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Chapter 11 Mi-chan: I feel like I'm going into shock_(:з」∠)_
But just waiting for Kyosuke to pack himself up and deliver himself to her door and doing nothing was totally not Altria's style, so she turned her attention to an angle that no one else had noticed - Kyosuke's family.
In fact, it's not that no one noticed, but everyone's focus is different. In the eyes of most other people, Kyousuke's family is probably the free gifts when buying things in the supermarket, the kind that is tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away. If we are all a family in the future, it's okay to help take care of them, but forget about spending energy on them.
However, Minamoto no Raikou likes Kirino very much, but Minamoto no Raikou's character is that as long as she is underage, she is within her hunting range, so she doesn't care much about her. At most, she loves her like an ordinary child, and when Kirino becomes an adult, she will let her fend for herself. Compared with her beloved Kyousuke, she is far inferior. In Minamoto no Raikou's eyes, the comparison of Kyousuke and Kirino's importance is probably the same as that of these two siblings in Kano's mind, except that the genders are reversed.
As for Fumino, she has a tendency to develop towards Kyosuke's family, but her current strategy is focused on Kano, and Kirino is not important. Of course, Fumino does this for her and Kyosuke's child. Grandma is definitely more important than aunt, right?
When Kyosuke first heard the name Fumino, his first reaction was to notice that Fumino didn't seem to have given up on the idea of him marrying into her family's family.
So, with all the other opponents intentionally or unintentionally doing so, Lily took advantage of this opportunity. She packaged herself (Lily's appearance) as the sister of Ms. Altria who had come to the Takasaka family before. Coincidentally, after seeing that Kirino liked anime, Ms. Altria introduced Lily (actually the real person) who had the same interests and hobbies to Kirino, hoping that they could become good friends.
In Altria's setting, Lily is her cousin, one year younger than Mordred (in order to make her age closer to Kirino), and is an adolescent girl who likes comics.
When Lily told Kyosuke about her plan and settings, Kyosuke had only one reaction: You are both a father and a sister (Altria told Daisuke that she is the sister of Kyosuke's classmate), and also a younger sister, how can your stupid son recognize it with his brain capacity?
Don’t let your stupid son expose you.
As for the idea of stopping Lily, Kyousuke gave up after a little thought. First of all, he had long given up persuading these lunatics to change their minds, which was as impossible as asking Hachiman to stop rolling his eyes.
Secondly, it would be a good idea to ask Lily to help look after Kirino. This girl has been going too far lately. It's not that Kirino has become more and more spoiled recently, that has been her nature since she graduated from elementary school. It's that this girl's otaku nature has been exposed more and more.
At the beginning, it was fine, and she was basically able to keep it all under wraps. However, I don't know if it's because there's no one to communicate with, but Kirino has become more and more irritable about staying at home recently. The simplest example is that everyone in the Kosaka family knows that she likes anime.
Fortunately, Daisuke and Kano thought that this girl just liked those sparkling magical girls. Although it seemed a bit childish for Kirino, who was already a junior high school student, to like these things that only elementary school students liked, they turned a blind eye to it as long as it did not affect Kirino's studies and part-time job.
However, if Daisuke knew that Kirino also liked to play restricted games (and was a sister-con), he would definitely flip the table.
Anyway, in Kyosuke's opinion, Kirino's increasingly serious behavior is obviously not far away. But he is already busy enough. Not only does he have to attend the activities of the Service Club, but he also has to go to work and open the store. He usually goes home after 12 o'clock. Sometimes it's too late and he just sleeps in the store instead of going home. In this case, if he goes to Kirino to talk because of the possibility that his parents might find out, he is afraid that she will kick him out of the room.
In this case, it is really great that Lily can take over the annoying trouble of Kirino. With Lily as a homebody friend who can communicate, Kirino has also restrained herself a lot at home. This time, Lily's original intention was also to hope that Kirino could make more friends, and then take her image in Kirino's mind to a higher level. From a friendly homebody friend to a reliable big sister. It lays the groundwork for becoming the sister-in-law in Kirino's mind.
From Lily's perspective, she has been quite successful so far. At least Kirino has already considered her as her best friend. She has also started to discuss things that are not related to anime, such as the little anecdotes of her time with Ayase. However, judging from the fact that she invited Kirino to attend the offline meeting this time and the other party specially called Kyousuke to accompany her, Kirino has maintained a certain level of patience with her.
This made Lily determined to make Kirino trust her 100% before the offline meeting, and strive to ask Kirino out alone next time. So in the offline meeting, Lily tried her best to show her social skills and try to get Kirino involved. Unfortunately, her sister was a hopeless person. No matter how Lily brought the topic to her, she just ignored her.
I can only say that it is really difficult to lead such a bad teammate.
You have to know that Lily's leadership is fully activated at this moment. She almost mobilized the atmosphere of the entire offline meeting by herself. Some members of the offline meeting have even become loyal fans of the store manager, and even many maids are looking at Lily with excitement.
But the more this happened, the more anxious Lily became. You guys should at least talk more with Kirino-chan. What does it mean when you look at me with such a blushing face?! I'm not a lesbian!
