I really don't want to be reborn.

He overheard a few sentences and roughly understood that today was an auspicious day chosen by his sister and her friends, based on the feng shui of the Kosaka family home—what were they going to do today…?

Hmm, I heard it's to consecrate the adorable Meruru-chan.

"Saori didn't come?"

"Hmm... He said he had something urgent to attend to and couldn't come. He even came to my house yesterday to say, 'I'm very sorry, I suddenly have something very important to do. Please give this to Xiaotongtong.'—and then he left this."

On the sofa was the manga "Starry Night Magical Girl Meruru," which should be the autographed copy that Kirino had been longing for.

The black cat handed it to him: "Go give it to her."

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't take it, but he roughly understood why Saori's huge jar of lubricant wasn't there today: "No wonder, so you two had a fight, right?"

I understand, I understand.

Today's anime appreciation event turned into an event with only Kirino and Kuroneko. It would be strange if they didn't argue. It's impossible for them to get along well. Not to mention their current cold war, he wouldn't be surprised if he saw them fighting when he got home.

That's how great our friendship is!

I see... I understand everything now!

The black cat's face turned slightly red: "...Hmph, you know very well, that's exactly how it is."

Kirino locked herself in her room because she was angry.

The black cat has been staying in the completely dark living room until now.

He wailed inwardly: Oh, my sister, is someone like Meruru more important than friends?

It's a rare occasion for friends to come over, so why don't you want to spend quality time with them?

Are you having your period in your head?

He felt some resentment towards his sister, but he also noticed that no matter how fiercely they argued, Kirino never kicked the black cat out.

So—

A strange smile gradually appeared on his face, which looked quite nasty to the cat. The black cat puffed out its cheeks and said, "You, you, you male, are you thinking about something really boring?"

In any case, let's calm the black cat down first and then talk about other things. If the cold war goes on for too long, this sensitive black cat will run away.

He had just sat down next to the black cat when his phone started vibrating. He opened it and saw it was Saori. Her message was brief: "--Kyosuke, I'm leaving the rest to you."

He raised his eyebrows and suddenly felt a subtle tacit understanding with this otaku he wasn't very familiar with. Moreover, the girl who claimed to be a fifteen-year-old middle school student but was 1.8 meters tall was much more mature than Kirino and Kuroneko.

Today, I experienced for the first time the immense lubricating effect of Ms. Saori. If I think about it this way, the Kousaka family owes Saori a lot of favors over the past few months.

What should we do now?

Kyosuke Kosaka now had to turn himself into a giant lubricant to figure out why they were arguing: "Did they argue about Meruru and Kirino again today? Damaging Kirino's relationship with her best friend, I'm starting to dislike Meruru now!"

When asked to be Kousaka Kirino's best friend, Kuroneko lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly: "N-no, that's not it."

"What was the purpose of that?"

"..."

An unusual silence, as quiet as the whisper of an ancient geranium, and Kyosuke waited patiently.

A short while later, the black cat sighed meaningfully.

"I didn't come here to argue... I don't want to argue with Kirino if Saori isn't here, so even though I came to watch anime, I try to avoid talking about anime-related topics."

He nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you."

The girl became even more flustered by his thanks, her face turning even redder. She stole a few glances at him before forcing herself to say, "Hmph, it wasn't for you, why are you thanking me!"

"And then, what did they argue about?"

The black cat sighed in disgust: "Mobile phone novels."

E-books, which are written and read on mobile phones and are like novels, are just beginning to take shape. Recently, there have been news reports of mobile phone novels being published and even adapted into movies.

The black cat crossed one leg, propped its chin on the back of its hand, and squinted its eyes. Its tone turned strange: "Hmph, I've tried writing a mobile phone novel. I remember you also draw comics and write novels, right? Want to read mine? Well, I think it's a masterpiece~~"

"..."

1. Exactly the same!

Seriously, especially that extremely annoying "humph," it's practically a carbon copy of my sister's!

Surprised by the black cat's ability to mimic, he didn't forget to defend Kirino: "Don't mind her, it's her first time writing something, so what? Is it boring?"

The black cat lowered its head, gritting its teeth: "I want to kill her!"

"That gloomy look really suits a cat, Miss Black Cat!" He said with a strange expression, "Is it really that bad? I know many of Kirino's writing problems. If you're this upset just because of emoticons and random line breaks, that's not fair."

"So you knew what kind of person your sister was."

Black Cat regained her composure and remained silent for a long time before speaking with a wronged tone: "The worst, the worst thing is... there was a gothic lolita named BLACK CAT who was clearly modeled after me, and she was... raped to death."

He slightly opened his mouth...

What should I say?

There's nothing left to say in defense.

Kirino, how can I describe you?

He took a deep breath to suppress his anger and patted the cat's head: "I apologize to you on her behalf, black cat. Please forgive her."

The black cat nodded and fell silent again.

What else can we do?

Of course we should continue to forgive her!

"I'll go prepare some juice and snacks... wait a moment."

