I really don't want to be reborn.

"...That's her."

Her tone was quite guilty, and it even had a kitten-like coquettishness. Kousaka Kyosuke wouldn't indulge her at this moment: "There are many people in the Shibuya group, but there are very few gothic lolita characters named 'Black Cat.' Kirino, you were wrong this time."

"No, not at all."

“Go down and apologize. Your friend cherishes you and has stayed down there without leaving.”

He let go of her and took her socks from the side: "Put them on. You're not a child anymore. It's rude for your friends to see you barefoot."

Kirino was still angry, or rather, she was still being a tsundere, sitting on the edge of the bed, unwilling to put on socks or get off.

She was a little angry.

Because my brother always sides with that dead cat.

Kyosuke sat down next to her and bent down to help her put on her socks. It's best to be a little assertive with your sister, who's a bit of a tsundere, especially when she's being stubborn and can't bring herself to do it.

If you take a slightly firmer stance and help her make the decision with your actions, she will obediently accept it, even if she looks unhappy.

The girl's feet felt a little cold.

He held her toes, a little lost in thought. The last time he touched her feet was when she twisted her ankle during a running race in elementary school. Back then, Kirino was still chubby, and her toes were chubby too.

Now it's a little different; now her toes look like honeysuckle fruits.

Kirino's face was already incredibly red, and her curled-up legs, like her voice, conveyed a soul-stirring tremor. Her voice trembled as if it were being squeezed out from her throat: "Brother... I... I can do it myself."

Kyosuke Kosaka looked at her.

Watching her hurriedly put on her socks with her head down, watching her tidy her hair, watching those most ordinary actions, I noticed that my sister's fingers, which were carefully tidying her hair, no longer felt as chubby as before.

However, she still likes to wear white socks, likes all brightly colored things, and insists on picking out every round object one by one. She still likes to smile when she looks in the mirror.

What a vain guy.

I've never gained weight, no matter how much I eat.

Kyosuke Kosaka was slightly distracted.

No matter when or what his sister is doing, he always hopes she can be happy.

He turned and walked out, with his former little girl behind him.

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The wealthy player from Liuliya threw another 300 razor blades at me. Ah, I have to update seven chapters today...

I'll finish updating right away because I need to go to the hospital later.

Chapter Twelve: Since we've already done it, why bother saying "why" again?

Now it's time for a Meruru appreciation event.

Juice and some snacks were placed on the coffee table in the living room.

He sat in the center of the sofa like the head of the family, with his sister and her best friend, who was in a cold war, at either end of the sofa.

To be honest, the atmosphere here is really strange.

It felt like he had two younger sisters, which cheered Kousaka Kyosuke up, and his expression softened as Kirino secretly watched.

"Let's begin now."

After a brief silence, Kirino, the black cat, picked up the Meruru DVD from the table, sighed meaningfully, and got up to put the disc into the disc tray.

At the same time, he placed the home phone in front of the television and turned the volume up to the maximum: "Saori, can you hear me?"

A girl's cheerful laughter came from the phone: "No problem, let's start together! I've also prepared some Meruru."

"Then let's begin."

The large screen in the house suddenly lit up.

Accompanied by childlike music, a pink-haired little girl wearing a pink dress appears on screen.

He frowned. This Meruru was subtly different from the one he had seen before. The DVD version was much more erotic—was this really a children's show?

Alright, Meruru is transforming!

Alright! Meruru is starting to take off her clothes!

Kyosuke Kousaka's eyes darted around—why did he, a high school student, have to watch anime about elementary school girls taking their clothes off with two middle school girls...?

And that opening theme song!

Sure enough, the younger sister swayed her body and sang along to the tune, her round face full of joy. Kousaka Kyosuke's eyebrows twitched, just like when I watched Balala the Fairies, a huge sense of shame was expanding infinitely in my heart.

The black cat moved closer to him and whispered, "This music is also one of the reasons why I can't like this anime..."

"MeluMeluMeluMeluMeluMeluMelu~~"

A shooting star shining brightly in the universe~~☆

Use magic spray to attack the enemy!

He noticed that the black cat's face had started to turn blue, clearly indicating that her poison resistance was not yet up to par, but it was indeed very uncomfortable, and this really had nothing to do with whether she was an otaku or not.

Even Saori, who was full of excitement just a moment ago, is now silent.

Black Cat was still complaining to him: "How did this kind of thing even get on screen? Okay, I guess kids and shut-ins might be interested, but why would your sister be interested? Is there anything about this thing that excites her?"

Kyosuke hesitated slightly: "I guess... it's a young girl."

"You're a pervert!"

Kirino had already heard it and protested loudly, "Meruru's theme is friendship! What kind of aesthetic sense do you have? You're so arrogant, are you nearsighted and confused? Putting aside the mobile phone novel we just read, is this what you call aesthetic sense? If you can't even understand the plot, don't pretend to be an expert."

