I really don't want to be reborn.

"I only want to say one thing: do you really love visual novels?"

"Ok!"

The answer was given without hesitation.

But he didn't believe it. Teenage boys and girls are all like that, thinking that once they like something, they will like it for a lifetime. They don't understand how long "a lifetime" really is.

That will definitely last much longer than the lingering feeling of being moved by a game.

Sometimes the cruelty and chaos of society make it hard to tell what you are really pursuing.

"So think back to why you liked the game in the first place. Why did you like this game? What were your feelings at the time?"

The girl opened her mouth: "I..."

"Even if other people find out, it doesn't matter? If your parents and friends think it's wrong for you to do this, will you still do it?"

"..."

"Yusuke Yoshino changed himself for other listeners and fans he didn't know. Would you change yourself for someone you're closer to?"

He looked at his sister, and he watched her bite her lip.

Life negotiations are like this, and should be like this. Children want everything, and when they are young, you can give them everything they want. But when they are no longer children, you have to learn to make choices.

To give up some things for something more important.

Kyosuke endured Kirino's resentful, even hateful, gaze, for causing his younger sister pain prematurely: "If you truly love this game because you love it, if you truly want to make it your life's work, then please don't consider any other factors."

"If you're doing this for other reasons, like just being playful and curious, or simply liking the little girls in it—then I suggest you keep it to yourself."

Do you want to become the next Kasumigaoka Utaha?

That woman never minded others knowing about her hobbies at school, nor did she mind others discussing them, because she intended to dedicate her life to writing.

So, Kirino, do you have that kind of determination?

If not, then tone it down a bit. Sending packages every few days, and even disguising yourself to buy CDs.

Do you think the detective living in your house is a dead man?

"I……"

The younger sister's eyes gradually filled with tears: "...I just like those..."

"Those ones?"

"A cute...little sister or something."

Kyosuke shook his head, preparing to get up and leave the bedroom, but the next second his sister grabbed his sleeve tightly.

He saw Kirino crying.

After she entered junior high school, she never shed tears in front of him again.

"If you like something, you like it..."

Even if I get hurt, I still want to pursue what I love.

"I don't want to spend my whole life protecting myself."

She hated and loathed the established conventions more than ever before—why should middle school girls hate otaku? Why shouldn't she play erotic games?

Why... can't siblings be together?

Her brother sighed helplessly, "There's really no reasoning with this..."

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Chapter Eighteen: Girls' Hair is Much More Interesting Than the Topic of Sisters

Kyosuke Kousaka is baffled by his sister's severe siscon complex.

He couldn't understand why Kirino liked her younger sister...

There is no third child in her family, and she doesn't even have a cousin or niece in her relatives' families, so she should belong to the second major category of typical sister-complex patients, the so-called "empty sister-complex patients".

I think my little sister is a cute creature—but Kirino, let me ask you and your old idiot, from another perspective, do you think you're cute?

Of course, it was not appropriate to say this out loud. Kousaka Kyosuke declined his sister's offer to "play a thrilling gal game" and went back to his bedroom to sleep. He decided to go to the literature clubroom the next day.

I need to have a serious talk with Kasumigaoka Utaha about... the origins of her sister complex.

……

"Sister complex?"

The girl with long, straight black hair looked up from what she was writing, her beautiful red eyes glancing at her with a hint of a smile, the corners of her lips curving upwards: "Are you a siscon? You don't seem like it..."

She smiled, but when her gaze swept across his face, it was as if a spear tip had pierced a hard rock, gliding lightly by.

He waved his hand: "Of course it wasn't me."

Kyosuke suddenly remembered that he had only told Kasumigaoka that his sister liked erotic games, but he hadn't said what kind of games she liked. He was about to say something to add something, but then he stopped.

This matter can hardly be considered honorable...

"Never mind who it is for now, how do you think Japan's sister complex culture originated? If it's something like Izanagi, then forget it, I'm talking about now."

"A siscon?"

Kasumigaoka silently covered the manuscript she had just finished writing, sat with her legs crossed, and her black pantyhose perfectly sculpted the beauty of the girl's legs. As she entered puberty, a charm that was between naivety and maturity gradually began to spread.

