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OniAi: Volume 2 Chapter 1.3

2018-09-28T01:25:22Z

172.68.54.67: /* April 8th, 7:45 A.M. */

===April 8th, 7:45 A.M.===
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St. Liliana, the school which I’m studying in, is one of the top few royalty schools in Kanto.

It’s one of those type of schools. I guess all schools with a long history will retain many of their old traditions.

For example: the members of the student council are to stand at the gate of the school every day and greet the students who are coming to school; that’s one of the traditions.

“Good day, Nasuhara-san. What a fine day it’s today.”

“… Good day.”

“Good day, Anastasia-sama. You’re beautiful today, as always.”

“… Good day.”

Today is her turn to do the job that every student council member takes in turns.

Nasuhara Anastasia.

She has golden hair, sapphire eyes, and a faultless figure. However, she’s a beauty that one wouldn’t dare get close to.

She has surprisingly became my colleague, or rather, my superior, as she’s the vice president of the student council.

“Ara. Good day.”

She didn’t really mean that, as per usual. Nasuhara was just saying it out of what was required of her (but even so, the students were still looking at her quite kindly). She spotted me and started a conversation with me.

“You’re still putting on that depressed look. It wouldn’t be that bad, but that expression looks surprisingly funny when it’s on your face. What’s above your neck is like Takuya Kimura, but what’s below your neck is like that idiotic Sakata; how’s that analogy of mine? Is it easier for you to understand what I’m trying to say?”

… Sigh. How should I put it?

She’s totally like her normal self.

I think that it’s probably a rule of the Nasuhara family to spew insults as a replacement for greetings.

“Morning, Nasuhara-san. You’re in tip top condition today, as well.”

“Just Anna-san will do.”

It was like she was calling me out, who was giving a bitter smile and trying to sneak past her.

“I should’ve said that before. Just call me that.”

“… Oh—?”

“You dislike it? In other words, is that your way of saying that you want to maintain a certain distance from me?”

“No no no. How can that be?”

“Then please don’t address me so distantly by using ‘Nasuhara-san’. You should be calling me intimately by ‘Anna-san’. That would make me much happier.”

“Urm, is that so. I understand. Well then… Morning, Anna-san. You’re in peak condition today, as well.”

“Fu. You’re a really impressive man to call a girl by the term ‘hole’.”<ref name="Anna">‘Ana’ is ‘hole’ in Japanese.</ref>

“… Oh well, that’s right. I knew you’re going to say that. That’s the reason why I didn’t want to call you by that name, you know?”

I sighed.

Her hard-to-get-along-with personality is also as per normal. She’s deliberately saying those things, and no matter how you look at it, that made things even worse.

No, I can’t quite say I hate it. It’s more like I have no idea how to get along with her. It’s hard for me to see what she’s thinking about as well since she doesn’t change her expression much.

And so.

I decided to quickly retreat, since that was the best course of action.

“Well then, see you later, Nasuhara-san.”

“Hold on.”

However.

That was her cold but clear voice which lacked any change of emotion. It pinned me onto the ground just when I was about to make a right turn and leave.

“Where are you going?”

“Where else but the student council room? There’s a meeting today, right?”

“If that’s the case, it would be fine if we go there together, right?”

“But, you’re currently working, aren’t you?”

“That can be solved by having you to wait until my work is done, then going there together.”

“Ehhhh? In other words, you want me to work together with you?”

“It certainly looks like that.”

“No, I’m sorry. I wish to reach the student council room first, to brush up on my studies and such. My grades aren’t that good, so in order to catch up to the standards of this school—”

“It’s really irritating to listen to you jabbering on and on. Be careful. I’ll force you to guess the color of my lingerie if you don’t act as I please”

Ah— Enough!

She is using that old gag again!

“Incidentally, today’s color is pure white.”

“No no no, there’s no need to tell me that… Hey look, we talked about it before haven’t; it’s better if you don’t keep talking about things like that, isn’t it? No matter what, you’re still the vice president of the student council of this school.”

“What you said does make sense. However, I’ll have to apologize. That’s my favorite gag. Once I like it, I’ll use it until it rots. It’s just like when one continuously chews on a well chewed piece of gum because they believe they haven’t extracted all the flavor from it yet.”

“So you like it that much…”

Well, that analogy was quite poor and tacky.

Could it be that the girl over there isn’t actually the daughter of a certain rich family?

“I like this gag a lot, and I’ll not allow anyone to be mouthy about it. I’ll never forgive anyone who’s complains about it, even that person was God.”

