Volume 1, Chapter 4 – I-I Can’t Breathe～

The beautiful girl who called herself Xingyu Muxi smiled gently at Tianyin.

It was only now that Tianyin noticed that the girl in front of her had a pair of small, pointed, delicate ears.

Clearly, she had chosen the Elf race.

“Um… h-hello…”

Come to think of it, aside from her own loli body, this girl named Xingyu Muxi was probably the very first beautiful girl Tianyin had ever met since she was born.

So, being comforted by such a gorgeous beauty made Tianyin’s cheeks flush red, and her voice naturally became much softer.

And seeing Tianyin’s shy and adorably flustered expression, even the beautiful Xingyu Muxi found herself momentarily dazed…

“So… so cute…”

The words slipped unconsciously from the girl’s mouth.

“Eh?”

Being praised so suddenly by Xingyu Muxi, Tianyin didn’t quite process it. She looked up at her with a shy, confused expression.

Muxi quickly snapped out of her daze from being overwhelmed by Tianyin’s unbearable cuteness.

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“Hello there~ So, can you tell me your name? Well, actually, not your real name, just your in-game ID~”

“T-Tian… yin…”

Tianyin replied softly, pausing between each syllable.

“Tianyin, huh? That’s such a surprisingly lovely name ¹ 天音 / Tiān yīn = Heavenly Voice ~”

Muxi’s eyes sparkled upon hearing it.

“Then I’ll call you Xiaoyin from now on, okay? ² 小(Xiao/Little) is usually given as a name for children. ”

“Um… i-if you want…”

“As a trade-off, you can call me Xiaomu! But it seems like I’m a little older than you, so you can call me Sister Xiaomu instead. How about that?”

Tianyin honestly couldn’t understand how the girl could get so close so fast.

They had barely exchanged a few sentences since meeting… Normally, people would only start calling each other nicknames like that after getting to know each other better, right?

Well, even if she didn’t really get it, Tianyin still had a good impression of her. So even though this sudden familiarity was confusing… she didn’t actually dislike it.

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Yes, she simply didn’t dislike it. It’s not because the person in front of her was a beautiful girl or anything like that!

“Hey, Xiaoyin, can you tell me why you suddenly started crying just now?”

Seeing that Tianyin didn’t object to the nickname, Xingyu Muxi went ahead and asked her first question.

“…”

Hearing that, the scene of her stepping out of the house and immediately tripping flat on her face flashed through Tianyin’s mind…

And her little face, still streaked with dried tears, instantly turned bright red like a ripe apple.

“U-uh… n-no, it’s not… not like that…”

“Eh? Not like what?”

Tianyin’s panicked, flustered expression was so cute that Xingyu Muxi couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming urge to pull her into her arms and comfort her.

“If Xiaoyin doesn’t want to tell, that’s okay too.”

“Uu… i-it’s not because I… tripped… right after I started walking… or anything like that… I-it’s really… not like that…”

“……”

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Even though she said that, Tianyin didn’t realize she had already given the answer away bit by bit.

“So… Xiaoyin cried because she tripped on flat ground, right?”

“Eh…”

She got it right!

That was Tianyin’s immediate thought.

Her expression froze in a daze, her big round eyes losing focus as she stared blankly ahead…

“I can’t… I can’t hold it anymore…”

Seeing Tianyin’s adorably dumbfounded face, Xingyu Muxi finally gave in to the urge to hug her.

Taking advantage of Tianyin’s dazed state after being found out, Muxi decisively spread her arms wide and then pulled Tianyin tightly into her embrace.

The moment Tianyin was enveloped in her arms, she snapped back to her senses.

But even though she realized what was happening, her weak and fragile body couldn’t resist at all.

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So, helplessly, Tianyin was completely wrapped up in Xingyu Muxi’s tight embrace.

“Ahh, so cute, so cute… Xiaoyin, you’re just like a little kitten… no, even cuter than a kitten~”

“Waa, Xiaoyin’s just too adorable, it feels so nice holding you like this…”

Having her wish fulfilled, the girl couldn’t help but sigh in contentment as she hugged Tianyin tightly.

But for Tianyin… although it was her first time being hugged by such a beautiful girl, the actual experience was far from pleasant…

Because…

Being held tightly against her chest, for certain reasons, Tianyin’s breathing began to grow difficult…

Her chest pressed against Muxi’s armor, her small lungs struggling to draw in air, until finally, she weakly whimpered for help.

“X-Xiaomu… S-Sister Xiaomu… ca… can’t… breathe…”

At the same time, a bright red “-1” floated slowly up from above Tianyin’s head.