episode_0052

Sister Ellen’s house was a single-story house, but it was very spacious.

I could see that a lot of consideration had been given to making it easy to get around in a wheelchair. The many handrails visible here and there must have been part of that.

A house built entirely for my younger sister, Yuren.

I went into that house.

Yuren was in front of her room.

“You… are telling me to be strong… . Why aren’t you caught by the guards?”

Although she has bright and gorgeous blonde hair like her older sister, she has her hair tied up for easy management, giving her a gentle impression.

However, the note she was holding in her arms was a kind of ‘weapon’ to her. The gaze looking at me while holding the weapon was strongly expressive of fear and wariness.

[Surveillance] is also there, of course. Considering how overprotective Elin is of her younger sister, it wouldn’t be strange if she had [Range Expansion] at level 2 or 3. [Remote Notification] is basic, and she probably has a [Summon] function as well.

“There are two possibilities. One, the hostility that can be read there is only superficial thinking. If you have a habit of double thinking, you can deceive them. ”

It’s not easy to learn and it’s mentally exhausting, but it’s quite rewarding once you learn it.

It is especially effective for awakened people who have the ability to read minds, because belief in transcendent rules makes people let their guard down.

“And there is a more positive possibility. The possibility that I have no animosity toward you or your sister. I hope you will view this more favorably.”

“… .”

The gaze looking at me deepened my distrust.

Well, even I would be suspicious. But.

“Then shall we talk inside?”

“Wait a minute, that’s my sister’s room… !”

There are times when you have to be skeptical but still have to hope.

I guess we can say that now is such a case.

I went into Elin’s room.

A double-height bookshelf fills three sides. Judging from the endless variety of books, I guess he tends to read a lot. The arrangement of the books is messy and gives the impression of being completely disorganized.

The only things that were neatly displayed in a row were not books, but rather slightly old action movie DVDs and Blu-rays.

And the bed.

Yuren gasped in surprise as she sat down on the bed.

“Why… Ah. Don’t worry about it. I don’t have much body odor, so the chairman won’t notice.”

Yuren entered the room hesitantly.

He stopped the wheelchair a little distance away and asked me.

“Is what you said on the phone really true?”

“I want to know what you’ll do if I tell you it’s not true. Will you kick me out? Even though you know what will happen next?”

“… .”

He approached Yuren, who was bowing her head and remaining silent.

He picked her up as she looked at him with frightened eyes.

She was startled and stiffened for a moment, but soon began to struggle. It wasn’t too difficult to subdue her, since her lower body didn’t move.

“What, what are you doing!”

When I put Yuren down on the bed, she freaked out and pulled the blanket over her body. Well, it didn’t matter because her legs weren’t moving.

Put your hand inside the long skirt and check the condition of your legs. Your muscles are stiff because you haven’t used them for a long time, but your body’s reaction itself is normal.

It feels ticklish too.

“You said you were cured with awakening ability but still can’t use it?”

“… Yes. The nerves have recovered, but my leg still won’t move.”

Yuren became paralyzed from the waist down in an accident when he was young. He received transfer treatment six months ago and all of his damaged nerves were restored, but he still cannot use his lower body.

You’ll probably be diagnosed with psychogenic depression, which means they don’t know the exact cause.

Transfer therapy can only be performed by the highest level healers who are completely managed by the state. Since doing this will prevent you from using your awakening abilities for a while, its use is controlled as a kind of national asset.

Of course, since it was the exclusive property of the ‘higher-ups’, it must have been quite difficult for Elin to receive transfer treatment from Yuren.

“Okay. While I’m at it, I’ll fix your leg too.”

“… What, do you mean?”

“Because it’s psychosomatic. I’m not a doctor, but if it’s a problem with your heart, I can fix it. You may not want to, but.”

Yuren’s expression turned pale.

“I, I don’t feel like it… .”

“When your leg gets better, the chairman and your sister won’t have to take care of you anymore, right? At least they’ll be less. Don’t you hate that?”

“Ma, that’s ridiculous!”

Yuren tried to straighten up and move away from me, but there was no way to escape from the bed in the corner of the room.

I approached Yuren and grabbed both of her arms and held them down. She was quite strong. However, since I didn’t have to worry about her lower body, it wasn’t hard to subdue her.

