Next, my sister confidently entered the fitting room, but for me, this was like a foregone conclusion… I mean, right?
As I said before, not only does she have a childish body, but she’s my real sister… There’s nothing to think about when it comes to seeing her in a swimsuit.
“Hey, what do you think, Kai!”
“Wow! So cute!”
“…Very cute.”
Aisaka and Agatsuma excitedly clapped their hands at my sister in a frilly swimsuit.
Well, when it comes down to it, I’m the one who has to answer when my sister asks.
After looking her up and down, I confidently gave a thumbs up and said:
“Yeah, really, sis is very cute in a childish way… Oh.”
Oh no!!!
I accidentally spoke my honest thoughts, or rather, because it was my sister, my heart answered honestly!!!
My sister, with her bangs covering her eyes as she looked down, started shaking her shoulders. To escape, I tried to retreat from the scene!
“I won’t let you escape!”
“Oh no!!”
“H-Hey, you two, we’re in a store, you know!?”
“Hehe, it’s okay, customers. Are you big brother and little sister? It’s very cute.”
“Shop assistant… you’re adding fuel to the fire right now.”
“Huh…?”
My sister leapt onto my back with a smack, clinging to me not just with her arms but her legs too, wrapping around me as much as she could.
“Don’t move.”
“…Okay.”
Ah… I can’t escape anymore…
Since we were in the store, my sister didn’t do anything too extreme, but she whispered in my ear that she’d kill me if I called her childish again.
“Aisaka-chan and Agatsuma-chan are here. I’ll let it slide this time.”
“I’m grateful for your generous kindness.”
Then I continued, saying “But…”
“I really did think you were cute, you know?”
Although I really did think she was childish and it just slipped out, thinking she was cute wasn’t a lie, so I made sure to tell her that.
My sister’s eyes widened in surprise, then she smiled and said that was fine then.
It seems that last comment was the clincher, and after changing back, my sister headed to the register with the swimsuit in hand.
“…Sigh.”
“Good job, Masaki-kun.”
“I’d heard about it, but your sister really is something…”
I must have looked really tired because Aisaka and Agatsuma comforted me.
They had both already paid and purchased their swimsuits, and the paper bags they were holding probably contained the swimsuits I had seen earlier.
“Masaki-kun.”
“Yeah?”
“Even though your sister started it, we ended up buying swimsuits, right? Let’s go to the beach or something together during summer vacation.”
“Um… Is that okay?”
“Of course! It’s fine with you too, right, Saika?”
“Yeah… Let’s go together?”
W-Well, if I must…!
Not wanting to seem too eager, I nodded slightly.
“It’s settled then.”
“Looking forward to it.”
I tilt my head, wondering why they’re so happy… but then I realize that I’m also feeling joyful.
Come to think of it, until my third year of high school, I had never dated a girl or gone out somewhere to play with one… And now, here I am! Going to the sea? The ocean?! With girls my age, and super stylish, beautiful ones at that?
(I’ve got no choice but to ride this big wave, yo!)
So! Whether it actually happens or not, it’s been decided that I’m going to the sea with Aisaka and the others!!
“…Ah~”
“What’s wrong?”
“??”
Going to the sea… well, I want to go, right? I’d probably be satisfied even if I went with male friends like Akira or Shougo instead of these girls.
As long as they’re friends, it doesn’t matter who I go with.
But… when it comes to going to the sea with girls, there’s one thing that concerns me—my body.
“I think I’ll exercise a bit and work on my body.”
I’m not fat or too skinny, but if I’m going to show it off, I’d like to have a decent physique, you know?
“Ahaha! You don’t need to worry about that at all!”
“We don’t mind… but if you’re going to say that, then I’m the one who…”
Agatsuma pinches her side and blushes, but I’m not so dense that I don’t understand the meaning behind her action.
That’s why I tilt my head and ask.
“Saika… are you trying to say you’re a bit fat or something?”
“I wouldn’t go that far, and I don’t want to say it… but compared to Matsuri-san, I have more meat on me.”
