In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

Rikka Takanashi skipped and hopped to the entrance, but when she saw her older sister looking at her with a strange expression, her enthusiasm instantly deflated.

"What? It's my older sister..."

"What do you mean by 'older sister'?"

Shihua lightly tapped her younger sister on the head, then handed her the gift box.

"The gifts from the TV station were rice cakes. If we're not going to eat them now, we'll put them in the refrigerator."

"Okay." Rikka obediently did as instructed.

Shihua narrowed her eyes as she watched Liuhua Yiliu 3?I 亻尔鸠兌 leave.

Upon entering the living room, Toka took off her coat and casually asked, "Hasn't Chiya returned yet?"

"They said they'd be back this afternoon, but I just asked and they said they're stuck in traffic, so they'll be a little late."

As she spoke, Rikka handed her older sister a cup of tea.

Toka took the tea but didn't drink it. Instead, she stared at Rikka and began to lecture her: "How many times have I told you? You're not a child anymore. Chiya is your brother, that's true, but before that, he's a man first. You need to be more careful about what you wear at home. What's with that thin fabric that shows your underwear in your tank top and hot pants?"

Rikka crossed her arms and muttered softly, "It's nothing, it's comfortable to wear like this. I just want to be as relaxed as possible at home..."

"I don't care about any of that. What kind of state is this? Go back to your room now and change into some normal pajamas."

"But……"

“It’s okay if you insist on being disobedient and disobedient. I will explain the situation to Mom, and if it really doesn’t work, I will take you back to live with us.”

Despite her dissatisfaction and resentment, Rikka was powerless against the authority of her elder sister and the threats from her own mother.

All I could do was hang my head and say "Oh," then drag myself back to my room and obediently do as I was told.

"Really."

Shika shook her head, feeling a surge of heat. She glanced around and saw the air conditioner vent blowing hot air out. No wonder she felt stuffy when she came in. Even though that idiot Liuhua's legs and arms were exposed, she didn't seem to feel cold.

She turned off the air conditioner and opened the living room balcony window to let in some fresh air.

Turning to the bathroom, Shihua frowned again.

She saw a set of pink underwear that Rikka had casually placed on the edge of the sink. After staring at it silently for a moment, she grabbed it with disgust and threw it directly into the laundry basket.

She was utterly puzzled as she washed her hands. Although her younger sister had been a bit mischievous when she was little, she had never had to worry about these little things in life.

What's going on here?

The older they get, the more they show a kind of naiveté and lack of worldly wisdom when it comes to these basic common sense issues.

After much thought, she realized that this was indeed related to Qianye.

It's because he, as the older brother, spoiled and pampered Rikka so much that she has developed so many bad habits.

I'll wait for him to come back today, and I definitely need to have a good talk with him tonight!

…………

253: Sister, this is dictatorship!

That evening, Gen Chiya returned home.

Before Shika could even exchange a few words with him, Rikka took the initiative to come up to him and, without saying a word, pulled him to the living room to play games.

Shika tapped her younger sister on the head to tell her that Chiya needed to rest and to stop fooling around.

However, seeing the hopeful look in Rikka's eyes, Minamoto Chiya softened and said it was okay and agreed.

After playing the game, Rikka kept pestering Chiya to be with him, sometimes saying she had school matters to discuss with him, sometimes reporting on how she had been managing his online account, and so on.

This continued until after 10 p.m., when Shika gave another warning. Only then did Liuhua reluctantly stop massaging her older brother's shoulders, get up, and slowly return to her room.

Watching Rikka's listless figure as she returned to her room, Yuan Qianye felt a pang of pity: "Touka, have you been too harsh on Rikka lately?"

Shihua rolled her beautiful eyes and said irritably, "You've been too indulgent with her. You've been busy outside for several days and need to rest. She's old enough to be sensible. If you keep spoiling her like this, she'll never grow up."

"There's no need to escalate this to such a level, and besides, I'm actually not that tired..."

"Whatever you want."

The two engaged in a domestic drama reminiscent of an old married couple having a disagreement while raising their child.

However, after Yuan Qianye secretly slipped into Toka's room late at night, the small disagreement from not long ago was instantly forgotten by the two of them.

Afterwards, Toka completely lost her elder sister's dignity. Her red lips were slightly swollen and her face was flushed. Her previous words of teaching Rikka, such as "girls should have a sense of shame," were completely unconvincing in her current state.

Taking this opportunity, Toka earnestly confided her concerns to Minamoto Chiya.

The text highlights Rikka's increasingly slovenly and disrespectful behavior at home, urging Chiya, Rikka's adoptive brother, to be more mindful of this and to discipline her directly if he sees her behaving similarly again, rather than turning a blind eye and indulging her just because he spoils her.

Although Toka usually appears cold and strict towards her younger sister Rikka, it's because she cares about her that she acts that way; otherwise, she wouldn't bother to play the bad cop, which is thankless.

Yuan Qianye felt a complex mix of emotions after hearing Toka's words.

Your sister isn't just sloppy; she's doing it on purpose to subtly achieve her ulterior motives, just like you did back then...

In fact, by now, based on Gen Chiyo's emotional intelligence and extensive experience in forging bonds with many girls...

He said he hadn't noticed anything unusual about Rikka's behavior recently, which was a complete lie.

Because Toka has watched Rikka grow up since she was little, she has long held the prejudice that her younger sister is an immature and mischievous girl.

