??? EP.34
"Haa... What am I going to do..."
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A day after deciding to uncover what Hoshino and my classmates were hiding, I found myself in deep distress.
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It wasn't because I couldn't figure it out—I had already figured that out.
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The problem was,
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"No way... They were preparing a surprise birthday party for me..."
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I accidentally found out about the surprise they were planning.
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"...."
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Last night, I saw it.
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"Luckily, Sora-chan didn't seem to notice, right?"
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"Yeah. She looked completely clueless."
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"Our shopping trip was worth it!"
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Staying late at school...
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"Hehe~ That's a relief~ Let's keep preparing then."
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"We have to make Sora-chan's first birthday special."
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I saw them preparing my birthday party behind my back...
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"...What am I really supposed to do now..."
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It seems I've made an irreversible mistake this time...
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They seemed so lively.
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After hearing Sensei's suggestion, I decided to act lively for Hoshino and pretend to be a sickly and frail beautiful girl (just for one day), but...
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I decided to try one more thing.
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Dropping the polite speech...
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And using the term "Big Sister," which I never wanted to use.
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The reason I never used polite speech or called Hoshino "Big Sister" was partly out of embarrassment, but more fundamentally, I didn't want to get attached.
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If I started using casual speech and constantly calling her "Big Sister," I felt like I might start thinking being Hoshino's little sister wasn't so bad after all...
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That's why, no matter what, I tried not to use "Big Sister."
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But after a series of big events,
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"Sora-chan!!!"
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And the failure of a big gamble, I thought I had to pay the price.
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"Hoshino-san. No.... B-big sis!"
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After over a year since I came here,
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I decided to acknowledge that I was Hoshino's little sister.
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*
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...But,
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"Hehe~ Sora-chan~ Sora-chan~"
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"Um, well... b-big sis, I'm sorry... but I c-can't... breathe..."
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"Hehe~"
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It seems the effect was too good.
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Just a little while ago,
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"Hehe?! S-Sora-chan... What did you just say..."
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"...Don't m-make me say it twice...! B-big sis..."
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"S-Sora-chan...!"
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When I used the term "big sis," her face lit up with a smile,
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"Uhehe, Sora-chan~"
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"...Ugh! W-wait...! Just loosen your grip a little..."
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And she hugged me tightly.
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But the problem is, I don't have my halo right now.
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"U-ugh... I... can't... breathe..."
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Thanks to that, I couldn't breathe at all under Hoshino's usual huge strength.
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"H-Hoshino senpai?! Sora Senpai's face is turning red!"
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Luckily, Serika noticed something was wrong, but
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"Hehe~ Sora-chan~"
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"S-senpai?!"
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Hoshino, whose mouth was curled up to her ears at the "big sis", didn't hear Serika's voice.
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And in the end,
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"Ah... Ahhh..."
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'Ah, I'm screwed. I'm definitely going to pass out...'
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I felt my consciousness fading,
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"S-Sora senpai!?"
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And just like that, I lost consciousness.
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..
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...
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"...Why am I here again..."
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What happened this time... When I came to, I was standing in the same completely black space as before.
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"I really wish they'd stop doing this."
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As if not having my halo wasn't enough, don't call me out here for something trivial.
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"...But wait, where is she again?"
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If she called me, she should hurry up and show herself. I looked around, but there was no sign of Yume.
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"Sigh... Um, Yume? Yume-san? If you called someone, you should come out quickly instead of... Huh?"
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Finally, I called out for Yume, and a figure resembling Yume started to appear in the distance.
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"Why does she have to be so far away..."
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I grumbled at the distant Yume and walked towards her,
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"Yume... What... What the..."
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I saw it.
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"...W-who are you? Why..."
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It wasn't Yume's form,
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"Why do you look like me...?"
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But a figure that looked exactly like me, Takanashi Sora.
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'Could it be... Yume?'
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No. For some reason, I knew this wasn't Yume.
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But then, how could such a being exist? This space should only have me and Yume.
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"Hmm? Me? You mean me?"
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Then, the figure, hearing my words, answered in my own voice and looked at me.
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"Well... to put it simply..."
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It said with a disturbing smile.
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"I am you, Takanashi Sora."
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"No #%#$"
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