Chapter 87: Rika gets angry
“Yuya-onii-chan, Kaede-onee-chan. Is there anything you want to say?”
“No, nothing.”
“Me too. I have nothing.”
As soon as the movie ended and we left the theater, Rika folded her arms and glared at Kaede and me with a sharp, angry look in her eyes. There was no way to argue with her. I had gotten a little carried away.
“I understand. Yes, I understand. My mom and dad hold hands at the movie theater, too, you know. But! They didn’t go so far as to put their arms around each other and put their heads on each other’s shoulders!”
What was this feeling? Was this the kind of sarcasm I had heard about from my mother-in-law? The way Rika stomped on the ground in frustration made me smile, even though she was angry, and it was kind of cute, so it made my cheeks relax too.
“Ah! What are you laughing at, Yuya-onii-chan! I’m angry, you know! Do you understand that!?”
“Ahahaha. I know, Rika-chan.”
I can’t. Rika is so cute, I can’t look directly at her.
“Muuu—! You definitely don’t understand! Kaede-onee-chan is sorry for what she did, right!?”
“It can’t be helped, can it? Because I wanted to cling to Yuya-kun.”
Kaede, why were you talking like you were going to put more oil into the fire! And with the added bonus of folding your arms around me! See, the light was gone from Rika’s eyes. Her shoulders were also shaking at full-force.
“Ri, Rika-chan?”
“Uu… uu… ujaaaaaa!”
Rika-chan suddenly went crazy and broke down. And then, with a thump and a frustrated grunt, she glared at me and tackled me in the waist.
“I’ll stick to Yuya-onii-chan too! I won’t let Kaede-onee-chan feel good only!”
I was caught off guard when, in a complete surprise, Rika’s head was thrust hard onto my stomach. I was in pain and struggling to breathe, but she held me tightly as if squeezing my waist, which made it even more and more harder to breathe.
“Ri, Rika-chan. Yuya-kun looks like he’s in pain, so please step away from him.”
“I don’t like it! Kaede-onee-chan is going to monopolize him after saying that, aren’t you!? I won’t be fooled!”
Kaede, why do you keep your mouth shut there? That was where you admonish Rika-chan to stay away from me because you won’t do that, right? Why were you looking away from me there? You know what to do, right? Right!?
“A-argh… Rika-chan. I understand how you feel, but you need to let go of me first. Because I can’t breathe for goodness sake. Please.”
“… No. I don’t want to leave.”
I stroked Rika-chan’s head and asked her to do it, but she just shook her head sideways while pressing her face against me. It was the same as Kaede’s spoiled child state. This was a problem.
“If you leave me, Yuya-onii-chan, you won’t be able to hold hands with me. You’ve been holding hands with Kaede-onee-chan for a long time, haven’t you? I want to hold hands with you too.”
I see. So Kaede was the cause of all this. I can’t deny that I wanted to hold hands with Kaede, but let’s be mature about this. Isn’t that right, Kaede?
“That’s right. Rika-chan also wants to hold hands with Yuya-kun, doesn’t she? So I have a proposal for such a Rika-chan.”
“…Whatt?”
When Rika showed interest, Kaede folded her knees, brought her face close to hers, and whispered in her ear. Rika nodded her head and a smile bloomed on her face. It was like the sky, which had been dark and rainy, bursted into a rainbow.
“Yuya-onii-chan. I’m sorry for being so selfish.”
Rika backed away from me and bowed her head. No, I’m not mad at you, so there was nothing to apologize for, okay? Come on, let’s hold hands, okay?
“Ehehe. Thanks, Yuya-onii-chan!”
With a big smile on her face, Rika stepped in between me and Kaede. I wondered if Kaede would go into spoiled child mode if she did that. But my fears were unfounded. Kaede naturally took Rika’s free hand in hers.
“I held hands between my mom and dad like this when I was a kid, so I thought it would be nice to do something like this. It’s another great way to prepare for the future.”
When I saw Kaede, I had a vivid vision of our future selves walking around with a child. The child was a girl, just like Kaede. Kaede as a mother looked very happy while our excited daughter was playing with her, and I was smiling at her.
“Fufu. I’m looking forward to that day, Yuya-kun.”
“I’ll have to work hard for that to happen. A lot of things.”
“Both of you! Don’t make a strawberry space with me in between you!”
I really wish I could have a happy future like this, I thought. [TL: Oh man, if this novel was an action-drama one, you would have raised a death flag.]
