Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

"Are you afraid of putting pressure on her?"

Oreki Gen nodded.

Sakuraba Jianyue sneered, as if mocking him.

"You are like an old father, protecting her everywhere."

"Aren't all men like this? They should be more protective of their sisters. After all, she is only in the third grade."

Sakuraba Mitsuki said unhappily.

"Do you know that in this era, the third grade is not young anymore? Many girls already understand most things at this age. And protecting someone all the time will only make her fragile and weak. Can you protect her for a while, for a lifetime? Or all the time? There will always be a time when she has to face difficulties on her own. What will she do then? What if you are not there at that time?"

Oreki Gen looked at Sakuraba Mitsuki with some surprise.

The girl looked at him.

"Do you think I'm right?"

Oreki Gen shook his head.

"You can always make things that don't make sense seem reasonable, and I'm used to that. I'm just a little surprised that you would lecture me about these things. It feels like you're a good wife."

"I gave you face, didn't I?"

Sakuraba Mizuki wanted to punch Oreki Gen again. This guy didn't feel any pain and was simply the best punching bag.

But this time, Oreki Gen was quick-witted and clenched her fist while hugging the girl in her arms.

All of a sudden, this overwhelming tenderness enveloped both of them. They were unwilling to change positions, not even the slightest adjustment, as if only this posture at this moment could they fully enjoy it.

Oreki Gen hugged her and spoke softly.

"I also know that my ideas may not be the best for her, but I always worry more than letting her grow on her own. That's why I often say some unpleasant things to you because of her. I'm sorry."

Sakuraba Mitsuki buried her face in his neck and whispered.

"You are so mean to apologize at this time."

"Didn't you already know that?"

"Indeed, if you are too honest, it will be meaningless."

"hey-hey."

"I'm not praising you. Do you believe that I can bite your artery?"

What kind of exaggerated bite force? Oreki didn't believe it, but he didn't want to try it at all.

He thought about it.

"How about we go watch the finals together?"

Sakuraba Mitsuki had closed her eyes comfortably. She felt that in this position, in the arms of this young man, she could sleep until the end of time, until the end of the world.

Hearing this, she hummed softly, as if it was an instinctive reaction.

　 "Aren't you afraid of putting pressure on her now?"

"How should I put it? If I miss some important moments, am I still her brother?"

"You sound really responsible... You don't even want to miss your first time, right?"

As expected, it’s Sakuraba Mitsuki.

Such words that violate taboos and ethics come out of his mouth without any hesitation.

"What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person? Even rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows."

"You're not a rabbit, so you're not eating as much as you can, right?"

"...Do you want to come with me?"

Oreki Gen decided not to continue this strange topic. It sounded as if he was urging him to do something to Oreki Sakura. It was too weird.

The meaning of Sakuraba Mitsuki's emotions was too vague, making Oreki Gen not sure what she wanted from him to be satisfied.

"It should be fine the day after tomorrow, but are you sure your sister will be happy to see me if I go?"

Sakuraba Mizuki herself didn't know why, but every time she saw Oreki Sakura getting angry when she saw her, she was actually quite happy.

How should I put it? It's like teasing a little pet. If you want to make her happy, just give her a little gift that no girl can refuse. If you want to make her unhappy, just get close to her brother.

It's just so much fun.

"Do you still care about this kind of thing?"

"That's true. Let's go then. I'm also bored and haven't watched a game in a long time."

"Then go to sleep and we'll talk the day after tomorrow."

"Well, don't disturb my sleep."

"I'm not talking."

"I can't even breathe."

"Then why don't I just stop my heartbeat too?"

"can."

"I can imagine now that when I am old and lying in bed, you will definitely pull out the tubes from me without any hesitation."

Oreki Gen let out a sigh.

Sakuraba Kentsuki stretched out a hand, and I thought he was going to slap me, but he just placed it lightly on my face, and then spoke in an unclear tone, as if he was about to fall asleep.

"Well...don't worry, I don't want you to suffer the pain of death."

It's really touching...

But coming back to the point.

She has indeed changed a lot. At least under my influence, she has become more and more lovely and less and less scary.

How can this not be called a sense of accomplishment?

