My love game with them that will lead to certain death

"Why, why are you suddenly saying this..."

"Because I've always been very obvious, right? I liked you, Renye."

"I, I do feel that you, Eriri, are becoming more and more attractive recently..."

"I don't want to know what you think now. Those are useless questions. I just want to know if you have ever noticed my feelings for you before."

"Why, why do you say it's a useless question... I do feel that you are getting better, isn't that enough...?"

"Because the 'Eriri' you have a crush on is most likely the twin brother Toru who is living in Eriri's body" - there is no way he could say such a thing.

"Because liking something like this...if you don't have the same feelings for each other at the same time, it's meaningless."

Late affection and affection are cheaper than perfunctory ones, not to mention that the "goodwill" that Tomoya Aki gradually developed towards her was only because her brother Toru's personality made Eriri's existence shine with a different kind of charm.

In other words, the one he liked was not the original Eriri, but the Eriri who ignored him but never gave in and who had a soul like Toru.

"...I thought you came to me to discuss something important, but Eriri, you are just dwelling on these insignificant things..."

After a long silence, Tomoya Aki held his neck with his hand and moved his head - he did not hide the impatience surging under his frown.

"Why did you mention this all of a sudden? Is it because your brother instilled something in you? I knew... that guy never liked me. Haha, I expected it."

"......?" Qianxun's first transfer group is 255595300

Eriri was stunned by Amaki's change of subject. She had never expected the topic to suddenly turn like this.

"…Why are you suddenly mentioning Che?"

Her momentum was originally weaker than An Yi's, but at this moment her tone suddenly became serious.

Chapter 37 The Most Important Existence

Eriri Sawamura has many important things that are irreplaceable to her.

Her parents who doted on her and cared for her since she was little, her twin brother who grew up with her like a half of her body, her hobbies that she loved from the bottom of her heart, and her close friends who used to be close friends...

But that was only in the past.

"Is it Eriri that your brother said something again?"

When Aki Tomoya so clearly targeted a certain curly-haired boy, Eriri, who was originally in a brief state of shock and confusion, immediately broke free from it -

The emotions filling my heart turned into a little bit of resentment.

"…Ryouya, what do you mean? I just said that if I asked you out, it's impossible that—"

"I know, if you weren't affected by the outside world, you wouldn't have been able to find me and say those heartfelt words to my face, right? It could only be that someone else said something to you."

Amaki Tomo curled his lips in annoyance and shifted his gaze to the track and field under the rooftop - there were a group of people at the top of the pyramid of the entire school's social circle, the athletes from the sports clubs who were the focus of everyone's attention, including Ming Hai, who of course had outstanding physical fitness.

"Aunt Sayuri wouldn't be so nosy, and Kasumigaoka-senpai wouldn't gossip about you... After thinking about it, only your brother would complain about my existence. Ah, this is natural. I know he has always disliked me - because his dear sister has been a little distant from him since she was a child, and she likes to play with me instead."

Aki Tomoya pushed up his glasses, lowered his head and stared at the moving little dots on the track and field, with a malicious look in his eyes.

"…I was thinking before that the reason why we quarreled so badly when we were young was probably because of your brother. Not only did he not say a single good word to me, but he must have said a lot of bad things about me to you, which is why we can only talk to each other like this today, right? Forget it, that kind of spoiled child who relied on his good looks, good grades and good family background never took me seriously…"

"Ren also..."

Ying Lili narrowed her eyes slightly and realized for the first time that the black-haired and bespectacled boy in front of her was so unfamiliar.

"So... you've always thought this way?"

"What else? Eriri, give me a reasonable explanation. If it wasn't your brother who was interfering, why did you not stand on my side in the first place—"

"That's because I'm weak and don't want to be a weird "nerd" in the eyes of my classmates. I don't have the courage to be your solid backing. It's my own problem - what's Guan Che's business?!"

Amaki Tomoya was a little stunned. The girl with golden twin tails in front of him was so excited that she was almost hysterical and was defending her brother in front of him without reservation.

"Eri, you didn't have the courage to stand by my side... but now you can put aside your pride and admit your mistakes?"

In any case, the two of them have known each other for many years, and Akitomo knows England's personality very well.

That's why he found it a little hard to believe.

Eriri, who knew she was wrong and should apologize, but was too proud to bring herself to talk to him about the "betrayal", is now able to frankly admit that all the mistakes back then were hers.

"As expected...it's still your brother..."

"Why do you always have to involve Toru in everything, Renye? What on earth did he do to irritate you?"

