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「I’m homeー.」
The first thing I do when I get home is say I’m home. This was something Shou-nii repeatedly emphasized over there. Well, there’s no response though.
Of course. There’s no one else in this room but me. I’m what you would call living alone.
「Ahheー, I’m so tired today. But there were some gains, so it’s okay.」
Originally, I was just planning to visit my new friend Hinata-chan’s house, but it turned into a hectic day of barging into Shou-nii’s house and helping Hinata-chan’s sister.
Honestly, there were moments when I wondered why I was going along with all this, but if it’s Shou-nii asking, of course I won’t refuse, and I made some new discoveries, so personally, it wasn’t all bad.
First, Shou-nii’s eye.
I guess you could call it a space-time hole that allows us to return to this world──it’s undoubtedly something he took from that demon god to expand it.
I couldn’t ask for details since it was late today, but there’s no other explanation, so I’m almost certain.
「Fufu, Shou-nii has finally come to our side.」
As a premise, Shou-nii──Chihara Shougo had nothing special about him, he was the very picture of an ordinary person.
At least when I first met him, there was nothing that set him apart from anyone else I had met, and I wasn’t even interested. He was even injured to the point of not being able to walk on his own.
──Ahh, in that sense, I might have felt a little pity for him being summoned despite being severely injured.
Looking back, I wonder when I started to open my heart to him and be attracted to him.
Shou-nii, who was inferior in every way compared to the three of us, tried at least to be our understanding ally.
At first, I thought he was just a hypocrite. Pretending to understand me when he couldn’t possibly do so. In a sense, he probably still doesn’t fully understand me.
But he surpassed my expectations. He went beyond them.
He correctly accepted my greed, my desire for someone to truly understand my existence.
Thanks to that, I was able to regain my true self, and I’m grateful to him for that.
──Probably, that’s when I started to take an interest in him. And it was after that that I began to be attracted to him.
There aren’t many people who can truly understand us.
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Special from birth. People who don’t know failure, who don’t need to know it. That abnormality.
That’s me and Dai-nii, and Asaki-chan stepped into our side at that time.
Of course, I had expectations for Shou-nii, who was in the same situation, but although he struggled desperately within the confines of ordinary people, he ultimately couldn’t break free from them.
──But that was only until today.
Remembering Shou-nii when we rescued Hinata-chan’s sister, Nanami-senpai, naturally excites me.
At that time, he was definitely outside the box.
He probably isn’t very aware of it himself. Because he’s someone who looks down on himself.
──That’s why he doesn’t realize the fact that he subdued the man faster than me at that time.
But that’s not particularly important. It doesn’t affect my feelings of admiration for Shou-nii.
However, if he were to become an even closer existence, I thought that would be welcome too.
──And there’s one more thing. Hinata-chan’s sister. About Nanami-senpai.
She’s probably not that different from the average person. After all, even if she excels in school grades and club activities, she’s just competing within the framework prepared for ordinary people.
But she’s like us. Perhaps more similar to Asaki-chan. She would probably transform if you peel back a layer. However, it’s unlikely that such an opportunity would arise in this world.
That’s why I don’t mind if she gets along well with Shou-nii──even if Shou-nii ends up with her.
Even if I were to enter that relationship, I wouldn’t be excluded. She wouldn’t be able to act in a way that Shou-nii would dislike.
Besides, I was interested in the existence of an older sister. Judging by her relationship with Hinata-chan, she must be a good sister.
If that’s the case, there’s no problem at all. Monogamy? Infidelity? Think what you want.
In the first place, trying to fit us into such a framework is a mistake.
「Things are going to get interesting from here on out.」
In the darkness, I could naturally feel the corners of my mouth lifting.
「Fufufu… I love you~ Shou-nii.」
Since returning to this world, I was worried that I might have to endure boring days again, but it seems those fears were unfounded. Probably, things will start moving centered around him, or perhaps us.
With my heart bouncing, I thought about our future and drifted off to sleep.