In addition, Rikka herself has a certain degree of counter-surveillance awareness and will deliberately avoid doing certain things in front of Touka.

This prevented Toka, as the older sister, from seeing the true nature of the matter so directly and clearly.

But Gen Chiyo was quick-witted, and with his own experience, he understood perfectly well.

When Rikka invites him to sit on the sofa and play games together, she deliberately gets very close.

When she asked for help with yoga or stretching at home, she would deliberately shove her sweaty body into his arms.

She would even take advantage of her status as a sensible and good younger sister to force him to go back to his room and push him onto the big bed.

She then wore white knee-high socks with hot pants or a short skirt, straddled him, and made "heave-ho" sounds while seemingly very seriously using her hands to relieve the soreness in his muscles.

In reality, she barely used her little hands; instead, her rather plump little bottom was twisting and turning on him with great effort.

This can no longer be described as Sima Zhao's intentions being obvious to everyone.

Rikka's actions practically screamed "I love Chiyo!"

Even though he understood all this, Yuan Qianye still didn't know how to handle the situation.

Does he like Rikka?

Of course I like her, I like her so much that I want to take care of her for the rest of my life.

But he felt that this affection, at this stage, was more like the feelings an older brother had for his younger sister.

As for women's desire to reproduce and mate... it's not that they don't have it, but it feels like it only accounts for a small part of their lives.

It's easy to accept her feelings directly, but how should we continue to interact with her in the future?

So he's in a bit of a dilemma now.

Emotionally, we're not that close yet, and I haven't figured out exactly how to handle this. I can't just blurt things out directly.

But now that Toka has noticed and brought it up, Gen Chiya can no longer remain indifferent.

In the current Minamoto family, Minamoto Sanada is nominally the head of the family, but in reality, he is the true backbone.

Shihua is worried about something at home, so she consults with the man she has entrusted and submitted to, and of course, he has to come up with a solution.

Yuan Qianye put his arm around Shihua's fragrant shoulder, pondered for a moment, and made a plan in his mind.

We really can't let Rikka continue like this. This girl has been going too far lately. If we continue to let her continue like this, it feels like it won't be me going to Toka's bed late at night, but rather Rikka sneaking into my room first.

For now, let's put it aside for a while, let her calm down, and let myself calm down too, to figure out exactly how I feel about her.

Once things are cleared up, if it's truly a matter of being inseparable, both physically and psychologically, then he'll just be blunt and not hold back.

If it's a mutually agreeable arrangement, at most we can apologize to Shihua later. As for our parents, that's a matter for a long time to come.

There's no need to overthink things now. Just take it one step at a time and leave it to your future self. Believe that you can handle it.

“I understand. Rikka’s problem really needs to be taken seriously.” Gen Chiyo tightened his arms and offered his solution: “Here’s what I think. The reason Rikka is like this is very likely because she’s been staying at home too much.”

Shihua looked puzzled: "You're just too free..."

"Hmm, you'll understand if you think about it carefully. These days, you and I are not at home most of the time because we need to balance our studies and work. This means we spend much less time with her than before. Also, her friends, Saeko and Shiho, are in their third year and don't have much free time to begin with."

Eriri and Yukino are currently focused on different things: one is drawing manga, and the other is being forced by her mother to start getting familiar with the family business. Their schedules are very tight, and with nowhere to go and no friends around, she naturally ends up staying home alone. Over time, this has led to some laziness in her lifestyle.

Gen Chiya explained based on Toka's reasoning.

He simply couldn't honestly tell Touka the truth about Rikka's recent strange behavior.

The older sister was "victimized" to some extent, and now even the younger sister is caught up in it... He felt that with Toka's serious personality, she couldn't handle such a big shock right now.

“That makes sense.” Toka, who completely trusted Chiya, had no doubts whatsoever: “Then how can we change her situation?”

"Right now, she's just in charge of my personal online account, and she's too idle on a daily basis. Let's take this opportunity to find her some things to do."

"You mean, you want her to officially join your company?"

If I did that, I doubt I'd have a peaceful day in the office...

"No, I don't need any extra manpower. I just think it would be better to have her come and help you."

"Help me..."

"Well, she might not be able to help much with the kitchen work and store management, but some trivial bookkeeping and accounting, calculating sales and net profit, and weekly inventory checks are small tasks that don't require high technical skills but do require a down-to-earth approach. You can totally let Rikka do them, which will also lighten your burden."

"It's good, but... let Rikka handle these things..."

Shihua hesitated for a moment. Although she didn't say what she was going to say, it was obvious that she was worried about whether Shihua was capable of handling the job.

"You don't need to worry about your own sister not taking care of the family shop. The only thing to worry about is her ability. Although Rikka may seem unreliable and careless, she is still your sister. If her older sister is so outstanding, her younger sister can't be much worse."

At this point, Yuan Qianye inexplicably recalled Liu Hua's plump thighs, her soft breasts that pressed against his shoulder intentionally or unintentionally during the massage, and the faint milky scent that always clung to her body.

Toka smiled, clearly pleased, and rolled over to lie on top of him, her fingertips tracing the contours of his firm chest, her eyes gentle yet alluring: "Are you praising Rikka or flattering me?"

“It’s all true, so let’s decide then.” Yuan Qianye reached down and supported Toka’s thigh.

Chiyo was full of energy. After resting for so long, it was time for the second wave.

"Um...wait...I was talking about Rikka, not you. I haven't...uh—!"