Karin looked at Wang Ning, who was lost in her thoughts.

The more she looked, the cuter she found her.

That aloof, dazed expression, the way she blushed and didn’t know what to do after being hugged, her soft white hair that was pleasant to touch.

Where did this adorable little angel come from!

“Qing, don’t you dare lay a hand on her, or you’ll be waiting for a beating from me.”

Karin rested a hand on Wang Ning’s back, a smile on her face, and glanced at Xie Qingzhe with a slight warning.

Xie Qingzhe watched the golden retriever eagerly claim the white-haired girl as her own territory.

She pushed up her glasses, a smile playing on her lips.

“That’s not for you to say,” the wind scattered a strand of hair from her temple.

Her eyes, like pools of black water, were impossible to read.

“Karin, she’s a pure human.”

Karin froze, looking at Wang Ning again, then lowered her head as if in sudden realization.

Xie Qingzhe said, “You know why I’m here. In any case, I’m too lazy to get involved in your empire’s private affairs.”

“…But please don’t interfere in my business either,” she said flatly.

It was as if the person standing before her wasn’t the heir to a powerful empire, or rather, she simply didn’t care, because her own background was no less formidable.

Fused bloodlines were no longer a rarity.

Their inherited awakening had greatly increased the country’s combat capabilities, to the point where they could be considered superweapons.

But with pros came cons.

The impurity of the bloodline caused the vast majority to live in the pain of after-effects.

It was already difficult enough to control themselves from partially revealing their beast forms; suppressing the primal violence and desires within their blood was even harder.

Even though the laws enacted were extremely strict, there were always those who lost control—bringing with them slaughter and bloodshed.

…Pure humans were nearly extinct.

“I understand,” Karin’s voice was calm and serious, but in the next moment, her tone shifted.

“No wonder I thought this little school junior smelled so good!”

Karin vigorously ruffled Wang Ning’s hair, grinning and revealing her perfectly white, even teeth.

Wang Ning: …

Xie Qingzhe: …

She couldn’t be bothered with this dumb golden retriever and turned to leave.

Of course she was interested in Wang Ning, but now was not the right time to approach her.

“Who are you?! Get away from my sister!”

A familiar, angry voice called out.

Wang Ning looked tearfully at Wang Yi, who was rapidly approaching.

‘Great! My sister’s finally here!’

‘I’ll never call my sister clingy again!!’

Compared to the overly familiar golden-haired senpai next to her, her sister at most just liked to touch her a little.

What was wrong with that!

Although Wang Ning struggled every time, damn it, why were the people in this world so strong?

It was simply ridiculous!

On the verge of being petted bald, Wang Ning let out a useless cry: “Yi Yi!”

Wang Yi attacked without hesitation.

A sharp punch whistled past Karin’s ear.

The eldest princess glanced at Wang Yi’s icy expression, casually stepped back, and gently pushed Wang Ning out of the battlefield with her other hand.

“A cat-type fuser?” she said in a tone of certainty, her eyes narrowing.

“Very impressive power,” she added lightly.

“If we were in the arena, I’d be more than willing to be your opponent.”

“If you were my opponent, you’d be lying on the ground right now.”

Wang Yi’s sweet voice was laced with malice, like a sharp knife coated in honey.

She grabbed her sister’s wrist, pulling her to hide behind her.

“Wait, did you misunderstand something? I saw a suspicious person talking to your sister. As a welcoming senpai, it’s perfectly normal for me to help this new student…” Karin said in all seriousness, quickly scanning the surroundings, then faltered.

‘When did that person leave?!’

“I just got here and only saw you, the suspicious person,” Wang Yi said expressionlessly, cracking her knuckles.

Karin paused for a moment, then muttered a vulgar phrase.

Wang Ning: “Are you cursing?”

Karin: “Nope, but don’t learn it either.”

After saying that, the guilty golden-haired senpai quickly flashed a brilliant smile and spoke rapidly, “Anyway, welcome to Alice Academy! I hope you all have a pleasant and wonderful memory here and grow to become the blades and glory of the empire!”

“Then, goodbye!”

‘That was a very obvious change of subject.’

Wang Ning complained in her heart.

“Big Sis, stay away from strange people like that in the future.”

Wang Yi held Wang Ning’s hand, looking up at her, and instructed her with a cute and earnest tone.

Karin: …’I haven’t even gone far yet.’

“Alright, alright, I’m the adult here. You should be the one protecting yourself. You just rushed up recklessly. What if the other person had counterattacked by accident? This is the territory of nobles!” Wang Ning also looked at her seriously.

‘Besides, that was the eldest princess.’

‘Even though I know from the plot that she’s an extremely just and responsible person, who knows what rich people… ah no, what nobles are thinking?’

“But Big Sis is really weak,” Wang Yi looked at her with great concern, unintentionally shooting an arrow at Wang Ning’s self-esteem.

Wang Ning: ‘Enough, I know I’m weak, don’t say it anymore.’

Her heart was filled with despair and indignation.

‘Why is it that when others transmigrate, they get all sorts of cheats, but I not only changed my gender, I can’t even beat a girl?!’

“Hm?” Wang Ning felt her sister suddenly hug her and asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

Wang Yi’s muffled voice came from her embrace, “I’m so afraid that Big Sis will get hurt when I’m not looking.”

—’My gentle and fragile sister has already attracted too many gazes and covetous eyes.’

—’Big Sis is like a rose under a glass dome, needing careful protection and a shield. She can’t even protect herself, yet she wants to protect me, so naively showing her four sharp thorns.’

—’I really want to gouge out all the eyes that look at my sister.’

—’Or maybe I should just lock my sister at home? So she can only see me. I’ll definitely work very, very hard to take care of her.’

… ‘No. Big Sis would be scared. She would hate me.’

‘There must be another way, a way to protect Big Sis and also keep her by my side forever.’

“I’ve decided!” Wang Yi suddenly exclaimed loudly, tightly gripping Wang Ning’s hands.

Her golden-brown cat eyes looked at Wang Ning seriously.

“Big Sis, I will definitely work hard to become the strongest person! To protect you forever!”

Her eyes were shining as she said this.

“Big Sis has to stay with me forever too, okay!”

Wang Ning couldn’t help but smile.

She stroked Wang Yi’s hair, as if she were petting her…

Speaking of which, she was getting more and more skilled at this action.

“Big Sis, you have to promise me.”

Wang Yi’s expression was laced with nervousness.

“Mhm, I promise,” Wang Ning could now shamelessly accept being supported by her younger sister.

The shame from her male soul could no longer shake her thick skin.

“Yi Yi has to work hard, okay.”

Wang Yi let out a cheer, energetically shouldered the mountain of luggage, and then glanced at Wang Ning.

“Big Sis, do you want to sit on top?”

She said with a radiant smile, “I can still carry one more Big Sis!”

Wang Ning: …’I don’t understand, but I am greatly shocked.’