A man and a woman were chatting idly in the hall. Upon hearing Yuriko return, they both turned their attention toward her at once.
“Big Sister!”
“Big Sister!”
“Mm.”
Meeting their gazes, Yuriko walked over to the sofa and sat down.
No longer maintaining her facade, the dignified, ladylike aura around her vanished instantly.
She slumped back carelessly on the sofa and let out a long, drawn-out sigh.
“Haaa…”
Seeing Yuriko like this, the people in the room exchanged glances before moving into action in unison.
“Big Sister, how was school? Is it exhausting?”
The one speaking was Third Sister. She giggled as she came up behind Yuriko and began to massage her shoulders.
“My body isn’t tired, but my mind is. Some person was picking a fight with me all day, and I had to sit through classes on math and all that… Sigh, the thought of having to live like this every day makes my future feel pretty bleak.”
“What? Someone actually dared to mess with you, Big Sister? Do you want us to take them out?”
This time it was Fourth Brother speaking. He brought over a glass of water and handed it to her, suggesting they eliminate the offender the moment he heard someone was causing trouble.
“Take out your sister!” Yuriko slapped him on the forehead and corrected him.
“She’s an ordinary person. Haven’t I told you that we’re not allowed to lay a hand on ordinary people?”
Fourth Brother didn’t get angry at being slapped. He laughed sheepishly and then added:
“Haha, true. But what should we do then? Are we just going to let her walk all over you?”
“It’s not that serious.”
Yuriko took a sip of water and said, “Her attitude is bad, but her aggression is pretty low. The way she talks is only slightly more annoying than a spoiled child acting out.”
Recalling Nomily’s behavior, Yuriko found that despite the girl picking fights several times, she couldn’t bring herself to hate her.
Instead, she thought of her as something like a hissing kitten.
“And who do you think your boss is? That girl didn’t get the slightest advantage over me. Every single time, she ran away with her tail between her legs. No matter how many times she tries, she’s no match for me!”
Now that she was home, Yuriko dropped her Academy act.
She began to brag to her subordinates, embellishing the day’s events as she recounted them.
“Big Sister is the best!”
“All hail Big Sister!”
Having basked in her subordinates’ admiration, Yuriko felt quite proud, and her mood improved significantly.
While Yuriko was boasting, her phone suddenly vibrated two times.
‘Hmm? Someone sent a message?’
She picked up her phone to check. As soon as the screen lit up, she saw a message from Carmilla.
Carmilla: “Did you get home?”
Seeing that the message was from Carmilla, Yuriko immediately tucked the phone away like a thief.
“Big Sister, who’s messaging you?”
Third Sister asked from behind her.
“A classmate. Cough, I’m a bit tired, I’m going to my room now.”
Feeling a bit guilty, Yuriko hurried away with her phone. She couldn’t let her subordinates see her conversation with Carmilla.
If her younger brothers and sisters found out that their powerful boss was pretending to be a good girl at the Academy, she would lose way too much face.
She went all the way up to the top floor, where her bedroom was located.
The top floor was Yuriko’s private domain. No one was allowed to set foot there except for her, not even her own brothers.
The reason for this was hidden inside her bedroom.
She pushed open the door, revealing the scene inside.
The room looked normal, with nothing strange about it. Anyone who saw it would think it was a standard teenage girl’s bedroom.
But that was the problem. While it was normal for a girl, it was extremely abnormal for a member of the Mafia.
Several cute plushies were placed on the headboard and the bed, including one particularly massive teddy bear.
The walls were covered in pink wallpaper, and the desk was lined with anime figures and cute chibi decorations…
As for why it was decorated like this?
It was actually just to satisfy Yuriko’s own small hobbies. Before she had transmigrated, she loved watching anime.
After transmigrating and having spare money, she naturally couldn’t resist buying lots of figures and dolls.
As for those cute plushies? Who wouldn’t want a cute doll on their bed to serve as a pillow?
Actually, Phantom was the one who bought them. She seemed to really like those plushies and loved hugging them when she slept.
It wasn’t that Yuriko didn’t want these things; she was just too embarrassed to buy them herself.
So, she tacitly allowed Phantom to buy them, and she would occasionally hug the giant bear while sleeping.
However, if these things were ever seen, it would seriously damage her majestic image as a leader.
Therefore, she never allowed her subordinates to come near the place, and she even did all the cleaning herself.
After entering the room, Yuriko sat on the bed and immediately opened her phone to reply to Carmilla.
Yuriko: “Just got back. Did you get home too?”
After sending the message, Yuriko hugged her phone and waited for Carmilla’s reply.
“You seem pretty concerned about her.”
Phantom’s voice suddenly drifted over, giving Yuriko a fright.
“I am not! This is just normal socializing. It’s a necessary step to maintain friendly relations with my classmates!”
Yuriko clutched her phone to her chest, stubbornly explaining herself to the black-haired girl beside her.
The black-haired girl sitting next to Yuriko had long, beautiful dark hair.
Her face was so calm that not a single trace of emotion could be seen, making her look a bit like a poker-faced character from a movie.
Her body was smaller compared to Yuriko’s, more similar to Yuri’s.
At the moment, her hands were resting on Yuriko’s thighs as she tried to peek at the phone.
This black-haired girl was Phantom. In her words, this was her human form, which had been part of her settings since the moment she was created.
Just like her black cat form, it was her true self.
The phone vibrated twice; it was a message from Carmilla.
Yuriko picked up the phone again and read it.
Carmilla: “Mm… I was really happy today. Ruri, you said you liked being with me, and I actually felt something special when I was with you too.”
Reading the message, Yuriko collapsed onto the bed and rolled around twice in excitement while clutching her phone.
Carmilla said she liked her too.
Although it wasn’t romantic love, Yuriko was still very satisfied.
So, looking at it this way, they were already considered friends, right?
Being able to become friends with a girl like that was enough to make Yuriko happy.
*Stare…*
After rolling around, Yuriko noticed Phantom’s gaze, which felt as sharp as needles piercing her face.
“Cough, cough.”
Yuriko sat up, brushed off her clothes, and insisted stubbornly, “This… I’m just a bit excited because I made a friend, that’s all. It’s definitely not because I like her or anything!”
“Your explanation lacks credibility. Rejected.”
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