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Chapter 111 Word Power, The Mutation of Superpowers
"Seriously, we got ambushed like this the moment we let our guard down."

After the elevator doors closed and Ji Yexue's figure completely disappeared from sight, Qiu Yuecheng complained as he wiped his mouth with his hand, and then, as if that wasn't enough, spat out a few more times.

The feeling of being forcibly kissed by Ji Yexue still made him feel like he had been bitten by a dog. He only felt disgust and aversion, without any excitement or strange feelings.

He has always been disgusted by such despicable behavior of achieving one's goals through sneak attacks, and he would be disgusted no matter who did it.

The last time I was kissed by Maki Shiina was also like that.

He had mixed feelings when he realized he had been kissed while he was asleep.

This has nothing to do with anything else; he simply hates such despicable behavior.

"Hey……"

Finally, Akizuki Makoto wiped his mouth again, sighed helplessly, and turned to go into his house.

Dongzi was still taking a shower. You could faintly hear her humming an unknown tune from the bathroom, accompanied by the occasional splashing of water. She was clearly very happy.

After all, she had a great meal tonight and even got the privilege of unlimited cake, so how could she not be happy?
However, this joyful feeling could only last for a short while...

Akizuki Makoto returned to his bedroom and waited quietly for Fuyuko to finish her shower, his face already taut, ready to scold her.

After a while, the bedroom door was pushed open, and Fuyuko, who had changed into a brown bear-patterned pajama, appeared behind the door.

She was startled when she saw Akizuki sitting on the bed with a blank expression. Her happy face immediately turned pitiful.

"Brother, brother..."

She instinctively ran towards Akizuki Makoto, wanting to throw herself into his arms and use her charm.

This tactic is virtually invincible. As long as you successfully hug Akizuki Makoto, rub your head against him, and then apologize and act cute in a soft voice, Akizuki Makoto will quickly calm down.

"Go dry your hair first."

When Akizuki Makoto spoke in a steady voice, Touko immediately froze by the bedside, no longer daring to hug him.

If you ask who understands Akizuki Makoto best in this world, then Fuyuko is confident that it is definitely her.

If Akizuki Makoto scolds her in a fit of anger, that's fine; such anger comes and goes quickly, and she can be easily appeased.

But this expressionless, calm demeanor is the most terrifying, like the calm before a storm.

"I'm so sorry, brother..."

Dongzi obediently lowered her head and apologized, immediately becoming well-behaved.

After apologizing, she walked to her desk, picked up a hairdryer, and slowly dried her hair until it was half dry. Then she went to Akizuki Makoto, lowered her head, and waited for his scolding.

"Come up and sit properly."

Akizuki gave the order, and Fuyuko obediently climbed onto the bed and sat upright.

Looking at his younger sister kneeling before him with her head bowed low, Akizuki Makoto took a deep breath and asked, "Touko, I can't control you anymore, is that it? You don't want to listen to what I'm saying anymore, and you find it annoying?"

"no!"

Dongzi quickly shook her head in denial and whispered, "I'm sorry, brother... Dongzi knows she was wrong."

"I've been too indulgent with you. You can't even control your own desires. How can you grow up?"

At this point, Akizuki Makoto's tone was no longer calm, but rather tinged with disappointment.

From her repeated acts of stealing cake, it's clear that Dongzi hasn't grown at all; she's still the same as before, unable to control her desires.

This terrified Akizuki Makoto. He feared that Fuyuko would continue like this, unable to grow emotionally, and that she would lose control of her desires and use her superpowers again.

He was never angry because Dongzi stole the cake, but because of the deeper meaning behind her action.

"Do you think I'm too easy to talk to? If your parents were disciplining you, would you still dare to sneak food like this?"

"..."

Dongzi remained silent, but sadness had already surfaced on her fair face, and her eyes were filled with tears, as if she were about to burst into tears at any moment.

“If I can’t discipline you, I’ll send you back to my hometown and let your parents take care of you.”

"no, do not want……"

Dongzi could no longer hold back. She suddenly raised her head, tears streaming down her face, and pleaded, "Brother, Dongzi will be good. Don't send Dongzi home!"

"This isn't a matter of whether you want to or not; it's my decision."

