Chapter 133Compromise
What do people think about when they have no choice but to die? Is it regret for what they've done in the past, or is it just a memory that comes to mind? Haha, they definitely won't know until they become hostages of a bank robbery first, right? No, no, no.
What the heck... ...was the last food I ate?
"Gulp, ah."
"Hey, my iced coffee."
I'm on Big Sis' lap pillow? No, my head is being gripped by her... ...Even though I've been trying to get up since earlier, the hand that's slowly being placed on my collarbone won't move. Why does it feel so tight when I'm not being held? Am I being trapped in the gap between the Great Buddha or something?
It's obvious that Big Sis is moody and selfish right now, but this is a bit much. You never thought that I would let this kind of person into my home, did you? Then, is it possible that I've committed too many sinful activities... ...hmm?
"...What was that?"
"Earpick."
Wait a minute, I'm starting to feel scared. What was this d*mn Big Sis trying to do? Is she trying to clean my ears when she doesn't need to? Eh? Why? I mean, not that I'm sure that's true, but why, does she know that I prefer to use cotton cotton buds after taking a shower?
"Right."
"Oh!!!"
Should I shrug my left shoulder? Should I turn around with a thud? Right...? Does that mean I should turn my head to the right, not my right ear? Or does she think I should turn one ear upside down? No, is she trying to clean my ears with that? Am I going to be deaf from today?
"Prepare yourself."
"W-Wait, wait a minute, this is serious!!! Serious!!"
At the very least, this was the limit if Big Sis wasn't trying to clean her ears. When I heard this, my fear reached its limit. Treatment. Yeah, this is indeed surgery. An incident involving my brain called mummification is about to happen.
"What!? What the heck is going on!? I'm so scared, though! I'm so scared, though!"
"Shut up."
"Nggh."
I tried to get up, but I was returned to my original position. There was pressure on the left side of my head. This was bad, no matter how loudly I screamed and thrashed, Big Sis had locked me in place so that I couldn't move...!
When I looked up to see what kind of evil face she had on, I was frozen in place as I saw her very emotionless face with no expression at all.
"—We're not like a typical big sister and little brother, are we?"
"...Huh?"
All of a sudden, I was asked a topic that I couldn't understand what it meant. I didn't want you to add things that I couldn't understand what they meant into the current situation that I couldn't understand why. My brain might explode. It will probably recover soon at this time.
"In Tamao's family, she and her little bro seem to get along better."
"Tamao?"
Who is that? Nakamura Tamao*? Did Tamao-san say something to you? I get annoyed when you suddenly drop names I don't recognize. Are you and Tamao-san close? A big sis and a little bro who will be happy in the old days, that's indeed wonderful.
(TL Note: Nakamura Tamao is an actress.)
"You also said something about our relationship not getting along... ...I also know that I'm in a bad mood. Even so, I can still try to fix things one by one."
"Heh...?"
This is the first time I heard Big Sis say that. I didn't expect her to realize what she used to be like. "I'm not that kind of person!" I thought she would deny it completely like that. I think in essence, things haven't changed much, and the things I didn't understand before that summer were just the beginning of it....
"Well, you see, what... ...what I'm doing is meant as an apology."
"No, in this case—"
"Shut up."
"Nggh... —Gosh."
My left ear felt something rough. An earpick invaded into it. I finally started to get nervous, what is this? Is this okay? Big Sis, didn't you take out too much strength and keep it deep inside to secretly stab me in the back? I became too scared to move. Now that it's like this, I have no choice but to turn into a stone statue...!
"You're too scared. I wouldn't make that kind of mistake."
"...Really? Have you ever done this to anyone other than me before...?"
"My hand feels like it's slipping."
"Please stop putting it back."
The tip of the earpick now became 5 millimeters deeper. I felt like it had entered a sensitive zone. How strange... ...I don't remember if I've ever experienced such a tense moment of cleaning my ear before. When Mom used to put it in my ear, I think it felt much more comfortable even though it was a long time ago, to the point that I fell asleep.
"You, I know I've asked you this before, but what kind of relationship do you have with Rin?"
"Eh?"
What's wrong this time? Are you worried about the relationship between me and Shinomiya-senpai? No, our relationship is nothing to worry about... ... the reason we met indeed had nothing to do with Big Sis, though.
