The demon princess was defeated and captured? Sorry, I acted in it)

Xue Feiya didn't have the leisure to think about magic.

Because her eyes followed the light.

The fireflies of that year...seemed to fly past me again.

【Pfft...Sister Wang is so childish, why are you looking at fireflies? Sister Wang's eyes are much brighter than fireflies. I want to see Sister Wang's eyes more...Sister Wang said Bellis' eyes are just as bright? Great! Then Sister Wang should look at my eyes more! Don't look at fireflies!】

Hiss...

[Does Wang Jie want to be more free... Bellis doesn't quite understand, but can Wang Jie take me with her wherever she wants to go... Ugh... I won't cause any trouble. I'm just worried that Wang Jie will leave me alone at home... Recently, the magic teachers in the castle have been scolding me... saying that I'm slow in learning magic... Um... Wait for Wang Jie to come back and teach me in person? Really? ! Okay, okay! Then it's a deal... Wang Jie must come back early! ]

Squishy...

[I'm sorry, I can't face you, maybe I won't be able to face you anymore.]

【You ask why? 】

[Because you are very strong, much stronger than me, and the sad thing is... I will never be able to catch up with you. ]

[I can only see your back, chasing you from behind, getting farther and farther away. How can we meet face to face? ]

But I...I said I would come back to teach you magic...

For some unknown reason, the fireflies that night did not flash.

It can’t illuminate the face of you that I am waiting for.

I can’t find your fingertips reaching out towards my back either.

Then I walked away.

Then you dropped it.

Then you start chasing.

And now…I haven’t looked back.

I...

“Sister Wang!!”

"!"

Bang! !

Bellis has no magic power left.

She could only use her fists, and regardless of the pain, she punched the magic circle with all her might, causing a series of crisp sounds.

——The indestructible defensive magic was completely shattered into tiny sparks!

In zero space.

The shattered spots of light looked like fireflies flapping their wings and flying in the dark night.

Can’t illuminate the night sky.

But it illuminates people's hearts.

42. Relief

Eh...?

The defensive magic...was broken?

The moment this thought came to her mind, Xuefia realized that the defensive magic was not broken by Bellis.

——It was Xuefei who took the initiative, or perhaps unconsciously, to remove the magic barrier.

Without the barrier of magic, Xue Fei instantly felt this body as warm as jade flowing into her arms.

Then...my vision started to spin.

When she finally regained her focus, she was lying on her back on the ground.

When Bellis launched her final attack, she no longer had any magic power, and she could only rely on the weight of her body to pounce on him with all her strength.

Xue Feiya didn't move and let her fall to the ground.

Perhaps, Bellis did not expect that Sister Wang did not take any action.

Or maybe Xue Feiya didn't expect that Belis would pounce on her directly.

The result of the intersection of the two "unexpected" things...

Even if Bellis throws herself into the arms of the one she loves with her silver-haired meteor, she will let her vision spin and fall, and will not care about the pain when she falls.

After all, there is nothing more painful than never being able to laugh together again...

"Sister Wang...Sister Wang! Just once...will you listen to me just once...?"

"Ahh... I didn't cover your mouth. Phew... By the way, the back of your head hurts."

Xue Fei lay on her back on the ground, looking up at the pure white dome of [Zero].

Regardless, Bellis pressed on her petite body and let her tears drip onto Xuefei's cheek, just like the rain in early autumn.

Come to think of it, how long has it been since I took a good look at the autumn rain in the Demon Territory?

By the way...it turns out that Bellis can cry too...?

Think about it carefully.

She can cry naturally and was a crybaby when she was a child, but when she grew up, suddenly something went wrong with her brain and she can't cry anymore.

But, did she really never shed tears in places where Xue Feiya could not see?

Xue Feiya clearly possesses the magical power of vision that allows her to see through everything—but she never dares to use it to observe her family's moods.

Because she is afraid too...

I was afraid that if I observed her, I would find that Bellis hated me as her sister from the bottom of her heart, and that she would distance herself from me resolutely and without hesitation.

If that's the case...won't Xue Feiya lose her family again?

But it was obvious that Xuefiya might have made a mistake in her judgment.

Xuefei raised her left hand blankly and held it in mid-air beside Bellis's silver hair.

Bellis lay on herself and sobbed, her head trembling. This scene always seemed familiar.

She has grown up.

But she never grew up.

This time, Xue Feiya's palm continued to move forward.

The fingers seemed to have traveled through the years and broken through the shackles of time.

