research for a corporation based in the city, would be away from home for one or two weeks at a time depending on circumstances with her work.
Since her children could go meet her at any time, it didn’t feel all that lonely, but Kojou and Nagisa substantially lived on their own together as brother and sister. Though not by a giant margin, they couldn’t eat the 1.5 kilograms of on-sale, special-cut beef that Nagisa held in her arms.
“Thank you very much. As you prefer, then.”
Yukina said that after a bit of thought. She was probably telling herself it was just another part of her duty to watch Kojou. Hearing those words, Nagisa made a happy-looking smile.
“I’m so glad. So come over after you’ve put your stuff away. Ah, are you all right with only a pot of stew? I hope there’s nothing you can’t eat in there, Yukina. It sure feels like a luxury having the air conditioner on full blast and eating stuff like this in the middle of summer. Which do you like the taste of better, miso or soy sauce? Yukina, is there anything you can’t eat, or can you eat everything? It really does feel like a luxury, eating stew in the middle of the summer with the AC turned up. For the broth, I use bonito, kelp, chicken bones, and potatoes, but today I prepared some crab, too, so maybe I should use soy sauce. The crab’s hair crab from Okhotsk. Today’s just the right season—”
“Leave it at that, Nagisa. Himeragi’s in shell-shock.”
Kojou lightly tapped his little sister on the head to quiet her motormouth down. Nagisa went, “Ow,” and glared at Kojou with tearful eyes.
A look of being completely overwhelmed came over Yukina, but even so:
“Er, how about I help you with it? If it’s just preparing a stew, then…”
“No, no, today you’re our guest, Yukina. You must be tired from having come a long way. Hey, Kojou, entertain Yukina, would you?”
“Don’t say something you just came up with like you planned it. I’m goin’ to my room to finish off my homework.”
Kojou let out a small sigh as he gazed at the setting sun. Before he’d realized it, his remaining summer vacation time had become all too brief. He couldn’t conceal his sense that he might already be too late.
“If that is the case, how about I help you with your homework, then, Senpai?”
Yukina spoke as she left the day-to-day goods she’d bought in the entryway to room 705.
Her unexpected offer threw Kojou off. He was truly grateful for the suggestion, but there were too many problems with his little sister’s classmate helping him study, at least as far as his dignity as an older brother was concerned.
But, Nagisa cared nothing for Kojou’s inner conflict.
“Sorry, Yukina-chan. Please take good care of Kojou-kun. He’s not a very bright older brother.”
As she made another monologue, she brought Yukina back with her to her own residence. Kojou followed the girls with a sullen face. Dignity as the older brother? No such thing. He was grateful that at least Yukina didn’t act like Nagisa’s pushy invitation bothered her at all.
Entering her own residence, Nagisa immediately tossed on an apron and began preparing the ingredients.
As she did so, Kojou led Yukina to his own room.
Since Nagisa was a clean freak and tidied up without asking,
May I?
whenever she saw an opening, Kojou could show her his room without any embarrassment, at least.
Even so, the room was dreary with little in the way of content to begin with. It wasn’t quite at the level of Yukina’s room, but aside from the bed, a desk, and a half-empty bookshelf with old magazines stuffed into it, it was bare.
“This is… Senpai, you’re a basketball player?”
Yukina had noticed the album sitting on top of that bookshelf when she asked, apparently a bit surprised.
The album was a record of Kojou’s time in Basketball Club in junior high school. He’d gotten rid of all his basketball equipment when he’d left the club, but this was the only thing
Since her children could go meet her at any time, it didn’t feel all that lonely, but Kojou and Nagisa substantially lived on their own together as brother and sister. Though not by a giant margin, they couldn’t eat the 1.5 kilograms of on-sale, special-cut beef that Nagisa held in her arms.
“Thank you very much. As you prefer, then.”
Yukina said that after a bit of thought. She was probably telling herself it was just another part of her duty to watch Kojou. Hearing those words, Nagisa made a happy-looking smile.
“I’m so glad. So come over after you’ve put your stuff away. Ah, are you all right with only a pot of stew? I hope there’s nothing you can’t eat in there, Yukina. It sure feels like a luxury having the air conditioner on full blast and eating stuff like this in the middle of summer. Which do you like the taste of better, miso or soy sauce? Yukina, is there anything you can’t eat, or can you eat everything? It really does feel like a luxury, eating stew in the middle of the summer with the AC turned up. For the broth, I use bonito, kelp, chicken bones, and potatoes, but today I prepared some crab, too, so maybe I should use soy sauce. The crab’s hair crab from Okhotsk. Today’s just the right season—”
“Leave it at that, Nagisa. Himeragi’s in shell-shock.”
Kojou lightly tapped his little sister on the head to quiet her motormouth down. Nagisa went, “Ow,” and glared at Kojou with tearful eyes.
A look of being completely overwhelmed came over Yukina, but even so:
“Er, how about I help you with it? If it’s just preparing a stew, then…”
“No, no, today you’re our guest, Yukina. You must be tired from having come a long way. Hey, Kojou, entertain Yukina, would you?”
“Don’t say something you just came up with like you planned it. I’m goin’ to my room to finish off my homework.”
Kojou let out a small sigh as he gazed at the setting sun. Before he’d realized it, his remaining summer vacation time had become all too brief. He couldn’t conceal his sense that he might already be too late.
“If that is the case, how about I help you with your homework, then, Senpai?”
Yukina spoke as she left the day-to-day goods she’d bought in the entryway to room 705.
Her unexpected offer threw Kojou off. He was truly grateful for the suggestion, but there were too many problems with his little sister’s classmate helping him study, at least as far as his dignity as an older brother was concerned.
But, Nagisa cared nothing for Kojou’s inner conflict.
“Sorry, Yukina-chan. Please take good care of Kojou-kun. He’s not a very bright older brother.”
As she made another monologue, she brought Yukina back with her to her own residence. Kojou followed the girls with a sullen face. Dignity as the older brother? No such thing. He was grateful that at least Yukina didn’t act like Nagisa’s pushy invitation bothered her at all.
Entering her own residence, Nagisa immediately tossed on an apron and began preparing the ingredients.
As she did so, Kojou led Yukina to his own room.
Since Nagisa was a clean freak and tidied up without asking,
May I?
whenever she saw an opening, Kojou could show her his room without any embarrassment, at least.
Even so, the room was dreary with little in the way of content to begin with. It wasn’t quite at the level of Yukina’s room, but aside from the bed, a desk, and a half-empty bookshelf with old magazines stuffed into it, it was bare.
“This is… Senpai, you’re a basketball player?”
Yukina had noticed the album sitting on top of that bookshelf when she asked, apparently a bit surprised.
The album was a record of Kojou’s time in Basketball Club in junior high school. He’d gotten rid of all his basketball equipment when he’d left the club, but this was the only thing
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