116 – Heroine?
There is nothing to do in the hospital room.
I opened the newspaper, which I normally didn’t even bother to read, and read it, but as expected, I was bored so I closed it.
At that time, I saw Shiraishi’s face on the front page.
“Hmm… ….”
The location was an outdoor party where Takase-senpai, me, and Haruna also attended.
And the catchy title is… ‘Akira Shiraishi, her engagement suddenly broke up after two years. The question was, ‘What is the cause?’
“……… ….”
After reading it for a while, I felt dizzy so I covered it.
There is no way to just ignore it.
Feeling the aftermath of the commotion that had been going on so far slowly approaching, she lifted the blanket up to her shoulders.
At the same time, the door to the hospital room opened.
“Hello!”
What appeared was a girl I had never seen before.
“…… What?”
She looked at the hospital room and me in it and tilted her head.
“Ah…… I guess I came to the wrong place! Sorry!”
The door closes again.
Well, that could be true.
While she was lifting her body and stretching, the door to the hospital room opened again.
The one who appeared was Yuuki.
“Hey. How have you been doing?”
He raised his hand lightly.
I heard that Yuuki also visited me while I was sleeping, but it was my first time seeing her in a long time.
Yuki sat on a chair and offered a drink.
“Do you have any greeting gifts?”
He shook his offered drink and tilted his head.
“I really….”
I took the can, sipped it, and saw Yuuki smiling.
“It looks okay. Thank god.”
“…… “It wasn’t a big deal.”
“Has that guy been sleeping for days?”
Yuki and Haruna were not informed of Elena and I’s strategy involved in this incident.
I didn’t have the time to do that, and I didn’t want to cause anyone to worry.
However, I felt sorry for hiding it forever.
“I heard there’s a lot going on. “The world is so scary.”
Yuuki shrugged his shoulders jokingly.
“No matter how great the Shiraishi family is, I don’t think that’s necessarily a good thing.”
“…… I know.”
“So… Those kidnappers did it for money, right? “It’s obvious, but it’s true.”
“……… ….”
Is that how you know it?
When I was with Shiraishi, I got caught up in a kidnapping for money.
“How did you escape? “Tell me a story!”
“…… Yes, you.”
I sighed as I saw Yuuki asking for specific details with interest.
“What’s going on, I’m curious!”
“I got help from Elena and her senior, and then the police showed up. “That’s it.”
He turned his head and looked at the window. The flowers in the glass bottle were sparkling in the sunlight.
“It’s boring.”
Clicking his tongue, Yuuki stuck out his lips.
“…… “How was the play?”
I asked about it because I wanted to change the subject and also because I was concerned.
Of course, the cultural festival had already passed and I could not participate in the play.
To put it bluntly, that was fortunate.
“It was successful.”
“Is that all?”
“Ah…… What should I say? “Because there is no more accurate expression.”
Then I won’t ask any more questions. Shiraishi also went on stage the day after that incident. I was worried.
“…… Would you say it is truly a one-man show? “What should I say?”
“One man?”
“Is it One Girl? “I mean Shiraishi.”
“Aha.”
So, that means Shiraishi’s passionate performance stood out.
“We who watched from behind were also impressed. “I thought that was a pro.”
“Because I’m actually a professional.”
“I heard everyone was holding their breath as they watched the tears at the climax.”
“Tears?”
I remember that there were no scenes where he had to shed tears.
There were no such instructions in the script.
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“I heard there was a standing ovation after the play ended.”
“……… ….”
“We felt like we were some great actors. But I figured it out after watching it again later.”
Yuuki rested her chin and had a vague expression as if she was looking somewhere far away.
“Ah… “I thought this was Shiraishi’s play.”
“…… Was it that much?”
When you say that, it makes me feel bad for some reason.
It is true that Shiraishi gave a great performance as both director and lead actor, but the kids in the same class also worked hard.
Well, Shiraishi could hardly participate in practice due to family issues.
Nevertheless, I smiled bitterly as I watched Yuuki say that her passionate acting was almost everything.
“…… “All’s well that ends well.”
As I offered my clumsy consolation, I suddenly found myself in a resigned mood.
A lot of things happened, but in the end, the kidnapping was prevented and evidence was obtained to break Shiraishi and Kitagawa’s engagement.
I left the remaining cleaning up to Elena. Shiraishi said she would not leave us.
Then, I felt like that was enough.
“Oh, and… ….”
Yuki raised her head as if there was something important to convey, but
“No. “This is enough.”
“What are you talking about?”
He made eye contact with me and immediately smiled and said.