"His existence!!"

"what?!"

"Even though - even though he is your brother, he doesn't care about your feelings at all, and he looks down on both of us like a top student. From childhood to adulthood, I am the only one who has always given you the greatest support on an equal footing, isn't it?! If it weren't for him... If it weren't for him! Even though I am the one who knows your likes, dislikes, and habits the best!"

Eriri looked at Tomoya Aki with his eyes wide open, and her eyes were a little dazed for a moment.

"If it weren't for him, the fact that I once loved you wouldn't have been so difficult to convey!"

Eriri was unable to express her love.

But it doesn't matter. After all, driven by the excitement, Aki Tomoya also confessed his true feelings.

Although he used the past tense.

"I originally thought that you came to see me again, Eriri, to apologize for what happened when we were kids. Or even if you didn't apologize, you just wanted to be nice to me, agree to my previous request, or to ease the atmosphere. But you were defending that guy the whole time...!"

"If you don't want to agree to my request for cooperation, why did you call me here? Are you showing off to me your brotherly love, Eriri? Do you need me to applaud you?"

"I've said it from the beginning - why can't it be a confession of love."

Ying Lili clenched her fists, and when she raised her head again, there were some red tears in her eyes.

"Ryouya, you... obviously knew it all along."

"........."

"But he pretended not to know, changed the subject and diverted it to other things... just like just now..."

"Is there any point in discussing this now..."

Aki Tomoya looked away as if feeling guilty, but his expression remained unchanged.

"I...actually, I feel that you have become more attractive to me recently, Eriri...Why do you have to be so obsessed with the past..."

"This is not the same as that! Because--well... it's just different...!"

It turns out that what made Tomoya Aki turn back was not his own improved self, but the "Toru" in his body.

After realizing this fact, Eriri hung her head arrogantly like a defeated dog, but at the same time, another ball of anger that had been brewing for a long time had completely surrounded her mind.

"But no matter what - even if I did wrong you in the past, it's not your turn to interfere in what happens between Toru and I, right?"

These are Sawamura Eriri's most sincere words.

She knew that her brother and Tomoya Aki had always been at odds, but the two had never had any unpleasantness in public, and Toru had never been fussy about Tomoya, and even though Eriri had always been obsessed with him, she had never said anything too harsh—

The result is that Aki Tomoya is gossiping about him behind his back like he is doing now.

"Tetsu is my brother. I grew up with him and spent more time with him than with you, Tomoya. I know him best. Don't make malicious assumptions about him in front of me...!"

Finally, Eriri Sawamura stood up for once.

And this time she felt that she had finally done something right. After all, seeing Ren Ye slandering her brother like this, Eriri felt very uncomfortable.

That outstanding brother who stands out from the crowd will also be protected by herself one day - thinking of this, Eriri was filled with the fighting spirit to hold her head high.

Chapter 38: Breakup and Reconciliation

This playmate who had played with her since childhood and shared similar interests was undoubtedly someone that Eriri Sawamura once cherished extremely.

It used to be - at least before Tomoya Aki spoke out his complaints about her brother.

“Ha, Renye, what right do you have to say bad things about Toru? At least whenever I’m unhappy or have something on my mind, he’s always there. Even if he doesn’t want to make his presence felt, he’ll still help me solve my problems without saying a word. But what about you? You even pretended to be nothing even after noticing my affection for you, didn’t you?!”

Eriri could no longer hide the anger growing from deep within her heart. The seeds of this nameless anger had been planted when Tomoya Aki started teasing Toru.

"You treat me one ten-thousandth of what he does to me, okay? What right do you have to scold my brother in front of me? After all, you have ignored me from the beginning - what qualifications do you have to scold my brother?!"

If Ming Hai himself was here, he would probably be really moved by Eriri's protection of his brother. After all, when the siblings were getting along, she always acted like she was at loggerheads with her brother, and it was probably hard to imagine that Eriri would defend her twin brother in front of outsiders.

Akitomo was a little dazed by Eriri's sudden emotional outburst, but he quickly calmed down and began to bring up other things to try to prove that his slander against Sawamura Spencer Toru was correct.

“Eri, Eriri, why are you reacting so strongly…! Don’t I know you? You’ve been bullied by this so-called brother since you were a child, and even half of your parents’ love was taken away from you, so you’re full of resentment towards him, right? Don’t you hate him at all? I don’t believe it—”

"That's between me and Toru. What does it have to do with you, Renye?"

