"Seriously, we said we'd clean up together, but now there's no one in sight." Standing in the already tidied kitchen, Yori muttered unhappily to herself, "This bad older sister."
Luca, wearing an apron, forced an awkward yet polite smile. She really wanted to leave quickly now, otherwise, if Yori's sister returned, she might not have such an easy escape.
Originally, she planned to slip away right after dinner, but to her surprise, Yori enthusiastically invited her to play at her house for a while longer.
Refuse? Yori's expression, as if she would cry if Luca didn't agree, was simply too much for Luca to handle.
To be precise, it was too much for Melanie, who was beside Luca, to handle.
Under her older sister's threatening gaze, Luca tearfully agreed to Yori's request. She could already imagine Yori's expression after opening the door.
She had just sent people to search the little girl's house during dinner, and now she, the mastermind, was being dragged to the crime scene. Wasn't this walking straight into a trap?
Why send people to Yori's house? This question was easy to answer. During their first meeting, Luca saw Melanie reading a book.
Although she didn't see the front of the book, and Melanie immediately closed it after seeing her, Luca still felt a sense of familiarity.
That book was very similar to her target for this trip to the Human World, a book titled "Research on Ancient Magic."
Originally, her plan was going smoothly, and neither the elves nor the beastmen could spare the effort to interfere with her. But at the critical moment, the book was snatched away.
This infuriated Luca, but what could she do? She could only send people to look for it.
This search lasted for several days. Not only was Luca looking, but the person she traded with, the middleman, was also searching for the book.
However, Luca didn't share information with them because she wanted to get it for free.
As long as she could find the book before those people, Luca wouldn't have to pay. The price offered by the trading partner made Luca's heart ache a little, so if she could get the book without spending money, that would be even better.
So, as soon as she saw Melanie with a similar-looking book, Luca immediately came up with a plan. She invited Yori and her sister to dinner, and then sent her subordinates to search the house while the family was out.
As a result, she never expected Yori to invite her to her house to play after dinner. Now, she was completely doomed.
When the slightly ajar door was pushed open, what appeared before the three of them was a messy kitchen. Almost instantly, Luca felt Melanie's gaze.
This girl had already grown suspicious of Luca.
"A thief?!" Yori quickly ran into the room, only to find that everything else was as it was before, except for the kitchen. "But why only the kitchen?"
Yes, why only the kitchen?
"I'm going downstairs for a bit, you two tidy up first." Melanie dropped a sentence and ran downstairs without looking back, leaving Yori and Luca to look at each other.
"Should we call the police?" Luca asked weakly.
Yori shook her head blankly. "It doesn't seem like anything is missing, let's just forget it."
This thief was really strange. They broke in, but only rummaged through the kitchen, and even then, didn't take anything from the kitchen.
This made Yori wonder about the thief's motive. Could it be that they were just practicing in her house?
Now, everything was tidied up, but her sister showed no sign of returning. Yori apologized to Luca, saying, "Sorry, Little Lu, I didn't expect something like this to happen, and I even troubled you to help clean up."
"It's no trouble at all, don't mention it." Luca didn't know how to respond either. Was she reaping what she sowed?
However, since everything was tidied up, she should make a quick escape.
"It's getting late, maybe I should go home first."
"Huh? Is it really that late?" Yori looked at the clock on the wall and was surprised to find that it was almost ten o'clock. "It's so late, the road will be very dangerous."
The public security in Central City could be said to be very good, but after dark, there would still be some idle individuals who couldn't stand loneliness appearing in certain dark corners, waiting for prey.
And unfortunately, Yori's house was located in a relatively deserted area of Central City.
"It's fine, I'm very capable." Luca indicated that she was very strong, and those hooligans couldn't cause her any trouble at all.
Unfortunately, her appearance really couldn't convince Yori.
Luca's figure was very petite. Compared to Yori, an average high school student, she was shorter and much thinner.
This reminded Yori of Quinn downstairs. Luca and Quinn Sukina were indeed very similar in build, both so petite and delicate, making them endearing.
"Why don't you stay at my house for the night, Little Lu? Tomorrow is a holiday anyway." Yori suggested. In her opinion, this was the best solution.
It seemed quite normal for girls to stay overnight at a friend's house. Some girls in Yori's class would stay at each other's houses.
Especially on weekends, this situation was even more common.
"That's not good." Luca quickly waved her hand. She really wanted to slip away before Melanie returned.
If she stayed here for a night, she was afraid she wouldn't see the sun tomorrow.
"It's fine, it's fine. I can sleep on the floor. It's better than you going home alone, Little Lu." Yori took Luca's hand and gently shook it. "What if something happens to you?"
"It won't, I'm super strong." Luca was still resisting. "I'm actually a psychic."
"Huh?" Yori blinked. A psychic?
My sister is a psychic, Quinn is also a psychic, and now Little Lu is also a psychic. So after all this, am I the most useless one?
"Really?"
"Really, I'm not lying."
"Then show me. Otherwise, I won't believe you." Yori said to Luca.
Yori believed her sister when she said she and Quinn were psychics, because only this reason could explain why her sister was always busy; it could explain why she heard Quinn's voice but couldn't find her.
But with Luca claiming to be a psychic without any proof, Yori was unwilling to believe her.
"That's not good. My abilities are quite dangerous and not suitable for display in front of ordinary people." Luca could only refuse. How could she have psychic abilities? Demons only use magic; psychic abilities are a privilege of humans.
"Hmph, then you'll obediently stay here today." Yori folded her arms across her chest and said seriously to Luca, "Could I be more dangerous than those bad people outside?"