"Um... No, that tickles..."
Sora couldn't help but squirm, and her usually calm face now showed a very clear expression.
It was definitely much cuter than usual!
Haruto stopped. "Do you know what you did wrong?"
"Huff, huff..."
Sora took a few deep breaths, then reached out to pinch him.
Haruto remained unmoved. "Go ahead, pinch!"
He didn't budge.
Sora bit her lip and looked up, remaining silent for a moment. "I want..."
"What?"
"I want it too!" Sora raised her face seriously. "Also, you can't hide anything from me in the future. If you agree to that, I'll forget about this time."
A few minutes later, Haruto walked out of the bathroom with a calm expression.
What should one do when faced with a sister acting too excessively?
Of course, take good care of her!
Nanako came over, bringing a sweet scent that was very pleasant. "Nii-san, are you okay?"
As she spoke, she reached out her finger and poked him in the chest.
"I'm fine."
"Really?"
"What do you think?"
Haruto looked at Nanako. "What, do you think I'd get beaten up?"
'Of course! You cheated on Sora-Nee behind her back. Who else would she hit if not you?'
Though she thought this in her heart, Nanako quickly shook her head. "Of course not, but Nii-san didn't bully Sora-Nee, right?"
"No." Haruto turned away. "It's almost time, I'll make dinner."
Once Haruto entered the kitchen, Nanako blinked and assumed the pose of a famous detective. "Nii-san really changed the topic? Is it because his conscience is guilty..."
"So, did he really bully Sora-Nee?"
"Oops! Sora-Nee hasn't come out yet. She must be hiding in the bathroom, crying silently."
At that moment, Sora came out with a calm expression.
Nanako opened her eyes wide, since Sora didn't look angry at all. In fact, she seemed a little happy?
This was too strange!
Haruto entered the kitchen. He already knew that Yotsuba had left.
Though it wasn't necessary, but now that Yotsuba was gone, he could let it go.
A short while later, Nanako's voice could be heard. "Nii-san, Nanako wants a present."
Haruto glanced at her. "I know."
"Hehe~ Onii-chan is the best~"
Nanako suddenly beamed and rushed forward happily. "Nanako loves Onii-chan the most..."
Haruto didn't feel anything in his heart and didn't even bother to complain.
After dinner, while the two girls were taking a bath, Haruto walked out to the balcony.
He pulled out the Mitsuha Miyamizu pendant and flicked it.
*WHOOSH*
A dark wind blew, and a transparent, illusory figure appeared.
It was a ghostly boy.
The ghostly boy looked around blankly, then stared at Haruto with an even deeper look of confusion on his face.
Seeing this, Haruto said nothing and slapped the boy on the shoulder.
"Who are you?"
"I... I..."
The confusion on the ghost boy's face slowly faded, his eyes focusing on Haruto's face, and suddenly a smile appeared. "I am Arima Kousei."
Haruto thought for a moment. "Have we met before?"
"We have." Kousei sighed at his face. "I didn't expect the little kid we saved back then to become such a strong person in the future..."
The ghostly boy was lost in memory.
As he spoke, Haruto also understood.
So, was this guy with that older sister?
Ten years ago, the sky suddenly split, and monsters appeared.
But by sheer coincidence, Haruto was strong enough at the time that he controlled the situation in an instant.
He even closed the gap in the sky over Chiba City.
But Haruto also fainted from overusing his power. Later, he was hit by a young girl who happened to be passing by.
The boy's name was Arima Kousei, and the girl's name was Miyazono Kaori.
"I went to find someone for help, and I did find someone, but... disaster suddenly struck."
Hearing this, Haruto sighed softly in his heart.
He already knew what happened next.
As Kousei said, disaster suddenly struck...
With a devilish figure, terrifying pressure, and an aura of chaos and evil, it was a monster far scarier than the Void Demon!
Because its presence hindered the invasion of oddities, it was an existence that had to be eliminated.
Even the Void Demon's attack on Ichinose City was aimed at it. But Haruto won.
The price was the loss of his past and most of his superpowers.
Until recently, for some reason, his lost memories suddenly returned.
Haruto was silent for a moment. "I'm sorry."
Although he didn't need to apologize, because he had saved the world.
He was truly the rightful savior of this world.
But...
To this young man, he should apologize.
Because if he hadn't gone to find someone to take care of him, this young man wouldn't have been involved, and he wouldn't have died!
When a person dies, they're truly gone.
It was a miracle that his soul hadn't been lost.
"You don't need to apologize."
Kousei turned his illusory body and looked at this strange city.
Did he have any regrets?
No, he didn't feel sorry for anyone.
This included himself.
Although he was very unwilling, what could he do?
The future of this world was more important than his insignificant self.
Honestly, compared to himself, Haruto should be the one most pitied.
Haruto knew everything, but there was no one he could share it with.
He could have ignored it all, but since then, it seemed like he hadn't been destroyed; he had protected the world.
However, he must have experienced so much during this time. Yet, even so, he wasn't broken.
So, he was amazing.
Kousei admired him in his heart, but also felt sad for him. The other person was probably only seven years old at the time.
At such a young age, he had to carry the whole world on his back.
"I can see it." Kousei lifted his head and looked at the night sky, murmuring, "What a terrifying crack. After all these years, will it awaken again..."
The "it" he referred to clearly meant the monster that killed him.
He could really see the crack in the sky?