Tokyo: Oreimo

"What? Isn't that what it's always been called?"

The blonde girl showed a displeased expression.

Otherwise, how should we call him?

"etc....."

The girl seemed to suddenly realize something, and her face turned bright red.

"You're not expecting me to call you 'brother,' are you? You pervert!"

“…”

Ryosuke still couldn't understand why, after spending so much time together, his relationship with Ayano was still so distant, even though they were close enough.

Besides, what's so weird about being called "brother" by your younger sister?

Chapter 135 Titles

In the end, Ling Nai did not change her mind.

"What? How could you even say that?"

The girl nestled in bed, clutching her pillow tightly, her golden hair scattered messily across the bed.

That guy actually has such expectations?

Come to think of it, I did call him that before. Could it be a reward for this guy?

"abnormal!"

Ling Nai muttered something.

“There’s no need for such a title in a blended family. Since there’s no blood relation, I don’t want to call him brother.”

The thought of being addressed that way all the time made her feel shy.

"But then again, Ruri has always called that guy 'elder brother,' and doesn't seem to feel uncomfortable at all."

Thinking of this, Ling Nai picked up her phone from the bedside table and sent a text message to her friend.

At this time, the other person should still be awake.

She received a reply very quickly.

Ruri Aragaki: "As for how to address him? Since he's Ayano's older brother, it's more appropriate to use a respectful term. If I call him Takagi-kun, it would sound like we're the same age. So, to be more precise, I call him 'elder brother.'"

"That guy seems to care a lot about how I address him, (╯︵╰) He brought it up today..."

This matter is quite troubling for Ling Nai.

On the other end of the phone, Ruri Aragaki stared blankly at the text message on her phone.

"Come to think of it, Ling Nai does seem to have always addressed his older brother as 'that guy' or 'hey'..."

At first, I did feel it was a bit inappropriate, but after hearing her say it so often, I got used to it and didn't pay much attention to it.

Why did you suddenly bring up this today?

and many more!

The girl realized something and typed a text message into her phone and sent it out.

Ruri Aragaki: 'Did my older brother request this?'

Ling Nai: 'I guess so. That guy said something like calling someone "hey" is really rude. Thinking about it, it's true. Even strangers should be addressed with respect.'

To be honest, after spending so much time together, even though Ryosuke often misbehaves and has a terrible personality, I can't keep calling him that out of politeness.

Moreover, Ryosuke had helped him a lot.

She kept it a secret from her father, protected her computer and hobbies, and even helped repair her relationship with Ruri Aragaki.

In this situation, Ling Nai herself felt it was inappropriate to continue calling him that.

'╭(╯^╰)╮That guy isn't so bad after all, maybe I should try calling him something else....'

.....

Upon receiving her friend's reply, Aragaki Ruri's expression changed, revealing an "I knew it" look.

"My brother really did something to Ling Nai! He actually wants her to call him brother!"

This isn't just a matter of what you call someone!

"Do you feel your relationship with Ling Nai isn't close enough? Do you want to add the title of 'brother'?"

"Right, there were signs all along, weren't there?"

Ruri Aragaki recalled the game "FSN" produced by the other party, which featured a character who constantly mentioned "older brother".

Creators often unconsciously incorporate their personal tastes into their works, and she has a lot of experience in this regard. When reading light novels, she also unconsciously tries to figure out the author's psychology.

My older brother must be the same way!

The beautiful younger sister, who longs to start a new family, calls herself "brother" in that tone, so she adds strange settings to the character in the game to seek comfort.

Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense. Illya is Shirou Emiya's older sister, yet she kept calling him "brother" after they met, even though they are family members without any blood relation. It wasn't until the very end that things were clarified.

It was hidden far too well.

"Brother, you really are a pervert!"

"That was too dangerous! Luckily, Ling Nai consulted me; he almost succeeded!"

Ruri Aragaki typed the message into her phone with lightning speed.

"There's no need to call me 'brother.' If you really mind, just call me by my name."

Ling Nai: 'Huh? Should I just call you by your name?'

Ruri Aragaki: 'Yes, that way, my brother won't mind anymore, and it'll seem more polite too.'

Living under the same roof, it's better to address someone by their name than to call them "brother." For that elder brother, the title "brother" definitely carries a special meaning.

That's what Ruri Aragaki thinks.

"No matter what, we absolutely cannot satisfy his perverted hobbies. That way, we might prevent him from experiencing that strange pleasure when he's with Ling Nai."

"You absolutely cannot deal with this kind of psychopath using common sense!"

The girl's expression was quite serious.

Ling Nai: 'That makes sense. I was thinking of giving him a nickname, like Old Gen or something.'

"Huh?"

Seeing her friend's reply, Ruri Aragaki thought that this wasn't a bad idea.

This approach avoids excessive intimacy while maintaining distance, which seems to be the best way to handle it.

She was just about to send a text message to confirm her friend's opinion when she received another reply from Ling Nai.

Ling Nai: 'But since Liuli said so, I'll give it a try. Starting tomorrow, I'll try calling him by his name.'

"It's getting late. Thanks this time, Ruri. I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight."

Ruri Aragaki looked at the reply on her phone, her face full of regret.

Why didn't she think of that? Use a pen name or nickname to refer to Ryosuke.

The girl rolled around on the bed in frustration, almost throwing her phone away in anger.

“This can’t go on. My brother and Ling Nai are getting closer and closer.”

She felt a strong sense of crisis.

Despite having endured the disgust of playing those games in order to improve her relationship with Ling Nai, she still couldn't keep up with her older brother's progress.

Living under the same roof is indeed very convenient.

Ruri Aragaki believes this is her biggest disadvantage compared to her opponent.

"But there's no way to solve this kind of thing. We can't intervene at all to separate that older brother from Ling Nai."

Moving away from one's original family home is something that can usually only be done after adulthood, when one is about to start a family.

"Are we just going to stand by and watch him continue to attack Ling Nai? With her naive personality, how could she possibly be a match for her brother?"

No!

We need to find a way to stop my brother from having those perverted thoughts about Ling Nai. 'Hitting his sister' is absolutely unacceptable!

But the girl couldn't think of any good solutions.

Ultimately, her understanding of Ryosuke remained superficial.

"Yes! To stop my brother from being such a pervert, we must first understand him, but there is absolutely no one around to consult."

Most of my close friends are only children, and the rest are sisters.

Ruri Aragaki's gaze wandered around the room, finally landing on the computer on the desk. Inside the CD drive of this device lay the image of 'Red Dragon Girl'.

"Speaking of which, there seem to be a lot of perverts like my older brother in visual novels, right?"

Since I started playing visual novels, I often accompany Ling Nai to game stores. The sibling relationship seems to be quite popular in the game market.

"If I remember correctly, I seem to have seen a popular work about siblings, something like 'The Sky Above the Firmament'?"

The subject matter was so bizarre that Ruri Aragaki almost couldn't help but show a world-weary expression after just one glance.

Compared to purely 18+ games like 'Red Dragon Girl,' she finds it much harder to accept works with more realistic themes; just seeing them feels like having ants crawling all over her.

The immersion was so strong that it felt like I was covered in dirt.

"There's nothing we can do about it..."

"To save Ling Nai..."

Ruri Aragaki made up her mind; she was determined to buy the game back as soon as possible.

Try to understand your older brother and stop him from continuing to harm Ling Nai!

Chapter 136 Young people these days are really not cute