Kyosuke Kousaka stepped out of the living room, his gentle and apologetic expression instantly turning icy. He silently walked upstairs and flung open his sister's bedroom door: "Kirino Kousaka!"

------(eleven)

Ah, originally, Qian Shang's fifty blades would have been enough for this chapter to be extended.

But then the rich guy from Liuliya sent another two hundred dollars... I'll pay him back tomorrow, let me catch my breath.

It's not that we don't have any drafts, it's just that this type of book updates too quickly and loses a lot of its flavor.

I'll make it up first thing tomorrow morning!

Chapter Eleven: That Was a Whispered Pout

"Ms. Kirino Kousaka, I think it's better for you to stay with your friends when they come over."

Kirino sat in front of the computer, listening to her brother's almost overflowing anger, feeling slightly dazed. When was the last time her brother was this angry?

Kyosuke Kosaka was naturally angry, angry at his sister's attitude toward her friends.

The black cat's complaints were enough to make him feel ashamed. It's one thing to quarrel and argue, but as the host, it's unacceptable to leave the guest waiting in the living room.

And he even alluded to her in the novel—can you just make jokes like "raped to death" about a girl like that? And he even wrote it into the novel?

"Hey you, it's rare for friends to come over, so just get along well. Can't you two just give each other a day?"

Kirino snapped out of her daze, also furious: "Why are you siding with that dead cat?! Who's your sister anyway?!"

"Oh my god, if you were even half as sensible as Black Cat, I'd go to the shrine to fulfill my vow right now. And don't try to argue with me, you were wrong this time!"

"I did nothing wrong!"

"You're lying. Black Cat said that your mobile phone novel contained a story about a gothic lolita based on her who was raped and killed. This is a very serious mistake. She was your friend, and friends shouldn't do this."

Even a joke shouldn't be like this.

Kyosuke Kosaka was well aware of their dynamic: "Normally you call her a dead cat and she calls you a sow, that's fine, but you're not allowed to insert any insulting or allegorical content into your novels."

Kirino Kousaka blushed furiously and said, "What is that guy saying! That's completely wrong!"

"Oh, I've come to hear your argument again."

She walked to the stacked table in the center of the room, where a cell phone and several black books were placed. Her younger sister pointed angrily at the black books and said, "Read those! I'm so angry!"

He frowned. The black book cover was eerie, and the title was written in a refined English handwriting style. Before he even opened it, he was overwhelmed by its strong sense of adolescent angst.

"A fanfic about Fallen Beasts? Made by Black Cat?"

"Who else could it be but her?"

Kirino looked disgusted and pouted. Kousaka Kyosuke was puzzled: "What's wrong with someone writing a doujinshi? Even if you don't like it, it doesn't have to be like this. Did she write that brat Meruru into it?"

"You are not allowed to insult Meruru!"

Kirino defended her idol, then, after a moment of sullenness, adopted a sleepy demeanor, lowering her eyes and speaking in a low, slow voice: "Hmph... Well then, while I'm reading this mobile novel that's clearly full of landmines, you can read this. MASCHERA has read them all, right?"

"..."

Kyosuke Kosaka was stunned by the gesture, and it took him a few seconds to realize that the guy was imitating the black cat downstairs. He was surprised that everyone's imitation skills had improved so much in just a few days.

The black cat imitated its sister's "humming," and the sister imitated the black cat's disdainful look; both were remarkably lifelike, and such gestures could not be replicated without careful observation.

Kyosuke Kosaka felt even more that his sister's friendship was precious, and carefully flipped through a few pages: "Is Kuroneko's doujinshi boring?"

Kirino lowered her head: "I want to kill her!"

She seemed quite hurt by this doujinshi, gesticulating wildly: "A doujinshi! A mere doujinshi! It even comes with a full two hundred pages of setting materials. Without reading this first, there's no way to fully understand all the original terminology that didn't appear in the original work!"

That feeling is roughly equivalent to the novel you're currently reading, which contains 300,000 words of time loop theory...

"Doesn't this just prove that Miss Black Cat has an original heart?!"

"Ha! And these technical terms even have a 'cooking smell' to them—what's with all this 'Gods and Demons Annihilation Charge'?! Pfft! I can't read any more of this!"

and many more!

The implication is that you've read through this thick set of information, which is as thick as a dictionary...?

He suppressed his anger, took out his phone, and sent an email to Saori, indicating that everything was harmonious on their end, and that everyone was on good terms.

Kirino was not happy at all. She angrily slammed the setting book on the table, gritted her teeth, and threw herself into his arms, sobbing softly: "That damn cat... she... she even wrote nonsense about me. There's an original character from Shibuya who becomes the protagonist's sex slave after being bewitched by magic."

Kyosuke was taken aback by his sister's aggrieved expression. He frowned upon hearing this, then chuckled and patted her head: "Is the character just a Shibuya type?"

"Um……"

"Then how do you know the black cat is alluding to you?"