I went to the hospital immediately after school was over.
After entering middle school, my younger brother, who was in a good shape, had been hospitalized for a long time.
Even if I say ‘hospitalized’, it’s only been three days, and he’s going to be discharged from the hospital today.
He doesn’t have much luggage, so my mother took it back home during her break time at work.
He has a medical examination in the afternoon, so I’ll be picking him up.
He said that he’d go back alone, but my parents and I were worried, so if his physical condition was good, he could at least make a small trip to the entrance.
“Older sister.”
When I reached the hospital, my younger brother came out to greet me with a rosy complexion.
“Did your examination go well?”
“Yeah!”
Seeing his dazzling smile made me happy.
As I thought, my younger brother is the real angel.
“I wanna play a little before going home.”
“You can’t overdo it, okay?”
“Yeah, I know.”
We talked about buying books for him and going back right after, and decided to go to a commercial facility where we could walk around.
We could even go to an amusement park for a while.
I enjoyed talking to my younger brother while we ambled along. Soon enough, we reached our destination.
After arriving, we bought the books as planned and went to a fast food restaurant to rest and quench our thirst.
We decided to go back after taking a look at the game center……but it was a mistake.
That guy was there.
“Oh hey, it’s Shirousa-san. Oiii~”
When he called out to me, I didn’t think that it was me that he was calling.
But he was clearly looking at me when he called me.
“Tsk!!”
My mind went blank.
He’s the only one who calls me ‘Shirousa-san’.
“Hm?……!”
My younger brother saw Amachi Akira.
I felt like his eyes were shaking slightly.
They finally met each other……!
It’ll be dangerous if this goes on; I stood up and tried to leave as soon as possible, but……
“Eh, is he possibly your……boyfriend!?”
Amachi Akira’s voice surprised me, and I stopped for a moment.
‘This is bad!’……I thought, but it was too late.
My younger brother knew what Hana Shikien’s uniform looked like, he approached him and greeted him politely.
Ahh……they’re finally going to talk to each other!
The scene where my younger brother kissed Amachi Akira on the cheek came to mind.
Not good……I have to prevent that from happening!
I grabbed my younger brother’s hand while he was talking to him, and pulled him away.
“Older sister!?”
My younger brother, who was surprised by my sudden action, raised his voice. I ignored him and swiftly continued marching, but……
“Shirousa Prince, bye bye~”
I stopped in place when I heard that.
‘Shirousa Prince’.
It was the name that my sister used to call him, and it was the name that Amachi Akira used when he was teasing him.
It’s just like the game.
He’s definitely a devil……I was starting to let my guard down, but I’m sure that he’s a devil.
I won’t let you defile my younger brother!
I did my best to get out of the game center to separate them as soon as possible.
I’m going to do this, wait for me.
Starting today, I’ll be adding two hundred one hand push-ups on both sides.
“Older sister, it hurts……”
“! S-sorry.”
I lost myself for a moment there; I was about to hurt my younger brother.
The place that I grabbed turned red. I felt sorry.
“Does it hurt? Are you okay? I’m sorry.”
“I’m fine.”
He smiled gently, but the mark looked painful. I fidgeted.
He was probably aware of my reaction, and cheerfully changed the topic.
“That person just now, he sure was an ikemen.”
“!!”
But that topic was a taboo for me.
It seems like his first impression of him is favourable.
I was on edge, and I was sweating profusely.
“He looks like he would be a popular person at school.”
“Y-yeah.”
I should talk normally so that I don’t sound unnatural.
I thought that was the most important thing to do now, but……
“I kinda admire him, you know.”
“Ehh!? Why!?”
I couldn’t keep calm.
I remember the evil god–my older sister–said that in the end, it was because he ‘admired’ him. I didn’t expect my younger brother to have that impression of him right now.
“He’s cheerful and vigorous. He’s so cool. I want to be like that too. Do you think I can be his friend when I enter school next year?”
“!?”
My knees–that were supposed to be trained–buckled, and my body sank down.
“Older sister!?”
So I can’t go against God in this world……
So you’re telling me that this muscle armor is useless!
No. I won’t let it go to waste.
Fragile bodies have weak minds.
The reason why my mind is weak right now is because this body is weak.
If I have a strong body, then my mind will definitely become stronger!
I won’t lose!
First of all, when I get home, I’ll throw the towel that I’ve gotten from Amachi Akira away. I kept it like it was something important for some reason.
The towel might be made from a rotten material.
Perhaps, it might be a trap.
My enemy is too powerful, I won’t know when or what traps he might set up.