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“Misora, right?”
I was coming home from school when I heard a nostalgic voice.
“Dad……”
There he was, the father who had kicked my brother out of the house and had taken no action when I didn’t come home.
“Thank goodness ! You’re safe !”
“Well. What do you want now that you’re waiting for me here?”
This is the closest station to my high school, so it’s definitely not a place where my dad would be.
Inevitably, my father was waiting for me.
“You see, I was worried about you. You hadn’t even come home.”
“Yeah. I live in a different place now. Besides, both Mom and Dad aren’t my guardians anymore. So stay out of it.”
I know they don’t care about me, and I don’t think anything of it.
But I can’t allow them to hurt my brother.
He is the most important person in my life.
He was always with me and always protected me.
I can’t forgive those people who hurt him.
“You can’t talk like that.”
“It’s true. You are strangers to me because you’re only related to me by blood, since you kicked my brother out and lost your parental rights because you abandoned your children. Don’t get involved with me or my brother anymore.”
If these people get involved with my brother any more, it will make me feel bad.
He tries to keep me away from these people because he is kind.
The hardest part is me, but he hides it so that I don’t have to worry about him.
I can’t stand to see him like that.
“That’s not true, you are our children. It would be nice if you could show your face once in a while.”
“Who do you think you are? You were the ones who didn’t believe in my brother and kicked him out, weren’t you? It’s too convenient for you to talk like that now.”
It’s really too convenient.
Why would they say he’s their child now after they kicked him out?
No, I wonder why they can say that.
Just the thought of having the same blood as these people in my veins gives me the chills.
“That’s all I have to say. Don’t get involved with us anymore. If you ambush us again, I will report you. Bye then.”
With that, I quickly left the place.
To be honest, I didn’t want to see his face anymore.
I wanted him to stop seeing me.
My brother had recently started smiling naturally, like he used to do, but I didn’t want to do anything to diminish that smile.
“I wonder if Onii likes Towa Nee san～”
If they get married and Towa Nee san becomes my sister-in-law, that would be great.
But even if that happens, it might be a long time before that happens.
I mean, I don’t think my brother is very good at relationships.
I don’t even know if Towa Nee san is interested in him or not.
“Well, I don’t need to worry about that right now. Onii is involved in a lot of problems, but he seems to be enjoying his time with Towa Nee san, so I guess it’s okay.”
Anyway, I had to report what had just happened when I got home.
I thought so and went back home.
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“Welcome home, Misora.”
“I’m home, Onii. Towa Nee san.”
“Welcome home. Misora chan.”
“You were home later than usual today.”
I felt that she usually came home earlier than me and Amane san, but not today.
So I was a little worried that something had happened.
“Well, I was ambushed by our dad on the way home. Well, I didn’t really talk to him, I just told him not to get involved, and came right back.”
“Misora, too? Actually, our mother came to my place too. She said she was worried about me, but I don’t know what her intentions were because I left before I could ask her.”
“I guess I feel the same way.”
The timing is the same, so they must have been waiting for us.
I don’t know what they wanted to do, but I don’t want to know.
“Misora chan had a hard time too.”
“I’m fine. More than that, I’m sorry. For bringing Towa Nee san into our problems.”
“That’s good. Sora saved me.”
“Is that so? Onii?”
“No, I’m the one who got saved. It was cool how she argued with our mother when she confronted us.”
“Oh, and Sora saved me when I was about to get slapped.”
“Onii, our mom tried to slap Towa Nee san !?”
Misora’s face became extremely serious for a moment and she turned her gaze towards me.
It seems that Misora is also very upset about this matter.
That’s the same for me too.
“Well, I told her not to get involved with me anymore, but if she ever come to see Misora again, please let me know. I’ll take appropriate action.”
If they get involved now, it’s all-out war.
I will do everything in my power to hunt those two down.
I let them off the hook this time because I owe them for raising me, but there will be no next time.
I will absolutely destroy them without mercy.
“Okay.”
“Then, I’m going back to my room. I’m mentally exhausted today.”
“I’m sure you are. Take the rest of the day off. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”
“Thanks. I’m sorry for always bothering you.”
I’m always being saved by Amane san.
But for now, I’ll take advantage of her kindness.
I’m really tired today.
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“I wonder if Onii is okay.”
“He’s fine. Sora is strong after all.”
“You trust him, don’t you?”
“I don’t know if it’s called trust, but it sure is.”
I was relieved to see that Towa Nee san apparently didn’t have a bad impression of Onii.
Well, I knew she didn’t have a bad impression of him from their previous interactions.
“I’m sorry for causing you trouble this time, Towa Nee san.”
“No, it’s fine. I told you before, Sora helped me out, so I’m fine.”
I’m glad.
I wonder what Onii would have done if something had happened to Towa Nee san.
I don’t want to think about it too much.
“I’m glad that’s the case.”
“I guess Misora chan is just like Sora.”
“Hmm? Is that so?”
I don’t think I’ve been told that very often.
My brother and I are alike.
In the past, I’ve been told many times that we have similar faces, but I don’t think I’ve ever been told that we have similar personalities.
“Yes, you do. He has a kind heart and always cares about someone.”
“I’m not aware of that.”
“You’re alike in ways that I’m not even aware of.”
“That makes me happy.”
“You love Sora, don’t you, Misora chan?”
“Yes, I do ! I’m proud of him.”
I love my brother.
I’m sure that I love him more than anyone else, even though he is my family member.
When I was little, Onii was the one who always took care of me, played with me, and helped me.
So this time I want to help him.
I want to be there for him when he is going through a hard time.
If those people try to do something to me or Onii again, I will do something about it.
No matter what it takes.
“I’m kinda jealous of the relationship between Sora and Misora chan. I don’t have any siblings.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I’m an only child, so I don’t have any relatives I trust that much.”
“What about your parents?”
“They were always busy with work, so I don’t really have any memories of them.”
I remember that Onii once told me that Towa Nee san”s family situation was complicated.
Maybe I shouldn’t have asked that question.
“I see. I’m sorry for asking such a strange question.”
“It’s okay. Sora and Misorra chan are with me now.”
I think it’s not my imagination that Towa Nee san’s face looked so fragile as she was saying that.
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