"Is that so... then thanks. Won't you come in for a bit?"

After taking the cookies from Chixun's hand, I tilted my head slightly toward the room and asked her.

"Hehe, I won't hold back~ Little Lulu, what are you up to?"

"Ah, Sister Chixun!"

Hearing my words, Chixun walked into my house grinning, then called out into the room. Lu, busy eating noodles, replied right away.

"I'm eating noodles! Sister made them for me!"

Lu held the bowl in her left hand and waved her free right hand at Chixun. I suddenly realized that in the short time I'd turned away, this girl had already eaten half the noodles...

She's really fast...

I thought silently.

"Midnight snacks too... Hmm, this smell must be amazing. Looks like your cooking skills are top-notch, Amelia."

Slipper-clad, Chixun stepped inside, sniffed the air lightly, then smiled at me.

"Just passable."

I replied with a smile.

"Mmm, kids shouldn't eat after dinner at night. Bad for the stomach."

Chixun gave a gentle suggestion, and I just shrugged.

"No choice—Lu's got a huge appetite. If she's not full, I make her snacks... But I'll cut back soon."

I answered like that.

Chixun's right—even adults shouldn't overeat at night. But for Lu and me, it doesn't matter much.

"Stay awhile, Chixun... Lu, Sister Chixun brought cookies."

I shook the cookie box from Chixun and called to Lu, still eating.

"Ah! I want some!"

"No—save it for tomorrow. Can't eat too much at night. And sit properly while eating."

Spotting the box, Lu jumped up excitedly and shouted. I shot her down coldly.

"Mmm... just one piece... Huh!?"

Lu pouted, trying to argue. But she froze mid-sentence—and I saw why.

*Bang!*

My window shattered violently. The locked front door blasted open instantly.

Shadowy figures rushed in.

"Pursuers... already here?"

I understood instantly—assassins from another world!

"Hmph, sudden attack, but just a bunch of Epic Level... What!?"

I sized them up fast, snorting coldly—then froze.

This... magical ripples!

"Spatial teleportation magic!? Damn it!"

I'm no magic expert, but I recognized it immediately—the first assassins were covered in a forced teleportation array.