He looked down at that face and asked.

“Have you ever masturbated in this room, on this bed? Thinking of your sister, feeling your scent.”

“… !!!”

Yuren’s gaze trembled. She looked around as if asking for help. Of course, there was no one to help, so I decided to help.

I took out my cell phone and dialed a number I had never called before. I made it so that I could just press the call button and held it out in front of Yuren.

“Need help? Here. This is the chairman’s number, right? Call him if you need anything. He’ll probably drop everything and come help you, no matter what.”

“… … … … Ma… .”

“You’ll probably kill me if you see me, so I’ll have no choice but to tell you everything. Two secrets you absolutely don’t want to tell. No, three if you count the ones I just found out.”

“… … … Don’t… .”

Yuren turned her head away from her cell phone.

As if it were a burning soldering iron, as if I couldn’t stand the heat.

“You’d be surprised to find out that your younger brother was masturbating in his room. When he was paralyzed from the waist down, he couldn’t feel it, so he couldn’t do it. Then you’d think that the result of making him go through all that trouble to get treatment for this disease was leading your younger brother to sin.”

The word onanism, which refers to masturbation, comes from the Old Testament character Onan. He was punished by God for having an affair with his dead brother’s wife, and was killed.

Of course, there are complex circumstances surrounding the succession of property, but anyway, looking at the process by which the word came to be, we can see that there are people in the world who consider masturbation a sin.

And unfortunately for Yuren… the chairman was among them.

“What, on what basis… .”

“I can’t provide any evidence. But the chairman is smart, so wouldn’t he notice if he heard that? The meaning of the sheets and blankets being changed cleanly every time he was away from home for a long time for some reason.”

It must have been a hit.

Yuren flinched.

“Would he have been touched that his sick brother had done this for him? Or would he have been worried that he shouldn’t have overdone it, and instead got angry?”

I cringed again.

Elin really seems to be overprotective of him. She can’t hide it at all.

“Surely you didn’t erase the traces and leave them behind so that the chairman would be immersed in your scent… Oh, yeah, I guess you didn’t go that far.”

The blank, crazy look returned and the words trailed off.

I shouldn’t do that to Senior Saya either.

“In addition, if he found out that his younger brother had foreseen his future death and kept it a secret, even a chairman would be quite shocked.”

A secret that Yuren doesn’t want to tell the chairman even if she dies.

I know two things, three things including the masturbation issue I just found out about.

Well, let’s put the masturbation issue aside for now.

When Yuren became a Master, he gained a Master Skill called [Heavenly Vision]. This is a skill that allows him to randomly see the past, present, and future of people related to him.

And this was combined with Yuren’s original awakening ability [Angel’s Painting], and became a skill that allowed her to draw the visions she saw. At least for now.

Although it is ambiguous to use because the probability is random, being able to find out the target’s past or future is of great help in information warfare.

In reality, the Chairman would have already gotten rid of several of the Masters around him with Yuren’s help. This is only a setting, since it happened before the game started.

Anyway, the probability of this ability activating increases the more you know about your opponent. However, for some reason, Yuren has been lying that he cannot predict the chairman.

Why? That’s because the futures of the chairman she saw all lead to death.

Certain death.

As he continued to draw the gruesome deaths, Yuren’s heart reached its limit. A secret he did not want to admit, a secret he could never tell.

There was probably no need to mention the first secret.

Yuren looked at me with tearful eyes and said.

“Wow, what do you want… to… go…? If there’s something I can do… I’ll do anything… .”

I asked with a slight sense of security in my heart.

Sorry. I don’t really feel like saying that.

“Yeah? That’s good. But what can you do?”

Yuren paused for a moment.

His lips trembled as he tried to say something, but he closed them without being able to form a single syllable.

Only after a long time did he manage to stammer out the words that seemed to tear at his own heart.

“That’s right… . What can I do… . With my crippled legs… and the abilities I have… are no help at all… . All I can do is harass my sister… .”

He looked at me with empty eyes and asked.

“Why did you… Why did you come to me…? Even if you threaten me, I won’t do anything… .”

Before I could even answer, he came up with his own answer.

