Me who was the Older Brother, and the Girl who was my little sister. - Chapter 11 part 1 (Trivial matter)

Trivial Matter

On moving day, it was finally time for us to leave the house where we were born and raised.

Our mother was squealing and crying, but she didn’t object until the end.

But when she saw us off, she redundantly waved her handkerchief, saying, “come back anytime.”

I laughed because it was the same old drama, but I thought it was typical of a kind mother.

Our Father was still loudly and stupidly shouting, “Saki! Don’t leave me”, and was getting walloped by our mother.

But at the end, he turned to me and said, “take care,” and gave a little sad smile as he watched us go; it was impressive.

As I was being seen off by my parents, I could feel my eyes welling up with emotion.

Looking back, I realized that the memories I have of my family in this house were truly precious and filled with happiness.

“…..Thank you very much! We’re off!”

“Thank you for everything you have done for us. Goodbye.”

To hide the tears that were about to overflow, I shouted a few words of gratitude before walking away.

My sister, who was standing next to me, also bowed her head, said goodbye, and walked after me.

Thus, we headed for our new home.

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My sister chose the new house herself, so I only knew the address.

So when I actually saw the place for the first time, I could not hide my surprise.

My sister said she was renting a room, so I imagined a low-rise apartment, but what I saw in front of me was a high-rise condominium.

“Eeh? Here?”

“Yes.”

“Huge.”

I looked up at the sky so hard my neck hurt.
一How many floors are there?

When I had sent the baggage, I had more or less checked the location on my phone’s map.

At the time I thought it was oddly located away from the residential area, but certainly, an apartment building this large would not be in a residential area.

“The furniture is already arranged in the room. Now all that’s left to do is to have the baggage delivered from home this afternoon.”

“Hey, what’s with that guy at the entrance who looks like a receptionist?

“Condominium concierge, or caretaker. We’ll leave it to those people to pick up the baggage.”

“Oh….”

There were three well-dressed people who looked like the receptionists of a luxury hotel.

The atmosphere was difficult for the average person to enter, and I guess this was what we call a high threshold.

I was too weak to move my feet, but my sister was moving forward with dignity.

My sister then took out what looked like a card from her pocket and held it up in front of a machine near the entrance.

Then the automatic door that had been closed opened and allowed us to enter the apartment.

“Nii-san, what are you doing? Hurry up.”

“Ye-Yeah.”

I followed her and went through the double automatic doors of the windbreak room, where I was approached by people who called themselves concierges.

“Welcome back. Yanagawa-sama.”

“Luggage will come later, please take it to my room.”

“Understood.”

The sister gave instructions as a matter of course, and the other party responded in a familiar manner.

Then, after taking care of the business, we headed toward the elevator.

I could only silently follow my sister.

While waiting for the elevator, I gave my sister my honest opinion.

“…..I feel like I’m some rich celebrity.”

“It’s not like, because it’s actually true.”

“You’re such a jerk.”

“FuFu, Modesty can also be sarcastic.”

“That’s also true.”

The elevator came while we were chatting.

When we boarded, the inside was quite spacious.

My sister pressed the button for the twentieth floor, where our new house was located, and then the elevator closed.

By the way, this apartment building was 31 stories high.

“Hey, I have a simple question.”

“What is it?”

“If it was near a school, there were probably more elsewhere.”

“Yes, some places were closer than others.”

“Then, why this place?”

“Complaints?”

“No, I’m just wondering if it’s a good idea to live in such an expensive place just to go to school.”

“We can change it if you don’t like it Nii-san, but I wouldn’t recommend it.”

“Why?”

“You don’t want a bunch of diehard fans to come into your home, do you?”

“Oh….I see.”

When I was at my parents’ house, I had forgotten about the paparazzi and onlookers because the neighbors were able to get rid of them.

Indeed, there is a fear of not knowing how far they will follow you if you are in a place with weak security.

The fact that she is always attentive to these things is probably because my sister is a celebrity to the core.

Ting

“We are here. The room looks like this one ……”

As I stepped out of the elevator, I saw a hallway lit by subdued lighting.

The floor was made of a soft material and the walls were finished in black stone, giving it a luxurious feel.

My sister walked around while looking at the room numbers and stopped when she found the room.

“Oh, This one?…..Key?”

“This is it.”

Then my sister took out her phone.

Then she made a gesture of operating something, and I heard the sound of a lock opening with a clunk from the door.

Looks like it’s a smart lock.

“High-tech…”

“What are the young people saying? I’ll give Nii-san a card later. That will still open it, so please use it.”

“Got it”

Upon entering the room, I found a large entrance way that looked like it could easily accommodate a bicycle.

The floor was marble and there was almost no difference in the quality from the hallway.

Is this what you call barrier-free?

“Nii-san, be careful on the steps.”

“No, there aren’t enough steps to be careful about.”

“Even these little things can catch you off-guard if you’re not careful.”

“Is that how it is?”

“Yes.”

Following the advice of my slightly overprotective sister, I carefully took off shoes and and went up through the front door.