I'll Never Lose To My First Love Who Acts As My Older Sister! - Episode 3: Easy! It’s still a check! It’s not checkmate!
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- Episode 3: Easy! It’s still a check! It’s not checkmate!
TL/ED: Kominatsu 子美夏
Emotions are something that we become aware of as we mature.
It’s the same with love.
In fact, I didn’t think of Maaya as some love interest on that summer day.
It wasn’t until we started to spend time together that I finally noticed.
And now, it’s Monday evening, I’m sitting in my room, thinking about how I should start my plan.
Yesterday at the café, we had only decided on the basic house rules, not the details about our entire cohabitation.
After an entire night of thinking, I realized something.
In the end, the best thing to do to make the other person aware of you is by your daily interactions.
Well, going out with someone means living daily life with them, right? In a way, the answer is obvious.
“But first, I need to unpack my stuff. I’ll start the plan after I’ve finished everything else.”
I didn’t have much time on my days off to act or think.
Or I should say that I didn’t even plan to get everything done in one day from the very beginning.
“First, let’s borrow a box cutter or a pair of scissors from Maaya.”
I went downstairs to borrow the items from Maaya.
When I opened the door to the living room, Maaya was on the sofa playing with her phone.
She’s in her loungewear… and they’re loose!
“Hmm? Shuichiro, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing…”
I’ve seen her in her casual clothes a couple of times already, but I’ve never seen her dressed this daring!
She was wearing a white camisole under a pastel pink cardigan, and white feminine shorts underneath.
And more importantly, the hem of the shorts was too short, even though they were large, so I could see through the fabric and her stunted thighs.
“Maaya, you’d better be careful, your underwear is showing.”
Okay, you’re doing a good job of playing the calm Shuichiro Kashiwabara.
I could see Maaya’s underwear. I feel nervous, happy, and immoral at the same time for having seen her underwear without her permission.
“Eh? Really?”
“Yeah”
“So what color is it?”
“It’s… white…”
“Eh…”
“Well, I’m going to be living in this house as you, so you might want to be careful.”
“Wait, perhaps…”
“What?”
Suddenly, Maaya smiles mischievously.
She then pulled down the hem of her shorts, widening the gap between the fabric and her thighs.
Maaya exposed her pale, fresh thighs, to the point where the base of her legs were visible.
“Does seeing my panties arouse you?”
Ah! I admit it makes me excited!
How could I not react at the sight of my beloved’s legs and underwear?
I would never say that even if my mouth was split open, my tongue was burned, and my throat cut into tiny pieces.
“That’s not the case. It’s your house in the first place. If you really don’t mind getting seen in that state, then I have no right to interfere.”
“Eh… that’s boring.”
“But…”
“But what…?”
“Underwear aside, that loungewear…”
“Are they cute?”
“Well, I think it looks good on you.”
When I told her, Maaya smiled happily.
“I’m glad you like it. This is the new one I bought since I’m going to be living with you.”
“Oh, is that so…? Thank you…?”
“You’re welcome.”
If this woman keeps doing this to me, I think my heart couldn’t take it.
“Well, let’s get down to business, shall we? Do you have a cutter or a pair of scissors I could borrow?”
“Oh, sure, wait a minute.”
Maaya got up from the sofa, crouched down in front of the TV board, and opened one of the drawers.
She then found what she was looking for, stood up, and handed it to me.
“Here you go.”
“Oh, thanks, you’re a great help.”
“Shuichiro, uh…”
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m sorry was just trying to act cool.”
“Ah…”
“I don’t think borrowing something is a transaction.”
“…”
“…”
“Oh, by the way, I’ll go to the convenience store tomorrow and get some pudding.”
“Can I come with you?”
“If there’s anything you need, I can just get it for you.”
“I don’t plan to buy anything, I just want to spend time with you, Shuichiro-kun.”
“Oh, sure, but for today, let us continue unpacking.”
After telling her that, I grabbed the knife I borrowed from Maaya and headed out of the living room back to my room.
However, as I was about to leave, Maaya pulled the hem of my shirt.
When I turned around, Maaya was looked at me up and down, as she had done before.
“Shuichiro-kun, you haven’t changed at all since last year.”
“Eh? What do you mean?”
“You wanted to ask me for help— didn’t you?”
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Then I went to my room with Maaya.
No, wait.
Maaya’s in my room right now.
And it’s not even time for Mom and Mahiro-san to get home from work yet!
Ah, stay calm. I need to keep myself perfectly calm.
