Hey! Watch Tohru dance around the living room! It's so cute!
"Onii, that's gross."
And with that single line from his younger sister, Tohru stopped his dance. Ahh, it's all my fault.
"Haha, sorry Karen. I'm just a bit excited, that's all."
"Seriously Onii, it looked like a demon summoning ritual. The fact that you're doing that in front of me is weird."
"How do you even know what those are?"
"I saw it scribbled in permanent marker on one of your notebooks."
"You fiend, how in tarnation are you aware of that accursed object!?"
"Well, that's good, isn't it Onii? You got Rin to make you a bento because of it."
"Well, that's true."
Even with my shameful past being exposed, I have all the more reason to be so elated.
Last night, my eyes were glowing like an infant ready to explore the world. Now this morning, I called upon the Demon Lord with my summoning dance. I've been waiting ages for this.
"No wait, I want to continue these normal days. You'll be seeing my benevolent god soon enough."
"That goddess seems pretty useless, not going to lie."
"Aren't we being rambunctious today? Spewing so much venom so early in the morning is bad for you, I'm worried for you as an older brother."
"I'm fine. I'll be talking to my classmate, Ishikawa-Kun, so that'll be fun."
"How's Ishikawa-Kun?"
Hearing the family name of an unfamiliar elementary schoolboy is making this gentleman sad for the future.
"By the way Onii, you aren't posting your new chapter?"
"Huh? Oh..."
Hearing that, I got a similar feeling of unease as when our mom asked us how the testing period was going. All I could think about was Rin's bento, I completely forgot to update my chapter. And all the stuff with Nira-san too...
At the very least, I want a do-over with Nira-san.
"I'm taking a break today."
"That's rare, I don't think you missed a day since you started."
"Ohh, were you looking forward to reading my new chapter, Karen?"
"I hope a Gundam cuts you down for being too happy."
Slash
"I'll burn you down!!!"
"Artificial Intelligence has been getting dangerous lately."
The AI revolution will probably happen a lot sooner than most of us will expect it to.
Meow
"Ahh, Syrup!"
Karen's voice echoes across the room. Walking around lazily, a white-haired cat appears. I recall back to my elementary school days. I'm pretty sure it was a rainy day. In an Amazon cardboard box, I heard a meowing sound, and there I saw the cat "Syrup". At first, I only visited him once in a while. However, over time, I became more attached to him and I started to feed him and now he visits us frequently. He's basically our pet at this point.
Meow
Isn't it a bit too early to feed you? Spoiling him would be bad. Hardening my heart, I have to ensure dietary restriction. My appendages and body come together like a sushi roll in order to stop myself.
Meow Meow Purr
This... demon... argh...
I can't resist his fluffy fur.
"There, there Syrup, I have some special cat food for you!"
Meow
"Come on Onii, you're spoiling syrup again."
"I couldn't stop meowself. How could these hands resist those purrfect eyes."
Why must cats be so damn cute...
Their round and cute eyes, there's no way to stop their pull. And that soft fur, how could I stop my hands from reaching out.
Although Syrup is usually prickly, when you get him in the right mood, he makes all these cute sounds. This is gap moe at its peak.
Thinking about it, this gap in personality is pretty similar to Rin. She's usually pretty cool and collected, but sometimes she can be so sweet sometimes. For an instance, I imagine if Rin wasn't so prickly all the time...
"Tohru-Kun..."
It's just Rin and I, and we're in a room somewhere. She has her arms spread out.
"I want to hug you!"
Ahhh, I want to die. Honestly, if something like that were to happen in real life, I'd be fine with dying on the spot. Cause of death? Heart failure from over-exertion.
"Onii, your face is so hot, it looks like a melted pylon."
"That's a rare simile for a fifth-grader."
Haha, well she is my sister, so of course, she is so great!
We finished eating, but Syrup already left a little while ago. Can't believe he could abandon me like this after I fed him so well. This lonely feeling, it's like after watching a fireworks show and the fireworks have already faded away.
"I think Syrup just thinks of you as his feeding servant, Onii."
"Please stop. I don't want my reality shattered."
The theory that it is, in fact, the human and not the cat that is the actual pet is pretty absurd.
Ding Dong
"Ahh, seems like Rin is here."
"She came!"
I hurriedly put my bag on my back.
"Alright, let's go!"
"Alright."
I can not control my happiness at all, it feels like I won the lottery or something, it's honestly this good. Anyways, I rush immediately to the door, awaiting my prize that's ahead.
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