Chapter 170: Little Sister VS Demon Lord

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Translator: Soafp

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“So you didn't come home for ages, and it turns out you were trying to sneak a girl into the house?”

“No, that's not—”

“As if Toumachi would ever have the guts☆”

“That's true.”

“……”

Eh, what's this? Unintentional, but did that clear up the misunderstanding?

Well, I guess that's fine…… (acceptance).

“So? Then in other words, you're the one barging into a guy's house. Scary, scary.”

“My motives are pure☆ Someone's been reading too many shoujo manga☆”

“Ha?”

“Hmm?”

S-sparks are flying way too much.

Little Sister VS Demon Lord…… honestly, it looks like a good match.

“Hmph. I could tell him what you said the last time we met, you know.” (Nina)

“!?”

Just as I thought that, Nina had a smug look on her face.

“Uh, what was it again? ‘I liiike Toumachi sooo mu—” (Nina)

――Nope. That face means trouble.

And suddenly——memories overflow.

《——“I win.”——》

When I was a kid, I lost to my little sister in Othello.

God doesn't give with both hands. Age difference doesn't matter.

That time, I went crying to Dad for help. By the way, he was weaker than me.

But, thanks to him, I saw my first strategy wiki on his computer.

I relied on it. It said the second player has the advantage.

There was so much I didn't know.

I thought I was gonna win——

《——“Weak.”——》

But I lost. Completely. Every single game.

I cursed God (the internet). You love no one……

“Ah…… (eight years ago flashes back in my head: a jet-black Othello board)”

“He's dead though.”

“Aah mou! Why now!”

Ah crap, they're still talking……

“Sorry Nina. This is Hiiragi-san, my friend. She came to help me today. It's sudden, but I can't exactly send her home now, so I thought I'd let her stay. Sorry for springing this on you, but she's really reliable and a good person, so it's fine (rapid-fire).”

“This guy's totally not listening☆”

“……”

“Ah, sorry, did you say something?”

“Don't worry about it☆”

“Haah……”

Nina let out a sigh.

Come to think of it, it's always been like this.

Every time something happened, I'd—

“Enough already☆”

“Yeah, go ahead and keep that up forever.”

“……”

The two of them walked into the living room.

For now, it seemed like things had settled.

……Eh, are we really continuing like this?

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In the living room, on a small table in the corner, a mountain of receipts.

Hiiragi-san seemed interested in that. Good eye!

“Whoa, that's a lot☆”

“Seriously, what is this? And you even sorted them.”

“He who controls receipts controls savings. Saving money is my hobby, after all (smug).”

“With this much spending, you're not saving anything.”

“Yeah, pretty sure this is exactly why Dad complained.”

” “

Double-tap commentary from both. 1 + 1 = 2 damage! (Got 98 in middle school math) (self-own).

……Still, these receipts are kind of important memories for me.

“What's this? 18,000 yen at a thrift shop, what did you even buy?”

“That, little sis.”

“Oh, those tacky clothes from back then?”

“I thought it was cool though☆”

“Don't push your weird tastes onto my brother, okay?”

“My brother, huh☆ What are you, his guardian, little sis?”

“Ha?”

“Hmm?”

“(Stomachache)”

Please, I beg you, don't fight over me (shoujo manga vibes).

Why do these two have such bad chemistry?

Or maybe…… they're kind of alike.

If I say that out loud, it'll be hell.

“Hey, what's this, ‘Group date' 2000 yen?”

“Ahh, nostalgic! That was fun☆”

“So this was your fault……”

I can see it. Flames rising around Nina.

As expected of a sun-child, huh (lol).

“What are you laughing at? Something funny?”

“Sorry!”

Ah crap, the prominence is flaring again (3000 degrees).

Left alone, she could probably power a thermal plant.

Well, I'm all about SDGs, so (nonsense). [TL: SDG = sustainable Development Goals]

“L-laptop, laptop…… (escape)”

That area with the receipts isn't just fiery, it's turning into a desert. For the sake of environmental protection, I reluctantly fled to my laptop.

As I opened the desktop, I was once again moved by the faster boot speed after switching from HDD to SSD.

Ah, by the way, Dad did it for me. Dad's so cool!

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“Documents for Explaining to Parents (Draft)”

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Right in the center of the screen, the folder I'd prepared for the coming day bore that label.

This is what I have to complete in the next three days.

“Hajime-Nii, I can't believe you can sit there calmly on your computer right now.”

“Ah.”

“Toumachi, what are you looking at?”

The two of them had come up behind me and were looking at my screen.

So embarrassing!

“Hmph, just as I thought.”

“……This is about all I can do. If I could think of something better, I would have.”

“Sounds like Toumachi to me. Total computer geek☆”

“(Is that a compliment……?)”

I'm not smooth enough to just explain everything that happened clearly and eloquently.

I've basically been a loner for a whole year (tears).

“Still, whatever the reason, I wanted to leave it behind in some form like this.”

“……Hmm? That sounds like you're planning to disappear or something☆”

Hiiragi-san laughed.

Right, saying stuff that sounds like a death flag is no good.

“It’s not like that.”

Then Nina spoke from behind.

“Mom and Dad are furious. Depending on that ‘file'—”

“Yes yes, time out.”

“Mmffhh!”

Ah, her mouth got covered……

She's like an older sister here (feels like defeat).