After Being Called 'Brother with a -15 Likeability' by My Handsome Little Sister, I Seem to be Popular with Beautiful Girls - 03 - Third-Ranked Girl, The Strongest Contender
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Third-Ranked Girl, The Strongest Contender
“Hey hey, what are you guys talking about? Tell me too!”
As she said that, Katayama relentlessly pounded on my shoulder.
Why is she so violent only with me…?
“Ow ow! Okay, I’ll tell you, so stop hitting me!”
“Well, because Shuugo-kun mentioned my name, I thought maybe you guys were talking bad about me.”
“Who would say anything bad about you!”
Saying that would just make me the worst person ever, and I’d get killed by Katayama’s fans!
“Haha, I guess so.”
Katayama chuckled again.
Katayama Setsu, also known as the third cutest girl.
Her charm point is her ponytail, along with her friendly, sunny smile. Her outgoing and lively personality is what makes her so popular.
However, her friendliness often translates into intense physical contact. Sometimes, she even crosses the boundaries that should exist between boys and girls…
In other words, many boys misunderstand her intentions.
Indeed, even now, her body is pressed against mine, and something soft is brushing against my shoulder.
But Katayama and I are just friends.
Nothing more, nothing less.
“So, what were you talking about?”
“We were talking about how I can’t go to karaoke today because I ran out of money.”
“What!? You can’t go!? That’s not fair.”
“I got short on cash because my sister took it…”
“If that’s the case, I can cover for you!”
“I’d rather not borrow, considering I might not be able to pay you back. Well, tomorrow should be fine though… But I bet the third cutest girl has supplementary lessons anyway. There’s a math quiz today.”
“What? Seriously!?”
She didn’t know after all.
Math is Katayama’s worst subject. She always fails and with a quiz in the first period, she’s doomed to fail again this time.
“Then it’s settled, tomorrow it’s just us guys, me and Taku, hitting up karaoke. The third cutest girl will be on standby duty.”
“There’s a chance even Misima might have supplementary classes! And stop with the ‘third cutest’ stuff, it’s annoying!”
“With this, you can understand how it feels to be called ‘negative 15,’ right?”
“I can’t understand how it feels to be a negative 15 brother.”
Katayama pouted and turned away.
Finally, she backed off… I was close to getting killed by the glares of the guys around.
“Oi Oi, with all this flirting, it’s hard to believe you’re just friends…”
I thought I heard Takuto say something, but maybe it was just my imagination.
“Ah!”
“What’s with the sudden loud noise…”
My ears were ringing.
“There’s a way to have fun without spending money!”
“Fun without spending money? Like a mystery game?”
“No, no!”
Katayama said with a bright smile.
“After school today, why don’t you come over to my place and hang out?”
(Iori Side)
“Brother with negative 15 likeability.”
Why do I call him that? If someone were to ask, I’d simply say it’s the literal meaning. But if I were to answer truthfully, it’s because it carries a negative connotation, as if I’m avoiding my brother.
No one knows.
I won’t tell anyone.
I wonder if anyone suspects that I have a purpose in spreading this moniker for my brother.
“Iori-san!”
Oops, one of the girls in class is talking to me. Gotta maintain that princely demeanor.
“What’s up?”
“Would you like to hang out with us after school today?”
She asked with a nervous tone, mustering up the courage to invite me. I appreciate the effort, but…
“Sorry. I’m more of a loner after school.”
“I-I see… Sorry for asking out of the blue.”
The girl bowed apologetically and returned to her friends.
“It was probably a no-go, huh? I’ve never seen you hang out with any students from our school.”
“Yeah…”
“You’re always so polite and attentive to us, so you must value your alone time.”
“That’s… true.”
It seems they’ve interpreted it well among themselves.
The money I took from onii-chan isn’t for spending with these girls.
To ensure that onii-chan doesn’t mistakenly spend it on other girls, I make sure he gives me every last yen.
The money is carefully saved for the future.
Moreover, with reputation like ‘Brother with a -15 Favorability’, other girls are unlikely to approach onii-chan willingly.
Phew. Finally, things settled down.
Initially, even though I was trying to gather information about onii-chan, I didn’t want to see him being kind to other girls besides me.
The reason I spread the ill-famed appellation ‘Brother with a -15 Favorability’.
It’s because I… love him so much, It’s unbearable.