She Was Actually My Stepsister. ~Recently, The Sense Of Distance Between Me And My New Stepbrother Is Incredibly Close~ - Chapter 8 Part 3

Chapter 8: “Apparently, My Stepsister will be Attending the Same High School as me”

Translator: AJ1703

　At the gate of Yuuki Academy, I told the Ueda siblings about what had happened so far while excluding the bath incident,

“─I see. You’re an idiot, aren’t you?”

　Kousei cursed me,

“Oh, so you’re her sister!”

　Hinata-chan readily accepted. …Thank goodness she was not disappointed.

　In the meantime, Akira remained silent, looking somewhat uncomfortable as she looked at us.

“You’ve got it rough as well, haven’t you? You have to live with this idiot.”

“Oi, don’t you say that, you useless older brother!”

　I gave Kousei a light rebuke, but it was not so far off the mark, which was frustrating.

　Akira was standing next to me with a complicated look on her face. It seemed that she had something to say.

“What’s wrong, Akira?”

“Aniki, the time…”

“Eh? There’s still time before school starts.”

“No, that’s not it, I still have to go to the staff room, that’s why…”

　I see. She was told to show up at the staff room, right?

“Ah, in that case, how about I show you the way to the staff room?”

　Hinata said to Akira with a smile, and Akira was a little puzzled.

　This might be a good opportunity for the two girls to get to know each other as classmates.

“Akira, you can follow Hinata-chan.”

“Eh…”

“Hinata-chan, can you do me a favor?”

“Sure!　──Ah, nice to meet you once again. Um, can I call you Akira-chan?”

“Akira is… I mean, using -chan is a bit…”

“Okay! Nice to meet you, Akira.”

“Un.”

　The two beautiful girls get to know each other a little better.

　However, when two beautiful girls walk side by side, they seem to stand out even more, and the students around them are looking at them and talking about something. The boys were looking closely at each other and the girls were looking at Akira, and were saying, “Who’s that person,” because she looked like a beautiful boy.

　I saw them heading for the entrance, and Kousei and I slowly followed behind them.

“You seriously thought that girl was your brother for three weeks?”

“Something like that, yeah…”

“Well, I’ve always thought you were a little dense, but not to this extent…”

“Ugh…”

“So how did you know she was your sister?”

　As for the bath incident, as expected, even with Kousei on the other end, I can’t tell him.

“I-It was just a coincidence. ─That reminds me, I called you to ask you how to deal with my little sister─”

“Is that what you meant by that phone call? I thought you went crazy because of the hot weather.”

“You’re not a friend worth having…”

“Well, I was going to leave it to Hinata anyway.”

“That’s why I didn’t feel comfortable consulting with her.”

　Kousei looked at me with dismay but eventually returned to his usual Buddha’s face.　

“So is your sister… Akira was it? Is she like that at home?”

“No, that’s what I didn’t expect─”

　When I summarized the situation at home to Kousei, he mumbled with deep emotion, “I see.”

“─Well, if Hinata is with her, I guess it will be all right.”

“Yeah, I’m really grateful about that… It was nice to see you both in the morning.”

　As I said this, Kousei stopped walking next to me, just before the entrance to the elevator.

“But still, your little sister is so cute.”

“You never give compliments to other people, and yet you praise Akira. You can’t be─”

“No, that’s not it. I was just curious if you were attracted to her.”

“…Don’t be stupid, Akira’s just my little sister.”

“I wish that were true, but you didn’t forget about the Mendelian laws, did you, Ryouta?”

“Oh…”

　Kousei, who I have known since middle school, is the only one who knows my secret.

　Mendel’s laws have no blood in them─ the true meaning of this phrase.

　So I understood what Kousei meant. He probably meant that anything that would happen between me and Akira would cause my parents grief.

　But that is a needless worry.

　I am not like that woman.

　I would never make my family unhappy because the characteristics I have acquired are not inherited.

“…I feel bad for picking on you. Stop looking so scared.”

“No, you were worried about me, weren’t you? Thank you for that.”

　Kousei put his arm around my shoulder.

“By the way, aren’t you forgetting something?”

“Eh? What is it?”

　Kousei stared at me.

“…I’m talking about food. You said you’d treat us out on a dinner the next time I helped you clean up your room.”

“Oh, that’s right…”

　I had completely forgotten about it. I was surprised that Kousei remembered.

“I’m busy with my part-time job for a while, so just take Hinata out to dinner sometime.”

“No, that’s a little…”

　I was a little uncomfortable having dinner alone with Hinata.

“That girl has been waiting to hear from you all summer long, you know?”

“That Hinata-chan? You’re kidding me, right?”

“I’m serious. ─So, stop focusing on your little sister and take care of my sister, too.”

　After saying this, Kousei left me and quickly went away.

　I felt that Kousei, who is always so quiet, was very talkative today.

　Take care of my sister, he said?

　I’m not sure I can take care of such a strong girl.

　But, well, it might not be a bad idea to have dinner out with Akira, Hinata, and myself next time.

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Translator’s Afterword:

Blud is so dense, best bro is already lending his imouto to him smh my head. I feel bad for Hinata at this point, but yeah Akira is still the best girl 😂