Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

Sato Yuki stood there, activating her 'illusion mode', and began constructing a history that did not exist in the main timeline.

Being able to be taken care of by Chang Rong openly and honestly means that no matter how much she pouts or stays in bed late, she won't be scolded, and her occasional tantrums and little temper tantrums can be forgiven. Even if she really goes too far and acts a bit unreasonable, being scolded by her 'brother' will definitely not hurt her, and it would be more like she'd be quite amused by being scolded occasionally... This way, they can deepen their feelings for each other.

Furthermore, if it were a younger sister, she could openly show off Chang Rong, since it's only natural for a younger sister to boast about her older brother. The younger sister could even use a (non-existent) bloodline to remain bound to her brother forever… Even without magic, she could stay by Rong's side indefinitely…

My younger sister... seems pretty good...?

"I...I'm back...Miss Gu Yuan still absolutely refuses to let me inspect her bandages, and even said that if I bother her again, she'll cut me into pieces with a knife...Waaaaah, I...I just wanted to help Miss Gu Yuan, and those kinds of knives are clearly not very good at dismembering people..."

As always, Meru returned to the restaurant with tears streaming down her face. Halfway through her story, she noticed Sato Yuki.

"Waaaaah...! What's wrong with Xiaoxue? Why is she suddenly staring blankly at the ceiling with that silly grin...? Did she eat a poisonous mushroom...? No, no, it's okay. I happen to have some antidote here—heave-ho!"

"Hehe, Onii-chan is not bad either... Gurgle!? Chuck chuck-ooh cough...!"

The Great Witch, who was still in a daze, was suddenly given a potion by Meru on Ice. Before she could react, she was completely wiped out.

"Is it...unlocked? The hypnosis...Xiaoxue?"

"Meruru—"

Dragged out of her reverie in an unexpected way, Sato Yuki wiped the unidentified liquid from the corner of her mouth and stared at the blonde nun before her with the look of someone examining a corpse. She felt a sense of helplessness, wanting to say so much but unable to utter a single word.

Let it go. The child didn't do it on purpose; they meant well. The child might be a little tidy, but at least their foundation isn't bad...

—Does that mean I really don't have the talent for raising children? If so, I might as well just switch careers and become a "little sister" type...!

Sato Yuki, who was being driven half to death by the various motherly behaviors of her two "daughters," finally began to doubt herself, which actually did not need to be questioned at all.

Volume 1: 82. Snowflake Fragments, Part Six

As evening approached, Chang Rong, unusually, did not take Xiao Xue for a stroll, but instead cleaned the recreation room.

Haha~~ Luckily, I developed a cleaning habit while taking care of Xiaoxue, and even turned it into a hobby. Otherwise, if I had to clean the room like this after being in jail, I doubt many people could handle it.

After carefully wiping away the dust that inexplicably showed signs of being touched on the old-fashioned projector, Chang Rong wiped his sweat and thought with a sense of accomplishment.

Because Xiaoxue had caused a ruckus and prevented everyone from taking a hot shower, this was practically torture for the young girls in the prime of their lives. As a result, Changrong had to step in and clean up Xiaoxue's mess, and one of the costs was that she had to clean everyone's usual rooms.

In the afternoon, Chang Rong met Sato Yuki, but when she went over to ask if she was alright, Yuki had no intention of talking about her sudden outburst earlier.

However, she didn't press the matter about the 'confession' incident. Instead, she kicked her own calf and said something absurd like that she would take care of all the children in the future, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

What's wrong with Xiaoxue...? Is it really because of too much stress?

"what……!"

A girl's short, startled cry came from the door of the recreation room. Chang Rong looked up and saw that it was Sakuraba Nana, the pink-haired high school girl who had 'confessed' to her earlier.

"Um, this... I'm sorry!"

"Wait a minute, Sakuraba-san!"

