Vol 1 Chapter 2 (1/2)

16 years old

Male

Second year high school student

Average height

Ordinary face

Grades neither good nor bad

I had lost my parents when I was a child and lived with my relatives from there on – except for this, I had lived a nor

This had been the story of o

“I think being a bro-con’s very special”

While ere eating breakfast, my sister insisted:

“Brother cos have intimate relations with each other – that kind of forbidden love You should think about it as well There are billions living on Earth, but how many can say that they’re bro-cons? One or two people at best, there’ve probably never been ht? First off, Onii-chan, you should be able to at least recognize that we’re a rare kind Should you not recognize that there’s a great need for this kind of people and embrace any close relatives you knoith that kind of special quality?”

“Mm, mm!”

“With that said, I want to add that I’e bro-con, and furthermore I believe that people with this kind of quality should be proud of themselves! Since I happen to be one of those bro-cons, I believe that a reward is due, yes?”

“That so? By the way, this ood, huh?”

“Yes, I’m very proud of it Would you care for seconds?”

“Oh, thank you I believe I do”

“Okay About how much do you want? A whole bowl? Half a bowl?”

“Well, I think I’ll have half a bowl”

“Understood… Here”

“Mm Thank you”

“You’re having quite the healthy appetite today, haven’t you? Now, about our bro-con talk—”

“Oh? This Tsukeood! Did you make those, too?”

“Yes, since I’ with Onii-chan now, I prepared a Nukadoko[3] beforehand Is the taste to your liking?”

“Yes, this is pretty tasty Your cooking has gotten good, Akiko”

“Yes, I’ve been practicing a lot So about the bro-con talk——”

“Oh! This Furikake[4] is pretty tasty”

“Those are just things I found at the store! That aside, Onii-chan, aren’t you going to listen to what’s on my mind?!”

My sister flew into a rage when she noticed what I was trying to do

But rong with that?

There was nothing enjoyable about listening to a speech on bro-cons first thing in the

Furtheret of her affection was none other than me

“It’s a very important matter, so can you please listen to me?!”

“No, I mean…”

I took a deep breath and said:

“I understand that you’re a bro-con, but how co to likable about me”

“Don’t say such things!”

My sister insisted with her fists shaking

“I think Onii-chan’s very cool! I’ve been devotingtime now!”

“Even though we’ve been apart for six years? On top of that, didn’t we only just reunite yesterday?”

“So like that doesn’t matter!”

I don’t understand how she can say so like that, but anyway, I have a firm hold on my own beliefs

“Alright, I understand”

For the tiave in to her

“I’ll listen to what you have to say seriously Well, I can’t just keep ignoring it That fetish ofto live with me”

“Please don’t call it a fetish It’s my personality— personality! You could also say that it’s my very identity!”

“I understand, I understand You being a bro-con is your personality and it’s a rare trait you don’t often see as well as so pride in So? What is it you wanted to say?”

“Yes, right away”

Clearing her throat with a cough, she said:

“This ht? Please rewardme in your arms”

“…I don’t knohat’s going on in that head of yours, but you’re reallyme worry about you

“I’ot a little carried away”

“As long as you understand…”

“Yes, I’ll give up on being carried A kiss will do”

“No wait, how did it get to that?”

“E me’s also okay”

“That isn’t even a hug any a man/woman relationshi+p!”

“Anyhow!”

My sister, with a look of disbelief on her face and her eyebrows raised, said:

“All I want is to get a reward from Onii-chan! Why can’t you understand?!”

“Hey, I’ht?”

“The point is, all I want is to flirt with Onii-chan, just that and I’ll be satisfied!”

“You’re showing your true intentions again”

“…Fufu, you still haven’t realized it yet, Onii-chan”

While s, hed

“By continuing the argu indifferent, you could say that we’re already flirting in a way If someone saw this situation, they would definitely think that this was the case ‘Those two are madly in love’, they would think Fufu, even if you haven’t been tricked by uard Onii-chan’s a very cute person”

“Anyways, can I get some more miso soup, please? It’s incredibly delicious”

“Yes! There’s a lot of it, so eat to your heart’s content”

For so to herself, but she still gave

It was very cute

How should I put it… my lively reunion with rateful that this situation did

No matter how you put it, serious conversations about bro-cons are probably only going to cause an uproar and weird things to be said

Well, don’t get , I wasn’t unhappy about this After all, that’s just the kind of person my sister was

It’s true

My sister had often been clinging to me

We did everything together ever since ere kids

Our house was usually e, so ave e, after all

‘I love you, Onii-chan!’

I had a hunch that so those words everyday

At that tiined that even in my wildest dreams, of course

That the ‘love’ she meant was not a familial one, but rather the one between man and woman

“Today’s weather is nice, isn’t it?”

Sitting side-by-side witha cup of tea with stea from it

With a relaxed expression that looked like a cat basking in the sun, she said:

“…If Onii-chan’d let me have a lap-pilloell, I’d be completely satisfied”

“I’ll say it just once, I won’t do that, okay?”

“…If Onii-chan’d let rets”

“You’ve ruined o”

Although I said that, I was actually still relaxing with a good mood

We had been separated for a long tiers…

But my sister was still my sister

That’s right

It was currently the end of March

We had been waiting for spring break to come, and then we moved out

We had both stopped being dependent on the ones who took care of us

After 70 years this two-storied wooden house had become tattered

…Now that I think about it, that had been a pretty bold move

The repairs still hadn’t been corass

Compared to the houses we ca

Since it had been scheduled for demolition soon, the only apparent inhabitants of this dorm were my sister and I…

“I’a Family”

My sister said with a diligent voice

“Itcare ofThey raised hter”

“That’s right, huh? Kyotsugu-san and Shouko-san both helped us to get this place I’m truly thankful for their help Without theht now…”

“We can finally be at ease now”

“I guess that’s right”

“But as a o, I had always believed in it Ever since Onii-chan and I were separated, I knew That once I left the Arisugawa house, Onii-chan and I would live together”

“Well, it has finally happened, right? What you’ve been waiting for all this time”

“Yes It’s finally happened Finally”

My sister said with a slight smile

It was the kind of fleeting smile one would carry when it’s a period where hot and cold days alternate, but then one ends up getting six warm days and only one cold day, and then it’s the perfect time to watch the cherry blossoms fall

Those six years seeone by so fast

“So once again, I’m pleased to meet you I’ll be in your care from now on, Onii-chan”

I believe my sister had been raised incredibly well

She was raised like a person frouished families

Her appearance, movement, and behavior proved it

No matter what happened, she’d never co lady

The Arisugawa Fa those six years (although the Arisugawa and Takanoave them after several months) For just that point I was very thankful

Well, growing up with so, but I think it was a bit painful as well Kind of like getting a tooth pulled out in one go, that kind of feeling

“…I’m sorry, Onii-chan”

While she was thinking of soy

“I talked about things that made you feel unpleasant, didn’t I, Onii-chan? Let’s stop with this improper topic”

“Yes… that sounds good”

“We did have a good relationshi+p as siblings But now that we are reunited, I think we kind of feel aard to each other”