The zero space seemed to no longer be zero, but a mountain full of flowers and grass.

The flower has bloomed and fallen for several times, and now it finally takes the initiative to put its palm on Bellis's little head and stroke it gently.

At this moment, the sobbing stopped.

Bellis was in a daze, trying to hold up her body which had reached its limit.

Those big eyes, which were flickering and filled with tears, were full of disbelief, but they were surging with a beautiful lotus-like light.

"Sister Wang...? Your hand...I..."

"Don't you want to say something?" Xue Feiya did not stop her hands, but became more gentle.

Whether it's the actions or the tone, it's the same.

"If you want to talk, then say it. Speak now while I want to hear it. I might regret it later."

"I just want to say...! Sister Wang, do you really hate Bellis completely...! Is there no room for redemption?!"

"..."

You little fool.

I said 'Hurry up and say it, you might regret it later', it was just an exaggeration...

As a result, Bellis was so anxious that she didn't even give herself some time to buffer. When she asked this question, tears welled up in her eyes again, which was heartbreaking to see.

Xue Feiya did not respond to her with words.

Because sometimes... when you look at her tears, you always feel like you are speechless.

The sobbing sound was heard again.

Tears fell again.

But this time it wasn't Bellis who was crying.

Instead, he suddenly withdrew his hands and covered his eyes with Xue Feiya, which were quickly turning red.

Tears slid down her fingertips and face, and Bellis felt heartbroken when she saw it.

And the words that Xue Feiya uttered with a sob resounded in Belis's mind like thunder.

"What are you...what are you talking about...what are you saying that there is no room for redemption...I'm afraid...I'm afraid that you hate me...I've had enough...I used to think that we would always be fine...I finally have a sister as sensible as you...Who knew that you would suddenly ignore me...You want me to reconcile with you now...and then what? What if...what if you get sick again in the future...and make me feel uncomfortable again...! I won't fall for your tricks...so you...you'd better stay away from me!"

"!"

Bellis grabbed Xuefei's hand in panic - as if she was really worried that Sister Wang would do what she said and disappear from her sight in the next second.

Bellis gave the assurance in a low but firm voice.

If this assurance could put Sister Wang at ease, she would rather keep saying it like this forever.

"No...How could I possibly hate Sister Wang...I've never thought of it that way!"

"Then why have you been so indifferent to others for so long?"

"Isn't it because Sister Wang is too perfect and leaves me far behind...! I don't want to be a burden to you!"

"Is this the reason why you treat others so coldly?! Do you know that in the eyes of a person who values ​​his family more than anything else, your behavior is an unforgivable crime! You deserve the death penalty!"

"If dying once can prove that I have never hated you! Then I would rather die now, but if I die I will never see Sister Wang again! So it's not worth it!"

"you...!"

They were talking about reason one second, and the next it turned into a quarrel between sisters.

It doesn't seem very harmonious.

But the reason why family is family is that they can always accompany you to quarrel, cry, and laugh.

Tired of arguing.

shell

Liz had no strength left.

She lay on Xuefei's flat chest, listening carefully to the heartbeat that she almost missed.

Xue Feiya looked at her weak appearance and realized that she couldn't muster the strength either.

"Hey...! I won't argue with you anymore! Even though you're annoying, but..."

Xuefei put her arms around Bellis's head to give her some warmth.

"But all children have a rebellious period, right? Can I assume that you were in your rebellious period back then?"

"It's not rebellion..."

"Tsk."

I gave you a way out but you didn't take it and even refuted me. I think you are still in your rebellious period!

But Bellis slowly raised her head.

Because there were not too many mountains blocking Xuefei's chest, Bellis's expectant smile could be clearly seen.

"I'm not rebelling... I just had a nightmare... Sister Wang, I've actually been preparing for this competition for a very long time. Do you think... have I improved compared to before? Even just a little bit...?"

"Huh? Progress?"

Xue Fei's question made Bellis' heart skip a beat. She was worried that Sister Wang would say that Bellis was still so useless after all these years.

But Xuefei's counter-question did not mean this.

It is a rhetorical question in the exact opposite sense.

"Improvement...? What kind of question is that? Do I need to ask? Aren't you always improving? I don't know how you remembered the forbidden spell... That kind of progress is not desirable, but you know it now, don't you? But give me an example. Just now, your attack was quite neat, and you have become much stronger than the last time we met. You couldn't do this before. I guess... you have been training on your own for a long time?"