60. The Confession of Philanthus Blue
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“Uguisu-san, I like you.”
Ordinary, unremarkable words brought me back to reality.
“I love you. So please, wake up.”
That voice was undoubtedly my brother’s. But he wasn’t talking to me.
“Don’t leave me. Please don’t die, I beg you!”
Die? What is he talking about?
My brother, visible in the distance, sat beyond a thick tree, desperately speaking while on the verge of tears. The ground should be muddy, yet he didn’t care at all. Why is he confessing to a tree?
“Uguisu-san, Uguisu-san, Uguisu-san! Please, wake up.”
Ah. I see, that’s where I left Tokiwa Uguisu. So, she’s dead. That person was a fake hero who lacked the power of love. If it were me, I wouldn’t die from such damage. Dying from it proves a lack of love.
“Please, stay by my side. Wake up and hold my hand. Can you hear me, Uguisu-san… um, that”
Yet my brother seems to be crying in front of that person’s corpse. Why? It’s strange. The one who truly loves my brother isn’t that woman. She’s someone who’d casually give up being a hero for her own life, so her feelings for my brother can’t be that deep. But for some reason, my brother, who rushed to the scene, is holding her hand. Not mine, but hers.
I tried so hard, too.
“Brother, why…”
What did I do wrong? I’m the sister, and she’s the wife. Is that why? My love is the only real one.
“…even though I’ve decided on what I want.”
Maybe everything belongs to that woman after all. No, that can’t be. Tokiwa Uguisu’s love is fake. She knows being a hero is my brother’s happiness, yet she wants to quit for herself. That’s wrong. If you really think about the person you love, you can’t make such a decision.
“She’s not worthy of you, brother…”
As I stepped into a filthy puddle, a drenched, peach-colored hero appeared before me.
“What?”
Philanthus Pink, dressed as Dianthus Peach, stood in my way, glaring at me with sad eyes. Being pitied like this made me feel sick.
“Don’t interfere with your senior, Himawari-chan.”
“Interfere?”
What a strange thing to say. My brother doesn’t know that Tokiwa Uguisu’s love is fake. He’s being deceived.
“Yes, your senior is currently working as Philanthus Blue. So we can’t interfere.”
Her words seemed meant themselves to soothe me, but Dianthus Peach bit her lip hard, looking frustrated. It was as if she was convincing.
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“Is that work?”
I knew that Tokiwa Uguisu was dying, but since the mission was over, I didn’t care anymore. She’s not my sister-in-law anymore, a woman who doesn’t love her brother can’t be his wife.
“Tokiwa Uguisu is dead, isn’t she? My brother said so earlier.”
“She’s not dead yet. We might make it in time… if Sora-senpai uses his power.”
Power. It was natural for us to associate that word with affection.
“It’s useless, she doesn’t love my brother. She’s the kind of person who would prioritize her own safety over my brother’s happiness.”
“…That’s right, Momo thinks so too.”
If that’s what you think, then why do you look so down?
“But, I think Momo’s judgment was wrong… yeah. I guess this isn’t enough.”
“What? What are you talking about? If you make him do something useless, it’ll be pitiful for my brother, so you should stop.”
As I tried to avoid the unclear Ishizaki Momo and go to my brother, a palm was quickly extended in front of my eyes. My heart skipped a beat at the words that were thrown at me as I reflexively stopped walking.
“This is for Himawari-chan’s sake.”
It was so unexpected. My head and feet stopped at the same time.
“Huh?”
For my sake? I don’t understand.
“Sora-senpai is doing that because he doesn’t want Himawari-chan to become a murderer.”
“That means…”
My brother, for my sake.
“Senpai’s not in love with Uguisu-san. He likes her as an acquaintance, but he doesn’t have any romantic feelings for her. Even so, the reason he’s deliberately confessing like that is for Himawari-chan’s sake.”
He doesn’t like that woman. Really? My brother wasn’t being deceived?
It must be unpleasant to confess to a woman you don’t even like, but he’s doing it for my sake?
“It’s true that with Momo’s abilities and the doctor’s backup, I don’t think Himawari-chan will have a criminal record. Even so, Sora-senpai doesn’t want Himawari-chan to carry the burden of having committed murder for the rest of her life, so please don’t get in his way.”
For my sake. He’s doing it just for my sake?
“If Himawari-chan cares about senpai, I want her to respect senpai’s feelings for Himawari-chan too. Momo wants to object too, but I can’t just ignore senpai’s feelings.”
Is the reason why Ishizaki Momo has been looking so distressed all this time because she’s jealous that my brother cares about me?
Am I the one my brother cares about the most in this place right now?
“Th, that’s right.”
Because I worked the hardest. Because I’m the most excellent girl. My brother is thinking about me. He’s trying his best for my sake. Will he choose me?
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“I understand! I won’t get in the way, I’ll stay here quietly.”
Was the reason she was making a scary face earlier because she was worried about me?
Yes, yes, yes. I’m not hated, rather, quite the opposite.
“hehehehe… I see.”
For my sake. For my sake. For my sake.
“This is love, huh?”
It’s much more wonderful than violence, it makes my heart feel warm. I’m happy.
“So, everything my brother said was a lie.”
“…Yeah, that’s right.”
When I listened with that in mind, my brother was muttering something in a painfully strained voice.
“…Why, why won’t you wake up, Uguisu-san? No, it’s my resolve, my sincerity that’s lacking. These shallow words aren’t enough, I need to do it properly…”
Speaking of which, what will happen if Tokiwa Uguisu dies here? But, what will happen if she comes back to life? I don’t really understand, but there’s no way my brother’s plan could be wrong. I’ll just think about how I can thank my brother. hehehehe, I’m so happy, my head isn’t working properly.
“Think, the words that will reach Uguisu-san the most. Think, the words that Uguisu-san wants the most.”
After all, it’s best to repay my brother by making him happy.
Wait, in the first place, if my brother’s “love” wasn’t Tokiwa Uguisu, who was it directed at?
“――――Will you marry me!!!”
The words themselves were a marriage proposal, but my brother’s face was stern as if he had cast a great spell, and he didn’t seem very happy.
My brother’s loud voice reached me, Sekichou Momoka, and…Tokiwa Uguisu as well.
Tokiwa Uguisu seemed to have responded in a small voice, and my brother burst into tears and hugged that person.
I couldn’t understand what was going to happen from now on or what my brother was thinking right now, but I slowly savored the joy of knowing that my brother treasured me.
Sekichou Momoka smiled wryly.
Everything came to a close. From this day that seemed to have been resolved, our relationship as heroes would become greatly distorted. That woman was probably the first to notice it.
Newlywed life!? Fight, hero, for that position!!