Living Normally In An Abnormal World - Chapter 49.2: Idle Talk: His Weaknesses

Chapter 49.2: Idle Talk: His Weaknesses

One day, Kinoshita Yuuna was questioned by a classmate.

“What’s the thing that Nii-cha isn’t particularly fond of?”

“Yes, I thought you’d know, Yuuna-chan.”

Her brother, Kinoshita Yuuto.

A man with abnormal values. His values are often incomprehensible to Yuuna, his mother, Kinoshita Mana, and even the others.

However, with his handsome looks, flawless personality, and sociability, he has gained immense popularity.

Currently, he is more popular than idols who are often talked about by the media.

What her classmate wanted to know was the weaknesses of such a man.

His fan club also lists his weaknesses as summer heat and bees, but that’s all.

I think a lot of people would say, “I hate summer heat and bees too.”

His official stalker, Yanagida. Some people who asked her were told, “It’s better not to touch on this topic.” It seemed like she knew but didn’t want to answer, according to those who heard her response.

However, their curiosity is something that they are unable to suppress. So they thought that Yuuna, his little sister, should know about it, right? Her classmate asked her that question with those thoughts in mind.

“Hmm…”

Yuuna, who was asked, pondered.

Does he really have a weakness?

Yuuna thought that his brother’s weakness was probably sweets. This was because she had never seen him eat sweets properly.

She had made cakes and cookies for him, but instead of eating them together, he would just watch her eat or Yuuna herself would feed him with an “a~n.” The only exception was his birthday cake.

Come to think of it, I haven’t seen him eat sweets since that day.

… That day was Valentine’s Day… Ah!

Yuuna found the answer.

“Sorry, I’m not sure. I’ll ask him!”

However, since she didn’t want to be wrong, she decided to keep her answer on hold for the time being.

A few days later, Yuuna went to see Yanagida after school. As the manager of the fan club and his stalker, she might know, so Yuuna decided to ask her.

She didn’t ask her brother because she knew he would just dodge the question.

After school, Yuuna went to the Newspaper Club to ask Yanagida about her brother’s weaknesses. Specifically, she asked if he disliked sweets.

Yanagida thought for a moment and began to speak.

“It’s definitely because of Valentine’s Day.”

Yanagida explained.

Valentine’s Day is a day when couples all over the world pledge their love to each other. However, in Japan, it is more customary for women to give chocolate to their friends, people they admire, or men they like.

Of course, in this world, where women have extremely limited interactions with men, women would react with “Ah, chocolate is on sale, I’ll buy some to eat” when Valentine’s Day comes. But if there is a man to which the chocolate could be given to, the situation is completely different. They would put their heart and soul into it as if their youth depended on it.

It was inevitable that Kinoshita Yuuto would be the target of such attention.

All the girls in the school wanted to convey their gratitude and their feelings to him through chocolates.

Yes, all of them.

By now, you can probably guess what happened. Kinoshita Yuuto’s really had a hard time.

He had a strained smile on his face because of the sheer amount of chocolate he received.

At that time, he was a first-year student. What did he think when he received so much chocolate?

Of course, it was all a sign of gratitude towards him. Could he just ignore it?

He couldn’t.

So, what did he do with the chocolate? He couldn’t throw it away. What did he do?

At that time, Yanagida was using all kinds of online communities to gather information. And she found a post on a fan site’s thread.

“On the days where the burnable garbage was collected, cute ribbons and Valentine’s Day wrapping paper were always in the trash.” Everyone who saw this thought that he must have thrown away the chocolate because he couldn’t finish eating it all.

However, Yuigita immediately denied it.

He had received chocolate from everyone. There were even girls who seemed hesitant to give it to him, but he smiled and replied, “I’d be happy to have a lot!” He must have felt that he had to force himself.

She had been watching him from a distance and noticed it. That’s why she thought so.

He ate it.

He finished it all without leaving any inside and threw away only the empty wrappers.

He only threw away the wrappers, not the contents.

Would such a man still want chocolates though? He had tasted sweets to the point of disgust, so he wouldn’t want them anymore.

He wouldn’t.

He didn’t dislike sweets at all. In fact, he probably liked them. But because he had tasted them to the point of disgust, he came to dislike them.

“… That’s the end of the story. Not many people know about this.”

“Nii-cha…”

Yuuna, who didn’t know about her brother’s struggles, felt concerned for him.

“Thank you, Yanagida-san! I’m going home now!”

“Yes, see you tomorrow.”

And Yuuna hurriedly went home.

“Welcome home, Yuuna. You’re late today, huh? Whoa there.”

When Yuuna arrived home, she immediately hugged her brother.

And then,

“I won’t stop you from pushing yourself, Nii-cha, but I will stop you from doing anything reckless!”

Her brother, who was suddenly confronted with such a statement, was bewildered. However, thinking that she had caused him worry again with his actions,

“Ah, I see. I tend to go too far, so please stop me.”

“I’ll definitely stop you! If you don’t stop, I’ll start hating you, Nii-cha!”

“I definitely don’t want that.”

“I love Nii-cha too, so I don’t want to hate you!”

“I understand, I love you too, Yuuna. I’ll definitely stop when you ask me to.”

Having learned about her brother’s struggles, Yuuna decided to become his stopper. Also, when she told her mother about this, her mother said, “I know, but…” and seemed to have known about it beforehand, making Yuuna feel outdone.