The city known as the Revolution of the Empire. Ruiter
There lies a place where all girls and boys dream of coming. Regis Academy.
Ha ha ha, cheerful laughter, fireworks bursting everywhere.
Right now, the academy was buzzing with a festive atmosphere.
“Lily. Congratulations on your graduation.”
A young man with red hair extended his hand to me.
“Thank you, Robin. Congratulations to you too.”
I returned the greeting as I shook his hand.
“What a pity. Someone of your talent would be a great help in hunting monsters.”
“Hehe. I appreciate the offer, but I’ll have to decline. I have something I must do.”
“Sure. You’re always welcome, so come visit if you think of it.”
“Okay. Well, I guess I’ll be going.”
“Alright.”
After exchanging light farewells, we each walked our separate ways.
‘There won’t be a reason to visit you, Robin.’
Because what I desired was nothing like hunting monsters.
As I walked down the long hallway of the academy, two very familiar figures appeared before my eyes.
My beloved older sister. And…
“Lily!!! Congratulations on your graduation!!!”
She ran toward me and embraced me tightly.
So much love my dear Hera Unnie.
She was crying tears of joy while wrapped in my arms.
Dania Unnie sighed at her and smiled at me.
“Congratulations on your graduation, Lily.”
“Thank you, Unnie.”
The two people I love so much. Though the love was in different meanings, still, thanks to my two big sisters, I was living a very happy life.
And today.
Today is finally the day when the fruit of patience, which I’ve long awaited, would bear.
I whispered quietly into Dania Unnie’s ear.
“Unnie. For a week…you know?”
“…..Don’t go too hard.”
Unnie looked at Hera with concern in her eyes.
I knew she wouldn’t like it, but it couldn’t be helped.
It was a promise we made a long time ago.
I watched her tearfully clutching my clothes.
“Our Lily is…sob… already graduated…”
How could she be so adorable even while crying?
I wiped her tears with my finger and then licked it.
Her tears were just too sweet.
“Unnie. You know you have to play with me all day today, right?”
She smiled brightly at my words.
“Of course! You can do anything you want, Lily! Now that you’re an adult, you can even drink!”
Adult.
The time I had awaited and longed for.
Everyone reminisces about their youth, saying it was wonderful, but I had desperately wished to become an adult as quickly as possible.
“Yes! I’m going to do everything I want!”
I held her hand and smiled widely.
Then I hid my remaining hand deeper behind my back, out of sight.
In my hand was a small glass bottle filled with a mysterious liquid.
*
Today is the graduation ceremony of my beloved younger sister, Lily.
Originally, I had planned to spend the whole day together with Dania Unnie, but Lily wanted to be alone with me. Instead of spending time together like usual, she wanted something a little more special.
Feeling a little bit disappointed, today was still Lily’s day. I wanted to give her whatever she desired.
“Lily, this is delicious, right?”
“Yes, it’s tasty.”
Recently, Lily had been mixing her honorifics with casual speech when talking to me.
The change from her always being so formal must mean that she felt more comfortable with me.
Honestly, I preferred her casual speech. It felt much more intimate than formal speech.
Right now, I was having lunch with her in the dining room.
Since we planned to hang out all day, we needed to fill our stomachs first.
“Lily, what do you want to do today?”
Lily pondered for a moment before responding.
“I’ve heard there’s an inn here with top-notch facilities and services. I’d like to check it out.”
“Huh…? The inn?”
On such a sunny day, an inn?
Thinking about her usual personality, where she liked to lounge on my bed, I couldn’t quite understand it.
But it was a special day after all, so staying in an inn felt a bit off, don’t you think?
I began to try to persuade Lily.
“Umm… The inn sounds good, but wouldn’t it be nice to wander around outside together? And… since Unnie has dolled up for you…”
I had always hated makeup, but today was Lily’s graduation. Wanting to uplift my cute little sister’s mood, I asked Dania for a favor.
Her touch really changed my face.
The makeup she did emphasized natural beauty.
From a distance, it looked so light it was almost unnoticeable, but it changed the atmosphere significantly.
Her pale skin shimmered with a slight pink tint, bringing vitality to her face.
Her elongated eyelashes and her now rosy lips added an odd allure.
I vividly remembered the Academy students, parents, and even professors who cast glances my way.
It was pretty intimidating, but if it made Lily happy, I didn’t care.
