Talulah, I'm still a child.

"It hasn't changed much."

The interior of the Duke of Cumberland's mansion had not changed much since Mei Xue left; at least the decorations were still there. Thanks to the Duke of Caster's secret support and the large sums of money Mei Xue had left behind, Alde didn't need to sell her assets to support the self-rescue army.

Otherwise, many of the decorations displayed here would probably have been sold.

"This is all thanks to you and the Doctor. According to your arrangements, everything has been fine until now. However, it must have been tough for Klovesia to become the leader of the Londinium Self-Salvation Army."

"She must be very talented in this area."

"Yes, although he is not very old, he is indeed convincing and mature in many ways."

"Klovesia, who used to cry and beg me to hold her..."

Recalling those brief days, the little fox's lips unconsciously curled up a little, and his tail wagged happily, which made Cecilia a little jealous. You little fox are still holding your sister's hand, don't think about other sisters!

The next moment, Mei Xue felt her hand being squeezed tighter. Although she didn't know why the little angel seemed a little nervous next to her, Mei Xue still rubbed her head to comfort her.

"Elsie, pour me four cups of tea."

After informing the servant, Alde shrugged helplessly at Mei Xue. There was only one servant left in the manor, Elsie, and there weren't enough people to go around.

"There was no other way. Elsie was my servant who had been with me since I was a child and was the most trustworthy. As for the rest... to prevent them from leaking information or becoming spies, I had no choice but to dismiss them on the grounds that the Duke's mansion was short of funds."

Of course, this was also for the sake of the servants. The Duke of Cumberland's mansion was under pressure from both the Sarkaz and the Duke of Caster, and they might be in danger if they stayed there.

"Things are as you think. Duke Caster wrote to me last night, urging me to find out the Sarkaz's trump cards, fighting strength, key personnel, etc. War is about to begin."

"War will not come."

"...I see."

Alde didn't take it too seriously. She simply led Mei Xue through the hall to a reception room at the back. Pushing open the door, a Kuranta girl in a white dress, who looked quite young, sat on the sofa looking at the intelligence in her hand. She looked about the same age as Amiya, at most fifteen or sixteen years old. Although she was Kuranta, she had a sharp horn, a feature that usually only appeared on the descendants of the gods. The girl named Krosivia was indeed a descendant of the unicorn clan, and her delicate twin ponytails gave her a youthful vitality.

"Klovishia, are you done watching?"

"Yes, I've finished reading it. Although all the grand dukes have already marched towards Londinium, Aldebaran, I don't think they're necessarily going to be able to..."

As she spoke, the petite unicorn girl looked up, and when she saw Mei Xue standing in front of Alde, she dropped the information in her hand in surprise.

So much so that she didn't even notice Cecilia next to Mei Xue. The little angel subconsciously compared the difference between herself and Klovesia. She was undoubtedly at a disadvantage in height, as the other was even taller than Mei Xue. As for appearance, Cecilia was indeed cuter than Klovesia, but in terms of temperament, the other was undoubtedly stronger.

As for her figure, the little angel thought about it and concluded that according to Rhodes Island's "Sarkaz figure law" and with her mother Felia's good genes, Cecilia will definitely not be bad in the future. Yes, that must be it!

"Brother Meixue!"

Before her tears could even fall to the ground, Klossia pounced on Mei Xue. In an instant, the little fox sensed the danger and instinctively dodged to the side, then grabbed Klossia's waist.

Just kidding, if this girl pounced on me, the horns on her head... ugh, just thinking about it gives me the creeps.

"Phew, Clovisia, how many times have I told you to be careful, ugh."

Mei Xue put Clovisia down on the ground and let her hug her waist. She was about to say something, but Cecilia on the side was unhappy and puffed out her cheeks, pushing Clovisia away with a slightly displeased gesture.

"You're not allowed to hug him! He's my brother! My brother! Mine!"

However, the little angel wasn't very strong and couldn't push away Krosivia, who was tightly hugging Mei Xue. This surprised Mei Xue greatly; she hadn't expected the little angel to show such a strong possessiveness, or perhaps jealousy. This was the first time; Cecilia had never acted this way before.

It seems that her mentality has changed a bit as she's grown up, but that shouldn't be a bad thing, it's just a bit of a headache at most.

"...Brother Meixue, is this child your newly adopted sister?"

Wiping away her tears, Klovishia looked at the little angel who was trying to push her away. She was a very cute girl, no one could deny that, and she would probably grow up to be a great beauty.

Thinking of this, Clovisia's gaze towards Mei Xue changed from gentleness and joy to a kind of resentful disdain, as if black smoke was rising from her head, like a wife who had been abandoned by her husband for many years shortly after getting married.

"Ah, mine... Cecilia is a little different."

"What's the difference? Didn't you say that one sister is enough?"