This embarrassing situation or the execution of Kousaka Kirino lasted for almost two hours and finally ended with the gift exchange. As expected, Kirino, the least popular party object, received the most shabby gift in the whole venue - a clapper. Kyosuke really wanted to slap the girl who gave this thing. Are you asking my sister to stop talking and just clap her hands in the future? Although I admit that my sister is not very good at talking, you are going too far, aren't you?
Seeing Kirino standing alone at the end of the team with her head down, Kyosuke felt sorry for his sister. Perhaps this was the most unsuccessful moment in Kirino's life. As a bright spot in the team since she was a child, she probably never thought that one day she would be the one left behind in the group.
Saori, who was standing in front of everyone, spoke to all offline meeting members to end the party like a leader announcing the disbandment: "-Thank you all for your cooperation. This is a memorable party, and it will come to an end now! I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for participating!"
The team cheered throughout the store, and everyone except Lily, Kirino, and Kuroneko were very happy with the gathering.
"——Then today's party ends here! Although we will be disbanding soon——those who still have time and want to chat more with friends who have a good chat, you can go to the second or even third stall. If there are similar activities in the future, I will announce it on the homepage of the community, and please come and join us! Oh, I almost forgot, thank you Miss Lily for your strong support for this event. Not only did you find such a great venue for us, but you also provided part of the funds."
Lily, who was called out, didn't look very happy, because she didn't achieve what she expected at this party. Seeing Kirino's dejected look, she even regretted letting her attend the party. So even though everyone else applauded her enthusiasm, her smile was forced.
"That's it then - disband!"
After Saori said the word "disband", the crowd suddenly became noisy. Everyone said goodbye to each other, and of course some people discussed going to Toranoana Beach with their new friends. Among them, Lily received the most invitations.
"Sister, let's go shopping together."
"No, onee-sama should go play video games with us..."
"No, my sister should..."
Seeing the little fans who enthusiastically invited her, Lily was surrounded by a crowd of people. This made Lily, who originally wanted to comfort Kirino, very troubled.
Kyosuke smiled helplessly when he saw Lily who was a little at a loss. He made a gesture to Lily and then pointed at Kirino, indicating that he should leave her to him.
"Thanks, Kyousuke."
Lily made a gesture of thanks to Kyosuke with an apologetic look on her face, then left the cafe first with the group of little fans who had caused congestion in the aisle.
After most of the others had left, Kyosuke finally squeezed in next to Kirino. At this moment, she was sitting alone in the same seat as she had been at the party, staring blankly, holding a clapper in her hand and pressing it repeatedly.
"Hey, I told you a long time ago not to dress like that. See you didn't make any friends."
"So you're just here to make fun of me?"
Kirino, who was sitting there and mechanically pressing the clapper, asked in a cold tone.
"You... I really don't know what to say to you. You should listen to the teachings of your elders. I have eaten more food than you, right?"
"I want you to take care of..."
Kirino felt a great irony when Kyosuke's words reached her ears. Before attending the party, Kyosuke reminded her about the dress code. But at that time, she thought her brother was totally unfashionable. Shouldn't she show her best side when attending such a party? Why did it turn out like this?
When she thought about how she was isolated by everyone just now, Kirino's nose started to feel sore. She tried hard to hold back her tears, but the tears still blurred her eyes.
Kyosuke placed his palm on Kirino's head and sighed helplessly: "How can I not care... No matter how willful you are, you are still my sister..."
"you……"
When Kyosuke's hand touched her, Kirino's body trembled, as if she wanted to subconsciously avoid it, but she didn't do it in the end. Instead, she let her brother gently stroke her hair.
"It's okay, just cry if you want to. There's no need to hide it in front of your brother."
After getting Kyosuke's permission, Kirino seemed to have turned on a floodgate and really burst into tears: "I'm sorry... Brother... I really want to make friends with them... But... I also know that Sister Lily wants to help me... I'm sorry..."
Kyosuke didn't say anything, just quietly let Kirino release her emotions.
"Really? It's so embarrassing for you to see such an embarrassing side of me."
After crying, Kirino was much more energetic. Although there were traces of tears on her face, she was much more lively than before. While wiping her tears, she complained to Kyosuke mercilessly.
"Well, it's been a long time since my little sister showed such a spoiled expression to her brother. It's been a long time since you thought you were grown up."
"You are the only one who talks too much..."
Seeing Kyosuke's smug smile, Kirino lowered her head and looked a little embarrassed.
"Well, I'm full. You're my dearest sister. Let's put it this way. As we agreed before, I'll find you a place where you can play R-rated games without being disturbed."
"Really?"
Kyosuke's promise made Kirino's eyes light up.
"Yes, there are a lot of empty rooms in the back of my store. It's no problem to have someone clean up a room to store your things. The soundproofing is also very good, so you can turn on the speakers. If this can only make you happier, I have no problem with it at all."
Kyosuke knew that his sister had longed to play games without headphones for a long time, so this time he decided to treat it as a gift from her as a brother.