“So you saying that you aren’t even afraid of God now.”

If I remember correctly.

St. Ririana Academy should be famous for being a rather devout Christian school.

“Even if that person was to get completely naked, has his back stuck with a piece of paper that read, ‘Crying in your mother’s arms’, and was made to crawl about in public. Even if he cried and licked my shoes while declaring to everyone that ‘I’m absolute in heaven and on earth’, I’d still refuse to forgive him.”

“No look, it’s better to forgive him if it boils down to that…”

“And thus from today onward, I’ll be using this gag in any situation whenever there’s a chance. I hope you’ll understand.”

“No well… Since you love that gag that much, it wouldn’t good if I forced you to abandon it. I understand, so feel free to use it.”

“Incidentally, the reason that I like this gag so much is because your expression changes to that of disgust whenever I’m using it.”

“Ah— Damn, I knew it would be something like this! You seized the opportunity to openly declare me as an idiot!”

“It’s really irritating to listen to you jabbering on and on. Be careful. If you don’t act as I please, I’ll change your lunch today to a lingerie feast.”

“And you’ve immediately used your favorite gag again! You’re so easy to predict when it comes to this!”

Also, what was she saying? What’s with the lingerie feast?

Has she really reached the point where nothing else matters as long as she can use the gag?

Though I’m saying all these things, I’m also someone who’s game enough to join others in the things they do. In point of fact, I’m still at the school gates talking to Nasuhara.

The harder someone is to get along with, the more one wishes to get along with them… This is an irony that humankind will have to face forever.

Well, I’ll reiterate what I’d just said: I don’t hate her. She is a little strange, but she’s also an interesting girl, at the same time. As such, I won’t deny her of my company, and will continue talking about silly things with her.

Even though I say that, in the current situation—

Oh boy. It looks like things have gotten troublesome.

I suddenly noticed something.

All the students who were entering the school were looking in this direction.

It looked like they were enjoying the show. But at the same time, they were directing looks of curiosity, envy and jealousy.

Urm.

That wasn’t a good sign.

I’m someone who just transferred to this school, which means I’m a stranger.

As someone who’s new here, I fervently wished I wouldn’t do anything attention grabbing.

You see, there’s a saying that goes: ‘The gun will fire at the bird that shows its head’.

The student council consists of talented people; and for me who’d somehow gotten into it by mistake, I’m obviously the ‘bird showing its head’.

Adding on to that, the whole school already knows the sensational speech that was made by this golden hair beauty.

… Oh well.

“Please allow me to be your girlfriend.”

How did she say that sort of thing in front of everyone.

And even though Nasuhara had only said that to me yesterday, now she’s talking to me with an expression as though she was just teasing me.

Whatever. She’s someone who’ll say some rather shocking things all of the sudden. Perhaps it would be better if I don’t take what she said yesterday seriously…

“Back to talking about you.”

“Eh? What?”

“You’re a member of this school’s student council. So straighten your back.”

“Huh? Ah, mmm.”

“No matter how hard you try to hide it, you’re still a ‘bird showing its head’. It’s something that can no longer be changed. Don’t you think it’s better to have some sort of self awareness if you wish to continue on with your school life at this academy?”

“Oh, yeah. Right.”

Hmm.

That’s troublesome.

It seems like Nasuhara has totally seen through me despite me being someone who doesn’t wear his feelings and thoughts openly. Perhaps I should take note of that.

“Even though I said that, I do think it’s slightly too demanding for you to be straightening your posture for now, considering that you just transferred in not too long ago. It’s definitely true that St. Ririana Academy has a slightly different atmosphere as compared to the outside world.”

“Yeah, that’s it. It really is like that. This is an elite school with a rather strong studying culture. As someone who has only average grades, it really is rather difficult for me to get used to being here.”

“I can understand that. I was troubled by the same thing a year ago when I first enrolled in this school.”

“Oh—? Is that so?”

How surprising.

Nasuhara gives me the impression that she’s someone who wouldn’t lose their blank expression even if the world was turned upside down. But there was a period of time where she wasn’t used to the school as well huh.

“If you felt that way as well, then how should I put it… I feel slightly better now. It sort of feels like I’ll be forgiven slightly even if I don’t get used to this place right away.”

“That’s right. But it’s better if you get used to it as soon as possible.”

“Mmm. Of course.”

“The reason for you not being used to this place is due to the fact that you haven’t given others a good impression of yourself.”

“Yeah. That’s true.”

