Vol 1 Chapter 12 (2/2)
It was a colourful pizza with red, green and yellow on the pieces Mika closed her eyes and spoke
”Mii-chan's an adult so she can eat green peppers Let's eat!”
”Are you really going to eat it?”
Mika nodded and bit into the green pepper pizza Her expression clouded over for a moment
”If it's bad then there's no need to overdo it”
”I'm not! If Mii-chan eats it, Nii-chama will compliment her”
She pushed the pizza into her
”Eh, you're a Mika”
”Praise Mii-chan more like the Onee-san she is”
”Ohh, Mika can eat so rown up”
”Yup! Mii-chan is rown up than she looks!”
Just hoerful was her force of will, I also tried to eat the green pepper pizza but it's awful It was a taste only soreen peppers would like Why would Mika ask for this kind of pizza?
In the end, since she would be pitiful if I left it like that I decided to eat the rest of the three-coloured paprika pizza When we ht
”By the way Mika, when did you eat the pizza that was left in the refrigerator last time?”
”When, uer, I put in a plastic bag with a zipper and freeze it again”
”I see To to my room so let's freeze this one already”
I've frozen the pizza according to Mika's instructions
”Nii-chama, I'll make cocoa! Today's a special one with marshmallow Maple was told by the doctor he can't eat sweets so he'll pass”
The age Maple had according to her setting was a mystery Mika placed cups with instant cocoa powder, added hot milk and stirred it with a spoon after which she dropped thetouch I took two cups with cocoa, and after leaving the pizza in the freezer I went back to the living room
”You're really diligent today”
”It's helping out Oh right! I'llthings, cheers for hard work!”
Mika tried to go around the sofa
”My shoulders aren't stiff but”
”No good! That's not in the schedule so please stiffen your shoulders Nii-chama”
I can't stiffen my shoulders on purpose Also, schedule
Before I could even say so e was unlikely to have any effect but it made me somehow relieved She continued to tap ain
”Nii-chama, was Mii-chan able to properly help out?”
”Yeah My shoulders feel so light now it feels like I greings Thank you”
She laughed happily I hope she won't tellthat expression
”What's wrong Nii-chama? Your face is scary”
She has work ethics But would spending pocket ood idea? It's weird I helped out and didn't get paid for it! If she becoirl like that I'll be troubled
”Uht earlier”
”By whom?”
”Listen listen! Kenta-kun said that it's good to help out even if you don't get pocketto help out that is important”
My iinary fears were bloay in an instant GOOD JOB! Kenta-kun!
”Y-yeah Kenta-kun's a good guy”
”Yup That's why Mii-chan wants to be like that too”
What I wanted to teach Mika thedisappointed here Mika being blessed with good friends is a good thing isn't it
In the first place, I don't do any work to get ht to say that It's because Kenta-kun is the sa
While thinking about that, I slowly drank cocoa together with her The ti to Mika We watched her favourite aniether, after that Mika started to doze off
It was already half past 8 poes to bed at nine so it was about thirty minutes early today
”Aren't you starting to get sleepy? Go brush your teeth”
”Yup Uether with Nii-chama”
Hearing those words h it really did skip a beat it's not like that hey, ever since I started involving myself with the little sister candidates I developed a habit ofexcuses to myself
”Y-yeah Got it”
I'll stay beside her until she falls asleep Mika smiled, took toothpaste and went to wash her teeth After that she pulled le-person sized bed with a loud noise
”Nii-cha here today Maple has a day off for now”
So she was sleeping with Maple beside her every day Also, I just wanted to stay beside her, but at this rate it'll really be sleeping together But I don't care, she's my little sister (candiate) after all
Mika turned the bed's light and after the rooht was turned off she lied down close to the wall
”Hurry hurry Nii-chama”
”Then, excuse me”
”Yup Also, according to the plan Mii-chan will be hugged by Nii-chairl” and pat on her head”
”S-sure Like this?”
I patted her head gently, Mika nodded few times
”Yes All done”
Mika raised herself slightly
”Not going to sleep?”
”Yes But I need to confir is done Nii-chama please confirm it”
She stood up and turned on the lights in the room, from the randosel that was beside the study desk she took out a paper and with san to read the essay aloud
”My Onii-chan Sixth year, Ookuh school He's very cool, gentle, can use ether with ether When we eat our reen peppers I'm bad with That's why I want to be of help to my Onii-chan I want to hurry up and becoe his shoulders We drink cocoa and go to sleep together I love my Onii-chan the most”
What happened today ritten down So she wanted to do all these things today
”Is that your school's homework?”
”Yes! We were told the theme is 'family' Teacher knows about Mii-chan so she told me that I don't need to do it, but since Mii-chan has a family now she said to Teacher that there is no need to worry”
What she said had resonated deep inside of me But if I made a dark expression Mika would definitely ask 'is the essay no good?', so as not to make her worry I made a warm smile
”It's a good essay”
”Yup! Mii-chan's aht?”
”Yeah You're really great, I'm proud to have Mika in my family”
”Yup! Mii-chan is someone Nii-chama can boast about!”
Mika put the essay back in the randosel, turned the lights off and went back to bed
”Um Nii-chama, Mii-chan wants you to stay beside until she falls asleep”
”Of course I'll be here until Mika's sleeping soundly”
Her expression loosened and she turned off the bed light In the room that turned pitch black Mika fell asleep just after a few minutes
”ZZZZzzzunyuu”
She was probably half asleep but Mika squeezed htly as if it was a body pillow and suddenly bit ht and sweet Maple ently stroking Mika's hair I thought
It's been only teeks, but was I able to becoood Onii-chan for these little sister candidates?
Notes and References
↑ ブルー入ってる blue here refers to being depressed