Vol 1 Chapter 4 (1/2)
10th of April, Wednesday
Third Little Sister Delicious Food Honour Student?
Today during the lunch break, I went to the school cafeteria shi+chiyou Academy's school cafeteria felt like a stylish café, its menu was centered on western food
I miss the japanese food Granny made when I e and ht if she didn't pay that much attention to me But still, I appreciated it That's how childhood friends should be
At 4 pm I stood in front of Room 501 in Taishi+do residence
I took a light breath and sounded the door's chime
Nocan scare me any more In terms of eccentricity and weirdness, probably no, there's absolutely no one who could top Selene or Tomomi
There's definitely no little sister that can be e than that I'll wait for a reply, but if there's no reaction then I'll have no choice but to enter by ht that, the Room 501's door opened
”Welcome, Onii-sama”
The little sister candidate came to the entrance to meet me
She was a girl with a short-cut hair Her clothes were quite plain, she earing a norirly outfit
Although the first iirl, she didn't have Murasaki-san's cool vibes
”I-is it fine to enter?”
”Yes, of course I aiting Please, co with your little sister is too distant”
Using polite language towards a little sister is distant?ha?! da the two earlier, I suspected I was 'too polite' But isn't being polite and courteous wonderful?
As I h-pitched voice call out
『”hello! hello!”』
As I turned e bird cage that stood at the back of the rooht, it turned its beak towards me
”H-hello”
『””』
As I returned the greeting, the Myna closed its eyes and looked another way It seenored, it's a bit lonely The little sister candidate laughed a bit troubled She had a bit apologetic look and a bit of tears in her eyes
Her room was neatly cleaned
There was a blue carpet covering the floor A low table rese table, and two cushi+ons placed beside it In the corner of the room there was an LCD TV on top of a TV stand which had a white cable extending towards a console box
The girl turned towards hi scent of htly
”My name is Mishi+ma Sayuri Middle school second year student It's a pleasure to meet you
”I'm Taishi+do Yoichi Nice to meet you”
Hht feel distant, but up until now it's been a Sayuri smiled softly and prompted me to sit on a cushi+on
”Please take the top seat, Onii-sama”[2]
”A-appreciations”
As I sat down, she went to the kitchen and started to prepare boiling water in the kettle
”Would you like green tea?”
”Yes, thank you”
After ateacups and a teapot She poured tea into the cups
Even the way she was holding the teapot and the way her fingertips ant
Her looks see with a neat and proper beauty as well
”It's just crude tea, but here you go”
”I deeply appreciate it”
”Oh Onii-sama, please relax yourself more”
As a soot a bit relieved
”No, I was just a bit nervous”
”You must have met other little sister candidates already Then you must have accustoht?”
The reason I' too proper it was too hard to say that
”Speaking of which, isn't Sayuri acting a bit distant as well?”
”This is how I usually act”
Sayuri downcast her eyes That bashful gesture of hers also felt modest
There was no feeling of forcefulness, how incredibly humble
”T-that's not it, I'! Sorry, it was my bad”
”I apologize for having Onii-saentle Onii-sama”
As she stared at ht under-look, Sayuri's eyes were faintly moist Her eyes were so beautiful and clear, I saw an illusion as if I was being sucked into them
”G-gentle I-I'm not really t-thank you for the tea”
I poured so this tea crude was too ant tea It somehow reminded me of the tea Granny brewed
”Tthis is really delicious tea”
”Thank you very much”
”…”
I firmly held the teacup
Yuup, I couldn't find a topic to talk about Since she had no shortcos at all, I didn't knohat to talk about that's right! Let's have Sayuri talk about herself from now on
”So Sayuri, are you living alone as well?”
”Yes”
”What about your mom?”
”There's no way to contact her, it's been four years now”
It see her questions was a mistake But it seemed like Sayuri didn't mind it She looked really calm
”If I'inning of this year, right”
”I havein a different apartrateful to Taishi+do house”
As Sayuri bowed quietly, I've had a really co
”I didn't do anything, so if you bow your head like that I'll be troubled”
”Please do not say that Onii-sama is the successor of Taishi+do”
One wrong step and that line could turn into irony, but due to Sayuri's flexible demeanour, it didn't feel so
It's a difficult subject, but since I've heard about it from the other two, let's check here as well
”Sayuri, could you tell me why do you want to be my little sister?”