“I’ve got a good solution for that. A brilliant idea that will erase all the bad impressions that you’d been suffering from.”

“Eh? Really?”

“Yes, really.”

“So what sort of idea is it? Please do tell me about it.”

“Can I say it?”

“Mhmm. Go ahead, shoot.”

“Is that so. Understood.”

While saying that, Nasuhara nodded her head, and took a step towards me.

She gingerly picked up my hand.

And then, she placed my hand onto her chest.

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…

……

………

Eh? Huh?

I was temporarily stunned for a while as the sequence of events was executed way too smoothly. However,

“Whoa?!”

This is obviously a very bad situation.

I removed my hand in panic and jumped a step back,

“Oi, what are you doing?!”

“Just like what you saw. You were touching my breasts.”

“No hold on a second! Please don’t make it sound as though I was the one who took the initiative, alright?!”

“Rather than saying you touched them, it’s more like you were groping them. Does it sound more accurate if I put it that way?”

“No I didn’t grope! I’d just touched it! And that was something that could not be helped!”

“Is that so. Well then, what are your thoughts after touching it?”

“My thoughts… well obviously…”

It was really soft, yet at the same time, springy. The size of her breasts were perfect as well— no wait, such things don’t matter right now.

“Well, then what the heck were you doing! What was the meaning of that?! Why did things turn out that way?!”

“What do you mean by things turning out this way and that? It was just a countermeasure for your poor image.”

“How does that even work?!”

“Because that will give others an even worse impression of you that’s on a completely different level than before. They’ll cleanly forget those minor details they knew about you earlier on.”

“How the hell did you even came up with that?!”

I hugged my head while staring into the sky. I was really an idiot to trust her. Rather than saying that her line of thought is too unpredictable, I should say that it’s something that’s completely out of the ordinary.

“This is what you would call reverse psychology. Fighting poison with poison; that’s how it is.”

“No way, nothing was solved!”

“It’s fine if you praise me on my brilliance even more.”

“And you’re actually putting on a proud expression!”

“You’re a guy who keeps jabbering and complaining too much. If you complain any further, I’ll change your handkerchief into my panties and stuff it into the pocket of your uniform.”

“Just that point, where you grab onto the tiniest opportunity to use your favorite gag. Your alertness is indeed incomparable!”

Enough, you animal.

I never expect a trap like this would be waiting for me so early in the morning. What sort of looks will the onlookers give? Nasuhara could be considered as someone who quite famous in the school. After touching her breasts like that, what’ll happen to my standing at school in the future—

“Everything’s fine. Not to worry.”

However, in contrast to me being at a loss of what to do, Nasuhara said this rather calmly,

“It’s within my expectations for you to react like that. I made sure no one around us was looking.”

“Eh? What do you mean?”

“Which means, there’s no one who saw the scene of you violating my breasts. You don’t have to worry.”

“Ahh… is that so. That means that I’m safe. And also, what do you mean by me violating your breasts?”

“Therefore, what happened just now is just something like a demo. It’s up to you whether you want to continue doing things like that.”

“I’m sorry, but I’ll have to decline.”

“Things like that won’t be effective if you don’t continue doing it.”

“I’ll be caught by the police before any of the effects will ever take place.”

“Is that so. How regrettable.”

Nasuhara said that without any sense of regret, while putting on an expression as if nothing had happened.

Really… no one can predict the things that this girl will do. But even so, she’s still the vice president of a famous elite school, so she should possess a certain amount of ability and popularity.

“Anyway, I didn’t received your answer.”

“Eh? For what?”

“Your thoughts after touching my breasts.”

“… No, I didn’t have any thoughts or whatever. All my attention was directed towards my shock, so I didn’t notice nothing else.”

“Were you excited?”

“Nooooope.”

Or I should say, I couldn’t get excited.

I’d be envious of the person who could get excited in that sort of situation, since his tenacity must be something else altogether.

“Is that so. I see.”

Nasuhara looked straight at me as she said that.

Upon taking a close look, she’s a really beautiful girl.

Her eyes had a calmness similar to that of aquamarine, and were giving off a light of clear brilliance.

Her snow white skin was like that of the heather’s that grow on snowy mountains.

The precise arc of her cheeks emphasized her beautiful face.

Let’s not talk about whether I was excited or not for now; she’s an impeccable beauty that one wouldn’t get tired of looking at.

“Urm—… W-What’s wrong? If you’re staring at me without blinking, I’ll feel quite uncomfortable… Or rather…”

“Was that not the best course of action?”

