After Reaching the Happy Ending, I Was Locked up by the Extremely Possessive Heroines I Had Conquered - Chapter 14-15.1

Chapter 14: The Cunning Junior Won’t Let Go

“Haa…”

For some reason, I felt more tired than when I had been confined.

However, there was no time to rest my body slowly in the room like this, so we ended up checking the rain leaks inside the facility.

“Where’s the leak coming from?”

“Over by everyone’s room! Water’s dripping from the ceiling, plop plop, and the floor is soaking wet!”

We headed to the shared room where Akari slept, following her words. Sure enough, water droplets fell from the ceiling.

They dripped down, plop, plop, in a steady rhythm without stopping.

“It’s formed a puddle.”

“For now, should we put a bucket under it?”

Since no staff were around, we placed a bucket under where the water fell as first aid. We wiped the wet floor with a towel, and the temporary fix was complete.

However, it was only a matter of time before the bucket filled up.

“Should we cover the roof with something?”

“That’s dangerous. For now, until the rain stops, Akari, you can sleep in my room.”

That itself presented no problem. Lending her own room like that struck me as considerate and kind toward the younger one.

However, one point bothered me.

“What about you, Toa?”

“Me? I’m going to sleep at Senpai’s house, of course.”

Toa declared it as if it were the most natural thing. Probably, regardless of the leak, she had intended that from the start.

“Well, that’s fine.”

“Huh? You’re unusually straightforward.”

“It’s easier to protect–deal with you when you’re within sight.”

“Senpai? Did you just start to say something?”

“No, nothing.”

Having the three of us act separately would be bad for my heart in various ways. It was easier to handle them together.

“Senpai, I’m okay now. So, shall we head back to our love nest?”

“Yeah.”

I answered reflexively and then tilted my head.

“Just to confirm, that’s my house, right? At least not the shack?”

“It’s our love nest!”

Toa just smiled and said nothing more.

Was she really okay?

※

When we left the children’s home, the rain had intensified.

In the midst of that, the savory smell of spices drifted from the ventilation fan.

Come to think of it, lunchtime approached. Normally (before confinement), Mahiru would have been making lunch around now, but I wondered where she was and what she was doing.

“…………”

I did not want to imagine it much. For some reason, I could easily picture Mahiru reading my note and furrowing her brows.

“It looks like curry for lunch today.”

“Why don’t we eat since we’re here?”

“I’ve eaten it so much I’m sick of it, so I’m good. More importantly, this rain.”

Toa deliberately pressed close and looked up at me with pleading eyes.

“Shared umbrella, shared umbrella.”

“Haa… Got it.”

It was just endurance until my house. From here to home was about fifteen minutes on foot. I could put up with that.

I opened the umbrella and invited Toa under it, then started walking. I matched her pace while carefully avoiding puddles.

As expected with this rain, no people were out, and on the main street, only our figures appeared, without passing anyone.

Plop, plop, only the sound of rain echoed around, and though it should have been noisy, a strange quietness settled in.

That quietness instead stirred my anxiety.

Could I end the day without anything happening like this? Unlike when I had been conquering the heroines, with less information, my anxiety did not end.

“Senpai.”

Probably my anxiety showed on my face.

Toa tapped my shoulder, then lightly tiptoed and brought her face to my ear. And she whispered slowly.

“If Senpai ever wants to throw everything away, rely on me. I’ll always be by your side as your ally.”

“…………”

“But in return, refusing is useless. I absolutely won’t let you go!”

After saying that, she quickly pulled away, but then immediately took my hand.

Her grip was not that strong, but since she intertwined our fingers thickly, it would not come undone easily.

It seemed like she really had no intention of letting go.

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Chapter 15.1: The Battlefield

Looking back, the first place where I met Mahiru after reincarnating into this world was the front door of the house.

At that time, confused by the situation of reincarnation, I reached for the doorknob to go outside and grasp the circumstances for the moment.

Then, just at that instant, the door opened, and my eyes met those of Mahiru, who had come home from school.

That marked the beginning of us as siblings.

It was not that the encounter was particularly special or memorable. I just suddenly recalled it.

And the reason that memory resurfaced was simple.

“…………………………………………..Onii-chan.”

It was because I encountered a similar situation.

No, to be precise, the positions were reversed, but in the sense that our eyes met the moment the door opened, it was the same. I truly felt nostalgic.

However, the situation was the worst.

“………………………………………………………………….”

Exposed to the fierce rain and wind, Toa and I finally reached the house. Of course, the one who greeted us was Mahiru.

“………………………………………………………………….”

She knelt in seiza at the entrance, standing quietly. Her long hair, soaked by the rain, clung tightly to her cheek.

The underwear beneath her blouse was visible through the fabric, and it seemed like her important parts would show if she did not cover up immediately.

“………………………………………………………………….”

Despite that, Mahiru paid no attention to her state at all and simply continued to stare at one point—my eyes.

The pressure named silence was released, and my body froze as if paralyzed.

Sweat poured from my entire body, tormented by the sensation of my spine freezing, yet I somehow managed to twitch my finger.

It was just at that moment.

“…………Onii-chan.”

Mahiru’s voice was low, like an earth rumble, and in an instant, it froze the surrounding air.

However, her expression was perfectly normal. She was neither angry nor smiling.

Her face was expressionless, the kind of blank that only humans show when they harbor no emotions.

That, in turn, amplified the terror. It was only a matter of time before I fainted.

“Uw a, it’s Mahiru-chan! You scared me.”

Unable to endure the hellish atmosphere, Toa exaggeratedly raised her voice from behind me.

However, Mahiru’s gaze did not waver in the slightest. Her attitude suggested that Toa’s presence was nothing more than air.

“…Senpai, do something about this.”

Overwhelmed by Mahiru’s intensity, Toa clung to my back while trembling. It was only a matter of time before she fainted too.

“…………T-Tadaima.”

After a while of silence, I desperately squeezed out the words. However, my throat was parched, and I could not get my voice out as I wanted.

“Okaeri.”

In response, Mahiru muttered quietly, took out a single sheet of paper, and read it in a flat tone.