*Sakura-Sou, Room 777*
"I've finally returned..." Akira murmured, as he missed his world and everyone after this long absence.
"It's late now, and everyone is asleep," Akira mumbled as he glanced at the clock, which showed it was past midnight. He quickly remembered that Hirotaka stays up late playing games. "Let's try calling him."
Ring*
Ring*
Ring*
"Hello, Akira..." In less than a minute, Hirotaka's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Did something happen for you to call me at this late hour?"
"No, nothing happened. I just feel like playing games, which is why I called you. I'm downstairs at your apartment," Akira said, having decided to use Dimension Walk to teleport to the residential complex where Hirotaka lived, even though the place wasn't really far—just two streets away.
"Sure, the door is open," Hirotaka didn't hesitate, as he was happy for his brother's visit, and the time didn't matter since tomorrow was Sunday, a holiday.
"Alright, I'll be there in a bit, Hiro-Nii," Akira said, ending the call and using Dimension Walk to teleport near the residential complex where Hirotaka lived.
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15 minutes later.
"Sorry for the intrusion," Akira called out as he entered Hirotaka's apartment. He didn't hesitate to remove his shoes and put on indoor slippers, carrying some bags as he heard some noise from the living room.
"..." Akira opened the living room door to see two beautiful women sitting on the couch, watching Hirotaka and another man playing a street fighting game.
"Nifuji, you bastard, why are you so strong?" Kabakura, Hirotaka's work friend, said, throwing the controller aside in frustration after losing to Hirotaka without being able to do anything.
"You're just weak, Kabakura-san," Hirotaka said calmly, adjusting his glasses. He quickly noticed Akira at the door. "Welcome, Akira."
"...", upon hearing Hirotaka's greeting, everyone looked towards the door to see Akira standing there with a bunch of bags containing snacks.
"Akira-kun/chan..." x2
"Oh, Narumi-san, Hana-san, I haven't seen you in a while," Akira greeted the girls, who were acquaintances. Narumi was Hirotaka's childhood friend, and Hanako was one of Akira's cosplay friends.
"It's been a long time since I've seen you, but you've grown into a very handsome young man," Narumi said, staring at Akira in amazement. All the members of the Nifuji family were extremely handsome, and Akira shared that trait despite being adopted.
"The same goes for you, Narumi-san. You've become a beautiful woman," Akira smiled lightly and complimented Narumi. Despite not being good at dealing with her, she was the woman his older brother loved.
"By the way, I didn't expect you to be Hiro-nii's coworker, Hana-san," Akira said, staring at the other woman, who was still looking between him and Hirotaka in disbelief.
"I didn't expect you to be Nifuji-kun's younger brother either, though I should have guessed since you share the same family name," Hanako said with a slightly sarcastic smile.
"Hanako, do you know Young Brother Nifuji?" Kabakura asked, clearly feeling a bit jealous as he had to admit he felt threatened by Akira's good looks.
"Yes, he's a cosplay friend who does many photoshoots with me, in addition to being a very famous model," Hanako said, enjoying seeing how Kabakura felt threatened by Akira.
"Since there are people I'm meeting for the first time, let me introduce myself properly. My name is Nifuji Akira, pleased to meet you," Akira said, bowing slightly to everyone.
"It seems you know everyone here except me. My name is Kabakura Tarō, and I'm your older brother's coworker. Pleased to meet you," Kabakura said respectfully, as Akira was polite to him, and it wouldn't be good to be rude.
"Since we're done with the introductions, come and play a round, Akira. Kabakura-san is very weak," Hirotaka said, starting a new game since Kabakura was a beginner and there was no challenge in playing against him.
"You bastard..." Kabakura could only grit his teeth in anger, but he couldn't deny Hirotaka's words as he was right and couldn't beat him.
"Sure," Akira nodded, placing the bags of snacks in the middle for everyone to share. Luckily, he had bought plenty. "Help yourselves to the snacks."
Saying this, Akira sat next to Hirotaka, picked up a controller, and chose his favorite character, who was a beautiful woman. Akira didn't like playing as male characters and preferred to play as female characters.
"I didn't expect you to be so bold, Akira-kun," Hanako teased, as the girl Akira chose was wearing a cat cosplay with long black stockings, and a large part of her body was exposed.
"..." Akira didn't say anything and just smiled wryly, clearly understanding that Hanako was trying to tease him.
While Akira chose a scantily clad female character, which embarrassed Kabakura, Hirotaka picked a karate man, his favorite character. He didn't comment on his younger brother's choice, knowing that Akira preferred playing as female characters because, for him, they were more pleasing to the eye.
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