"Ah, this... I..."

This was the first time the little fox had ever been stared at like that. Its tail was wagging wildly, its ears were twitching, and it was racking its brain trying to figure out how to explain itself. Had it ever said that it only needed one sister?

Wait a minute, why is he explaining this to Klossvia?

However, perhaps because she heard Mei Xue say that she was different, Cecilia felt much better instantly. Yes, she was Mei Xue's favorite little sister. However, Klovesia was a little unhappy. She reached out and touched her horn. If Mei Xue couldn't give a reasonable explanation today, she would let the little fox know what it meant to be heartbroken.

"Because Klovesia is already taller than me now, sob... I can't be her little sister anymore."

Somewhat reluctantly admitting his short stature, the little fox compared himself to others. Excluding the ears, Klovishia was now taller than him, not even counting her horns. Although Klovishia looked younger than Amiya, unfortunately, she was indeed one centimeter taller than Mei Xue.

This one-centimeter difference meant that the siblings could never be together. Mei Xue was also very disappointed. Both Amiya and Clovisia had grown taller, and now he looked like the younger brother. This was because Amiya especially liked to include her ears in her height, and Clovisia's horns naturally had to be included as well.

Although Linglan is shorter than him and calls him "brother," she has now become the fox spirit's bride, which means she is Meixue's future wife, giving her priority in the relationship.

As for Rosemary? Although that little kitten isn't as tall as Mei Xue, her strong personality makes it impossible for her to be Mei Xue's little sister. Although she sometimes calls Mei Xue "Dad" for the sake of romance, that's usually when she's really into it.

"Ah... I think that's how it is."

Klovia gestured slightly. Although she was shorter than Mei Xue in terms of height, that was not the case once the horns were added. Therefore, although she looked petite, the little fox actually looked cuter and shorter when standing next to Mei Xue.

"Brother, if I never grow up, can you still marry me?"

Cecilia reached out and gently tugged at Mei Xue's sleeve, suddenly sensing a sense of crisis. In fact, the little angel was currently in the developmental stage, and Mei Xue was planning to take her shopping for clothes later.

But when Cecilia thought about how it would be difficult for her to be the little fox's sister if she grew taller than Meixue, she suddenly felt that it was better not to grow taller. At least if she was the little fox's sister, she could stay by Meixue's side all day long. But she couldn't be the little fox's sister for anything else, like Rosemary and Lily of the Valley. The little cat was furious.

"...In that case, we won't be able to get a marriage certificate like last time, but it's fine to just be the younger sister."

Anyway, this kind of thing isn't that important to Mei Xue. In fact, Little Fox still hasn't been able to effectively distinguish between his girlfriend, fiancée, wife, and lover, because he basically treats them all as older sisters. As long as they're older sisters, that's enough. Little Fox just lets them do whatever makes them happy.

"Brother, are you going to marry her?"

For some reason, Clovisia's eyes sharpened, and the hand on Mei Xue's waist suddenly tightened, as if she had something to say about it.

"Ugh... Because Cecilia wanted it this way, so I..."

"So, does that mean we have to commit crimes? That's not allowed!"

Seeing Klovesia's gaze gradually turn serious, Alde knew that the little fox was in for a rough time. Unlike Amiya, who had already seen a lot on Rhodes Island, Klovesia had been looking forward to growing up quickly and developing a different kind of relationship with Meixue all these years. Now, upon meeting her, she discovered that Meixue actually had another younger sister. Coupled with the pressure of being the leader of the Self-Salvation Army, this could be considered what the Doctor had called... a semi-darkened state.

“I asked you if I could marry you back then, but you refused, saying I was too young. So all these years I’ve been working hard to grow taller, drinking hot milk and eating papaya, and my breasts have even taken shape. Why can she do it now?”

This is favoritism, at least that's how Klovishia sees it. When facing Mei Xue, she shed all her responsibilities. She wasn't the leader of the Londinium Self-Salvation Army, nor was she someone with a special status. She was just this little fox's sister. That's why she was unhappy that Cecilia had suddenly appeared by Mei Xue's side.

"elder brother……"

The little angel hid behind Mei Xue, somewhat frightened, sensing that the older sister named Clovisia wasn't very friendly.

"Shall we get married now?"

Just as Aleide was serving tea, ready to see how Meixue would resolve this chaotic situation, a single sentence from the little fox nearly made her drop another cup. Even the originally extremely unhappy Clovisia felt as if she had been doused with cold water, her anger completely extinguished. She stood there dumbfounded, beginning to wonder if she was hallucinating because she wanted to marry Meixue so much.

"What...brother, what did you just say?"

“I said, ‘Then we can get married right now.’”

"no!"

Before Cecilia could even object, Clovisia shook her head hastily, her twin tails almost hitting Meixue's face.

