Talulah, I'm still a child.

Meanwhile, in the bathroom of the Lin Guang family home, Maria, who had just finished training, was relaxing her tired body in the bathtub. Reflecting on the past few days of practice, she gradually gained more confidence for the upcoming competition.

Mei Xue's sword strike opened a new world for Maria, greatly improving her swordsmanship. Zofia not only found it incredible, but she also began to suspect that Maria had been secretly practicing all along.

"I still want to thank my brother-in-law, but he has a connection with the Candle Knight. If my sister finds out, she'll probably be very upset... Ugh, this is so difficult."

Personally, Maria really likes Mei Xue. The little fox is cute and sensible, and has given the Lin Guang family a lot of help. Moreover, she doesn't seem to be the kind of person whose love life is chaotic.

Because Maria trusted her sister's judgment of character, she also trusted Mei Xue's character, and she felt that there must be some other hidden story behind it.

"Let's ask my brother-in-law what happened when he gets here."

"What? What happened?"

Mei Xue's voice suddenly rang out in the bathroom, but Maria didn't realize anything was wrong and subconsciously replied.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask why you and Viviana have something going on... Brother-in-law?!"

After saying a lot, Maria realized that Mei Xue was actually right next to her. She quickly covered herself with a towel and looked at the little fox that had suddenly appeared in the bathroom.

Mei Xue curiously looked around the large bathroom in Lin Guang's house. It was bigger than he had imagined. However, the little fox hadn't deliberately barged in. He had just mentioned that he and Viviana had a marriage certificate. Mei Xue keenly sensed that Ghost Shark's aura and eyes had become somewhat dangerous, which frightened the little fox so much that he teleported over immediately.

"Brother-in-law, what are you doing here?"

"Hmm... maybe it's because I was thinking of going to Maria's side, so I ended up here."

The little fox flicked its tail, showing no embarrassment whatsoever. After all, for Mei Xue, it was always someone else who barged in while he was taking a bath; this was the first time something like this had happened, and Mei Xue didn't feel any shame.

"You can do that?"

Maria immediately recalled the scene of Mei Xue disappearing in front of her and Zofia that day, and seemed to realize that this was Mei Xue's ability.

"Of course you can, but you have to wait a while after each use before you can teleport again, otherwise you'll end up somewhere else."

This is something Mei Xue has tested, and each time there is at least a five-minute cooldown period. According to Lin Qingyan, Mei Xue's fate is now too great, and the little fox's teleportation causes disturbances, which take time to calm down.

Mei Xue had tried it once before, teleporting the little fox directly to Minos, but thankfully it was able to pinpoint the location accurately after five minutes.

"That's really... Brother-in-law, you should go out first, I feel really embarrassed."

Although Mei Xue was standing quite far away and probably didn't see anything she shouldn't have, and was also covered by a bath towel, Maria was still a young girl, so of course she would feel shy about such things.

"Then I'll go out now."

The little fox twitched its ears and obediently headed to leave. Maria had just breathed a sigh of relief when Zofia's voice came from outside the door.

"Maria, are you inside? I'm coming in."

"I'm not here!"

Maria's mood fluctuated again. If Zofia found Mei Xue in the bathroom, both her and Mei Xue's innocence would be in jeopardy!

"What do you mean you weren't here? I'm in."

"Wait for me to change my clothes first!"

Wrapped in a wet towel, Maria quickly climbed out of the water, picked up Mei Xue who was still walking towards the door, and stuffed him into the locker without hesitation. She even gagged him with a new towel.

"Brother-in-law, don't make a sound! Wait until Auntie leaves before you come out!"

"???"

Mei Xue was full of questions. "Didn't you tell me to leave? Why are you stuffing me here again?"

However, the little fox still nodded obediently. Although the cabinet was not small, Mei Xue's tail was really big, and it was a bit uncomfortable to stuff it in here. He guessed that his tail would probably go numb again in a while.

"What's wrong, Maria? You look so flustered."

