Chapter 11 (2/2)

「Gah!!! People like you! People like you are so…!!」

Because of Yumir’s screams, the gazes of the people in the plaza focused on us.

「S-sorry! It’s nothing! …Look, let’s switch places for now! Calm down Yumir!」

「Let me go Hind! I won’t allow her to have her way today!」

「Such a noisy person…it’s bothering you too right? Nii-san」

「You!!」

Since we had completely grabbed the attention of the other players, we started to switch places while I tried to calm down Yumir.

The outskirts of the village, we were finally able to sit down and relax under the watchtower.

There were no shops or anything here and the number of NPCs and players was low.

There are a lot of things I want to ask her, but first off…

「First off, it’s not good to use our real names. Your player name is…Riizu, huh? I’ll call you Riizu over here, OK?」

「Understood, nii-san」

I looked on top of her head to verify her name.

Since the display is small, you can’t really see it well unless you focus…

If the target is too far or is moving at a fast speed, you usually can’t see the information.

Riizu’s avatar was like mine, she particularly hadn’t changed anything.

To sum it up, she looked like the little sister that I was used to seeing.

「Just in case, don’t call me brother while in the game」

「In that case, Hind-san. Even though it’s an alias, doesn’t it excite it when we call each other by our names?」

「I-is that so…?」

While I was a bit perplexed at Riizu’s words, Yumir was scowling.

I guess she’s trying to say that I should make the conversation go forward…I got it.

「So, Riizu. As the one looking after the household finances, this is an unavoidable question…where did you get the money to buy the VR gear?」

「From the allowance that nii-… Hind-san gives me? Every month, don’t you give me enough money so I don’t have inconveniences during high school?」

「Hmm!? Wait wait! That’s for you to buy things like clothes and cosmetics…anyway, I told you to use it for things like that, right? Of course, it’s not like I’m telling you not to buy anything luxurious but…!」

「Is…is my appearance that terrible? Even without all that, I’m properly taking care of my appearance though…」

If you say that…

As a girl that frequently receives confessions from male students, if I said that she was not beautiful, it would be like recognizing that there was something wrong with my sense of beauty.

Besides, even if left out the part where I see her in a favorable light as her brother…wait, do I really have to say it?

…Don’t make such a sad-looking face! I get it!

「…I-I think you are more than pretty enough? Without any doubt. You can have confidence in yourself」

「Really? To be praised by nii-san, that makes me the happiest…」

「Fuun, you are just a small animal trying to act cute」

After hearing Yumir’s abusive language, Riizu pretended that she had heard nothing.

That’s adding more fuel to the fire though…she definitely did that on purpose…

…Hmm? Wait? What were we talking about again…ah!

「Wait, that wasn’t my point! Even if you are naturally pretty, it doesn’t mean you don’t have to dress up, right!? Buy some clothes! There’s a limit to what I can arrange for you to use from my hand-me-downs!」

「Instead of clothes, I bought time to be able to spend with nii-san though? Is that really something I shouldn’t have done…?」

「Ah, you sure have a reply for everything! Hah, whatever…it’s your allowance after all, do whatever you want with it…」

「Thank you very much, nii-san」

「In the end, isn’t it because you spoil her like this that she takes advantage of you…?」

Shut up, I’m well aware of it.

Besides, it’s not like she has done anything bad…she did buy it with her own allowance after all.

However, since it was a large sum of money, I kind of wished she had consulted with me first…that was my concern as her big brother.

「Nevertheless, I’m quite surprised you were able to buy a VRX3500 today. Isn’t there a shortage of stock?」

「I asked Kaede-chan」

「Ah…the daughter of that electric appliance store. Don’t make her do anything too unreasonable, you hear?」

「Nuu…even though I stood there for such a long time…」

「Isn’t it fine? I’m kind of grateful you know? The atmosphere in TB during the days following the launch is something that you can’t really put into words after all」

「…If you say so」

With that being said, so the town’s electric appliance store also has them, huh…even though the big companies’ stores are sold-out and they probably have a shortage of goods.

Then, the reason that she was late to come back home even though she had no cram school was because of this, huh.

「Then, let’s see…how were you able to find us among all that crowd of people? Even if it was a coincidence, there were just too many players, right?」

「Because there’s no way for me to mistake nii-…Hind-san for someone else. No matter where you are, or how far you are, I’d know. I’ll know」

「You are not really answering my question though…」

「Ignore her, Hind. You probably wouldn’t understand…I also don’t want you to」

Riizu was slightly offended by Yumir’s exasperated face.

However, she calmed down and said another comment.

「In other words, it’s love」

「Love!? What’s with that logic!? I get it even less now!」

「Instead of love, what I’m feeling right now is pity!」

「Even though you are saying that you won’t tell me to go away, right? Yumir-san. I don’t hate that part of you」

「I don’t have any choice now that you are here…it would be my loss if I didn’t fully enjoy the game. Even if I had to play with you」

「Oh, that’s nice both of you. Like that, how about you stop quarreling too-」

「I’ll think about it if she stops with that cheeky way of speaking」

「I’ll think about it if this person becomes more refined. Well, I think it’s impossible though」

「…I see」

I can’t understand how in sync they are at times like this.

Like I said previously, since they only quarrel like this, it was decided that we would start playing together from now on.