“……Seriously……”
A beautiful detached house stood before me. A house twice as large as its surroundings, with a magnificent garden. The name [Kuonji] was carved into the stone nameplate. This was undoubtedly Kuonji’s family home, where I had sent her off on Saturday. In front of it, I was alone. Yes… I was alone.
Damn it, Ryuguuin. He was with me until partway here…
“Ah, I’m sorry. I just remembered I have something important to do today! See ya!”
“See ya,” my ass. “See ya.” And he had such a bright smile too. I wanted to punch that smile. Haa… now I have to go in alone, don’t I? The only other girl’s house I’d ever been to was Neika’s… and even then, she felt more like a guy friend than a girl.
…But well, now that I’m here, there’s no turning back. I’ll hand over the handouts and the comfort item, and that’ll be the end of it. Yes, the end. I assume someone from her family will be home, so I probably won’t get to see Kuonji.
I took a deep breath… and here I go.
Ding-dong––
“……Yes?”
Someone answered. But… it wasn’t Kuonji’s voice. It sounded a bit younger.
“Ah, excuse me. I’m Sanada, a classmate of Kuonji… Riran-san. I’m here to deliver handouts to Riran-san, who is absent today due to a cold──”
Click!
…Eh, she hung up? Why?
Then, I heard a thumping noise from inside the house… and the front door was opened with incredible force.
She had the same blonde hair as Kuonji, and scarlet eyes. Her hair was extremely long, reaching her hips, but it seemed well-maintained, shining dazzlingly as it reflected the sunlight. She was wearing a camisole and hot pants, a rather revealing outfit… but her body was so petite. Could she be a younger sister?
“You, Sanada Akito-kun!?”
“Ah, um… yes, I’m Sanada Akito.”
“Akito-kun! Oh my, Rira has told me about you. Ah, come in, come in!”
“Eh, eh?”
Whoa, this girl is so pushy…! I was pulled by the arm into the house, and forcefully seated on the living room sofa. This is Kuonji’s childhood home… The Red Thread of Fate is going upwards, so maybe she’s sleeping in her room.
Kuonji’s little sister-chan poured Barley Tea into a glass and placed it in front of me.
“Please, please. My, Rira told me about you, but you’re quite handsome.”
“Th-thanks…”
That girl, she talks about me to her family? …Ugh, it’s not like I’m happy about it!
The little sister-chan sat next to me, staring at me with a smirk as if licking me. Is she not too close? Even if I don’t have a loli fetish, being approached like this in such light clothing makes my heart pound.
“So? What brings you here today, Akito-kun? Rira’s absent with a cold, so you got lonely and came to see her face?”
“Ah, um. Handouts for Kuonji… Riran-san… and also, some gelly, thinking she might eat it.”
“Gelly!”
Whoa, she bit on that.
“Um… I have two, if you’d like one.”
“Really!? Rira’s Fated Person is such a good person! Thank you for the meal!”
The little sister-chan ate it without question. Looking at her like this, I get a slight Kotono vibe. I guess little sisters are like this in every family.
“Mmm, delicious. My, thinking that a boy like you will be my younger brother in the future really makes me proud.”
………………………………Hm????
“Younger brother? Who?”
“You.”
“Whose?”
“Mine.”
…………
“Could it be… Kuonji-san’s older sister?”
“Yesss! Nice to meet you, I’m Rira’s older sister, Karura-chan~”
Seriously.
“I’m sorry. I thought you were her younger sister…”
“Nyahaha~ It’s because I have such a petite body, you see. I’m an adult, but I can still barely ride the bus at a child’s fare, you know?”
“That’s a crime.”
“Then just pretend you didn’t hear that ♪”
A free spirit, huh?
I looked at Karura-san, sitting next to me, again. …The more I looked, the more she resembled Kuonji. She had refined features, and above all, she was cute.
But her personality was surprisingly the complete opposite. Compared to the prickly Kuonji, she was incredibly friendly and smiled often.
…I wonder if Kuonji ever smiles like this.
“Mmm, that was delicious. Thank you for the meal.”
“Ah, yes. Well, I’ve delivered the handouts, so I’ll be going now.”
“Huh? You haven’t delivered them yet, have you?”
“No, I gave them to Karura-san, didn’t I?”
“…Now I understand why Rira has such a hard time.”
Eh, why is she exasperated with me?
Karura-san shook her head with a sigh, then lightly stood on the sofa, holding the handouts.
“Akito-kun! My younger brother!”
“I’m not your younger brother.”
“If you’re Rira’s partner, it’s absolutely essential to be by your wife’s side when she’s weak!”
“I’m not her partner.”
“You’re noisy, noisy, NOISY!”
This person is really high-spirited.
“So! Let’s go to Rira’s room now!”
“Yes, ye…eh?”
……………………Eh?