"Um, Illustrious! Let me ask you! Was my crying really that fake just now?" Fielan asked Illustrious, unwilling to give up.
"Does Big Sister want me to tell the truth or a lie?" Illustrious blinked and asked.
"The truth, of course! Tell me!" Fielan said anxiously.
Just as Illustrious was about to speak, Fielan stopped her, saying helplessly, "Alright, don't say it. Just call me Auntie from now on! I can tell what you're going to say just by looking at your expression. It seems I need to add some new tricks in the future! Always using the same one gets exposed quickly!"
Watching Fielan think up new ways to manipulate her daughter's emotions, Illustrious silently prayed for Nagato. Nagato, it must be tough having a mother like you!
"We don't have many rooms, just two. You two can share a room with my daughter! Anyway, since you are both small, you can definitely fit." Fielan arranged the room for Illustrious and her sister, stating her decision definitively.
"That's fine, we'll follow Auntie's arrangement." Illustrious had no objections to this plan, stating lightly, "Nagato, Aircraft Carrier and I will be sleeping in your room. I hope you don't mind!"
"Of course not, why would I mind? Illustrious, I'm a little afraid of the dark. Can I hug you while we sleep tonight?" Nagato said excitedly.
Just as Illustrious was about to answer yes, Aircraft Carrier quickly cut in: "No, you can't. Big Sister said I get to hug her tonight. Don't even think about it today."
"Ara ara! Illustrious is really popular! What a sin!" Fielan said, touching her face with her right hand, watching the drama unfold.
"Auntie, you have the nerve to stand there gloating? Shouldn't we stop them?" Illustrious said anxiously.
"Relax! They are good kids; they won't go too far." Fielan reassured Illustrious.
Meanwhile, Nagato and Aircraft Carrier were still arguing fiercely over the right to cuddle Illustrious to sleep, and the atmosphere was explosive.
"Hey, Aircraft Carrier! I was talking to Illustrious, not you. Besides, if not today, then tomorrow is fine!" Nagato said cleverly.
"Tomorrow is also no good. I'm hugging Big Sister tomorrow too," Aircraft Carrier said domineeringly.
"Hey, don't be too excessive! Leave a path for reconciliation! Regardless, this is my room, so you should let me hug Illustrious for one night." Nagato suggested. "How about we play Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide who gets to hug Illustrious tonight?"
"Hmph! Why should I play Rock-Paper-Scissors with you?" Aircraft Carrier huffed.
"Oh! Is Aircraft Carrier scared? Scared of losing to me? Well, you are just a little squirt who hides behind Big Sister all day. How could you possibly have the confidence to beat me? After all, I am very powerful. One move, and I'll probably wipe the floor with you." Nagato said provocatively.
"Who are you calling a little squirt? You're the little squirt! Who's scared? I, Aircraft Carrier, have never been scared of anything! Rock-Paper-Scissors it is! I'm not afraid of you!" Aircraft Carrier, having fallen for Nagato's provocation without realizing it, said angrily.
"What spirit! You are worthy of being my opponent. Come on, Aircraft Carrier, let's play Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide who gets to hug Illustrious tonight."
Nagato invited Aircraft Carrier.
"Bring it on! I'm definitely going to win. I am favored by the creation goddess, after all," Aircraft Carrier said proudly, sticking up her nose.
Seeing that the two of them were ignoring her and making decisions on their own, Illustrious raised her hand and said, "Um, I haven't agreed to let either of you hug me yet. What difference does it make who wins?"
"Shut up! Hugging pillows don't have human rights. Go stand aside," Aircraft Carrier and Nagato said in unison.
Illustrious was struck by lightning. She immediately lowered her head in sadness and went to draw circles in the corner: "I'm a hugging pillow, I'm a hugging pillow, I'm a hugging pillow..."
"We'll play best two out of three, do you have any objections?" Nagato proposed.
"No problem. Watch me make you lose so badly you'll have to admit defeat," Aircraft Carrier said confidently.
"Not bad! Since you're so confident, don't cry if you lose later, okay?" Nagato said with a smile.
"Hmph! If anyone cries, it'll be you! I won't cry," Aircraft Carrier said resolutely.
"Alright! Let's stop talking nonsense. When I Count to three, we'll both put out our hands to decide the winner." Nagato made the gesture for Rock-Paper-Scissors.
"Fine, I'm ready. You start!" Aircraft Carrier also made the gesture for Rock-Paper-Scissors.
To confuse her opponent, Nagato revealed to Aircraft Carrier: "Aircraft Carrier, so people don't say I bullied you, I'll tell you what I'm playing in advance! I'm going to play—Paper."
"Paper!" Why would this person be so kind as to tell me? Hmm! It must be a trap. Aircraft Carrier is too smart to fall for it. Since you said Paper, you definitely won't play Paper later; you'll only play Rock or Scissors. If Aircraft Carrier plays Rock, she can win, or at worst, draw.
"One."
"Two."
"Three."
"Rock, Paper, Scissors!"
Aircraft Carrier threw Rock.
Nagato threw Paper.
"What? I lost? How could this happen? I'm so incredibly smart, how could I possibly lose? You should have played Rock or Scissors! That way, I would have won or at least drawn!" Aircraft Carrier said in disbelief, unable to accept the result of her loss.
"Hee hee hee! Aircraft Carrier, you're hopeless! I told you the result, but you deliberately didn't listen to me and tried to be clever. Your loss is your own fault, don't blame me!" Nagato, whose scheme succeeded, laughed loudly.
"You're too despicable! You actually tricked me! How could you do something so low?" Aircraft Carrier shouted, pointing at Nagato.
"That's wrong! As the saying goes, the winner is king, and the loser is a bandit. The process isn't important; the result is. Aircraft Carrier, you are still too young; you need to learn more! Otherwise, you'll be sold off and still help Count the money." Nagato said earnestly.
"I don't care! That one doesn't Count. Let's start over," Aircraft Carrier said unreasonably.
"That won't do! I won this round. If you can't handle losing, then I'll be hugging your sister tonight. After all, you'd be the one breaking the rules first, and I believe your sister would definitely dislike you if she knew you weren't trustworthy." Nagato threatened Aircraft Carrier, making her abandon the idea of starting over.
If Big Sister found out I wasn't trustworthy, she might dislike me. Even a slight possibility is unacceptable. "Fine, you won this round, but so what? There are two more rounds. I don't believe you can beat me again."
"Just as expected of Aircraft Carrier, you keep your word. I'm impressed. Let's move on to the next round." Nagato cheered up after seeing Aircraft Carrier agree to continue. After all, if Illustrious were a siscon, Nagato wouldn't be able to do anything to Aircraft Carrier even if she was untrustworthy.
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