Nasuhara was muttering to herself. It seemed like she didn’t hear word that I’d said.

“I thought he’d become really flustered if I made him touch these breasts of mine, which can nearly be considered a world heritage. It looks like I may have to tweak my strategies a little.”

“Huh, what? What did you just say?”

“Nothing. I’m just talking to a child.”

“Eh? Isn’t that a rather problematic line…?”

“Look.”

Ignoring my question, Nasuhara looked behind me,

“Did she not come here with you today?”

“Eh? Who’s the girl you’re referring to?”

“Arisugawa— no, she’s Himenokouji-san now.”

“Ah Akiko. She’ll be here slightly later as she still has some housework to do.”

“Hmph, is that so. Looks like she escaped to live another day.”

“Eh? What do you mean by that?”

“That’s because, while I’m doing this student council work early in the morning, if you’d arrived at school in front of me while behaving intimately with your sister, I’d have been so cruel with my words that she’d probably feel like dying.”

“Uwa.”

That’s really dangerous.

Nasuhara is someone who’s fluent with her speech, while at the same time, expressionless like that of an ice statue. If she was serious about picking on someone, that person would probably suffer a lot.

“… You seem rather happy.”

An illusion of hers, probably.

Nasuhara, who rarely had any sort of change in her expression, looked at me with a rather dangerous stare,

“Your sister was actually on the verge of being treated cruelly, so why are you smiling like that?”

“Eh? No no no, I didn’t?”

“Even if you didn’t show it on your face, I’ll still know, if it’s you.”

“Is that so? … Forget it. But you and Akiko are in that sort of relationship where the both of you quarrel about the most mundane things, isn’t that so? For me, I think it’s alright as long as the quarrels don’t get out of hand. There’s a saying that the more you quarrel, the better the relationship becomes.”

“But the person who’s always won is me, you know?”

“Indeed, it feels like that. But whatever, that doesn’t really matter. It’s the responsibility of me, her elder brother, chase away that person and console her while she’s crying. Plus, I think that sort of Akiko is rather cute as well.”

“…”

After I’d said that, Nasuhara closed her mouth tightly and stared at me for a while.

“Sigh,” she heaved the rare sigh of hers as well.

“Even though I hadn’t noticed it yet… but you really are a sis-con. And one that exceeds my imagination.”

“… Eh? Why has it become like this? No no no, that’s normal as her elder brother, right? To clear up the things that my sister has done, and to find my sister cute.”

“Forget it. So this is what it means by something being much more worthy of conquest if there are more obstacles in it’s way.”

It was as though she accepted everything as she said that.

Not only that, she waved her hands as though she was trying to chase me away,

“I’ll let you go, just this time. Just hurry up and go. Be it self studying or whatever, just do as you like.”

“Ah. Urm… may I?”

“However. Don’t think that I’ll just give up like that.”

“Ah, urm. Right.”

I didn’t really understand what was happening, but it looked like she was willing to let me go.

But somehow, it felt like I was being misunderstood. Whatever.

We will have to get along with each other for quite a while anyway. There will be plenty of opportunities for me to clear up the misunderstanding.

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OniAi: Volume 2 Chapter 1.2

2018-09-28T01:23:14Z

172.68.54.67: /* April 8th, 7:30 A.M. */

===April 8th, 7:30 A.M.===
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Sixteen years old. Male.

Second year of high school.

Ordinary height and weight. Average looks. Grades are neither good nor bad.

Current living together with my bro-con sister, who’s aptly described with the adjective ‘extreme’; aside from that, I don’t have anything that will attract the attention of others. I’m your typical uninteresting guy.

That was everything about me, Himenokouji Akito; up until yesterday.

“Which means it’s because of that? We harshly ridiculed your sister about her brother-complex yesterday, isn’t that so?”

While on route to St. Liliana Academy.

After picking my call, my friend, Sawatari Ginbe Haruomi, chuckled while saying that.

“That’s because Kaichou, Fuku-Kaichou, and I ostracized Akiko-san with the reason that she’s your blood related sister. For her, she’ll want to reestablish her self identity. Or rather, she needs to have some sort of theory to once again establish her own legitimacy.”

“Ah— so that’s how it is…”

I nodded my head while pressing my cellphone against my ear.

“Brother-complex is indeed inconvenient, but it isn’t a curse!”

My sister’s sudden outburst of that line, which sounded like a certain slogan of a rather popular book; so that’s the reason behind it.

Which means to say.

