Crossover Anime: The Heroine's Savior in the Other World

"generally."

"Well, actually, I'm a little tempted," Kitahara Sosuke admitted. He kept repeating to himself, "You're siblings, you're siblings." His fingers, however, were reluctant to leave her soft waist.

"Hmph, mere nobody, Ao-suke."

Airi chuckled dismissively and placed Kitahara Sosuke's other hand on her waist. It was a little itchy, but bearable.

"Hand over the lottery ticket right now!"

As a result, a tremendous force came from her waist, and Airi fell straight onto Kitahara Sosuke's chest.

"..."

“You lowly nobody, Sosuke, just hand over the lottery ticket and I might let you off the hook for now.”

Ellie blushed and forced herself to speak.

"Ellie..."

Kitahara Sousuke gently blew a breath into the other person's ear.

"What if I don't give it?"

"Humph……"

Seeing that the other party was still not obedient, Kitahara Sosuke released his hands and prepared to use the tickling technique.

"No fouls allowed."

Ellie quickly tightened her arms to prevent the other person from scratching her ticklish spot.

"If you behave well, Lady Ellie might give you other rewards..."

Ellie waved her little fists up and down.

"award?"

Kitahara Sousuke slapped Kitahara Airi lightly.

"You dare to hit me?!"

There was another "pop" sound.

"Where did you learn it?"

"No, I know it myself!"

"Snapped!"

"Waaah... Stop hitting me, I overheard it in Huimei and the others' chat..."

Kitahara Sosuke had a headache. As expected of the heroine with a father's love as solid as a mountain, before even solving Akizuki Kozo's problem, this guy dared to tempt him for a few lottery tickets. Wouldn't he dare to try even... in the future?

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. How could this little cabbage climb over the wall and find someone to rob her? Another slap.

"Tell me, how many times have you done this?"

"No, no, if it weren't for that little bastard Sosuke last time... I wouldn't have had that kind of dream in the middle of the night, and I certainly wouldn't have searched for that kind of thing online." (Sobbing)

Good grief, so it turns out it's his own fault? Kitahara Sousuke's confidence suddenly wavered.

"Since you're so skilled, I thought..."

"Huh? What do you take me for?"

The little rabbit turned into a little tiger, gripping Kitahara Sousuke's neck tightly with both hands and shaking him violently back and forth.

After laughing and joking for a while, Airi let go of Kitahara Sosuke, covered in sweat, and lay panting on his chest.

"Does it still hurt?"

Qianxun

Kitahara Sousuke asked somewhat awkwardly.

"Humph!"

"Shall I rub it for you?"

Kitahara Sousuke probed.

"Hmph! Get out of my way."

Airi jumped off the bed, broke free from Kitahara Sosuke's grasp, and staggered back two steps to create distance between them.

Are you serious about taking two steps back?

"I would never do that to anyone except that idiot Sosuke."

Ellie covered her burning pain with both hands, lowered her head and muttered to herself softly.

"what?"

"Forget it if you didn't hear it!"

Chapter Seventeen: Two Cards at a Time (Revised)

"dong dong dong"

There was a knock on the door suddenly.

Airi and Kitahara Sosuke exchanged a glance, then quickly jumped onto Kitahara Sosuke's bed. The latter, understanding perfectly, lifted the covers and bent his knees to create more space for Airi.

That's strange, why are you so skilled at it?

"Nisan, are you asleep?"

Under the pale moonlight, Kitahara Sosuke silently gazed at Marina standing before his bed.

She was a little nervous, clutching the hem of her pajamas tightly with both hands. Her long, smooth hair fell in front of her as she lowered her head, just covering her delicate pink face.

"Seven, why aren't you asleep yet? Staying up late is a girl's worst enemy."

"I have something I want to tell Nissan..."

"Can't it be tomorrow morning?"

Kitahara Sousuke shifted his legs uncomfortably; the blankets were a bit cramped and stuffy.

"Very, very important..."

"Then tell me."

Marina reached into her pajama pocket, pulled out a thin bankbook, and handed it to the other person.

“Nisan…this is my allowance.”

"Hmm? Is there anything Marina wants to buy? If you're short on money, you can ask your brother."

"no……"

Marina gently bit her lip and mustered her courage to speak.

"If Nissan needs money, he can take it from there. No, don't do bad things anymore..."

"Ok?"

Kitahara Sousuke was stunned. Had he done something awful before? Could it be that he had stopped a middle school student on the street and borrowed their pocket money?

"Scratch-off tickets don't have such a high winning rate... Nissan, you... go turn yourself in..."

"..."

Kitahara Sousuke slapped his forehead, feeling both amused and exasperated. He had clearly mixed in a few tickets without prizes, but Marina, being so observant, still noticed something was wrong?

Kitahara Sosuke beckoned Marina to come closer, and Marina took two steps forward somewhat timidly.

"Snapped!"

"Ugh... Nisan..."

Marina covered her forehead and backed away repeatedly.

"People are as big as little devils."

Kitahara Sousuke chuckled and withdrew his finger.

"Your brother has never done anything illegal or disorderly."

"Those lottery tickets..."

"They're all real, and I bought them all from the lottery shop myself. The receipts are in my school uniform pants; you can go check them out in a bit."

"Really?"

"Really! When have I ever lied to you?"

"No, that's not true. Nii-san used to steal money from Dad. He bought something for 2600 yen but told Mom it was 3000 yen. He also stole Airi's pudding and then framed me for it..."

Mari pouted, feeling a huge weight lifted from her shoulders. She was overjoyed and began to list off all the things Kitahara Sosuke had done in the past.

"Stop talking, stop talking," Kitahara Sousuke wailed inwardly.

Hidden under the covers, Airi pinched Kitahara Sosuke's thigh hard, causing him to hiss and gasp in pain.

"Nissan?"

"...I've already changed it."

"Really, anyway, Nana-chan... you've worked so hard this past year. Even though I'm the older brother, I'm the one who has to take care of you. From now on... leave it to me."

Kitahara Sousuke solemnly assured him.

"Yes, I believe you, Nissan."

……

After finally seeing Marina off, Kitahara Sosuke angrily threw off the covers and poked Kitahara Airi's forehead with a finger.

"Why are you pinching me?"

"Who told you to steal my pudding!"

Ellie pouted and said sullenly, then suddenly put on a sly smile and flicked her fingers lightly across Kitahara Sosuke's leg.