The page drifted down lightly, like a fallen leaf, and landed on Ruo Xiaoxi’s face.

Ow… I trip on flat ground every single day. It never stops. I’m slowly turning into a dumb-cute little girl…

“What’s this now?” She picked the page off her face and flipped it over to read.

It was an ordinary little letter, with several long paragraphs written on it. As soon as she saw that the letter’s owner had addressed her as ‘little sister,’ she knew Chris had deliberately left it behind.

“Ah, just as I thought! Did I trigger some kind of hidden condition?!”

It was like when the protagonist of a novel started their training, and one day they suddenly saw something that opened up a whole new world. Was the epic saga of her life as a Vampiress about to begin, too?

At the thought, Ruo Xiaoxi suddenly grew excited all over again.

She eagerly unfolded the letter, wanting to see what Chris had written for her.

【O beloved little sister of mine, since thou hast chosen to open this ancient tome of magic…】

…I can’t take it. I’m dying of embarrassment after just the first line. Big Sis, teaching me magic is one thing, but don’t use lines this chuunibyou! The other kids will laugh at me!

If the magic spells were all full of chuunibyou lines, she’d be too embarrassed to recite them in front of anyone.

【Ahem, it adds a little ceremony (manually changing my tone). But Xiaoxi, since you chose to open this book, you must already be curious about the mysterious realm you don’t yet understand. It also means that, at least in your heart, you’re ready to accept and learn about that mysterious power.】

【I imagine that when you became my little sister—a young girl of the vampire race—you must have felt lost, unsure where you belonged. But you don’t need to worry about any of that. As your big sister, it’s my duty to raise you well and help you gradually get used to your new identity.】

“This woman really is raising me like some kind of pet little sister…”

Huh? She’d played plenty of raising sims before, but this was the first time she’d experienced being raised herself. It felt kind of strange knowing someone was putting their whole heart into raising her—but at least it wasn’t a bad feeling.

She just hoped Big Sis wouldn’t raise her into anything weird. Like those things she’d told her earlier about which spots on a vampire’s little wings felt good when you scratched them with your fingers. She really didn’t need to know that!

She continued reading—

【I imagine the thing you’re most curious about is how to use magic. There are many things involved in casting a spell: the tone and speed of the chant, control over elemental power, the casting pose, and so on…】

【Now, try following my instructions. First, find a full-length mirror and stand in front of it with your back to it.】

“A mirror… It must be some kind of magical medium. Let’s see.” Holding the note, Ruo Xiaoxi walked over to the full-length mirror in her room. Her pretty, petite figure was reflected perfectly in its surface.

She was supposed to turn around, which meant not facing the mirror. Stand with her back to it…

【Then stand with your legs apart and your toes turned inward at a slight angle. Lean your upper body forward a little, and put some effort into your waist as you stick your butt out as high as you can.】

“Stand with my legs apart, toes… Is this the pigeon-toed pose? Oh~ The magical girls holding staffs really do seem to stand pigeon-toed when they use magic.”

She’d thought it was just kind of cute. She never imagined it was actually a spellcasting pose!

Lean forward a little, use my waist to stick my butt out… This is kind of tiring…

【Last step: bend both wrists and curl your four fingers inward into little fists. Put on a cheerful, delighted expression, then say in a cute, clingy voice, ‘Welcome home, Big Sis!’】

“You have to get the expression right to cast magic, too? It’s more complicated than I thought… The spell sounds so weird after Big Sis Chris translated it. Welcome home, Big Sis…”

【Meow~】

“Meow… W-wait a second.”

Ruo Xiaoxi had been so focused on following the steps that only now did she realize something seemed off. She turned to look at herself in the mirror behind her—and suddenly noticed just how embarrassingly suggestive her pose was!

It was kind of cute, though… When she turned around, she’d even managed to think she was cute herself for a moment.

But why was she sticking her little butt out so high? Who was she trying to seduce?!

Ruo Xiaoxi hurriedly picked up the note in her hand, only to see the next line—

【And there you have it: a cute, clingy kitty-girl maid!】

“…” Ruo Xiaoxi’s face darkened at once, and an angry symbol practically appeared on her forehead. She crumpled the note tightly in her hand. A pretty girl was angry.

She’d been tricked… What about the magic? Wasn’t she supposed to teach me how to use magic?!!!

As if she’d expected Ruo Xiaoxi to react this way, Chris had written more below: 【Huh? You asked about magic? I never said that was magic, did I? You must’ve just assumed it yourself. I just suddenly thought Xiaoxi would look adorable dressed as a maid and turned into a little kitty-girl, so I decided to give it a try.】

That was obviously on purpose!

I’m tired of this. I don’t love her anymore. I don’t need a big sister like that!

Ruo Xiaoxi angrily balled up the note and hurled it at the wastebasket. It hit the rim just right, bounced back at lightning speed, smacked her forehead, and dropped lightly to the floor.

Ruo Xiaoxi froze in place, still posed as if she’d just thrown something. A strange silence settled over the room…

“Aaaaaah!” She flew into a rage and kicked at the wastebasket. But she lost her balance again, and instead of kicking it, she stepped right into it. She jerked her leg, sending scraps of paper flying everywhere like snowflakes.

In the end, she could only crouch on the floor, pouting unhappily as she slowly picked up the scraps one by one and put them back in the wastebasket, thinking how unlucky she’d been today…

One day, she’d get her revenge on Chris. She’d figured it out: the reason she always lost whenever she tried to push back against her big sister was that her wings hadn’t grown big enough yet.

Every time her big sister came to drink her blood, she spread those huge wings of hers and wrapped Ruo Xiaoxi inside, as if announcing to everyone that she’d claimed her. Only then would she start feeding.

Being covered by those big wings did make her feel pretty safe. Somehow, it also gave her a little of the happiness of being cherished.

This had to be the vampire race’s measure of strength. Once her own little wings grew into big wings, she’d overthrow the usual order, become the little sister who took charge, and take her big sister down ()!

Hmph. Once she got stronger and worked up the nerve, she’d kick Chris in the butt!

She still didn’t dare do it now. She had hardly any strength at all—she’d pick a fight with anyone, but couldn’t beat anyone. Still, at least she had a rebellious, unbowed heart! She couldn’t lose when it came to attitude!