However, just as Kyosuke was enjoying a rare brother-sister moment with his sister, a very inappropriate voice interrupted the two of them.
"Ah, Master, why do you keep looking here? It turns out you like this type of thing... But I have to remind you, Master, having sex with minors is a crime... I will call the police."
Kyosuke swore that he would never come to this maid cafe again, because this maid was so annoying.
"Look what you said, am I that kind of person?"
"Then who was the person who came here with the two pretty girls to feed Omurice?"
Shut up, can't you see Kirino glaring at you? !
"What did you do here without telling me?"
"I've done everything~"
In line with the principle of watching the fun, the maid immediately sold out Kyosuke.
"Stop making trouble! I'm going to complain to you! No, Kirino, listen to my explanation..."
"I thought you had made some progress..."
Kirino, with black energy emanating from her body, stood up.
“My feelings are still coming!!”
My dear grandma in heaven, I just can’t like maid cafes.
PS: The boss stipulated that the work on the 13th should be completed before the end of tomorrow's get off work. Then the company system was updated, and only half of the project content could be processed. The other half would have to wait until tomorrow or today. After returning home, there was endless writing stuck, and I didn't even know what I was coding. I had the urge to die_(:з」∠)_
Chapter 12 Kyosuke: Friendship (fight) starts from the first glance
If we were to evaluate which fast food restaurant is like leeks that can grow back immediately after being cut, Kyosuke personally thinks McDonald's Golden Arches should be the leader of this kind of fast food chain, even the Colonel's Kaifeng cuisine can't compare to it. Just now, the Golden Arches next to the maid cafe just closed down and was replaced by a video store, and a new Golden Arches opened nearby.
I just wonder if the owner of the two stores is the same?
Kyosuke looked around curiously and found that this store paid more attention to safety issues than other McDonald's stores. At least the explosion-proof barrels on the side were not seen in other stores. I don't know if the previous owner learned from his mistakes and said that explosion-proof equipment was needed, or if the new owner specially added it after hearing about the previous store's experience.
Kyosuke appeared in M because his sister was invited by Saori to attend the second party, just like in the original novel. The participants were also the same as in the original novel, only Kuroneko and Kirino were invited. Kyosuke, as Kirino's family member, was also lucky enough to attend the tea party composed of beautiful girls. As for Lily, she was dragged out shopping by a group of new little fans. Anyway, Kyosuke didn't see her when he walked out of the cafe.
The atmosphere at the second stall was not good at all. I don't know if it was because of the failed offline meeting before, Kuroneko and Kirino didn't dare to talk to each other and just sat there playing with their phones. Judging from the fact that the two of them didn't say a word and just kept their heads down and tapped the screen, it was obvious that the two of them were in sync with each other.
"It looks like everyone is here... Then let me introduce this new member of our community, nicknamed Xiao Tongtong."
Saori's "ω" smile reminded Kyosuke of Merlin, who also liked to show this kind of smile. However, compared to Merlin's face that looked like he was going to cause trouble, Saori's smile was much more friendly. At least it didn't make Kyosuke feel defensive. Of course, this could also be because Kyosuke knew that this girl who could estimate everyone's emotions was a good person.
"Ah... hello, I'm Xiao Tongtong."
Kirino didn't expect Saori to introduce herself first. She hurriedly put down her phone and looked up to introduce herself to Saori and Kuroneko.
As expected, she still cares about it. It seems that she hopes to make more friends who share the same interests with her besides Lily.
Kyosuke smiled when he saw Kirino's nervous look. Compared to Kirino who acted as a model and showed her confident side in front of the camera, the anxious little girl in front of him was more in line with his sister, a second-year junior high school girl.
"Yeah." Saori was very satisfied with Kirino's performance and nodded repeatedly. Then she pointed at the black cat beside her and said, "Then this is a member of our community. His nickname is Black Cat and his name is..."
"Just call me Black Cat."
Black Cat introduced herself to the Kousaka siblings in a completely emotionless voice using the simplest language. She seemed to be very concerned about her privacy and didn't want strangers to know her name at all.
"The last one is a member of Kokiri-no-san's family, her brother Kyousuke-no-san."
"Don't worry about me, do as you please."
Kyosuke waved to the two beautiful girls who didn't even look at him, but even if he didn't say anything, Kuroneko and Kirino didn't see him at all. At this moment, they were looking at each other, as if they were trying to see something from the other's deliberately unique dress.
Did this live-action girl come to the wrong set? Was she pretending to be a homebody and coming here to mock us?
Isn't this Gothic Lolita dressed too exaggeratedly? Is there something wrong with her brain?
It feels like two little wild cats are fighting for territory with each other in the middle of the night.
Kyosuke silently took a sip of carbonated drink and happily watched his sister and the black cat. He enjoyed the scene of his sister who thought she was omnipotent being humiliated. Of course, as a good brother who loved his sister, Kyosuke would never hesitate to help when he was needed. But now it was obvious that the two little girls were improving their relationship and he didn't need to intervene at all. So wouldn't it be better for him to drink the fat otaku happy water and watch the show?