"Miru, who is this girl?"
Kasugano Sora looked at Hoshino Miru expressionlessly. He had just gone out for a bit and managed to bring home a pretty girl.
Were beautiful girls wholesale goods all over the streets in this world?
"The friend I mentioned to you before - her name is Toyokawa Sakiko. She's come over to play at our place today." Hoshino Miru introduced the girl beside him without any self-awareness.
Having seen Toyokawa Sakiko's contact info on Hoshino Miru's phone today, Kasugano Sora quickly remembered that idiot who got caught in the rain, and glared at Hoshino Miru even more dissatisfied.
While she was glaring dissatisfiedly at Hoshino Miru, Toyokawa Sakiko was also curiously observing Kasugano Sora. She could see this was a delicate, cute girl holding a rabbit doll.
This girl was the sister he mentioned?
Strange - they didn't look very similar.
"Hello, I'm Toyokawa. I'm imposing on you today." Toyokawa Sakiko bowed slightly. She could see that Kasugano Sora harbored some dissatisfaction toward her.
Kasugano Sora's reaction actually put Toyokawa Sakiko more at ease.
Because this was how normal people acted. Someone like Hoshino Miru was quite rare - they weren't children making friends, so how could someone they'd just met recently come over as a house guest?
Did he understand what social distance meant? Toyokawa Sakiko internally criticized Hoshino Miru, completely forgetting that she herself had been willing to come along.
Kasugano Sora listened with some unhappiness, because Toyokawa Sakiko apparently hadn't noticed her dislike and dissatisfaction.
Having finally been able to enjoy the beauty of life with the person she liked during spring break - any normal person wouldn't disturb her at a time like this, right?
"This is my sister, her name is..." Just as Hoshino Miru was halfway through introductions, Kasugano Sora suddenly interrupted him.
"Let me tell you in advance - Miru and I have no blood relation. Rather than siblings, we're more like childhood friends who grew up together!"
After these words fell, Toyokawa Sakiko looked at the assertive girl, then gave Hoshino Miru a very strange look.
"She and I indeed aren't biological siblings - we have no blood relation." Hoshino Miru was somewhat helpless. "Her name is Kasugano Sora. Since her parents aren't in Japan, she's temporarily living with me."
Toyokawa Sakiko looked at Kasugano Sora, then at Hoshino Miru, blinking her eyes. Although she had no romantic experience, the girl's reaction was too obvious.
Was she treating her as an enemy?
So this guy not only had a beautiful girl idol who was suspiciously like a little girlfriend, but was also cohabitating with a cute girl?
Toyokawa Sakiko felt she shouldn't have come along, but she also found it quite interesting.
"Truly worthy of Hoshino-senpai." Toyokawa Sakiko gave him a meaningful look.
Hoshino Miru suspected she was internally criticizing him, but more than that, Kasugano Sora was clearly angry - very angry.
Hoshino Miru had Toyokawa Sakiko sit in the living room for a moment, then pulled the reluctant Kasugano Sora aside for a whispered conversation.
Watching this scene, Toyokawa Sakiko found it strangely familiar, but she obediently sat on the sofa.
"Something troublesome might have happened at her home. She probably doesn't want to go back, so I thought I'd bring her to our place." Hoshino Miru kept his voice low. When he saw Toyokawa Sakiko at the park, it was as if she was the only person left in the world, all alone.
Although Toyokawa Sakiko hadn't said anything, Hoshino Miru could notice her eyes were somewhat red, her face expressionless yet giving off an extremely oppressive feeling.
She might think she was fine, but Hoshino Miru felt her psychological state was very wrong - even more pitiable than when he'd seen her caught in the rain.
Like a child accidentally separated from parents - clearly showing that kind of bewildered, helpless panic in her eyes, yet stubbornly pretending nothing was wrong, refusing to ask anyone for help.
"Brother, there's a phrase called 'meddling in others' business.'" Kasugano Sora kindly reminded Hoshino Miru. "Whatever happened at her home should have nothing to do with us."
"She's a friend I just met - I can't just leave her alone outside, can I?" Hoshino Miru felt somewhat guilty.
"Someone who can so easily follow a strange man home is probably a girl who seems innocent but is actually very bad and troublesome. Brother has been deceived by her." Kasugano Sora held deep malice toward every girl who approached Hoshino Miru.
"I'm your brother, not a strange man. Am I that dangerous?" Hoshino Miru's face darkened. He wondered if he should spank this girl's little bottom.
"That's exactly why I'm saying she's a bad woman!" Kasugano Sora snorted lightly. "If brother isn't the dangerous one, then this bad woman is the dangerous one. She definitely has bad intentions toward you."
If it were her, she definitely wouldn't obediently follow strangers away. Apart from Hoshino Miru, no one could abduct her.
Hoshino Miru thought for a moment and said quietly: "Actually, I'm the dangerous one. I want to learn something from her."
Kasugano Sora puffed out her cheeks. Did he think she was a child?
"Haven't you noticed I've been tinkering with music recently?" Hoshino Miru came up with a reason. "She used to be in some first-rate band apparently. Even Mana thinks she's amazing. I was thinking maybe I could learn some music theory from her."
Kasugano Sora remembered - these past days she had indeed often seen Hoshino Miru studying music, though she thought he was just listening to songs.
After a moment of silence, Kasugano Sora sulked: "Well, you already brought her back. I can't control it."
"Thank you, cutest Sora. I knew you'd understand my thinking." Hoshino Miru smiled.
When he said this, Kasugano Sora felt both angry and a little lightheaded.
She had been angry earlier because Hoshino Miru brought back a pretty girl without her permission.
If this girl posed no threat, Kasugano Sora wouldn't care who she was at all, unless somewhere she couldn't see...
"You're not planning to have her stay overnight, are you?!" Kasugano Sora's eyes immediately widened.
Hoshino Miru subtly looked away. This question was hard to answer.
On the other side, Toyokawa Sakiko was observing this home.
This wasn't her first time at a friend's house. It looked small but several times better than where she lived - very clean and tidy.
There was quite a bit of furniture here. Though just normal things, they inexplicably made her feel a strong sense of life.
Perhaps because there were no beer cans here, no furniture full of age, no musty smell that old houses emit, no moldy spots on the walls.
At first glance, Toyokawa Sakiko already rather liked this place.
Then she saw Hoshino Miru and Kasugano Sora return to the living room.
Kasugano Sora sat on one side of the sofa, completely ignoring Toyokawa Sakiko's existence, hugging her little rabbit and silently playing with her phone.
Hoshino Miru sat somewhat awkwardly in the middle. Although Toyokawa Sakiko didn't know what they'd discussed, she found it interesting - so he could look this awkward too?
"Want to play games?" Hoshino Miru stiffly brought up a topic.
Probably because Kasugano Sora was nearby, making it difficult to discuss her situation. Toyokawa Sakiko had the same feeling.
"I... I don't know how to play." Toyokawa Sakiko hesitated.
Hoshino Miru's eyes lit up. He immediately stuffed a game controller into her hands and enthusiastically introduced it: "No problem, games are easy to pick up. This is movement, this is attack, this is dodge. Okay, you've learned it - let's start right away!"
Toyokawa Sakiko confusedly held the game controller. She felt something was off but couldn't put her finger on it.
With a burst of energetic music, the game screen quickly appeared.
Toyokawa Sakiko curiously stared at the TV screen. This was her first time playing a fighting game.
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