"I wonder why you are more nervous than me."
Mizuto looked at Yume, who sat by his side, speechless. Unlike him, who was reading a novel calmly, she was all tense and kept glancing around, waiting for someone to announce the result of his driving license exam.
"It can't be helped, okay?"
Yume was helpless and also felt a bit jealous of his confidence.
"It's okay. You don't need to worry."
"If you say so..." Yume knew that there was no point in being worried, but when she thought how much time she could get with him as long as he finished this driving school, she would be lying if she wasn't tempted. "But the exam is sure to be fast. It is directly announced, right?"
"It's not directly, but well, it isn't much different."
As Mizuto finished his exam, he only needed to wait for a while before he would know whether he would pass or not from the announcement, but he knew that he would pass, so there was no need to worry.
"Still, I have heard that some need to finish their school in a few months, right?"
Yume thought that it was quite fast for Mizuto to finish his driving school in about two weeks.
"Where did you hear that?"
"An... internet?"
"You should stop believing every piece of information that you get from the internet, okay?"
Yume blushed at his words since she often tried many strange things on him, thinking that it would seduce him, like acting like a spoiled cat, wearing a uniform, and many other things. However, the result never lied since unless he was really busy, he wouldn't reject her, and even if he rejected her, at midnight, he would invade her room, then—
No, no!
This was public, and she couldn't think of anything inappropriate!
Still, suddenly, she noticed a chat from Akatsuki on her smartphone.
Akatsuki: "How is Mizuto-kun's exam?"
Yume somehow had gotten used to Akatsuki, who called Mizuto by his given name, but it didn't mean that she liked it, yet it couldn't be helped since they were good friends.
Yume: "The announcement hasn't been announced yet. Probably soon."
Still, it was great that Akatsuki made this chat since Yume felt like she could share the tension she felt as she waited for Mizuto's result on the driving test.
"Who?" Mizuto asked.
"It's Akatsuki."
"Akatsuki..." Mizuto's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything. Yet, he had to say, Akatsuki's knowledge of a human's heart was quite frightening. Nevertheless, it was good that Akatsuki brought Yume's attention; this way, he could finish his novel soon. At the same time, he wondered what kind of language he should learn next. Still, he decided to think about those matters later when he finished his writing.
Mizuto didn't think to write normal literature as he would definitely be seen as a weirdo if he really wrote one. It wasn't that normal literature wasn't good, especially when its status was definitely the highest among the hierarchy of professions in this country, but he was still a teenager. Moreover, normal literature mostly has a tragic ending, which made it even worse, so if his novel was successful, someone might say that there was something wrong with his psychology. Lastly, with his young age, he would be underestimated.
Still, everything depended on what kind of a novel that he would write.
Mizuto also didn't think that he wanted to win a literature award, either, as he only wanted to write to express his feelings like Raymond Radiguet.
So, among all the choices of novels, he thought of writing a light novel as it was something that was usually written by a teenager. There also happened to be a competition from Kadokawa Future Publishing, so he thought of entering.
"Mizuto Irido."
Suddenly, his name was called by the examiner.
"Yes."
As Mizuto answered, he patted Yume's hand, who seemed to be worried about him, but as he reassured her, he walked toward the examiner calmly as he knew his result.
"Congratulations, you have passed. You can get your license right away."
"Thank you."
"Yes, I am going to miss you."
"....." Mizuto.
"Though, if you plan to become a racer, tell me, okay?"
"Thank you, but I really don't plan to become a motorcycle racer."
Feeling helpless, Mizuto quickly went to get his driving license and then returned to Yume.
"Did you succeed?"
"Yes."
"Yay~!"
Yume jumped into him and hugged him tightly, showing how happy she was.
Mizuto also smiled as he was affected by Yume, who was genuinely happy for him. He had to say that he was blessed, and as long as he did nothing, this relationship was probably the most stable, but he couldn't do so, after all.
"Eh, Yume-chan? What's wrong? What's happening?"
Akatsuki's voice was heard from Yume's smartphone.
