I really don't want to be reborn.

She flipped through the magazine quickly, her head down: "No sister-complex person likes their sister being fantasized about by others. You can make her quit this job. Anyway, you can take some of the royalties for her to spend. She doesn't need to work so hard to earn money."

Kyosuke Kousaka fixed his gaze on Kirino for a long time before saying in a deep voice, "I can let her work part-time in junior high, but I won't let her continue like this once she enters high school."

He knew very well what his sister liked.

She likes young girls, games, erotic games, friends, and friends from the otaku community. She also likes running—but… she has never said that she likes being a model; for her, this job is just a job.

Kasumigaoka wasn't surprised by his tough statement, but rather teased him: "You were probably in college by then, how would you have time to care about her?"

What if I don't go to university?

"Snapped!"

The girl with deep red eyes slammed the magazine shut: "Are you kidding me?"

He didn't answer, but pointed to the side where they were filming: "Don't make a fuss. Look at the poses they're striking. Even I, as a bystander, feel a little ashamed."

Kirino and several other girls, dressed in bright spring outfits, posed for the camera, their round, cute faces adorned with sweet smiles that exuded gentleness.

"Too mild... more like disgusting!"

Kyosuke didn't object this time, but groaned while covering his forehead: "Who would have thought that a girl who smiles so gently and sweetly is actually a spoiled brat who doesn't like anyone at home?"

Kasumigaoka stared at her friend's younger sister: "Ugh, I'm getting goosebumps..."

Kirino's sheep-like appearance made the two people who knew her true personality feel uncomfortable, especially Kyosuke, who could hardly suppress the trembling in his heart, wondering if his sister was trying to imitate a character in a visual novel.

Oh my, playing games has this kind of benefit!

However... it's best not to play games all night. It's like a college student who doesn't have any ambition spending the whole night in an internet cafe, looking listless, greasy-haired, and reeking of cigarettes.

When you leave the internet cafe, the morning sunlight makes you squint, and makes you feel how dirty and shameful it is to be so unambitious under the sun.

Kyosuke sighed softly: "Don't stay up late anymore, okay?"

The filming came to an end, and his younger sister sat down next to him. Because she had been so focused, there was a fine layer of sweat on her forehead. Hearing his words, she rubbed her eyes and said, "I can tell I stayed up all night again last night?"

"Your eyes are very bloodshot—don't move!"

He took a clean towel and wiped her sweat: "On a spring morning, you should go for a run and then have a nice breakfast. You look like this right now—"

Kyosuke paused for a moment, then looked at the head of the Literature Club: "Head of the club, what was it again? What was that saying?"

The girl, still engrossed in her magazine reading posture, didn't even look up: "The essence has been boiled away."

"Yes, that's it."

Feeling extremely annoyed by their unspoken understanding, Kirino rested for a while and then ran off, only to be followed by a beautiful girl with long, straight black hair, just like Utaha.

She wore a fitted sleeveless top, a short-sleeved white jacket over it, and a silver pendant around her neck. Overall, her figure was very curvaceous, and it's worth mentioning that she was also dressed midriff-baring.

Cute guy.

"Eh...excuse me, are you Kirino's brother?"

"Ah."

The beautiful girl smiled happily: "I've always been taken care of by Kirino. She's my senior in modeling, and she's been my classmate at school for the past two years. Kirino has always supported me."

"Kirino is a very important friend to me!"

Kyosuke Kosaka listened silently and nodded: "Thank you for the compliment to my sister. By the way, who are you?"

The beautiful girl with long, straight black hair paused slightly, then lowered her head with a hint of grievance: "Ah, I'm so sorry! I haven't told you yet, I am, Aragaki Ayase!"

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I almost forgot there was still one chapter left.

Chapter 41 I also want lots and lots of love

"To achieve that effect, I suggest you strengthen the frontal light a bit, perhaps using a softbox..."

"Or perhaps add a wall reflection behind the photographer?"

“Hey, this won’t do—the brightness needs to be fine-tuned. The right edge of Aragaki’s long, straight black hair should be brighter, yes, brighter than her face.”

"If we want to increase the intensity of the side contour light, then we should use a softbox..."

The fashion model photoshoot was still in progress, and the two "family members," Kousaka Kyosuke and Kasumigaoka Utaha, were still sitting on the park bench, occasionally glancing at Kirino's situation, occasionally looking at the other models' families, and mostly mocking or praising each other.

Their conversations are now mostly unrelated to Kirino, but rather revolve around debates about novels and other areas. However, without realizing it, Kyosuke will inevitably steer the conversation back to models.

"Sigh, look at this round of filming, look at those girls."

"It looks terrible."

"Kasumigaoka, try to keep a balanced mindset. Don't say they're ugly just because they're younger than you."

Kasumigaoka argued vehemently, "Look at their eyelashes, they're so exaggerated, they don't look natural at all."

Yes, that's true.

