Vol 3 Chapter 12 (2/2)
Regretting that I didn't take stairs which would be faster, I rode the elevator to get onto the second floor
In front of Mika's room, I took a deep breath
I rang the interphone and opened the door myself
”Eh?! It's Nii-chama?”
Fro Maple had appeared
”There's no way Nii-chan would be ba seriously?”
Tomomi looked out into the hallway and was shocked
”Even if you want to surprise me like that, I won't be fooled”
Seeing Tohed and looked out to the hallway, she made a dumbfounded expression
”What's up you three? No matter how inary Nii-san”
Yuuki spoke calht in the hallway, she was at loss for words
”Onii-chan?”
Lying around on the floor of the living room, Selene tilted her head
”I-I'm back, everyone”
Immediately, Tomomi raised her voice
”Nii-chan, aren't you staying the night elsewhere toady?! Why?!”
What Toht that ”I won't be co back” Furthermore, Tomomi added
”Seriously Nii-chan Sneaking out from sleepover aside, you've co normal way Just what happened?”
Sayuri made a troubled expression
”T-tt-tthat's right Why is it?”
Yuuki sighed lightly
”Nii-san, were you worried about us?”
Mika wondered curiously
”Nii-chaht?”
Selene muttered absent-mindedly
”we did our best to encourage Nii-chan it's no good to come back, is it”
The gaze of surprised little sisters, before I realized, had turned into bla stares Tomomi drew closer to me
”It can't be, that you left Mariko-chan alone and caht? Or maybe Nii-chan, Mariko-chan waits outside and you intend to introduce her to us or so?”
In that case, on't hesitate to ht? Like so, Tomomi's eyes appealed to me
I shook my head
”I separated from Mariko and came back alone”
”Did you get into a fight? Failing once or twice and running away, I have ed you, Onii-sama”
”I didn't It was one-sided at ood”
Yuuki muttered worriedly
”That's bad, Nii-san You need to go pick up Mariko-chan i, that's not like Nii-san”
”I won't lie to s anymore important to me”
When I decided to be honest with s, I noticed that I like Mariko Because I like her, it felt painful not to chose her, who's iive priority to both, I put the two is on the balance and I tried my best to retain them balanced as not to be hated by either of them
Mika hugged Maple tightly and looked up at me
”Nii-chairls horribly!”
”Sorry Mika I'll properly apologize to Mariko”
Selene muttered dazedly
”what does Onii-chan want to do?”
The girl I like, my iely
Froer or a lover to ht as well break away Whatever is the outcome, the future is still ahead
But, everyone my relationshi+p with everyone whether in past or now, and in future, surely won't change Ahead of now, even if we're separated, before that happens I'll declare of ”unchanging relation” Wherever we are, whoever we are with, that we are a family
”Right nohat I have to choose is everyone No matter what, I, want little sisters! I've alanted little sisters!”
Everyone at once, made a confused expression
Suddenly, Tomomi let out a panicked voice
”W-what are you saying after all this ti you one-sidedly as little sister B-b-b-but, i-if you say that, i-it'sMika the little sister?”
I shook my head and continued
”I'll le one, I'll make everyone my little sisters Be spoiled by h for short time, I'ht?”
”A-are you stupid? That's not like Nii-chan at all”
”Then I'll be like an older brother froer I'll become everyone's older brother That's why, everyone, become my little sisters let's become a family”
I' or not being able to chose
I choose everyone
”A-and what if we don't become one? Nii-chan, you're usually fearful of that”
”We will There's no on't become a family”
I won't shoeakness If onii-chan is anxious, everyone will become anxious
To
”Uu, Nii-chan broke”
”I like Toood leader, I love the active and positive Toht?”
Her face on the verge of crying turned red Beside her, Sayuri tre
”O-Onii-sa that to Tomomi-san!”
”I love Sayuri too! You're hard working, have a fir and feminine, also I think your a bit malicious parts are also cute!”
”The last part was uncalled for!”
Even as she said that, Sayuri started treer
Mika jumped on spot
”And Mii-chan?!”
”I love Mika a lot too You're honest, pure, cute like an angel and I want to protect you Also, you have a qualities of an adult lady”
”Mii-chan's a lady?”
”Yeah You snuggle up to people who are sad and encourage them, I think it's wonderful”
She raised up her hands up to her cheeks and started squir ”Oh my, oh my”
Casting repeated glances, Yuuki reaze
”You don't have to worry that entle and war able to respect others like that is wonderful That's the Yuuki I love!”
