"Onee... sama?!"
Hearing Kuroko's exaggerated way of addressing her, Mikoto couldn't help but imagine the scene of herself calling her own sister with the suffix'Sama,' and her cheeks instantly flushed a shameful crimson.
"Just'Sister' is fine."
"Understood, Onee-sama!"
At this moment, Kuroko's youthful tone already carried a hint of perversion, and the crimson on Mikoto's cheeks had spread to her ears and neck.
She immediately turned around and walked quickly, trying to distance herself from Kuroko to cool down, but how could Kuroko just stay put? With a teleport, she was back at Mikoto's side.
"Onee-sama, the other Onee-sama... Where is your sister? May I meet her?" Kuroko asked with a grin, her hands clasped behind her back and her head tilted.
Mikoto was slightly stunned by Kuroko's inquiry. Although Mikoto didn't think she would have fans, if the girl was only clinging to her, she could barely explain it away.
But if that scope expanded to both sisters, then it was worth thinking about—just when did the two of them get involved with this little junior?
Hmm, did she remember something?
Mikoto crossed her arms and lowered her head, wearing a melancholy expression as she puzzled over it, while Kuroko, standing beside her, seemed to have an endless stream of things to say.
"Onee-sama? Onee-sama?"
"Aaaaah, let me have some peace!"
These scenes were clearly witnessed by many students watching from the nearby teaching building.
Some of these students were members of the Sha Faction, while others were leaders of small factions who had previously extended olive branches to Kuroko. At this moment, various expressions played across their faces, making for a very colorful sight.
"Is that the freshman Shirai Kuroko? She seems very close to Mikoto. It looks like this space Ability User belongs to our Sha Faction~"
"What do you mean 'belongs to you'? That's Mikoto, not Chinatsu. Since when was Mikoto a member of your faction? Don't go flattering yourselves."
"Mikoto and Miss Chinatsu are biological sisters. Even without an official announcement, she can be considered a de facto member of our Sha Faction. Do you really think you still have a chance?"
The young ladies squinted at each other in confrontation. Compared to a year ago, they didn't directly come to blows, but the sparks flying between their eyes hadn't diminished in the slightest.
The factions were locked in open and secret struggles. From the three-way standoff of last year, it had become a situation of 'one superpower and many strong ones,' with everyone eyeing the position of the eternal princess.
Yukiko, who happened to be passing through the hallway, also quietly watched this scene. Looking at Kuroko chattering beside Mikoto, she vaguely hallucinated the girl as herself.
When the hallucination faded, she felt even more acutely that the person standing by Mikoto's side now was not her. The relationship she once had with Mikoto could no longer be restored.
"After everything, what face do I have left to see Mikoto... What exactly am I doing now..."
Yukiko sighed softly, shook her head, withdrew her gaze, and continued walking forward.
Whether she felt Yukiko's gaze or simply the stares of those faction members, the melancholy Mikoto suddenly looked up toward the teaching building.
Unfortunately, she was a beat too late. Yukiko did not appear in her line of sight. The faction members Mikoto did see all raised their hands to greet her, regardless of whether they were part of the Sha Faction.
Seeing this, Mikoto waved back. Ever since Chinatsu officially announced she was joining the Sha Faction, she clearly felt that the students in school had become much kinder to her.
Beside her, Kuroko also looked up toward the teaching building, even a step earlier than Mikoto.
"Kessai... Yukiko."
Kuroko muttered softly to herself, then quickly adjusted her expression. With a smile, she looked back at Mikoto and performed a farewell etiquette full of lady-like grace.
"Although I still have much to discuss with Onee-sama, unfortunately, I have a class to attend shortly, so I must take my leave for now."
"Oh, okay... sure."
Mikoto was somewhat surprised by Kuroko's sudden lady-like demeanor; it was truly hard to connect this scene with her previous behavior.
Kuroko quickly teleported to the upperclassmen's teaching building via Space Movement, then used it as a springboard for a second and third teleport to return to the freshman building.
Upon returning to her classroom, Kuroko was instantly the center of attention for many classmates. One particularly outgoing student approached her with a grin to strike up a conversation.
"Kuroko, listen to this! I've joined the Shokuhou Faction. Miss Shokuhou is truly so gentle and elegant, completely different from what some upperclassmen said."
The classmate shared her experiences after joining the Shokuhou Faction with a smile. Even though they were all young ladies of Tokiwadai, experiencing the atmosphere of Shokuhou's side for the first time gave her the illusion that she was a commoner.
Hearing this outgoing classmate's exclamation, Kuroko didn't think about her own situation when joining the Shokuhou Faction; instead, she emitted a slight hint of hostility.
"Shokuhou Misaki... she doesn't seem to have a very good relationship with Onee-sama..."
"Ah? What Onee-sama? Kuroko, do you have an older sister at home? No, wait, how do I remember you being an only child..."
Halfway through her sentence, the classmate hurriedly raised a hand to cover her mouth. Although they were classmates, their relationship wasn't close enough to have introduced their family backgrounds.
Yet she knew Kuroko was an only child, which was almost like admitting on the spot that she had investigated her privately. It was so stupid she wanted to slap herself.
"Cough! Cough! Kuroko, have you decided which faction to join? If you haven't, I recommend joining our Shokuhou Faction!"
The classmate coughed awkwardly to change the subject, but in fact, what she was saying now was the original reason she had approached Kuroko.
However, she didn't expect to successfully recruit Kuroko; after all, so many leaders of small factions across Tokiwadai had invited her and failed.
To her surprise, Kuroko, who was organizing her textbooks at her desk, suddenly looked up and responded to the classmate's inquiry.
"I, Kuroko, am already taken."
"Ah? What! Which faction!"
The shocked classmate stood up from her chair, bracing her hands on the desk. But before Kuroko could answer, the Tokiwadai teacher walked into the classroom from outside.
In that instant, all the students seemed to possess Space Movement themselves; they quieted down and returned to their seats with astonishing speed.
"Very well, let's begin class!"
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