(**Kaito’s POV**)
ā€œWe made it!ā€
ā€œWe’re here!ā€
ā€œFinally… we’re hereā€¦ā€
Camilla-chan and Sakura-chan stepped out of the private jet adorably with their hands outstretched, and Shirousagi stepped down with a frown on his face.
ā€œHey Shirousagi, are you weak with planes?ā€
It was only after we boarded the plane that Shirousagi started to feel groggy, so I asked him if that was the cause of the problem, but he shook his head.
ā€œNo, it’s nothing like that… Maybe it’s because I haven’t slept well in the past few days, and I think I got drunk.ā€
Shirousagi’s smile was not his usual bright and friendly one, but he answered with a smile nonetheless.
Even when he’s not feeling well, he still keeps smiling.
I honestly thought that Shirousagi was amazing.
No wonder he’s so popular with the girls.
And even though he’s a guy, Camilla-chan has taken a liking to him.
Even though he only styles his hair in a way that resembles cat ears, it’s cunning to be pined for by a girl with such cat ears.
Maybe it’s just my otaku nature, but I’ve taken a liking to Camilla-chan because of her cat ears.
She’s also good friends with Sakura-chan, and the two of them look really cute together.
That’s why I want to be friends with her, but Camilla-chan is very wary of me because she despises men.
…No, on the contrary, she probably hates me a lot because of the incident in Alice-san’s room the other day.
And yet, I thought it was cunning that Shirousagi was so fond of Camilla-chan.
I thought about it, so I said something to Shirousagi about it.
ā€œIt’s a good thing, though, isn’t it, Shirousagi? After all, Shirousagi is pining for Camilla-chan, that cute girl with cat ears.
ā€œWhat did you just say?ā€
When I told him that I was jealous of him, Shirousagi, who was about to walk away, turned and looked at me with a smile.
There was something strange about his smile, and it seemed to be drawn out.
And I could even feel some pressure from Shirousagi.
I flinched a little at Shirousagi, but then he said the same thing.
ā€œAh, no, it’s nice to be pined for by Camilla-chanā€¦ā€
ā€œHahaha, Kanzaki-kun, can I smack you?ā€
ā€œEh!?ā€
I was surprised to see Shirousagi with a blue streak on his forehead and a clenched fist in front of his face.
I’ve never seen Shirousagi like this before.
It seems I’ve stepped on another landmine without even knowing it.
ā€œThat was… Kai’s faultā€¦ā€
ā€œEeehh…?ā€
Even Alice-san, who seemed to have been watching our exchange, criticized me.
Did I say something that could be blamed for…?
I’m not sure why I’m being accused of this, but I tilted my head and Alice-san sighed.
Then she turned to Shirousagi.
ā€œShirousagi kid… I’m sorry… but I’m leaving those two little ones to youā€¦ā€
ā€œYou’re throwing me under the bus here!? Why are you being so merciless with me!?ā€
Suddenly, Shirousagi was left in charge of Camilla-chan and Sakura-chan, and he began to protest loudly about his displeasure of what was happening.
ā€œWhat’s the problem…? Nekomimi-bomb is… so fond of you though…?ā€
ā€œThat’s rather the problem, isn’t it!?ā€
Taking advantage of the fact that Sakura-chan and Camilla-chan were too excited to listen to him, Shirousagi said that the problem was that Camilla-chan was pining for him.
What an extravagant thing to say…
I lamented the unreasonableness of the world to Shirousagi, who had the luxury of worrying about whether popular men worry about being popular…
ā€œHey Kanzaki-kun, I want to give back to you exactly what I feel from your gaze.ā€
I don’t know how Shirousagi took the look I gave him, but his fireball flew towards me.
It seems that Shirousagi’s mind is emotionally unstable due to the effects of being intoxicated from flying.
ā€œThere’s some things I can’t talk about… when those kids are around… so I’m leaving them to youā€¦ā€
Before I could say anything back to Shirousagi, Alice-san said and patted Shirousagi on the shoulder.
ā€œI think I’m going to cry…?ā€
ā€œNekomimi-bomb… Shirousagi kid is actuallyā€•ā€
ā€œWah! Waaaah! I understand! I’ll take care of them!ā€
When Alice-san was about to say something to Camilla-chan, Shirousagi hurriedly stopped Alice-san and immediately went to Camilla-chan and Sakura-chan.
Sakura-chan looked at me for a moment with a sad expression on her face, probably indicating that we were going our separate ways.
But she’s a good girl, so she doesn’t say anything selfish and walks with Shirousagi and the others.
