Shinyo Haruyama. 6 years old. First grade of elementary school.
A girl with black twintails was now in front of me with a big smile on her face.
"Yo-chan, I'm here!"
"Uh, yeah. Come in."
Shinyo, who had arrived in her sister's car, came through the front door carrying a bag in each hand. One contained sweets, and the other several bottles of juice. They were probably souvenirs from her sister.
"I'll have it. Here you go."
For now, the luggage looked heavy, so I reached out to pick it up.
When Shinyo saw that, she nodded in agreement.
"It's good to be a lady fighter."
"Ready fight...?"
What will I be fighting against now?
"Girls are the best!"
Ah, you mean ladies first. The words do sound similar.
Even so... looking at Shinyo-chan like this, I once again realize how abnormal Hime is. Even though she and Shinyo-chan are only two years apart in age, their vocabulary skills are on a completely different level.
Of course, Shinyo-chan is more common, so Hime is just too special.
"Here we go!"
Shinyo is full of energy today as well. She kicks off her sandals and rushes into the room.
The first place she went to was my room. I wanted to show her to the living room, but she was probably already eager to play. Shinyo-chan ran into her room on the second floor and picked up the game console controller.
"Yo-chan, I want to play a game."
"Yes, yes. Wait a moment, I'll plug in the cable."
I always play games with Shinyo-chan. Of course, my sister has a game console at home, but she says she can't play much at home because the supervision is strict. But here, there's no one to watch over her, so she can play freely.
"Okay, I'm ready. What game do you want to play?"
"Well, umm... Kurt is great!"
"I understand."
Lately, I've been hooked on FPS games, so I don't play console games much anymore. I only play when Shinyo-chan is visiting, so it feels like it's been a while since I last put a game on my console.
"Has your sister gone to work yet?"
"Yeah. I went to work pissed off again today. I said I'd be done by the evening."
"Evening..."
Well, there's no other way around it since Shinyo-chan is here. It seems that my sister had already decided that I'd be babysitting here, and I don't think I was allowed to refuse in the first place.
If I don't finish work until the evening, that means Hime and Kokoro-chan will definitely run into each other.
What should I do? Should I just turn down Hime's invitation to play? But I was really looking forward to it, so I don't think it would be right.
It was a good opportunity for my parents to be away from home. I thought both of them would be at home tomorrow, so I thought Hime would be nagging me when she came, and I didn't want to be bothered by her nagging.
Of course, I'm sure my parents would dote on Hime like their granddaughter, but I'd like to avoid that because it would be a lot of hassle for me.
But... hmm. I don't know how Shinyo will react when she meets Hime.
"Yo-chan, over here! Let's play a game together?"
"...Um, I was just thinking about cleaning up a bit."
"Eh, no way. I want Yo-chan to join us too!"
Xin Yang pouted her lips in dissatisfaction.
Then she muttered the words she always said.
"Koharu is going to be Yo-chan's bride, so please love her properly."
...That's true.
Shinyo-chan is quite affectionate. She's possessive, needs attention, and is also lonely. In this respect, she's very similar to her sister.
Of course, this is a typical line from a young child, so I don't take it seriously.
However, I was reluctant to let Hime meet Shinyo.
I was worried that they might get into a fight...