On the day of the opening ceremony, due to the reason of her being blood related to me, my sister had endured condemnation from them, though it was rather close to persecution.

As someone who openly calls herself as a bro-con and has the resolute intention of viewing me as a member of the opposite sex, she’d have to come up with some sort of plans to stage a comeback by her own means.

“Well, whatever. But, don’t go overboard with the teasing, Ginbe-san. Even if she’s like this, she’s still my precious little sister.”

“Well well. As someone who was teasing your sister alongside with us, you’re in no position to talk.”

“No, umm. Well…”

“Fufu, you don’t have to be that secretive about it. I understand very well what you’re thinking. You’re forcing yourself to put on that sort of attitude. You kept a certain distance away from your lil’ sister’s brother-complex because you want to clarify your position to the public, right?”

“… Well, it’s just as you’ve said.”

“It’s not like we’ve only known each other for a day or two. You can’t hide such things from me.”

“Then again, what’s the meaning of this? Please stop saying those nasty things if you already know what’s going on.”

“Fufu, please don’t say that. Making fun of your pain is one of the few hobbies I have.”

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With that said, Ginbe chuckled again.

Well, you can almost say that it’s Ginbe’s only shortcoming, a mysterious beauty due to her silver hair and emerald eyes. She’s actually a multi-talented person; it would just be great if she had more decent hobbies.

“Fufu, what’s wrong, Akito-san? Even though we’re separated through the phone lines, I can still clearly see the expression on your face right now, it’s as if you’ve just eaten an extremely sour dried plum.”

“How very irritating… Well, whatever, I’m prepared to endure through it anyway.”

“Endure what?”

“That hobby of yours is something I can’t complain to you about, even if I’m being very courteous about it. Well, I’ll just turn a blind eye to the details, since you’re not only my friend, but also my benefactor.”

“Ahhhh. That’s how you see me?”

“Well of course. Didn’t you deliberately move from Kyoto to Tokyo because you were worried about me? I was rather shocked… but to be truthful, I was also really happy.”

The reason she didn’t informed me about her transfer to St. Liliana, “it’s so that I can shock you, and to have my small revenge on you”, that was how Ginbe had put it. I do know very clearly, however, that wasn’t the truth.

“Really, Ginbe-san, you’re the perfect friend. I hope to maintain our friendship for life. If possible, if you could continue to be my good friend and get along with me as always… There’s nothing that would make me happier than that.”

“…”

Hmm?

Huh?

I’d actually channeled all my grateful feelings and said such embarrassing things. But somehow, Ginbe became silent on her side.

“What’s wrong? Did I say something wrong?”

“… Oh my. I knew it already… but it feels really horrible to hear you say it once more in such a direct manner.”

Ginbe said that while mixing in her sighs.

“Really, how the heck did he reach that sort of conclusion? Actually, I do have an idea. Indeed, my way of speech and my rather poor figure, even if one is to be courteous about it, they can hardly call it as feminine. But even so, you can still…”

“Eh? What? I can’t hear you properly.”

“It’s nothing. It’s just that I had the small urge to rage at how dense you are.”

“Oi oi, what’s with that, that’s not nice. Also, I don’t think I’m a dense person, yeah? Or should I say, I’m not tooting my own horn here, but I’m a rather sharp person despite my looks.”

“Ohhh? Then can I test you by asking you a question?”

“Of course. Whatever you like.”

“Yesterday, your sister was ostracized by us, Kaichou, Fuku-Kaichou and I. The reason was that lil’ sister is your blood related younger sister. Do you know the reason why?”

“Eh? Do you even need to ask? Because it’s fun to see how she reacts when she’s being teased? Things like her being my blood related sister is just an excuse, right?”

“… Whatever. I knew that’s what you were thinking.”

Hmm?

Huh?

From the tone of her voice that came through the phone, it sounded like she was somehow very shocked; or rather, it was near the point of despising me.

“Eh, why? That’s not it?”

“Don’t be that flustered. I had no expectation of you getting it right.”

“Oi oi, what’s with that. If there’s another reason, then tell me about it.”

“Touch your heart and ask yourself why— you blockhead.”

After saying such a cold line,

“In any case, I’ve already decided. I’m sorry, but from now on, I’ll be proactive in bullying not just you, but also your sister as well.”

She actually said that.

“Oi oi, hold on a second. How did you come to that conclusion? What’s the meaning behind that? I don’t understand.”

