She Was Actually My Stepsister. ~Recently, The Sense Of Distance Between Me And My New Stepbrother Is Incredibly Close~ - Chapter 8 Part 4

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

Translator: AJ1703

　Rumor spread quickly that a beautiful girl had transferred to my school.

　At lunchtime, while I was eating lunch with Kousei, I overheard some of the boys in my class gossiping about a girl named Himeno.

“Your sister seems to have a reputation.”

“Well, she’s my little sister.”

“I hate that smug look of yours… ─Well, it’s okay, but are you sure you want to leave it alone? You know, there could be a crowd of guys around her?”

“Well, I’m curious about that…”

　If it’s spreading to the second years, it could be spreading to the third years as well as the first years… I hear there are some nasty seniors in third year…

“If you’re concerned, why don’t you go check on them?”

“I don’t want to be alone!”

“Are you a girl? What a pain in the @ss…”

　I hurriedly shoveled my lunch, and forced Kousei, who didn’t want to go with me, to go up one floor.

　At the top of the stairs, I turned right and looked at the end of the corridor and saw a lot of people wandering back and forth in front of one of the classrooms.

“There they are.”

“Moreover, it’s Hinata’s class…”

　Akira was in the same class as Hinata.

　The boys were hurrying back and forth to get a glimpse of the beautiful transfer student. Passing through the crowd, Kousei and I stood in front of the classroom.

　When we peeked inside, we saw a crowd of girls in the corner of the classroom. Around them, boys were sitting scattered about, minding the window sill. From here, I could not see the center of the crowd.

“They’re definitely in the middle of it.”

“You’re right. I feel like Hinata’s involved.”

　Our guess was soon correct. A slightly larger girl moved a little and we saw Akira and Hinata’s faces through the crowd.

　Akira was looking a little troubled and downcast. She was probably confused by all the questions she was being asked.

　Hinata seems to be following Akira’s lead beside her. She is a really good girl.

“Is your little sister popular with the girls?”

“She told me that at her old school, a girl once confessed her feelings for her.”

　She also said that it was more troublesome for her to be liked by girls than by boys.

“Well, I guess boys can’t get close to her like that.”

“I guess so. It seems to be all right for now, so let’s go back─”

　As he turned on his heel, one of the girls noticed Kousei.

“Ah──Hinata, Kousei-senpai is here! Oh my God, he’s so cool!”

　The crowd cracked open and Hinata and Akira turned to look at each other.

　Suddenly, Akira jumped out from between them.

　She came straight at me and grabbed my left arm.

“Eh? Akira?”

“…!”

　Akira looked up at me with eyes that looked as if she was about to cry.

　I looked around in a panic. The classrooms and hallways that had been noisy just a moment ago instantly quieted down, and all eyes were on me standing ahead of Akira.

　This was quite awkward.

“Hello, I’m Akira’s big brother…”

　I showed them my head with a fake smile, but they all looked at me with a “Huh?” on their faces.