Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

"How dare you say that? Back then you didn't understand anything at all, you were just a shameless child!"

In response, Kroe caught the ball and threw it out again.

"I... just don't want a fight to break out!"

"In the end, they still ended up fighting! You little brat!"

"I...I'm just a child! Aren't you a child too!"

"That's so childish! Even your brother gets tired of you!"

Chloe felt that although Ivia seemed to think she was very eye-catching since she first entered the school, in reality she was the one who was more eye-catching, and it was precisely because she was Ivia that she was noticed so quickly.

Chloe, who took Illya's place and enjoyed life on the day Illya took leave, already knew that Illya was quite popular. However, because she was difficult to talk to, those people could only make friends by sending love letters. Therefore, the only one who could truly understand and love her was herself.

Therefore, I wanted him to cook for me, and I also hoped that he could trim my nails, brush my teeth, and feed me. Such thoughts filled my mind.

As for Ilya, she's just a brat who only knows how to make a fuss. She should tear up the love letter instead of sending it back with the love letter.

"Ugh, so annoying! So annoying! They're clinging to each other right away, and calling me 'brother' for no reason, it's so annoying! You're clearly just—"

Ilya spread her feet slightly apart, lowered her center of gravity, and swung out forcefully, faster than before.

"My knock-off version!"

"A knock-off?"

Chloe's face darkened, and her inner anger began to erupt. "I don't know who the knock-off is! Besides, my name is Chloe now!"

boom!

The literal sound echoed across the playground. Watching the dodgeball bounce back from the punch, Ilya instinctively realized that she couldn't dodge it anymore; it was probably going to hit her. Just thinking about it made her wince...

However, since Chloe used her divine power, Illya was unable to defend against it, so Ivia stepped in to block the ball for Illya.

"I'm sorry, Ilya, Chloe actually repented to me at noon and said she wouldn't do it again."

Upon hearing that voice, Ilya blinked.

"Actually, Xiao Hei was really happy when he played with you, and I also think it would be better to experience it in person."

At first, before using magic, it was indeed just normal play...

"terribly sorry."

"It's not your fault, it's just... I'll have Chloe visit your house and meet your mother in a few days, and then everything will be fine."

"Isn't Chloe your sister?"

Because she cared so much, the girl secretly touched the hair that had fallen onto her face.

"What do you think? But right now, she really is my important little sister."

He smiled gently.

Ilya thought that Chloe, as his younger sister, must be very important to him, otherwise, he wouldn't have shown such an expression.

I believe many people would wish for someone like that by their side... But she's only like this because of me.

I really want to talk about it.

He will tell him everything that has happened and felt in his life so far, without reservation.

But given Ilya's personality, it's highly unlikely that she would be so bold.

By the time Ilya came to her senses, she already saw Chloe running towards her.

"No, it's okay!"

As the dust settled, Chloe, seeing Ivia appear, rushed to her side, her face filled with worry. Although she knew it was unlikely to cause any harm, she couldn't help but feel this way. However, then—

"That's why I hate kids... You can tell something's wrong. Come with me to the infirmary."

Karen, who appeared out of nowhere, indifferently pulled Ivia directly to the infirmary.

Then, unlike Ilya, who actually believed Kallen's words and panicked because she thought Ivia was really in trouble, Chloe turned her head and looked at Miyu, who had been silent all along. The reason for this was that during class that morning, she had buried her head in Ivia's neck and actually 'accidentally' stuck out her tongue and licked it.

Chloe felt that Miyu must have seen what happened, since she could sense that the black-haired girl was glancing at her out of the corner of her eye.

"If there's something you want to say, I can do it for you, because—"

"Shut up."

A few seconds later, Miyu's expression instantly regained some energy, making her seem more like her former self.

"...I'm sorry, but actually I don't have much to say to you."

……

In stark contrast to the cheerful atmosphere of the school, the infirmary was filled with a gloomy ambiance.

"There are basically no external injuries or internal injuries."

