V2Ch1: A beautiful girl who wants to become a Hanjo! Preparation for admission!

Translator: Soafp

TL: I said I will put this on hold but will just keep releasing here and there because people are invested in this one.

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My name is Akane Todoroki. Tomorrow I will be transferring to a private school! I’m a freshly turned 16-year-old high school girl from Kyoto, Japan! Eheh!

I’m not sure who I’m introducing myself to, but I snap back to reality with my muscular brother’s voice as he guides me with a fierce expression.

By the way, my brother is inexplicably shirtless. Well, he’s always shirtless when he’s at home.

“What are you doing? Sorry… Even if you ask me, I don’t know.”

“The angle is wrong! Do it again!”

“Y-Yeah! Onii-chan!”

“No, that’s not it! The response should be ‘Ou’!”

“O-Ou!”

I’m currently practicing self-introductions with my arms crossed. According to my brother, the beginning is crucial. To become the “Hanjo” I aspire to be, I need to demonstrate a dignified presence through my self-introduction and instill fear in others.

…Is it really okay to do that? I’m worried if I’ll be able to make friends properly! I’m already anxious even before starting school…

“Onii-chan, does this really make sense? I do want to aim for Han-style, but I also want friends, you know…”

“Kaattttttsu!!!”

“Ee-eeek!!!”

I let out a pathetic scream as my brother scolds me with tremendous force. Well, what can I do?! Even though he’s my own brother, his face is just too scary! He’s haunting my dreams already!!

“Little sister! Friends will naturally come to you when you approach being a Han-style maiden! And one more thing, Katsu! Akane! There’s a famous saying: ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do!’ Seal away your Kansai dialect and practice standard language properly! You might be looked down upon as an outsider!”

Shut up! My ears go weird every time. But is that how it is? If my brother says so, I’ll follow, but…

By the way, regarding the “Hanjo” I aspire to become, there’s a refined expression that describes the epitome of a woman among women… In other words, it refers to an incredibly cool and admirable woman that everyone longs for.

Sorry for the details, you’ll have to Google it. If I copy and paste it badly, it might be dangerous. I don’t know.

“Even if you say that, it’s difficult to do it suddenly… Did you practice, Onii-chan?”

“…I did.”

“Hmm? I can’t hear you.”

“…I practiced… recording my voice every day.”

“Hahaha! With that appearance?! It’s funny just to imagine it! And you’ve lost your voice too, ahahahaha!”

“Kaattttttsu!!!”

“H-HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII”

“My dearest sister!! One must not laugh at someone’s efforts! …And please stop teasing my appearance… (muttering)”

Oops, I forgot that teasing Onii-chan’s appearance is not okay. I remember he mentioned before how it saddened him that children were scared. I’m sorry, I’ll stop making fun of his appearance, okay? I might end up laughing again. Oh, sorry, I was teasing again.

Even though he’s like this, I deeply respect Onii-chan. He used to be just an ordinary-looking, well, quite a siscon and gentle Onii-chan. He wasn’t the type to be assertive, rather, he was quite weak.

When I was in elementary school, I was harassed by students from a nationally renowned delinquent high school in our local area. That’s when my brother changed.

Initially, Onii-chan enrolled in that high school, despite my desperate attempts to stop him, to beat up the high schoolers who bothered me. In no time, he became the top dog there, reforming all the delinquents and even changing the corrupt faculty who had given up on education.

After graduating from high school, Onii-chan underwent a terrifying transformation. Mainly in his appearance. His muscles.

[The Legend of Ryujiro Todoroki] is a well-known local story.

I also seriously want to become a strong and cool person like Onii-chan!

“All right, let’s do it again! Your face should be sharper, as if declaring your presence! Lift your arms as if lifting your chest, with more confidence!”

“But, if I lift them like that, I’ll feel embarrassed…”

“What good does it do to feel embarrassed about something like that?! If you aspire to be a strong woman, you must abandon useless shame!”

Ugh, this is just not right! With my already big chest, being stared at by weird people, and now this, it’s becoming too embarrassing. Will I ever be able to get married like this?

I’m starting to doubt if this is the strength I’m seeking…

My thoughts like that don’t matter to Onii-chan. And he suddenly comes up with something like this:

“Akane! You’re still immature! Therefore, find a man at your new school! By following that man, the path to becoming a strong woman will become clear! Don’t worry, my beloved sister, everything will be fine! Set your passion ablaze, just like your beautiful crimson hair! Then the path to glory as a strong woman will open up!”

Should I say it already? He must have watched some weird anime yesterday for sure.

He has been a bit off since graduating from high school, but today he’s more out of control than ever.

“If that’s decided, let’s do it again!”

“O-ou(おう)… I guess I can’t help it. I’ll go along with it…”

“Kaattttttsu!!!”

“H-HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!”

“Respond with ‘Ou'(応)!”

“O-Ou!”

Finding a man, huh? I wonder if there really are men like Onii-chan out there…

The endless and futile exchange between Akane and Ryujiro continued until the sun set.

At that time, Akane had no idea that she would be entering the worst timing of all.