Zofia frowned slightly. Could this girl have been secretly drinking? But that didn't seem right; there was no smell of alcohol, just a faint floral fragrance in the air.

"It's nothing, I just accidentally got the bath towel wet."

Maria scratched her head and awkwardly changed the subject. Zofia didn't ask any further questions, since it wasn't a big deal even if she secretly drank alcohol.

"Auntie, are you here to take a bath too?"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here just to drink your bathwater, would I? I'm exhausted from training with you, I'm covered in sweat."

Because Maria's progress has been so rapid, Zofia herself is quite tired, but more than that, she is gratified. Considering this, tomorrow's match shouldn't be too much of a problem for Maria. Her opponent is a veteran knight, Sergeyak, who is known as the "Plastic Knight".

"Thank you so much, Aunt. I definitely wouldn't have improved so quickly without your training."

"Alright, alright, stop praising me. I just hope you're safe. Margaret will be back soon. With her in charge of the Linguang family, nothing will happen. Don't always try to shoulder everything yourself. Marna is still here."

"Uncle... um, I know."

In Maria's memory, her uncle wasn't always so cold. She didn't know what had changed that passionate young man—was it the mysterious disappearance of her parents, or the passing of her grandfather? In any case, all the changes happened imperceptibly.

Seeing that things had temporarily calmed down, Maria breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the bathtub to continue soaking, while mentally rehearsing today's training process, while Zofia prepared to change her clothes.

"Hmm, let me find my bath towel, hmm, here it is."

Looking at the familiar cabinet, Zofia couldn't help but feel a little sentimental. It had been a long time since she had taken a bath in the bathhouse at the Nearl family home. The last time was the night they celebrated Margaret's championship victory. It seemed that Maria still remembered to leave it for her.

With a slight smile, Zofia took off her light armor and put her weapon aside. Mei Xue, who was tucked into the cabinet, watched silently. The little fox was very confused and had no idea what was going on, and no one was there to explain it to him.

The cabinet was very cramped, and the little fox's tail was in a lot of pain, it was numb. She couldn't move her hands either, and tears welled up in her eyes, looking pitiful.

After changing her clothes, a cheerful Zofia opened the closet and met Mei Xue's eyes inside. In an instant, she felt the temperature in the once warm bathroom suddenly drop to freezing.

Zofia wanted to scream, but then suddenly realized that Maria was still soaking in the bath. What would Maria think if she found out that Mei Xue had seen her naked? She would think that her aunt was... wait, why is Mei Xue here?

As expected of a businesswoman, Zofia's mind worked very quickly. She soon realized that something was wrong. Mei Xue in front of her was obviously forced to hide here. Her mouth had been gagged, and she was almost crying.

"Wait a minute, could it have been Maria who did this?!"

Zofia muttered to herself, reaching out to pull the towel out of Mei Xue's mouth and wrapping it around herself. Her face flushed red. The thought that she had changed her clothes right in front of Mei Xue made her heart race and she wanted to slap herself. If she had just opened the door to see the Japanese soldier first, this wouldn't have happened.

"Ugh...uh?"

Before Mei Xue could make a sound, Zofia quickly covered his mouth, then glanced at Maria, who was still taking a bath. She was probably very tired and didn't seem to notice what was happening here.

"Did Maria put you here?"

The little fox nodded obediently, pitifully, and helplessly. (JPG)

The time, the place, the actions, and Mei Xue's bullied expression—after analyzing all of this, Zofia's mind instantly conjured up countless inappropriate images. She stared at the back of Maria's head in astonishment.

(When did this brat develop such thoughts about her brother-in-law! She even kidnapped him!)

If Zofia really thinks about it carefully, she can also find the same illogical point: Maria didn't leave, so she couldn't bring Mei Xue back. Also, she didn't tie Mei Xue's hands and feet up, so the little fox could still run away.

But Zofia's thoughts were so wildly inappropriate that she let go of Mei Xue's hand and gently pulled her out of the closet.

"You...you come out first, leave quietly, I didn't close the door."

