Wait, What You Mean I Got Reincarnated As A Heroine In Another World?-Chapter 29 - Misunderstanding

After being consumed by darkness, all of a sudden I felt a source of light.

Not long after, I opened my eyes to see a familiar black-haired figure.

A cold, yet uncannily kind-hearted girl was now smiling like a lunatic idiot.

Right. It was Azalea—talking to me after the break.

"So, did you enjoy the lesson? Or were you just pretending?"

She asked with a small laugh.

"Huh? Wasn't it fun?"

"Yeah, true. But honestly, don't get the wrong idea."

"What do you mean?"

"Magic is dangerous, Kairi" she said bluntly, her face turning serious again—cold and composed, like the Azalea I knew.

"What makes it dangerous? Or did something happen before?"

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I asked, my curiosity gnawing at me like an itch I desperately wanted to scratch.

"Kairi..."

She suddenly stopped walking and stared deep into my eyes.

"Elysia Veylith. You are the living proof of that danger."

Even I, who had only just become aware, found myself confused by that statement.

"What do you mean? Does this have to do with the cas—mmmmmfph!"

She swiftly covered my mouth with her right hand, while her other gripped mine tightly.

"Shhh, be quiet. Do you want to get arrested by the International Magic Association?" she whispered, glancing around at the other students.

I shook my head while still muffled.

But soon, she let go, and I could finally breathe freely again.

"Good. Now, let's hurry to the professor's office."

I gave a small nod.

We both then rushed, heading toward Professor Helena's room.

But all of a sudden—

SWOOOOSHHH

A hand tugged at my cloak with such force that my tiny body nearly toppled.

I was perpetually dragged, helpless—like a ragdoll—until someone embraced me tightly into the darkness.

Azalea, unaware of the act, looked back.

"Uh, Kairi?"

Witnessing her searching for my whereabout, I couldn't tell I was kept in a dark by no one but—

"I'm glad you are fine." I felt wetness on my shoulder.

I rolled my eyes.

How predictable.

Big Sis Selene was on her act with the Void Rifter—or whatever.

I couldn't care less.

"Sis, could you not?"

"No, never."

She then rolled my body to face her.

"Kairi, there is something I have been wanting to tell you for a long time."

Hold on... is she going to confess her feelings? No, that cannot be...

We are sisters!

"Uh, Sis. What are you going to do? Is it important?"

"Yes, I really want to confess something important to you."

I stared at her, panicking internally. Is she—?

And then, without another word, she leaned in.

Oh no. Oh no. Oh no, no, no, no, no—

The world seemed to freeze as her lips barely brushed mine, and for a moment, I was too stunned to move.

"Sis, are you really going to do this? Why?"

"Yeah, I've got no choice. It's the only way to solve it."

Wait wait wait wait... what do you mean by it is the only way?!

What kind of twisted drama was this?!

"I mean, if you love me that badly... uh, I think, you know it's forbidden to do..."

"Love? What do you mean? Also, forbidden to what? I need to tell you something."

"No, you are just being drama—"

BAKSHCHAK!

A sudden sharp smack landed into my head. Previously, it was Professor Dellaetrix, now Selene my big sis. Why were people so mad at me nowadays?

"I am not!" Selene snapped, flinging her arm out.

"Ouch... you hit me! This is an harrassment!"

"No. You were the one who misunderstood my intent!"

No, wait. How could I not if all she had done was to suddenly lean in for a kiss?!

"What kind of intent that was? A forbidden one?"

Also, why was she suddenly so... loud?

It's strange to see her being so outspoken all of a sudden.

It seemed as if something had changed her, but not sure what it was.

"Nope, not at all. Kairi, listen to me for a bit."

"You are in-truth not really my sister. You are from another world."

Huh, what?

"I don't understand."

"If you don't, let me kiss you right away. You will after that."

"Uh, okay... if you insist..."

THWAP!

"Oww!" Wait, was it so satisfying that she had to do it twice?!

"Don't think of something indecent, you desperate little sis."