"Ah, I am sorry, Akatsuki-san. Mizuto just passed his exam."
"Really? That's great!"
Mizuto watched the two girls talk to each other, wondering what would happen if he was able to win even greater competition or success.
Still, they talked for a while before Yume hung up the call. "Fuh..." She had to say that it felt quite weird that Akatsuki was so excited, but before she asked, he said, "Let's go."
"Where are we going?"
Letting him hold her hand as usual, Yume was curious.
"Let's book the motorcycle first."
"Okay."
Yume knew that Mizuto planned to get a Vespa, so she knew that they would go to the Vespa dealer, and as expected, she was quite curious about the process. However, when she saw the price of the Vespa on the internet, she felt a little bit weak.
"...do you have enough money?"
"It's okay. You don't need to worry."
As usual, he had always exuded this calmness, which made Yume know that everything would be okay.
If there was a problem—
"What? One month?"
"Yes." The dealer staff nodded. "If you buy it now, then you need to wait for one month."
"...." 2x
Not only did Mizuto need to finish his driving school for two weeks, but he also needed to wait for his motorcycle for a month.
"That's too long!"
While Yume was dumbfounded and even felt how bad the service of this dealership was, Mizuto sighed inwardly, thinking that using the "Store" skill was much more convenient.
Still, since they had come, Yume felt a bit awkward about refusing the staff as she seemed to be so eager to sell the motorcycle, but Mizuto only said, "Thank you. We will look around first. Come on, Yume."
Leaving the dealership, Yume glanced at the staff, who were disappointed, then asked, "Is that okay?"
"What is not okay?"
"I mean... it's like we're causing trouble." Yume felt like they had to buy the Vespa, especially when the staff had worked hard for them.
"You don't need to worry. There is nothing wrong with what we do since this isn't cheap shopping. The money that I have worked hard for is more important than the staff's feeling."
Compared to money, what was the use of the feeling of the stranger?
Who was the staff to him?
She was nothing but a stranger.
Mizuto could even make those who were close to him disappointed, so why should he hesitate to make a stranger be disappointed?
A man needs to be able to reject.
"That's true." Yume thought that she needed to learn this part of him. "So, where are we going after this?"
"Let's see the KTM dealership."
"Okay."
Frankly, Yume didn't care much about what choice of his motorcycle, but no matter what, she was going to be his first.
"Two weeks?"
"Yes." The staff nodded. "If there aren't any problems, it can be even faster, though."
"Okay, I will buy it."
When Mizuto heard that he only needed to wait for two weeks, and it might even be faster to get the motorcycle, so there was no need to hesitate since he either planned this Husqvarna Vitpilen 401 or the Vespa.
Yes, instead of Svartpilen 401, he got Vitpilen 401 as it was cooler (personal opinion), had a white color, and was cafe-racer style.
With that decision, the transaction was completed, then he only needed to wait.
Meanwhile, Yume fell into a daze because she felt that her stepbrother was becoming more and more mysterious.
If only she knew what she didn't know...
"Let's go."
"Eh? Is that it?"
"Yeah, what do you want to do? Since we're here, let's get something to eat. I am hungry. Are you not?"
"Well..."
"Let's get something nice. I will treat you."
"Is that okay?"
"It's okay. It's okay."
"But you don't need to get an expensive one like the unagi."
"Hm... then, how about a family restaurant?"
"Family restaurant?!"
"...you haven't been there?"
"..." Yume.
"Let's get there. It's cheap, and it might be a good experience for you."
Mizuto thought that he had gotten another first time of his stepsister, but he had to say he might need to teach this girl about many common senses, or else he was really afraid that this girl might be deceived even though she was already deceived.
Yet, holding her hand, Yume smiled and wished to experience many things with him.
"Wait, this isn't the way to the family restaurant, right?"
"I have done research that there is a cosplay shop here. Didn't you promise me to wear a maid's uniform? Let's get that too."
"..."
Yume thought that this guy was a pervert!
Letting out a sigh, she didn't hate it, though.