As the fan meeting came to an end, the group gradually dispersed.
Robin quietly put her disguise back on and left alone like a passing breeze. However, before departing, she left the three girls with an unexpected surprise—they had all successfully obtained Miss Robin's contact information.
Afterward, Yunli, Mu Yao, and Song Qianqian chatted and laughed as they made their way back to the dormitory.
Meanwhile, Mo Xin lightly held onto Acheron's arm as they walked home together.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
The crisp clicking of high heels mixed with the muffled thuds of sneakers along the street.
"Thank you for walking with me, Little Xin."
"It's my pleasure, Sister Acheron."
"Besides, I haven't been home in quite a while. Since I have a day off today, it's the perfect opportunity to go back and visit."
"Mhm. Little Xin has more or less accepted your parents by now. You should spend more time communicating with them as well."
"Really?!!"
Mo Xin's eyes immediately lit up.
"I see... My sister has finally been able to accept Mom and Dad. That's wonderful..."
"Treasure the present and don't dwell too much on the past. Don't forget—we're your family too."
"Mhm!"
After nodding vigorously, Mo Xin suddenly seemed to remember something.
"Oh, right. How has my sister been doing lately? Is her 'retirement life' as pleasant as she imagined?"
"Your sister..."
"Hm? What is it?"
Mo Xin subconsciously looked up.
What greeted her was Acheron's usual calm, almost expressionless face.
Yet for some reason, she felt that beneath that ever-present poker face, there seemed to be a trace of subtle awkwardness.
A moment later, she finally understood why.
In the distance, a familiar figure holding a red oil-paper umbrella came running toward them.
"Huh? Sister, when did you switch to such a traditional style? Though personally, I still think Sister Acheron's cold beauty is superior."
"I think so too..."
Mo Xin instinctively nodded.
Then she froze.
"Wait! No! You almost led me astray!"
"Where's Sister Acheron? Is she okay?!"
"Huh?!"
Mo Xin blinked.
"Sister Acheron is perfectly fine. What could possibly happen to her?"
"I see... That's good."
Only then did Mo Xi let out a long breath of relief, gently patting her chest.
Ever since receiving her sister's message, she had more or less guessed what had happened. Even so, she hadn't been able to fully relax until hearing confirmation with her own ears.
The tension that had been weighing on her heart finally eased.
Unfortunately, Mo Xin had been too focused on the conversation to notice her sister's appearance from afar.
Now that she was standing close enough, she finally got a clear look.
Her clothes were messy.
Several strands of hair had come loose.
There were obvious signs of wear and damage across her outfit.
The smile on Mo Xin's face instantly disappeared.
Her eyes sharpened like those of a protective young beast.
"Sister, what's wrong with your clothes?! Did somebody bully you?!"
She immediately grabbed Mo Xi's wrist.
"Tell me! Who did it? Who dared to hurt you?! I'll scatter their ashes right now!"
As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves with a dramatic swish.
After a month of training under Master Yunli's "loving guidance," Mo Xin had naturally learned to recognize signs of a fight.
Looking closely, she noticed stains scattered across the damaged fabric. Beneath several torn sections were deep marks edged with dark-red traces.
Those weren't ordinary scratches.
They were clearly cuts left behind by a blade.
Mo Xi's heart immediately skipped a beat.
Oh no! I forgot to clean up first!
Although she trusted Acheron completely, that hadn't stopped her from worrying the entire time.
Moreover, she never expected to run into her sister before having a chance to change clothes.
As a result, she hadn't hidden any of the evidence.
Just as she was preparing to casually brush the matter aside, Mo Xin suddenly cut off every excuse she could think of.
"First of all, Sister, don't even think about fooling me like when we were kids! I'm not stupid anymore!"
"Second, I've specifically asked Yunli to teach me some self-defense techniques. I can tell something's wrong just by looking."
Mo Xi stared blankly.
What?!
My little sister, who used to spend all day playing around, actually learned to think ahead?
For a moment, she didn't even know whether she should thank Yunli.
Unfortunately, that didn't solve the problem at hand.
Under her sister's increasingly suspicious gaze, Mo Xi could only hastily fabricate an explanation.
According to her story, she had been harassed by a group of street thugs. Fortunately, Acheron happened to pass by and stepped in to help.
However, there were too many of them.
Not wanting to hold Acheron back, she had left first while Acheron stayed behind.
A completely standard protagonist-saving-the-beauty scenario.
To Mo Xi's relief, Mo Xin immediately believed every word.
Her face darkened as she cursed those shameless thugs internally.
After all, incidents like this had happened before.
While the two sisters weren't on Acheron's level, they were still exceptionally attractive by Blue Star's standards.
Seeing that her explanation had worked, Mo Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
That scared me.
For a second, I thought she'd suddenly grown a brain.
As expected, she's still the Xiao Xin I know.
Unfortunately, before she could finish celebrating, she noticed Mo Xin turning around and marching off in a certain direction with murderous intent.
Startled, Mo Xi quickly grabbed her arm.
"W-What are you planning to do now?!"
Mo Xin shook her hand off.
Her expression was filled with righteous fury.
"Obviously I'm going to find their hideout and wipe them all out! I won't slash them or anything. That would be too cruel. But I'll definitely punch each of them eighty or a hundred times first. Consider it interest for what they did to you, Sister! Those bastards...Then one night when it's dark enough, I'll sneak up behind them and knock them all out—"
"Mmph! Mmph!"
Mo Xi expressionlessly covered her sister's mouth.
Listening to the endless stream of violent plans coming from the girl who used to be innocent and harmless, she suddenly felt conflicted.
She wasn't sure whether she should be happy or cry.
Meanwhile, Mo Xin's anger only continued to rise.
Why had she accepted Yunli as her master?
To show off?
Of course not.
She trained so hard because she wanted to become stronger.
Strong enough to protect the sister who had always protected her.
And yet now?
While she had been happily training, her sister had been bullied by some random nobodies behind her back.
How could she possibly swallow that?!
Even if her training wasn't complete, she was still confident she could beat dozens of ordinary people without any difficulty.
At worst, she might get reprimanded later by the Captain or the Ability Bureau for attacking civilians without authorization.
She didn't care.
Today, no one was stopping her.
Mo Xin gritted her teeth.
No one can protect them today. I said so!