Chapter 70: [Intermission] Liliath’s Phone

"Here you go Liliath, your very own phone," my father passed the box to Liliath, looking a little haggard. Yawning, he continued, "Noel will teach you the rest, I'm going to take a nap."

"I'll accompany you dear," my mom joined, "See you later this evening."

"T-thank you.. I'm undeserving of such a gift.." Liliath forced those words out of her mouth..

"Don't mind it, you're part of the family after all," my father said with another yawn. He's super sleepy alright.

And with that, my parents went upstairs to sleep— or cuddle— or.. Whatever. Not my problem, better not think too much about it.

Liliath looked at me, revering the small white box in front of her. We'll be leaving out the larger box— which contains the tablet for now.

The little devil on the other hand was looking at Liliath, puzzled at her conservativeness.

"Open it," I nudged.

Liliath timidly raised the cover, to reveal the black screen of the phone. Oh, looks like the screen protector had been pasted.

Bringing it up to her face, Liliath examined the foreign object. She clicked the button that was supposed to boot the phone.

"Is this how it's supposed to work?" Liliath pouted, unsure why the normal screen wasn't showing up.

Obviously, because it's still powered off.

"Lemme do it!" Novelle took the phone from Liliath, "You have to hold down this button here for a while to start it up."

The screen lit up, and the usual phone applications appeared on screen.

No.. fucking.. way.. there was a peculiar app that looked oddly similar to the gacha app on my phone.. It's not just 'similar'.. it's the actual app..

Fuk wha?

And as one would guess, that was the first application Liliath entered.

Novelle looked at me, with a grin.

"It's slightly different from the one Noel has."

"How different?" I asked out of curiosity.

Liliath turned the phone to me. The gacha option was blacked out, only the store was accessible. Not to mention there was a small circle on the upper right corner that showed Liliath's face in chibi form, there was also her username attached to it.

Cute.

Hey— why don't I have that too..?

Besides that, everything else is the same, the items in the store and Liliath-specific quests. Looks like Liliath won't need to share my phone to refer to the quests anymore.

In other words, Liliath can buy items at her own discretion. Though, I doubt she would do that since she never really wanted anything from the store in the first place.

Ah, which brings me to the main point— so perhaps there's no risk in losing my phone? Not like I'm inclined to destroy my own device..

I have no clue how that app appeared on Liliath's phone but— I think it's safe to assume that the app will appear again if I got myself a new phone.

That's relieving…

Again, Novelle isn't able to use any of the functions, only Liliath and I have the authority to do so.

Moving on, Novelle guided Liliath in downloading the messaging app our family uses. And a game called 'Pig Pipes'.. of all things.

While waiting for those to download, we went to try out the phone call function.

"What do these numbers signify?" Liliath asked.

"It's your mobile number, a special code that.. um.. you can give to people you want to connect with?" Novelle looked a little troubled.

I mean.. it's not like Liliath would understand what a mobile number even is or why every number is different—

"Mobile number? So this is what many people kept asking me for? I thought it was something to do with flying numbers." Liliath sounded like she had just learnt something life-changing.

Pfftt. what?

"Don't simply share your number to strangers alright Liliath," I warned. A little worried that Liliath may attract unwanted visitors.

It happened last time.. wait, how did she turn him down again?

"Isn't it important to build connections?" Liliath questioned.

"Nah, Big brother's just being overprotective," the little devil grinned.

"Is that so?" Liliath looked.. convinced?

"That's not it. Put it this way, you don't just connect with every person you come across right?"

"That is true," Liliath nodded.

"Wait, Big sister, exchange contacts with me first!" the little devil said that in such an ecstatic manner, it was as if she was about to steal away Liliath's first kiss.

The devil stood up to went to get her phone.

Liliath looked at her back as she left; she then turned to me.

"What does exchanging contacts mean?"

"Novelle will explain it to you, gimme a second, I'll go get my phone," I proceeded to my room where I left my phone—

Even since the gacha app appeared on my phone, I've been using it relatively less.

Taking my phone, and learning that mom and father were actually sleeping and not actually doing what I thought they were about to do, I headed back to the living room.

"Liliath already exchanged contacts with me first!" Novelle stuck out her chest in triumph. I wouldn't say her chest is flat.. but it's still relatively small for a typical girl. It's alright though, she still has a fighting chance, after all, she's only 12.

"Yeah, yeah.."

Then I turned my line of sight to Liliath who stood up at my arrival.

Hm?

She looked at me, then averted her eyes, responding by opening up her arms.

Huh?

If I were dumb then I'd go for it but.. I'm still a virgin so no thank you. Wait, aren't virgins even more susceptible to an invitation like this?

Control yourself Noel.. self-control.. hnngg..

What stupid logic did the devil teach Liliath this time?

"What did you do to Liliath?"

"I-Is this not what exchanging contacts mean?" Liliath queried in a stuttering voice.

Snap.

Novelle took a photo of me and a flustered Liliath.

"Come on big brother, I prepared the perfect chance in front of you yet you don't go for it? You're even condemning me?" The little devil clicked her tongue.

