The long night finally passed, and as the sun once again bathed Sesi City in its warmth, Jasmine poked her head out from under the cozy blankets of the five-star hotel’s luxurious bed.
Just how terrifying can a disciplined person be? She started dozing off right after dinner at six in the evening.
After taking a bath at eight: more dozing.
At ten: no staying up late, straight to bed.
Midnight: dreaming.
Three in the morning: still dreaming.
Eight in the morning: woke up on the dot, groggily pulled out a biscuit from her cloak and started gnawing on it.
Even though it was her first time sleeping in such a comfortable bed, Jasmine still stuck to her usual biological clock and started grinding her teeth on schedule at eight.
“Mmm-hmm… nom nom.” The extra-long deluxe silk bedding was just too comfy.
Jasmine, now awake thanks to her internal clock, sat on the bed, tail swaying lazily as she munched on her biscuit to fill her stomach.
“Knock knock knock.” Three progressively louder knocks came from the door.
“Oh, coming, coming.” Jasmine rubbed her sleepy eyes, jumped off the bed barefoot, and walked over to the door.
“Who is it? It’s so early… what do you want with me?” Jasmine yawned as she rubbed the corners of her eyes, still wet with sleep.
“…?” The girl standing at the door was silent for a moment.
After double-checking the name on the doorplate to make sure she hadn’t knocked on the wrong room, she stared wordlessly at the white-haired loli in front of her.
“…Huh? What’s wrong?” Seeing the girl’s gaze fixed on her, Jasmine tilted her head in confusion.
“Eh? We haven’t seen each other for one night and you’ve gotten taller?…”
The morning breeze brushed against her cheek, snapping her into clarity for a moment.
As if realizing something, she touched her face, then quickly felt around her body—and sure enough, her hand landed on a curved “valley.”
“…”
“…”
They stared at each other for a long time.
Jasmine’s expression slowly shifted from lazy to utterly shocked, then she stared blankly at the veiled girl in front of her, her gem-like eyes widening.
“Waaah!!” Jasmine slammed the door shut and collapsed against it, panting heavily.
It’s over, it’s over, it’s all over! Aaaah!!! Why was I so careless?! I should’ve at least checked my current form before opening the door!!! It’s all ruined, my identity’s been exposed to a teammate, there’s no way to keep any secrets now…
If it weren’t for the situation, Jasmine would’ve thrown herself on the floor, rolling around and bawling about how hard life is for a dragon.
Wait! Maybe… there’s still a chance to fix this??
Still lying on the floor, Jasmine suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
Her eyes lit up, and she quietly cracked the door open just a bit.
Sure enough, the girl who had knocked was still standing outside, seemingly stunned—or maybe just unsure of what to do next.
Good, she hasn’t left, she hasn’t left.
There’s still a chance to salvage this!
Aurora had woken up before dawn.
For elves, sleep was more of a pastime than a necessity.
With nothing to do after waking, she had waited outside her mentor Xing Luo’s room until Xing Luo finally came out to use the bathroom and saw her.
“Ah, sorry to keep you waiting… What time is it now? Is it time to head out already?” Xing Luo yawned.
“Not yet.” Aurora shook her head.
“We still have about an hour before departure.”
“Ah, only an hour left, huh… Then, Aurora, I have a favor to ask.” Xing Luo rubbed her sleepy eyes and spoke softly.
“What is it?”
“Wake the other two students and make sure they remember the time and aren’t late.”
“Understood.”
“Then I’ll go wash my face first.” With that, Xing Luo closed the door.
To be honest, Aurora didn’t want to take on this wake-up duty.
If she could help it, she’d rather not interact with humans too much.
But since it was her mentor’s order, she had no choice.
She went to Emilia’s room first, only to find it empty—Emilia had already gotten up.
So Aurora headed to Mo Li’s room instead.
Standing in front of the door, she hesitated.
Her appearance was a problem, especially when dealing with men.
It had even brought disaster to her homeland.
That’s why she always kept it hidden.
But even with a white veil covering her face, she still had a lingering fear of men.
After much hesitation, she finally knocked on the door.
“Oh, coming, coming.”
What she didn’t expect was a soft, girlish voice responding.
When the door opened, a dazzling flash of white light seemed to hit her eyes.
A cute, playful white-haired loli appeared before her, leaving Aurora momentarily stunned.
Girls love cute things—no exceptions.
And this little loli, looking like a porcelain doll, was rubbing her sleepy eyes and mumbling dreamily, embodying the very definition of “adorable.”
Even Aurora had to admit, this girl only lost to her in age.
Once she grew up, her beauty would definitely rival hers—or even that of the princess from the Holy See who was in their group.
After being stunned by the girl’s looks, Aurora’s confusion only deepened.
She was sure she hadn’t knocked on the wrong door, but the person who answered wasn’t the black-haired boy from yesterday—it was…
“Yaaah!” As if startled, the white-haired loli’s expression suddenly changed after a moment of silence, and she slammed the door shut.
Now Aurora was completely baffled, having no idea what just happened.
Just as she was trying to make sense of it all, the door opened again…
———
“Um, hi there, big sis~” Jasmine poked her head out from behind the door, cleared her throat, and greeted Aurora with the sweetest, most innocent loli voice she could muster.
“You are…?” Whether human or elf, people naturally lower their guard around cute or beautiful things and are more inclined to trust them.
Aurora was no exception.
“Sorry, big sis, I just woke up, so I got a little spooked earlier…” Mo Li blinked her big eyes adorably, pretending to be clueless and innocent.
She knew this would make her lose all her dignity, but she had no choice! If she didn’t sacrifice her pride now, she might lose something even worse!
“Big sis, you’re here to see my big brother, right~?” Jasmine said in a syrupy-sweet loli voice, putting on the most naive and innocent act she could.
“? Big brother?”
“Yup yup~ This is that big brother’s room.
But~ he spent so much energy on me last night that he’s still not awake yet~”
“What?…” Even the ever-calm Aurora couldn’t keep a straight face now.
She kept glancing at Jasmine’s petite body, her expression turning from shock to a hint of anger.
That man… with such a small child, seriously?!…
‘No choice, this was the only excuse that made sense… Goodbye, dignity, I’ll miss you!’ Jasmine was screaming internally.
