Chapter 43: Chapter 3 - Magic Book for Twin Step-sisters
In my room, Alice and Alyssa looked surprised by the old book I gave them.
"It\'s a magic book that studies elemental magic and spirit contracts," I answered to tell them my intention to give them the magic book as a gift.
"O-Oooh.."
"U-Uuuh.."
Alice and Alyssa\'s facial expressions looked gloomy because the appearance of the magic book looked worn out.
Uh, that\'s the magic book that they requested, right?
Why do they look gloomy now?
Did I buy the wrong magic book and it doesn\'t meet their expectations?
"Um.. did I buy the wrong magic book?" I asked to make sure of my mistake.
"I-It\'s not like that, Onee-sama, it\'s just.." said Alice in low tone.
"I thought magic books had beautiful covers like the ones the Saintess showed them in the Royal Capital\'s church," Alyssa said in a flat tone.
Ah, so that\'s how it is!
They saw the magic books the Saintess had and were interested in looking for them because the covers looked appealing to them.
Are all normal children like this?
I mean why would they want magic books because the covers looked nice?
Even though magic books aren\'t toys that are generally used by children, especially children who are still under the age to use magic.
If something happens because they want to imitate the magic chants written in the magic books, I have to take responsibility too, right?
Why are you guys always interested in such small things?
I wanted to ask that but my mouth was tightly shut.
I\'ve heard this before, children are very interested in things that their eyes like.
The magic books I bought may look very old but the contents of the magic chants inside are past knowledge that is almost lost in the present that is captured in every page of the magic book. For example, the existence of spirits is still a big secret for mankind and it is answered in the pages of the magic book.
Ah, that\'s right!
Why don\'t I show them the greatness of this magic book?
If they are interested in the cover of the book. Maybe I can change their views after seeing the greatness of this magic book.
Following the proverb of the great hermit who isolated himself in the forest, "Information is power!"
The power of information in a magic book lies in the writing on the page, not the cover of the book!
"Alice... Alyssa.. I thought you were looking for a magic book to learn magic."
"So, I was wrong?" I teased them a little with my gloomy expression.
"It\'s not like that, Onee-sama.." Alice looked panicked after seeing my gloomy expression.
"U-Um.. Lily-nee.. how do I read the writing in this magic book? I don\'t understand how to read it," unlike Alice who tried to cheer me up again after seeing my gloomy face, Alyssa opened the pages of the book in her hand as if interested in the contents of the book.
"Oh, the magic book about elemental magic? That\'s not an ordinary magic book because the one who wrote the book was one of the seven great heroes who lived in the past. If I\'m not mistaken, the book wrote down the elemental magic formula which was divided into 1,200 types. All the knowledge of the great hero was poured into it. Um..
this is a big problem because I only got one book out of the seven books that the hero managed to write. Oh! I almost forgot the book was written in German language. If Alyssa is interested, I will help you to study it personally every night."
"Uwaaaaahhh!! Is that true Lily-nee?!!" Alyssa\'s eyes shone after hearing my words.
"Um! Of course! Meet me anytime at night," I replied.
Yep, one fish has been caught in the net of curiosity about science magic.
"Then.. please help me read this magic book, Lily-nee.." Alyssa sat beside me and showed me the cover of the second magic book in her hand.
"Um.. the writing on this magic book means Modern Science in the Another World—"
"Onee-saaamaaa.. Can I study this magic book too? I-I think I\'m interested in studying it just like Alyssa," right beside me, Alice pulled out the uniform I was wearing. With a blush on her face and a feeling of envy that didn\'t want to be left behind by her sister, Alice tried to get my attention in the same way as Alyssa did.
Alice then steal the book in Alyssa hand.
"That\'s fine... Ah! That book... Um! Good choice Alice. It\'s a magic book that contains a spirit contract written directly by the Demon Emperor!"
"D-Demon Emperor?" Hearing my words, Alice was speechless in astonishment.
"The Demon Emperor is amazing. In the history recorded in our kingdom, he is the Demon Emperor who was able to hold back the invasion of giant monsters alone by relying on his spirit contract!"
"D-Demon huh... Uhh.. their form is really scary.." Alice grumbled a little after knowing the contents of the magic book.
I understand that feeling. The Demons I have seen have scary and disgusting physiques. However, I have met a Demon race that has a human physical body. His body size looks normal enough to be called human but the horns, wings, and tail that are the characteristics of the Demon race are attached to his human body.
