（Waaa!!
Onii-chan's sleeping face...)
On the
first day of summer vacation, at 6:30 in the morning.
I,
Saori Moribe, was visiting Fumio-onii-chan's room.
But I
didn't mean to attack him in his sleep.
To
tell the truth, thanks to my parents becoming the officers of the neighborhood
association, I have been asked to become the sister of the morning radio
gymnastics for the children during this summer vacation.
Even
though the children are children, just the thought of appearing in front of
other people makes me nervous.
So, on
the way to school in the morning, I told big brother about it, and he said, “Then,
shall I do it with you?”.
Oh, big
brother, you're so kind. I love you!
Now I
can see big brother every day during the summer vacation.
When I
think about it, the depressing radio gymnastics suddenly becomes as big an
event as a summer festival.
Also, when
I asked that, big brother also smile and say, “I wonder if I can get up early
enough”.
And
now, it was the first day of the long-awaited summer vacation.
I wore
a cute practice shirt and shorts that I bought for this day, and decided to
pick up big brother.
I was
afraid that if he overslept and missed it, I would cry.
And as
I didn't feel comfortable ringing the intercom this early in the morning, I
opened the door a little and called out in a hushed tone.
「Good
morning...」
Then,
from the back of the room, a woman in pajamas with a lot of curlers wrapped
around her head like a fir tree decorated for Christmas came out.
「Oh,
um... it's... Radio gymnastics」
「Yes,
yes, Saori-chan's mother told me. I'm sorry. He's still sleeping. I'll go wake
him up. Can you wait a minute?」
As
soon as she said that, I said something I didn't expect to say.
「Oh,
umm! I, um... I want to wake up Onii-chan...」
After
a moment's puzzled look, Aunt smiled while holding her mouth.
「Well,
Fumio, you're very popular」
「No,
no, no, no, no, that's not what I meant...」
As I
panicked, Aunt seemed to be thinking about something.
「Saori-chan
too... I think you'll be able to take care of him in his old age...」
「Old
age?」
When I
tilted my head, Aunt laughed deceptively.
「No,
no, no. Now, go upstairs and wake him up as much as you like. I'll make sure
not to go upstairs until you come down」
（Uuu...
She's definitely getting the wrong idea)
Well,
I can't deny that I had an ulterior motive of wanting to see his sleeping
face....
And
so, I've finally arrived at big brother's room.
I'm so
nervous.
I
gulped and gently opened the door after repeatedly putting my hand on the
doorknob and pulling it back.
「Good
morning...」
I
mutter in a whisper, and step through the gap in the door.
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I'm
like a Snake.
And
the target is on the bed.
Recalling
the green communication screen of Metal Gear (MSX version), I look toward the
bed before the solid is attached.
Oh,
he's sleeping. Big brother is sleeping. Kyaaa.
Even I
can feel that my tension is getting out of control.
I noticed a terrycloth being pushed
back to his feet.
And big
brother, wearing a t-shirt and shorts with the word “海人” written
on it, probably a souvenir from someone, is curled up like a baby, snoring
slightly.
Kyaaa.
What should I do? Kyaaa. What should I do?
I
don't think he's what people call handsome, but his face is my favorite.
Huh?
No? Maybe the order is backwards.
Maybe
I like this face because I fell in love with him.
His
slightly loose sleeping face is exquisitely sloppy and cute.
「Umm...
Umm...」
As big
brother let out a moan, I instantly straighten my back.
But in
the end, he didn't seem to wake up, and he just talked in his sleep.
「No,
no, no... If I win, your jersey will be miso」
（What
are you going to do with the jersey!?)
That's
big brother, even his dreams are unique.
Don't
worry, I don't mind that kind of thing!
I can
handle surrealistic stuff too!
Just
as I clenched my fists, brother turned over in his sleep.
Then,
he was lying in a big letter (大).
Immediately,
my eyes were fixated on one point.
（Kyaaah!
Pyramid! Pharaoh! Pharaoh's onii-chan!」
I'm
completely distraught.
Why
pharaoh?
Okay, calm
down, Saori.
It's
physiological.
It's
not obscene at all.
I look
out the window and wait for my heart to stop pounding.
And
then, once again, I attempted to see the pyramids.
（But
still... It's going to look like that)
I know
I shouldn't look, but I can't stop my curiosity.
I
wondered if it would hurt.
Is
everyone this big?
My
curiosity knows no bounds.
（T-this
should be recorded, right? Yeah)
I take
out my phone from my t-shirt pocket and turn on the camera.
The
Pharaoh's pyramid fills the screen.
For
comparison, I want to put a cigarette box next to it.
When I
pressed the button, the shutter sounded very loudly.
「Hmm...
What is it?」
Instantly,
big brother wakes up, rubbing his eyes.
「Whoa!」
「Huh...
Saori-chan?」
I
hurriedly hid my phone behind my back and opened my mouth to make up for it.
「Pharaoh!」
「......
Pharaoh?」
A
silence as grand as the Nile descended between us.
Pharaoh,
Pharaoh, as a result of saying too much, the word that came out from my mouth
immediately was also Pharaoh.
I
think this is a curse of 3,000 years of ancient Egypt.
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In the
morning, when I woke up, Saori-chan was beside my bed.
She
says, “Pharaoh!” This is a very surreal joke.
I
wonder if it's a popular joke among high school girls, especially Egypt.
Saori-chan.
Don't worry.
I'm no
stranger to surreal things.
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Anyway...
Last
night, I left Takata-san to Lili and went to Ryoko's apartment to enjoy her
cooking and herself.
Her
cooking was very tasty, and it was refreshing “to” spend some time outside “the
room”.
Then,
late at night, I came back to my room and crawled into bed.
Apparently,
Saori-chan was worried that I might oversleep, and came all the way to wake me
up.
Normally,
in such a situation where a girl comes to wake me up, I would expect something
naughty to happen, but I guess it is impossible to expect such a thing from
Saori-chan, who is very serious and quiet.
And while
we go to a park in a neighborhood for radio gymnastics, I found that Saori is
more reserved than usual.
There,
the neighborhood kids were already gathering.
「You're
late, Fumio!」
「Don't
dawdle, Fumio!」
They
were annoying kids.
The
ones who voiced their displeasure were the elementary school children who lived
next door. They were bratty, round-headed kids.
They
are probably bullies on the future.
（Should
I nip the danger early?)
Almost
as soon as I started to think such a foolish thought, Saori-chan tugged at the
hem of my t-shirt.
「O-onii-chan,
let's get started」
（Your
lives are saved, brats!)
I
growled in my heart, and pressed the switch on the boom box to start the radio
gymnastics.
I let
the children finish the first and second exercises, and at the end, I stamped
the cards they had brought with them.
It is
good to move my body once in a while.
When I
turned around in a refreshed mood, my eyes met Saori-chan's, and she giggled.
「Thanks
for your hard work. Onii-chan, if you want, why don't you come by my place now?
My mom is cutting watermelons...」
When I
said, “OK, no problem”, she shouted happily, “Yayy!” and then jumped up and
down.
I
think it's only until she gets a boyfriend that she'll adore me like this, but
the relationship I have with her now feels very comfortable to me.
