For Some Reason, My Little Sister's Friend, Who Is Totally Devoted To Me And Has The Highest Liking For Me, Has Decided To Stay With Me While My Parents Are On A Business Trip And My Little Sister Is On An Excursion For Club Activities, So It's Just The Two Of Us - Chapter 20

Translator: AJ1703

Editor: Matsu

　What should I do…?

　I was currently standing at the front door of my house.

　Well, it’s not that I didn’t forget my key.

　If I did, I would be in a position to ask someone to open the door from inside.

　However, I just couldn’t take a step forward.

　I had forgotten to contact Shiori-chan.

　Nishiyama had asked me to change my shift, so I had to work for two more extra hours. I should have called her beforehand to let her know, but I completely forgot.

　I usually don’t call even when there is a change in my work hours. It seems that this habit of mine has come out.

　If I was going to be late, I would have called, but it was only for two hours, and I hadn’t thought about calling.

　Then, I arrived home and now I’m still trying to figure out what’s going on.

　I took a couple of deep breaths and prepared myself. I unlocked the door and put my hand on the doorknob.

“I-I’m home…”

　As soon as I weakly reported my return, the door to the living room opened.

　But what came out of it was a sharply glowing crescent moon. The tip of the knife was the first to appear, and Shiori-chan appeared to follow it.

“O-Onii-san, welcome back!”

“I’m scared, that’s scary, I’m afraid! Don’t come towards me with a knife!”

　Shiori-chan came rushing towards me with a knife in her hand and wearing an apron.

　I opened my hands and appealed to Shiori-chan to be still.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I was in the middle of cooking.”

“I see… Erm, that’s dangerous, so return it to the kitchen.”

“It’s okay. I’m used to handling knives.”

　Shiori-chan smiled and leaned forward to close the distance between us.

“More importantly, Onii-san, what were you doing leaving me alone?”

　Her expression was soft, but her eyes were not smiling at all.

“What do you mean… I was working, though?”

“You work until 4:00PM, right? But it’s past 6:30PM right now. That’s a bit strange, isn’t it~♪?”

“About that… I had to switch shifts, so I worked until 6:00PM. I totally forgot to call you…”

“We agreed on the rule of cohabitation that we should keep in touch with each other, right?”

“W-We’re just living together.”

“We’re living together. Onii-san and I are also dating.”

　Hey, are you sure that’s going to happen?

　Even though it’s just a trial, a man and a woman in a relationship are living together under the same roof.

　If that’s the case, then it’s safe to say that we’re living together, maybe.

“Well, anyway…”

“Oh, I digress.”

“Really, it’s just my part-time job. I’m sorry I forgot to call you.”

“If sorry was enough, we wouldn’t need the police.”

　Shiori-chan puckered her lips in front of her and stared at me with half-open eyes.

“You’ve trained me to wait quietly until you get home from work, but now you’re coming home late and not letting me know, Onii-san is a devil.”

“Ugh… I-I’m sorry.”

“So Onii-san must put me in a good mood.”

“And by that, you mean…?”

　She raised the corner of her mouth and dropped her eyelids when I fearfully asked her the details of what Shiori-chan meant by good mood.

　Her lips pouted slightly, exposing her unprotected face.

“N-No, I can’t do that.”

“Mou~, Onii-san doesn’t have the right of veto. Perhaps, something different? What can you do that will satisfy me more than a kiss?”

“…Eh, uh… That’s right. Then I’ll spoil you.”

“Eh?”

　Perhaps my comment was unexpected, Shiori-chan tilted her head and made a dumbfounded sound.

　I took off my shoes, closed the distance between us, and gently stroked her head for starters.

“…Wha!? You’re treating me like a child, aren’t you, Onii-san?”

“Huh, I swear it’s pretty effective when I do it to Yuzu…”

“You’re not treating me like a child, but a little sister! That’s the worst one!”

“Sorry… I’ll think of something else.”

“Oh, why are you quitting? I’m not saying I don’t want to.”

“Really? Well then─”

　When I patted her head, Shiori-chan’s face broke out in happiness. She left her body in my hands.

“You have to pamper me as much as you can, Onii-san.”

“Okay. But first, that knife is dangerous, so let me take it back to the kitchen.”

“Oh, I totally forgot about that.”

“Don’t just forget about it… It’s really dangerous, you know…?”

　I reprimanded her gently and got rid of the problem.

　No, I really need to pamper her from now on.

　It was my own idea, but it was a heavy burden. As I stroked her head, I wondered how I could satisfy Shiori-chan.

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Translator’s Afterword: I picked up my second Light Novel (my first one was Osamake, and let’s not talk about that kekw).

The title of the series is [ For some reason, a gal in my class became friends with my step-sister. “Can I go to your house today?” ]

It was a series once held by Mowaso, who suddenly disappeared from our group without notice, in which I took a liking to and decided to TL it myself. I hope you guys can give it a read too, see you all there~!