"Are you ready? The second round is about to begin!" Nagato reminded Aircraft Carrier.
"Ready. Before we start, to repay you for tipping me off last time, I'll tip you off this time too! I'm going to play paper," Aircraft Carrier smiled.
"Oh! You're actually copying my tactics, but even so, you won't beat me," Nagato said disdainfully.
"That's not necessarily true! You'd better not lose to your own tactics, or it'll be quite embarrassing!" Aircraft Carrier said confidently.
Seeing Aircraft Carrier's confident look, Nagato had to brace herself! Otherwise, she would lose the match. Since Aircraft Carrier said she would play paper, according to Nagato's tactical calculation, Aircraft Carrier should indeed play paper.
No, last time, even knowing Nagato would play paper, she didn't devise a strategy to play paper, but instead excluded it. This meant Aircraft Carrier wasn't a fool.
So this time, Aircraft Carrier wouldn't actually play paper, but rock or scissors. If Nagato played rock, she would win or at least draw.
Having figured it out, Nagato made her move. She was sure she would win this time. "Your Illustrious sister will be mine to hug tonight!"
"Hmph! In your dreams! I'll shatter your fantasies!" Aircraft Carrier said contemptuously.
"One."
"Two."
"Three."
"Rock-paper-scissors!"
Aircraft Carrier threw paper.
Nagato threw rock.
"Yay! I won! Hehehe! I clearly told you I'd play paper! You didn't listen, and now look! You lost to me!" Aircraft Carrier said happily.
"What? How can this be? What happened? You clearly should have played paper..." Nagato leaned back, questioning her life.
Did she overestimate Aircraft Carrier? Or was Aircraft Carrier just a fool? Why else would she not change her move after using that trick, but still play paper?
Seeing Nagato's "pitying the mentally disabled" look, Aircraft Carrier explained why she lost. "You must have thought I wasn't a fool and wouldn't play paper, right? Wrong! By using a fool's behavior to play paper, you would lose to me, and as it turns out, you really did!"
Was this girl that smart? She actually counter-schemed her. Only one round left. It seemed she couldn't play tricks with this girl anymore. "Only the last round left. This time, no more tipping off! Let's have a fair and square showdown, and let heaven decide who hugs Illustrious to sleep tonight."
"Fine, I agree. Let heaven decide who hugs Sister to sleep tonight." Seeing Nagato stop the tricks, Aircraft Carrier also decided to play fair.
"One."
"Two."
"Three."
"Rock-paper-scissors!"
Aircraft Carrier threw paper.
Nagato threw rock.
"Heavens! Why did you play paper again!" Nagato thought that since Aircraft Carrier played paper last time, she wouldn't do it again. She would only play rock or scissors, so Nagato chose rock to win. But she didn't expect Aircraft Carrier to ignore the routine and continue with the fool's logic.
Nagato looked deeply at Aircraft Carrier; this girl wasn't simple! She had been thinking from a complex "smart person" perspective, while Aircraft Carrier used a "fool's" logic to win after knowing her thoughts. She had to admit defeat. "Aircraft Carrier, you win. Losing to someone like you, I have no regrets!"
Patted on the shoulder by Nagato, Aircraft Carrier was a bit confused. To be honest, she just felt that playing paper might win, so she did. She didn't expect to actually win.
Not thinking much more, Aircraft Carrier could hug her sister to sleep today! She immediately threw herself onto Illustrious. "Sister, did you see? Aircraft Carrier won! Sister, isn't Aircraft Carrier amazing? Great! Aircraft Carrier can hug Sister to sleep!"
Does this silly sister need to be so happy? Illustrious stroked Aircraft Carrier's head and whispered, "Yes, yes, yes! Aircraft Carrier is very amazing, and Sister is very happy you won."
"Then you two must behave tonight! No being noisy, do you hear me?" Fielan urged.
"Yes!" Illustrious, Aircraft Carrier, and Nagato said in unison.
Led by Nagato, the two sisters went to Nagato's room. This was where Illustrious and the others would sleep tonight. There was still some time before bed, so they played games for a while.
Seeing it was late, Illustrious called Aircraft Carrier and Nagato to bed. Once in bed, Aircraft Carrier immediately clung to Illustrious like an octopus, as if afraid she would run away.
"Aircraft Carrier, don't hug so tight. Sister can't breathe!"
Hearing Illustrious, Aircraft Carrier loosened her grip slightly but still held on. "S-Sorry, Sister. I'm just afraid you'll suddenly leave me."
"You are my cute sister, my only family. How could I leave you? Alright, go to sleep, or you won't grow up!" Illustrious comforted her.
"Yes, Sister!" Feeling her hands around Illustrious, Aircraft Carrier fell asleep peacefully in less than a minute.
"How nice... I wish I had a sister too." Seeing such a gentle sister, Nagato said enviously.
Illustrious, on the left, smiled and said, "If Nagato doesn't mind, I can be your sister too! Come, call me'Sister'."
"Really? Can someone like me call you Sister?" Nagato had always felt inferior because she was a mixed-blood beastman, so she spoke with little confidence.
"Nagato is so cute, of course you can! Don't worry, I'm very happy to be your sister!" Illustrious said sincerely.
"Then I'll say it... Sis... Sister," Nagato said shyly.
"Mhm! Nagato is such a good girl. Remember to call me Sister when you see me from now on!" Illustrious reminded her, gently stroking her head.
"Okay, Sister!" Nagato called out happily. Feeling sleepy, she also slowly drifted off.
Seeing them both asleep, Illustrious drew a "G" in the air with her slender hand, and a blue Professional status interface appeared.
A Professional cultivation system created by the creation goddess. Once someone awakens as a Professional, drawing a "G" in the void brings up their status interface.
There are nine professions in total: Warrior, Mage, Paladin, Archer, Swordsman, Brawler, Spearman, Assassin, and Healer.
Everyone only awakens as one Professional, but Illustrious was different because she awakened as two.
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