I really don't want to be reborn.

"Shino will kill you."

"So her name is Shino... What a cute name, I feel like I'm about to climax."

In that cosplay competition, all the costumes, accessories, and props that Shino used to cosplay Al-chan were made by the boy in front of her—to be precise, even the limited edition Meruru figure, which was the prize for winning the competition, was made by him.

Kyosuke not only demanded Al-chan's equipment, but also made him make a limited edition Meruru figure.

That was his source of confidence at the time.

It's just a figurine; there are multiple ways to obtain it. If I don't win the cosplay contest, I can just give this custom-made figurine to my sister.

At worst, I can just tell her that it's a wild Meruru.

All are happy.

"If you hadn't threatened my brother, I would have called the police right now—wait, Kirino?"

The complaining boy looked behind Kyosuke: "You...aren't you Kirino?"

The younger sister gently hugged Bai Ji's body with one hand, revealing a tense and stiff smile: "It's Mr. Mikami, what a coincidence."

"What's your name, Yu Jing? I've never asked you. I just saved 'cute boy' in my phone."

"Oh my, are you after me? Sorry, I, Mikage, only like flat-chested lolis and have little interest in men."

"You—know my sister?"

"Yes, Kirino is your sister..."

Mikage's expression held a deeper meaning: "Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Mikage Mitsuki, I am eighteen years old, and I am currently working as a jewelry designer while attending high school."

Then this guy said something that infuriated Kyosuke: "Um, your sister is really amazing..."

Your sister is amazing!

A man said this to him.

"Kirino and I met through work..."

Kyosuke Kosaka's mood calmed down.

So they were work colleagues? He turned to look at his sister and noticed she was staring at him too.

"This guy..."

The beautiful girl with tea-colored hair seemed to have seen through her brother's thoughts. She was a little smug, a little shy, and mostly overjoyed.

She tugged at his sleeve, then suddenly smiled and said, "...He's my boyfriend!"

This guy is my boyfriend.

The referent of "this guy" is unclear, but to Mikage, it sounds like the words were spoken to him. "This guy" is obviously her brother—Kirino, holding her brother's sleeve, introduces him with a smile as she says, "My brother is her boyfriend."

That's normal; she's introducing her boyfriend to her colleagues at work.

Although it sounds like they are siblings.

Before Yu Jing could even be surprised that the brother and sister had such a forbidden relationship, before his handsome face could even show a look of astonishment, he was punched.

Clearly, Kyosuke Kosaka misunderstood her words.

In his anger, Kyosuke felt a sense of desolation, like the setting sun illuminating a great banner and the mournful sound of horses neighing in the wind.

The thing I've been worried about has finally happened!

My sister has a boyfriend!

I want to punch someone.

"Radiance!"

"Explode!"

"Ouch!"

On the first day of Winter Comic, a fight broke out at the venue, and the troublemakers were taken to the police for education.

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Eh hey!

Congratulations on the end of the National College Entrance Examination!

Please give me some razor blades.

Chapter Forty: Fate Arrives as Expected

"Is the injury on your face healed?"

"That should be fine, you can remove the bandages now..."

On the first day of the winter comic, the eldest son of the family got into a fight with his sister's colleague, and as a result, he lost his balance and bumped his head on the corner of a table, leaving him with a bruise—this embarrassing incident was probably the last major event in the Kousaka family in 05.

Or rather, the final joke.

How embarrassing! We've brought shame upon ourselves back home!

Because of this, Kyosuke Kousaka, who had planned to spend a sweet New Year with his girlfriend, had to stay home to recover from his injury.

"Hey, Kousaka, what happened to that injury on your face?"

"I tripped and fell while walking."

Such conversations were concentrated during the few days of the Lunar New Year. In fact, when he went to the shrine to pray on New Year's Day, he had planned to get close to the shrine maiden, but he had to give up because of his poor appearance.

