Volume 13 Chapter 202 Nekoyama Subaru, My Brother
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Onii, it’s dinner time. I’m leaving it here!”
I place the food in front of the door, where no reply comes back.
I wonder how many days it’s been since I started calling out like this.
When I return to my room, I close the door and break down in tears.
Ah, how did it end up like this?
”Onii, let’s switch outfits!”
”Yeah! Sounds good!!”
Onii and I were really close siblings.
We would switch outfits, play outside, game together, and even shop always together.
But ever since that day’s incident, everything changed.
”Nice to meet you. Subaru-chan, you’re Toa-kun’s younger sister… right?”
Yumesono Mayuko…
The girl who tried to assault Onii.
I remember feeling uneasy the first time I met her.
She approached me, pretending it was a coincidence when I was alone outside, but that was definitely not a coincidence.
So, I gently warned Onii to be cautious… Ah, why didn’t I tell him to be more alert back then?
I don’t want to speak ill of Onii’s classmates.
That ultimately led to my greatest regret.
”I’m so sorry!!”
I remember that day well.
The principal, homeroom teacher, vice-principal, and grade supervisor from Onii’s school came and bowed their heads before mom and me.
At first, I didn’t understand and was unsettled… But it ended up being a failed attempt, so surely he’ll come out of his room tomorrow.
But that tomorrow never came.
”Onii, today I made your favorite sweet katsu curry. I’ll be eating in the next room, so let’s eat together!”
”Today, Mom baked an apple tart for you. Onii, do you remember? We made it together long ago. I… want to make sweets with Onii again.”
”Onii. It’s Christmas. I’m leaving your present here, and I hope you’ll be happy with it!”
”I bought a game with my New Year’s money! I got one for you too, so let’s play together! I’ll leave it here.”
”Onii, I’ve become a middle school student now. Today, I went to observe the soccer club. I really want to play outside with you again. Even in our backyard would be fine…”
Days spent talking in front of a door that doesn’t reply.
I went from being an elementary school student to a middle school student.
That’s where I met Lapis.
”I see, Lapis-chan’s big brother is also hiding away at home.”
”Yeah. That’s why I’m really happy to have become friends with Subaru-chan.”
Lapis, sharing the same worries, was a great relief for me during that… adolescence I faced back then.
Problems I couldn’t share with my friends Miyako or Mom, I could honestly lay bare to Lapis, who was in a similar situation.
Little by little, just a tiny bit, changes began to unfold in Onii’s situation from that time.
”Onii…!”
One evening at dinner, it was an otherwise unremarkable day, but I still mark it on my calendar.
Onii came down from his room, silent.
”Today we’re having curry rice. I made it super sweet with apples! And for dessert, we have apple tart, so everyone, don’t overeat!”
Mom really is amazing.
Unlike me, who was teary-eyed and couldn’t move when I saw Onii come out of his room, Mom acted to connect yesterday’s absent tomorrow with today.
Since we started eating together, little by little, I began to be able to talk to Onii.
After that, I was able to game and study with Onii, but going outside or playing in the yard was still impossible.
”I’m sorry. I’m really sorry…”
I watched as Onii repeatedly slumped down in front of the entrance, trying to go outside.
There are plenty of fun things to do even without going outside, so it’s okay to stay cooped up like this.
Seeing Onii looking so pained, I often felt this thought surface only to pull it back.
More than that, I understood he wanted to change on his own, no, he wanted to return to how he was before.
A year had passed since I started middle school.
I became a second-year.
And Onii, now in his third year of middle school, enrolled in Otomezaki High School, which offered online learning.
”Lapis, what’s wrong? You look really happy today.”
”Actually, yesterday, my big brother dried my hair for me!”
I was really surprised when I got the call that Lapis’s brother fell down the stairs and was hospitalized at the start of the year, but I was amazed to hear that he recovered safely and returned to being the kind brother he used to be.
I never would have thought that brother would be attending the same Otomezaki as my Onii.
”Um… you know. I’m thinking of going out with a boy from my class…”
I was really shocked when I heard that from Onii.
Shirogane… that’s Lapis-chan’s brother, right?
My best friend’s brother is going to take my Onii out of the room.
I thought it was such a dramatic and romantic development.
”Ugh… ah…”
On the morning of Onii’s date, as he tried to go outside, he collapsed again in front of the entrance.
It’s okay, you don’t have to push yourself.
Let’s pick another day.
Onii has done enough already.
Many words came to mind, but I felt that none of them were right.
”C-Come on…!”
At the sound of my voice, Onii twitched his shoulder.
”You can do it, you can do it!”
Mom, who was watching with me, cheered for Onii too.
We are family, and both Mom and I understood that Onii wanted to do his best.
So we cheered together until our voices were hoarse.
”Haha… the sun is so bright.”
When Onii opened the door and stepped outside, Mom and I hugged and cried.
After that, Mom and I accompanied Onii as the 3 of us headed to the meeting place.
”Hey, hey. Subaru. Since we’re here, why not take a quick peek at the start?”
”U-um.”
I felt a bit bad for Onii, but I knew I would be anxious if I didn’t see him meet up properly.
No, that’s just a convenient excuse.
Mom and I simply wanted to know what kind of person the guy who helped Onii go outside was.
”Sorry… did you wait?”
”No, I just got here too.”
I held back the urge to scream with Mom.
He’s, he’s incredibly handsome…
He was far more handsome than any man I had ever seen, even more than the actors on TV.
The beautiful guy was so stunning that the girls around stared blankly with their eyes wide open.
I thought to myself that someone like this actually exists in this world.
”Mom… Onii is quite the beauty connoisseur, huh?”
”No, I think he’s beyond that level. He’s handsome, kind to girls, and has this manly vibe… umm, Subaru… that guy is human, right? Not some CGI from Panas*nic or one of those trending fictitious teens? Mom, you haven’t fallen for some weird scam or a new type of ‘I’m your son’ scam, have you?”
My mom and I stopped following him, thinking it would be bad for Onii, and gave up on watching the two of them on their date.
…By the way, I think of it, that day was the first time I ma***rbated.
I heard that Lapis is ma***rbating calling her brother, so I tried it out with Onii, but I couldn’t feel that way with Onii.
But maybe Lapis is a bro-con.
That’s when I learned that it was a pleasant feeling to come for the first time.
’Now, I want my friends in front of me to laugh from the heart more than anyone in this world.’
I was shocked by the words of the onii-san and the crackling cheers.
It seems that while watching the recreational video, he was diving deeply into the memories within himself.
’I think it takes courage to try to reveal something. It’s painful to try to overcome something. Still… and yet! I want you to say it! That thick wall Break it and take this hand from me!’
Ah… after all, Aqua-sama is the coolest in the world.
Since he let Onii out, I’ve thought that this is the only person on Onii.
’1 year… Class A… Nekoyama, Toa… Shirogane-kun, and me… and my… friend, would you like to become? ‘
’Ah, of course. I’m in Class 1 A, Shirogane Aqua. I’ll look forward to it from today, Toa! Also, Aqua is fine for me. Even if I say I don’t like it, I’ll also be Toa I’m going to call you (and)’
Emily-san and Kaede-san shed tears as they watch the exchange between Onii and Aqua-sama.
Those 2 over there have been on an emotional rollercoaster from the start, but is it okay for that pregnant lady not to sleep?
If I get too excited and make too much noise, Kotono-san will get mad at me again.
’Hey, when did you start noticing me?’
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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