In this round of photoshoots, the young girls all wore exaggerated lower eyelashes that fluttered like dolls, and their nude lips gave them a touch of innocence, making their skin look very natural and pure.

"Kasumigaoka, I can tell you don't read these kinds of magazines often. You don't know much about the fashion industry, do you?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha doesn't think she needs to understand anything. She's always felt that makeup is something that can make up for flaws, and she doesn't think her face has any flaws.

This is probably what it means to be naturally beautiful and unable to hide it.

"Moreover, the models' makeup should not be described as exaggerated. To be precise, it should be called a concept. The concept they are shooting now is cute and innocent, so it is normal to draw thicker eyelashes."

She finally looked up in surprise: "Kousaka-kun, I had no idea you knew about this!"

There's a lot you don't know.

He stared intently at his sister, who was dressed in adorable clothes and wearing cute makeup. He smiled at Kirino, only to receive a fierce look in return.

"Kirino is being mean to me."

"Serves him right for being a siscon."

"I'm not……"

He looked at the shooting location and pursed his lips: "Fashion models, huh? I'm reminded of a work by Junji Ito from 1999. You know Junji Ito, right?"

"Okay, are you going to start telling a scary story?"

"A man was assisting with an outdoor photoshoot for models. When selecting models, he saw a photo that stood out from the rest. The female model was a monster; she had a long face, large and prominent cheekbones, and a terrifying appearance."

The girl stroked her smooth, long black hair: "If you hadn't said the author's name was Junji Ito, I would have thought this was an inspirational story."

"What a fucking inspirational story... His friend thought this might be unique, and that many people might be interested out of curiosity, so he decided to hire this female model. Later, they took her to the suburbs, and when they saw her in person, they realized that this female model was incredibly voluptuous. And during the shoot, someone saw this female model eating a living person..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha gave a malicious smile: "A very realistic manga plot. I've seen some models on TV who really don't look like human beings or ghosts. There's a limit to exaggeration, isn't there?"

As is customary, Kyosuke began to praise: "A mature and insightful statement, as expected of Kasumigaoka."

"Actually, Kousaka-kun, are you making fun of that staff member with the long face?"

"Nonsense!"

After the filming ended, the Kousaka siblings invited Kasumigaoka Utaha and their "new acquaintance" Ayase Aragaki to have some coffee.

On the way, the Kosaka siblings whispered furtively, "That, is it Ayase, whom you mention in almost every ten sentences?"

"Yeah, Ayase is signed with an agency. When she first got a job, I taught her a lot—and that's how we got along. Now, we're pretty good friends...hehe."

You probably can't find another person like Kirino who can treat you with such honesty.

"what……"

Kirino's expression suddenly turned strange: "You don't remember her?"

"...As if I know her."

"Last year during our school's winter track and field meet, you and your parents came to school to cheer me on... Didn't you and Ayase exchange numbers?"

Have it?

Last winter, I did go to Cherry Academy to cheer for Kirino. After all, besides being a beautiful and sweet-looking model, she is also a key player on the school's track and field team.

Did you meet Ayase Aragaki back then?

They even exchanged phone numbers?

He didn't believe it, so he took out his phone and showed his sister the numbers one by one: "091-8054-5177? Hmm, whose number is this?"

"That's your own phone number, you idiot!"

After Kirino finished her impatient rant, she noticed that her brother was looking at her with a half-smile, and she immediately felt flustered.

I've been tricked again!

How could she possibly explain it clearly—why did she recognize him at first glance? Why did she remember him so clearly?

She can't even remember her parents' phone numbers, so why would she remember his? And why is she so familiar with him?

Kyosuke silently scrolled down and finally found a number he had never seen before: "Oh, this is it. There's never been a call record for it."

Kirino was subtly delighted: "You're smart to call now. If you had called rashly, Ayase would have blocked you long ago, right? You don't know that she often blocks people she doesn't know well."

Then she saw her brother casually block Ayase Aragaki...

"Rather than being blocked by her in the future, I'd rather strike first. How clever of me."

She was utterly exasperated by her brother's occasional childish behavior.

"Kirino, your job doesn't seem too difficult, and it pays pretty well. Do you want to talk to that guy Kuroko about it?"

After a moment of silence, the younger sister shook her head: "No, I actually said that Black Cat said she would be ashamed to death. Humph, that damn cat."

Moreover, not everyone can earn money by working as a model like Kirino.

In Japan, the financial situation of junior high school students is very demanding.

Black Cat's expenses are still quite high. There are her cosplay outfits, money to buy games, and fan art. If she doesn't have any income, she's basically working out of love.

I want lots and lots of love.

If there is no love, then there is lots and lots of money; if there is neither... that's too pitiful.

Kasumigaoka Utaha also felt that she was too pitiful.

Not only did she spend a boring afternoon sitting with Kyosuke Kousaka, but now she was being inexplicably antagonized by a middle school girl—she could understand Kirino Kousaka's hostility, but given the girl's disgusting brother complex, it was normal for her to be hostile towards her.