My love game with them that will lead to certain death

"He's been treating me like this ever since you two broke up and I didn't do anything to get you to reconcile with him."

Ming Hai yawned nonchalantly, and his nonchalant and casual attitude only made Eriri feel even more guilty.

"So Tomoya has always been like this to Toru... I still..."

Under the impact of the emotion called guilt, Eriri Sawamura gradually recalled the past when she was an unqualified sister and quarreled with her brother.

Chapter 24 Bassist? Masaka…!

When she was young and naive, Eriri Sawamura was also aware of how many unreasonable, willful and capricious things she had done.

For example, after having a falling out with Tomoya Aki, she couldn't get over it and kept feeling resentful, but she didn't want to be the first to apologize, so she stayed at home all day playing video games in an attempt to numb her nerves.

"If you really want to reconcile with him, why not just give him a phone call and explain the situation?"

The brother who was concentrating on his homework would lazily offer suggestions at this time, but his suggestions would only make Eriri even more angry - after all, this was a man who could still get full marks on the exam even if he did his homework in a sloppy manner with the sound of games playing in the background.

"Stop making so much noise. This is my own business. Don't bother with me."

Therefore, the response from the still immature Eriri was also full of gunpowder.

"Good idea. Since you don't want me to meddle in your business, why don't you consider not coming into my room to play games?"

"No way to compete, it's because you are the only one with a video game console in your room."

"If you don't let gaming affect your studies and succeed in getting into the top five in your grade, Mom will also give you a set of Nintendo and Sony family portrait sets."

"Ahh, I'm so annoyed by the constant noise..."

Whenever she is with her outstanding brother, she becomes uncontrollably anxious due to her inferiority complex.

Do you think that everyone can reach the same level as you? It's easy for you to say that.

"I feel very relaxed when I'm with Ren. He only talks to me about games and animations. He won't say so many spoiling things like you, Toru."

Eriri put down the controller and walked out of her brother's room with a cold expression.

Before leaving, she said something very harsh to her brother who was sitting at the desk with a frozen expression - looking directly at the face that looked exactly like her own.

"Even though he's my twin brother, Toru doesn't understand me as well as Ren."

Since then, she didn't step into her brother's room again for several years.

The relationship between the two siblings reached its first breaking point because of Tomoya Aki.

“How could you forget this alone… the reason why Toru and I became so distant…”

Although the conflict between them was the result of accumulation over time, Akitomo was also the fuse that triggered it all.

It turns out that I once said such excessive words.

After that, Toru, as the older brother, never mentioned this incident. Not only did he keep silent about it when he was treated coldly by Tomoya Aki, he also never mentioned it even after the relationship between the siblings warmed up recently.

When she thought about how she had said such outrageous words and still acted so willfully and stubbornly, Eriri Sawamura felt ashamed - no matter how arrogant and unreasonable she was, she could still distinguish between the important and the unimportant when facing her relatives.

“Besides, after such a weird thing as body swapping happened…Tōru still didn’t say anything and was willing to cover for me…”

An indescribable feeling of guilt came over her, but when Eriri tried to test Toru's attitude timidly, the latter seemed nonchalant and didn't care much about it.

"Ah? I didn't take that matter to heart at all. Besides, I'm your brother. How could I ignore you and watch you jump into the fire pit just because of a little unhappiness?"

This unexpected answer stunned Eriri for a long time. Only then did she realize that her brother, who was so outstanding in the eyes of his peers, parents and teachers, was indeed more rational and mature than her.

"Besides, I won't get mad and jealous just because my sister falls in love with a totally unqualified boy. That would be totally unbecoming of a brother."

During a trip after the two of them returned to their original bodies, in a music-themed afternoon tea cafe, the curly-haired boy said this to the blonde girl sitting in front of him.

Eriri seemed to be quite dissatisfied with the fact that he had urgently called her to the battle field with Tomoya Aki and Utaha Kasumigaoka that day, so Minghai asked her to come to this place so that he could take the opportunity to talk things out.

"So Toru you...are not angry with Renya and me because of this...?"

"Your words had some emotion at first, but now you don't have that emotion anymore. As for Aki Tomoya, I don't care at all."

The boy raised his eyebrows indifferently and glanced at the band performing light and melodious songs in the middle of the restaurant and bar.

Sometimes the opposite emotion of love is not hatred or disgust, but complete indifference.

