Vol 3 Chapter 5 (1/2)
10th of May, Friday
Dad Mo
The wall separating me from the class homeroom, everyone seemed restless as they stared at me from afar They handled me like a rare animal in the zoo
Yuuki's yesterday visit seehout the entire school caot to my seat, Mariko approached me
The first thing she said was ”Is it true you have a fiancée?” It seems like she was quite baffled by the ruhtforward question, I started thinking
I wonder if it was all right to say ”She's actually my little sister” here I didn't want to lie any s Yesterday, just because Yuuki came over that much commotion happened If it turns into Taishi+do's house scandal, I wonder how erated
The only neutral setting I was able to come up with, had leaked from my mouth
”Umm actually she's my middle school's junior”
Yeah How foolish Lying again
After hearing my words, Mariko exhaled quietly and said ”No , to come after you to your school is it really just a junior of yours?” then, tilted her head curiously
”Y-you see s-she's a dutiful junior, she cas that I left behind in the student council's room”
Mariko responded with ”Hirlfriend”, confir it
”No, no way! Definitely not!”
Relieved, Mariko muttered ”I was a little worried” and returned to her seat Worried she says hat about?!
And thanks to our exchange in thebefore homeroom, before the lunch break ”Taishi+do Yoichi's fiancée was actually a junior fro had calmed down
Just this tirateful to STRING The rumours spread in blink of an eye, but so did the follow up
If I said ”Actually suddenly, I've gotten five little sisters and she's one of them”, I wonder ould have happened by now It's scary just thinking about it
Still, at least I need to properly tell Mariko about it
But if I called Mariko so in a different way even without that, it see out Anyhow, I don't want to bring any trouble to Mariko
As I distressed about things, soon enough the school was over
I went back on the way hoether with Mariko, as usual After a while, I finally noticed
There was nothing stopping me any more, I can tell her now can't I There was no other students froht
”Um, uhh”
When I was about to say it, Mariko said ”Make sure not to forget about proone away at a branching of the road
Poor ti, me
It can't be helped When going back on Monday let's tell her about it
After deciding that, s have calmed down a little
Overcohtly harder than usual day in school, I somehow returned to Taishi+do residence and headed to Mika's room
After ringing on the inter-phone, Mika opened the door and welco me, smiled
”Welcome back Nii-chama!”
”I'm back”
I was pulled in by Mika who used both her ar room
The room was as cute as usual Also, it ell tidied
Eh? The a the TV stand increased When I approached to check it, I saas crane folded in purple paper
Even compared to the one I have made it was incredibly clumsily made or, how do I put it it felt unfortunate The paper was folded many times over and had become shabby
Right beside me, Mika happily raised her voice
”You see, this! Murasaki-neechaae”
It feels like if asked to, Murasaki-san would fold a thousand paper cranes as training Sees Mika asks her, that person
”I-is that so, that's unexpected”
She was bad with roller-coasters too and surprisingly clumsy, Murasaki-san is a mysterious person
Mika lightly stroked Murasaki-san's paper crane with her finger and moved away from the TV stand, then sat down Maple on the sofa Eh? I wonder what's this unco
”Nii-chama, sit over here today”
”S-sure If you say so”
I sat down on the stool
”You did well, there there”
While I was sitting Mika e my head Ah, there's a nice, soapy scent heck, what's with this situation?
”Hey, Mika? I don't re worth praise?”
”It's ten years early for you to refer to yourself with 'ore' Say 'boku' properly”
”Y-yes?”
”Oh no, Father Yoichi seems to be in rebellious phase Make sure to scold him”
Mikaon the coach and raised him up
”Acting like that towards your mother shall not be tolerated”
Then she turned around with a twirl and squinted while looking at me
”Well well, Father, I did ask you to scold hiht, Yoichi?”
What on earth is ah There was so like that when I was kid I did do this with Mariko
Si house
Without any sign of it starting, I was in thehouse
”W-wait a second! Hey, Mika Can it be that my role is”
”Oh c'one into a role of mother to be”
”To be, that's not mother but a madam!”
Mika didn't understand h I said that, what the hell is ”madam”!
Anyway, it seems like Mika has the mother's role I've just had a bad preain
”Can it be, Maple is father and I'm”
”Nii-chama is eldest son you see?”
Mika said as if it was obvious This is where I have to ask for role change
”Wouldn't it be better if I did father's role and Maple was the eldest son? See, I'”
”Eh! But Maple said he wants to be the father”
She puffed up her cheeks to the limit
”I want to be the father too S-see, I' date-sense”
As expected, there's no way Maple could be o Eh? Sixteen years?
Anyway, I think it's more reasonable for an older boy like ht
Speaking ofthe eldest son of an ele!
Denying ht
”Nii-cha house Playing house isn't playing”
W-what?! Mika continued as I was stunned
”It's playing pretend, so you need to become someone you normally are not”
Even though she said we're not playing earlier but, let's not find fault in all that Mika was serious Also, I know that it's possible to get serious when playing
Precisely because people are released froations, they don't have any unnecessary worries and can immerse themselves in the act in 100
Because they were playing, it wasn't just a game Is how it felt
Yup, with that as a basis let's make proper request
”Still, having the role of eldest son is e!”
Mika did not falter
”Murasaki-neechahter's role! It was super cute!”
That Murasaki-san did
She's a good person after all, isn't she? Though she said to be obligated by the contract
Mika stared at
”Orhouse? Boys don't want to play house”
”I-I'll do it! Let me do it! I'll do my best as the eldest son!”
Her slightly clouded expression had becoht like sun all at once,
”Now then, Yoichi will apologize to father”
Our playing house has restarted with a sudden, with a huood child here let's lower my head
”S-sorry, dad”
Dad huh
Speaking of which, I don't think I've used the words ”father” and ”dad” tooas I remember there was no opportunity to use them, words unrelated to me
Since eleuardians were Grandpa and Grandma
Even nohen I knoas my real father, it was somewhat hard to say