Although Little Mutsumi said sleeping on the floor herself would be fine, she was, after all, the younger sister.
As a qualified older brother, Kaito naturally could not really let little cucumber sleep on the floor.
Anyway, his bed was quite big, lying three or two people was not a problem at all, not to mention only sleeping one Little Mutsumi, even adding a secretary Sakiko was more than enough.
As for sharing the bed and pillow, whether some pleasing and entertaining things would happen...
'Impossible, absolutely impossible.'
Although Little Mutsumi was very beautiful, her beauty carried more of a cold and fragile feeling, making it hard for one to develop wicked thoughts.
More importantly—
He only saw Little Mutsumi as a younger sister, and she also saw him as a reliable older brother.
Just like one wouldn't have strange desires toward the family cat, the same reasoning applied to one's younger sister.
This sibling affection was clean and innocent, with a clear conscience, unbreakable, like gold, shining with pure brilliance.
Kaito also believed, 'It absolutely will not go bad.'
———
'Onii-chan's smell, so rich.'
Like sunshine shining over a grassy field, the wind from afar bringing faint unknown floral fragrance.
As if the whole body was wrapped in a warm feeling, those rumbling thunder sounds, the pouring heavy rain, seemed to fade away in that instant.
It made people crave this comfort, just wanting to lazily doze off and have a good sleep.
But...
Wakaba Mutsuki slightly pressed her lips together, looking at the bedding on the bed that belonged to her, feeling a bit disappointed.
To be honest, she still more wanted to rest under the same quilt with brother.
This feeling of being separated by one layer, compared to real zero-distance contact, was still a lot worse.
But this was something she couldn't help.
Although Kaito thought of his relationship with Little Mutsumi as pure and clean sibling affection, still, appropriate avoidance of suspicion was necessary.
"It's already late, let's sleep early," After saying goodnight to little cucumber, Kaito casually set up a magic array, blocking the continuous rain sounds and roaring thunder outside the window.
The atmosphere in the room was very quiet, so quiet only each other's breathing could be heard.
Perhaps only ten minutes passed, or maybe half an hour.
"...Onii-chan," The girl's voice, low to the point of inaudibility, like sleep talk, echoed by the ear.
"Mm," Although the bedroom light wasn't on, Kaito could still clearly see the hesitation and confusion on the girl's pretty face beside him.
After a long while, she slowly asked, "You and Soyo... are together now?"
Kaito wasn't surprised that Little Mutsumi knew about this matter.
After all, she and Soyo were classmates, finding out some news was extremely easy, so he simply admitted it.
"That's right."
This time Little Mutsumi's silence lasted even longer.
Although she already knew this answer, after truly hearing it from brother's mouth, her mood was still somewhat complicated.
If she had to describe it... maybe like, little cucumber dipped in vinegar, became pickled cucumber?
Also wondered, 'If Sakiko knows this news, what kind of reaction will she have?'
Little Mutsumi imagined that scene briefly in her mind, felt, 'It will be pretty bad.'
Although since leaving the Togawa family, Sakiko always looked tough outside, but that was just a disguise.
Her true personality was unexpectedly soft and sweet, especially not good at handling strong people.
'If she knows the club president she secretly likes has been snatched away by Soyo, perhaps she will secretly crawl into bed and cry at night?'
But... she had no time to mourn for Sakiko.
As a fellow loser, and even having her face sat on by Soyo, even though she occupied the status of younger sister, Little Mutsumi still felt it wasn't enough.
She remained silent for a long time, then quietly said, "So, Onii-chan... will you abandon me?"
The fragile tone couldn't hide the unease.
Compared to a younger sister without blood relation, obviously the girlfriend in a relationship was closer.
Not to mention, as boyfriend and girlfriend, dating was a natural thing.
Which also meant that brother would spend more time and attention on Soyo.
As time went on, inevitably... they would grow further apart.
And this was precisely what Wakaba Mutsuki feared most.
Although the time living together had been short, she already couldn't imagine a life without brother, and didn't want to leave.
'But, if one day, by Onii-chan's side, there is no longer my place, then where... should I go?'
———
'So this is Little Mutsumi's worry?'
'Worried that after brother got a girlfriend, most of his affection would be taken away, and even feared brother will abandon her...'
'…Such a childlike thought, really.'
But Kaito didn't intend to laugh at her.
Ultimately, the reason Little Mutsumi had such thoughts was only because she was too close to him, so she feared being taken away.
"I won't," He seriously gave his answer, "As long as Little Mutsumi is willing, there will always be a place by my side for you."
"Mm," The girl's voice became cheerful again, as if she had let go of many heavy things, "I also, will never leave Onii-chan."
Like making, a forever-lasting promise.
———
In the following week, there was nothing particularly special.
Going to class as usual, clearing out love letters from the desk space, being pestered by the enthusiastic Anon for chats... such daily life, repeated in cycles.
By the way... Kaito also took some time to tell Miura Yumiko about dating Soyo.
As he had expected, Yumiko didn't show much anger about it, instead sighed in relief.
Finally someone could help share the firepower, she didn't feel jealous at all.
Although she had only met Soyo once, Yumiko had a deep impression of the brown-haired young lady from Tsukinomori.
After all, the gentle, wife-like aura from Soyo, was far more mature than girls of the same age, unforgettable at first sight.
Originally wanted to let Bocchi drink the second soup... but since someone already beat her to it, nothing could be done, third soup was the same anyway.
She also wanted to suggest meeting Soyo again, since they'd likely live together in the future, it'd be good to start bonding early.
But when the time came, she hesitated.
After all, the relationship between them wasn't that close, not even friends.
Meeting rashly like that just felt awkward, after thinking it over, she temporarily shelved the idea.
And so, in this kind of atmosphere, time quietly arrived at Friday.
Tomorrow was the time for the band's first official live performance.
For this live, little Bocchi had been extremely busy recently, barely attending club activities, heading straight to STARRY right after school.
Although she had been trying hard to practice with her teammates, still, looking at the particularly gloomy sky outside the window, and the typhoon weather broadcast on his phone, Kaito furrowed his brow.
'Should I say, the heavens are not cooperating?'
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