Chapter 11 - Let’s Become Family (2) (1/2)
“Why’d you go buy soba and end up getting hurt!”
With his pale face dyed red, my younger brother Shouhei raised his voice.
“Well, even if you ask me, I just went with the flow?”
After all, even now I still haven’t made sense of it.
I also want an explanation, so it can’t be helped that I couldn’t explain it to him.
“You’re always like this! You acted recklessly without thinking about it again, right!? I keep telling you! It’s praiseworthy to help other people, but it’s meaningless if you get injured! Even the people you help excessively fuss about your reckless behavior! Anyhow, I know you won’t listen to me even if I tell you to stop, think carefully before acting, I just told you this the other day!”
“C-calm down Shou. Your brother’s properly thinking in his own stupid way.”
“No! I’m sure you thought up of something after you started moving in the heat of the moment, right! That’s why you got so many excessive injuries!! With your strength, you should generally be able to do something without getting injured!”
“G-guh”
“Stop making sounds!!”
D-damn. I wasn’t able to change the subject.
We were still in the supermarket’s office.
After that, my old man who got lost arrived in his car and was led to the office while foolishly laughing.
When I was about to get up from the folding chair I was sitting on to say a few words to my old man, the figure of a furious Shouhei whose hair stood on ends instantly made me stiffen.
“S-shouhei? Hey, it seems that Kunpei helped another person, so we should praise him a bit, okay? ”
My old man was pacifying Shouhei.
The most reasonable one in our family was Shouhei, who took care of all the housework by himself despite being the youngest child.
The things this guy says are always right and straightforward.
“Dad, you’re the one that ought to get angry!? If it continues like this, he may even die foolishly while helping someone one day! He’s an idiot, after all!”
“Shou, no matter how you put it, I’m going to cry. Being called an idiot by his younger brother, I’m going to cry. ”
No, seriously.
After all, I’m the one who knows best that I’m an idiot.
“What’s wrong with calling an idiot older brother an idiot! I was worried because you were late in coming back!”
Y-you’re quite right!
Please freely scold your elder brother!
“U-um’
A feminine voice came from the inner parts of the room.
I turned around and Aoinoun who was still hugging the twins and was looking over here with an expression that looked like she was about to cry.
“Please don’t blame Kunpei-san. Thanks to him, both me and the kids are safe. The one who’s wrong is me since I dragged him into it.”
It seems like she was overpowered by Shouhei’s immense menacing look.
I understand. I’m also afraid of my younger brother.
“…Please explain.”
Aoinoun’s smidgen of courage saved me!
Shouhei who poured himself some cold water, released steam as he cooled down. It’s a metaphor!
“Ah. Let me explain, so you can hear each other out calmly.”
Dog officer-san. The cool lady, Maggie Doggy police officer stepped in.
I learned of her name earlier.
“You too, please calm down. Here, sit please.”
Presenting a can of juice bought from the supermarket, the human police officer prompted Shouhei to sit down in the folding chair.
By the way, Inoue was called Toshio. He was a middle-aged man with a build that would suit a black belt.
The pouting Shouhei lowered his head and sat down on the folding chair.
My old man who saw that breathed out a sigh of relief and sat in the chair next to him.
“Then, officer. Please go ahead.”
My old man asked Officer Doggy to go ahead.
“Okay, then…”
Explaining…explaining…explaining…
“And so, thanks to Kunpei-kun, the kidnappers were caught and the twin babies were safely born.”
With Officer Doggy’s skillful art of conversation, she was able to explain the circumstances of the situation in less than 10 minutes.
“How unfair…I can’t be angry anymore, can I…”
Shouhei grumbled his complaint.
“No, please get angry at Kunpei-kun’s recklessness. One misstep and he would’ve died, you know.”
“B-but, I’m extremely grateful! He even helped me hatch these children. I don’t even know how to show my gratitude.”
After Officer Doggy announced my death sentence, Aoinoun objected.
I’m saved! Help me!
“Hm. Well, 50-50. Kunpei, after you return from the hospital, I’m going to hit you once. It’s your punishment for making us worry. Resign yourself to your fate. After that, well, I’ll praise you.”
My old man told me as he pointed at me.
Well, it can’t be helped. After all, I’m responsible for a lot of it.
It’s natural.
“Roger that. I’ll prepare myself.”
It was a more preferable punishment than being a sandbag under Shouhei’s right straight called sound argument.
If I was unlucky, I wouldn’t be able to stand up straight for a week.
“Shou too, okay?”
“…Mm.”
Shouhei nodded slightly.
Thank god. After all, where would you find an elder brother bashed by his younger brother!?
“Fu, fuee.”
“Ah, s-she woke up.”
The baby in Aoinoun’s arms became unsettled.
Her horns are straight… she’s the older sister, eh.