There were no missions today, but because I've gotten into the habit of waking up early, I still got up in the morning.
But I really don't want to get up...
Kika lazily rolled over in bed, slithering off the bed like a caterpillar.
Still in her pajamas, she went into the kitchen for breakfast.
There wasn't much to eat. Everyone told me not to eat sweets in the morning, and I didn't feel like having white porridge, so I just nibbled on a few large meat buns and called it a meal.
After eating, Kika wondered if she should go train, or check on how Mei's classes were going, or see if Ryn needed help with his mission.
As soon as she stepped outside, she found the sun a bit too strong. Kika silently closed the door and crawled back into her quilt.
"The sun is too bright, I don't want to train, I don't want to go out, I'm going to take a big nap."
And so, Kika the Nap Queen slept straight through to noon, only to be woken up by a fragrant aroma.
"Tsk... it's noon already! That was a great nap~ Let's see what delicious food Mei has made~"
Smelling the aroma of Mei's cooking, Kika tiptoed into the kitchen to sneak a few bites. Otherwise, when the meal started, she would have to fight for food with Kiana the "bulldozer."
When she got to the kitchen, she found that Mei's lunch today was exceptionally lavish, with all sorts of delicious dishes piled high on the table.
Is today some kind of special day?
Kika crawled under the dining table, only to find Kiana already squatting there. So she joined Kiana in sneaking food, but they soon started fighting because of an uneven distribution of the loot.
Although Kiana pinned her to the ground with one hand, thankfully she yelled loud enough to attract Mei's attention.
Mei grabbed Kiana and Kika by the back of their collars, lifting the two little thieving mice up, then opened the main door and threw them out like trash.
"Idiot Kiana, stupid Mei! It's your honor that the great Kika eats your food! How dare you hit me!"
Kika rubbed her butt and got up from the ground. She turned to curse at that bastard Kiana, only to find that Kiana had just stayed lying down where she fell.
From time to time, her little hand would draw a small circle, opening a space portal to continue stealing some of Mei's cooking.
"Eat, eat, eat, Kiana, you're about to turn into a pig!" Kika, disappointed that Kiana was failing to meet expectations, walked over and kicked the pig a couple of times.
"I'm turning into a pig? How is that possible? I've always maintained my weight very well!"
Kiana quickly retorted, then looked at Kika with a lecherous expression and a grin, saying, "Instead of calling me fat, aren't you the truly fat one, Fat Kika? I'm ten centimeters taller than you, but only two kilograms heavier!"
"Go to hell! You're just proud because your chest is bigger and your butt is curvier than mine! What's there to be proud of!"
"Because there's another one just like me!"
Kiana happily jumped up from the ground, then drew a spacetime wormhole, revealing Sirin inside, playing games with Bronya in her room.
With a bewildered look on Sirin's face, Kiana proudly puffed out her chest and squeezed it towards Kika, creating a bottomless cleavage.
"Come on, Sirin, show Fat Kika our big boobs and curvy butts!"
"..."
Sirin was silently at a loss for words.
Help needed online: what do you do when you have such a brainless, idiotic sister?
Bronya provided the answer.
She picked up the slipper from the floor and threw it straight at Kiana's smug face.
"Idiot Kiana, your one action hurt two people!"
"No, no, no, only Bronya was hurt. I can look pretty big if I squeeze them too!"
Kika quickly denied Bronya's words. She wasn't a washboard like Bronya; she was just a little smaller than Kiana, a very normal size.
Sirin & Bronya: "..."
In the next second, Bronya directly lifted the computer monitor and menacingly moved to smash it on Kika's head.
"Bronya was helping you, and you still dare to mock Bronya!"
"No, no, no, it's not that serious, not that serious."
Sirin quickly hugged Bronya, holding her back from charging forward, and swiftly closed the wormhole Kiana had opened.
But before Kika could catch her breath, the window upstairs opened, and Bronya leaned out, fixing Kika with a death stare.
"Ehehe~"
Kika stuck out her tongue and acted cute, then immediately ran for it, lest staying put would make Bronya even angrier and she'd throw something else down at her.
As soon as Kika left, Bronya shifted her target and fixed Kiana with a death stare.
Kiana shrugged, then provocatively puffed out her chest at Bronya again. Before Bronya could react, she opened a wormhole and escaped.
In the next second, Bronya's deafening roar followed.
"KI! A! NA!!"
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Having slipped away, Kika planned to take a walk by the pond at St. Freya High School, but after just a short walk, the sun made her feel like a dying dog, panting heavily from the heat.
For a serious homebody like Kika, unless she was on a mission, wearing her external armor Sabayon, floating around with Sabayon, or lying on Ryn and letting him carry her, even walking a few steps on her own felt like an excessive amount of exercise.
In the pavilion by the river, Kika sat on her beanbag chair, which she always carried with her in her Stigmata Space, pondering whether to summon Sabayon remotely to provide shade and serve as a ride. Although her beanbag, modified by Ryn, could also fly, it didn't offer any shade...