Karen pulled Ivia's body onto the bed, then climbed onto his back.

"By the way, Karen, don't you always say that you feel like throwing up when you see healthy and energetic people?"

Although Karen held her tightly, Ivia would have already thrown her into the water in the past, but considering that she had just helped her resolve Chloe's matter last night, she didn't do anything more.

"That's true for me when it comes to children, but you're an exception."

Karen hugged the child and sniffed him like a puppy. "But unlike me, you treat children differently."

Karen has had a subtle problem since yesterday: she suddenly feels that Ivia's attitude towards her is completely different from that towards the other kids.

Therefore, Karen's feelings at this moment are like that of someone who has realized that their lover has changed his mind and has a strong premonition that the other person is about to break up with her. Even so, she still tries her best to maintain the relationship and clings to it.

Although she has never had a boyfriend, she has never been that interested in other men.

"It's normal."

Ivia, who let Karen explore, continued with interest, "After all, I'm still a child myself."

"really."

At this moment, Karen raised her eyebrows.

"However, the purge at the church is over, and some top-level personnel are coming to inspect Fuyuki. I need time to write up my daily reports for Fuyuki over the past six months, so it won't be convenient for me to see you and Kuro during this period."

"Highest level?"

Ivia wasn't surprised by the church's purge, since it was likely triggered by his words when he met Sakuyue and her son. She just didn't know why he had to come to Fuyuki after it ended.

"Because I was one of those affected by the purge, if it weren't for that, I might not have gone to Rome..."

Karen stroked Ivia's hair, sniffing it. "But it shouldn't be a big problem. However, this is the first time I've seen the code name for that highest-ranking person."

"what is it call?"

"Luce (Light)."

Chapter 399 Miyu Strikes Back?

That was the second week after Chloe enrolled.

Since their friendly dodgeball battle with Ilya last week, things have become a bit more normal for the group.

Although Ilya had already asked Ivia about Chloe's deeds in person, Ivia still gave her a rather perfunctory answer, always saying, "I'll have Chloe come to your house in a few days and meet Ilya in person with Mrs. Alice, and you'll know then." Ilya could naturally see through this perfunctory attitude, and her heart was already pounding.

After all, she couldn't bring herself to stick to Chloe during class like she did, so she could only sulk by herself.

Even so, Ilya still joined in returning the love letters every afternoon after school, making it feel like a business matter. Chloe, on the other hand, didn't participate at all. After all, she was annoyed by the love letters sent to Ivya. If Ivya hadn't rejected her, she would have written some very unpleasant words on the back of each love letter to stop her from sending them anymore.

However, leaving early also meant that he could help Ivia prepare dinner. After all, the two of them were still living in a small park. Although Karen had found a house, Chloe had no intention of going there, so they set up a tent in the park to live in.

She had originally planned to sleep in the tent together, but unfortunately Ivia refused.

“Generally speaking, you’re already that old, so you should be sleeping by yourself.”

Chloe understood that it wasn't that Ivia was keeping her at arm's length, but rather that she simply thought that way. However, the more Ivia acted this way, the stronger Chloe's desire and demands for that kind of thing became.

Then, one afternoon—

"Then, let's begin the interrogation!"

In the basement of the Edelfeld family home, perhaps to conform to the stereotype of a 'basement,' the gold-plated drill bit prevented it from appearing too opulent. Instead, modern technology was used to make the air in the basement cold and damp, with dim lights hanging from exposed bulbs overhead. The light was glaring and pale, forming a blinding beam that divided the entire room into a boundary between shadow and light.

Inside, there were elegant tables and chairs, and somehow, wine bottles would suddenly float up and automatically pour wine for people.

Just confronting it can make you sweat even when the temperature isn't hot, causing abnormalities in your autonomic nervous system.

Meanwhile, Rin Tohsaka and Luvia, sitting across the table, hid their faces in the shadows, put on black glasses, stared at Chloe, and even tapped the table to make a sound.

