51 little brother
A month pa.s.sed quickly since I was able to safely get into Sakuragaoka Academy, the same school as my older sister.
My older sister sometimes came to my cla.s.s.
The fact that she came in itself was good; but, I don"t like the looks of the fellow guys in my cla.s.s.
Sister certainly has a good appearance. She gave the feeling of a lovely beauty.
The people tricked by her outward appearance would say things like, "Yuto"s nee-san is a beauty, eh," and I silently added punishment to them.
Sister has a first-cla.s.s beauty, but a regrettable content.
"Don"t be deceived by her appearance," I wanted to scream.
And that sister of mine had been acting strange recently.
At the same time my sister had become strange, I often caught sight of her being together with Tojo-san and Hasumi-san.
Are they the cause I wonder?
I cannot watch my sister looking dispirited.
If you are troubling my sister, I won"t pardon you even in the case that you are a person who took care of me.
I"m often told that I"m a siscon, but what about it.
For me, sister is someone to protect, and not to give to any run of the mill guy.
When I told this to my older cousin, Asahi-san, nii-san said, "You siblings really like each other," with a bitter smile.
One day, I found my older sister sandwiched between Tojo-san and Hasumi-san at the shoe lockers.
When I was about to call out to her, she looked at me and made a relieved face.
When I heard what happened from sister, it appeared to have almost turned into what I thought.
It seemed like Tojo-san and Hasumi-san fell in love with her.
And older sister hadn"t noticed that.
No, usually, you would notice. Because they are scattering light in front of you.
"Why did things turn out like this," I wanted to retort.
No, in Hasumi-san"s case, I thought so already long ago.
By no means did I think that Tojo-san would be done in by sister too.
I let my guard down.
With this, can"t you understand the reason why I enrolled in Sakuragaoka Academy?
It was to guard and not let strange insects get attached to her, that I entered this school.
I was strictly ordered so by father as well.
Sister in the eyes of my father is cute to a painful extent.
And such a father is unwilling to give sister to a half-baked person, so he ordered me to guard her.
Well, Tojo-san and Hasumi-san might match father"s sight, but as for me, they don"t.
I want older sister to always be smiling.
If I am not convinced that sister is really happy, I won"t accept it.
―――if I don"t give them a warning.
If you want my sister"s hand, then you have to make me acknowledge you.
Yes, I must warn these two.
After the trip, older sister holed herself in her room.
Immediately after she returned from the trip, she became strange, this is an abnormal situation.
Thinking so, I wanted to attend to my sister, but I was rejected with an, "I"m okay".
It was the first time. For the first time, sister rejected me.
I felt disturbed, more than I thought I would.
Having calmed down a bit, I decided to stay silently on alert in my room.
So that I could immediately run over to my sister if she needed anything.
After some time pa.s.sed, I heard the scream of my sister.
Fl.u.s.tered, I rushed in her room.
When I entered her room, sister looked at me with a pale face.
What"s up. Has something happened? Do you feel bad? Or did you see something strange?
Worried, I rushed to her and, with a quivering voice, she muttered.
"Yuto….I- am I dense……"
...........what did she just say?
What is this person saying at such a late time?
"Huh? Ah, un…….yeah."
I nodded, my older sister looked at me as if she received a shock.
Eh? What should I have said?
Should I have denied it?
However, I really cannot deny her denseness.......
Sister hung her head down as if thinking about something, and then immediately raised her face again, looking at me as if she had made a decision.
"Yuto…...I will stop being dense."
"Huh?"
Stop being dense you say…...how are going to do that?
"Stop being dense, and become a considerate woman…..!"
No no, that"s impossible right. No matter how you look at it.
It looked like what I muttered didn"t enter her ears, sister held her fist and hardened her resolve.
........it seems like sister is fine.
I lost by worrying over nothing.
The athletics festival is approaching.
As I was listening to what events I would partic.i.p.ate in, I suddenly thought of something.
In the mixed relay of the athletic festival, Tojo-san and Hasumi-san play the role of the anchor every year. And victory would be decided between these two.
And what if an unexpected result came up?
If I ran as the anchor, and gave an unexpected result, wouldn"t I be able to appeal to these two that I am here as well?
I am fast at running. And I have confidence in a short distance sprint.
It may go well.
Thinking so, I was the first to candidate for the relay.
I handed the practice of the relay easily, and faced the day of the games.
Both my physical condition and body are top notch.
When I was thinking that I"m sure to reach a good time, I came to see three people I knew.
I went to look at them in secret, and I wasn"t wrong, those three were my sister, Tojo-san and Hasumi-san.
Feeling a bad presentiment, I strained my ears to listen to their conversation.
"If I….win…..t………...go out with me."
I couldn"t hear very well, just broken sentences, but just the words, "go out with me," I properly heard that.
If he wins they"ll go out? With that older sister of mine?
As if I"ll let such a thing happen!
Tojo-san is sure to win, probably.
Isn"t this nice. I"ll absolutely win this war! I won"t hand my sister over.
Newfound determination lit within me.
I magnificently won the relay. I think I gave my best.
Even so, I did it just in the last moment, and somehow managed to win over Tojo-san and Hasumi-san.
As if to appeal that I and her are on really good terms to the two that looked at me dumbfounded, I hugged sister closer to me.
My older sister was very happy that I won.
And then she kissed my cheek.
At that scene those two people"s faces warped in displeasure.
Inside me I thought, "serves you right".
You were the bad ones for making pa.s.ses on my sister.
After looking at these two, I sweetly smiled.
The characteristic black smile of my father.
"If you lay a hand on my sister, I"ll become your enemy, okay?"
Sparks scattered between us.
I didn"t acknowledge you.
That"s why... I won"t hand my older sister to you.