“You were worried about your lil’ sister’s weird actions, and called up after you’d left your house. This is irrefutable proof of how much you love your lil’ sister.”

“Of course? She’s my dear younger sister, you know?”

“So you have to treasure her that much just because she’s your lil’ sister? Don’t you think it’s inevitable for me to be jealous of her due to that? Otherwise the balance won’t be maintained.”

“What’s with maintaining balance and all that? I’m even more confused now.”

“Just to add on, it’s not just me. The whole student council has the same position as I do, except you siblings, of course.”

“Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?”

W-What did that person just say?

Which means to say, those sly student council members will be teaming up to pick on my sister.

If it becomes like that, my sister will think of all sorts of things to retaliate with all her might. But no matter what she does, her opponents are just too powerful for her. The result will definitely be her surrendering miserably and running away with her tail between her legs while crying her eyes out.

And then- And then—

Hmm wait. Perhaps things will actually develop in a surprisingly good way.

Or rather, it looks like it will be really fun.

Hmm, that’s good. Hmm.

“… What are you secretly laughing about?”

“Eh? How do you know that?”

“I’d known you for so many years already. I’ll know things like these even if I can’t see your expressions through the phone… Well relax. I’m prepared to tease her, but I know my limits. I do rather like your little sister if I ignore the fact that her brother-complex is way beyond the limits. I couldn’t bear to watch her crying her eyes out.”

“What. So it’s like that.”

How disappointing.

That incompetent sister of mine, she’ll unleash more of her cuteness the more she’s teased by others. If Ginbe was to help, it would way more effective in seeing and appreciating the cute side of that girl.

“… Akito. You aren’t thinking of something bad, right?”

“Eh? Absolutely not. I’m just thinking, it would be great if Ginbe-san could tease Akiko more, so that I can see more of the cute side of that girl.”

“… Oh my.”

Ginbe sighed.

I’m not deliberately using her lines, but it isn’t like I’ve only known her just for a few days either. It was just as if I could see her shaking her head in front of me while listening to the phone.

“You aren’t just an extreme sis-con, but you’re a rather horrible sadist as well. So that’s what it means to be so hopelessly incurable. Damn, that’s slow of me… I didn’t even know about your weird sexual preference until now. That’s totally the symptoms of a late stage cancer. There’s no cure.”

… Hmm?

Huhhhhh?

Was I brutally scolded by her or something?

“No no. Hold on a second Gin-san. Firstly, I’m not a sis-con. And the thing about me being a sadist, that’s a huge misunderstanding.”

“Really, there’s got to be a limit on how many obstacles there can be. So that’s how it’s pinned from the front and the back, huh… If that’s the case, we won’t live to see the day, no matter where we strike. Oh well, since I’m attracted to such a guy, does that mean that my days are numbered…”

“Eh? Ha? What are you talking about? I can’t hear you properly.”

“Shut up, you’re pissing me off. It’s nothing. Akito-san, just get kicked by a horse and die flying to the moon. And don’t you ever come back.”

“Ehhhhh? W-Why are you that angry? I don’t really understand, but did I spoil your mood? I’m sorry, please forgive me.”

“Hmmph. Spare me those half hearted apologies. It’s not like you’re someone in debt to be smiling and begging for forgiveness. I’m get angrier and angrier while thinking about the treacherous plans of a man like you. That’s enough. I’m hanging up.”

<nowiki>*pacha*</nowiki>

<nowiki>*duu-duu-duu—*</nowiki>

“Ah— damn. She really hung up on me, that Gin-san.”

I switched off my phone and swallowed hard.

That’s really scary.

Have I made that person mad again?

The number one person whom I don’t want to piss off. Not only have I received plenty of her care, she also knows many of my weaknesses.

Even though she’s a fairly rational person, who says things like “to be angry at you, and to forgive you; they’re two separate matters”. Somehow, when talking to me, she occasionally flared up without rhyme or reason. If she had none of those problems, she’d actually be the best friend one could have.

Well, forget it.

The original objective for the phone call is to inquire about the weird actions of my sister, and that’s already been achieved.

As for Ginbe’s attitude, I’ll just think of it optimistically as her way of expressing her friendship.

That must be it. I couldn’t contact her regularly due to how busy I was from the house moving. She still took that to heart even until now, so she’s currently throwing a tantrum at me. That’s right.

It won’t do if I don’t take some time off to placate her. I’ll just bring along her favorite cake and visit her sometime soon, that’s how I’ll reflected on my actions.