But it was obvious that his trick of deflecting trouble failed to successfully divert Eriri's attention, but instead added fuel to her already burning anger.

“How many times do I have to repeat myself? This is a matter between me and my brother. Yes, I have always been a little annoyed with him since we were little, because he is better than me in every way. But what does this have to do with you, Renye? Do you know my brother? Do you know what kind of person he is? What right do you have to scold him in front of me?!”

Eriri was completely enraged.

Aki Tomoya's indifferent attitude of turning a blind eye to her feelings did not make her angry. At most, it made her gradually develop a sense of frustration of "Am I the so-called lost dog?" - but his previous behavior of targeting Toru and putting all the blame on the latter was what really turned Eriri into an enraged "loser".

The relationship between siblings has always been complicated. Even if they are born in the same family, they have different qualifications and habits, receive different attention from their parents, and ultimately take different paths in life - and these differences often cause siblings to develop some subtle emotions towards each other.

A sister who lives in the shadow of her outstanding brother may be relatively mediocre, but under the influence of the outside world that always compares the two, she will inevitably feel ashamed of herself and jealous of her outstanding brother, or even have some bad thoughts like "I wish I was the only child in my family."

Being close yet exclusive, being distant yet familiar, may be the most realistic way for brothers and sisters to get along with each other nowadays.

But the most important point is that no matter what dangers and difficulties they encounter, they will definitely stand on the same front to resist the "invasion" from the "outside world".

Obviously, Akitomo also belongs to this "outside world".

"You think too little of the blood connection between us, don't you, Renye?"

Eriri, who had completely failed to suppress her emotions, raised her head. The dumbfounded look of the boy with glasses was reflected in her beautiful sky-blue eyes.

"Yes, Toru is better than me in every aspect. Whenever we stand together, parents, teachers, and classmates will always look at him first instead of me. I have always hated him for taking away the honor and achievement that could have belonged to me alone."

but.

"But this is a family matter between me and my brother. What does it have to do with an "outsider" like you? Ren Ye, what position do you stand on to slander my brother with righteous indignation?"

Once her brain was not clouded by her emotions, Eriri found that her vision was actually exceptionally clear.

For Tomoya Aki, the most devastating fact was that he was called an "outsider" by Eriri, with whom he grew up and with whom he had an extremely good past even though they were becoming increasingly distant.

"I... am I just an outsider to you, Eriri?"

"Compared to others, no. But Renya, you...why do you think you know me better than Beechu?"

Along with the accusatory and sarcastic rhetorical questions, Sawamura Eriri found the answer to the question that confused her in her voice that was gradually becoming trembling.

That was the time when she was estranged from her twin brother, and she kept asking herself this question in her heart.

Did Sawamura Spencer Toru really treat her as an irreplaceable sister? If so, why did he never consider Eriri's feelings and continue the cold war as if nothing had happened?

And now, the answer is gradually revealed along with her trembling voice.

"When I had a falling out with you, Toru, for the first time, it was Toru who sat in the room with me for five hours without saying a word. When I was about to be ostracized by the cliques in my class, it was Toru who took me home on time every day to prevent me from being disturbed by the cliques. When I was at home and couldn't draw what I wanted because I ran out of inspiration, Toru would help me search for all the comics that might be a source of inspiration for me. During the most difficult time of each month, Toru would remember my time and take good care of me—"

The more I recall, the more I sigh.

Isn't this all, the memory of my brother silently expressing his love and care.

"Ren Ye, you have done nothing wrong. How can you be so confident as to accuse him in front of me?!"

After a complete outburst, Eriri finally realized the position of the boy in her heart.

It turned out that he had unknowingly overthrown Tomoya Aki, whom Eriri had been brooding over for many years, and occupied the most important position in her heart, but she had never realized it.

The closest and most unfamiliar enemy, the most hated and most beloved brother.

"Eri... "

Choked by the continuous questioning, Aki Tomoya remained silent for a long time, and finally muttered to himself with a wry smile.

"Are you sure...you are really here to confess your love to me?"

"You obviously...have been talking about your brother, haven't you?"

Chapter 39 The Secret That Cannot Be Told

Tomoya Aki has always known that Eriri Sawamura is in love with him.

But at the same time, no matter how obvious Eriri tries to make this point, he will be very smart to avoid talking about it - after all, as long as he doesn't face Eriri's feelings, he can still chat with Eriri normally without changing his expression, and even ask her to be the heroine of his new project.

After all, what Akitomo could not forget was the fact that he once liked Eriri.