Chapter 172 (1/2)
Volume 2
Chapter 151
「Now, Brother, wake up. Let’s prepare and go out. Come on, hey, come on, come on.」
「Nm, Mmm? Is it Mai? Wait for a bit, Brother is still sleepy… At least let me sleep until mister alarm clock permits…」
While I was violently shaken, I slightly opened one eye and saw that time was even earlier than the one we wake up for school.
「Oh, that won’t do. Lazing like some pig will lead to the downgrade from hopeless brother to outright-garbage-brother. I would not want my beloved brother to turn that way. I want you to become a brother of one rank higher, the one that actually cares for his sister.」
「……」
「Brother that ignores his little sister gets this!」
「Hugyaa?! Ah, Ah, Ah, hegyyu.」
I let out a weird voice because of strongly pinched cheeks.
And just like that, like a caught fish I was dragged out of the bed and then released.
I unsightly lost my balance and plunged to the floor.
「Well then, Mai will go and dress up, Brother should prepare as well.」
「Yup.」
As Mai was leaving the room with light steps I followed her with my eyes until she was out of sight and then got up.
「…That was one weird dream.」
Contents of the dream, that I faintly remembered, made me feel bitterness in my mouth.
「Aaaah, it bugs me so hard, enough, ain’t gonna think about anything today.」
The problem is, I’m was thinking way too much these days. To begin with, as if I can reach an answer by seriously thinking with my dumb head.
For this whole day, I am not going to think neither about that knife or about lost memories.
I’m going to completely empty my head and enjoy the date with my little sister. Such is my decision.
「『Brother, breakfast is ready』」
「I am coming!」
After answering to the voice the came from the lower floor I took off my sleepwear and put on clothes.
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「Whew… That was a good movie. Very touching.」
「Eh, for real? Touching? That movie?!」
A crowded and noisy city, my dear sister was wearing a one-piece with a cardigan on top of it, a beret and fake glasses. I was in my casual clothes with sunglasses and a cap.
It’s the disguise for the times when we are going somewhere far away from the school.
I have spent last three hours, which felt like an eternity, watching a movie about a squirrel and a cat just messing around and was absolutely astonished by the impression that my little sister shared the very moment we left the building.
Eh, but that movie is really just a movie about a squirrel and a cat endlessly messing around.
There really was no story or shit, simply put, that is just home video deluxe edition.
Moreover, it’s pointlessly long, three-hour epic. Just what were they trying to do?
「I think you must polish your sense for art more. That was a rare masterpiece.」
The face of my little sister saying that was completely serious and I could feel that she really meant it.
That’s absolutely not the case, but even if I tell her that she won’t admit it.
It didn’t matter what clerk looked at us with almost a pity when we bought tickets or what no one else was watching the movie besides us. Yeah.
「Well, it’s still early, wanna go someplace?」
「Pet shop let’s go to a pet shop, Brother.」
「Yes, yes, as princess wills it.」
We pass through a block of urban building and head towards the shopping mall with a lot of tenants.
Today as well, we were holding hands and got from a people passing by reactions like『Such a cute couple』.
Yup, though we are siblings, I’m quite happy… Perhaps, I might actually be a siscon.
「Welcome.」
「Brother brother, here, there are squirrels, squirrels! Aah, and there are kittens.」
Mai was ecstatic after seeing the movie about her beloved cute animals.
She was trying to control herself, but her jolly behavior and the way she spoke showed, that she was unable to contain herself, which was extremely cute.
Yup, I really am a siscon.
「This little one was born in the previous month. Would you like to touch it?」
「I can?」
「Yes, please, pet it gently.」
Encouraged by the shop assistant, Mai happily holds the kitten.
「Brother, Brother, please look, it’s so squishy and fluffy and fuzzy, it’s too cute, what, what should I do, Brother?」
Yup, the kitten is one thing, but you are what should I do as well. Soo cute.
I don’t care if I am siscon anymore.
For a while, I was admiring cute Mai, that was admiring small animals.
「Whew, I am satisfied. Kittens, pups, hamsters, squirrels…」
「I see, I see, that’s good.」
「Brother let’s check fancy goods store. Your little sister wants a plush toy.」
「Ah, Wa, Wait!」
My hand was grabbed once again and I was dragged into the cutely store, what a guy would find a bit hard to approach.
Inside it was crowded with couples and schoolgirls.
「Hm, Hmmm.」
It’s not like I’m doing something bad, but for some reason, I feel guilty and unwelcome.
That must be that, since we are just siblings and not a real couple, I’m conscious of being a fake normie, so being in a place for true normies causes me pain.
「Brother, that is the face showing, that you are thinking about something strange?」
「? Mai? Muguh.」
When I turned around after my shoulder was patted from behind, I felt the sensation of a cloth filled with cotton on my cheek.
「Your sister knows, when Brother makes that face, he is worried about something stupid. You know the saying, dumb ideas are worse than none at all, Brother should only be thinking about Mai. Understood?」
「Ngu, ngu, mugugu.」
She was pressing the limbs of the plush sheep against my cheeks.
Suddenly Mai appeared from behind the stuffed toy.
Aah, what is this feeling of happiness?
What is this, isn’t she just way too cute?
Yea, it’s really is not my fault that I became a siscon. No mistake.
She played with hand puppets of a frog and a cow, tried various hair clips, aaah, I understand, this is what being a normie is like.
Siblings? No, no, that’s even better. Right now I am a complete normie.
I mean I’m on a date with such a cute girl. She is my sister though. But that doesn’t matter, right?
「Brother, there is one more store I would like to check out.」
「Oh yea, I will go anywhere with you.」
「That’s great. Then, let’s go in there together.」
「M? Which store do you, me… an… 」
『Lingerie Shop・A Cutie』
In the direction that Mai was pointing, was located a pink, sparkling, and shining store, that rejected males.
Light and happy feeling disappeared as if a filter was removed by an impact.
「Not happening.」
「Oh, what’s wrong? Suddenly making such a serious face. Your face is not that great to begin with so you don’t have to get so concerned, Brother. Now, let’s go.」
「No, I am not going. Only a truly brave man can enter there. Or rather, why are you so naturally luring your brother into such dangerous places? What were planning to buy at that store together with your brother?」
「Lately, my breasts grew one size bigger, so I thought of purchasing another bra for sleeping.」
「Aaa, aaa, aaa.」
「So I thought I might as well choose something that would go along with your preferences.」
「I am pretending not to hear, so get the hint and give up?! Going against the rules isn’t cool!」
「Brother, selfishness isn’t good. You are going to turn into a bad brother.」
「Brother that tells little sister his preferences in underwear ain’t just bad brother anymore, he is gonna be called sex offender at that point!!」
In the end, our argument continued until I persisted my way to victory.
I shouldn’t have gone on a date with my little sister after all.
There I thought, that we should have properly named it a walk instead of a date. Over.
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「Your order is a drink bar, drink area is over there, please use it freely.」
In the family restaurant with well-working air conditioner I finally calmed down, poured myself a soda, and returned to my seat.
I was about to get sucked into the purgatory known as women lingerie shop, but barely was able to fight off my sister and thus able to escape.
She said she will come out in about an hour, so it became, that I had to carry all of the stuff, that we bought until now, like stuffed animals and accessories, and had to kill time somewhere.
「…Even so, one hour… That’s quite long.」