Tokyo: Becoming the Perfect Male God Starting with a Rented Boyfriend.

Looking at the little girl in the picture, Her Highness tilted her head.

I always felt that the distance between the two was a little too intimate. Are all siblings like this?

As an only child, Tsukimi Sakura didn't understand.

"Yes, we've had a great relationship since we were little, and we've almost never argued."

Miyazawa Itsuki said.

Aside from a few instances where Shiori's requests were disobeyed, causing her to cry in frustration.

Their relationship was indeed more harmonious than that of any brother and sister I had ever met.

For the foreseeable future, they will most likely continue to be a harmonious brother and sister.

Raise Shiori to be healthy and happy.

In order to live up to the spirits of Mr. and Mrs. Miyazawa in heaven.

Miyazawa Itsuki continued to open his phone and found an old cloud photo album.

It contains many photos of Miyazawa Itsuki in Kyoto when he was a child, including a family portrait of the Miyazawa family.

In the photo, the Miyazawa couple stand gently behind their two children, with Shiori sitting on Miyazawa Itsuki's lap, grinning.

Tsukimi Sakura carefully examined the photograph.

My gaze shifted back and forth between the eyes and brows of the group of people.

"..."

A handsome older brother, a beautiful younger sister, and equally good-looking parents.

It's just a natural thing.

but……

I have a feeling that something is not quite right.

Tsukimi Sakuna looked at Miyazawa Itsuki's face, puzzled.

"Miyazawa-kun, does your younger sister look more like your mother?"

Miyazawa Itsuki paused for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile.

"I forgot to tell Tsukimi-san."

He paused, then said calmly:

"Actually, I am not Shiori's biological brother."

Chapter 161 Step-Siblings

"..."

Miyazawa Itsuki's words caused the Saintess to momentarily go into a mental blank.

"Eh...not by blood...which means..."

"Yes, I was adopted."

Miyazawa Itsuki calmly explained:

"As far back as I can remember, I was abandoned in an orphanage. When I was three, I was adopted by the Miyazawa couple. The following year, they had Shiori."

When talking about his past of being abandoned, Miyazawa Itsuki didn't have any particular feelings.

He is not a child whose mind is still immature.

Long before I came into this world, I had already spent a life of neither too long nor too short in another world.

Their personality, values, and spirit are already mature.

Therefore, when faced with the prospect of becoming an orphan, Miyazawa Itsuki's reaction was not as delicate and sensitive as that of children his age.

I've gotten used to it anyway.

However, the arrival of the Miyazawa couple was unexpected for him in every way.

For the first time, he experienced the warmth of family affection and felt the concept of family.

The Miyazawa couple treated him as their own son.

Xili is also very clingy to him.

Not only did they not feel that their parents' love had been taken away, but they even wanted the Miyazawa couple to come and disturb the time the siblings spent together less.

While the Miyazawa couple were busy with work, it was Miyazawa Itsuki who took care of Shiori, so Shiori preferred to be close to her older brother rather than her parents.

The Miyazawa couple were not embarrassed by this, but looked at them with loving eyes.

After the Miyazawa family was reduced to just the two of them, Shiori's dependence on others intensified.

However, Miyazawa Itsuki understood and accepted it all.

He never refuses his sister's requests unless it's something that would harm her healthy growth.

Shiori is all alone now, and Shiori is all he has in his family.

If we don't spoil her, who else can we spoil?

Tsukimi Sakuna asked in confusion:

"Then... Miyazawa-kun... does Shiori know that we're not related by blood?"

"Well," Miyazawa Itsuki thought for a moment, "I haven't told her yet."

Because he has been Shiori's older brother since she was born. The Miyazawa couple also call him that.

Therefore, in Shiori's mind, she probably never considered that the two of them were strangers in terms of kinship.

As for the differences in appearance, at least in their early childhood, there is no obvious distinction.

Both of them are exceptionally good-looking, and from a universal aesthetic perspective, one can always find some similarities between them.

As they grow older, Shiori will eventually realize that the two look different, but that's a matter for the future.

At least for now, Xili's understanding is still a bit immature. Because of her long-term hospitalization, she has had very little contact with people and things, and her mental age is probably still that of a child.

Children don't think that much, and besides, the inertia of thought makes people more inclined to accept the fact they want to know.

