Vol 2 Chapter 5 (2/2)
“That’s right If ait foronii-chan to make a decision, it’d be tomorrow”
“… ‘roblem?”
If it’s about nificiently
I see When it co about, those two know it really well
“Yosh Then, we’ll start at the ‘reaaady, go’ signal”
“Roger”
“The ti a rule that if the thread we are holding breaks, you can no longer fish any balloons?”
“I e for the starting signal? Chiharu, Could you be in charge of the signal?”
“… I don’t mind”
“…”
“…”
The lances into those of battle
As soon as both of the lines, they firstly looked around thinking what balloonstargets should they catch
How should I say it, Those tere sha for free…
… Should I ask them to pay their fares later?
After that, as I uno’, both of them started their battle fuses
“Ta?”
“Yeah What is it?”
“I have been curious about it for a while, but… what the heck are those trinkets called yo-yo balloons?”
“Eeeeerm Could it be that there are no yo-yo balloons at the Netherworld?”
“… Well At least in my colony they are unheard of”
“There are”
The one who answered in place of Iris, was Zon
“However… Speaking from the conclusion, it depends on the area Since what’s called the Netherworld is pretty big
Saying it differently, there are cultural differences similar to those in the human world
Though around the central areas, one’s lifestyle is no different from that of the human world, there are still people who adhere to traditional lifestyles”
“… I see”
“By the way, there here I lived In my childhood, I played like this”
While giving that fluid explanation, Zonot her fourth balloon of the day
That manual ability has been polished without waste, it’s not so that comes in a day
I see It sure see does exist at Netherworld
“Muu…”
On the other hand, Manaht her third
Against Zon skill on an unexpected field, it seeht
“There’s no way If possible, I didn’t want to e onii-chan to that zombie, as if!…”
“Fufu What a sore loser Do you think you can still turn the tables with this difference in balloons caught?”
“That… We won’t know until I try! I absolutely won’t give up till the very end! Ey!”
“!? That technique, could it be…”
Suddenly, Zonmi showed astonishment in front of the unleashed master technique
Be that as it may, those two are very lively
“It cannot be So two balloons at the sa paper cannot possibly support the weight of the balloons…”
“Fufu She can’t be catching two at a time! Come on! This little zombie doesn’t understand!”
Hey, hey
“… Ku Don’t talk in a grown-up fashi+on”
“Co with onii-chan’s balls since five just for show♪”
“… Won’t those words raise s?”
Like ames with onii-chan since I was five’[6]
“Fufu It seeo at full strength, little sister?”
“… Mu What do you mean?”
“Even so, it’s not easy to be a march to me when balls are involved!”
“Th-that technique, could it be―!?”
Froreat shoithout giving up an inch
Perhaps Surely I feel
Why can’t I say it with certainty―
That way As a result of their absurdly heated up shon, surely it would be a critical hit if Youhei returned with that ti
If I told I didn’t expect it, it’d be a lie―
A rose-colored scenery unfolded before irls
Hey, hey Are you lying?
That usually ridiculously on guard Zonmi that doesn’t even show the p in pantyflash… I’d say, the shon in front ofher awareness
Her cautiousness had vanished like smoke
The color was light blue
Personally, when you talk to ht-blue and white horizontal stripes―the so-called striped panties, but of course the straight-laced Zonmi won’t wear that kind of underwear fully aimed to moe
Nevertheless
Better than striped panties, I find these
The panties that Zoned with the orthodox white lace, but here they had an elegant yet oriental―irresistible charm
If I had to liken Zon… I know
An oasis in the middle of the desert!