"Besides, if there's that Kasumigaoka Utaha-senpai among your competitors, even though you're competing for someone as precious as Amai, Eriri may not be able to win, so I feel relieved."

"Hey, hey."

"After all, if you are considered a novice hero, Eriri, then Kasumigaoka-senpai is like a small monster standing in front of a dungeon when you are around level 50, tempting you to go in and explore. But when you turn around, you find out that it is a level 99 boss. Under normal circumstances, you will definitely not be able to defeat her."

“Hey, why are your elbows still sticking out…!”

"That's the truth. Kasumigaoka-senpai is in a man's strike zone in terms of both her looks and figure. I'm sure you don't understand, Eriri."

“I don’t understand what you’re saying, Toru. Hahahahaha.”

That kind of perfunctory dry laugh has completely exposed the fact that you are unsure, Eriri...!

"But regardless of other things, Tomoya Aki has really good luck with women. Every woman he likes is more attractive than the other."

Ming Hai, who was sitting in his seat and biting a straw, looked at a girl with short dark purple hair who was playing the guitar on the stage, which made Eriri look in that direction as well.

"That is…?"

"Hyoudou Michiru, Aki Tomoya's cousin."

Ming Hai revealed the information he had collected to Eriri one by one in a calm tone.

"She was born on the same day, month and year as Tomoya Aki - and even in the same hospital. She can be said to be the top of the pyramid of childhood sweethearts. She should have some feelings for Tomoya Aki. Eriri, do you think you have a chance of winning?"

"Well……"

Ying Lili lowered her head dejectedly like a dog that had lost its home and said no more. You know, her childhood sweetheart was the only thing she could boast of.

"Could it be that you brought me here to see this Bingtang just to undermine my confidence..."

"I'm just helping you to face reality, Eriri. Besides you, Kasumigaoka-senpai, and this cousin Hyodou, as far as I know, Aki Tomoya has another childhood friend, whose name seems to be something like Hamajima Demi... You have so many rivals, Eriri."

"It's so noisy... Besides, why did you investigate so much..."

"Since he is the man that my dearest sister likes, I must check his social network."

Ming Hai crossed his legs and looked in the direction of the band's performance while explaining the concept of his actions in a very natural tone.

"Let's not talk about others for now. If you still have feelings for Akitomo, Eriri, you can't give up. Why don't you think about whether you can compare to Miss Hyodo... Hmm?"

But as his eyes scanned the faces of the band members, the appearance of the bassist with short blue hair standing next to the lead singer with a lazy look on his face made his gaze pause slightly.

Wait, no…?

Chapter 25 My sister-in-law wouldn't be so stupid

Putting aside the matter of Tomoya Aki for the moment, Eriri Sawamura could keenly feel that something was wrong with her brother recently.

Although body swapping was considered extremely surreal, Eriri's intuition told her that Toru's recent subtle changes had nothing to do with it.

She admitted that she and her brother had been drifting apart in recent years because of some unpleasant things (such as the gap between the two and Tomoya Aki), but there were too many unexpected things that happened to Toru recently.

For example, the second daughter of the Yukinoshita family who inexplicably hit it off with him some time ago. It was hard for Eriri to imagine that her brother, who seemed warm on the outside but cold on the inside, would hit it off with a stranger so quickly and get along so well with him.

Yes, based on Eriri Sawamura's understanding of her twin brother, he is actually a person who is warm on the outside but cold on the inside.

He seems to be very easy to talk to and very smart. He can make fun of himself to keep the atmosphere of the conversation going and doesn't mind at all. He is not at all stage-frightened when interacting with others - but in fact, he is a rational person who only cares about his own feelings and the feelings of important people. He doesn't care about what others do and is almost detached.

How could a brother who seemed to be able to chat with anyone but was actually hard to get close to become familiar with others so quickly and easily - unless they had known each other for a long time.

Then the questions arise. How could she, who has been with Che since childhood, not know this?

If this was just a coincidence, what happened next made Eriri even more suspicious.

The brother sitting in front of him seemed to make eye contact with the bassist who was performing in the middle of the restaurant bar.

Then their expressions obviously froze the moment their eyes met.

"What's going on... It feels like I've run into someone I know again."

Eriri repeatedly looked at the bassist who was standing in the middle of the restaurant bar and performing a song. She had short blue hair and a lazy and casual look. Her face was pretty but a little handsome, but she was not familiar. Eriri Sawamura was very clear that she had never seen this person before, so it was reasonable that Toru had never seen her before either.

