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I am now back at my parents’ house after being discharged from the hospital.
This place is a bit rural compared to my normal living area, but I loved this hometown.
I don’t even want to see my friends now, but I had memories of the good times and the atmosphere here.
When I was in junior high school, I became popular through a social media post I took in this town, and I found myself becoming an idol….and running through my second year of high school.
I was stupid and lazy and had no dreams for the future, so I became an idol with a light heart.
I just wanted to make a little money.
That’s really all I felt.
After becoming an idol.
I was really busy with lessons, lessons, lessons, lessons, and work, work, work.
I just kept on doing what was given to me, and before I knew it, I was ranked No. 1 in Koikoizaka.
There were times when I was spinning my wheels, but every day I wondered how my face could be so highly regarded.
Now that I think about it, I think I started to feel like I didn’t own my face when I was ranked number one in Asia, let alone Japan, in the “World Beauty Ranking,” or some such ranking that I don’t know who decides.
But I didn’t understand until I got the scars.
I liked my face. I was proud of it. I was dependent on it.
Yes, yes, everyone likes the way I look, not what’s inside me……I started to say to myself.
It was me.
I was the one who thought so.
ーーーーーー☆彡
“Nee chan, let’s eat dinner.”
I heard a voice from the living room.
It was Maa chan—-Hakariya Makari, my younger brother.
My younger brother is just as much of a helpless idiot as I am, and is a famous delinquent in his hometown.
It seems like he is a strong fighter.
I have often heard his name since two years ago when I was still in my hometown.
Because of my family’s bias, I believe that although this kid is a delinquent, he is not taking people’s money, doing drugs, or anything like that.
“Maa chan, what do you want to eat?”
“Hmm, ramen !”
“Okay. Wait a minute.”
We only have bagged noodles, but it’s okay.
Cut up some cabbage and stir-fry it with bean sprouts.
Boil water and the bagged noodles. set for 3 minutes.
Season the vegetables with salt and pepper and throw in butter.
Put the stir-fried vegetables on top of the boiled noodles and add more butter.
Too much butter? It only needs butter to make it taste good.
Fufufufu. Nice aroma.
It’s been a while since I’ve had a little fun.
“When did you learn to use a knife, Nee chan? I thought you were going to ask for an Uver.”
Maa chan came into the kitchen before I knew it and said.
“I’ve been trying to learn how to cook lately.”
“Heh, you got a boyfriend or something?”
“……….Don’t ask me.”
“O-oh.”
My voice was harder than I thought it would be.
I regained my composure and brought the food to the table.
I quickly put it in front of Maa chan, who sits down.
“Ta-da. Salt ramen noodles with stir-fried cabbage and butter.”
“Wow ! It looks good ! Yum !”
“Fufu. You’re exaggerating.”
I think to myself as I watch my little brother eat.
He’s grown up.
He’s already in his first year of high school.
He has a scary face, blond hair, and an earring, but to me he’s a cute little brother.
“Don’t you have school today?
“I have some business to attend to.”
This kid has always skipped school, and he doesn’t even hide it.
Well, my parents are also laissez-faire, so he has a lot of freedom.
“It’s not going to be a fight, is it?”
“It might be. Depends on who it is.”
“You’re the same as you are. You’ve got to moderate your behavior.”
“…………”
He stopped eating his ramen and suddenly Maa chan looked at me with a serious face.
“What?”
“If my sister comes over, she might freak out the other party.”
Saying so, he traced her cheek with his finger horizontally~ and vertically~.
She was teasing me about my wound.
I still covered it with gauze, but I showed him inside once when I came back.
“Y-you really are…..no delicacy…….”
I almost fell off my head and weakened.
Well, maybe it’s better than being treated like a boil.
I guess it’s because we’re family.
Family…….
It felt like a long time ago that I wanted to marry him and start a family with him.
Beep.
The RINE notification comes in at the right time, just as I’m aiming for it.
Yukimi Daifuku [Good morning. Today, I made French toast this morning because Yuki wanted to eat it. The one I’ve been preparing since the day before by soaking it in milk or something. I’m not sure how many times I woke Yuki up, but she didn’t wake up. After all that, she ended up wrapped up in the blanket like a rice cake. What do you think? I was sad. But the French toast was delicious even when I ate it alone. I’ll make it again, so I hope you’ll try it too. See you later.]
