The atmosphere was very relaxed, as not only Aina but also Arisa were getting along well with Kanade. As earlier, she was still next to me, and it made me smile to think that I was now pampering such a cute little sister.

“I was wondering, Aina-san once told me that brother has three girlfriends… Arisa-san is one of them too, right?”

“Yes. That’s right♪”

Arisa nodded with a smile at Kanade’s words.

I believe we talked about this when she met with Aina that time. To be honest, other people would have tilted their heads in disbelief if they heard this, but Kanade, just as how she acted back then, didn’t really express any doubts at all.

“It’s no wonder that Arisa-san is so beautiful and lovely too. Fufu, my brother is really a wonderful person♪”

“Thank you…”

Her pure eyes made my back itch as they were having this conversation. But the fact that they are smiling and seem to be really enjoying themselves almost makes my cheeks loose, though I’m a little weirded out to be so close to someone who is not Arisa, Aina or Sakuna-san.

“… Umm, brother.”

“What’s up?”

Then, Kanade’s expression clouded a little.

That was the first change in facial expression she did after coming here, and it was a sad look, so not only I but also Arisa and Aina looked at Kanade curiously.

Kanade took some distance from me and opened her mouth.

“I have come to know the fact that grandpa and grandma said some very unforgivable things to my brother and his mother. I am really sorry about that.”

Kanade bowed her head to me as if she had committed a crime. I was surprised that Kanade knew of that, but I put my hand on her shoulder and forced her to look up to me.

“I was surprised that you knew, but that’s not something for which Kanade should apologize for.”

“… But I didn’t know that for a long time. I know it couldn’t be helped, but still, what my grandfather and grandmother did was unforgivable.”

“Unforgivable,” Kanade muttered, her eyes dark and murky. It made me feel like I was looking into an abyss and that made me almost shudder, but as I said earlier, that is not something Kanade has to worry about or needs to apologize for.

“It’s been years and it’s done. So Kanade, please don’t look at me like that.”

“Mugyu!?”

Don’t give me those eyes, they scare me.

I put my hand on Kanade’s cheek and rubbed it with that feeling of kindness. Kanade looked surprised, but it made her smile again like before.

“But I still care though. I couldn’t forgive them for saying that to my brother, and I ended up telling them over the phone that I never wanted to see them again.”

“… Ofu”

It’s an old memory, so it’s faded, but I imagine that even those people with such ugly characters must have found Kanade, their grandchild, a very sweet child. I can’t help but think it’s a little sad to see their faces contorted in sadness, so I think she went a bit too far on that.

“I have no regrets, you know? Because my brother is more important to me now. I don’t want to be around those people, I’d rather stay with brother forever.”

She looked me straight in the eye as she told me that.

… Well, let’s not worry about those people right now. I was so happy to hear Kanade’s words that I reached out and patted her on the head.

“They really are like brother and sister.”

“Yes, their interaction is so cute to see.”

That’s embarrassing, though, to have two people staring at me.

While I was patting Kanade’s head like that, Aina stood up and sat down next to me.

“Hey Kanade-chan, don’t you want to become even more addicted to Hayato-kun?”

Do I look like some kind of a drug to you?

“I want to!”

“Kanade!?”

Kanade said clenching her fists in front of her chest, which made me worry about her future.

Aina aside, Arisa seemed to have no intention of intervening at all, she just kept staring happily at our interaction. 

I already have an idea on how she’s going to make me something to be addicted for.

“Watch me, Kanade-chan. Hayato-kun♪”

“Ooh.”

Aina hugged me as she pressed her face against my chest.

And then Aina, who took a deep breath, looked up and muttered with an expression of indescribable ecstasy.

“I can’t get enough of this smell… Hayato-kun, can I kiss you?”

“… Hey stop, Kanade is watching, you know?”

“… Ha!?”

Aina’s eyes were glazed over, but Kanade’s name brought her back to herself. 

I knew a kiss would excite Aina, so… I looked away from her fearfully, but when I looked at Kanade, it was not what I was expecting, I found that Kanade was staring at Aina with great envy, and then she looked at me with sparkling eyes as if she expected me to.

“… Is this what you mean?”