"Although Rin is annoying today, or even every day, she's not the type of girl who craves a boy. I don't like the idea that an acquaintance of mine is dating my little bro, though."
"No, it's not like that. She doesn't have any warm feelings where I'm seen as a 'boy' by her, does she?"
"... "If you still don't get along with him, just give him to me." She told me that."
"That's a very surprising fact to me."
Does she think of me as a pet? It's about "today's" Shinomiya-senpai, isn't it? Why is that person so depressed? Is that something you can do when someone asks you to give up your rights like that? Well, I don't think she's looking at me as the opposite sex after all.
"When I talked to Tamao, "I thought you were an only child." she said that to me."
"Tamao?"
"She said "You don't look like a big sis, but you feel like you have the vibe of a master who can tame her dog.". She told me that."
Tamao-san, aren't you a little too enjoy provoking others? Aren't you talking about the Student Council members, and not about me...? So far, I'm under the impression that Big Sis was the one who's been kicking everyone's butt in the Student Council.
"So that frustrated you."
"After that, not really."
"Oh!?"
"Turn around to the other side. Don't turn your face to my stomach!"
"I don't care what you do, but can you stop turning my face around like you're flipping a closet?"
Um, listen to me. Well, just clean my ears. It's not too early. I understand what you're trying to say, so don't bother doing something that's not in your nature as a girl. I should turn around immediately. I'll turn around immediately and put my head on her lap again.
"..."
"Hey, you, what happened to you and that really cute girl?"
"What are you talking about, Ms. Hairdresser...?"
"I'm asking you this as your big sis."
This time, it was my right ear.
We started chatting about something, but... ...this wasn't something I wanted to talk to her about. There was also an awkward moment today, and if she asks me what happened, all I can say is that we've grown apart. I was very happy that we were sitting in back and front after the exchange of seat positions, but what I was looking for was not that kind of closeness of seat positions, instead, it was where I could see her continuing to be the Goddess at a reasonable distance. In other words, the best thing I can do is just watch her. Right now, I can't do that anymore.
Our seat position is back and front, if one of us is not talking to the other, it might not be much different from when we are face to face. As long as there's still awkwardness between us, I'm still not ready to exchange words with her again....
"—I'm more interested in your relationship."
"Huh...?"
"I know that you like handsome boys. And there are a lot of boys like that in the Student Council, though... ...It's time for you to tell your little bro which boy you like better. Don't put it in again, d*mn you!"
D*mn you...! When things are going badly, she's secretly trying to rupture my eardrums...! Please make this feel better for me! You're probably going to do this to your boyfriend someday too, so why don't you take your power as a girl seriously?
...No, wait. Even though Big Sis won't leave her little bro behind, her rudeness won't go away, and maybe she should develop her girl power seriously. I don't know if it's true or not, but I don't think she views the Student Council members as "boys"... ...I wonder what's going on that might be able to ruin such good-looking boys...? No, I have a little idea.
Well, if I help her train to be a bride, then I might not have to be embarrassed... ...No, to be honest, I'm feeling a mixture of fear, awkwardness, and embarrassment. Come to think of it, you wouldn't do this kind of thing without a specific reason, right?
"...I don't know what's going on with Tamao-san's family, but a normal big sis and little bro wouldn't do this, right?"
"But they did this."
"How old is the little bro?"
"How old is he...? ...She said that he was in the fifth grade."
"Hey."
He is still in elementary school! Yeah, it's a big age gap between him and his big sis, so I'm sure that the big sis loves him so much to clean her little bro's ears! It's completely different from my relationship with Big Sis!
"Big Sis? I'll turn 16 this March. My age is very much different from Tamao-san's little bro. See? I'm taller than you. I've grown up, I'm a big boy."
Big Sis can't treat me like an elementary school boy... ...I've had a few part-time jobs before, so it's not an exaggeration to say that I have some work experience. I'm not the kind of cute boy who would let my big sister clean my ears!!!
"—But you still don't like injections and green peppers, right?"
"Hahaha!"
Well, that one doesn't count (LOL).
Author's Note:
[Things I don't like.]
- 404 Not found
- Injections ← NEW
- Green peppers ← NEW
TL: Reeze27
ED: Reeze27
PR: Reeze27
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