After Gender Swapping, I Became the Daughter of a Yandere Mother with Animal Ears—With the Help of My Yandere Mom and Powerful Sister, I'll Live as a Fox Girl - Chapter 20: Intersection

It was raining that day.

“Onee-chan, wait!”

My sister Kohaku was desperately chasing after me.

“You’re slow, Kohaku.”

“Wait… just a… moment… hah… hah… hah…”

She wasn’t chasing me, but my tail. Ever since she was little, Kohaku loved to touch my tail.

“I caught up!”

Puff!

Kohaku’s hand grabbed my tail.

“Wow… it’s so fluffy…”

“Hey… don’t touch it so weirdly…”

“Aw, but this way Onee-chan feels good too, right?”

“That’s… well…”

True to her words, her way of stroking was oddly comforting, almost making me let out a sigh.

“Hehe, this way it feels even better.”

“Hey… stop it, really…”

“Gotcha!”

Squeeze!

“Nn…!?”

Her hand gripped my tail tightly. Unable to withstand the sensation, I let out a sweet breath.

“See, Onee-chan likes it too.”

“Uhh… no… I’m angry now…”

I aimed for Kohaku’s tail and leaped at her with all my might.

“Kyau!?”

“Too bad!”

However, she easily dodged me. I ended up face-first in the mud.

“If you’re frustrated, try to catch me.”

“Hmph…”

Kohaku was smiling happily. Annoyed, I jumped at her again.

“And there!”

“Ugh… why…”

No matter how many times I tried, I couldn’t hit her. Instead, she was getting further away.

“This time for sure…”

As I took a run-up and leaped towards Kohaku with all my strength…

“Ah…”

My foot slipped on the ground, and a large rock loomed before me in an instant.

Thud…

“Uh… ah…”

I hit the ground hard, pain shooting through my body.

“Onee-chan!? O… chan? Are you… okay!?”

I could hear Kohaku’s screams, but they weren’t clear. My vision blurred. Strength drained from my body.

“Onee-ch… shi… ri… …n!!”

Kohaku’s voice faded away. Soon, I couldn’t hear her anymore.

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“Uh… where am I…”

A dark, very dark space. Only the sound of dripping water echoed.

The ground was rough, and a chilly air prickled my skin.

“Where… is this…”

I couldn’t understand at all. I was playing with Kohaku, then I hit my head… I can’t remember anything after that.

“Kohaku…? Kohaku!”

I called my sister’s name, but there was no response. She didn’t seem to be nearby.

“Kohaku… Kohaku! Where are you!”

Overwhelmed by anxiety and panic, I kept shouting her name. But my cries were just echoed back emptily.

“Is there anyone…?”

No one answered. Only cold wind howled.

“I’m scared… so scared…”

Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably, despite my efforts to wipe them away. I felt lonely, desolate, and sad. Negative emotions kept overflowing.

“Uhh…”

I couldn’t understand why I was trapped in this darkness.

“Could it be…”

Was I abandoned? After I fell… because I didn’t wake up… was I abandoned…?

“Uhh… uhuh…”

Once the thought crossed my mind, I couldn’t stop it. Tears flowed like a waterfall. Sobs escaped me.

“Why… why is this happening… If it’s a bad dream, please let me wake up…”

“…What’s that…”

Something sparkled in the corner of my vision.

There was a light shining in the darkness. Wiping my tears with my sleeve, I cautiously approached it. There lay an old mirror.

“What’s this…”

It had unfamiliar patterns on it. Were they… characters… maybe…?

“!”

Suddenly, my reflection in the mirror distorted, like a stone thrown into water.

“Who’s there…?”

A man’s voice came from nowhere. I couldn’t see him, but there was definitely someone.

“Who are you…? Where are you?”