“Un~un♪”

As prompted by Aina, I exhaled one breath before turning my body toward Kanade.

“Brother… Kanade is… coming!”

A shock a little stronger than Aina’s earlier one hit me in the chest.

Kanade pressed her face against my chest, but she stopped moving which made me puzzled.

“Kanade?”

“……”

She didn’t speak, but Kanade slowly looked up.

Her cheeks were red like Aina’s, and her gaze was strong as she looked at me firmly.

“Brother… is so addictive!”

“Ahaha, I know, right? Neither my sister nor I can resist Hayato-kun when we do this.”

“It’s strange, isn’t it? Well, that’s how much Hayato-kun’s scent… cough* I guess it’s because we feel safe when we’re hugged by Hayato-kun?”

Again pressing her forehead against my chest, Kanade stopped moving.

As I was petting Kanade, who had stopped moving, Arisa left the living room saying she was going to look for something to play with, and Aina kept looking at me and Kanade with a grin on her face.

“In one of the manga I read, the older brother did this to his younger sister.”

“Heh.”

“I always wanted someone who could pamper me like this. I never dreamed that it would become a reality.”

I’m not the kind of person you should admire if I can do this with my own little sister though. After talking with Sumire-san, I came to recognize you as my cousin, and I’m sure I’ll have plenty of opportunities to see you and spoil you like this in the future.

“Well, I’m glad you’ll continue to let me spoil you like this. Just as you think of me as your brother, I too think of you as my sister.”

“Yes!”

As expected, her smile is too cute.

Well, there I stood up because I had to go to the washroom. I heard Kanade’s sad voice just as I let go of her body, but I suppressed my sorry feelings and left the living room.

***

“… Brother.”

Kanade kept staring at Hayato’s back as he left the living room to go to the bathroom. When Kanade was in his arms, she pressed her forehead against his chest and smelled his scent, something terrible rushed through her.

“… Brother!”

The intense beating of her heart doesn’t stop… it begs for more love from Hayato.

It was Aina who remained behind, approaching Kanade, who was wriggling her body, and whispered in her ear.

“Hayato-kun is amazing, isn’t he? It feels so safe and so exciting. And my heart cries out to be pampered by this man, to be loved by him.”

“… True.”

Aina chuckled at Kanade, who seemed to be in a state of feverish excitement.

Wanting to be pampered and loved, all of these feelings are palpable to Aina. The moment she met Kanade before, she intuitively felt that she was similar to her. And she was not mistaken now that she was looking at Kanade’s current state of mind.

“Kanade-chan, you are just like me. We are very much alike.”

“Me… and Aina-san?”

“Yes.”

No matter how much she was Hayato’s cousin, she had not intended to be that emotionally attached to her. However, seeing Kanade again, who resembles herself in every way, it was hard for her to believe that she was a stranger. Even excluding the resemblance, Aina liked Kanade, who was simply so cute and honest.

“It’s not weird to be like this with someone you care about by your side, okay?”

“… Ah.”

Aina then put her hand on Kanade’s chest.

Her body trembled as the tip of Aina’s fingers touched her large, soft, bouncy b*****s. And when her fingers crawled over it, something indescribable and tingly ran around all over Kanade’s body.

“You see, even I became like this just by hugging Hayato-kun once♪”

Aina, like Kanade, was also experiencing changes in her body.

Kanade’s cheeks flushed red at the sight of this woman who made her excited even though they were women, she then drank some water to calm herself down. After something cold passed down her throat, her previously hot head cooled rapidly.

“… Umm… Aina-san.”

“Aya, Fufu. I wonder if that strength of will is something unique to the Doumoto family. Well, whatever you do, remember this. I can assure you that Kanade-chan will definitely not be able to hold back with Hayato-kun by her side.”

Those whispered words were etched in Kanade’s mind.

“Kanade-chan is, after all, a very naughty girl, just like me.”

[Postscript]

Lately, I love writing like this, at just barely imaginable range.

By the way,

Naughty twin sister. (Imouto)

Naughty twin sister. (Ane)

Mother of naughty twins.

And naughty cousin.

Which one is your favorite?

I like it all myself.