She Was Actually My Stepsister. ~Recently, The Sense Of Distance Between Me And My New Stepbrother Is Incredibly Close~ - Chapter 6 Part 2

Chapter 6: “Apparently it turns out I’ve been making a terrible mistake…”

 

 

Translator: AJ1703

 

 

　Me and Akira went upstairs and went straight into my room.

 

　Akira sat on my bed and I sat on my desk chair.

 

　It was the first time I had seen Akira since last night, and even though it was my room, I felt very uncomfortable.

 

“Akira, what did you want to talk about? I was wondering if it might be─”

 

“Did you tell those two about the bath last night?”

 

“Eh?”

 

“Did you tell them!?”

 

　Akira blushed and looked at me doubtfully.

 

“I didn’t tell them about the incident in the bath… I only told them that I just found out that Akira was my sister…”

 

“…What else?”

 

“I thought I may have hurt Akira… so I asked them what I should do.”

 

　There was some silence, and Akira sighed loudly.

 

“Thank goodness~…”

 

“Eh?”

 

“Aniki, I told you yesterday, the bath thing is definitely a secret! Okay?”

 

“Uh, yeah…”

 

“And as for Aniki’s concern, I’m not that worried about it.”

 

“HUH? But I mistook Akira as my younger brother, didn’t I?”

 

“Well, I’m fine with that.”

 

“You’re fine with it?”

 

“I saw Aniki naked before… So we’re even, right?”

 

“Ugh…”

 

　I don’t think it will make us even, but…

 

“Me too─ I mean, I referred to myself as “Boku” in a way that wasn’t girly at all, like the way I said it or the way I was dressed, which made Aniki misunderstand me. Besides, I agreed with you about the bath…”

 

“A-Akira is not at fault! It was absolutely weird that I didn’t notice even after spending three weeks together…”

 

“…That’s true. Aniki is a bit strange and odd.”

 

　Akira laughed in amusement, but there was no hint of sarcasm in it.

 

　Somehow, I feel extremely relieved.

 

　A sigh of relief escaped me, as if a haze had lifted from my mind.

 

“But I’m still sorry, Akira… I don’t think I can make up for everything that has happened, but if there is anything I can do, please let me know.”

 

“If that’s the case… can we please continue the way we’ve always been?”

 

“What do you mean, ‘the way we’ve always been?'”

 

“We play games together, lend each other manga, go shopping… treating me like a little brother, that kind of thing.”

 

“O-Of course. If that’s what you want…”

 

“And please don’t be distant just because I’m a girl. I want things to be the same as before.”

 

“The same as before?”

 

“Aniki, you’re still keeping your distance from me, aren’t you? Normally, you would sit closer to me.”

 

“That’s…─”

 

　I was at a loss for words.

 

　No matter how many people are calling for a genderless society these days, it is undeniable that there is a difference in the way we treat people depending on whether or not we are aware of their gender.

 

　Some people say that being natural is an unconscious prejudice, but contrary to Akira’s thoughts, I will probably treat Akira as a woman unconsciously from now on.

 

　To put it simply, I have to be careful. Like, very careful.

 

　For example, I will maintain a certain distance from her, and I won’t suddenly start poking around with her.

 

“─I think it will be difficult to continue as before. I mean, you’re my little sister, which means you’re still a girl, and I think I will be conscious of that…”

 

“Then─”

 

　For some reason, Akira blushed a little and smiled.

 

“─If you and I were even closer than we currently are, you wouldn’t be aware of me, would you?”

 

“Closer than we currently are…? What do you mean by that?”

 

“I mean, since you’re feeling awkward, you’ll probably think of me as a girl and keep your distance from me.”

 

“No, but still, despite that…”

 

“Aniki, you said yesterday─”

 

『─I’d like to get closer to Akira…』[TLN: From Chapter 5.]

 

“─Are you saying that you didn’t mean what you said?”

 

“Ugh…”

 

　I found myself groaning.

 

　I never thought that those words would now come back as such a huge boomerang…

 

“… No, I meant it.”

 

“You said I could be more comfortable with you, but is that limited to being your little brother?”

 

“No, that’s wrong.” 

 

“Then even though I’m your little sister, Aniki doesn’t mind if you give me more of your attention, right?”

 

“W-Well, I guess so…”

 

　It’s no good. All the words I’ve said so far have pierced my entire body.

 

　How many oversized boomerangs have I left thrown at you, stupid self…

 

“Then look at me properly as your little sister, okay? I know I might look like a little brother to you.”

 

　Akira smiled mischievously at that.

