She was shocked to find that he turned his head around like Hikaru–
"Eh, he's going out again!?"
Shioriko raised her voice as she wiped the dishes Koharu washed with a dry cloth.
"Where? Where's he going to? Did Big Brother Koremitsu say anything."
"I'm not sure. Maybe he has an outing with some friends at school. He did go out at night in uniform before too."
It's worth celebrating if that guy is finally able to make some friends. Koremitsu's aunt, Koharu, said coldly with her lips curled into a frown, her eyes raised just like her nephew.
Shioriko however was unhappy about it.
(Uu, the weather's so good today. I wanted to ask him to bring me out somewhere. If only I had agreed with Koremitsu–since he doesn't have any friends, and is really free, I forgot about it.)
What friends? Probably a girl?
(No, Big Brother Koremitsu isn't the type to be popular with the girls. He looks like a hoodlum, so crude when talking, arrogant in attitude, and he'll say things everyone normally doesn't say without a care.)
At first, Shioriko herself thought that he was such an annoying, frustrating person.
It was really unbelievable that he was actually Hikaru's friend.
But when Shioriko was really feeling lonely, anguished, Koremitsu gave his all to help her.
When Shioriko's only kin, her grandfather died, he took her in as his 'little sister'.
She would never forget the moment when Koremitsu came for her after she was adopted by Kuze.
The Akagis had terrifying looks, whether it was the grandfather Masakaze or the aunt Koharu, and they were brash talkers, but they naturally showed concern for Shioriko. She also got along well with the aloof white cat Lapis, living with the Akagis. Though she had not lived with the Akagis for too long, she really liked this house and the residents in it.
And especially Koremitsu.
–When I grow up you'll take my virginity in Hikaru's stead.
She whispered at his ear with her back straight. Koremitsu's eyes widened, and panicked.
–Shiiko, don't say such things.
And so, she was lectured by the grim-looking Koremitsu.
–Such things, as in?
She pretended to play the fool, causing Koremitsu to blush and groan.
If she were to press the issue with him directly, the ever-serious Koremitsu will keep his guard up around her. Thus, she decided to keep the 'promise' in her heart for the time being.
'Big Brother Koremitsu', Shioriko had her own reasons for calling him this.
There definitely must have been others who would call him 'Akagi' or 'Koremitsu', but nobody else would probably call him 'big brother'. Because of this, by calling him 'big brother', Shioriko would be a special girl to Koremitsu.
And also, she would have a warm, fuzzy, comfortable feeling whenever she called him then...
She thought it might be good for him like this.
Right, even if she were to become his lover, become his bride, at this point, she wanted to enjoy the thrill of being his 'little sister'. In that case, her relationship with Koremitsu will improve.
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"Oborodukiyo" - Hikaru ga Chikyuu ni Itakoro......(Volume 4)
Romansa> The story starts with the death of Hikaru Mikado. That guy was a natural charmer, a "harem king", but had no real male friends. After he died, he became a ghost, a soul, but Koremitsu Akagi can see him. Koremitsu though, isn't really like Hikaru...