“What are you saying, Saika! That’s just a sign of being healthy!”
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I completely agree with Aisaka on this.
I can say this because I already know the shape of her body, but Agatsuma is definitely not fat… I mean, you wouldn’t call that level of flesh “fat,” right? Rather, that slight squishiness is the best, and the feeling when you hug her is indescribably good.
“See, even Masaki-kun is nodding! Don’t worry, Saika!”
“…Masaki-kun, am I not fat?”
“You’re not fat at all! I think you’re just right!”
I’m not sure if saying “just right” is the best way to put it, but that’s what I think anyway.
“Then… maybe that’s good.”
“What are you guys talking about?”
Just as Agatsuma shows a relieved expression, my sister comes back.
When I tell her we were talking about body shape, my sister, like me and Aisaka, reassures Agatsuma that there’s no need to worry at all.
But sis, could you stop looking at Agatsuma’s chest with such envy?
“Well then, it’s about lunchtime.”
“Yes, it is… ah.”
Aisaka’s stomach growls loudly.
“…~~!”
At the fairly loud sound, we all stare at Aisaka blankly.
Even she, who had been enthusiastically showing off her swimsuit, seems to have succumbed to embarrassment. Her face turns bright red, and she hides behind Agatsuma, who’s standing nearby, shrinking into herself.
“Fufu, shall we have lunch then?”
“Yeah, let’s do that.”
“Matsuri-san, everyone’s stomach growls, so don’t worry about it.”
“I-I know that…!”
We then leave the swimsuit section and start walking while discussing what to eat… and that’s when I hear an unfamiliar voice.
“Oh, isn’t that Masaki-san?”
“…Ugh.”
Unlike me, who tilts my head in confusion, my sister clearly seems to know who it is.
Standing there is a woman with an appearance that’s too flashy, and… well, I hate to say it, but she looks like she’d wear overpowering perfume.
“Sis… do you know her?”
“We’re not close enough to call her an acquaintance. She’s just a woman who goes to the same university.”
“Oh my, that’s such a cold way of putting it.”
…I see, so this must be someone my sister doesn’t like.
I’ve heard about my sister’s university and her friends… in fact, some of those friends have even come to our house, so I know she has many friends.
But I’ve never heard about people she dislikes… well, I guess she wouldn’t talk about people she doesn’t like at home.
“She gives off a bad vibe.”
“Yeah…”
Aisaka and Agatsuma mutter quietly.
From my perspective, I don’t know what kind of person she is to my sister… but seeing my sister looking so uncomfortable, as her brother, I want to help her out!
“Sis, I’m hungry, let’s get going.”
“Ah… yeah, you’re right.”
I take my sister’s hand and lead her away, bringing Aisaka and the others along… but the woman continues speaking.
“Oh… so this must be the little brother you often talk about? He’s less impressive than I thought.”
Now she’s coming after me!
I don’t really care about being called unimpressive, probably because this person doesn’t appear attractive to me either… though I’d never say that out loud.
Even if her words annoyed me, I honestly don’t care that much, so I didn’t stop walking… but my sister did.
“I don’t care what you say about me, but say one more thing about my brother—and I’ll make you regret it.”
“…!”
The woman’s shoulders tremble at my sister’s serious expression.
Even I, standing right here, find it scary, and Aisaka and Agatsuma are frightened too. As expected of my sister.
I thought this would make the woman back down… but she opened her mouth again, as if trying to put up a brave front.
“You’re really… really cheeky! You have such a pathetic body, yet your attitude is so big! You don’t have any charm at all, yet you stand out in such a weird way!”
“…Well, I don’t know anything about that… and calling my body pathetic is going too far!”
Is that what my sister is most concerned about…?
But I want to say one thing—I know that the exchange between my sister and this woman has nothing to do with me.
But I’m not well-behaved enough to stay quiet when someone talks about my sister like that.
“……………”
“W-What…?”
“Kei?”
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