Something makes me uneasy.
“You will find out later when you come to school.”
“…… “What is it?”
Even so, it’s summer vacation soon.
You may be able to leave the hospital before the school vacation ceremony.
Furthermore, the fourth… The last heroine will appear after the second semester, so there is plenty of time for the time being.
I already stopped three people, so I had a feeling that I could do it again.
We have overcome the most dangerous hurdle of being kidnapped.
If necessary, you can get help from Elena.
I gained a strange sense of confidence and wanted to leave the hospital quickly.
I don’t have much basis for it, but somehow I feel like I can do anything.
“…… Excuse me!”
At that time, the door to the hospital room opened.
“…… What! “It’s right here!”
I raised my head to that lively voice.
The person who came into view was the person I saw earlier.
A beautiful girl with long brown hair and wearing a sailor uniform.
“Where have you been?”
Yuuki stood up from her seat and waved her hand at her.
“I kept looking for you!”
She quickly approached this direction and stretched out her hand towards Yuuki.
“Oppa!”
Huh?
The pretty girl with her arms around him clung to Yuuki and shouted with a look of pain on her face.
“Her sister came and she didn’t even welcome me! “It’s really too much!”
To Yuuki… Did you have a younger sister?
And the younger sister with a bright personality who seems to get along so well.
“Ah… Come to think of it, this is my first time seeing you.”
Yuki looked at me confused and pointed at the kid.
“My younger brother is one year older than me. Yuuki Yuuko. “For some reason, she was living with a relative far away.”
“That’s… ….”
For what reason?
At least, it was a person I had never seen before.
He was a person who was not mentioned or even appeared once from beginning to end.
Her That Her I froze for a moment at her unexpected appearance, but then I saw her.
“…… Is this her brother’s friend? “You were hospitalized?”
“Okay. “Did she get lost all the way here?”
“I said so! “Because the city is so complicated!”
As if they were getting along well, she kept clinging to him and pampering him.
He said without pushing her away, as if he didn’t like her younger brother.
“As you can see, he’s such a tomboy. Please take care of me.”
“……… Huh.”
Please take care of me.
I nodded hesitantly and looked at them.
It appears to be a typical Bracon younger sister line, but we don’t know yet.
Is she a new heroine or just a passing supporting character?
“Have you completed the school transfer process?”
“Yes! From now on, I can go to school with my brother!”
I wish she wasn’t a heroine.
She is, after all, her real sister, but it is not impossible for her to develop something like that.
What I worry about is that uncertainty.
It was about the sudden appearance of an unknown woman.
“Then I’ll go to the bathroom for a moment.”
“Want to go together!”
“What are you talking about? “You wait here for a moment.”
“Chi~”
No, don’t leave them alone.
Not caring that my complexion had changed, Yuuki left the hospital room without delay.
And she slowly sat down.
Yuuki Yuuko.
She is a younger sister who is one year older than me.
Watching her carefully, I struggled with what to get out of her first words.
“…… “You managed to do it.”
What?
She spoke before me and looked at me with a faint smile, completely different from her charming expression just moments ago.
“Those three people. “You saved everything.”
“……… ….”
No, this is not it.
“Good job. “I will praise you.”
“……… Thank you.”
I didn’t feel particularly good about receiving a compliment from a woman I had never met, but I awkwardly nodded at her.
“…… But I think it’s time.”
Yuko stood up and extended her index finger toward me.
“What time is it?”
Stop talking to me now… Is it something like that?
“Haruna Kato, Eri Takase, Akira Shiraishi.”
After reciting the names of the heroines one by one, she declared to me.
“Give it back now. To my brother.”
“……… ….”
Yuuki Yuuko looked down at me with cold eyes.
“You are not the main character. The main character is my older brother, Yuuki Yuu.”
“But…” ….”
I knew it from the beginning.
I am just a supporting character.
“So, slowly return the heroine to the protagonist.”
“…… Is that your role?”
The role of the fourth character who suddenly appears is to return all relationships to their original state.
Is that so?
Yuko didn’t even move.
“You don’t need to know. “All you have to do is nod your head.”
It even seemed arrogant.
A sudden appearance and unexpected request.
Looking at that index finger and cold expression, I made a decision.
“……… Phew.”
I sighed softly.
“……… No.”
I shook my head.
“What?”
Her eyebrows twitched as she asked me.
And then the door to the hospital room slowly opened.
“…… Huh? What are you doing?”
Yuki had returned.
Yuuko turned around, shook her head and spoke softly.
“Ugh, it’s nothing. Brother!”