Chapter 87: Rika gets angry
“Yuya-onii-chan, Kaede-onee-chan. Is there anything you want to say?”
“No, nothing.”
“Me too. I have nothing.”
As soon as the movie ended and we left the theater, Rika folded her arms and glared at Kaede and me with a sharp, angry look in her eyes. There was no way to argue with her. I had gotten a little carried away.
“I understand. Yes, I understand. My mom and dad hold hands at the movie theater, too, you know. But! They didn’t go so far as to put their arms around each other and put their heads on each other’s shoulders!”
What was this feeling? Was this the kind of sarcasm I had heard about from my mother-in-law? The way Rika stomped on the ground in frustration made me smile, even though she was angry, and it was kind of cute, so it made my cheeks relax too.
“Ah! What are you laughing at, Yuya-onii-chan! I’m angry, you know! Do you understand that!?”
“Ahahaha. I know, Rika-chan.”
I can’t. Rika is so cute, I can’t look directly at her.
“Muuu—! You definitely don’t understand! Kaede-onee-chan is sorry for what she did, right!?”
“It can’t be helped, can it? Because I wanted to cling to Yuya-kun.”
Kaede, why were you talking like you were going to put more oil into the fire! And with the added bonus of folding your arms around me! See, the light was gone from Rika’s eyes. Her shoulders were also shaking at full-force.
“Ri, Rika-chan?”
“Uu… uu… ujaaaaaa!”
Rika-chan suddenly went crazy and broke down. And then, with a thump and a frustrated grunt, she glared at me and tackled me in the waist.
“I’ll stick to Yuya-onii-chan too! I won’t let Kaede-onee-chan feel good only!”
I was caught off guard when, in a complete surprise, Rika’s head was thrust hard onto my stomach. I was in pain and struggling to breathe, but she held me tightly as if squeezing my waist, which made it even more and more harder to breathe.
“Ri, Rika-chan. Yuya-kun looks like he’s in pain, so please step away from him.”
“I don’t like it! Kaede-onee-chan is going to monopolize him after saying that, aren’t you!? I won’t be fooled!”
Kaede, why do you keep your mouth shut there? That was where you admonish Rika-chan to stay away from me because you won’t do that, right? Why were you looking away from me there? You know what to do, right? Right!?
“A-argh… Rika-chan. I understand how you feel, but you need to let go of me first. Because I can’t breathe for goodness sake. Please.”
“… No. I don’t want to leave.”
I stroked Rika-chan’s head and asked her to do it, but she just shook her head sideways while pressing her face against me. It was the same as Kaede’s spoiled child state. This was a problem.
“If you leave me, Yuya-onii-chan, you won’t be able to hold hands with me. You’ve been holding hands with Kaede-onee-chan for a long time, haven’t you? I want to hold hands with you too.”
I see. So Kaede was the cause of all this. I can’t deny that I wanted to hold hands with Kaede, but let’s be mature about this. Isn’t that right, Kaede?
“That’s right. Rika-chan also wants to hold hands with Yuya-kun, doesn’t she? So I have a proposal for such a Rika-chan.”
“…Whatt?”
When Rika showed interest, Kaede folded her knees, brought her face close to hers, and whispered in her ear. Rika nodded her head and a smile bloomed on her face. It was like the sky, which had been dark and rainy, bursted into a rainbow.
“Yuya-onii-chan. I’m sorry for being so selfish.”
Rika backed away from me and bowed her head. No, I’m not mad at you, so there was nothing to apologize for, okay? Come on, let’s hold hands, okay?
“Ehehe. Thanks, Yuya-onii-chan!”
With a big smile on her face, Rika stepped in between me and Kaede. I wondered if Kaede would go into spoiled child mode if she did that. But my fears were unfounded. Kaede naturally took Rika’s free hand in hers.
“I held hands between my mom and dad like this when I was a kid, so I thought it would be nice to do something like this. It’s another great way to prepare for the future.”
When I saw Kaede, I had a vivid vision of our future selves walking around with a child. The child was a girl, just like Kaede. Kaede as a mother looked very happy while our excited daughter was playing with her, and I was smiling at her.
“Fufu. I’m looking forward to that day, Yuya-kun.”
“I’ll have to work hard for that to happen. A lot of things.”
“Both of you! Don’t make a strawberry space with me in between you!”
I really wish I could have a happy future like this, I thought. [TL: Oh man, if this novel was an action-drama one, you would have raised a death flag.]
