CH 16

I freeze at the words my older sister said to me.

Do you like me? What kind ….

“It’s weird, isn’t it, liking your blood brother……”

Judging by your sister’s tone, does that mean you love me romantically? I am too confused to understand.

“It’s not a surprise, but incest was forbidden by law. For example, if you kissed outside, it might spread to your neighbors and friends, and then your parents and relatives would look at you strangely. If that happened, parents and relatives would look at you strangely, which was a big risk.”

“So I decided to keep this love in the back of my mind for a long time. But I didn’t want anyone to take it away from me. So I tried to make oni chan hate me by hitting him hard for the sake of …… self-satisfaction. But I still …… couldn’t get rid of this feeling.”

My sisters have been hard on me for some time now.

Sisters who used to be kinder.

I remember. I remember what they said one day.

[When I grow up, I’m going to be onii chan’s wife!]

[Sumika no. I’ll marry Towa myself.]

[Ehh, if one chan gets married, Sumi can’t get married!]

A simple promise between children.

But it is a strong memory.

Words that I have somehow forgotten.

As we hit puberty, we have become somewhat distant from each other.

There were other reasons as well.

romantic feelings for sibling

The answer was there.

“I’ve always loved you, ……!”

“Sumika likes …… too. …… I still love Oni chan!“

“…….”

When the disturbed memories ran through my mind like a running lantern, two people shouted their feelings.

I’ll never forget how cold they were to me, even if they said it was because they liked me.

But it’s not a problem that can be solved by saying so from the beginning and really saying …….

I am sure that I would not have known how to talk about the cause of the coldness before the sibling marriage was approved.

…… Ah, we’ve crossed paths.

It was getting late at night.

In a quiet residential area …… where single-family homes with similar exteriors stand in a tight cluster, two houses stand so closely together that their eaves almost attach to each other.

They are next door neighbors with a close familial relationship over the years.

The four of us used to play together along this road.

I was standing in front of the entrance of a house. The house had a fine exterior, and the nameplate next to the door read “Naruse.”

I pressed the round button with my fingertip and heard the deafening ringing of a “ping-pong” sound. And soon a voice from the intercom.

[Yees, Towa! It’s rare to see you here at this time of the day. Wait a minute!]

It belonged to a girl I was familiar with. Following the cute voice, I put my hand on the door in front of me. The door opened with a clunk, and beyond the door was…

“What’s wrong, at this hour?”

My dear childhood friend was standing there. Smiling and laughing, she welcomed me warmly. Seeing her like that, I was able to calm down a little.

“I just wanted to talk to Runa for a minute.”

“Hee~, what is it? I don’t want to stand around talking, so I’ll ask you to come up.”