growling. That was good, because Stella didn't have any money on her and it would cause a big incident if she called for Onii-chan over something small like that.
It was a big oversight though. Out of all the weird things she kept in her expandable backpack that she managed to make with Onii-chan's help, Stella didn't have a single snack. Definitely needed to bug Onii-chan about that later.
Especially since she saw him secretly make chocolate for Onee-chan earlier.
Tch. Playing favorites like that is no good, Onii-chan...
But anyway.
Stella munched on her potato crepe and took a closer look at Miss Ai.
Judging from her neat uniform, she was definitely a student at the academy that Onii-chan was talking about. And she gave off Student Council President vibes too. Especially with how she helped Stella out without question.
Plus that short red hair and pretty violet eyes... yep. Definitely like the main female lead of a magic academy anime that her younger brother used to watch.
Then there was the fact that Miss Ai seemed to have a really good handle on the mana around her too.
Stella was pretty good at magic. She wasn't a straight cheat like Onii-chan, but she was able to handle it pretty well and had a good grasp on theory. Because of that, she could also roughly tell how good other people were at using magic from how mana flowed around and through them.
Eri nee-chan for example was terrible at magic. While she could use mana to fight and create flames, she fumbled around in trying to mold mana into spells.
In comparison, Norn Onee-chan was really good at fighting while casting spells and could intuitively use them while swinging her sword around. And that was because mana seemed to be 'sticky' around Norn and move how she wanted it to.
As expected of Stella's big sister and Rudy's younger sister, of course.
But Miss Ai... was kind of similar?
From how she looked around, it seemed like she could see mana too. And with the look she gave Stella, she probably recognized how good Stella was with magic.
Well, that or she picked up on Fai, Wata, and Wyn. But she'd definitely be freaking out more if she did considering that Stella's elemental friends were apparently on the level of spirit kings or something.
Another fun fact that confirmed that Stella was doomed to not live a normal life, but that was something to think about later.
"Is there something on my face, Stella?"
Ai glanced back at Stella and then reached up to rub her face. "Is my makeup wearing off?"
Stella blinked and then said, "You wear make up, Miss Ai? But you're already super pretty..."
Ai nodded. "That's why I wear it." She sighed and said, "It gets a bit annoying being too pretty when I walk around, so I put a little bit on to dress down... Is it wearing off?"
Stella shook her head. "I don't think so?"
But this was Miss Ai nerfing herself with make-up? How pretty was she without it then?
"Good." Ai let out a relieved sigh and then smiled. "Now, are you enjoying your food?"
"Mmhm!" Stella took another bite out of her potato crepe and said, "It's a bit salty, but it's tasty!"
It was also pretty nostalgic.
Onii-chan had been making a lot of food from Earth, but most of them were either sweets or drinks. When they weren't, it was usually an entrée or something like pizza. A proper meal instead of snacks.
This though...
Stella finished her crepe, smiling at how it reminded her of sneaking away with Aki after school to get some junkfood.
Ai nodded and said, "I'm glad. Hopefully your big sister won't be too upset at the unhealthy snack."
Stella snorted. "You don't have to worry about that. Onee-chan eats way more unhealthy things."
Like tons of sugary sweets, chocolate, and almost nothing but meat.
She blamed Eri nee-chan.
Ai laughed and said, "Even so, you're still growing, so you have to make sure to eat a bit healthier as well. Fruits and veggies... even if they're bitter and you don't like them."
"Mm." Stella gave a light nod and then brushed off her hands before grabbing the hem of Ai's shirt.
The moment that Stella saw that, she broke free from Ai and then ran over to kick Norn's shin.
"Ow!"
Norn winced and then looked around. "Who- Stella?"
"Dumb Onee-chan! I told you to take me with you when you go to the Adventurer's Guild!"
"Huh? But you said that you wanted to take a look around for a bit-"
"You're supposed to wait for me! Baka! Dummy! Idiot!"
Eris looked over at Stella and let out an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, Stella. I should have noticed... Did you get lost?"
"Hmph." Stella stepped back and said, "I'll forgive you, Eri nee-chan. Onii-chan was being dumb, so you have a lot on your mind. But you!" She pointed at Norn and said, "Onee-chan- No. Norn Notus Greyrat! How could you leave a kid like me and run off with-"
"Wait."
A voice cut through Stella's tirade. Ai's, sounding confused and in disbelief.
Stella glanced back and huffed. "What is it-"
"Nornie?"
Norn let out a sharp gasp and then pointed at Ai. "No way?! Aisha? Sis?"
Eris gave Stella a blank stare.
Stella tilted her head. "What?"
"...You really have a talent for finding your family members at the strangest times, don't you?"
"???"
*Told you.*
????????
-RNG-
I stood in front of the looming pair of double doors and then reached up to adjust my tie. After that, I looked to my right at Sylphy and said, "You remember the plan, right?"
My lovely elf fiancée smiled and said, "Smile and be pretty like the trophy wife I am!"
I groaned and reached up to pinch the bridge of my nose, staving off a budding headache. "I'm going to beat the crap out of dad for introducing you to those books when we get back."
Dammit. It's one thing to have your fetishes, but it's another to try and pass them off to your son's wife. Especially going out of your way to secretly supply her with BDSM noble/slave relationship smut.
"Um. Don't hit him too hard? I'm the one who asked him..."
I reached up to fix Sylphy's silver hair, lacing a light blue ribbon through it.
She leaned into me with a smile and let out a content sigh.
Seeing that, I let out a sigh of my own and said, "How did my sweet Sylphy become such a lewd person?"
"I just love you that much?"
"...No. Pretty sure this is Dad's fault. Did he show you some porn or something when you were young? He must have... Or maybe he talked about some weird kinky stuff that happened in the Asura Kingdom? I think he was doing stupid things like that around the time he rattled on about my betrothal to Eri-"
"Ahem."
A soft cough. Miko, clearing her throat from beside us.
I finished up fixing Sylphy's hair and then let out an apologetic smile. "Sorry, Miko."
She glanced towards Sylphy and then turned a beet red after making eye contact. "D-Don't worry about it, Mister Rudy. B-B-But I think we should hurry up."
...Let's not think about what Miko saw from Sylphy with her passive mind-reading mystic eyes that made her turn beet red.
Instead...
"Yeah." I made sure my clothes were pristine one last time and then reached for the door. "Let's meet this infamous headmaster everyone's talking about."
A soft click. The door handle turning. Me pushing through the door and walking in-
And then immediately walking back and pulling the door shut in front of me after I saw the person sitting at the desk.
Sylphy blinked. "Um. Rudy?"
"I have made a terrible miscalculation."
"What-"
An explosion erupted, blowing the doors off their hinges. At the same time, a blue blur rushed towards me.
Sylphy tried to intercept, but she was blown away by a thousand-fold magic array and glued to the wall.
Miko gasped and then was immediately warped away into the office, suddenly reappearing behind the desk.
And as for the one responsible for all of that...
"My. Is that how you greet your Master after all this time, my dearest student?"
"Ahaha... Good to see you again, Master Roxy? And, uh... I can explain?"
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