"Huh? How did I fall asleep?"

A jolt ran through her, and Yue Liuyi snapped awake like a deer startled at dawn.

"Whoa! I was supposed to look after Little Rose—how did I...?"

Regret flooded the blue‑haired girl, like cold rain soaking cloth. If sleep made Little Rose worse, it’d be a disaster.

Yue Liuyi tried to rise, then felt the pillow under her was soft as moss, not the hard, cold floor.

"Easy... Little Moon, don’t rush."

"Huh?"

A familiar voice brushed her ear like a breeze. The blue‑haired girl turned and met the silver‑haired beauty’s gaze. An unblemished face, eyes clear as spring water, quiet and lovely in the dawn’s pale glow.

"Huh? LittleSnow! Wait—why am I sleeping on LittleSnow’s tummy?"

Only then did Yue Liuyi realize—the softness was LittleSnow’s belly. She’d used LittleSnow as a pillow and dozed off, like a kitten on warm silk.

"Don’t worry, Little Moon. I’ve been watching over Little Rose, and her condition’s been steady, like a lake at dusk."

"Huh?"

Yue Liuyi glanced at Dixue, then at the red‑haired little girl on the mat. Somehow, Dixue had rolled off the bed with the bedding, like a drifting cloud. The little girl’s breathing was even, deep as a sleeping fawn’s.

"So—so LittleSnow took care of me and Little Rose all night?"

"Only the second half. Little Moon looked exhausted, so I used a touch of sleep magic, like a lullaby under moonlight."

"Mm... LittleSnow..."

Facing the silver‑haired beauty, Yue Liuyi couldn’t bring herself to scold. After all, her heart knew LittleSnow did it for her, like a lantern lit for a friend.

"But LittleSnow, you need rest too..."

"I slept through the day. Skipping the night’s no big deal, like an owl keeping watch."

Dixue lifted her left index finger and playfully brushed Yue Liuyi’s bangs. "But you, Little Moon—after all that magic, you must be spent, like a candle guttering. At night, you should sleep well."

"Uh, but then I can’t take care of everyone..."

"It’ll be fine. You’ve done more than enough, like carrying a basket of stars. Let me handle what’s left."

"Mm..."

Yue Liuyi shook her small head. The drain of magic lingered like a fog, and drowsiness clung to her shoulders.

"Th‑then, thank you, LittleSnow..."

"No need to thank me! At night, just be a cute little cuddle pillow, soft as a warm peach."

"Hey! LittleSnow, don’t tease me right now!"

...

...

After the morning chores settled like dew, Yue Liuyi came to the medicine cabinet.

"This is bad... We’re low on antibiotics and anti‑inflammatories. Even the bandages are nearly gone, like frayed ribbons."

The blue‑haired girl blinked, eyes clouded like a drizzling sky, at the bottles already scraped to the bottom.

When Dongfang Chen left the Moon Post Bookstore, he took most medicines and handy tools, like birds migrating. Now the store had no emergency supplies, which was awful.

"We’ll have to buy more medicine again, like restocking a winter pantry."

But for this cute blue‑haired girl, buying medicine wasn’t easy, like walking uphill in wind.

Dreamwood Star had no pharmaceutical plants. All medicines, like food, were imported by the government from other worlds.

Unlike freely sold and contracted food, medicines were tightly controlled, like locks on a gate. Anti‑inflammatories and antibiotics needed an ID to buy by quota.

But Yue Liuyi... where would she get an ID?!

Only Dongfang Chen had registration, and only he could buy. Yue Liuyi couldn’t just use his ID and brazenly shop, like a fox in borrowed fur.

With this very girlish body, even claiming to be a cross‑dressing guy wouldn’t fly; no one would believe it, like snow in summer.

So Yue Liuyi lowered her head and walked back to the bedroom, like a willow in rain.

"Huh? Little Moon, why so downcast?"

"Um... LittleSnow, there’s something I want..."

"Huh? What do you want? If it’s hugging big sis, you’re always welcome, like a cat to a lap."

"N‑no... I—I want to change back into a boy... b‑because..."

Yue Liuyi didn’t dare meet her eyes. She knew Dixue really disliked her turning into a boy. They’d even promised not to switch lightly, like vows tied with red string.

But...

"Mm... You want to buy medicine, right? It’s true—without your original identity, things get tricky, like thorns on a path."

"Wha—?! How did you know, LittleSnow?"

She stared at the quick‑witted silver‑haired girl in surprise. If she didn’t know LittleSnow couldn’t walk, she’d think LittleSnow had shadowed her, like moonlight trailing a traveler.

"Because you smell like all kinds of medicines—so you went to the cabinet. Mm! Buying medicine is a good reason. Big sis agrees."

"Um... If I turn into a boy, you really won’t be mad, LittleSnow?"

Yue Liuyi blinked and peeked up, cautious as a sparrow.

"Seeing you as a boy is a downer, but I know what matters. Just don’t transform in front of me, and it’s fine, like drawing a curtain."

"Mm‑hm!"