Volume 6, Chapter 17 – A Very Important Existence

“Xiaoyin’s already handling it really well.”

After Xingyu Muxi, who had not logged in for a long time, returned to the game world, Tianyin told her about the series of countermeasures she had come up with before to deal with the Underground World NPC army.

After listening carefully to the details of what Tianyin said, a deeply relieved smile appeared on Xingyu Muxi’s face.

“Now Xiaoyin can already handle difficulties on her own… Speaking of which, if this were back then, Xiaoyin definitely would’ve been completely at a loss and asking me if I had some way to fix it, right?”

“Wuu… b-before… that was back then, okay? Now I’m not a burden anymore!”

Having her own plan acknowledged by Sister Xiaomu, for Tianyin, this really felt just like when she ate dessert, something that could make her feel very happy.

Because of that joy in her heart, Tianyin could not help but straighten her flat chest, wearing a tsundere expression of “I’ve already gotten really strong.”

“Yeah… now Xiaoyin has been getting more and more amazing~”

Looking at Tianyin in front of her, Xingyu Muxi’s eyes were full of gentle mirth.

“But Xiaoyin’s level of cuteness still hasn’t really changed. You were that cute before, and now you’re still just as cute~”

“C-Cute and stuff, that’s just an irresistible force at work, Sister Xiaomu, you can’t focus on my looks, you have to see my inner self too! My inner self stands out way more than my cuteness!”

Tianyin pouted, looking very much like she strongly rejected being called cute in Sister Xiaomu’s words.

“Pff… so what is Xiaoyin even saying?”

“What I mean is that I’m not just cute, I have other strengths too… Wuu, but speaking of which. Sister Xiaomu, these days you’ve always been acting really busy, and you log in less and less, is there something important going on in your world?”

Feeling that if the last topic went on it would just get more and more tangled, Tianyin stopped that topic in time.

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Not only that, very quickly, Tianyin found a new topic.

Of course, this question was something Tianyin had always wanted to ask. She had held back before because of some concerns, so she had not asked.

Now, because the atmosphere of chatting with Sister Xiaomu just now was very relaxed, Tianyin could not help herself and… blurted this question out.

As for why Sister Xiaomu had rarely logged in these days, Tianyin had actually tried probing a little from Xiaomengyao. But in fact, she did not succeed.

In the real world, because her brother had gone missing, Xiaomengyao had already been moved in to live together with her by Sister Xiaomu through her connections. But even with this kind of connection between them in the real world, when it came to Sister Xiaomu’s situation… Xiaomengyao still only half understood.

Tianyin thought that the reason Sister Xiaomu had been logging in less these days was only because of some uncontrollable things in the real world. Even so, Tianyin still had this illusion that Sister Xiaomu would leave her…

Leave…

Would Sister Xiaomu leave her?

Tianyin did not know, but that feeling that Sister Xiaomu would completely leave her grew stronger by the day, so strong that Tianyin could no longer ignore it…

It was also because of this that the uneasy Tianyin suddenly asked this question.

Somewhere deep in her mind, she wanted to take advantage of the relaxed mood right now to ask for an answer that could calm her restless emotions…

“Mm… there really are some things.”

Faced with Tianyin’s question, Xingyu Muxi’s expression was as calm as ever. From what Tianyin could see, she looked no different from when she had been teasing her just now.

“But Xiaoyin, why did you suddenly ask this?”

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Her previous response actually had not been precise, but after giving Tianyin that vague answer, Xingyu Muxi instead asked about Tianyin’s motive for asking.

“Why did I suddenly ask… Sister Xiaomu, honestly I’m not really sure myself… I just, just suddenly got this illusion that Sister Xiaomu seems like she’s going to leave me… Even though that feeling is only an illusion, it still makes me feel really sad…”

Toward Xingyu Muxi, Tianyin could be said to hold a silly, unconditional, absolute trust.

So when Xingyu Muxi asked her the reason, Tianyin instinctively talked out all the unease that had been with her these past few days, word for word.

“Sister Xiaomu, tell me… will you leave me?”

As Tianyin said this, she looked like a wronged little animal, her eyes showing a pitiful look.

“Idiot.”

Seeing her suddenly put on such a heart-tugging expression, Xingyu Muxi let out a somewhat helpless sigh.

“Xiaoyin, do you still remember the promise between you and me back then? I said then that I would definitely find you, and after that, I kept that promise and came to you.”

“I won’t leave you, Xiaoyin. This one thing, I can guarantee.”

Gently stroking Tianyin’s head, a pampering smile appeared on Xingyu Muxi’s face.

“Because… Xiaoyin, to me, you are a very, very important existence.”

“Important?”

Xingyu Muxi’s answer calmed Tianyin a lot. But when it came to that “very important” in her words, Tianyin suddenly felt an urge to get to the bottom of it.

She wanted to know what that “very important” meant.

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She wanted to know what kind of existence she was to Sister Xiaomu.

Or rather, she wanted to know whether the “very important” in Sister Xiaomu’s words was different from the “very important” she herself had in mind.

“Pfft… Xiaoyin, you look just like a kid who doesn’t understand anything right now.”

Hearing Tianyin’s words, Xingyu Muxi simply pulled the petite Tianyin into her arms.

Then her lips slowly moved close to Tianyin’s ear.

“What ‘very important’ means is that I like you, Xiaoyin…”

In that instant, Tianyin only felt her heart start racing.

“U-Um, S-sister Xiaomu, you… you like me?”

“Yes, I, Sister Xiaomu, like you very, very much, Xiaoyin.”

Xingyu Muxi held Tianyin tightly in her arms, and did her best to speak in as gentle a voice as possible.

“Does Xiaoyin not believe what I’m saying?”

“Wuu… I… I believe you… b-but… if it’s between girls…”

“Even if it’s between girls, what difference does that make?”

Tianyin’s faltering words were cut off by Xingyu Muxi.

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“Xiaoyin, what I just said already counts as me confessing to you, you know~ So after hearing what I said, Xiaoyin, you should already understand what I meant by ‘very important’, right?”

“Mm…”

Right now Tianyin could not break free from Sister Xiaomu’s embrace.

Of course, deep down, Tianyin herself had no desire to leave Sister Xiaomu’s arms like this anyway.

“Sister Xiaomu…”

“Mm, what is it?”

“For me… you’re actually very important too.”

“Mm.”

Translator Note

I still don’t know whether this confession counts as a romance, or just Xiaomu loves Tianyin as a family…

Somehow I just couldn’t picture it in my mind that they have romantic feelings. Maybe because Tianyin’s childish behaviour makes me can’t imagine Tianyin could have a romantic relationship…

What do you guys think?