The moment Yano's voice came, everything in the room returned to normal, and the "Yano" who was so close instantly disappeared.
Yukinoshita leaned against the wall and slowly sat on the floor; the life-and-death situation just now had made her break out in a cold sweat. By now, even if she really had a fever, it should have subsided...
"Little Yukinoshita… what's wrong with you?"
Yano was still calling from outside the door. Yukinoshita walked to the door and looked through the peephole. Although she saw Yano standing outside, she didn't open the door directly. Instead, she called Yano on her phone.
The phone rang outside the door, and Yano's voice came from both the phone and outside the door simultaneously.
After confirming Yano's true identity outside the door, Yukinoshita opened it.
Yano originally wanted to give her sister a big hug, but after seeing Yukinoshita's expression, her own face also became serious.
"Yukinoshita, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale?"
When people are frightened, their facial expressions and physical reactions change.
Yano instantly noticed that something was wrong with Yukinoshita.
"The instance has ended. Player: Yukinoshita Yukino. Rating: B-rank."
"Unfinished tasks: Did not obtain the key from the strange Yano. Did not destroy the camera in the room."
"Reward: One hint. This instance matches the real world."
Yukinoshita didn't have time to care about her rating. It was her first time facing a strange instance alone, but fortunately, it was thrilling but ultimately safe.
"Sister… do you have a key?"
Actually, she had already suspected it even without the instance's reminder. Why did the strange Yano have her room key? The other party could have silently turned into liquid and entered her room.
But the other party didn't do that; instead, they chose the most conspicuous method.
The other party's redundant action made Yukinoshita begin to wonder if the real Yano had a key to her apartment.
"No… Yukinoshita, are you really having a fever?"
Yano was surprised for a moment. She had deliberately pressed the doorbell just now to prevent Yukinoshita from discovering that she had a spare key. How did Yukinoshita know?
"Sister, are you lying?"
With the crystal's enhancement, Yukinoshita's thoughts spun faster.
"Don't change the subject. When someone is suspected, there is doubt, but there is also an emotional response after being questioned. And your answer, Sister, was it not a bit too quick?"
"Uh…"
Yano was surprised. How long had it been since they last met? How did Yukinoshita become like a different person? Who corrupted Yukinoshita?!
Yano's first suspicion was Hiratsuka Shizuka, but after thinking about it carefully, she found it unreasonable. Although Shizuka had high emotional intelligence, it was impossible for Yukinoshita to be influenced by her.
Rather than believing Yukinoshita's abilities improved after spending time with Hiratsuka Shizuka… she would rather believe Yukinoshita learned Hiratsuka Shizuka's righteous iron fist and smoking…
Wait! Wouldn't that be even worse!
"Ouch!"
Yano covered her head. Yukinoshita withdrew her hand and sighed.
"Sister, are you thinking about something again?"
"Ahahaha, no way! But Yukinoshita, when did you learn to hit people's heads? That's very impolite!"
Yano chuckled a few times, then tried to assert her authority as an older sister over Yukinoshita, but Yukinoshita was currently in an unselectable state.
"Is that so? Then is it polite for Sister to install cameras in my room and have a spare key without permission?"
Yano: ???
This isn't right, is it? It might be possible for the key to be discovered, but the camera in Yukinoshita's room was installed after she put in a lot of effort. How did Yukinoshita find it?
"Looking at Sister's expression, you've admitted it?"
Yukinoshita sighed. She suddenly felt that the instance's name was truly apt. This really was a suffocating family...
"Hehehe, little Yukinoshita, don't be angry. At most, I'll just take it down. How did you know about these little tricks of mine?"
Yano could clearly feel Yukinoshita's change now, which made her both happy and worried. She was happy about her sister's growth, but worried that her sister might be taken away by someone else.
She could tell that Yukinoshita had not only changed, but her way of thinking had also changed, which meant that Yukinoshita valued the person who changed her quite a lot.
When a person cares deeply about and likes another person, she will unconsciously imitate the other person.
As for who this person was… she immediately thought of the "Bai Yuze" that Yukinoshita had mentioned.
It seems that Yukinoshita's relationship with him is not simple…
"It must be removed. After all, I won't be living here anymore. If it's not removed, it will cause trouble for others. As for how I knew… I smelled the scent of a lie~"
Yukinoshita repeated Yano's words verbatim, and after Yano heard Yukinoshita's reply, joy immediately welled up in her heart.
"Does little Yukinoshita mean she's coming home to live?"
Ever since Yukinoshita moved out, Yano had been quite upset. In the past, no matter how tired she was, she could always pet Yukinoshita after coming home. Now, upon hearing the news that Yukinoshita would not be living here, she immediately assumed Yukinoshita was coming home to live.
After all, if she wasn't living outside, where else could she go if not home? Could she go to a boarding school, the kind where she wouldn't come back for several years?
"No, I want to transfer schools."
"Transfer schools?" Yano's breathing hitched. She had a bad premonition. "Is this school not good? Where does little Yukinoshita want to go?"
Yano fell into deep thought. Yukinoshita was doing well at Soubu High School, so why would she want to transfer? According to the information Shizuka gave, nothing much had happened recently, and Shizuka went to check on Yukinoshita every day.
She remembered that Yukinoshita had recently founded a club called the Serving Club… although the name was a bit strange, the intention was good.
That's right, not only was Yukinoshita's living place arranged with so many "eyes" by Yano, but her school also had quite a few "eyes."
To exaggerate, if Yukinoshita lost a strand of hair, besides Yukinoshita herself, Yano would be the first to know...
As for the club Yukinoshita founded, Yano had only smiled when she heard about it, lamenting that Yukinoshita was truly a sister who would never grow up. The intention was good, but it was too idealistic.
"The school is very good, and Hiratsuka Shizuka Sensei also takes good care of me. Although it was your intention, I am still grateful."
Yukinoshita knew that Hiratsuka Shizuka had been entrusted by Yano. After all, in terms of family background, the other party was no worse than the Xuezhixia Family, and she also realized that she was a problematic girl. But there were many problematic students in the school, yet Hiratsuka Shizuka paid the most attention to her.
This illogical point, combined with Yano's relationship with Hiratsuka Shizuka, led to the answer.
"Then why do you want to transfer schools? Isn't it better to be closer to home?"
The Xuezhixia Family only had some influence in Chiba; outside of Chiba, they were nothing. In a school like Shuchiin, any student you randomly picked out was either a top student or the child of a wealthy person in some industry.
However, she recently heard that something had happened at Shuchiin, serious enough to warrant suspension and rectification, but she didn't know the specifics. Yano guessed that this matter was more or less related to Shiomiya Kaguya of the Four Palace Family...