Ai, who couldn't wait to get closer, exclaimed in surprise when she saw what was in the box, "How come there are so many? Are all of these yours, big sister?"
"Of course not."
Akemi smiled gently, a hint of reminiscence in her smile. "There are time capsules of my former classmates in here. I was the one who was responsible for burying them."
"Then is that yours, sister?" Ai asked eagerly as she reached out her little hand and rummaged through the tin box.
However, once again, Yuzuru beat him to it.
Taking advantage of his precognitive abilities, Yuzuru acted decisively, quickly grabbing a photo from among a pile of time capsules and examining it.
"Wow, Akemi, you were so cute when you were little!"
The photo shows young Akemi smiling broadly as she holds young Shiho. Little Shiho is a bit shy, with a slight blush on her face as she looks at the camera.
"No, I think your little sister is cute too!" The little maid leaned over and admired the photo full of memories with him.
"I think a lot of people must have liked you back then, after all, our Xiaomingmei is so cute." Yu Shengnan said with a hint of teasing.
"It's alright..." After being praised like that, Akemi couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
When she was a child, many people liked her because of her personality, but now she only likes Yuzuru Hanyu.
Looking at the smile on the boy's face, the little maid's bright eyes sparkled with emotion.
Just as the two were enjoying their sweet moments and the atmosphere was getting warmer, Ai, who had been left out in the cold, was about to explode.
Because of their height difference, when the two stood looking at the photos, the poor little girl, Ai, couldn't see the content of the photos at all, even if she tried her best to stand on tiptoe. She could only hear the two of them talking back and forth about their impressions.
Even the little fox perched on Yuzuru's shoulder could see it, but she couldn't. Why was that? She was the one who arrived first!
"Haha, Akemi, you even drew a little heart! That's really..."
Yuzuru, who was joking with the maid, suddenly felt a chill. He turned his head and saw Ai had already used the Chicken Talisman to float in mid-air. Her icy blue eyes were full of resentment as she stared at them intently.
Their eyes, like those of a heartlessly abandoned little fox, conveyed a deep sense of guilt, as if they had committed some terrible crime.
"Hehe, Ai, come and see what you looked like when you were a child."
Akemi gave an awkward laugh and quickly handed the photo to Ai.
She had completely forgotten about her sister; her mind was filled with the image of Yuzuru Hanyu in front of her.
"snort!"
Taking the photo, Ai snorted coldly, then turned her back, not wanting to look at the two who had forgotten their sister for the sake of a pretty face, leaving them only with a lively back view.
Looking at the small figure floating in mid-air, Yuzuru and Akemi smiled at each other.
The young master and the maid are true love; the younger sister is just an accident.
After a while, Ai, having looked at the photo, turned around and asked in a cold tone, "Sister, is this the only photo left in your time capsule?"
"Of course not only~"
Akemi gently patted Ai's head and pointed to the photo, "Your older sister wrote a message for my cutest little sister. You can see it by peeling off the sticker on the back of the photo."
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Ai was first surprised, then quickly flipped over the photo and peeled off the sticker.
The above is a message that Akemi Miyano wrote to her beloved younger sister, Shiho Miyano, thirteen years ago, right after graduating from elementary school:
To my sister:
Shiho, you have a very high IQ and have been sent abroad to study. You will most likely continue your parents' research in the future. There is something you must remember: even if we can never see each other again, your parents, and of course me, will always love you deeply.
Mom once said that the silver bullet represents justice, so Shiho, you should be like that bullet, flying straight toward your goal and carrying out what you believe is right to the very end!
I hope this letter reaches my sister, Akemi.
The few lines of text brought tears to Ai's eyes without her realizing it. She clutched the photo tightly, as if she had found a refuge, and suddenly threw herself into Akemi's arms.
"elder sister……"
Ai's voice was choked with sobs.
"Alright, alright, don't cry." Akemi gently patted Ai's back and softly comforted her, "I'm right here, aren't I? I'll always be with you, Ai, and... and with Master Yuzuru too."
Watching this touching scene of sisterly affection, Yuzuru touched the little fox who was wagging its tail, trying to comfort Ai, not understanding why she was crying, and felt a deep sense of emotion.
Although I had seen Akemi's time capsule in an anime in my previous life, it was only when I actually saw this message in real life that I could truly feel how heavy the emotions were.
In this world, the person who loves Ai the most will always be Akemi. No matter when or where, even thirteen years ago, when Akemi was still a child, she still wrote down her deep love for her sister in a letter.
(Parentheses: The past is the past, the present is the present. Although I still love Shiho the most now, it is necessary to correct this: Yuzuru Hanyu must be listed first~)
...
After the sisterly bond ended, thinking about the message her older sister had written to her thirteen years ago, the proud and aloof girl gave Yuzuru a slightly arrogant look.
My sister really loves me the most; it seems I still have a place in this family.
Faced with this scene, Akemi hesitated for a moment, deciding that it was best not to tell her sister the truth.
Having settled things with Ai, the three of them sat around the pond, each with a lost item fishing rod, basking in the warm sun, and began fishing for their "fish".
Next, they fished up one strange and wonderful thing after another, piling them up into a small mountain. The little fox was itching to try casting a line himself.
And whether it was just his imagination or not, Yuzuru felt that the little maid was a little lucky, as every time she reeled in something, it was a good thing.
The 50-gram gold bar that Ai carefully placed in her pocket was nothing to Akemi; she would casually hand over a whole box of gold nuggets covered in seawater and shellfish.
There was even a giant octopus crawling inside, which was perfect for lunch.
Ai kept glancing at the box, her little hands in her pockets, hesitating several times as if she wanted to suggest to her sister that she exchange the gold bars for gold nuggets.
But they had agreed beforehand that whoever caught it would keep it, so this idea ultimately remained just that—an idea.
However, how could Akemi not see through her sister's thoughts? With a smile, she took out two gold nuggets from the box, giving one to Ai and one to Hanyu Nanasu, keeping the rest for herself.
Even little maids need their own secret stash of money!
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