Although Ai Li was very conflicted, the time had finally come.
Today at dinner, Nagisa finally asked Airi the question that had been bothering her.
"Sister, Yuma will be coming to Gengami Island tomorrow. When are we going to pick her up?"
"Why don't you just go and pick it up?"
Airi raised her eyebrows when she heard what Nagisa said.
"I don't know her very well."
"Eh? But Yuma is also our friend, sis, and she's looking forward to meeting you. You two haven't seen each other for a long time, right?"
"I have to go to Cornerstone Gate tomorrow to attend a meeting to increase security."
Ai Li's tone did not change, and her expression was still smiling, but the people who were eating seemed to have noticed something was wrong. They all stopped what they were doing, looked at Ai Li, and then looked at Nagisa.
"Nagisa, you should know that there are many outsiders coming to Genkami Island recently because of the festival. These past two days, Astaruddi, Setsuna, and I have been busy dealing with those who sneaked in. So, I'm sorry, I can't go with you. But I think it's enough for Natsune, Setsuna, and Astaruddi to go with you."
Having said that, Ai Li smiled and looked at the three people.
"Are you right?"
"Ah... um, yes, I understand, Senior."
"Okay, okay... Onee-sama."
"Order accepted."
In response to Ellie's smiling question, the three of them nodded silently, and Ellie wiped her mouth with a napkin and stood up.
"Okay, then. I still have homework to do, so I'll go back to my room."
After saying this, Ai Li turned and left, returned to her room, and closed the door.
“Haha…how troublesome.”
Ellie sat back on the chair with an unhappy expression. She originally thought that if she killed the Meiya sisters and wiped out all the LCO infiltration teams, Yuma would not come to Genshin Island to suffer. But she didn't expect that she would go to the tiger mountain even though she knew there was a tiger there? Did she think she was easy to bully? Or did she just give up the mission and come here for fun?
If she took action herself, would it affect the relationship between the sisters? Or should she let Xiao Nayue handle it? No, that's not possible. If the other party didn't intend to give up, then Xiao Nayue would be the target. Then she couldn't do something that would send the target to her doorstep for nothing. But she didn't feel safe leaving it to someone else, Ai Li...
Why not just destroy the plane she was on so it couldn't fly?
Maybe she won't come?
Or should I just go and talk to her directly?
But what if she tells Nagisa about it...
It seems that Ellie still has a lot of problems to worry about.
At the dining table on the other side, the atmosphere was equally solemn.
"Um... Sister doesn't seem to be in a good mood?"
Natsune asked timidly. Like Astaruddy, she was now under the guardianship of Airi and therefore lived with Airi, Nagisa and the others. Although Airi's behavior just now was normal, Natsune instinctively felt that the atmosphere was a little tense, so she couldn't help but ask.
And Astaruti beside him also nodded.
"Sure enough, MASTER's mood has obviously fluctuated."
"Oh no...it still doesn't work..."
Nagisa patted his head and spoke with some regret. At this time, Setsuna also stared at Nagisa and asked.
"Nagisa, what's going on? Is there any relationship between you and that guy named Yuuma?"
"Oh...there's nothing I can't say."
Nagisa has always been a talkative person, especially in front of people he is familiar with, and he quickly explained to the three people.
"Actually, Yuuma was a friend of my sister and I when we were young... Of course, strictly speaking, she is my friend, because my sister and Yuuma are not very close. Actually, this can't be blamed on my sister..."
At this point, Nagisa's eyes dropped.
"When we were young, our family was rarely at home. My father was always traveling around to do archaeological research, and my mother was also busy with work, so it was basically my sister who brought me up. And because of her appearance, there were always some bad rumors among the neighbors, saying that she was not my father's child..."
"ah……"
Hearing this, Xia Yin actually let out a small cry. After all, if you want to talk about empathy, Xia Yin is the most appropriate. As a "different species" with white hair and Bluetooth, Xia Yin has also received a lot of attention since childhood, but it is obvious that Airi's situation is much more serious than Xia Yin's. After all, Xia Yin's mother is a child born to a foreigner, so Xia Yin doesn't care much. But Airi's situation is obviously different. Her parents are both Japanese, but they gave birth to such a different species. Although she didn't see it with her own eyes, just listening to Nagisa's explanation, she already felt heavy-hearted.
"So my sister has been alienated by other children since she was very young. Of course, she always pretends not to care, but I know that she is actually very upset. She only acts like that to take care of me..."