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OniAi: Volume 2 Chapter 1.1

2018-09-28T01:20:41Z

172.68.54.67: /* Day After the Opening Ceremony */

===April 8th, 7:00 A.M.===
====Day After the Opening Ceremony====
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“Brother-complex is indeed inconvenient, but it is definitely not a curse!”

It was morning, at the dining table, in the caretaker’s room of the St. Liliana Academy’s students’ hostel.

My rather incompetent sister suddenly said that with her eyebrows arching up.

“Many have the misconception that having a brother-complex = having a curse. There are even some narrow minded people who firmly believe that brother-complex is some sort of mental illness. People that had committed such serious errors have repeatedly appeared, and that is the sad truth. But, even so, we should never give in. We should firmly maintain our stance, and fight against such prejudice to the end.”

“…”

Upon hearing my sister’s grand speech all of the sudden, I stopped my hands from eating breakfast.

“Well, I don’t really understand what you’re talking about, but I’ll just say this: brother-complex isn’t something that wonderful, alright? You can’t openly be in love.”

“Hmph. That is something that I already know… but Onii-chan is one of those pitiful people who are plagued by the sickness called common sense. That is probably the only weakness of my brother whom I am deeply in love with.”

“But if you’re a bro-con, you won’t be able to have healthy children, right? The fact is, the union of genes between two closely related relatives will result in hindering the development of future generations. That had been already proven by both history and science.”

“Yes, that! I was about to talk about that!”

“Stop waving your fist and chopsticks about. That’s rude.”

“It is this very taboo that makes such passionate love even more exciting!”

My sister ignored my reminders and continued on.

“I dare say this: brother-complex is a gift from god, an irreplaceable talent.”

“Aha.”

“Indeed, I have occasionally suffered from gratuitous criticisms due of the fact that I am a bro-con. There are occasions when I am treated unfairly by people subconsciously as well, and so I am unable to take revenge on them. I have to admit, this is something rather inconvenient in regards to my everyday life.”

“Rather than talking about all these things, why are you not eating? The food will become cold if you don’t eat it quickly, you know?”

“But, you can not say that it is a curse or anything! No one knows the sort of happiness I have been enjoying every day due to me loving Onii-chan a lot! As someone who treats my blood related brother as a member of the opposite sex and loves him deeply for that, they would have no idea what sort of glorious life I have been living!”

“… You know, it shouldn’t matter even if the opposite party isn’t me, right? The amount of happiness that you feel will be the same even if your other half isn’t blood related to you.”

“No, you are totally wrong! It is against morals, but that’s the perfect reason why we can savor absolute happiness! Also, would anyone find a romance enchanting if it was smooth sailing? The answer is no, absolutely no one!”

“Ara. This morning’s rice is really delicious.”

I’d realized this conversation won’t end anytime soon.

I ignored my sister’s speech, and changed the subject.

“Each and every grain of rice is plump and glossy. It’s obviously different from those of the past. Could it be that you’ve switched to another type of rice?”

“Please Onii-chan. This tactic will no longer work, you know?”

<nowiki>*Che che che*</nowiki>, my sister wiggled her index finger.

[[File:OniAiVol2_009_Ch_1_1.jpg|thumb|]]

“Akiko has already experienced it personally, that skill that Onii-chan is proud of; which is to change the subject of the conversation. That is right, if you think that I will always fall for that, then you are terribly wrong.”

“Upon closer inspection, you’ve mixed various types of rice into this, right?”

“Huh!? You found out?!”

My sister showed an expression half in shock, and half in glee.

“I had planned to be secretive about it, but who would have thought that it would be found out that quickly… as expected from Onii-chan.”

“This is probably… some sort of inexpensive rice, right?”

“Ah, you are sharp. Yes, that is how it is. I used a type of plain, ordinary, rice that costs five hundred yen per kilogram.”

“Eh… Even so, this rice is really delicious.”

“Yes. Actually, it is not just the expensive types of rice that are delicious.”

“Uhuh. Meaning to say, it’s something like blending coffee, right?”

“As expected of Onii-chan. It is just as you have said.”

“I see. It’s no wonder I find the taste so intriguing. You’re really wonderful to be able to make 1 + 1 equal to 3 or even 4.”

“Ehehe. Thanks for your compliments.”

“Come to think of it, where did you learn such techniques from? Did the Arisugawa family actually teach you stuff like these as well?”

“No, how could that be? This was taught to me by the boss of the rice shop, whom I have gotten familiar with recently. Since the Arisugawa have their lofty reputations to uphold, they will only use organic rice of the highest quality. Actually, typical rice can be as delicious as this with just some effort put into it… those people’s minds are really rigid.”