The first kiss, I’m sure some high school students have already done it. This is nothing compared to that.
“Let’s get started, shall we?”
“Yeah, I appreciate the help.”
“No need to worry because I’m your big sister now.”
“…”
“Shuichiro…?”
Are you nuts? It’s too early to tell!
Easy! It’s still a check! It’s not a checkmate!
In fact, the biggest difference between an individual and a group, not just a family, is the ability to help each other. In order to help each other, we have to start with ourselves. So I answered the most obvious reason, my position.
Okay, I can still resist.
“In the meantime let’s take out the clothes.”
“Yeah, it’s the most important thing.”
We started unpacking together. As we did this, we felt like a couple starting a new life together.
No, no matter how many lovers you have, you generally take out your own clothes. I don’t understand. Why aren’t we going out yet?
“Shuichiro, you don’t have many clothes, do you?”
“Yeah…?”
A three-tiered storage case from the home center.
As I transferred my clothes to it in the closet, Maaya placed a pile of summer clothes next to me.
“If you do your laundry habitually, you’ll be fine with five pairs of innerwear and outerwear for each season.”
“Fu~ Fu~”
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
“You know… I was so happy when I thought that you and I are going to start our new life together.”
“Well, uh, it’s certainly a strange feeling.”
“And what’s more”
“Yeah?”
“Our parents’ rooms are on the first floor.”
“What?”
“So it doesn’t feel like it’s just you and me upstairs?”
“Wait.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Isn’t the room across the hall our parents’?”
“Oh, that room? It’s a game room, you know. It’s a room for games and manga and stuff like that because it would be a waste if we didn’t use it.”
What a surprise.
That paradise on earth was located 2.5 meters above the ground?
I don’t think others would understand what I’m saying, but I don’t understand it that well either.
“Personally, it is a very blessed environment but isn’t Mahiro-san’s crime prevention for her daughter lacking?”
“Actually, my room is lockable!”
“I see.”
That’s a relief.
I don’t want Maaya to be wary of me either.
“I’ll give you the duplicate key later, okay?”
“Wait, then I’m not sure what the point of having a lock is.”
She didn’t seem at all relieved.
“Eh, so you don’t want the key?”
“Ha?”
“Hmm?”
“Fumu…”
“Uh…”
“No, I’ll take what I can get.”
“So, Shuichiro-kun, you want the key to my room?”
Of course.
It’s just that I just don’t know how many years it will take before I actually use it, given that I will be scared when I try to use it.
However, I’ll tell Maaya the second reason as well.
“If a fire or earthquake were to occur while the door was locked, it would be dangerous. In the event of an emergency, the first one to check the situation would be me in the next room.”
“Well, I think you’re worrying a little too much, but … I’m happy for that reason as well, so I’ll leave it at that.”
Even though I was helped by the coincidence of a duplicate key, I was able to build a better atmosphere than I expected.
It’s not a situation I would have completed on my own, but I guess we can start the operation now?
No! It’s not whether I can or not! I have to do it! I’ll use everything I can!
“I’m done with all the clothes for now, and next, I think I’ll fill the top of the closet with things I don’t plan opening in the first place.”
“Alright!”
Fortunately, I can reach out with my arms and put my stuff on it without having to stand on a chair.
Of course, it’s natural to solve your own problems.
However, there are times when Maaya recognizes that I’m taller than her, or that I’m stronger, even though I’m don’t appear to be good at sports or physical activities.
“Let’s start with this.”
“It’s an album. Album: Shuichiro’s?”
“You want to see it?”
“Yeah! I want to see it!”
“No matter what?”
“No matter what!”
“All right.”
I lifted the cardboard box containing the album and stood in front of the closet that I had left open earlier.
I stretched out my arms and lightly stood on my toes trying to put it away.
“Good.”
“What do you mean good? Why are you storing it up after asking me if I wanted to see it?”
“It’s the opposite. Now that I know your answer, I’ve decided that I should hide it as soon as possible.”
“Eh, I wish I could have seen it.”
Maaya looked a little sulky.
Inwardly I agonize over her cuteness, but I control myself and start to store the second box full of old memories.
“Well, about what in the album, there’s the part where I didn’t want to eat tomatoes and I got angry.”
“Mhmm…”
“I dropped natto and tried to collect it with my hand.”
“Yeah.”
“Also there’s a picture of me hitting my head on a table, getting milk all over me, and crying a lot.”
“And then? And then…?”
“I want you to imagine what I was like then.”
“I did!”