“I know. So, I feel like I’m going crazy right now.”
“Eh? You feel crazy…?”
“That means you look beautiful right now! You’re already pretty enough without makeup!”
Lily smiled broadly at my compliment, and I felt a tingle in my heart.
I looked at her with an optimistic expression.
“So, does that mean we’re going to play outside today?”
“Still no. We’ll be going to the inn.”
“Huh… yeah?”
Well, if that’s what Lily wanted, I guess that’s what matters, right?
I thought to myself.
“Wow… this is really nice.”
Right now, I was inside the inn that Lily had reserved.
As expected from the capital city of the Empire, the view was something I had never seen before.
Neat and elegant home appliances, a massive bathroom that could be called a bathhouse, and a gigantic bed that could easily fit five.
If one were to rate this place with stars, it would instantly get five stars without a moment’s delay.
“But… it looks expensive… how did you reserve it?”
Lily wouldn’t have the funds to book a place like this…
“Iris reserved it for me. She asked me to fulfill her dream on her behalf.”
Iris?
If it’s Iris…
“Oh. Do you not know who Unnie Iris is? She’s a saint.”
One of Robin’s companions. The only one among Robin’s female companions who didn’t show interest in him.
To think she reserved this place for Lily.
Did they become quite close at the academy?
Moreover, Iris’s dream?
I don’t recall any mention of that in the original story.
“Wow… Our Lily knows the Saintess? That’s amazing…!”
“Hehe. It’s nothing.”
Lily approached the door, clicked it shut, and tucked the key into her pocket.
“Did you know, Unnie?”
“Uh-huh? What?”
Lily spoke to me with a beaming smile.
“This inn is special because it has a locking mechanism on the inside too.”
There was something oddly calm about her voice as she said that.
“Uh… huh? That’s special…”
Do we really need a lock inside…?
Is there some security reason for it?
Well, I heard that the more locks there are, the better, so I guess there’s a reason for it.
“Right? Oh, by the way. I’ve booked this place for a week.”
“What…?! A week?!”
I couldn’t help but be shocked by her words.
A week?
I had clearly decided to spend just a day with Lily…?!
“Don’t worry about food or water; they’ll all be delivered.”
Lily spoke so nonchalantly.
I couldn’t read her intentions.
“Uh… that’s not the problem. A week, Lily. Dania Unnie is waiting for us—”
“Unnie already knows! She knows that we’ll be here for a week.”
“Huh…?!”
Dania Unnie knew? Then I had been the only one left out of the loop?
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier…?”
“I was worried you’d run away.”
“…What?”
I couldn’t grasp her words at all.
Run away? Why would I run away from Lily?
“Lily. What exactly are you talking about…?”
“Hera Unnie.”
Her calm yet firm tone made me shiver slightly.
“It’s exactly 132.”
“Uh…?”
“The wish tickets you promised to grant no matter what. There are 132 of them.”
The wish tickets for hunting monsters or for every significant achievement she accomplished.
I had promised to grant her wishes.
Thinking they were sure to be trivial requests, I let it slide.
But why does the big number of tickets sound so ominous now?
“Umm… is there something you want…?”
“Yes! I plan to use at least 50 of them during this week.”
A chill began to creep through me.
My little sister, who was supposed to be cute and charming.
Why do I feel such pressure from her gaze?
Lily noticed my trembling and smiled sweetly, pulling something out of her pocket.
“Unnie. I don’t want to use drugs right from my first experience with you.”
A small glass bottle filled with a pink liquid.
Lily gently placed it on the desk and continued speaking.
“But you know, Unnie. Of course, there’s no way you would, but…”
Lily slowly approached and enveloped me in a warm hug.
“I’m sure you won’t, but if you refuse to grant my wishes…”
“Lily…”
“If you don’t grant my wishes, I have no choice but to use that drug.”
“Lily… what is this about—”
I couldn’t finish my sentence.
Because Lily’s lips blocked mine.
Choo choo—
Gently touching my lips with hers.
It was a kiss we had done countless times before.
In fact, compared to the kisses we’d been exchanging lately, this felt like nothing.
But the lightness of this kiss made my heart go thump thump.
“Unnie. I love you. More than anything in this world. What I’m doing now is all for you and me, so please understand.”
She smiled blissfully and pointed toward the bed.
“This is my first wish, Unnie.”
“Please take off your clothes and lie down on the bed.”
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