When Sakuraba Na saw Chang Yirong, she was first stunned for a moment, then immediately turned away awkwardly. Chang Rong quickly called out to the girl.

"Eh...? Um... Chang Rong, is there anything else?"

Sakuraba Nana stopped and looked timidly at the white-haired boy in front of her.

Chang Rong recalled her 'strange' behavior when she confessed to her before. After a brief moment of thought, Chang Rong sat down on the sofa in the screening room and patted the seat next to her with a smile.

"Considering that we'll be living together here for the rest of our lives, how about we have a little chat, Sakuraba-kun?"

"Waaah... Okay, okay..."

Although the pink-haired JK's nervous expression was almost impossible to hide, she still shrank back and sat down next to Chang Rong cautiously, as if she were sitting on pins and needles.

"There's no need to be so nervous. What I wanted to say was—actually, Sakuraba-san, your 'confession' was encouraged, right?"

"—!"

The pink-haired girl's eyes widened in an instant.

"Kurobe-kun saw some fragments using the [Vision] magic. Actually, your confession was encouraged by Mizuki Chisa-kun, wasn't it?"

Chang Rong asked with a smile, while the pink-haired girl lowered her head deeply, as if she were avoiding the question and dared not respond.

"Is it some kind of truth or dare challenge? Or did Mizuyu misunderstand? Or maybe it's just a prank between friends."

"me……"

"But I must say—I'm sorry for making you feel so embarrassed at the time."

Chang Rong gave Sakuraba Nana an apologetic wry smile.

"...!"

"Although I know this wasn't what you meant, Sakuraba-kun, my response was still a complete failure... It made you feel awkward too, didn't it?"

"No...I, I'm not like what you said..."

"Given that the prison authorities currently have absolutely no intention of communicating with us, we might be detained here for a very long time, so—"

"Ugh—!?"

Chang Rong smiled and reached out to touch the pink-haired girl's hair, gently rubbing it with just the right amount of pressure.

Although Nana tensed up as if she had been electrocuted the moment she was touched, she quickly softened under Chang Rong's caresses.

Although Xiaoxue appears to be a quiet, literary girl, she is actually an unexpectedly eccentric and quirky person.

And whenever Sato Yuki throws a tantrum, Chang Rong will stroke her head (hair), and in this way, she can quickly make the 'witch lady' become docile again.

Over time, Chang Rong felt that his head-patting skills were unmatched.

Seeing that the pink-haired girl was gradually less nervous, Chang Rong withdrew his hand and coughed lightly twice.

"So what I'm saying is—in the days to come, I will try my best to build a good relationship with Sakuraba-kun, and I will also try my best to show my best side. If one day, Sakuraba-kun, you look back on what happened today and no longer feel 'awkward,' but rather 'it's understandable that I confessed to such an outstanding person,' then that will be my victory, right?"

"I...I didn't feel...Ugh! I'm so sorry about what happened today, Chang Rong...!"

Sakuraba Nana suddenly stood up, darted to the door of the recreation room like a rabbit, bowed deeply to Chang Rong, and then ran away and disappeared in a flash.

—They really do look like small animals.

"...Ugh, isn't this too much of a nuisance to Sakuraba-kun?"

After watching the pink-haired girl leave, Chang Rong sprawled on the sofa, muttering under her breath.

Originally, I thought that since we were 'fellow inmates' who would see each other all the time, I should try to build a good relationship with him for the sake of our future. But it seems that the excuse I copied from Gala to Muli isn't very effective.

Chang Rong felt that Kurobe Nanoka's theory was partly correct and partly wrong.

On this prison island, everyone inevitably chooses their own social circle.

Apart from that dangerous individual who calls himself a sardine criminal, everyone else will have their own preferred social circles to some extent.

But this doesn't mean we should be wary of people from other circles. On the contrary, it's precisely because of this that we should build good relationships with each other.

Xiaoxue had witnessed the 'malice' of others before, so I must try my best to let her feel more 'goodwill' from others.

