Vol 1 Chapter 6 (1/2)
12th of April, Friday
Fifth Little Sister Elementary Schooler Bear
During lunch break Mariko suddenly asked me if she could coirl to co alone Now, school was over and I couldn't return to my own room
Hiding the circureat difficulty Mariko surely orried aboutalone That's why I was happy with just her feelings
In exchange, I pro with her at some other time
As I recalled the events that happened in school, I heard a voice fro the Room 201's chime
”Who is calling? Is it delivery?”
It was a voice of a young girl Since there was a camera attached to intercom, my appearance must've been visible on the other side
”Eh, umm I'm Taishi+do Yoichi It's not a delivery”
”Are you Nii-chama?”
Nii-chama? She probably meant Nii-sama
”Y-yes Will you open the door?”
”'You can't open door to strangers' is what the Nee-cha next to Mii-chan said”
Nee-chama probably meant Nee-sama hey, does such a kind person live next door?
The smart key also functions as the door key, and was already open, but if I went in forcefully she would be surprised The girls' voice was very young I felt like she had to be in early years of elementary school
”So you're Mii-chan?”
”Yup! Mii-chan's name is Ookuma Mika”[1]
”With this both me and Mii-chan know each other Then, could you open the door?”
”That's true! Then, I'll open it”
I thought the way I said it sounded like a line a criminal would say
The intercom was cut off and the door opened after few seconds
Froirl, she was sh to be taken in arms and raised up She opened the door with her left hand She was dressed in pink, frilly lolita dress and carried a teddy bear in her right A little girl No irl
”H-hi there Mika-chan”
”It's Mii-chan hello Nii-cha for me?”[2]
Mika muttered to herself, I looked at the face of the teddy bear she was carrying
”Is that what that bear said?”
”It's not a bear His name is Maple So call him Maple”
”N-nice to meet you, Maple”
”As long as you understand Nice to meet you! He says”
After being forgiven by Mika and Maple, I finally entered the room Now then, it seems like this will be tricky as well
If I were to arrange the little sister candidates I irl, havingand scheirl with irl That's a lot of variety, and in the end appeared an orthodox loli little girl
The living roo In the first place, can a girl this young live alone?
Furniture in the rooht atmosphere
On top of the table, there was a huge piggybank There was a pink randosel[3] placed on sofa's side I glanced at the kitchen, but it didn't seem to be used at all I wonder what does she do about meals
”By the way, how old are you?”
”Eleven years old!”
”Then you're elementary school sixth year?”
”Nn But I' like Nii-chama is”
She seee! Sixth year, that rade below Selene With this, I have a full picture of all little sister candidates The oldest one was Toest was Mika, in sixth year of elementary school
One per year, and both Tomomi and me in the same year
I spat out a sigh in my mind and sat down on a stool that was placed by the table's side
”Ah! That's Maple's special seat”
”Is that so? Sorry Maple”
”Nii-chama, over here It's the best seat to watch TV”
I changed my seat to the sofa that was in front of the TV The TV had a cable television's set top box and a HDD recorder connected to it I pointed at the recorder
”Can you use it properly?”
”Nee-chaht me how to use it She's Murasaki-san”
She said Murasaki-san?! For her to live in Taishi+do residence, the darkest place is under the candlestick huh
Moreover, for her to properly take care of Mika She was perfect at her work but I had an impression of her as a cold person, it
”I see I know Murasaki-san as well She's a good person”
”Yup! She's Maple's bride candidate When Maple reaches ”
Mika seems attached to Murasaki-san
She hugged Maple and sat down on the special seat Maple was usually seating on and while looking up ather face she asked
”If Mii-chan becomes Nii-chama's little sister, she will be rich?”
Suddenly, she asked a question in a way too straightforward manner
”Y-yeah”
Suddenly, I becay-bank that was conspicuously placed in the middle of the table
”How et?”
”How uess?”
”I wonder if all of them would fit in Bu-chan”[4]
She stared at the piggy bank and muttered worriedly How innocent Also, she see, therefore it could not be helped
”Why 500 yen coins? Norht?”
”Because it's strongest, biggest and cool Isn't that right, Maple?”
Mika grabbed Maple's neck and had nod
”500 yen coins are cool?”
”I don't like floppy ones Rather than 10000 bill, twenty of 500 yen coins are definitely better”
Mika et 10000 yen, she'd prefer coins rather than Yukichi-san[5], how shrewd It seeuard just because she's a little girl
”That's right! Nii-cha Bu-chan It's Mika's treasure!”
I stared at the piggy bank on the table Its surface was very clean, it was made out of a shi+ny ceramics
”You can't drop it Be gentle”
”Y-yeah”
I slowly lifted the piggy bank with both of my hands
Heavy It was really quite heavy The coins were ringin and jingling inside
”He ate quite a lot didn't he”
Though it was a type of piggy bank that had the coins put in through the back, saying it ate was strange, but Mika nodded vigorously
”You see, Bu-chan got so heavy Mii-chan no longer can lift him”
”Then, do you want me to carry him somewhere?”
