Believing She Has Been Reincarnated into a Baseball Game, My Little Sister Is Aiming for the Koshien, While I Give It My All to Keep Her from Finding out That It’s Actually an Ntr Game - Chapter 16

Success in the strategy boosted my appetite. Maika’s home cooking tasted even better than usual. I couldn’t stop eating. A good mental state also leads to better muscle growth—a true win-win situation.

“…………”

“Hm? What’s up, Maika?”

When I looked up, for some reason, Maika was silently staring at my face while sprinkling her homemade mix of spices on my boiled chicken and peeling the shell off my boiled egg. As always, she was unnecessarily skillful.

“No, it’s nothing—”

After I questioned her, she looked away and said, “Well, it’s just… seeing you eat a lot makes me feel kinda happy.”

“Maika…”

Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her averted eyes were faintly moist—I wasn’t imagining things.

To me, it was just a meal, but for Maika, it was something more significant.

And it wasn’t something I should take for granted.

— My mother left home when I was young. The dinner table became filled with processed foods. Eventually, I developed an aversion to eating. My little sister, still a child back then, her fingers increasingly covered with band-aids, began cooking more. The meals gradually became tastier. Before I knew it, seeing Maika standing in the kitchen had become an everyday sight. I naturally started eating more, focusing solely on my training, allowing my muscles to grow without much effort.

In hindsight, Maika’s presence was far more powerful than any doping—a cheat-level gift bestowed upon me alone in this world.

Despite stepping on and betraying Maika’s devotion — for two years since that day, I hadn’t properly eaten the meals she continued to make.

Her slight weight gain was probably because she couldn’t bear to throw away the food I left uneaten.

What kind of feelings had I made her endure?

It occurred to me that I hadn’t apologized for those two years.

No, that wasn’t all.

For the twelve years since Mom disappeared, I probably hadn’t even properly said thank you.

“…………”

A mix of emotions welled up inside me, and I felt utterly pathetic. Even now, I was still only thinking about my own feelings, and that infuriated me.

While I knew I couldn’t fully convey even 1% of my apology and gratitude, and I couldn’t give anything back to Maika, I still looked at my former little sister, now my lover, and said,

“Maika—”

“Just forget about that,” she curtly and indifferently cut off my words.

“Eh?”

“Haa…”

With a sigh of exasperation, my former little sister handed me a protein-packed container and said,

“I’m not doing it for any kind of return. I don’t care what you think. It’s just everyday life for me. It’s the same as you swinging bats all day, handling balls all day, and…you know. I don’t owe anyone an explanation for it.”

She said it casually, as if it were nothing at all, yet her cheeks were still tinged with color.

“She’s such a tsundere…”

“Stop it. I told you it’s not like that.”

That’s really my line. She’s not just my sister anymore, and there’s no stopping it. What will I do if I can’t hold back, you idiot?

“Well, if it were any other girl you did this for, you’d definitely have been dumped by now. Worst case, you might even get sued.”

“True… Well, I doubt I’ll ever meet someone like that again. I still can’t bring myself to properly enjoy anyone else’s cooking but Maika’s.”

“Hmm.”

My girlfriend seemed pleased as she played with her lips, smiling slightly.

“Basically, instead of wasting time thinking unnecessary things, just shut up and eat. I’d cook for as many of you as there are. I mean, I’d cook as many portions as needed.”

At that moment, Maika made a very ominous slip of the tongue.

The entrance to the rooftop was kicked open with a loud bang.

“The foolish little sister has arrived! Here to break up this creepy vibe! All for my beloved big brother!”

It was Riko, my clever little sister. Despite being drenched in sweat and panting, she was smiling brightly. She looked incredibly cute.