Chapter 113 – The Fighter Jet of Wingmen

To stop Zhao Xinning and Yang Tongtong from losing control and beating up the haunted house staff again, Lin Xi and Yang Shanshan unanimously decided to leave the haunted house halfway through.

“Miss Shanshan, has your little sister trained in combat too?” Lin Xi asked quietly.

She felt that although Yang Tongtong was cute, she had a bit of a “violent little sister” vibe.

The complete opposite of Yang Shanshan’s timid, shrinking demeanor.

She had to admit, little sisters in their rebellious phase were terrifying.

“She…” Yang Shanshan couldn’t exactly explain it, so she went along with Lin Xi’s assumption. “She has trained in combat, yes.”

“What are you two whispering about?” Yang Tongtong, who was walking up ahead, asked. Zhao Xinning turned around too.

“We were praising you for being cute and powerful,” Lin Xi said to Yang Tongtong.

“Tch,” Yang Tongtong muttered. “Sweet-talking humans.”

She thought to herself, Could it be that Lin Xi usually uses sweet words like this to coax and deceive my sister???

Zhao Xinning, meanwhile, returned to Lin Xi’s side and openly took her hand.

A declaration of sovereignty.

She didn’t want Lin Xi whispering with other girls.

“Where should we go next?”

She looked toward their group’s “tour guide,” Su Xiangxue.

Su Xiangxue said, “Do you want to climb the mountain and enjoy the scenery, or go around the amusement park?”

Lin Xi and Yang Shanshan, the two Otaku shut-ins, unanimously chose the latter.

Zhao Xinning supported Lin Xi unconditionally, and Yang Tongtong supported her sister unconditionally.

And so, Su Xiangxue led them to the amusement park.

Su Xiangxue walked at the very front. Lin Xi and Zhao Xinning walked hand in hand in the middle, while Yang Shanshan held her little sister’s hand and brought up the rear.

“Sis!” Yang Tongtong’s voice appeared in Yang Shanshan’s mind. The two sisters could communicate through their thoughts. “Those two are holding hands! NTR1 right in front of your face, and you can actually endure it?!”

“I’ll help you kill Zhao Xinning, then train and condition Lin Xi while I’m at it. I guarantee she’ll fall hopelessly in love with you.”

Yang Shanshan: “…”

She warned her:

“What NTR? Miss Xinning is just Miss Lin Xi’s good friend.”

“I’ve already warned you and Liya not to lay a hand on them. Don’t you forget it.”

Yang Tongtong truly did not understand. Her sister clearly liked Lin Xi and could get her in a matter of minutes, so why hadn’t she made a move yet?

“Of course you don’t understand,” Yang Shanshan said. “When you meet someone you like, you’ll know. What I’m pursuing is true love. You can’t use force. A melon twisted off the vine won’t be sweet.”

“Who cares whether it’s sweet? Eat it first and worry about that later,” Yang Tongtong sincerely advised. “After you do it like crazy, won’t true love come naturally?”

Yang Shanshan: “…”

“Who on earth taught you these things?!”

“Tongtong, don’t you dare browse those shady websites!”

“That stuff is bad for your physical and mental health!”

Yang Tongtong was truly at a loss with this Sis of hers, who had gone from the Queen of Lust to a pure-hearted maiden. “When Lin Xi gets stolen away by Zhao Xinning and those two become true love, don’t you regret it.”

“I have my own plans.” Yang Shanshan told her little sister to worry less about her love life.

…

They entered the amusement park.

Su Xiangxue missed the old days when she came here with her older sister to ride the roller coaster, so she suggested they try the roller coaster first.

Lin Xi was not willing. Not in a hundred years.

She wanted to “sit at the kids’ table”-meaning she wanted to ride the carousel.

“Little Sister Tongtong, how about Big Sister takes you to ride the carousel?” Lin Xi planned to drag Yang Tongtong along with her.

“What’s so interesting about a carousel?” Yang Tongtong said. “I vote for the roller coaster.”

