Chapter 79 - Morning in the Kishikami household?Rest day edition (1/2)
When I noticed the sunlight piercing my eyes, I was awoken from my sleep by the presence of someone moving around.
Within my blurred vision, I checked the clock on the wall and noticed that I had overslept a fair bit.
However, no one is going out today in the morning so…guess they’ll forgive me for oversleeping a bit.
I pulled up my upper body and absentmindedly looked around the room and locked eyes with a stiffened Rise, who was close to my bed.
…
「…Ah」 (Rise)
「What are you…doing? Rise…」 (Wataru)
「So you woke up, nii-san…that’s a shame. I still only had taken a few…」 (Rise)
Judging from her words, it doesn’t seem like she came here to wake me up?
What was she doing with that smartphone?
「But this is quite unusual, nii-san. For you to take it this easy in the morning.」 (Rise)
「Ah, well…last night’s tournament took quite the long time after all. It was fun, but it was quite tiring.」 (Wataru)
「That’s a good thing. Whenever you are tired, leave the housework to us and just rest, we wouldn’t mind you just playing around you know?」 (Rise)
「That makes me happy and grateful, but I can’t do…hmm? “Us”?」 (Wataru)
「That’s right. Akeno-san made breakfast this morning. She’s waiting for us, so let’s go downstairs.」 (Rise)
Eh, really?
For mom to cook, I wonder how many years it’s been since the last time she did…?
When I told Rise to go ahead and tried to take off my pajamas-
「…Excuse me, Rise-san?」 (Wataru)
「What is it? Nii-san.」 (Rise)
「I mean, I, I’m about to change my clothes. I’d honestly appreciate if you left the room.」 (Wataru)
「Don’t mind me. I’ll wait for you right here.」 (Rise)
「Yup, if you were to say that there was no need to mind since we are siblings I’d understand and actually accept…but when you are looking at me with those bloodshot eyes fully opened, it’s kind of…」 (Wataru)
「Don’t mind it! …Aah, what are you doing!? Please, let go of me! No, in fact, let’s stay like this and don’t let go!」 (Rise)
I held Rise, who was showing an iron will and refusing to move, up in my arms and let her down outside the room.
At times like these, she can’t really fight back because of her light body.
Having Rise scratching the door and murmuring curses is scary, so let’s change fast and go get some breakfast.
The smell of toast and the fragrance of coffee filled the living room.
While humming inside the kitchen, her tied up hair was swaying around because of her good mood.
Then, she probably heard the sound of our footsteps and she turned around to smile at us.
「Good morning, Wataru.」 (Akeno)
「Good morning, mom. I heard you made breakfast?」 (Wataru)
「It’s only easy stuff, so it’s not bad once in a while. However, Wataru, sorry for saying this as soon as you woke up, but don’t you think that it’s kind of lacking?」 (Akeno)
「Hmm? Eh…」 (Wataru)
Once I looked over at the table she was pointing at, I saw toast and ham and eggs, and boiled broccoli was used as a garnish.
It’s lacking in vegetables but soup is a bit…if I were to make that it would take too much time.
In that case, let’s see…
「Should I make some vegetable juice? I get the feeling there’s a lack of vegetables.」 (Wataru)
「Oh, that would be nice. Rise-chan, what flavor do you want?」 (Akeno)
While saying that, mom stroked Rise’s head while wearing a love-struck expression.
This is not something that just started happening, it seems like she wanted a daughter since she remarried, she’s been like that since Rise came to this house.
It seems like they are going to go shopping together today, so I guess the reason she’s wearing her ring and has been in a good mood since this morning is that.
Rise didn’t show any signs of hating it and just accepted it, so the relationships within our family are good.
「…In that case, I would like to drink some orange juice. If I remember correctly, there was still some left right?」 (Rise)
「Yes there is. In that case, let’s make something simple and add some carrots into it.」 (Akeno)
Since the rest of the food is already made, I peeled them swiftly and cut them in suitable sizes.