"Rong"

The image of that white bean sprout had just surfaced in her mind when Sato Yuki appeared in front of her.

However, unlike before, Xiaoxue was holding a very retro-looking old-fashioned videotape in her hands.

And for some reason, her expression was incredibly resolute, as if she had come to end the band.

"Xiaoxue? Um... how are you—Pfft!!!"

Because Xiaoxue seemed a bit strange today, Chang Rong hesitated for a moment before greeting her.

However, Sato Yuki seemed to have adjusted her state of mind, and upon meeting him, she immediately used a headbutt as a sneak attack on the white-haired boy without saying a word.

"That pink-haired woman ran away with a blush on her face. What are you doing now, you idiot?"

"Huh? You mean Sakuraba-san? She's blushing—oohhhh!"

Before Chang Rong could even process the meaning behind Sato Yuki's words, she was kicked in the shin again, a habitual kick to her shins.

"...Rong, you like...your little sister?"

After venting her anger at Chang Rong's womanizing behavior, Sato Yuki looked somewhat embarrassed and shy, and quietly asked the boy in front of her.

"I-sister, I-sister wing? Umbrella? I don't have a little sister, and I can't say I like her—ah, Yuki, do you mean what happened in the cafeteria? That was just something Sakuraba-san said casually, but for some reason, it seems like everyone accepts 'you're my little sister' so easily, and treats it as a character setting..."

Chang Rong scratched his head awkwardly and said.

After showing off their affection in front of everyone for a week, the group concluded that "the two might be siblings," leaving Chang Rong momentarily at a loss for what expression to make.

Should we say that the two people are incredibly close, almost inseparable, and have always been like strangers? Or should we say that there's absolutely no spark or chemistry between them...?

"Hmph, you're just a lowly rabbit from the Ninth Witch, yet you dare to dream of becoming her older brother? How foolish! Listen up, you're just a younger brother at best... that's right, a younger brother."

—So Xiaoxue really came here to cause trouble because she was unhappy...?

Being called "You little brother!" out of nowhere, twice, Chang Rong couldn't think of any other occasion besides the pre-battle trash talk.

"Speaking of which, if you don't have the qualities to be a mother, being a big sister isn't so bad... Hmm. Anyway, watch this with me, Rong."

Sato Yuki, who had been drooling for days, suddenly recalled the painful memory of being caught by Meruru and forced to drink an extremely bitter potion. So she quickly shook her head to get rid of the hallucination and shoved the old videotape in her hand into Chang Rong's hands without saying a word.

"Xiaoxue, do you want to watch a movie? It seems like they only have horror movies here, and the projection equipment is quite old."

Chang Rong looked at the videotape in his hand, then glanced at the projector behind him, and ruffled his white fur with some embarrassment.

Although the infrastructure on Prison Island is surprisingly luxurious, it is difficult to find any technological products that are in line with the era of the prospective witches, making one wonder if the mastermind behind this prison is some kind of elderly person with dementia.

“I have a way of handling this—it’s your turn, camera.”

"Hey hey~! Because Xiaoxue asked me so earnestly, I reluctantly agreed—whoa!"

Like a trainer and a Pokémon, Sato Yuki struck a mysterious upward finger pose, and the cheap photographer girl wearing a newsboy cap immediately appeared, introducing herself while narrowly dodging Sato Yuki's shin kick.

"Stop talking nonsense and get it done."

"Xiaoxue really knows how to boss people around... Wow, are there still such well-preserved old-fashioned projectors in this day and age? This is truly amazing. Anyway, let's take a picture first—Eek!?"

"Get to work quickly, or I'll spit in your camera lens."

"Know it……"

When Forte saw the old camera, her eyes lit up. She raised the camera, wanting to take pictures like crazy, but due to the Great Witch's tyranny and atomic breath, she could only obediently work like a slave and try to install the strange videotape that Sato Yuki brought.