Everyone, what do you think it feels like to be held in a beautiful girl's arms?

Ye Zhibai had once daydreamed about a moment like this, but she'd eventually laughed it off, thinking it was ridiculous.

It was the sort of thing you could only imagine. Any sensible person knew it was an impossibility—a zero-percent chance.

And if she really were held like that, she'd probably die of embarrassment, right?

Now, she'd learned the truth: it really could kill you.

Ye Zhibai had traded her previous life's death beneath a car for the chance to make this happen!

But now she was so embarrassed, she really was about to die all over again!!

Holy crap, girl! We look about the same height and weight, so how did you pick me up like it was nothing, without even getting out of breath?!

The dignity Ye Zhibai had built up over twenty years of being a boy made her instinctively try to struggle.

Her snow-white little feet kicked forward twice. Apart from sending her slippers clattering to the floor, it did absolutely nothing.

Because she didn't dare move too much!

Her tense legs seemed to warn her.

—If you thrash around, this time it won't just be a little trickle...

Ye Zhiyun had a steady hold on her, but she was still small and slight. When Ye Zhibai moved, it was hard for her to keep going.

“Sis...! Please don't move! Weren't you in a hurry?”

“...”

All right, you're right.

Sometimes, giving up your dignity is the best way to protect it.

Ye Zhibai tilted her head to look at the spot where she'd been standing.

The glistening drops on the floor made it clear: if she kept messing around, things would get ugly.

So she suddenly stopped struggling and let every muscle in her body go slack.

She closed her eyes and focused.

She gave up. She settled down.

Her arms and legs hung limp alongside her silver hair, like a salted fish with no dreams left.

At last, Ye Zhiyun managed to get her balance.

Her body was steady, but Yun'er was practically bursting with joy.

Sis is in my arms... and she's being so good!!

She still looks so annoyed with me...! But she's actually listening to what I say!

Ye Zhiyun swallowed and forcibly suppressed the urge to cuddle and fuss over Ye Zhibai right then and there.

The most important thing now was to help her take care of business... and feel better.

So Ye Zhiyun didn't wait around. She started walking.

“Hold on to me, Sis. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me right away, okay?”

“Oh...”

Little sis, I've given up. Do whatever you want.

Ah... no, wait. I have one more thing to say before I give up!

“A little... slower.”

“Okay... I will!”

I have to go slowly and carefully!

Sniff... It's like carrying a full cup of water. If you jostle it too much, it'll spill.

Ye Zhiyun focused all her strength in her wrists and hands, holding Ye Zhibai as steadily as she could.

A sheen of sweat gathered at Yun'er's temples. She shut the hospital-room door with her heel and headed outside...

No. The door was already closed.

So she was walking farther into the room.

“?”

Before Ye Zhibai could ask, Ye Zhiyun carried her across to the marble wall opposite the hospital bed.

Only when she got close did Ye Zhibai notice that... the wall wasn't quite seamless.

Without waiting for Ye Zhibai to figure it out, Ye Zhiyun turned sideways and bumped a barely noticeable button with her shoulder.

Creak, creak, creak...

“!”

Ye Zhibai's expression barely showed her surprise, but inside, she was stunned.

An automatic door, almost exactly the same color as the marble wall, slid open from its center!

And inside was the bathroom Ye Zhibai had been desperately thinking about!

It was dozens of square meters, spacious, clean, and spotless, with a bathtub, a tiled floor, and one sacred toilet.

Th-this is modern technology?!

Even the bathroom has to be hidden like a secret room?!

Ye Zhibai asked, staring blankly.

“Yun'er... didn't you say... the bathroom outside is on the fifteenth floor?”

“Oh, yeah, Sis. The bathroom outside is on the fifteenth floor. But there's one right here in our room, so that's why I said you shouldn't go out...”

Every facility in this hospital room had been built especially for Ye Zhibai. There was even a coffee machine by the bedside table.

But her sister had been unconscious for two years, so none of it had been used.

Now, at last, it could finally serve a purpose!

Ye Zhiyun carefully set Ye Zhibai back on her feet.

Only then did Ye Zhibai realize... carrying her hadn't been easy for Yun'er at all. The sweat at her temples and her slightly uneven breathing gave away how hard she'd been working.

Still smiling, Yun'er stubbornly took a step back and out of the bathroom.

“All right, Sis... *pant*. Go ahead and take care of it.”

Take care of it... Of course I want to!

But Ye Zhibai stood frozen, unsure what to do.

Because Yun'er didn't seem to have any intention of leaving. She just stared straight at her.

Do all girls really watch each other use the bathroom?!

Of course they didn't. Ye Zhibai knew that much!

“You... aren't going out?”

She'd thought Ye Zhiyun would catch on and step outside for a moment.

But she... looked unusually resolute.

“I'm sorry, Sis. I won't be fooled by you pretending to be fine again. You're in really bad shape, so I have to stay close and take care of you. Please stop worrying about how I feel!”

I'm not!

I mean, seriously! I just want to use the bathroom!!

Ye Zhibai was about to say something, but another urgent wave from her body made her nervously clutch her skirt.

Uh... her skirt?

How was she supposed to manage a dress...?

Ye Zhibai suddenly froze.

“...”