By the morning, everything seemed to be back to normal. Oreki Sakura was sent to the gym for training and competition in Sakuraba Mizuki's car, and then the two of them went to school.

It looked like a rare peaceful day.

Let Oreki Gen have a little hope for the future. If the days to come are just as ordinary as this, then this will be a perfect world.

Club classroom in the afternoon.

Sakuraba Mitsuki did not come. According to her, since Oreki Genji was living with her now, it didn't make any sense for him to go to the club room or not.

Thus, the ultimate part of humanity seemed to become the beginning of a dream.

The familiar golden triangle.

Asagiri Ran was reading a book in the afternoon sunshine, while Sayuri Yukino was looking at her cell phone and laughing from time to time.

Until he got poked in the elbow.

Oreki Gen thought it was an illusion because he had been looking at his phone for too long. When he turned around, he saw Asagiri Ran's hidden gaze, which was obviously avoiding the gaze from Sayuri Yukino.

Oreki Gen was stunned for a moment, then he heard her whispered words.

"Where were you yesterday?"

Only then did Oreki Gen remembered that because of the sudden appearance of Sakuraba Mitsuki, he was unable to go to Asagiri Ryou's house to cook yesterday. And not just yesterday, he probably wouldn't have this opportunity in the next few days. So the boy glanced at her and sent her the reason via mobile phone.

He glanced at Kirizen.

His temperament obviously changed, and his disgust and impatience towards me seemed to become real... Wait, doesn't this mean that the expression he had towards me before was fake?

really interesting.

"Then don't come here again."

Although Oreki Gen told him all the reasons honestly, he was still unhappy, especially because of that woman Sakuraba Mitsuki, which doubled his unhappiness.

Oreki Gen said with a wry smile.

"It's just a week's delay. Are you in such a hurry?"

"I'm anxious? If you say I'm anxious, then I am anxious."

Asagiri Ran turned her head and looked at the book with a look of disdain.

Oreki Gen said with amusement.

"When did you start saying such shameless things?"

"I learned from you that those who keep company with vermilion will become red, and those who keep company with ink will become black."

"I think you finally learned something useful."

"Don't make everyone like you. Don't worry, I will clean up all the bad habits you bring. I won't let my life be stained by you."

Although what he said seemed quite serious, Oreki Gen was actually laughing happily.

"What if the stain on my life is you?"

"You want to die, don't you?"

Am I his stain? Shame on you!

At any rate, I must be a lotus flower blooming in his quagmire-like life.

"Oh~ Oops, I'm so adorable~"

Oreki Gen exaggeratedly leaned over the table and said something that gave Asagiri Ran goosebumps all over his body.

"Stop disgusting me, you bastard!!"

Just at this moment, Sayuri Yukino put down her phone and looked over.

"Oh, as the club leader, am I isolated by the members?"

Oreki Gen smiled and said, "No, I was just joking."

"That's great, flirt... Can you take me with you? It shouldn't be too crowded for three people, right?"

Sayuri Yukino blinked.

Asagiri's cheeks quickly turned red: "Who flirted with this bastard? Stop insulting me."

Sayuri Yukino smiled and said: "Ren-chan's words are typical of tsundere. By the way, every harem anime has such a tsundere heroine..."

"I already said no!!"

At this time, Oreki Gen sat up straight and explained.

"No, I just talked about my sister."

"Oreki-kun's sister?"

"Well, Sakura has been attending a swimming competition these past few days, and Ran-chan met her the day before yesterday."

“Hey… why is that? Oreki-san, you’re really biased. You can see your sister, but your senior can’t?”

Sayuri Yukino looked at Oreki Gen with an innocent face.

Oreki Gen was stunned. Did he say something troublesome in order to help this girl out?

"That's not my intention...it's just that she's been competing these days..."

"How was the game?"

"It's OK. If everything goes well today, we'll be in the finals tomorrow."

Oreki Gen said so.

Sayuri Yukino thought about it, then looked at Asagiri Sorrow, and then looked at Oreki Gen.

"Then can we go watch your sister's final tomorrow?"

"Ah? Look at this...why?"

Sayuri Yukino said as a matter of course.

"Of course it's a club activity."

"What kind of club activity is this? Senior, please don't turn every time you want to do something into a club activity."

Oreki Gen said helplessly.