Akizuki Makoto shook his head gently. Even though Fuyuko was in tears in front of him, he remained unmoved and said firmly, "I initially agreed to let you stay because I thought I could discipline you. But since I've realized I can't discipline you, I have no choice but to send you back."

He paused, took a deep breath, and said, word by word, "Not only that, but I will not see you or call you again until you have fully matured."

His words were cruel and heartless, but he had no choice. If he wasn't strict and always used gentle methods to teach her, then Dongzi wouldn't grow.

Dongzi is his younger sister, and he feels a natural responsibility to take care of her life. He doesn't want his sister to become a useless person, constantly relying on him or her family for survival.

That kind of life was too twisted for him to accept, and he couldn't accept it.

"Brother...no...no..."

"Don't... abandon Fuyuko again..."

"Dongzi...will be obedient..."

Dongzi sobbed, shaking her head repeatedly, pleading with Qiuyue Cheng, her expression filled with sorrow and fear.

Seeing this, Akizuki Makoto felt a pang of pity, but he could only keep a cold face and carry out his strictness to the end.

“I don’t want to abandon Dongzi. I just hope that Dongzi can understand that if she wants to stay, she should be obedient and stop being so willful.”

"Dongzi, you are already sixteen years old, not eight or ten."

“You can no longer act like a primary school student, trying to get away with things by acting cute when you do something wrong. That trick doesn’t work anymore.”

"The reason I'm keeping you here is to correct your life and prevent you from going down the wrong path, do you understand?"

"..."

Dongzi listened silently to Qiuyue Cheng's harsh words, sobbing softly, tears streaming down her face and dripping onto the bed.

The bed sheet was already stained with a small, dark water stain, and it was still spreading.

"Dongzi... I understand..."

She responded with immense sadness, but deep down she didn't understand why her life needed correction or why she had gone down the wrong path again.

"...Good that you understand."

After a moment of silence, Akizuki Makoto's expression finally softened slightly, and his tone returned to its usual gentleness.

He sighed, gently stroking Dongzi's head with one hand, while pulling out several tissues with the other to wipe away her tears.

"It's not that your brother is really angry that you ate the cake, it's just that he thinks you have too little self-control, which is not good."

"You've grown up a lot, and you need to know that some things require patience."

"Brother also wants you to be carefree and continue to be innocent, but... isn't that wrong?"

“This will only turn you into a useless person who depends on his family to live. Without his family, he will not be able to survive. I am very worried that Dongzi will become like this.”

Although Akizuki Makoto's voice was gentle, his words were incredibly cruel, implying that one day he and his parents would leave Fuyuko.

This is reality; siblings cannot live together forever, and they will have to separate sooner or later.

Dongzi understood the metaphor in her brother's words. She remained silent, trying to suppress the sadness in her heart, wanting to be a well-behaved child with "self-control".

Akizuki Makoto lowered his hands, gently hugged Touko, and said softly, "I'm sorry, I scared Touko just now and made her very uneasy, didn't I?"

"Do not……"

Dongzi gently shook her head, rubbing her little head against Qiuyue Cheng's chest, and whispered, "It's Dongzi's fault for making brother angry."

After that, the two hugged in silence for a few minutes until they felt that Fuyuko in their arms had stopped trembling and her emotions had gradually calmed down, and only then did Akizuki Makoto let go of her.

He patted Dongzi's head and said, "Then I'll go take a shower first. If Dongzi feels tired, she can go to sleep first."

"it is good……"

Dongzi nodded her little head gently, watching Qiuyue Cheng get out of bed, take her change of clothes, and leave the bedroom.

“Brother… Dongzi has already been very patient.”

Dongzi murmured softly as she lay down on the bed, hugging the black rabbit plush toy that was placed next to her pillow. Her eyes became sore again.

She picked up the plush rabbit and examined it closely. It was not perfect, with some parts even having loose threads sewn incorrectly. She remained silent for a long time.

"Strange sounds are coming into my head again."

Suddenly, Dongzi looked confused and murmured softly.

Just now, she heard the same voice she heard a week ago when she gained incredible abilities.

"Yan Ling?"

"A single word... can lead to evil; a single word... can lead to good..."

"By entrusting one's soul to sound, one can alter reality and realize all one's aspirations..."

Dongzi muttered to herself, uttering the words that had just echoed in her mind.

(End of this chapter)