The other day, I played with Hisamori in the classroom, treating her like a pet.
Hisamori was a Shiba Inu and Hime was a kitten. All I remember is how cute Hime was, and it was a happy time.
I never thought that was a foreshadowing.
"My sister is a bad dog. She can't 'wait' when food is in front of her, she falls asleep during walks, and she doesn't want to give me a hand shake."
Of course, this is also a parable.
If Kiyoshi were a dog, he would certainly look like that. It was easy to imagine him lying down in a sloppy manner.
"You can't scold a dog...that's why you need to praise and encourage it. When it waits, praise it and give it a treat. When it walks energetically on a walk, praise it and give it a treat. When it gives you a paw, praise it and give it a treat...By doing this, your dog will learn that 'if I do this, I'll be praised and get a treat.' That's dog training."
I know. I've never had a pet, but apparently that's how you communicate with a dog. It's a necessary behavior for building a good relationship between pet and owner.
But... Hijiri is, after all, a human being.
Moreover, she is Hime's older sister. What's more, there is a nine-year age difference between them. Surely it would be rude to treat her like a dog?
Hisamori-san has no pride and has a boundless cheerful personality, so she was happy to be treated like a dog. However, Hijiri-san... she surprisingly likes to act like an older sister, and is the type who tries to be strong in front of Hime, so she might get angry if she's treated like a pet.
I'm a little worried.
However, as things stood... unless Hijiri's habit of skipping classes was improved, he would definitely fail the test. Since there was no other solution, I thought it might be a good idea to give it a try.
"I was wrong. No matter how hard I tried to talk her down, she wouldn't listen... I had to praise her and give her a reward. I see."
Hime is full of enthusiasm.
Her fists were clenched tightly. Her brave and courageous appearance was adorable.
"Yohei-kun, I'd like to use some sweets."
"Yes. Feel free to use it."
After this exchange, Hime walked over to the sleeping Kiyoshi-san, holding a bag full of bite-sized chocolates. She took out one chocolate, peeled off the wrapping paper, and brought it to the sleeping Kiyoshi-san's mouth.
"Ugh... hmm? It smells sweet."
Even while asleep, his appetite was still strong. Sensitive to the smell of chocolate, Kiyoshi opened his eyes slightly.
Hime took advantage of the opportunity to call out to him.
"Sis, you can have chocolate when you wake up."
"...I don't want to study."
Ah, but I closed my eyes.
Perhaps the pain of studying outweighed the temptation of chocolate.
He must really hate it. His appetite must be stronger than his desire for sleep, but it seems he hates studying even more than that.
Hijiri is more formidable than I thought.
As expected, he has caused Hime a lot of trouble.
But today's Hime is a little different.
"I'll give you two when you wake up. How about that?"
Hime took out another chocolate.
Increasing the number of rewards. This strategy opened Hijiri's eyes.
"...I'll eat it."
Kiyoshi sits up and accepts the chocolate.
Hime smiled kindly at her and...added another piece of chocolate.
"That's so great of you to wake up. You can have three."
"Oh, is that okay? Yay ♪"
"Yes. Good, good boy."
Hime strokes the neck of a delighted Sei.
It's exactly like petting a dog... but Hijiri seems happy, so it's fine.
When will Hijiri realize that she is being treated like a dog?
I hope the dog training plan works...