 

　That smile made me blush, unintentionally. My heart was pounding.

 

　This is something wrong, isn’t it?

 

　The more I became aware that Akira was my sister, that she was a girl, the more I found her more and more adorable.

 

　I can’t help but feel that if I continue to close the distance between me and Akira, our relationship will deepen in a different direction.

 

　I hope this is just a groundless fear of mine…

 

“Aniki, why are you turning red?”

 

“I-It’s nothing…”

 

“Could it be that you’re embarrassed because you’re aware that I’m a girl?”

 

“I’m not embarrassed…”

 

“Are those your true feelings?”

 

“Please take it a little easier on me…”

 

　When I looked embarrassed, Akira laughed.

 

“With that said, I’m going to let Aniki get used to me being your little sister more!”

 

“Ha? Get used to you?”

 

“Aniki, come here.”

 

　Akira patted the bed and motioned for me to sit next to her.

 

　Hesitantly, I got up from the chair.

 

　I did as I was told and sat on Akira’s left, the bed creaking and sinking.

 

　I felt very uneasy.  What is she planning?　

 

“Akira─”

 

“Ei!”

 

“Whoa! Hey─”

 

　Suddenly, I was pushed down.

 

　Akira lay on top of me on my stomach. The bed creaked violently with the impact.

 

“Ehehehe~”

 

“W-What are you doing, Akira?”

 

“Aniki, how is it? Are you embarrassed?”

 

“S-Stop teasing me…”

 

“I’m not teasing you though? I’m just training you.”

 

　I was worried that our parents, who were downstairs, might hear the creaking sound of the bed. This is a very bad position to be in if they see us. Fortunately, I didn’t hear them coming up the stairs.

 

　Embarrassed, I turned my face toward the wall, but the weight on my belly was impossible to ignore. Then, as I felt the slightest hint of Akira’s heat, I felt a rush of unspeakable shame.

 

“…Akira, what are you doing?”

 

“I already told you it’s training. I’m going to make sure you don’t get embarrassed when I do this, okay?”

 

“Training you say…”

 

“Heave-ho─”

 

　Akira began to take off the loose-fitting jacket she always wears.

 

“Why are you taking it off!?”

 

“Shhhh─! If you scream so loud, Mom and Dad from downstairs will find out, won’t they?”

 

　I could see Akira’s belly.

 

　Far from the lean belly I had imagined, it was a white, thin waist.

 

　When Akira finished taking off her jacket, she gently dropped it to the floor and looked down at me in her tank top.

 

　The front view of her feminine body, which fit between her narrow shoulders, proved that Akira was indeed a woman.

 

　The sight of her breasts, which were large enough to fit in the palm of my hand, brought back the sensation of yesterday in the bathtub to my back.

 

　This is not good. In any case, this is bad…

 

“Hey… why did you take it off…?”

 

“Why you ask? It’s because I felt hot.”

 

“What do you mean you felt hot…”

 

“Yesterday I was wearing only a towel, and compared to that, it’s still not so bad, right?”

 

“No, that’s not the point!”

 

“Aniki did the same thing to me before, remember?”

 

“Could it be the first time you played EnSam2?”

 

　No, I didn’t forcefully push her down like this. I didn’t take off my clothes in the first place.

 

“That was, yeah, definitely the something that possessed me to do it…” [TLN: This isn’t really the line but I feel like this fits more.]

 

“But then Aniki said, in a wickedly nasty way─”

 

『─I knew it, you have a beautiful face, huh?』[TLN: From Chapter 3]

 

“─is what you said.”

 

“Nn────?”

 

　I was about to scream in agony when I remembered it again.

 

“Do you remember now? ─Moreso, Aniki did this with a nonchalant look on his face, right?”

 

“Eh…?”

 

“Aniki, close your eyes.”

 

“Akira, don’t tell me you’re…”

 

“Just shut up and do it…─”

 

　Akira put her hands on my cheeks. I gave up and closed my eyes. And then─

 

“─Mugu!?”

 

　Akira held my cheek between her two hands.

 

　It was the payback I had expected. Just like I did that time, my face was sandwiched between Akira’s two hands.

 

　Akira was staring down at me as I made such a funny face.

 

“Hmm… not quite what I was expecting…”

 

　I was a little disappointed.

 

　If you ask me if the effect is doubled when the funny face becomes weird, it is not like that.

 

　In that sense, I was a little disappointed as well, but on the other hand, I was also very relieved.

 

　I had imagined something else, something different, until about halfway through.

 

“…Hahiwa, hehohohe! (Akira, let go of me!).”

