Vol 1 Chapter 1 (1/2)

VOLUME 1

PART 1: AMATERASU

Chapter 1: I’ll Start Trying Tomorrow

“Sasami-saaaan~~.”

My brother was calling me. (1)

I flipped my laptop screen closed, and took a nice, long stretch.

The date was February fourteenth.

St. Valentine’s Day.

“Sasami-saaaan~~ It’s morning~~.”

My brother casually came into the room.

He was wearing the suit he usually wore to work (he was a school teacher at a local school) and he used his briefcase to hide his face.

My brother never liked getting his face seen.

I really wished he just went to work without bothering me first though.

I was feeling pretty sluggish while I thought about that, so my body fell sideways.

“Sasami-saaaan~~.”

My brother approached me with suspicious motions, and began to give me his usual speech.

“It’s morning. Early Monday morning. Please try to go to school today.”

“Can’t.”

That was the first thing I said to my brother that morning.

But my brother didn’t seem to mind, and just kept his gaze on me as I lay there.

“Sasami-san. You’re already sixteen. You’re finally a high school student, so how about trying to enjoy high school life for at least a day?”

My brother let out a sigh, and set down the tray he was holding in one hand next to me.

“You must be hungry. I made some breakfast for you.”

“Mm.”

I lifted my head up and looked at what was in my brother’s hands.

On the tray rested sandwiches that had been cut into rectangles.

The sandwiches were made with bananas, kiwis, strawberries, and other fruits, with fresh cream tying everything together. It was quite a colorful sandwich.

“Oniichan.”

Certainly, I did feel a bit hungry, but I stayed lying there.

I just made a few chomping motions with my mouth.

“Feed me.”

“You’re such a baby, Sasami-san. You’re already sixteen.”

“If you don’t feed me, I’m gonna starve to death.”

“Well, I guess I have to then.”

After he had fed me around three of the sandwiches, I felt satisfied.

“Oniichan can have the rest if he wants.”

There was still quite a bit left.