CH 112

Episode 112: Existence that should never be forgotten

"Onii-chan ..."

Nanami is regretfully saying goodbye at the nearest unmanned station, with tears in her eyes.

Please don't make that face, my Imouto.

"Really ... We just won't see each other for a few months. Don't you like me a little too much, Nanami?"

"Yeah ... I love you ..."

When I murmured with an exasperated and troubled expression, Nanami honestly expressed her feelings and hugged me tightly.

She's being unusually meek.

When I first went to school, it wasn't so bad. Perhaps she was holding back so that it wouldn't be difficult for me to go. Maybe it's because I'm back that she can't control it anymore.

"Hahaha. Nanami is already in Middle School, and will quickly become distant from her brother."

"No ... I won't do that my whole life ..."

A forced smile appeared on Nanami, who hugged me strongly in emphasis.

"Haa ... you can't have a boyfriend if you do that, can you?"

"I don't need a boyfriend. As long as I have Onii-chan ..."

Nanami mutters as she rubs her face against my chest.

If she's going to cling to me this far, I'm starting to worry about my Imouto's future.

Should I take out insurance just in case?

"Good grief ... what a troublesome Imouto. I'll stay with you until you find someone you like."

"It's a promise!"

Hearing my reply, she lits her head up and shouts with serious, swollen red eyes.

I have enough assets to support Nanami for the rest of her life, adn I don't know if I'll come back here after High School or if Nanami will leave here, but I'll stay with her until she's satisfied.

I won't refuse because it's my Imouto's request. Maybe since it's like this, that my Imouto can't leave her brother.

"Understood. Then, shall we go soon?"

I patted Nanami's head, then got on the train with Shia and turned around towards Nanami.

"Yeah ... well then, see you soon, Onii-chan."

"Yeah, see you again, Nanami."

"Onee-chan, too."

"Hmm."

We were sent off by Nanami, who was shedding tears like a waterfall, and left for Shinomiya Academy.

"Phew ... I would like Nanami to leave her brother, but it's quite difficult."

Shia and I sat down next to each other in the seats, and started talking in a calm place.

"You look like it's not all bad."

"Hahahaha. Did you find out?"

In the first place, even though I want her to leave her brother, I would die of loneliness if she actually did, so being with Nanami is my wish.

Such feelings were seen through by Shia.

Unless, of course, someone suitable for Nanami appears, right?"

A pressure interview by me and my Mom is waiting for that person, right?

It is only after overcoming this that they can be recognized as worthy of Nanami.

"Golden Week is already over ... it just flew by."

"Hmm. It was fun."

Shia faintly smiled at my mutter.

As usual, the destructive power of her smile is too high and it is difficult to look directly at her. If she shows that expression so many times, even if I know it's no good, I'll fall in love, so I want her to stop.

I desperately suppress the excitement of my heartbeat.

"If you say so, then it was worth it to bring you here."

"I want to come again."

"Hahaha. If you don't mind a place like this where there's nothing, I'd like you to come with me again."

"Hmm."

While hiding my feelings, I continue the conversation with Shia. If Shia wants to go, I can't refuse, and I gradually realize that I'm not dissatisfied with Shia's requests.

Perhaps I have already begun to be captured by Shia.

While talking with Shia about our memories during Golden Week, we boarded the train to the station closest to the school after changing trains several times.

"Somehow, I already feel nostalgic."

"Same."

Perhaps because it was the turbulent Golden Week holiday, I felt nostalgic when I returned to the nearest station to the school, even though I had only been away for about two weeks. Shia also nodded in agreement with me.

However, the people around us are the same as before, with dumbfounded looks at Shia's beauty that an idol who suddenly appeared would be stunned by Shia's beauty and ran away from the superiority, and then turn a suspicious gaze at me for being next to her.

There was surprise, uncomprehension, and jealousy.

Every time they looked at me and Shia, they made faces with various emotions, but for some reason they suddenly turned their faces away.

Did something happen?

"Now then, shall we go back to our nostalgic alma mater?"

"Hmm."

Abandoning my irrelevant thoughts, we walked to school while being exposed to curiousity.

But I forgot.

That there is an outrageous monster at this school ...

Anytime, anywhere in the school, someone who claims to have met by coincidence ...

"Oh, what a coincidence. Satou-kun."

Yes, as soon as I returned to the school, I ran into the monster called the Student Council President at the gate.

"Hiiiiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"

I screamed out loud unintentionally.