The Girl Connected to my “Red Thread of Fate” was my Natural Enemy - Volume 1 - Chapter 2.3

Chapter 2.3

Editor: Samheart564

Translator: H

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“Tsundere, she’s a tsundere, you know? Onii really don’t understand anything~!”

Could you stop making that “yare yare daze” face? (EDN: Yes, that’s a Jojo reference…)

So, she’s a tsundere, huh? Wait no, she’s not dere, she’s only tsun, right?

“Aha~ I really want Riran-tan to be Onii’s [Fated Person]~”

“Why?”

“Because I think you two are perfect for each other. Plus you guys act like a married couple no matter how I look at it~”

Why in the world did Ryūya, Neika, and now Kotono want me and Kuonji to be a couple?

Me and her as a couple? HAHAHA, that’s just impossible…

『Welcome back, Akito.』

『Thank you for your hard work. You must be tired now…』

『Do you want a bath? Or dinner? Or…would-you-like-me?♡♡♡』[TLN: This is officially my favourite part in the series HHAHAAH]

…ARGGHH…! W-What the hell am I thinking about!!?

F*ck, I’m starting to go crazy ever since that Red Thread showed up…

As I downed my orange juice to fool myself, the food I had just ordered was brought to me.

The delicious smell wafted through my nose and the sizzling of the sauce pleasantly tickled my ears.

This looked amazing. I had to eat this every time I came here.

“Then, let’s eat. Thanks for the food!”

“Thanks for the food♪ …Ah, Riran-tan?”

“Ah~ huh…? HUH!?”

Kuonji, standing on the other side of the window pane, was staring at Kotono, and not at me…but, why is she here!?

Oni…no, a demon? A hannya? Anyways it was amazing…or rather, scary.. (EDN: “Hannya” = Noh mask that represents a woman’s jealousy. Google it for more information)

I’m sure she knew Kotono, so…what was she so angry about?

The corner of Kuonji’s eyes hung up and her eyebrows formed an inverted figure eight as she continued to glare at Kotono.

Behind Kuonji, who was very furious, was a very frazzled Ryūgūin.

“Hey, Onii. Is Riran-tan angry at me?”

“A-Ahh…She sure is…”

“Hm? Hmm?? If that’s the case…!”

Kotono smiled suspiciously after saying so, as if she had figured something out. I had a feeling that she’s definitely up to no good.

“Onii. Whatever happens from now on, don’t interfere, okay.”

“Eh?”

“I’ll be paying for the hamburgers.”

“All right.”

“Wow~ Onii’s such a jerk, y’know~?”

Hey,  cheese-in-hamburgers bought with other people’s money was the best food in the world!

While we were talking about that, Kuonji, who was outside the restaurant, came inside with a big step.

 “Welcome, valued custo—Hiii!!!”

Hey, don’t scare the waitress.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. She then came straight toward us, folded her arms in front of me and Kotono, and stood in an imposing attitude.

The nearby customers started to look at us to see what was going on. I felt really sorry for bothering them about this.

In front of this quietly angry Kuonji, Kotono smiled calmly.

“Ara…Who are you?”

Kotono, what kind of manner of speaking was that? It doesn’t suit you at all.

“Geh—’Who’ are you…?”

“Me? Well, you could say I’m…his beloved.”

Well, she wasn’t wrong, but could she not phrase it like that? (TLN: Kotono used a vague word on purpose; she means familial love, Kuonji thought it was romantic love)

I mean, Kuonji, you really didn’t recognize her as Kotono?

Sure she’s dressed more maturely and had a different haircut than when Kuonji saw her for the first time, but was it really that hard to recognize her?

“His beloved…!? Sanada you…!”

“Wait, Kuonji, this gi—Hmph.”

When I tried to speak, Kotono covered my mouth with her index finger. 

“Aki-kun, leave it to me, okay?”

She was having fun with this, wasn’t she? And also don’t call me ‘Aki-kun!’’

“A-AAAAAAAAki-kun—!!?”

Wasn’t Kuonji too upset even though she was actually older than her?

For your information, we’re not dating and this girl was actually my sister.

However, Kuonji seemed to be shocked about this situation.

“S-SA-NA-DA…!”

It was not my fault, okay? It was your fault for misunderstanding things and being made fun of by Kotono because of that.

“Stop, are you going to hurt ‘my’ Aki-kun?”

“Who’s ‘yours?’” 

“Fufufu~ you’re just as threatening as a cat, you know? What a cute…girl.”

Kotono, you’ve been putting only “kashira” at the end of your words recently. Wasn’t your image of an adult woman too cheap? [EDN: かしら is generally used by “Onee-san” type characters in media. You have definitely heard it in anime before.]

Kotono then got up from her seat, and perhaps because of her heels, Kotono looked taller than Kuonji.

Still, Kuonji was not intimidated and glared up at her.

“You’re a college student, right? What about your [Fated Person]?”

“Eh? A-Ah…”

This girl didn’t think that far, wasn’t she? Her eyes were darting around like a butterfly. 

“This is just minor flirting. Since I’m an adult woman, this much is fine, isn’t it?”
“F-F-Flirting!?”

Kotono, you’ve been reading those stupid magazines again, haven’t you? As your Onii-chan, I’m seriously worried about your future…

Also, I really wish you would stop doing that because it bothers other customers.

While I was eating my hamburger steak and watching the exchange between Kotono and Kuonji, Ryūgūin tilted her head and sat down next to me.

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