CH 85

Translator: AJ1703

Editor: Matsu

(**Kaito’s POV**)

“Shall we go then?”

“Yes.”

I nodded to Umikai-kun, who spoke to me in a small voice.

We’re going on a date, just the two of us.

This is why we were trying to sneak out of the house early in the morning, because Rin is a nuisance whenever I approach Umikai-kun.

But this kind of thing is fun, isn’t it?

It was as if the two of us were about to elope without being discovered, and I thought that such a future was not so bad.

…That’s right!

If Umi-kun refuses my wishes because we are sisters and brothers, then we can elope!

Then it doesn’t matter if we’re sisters or brothers!

Umi-kun has been making excuses to me for a while, saying that we’re family, but now I can overturn Umi-kun’s claim!

To other people, it may seem like a stupid thing to do, but I want to cling to the straw, so I force myself to be brave like this.

Because today― is the day I’m finally going to confess my feelings!

Right now, I want to have the slightest chance of success!

“Hey, are you sure about this?”

While I was alone thinking about my confession, Umi-kun looked back at me and asked.

I think he was talking about the fact that we were going to ride bicycles together.

Grandma’s house is in the mountains, and there are not many buses that pass by.

If we wanted to take the bus, we would have to catch the late bus in the morning, but by that time, Rin would have woken up.

So Umi-kun suggested, “Why don’t we go for a bike ride early in the morning and explore the surrounding area while we head for Okayama Station?”, and I agreed.

But then I asked Umi-kun to take us both on one bike, instead of two bikes.

Umi-kun was very confused, but when I told him that I was left alone the day before yesterday, he nodded his head.

Umi-kun is so kind~!

“Yes, of course!”

So I smiled and nodded to Umi-kun.

“Haa~… Okay.”

Umi-kun straddled the saddle of his bike with a slightly annoyed look on his face.

I followed suit, sitting sideways on the back of the bike carrier and hugging Umi-kun tightly.

“Oh, hey! I know it’s dangerous if you don’t hold on tight, but aren’t you getting too attached?”

When I pressed my body against Umi-kun’s with all my might, Umi-kun let out a surprised voice.

“No, it’s dangerous if we don’t actually stick close together like this, right?”

I don’t know, I’ve never actually ridden with someone before, but I’ll make it up as I go along.

“No, aren’t you embarrassed?”

“Not at all? I’m more afraid of falling, though?”

“That may be true but― Haa~, that’s enough, let’s just go then.”

“Yes!”

As Umi-kun started to pedal his bike slowly, I felt excited and put my cheek against his back.

Yippee!

We’re in a consensual relationship!

And since it’s going to take a few hours to get to Okayama Station by bike, and we’ll be making a lot of stops, I can stay attached to Umi-kun for a long time!

I have a feeling that this whole day is going to be a lot of fun―.

Part 2

(**Kirara’s POV**)

“Well… let’s go…”

After Alice woke us up early in the morning to get ready, she told us that she was going out.

“Onee-samaa~… I’m still sleepy…”

“Oh, Camilla-chan, don’t walk around half-asleep!”

There was Camilla, sleepily trudging along, calling out to Alice, and Shirousagi supporting her as she walked.

The two of them have been together since yesterday, except for bathing and sleeping of course.

Well, I guess Shirousagi just can’t take his eyes off her, because if he does, Camilla will do something bad.

It’s okay that Camilla doesn’t realize that Shirousagi is a man yet, but I wonder what will happen when she does…

I can see what Alice is trying to do, but I wonder if it will work that well.

I’m worried about Camilla and Shirousagi in the future, but right now I’m more worried about something else.

So I decided to ask Alice about it.

“Hey, why are you acting so early in the morning?”

“Hmm? Because… it’s bothering you, isn’t it?”

Alice said in a few words, her face as expressionless as ever.

But this time, I knew what Alice was trying to say.

I think she meant, “Aren’t you curious about Kaito hanging out with Momoi?”.

To be honest, there’s no way I don’t care about it.

But… Can I really do this when I’m trying to become Momoi’s friend?

No, even if I didn’t, there’s no way you can be allowed to snoop around like this.

“I’m curious, but I still think it’s wrong for a person to do this, okay?”

So I decided to condemn Alice for her behavior.

“If you don’t want to come, that’s fine… Alice can go… alone…”

“Why are you doing this?”

“To see for myself… for the last time what kind of girl… that Momoi girl is… If this is all the information I have, then… I’m sorry, but…”

Alice said only that, then fell silent and began to walk away.

“Eh, no, wait! You’re just going to cut off the conversation at a critical point like that!?”

I shouted at Alice, but she didn’t respond and continued on her way.

“It’s no use. If she shuts up, she won’t tell you no matter how much you ask.”

Camilla, who is still half-asleep, tells me this.

Yeah, I don’t need Camilla to tell me that, I’ve known her for a long time.

Camilla still doesn’t seem to realize that I’m Saijo Kirara.

I dare not say my name, but it seems to be a hassle if she notices it too…

“Ah, mou! All right, I’m coming! But how do you know where Kaito is?”

I thought it would be better for me to go with Alice than to let her go alone, so I decided to follow her.

However, Okayama Prefecture is quite a big place, so I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to find the important location of Kaito.

“Don’t worry… I have this…”

Alice said, showing me her phone.

Then she pointed to one app with her index finger.

“This is… an app that shows… each other’s location…”

“W-Why do you have an app like that!?”

What’s this, Kaito!?

You even have an app that shows Alice and your location!?

“Before… Kai made this app and… asked me if it was okay to put it on his younger sister… so I gave it to him… and then he gave it to Alice…”

“Hey, Kaito, I don’t care how much of a siscon you are, just what the heck is that!?”

No matter how cute Sakura is, you can’t just expect her to know where she is…

There’s a limit to how much of a siscon you can be…

To be honest, I was a bit taken aback at this point.

“His younger sister is… extremely directionally challenged, and he doesn’t want her to… get lost, so that’s why…” [TLN: directionally challenged, in other words, gets lost easily.]

“…You just deliberately put off the reason just now, didn’t you…?”

I looked at Alice with a frown, and she smiled.

Yes, on purpose.

I felt bad that I had taken Kaito for granted.

Kaito is a good big brother.

“After… I told him to make… this app so that it can’t get… location information except for the apps that are allowed by… this app…”

“Does that mean you don’t want other people to know where you are so they can put in camouflaged apps to locate you?”

“No… Kai has a… dangerous cousin… so this is the solution… The app only slightly shifts the… location information so that… the other party doesn’t notice it right away…”

“…Hey, why are girls like that all around Kaito?”

“Birds of a feather… flock together…?”

Alice tilted her head in response to my question, but continued to stare at me as she said this.

It was as if she was saying that I was just like her cousin.

But I want to say.

“Alice is definitely more like that type of person.”

Later, Alice told me that she once had Kaito create an app to unlock other people’s phones.

I don’t know what the hell she had him do that for… but all I can say is that Alice is more amazing than Aria―.