She stared at Lin Xi and asked bluntly, “Are you scared?”

“Me, scared? Please.” Lin Xi planted her hands on her hips.

She was willing to “sit at the kids’ table,” but the kid in question wasn’t…

She couldn’t lose face as an adult in front of a child. Lin Xi decided to bite the bullet.

“It’s just a measly roller coaster. Easy.”

Whatever Lin Xi wanted to ride, Zhao Xinning blindly followed without a second thought.

“Then I want to try the roller coaster too.”

Everyone looked toward Yang Shanshan, who hadn’t stated her position yet. Socially anxious people didn’t get a choice.

“S-same here~”

And so, the group headed off to try the roller coaster together.

There were only two seats left on the first ride. Seeing this, Yang Tongtong grabbed Zhao Xinning and pulled her along.

“Sister Xinning, let’s go up together first.”

“Huh?” Zhao Xinning had wanted to sit with Lin Xi. Experiencing speed and passion high in the air with Lin Xi-how romantic would that be?

Yang Tongtong had deliberately pulled Zhao Xinning away to create an opportunity for her sister and Lin Xi.

She put on her best acting and asked, looking dejected, “Sister Xinning, do you not want to ride the roller coaster with me?”

“Does that mean you hate me?”

“No, no, no,” Zhao Xinning hurriedly comforted Yang Tongtong. “That’s not true at all. Then… all right, let’s ride together.”

She could only satisfy the child’s request.

Yang Tongtong secretly revealed a triumphant little smile and told her sister through her thoughts:

“Sis, did you see that? This ‘wingwoman’ has completed her mission. You’d better make good use of this chance!”

“Who… who asked you to do something so unnecessary…”

“Oh? Is that so? Fine, then I won’t go on the roller coaster first with Zhao Xinning.”

“Don’t! Um, fine, I get it… Tongtong, don’t lay a hand on Miss Xinning and cause some kind of ‘Roller Coaster Murder Case.'”

“Sis! Honestly, stop assuming I’m going to kill people all the time!”

Yang Shanshan: “…”

“Xinning, Little Sister Tongtong, have fun!” Lin Xi waved at the two of them after they got into the car.

“Mm,” Zhao Xinning said. “Xi, see you in a bit.”

The car started moving.

“Miss Lin Xi! On the next ride, can you… can you sit with me?” Yang Shanshan mustered her courage and asked loudly.

It was a simple invitation, but somehow she made it sound like a confession.

Whether she sat with Yang Shanshan or Su Xiangxue, Lin Xi didn’t mind.

Since Yang Shanshan had invited her, she immediately agreed.

“Sure.”

And so, on the next car, Lin Xi and Yang Shanshan sat together, while Su Xiangxue took the seat behind them.

“Miss Shanshan, don’t be scared. The odds of this thing having an accident are extremely low,” Lin Xi began explaining the facts to Yang Shanshan. “The safety measures are fine. We’re not going to get flung out.”

Yang Shanshan: “…”

“Even if we do get flung out, I’ll catch Miss Lin Xi!”

Yang Shanshan said it with absolute conviction.

Lin Xi: “???”

Catch her?

How?

While the two of them were having their mysterious mental back-and-forth, the car started moving.

The sensation of weightlessness made Lin Xi’s breathing quicken, as if an invisible hand had clamped down around her heart.

“Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!-“

Before Lin Xi could even scream, Yang Shanshan beside her had already started shrieking in terror.

“Hahaha-” Lin Xi burst out laughing. “Miss Shanshan, you’re hopeless. We haven’t even reached the drops or sharp turns yet, and you’re already this scared.”

“Miss Lin Xi, can I hold your hand?”

“Sure.”

Lin Xi’s right hand and Yang Shanshan’s left hand laced together, fingers intertwined.

Yang Shanshan immediately felt that the roller coaster wasn’t that scary after all.

Footnote:

1. NTR(Netorare): Internet slang from Japanese fandom culture, short for netorare; it refers to someone being romantically or sexually ‘stolen’ by another person, often used jokingly in webnovels.