Especially since it was almost time to eat, and Kika's little stomach was already growling.
Unlike Kiana, who never feels hungry but is also never full, Kika is either full or hungry...
"Forget it, I'm too hungry to move... I'll see when they find me."
Kika wriggled around, adjusted her lying position, and slumped onto her beanbag. She took out a sleep mask and prepared to sleep.
A few dozen minutes later, just as Kika was drowsily about to fall asleep, she suddenly felt someone lifting her eye mask and was instantly wide awake.
She opened her eyes to see Ryn's face, right up close.
"Ry-Ry-Ry... Ryn! Wh-wh-wh... how are you... back!"
With Ryn so close to her, Kika instantly blushed beet red, and then suddenly, her vision went black and she fainted.
"There's something important today, so I finished my mission quickly and came back. Mei said in the group chat that you were missing, so I came to look for you. Just now I saw you sleeping..."
Ryn stopped mid-sentence because he realized Kika had already passed out.
This little idiot, she was fine with kisses and hugs before, why is she fainting from shyness now?
Ryn picked up Kika, ready to take her home, only to realize she hadn't fainted from shyness... it was because her reaction was too intense, and combined with being too hungry, her blood sugar had dropped and she had fainted from hunger...
"..."
Ryn was momentarily speechless, a rare moment of silence for him. He took out the sweets he always kept in his pocket for Kika, put one in his mouth, and let it dissolve into sugar water.
Then he leaned down and kissed Kika's slightly dry lips, feeding her the sugar water. He used the power of Creation to help her digest the sugar and replenish her blood sugar.
Soon, Kika woke up again...
Only, feeling the sweet, soft touch on her lips, and seeing the face she longed for day and night before her...
Kika's eyes rolled back, and this time, she truly fainted from shyness.
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At the dinner table, Kika's face was flushed red as she looked down, fiddling with her fingers under the table.
In front of her was a mountain of food that Ryn, Kiana, and Mei had piled onto her plate.
What a touching scene, what a harmonious family!
If only they hadn't spoken while serving the food...
"All that sweet food was for nothing... I'm sorry, I really am. I used to suspect your blood was made of only sweets... but now it seems the sweets just pass right through you."
"What's the big deal... A college student about to eat faints from hunger at the cafeteria door?"
"An S-rank Valkyrie fainted from hunger... Kika, oh Kika, how embarrassing..."
"Kika, eat more, don't let yourself get hungry again. If Principal Theresa finds out you fainted from hunger, she'll definitely supervise your meals face-to-face every day..."
Kika didn't answer them. Her fingers under the table were fidgeting so much they were about to start a fire. Her mind was filled with thoughts like, "Why did I just faint from hunger and not die outright!" "Ryn kissed me! Yay!" "Wuwuwu, this is so embarrassing." "Sweet and soft, it felt different from last time~"
Suddenly, Ryn lightly snapped his fingers. The sky, which had been bright noon, suddenly darkened, and the room became pitch black at the same time.
Her vision was pitch black, but she could still hear the sounds around her, though they were a bit chaotic.
Kika's first thought was that her low blood sugar had acted up again because she hadn't eaten out of embarrassment. She closed her eyes and hurriedly grabbed Ryn's hand beside her, whispering nervously and awkwardly:
"Ryn... I think my low blood sugar is acting up again, I can't see anything right now... Could you... maybe... kiss me and feed me some sugar water again..."
Click—
Mei silently turned on the room lights and then stood next to Kiana.
Only then did Kika realize she wasn't having a low blood sugar episode, it had just gotten dark...
And the room's layout had completely changed in those few seconds of darkness.
The walls were filled with festive stickers and balloons, and a large cake sat in the middle of a beautifully decorated dining table.
On top of the cake were decorative little figures of herself, Ryn, Kiana, Sirin, Mei, Bronya, and Cortana, made from special sweets.
Her little Kika figure was surrounded by the others, holding hands, celebrating her birthday.
Kika's mouth fell open. She looked down at the cake, then back at Ryn.
After Ryn nodded, Kika looked at Mei and Kiana and the others.
Kiana and Sirin, one brainless and one unhappy, stood on either side and pulled the strings on their party poppers.
"Happy birthday! Kika!"
"Birthday... mine?"
Kika stood up, both happy and excited. But what happens when you stand up too quickly after sitting for a long time, especially with low blood sugar?
Kika's vision went black, her body lost control, and she fell forward onto the table.
Watching Kika bow and face-plant right into the cake, Ryn and Kiana simultaneously stroked their chins, then looked at Mei and asked in confusion:
"Is Kika just that hungry, or is this a Far East way of showing gratitude that requires such a deep bow? That's some impressive bowing, huh?"
Mei was also full of confusion. She walked over to Kika, thinking she might be too excited or nervous.
But after patting Kika a few times and getting no response...
"What bowing! Kika has fainted, call 120, quick!"