V2Ch3: {Nee-san}

Translator: Soafp

“” = real world

{} = Ryosuke’s delusion.

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If Ryosuke had not forgiven Kaede at that time, a different future might have come.

The mistake of allowing Kaede to be dependent on him and then abandoning her —- that’s why the mistake of allowing Kaede to be dependent on him is coming back to haunt him now.

If he had rejected her, perhaps Kaede would not have come. The decision he made when he lost his mind was going to …… strangle Ryosuke to death.

“…………… Eh?”

“Ryosuke,………, it’s been a long time.”

It was my sister, who had been standing on a cloud just a moment ago, who spoke to me softly and lovingly.

“….No….but……huh?”

“Ryousuke, did you wake up from your sleep?”

Strange, strange,…… this is strange.

Because I was told that my sister was not allowed to come into this hospital, or rather, she was on such a high place just now.

—-Ryosuke was in a panic.

In a hospital that had become a safe area for me, my greatest natural enemy had appeared. …… The upset was immeasurable, partly because I had felt so at ease in this place.

“What’s the matter? I’ve got a lot to tell you, will you listen to me again?”

{Ah, it’s been a long time since I’ve met you, Ryosuke… don’t throw me away… }

“I don’t really care….”

I don’t want to see you!

─ ─ Even if I am upset in my heart, I do not show it in my attitude or expression.

The battle with my sister has already begun.

“I’ve come all this way, but if you’re not feeling well, we can change the date. I’m happy to see Ryosuke’s face, okay?”

{Ryosuke…… little finger is still itty bitty…… hey? Is there anything you’d like me to do?}

Sis’s finger is bandaged. It looks very painful. …… That thing is the thing I ordered her to break.

Yes, what do I have to be afraid of?

I can beat my sister! She used to seem like a perfect person, but now she’s a pathetic woman who will break her fingers on command!

Yes, …… calm down, remember, act, and hang in there. My original goal was to defeat my sister! I have to stay calm…… first I have to find out how she got here and what she wants…….!

“…… how did you get down here?”

“Hmm? Down here? What are you talking about?”

{Stubbornly, I’ve been diving from the sky.}

“Why did you come down here?”

“What do you mean…. I’m here to see Ryosuke?”

{How cold of you…..I’m here to see Ryosuke?}

Then my sister came kneeling at my feet.

I knew my worst prediction would come true.

She had come to see me, and there was no way she could have visited me by …… chance or some such miracle.

She is no longer above the clouds, not that far away, she is close to me.

Yes, she is right at my feet.

I didn’t think the distance between us would suddenly be so close. ……

………No, that’s fine.

I’m glad she’s close to me.

This will allow me to carry out my revenge as planned.

I’m glad I didn’t say [I don’t want to see you] earlier. …… I was about to say something weak!

Running away like that is no way to win against my sister!

……Why was I trying to keep her away from me, anyway?

I don’t even know why now.

And there was no way a hospital like this could stop her. She’s the one person I can fight with my life in the end. ……The last boss of my life, so to speak.

I remember everything I had almost forgotten when I saw her face up close.

Yes, there is no safe zone against the boss. She must have taken over this hospital. It was almost a miracle that I could survive for a month against her.

“Sis ……, tell me your story again.”

This is good. As long as I handle it like I always do, there will be no problem.

“Hm? Oh, yes! …… Can I borrow a chair?”

{Ah, you will listen to me!! I love you!}

Saying that, my sister shed tears as she knelt on the floor.

I knew I couldn’t run away from my sister, I had let my guard down, I was relying too much on the hospital, it wasn’t the time to take a break.

—-I was too dependent on the hospital.

……That’s when it happened.

“Ryosukeeeeeee!!!”

“W-what?”

Usui-kun came in.

Nee-san was surprised to see Usui-kun.

But he is with Dr. Takamiya,……Usui-kun, be careful, that doctor is on it with Nee-san, he is the one who invited Nee-san to this hospital.

“Yamamoto-kun,…… I’m sorry!”

So saying, Dr. Takamiya pulled Nee-san outside. He probably had meeting with her outside. Usui, who remained behind, looked at me with concern.

“I’m …… sorry I’m late because of my part-time job today,…… but if I had come a little earlier, I wouldn’t have left you and your sister alone.”

“Don’t worry, Usui-kun,…… I won’t give up.”

“Ryosuke……”

—-I look out the window.