“What do you think? It’s not even interesting, isn’t it?”
“I can’t imagine how it couldn’t possibly be interesting, so I want to see it.”
“Uh… what…?”
Does she find it interesting to hear the story?
“And they’re not all funny pictures, are they?”
“No, wait, they’re all those funny pictures. So you don’t need to see them.”
“Yeah, it’s obvious that you’re lying because you don’t want people to see them, but that makes me want to see them even more.”
This is absurd
Are you saying I’ve made a mistake?
Common sense would tell me that no one would want to see a picture of me looking ridiculous as a child, but… But…!
“Hmm, then it’s an equal exchange.”
“Equal exchange?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
I can’t help the fact that Maaya has taken an interest in me.
If that’s the case, then I’ll switch how I deal with it immediately.
I’ll redefine my psychological disadvantage as the cost of the negotiation process, and if I fall, it won’t happen without its consequence.
“If you want to get a picture of me as a child, there must be an equivalent price. If you can provide that compensation, then I’ll give it some thought.”
“Ah, yes, a picture of me as a child, right? Okay, decided!”
“Ha…?”
“Let’s show it to each other sometime!”
Something was wrong.
I haven’t told her the details of the exchange yet… How did she know?
“By the way, Shuichiro…”
“Huh? What is it?”
“I’ve noticed your toes have been shaking for a while…”
“You’re probably just hallucinating.”
“So you don’t mind if I poke you?”
“Stop it! No! No, please! What if I drop the cardboard box?”
“Can’t you reach it?”
“I’m just trying to put it on top of the first piece of cardboard because it’s wasting space.”
“You’re meticulous…”
“Don’t worry, I can do it. I believe in my height.”
“Your height is just normal…, you want me to bring you a chair?”
“No need, because there are times when we humans have to be stubborn and resist even when we’re not tall enough.”
“I can kind of see that.”
“You can leave me alone here and you can just focus your own task .”
“Okay, then.”
When I said that, Maaya crouched down and resumed her work.
But…
“Hmm… no erotic magazines?”
“…”
What a view. I could see Maaya’s buttocks because of the way she arched her back!
Like fresh fruit, it has a feminine and smooth curve.
This was no longer at the level of her back being visible. Even if her underwear was just barely visible at this point, it was still extremely dangerous.
“Well, there are no things that I wouldn’t want You to see.”
“Mm~, I think that would be unhealthy.”
I think that Maaya’s hips are attractive as a woman.
I’ve just been warned, however, that I wear a mask of calm expression.
And yet, she has not noticed so far,…the situation is much direr than you can imagine!
“Uh…”
“Hmm?”
The result of being too much under the spell of fascination.
In addition to my carelessness, I leaned too far backward and fell on my butt.
You could hear the sound of impact echo throughout the room.
“Hey, are you okay?”
“Yeah, everything is just a little fuzzy.”
It’s obviously painful, but I’m just glad the cardboard didn’t hit Maaya.
Next time, I should be extra careful about the possibility that my misbehavior could endanger others.
“No, I’m sorry. I’m sorry…”
“What? That was totally my fault.”
“Well, you see, as a big sister, I should have watched my little brother more!”
I still have some thoughts about it, but I don’t have the time to lament them right now.
Anyway, I should get a chair and put the cardboard away.
I thought about it for a moment.
“No, we’ll show it to each other later anyway. Let’s just put it in a corner of the room. “
“Good point.”
We both gathered our albums.
“Oh, this page is …”
“It’s really too late for that now. I’ve already seen a bit of it, but not that much”
Perhaps she saw a page that had a messy order.
I turned to Maaya, who was getting another album behind me.
“This is ridiculous? Why, of all things…?”
“No, no, Shuichiro! It’s just a coincidence! I really just happened to have a page open with a picture of me taking a bath. Ahhhhh…”
Maaya’s face turns bright red.
I guess it’s only natural that she’d react like that.
I don’t care if it’s just my underwear, even if it’s a picture of me before I even started kindergarten, I can’t help but blush as if I’m getting excited when I see my partner naked in front of me.
“Let’s get on with the unpacking.”
“Yeah, I guess so…”
The mission failed.
The plan was to get the other person to think of you as a person of the opposite sex through everyday interactions.
The idea itself is not wrong.
Oh, if only I hadn’t been so inflexible with my scheming.
TL: Sorry that I haven’t translated this novel for a while. To make it up to you, I will try to TL the entire volume 1(that’s all there is for now) as quickly as I can.