I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 15 My Older Sister's Questioning

Shen Zixin's older sister, Lu Yue, with sleepy eyes, drifted towards the dining table—

"Oh... Zixin... Good morning... Hmm?"

Lu Yue's eyes, which had been half-closed, widened slightly the moment she caught sight of Noah. Her drowsy expression vanished instantly, and the unfamiliar girl in a sailor uniform at the dining table immediately captured her full attention.

Lu Yue naturally asked, "How come there's a high school student in my house?"

Shen Zixin glanced at Noah, who was giving Lu Yue a standard business smile, and had a bad feeling.

He could almost foresee that if he didn't speak up immediately, Noah would definitely say something surprising in the next second.

To prevent the situation from escalating further, he decisively preemptively explained:

"Sister, this is my friend, Noah. She's here as a guest."

Shen Zixin spoke as calmly as possible, hoping this explanation would temporarily stabilize the situation.

However, Noah clearly wasn't going to let him get away with it so easily. Her face remained smiling, displaying the liveliness and politeness typical of a high school girl.

"Hello, I'm Noah, a friend of Shen Zixin. You must be the older sister Zixin often mentions to me? She says you're a very outstanding adult!"

Noah's tone was sweet, easily winning people over. Then, she abruptly changed the subject, revealing something that, while already decided, sounded incredibly shocking—

"I may be staying at your residence for a few days, I apologize for the inconvenience!"

"Hmm? Stay overnight? There aren't any extra guest rooms at home, could it be—" Lu Yue's gaze finally settled on her younger brother.

"Um,"

A faint blush rose on Noah's cheeks, and her voice became shy and sweet, "Last night I slept in Zixin's room with him, and it felt...so sweet..."

She looks exactly like a young girl deeply in love, full of beautiful dreams for the future.

"Ugh... Damn it! Has Zixin reached this age already...?"

Lu Yue seemed to have suffered some kind of huge blow. She grabbed her hair haphazardly with both hands in frustration, making her already messy hair even messier.

Shen Zixin had given up on any explanation. He silently picked up the remaining half of the sandwich and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Sis, you should go wash up too, I've saved breakfast for you."

"More important to me now than breakfast is—"

Lu Yue had no appetite left. She rushed over to the empty seat next to Noah and sat down, her eyes gleaming with barely suppressed gossip.

"Hey, little Noah, can you tell me how you and my Zixin met? How long have you been dating? How far have you gotten together?"

"Alright, alright, sis!" Shen Zixin finally couldn't take it anymore and interrupted Lu Yue, "Noah has important things to do today, so don't waste her time here."

Noah stood up cooperatively, her face still beaming with that sweet, sunny smile. "Well, Sister Lu Yue, it's about time I left. I'll take my leave now. We can chat some more another day."

"It's alright, it's alright. Since you're staying at my place, there will be plenty of opportunities to chat in the future." Lu Yue also got up and warmly saw Noah to the door.

As the door slammed shut, the atmosphere in the living room subtly shifted. Lu Yue's previously enthusiastic smile faded, replaced by a serious expression.

She turned around, looking at her younger brother with some displeasure:

"Brother, isn't what you're doing a bit inappropriate?"

Shen Zixin was tidying up the dishes when he looked up, a look of confusion on his face: "What's wrong with me now?"

"Of course I'm referring to Xiao Ran!" Lu Yue gave her a disdainful look.

"You know that He Yuran really likes you, right? Although she hasn't officially confirmed your relationship, we can all see how much she likes you."

"And what happened? Now you've brought back such a lovely girl, and you've even taken it to the point of living together and sleeping in together. Isn't this just cheating on her?"

As Lu Yue spoke, she put her hands on her hips.

"Also, you and Noah have already moved in together, so what about Xiaoran? How far have you two gotten? It can't be... still just holding hands, right?"

Shen Zixin felt a headache coming on, her voice filled with a deep sense of helplessness: "...If I told you right now that Noah and I aren't dating at all, would you believe me?"

"Please, could you come up with a slightly more believable reason?"

Lu Yue rolled her eyes, her expression of disdain deepening.

"You've slept in the same bed and then say there's nothing between you? Is that even possible? And you even found a high school student. Tsk tsk tsk, sure enough, no matter what age a man is, he still likes young and pretty girls."

"..." Shen Zixin rubbed his forehead. He now deeply understood what it meant to be speechless.

"Sigh, I never expected that my seemingly honest and simple younger brother would actually be a hidden scumbag."

Lu Yue let out a long sigh, her tone filled with disappointment and heartache.

"As your older sister, I really don't know what to say to you. Poor Ran, how heartbroken she would be if she knew about this."

"Things really aren't what you think, sis!" Shen Zixin tried to defend herself.

"The situation is... rather complicated, and I can't explain it to you clearly right now. Besides, don't you know what kind of person I am? From childhood to adulthood, in what way have I ever seemed like the kind of scumbag who would cheat on his wife with two women?"

After hearing this, Lu Yue crossed her arms and looked thoughtful.

She looked Shen Zixin up and down, her tone hesitant: "Hmm... now that you mention it, given your personality, you don't seem like the type to actively toy with a girl's feelings."

"Right? How about giving your little brother a little more trust every now and then?" Shen Zixin finally breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed there was still room to salvage the situation.

"I see!"

Lu Yue suddenly clapped her hands, a look of sudden realization on her face.

"A gentle, home-loving man like you is a rare and highly sought-after resource! So, it must be that girl named Noah who's been pursuing you relentlessly, right?"

She became more and more certain as she spoke, and her tone became more and more impassioned.

"And then, faced with the powerful advances of such an innocent and proactive high school girl, you, with your perpetually clueless blockhead, had absolutely no idea how to respond or refuse, which is why you gradually succumbed, ultimately leading to this ambiguous and awkward situation, right?"

"..." Shen Zixin closed his eyes wearily, having completely given up the struggle.

He knew that no matter what he said, he couldn't explain it clearly, because it was a fact that Noah slept with him (although it really was just sleeping). As long as this point wasn't refuted, their relationship could never be ordinary.

It's impossible to tell my older sister that Noah's true identity is "myself who traveled back from the future twelve years in the future and became a magical girl"... Even if I did tell her, she wouldn't believe me.

Since that's the case, let her continue to misunderstand.

At least compared to being seen as a "cheating scumbag," this "clumsy blockhead guy being pursued by an innocent high school girl" setting seems a little better.

"My friend, you really need to learn to say no clearly!"

Lu Yue was still trying to persuade her, completely unaware of Shen Zixin's expression of utter despair.

"When it comes to relationships, the worst thing you can do is drag things out! Otherwise, it's easy to hurt everyone involved..."

Shen Zixin could only listen silently and accept her older sister's teachings.