Birds are flying around in the sunset sky. I envy them very much. I want to be reborn as a bird right now …… even if I’m doomed to be eaten, it’s much better than now.

“Ryosuke! Look at me!”

—I looked out the window.

I looked out the window.

I looked out the window.

I looked out the window.

I looked out the window.

I looked out the window.

I looked out the window.

I looked out the window.

I looked out the window.

But I can’t just sit in a daze and think about nothing.

I’ve forgotten all the tricks I’ve learned to live an ordinary life.

My head is all messed up again.

“…….You were finally getting better ……, and now you’re almost there ……, how could this happen……!”

Usui’s lamentations did not reach Ryosuke.

—I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window. I looked out the window.

No matter how much I looked out the window, my thoughts were still unsettled.

Why did Nee-san show up now? Presumably, and I’m sure, without a shadow of a doubt, she came to remind me because I was trying to forget.

You’re angry because you’re trying to stop me in the middle of a revenge I once vowed to take to heart. But you have every right to be angry …… because I broke your finger.

Aah god……… I won’t be able to sleep again today.

He was acting “normal” as usual.

But to Usui’s eyes, it looked different.

Something was different from the usual Ryosuke. …… His eyes, looking out the window, showed no sign of composure.

Usui bites his back teeth hard, but continues to stay close to Ryosuke.

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~Director Takamiya’s point of view~.

“Stop screwing around!”

“W-What are you doing!”

I pulled Kaede Yamamoto, who had invaded the hospital room, and took her outside the hospital. The hospital was built deep in the mountains with no other buildings around it. No one would notice if I took her outside and she made a fuss — each hospital room is soundproof so she wouldn’t irritate the patients.

“What the hell are you doing messing with a woman?”

“How dare you trespass on my property!”

“……”

She was aware of what she was doing. She fell silent. But there was no point in her feeling sorry for herself at this point. Today’s incident must have had a tremendous negative impact.

The security company has been asked to guard the perimeter to prevent patients from escaping.

But that is only to guard against inpatients escaping, not to check on people from the outside.

There has never been a single intruder, and we have never had a problem …… with our security methods, so the break-in was opened up.

“Do you …… know what you’ve done?”

“What do you mean,…… I just came to see Ryosuke,…… why do you say,…… that’s such a bad thing?”

“…………”

“Why is it a problem for me to see my brother after we had a fight and made up? Ryosuke certainly forgave me ……!”

“…………”

I remembered what he said at the medical interview.

He opened up to me and told me …… recently.

[I was going to forgive my sister, make her dependent on me, and finally dump her. …… Am I not the worst?]

I said it was well spoken.

I was really rather glad that he was starting to realize that the plan sucked, because it was proof that he was making great progress, …… for sure.

………

……… so he should have avoided any contact with his sister.

Not just her, but his father, his classmates, his younger sister, and the student council president.

It was also very dangerous to let him meet with them. …… It was necessary to take at least six months of time to get to know them.

And yet,…… the treatment that was going so well,…… damn it!

(The question is, how much will today’s contact with his sister worsen his symptoms……)

I hope it is at least as bad as back to square one.

What if it’s worse than being hospitalized……?

In case he even hallucinates with his mother…..?

If that had happened, there is a good chance that he would never be able to come back to the real world.

─ ─ It’s really a blessing in disguise…… that Usui-kun came to the rescue. …… Thanks to him, I’m a little calmer now.

But even though Usui-kun is sincerely trusted, he is not with us every day like Mai and his mother. ……There must be a little bit of heartbreak that only Mai and her family can heal.

“Yoshiki-kun……can you contact Ryosuke-kun’s mother? If you can,…… tell her I need her to come today.”

“Y-yes!”

I called out to the nurse who allowed Kaede to enter.

But this is not her fault,…… it is my responsibility,…… then I must fulfill my responsibility.

As quickly as possible—!

“…… Ryosuke,…… I’ve been looking forward to seeing him again,…… just like the old days… …Hey, what is wrong ……?”

Even Kaede, who is a stone’s throw away, sensed an unusual atmosphere when she saw Usui’s attitude in the hospital room and the doctor’s changing expression of blood.

But I still couldn’t understand what was wrong with her for coming to see him. She didn’t abuse him with harsh words, she didn’t behave in a way that he didn’t like, …… she just came to comfort him genuinely.

Kaede, who does not know that she is the cause of Ryosuke’s illness, does not understand the current situation at all.

—Takamiya calls Rinka while Kaede is away.

Trust that he can keep his sanity in front of these women.