For starters, the raw ood, but Zonet tidiness as a standard, have soeneration of societal stress
And then, let’s try looking at Manami
Though Manaives off a s like Zonmi before absorbed on the shon, she doesn’t look like she notices anything this way
Let’s confess it
Being rude, I shouldn’t be especially glad to see my sister’s panties when she would show them to me anytime I asked, but… Today is different
For some reason… In this situation where I can take a peep without the other party noticing, it awakes a tremendously pleasant sensation in me
Now that I think about it, before, when I ogled Kyouko’s panties in the girl’s toilet, it didn’t arouse such excitement in me
I’rateful to you, Manami
Thanks to you… I could take a step closer to the psychology of eros
You’ve made me keenly realize that immorality is eroticism’s best spice
The color was black
As expected, you may think
Probably… No absolutely My little sister, unlike Zonmi, isn’t suited to innocent underwear On the contrary, attacking ap-h
Thinking about it, I’d say it’s a risky choice
If I had to liken Mana… I know
A black hole from outer space!
As you think there’s no possible way in front of you, if you make a bad step―they have tremendous suction power
You will be sucked toward a social death!
They have a dangerous borderline char I want to die
I don’t know if it was answering ainst my face
“Guhah!?”
I unconsciously let out in a pathetic voice
Looking at as rolling on the ground, It as inside ramune[7] bottles
“Chiharu… What the heck is this…”
… What a bad ti
Raisingat me with the face of a Rakshasa demon[8] as if I was his family enemy?
“Youhei… Welcome back…”
As I said those carefully selected words, Youhei see chunk of air
“Be careful! Zon inside your skirts!?”
This guy… He instantly sold out his friend!?
Like usual, he’s a fellow that changes his allegiances very easily
“Wha” “Eh”
Engaged in the height of their battle, Zonape and expressions not understanding, but they soon realized the defenseless of their stance and, with their faces bright red, and pulling down the hems of their skirts,
“Chiharu… Until what lengths will you…”
“That’s mean onii-chan… If you asked… I would’ve show you to your hearts content…”
“Youhei, bastard You proed all of the pantyshots!!”
“Shut up, sex offender! The one who broke his promise first was you! As if Zonh, you’ve just added a golden-haired loli as a harem member!”
“Ugh Th-This It’s not what it seems”
“Ugaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Youhei interrupted me with a scream,
“You, die with a marble stuck in your throat!”
After spitting out that rejection sentence, he ran way full throttle
Froht a second bottle of ramune that bumped into me
Could it be, this guy… Did he go to buy me a drink for my sake?
Seeing it like that… Though I haven’t done anything bad, I became a little remorseful
“Well What the heck is this?… Why don’t you explain it in detail? You… Perverted Daimaou[10]!”
“…”
I take back what I said Thinking about it with a cool head, I did so bad
Never and nowhere, evil has never prospered
After that, being harshly reprimanded I was made to bitterly realize that ‘… In this world there’s no way things so good can be true
× × ×
And then
We had norusa festival
About the incident frole condition of “Today all day it’syou want to your heart’s content”
Eh? Only that?
Well, you may have doubts, but I’d say the crux is on the words ‘on parole’ I believe they are currently gathering evidence
First of all, ent to make the prayer that makes this festival’s main event
Couples, parents with children, soroup and so were lined up before the shrine, so we ended up waiting 30 minutes for our tanzaku
Once we received our wishi+ng papers from priestess I’d say they were part-ti them on the provided trees
By the way, I’ll introduce e all wrote
Let my master become a top-class monster tamer Zonmi
Huuum As expected, ain’t that what Zonmi would say?
I think that, since we are at a festival, you could have written s, but even here you show an honor student-like attitude
Make row taller I command thee Iris
Why a command!?
Couldn’t you make it look a bit more like a wish…
However, what a surprise Iris is concerned about her height…
Onii-chan and I have become one in body and soul Manami
Why past tense!?
… Could it be that Manaainst the lovey-doveyness of Orihime and Hikoboshi+?
Even if it’s like that, you shouldn’t s up!
Let all the reajuus[11], if possible, suffer horrible deaths Y
By chance, that kind of tanzaku entered ht
It seems it’s written on a fashi+on so that expressly only the initial is used, but… Isn’t this one clearly Youhei’s!?
