Reincarnated as the Promiscuous Protagonist in a Netori Game, Only to Find the Heroine, My Step-Sister, Already Threatened to Be a Submissive Slave~ Liberating the Slave and Planning to Leave Home, Yet Unexpectedly Becoming Loved by My Step-Sister~ - Chapter 38 - The Start of Summer Holiday
Chapter 38 – The Start of Summer Holiday
A pair of empty desk and chair.
It’s now a familiar sight in this classroom.
Nakamura Yuuto, who was Takuma’s friend character, hasn’t been going to school for a while now.
He seems to have given up on Takuma, who has now changed and is probably playing around somewhere else.
I wasn’t smart enough to say anything about it.
“Everyone, please have a sense of awareness as exam takers and spend a meaningful summer holiday.”
After overcoming the test period, the closing ceremony was over, and it was time for homeroom.
With that one word from the homeroom teacher, the summer holidays finally arrived.
The expressions of my classmates in the third year of high school vary. Some are trying to fully enjoy their last moments of youth, while others have completely switched to exam mode and have serious expressions on their faces.
In the middle of all this, I just let myself go with the report card that had just been handed out to me.
“How did you do?”
Minase arrived immediately. She was fidgety and had an impatient look on her face.
“I didn’t get any red marks.”
Except for Japanese and social studies, I barely passed and somehow managed to avoid supplementary classes in all subjects.
However, it is by no means a commendable score, so I answered modestly…
“I-I see.”
Minase read through the report card she was handed, looking more nervous than I did, her eyes wandering busily about.
“…Takuma.”
Eventually, she looked at me, smiling gently and her black hair bouncing in the air.
“Well done. You did well.”
“Y-Yeah.”
She naturally placed her palm on my head, stroking it gently and softly. I was embarrassed to have this done in the classroom, but I accepted it meekly, partly out of pure joy.
“Minase, than—”
Just as I was about to say that, a single shadow burst into the classroom.
“—Nii-san!”
The flaxen-haired Tsumugi opened the classroom door with great force, and with the same momentum, she hugged me and kissed me on the cheek.
“Nii-san, Nii~san~~♪”
She repeatedly nibbled and kissed me.
The classroom was so noisy with their unabashed behavior that no one could even interrupt us.
“T-Tsumugi—”
“Nii-san, look at this.”
Tsumugi continued and handed me a sheet of paper, asking me to read it as soon as possible.
Her result paper—Completely reversed numbers from mine just a few minutes ago.
“F-First place…!?”
“Yes, I did it.”
Tsumugi smiled happily.
I knew she had good results to begin with, but I didn’t think she’d even get first place…
“So… Nii-san.”
As I couldn’t hide my surprise, Tsumugi’s cheeks blushed as she grabbed my hand and gave me an upturned look.
“The promised reward… Kiss me.”
“K-Kiss!?”
I couldn’t help but exclaim.
At the same time, the attention in the classroom increased even more.
“Y-You’re not meaning for me to do it here, are you…?”
“We’re just siblings playing with each other, so no need to hesitate.”
Tsumugi looks straight at me with serious eyes.
“Come on, Nii-san, prepare yourself. Is it my right cheek? Or maybe the left? Or maybe…”
Tsumugi, who seems to not be able to hide her excitement and happily leans her cheek to me, can only be described as adorable—But…
Not now! I didn’t think that there’d be people watching!
I let my gaze wander as if looking for help. Then I remembered that Minase was nearby.
“…can’t…”
Minase, who was looking down, making it impossible to see her expression, muttered something while trembling.
“You can’t…”
And shortly afterwards, as usual, she erupted.
“Isn’t it obvious you can’t do that—!?!?!??!”
Minase’s angry roar caused the classroom to fall silent.
“Kyaa!”
Tsumugi also seemed to be surprised and pulled away from me, looking embarrassed.
An unbearable atmosphere pervaded the classroom.
Most of the students, not wanting to incur the wrath of the head of the public morals committee, quickly fled and left the classroom.
Minase didn’t pay any attention to this and took a step towards us.
“Seriously, what are you trying to do, Arisa-san—No, Tsumugi-san?”
“I-I’m sorry. Minase-senpai.”
Minase surprisingly spoke to Tsumugi, not me.
Tsumugi seems to have shrunk and bowed her head obediently, but even so, she still clung to me.
“B-But this is the reward Nii-san promised me. I’m in first place, so I get five kisses on the cheek…!”
“Hah…”
Minase sighed heavily and finally sent a jittery look at me as if to hold me responsible…
“Did you really promise that?” To which I couldn’t help but nod in horror.
Wait, was it 5 times? Eh, I can’t just do it once!?
“…Okay. I don’t mean to interfere with the playful banter between siblings. If it’s just the cheek, well, I’ll let it slide.”
“Then…!”
“—But!”
Tsumugi’s eyes sparkled with radiance for a moment.
“This is a school, you know? If you’re also a student, choose the appropriate time and place, and show some restraint.”
“Yes…”
As expected, even Tsumugi was shaken by Minase’s harsh words.
I feel sorry for Tsumugi, but Minase is absolutely right. As the inadequate older brother who can’t firmly reprimand his younger sister, I have inadvertently made Minase play the role of the bad guy.
“Ah…”
But the next moment, a palm was placed on Tsumugi’s flaxen hair.
“Good girl, good girl.”
Just like she did with me, Minase gently stroked Tsumugi’s head.
“First place, that’s amazing. You did really, really, really well.”
“……”
Upon hearing unexpected words, Tsumugi tightly closed her eyes and trembled. Then, with teardrops welling up at the corners of her eyes, she gazed up at Minase calmly.
“I know you’re not happy with my compliments, but I’m sorry. Will you bear with me for now?”
“……(nodding silently)”
“…Good.”
Relieved, Minase continued to stroke Tsumugi’s head further.
Tsumugi didn’t reject it and accepted it obediently.
“Well then, see you later.”
Then, ahead of us, Minase quickly gathered her stuff and prepared to leave.
“I’ll send you messages during the summer holidays.”
“Y-Yeah.”
“Don’t ignore me.”
“I won’t.”
“I-I know! But I’m still worried!”
She’s the same as usual.
Come to think of it, what will happen to Minase’s reward for me? Is that what the message is about? But to be honest, my results weren’t that good, so maybe I didn’t meet the reward criteria.
I was looking forward to it, but didn’t have the courage to mention it myself.
Minase then turned her attention to Tsumugi.
“Goodbye to you too, Tsumugi-san.”
“Y-Yes. Goodbye… Onee-chan.”
“Eh?”
“A-Ah, that was a mistake! Goodbye, Minase-senpai. I hope to see you again.”
“Y-Yeah… Sure.”
Minase, with a questioning expression, looked at me, but I couldn’t understand what just happened either, so I could only tilt my head as well.
“Fufu.”
As we saw Minase off, Tsumugi, with a small wave of her hand, wore a smile on her face just like that of a child.
“Onee-chan… Onee-san. Ah, Onee-sama?”
It seems that Tsumugi has become completely attached to Minase’s “older sister power.”
As someone who knows both of their recent circumstances, I couldn’t help but feel a little happy.
“By the way, Nii-san.”
Tsumugi closed the distance without a sound.
“There’s nobody else here now, is there?”
“Eh, y-yes…”
“Fufu, I’m joking.”
Tsumugi said mischievously and left.
“But I’ll be looking forward to tonight.”
“Huh?”
“It’ll be just the two of us siblings♪”
And so begins the turbulent summer holiday filled with feelings and emotions…