Kousaka Kyosuke closed his eyes, taking in Utaha's thoughtful expression, silently conveying it to his heart, and then it popped back into his mind.

Ok.

Absolutely stunning.

She is between the moonlight and the snow.

The third type of stunning beauty.

"Speaking of which, I remember there was an anime not long ago called Sister Princess, right?"

"Indeed, but this work does not represent the rise of the 'little sister' attribute, but rather the result of otaku culture beginning to invade the mainstream."

There are twelve... or thirteen sisters in total in Sister Princess. Kyosuke has some recollection of it. The first sister-complex game he encountered was with Kirino, but the first sister-complex anime he encountered was much earlier.

Kyosuke at that time...

He watched the anime protagonist, Kaito, showing off his love with many, many sisters. At first, he was so jealous that his face twisted, but later he gave a slight sneer—where in reality are there sisters like that?

"Hmm? You mean you've brought attributes that were originally only popular in niche circles into the mainstream?"

Yes, within the public eye.

Table of contents.

Three years later, the classic anime "Yosuga no Sora," which solidified the status of the "little sister" theme in otaku culture, was released and successfully aired on a proper Japanese television channel—yes, that's right, the last two episodes featured that damned brother and sister having sex in front of the entire nation...

You can confidently say that my beloved "Yosuga no Sora" was once a mainstream anime!

"That's right. After this work, the identity of 'younger sister' no longer serves the story. On the contrary, the entire script and the entire world are built on the foundation of 'younger sister'."

"This is the origin of the modern Japanese sister complex culture. As for its root cause, I think it's because..."

Kousaka Kyosuke's work?

It's probably because of the "otaku" part of his personality...

He stays at home all day, and the only young women he can get close to are his older or younger sisters.

So, is it true that many otaku, unable to beat their older sister, can only resort to harassing their younger sister?

Kasumigaoka seemed thoughtful: "Conceptually speaking, don't men generally prefer women who are a bit delicate? I think a younger sister could perfectly meet that need. What kind of younger sister do you have in mind?"

"I?"

"Yes, what do you think a younger sister should be like? Please forget about your round-headed younger sister for now; she's not suitable to be used as a teaching material."

"Even negative examples are still teaching materials..."

He subtly teased Kirino: "When it comes to younger sisters, my first impression is that they're so cute, so soft, so adorable, so gentle... You see, men generally have a genuine fondness for petite women."

The girl, whose height could hardly be described as petite, smiled slightly: "The reason?"

"...The reason? Well, it's probably the same reason we like small animals. When you see a cute cat, don't you want to hug it?"

Kyosuke seemed to have suddenly had an inspiration, and his pen kept scribbling on the paper: "But what impressed me more was a game from the last century, Kasumigaoka. Have you ever played 'Kana's Sister'?"

"...No, we don't have that."

The game's portrayal of the younger sister, Kana, is quite successful; even those who aren't into siscon games will find it appealing.

"Her charm is actually completely different from the younger sister characters that are popular in the market now..."

Kyosuke Kosaka was interrupted after only uttering his first sentence.

His best friend stared at him, as if he were Medusa from mythology: "Judging from your tone, it seems like you often buy these little sister-themed games, Kousaka-kun."

Kyosuke was too embarrassed to say that he couldn't very well tell people that his younger sister's collection in that closet had broadened his horizons.

"...Alright, let's get down to business."

"I'm shocked, you actually thought you could get away with it by being cute?"

"Kana is sickly and shy, suffering from illness at a young age. It's worth mentioning that the male protagonist is someone who has disliked his younger sister since childhood..."

The girl remained noncommittal.

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

Recently, Kyosuke Kousaka has become particularly sensitive whenever the topic of his younger sister comes up.

He started talking more.

"From dislike to love, the feelings deepened step by step. As the pioneer of the sister-complex genre, this sister doesn't have many unique characteristics."

"Wait a minute, what kind of girls are available on the market these days?"

The goods are alright, he was speechless at those sharp words.

Kasumigaoka Utaha seems to have switched to her sharp-tongued mode.