And, this most important tanzaku of mine―
Let everyone spend their lives with happy faces Chiharu
Even if I say so myself, isn’t it too immature?
I’d rather write a wish that is a bit more material―more mundane, but I felt it wouldn’t fit this formal a place
Since I feared the girl’s stares, I felt it was safer to write so harmless
And with this and that
Having hung our tanzaku and gone around the stalls, weevent―the fireworks show
Really, it would be good if there were seats left, but so so convenient is bound to not happen
We chose the top of a suitable set of stone steps
Despite there still being an hour before the start of the show, the area around the river was already crowded
“What’s thedisheartened for a while”
Looking up to the starless night sky of the city area, Zon besides me, asked with a meek expression
“… I’m only a bit tired”
I won’t lie
In fact, the tiredness fro may be part of the reason
… No, wrong
After all, I―can’t do anything other than worrying
I have since last night been unable to contact Kyouko―
Could it be she has normally attended the festival?
That’s what I hope, but it seems unlikely
While I was going around the booths with the girls, I kept looking around, but I couldn’t find her
This was not a very big neighborhood; you could search it entirely in a day
Had Kyouko come to the festival, I’d surely have found her
In that case she―where and as she doing?
I so alone, and it beco
“No way, is it”
“… What?”
“Since it’s Chiharu, perhaps―are you thinking about theNephilim?”
“…”
“As I thought, right on the ―it’s unnatural”
“Thatabout?”
“Don’t look down on us Could it be―you thought we didn’t notice?”
“What thing?”
Manalances and smiled bitterly,
“Onii-chan has been looking around restlessly all day long♪”
“―It’s impossible to keep any secret before me”
“…”
Holy cow
Do I have a face so easy to read?
It see for Kyouko
“What about I try to contact the Nephiliht now?”
“… Truth is, I’ve been calling her since yesterday, but it won’t connect”
“In that case, why don’t you go directly to her home? There’s still o noon’t you make it in time?”
“!? I see I still had that?”
If phone calls won’t connect, I can go directly to her home
Living in this time of cell-phone correspondence, that choice slipped my mind
“Even so, it’s very weird”
“What?”
“That each and everyone of you read myat my face”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“… Oi Why the sudden silence?”
“Really, you, until what lengths will you…”
Zon deeply with a perplexed expression,
“Go now Because later it will be a bother to scold that outcast Nephilim”
“… Understood Thanks”
With a word of thanks, I thoroughly started to run along the riverside
I see That’s right
If we are all gathered, that only her is … It’s not natural that soroup alone
If we coether to the festival, it won’t be difficult to make a chance to strike a talk with her
And then I could ask her about last night
And then everything will go smoothly
The s
References and Translation Notes
Jump up↑ Around 70º F
Jurees
Jump up↑ Bite-sized castellas A castella is a traditional japanese cake developed frouese, currently known as paõ de Espanha, and sina, the Roarian пандишпа , the Greek Παντεσπάνι and the Turkish pandispanya (with all of the ‘Spanish bread’, except the japanese version that uese, is a inal sweet is the Spanish bizcocho (lit biscuit, but ar and flour (and sometimes lard or butter) The main difference between bizcocho and castella is the addition of mizuame, a liquid sweetener made from starch that can also be eaten as candy and that solidifies when kneaded
Jump up↑ It says 百年来の友であったと (hyakunenrai no tomo de atta to)
Jump up↑ Yes She calls her by name
Ju her brother He says theysoccer, basketball, catch, and the like with him
Jump up↑ [1]
Jump up↑ [2]
Jump up↑ Kappas are a very perverted kind of turtle-like water spirits that like cucumbers and steal shi+rikodama, little spheres that humans supposedly have inside their asses
Ju
Jump up↑ Person who is satisfied with his or her real (offline) life