Tokyo Soft Rice King.

My sister seemed to notice my gaze and turned to look at me as she spoke.

"Hehe, Your Majesty's gaze is so intense it's almost burning me~"

"Ah, I'm sorry..."

Caught red-handed, I turned my head away, scratched my cheek, and felt a little embarrassed.

Even if she's the older sister, staring at someone like that is really impolite.

"There's no need to apologize. As long as Your Majesty wants to see, I will show you everything..."

Then, a captivating and alluring smile appeared on the older sister's face as she touched her cheek and said...

"Well, if it's a wise ruler, you can not only look, but also touch them, right?"

I pretended not to understand my sister's hint and said.

"Oh, do you need my help? I can help you chop the vegetables..."

"Honestly, Mingjun, you know perfectly well what I mean. Is it a younger brother's privilege to bother his older sister while she's cooking?"

"Is there such a privilege? But that would be very dangerous. What if she loses her grip on the knife, gets burned by the gas stove, or gets scalded by the pot? Wouldn't that hurt Sister An...?"

I said seriously.

"I don't want my sister to get hurt because of my own selfish desires."

This is the truth. If I were to hurt my sister just because I wanted to continue acting cute, I would feel incredibly guilty.

"A wise ruler~~~"

I could almost see my sister's affection level skyrocketing. If I weren't holding a kitchen knife, she probably would have rushed up and hugged me again.

"As expected, my wise ruler is the gentlest and most considerate of my sister, hehehe~"

My sister praised me while deftly chopping the vegetables. Her blind-cutting skills were truly impressive, but it made me worry that she might cut her own fingers.

My sister noticed my worry again and said smugly.

"Don't worry, your sister won't get hurt, so you can act cute towards her anytime you want, Mingjun!"

My sister is too perfect; she'll make me a useless person.

"However, if you feel guilty, it's best to ambush my sister when it's safe to do so."

"So there won't be a sneak attack."

"Huh?! You don't know how?!"

Why are you so shocked...?

"Waaah, is my sister really that unattractive...? She even wore a black, semi-transparent lace bra for Mingjun..."

"Is that some kind of winning underwear...?"

You shouldn't let your brother wear that kind of underwear, really.

My sister is great in every way, except that she's a little too nice to me.

If you let me indulge like this, even I will have moments when I can't take it anymore...

If you can't help it, why don't you just stop?

Anyway, in this remote countryside, there are no neighbors around, and no one will know what happened here...

Evil thoughts are growing.

I quickly shook my head, trying to dispel the bad thoughts.

If it's not going to work, it's not going to work.

If I had to explain why, it's because they're family.

My only family member left is my older sister...

Kuroba is an ominous surname, one that should not exist.

That's why everyone wants to stay away from Kuroba... stay away from me.

Even biological parents are helpless in this situation.

But this isn't the parents' fault; they certainly didn't want to lose their child.

But I am no more unfortunate than others.

My family is complete, and I didn't have any traumatic childhood experiences. I just became independent earlier than other children my age.

I have no right to complain about my current situation.

It's already an unprecedented exception that they've allowed me to continue living.

So even if I lose my parents, my friends, and everything from the past, I should still feel grateful.

But... I can't help but feel a little sad.

But at least I still have my sister by my side.

She shared the surname Kuroba with me, lived with me and took care of me, so I didn't feel lonely.

My sister will accept everything about me.

There couldn't be anything luckier than this.

So even if I have to stay in this desolate place for the rest of my life, I will not have any complaints.

As long as I can be with my sister...

The smell of burning food interrupted my thoughts, and I refocused my attention on what was in front of me: my sister looking bewildered in the kitchen.

"Huh? The pot's on fire! Why is it smoking? Isn't it just a matter of turning on the heat and throwing in all the chopped stuff? Isn't that how you cook curry?"

"..."

Well, it seems even the perfect older sister has things she's not good at.

I'd better go help my sister, otherwise I'll be eating some terrible food tonight.

After a while, looking at the plate of black mush in front of me, I couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Although I stepped in to salvage the situation, I could only adjust the heat; once the food was in the pot, there was no going back.

So what exactly made this sticky, hard, bubbling mess? Can this even be called curry? Even squid ink fried rice is lighter in color than this stuff!

It makes one wonder if this is truly food for humans; it feels more like an offering to an evil god...

"Waaah... I'm so sorry, Mingjun, this is my first time cooking, and I thought it would be very easy..."

My sister looked very dejected. She knelt down beside me with her head down, and her body seemed to have shrunk a lot.

She clearly has knife skills comparable to a professional chef, but the food she cooks is a complete mess. My sister is really mysterious in this aspect.

Honestly, it takes talent to make even the simplest curry look like this.

However, it's not that it's inedible. Since it's all food, it can be eaten no matter how it's cooked, right?

So I mustered up my courage, picked up the spoon, and took a spoonful into my mouth.

Seeing this, my sister quickly grabbed my arm and tried to persuade me.

"Ah! My lord! Don't eat this! Throw this garbage away! I'll make you a new one! I'll make it until it's edible! With a few more tries, I'm sure I'll succeed!"

"Dark Sister, didn't you say this is your first time cooking? It's a rare first time, so you should try it... Hmm, although it looks a bit scary, the taste isn't too bad."

"R-Really? Myungjun, you're so kind. This must be something you're saying to comfort me..."

"Really? You should try it if you don't believe me."

"Well... ah~"

My sister closed her eyes and opened her mouth to me.

I have a strange feeling of something being painted, and... I also feel a bit dangerous. My back is getting cold. What's going on?

Anyway, I quickly fed her a bite.

"Hmm... I see... It's not that I can't eat it... But since my younger brother fed me, I can eat as much as I want!"

"I hope neither of us will have an upset stomach tomorrow."

After all, there's only one toilet in the house.

"This was fed to me by the wise ruler, sister, I will never spit it out again!"

That's impossible... Even beautiful women need to use the restroom.

After that, we shared a spoon and each ate the black curry in one bite.

After the meal, we switched places. My sister lay on my lap, held my hands, and asked me with concern.

"Wise ruler...you don't hate your useless older sister, do you?"

No, it won't happen.

"Waaah, I wanted to be a reliable older sister, but I've become a useless older sister who needs my younger brother to comfort me..."

"Isn't it great? I actually feel at ease. If my sister were too perfect, I would feel a lot of pressure. So I'm happy to be able to help An-nee."

"A wise ruler~~~"

My sister wrapped her arms around my neck again and pressed herself against me, and her eyes seemed to have become a little... dangerous.

"Sister...you're too close."

"Because there aren't many opportunities to touch the wise ruler like this... Ah, it was supposed to be the wise ruler who could act cute towards my sister, but instead, my sister wants to act cute towards the reliable wise ruler..."

"Then I'll say the same thing to Sister An... you can be as cute and affectionate with me as you like."

"Yes, I feel very happy to have a wise ruler by my side..."

I'm so happy.

"Just having you by my side is enough for me..."

My sister and I were on the same page.

This kind of daily routine will probably continue.

In the days that followed, my sister and I ate together, slept together, read together, watched movies together, took walks together, strolled through flower fields together, and gazed at the stars together…