The Guy Who Doesn't Want to Be Found vs. The Girls Who Want to Know Who He Is - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: A Night at Home

We came back home. Dad was a bit down, but Mom cheered him up, so he’s feeling better now.

“Now, what should I cook?”

I pondered in the kitchen, deciding on the menu. We caught a lot of fish today, so I want to use them. But Dad seemed really down, so I wanted to make something hearty.

“Alright, I’ve decided.”

I took chicken out of the magic bag, cutting it into big bite-sized pieces. Then, I mixed it in a bowl with soy sauce, sake, grated garlic, ginger, and pepper, massaging the ingredients into the chicken to flavor it. I let the chicken sit to marinate. Meanwhile, I washed some rice and started cooking it in a magical rice cooker.

While the rice was cooking and the chicken was marinating, I prepared today’s catch and some seasonings. I cleaned the fish, removing the innards and washing them off, then drying them. I thinly sliced onions and julienned carrots. I seasoned the sweetfish with salt and dusted them with flour.

Then, I took the marinated chicken, coated it in wheat flour, and deep-fried it in oil. Once fried, I transferred it to a plate and garnished it with lemon slices.

After finishing the fried chicken, I added a little oil to a frying pan and fried the sweetfish until crisp. Once they were crispy, I drained the oil.

Then, I heated vinegar, soy sauce, cooking sake, mirin, and sugar over medium heat and removed it from the stove once hot.

I poured the hot sauce over the fried sweetfish and let them cool for a while.

“Is the rice done yet?”

I checked the rice, and it was perfectly cooked.

“Yes, it’s ready!”

“Wow! It’s been a while since we had Glenn’s cooking!”

“Everything looks so tasty.”

“Thanks, Big Brother!”

Everyone shared various comments about the dishes and me. Today’s meal included fried chicken, a kind of fish escabeche, and rice.

“Let’s see… Yum! The fried stuff is really good! It’s perfect with rice!”

“I like this fish.”

“I like to eat this with lemon on it! It’s refreshing and easy to eat!”

It was great that everyone enjoyed the meal. Time for me to eat too. Yes! The fried chicken is nicely seasoned, and the escabeche has soaked up the flavor well. It turned out great.

“Huh? You guys want some too?”

“Quu!”

“Qwe!”

“Well, can’t help it. Here, have some of the fish we caught today.”

I gave some of the fish escabeche to Kue and Kue. They both ate it eagerly.

“Tasty?”

“Quu!”

“Qwe! Qwe!”

“That’s good to hear.”

They both seemed to enjoy their food. This meal was a big success and received rave reviews from the whole family.

“Phew. That was delicious. Thanks, Glenn.”

“It was really good.”

“I’ll do something nice for you too, Big Brother!”

“Haha. I’m looking forward to that.”

Dinner was over, and now we were just relaxing. I started heating up the bath, so everyone was lounging in the living room until it was ready.

“Come here, Kuu.”

“Quu.”

I wanted to pet Kuu, so I called him over. Kue was currently being fluffed by Mom and Dad, and while Kuu had been lying down, he came over when I called.

“Ah, Kuu is so fluffy. I want to keep petting him.”

“!!… If you stay home, you can keep petting Kuu and Kue all the time!”

“That’s a different story.”

“…”

Dad looked sad and fell silent, but it can’t be helped. If I stay, I’ll just keep getting pampered, so I guess Dad will have to endure.

“Is the bath ready yet?”

“Big brother, you can go first.”

“Really? Then I’ll take you up on that.”

I decided to go first, grateful for the offer. I’ve been outside all day and really wanted to get into the bath quickly.

“Ah, the bath is really the best.”

I let out a relaxed sigh and sank up to my shoulders in the water. Of course, I washed up before getting in, so I think the bath is still clean.

“I’m so tired today, I think I’ll sleep well.”

I faced the ceiling, closed my eyes, and relaxed. I stayed like that until I was warmed up and then got out of the bath.

“I’m out of the bath!”

“Okay, Lucina, you go ahead.”

“Got it!”

Dad, while sitting and petting Kuu and Kue, told Lucina to go ahead. She replied and headed to the bathroom.

“I’m going to bed now.”

“Okay. Have a good rest.”

“Make sure you actually sleep.”

“Alright.”

I replied and went into my room, got into bed, and covered myself with the duvet, ready to sleep.

“Ah, getting into the duvet makes me sleepy.”

Just minutes after getting into bed, I felt sleepy. My eyelids got heavier, and I closed my eyes, ready to fall asleep.

Knock knock

“Huh?”

I heard a knock on my door and woke up a bit. I sat up and looked towards the door.

“Um… it’s me, can I come in?”

“Lucina? Sure, come in.”

When I gave her permission, Lucina entered the room timidly. She looked different from usual; her hair was a bit damp, probably from the bath, and her cheeks were slightly red.

“Um… can I sleep with you tonight?”

It seemed like Lucina wanted to sleep together. I noticed she was holding a pillow.

“Lucina, you’re such a softie. Alright, let’s sleep together.”

“Thank you! I love you, Big Brother!”

I patted the bed as I spoke. Then Lucina hugged me. I didn’t mind, although her hugs are a bit intense.

“Hey, is living in the city fun? Is it tough?”

“It’s fun. Nothing too hard.”

We got into bed together to sleep. Lucina seemed curious about my life in the city and started asking me various questions.

“Did you make a lot of friends?”

“Yeah, I made quite a few.”

“… Are there any girls among them?”

Why is she curious about that? Naturally, if I made a lot of friends, some would be girls.

“Yeah, there are a few.”

“Hmm… Are they pretty?”

“Well, yeah. Actually, the ones I recently became friends with are all really pretty.”

“…”

“Um, Lucina? It’s okay to hug, but why are you squeezing so hard?”

Lucina became quiet and then wrapped her arms around me from behind, hugging me tighter than before.

“…Turn this way.”

“?… Okay.”

I did as she said and turned to face her. Then…

“Whoa! Lucina!?”

“…”

Without a word, Lucina slipped under my shirt.

“It’s fine, right? We used to do this a lot.”

“Yeah, well, that’s true.”

But unlike before, her body has changed quite a bit; it’s more womanly now. I can feel her chest pressing against me, her height has increased, and her waist has slimmed down.

But she’s my sister, so of course, there are no weird feelings.

“Lucina, you’ve grown up so much, you need to start letting go of your big brother a bit, okay?”

“I know. I will start letting go properly.”

“Really? You’ve gotten so big. You used to be much smaller.”

I stroked Lucina’s head, feeling her growth. She was much smaller when I left home, but now I can feel her clothes stretching.

This must be because her clothes are stretching out for sure.

“Fufu, I’m growing up, you know?”

“Yeah, you’ve grown up so much before I knew it. That makes me happy.”

It’s a strange feeling. Seeing my sister grow up makes me happy and a bit sad at the same time, almost bringing tears to my eyes.

Am I getting old? But… yeah…

“Someday, when you… get… a boyfriend… make sure to… let me… know.”

Then Glenn fell asleep. However, Lucina was still awake, quietly watching Glenn.

“I understand, Big Brother. I’ll become independent.”

Lucina, peering out from Glenn’s shirt, rubbed her cheek against Glenn’s face. She no longer looked like the always cheerful and energetic Lucina, but more like a mature woman.

“You see, I know something… We’re not actually related by blood.”

She whispered close to his ear, her legs entwined with his.

“So… I could even marry you, and I think Dad would allow it.

So… let’s always be together, okay?”

With those words, Lucina also fell asleep beside the sleeping Glenn. She was a girl with feelings deeper than those of siblings, still unable to fully express her emotions.