Does gravity make me stronger?

"Anyway, Suze-neechan, Onii-chan is going to Live...House tomorrow? Please take good care of him!"

"Hey, Komachi, I didn't agree!"

"what?"

Komachi raised her thin eyebrows, her tone as if to say, "Try refusing one of them."

Try it and you'll die!

"..."

Watching the two interact so seamlessly, Nagasaki Motoyo felt a pang in her heart, an indescribable discomfort.

Her family had already fallen apart when she was very young.

After entering junior high school, my mother earned money through continuous hard work.

Although this greatly improved the Su family's originally impoverished life, the harmonious and warm atmosphere at home was gone forever.

The scene before her seemed to be depicting the life she was supposed to live.

The thought of this intensified the stinging sensation.

It's unclear what she was thinking, but Nagasaki Motoyo managed a slight smile and said calmly, "No problem."

of course.

Hachiman, of course, was unaware of what Nagasaki Motoyo was thinking at that moment.

On the contrary, he now hates this woman very much.

That despicable Nagasaki Motoyo! She actually tricked Komachi into changing my plans for tomorrow without my consent.

In a fit of anger, Hachiman...suddenly became enraged.

"But I want to rest tomorrow..."

"what?"

Komachi suddenly revealed a cold expression.

"I understand, I'll go tomorrow."

"You two have a very good relationship."

"That's right, after all, Komachi is the cutest little sister in the world!"

"Oh, Komachi is very happy."

"Komachi is so perfunctory..."

I'm getting a little annoyed.

Nagasaki Motoyo tilted her head and squinted her eyes.

"Well then, I'll be going now, Hachiman. I'll contact you later."

Nagasaki Motoyo interrupted their sweet conversation and left the station without looking back.

Once Nagasaki Motoyo's figure disappeared into the crowd, Komachi, with a sly, fox-like grin, nudged Hachiman with her elbow.

"Onii-chan didn't expect that he would have such a beautiful female friend in just one month."

"We're not friends."

"...Forget it, my brother's twisted personality is beyond saving."

Hachiman snorted and turned away, leaving only a haughty back view.

"Onii-chan, being a tsundere won't get you anywhere these days... Haha, whatever, let's go, Onii-chan, you're going to show me around Tokyo today!"

Upon hearing this, Hachiman turned around nonchalantly: "Leave it to me."

...

After bidding farewell to Nagasaki Motoyo, the unexpected guest, Hachiman composed himself and led Komachi into the train station.

"Hey, Onii-chan, where are we going later?"

"Heh heh, we're going to the amusement park."

"Hey, Onii-chan, is it okay for you to go into a place like that? Won't the security guards kick you out?"

"Hey, I'm a high school student, for goodness' sake."

Hearing her older brother's words, Komachi showed her cute fangs and giggled.

So cute, Hijiri Komachi!

[Sister complex is disgusting]

It's none of your business!

The two boarded the tram. Since it was a day off, the tram wasn't too crowded. It took them about ten minutes to get to the vicinity of the most popular amusement park.

It's called an amusement park, but it's more accurate to call it a video game arcade.

Students these days aren't interested in traditional amusement rides; instead, they're more interested in the PS5 and Switch, which have been released in recent years.

Hachiman felt the same way.

Elden Tour de France is amazing!

Of course, Hachiman didn't bring his younger sister to play video games.

"Oh, it's Mr. Pan, a Tokyo-exclusive!"

Komachi's eyes lit up when she saw the plush toys in the claw machines around her.

really.

Girls all like fluffy dolls.

Although Hachiman doesn't quite understand the charm of Mr. Pan's dolls, this unconventional, abstract panda image is absolutely irresistible to junior and senior high school girls.

The key is.

The claw machines at this amusement park are on sale, so you can have a blast!

Ah, men.

System, today is a private day for me and Komachi, can you please just leave it alone?

Hachiman, displeased, raised a point of contention with the system.

[Gu, you're disgusted with me, I'm never talking to you again.]

"These days, being arrogant and tsundere is outdated..."

Chapter 8 008 Catching a Wild Takamatsu Lantern

"Onii-chan, can you please stop talking to yourself? It's disgusting..."

Komachi stood in front of the claw machine's glass with a sullen face.

"Sorry... So which one should we catch? Onii-chan will show you his skills today!"

"Hmm... Mr. Pan it is, but there are people over there, let's go and queue up first!"

Komachi happily took Hachiman's hand and, like a child, skipped and hopped towards Mr. Pan's claw machine.

Feeling the warmth of Komachi's small hand, Hachiman looked toward his destination and then suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Noticing the resistance behind her, Komachi turned around in confusion.

"What's wrong, Onii-chan?"

"Um, Komachi, how about we switch to another one?"

Hachiman's face looked rather grim.

"No, I want Mr. Pan."

"But..."

Following Hachiman's gaze, Komachi noticed a girl standing in front of Mr. Pan's claw machine.

It was a girl with short gray hair, wearing a light blue coat. Judging from her age, she should still be in high school. At this moment, she was trying her best to grab the prize inside the claw machine.

Seemingly due to the series of failures, the girl's eyes revealed a hint of disappointment and grievance.

"Onii-chan, do you know that person?"

"do not know."

Hachiman immediately denied it.

"Oh~"

With her eyes narrowed like a fox, Komachi gave a mischievous grin.

"Then just let it go."

"No, that thing is too heavy."

Too heavy?

Komachi was confused. The girl was very thin and didn't look fat at all.

"Onii-chan, if you talk to girls like that, you'll never have any friends."

"..."

"what!"

While the brother and sister were locked in a stalemate, the girl turned around, paused briefly in surprise, hesitated for a few seconds, and then very carefully walked over.

It is a wild Takasago palm.

"Good morning... Hachiman, this is..."

"Good morning, Takamatsu-san. This is my younger sister, Komachi."

Hachiman glanced at Takamatsu Akari's head.

37, hmm, a safe value.

"This is Hikigaya Komachi!"

Komachi first looked the two of them up and down with an incredulous expression, then slapped Hachiman hard.

"Onii-chan...you've grown up."

"What nonsense are you talking about, little kid?"

Hachiman pinched Komachi's cheek, but the latter looked pleased and satisfied.

"hey-hey."

After squeezing him for a while, Hachiman coughed and said in a cold voice, "Um, do you want to use it again?"

Gao Songdeng shyly clutched the hem of her coat, lowered her head, and her pretty face was so red it looked like it was about to bleed.

"That one, we can't catch it."

What is this? What an adorable girl!

"Oh, that must be hard to catch, Komachi, let's go somewhere else... Ouch!"

Komachi silently stepped on Hachiman's foot, then naturally took Takamatsu Akari's hand: "Can I call you Akari-neechan? Is that okay?"

Hey, are you calling me sister?

Perhaps because he had never met such an enthusiastic girl before, Takamatsu Akari was at a loss for what to do, so she looked to Hachiman for help.

"Hey, Komachi, that's really rude of you."

"Onii-chan, shut up."

"Well."

"Um, Hachiman..."

"what?"

"exist!"

Hachiman exhaled a long breath and resignedly said, "Takamatsu-san, you can call me Hikigaya then." The implication was that she should call Komachi by her first name.