“Fufu…… Cute. Yuki chan and Yukimi kun are both cute.”
I haven’t responded at all since then, but he sends me messages like this, like a diary.
Cute and nice, really.
I still loved Yukimi kun no matter what.
Tears naturally flowed down my face.
“Nee chan? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. I’m a little emotionally unstable.”
I smiled and covered it up.
I still didn’t have the courage to block Yukimi kun, even though I had dumped him.
But eventually, he’ll probably get fed up with this situation and leave.
I think Yukimi kun is a devilish man.
At first glance, he looks normal, but upon closer inspection, he is very cool.
And he helps people when no one can see him,
His voice of concern for himself is foul and kind.
I feel like I’m the only one who knows how good he is.
But the truth is, there are people around him who notice.
I’ve only met her once, but she was very beautiful, and I’m sure the same is true for Hinoriwa san.
My dear friend, Akamori Kyoko, would be the same.
I’ve come to know that they are.
So, well, I’m sure someone will win him over even if I’m gone.
I want him to be happy.
I wished that with all my heart.
“I’m gonna go now.”
Maa chan seems to be going out. I went to see him off at the door.
“Be careful.”
Maa chan turned his head to look at me.
“If I don’t come back by night, I might be dead. I’m glad I got to see Nee chan’s face one last time.”
“Eh……?”
Ma-chan leaves, closing the door with a clank.
Well, I think he was joking, but I felt uncomfortable.
I can tell because we are family.
I felt that the expression he showed at the end was a little urgent despite his frightened tone.
ーーーーーー☆彡
At night, I was pouring over the business communication from Sasaki san that entered my phone.
During my hospital stay, I had gone through so many tests that I was sick of them already, but there really wasn’t anything wrong with me except for a scratch on the surface of my face.
I wonder if that’s why.
I told the office that I was going to retire now, but they asked me to step in with that kind of a request, and now I’m on indefinite hiatus.
Kyoko told me that there might be a contract problem.
I think that’s true, since I had a number of commercial contracts.
It seems that I’m not liable for compensation because it was not due to misconduct and I’m a complete victim.
The only complication is that the person who caused the incident was a member of my office, even though he had been banned from the office.
Public bashing is inevitable.
First, the parent, producer Kadota, was fired as a matter of course.
They are preparing generous treatment for me in the future.
Anyway, the office seems to want me to stay on as an idol.
Though I have no intention to stay.
Just as I finished reading the business contact, I received a call from Kyoko.
She calls me regularly.
Everyone is really nice.
“Hello, how’s your parents’ house〜?”
“I feel at home. How are you, Kyoko?”
“I’m working hard to fill in for Hakari chan ! I hope the number one will come home soon～”
Her playful tone is cute. Kyoko can also be a voice actress.
“Fufu. Thank you.”
Kyoko then told me information about Koikoizaka and various other things as she pleased.
She talked about a wide range of topics, from cheerful topics to complaints, and I never got tired of it.
“It’s almost 10:00 p.m. I’m sorry for the long talk.”
“No, that was fun…… Oh, what am I going to do? My brother isn’t coming home.”
I have a bad feeling.
[If I don’t come home by night……]
What did he say…..?
Just as I had a bad feeling, I got a notification on my phone.
“Hakari chan? Are you okay?”
A video was sent from an unknown name.
A dark room, concrete, scrap wood.
After taking a roundabout shot of a large number of men there, the video showed two men tied to a pillar.
Both men’s faces were battered, bloodied, and limp.
I didn’t want to look at them, but I couldn’t look away.
I knew at first glance that one of them was my younger brother, Maa chan.
“Hakari chan……? Hello?”
??? [To the idol, Hakariya Hakari chan. It’s not your fault at all, but I’d like you to come to our place for your younger brother, who has become an idiot. Of course, if you tip off the police, we’ll kill your little brother. We’ll be waiting for you.]
I could add a message from the person who sent me the video.
My hands shake.
I involuntarily muttered to Kyoko, to whom the call was connected.
“Please, someone help me…….”
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