But for some reason, his brother stared at the band as if he had seen an acquaintance he hadn't seen for a long time, and after the band's performance ended, he found an excuse to sneak away.

It was obvious that he wanted to talk to the bassist.

"It doesn't matter. I don't care who that stupid old man wants to chat with."

Although she had such an open-minded thought in her heart, Miss Eriri's eyes, which she couldn't help but glance at a certain curly-haired boy every three seconds or so, still betrayed her insincerity.

Well, I have to admit that she cares a lot.

The twins who have only had each other in their lives since childhood suddenly have some unfamiliar strangers intervening... She doesn't want this to happen.

"I, I'm just worried about what would happen if our bodies suddenly switched again... It's better to stay together as much as possible, so I don't really care about which girl Toru is going to hook up with next."

Although this statement is self-consistent, who are you trying to convince by muttering like this in your heart, Ms. Eriri?

In any case, she followed her brother awkwardly to a place close to the band members, following his gaze as she looked at the short-blue-haired girl who was talking to Hyodo Michiru.

Although she looked very young, she should be at the age of just entering college and society. In any case, she should be a few years older than himself and his brother.

“How did this guy Toru hook up with an older sister…?”

Although there is no clear evidence that the two know each other, Miss Eriri is already feeling this way in her heart.

"Why am I the youngest around him... Besides, I was born just a little later than him, why must I be his little sister... No, no, why am I thinking about this?"

While Eriri was distracted, the girl with short blue hair was putting her bass into its case when she was spoken to by Hyodou.

"Well done, Yamada. The owner of this restaurant and bar is an acquaintance of my friend. Our band will probably be performing here soon. Don't forget to come to work on time tomorrow!"

Michiru patted her shoulder excitedly, but the girl named Yamada just blinked with no emotion on her face.

"What? At work... I went today and I have to go again tomorrow...? What kind of relationship do we have... Isn't this a bit too much of a stretch...?"

"I said, are you okay, Yamada..."

"Hey, he looks like a weirdo... he shouldn't be a big problem, right...?"

Eriri, who had just put aside her worried state, turned to look at the curly-haired boy beside her, only to find that her brother's eyes were glowing as he looked at him - only then did she realize that something was wrong.

Obviously, Che had never given her such a look before.

“Shit—So Toru is into weirdos?!”

Not caring at all and not having the time to pay attention to Eriri's fluctuating emotions at the moment, Minghai just kept watching every move of the girl called Yamada.

Since Yukinoshita Yukino had appeared in this simulation as a precedent, he had more or less anticipated the "reunion" with Yamada Ryo.

However, he was not sure whether the "Yamada Ryo" in front of him was the Yamada in real life who often joked with him, or the Yamada who was his witness and parted with him in the second simulation.

He waited for the moment when Yamada would meet his gaze again.

After talking with Hyodo Michiru, the band members who had finished their performance packed up their belongings and left. Yamada was about to follow his companions out of the restaurant, but after he put on his bass case, he stopped what he was doing when he saw the curly-haired boy again.

Ming Hai did not avoid her gaze, but stared quietly at Yamada whose pupils were gradually shrinking.

"........."

After a long silence, Yamada rubbed his eyes.

"Why did you see a ghost in broad daylight...?"

"Okay, it should be the Yamada from the second simulation."

"Hey, Xiao Hai's ghost - you are still lingering in the human world. Do you have any unfulfilled wishes that you want me to help you realize? Why did you bleach your hair blonde... Is rock punk also popular in the underground?"

She waved at the curly-haired boy in a serious manner, causing other customers in the restaurant to look at her in a strange way. Eriri, who was standing with her brother, also felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but refute Yamada's rude words.

"Hey, how can you curse like that? We are living people! And who is Xiao Hai——"

But when Yamada turned his attention to her, Eriri realized that it was a wrong decision to provoke her.

"...Has Xiao Hai also split into a different version of himself? As expected of you... But why are they all blonde? Is this your latest XP?"

"Hello--!"

Eriri Sawamura had no choice but to helplessly admit that the girls surrounding her brother were more unpredictable than the other, and she was no match for them.

Sick note…!

After returning from my trip, I unfortunately caught a cold and had a fever. Today, when I woke up, I found out that I had tendonitis... Alas... (?﹏?)