She Was Actually My Stepsister. ~Recently, The Sense Of Distance Between Me And My New Stepbrother Is Incredibly Close~ - Chapter 8.5

Translator: AJ1703

August 25 (Wednesday)

　Today is the opening ceremony of the second semester. I was so nervous that I woke up early in the morning.

　When I saw the same school uniforms on the station platform, I got extremely nervous.

　Aniki seemed to sense it and just stayed with me.

　As we left the station, I met a friend of Aniki’s. 

　Ueda-senpai, and his younger sister, Hinata-chan. Ueda-senpai, a second-year, is tall and has a cool face, but his blonde hair and pierced ears give him a scary image.

　Hinata-chan is very cheerful, cute, girlish, and a responsible younger sister.

　We quickly exchanged contact information and became good friends. Moreover, we were surprised to find out that we were in the same class!

　After practicing with Aniki, I was able to introduce myself!

　During lunch break, while eating lunch with Hinata-chan, people gathered around us.

　I felt uncomfortable like a panda at the zoo.

　Everyone was asking me too many questions at once, and I didn’t know how to respond.

　When I was in trouble like that, Aniki came to my rescue.

　After school, I was still being talked to by a scary senior student from the third year,

　Aniki was not scared at all and talked to them.

　That was the first time I saw Aniki’s scary face.

　It was really scary, different from his usual atmosphere…

　But after the three years were gone, he gently patted me on the head. I knew Aniki is kind.

　I feel warm and comfortable, and I wish I could spend more time with Aniki.

　But is Aniki kind to me because I am his little sister? Or is it because I am a girl? [TLN: Akira, for the first time, used “watashi” here, which is a girly way to refer themselves.]

　What does Aniki think about me?