Vol 1 Chapter 8 (2/2)

There are so s I still don't understand

” a mentor would be nice”

I really want one

I really want s

But, well, now's not the time for that

How aet back?

That's the question

I can fight against bear-class ene time for ten seconds

”H”

Ten seconds

That's around the time a world athlete takes to run 100m

Thinking about it like that, it seems like the blink of an eye

Nohat should I do

———and while I was thinking that, the entrance

Eh, so?

In the ht?

Wait, so did I

Just sitting around and blanking out felt dangerous, so IRod

Froht appeared———

”O-Oneechan?”

How did you know I'm here?

That's what I was mainly confused about

Hearing my voice, shi+on-san turned around

”———oh Lord”

shi+on-san

Then she ca steps

BAM!

That was quite a nificent sound

I've been slapped

”Ah———”

Rather than hurt, everything went pure white

And while I was dumbfounded, shi+on-san checked my body here and there

”Ars, all there”

She finished her check and grabbed me by the collar

My legs lifted off the ground

Can't, breathe!

”——Does it hurt? Good That's nothing to the pain you caused Pops and Mom”

””

———I couldn't say anything

”Just how selfishly have you lived so far!? Were you soo-lucky? Hm!?”

shi+on-san's words, hurt

She choked ht I'd suffocate, she shoved ainst the wall

My legs couldn't ht there

”——cough! Hah, ha”

I loweredunder control

Scared, I couldn't look up at shi+on-san

My body was tre

This is scarier than facing the bear

Now, I should rather say the kind of fear is different

Fighting with ame

——Confronting people, that's real

”I I”

shi+on-san grabbedshoulders once more

”—— but you know the fact that you idiot are safe I'lad Stupid Alice”

And just like that, she pulled me in and closed me into her arms

shi+on-san was

”So glad I'm really”

She was crying

Ahh I see

This, this is no game, and I'm not alone either

”I'm sorry”

I've done so stupid

”I'm really sorry”

”Really now, stupid!”

Vooainst mine

Ouch

shi+on-san was a crying mess

” can I still call you Onee-chan?”

That earned me another headbutt

Ouch

”Stupid no matter how stupid you are, you cannot cut family ties that easily, you stupid Alice!”

”Haha you're calling me stupid too much”

”I'h, stupid”

shi+on-san hugged th

The sensation was so incredibly wared her back

Ah Interacting with people, facing people

It's so scary

and it makes you so happy

I really was an idiot, I get that now

And frorateful

” thank you, Onee-chan”