I'm almost fully recovered today. The bruises have faded, and I can remove the bandages to restore my handsome appearance as the famous school heartthrob, Kyosuke Kosaka.

"You need to apply anti-swelling ointment for two days after it's removed."

"understood……"

It's rare to see Kyosuke Kousaka sitting obediently these days.

It's quite rare to see Kyosuke Kousaka sitting obediently in front of his younger sister these days.

Kirino squatted down in front of him, gently pressing her fingers against her brother's cheek: "And here?"

"No pain."

"And what about here?"

"A little bit."

"Then don't move, let me apply some medicine for you."

Kirino placed her hand on his shoulder.

Before my eyes swayed my sister's tea-colored hair. We were very close, and I could clearly smell her scent.

He wondered if it was just his imagination, but his sister seemed to have become gentler after Christmas. It wasn't a mask like the previous silent cold war; her personality had indeed changed.

My younger sister's tsundere personality seems to be catching up, especially when she suddenly becomes more frank in front of him.

She would laugh happily, laugh shyly, and inexplicably throw herself into his arms and act cute. She would learn from her mother how to cook his favorite dishes—Kyosuke was still a little unaccustomed to the sudden shift in Yuuki Mikan's style.

The girl turned her head, as if suddenly remembering something: "Oh, Mr. Mikami called this morning to ask if you were free?"

Kyosuke Kosaka frowned: "What?"

"Saying things like 'I'll treat you to a meal, we became friends after a fight'... The friendships between you guys are really strange."

The culprit who caused his injury, Mikage, is a fashion model and designer under the Fujima Misaki company.

Thinking about it this way, it's normal that he would know his sister. Kousaka Kyosuke blushed for his previous jealousy: "Let's just forget about it. I feel a little guilty about making friends with someone I beat up."

"Then you're not going?"

"Don't go."

Kirino suddenly knelt down in front of him, looking at him suspiciously: "Brother, you don't still suspect that guy is my boyfriend, do you?"

That's what he thought, and he still cares about it a little: "Why did you seem so hesitant back then?"

If his sister hadn't been so hesitant, he wouldn't have suspected she had a boyfriend. But when he asked her now, he suddenly realized he really had a problem—his possessiveness towards Kirino was too obvious.

However, Kirino didn't care about this; in fact, she was more than happy about it: "Hesitate? Ah... I should have hesitated back then, after all, I met a colleague at Winter Comic."

"Just because of that?"

"certainly……"

The cotton swab, coated with medicine, glided gently across her face. Her movements were focused and earnest, both beautiful and dashing. Her breath carried a sweet, vibrant scent that was very pleasant.

After the word "of course" came a lingering silence.

He stared at his sister's face and suddenly asked, "So, what kind of boyfriend are you talking about...?"

Kirino's hand stopped: "Boyfriend? My brother cares a lot about that?"

"Yes, I care a lot."

He frankly admitted that he cared a lot and had already anticipated that his sister would laugh at him for being a siscon, but then he heard her mutter softly, "I told you, didn't I? I was actually joking back then, I was lying."

Kyosuke Kosaka said unhappily, "Don't make jokes like that anymore. Girls should be more reserved. Even work friends shouldn't be called boyfriends so easily. Girls should—"

"I lied..."

She interrupted her brother's incessant chatter and smiled.

She's thought it through.

I figured it out on Christmas Eve, by a twist of fate.

You should no longer feel confused or hesitant about the person in front of you, and you should have no fear or worry about the future. Isn't she his sister? Even if he gets married and has children in the future, he has no reason to drive you away.

The identity of her as a younger sister is both the biggest obstacle and the strongest bond—and she can sense that her brother doesn't simply see her as a younger sister.

“I lied to Mr. Mikami back then.”

"Huh...eh?"

The next second, her eyelashes trembled countless times: "I told him that my brother is my boyfriend—that's lying."

"..."

Kyosuke Kosaka stared at her blankly.