Angel Little Sister 360

 

Chapter 360 : Going Out In The Middle Of The Night

 

A few days after I fixed my vegetable field, I woke up in the middle of the night. I got off my bed and stretched my arms upward while yawning.

「*Yawn* Fwaaahh… Alright. It’s time.」(Mark)

Looking out the window, I saw the night scenery of the town. It was dark outside. Most houses had their lights put out already.

My tomatoes, cabbages, and cucumbers in my vegetable field will all be ready to be harvested tomorrow. I used my mana to nourish the soil, so they grew very fast. My field hasn’t been vandalized so far, but if the culprit were to come, it would be soon.

Now, I’m planning to stake out my field and see if I can catch the culprit. If they didn’t show up, I would come again the next night. I would do it every night until I could catch them if I had to.

I won’t go alone. Nicola will go with me.

I approached her bed and saw her sleeping while curling under her thick blanket.

「Nicola, wake up. Time to go.」(Mark)

「Mmmhh…? Is it that time already…?」(Nicola)

After I shook her body, she stuck out her sleepy-looking face and looked at me with half-opened eyes.

「Yeah. Let’s go. You said you would help me, right?」(Mark)

「…Ugh… Alright…」(Nicola)

Yup. You didn’t read it wrong. She said she would help me.

The reason why this super-lazy sister of mine wanted to help me was because Mom promised her that she would lighten her workload in the dining hall if she helped me catch the culprit.

Nicola’s Gift, which allows her to detect people’s presence, is much stronger than my Sensing Magic, so she will surely be helpful.

「Brrrrr~… It’s so cold… It must be much colder outside… It would be terrible if the culprit didn’t show up…」(Nicola)

「If they didn’t come tonight, they might tomorrow night.」(Mark)

「Ho, hold on… So… We’re going to do this every night…?」(Nicola)

「Until we catch the culprit, yeah. That’s the plan.」(Mark)

「No way… I don’t want to stay up every night! Goku, come quickly! I beg you!」(Nicola)

「The one we want to come quickly is a vegetable thief, not a ‘Saiyan’…」(Mark)

*/TL : It comes from a line in Dragon Ball that has become a meme in Japan.

While grumbling, Nicola got off her bed and walked sluggishly toward the wardrobe.

After changing into our warm winter gear, we left our room and headed to one of the guest rooms.

We walked down the quiet, dimly lit hallway and stopped in front of the door.

Nicola suddenly muttered with a smirk.

「Gufufu~ It feels like ‘nightcrawling’ and it makes me feel excited~ Don’t you feel it too, Onii-chan~?」(Nicola)

*/TL : Nightcrawling is when a man sneaks into a woman’s room at night.

「Nope.」(Mark)

After briefly responding to Nicola’s nonsense, I knocked on the door, and then a familiar woman with a witch hat wearing a thick coat over her black dress came out.

Yup. It’s Celine, and this is her room.

Going out to the town late at night might be dangerous for nine-year-old children like us.

We got Mom’s permission, but on one condition: Celine had to go with us.

Mom knows I’m not an average kid, and she believes that I can catch the culprit. She probably asked Celine to come so that we could explain the situation to the guards. They won’t believe a nine-year-old child can catch a thief, after all.

Besides, no matter how capable Nicola and I are, we’re still children who need an adult to watch over us.

「Mark, Nicola-chan, are you guys ready?」(Celine)

When Celine asked us in a low voice, we silently replied to her with a nod.

At the same time, the door of the next room opened.

「Mark, I’ll go too!」(Nei)

The room next to Celine’s was Nei’s. She came out of her room, approached us, and puffed out her chest.

She had already changed into her winter gear and was ready to go, but…

I didn’t remember I asked her to help me with this.

「Wait… You knew that we were going to catch the culprit tonight?」(Mark)

「Yup. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but I heard you talking with your Mom about it.」(Nei)

「I see… But, Neiー」(Mark)

Before I finished talking, Nei pushed her index finger against my lips, interrupting me.

「I knew you didn’t want me to come with you. That’s why I ambush you like this. But even if you said no, I’m going with you this time no matter what!」(Nei)

This time…? Ah, she must still be upset because we left her and Delica behind when we went into the mine in Sadola Town back then. (ch 156)

But thanks to that, they avoided the accident and didn’t end up teleported to the Schultria Village like us, so I didn’t regret leaving them behind.

I was planning to have Nei stay in her room this time too, but when I was thinking about how to convince her, Celine talked to me with a light tone.

「Mark, let’s take her with us. I’ll protect her if anything happens. There will be no problem, right~?」(Celine)

「Really~!? Can I go too~?」(Nei)

She looked so excited.

「Yup. You want to help, right? Mark, you should give her a chance.」(Celine)

We’re not going out to play a game, but…

「Hahh… Alright, if you say so.」(Mark)

「Yaay~! Thank you! Don’t worry, I’ll be useful. I’ll teach that vegetable thief a hard lesson and make sure they won’t mess with you ever again!」(Nei)

「Uhh… Just don’t push yourself too hard and stay close to Celine, okay?」(Mark)

「Un!」(Nei)

「And stay quiet, please. You make too much noise.」(Mark)

「Woops…」(Nei)

She covered her mouth with her hands and looked around the hallway.

Being energetic is a good thing, but she needs to realize we’re in the middle of the night right now.

I hope her voice didn’t wake the guests up…

Just like that, Nei joined us in this mission.

The four of us then left my house and headed for the vacant lot.

 

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