"I'm telling you, aren't you going too far?"

Chloe, tied to the wooden stake, looked helplessly at the two girls in front of her.

She had left school as usual today to buy groceries to cook for Ivia, but she was intercepted by these two people halfway there. After a chase, she was 'unfortunately' defeated and brought here...

Of course, Chloe did it on purpose, because she understood that these two people's goal was probably the job card inside her body. How should I put it, considering that these two people had disguised themselves as old ladies and delivered so much food to her this week, plus even a bank card, she would reluctantly see what they were planning to do.

"So, how exactly do you retrieve your job placement card?"

"I don't know either. That night, I just came to my senses and that's how I ended up."

"Yeah."

Rin Tohsaka got up and approached Chloe, sizing her up before reaching out to feel around her body, hoping to find a way to get the card through her.

Before he could even touch it, Chloe glared at him fiercely.

Those eyes reflected Rin Tohsaka's figure, and the gaze that pierced her was so intense it was almost murderous. This made her feel that if she dared to cross the line again, it wouldn't be surprising if this little black guy recklessly raised his knife and stabbed her.

Rin Tohsaka then waved her hands to Chloe, who seemed to have misunderstood.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not interested in you. I just want to see if I can get a job placement card. If that solves the problem, it's good for both of us, right?"

"I hate being touched."

"But you're always glued to that silver-haired brat..."

Suddenly, Luvia took a sip of her black tea and, with a faint sweet aroma, spoke again, "This kind of persuasion won't work on us at all... although your expression certainly didn't lie."

"Because you're not good enough, and watch how you address each other."

This sentence is shaped like a sharp blade.

It gave Rin Tohsaka and Luvia the feeling that they had done something terribly wrong.

There are actually many reasons why Chloe doesn't want Rin to touch her, the biggest being that 'this person is no good.' Of course, most people think this way. They find it annoying to look at her, they find it annoying to hear her say boring things, and they find it even more infuriating that she would want to touch them so casually.

"Um……"

Therefore, Rin Tohsaka's response became ambiguous.

This child named Chloe, who seems to be a clone of Illya, seems to have no choice but to do this.

That wasn't some arrogant habit; she could often sense a fragility in Xiao Hei, like a taut string, and a strange power in contrast.

"That's how it is," she thought to herself.

"Alright then, you and your brother Ivia, speaking of which..."

Rin Tohsaka originally wanted to ask further questions, but suddenly her mind seemed to short-circuit. She was silent for a moment, and then, under Luvia's gaze as she drank her red tea, she said something that even she herself found strange.

"Does he have a relative who's a policeman? And a blond guy who just sits around doing nothing? And a bespectacled shut-in?"

"...Rin, did a gorilla punch you twice and cause brain damage?"

Upon hearing Rin Tohsaka's words, Luvia retorted without hesitation, "Or is it that you're in heat, and this is a symptom caused by getting caught overloading your taxi in London and receiving too many fines?"

Upon hearing this, Rin Tohsaka's eyes darted around for a moment before she spoke up confidently, accompanied by a nasal "humph".

"You can't control this gold drill, can you? Anyway, I'm the interrogator, I can ask whatever I want. Oh, I forgot, how could a young lady like you possibly know the tricks of interrogation? You probably only know how to pull out money and put it in people's faces, that kind of useless interrogation. Oh, how pathetic."

To conceal her gloomy expression, Luvia first put some fruit and black tea into her mouth, then narrowed her eyes and said:

"Heh, I didn't expect you to still dare to talk back to me like this now. It's truly laughable. Your work today—"

But Luvia's sarcastic remarks were interrupted by Chloe, who stepped down from the wooden stake.

"Huh? Why did you come down?"

"Hmm? Is this difficult? Originally, I tied you up to see what you could do and to take some pictures to show my brother..."

Chloe swaggered over to Luvia's table, poured herself another cup of black tea, took a bite of a macaron, and raised her beautifully shaped eyebrows.