"Ah."

The little fox nodded, then quietly slipped away, though he didn't know why he had to leave so stealthily.

After doing all that, Zofia deliberately closed the door, only to realize that this cabinet belonged to Margaret, and that her own cabinet was the one next to it. She had remembered it wrong, but she wouldn't have discovered this if she hadn't remembered it wrong.

(But the thought of Mei Xue seeing me completely... no, I should make him forget about today's events.)

Zofia was so flustered that she completely forgot about the incident, but she couldn't bring herself to blame Mei Xue, who was also a victim. Tsk... she'd better give Maria extra training later.

Thinking of this, Zofia also went into the bath to soak. The bath wasn't very big, but it could easily accommodate several people.

"Aunt... you know, I have some questions I'd like to ask you."

"Go ahead."

Exhausted, that was Zofia's current state. Leaning against the edge of the bathtub, she didn't know what to say. Should she expose Maria's thoughts? But she had watched this girl grow up, and she knew that Maria had no bad intentions.

"Well... let's say there's a third person between my brother-in-law and sister—I'm not talking about the Candle Knight, but my sister doesn't know she exists—what do you think I should do?" (Readers, please do your reading comprehension and interpret this statement.)

This statement is somewhat of a cover-up. Maria's third party in this sentence is Viviana, but Zofia interprets it as herself, especially since the girl's last sentence is "What should she do?"

What am I going to do? Just let it be! Don't you know how much you've caused me, you brat?

This incident will definitely become a dark chapter in Zofia's history, but she can't say anything bad about Maria in front of her, so she can only reluctantly mutter "mmp" while smiling on the outside.

"The third party you're talking about, could it be yourself?"

"How could that be!"

Maria quickly shook her head in denial, completely baffled as to why Zofia would think that way.

"I thought you had fallen for Mei Xue."

"How could that be? My brother-in-law and I have only known each other for a few days, hahaha."

Scratching her head, Maria glanced discreetly at the cabinet where Mei Xue had been hidden, but this action only strengthened Zofia's resolve.

With a soft "bang," Zofia and Maria both instantly turned to the door, their fury rising. They thought to themselves, "Mei Xue is probably gone, but why did you close the door and make a sound?"

"This door... was it closed by the wind?"

"Probably."

Zofia found an excuse, and Maria quickly nodded in agreement, but the two were thinking completely differently, yet strangely, they were somehow in sync.

After leaving the bathroom, Mei Xue rubbed her tail to improve her circulation while wondering why Zofia and Maria had made her hide and evacuate. Was it some new game?

But never mind, the little fox is a bit hungry, let's go cook first.

Meanwhile, on the border of Kazimierz, Amaya looked at the Silver Spear Pegasus warriors lying on the ground before her and dusted off imaginary dust from her hands.

"It's just asking to pass through, don't be so stingy, sisters, let's go."

With a wave of Amaya's hand, the Siren lolis once again marched in a grand procession toward the Great Knight's territory, leaving behind only a bunch of silver-speared Pegasus warriors questioning their existence.

This group of little girls who suddenly appeared, calling themselves the Great Yan Special Domesticated Aquatic Products Tourism Group, were all more ridiculously powerful than Gundams. Silver Spear Pegasus's full-force javelin couldn't even pierce their skin.

But if they were enemies, aside from beating them up, they simply borrowed the car and drove away; they didn't plunder any supplies or take them prisoner.

And most importantly, this is another self-designation of these Siren Lolis.

"Are these the boy scouts of the Great Yan Dynasty?"

Chapter 315 Assassinating Mei Xue? You're very brave!

It was afternoon again, and Mei Xue, hugging her tail and munching on an apple, continued watching Maria's training. The Lin Guang family had gotten used to his presence. The little fox was thinking that staying at the hotel was too boring, and moving here should be fine.

"Hurry up, what's wrong with you?!"

Zofia's reprimand was as sharp as her sword, and for some reason Maria felt that her aunt had the aura of wanting to kill her on the spot.