"I don't love you and I will never do. It's just this act is obligatory."

"Your memory was sealed by a contract—a kiss."

I, who had been in disbelief, couldn't grasp on what she was saying.

However, I wanted not to doubt her so I nodded, while closing my eyes.

Her lips brushed mine—

"smek—!"

Too quick, too close. I barely had time to register it before—

"mmh—!"

I froze. What was happening? I couldn't breathe, couldn't think—

Her hand was still holding me, as I was helplessly pulled deeper into this strange, forbidden moment.

"shlp—!"

The wetness made it worse. I couldn't even think straight.

"G-gnggh—!"

Roughly. Too rough. My breath kind of caught in my throat.

Not the good kind of rough. The panic kind.

I flailed internally.

My arms? Useless. My brain? Offline.

Was this how I died? Suffocated by a sibling misunderstanding?

I simply let it go...

Then—

shlp—mmfh—!

"GLRK—?!?!"

I choked on my own existence.

When I thought it was over for me, all of a sudden, her tongue slipped in, exploring the depth of my mouth... it felt so good, and by then, everything was connected.

My head was above the cloud nine, visualizing a similar experience.

Two girls. The same two girls. Locked in time, lips meeting in eerie stillness.

One kiss.

Then another.

The time we tripped, fell, and—mouths—oh no.

"Mmmff—no, stop—stop—"

My brain hit rewind. Replayed everything in slow motion.

My body? Gone. Soul? Ascending.

Memories? Returning.

And by the time she finally let go—

I remembered everything. My past. Those remnant fragments. Everything.

After such an intense, very much unwanted make-out session, she pulled away.

"So, how was it? Do you remember it now?"

"It was suffocati— I mean, yes. I do now, Selene."

I hadn't got the knack to keep going—not when she was piercing me with a glare that could've melted stone.

She looked breathless, brushing her lips with the back of her hand.

She sighed, hard. As if she had just finished CPR on a mythical dragon.

"Hah... if only your mind was never slipping away, none of this would've happened."

Huh, excuse me? I'm the one slipping?!

Who was the one who made me slip on my own?!

And let's not forget—it was her brilliant idea to tongue-punch my memory box!

What a slippery slope that turned out to be.

It seemed the joke had completely slipped out of her head by now.

Yes, Selene. You were the joke.

"Oh, slipping away, huh? So that's how you're gonna play this? You mean my clumsiness was the issue? I'm sorry, I didn't realize my own accident was such a slippery situation for you."

I paused my response for a while, then continued with a biting remark.

"You know, Selene, speaking of slipping—didn't you forget first? Must've been slippery enough for you to leave your memory in the dust. Real impressive."

"Okay, you are gonna rub me that in for this, aren't you?"

"Well, let me remind you, Kairi. I didn't forget."

"It's just... it wasn't as straightforward as I thought. A miscalculation. And like I said before, you slipped away on your own. But now, I was the one who strugglws to put things back together."

"Oh my, a miscalculation? A walking computer like you did that kind of error? No wonder. Maybe next time, you'll remember you had a contract with me, and not just how it got all... slipped away."

Selene rolled her eyes, but with a sign of affection.

"Always a sharp tongue, huh? I can't believe I'm stuck with you, even a sister."

"Could you at least pretend to let me off the hook for just a minute? I'm not the only one who's slipping through everything."

I tapped my chin, mocking her in a thoughtful manner.

"Hey, at least I wasn't the one who spent weeks thinking I was your 'perfect' little vessel, only to find out I was the one who was actually slipping away from the whole deal."

"Well, at least you remembered to give me a 'big sis' moment as a bonus in my book."

"Okay, could you not?! You are the worst, Kairi. Anyway, you're right. I'm sorry—for everything. For the mistakes. And for all the... slipping, I suppose. Happy?"

"Well, if you're really sorry, then maybe next time... don't forget who I am. Maybe then we won't end up in such a slippery situation. Or else, I will make you pay."

"Okay, no—please. Anything but that!"