—Miyazawa Itsuki is Miyazawa Shiori's older brother and a member of her family.

Shiori was absolutely adamant about this fact. To the point of obsession.

If one day Shiori starts to hate herself and breaks free from her family's obsession, she might soon realize the difference between the two of them.

Upon further reflection, it becomes clear that the two are not actually family.

He shouldn't even have the surname Miyazawa, this so-called "older brother." He's just an "outsider."

If such a future truly exists, he will dutifully withdraw from the Miyazawa family register.

He entrusted the entire Miyazawa family estate to Shiori.

Over the years, the Miyazawa couple left behind an estate worth tens of millions of yen, which he has not lost a single penny of.

Except in the early days when, in order to treat Shiori, they had to use part of their inheritance to make up the shortfall because they did not have enough income to cover the high medical expenses.

After he was able to earn enough to cover his medical expenses, Miyazawa Itsuki filled the gap again. He even added a little bit from time to time.

Consider it as support for my sister's life after she becomes independent, or as her dowry when she gets married.

At Miyazawa Itsuki's insistence, only Miyazawa Shiori was listed as the beneficiary of the estate.

Mrs. Miyazawa's junior from university, lawyer Ms. Chiki Ryo, is also the notary for the Miyazawa couple's estate.

He had expressed his incomprehension about Miyazawa Itsuki's behavior and asked him why he did it.

Miyazawa Itsuki briefly explained his reasons.

Ms. Chiki's reaction was quite clear: she said, "[Koki is only doing this out of guilt; Shiori wouldn't want you to do this]."

Miyazawa remained silent, offering no denial.

But I persisted.

Ms. Chiki sighed, no longer trying to persuade him, but earnestly told him:

"If that day ever comes, I will explain everything to Shiori."

"If Shiori knew what Xiaoshu had done, she would react. Xiaoshu, please be prepared and take full responsibility."

Miyazawa Itsuki agreed. He had neither the right nor the will to prevent Shiori from knowing these things.

If the day ever comes when the truth is revealed, it will be time for Shiori's feelings for him to fade.

Whether you know it or not, what difference does it make?

Tsukimi Sakura stared at the photo and blinked.

Just now, I remembered that Miyazawa-kun's phone wallpaper was a photo of the two of them leaning against each other.

If they are siblings, then perhaps this is how it can be explained.

But once it was discovered that the two were not related by blood, the overly intimate photo became ambiguous.

Their heads are so close...

...and her smile was very sweet.

The pose they struck for the photo was clearly that of a couple taking selfies.

Is the sister, who is not related by blood, really a sister, or a childhood sweetheart?

There is no answer to this question.

Miyazawa Itsuki continued looking through the old photos.

His cell phone was an older model left behind after the Miyazawa couple passed away.

Most of the old photos inside were taken by Mr. Miyazawa.

It records every little detail of their life in Kyoto.

The further back you flip through the photos, the more youthful Miyazawa Itsuki's features appear, as if time has been rewound.

Until a photo appeared, it made his swiping finger stop.

"..."

Miyazawa Itsuki raised an eyebrow slightly.

Tsukimi Sakuna snapped out of her thoughts and noticed Miyazawa Itsuki staring blankly at a photograph.

I shifted my gaze to look over there.

The photo is a picture of the two children together.

The background is an elementary school, and the two appear to be newly enrolled students.

The boy beside her was also wearing a black uniform, and you could vaguely make out his current appearance from his features. But overall, he was still a handsome elementary school student.

With a little dressing up, it wouldn't be surprising if she were mistaken for a girl.

"Is this... Miyazawa-kun when he was a child?"

Tsukimi Sakura's tone was one of surprise.

"Ah, that's right, it's a commemorative photo taken by my family when I first started elementary school."

Miyazawa Itsuki felt slightly embarrassed; having someone see photos of him as a child always gave him a subtle feeling.

"So cute..."

Tsukimi Sakura murmured, her eyes sparkling.

"...But who is she?"

She pointed to the figure next to the boy.

She was a beautiful girl who, even at a young age, was so adorable that there was no doubt about her future.

The girl in the elementary school uniform had a pretty face and big eyes, as delicate as a princess.

She linked arms with the boy beside her, but turned her head slightly away, maintaining a distance that was both intimate and distant.