I really don't want to be reborn.

They are very logical, but even if you spend a lifetime or many lifetimes thinking about them, you will not be able to find the pattern.

Kyosuke Kousaka once again experienced the unpredictability of fate.

Just as he was about to go upstairs to see if he could be saved, a person came running down from upstairs and bumped into him unexpectedly at the bottom of the stairs.

With a cry of pain, the girl collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face. The tears she had been holding back burst forth instantly from the impact, and she sat on the ground, sobbing heartbrokenly.

Kousaka Kyosuke stood there dumbfounded, wondering, "Aragaki? Ayase? Hey, you didn't fall that badly, why are you crying so scary?"

He glanced at the stairs, then gently reached out his hand to the girl with long, straight black hair, his voice almost eerily soft: "Get up quickly, what's wrong? Did you have a fight with Kirino?"

He pulled the girl up from the ground and tidied her messy long hair: "What happened?"

"Kirino, Kirino, she..."

Ayase's eyes were red and she couldn't stop crying. Her crying made her look nothing like a composed lady. After sobbing a few times, she did something even less ladylike.

"Waaaaah..."

She threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.

"..."

Kyosuke Kosaka hugged her and whispered comforting words, displaying the demeanor of a male god from a TV drama, but his eyes showed some impatience. What he wanted to do more now was go upstairs and see how that silly little sister was doing.

…………

"She has that kind of hobby? That's impossible."

Upon hearing Ayase Aragaki recount the events in tears, Kyosuke asked a few key questions before categorically denying the allegations.

“My sister could never like that kind of thing; she’s always been extremely disgusted by it.”

While others lie through their teeth, he's a master of lies, spouting them from head to toe. He lies with such conviction and unwavering resolve that he shows no hesitation whatsoever.

This attitude made Ayase Aragaki waver slightly: "Really...really?"

"Of course it's true."

Kyosuke told her to sit on the sofa in the living room and waved to Kanako Kurusu, who was hiding at the bottom of the stairs, not to come out yet.

Why does that twin-tailed girl named Kanako listen to him so obediently?

Hmm... He glared at that guy just now, his eyes full of murderous intent. His tough-guy look successfully scared Kanako, a middle school student. In short, he was super fierce.

"You see, Kirino hasn't admitted those things are hers, right?"

"Yes, but she remained silent..."

“Silence doesn’t necessarily mean consent, Ayase.”

Kyosuke Kosaka stopped the girl who wanted to argue, speaking earnestly like an elder: "You have to understand, even good friends, even friends who are so close they want to get married, will have one or two secrets."

"I...I know..."

Ayase looked serious, blushing slightly at the word "marriage."

The slight blush on her pale face made her look somewhat sickly.

Upon further confirmation that the girl might be a lesbian, Kousaka Kyosuke's heart grew even heavier, and he felt even more resentful towards his sister, thinking, "Why do I always have to clean up your messes?"

When we were kids, I could help you clean your clothes if you didn't do it properly, but now, can't I, Old Pigeon, have some peace and quiet?

Even wiping your own bottom should have some basic rules, right?

"...But I want to become Kirino's strength, because...because Kirino has always helped me like this..."

Therefore, in a way, today's situation can be attributed to Kirino being too good to her.

In other words... this is the result of his round-headed sister attracting unwanted attention.

"It's always been like this. Kirino has always supported me these past few years."

Kyosuke looked at her expression with curiosity, thinking to himself, "How can you speak with such a sense of vicissitude in less than two years?"

To be honest, Ayase's words were genuine and unpretentious.

She truly felt this way from the bottom of her heart; she genuinely loved Kirino. Therefore, she wanted to dedicate her own strength to Kirino.

"Kirino is hiding something from me and doesn't want to tell me. I'll find out when I see it. But this time, I feel I can't just sit idly by. I've had a really bad feeling all day..."

Kyosuke's eyelids twitched. He glanced at the stairs, knowing his sister hadn't come down yet. He calmly sent an email to Kirino, then looked up at the dejected Ayase and smiled: "It's alright. You really misunderstood what happened today. Do you think I don't know what kind of person my sister is?"

Ayase Aragaki hesitated: "But those awful things..."

"Oh, those? Weren't those sent to me?"

"But, however..."