 

　Akira removed her hands from my face and quietly got off of me, sitting cross-legged on the bed.

 

“How was it?”

 

“When you ask me how it was, I have a complicated feeling about it…”

 

　I answered as I got up.

 

　I felt like I had been pinched by a fox. It wasn’t really a surprise.

 

　Akira looked me up and down this time.

 

“…At the time, I thought Aniki was going to kiss me.”

 

“Gufu──────!”

 

　The heart rate, which had almost returned to normal, jumped up all at once.

 

“Why are you saying that now!?”

 

“Because it’s under the correct circumstances, right? You told me I had a beautiful face, made me shut up, and looked at me. Could it be that Aniki is a selfish person?”

 

“Ha─!? I did say so, but that was never my intention from the beginning!”

 

　Yes, I had no such intention from the beginning, I was just trying to tease her.

 

　I was able to do it because I thought he was my little brother…

 

　Wait a minute.

 

　Akira must not have anticipated my actions at that time.

 

　If that was the case, then why did she close her eyes?

 

　Why didn’t she resist more?

 

　Why did she turn her lips upward…?

 

　Could it be─ no, it must have been just a misunderstanding… [TLN: Oh boy, here we go again.]

 

“Aniki. Do I look pretty to you, Aniki?”

 

“Ugh… That’s, well, I think you’d look that way even if it wasn’t me…”

 

“What about your thoughts, Aniki?”

 

“Like I said, that’s─”

 

　Akira and I made eye contact.

 

　I thought it was the mischievous look from earlier, but it was the moist eyes that stared back at me.

 

　Her cheeks are red, yet her somewhat sad expression is that of a girl. No, she is a girl.

 

　Is this what you call “a subjective contour”? [TLN: In other words, he thinks he’s delusional.]

 

　After I recognized Akira as a girl, I could only see her as a girl. It was as if I had been shown a deceptive trompe l’oeil.

 

　Akira is waiting for my words. I could try and deceive her, but Akira’s serious eyes are demanding that I tell her the truth.

 

“─That’s… that.”

 

“Eh? What did you just say?”

 

“I said you’re beautiful…”

 

　When I said that while turning my back to Akira, Akira seemed satisfied and mumbled a simple “I see.”

 

“Or rather, didn’t you say you weren’t happy to hear me say that…?”

 

“No, I’m happy. The truth is, even at that time, I was happy…”

 

　This is not good. It’s really bad.

 

　Something is going very wrong with the conversation.

 

　This atmosphere is indeed not the kind of atmosphere that should exist between siblings─

 

“─With that said, e~i!”

 

　This time, she hugged me from behind.

 

“What the!? What the heck are you doing now, Akira!?”

 

“Aniki, give me a piggyback~!”

 

“Why now!?”

 

“I already told you that it’s for training. You’ll get used to it if we stick together like this, won’t you?”

 

“No, I think we need to take it one step at a time─!”

 

“What’s Aniki saying now, after skipping so many steps?”

 

　─After this, I felt a bit overwhelmed, but was saved in the end by Miyuki-san’s voice calling to me, “Lunch is ready.”

 

　It was still better than the tense atmosphere, but the situation was not good.

 

　A new problem had been created, that was for sure.

 

　From now on, I will treat Akira as my little sister.

 

　In the meantime, I wonder if I can withstand this “training” of Akira…

 

　I’ve been throwing a lot of huge boomerangs, and now all of them are coming back to me. If all of this comes back at once… my reason may collapse before I could even develop tolerance.

 

“Ooooooo──────….”

 

　That night, I writhed and squirmed in my futon.

 

　The thought of Akira sleeping in the next room made it difficult for me to sleep tonight…

 

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Translator’s Afterword:

So their roles got reversed now huh? If the MC before looked like he was on the offensive, now it’ll be Akira’s turn as payback and so-called ‘training’. The colored illustration, I just felt like putting it there since I feel like it was in the correct moment even though it wasn’t in the text itself.

 

I’d like to announce here that I have picked up a new series, The Innocent School Idol is My Cousin Who Lives with Me and is a Spoiled Brat. I’ll try to update it daily since it’s like 29 chapters only as well, and I hope you guys give it a read as well!

No worries, picking up this series won’t affect my activeness for JitsuImo, I only picked this up because director said we’re kinda struggling a bit just to keep the website up and running so, I thought maybe a new series would help that (I can only hope the readers don’t have adblock or something).

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter in particular, d@mn it was quite hard to look up some terms I have never heard of before and checking old chapters as well for some lines.