"Novelle?!" Liliath fumed, all embarrassed.

The little devil grinned, escaping Liliath's wrath by running to who knows where.

Damn, that little schemer..

Though, I was a little surprised by how Liliath acted.

In any case, I got to exchange my contacts with Liliath.

"I-I was tricked, I apologize for the misunderstanding Noel," Liliath hung her head.

"It's alright.."

But also bad for my heart.

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"Noel."

"Yes?"

"D-do you perhaps want to exchange contacts?"

"I thought we already did.." I distanced myself— not because I didn't want it, but because I was afraid I would actually accept her invitation.

"I-I see," Liliath sounded relieved.

Hey, isn't this supposed to be where Liliath sighs in disappointment? What's up with this difference?

While I thought of such a thing, Liliath's phone rang, causing her to jump.

A video call.

"It's Novelle."

"Novelle?"

"Try swiping the green button."

The little devil's ear-rape laughter tore through my eardrums— with all the static and hissing.

I cut the call.

A prank call? Really now? What era is this?

"That was.. Novelle?" Liliath said, her back against the couch, staring at the phone as if it were some cursed object.

Ah heck, look what you did Novelle, you've caused Liliath to contract phona-phobia.

"A prank call. Not how you're supposed to use a phone.."

Rather, isn't this what phones are made for? Why else would prank calls exist?

Novelle came back from somewhere, still laughing. We gave her a cold look, which she ignored.

Next was the messaging app. We had Liliath set up her account, added her to the group chat and taught her how to text.

"Liliath, send this one," guided by the little devil, Liliath sent me her first message.

"No.. that implies something.."

And it was a sticker of a rabbit blowing out heart kisses— in the family group chat. Wrong chat.. ya bro..

I glared at the devil, Liliath shook her head saying that she wasn't the one who sent it.

Ignoring that, the next message– this time, actually typed by Liliath, was a simple 'ashdlajbdsoua'.

Liliath struggled with the keyboard— I digress.

"Noel, this is what you use to exchange information with that beastkin correct?"

"Yeah."

Yeah. I think it's hopeless to have Liliath change the way she addresses Prune.. as long as she acts respectfully in front of her.. I think I'll leave it at that.

"Could I also have her personal cat?"

Prune's profile picture is a cat, so I guess that's what Liliath means? I don't know, heck. What is she talking about?

Taking the chance to pull the phone away from the little devil— deleting the blow-kiss sticker on the way, I added Prune's personal chat to Liliath's account. Prune is going to be living with us for the next few years so I suppose it's alright?

Next was 'Pigs and Pipes'. This is a simple game where every time you tap on the screen, the 'holy pig'— as I call it, would jump. The point is to dodge the incoming pipes.

The little devil and Liliath had a bout'. In the end, Liliath won by a margin of 561 pipes, suck on that you devil.

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Evening, I'm in my room, having posted my latest artwork, I realized that..

I've finally hit a 5-digit following on Arthub. Yahoo!!!

I leaned against my chair and pumped my fist into the air.

What's next? I should probably focus on getting more art commissions? That might be a good idea. Though, I don't really have any means of transaction— I'll have to ask my father about that.

I heard my phone buzz. It was a notification.

'Good night.'

My heart skipped a beat.

From Liliath huh?

I wonder if this means Liliath wouldn't come over to my room anymore?

Of course, I do go over to my sister's room to say good night to but.. Liliath is the one who usually takes initiative.

Hm..

I suppose I'll go over today.

I went to their room and knocked on the door.

I had to squint my eyes to adjust myself to the sudden change in brightness when the door opened. The corridor was dark, Novelle's room was blinding. It took me a while before Liliath's figure registered in my eyes.

"Good night," I said. It has probably become this little tradition we do every night.

Honestly.. I don't think I want it to end. Messages are a great way to greet 'good night' but— it's kinda distant.

"Good night Noel," she responded with a smile, "I thought of going over if you didn't come," she chuckled.

"I see.." I peered behind Liliath's shoulders, Novelle, furiously typing away at her phone— not her phone.

Liliath's phone.

"What's Novelle doing?"

"Novelle? She asked if I could lend my phone to her. She told me that she was doing something called 'SPAM'," Liliath turned to look at Novelle as if a mother looking at a child.

SPAM, not as in the canned meat, but as in— my phone is going to blow up.

"NOVELLE!!!"

"Hehehehehe!" She threw Liliath's phone on the bed and went to hide under the bedsheets.

Damn you!

Later when I returned to my room, my phone had 99+ messages, all of which were from Liliath— I mean Novelle.

That said..

I felt slightly fuzzy when I saw the last message. Only that single 'good night' was missing an initial capitalization.

..

Yeah.

How does she feel about me anyways?

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Author's Notes: Okay, I'll be honest here. I'm probably not going to read many of the comments that enter my ScribbleHub inbox for mental health sake, it's like a Pandora's box where idk if the comments could turn me into a depressed-overthinking dumpling or a kite flying so high it crashes into a skyscraper. I apologize for not replying/reacting to any question related comments. But thank you for the comments anyways.

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