”I haven't thought of wanting to become the little sister And as such, I don't intend to ask of you to make me one I will respect Onii-sama's decision That is why I have prepared myself to live alone”
”Prepared just what?”
She probably has been saving money properly
”I a scholarshi+p, after which I want to enter econo iven as support, so Onii-sa”
Sayuri spoke calht at me What a capable little sister (candidate)
”That's a to be a scholarshi+p student”
”Judging by the national trial exah to make it”
She had an atmosphere that hinted she really would be able to live alone Did she take care of everything as not to worry me? Then she continued
”I don't want to rely on Onii-sama or Taishi+do any more than I am now”
I, as progressing on the rails lined up by Father, was asha her words
”That's splendid Sayuri”
”No such thing Co I only have to care about myself”
I didn't even kno to respond to her words I had a feeling that I need to respond to Sayuri's consideration who displayed a great sense of independence as not to burden me
”Umm if you want, you can act a bit more spoiled with me you know?”
”I can't do that I'm still a little sister candidate and not part of Onii-sama's family yet”
Sayuri's cheeks reddened faintly That s all at once
『”I can have Onii-sama! I can have a family! So happy! So happy!”』
As Myna called out with a high-pitched voice, Sayuri became bewildered
『”I would be so happy if I had Onii-sama! So happy!”』
”Co, just a ”
Certainly, Myna birds only repeated human words, they i to her bird? So to what lied deep in her heart
”Kyuu-chan is now re the lines from a TV drama”
『”I can't let this family crest be seen!”』
Oh! This line is
”That's it Kyuu-chan, just like that”
『”I can't let Onii-sama see this!”』
It mixed up the speeches Even so, it's quite a skilful Myna
”Myna birds really can imitate human speech easily don't they”
”Y-yes Originally Kyuu-chan was Mother's, but since she disappeared it's been always my umm, m-my family”
Sayuri blushed embarrassed, Kyuu-chan tilted his head in wonder and called out
『”If we had a family, would Kyuu-chan be happy as well?”』
As it was getting worse, Sayuri looked down and confessed
”I'm sorry I was so happy that I have Onii-sama and I spoke to Kyuu-chan about it, it seems like he remembered it”
”You don't need to apologize I'm also happy that I met Sayuri”
”Thank you very much”
Tears appeared in Sayuri's downcast eyes and at the same time Kyuu-chan cried out
『”Let's settle it once and for all!”』
It was surprising that Kyuu-chan was sh to selectively use lines from historical plays
Sayuri folded her hands as if she was praying, then she hesitantly and timidly muttered
”O-Onii-sah it's a little early, could you help me to make dinner?”
”Help you? I wonder if I can Honestly, what I specialize in is eating food”
”It's all right This way”
Saying so, Sayuri brought me to the veranda
Calling this a veranda was an understatearden There were a lot of plants planted all over here and there It was the so-called kitchen garden
”Komatsuna[3] is perfectly ripe to eat”
I gathered it the way Sayuri taughthobby It was lovely and e addition to her firm and proper personality
And she yearned to stand next toit was our firstit's only natural
She's serious and good at studies The the way she spoke her true feelings to her Myna bird, Kyuu-chan and the way she confessed to ap
Perfect She's too perfect somehow it stirred my heart
Sayuri did all the cooking
Both the sound of boiling water and the scent of grilled fish felt really nostalgic Sayuri's figure dressed in an apron while turned back tolike that of a mother I practically didn't remember
”Do you need help with anything?'
”Please be at ease I have prepared everything before Onii-sama has come”
White stea up fro the room
Dinner was finished about ten rilled fish and salted sala[4]prepared in advance and the boiled koather earlier
It was a menu suited perfectly to ratitude
”Once again, it's aood at preparing japanese foods?”
”Y-yes Please enjoy it while it's still warm”