The sky was covered in gray cumulus clouds, making the mood somewhat melancholic. Loneliness spread.
Under the somber sky, Yukina, dressed in a black formal suit, stood sadly before a tombstone, unable to speak for a long time as she gazed at the inscription.
Not far away, a few funeral home staff members whispered among themselves.
– “How long has that child been standing there?”
– “It must be half an hour already!”
– “What a poor child! The pain of losing a loved one must be unbearable!”
Feeling that it was time to leave, Yukina sighed softly and then spoke quietly to the tombstone before her.
“Brother, I’m going back now. I hope you live happily in the other world for the rest of your life.”
Under the gaze of the staff, Yukina left the tombstone with a look of indifference and walked up to a little silver-haired loli, staring at her with annoyance.
“Ngh, Yukina, is it over?” Charlotte asked, randomly stuffing a handful of potato chips into her mouth and chewing loudly.
“Brother, who the hell taught you that you can eat potato chips at a funeral?”
“Why are you standing in front of the tombstone, feigning sadness? You even said you hoped I’d live happily in the other world for the rest of my life! I’m standing right here, perfectly fine!”
“But this is your funeral, brother! If I don’t look sad, what will people think of me? How would you feel if I were laughing hysterically at your graveside while using your phone to gamble on your favorite Star Rail limited banner?”
Last night, Yukina received a call from the funeral home. They said Xinghe’s body was to be buried in the next few days and asked Yukina to set an appropriate date, so Yukina scheduled the burial for this afternoon.
Although her brother was currently alive and well beside her, he had, after all, been reincarnated and lived in another world for fifteen years before returning.
Theoretically, he was no longer the same Brother Xinghe she knew.
She had to perform the funeral service for Brother Xinghe seriously.
But to her surprise, the little white-haired loli who came with her showed no reaction at all upon seeing her own urn buried beneath the tombstone.
She even took out a bag and started eating potato chips without permission.
The loud crunching sounds made the nearby staff feel awkward.
After all, this was the first time they had seen someone eating snacks in a funeral home. It was extremely disrespectful.
Yukina sighed.
“Alright, alright, brother, please restrain yourself. It’s time to go home.”
Not long after Yukina and Charlotte left the funeral home, a solitary Zhong Shuixi appeared at the same funeral home.
She stood before Bai Shenxinghe’s tombstone, her eyes welling up with tears as she gazed at the inscription.
“Senior… Senior…”
She remained at Bai Shenxinghe’s tombstone for a full hour before finally leaving the funeral home in a daze.
“Senior…”
But even after leaving the funeral home and walking onto the bustling street, her mental state showed no improvement.
Just then, she suddenly heard a familiar voice. She quickly looked up and was horrified to see her best friend, Bai Shen Yukina, walking down the road with a silver-haired loli, carrying a large bag of snacks, and laughing and talking.
“Eh?” Seeing this, Zhong Shuixi’s face went completely blank. “Why? Isn’t today your brother’s burial day, Yukina? Your brother has completely passed away! Why are you laughing and chatting with that child? How can you even smile? Did… did Senior’s death really mean nothing to Yukina? Did you truly betray the care Senior showed you all this time? Senior… Senior…”
The nearly-corrupted purple-haired girl clutched her agonizing heart and began to sob uncontrollably.
At that moment, the gloomy sky suddenly started to drizzle.
The rain quickly turned into a heavy downpour, completely soaking the girl’s hair. Her tears mixed with the rainwater, making it impossible to tell what her mental state was.
Not far behind her, a black figure wore a smile full of malice and pleasure.
“Wow! It’s raining so hard!”
Returning home, soaking wet from the sudden downpour, Yukina and Charlotte rushed into the living room.
“The weather forecast didn’t say it would rain today!”
“It’s perfectly normal for the weather forecast to be wrong!”
“It’s all your fault, brother! If you hadn’t suddenly run into the convenience store to buy this huge pile of snacks, we wouldn’t have been drenched by this downpour!”
“How can you blame me? Who is the one who loves crunching on snacks while watching my memories?”
“That’s not the point! The entire reason we’re drenched like this is completely your fault, brother!”
“I guess I can’t win against you with words.”
“Alright, alright, brother. Hurry and take off your wet clothes and go take a shower, or you’ll catch a cold!”
“Okay, okay.”
Urged by Yukina, Charlotte stripped off all her clothes, tossed them onto the floor, and walked naked into the bathroom.
“Brother, don’t leave your wet clothes lying around!” Yukina, acting like a caretaker, picked up the wet clothes Charlotte had tossed onto the floor and stuffed them into the washing machine.
But just then, Charlotte poked half of her naked body out of the bathroom again.
“Eh? Yukina, aren’t you going to join me?”
“Join you?! You idiot brother! What are you thinking? How could I possibly shower with my brother?” Yukina loudly protested.
“What’s so strange about that? I’m a flat-chested girl now! Look, we’re the same down there!”
Saying this, Charlotte boldly walked out of the bathroom, showing her entire naked body to Yukina without any reservation.
“Brother, you…” Yukina quickly averted her eyes, feeling as if dirt had gotten into her eyes.
But then she reconsidered. What her brother said was true. Her brother had become a flat-chested girl now. There was no absolute reason for her to keep a distance from her.
It was just that she still couldn’t quite accept the fact that her brother, who she had lived with for over a decade and often argued with, had suddenly turned into a soft, sweet loli who could be pushed onto a bed.
It was as if, in her subconscious, the brother who often bickered with her over the smallest things was still alive and well beside her.
“Alright, alright, Yukina, stop holding back. I can see you really want to sit in the same tub and soak with your big brother! Your big brother is in a good mood today, so I won’t get angry no matter what you do to me!”
Charlotte walked up to the still-stunned Yukina, reaching out her small hand to start taking off Yukina’s wet clothes.
By the time Yukina snapped back to reality, Charlotte had already unbuckled her waist belt and was lifting her skirt, about to pull down the panties underneath.
“Pervert?”
“Oh? Yukina, you like black panties! That’s a surprise!”
Hearing Charlotte’s comment, a murderous intent instantly welled up in Yukina. She swung her hand in a powerful chop and brought it down hard on the top of Charlotte’s head, knocking her unconscious on the spot.
Yukina then grabbed Charlotte’s body, opened the bathroom door, and threw her troublesome brother inside like a piece of trash.
“Brother, hurry up and take your shower! I need to use it after you!”
Leaving those words, Yukina walked away, leaving the babbling Charlotte behind.