”Nnn He's all right over there He's one of Mii-chan's collection after all”
”Collection you mean no, but, you must have saved up quite a lot haven't you?”
”Listen listen! When I do shopping, I e That's because Mii-chan's good ealth ement”
I think that's a bit different froement
”You see, Nee-chaed Mii-chan and said so”
”H-hugged?”
”Yup Because Mii-chan always hugs Maple she knows it's needed for real fulfil, she hugs ivesyou see Ahwhat do I do Mii-chan was told it was supposed to be a secret, that's what Nee-chama said”
As she gave away the secret, Mika hung her head down looking uncomfortable
That's not fund raising but hush money to make her behave isn't it I feel like I've seen Murasaki-san's calculative side
”Howyou?”
”One time in a week since I moved in Ten times?”
”So return that many to Murasaki-san If you do that, the lie won't count”
It's a ridiculous logic even if I do say somy words, Mika's perfectly round pupils started to shi+ne brilliantly Her cheeks turned pink with relief and she excitedly opened her mouth
”I-is Nii-chaenius?”
That's too much praise With that said, I can't suddenly tell Mika 'give money back', it would be weird
”U her money back would be a bit weird how about Mika secretly asks about her birthday?”
”Why?”
”To buy a birthday present If you bought a present for 5000 yen it would be perfect”
”I understand Mii-chan will do it”
Murasaki-san's birthday ht not be any ti the money
”Also, ued by Murasaki-san?”
”There is no such thing It's not good nor bad”
That was quite a subtle way to put it
”If you don't hate it, and you don't needwouldn't Murasaki-san be happy?”
”Nii-chaood?”
”Y-yeah”
”Then I'll do that”
I'm happy that she trusted me completely, but I'm afraid she's a bit too pure
When I tried to find so to drink, I found instant cocoa powder and e
”Doesn't Mika prepare any food?”
”Nee-chaerous, wait until you enter middle school' And so, I only make cocoa until Nee-chama comes”
”I see By the way, at what hour does she usually come?”
”She cos me in the weekends”
That's quite frequently No wonder the expiration date on the erator made it seem like it was new
”And what else did she tell you?”
”Nee-chaether, watch TV, and clean So and eat snacks, but she doesn't talk much I wonder if Nee-chama hates Mii-chan”
”No, I don't think she hates you”
Rather than that, it seems like she bares her maternal instinct
So the reason Mika's room is cleaned up like this is also because of Murasaki-san But it see with other little sister candidates, I guess Mika's the youngest so it can't be helped
”What do you do about dinner during the days Murasaki-san doesn't come?”
”You see, Mii-chan likes pizza from delivery It's roundy round Maple likes pizza as well Honey topping for me He says! Maple's so childish”
I don't really understand Maple's character but that's that and this is this, delivery pizza is it That's pretty expensive
”Mii-chan's hungry Nii-chama! Let's eat pizza! Today Nii-chama came over so lets have L-size pizza It's Mii-chan's treat”
”S-sure”
A to be treated to food by my little sister (candidate), aren't I! Is what i want to say, but I'll hold back Right now, I've been already treated to food by other little sister candidates, so I'll treat them all fairly
Mika ordered a pizza over the phone Since it was the pizzeria she used all the time, she only said ”The usual one but L size please” and with that she cut the call
In thecable TV's aniether, and I looked around the room to see if there's a booklet manual from before
I couldn't find it anywhere on the surface, maybe Murasaki-san properly hid it somewhere it couldn't be seen
Soon after, the door's chi Mika checked the Taishi+do's entrance hall on the intercom's LCD screen It was pizza delivery Mika said ”I' the pizza delivery man and unlocked the front door The home delivery person h sound of the roo out
”Come Nii-chama!”
”Y-yeah”
We went to the door together and received pizza Mika began to rue in Maple's back and opened a zipper From inside she pulled out a pink wallet, and paid with a ten thousand bill The hoe and went back
”Nii-chaet
”Can it be, you paid with a 10000 yen bill because you wanted that?”
”Yup! You see, Mii-chan loves 500 yen coins”
Mika put away the bill change in the wallet, and after putting it back in Maple she placed the 500 yen coin in the piggy back in theroom
She stared at the re eyes I was puzzled as I held the box with burning hot pizza
”What happened?”
”Today's 10 yen coins are not good enough”
”Not good enough?”
”Yup They're best when they're all shi+ny, but today it's mat brown”
The change had also smaller coins, new ones are usually beautiful and shi+ny, especially the ten yen coins
”That's a shame Let's eat before it's cold Also, this is really a feast”
”Yup! Let's eat let's eat!”
I took out plates froed the room
There was a pouch with tabasco sauce taped to pizza's box Since there was no tabasco sauce in Mika's refrigerator, I'll use that instead
As the box was opened, stea hot