Ye Zhiyun suddenly realized there might be a problem.

“Sis... you haven't... forgotten how to use the bathroom, have you? You could do it before you fell into a coma...”

“Sorry...”

So she really had!

If Ye Zhibai had a little time, she could probably figure it out.

But the biggest problem was that she didn't have time.

Even Ye Zhibai, usually so cool and composed, couldn't hide the urgency, embarrassment, and panic in her eyes.

After a brief pause, Ye Zhiyun's eyes...

suddenly lit up with startling brightness.

She patted her chest and grinned confidently.

“It's okay, Sis! Don't worry!”

What am I supposed to not worry about?!

“I'll teach you! I'll walk you through it step by step!”

“No need...”

“Don't be polite with me, Sis. It's only natural!”

“...”

When nature called, sometimes you had to keep quiet. While your upper half was speaking, your lower half could lose its dignity at any moment.

That silence was enough for Ye Zhiyun to take as a yes.

She immediately reached out, grabbed the hem of Ye Zhibai's dress, and flipped it up.

“!”

Ye Zhibai was so shocked and mortified she wanted the ground to swallow her. She felt horribly exposed.

Ye Zhibai could hear Yun'er's breathing. Compared to the labored breaths from carrying her, there was something subtly different about them now...?

Yun'er helped secure the skirt at her waist.

“...Sis, you can sit down now... or... I could help you get settled, too!”

“No... no... mm...”

Did Ye Zhibai have any room to resist now?

She didn't know the first thing about using the bathroom, so what say or power to resist did she have?

She gave up resisting and let Yun'er help her. Before long, she was sitting on the brand-new toilet.

Ye Zhiyun clapped her hands in satisfaction and tilted her head with a smile.

“All right, Sis. Now follow your instincts and take care of business however you like!”

“Phew...”

She was completely numb.

Even with Yun'er watching, Ye Zhibai could no longer fight her body's instincts.

As her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, the whole world seemed to grow quiet.

Summer rain comes on so suddenly, and disappears just as suddenly~

....................

With Ye Zhiyun's help, Ye Zhibai's dress was put back in order.

Ye Zhibai herself felt relieved and looked much brighter.

Her body felt light and comfortable.

But her spirit was in tatters.

With a beautiful girl watching the whole time, her new life was practically over before it had begun...

A disaster. A complete disaster.

A faint blush still lingered on Ye Zhiyun's face. Resting her left cheek in her hand, she tilted her black-haired head and asked,

“Sis? Hehe... how are you feeling? Do you feel better now?”

“...”

You really have to ask me that...

Fine... You want to know how I feel right now?

Then see for yourself...

Ye Zhibai didn't answer. She simply turned her head halfway around.

Her eyes looked almost lifeless—though that was only how Ye Zhibai imagined they looked.

In truth, her clear, pale-violet eyes held a trace of reproach, as if she were silently scolding Yun'er.

They seemed a little hollow, with faint glimmers that held the gaze.

Anyone else might have shivered at the sight.

But Ye Zhiyun was... well, Ye Zhiyun!

She... she... suddenly pressed her knees together!

“S-Sis...! Don't... don't look at me like that right now! I-I... I don't deserve this!”

“?!”

Oh no...

With her sister staring at her like that, Ye Zhiyun suddenly felt like she needed the bathroom too!

There was something else Ye Zhiyun was thinking about, too.

Had her sister really forgotten how to use the bathroom? And had she remembered now?

After what just happened... could she really have learned?

Who knew why she was such a genius.

Suddenly, Ye Zhiyun thought of a way to take care of her own urgent need while helping Ye Zhibai practice, too.

“Sis, after just one try, you probably still can't remember how to use the bathroom, right...? Maybe... maybe I could show you how? You could watch the steps one more time and get the hang of it. And, actually... I kind of need to go, too...”

Why did you come up with that all of a sudden?!

Wait...

What did you say you wanted me to watch?!

Ye Zhibai didn't have time to react or answer.

Ye Zhiyun was already blushing as she started to demonstrate how to get ready to use the bathroom.

And with her finger, she hooked the elastic band of the pure white fabric that had just been concealed beneath her skirt.

In an instant, a sight Ye Zhibai had never seen in her previous life unfolded before her.

It was so dazzling and awe-inspiring that Ye Zhibai couldn't help narrowing her eyes...

Ever since Ye Zhibai had woken up, Ye Zhiyun had acted pretty outrageously around her.

But now, seeing her suddenly turn shy and blush, Ye Zhibai was jolted into remembering something.

Yun'er was an unbelievably gorgeous girl, practically a school idol.

N-no! A demonstration? I'm Ye Zhibai, a person of integrity! If I'm going to look, it should be for a good reason, openly and honestly! I can't take advantage of a situation like this!

Mm... right! I have to firmly refuse... firmly...

But...

Ye Zhiyun's melodious, gentle voice, tinged with a rare shyness,

had already reached Ye Zhibai's ears.

“Sis... watch closely, okay? I can only demonstrate once... I... I don't think I could do it a second time.”

All right.

She was just too cute.

Slowly, ever so slowly, Ye Zhibai turned her gaze back.

She still had to watch the demonstration.

It was a learning experience.

—Nothing embarrassing about that.