“…”
Setsuna couldn't help but put down the chopsticks in her hand. Although she lost her parents and was taken to the High God Forest by the Lion King Agency, she also had friends and classmates there, such as Kirasaka Sayaka, who was her good friend, but... Airi was obviously completely different.
"Later, due to some things, my sister and I moved to Genkami Island, and my parents divorced at that time... Then my sister worked hard to take the magician's license to take care of me, and she also made a lot of friends here. I originally thought that everything was over for my sister, so when Yuma said she wanted to come here, I was very happy. I hoped that my sister could show her her current life..."
"affim."
Astaruti nodded silently.
"Whatever the Master's past was, she now has a whole new life."
"Um……"
Nagisa also sighed, but soon she smiled again and looked at the three of them.
"But it's nothing, everyone doesn't need to worry so much, I just want to give it a try, but if you don't plan to meet Yuma, then forget it, but can I ask you to go with me? As long as Yuma knows that you are all good friends of my sister, she will definitely be very happy."
“…”
In response to Nagisa's request, the three of them looked at each other and nodded.
Night falls.
Ai Li lay in bed, tossing and turning, until she finally came up with no good idea. The reason was that Xian Du Mu Yu Ma had not committed any crime at the moment. Ai Li had searched for information about her on the magician's network, but found nothing. This also meant that Xian Du Mu Yu Ma had no record of magic terrorist attacks or crimes, or even normal criminal records. She looked like a good student and a good citizen, which meant that Ai Li's idea of intercepting her through official channels was no longer feasible.
Ellie remembered that she had watched a movie called "Minority Report" before. It was about someone inventing an instrument that could be used to "predict" crimes, allowing the police to arrest criminals at the time of committing crimes or even before they are committed. However, most crimes, even if they are planned, are not illegal if they are just thought about in the mind, and they are not considered crimes until the crime is committed.
So Ai Li is now facing this situation. She knows what Xian Du Mu Yu Ma is doing here, but she has no evidence to prove it, and there is no way to arrest her for this. After all, according to the file, Xian Du Mu Yu Ma is a completely "good citizen". Although her joining the LCO is a crime, it is not like the Tiandihui who tattooed the soles of their feet. Ai Li has no evidence to prove this...
Is it possible for us to only deal with the enemy with our generals and cover the water with earth?
Thinking of this, Ai Li couldn't help but sigh and closed her eyes.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, followed by Xuecai's voice.
"Senior? Um...are you asleep?"
"Setsuna?"
"May I come inside?"
"certainly."
After getting Ai Li's permission, Setsukina walked into the room, but looking at her appearance, Ai Li couldn't help but be a little surprised - she saw that Setsukina was not wearing her usual uniform, but a black and white pajamas.
"Yukina, what can I do for you?"
If it was Fang Zheng, then it would be a night raid plot now. Unfortunately, as a "daughter", Ai Li naturally would not believe that she would be treated like this. However, to her surprise, the next moment Xue Cai suddenly ran over, pounced on her and hugged her.
"senior!"
"???"
"Um...Senior, I want to tell you that you still have us here!"
While holding Ai Li's hand, Setsuna stared at her and spoke seriously, while Ai Li nodded in confusion.
"Ah, well... I know, so what?"
"No, no, I mean...that..."
Facing Ai Li's puzzled look, Xue Cai didn't know what to say. She just suddenly got excited and ran in, but now Xue Cai didn't know what to do. But in the end, she gritted her teeth and lifted her hair.
"Senior...you want to suck my blood, right? Then...I can let you suck it, okay?"
“…”
Meow meow meow?
Looking at Xuecai in front of her, Ai Li was completely confused. What was going on? She was clearly acting like a reluctant slave before, but now she came to attack her in the middle of the night?
Is it that during the day, it is Setsuna Tsundere?
It doesn’t look like that, and Setsuna doesn’t look like a tsundere character.
Ai Li's mind was in a mess, while Setsuna looked a little sad.
"Could it be that, Senior...Is it not possible for me?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant..."
Hearing Xue Cai's question, Ai Li hurriedly shook her head. Although she didn't know why Xue Cai changed her mind, it would be a shame for a man not to eat the meat that was right in front of him!
Although she is not a man now, her manipulator is a man!
"Is it really possible? Setsuna?"
Ai Li looked at Setsuna, who blushed slightly and nodded.
Facing Setsu's gaze, Ai Li was silent for a moment, then reached out and slowly hugged Setsu's neck.
Then, under the moonlight, the two shadows merged into one...