The black cat defiantly sat down next to Kyosuke Kousaka, raising a haughty sneer like a queen: "Shut up, you sow! I only said this after I've seen it."

Kirino shouted angrily, "I'm asking you! What are you looking at?"

Black Cat responded with a cold look: "Episode 6, I can't watch anymore. I'm afraid I'll really die from the poison while watching TV. My friend, who was parasitized by the demonic creature and turned into a dark witch, will be mercilessly evaporated by Meruru."

She spread her hands: "Friendship? Is this what you call friendship?"

"What a stupid premise! If we didn't do that in that situation, the Earth would be destroyed, and everyone would die!"

Squeezed between two girls, especially with his right cheek covered in his younger sister's spit, Kousaka Kyosuke calmly looked at the strangely styled little girl in the anime and wiped his face.

Miss Meruru, if you really exist, could you please solve my problem of reincarnation first?

I wouldn't object even if it were done by replenishing mana, Meruru-chan!

"This is friendship? Laughing while evaporating your best friend? What kind of magical girl is this? This woman is just a simple-minded, morbidly horrific killer."

Kirino grew angrier as she listened, shoving her brother like a black cat: "I told you there was no problem! You were properly revived afterward! The dead and the destroyed things were all perfectly restored!"

The black cat defiantly pushed him back: "But why didn't I see her hesitate or feel even slightly uncomfortable?"

Kirino pushed him back: "Stop nagging! You always fixate on these little details, are you an idiot?"

This time, the black cat didn't push it back. Instead, it let Kyosuke Kosaka touch its shoulder. Its little face was red, probably because the argument had been too intense: "That's why I said this is just an anime for kids. Even the animation production team didn't think of drawing those hesitant and complicated expressions—because they know kids won't understand!"

"..."

Kyosuke Kosaka wiped the drool from the pretty girl's face again, got up, picked up the phone receiver, walked to the living room door, and glanced back at the two people who were still arguing.

Lonely people have their own quagmire.

It seems that the younger sister and the black cat were having a lot of fun in the mud, the kind of play where they throw mud at each other.

“Saori, the two of them have a really good relationship. I’ve said that more than once.”

A girl's satisfied voice came from the other end of the phone: "This is something I envy. Sometimes I'm even a little jealous."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Kirino has received so much care from you, I must return the favor."

"Oh dear, oh dear..."

"I heard from Kirino that you like Gundam. How about I assemble one for you next time we meet?"

Saori happily nodded, "Okay, okay, I didn't expect Kyosuke to be a kindred spirit. But is it really okay?"

Kyosuke Kosaka confidently declared, "Don't worry, I'll take care of the head!"

"That's a Transformers reference... Oh well, I can form... um, tonsils!"

"Then I'll form a group—never mind, goodbye."

After the Meruru appreciation event, he saw the black cat out the door.

"Thank you so much for playing with Kirino. To be honest, she really annoyed me today."

Kyosuke Kousaka stared at the black headband adorned with two small black roses on the black cat's headband and compared it to Utaha Kasumigaoka's white headband: "You're welcome to come to my house anytime. Please let me know in advance about the next Beelzemon anime appreciation event, and I'll make the arrangements."

The black cat, who had been keeping its head down, suddenly looked up and stared directly into his eyes: "I've always wanted to ask you, Kousaka-kun, why do you take such good care of your unruly little sister?"

He looked away, his gaze as unfocused as Kirino's: "Isn't it just because we're siblings? It's only natural for me to take care of her."

She tilted her head, a mocking smile playing on her lips: "...A siscon?"

If taking care of his younger sister could be considered a siscon (brother complex), then Kyosuke Kousaka wouldn't deny it. He sighed, "I won't deny it—why did you kick me?"

"A male who harbors lewd thoughts about his sister!"

He said seriously, "I'm warning you, I'm not that kind of person, and it's not like I don't like girls, why would I like someone like Kirino?"

The black cat tilted its head, its eyes appearing rather large: "Really?"

"There's nothing I can do, because you know, my sister is an idiot."

Yes, they would be very pitiful if they weren't taken good care of.

His gaze drifted across the sky, as if searching for a familiar cloud, and his voice became somewhat ethereal: "Brother and sister, this is how it is."

The black cat nodded slightly, as if it understood something, and then quickly walked ahead.

Her voice was almost as shy as her personality, so much so that it was almost impossible to hear clearly.

"...He's such a good older brother, I'm so envious."

He also felt that Kuroneko was a great younger sister type, and to add a little insurance to Kirino's friendship, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "If you don't mind, you can treat me as an older brother."

The black cat ran faster than any other cat: "No, I mind."

I'm so happy to be your sister.