Who knows when the Octopus Man might suddenly turn into a supervillain like his brother had, lurking inside the Superhero Association to stab him in the back. Such a scenario would be too much for Ke Mingye to handle.
After all, he usually played the role of the blue owl himself, and if sothing were to happen, he'd have to take out his second heart and his older brother's protective amulet necklace— but these were ant to be surprises for the Tikeeper, and it would be a waste to use them on anyone else.
As Ke Mingye thought about this, he stepped into the elevator, ascending amidst the buzzing sound.
Soon, the elevator doors opened on both sides, revealing a girl wearing a light gray linen dress suit, her hair tied in a high ponytail, her face as delicate as a doll's.
"You're back?"
She asked softly, her voice slightly deep.
"Ca back early, weren't you watching TV? That weird thing..."
Mid-sentence, Bai Zini had already pulled him out of the elevator.
Her eyes slightly red, she looked him up and down, checking for injuries. Only when she was certain he was unhard did she slowly let go of him. Then she retreated to the doorway, her back against the door fra, silent, as if sulking.
Seeing her like this, Ke Mingye sighed helplessly, "What's wrong, crybaby... Don't you trust the blue owl comrade's ability to protect himself?"
After a mont of silence, Bai Zini said, "Today is my birthday," she paused, "and Xiao Ling's too."
"I know, that's why I'm back without a scratch, right?"
As Ke Mingye spoke, he stepped forward, hesitated for a mont, then raised his hand and placed it on her head, "Happy birthday, sis."
He paused, looked down slightly and continued, "You know, by next year... you won't be Magic Girl anymore."
"So what?"
The girl by the door asked softly without looking up.
At her words, Ke Mingye put his hands in his windbreaker pockets, his head bowed, staying silent. The hallway lights made his cheeks look sowhat pale, marking a change in his usual expression.
After a while, he opened his mouth to say:
"So, just like you don't want to see get hurt, I don't want to see you hurt either. When I think about my sister braving it alone for so many years without anyone knowing, then I think... maybe I should try harder, be a better superhero."
Bai Zini froze for a while, then slowly lifted her head to look into his eyes.
Ke Mingye reached out from his windbreaker pocket, hesitated for a mont, then gently placed his hand on her head, tousling her soft hair.
He smiled slightly and added: "What I an is... when the ti cos, you won't be Magic Girl anymore, so let handle all the dangerous stuff."
At this, he paused for a mont, awkwardly turned his cheek, and added, "Er... after all, I am your big brother."
As he spoke, the hallway slowly fell into silence.
Bai Zini gazed at his face, the Ke Mingye she rembered who was always goofy and carefree seed to have never spoken to her so seriously before... never.
She was silent for a long ti, then leaned forward, her head against his shoulder, not hugging him, just resting her chin there.
"I know... dumb big brother," she said.
Ke Mingye felt the warmth on his shoulder, looked up at the ceiling, hesitated for a mont, unsure whether to speak up: "Er... by the way, my shoulder just got manhandled by Octopus Man's tentacles, are you sure you can't sll that rotten, marine creature odor?"
"Ah, really?"
"Not really."
"You..."
"Just kidding, don't be mad, this is your gift."
"You brought a gift too?"
"Yeah, bought it on the way ho, touched?"
"Touched... a bit."
"Let's go, the others are waiting for us."
"Okay."
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