After Being Called 'Brother with a -15 Likeability' by My Handsome Little Sister, I Seem to be Popular with Beautiful Girls - 06 - First Girl?
First Girl?
“Gwaaaa! Dammit, I lost!”
“Yeah! I’ve taken the lead~~!! Okay, Shuugo-kun, you lost~~!”
“Don’t worry, Shugo. Go Ice Dash.”
Don’t go acting all happy just because you won!!
At Katayama’s house.
The three of us were playing Mario Kart. Katayama was saying that what we could do without spending money is playing games like this.
“Seriously? Well then, I’m off to buy some ice cream.”
“Shuugo-kun decided that the person in last place should do that, didn’t he? If you’re going to hold a grudge, hold it against yourself.”
“But wouldn’t games be even more fun with some kind of bet involved?”
“We should have chosen a simpler penalty.”
“Sigh, but it’s been a while since we played Mario Kart, and it’s surprisingly exciting.”
“Right, right! Girls usually don’t do this kind of stuff, so I’m glad I can do it with you guys, Shuugo-kun.”
Katayama said with a satisfied expression.
Yeah, that’s true. There’s also the aspect of going along with the flow, and Katayama, being more inclined towards hobbies typical of men like being active or enjoying sports and games, makes it even more…
“Shuugo-kun, hurry up and get some ice cream~. It’s sooo hot~”
“Damn it. You barely won. Take that, Takuto, you jerk~”
“Okay okay! I want some ice cream too~”
“Let’s have one more match, and the loser pays for it.”
As the three of them grabbed their controllers again for another round, a phone rang. Thinking it wasn’t mine, Takuto got up.
“Oh, it’s a call from my big sis. I’ll be right back.”
“Take care~~”
Takuto left the room.
Well, I guess it’s time for me to take a little break too…
shift shit
“Hmm?”
The distance between me and Katayama, which had been about a space of one person just a moment ago, had shrunk to the point where our shoulders were almost touching without me noticing.
“Isn’t this close?”
“I-It’s just your imagination. We’ve been this close since earlier.”
As she said that, our shoulders touched. Katayama was indeed getting closer.
“We’re alone.”
“Yeah.”
With Takuto gone, it just naturally happened.
“………”
“………”
Katayama seemed to be acting all fidgety, which made it hard to initiate a conversation…
“What’s… what’s wrong?”
“Huh? Oh, um… it’s nothing, really.”
She averted her gaze. This is strange; usually Katayama is all smiles and very touchy-feely.
“Hey, Shuugo-kun.”
“Yeah?”
“Do you, um, like?”
“what?”
“Umm…”
Again, Katayama started fidgeting, and the conversation came to a halt.
What’s going on with her, seriously?
“Do you mean ‘like’ as in today’s sweet potato dish? If so, then yeah, I really liked it. It was delicious.”
“Huh?! Really!? Thank you~! It was worth all the trial and error… Wait, no!”
“No? Then what do you mean?”
As I gazed at Katayama, her cheeks blushed slightly. She took a deep breath.
“Well, um. Shuugo-kun, I—”
“Damn that big sis, sending out her brother for some sweet potatoes~”
Just as Katayama was about to say something, the door opened, and Takuto returned.
“Welcome back, Takuto.”
“Thanks… Oh, shoot…”
“…”
Takuto finished his call and noticed Katayama looking at him with a stern expression.
What could be wrong?
“Um… I, uh, my big sis asked me to pick something up for her, so I should probably head back soon.”
“But it’s only been an hour—”
“See ya!!”
Takuto hurriedly gathered his things and rushed out.
Is his older sister really that scary?
Once again, it was just Katayama and me.
“Then, shall we study?”
“Aw, come on! Why?”
Katayama blatantly expressed her dislike.
“We have a retest tomorrow. You know you’ll be too tired to study at night anyway, so it’s better to do it now.”
We have the materials, and there’s no escaping it.
“What about playing?”
“After we finish studying. Come on, if we don’t do it, I’ll leave too.”
“Ugh… Fine. I’ll go get the stuff from my room.”
Reluctantly leaving the living room, Katayama returned to her room and found herself alone.
With a mischievous grin, she muttered to herself in a low voice,
“Alone with Shuugo-kun… Fufu, fufufu.”