"Fufu~ Alice.. don\'t look down on the spirit contract written by the Demon Emperor. Pay attention to this... Nimi, can you come here?" with my calm words, a greenish aura was created in the air. Slowly, the green aura grew and formed a human body.
"Lily Onee-chan!!" after the greenish aura formed a human body. Nimi who had just spawn into my room immediately hugged my body.
I returned her hug and stroked her hair.
"How is Mio mother... Um, Helena-san? Is she okay?" I asked Nimi.
"Mom is fine, Ah! When will Lily Onee-chan and Mio Onee-chan come home?" Seeing Nimi\'s sudden appearance, Alice and Alyssa fell silent while observing Nimi\'s body behind me.
The aura around Nimi\'s body emitted a greenish light, it was a special sign of a spirit that condensed its body into a human form. The strength of a spirit can be measured from its physical body shape, the stronger the spirit, the more perfect its body shape. Nimi\'s body shape was still that of a child and needed great strength to create her adult body shape.
The existence of spirits was quite difficult to summon, only certain contacts could summon them. Since Nimi and I were quite close, I was able to summon Nimi to come visit me.
"By the way, where is Mio Onee-chan?" asked Nimi who looked around my room.
"Oh, Mio is making snacks for us," I replied.
Nimi looked around my room and realized the presence of my twin step-sisters hiding behind my body.
"Ah.. um.. sorry for my rudeness earlier. My name is Nimi. Nice to meet you.." Nimi said to my two step-sisters.
Alice and Alyssa who were holding my uniform tightly, slowly let go. They were very surprised by Nimi\'s sudden arrival in front of them.
Toookk... Toookk...
A knock on my door was heard and Mio entered my room without waiting for my answer by pushing a food trolley filled with snacks.
"Lily-sama, this time\'s snacks are more special than usual because.. Ehh.. Nimi?" when Mio entered my room, she was very surprised to see her sweet little sister spirit.
"Mio Oneee-chaaaan!!" Nimi flew to hug Mio.
"Niiimiii!!" Mio hugged Nimi tightly.
It seemed like my room had become noisier than usual.
"Well, that\'s how to summon a spirit, Alice," I ended the conversation about this magic book.
"I-Is that a spirit.." Alice\'s eyes were fixed on Nimi. Even though they had met before, it seemed that Alice didn\'t remember Nimi\'s presence when she picked me up at Mio\'s house.
"Umm.. are you interested in studying the magic book now?" I asked Alice.
Alice looked at the magic book containing the spirit contract, even though the shape of the magic book was very simple and looked very worn with its cover peeling off. However, the thin smile of happiness that was created on Alice\'s face depicted her heart that wanted to study the magic book with all her heart.
"Umm... Can I study it with Onee-sama?" Alice asked me.
"Of course!" I exclaimed in a clear and loud voice.
The second fish had been perfectly hooked to study the magic book with me!
"Onee-sama.. Can Alice bother Onee-sama by studying this book every day?" Alice asked in a small tone.
"Of course, why should I refuse?" I answered quickly.
"Thank you, Onee-sama.." Alice hugged my arm tightly and pulled it. A small kiss from her lips hit mine. When Alice released her soft kiss, I could see tears from her eyelids along with a beautiful smile that adorned her face.
Alyssa\'s hand suddenly held my face and pulled my face to face her. Just like Alice did, Alyssa kissed my lips gently. I felt two loves that complemented each other. Sometimes, having a special relationship and accepting each other\'s love has made me feel happy.
I didn\'t know that my two stepsisters dared to kiss my lips in turn.
"Thank you too, Lily-nee.." Alyssa whispered after kissing my lips.
Ahhh.. my two stepsisters are so cute.
Their smiles are so sweet and it makes my heart beat fast.
For some reason, I want to keep the beauty of those happy smiles on their faces.
If only someone took those beautiful smiles from my two stepsisters, then I would kill them without mercy...
[ Ey! Stop here Lily-chan! That\'s so scary! ]
[ I\'ll take care of the rest if that happens, so just relax! ]
Umm.. okay Goddess. I\'ll rely on you if that day comes.
[ Aaahh! I\'m not strong enough to see Lily-chan\'s Yandere side yet. ]
Yandere? What\'s Yandere?
[ I-It\'s nothing, Lily-chan. Just forget what I said earlier. ]
Oh.. Um.. okay..