ā€œAlice-san.ā€
ā€œWhat…?ā€
ā€œShouldn’t I go with Sakura-chan and the others?ā€
Sakura-chan gave me a lonely look, and I couldn’t help but say something like that to Alice-san.
Then Alice-san smiled at me, and for some reason, took out her phone and started to operate it.
ā€œā€¦What are you doing?ā€
I couldn’t understand what she was doing, so I asked her, and she smiled and said the following.
ā€œKAI is… an extreme siscon bastard who loves his sister so much… I’ve written that on the internetā€¦ā€
ā€œNo, no, no, no! Wait a minute! If you do that, KAI’s stocks will go down!ā€
ā€œBut it’s trueā€¦ā€
ā€œNo, there are some things you can’t write, even if they’re true!ā€
ā€œFacts are… undeniableā€¦ā€
ā€œā€¦I can’t deny thatā€¦ā€
ā€œHaa~……………..ā€
When I acknowledged my love for my sister, Alice-san gave a deep sigh.
What should I do, just for one day, my stock is going downhill…
However― the sighing Alice-san looked up at my face with a smile.
ā€œBut… I do like the way Kai… cares for her sister though…?ā€
Alice-san also cares about her sister Aria, so I guess she shares my opinion.
To be honest, it made me happy to hear someone I admire say that.
ā€œThank you very much.ā€
So I smiled and thanked her.
As I thanked her, Alice-san nodded her head and started to walk away.
But there was one more thing I was curious about, so I stopped Alice-san.
ā€œUmm, you seem to be putting a lot of pressure on Shirousagi, why are you doing this to a guy who clearly has nothing to do with all of this…?ā€
When I inquired about it, Alice-san replied with a smile.
ā€œI know I’m putting a lot of pressure on him right now, but Alice is going to guarantee his future. He is an essential part of Alice’s two most precious things.ā€
Part 2
ā€œKuro is in this big hospital…?ā€
I couldn’t help muttering to myself when I saw the hospital where Kuro was staying, because it was so big.
According to what I heard from Alice, it was the biggest hospital in the world.
ā€œWe’re going inā€¦ā€
ā€œOh, yes!ā€
Unlike me, who was surprised by the size of the hospital, Alice-san, who was not interested in the size of the hospital, went inside first.
I quickly followed her.
We went straight to Kuro’s hospital room.
Kuro’s real name is Ryuu Kuroyanagi.
I wondered what kind of person he is…
As I was finally going to meet Kuro, I felt both anticipation and anxiety swirl inside me, which made me nervous.
Then Alice-san took my right hand in hers.
ā€œYou don’t have… to be so nervous… It’ll be fine, okay…?ā€
Alice looked up at me and said softly with a smile.
ā€œOh, yesā€¦ā€
Despite the fact that I was suddenly being held by a girl, instead of being upset, I was strangely relieved.
I really felt calm when I was with Alice-san for some reason.
Perhaps sensing from my expression that my tension was gone, Alice-san let go of my hand and started walking again.
We arrived in front of the room where Kuro was staying.
*Knock knock knock―.
When we arrived in front of Kuro’s hospital room, Alice-san knocked on the door.
ā€œYes?ā€
In response to the knock, a young man’s voice came from inside.
I could tell from his voice that Kuro was a calm man.
It was a voice that gave me that impression.
ā€œIt’s Aliceā€¦ā€
ā€œOh, please come in.ā€
Following the man’s voice, Alice-san opened the door to the hospital room and walked in.
I followed her into the room.
ā€œI’m glad… to see you’re doing wellā€¦ā€
When Alice-san saw Kuro, she let out a sigh of relief.
ā€œThanks to you, I’m fine as usual. This is thanks to the help of Alice-san and others.ā€
ā€œYou don’t wear… bandages anymore, do you…?ā€
ā€œYes, I just had it removed the other day.ā€
Kuro gave Alice-san a friendly smile.
The first impression I had of Kuro was that he seemed like a kind man.
He has a gentle face that suits the word ā€œgentlemanā€.
I don’t know if his hair is short from the start or if it was cut for the head surgery, but he looks like an idol.
I bet he’s probably very popular with girls.
He is, as they say, the enemy of men.
After a short conversation with Alice-san, Kuro turned his gaze towards me.
ā€œWell then― you’re Kaito Kanzaki, right?ā€
―This was my first encounter with a man who would later change my life forever.
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Translator’s Afterword: We finally reached the 100th chapter! I don’t know what’s going to happen from here on but damn it, we boutta get more characters apparently kekw.