The little fox's tail swayed gently. She really didn't understand Clovisia's thoughts. She was just angry about this, but now that the little fox had agreed, why was she unwilling to agree now?

"I...I'm not of marriageable age yet, so I can't get a marriage certificate."

Even without Aleide's reminder, Clovisia was certain that her face was burning red. She had imagined countless times what it would be like to meet Mei Xue again, and she had thought about how to trick Mei Xue into agreeing to her request, but she never expected that the little fox would nod so readily.

(As expected, Brother Meixue is no ordinary idiot!)

Although she knew that this little fox's common sense and values ​​were different from ordinary people, this was still a bit too refreshing and unconventional. Alde vaguely recalled that it seemed that even Clovisia back then was more perceptive in matters of the heart than Mei Xue.

"Oh right, there's also this kind. Here, you can have this one!"

Mei Xue pulled an engraved ring from her tail and handed it to Klovesia. Actually, she had been thinking of doing this, because the doctor had said that giving gifts to angry girls was the best way to deal with them, especially wedding rings! And coincidentally, Mei Xue didn't lack wedding rings.

"This is... a ring, I..."

(This is terrible. Clovisia's brain is probably going to be fried. And Mei Xue is so scary. She has no idea what relationship issues are.)

Alde rubbed her forehead, then stepped forward and temporarily pushed Meixue and Cecilia out the door. The little angel was no longer jealous, because Meixue had just said that Klovishia was no longer considered a sister, so this battle for her brother was a victory for the little angel.

Cecilia also had rings, even ten of them. It all started when she saw Amiya with ten rings on her hand and felt envious. So she went back and asked Meixue for so many rings. Unfortunately, her hands were too small to wear so many rings, and even if she did, they would be too cumbersome, so she put them away.

"The things are in the usual place, go get them yourself."

Without waiting for Mei Xue to hear her, Alde turned around and looked at Clovisia, who had fainted on the sofa from excessive excitement, and shook her head helplessly.

She still wants to be assertive? I bet when she actually grows up she'll be too shy to stand still and just hide somewhere.

But that's fine too. After all, she's still a child. Compared to leading a group of people to fight against the Sarkaz and facing the constant threat of death, it's more suitable for her to simply have a romance like this.

The curtain is about to rise in Chapter 106.

Although she didn't know what Aldebaran and Clovisia had to say, the little fox still took Cecilia away for the time being and went to the hall of the Duke of Cumberland's mansion, where they stood in front of the painting.

"This is my brother's old, cool robot!"

Cecilia immediately recognized the painting as depicting the steam knight that Mei Xue had placed in her tail. Because the thing was so big, the little fox had only taken it out once.

"Ah."

Little Fox once brought out the Steam Knight's armor at Rhodes Island. Although it was damaged, it still provided Rhodes Island with a lot of technical reference. Not to mention Nian was there. After pondering for half an hour, she repaired the Steam Knight's armor and even improved its performance further.

However, this painting was still a bit too high compared to Mei Xue's, so the little fox had to take out a small stool from its tail, stand on it, and tiptoe to take the painting down.

Actually, a tail would be more suitable, since it can extend and is flexible enough to do anything, but... Mei Xue forgot, well, the little fox does this sometimes.

Behind the portrait was a safe. As for the password, Alde hadn't told Mei Xue yet because she herself didn't remember it. The password for this safe was set by the Doctor. Inside was a super-powerful Originium bomb. If any number was turned wrong, it would explode. However, the Doctor had lost her memory. But it didn't matter. The little fox never needed passwords.

Reaching out and grasping the combination dial of the safe, Mei Xue casually turned it a few times, not even paying attention to which number she turned to. With a soft "click," the safe was opened.

"Hmm~ In a great mood~"

With its tail wagging gently, Mei Xue reached out and opened the safe. Inside, there was nothing but a silver metal box. It lay there quietly, waiting for Mei Xue to come and get it.

Mei Xue gently grasped the box and flicked her tail.

Could it be now? Mei Xue wondered, but nothing unexpected happened. Of course, he wasn't thinking about the box in his hand, but about something else entirely.

"The fifth one~"

Although they had obtained the fifth anchor point, it wasn't time to open it yet. Mei Xue put it into her tail, held the little angel's hand, and sat on the sofa waiting for Alde and Clovisia to come out. But then she remembered to use her tail to hang the painting back up.

Getting along with Cecilia is extremely easy, because although the little angel is very curious, she doesn't talk much and prefers to quietly lean against Mei Xue's arms. Sometimes she even gets sleepy and falls asleep when she's too comfortable.

If this were Rhodes Island, Mei Xue would have made it rain right now. He and Cecilia both love to fall asleep to white noise. Thinking about it, the two of them really do have a lot in common.