Chapter 43 (2/2)

I wanted to add “even if you just tried to fake it,” but decided not to in the end I thought it would be too arrogant ofthat I was unable to do myself

Asuha just sighed once again, perhaps noticing , irls… they usually have soavesmile

“Natusthat I’ it, too”

I was taken aback “Really? Wow, girls are really scary… Don’t say any ossip”

“You got issues if you think this is gossip,” said Asuha as she hugged her own knees and laughed Then, as if she reed on the couch “Ah, that re, you know”

“Err… You know that ere together in the ht?” I interjected “That counts as working, right?”

“Does it?”

Yes, yes it does… And don’t say that with such a serious face… I stared back at her, and our eyes met

Asuha continued to stare at me for a bit, but then she smiled “Well, how do I put it… Like, it was the first ti branch, you know?”

She raised her finger and lit it on fire, htly, albeit faintly This was no doubt her <world>, just on a very, very small scale Because the power output was so minimal, she didn’t need the help of any equip her finger as an iron, she slowly curled her hair

“Maybe, like… relieved? So her hair

“Relieved? Oh…” I sighed

Asuha blew out the fire on her finger, and her beautiful reddish-brown hair gently fell on her shoulders “Yeah… you aren’t really suited for the military,” she said “Cuz you know, you are like, super weak”

“I guess so… Sorry for being so weak and worrying you…” I said reluctantly There was no way I could refute anything she just said

Asuha shook her head “No, no… it’s not like I’…”

“Can you then? Can you worry about me once in a while?”

“I guess…” she said as she looked directly in my eyes She cleared her throat “I’o inland…”

“Oh…” my voice trailed off softly Inland was a place reserved only for people with exceptional results People in the top of the rankings or in prestigious positions, like the city head and subhead, had the privilege to transfer inland In other words, transferring inland overnet

All the previous heads and subheads pretty much went inland, and Asuha was on track to do the sa the way they were, Asuha would no doubt be transferredinland ether anymore

In any case, the chances oftransferred were ridiculously low I earned a measly a even less than that At this rate, I’ll probably never reach the points necessary for the transfer privilege There was the possibility of being transferred after I completed my service, but even if that happened, I’d still be very lowly ranked Even then, it would be difficult to live with my sister— she was just on a whole new level

That being said, one day I will go inland with my sister We would live there peacefully and quietly without having to fight another battle Yes, this was definitely much easier said than done; I’m no one special, and I knew more than anyone how useless I really was That’s why I pushed myself to even join the military Despite that, I ironically ended up in the etables I now helped produce Unable to find any self-worth round to maintain my role in society

I’m sure I wasn’t the only one as like that Even if people served under the greatest, most powerful princesses of all ti elites, they would only get a sense of accomplishle one of the that made them useful Their self-worth relied co in their lives through fulfilling their respective roles in society

However, my sister Asuha was truly a special case She not only didn’t conform to the norms of society, she almost seemed above it What she did and what she could do was unique to her and her alone There was no one in else in the world like my sister

That’s why, if I was to fulfill ether with my sister, I would have no choice but to rely on her

“Don’t worry about e somehow”

Asuha just laughed playfully “Well I aet any points at all That’s why I gotta take care of you even e are like super old, you know? I’m kinda worried about that”

“Well…”

I smiled bitterly at Asuha and she just snickered a little bit She wasn’t wrong, though… Hmm… I wondered what kind of pension plans this city had I had to start saving now, for sure…

I tiltedabout the future htly on ishly turned to her, she quickly looked away

“Well, you know…” she eted with her hair “If it co you till the very end… since I’m your sister…”

I saw her blush slightly and just s”

So I said, but I didn’t have anything a like that on my mind But even so, there definitely had to be a way for us not to be separated in the future

To be honest, I was a little excited— excited for the world Tsurube Asagao vowed to create It was a vow that secretly brought me hope

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