"Is the recipient also me? The reason she doesn't want you to see it is naturally to protect me, her brother. After all, it's a bit shameful for a girl if her brother likes erotic comics."

Ayase Aragaki didn't want to believe that Kosaka-san was the kind of guy who liked that kind of awful stuff, but his expression didn't seem like he was lying.

"Think about it, if Kirino were that kind of person, her room would probably have terrible comics, terrible adult games, and terrible DVDs, but you didn't see any of those, did you?"

If you can find that closet, I'll admit defeat.

He stood up and patted the girl's head: "I called her down; this matter needs to be clarified."

Ayase froze for a few seconds, then suddenly stood up, her face flushed red: "Big brother... why would big brother like that kind of thing?!"

He turned around at the top of the stairs, his expression bewildered: "I'm a boy, I'm a normal boy, isn't it normal to like those things?"

Ayase was speechless at his abruptness, feeling as if her mouth was stuffed full of rat tails.

This is terrible...

Terrible boys...

If that's really the case, then she should really hate Kirino's brother.

But I just can't bring myself to hate her.

It's really frustrating to be forced to dislike someone.

…………

Kyosuke glanced at Kanako as he went upstairs.

The latter, Meruru, who seemed to have been toyed with by the alien monster in all sorts of ways, let out an embarrassing scream and ran to the living room to find Ayase Aragaki.

To be honest, of all his sister's friends, Kanako was the one he disliked the least.

This middle school student is a bit worldly.

Reaching her younger sister's room, she gently pushed the door open and went in, nodding softly to Xiaolan, who was watching over her sister, with a gentle expression: "Thank you for your help."

Xiao Lan walked out of the room with a slight shyness, gently closing the door behind her. This subtle gesture greatly increased his affection for her.

Your sister is a great friend.

...Now is not the time to talk about that.

Kyosuke Kosaka looked at his younger sister sitting on the bed and felt a pang of heartache.

Kirino sat there pitifully, like a package no one wanted to receive.

Are you alright?

"Hmm, it's not broken yet."

Kirino managed a witty remark, but she was actually in quite bad shape, and gave a weak smile: "How is Ayase?"

Kyosuke didn't answer, but took her hand. There were red handprint-like marks on her wrist, and it was already a little swollen.

"Go down and make her apologize to you."

"elder brother?"

He patted his sister's head and sighed affectionately, "You're trying to pin this on me. Your brother isn't afraid of a middle school girl. Just tell her those notebooks are mine. What can she do to me?"

Kirino stared at him intently for a long time.

This is entirely her own fault.

If I hadn't been overthinking and believing it was cosmetics my brother gave to Kasumigaoka Utaha, none of this would have happened today.

So it's all her own fault. She was wrong from the beginning, and now her brother has to take the blame for her and be looked down upon by others—how can he still laugh?

The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. Kirino Kousaka leaned on his shoulder and slowly closed her eyes, her voice as weak as that of a terminally ill cancer patient: "...Thank you."

Yes, her brother complex has truly reached an advanced stage and is beyond cure.

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This is the third update; there will be five updates today.

Didn't I say that? Oh, I don't think I did.

First, let me express my gratitude for yesterday. Thank you Aozaki Aoko for the generous donation of 10,000 yuan, thank you Liuli Yehun for the 5,000 yuan donation and the razor blade, and thank you everyone for the recommendations and monthly tickets.

I keep my word. If I said I'd do it at dawn, then I'll do it at dawn. Now you shouldn't be stingy with your money.

Hmph, you stupid fool.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Dusk Like the Sea, Clouds Like Whales

It was full of twists and turns.

Today was really exciting.

The shock that Kirino Kousaka experienced today was comparable to accidentally glancing at the minimap while fighting a dragon and seeing that our crystal was being attacked.

After arguing with Ayase Aragaki, they made up again in such a short time that the round mirror was almost completely undamaged.

Yes, the main crystal was saved.

She forced herself to see her three friends to the door, gave Kanako and Ran her usual smile, and was about to turn around and go back to her room when Ayase Aragaki hugged her.

"Kirino..."

"what?"

"I'm sorry, I want to say sorry again, I was too impulsive before."

Kirino lowered her head: "Didn't I already say it was... a misunderstanding? If it's a misunderstanding, then there's no need to bring it up."