“… Sigh, but I’m really sorry to have caused you to undergo such trouble.”

“Is anything wrong?”

“No, it’s just that our family budget is really tight. You learned techniques like these because you want to lessen the burden on us, even if it’s just a little. Isn’t that so? If only I could earn more money, then it would be easier for you as well.”

“Onii-chan, what are you saying? I am extremely satisfied with our current lifestyle, and I am quite grateful to Onii-chan for living together with me everyday. This is my responsibility as your wife, to be as thrifty as possible, so that we can work towards a better life. Onii-chan should focus on his work, while I focus on the housework; is that not wonderful?”

“Hmm I guess. Although I spotted a certain term that’s quite wrong. Well, so that’s how it is huh. I feel a lot better if you put it that way. You’re a really capable younger sister, Akiko.”

“Ehehe, thank you. Well, Onii-chan, please eat it before it gets cold. There is still more, you know?”

“Mmm. Since it’s so delicious, I’ll just eat a little more.”

“Alright, please eat to your heart’s content. Also, I spent extra effort on the miso soup as well, did you notice that?”

“Ohhh? What did you do?”

“Kuku. Please take a guess.”

“Uhh— Hmm… Since you’ve said so, the saltiness is slightly richer than usual… No, could the secret be in this rather dark color? Uhh— Hmm…”

…

……

………

“—Oh. It’s that time already?”

“Ah, it really is. We have chatted too much.”

“We’ll be late if we don’t pick up the pace.”

“It is alright, Onii-chan, please go to school first. I will go after clearing the dishes. It is my turn to be washing the dishes today.”

“Oh. I’m really sorry about that.”

“Do not put it to heart. I really want to go to school with Onii-chan together; but it would not do if we do not follow the rules.”

“Mmm yeah. That law abiding attitude of yours is really dependable.”

“No, it is nothing like that.”

“Mmm, Well then—”

I stood up from the short table, and checked my looks using the mirror on the floor.

The fact is, even now, my body is still not used to wearing St. Liliana Academy’s rather old fashioned uniform.

Today is my first day of work as a member of the student council. Even though being given the post of deputy assistant of secretary (errand boy) isn’t something out of my own will. It won’t do if someone like me, who just transferred into the school, played around with my duties. I’d be an utter embarrassment for my sister, who’s the secretary. As her elder brother, I don’t wish for anything like that to happen.

“Well, then, I’ll be leaving.”

“Alright. Be careful, Onii-chan.”

Opening the huge door of the wooden, seventy-year-old, shabby apartment, I was welcomed by the winds of late spring.

Today is a clear day that’s almost cloudless. The chance of rain is near 0%.

As for myself, Himenokouji Akito, who’s talking his first step into a new chapter of his life, this is definitely something good,

“Uhh, no— that is right!”

My sister ran up to me as I was walking out of the hostel. She was breathless.

“Hold on a second Onii-chan! I am not done with my speech!”

“Hmm? I listened to you talking quite a bit about the methods of mixing rice as well as the secret of the miso soup.”

“Not those things! It is the topic about how being a bro-con brings about inconveniences, but it is definitely not a curse!”

My sister just rushed onto the street while still wearing her apron, with her eyes becoming like an inverted triangle.

“Really… Onii-chan you are too much. You deliberately ran away from your cute sister, who was trying to tell you something important, by changing the subject. I said that I would not fall for it again, right?”

“Mmm, I guess you did say something like that. But you bit at my bait at almost full force, you know? Just now.”

“Ignore that for the moment!”

She pointed at me with a *swoosh*.

“Please listen to me carefully, because this is something important! You are to remain here and not move an inch until you have listened to everything that I have to say—”

“Well then, let’s just leave it at that. I’m short on time.”

“Wa—!? You are turning your back towards me and leaving in a hurry after saying that?! That is enough, there is no use in running. With my godly speed that can run fifty meters in a mere six seconds, it will be easy for me to catch up to Onii-chan—”

“Oh. Right, right. You’re to clear up the dishes immediately. No leaving them for later. Your Onii-chan dislikes children who don’t follow the rules, you know.”

“T-That is too much! You planned to trap me with that all along!? Onii-chan you are an idiot! You are mean!”

I pretended not to hear the protests of my sister. I increased the pace of my steps, and walked hurriedly.

… Well well.

I’ve a feeling today is going to be a rather messy day.

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