"Good morning, Soma-chan. How are you feeling?"
"Yeah, good morning. I'm fine, Mom."
"...M-Mo-Mom... Sou-chan called me Mom... It wasn't just a dream or hallucination... Ahh, I'm so happy..."
The next morning, when my mom visited the hospital room at visiting hours, she greeted me and exaggeratedly expressed her joy.
...Oh, no, Mom, you're not just pretending, you're actually crying. Are you seriously crying? To that extent?
"Sou-kun... Um, good morning?"
"...O-Onii-chan, are you not angry today?"
At the entrance of the hospital room, two girls peeked their faces out from behind my mom.
Ah, I see, they must be the sisters I heard about from my mom yesterday.
One of them is a high school student with loosely wavy semi-long milk tea-colored hair, probably my older sister who is two years older than me. Her name is Saki. She's a beautiful woman with a noticeable ample chest, just like my mom.
The other one is my younger sister, Kaede, who is one year younger. Her straight bobbed hair is a darker chocolate color than my mom's. Kaede has a slightly strong-willed face, but right now she seems a bit timid, like a frightened kitten. She's incredibly cute.
"Um... Sis? Thank you for coming so early, Kaede. Why don't you come in instead of standing there?"
"Huh? R-Really? Sou-kun, saying thank you to me... Uguu..."
"Onii-chan called me by my name... It's been a year and a half... U-uu..."
Hey, hey, hey, now these two are crying too.
What kind of attitude did I have towards my family before I was hospitalized? Well, I can pretty much imagine, but still...
"Well, shall we come in, Sou-kun? I took a morning bath and deodorized all my clothes and shoes, but if I still smell, I'm sorry."
"Onii-chan, are you in a good mood? Will you hit me if I get closer?"
...Ah, sorry. Maybe it was more than I imagined. I'm really sorry.
Wait a minute, what was I doing before I was hospitalized, hitting such cute sisters like kittens? That's definitely not sane, right?
"Hey, Sis and Kaede, and Mom, listen for a moment... I don't remember anything before being hospitalized, so I don't know how I've been treating everyone until now, but I probably said and did some really terrible things. I'm really sorry... And thank you for not giving up on me."
"But... Sou-chan, you're a boy, so it's natural for things like that to happen. You don't have to apologize."
"That's right, Sou-kun, you haven't done anything wrong. It's because I'm a 'Common', because of this body."
"Yeah, Onii-chan getting angry is our fault. I've always loved Onii-chan no matter what, so don't worry about it."
Wow, are these people saints? Or maybe angels?
And Kaede, please don't say things like that with your eyes glistening. Onii-chan might lose his way, you know?
But anyway, it seems like we're not getting closer with this kind of atmosphere.
Fortunately, I'm no longer hooked up to an IV or vital monitors since this morning, and if they won't come closer, I'll just have to go to them.
"Ah, Sou-chan! You can't do that, you haven't had enough rest..."
"O-Onii-chan?"
"O-Onii-chan?"
Struggling to lift my heavy body after being bedridden for five days, I slowly got out of bed and walked unsteadily to the entrance of the hospital room. They stopped in their tracks, looking quite bewildered, but approached me cautiously, offering their hands with worried expressions.
I grabbed each of them and hugged them tightly.
"...Ah."
"Sou-kun... The scent of a man..."
"Fah, Onii... Fahn..."
Wow, when I think about it calmly, I'm doing something incredible.
...But well, we're family, right? Right? Yeah, it's okay because we're family... Probably.
And speaking of which, Madoka-san came to visit me at night and enjoyed herself. She gave me a note with her contact information, saying to contact her when I feel like it. I'll contact her once I settle down at home.
I wonder if she'll do more than just a handjob if we meet outside the hospital? That's something to look forward to.
By the way, after undergoing a detailed brain examination that took almost a whole day, the result came back as normal, and I was discharged the next day. There was no particular reason for me to stay in bed, so I'm allowed to attend high school starting next week. Yay!
However, my memories haven't returned, and the cause of me no longer feeling repulsed by Common women is still unknown. So, I have to continue regular check-ups for observation.
...But to be honest, I feel like the real cause is that I got swapped with someone from another world.
No matter how many check-ups I have, I feel like the cause will forever remain unknown.
Oh, and Madoka-san came again at night and enjoyed herself. It felt great.
I'll contact her when I feel like it. I'm looking forward to what will happen if we meet outside the hospital.