"Hime, why are you in the middle of the city like this?" (Me)
Maybe, Hime was thrown here but the difference is the location where Hime was thrown.
"W-well... I have my own reasons..." (Hime answered with a slightly panicked tone)
What's that? Is that something I'm not supposed to know?
Yukito stared at Hime with sharp eyes (N)
Finally, Hime gave in and sighed.
"I-I was looking for food." (Hime)
"Hah?" (Me and Yuu-chan together)
"N-no, that was just a lie, okay? Anyway, let's go home." (Me inviting)
Since the three of us are already together, better look for a way to… to… what?
They walked back toward the harbor, but on the way Yuu asked Hime again (N)
"Hime, was what you said earlier just a lie?" (Yuu asked)
"Y-y-yes, it was just a lie." (Hime)
She's lying. (N)
There wasn't a single lie in what she said earlier. And Hime's condition really was that she was looking for food. (N)
Who knows why she was looking for food, maybe she doesn't have money? Just like me— (N)
———
This time, the four of us boarded a ship slightly bigger than before, maybe around 10–15 people including all of us on this ship.
We sat in the inner room of the ship with an atmosphere that was a little too quiet.
"I want to ask again, Yukito-san..." (Hime)
W-what the hell is that!? Her tone gave me goosebumps, I swear!
"That little girl being held by Yuu-chan, who is she really, huh?" (Hime asked)
"W-well, that's...."
For the next several minutes, Yukito explained in great detail who Anna was to Hime (N)
Their conversation was really boring, so yeah...
"Hmm... so Anna isn't your child?" (Hime)
"NO, OF COURSE NOT!" (Me)
"Well... that's a relief... so Yukito-san, you're still a virgin?" (Hime asked)
Hime really seems to want to monopolize a living being, from the human species, Sahiko Yukito. (N)
Suddenly,
"NOOOO!" (Anna-chan shouted)
"Onii-san only has Yuu-nee and Anna-chan!!" (Anna-chan)
This is a girl war... (N)
Anna-chan immediately sat on Yuu-chan's lap and held my right arm.
It might just seem like a normal child seeking attention, but for Hime... that was a declaration of war.
Hime stared at Anna-chan with sharp and terrifying eyes.
"Yukito-san, could you move a little closer here?" (Hime)
"NO, Onii-san has to stay beside Yuu-nee!" (Anna-chan)
I don't even know why, but they're fighting over who Yukito belongs to. (N)
On the other side... (N)
"Anna-chan... what is she doing..." (Yuu-chan)
Yuu's face turned red because she felt Anna was pairing her with Yukito, forcing them to sit together.
SREP
Hime suddenly hugged Yukito's left arm tightly... (Too tightly)
"HEY! Don't squeeze so hard!" (Me shouting)
"It's fine, isn't it? It's your own fault." (Hime)
"How the hell is this my fault!?" (Me)
"Really! Onii-san isn't wrong, the one who's wrong is you, stupid black cat!" (Anna-chan shouted at Hime)
Unbelievable... a child like Anna-chan can actually go against a royal princess who's way older than her... (N)
"Black cat" sounds ordinary and cute, but black cats are known for their nature of "stealing." (N)
And if connected with the position of Hime and Anna, it means indirectly Anna thinks of Hime as a thief. (N)
That's why she called her a black cat. (N)
"You're still small but quite good with words, huh~" (Hime)
"Not like you! Just suddenly showing up and trying to steal Onii-san." (Anna)
Let's switch perspective, to Yukito's view of this incident. (N)
(What the hell... Hime is fighting a little kid, wait—does she really see a child as her rival!?!??... But, if both of my hands are being held like this... it kinda feels like being popular) :(Yukito's inner voice)
Just imagine, if you were in this position... both of your hands being held by two girls, something might rise, right— (Me)
Finally, after the ship ride and walking a bit further. They finally arrived at Yuu-chan's house.
"Yuu-chan, is this your house?" (Hime asked)
"Why? It's nice, right—" (Yuu-chan)
Hime shook her head.
"No, it's worse than I expected." (Hime)
"Hah? You picking a fight!?" (Yuu-chan)
———
"Yukito-sama, Hime, let's find a way back to Ulvur." (She invited)
"Ul-vur?" (Me)
Ulvur? What the hell is Yuu-chan talking about? Ulvur... isn't that some kind of local food from this village?
"Yuu-chan, what's Ul-vur? Food?" (Hime)
Why did she think the same as me!? Damn, that's creepy!!
"C-come on, enough jokes already... I want to go home to Ulvur.." (Yuu-chan)
"Yuu-chan, what is Ulvur?" (Me)
"You've been talking about Ulvur all this time... is it really that important?" (Hime)
After hearing Hime's and Yukito's replies, Yuu reached a conclusion...
Both of them had lost their memories. (N)
That night,
Anna and Yuu slept on the bed, while Hime and Yukito slept on the floor (don't worry, they had mats).
But, Yuu couldn't sleep. She was still confused about everything that happened today. She thought about it while staring at the ceiling of the house. (N)
"Yuu-nee... you're still awake...?" (Anna)
"Anna-chan?" (Yuu)
"Yuu-nee hasn't been sleeping all this time... is something bothering you?" (Anna asked)
"...."
Yuu could only remain silent, she wanted to answer, she wanted to talk about it... but her mouth wouldn't open.
"Could it be Yuu-nee is thinking about that Ul-vur thing?" (Anna)
100% perfect! Anna's instincts are really sharp. (N)
Again, Yuu still didn't answer Anna's question.
"I know... Onii-san and Yuu-nee aren't from this world..." (Anna)
Yuu was confused and a little shocked to hear Anna's statement.
"How did you—" (Yuu)
"It's obvious... Onii-san and Yuu-nee are people from another world." (Anna)
"You two were thrown into this world at first, right? So, it's only natural that you're looking for a way back home." (Anna)
Yuu replied to Anna.
"Then, on the first day we met, did you purposely sleep in front of this house?" (Yuu)
Anna shook her head.
"Nope... I was just a bit tired at that time so I fell asleep in front of Yuu-nee's house." (Anna)
———
Silence.
Yuu still couldn't understand what Anna had said. (N)
"If Yuu-nee wants, I can help a little." (Anna)
"Back then I also met people like you two, and by coincidence, I accidentally saw them enter a certain place and then they suddenly disappeared." (Anna)
"Maybe, that's why I saw that incident back then." (Anna)
(I want to go home, I want to return... but what will happen to Anna? Does she even have a home to live in?) :(Yuu's inner voice)
"Anna-chan, if Yukito-sama and I return to our original world... will Anna-chan still have family to take care of you?" (Yuu asked)
"No." (Anna)
Anna looked at Yuu-chan with a smile on her face.
"I've been living alone all this time...." (Anna)
"But it's fine! I'm already used to living alone—" (Anna)
The moment Anna said she was used to living alone, Yuu immediately hugged Anna tightly.
"Yuu-nee, it's really okay... I-I..." (Anna)
Anna's eyes began to water, and in the end, she fell asleep in the warm embrace of Yuu.