”Ni-Nii-san On me i-it's a waste!”
”I think being humble, is also your charm point”
From Yuuki's face, steam had rose with fuhyaa〜
”Onii-chan, what happened”
Selene alone, was silent
”Ah Selene about you”
”you don't have to praise me”
”These aren't praises Just like you told s”
”why today, with this ti?”
”I recalled everything”
Mariko being the trigger was concerning
Next ti I don't think I'll be forgiven with that
Selene tilted her head in wonder
”everything is it?”
”Yeah This situation, it wasn't forced on us by anyone, it's the 'now' I wished for I made that promise with Dad”
”re onii-chan? Because you remembered you decided so in the past and that's all?”
I turned towards Selene and shook my head
”It's not to fulfil the promise I don't feel any sense of duty froer, it's not because I re to make everyone a little sister”
”then, why?”
Selene's pupils like jewels stared at me intently Not just her Everyone waited for my answer
Reer
”I, back when I was a kid, I was even greedier than now Also, I was selfish And that failed, I regretted that That's why I think it's not good, I thought I grew up I thought I've become an adult”
Tohtly
”I see That's why Nii-chan, you have no hobby Like, wanting to do this, or wanting that! Kind of things”
I nodded in response to her words and continued
”You're right And yet, despite being a sore loser I thought it's fine to lose It's just a ga so I protected my small pride In the end, even if I superficially tried to become an adult, I realized I'm still just a kid”
Yuuki made a helpless expression
”Nii-san, are you going to deny everything you have piled up so far? Saying it that way, it feels like you're saying you will throay all the effort to become better”
”You're worried aren't you Don't wor it e to say that, but now it's a plus toto open ain my heart for my own desires It's been always closed you know That I thought of that, is all thanks to everyone Having a drea forward I affirm what I want to do I finally realized theis like that That's why I' to openof my desires Make me your onii-chan everyone!”
I took all s and as they were, I spoke them to everyone
Selene had co onto me
”I, Tae Taishi+do Yoichi as onii-chan”
Immediately after, Tomomi reacted
”N-not fair! Me too I'll acknowledge Nii-chan as nii-chan!
To my arm between her chest uhh, surely, definitely Tomomi didn't notice at all
Sayuri hesitated
”If I adht”
Muttering that, Sayuri took my left arm
”But, I acknowledge it I accept Onii-saht noant to become a little sister”
Right now in other words, in future she ht think of different development
But, still, she was a little sister for now
Mika jumped on my back and rode on me
”Nii-chama is forever, Mii-chan's nii-chama! Even if he dies!”
Don't kill me! I'll do my best as not to die!
”U-um I'm”
Selene turned her ar, called Yuuki over
”I love Nii-san too! In a non-misunderstood way of course!”
Hugged by Yuuki as well, I was buried in little sisters
”Everyone, you'll be my little sisters?”
Selene nodded lightly
”if Onii-chan wishes for it”
Tomomi made a troubled smile
”Maybe we should have become honest with each other from the start”
Sayuri breathed in through her nose
”One day, s but less than lovers u”
With a soundly and beautiful voice, Yuuki said
”I have Nii-san and cute sisters Nothing makes me more happy”
Mika frohtly
”Mii-chan loves Nii-chama and nee-chamas very much!”
I slowly nodded
”Me too Take care of me from now on”
Finally, I accepted everyone and was accepted by everyone
At last, we reached the start line for becos
Unexpectedly, Tomomi muttered
”Onii-chan, happy birthday”
Then everyone continued that
”Ah! You're right Happy birthday, Nii-chan”
”Congratulations Ahh, Onii-saain”
”Nii-san, happy birthday I wish you that the co year will be happy for you, Nii-san”
”Congratulations Nii-cha happy birthday!”
I wasn't sad, and yet suddenly , so uncool
When I did, as if infected, everyone started breaking in tears
”these tears are illusion”
”Wow! Strange It's like rainy weather Even though there's clear sky in my heart”
”How mysterious Seems like ere enticed by Nii-san”
”When sad, tears are salty, are happy tears sweet?”
”Mii-chan isn't crying! She isn't crying!”
It ht have been a ritual required for us to become a family
And like that, we have taken a step forward to beco a family
——And when I thought so, suddenly, the interphone had sounded in the roo us of the visitor
I checked the person in the door and resolved myself
The last judgeel blowing the tru it