“Oh, no… . It was worth it… . Since she’s my sister’s younger sister… . I can give orders to my sister. But… I won’t do it. I can’t do that… . Even if… .”

“Even if I die? Don’t get ahead of yourself. That’s not what I came here for. I’m doing this on behalf of your sister.”

I snapped my fingers and gave him a hard slap on the forehead.

When you are feeling extremely negative, it is necessary to draw your attention to yourself like this.

“I told you. I didn’t come here with hostile intentions. If you’re going to do anything, trust what I say first.”

He said this while looking at Yuren, who had tears in her eyes, but with a different meaning than before.

“Let’s get a few things straight. You said you’d heal your legs, right? So there’s no problem with your legs. The abilities you have are useful. Don’t worry, I’ll put them to good use. Even if you’re not the chairman’s younger brother, you’re still valuable to me. Lastly… .”

Perhaps it was something he really wanted to hear.

A little light returned to the face that had been dark until just now.

I approached her and hugged her tightly. She trembled as if she was shaken, but she didn’t try to resist like before.

Easy! Too easy! I’m not your sister, but I’m worried!

“You may not realize it, but you’re incredibly beautiful. A beautiful person always has value, whether she realizes it or not.”

… and on top of that, she’s a quiet girl who complains about her own helplessness… .

It almost makes me wonder if this isn’t a sniping shot aimed at me.

“What is that… Huh?!”

He let out a weak groan and clung to me as I stroked his spine.

“Uh, uh… What is this… .”

“I told you. I’ll fix your leg, I’ll show you that your powers are useful, and I’ll make sure the chairman doesn’t die like that. At least I promise you won’t die before me. Of course, I have no intention of dying.”

I plan to live happily ever after with Senior Saya.

“Instead, you should do what you can, even if you don’t like it. There are a few things, but this is the first one.”

The reason Yuren’s breathing was strangely rapid while she was in my arms was definitely not just because of tension.

As I ran my thumb over her somewhat dry lips, she gently bit the tip of my finger against her lips, consciously or not.

As I pushed my finger in, he hesitated a bit but licked it carefully. I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of him looking like a puppy.

“Yes. I know. Now remember what I’m going to do to you.”

After hearing the next words, Yuren’s movements stopped.

He chewed over what he had heard over and over again, then spoke in a trembling voice.

“That, that’s… .”

“Let me tell you up front that this is not meant to be a harassing or a harassing thing. I will keep my promise. Even if it changes your relationship with the chairman, I will. But if you don’t like it… then what are you going to do? How are you going to solve your problem?”

This time, Yuren didn’t say anything.

I felt a little sorry for him as he shook his head, trying to find an answer and form words somehow.

“The correct answer is… ‘It’s none of your business.’ No matter how much you act like you know everything, you can’t rely on the likes of me. You have to talk to the chairman and find the answer together.”

“If that’s possible… If that’s possible, then it wouldn’t have come to this!”

okay.

Of course I know that too.

No matter how obvious the answer is, there are times when you can’t choose it. And in those cases, there is no more painful question than why you didn’t choose the right answer.

“Then… leave it to me. Even in the worst case scenario, there will be at least one person you can blame, right?”

A slight sense of despair appeared in Yuren’s agitated eyes.

“… … … … … … … … … What kind of person are you? Why can’t I have hallucinations? How on earth do you know all my secrets? And… can’t you do one thing for me, whether it’s kind or mean…?”

A tired, somewhat complaining voice.

I answered as best I could.

“What kind of person is he? Well… If I were to define him in one word, I would say he is ‘Saya-senpai’s love slave’… . And the last one won’t be my problem.”

Hope and love, one moment sweet and the next vicious.

It must be because Yuren’s heart, which seeks hope from me, is wavering that she ends up feeling that way.

Would that be the answer?

Yuren, who had hesitated for a while, nodded.

I decided to respond to her as she waited with her eyes closed.

I put my lips on the spot under her eyes where she had cried. The skin was swollen from the heat. I carefully traced the trace with my lips and licked it with my tongue so as not to make any strange sounds.

He wraps his right arm around Yuren and pulls her towards him, and supports her head with his right hand. The sound of her hair rustling feels good. It would be awkward to say something vulgar to her when she’s so nervous, but this isn’t bad.

After our warm lips met, I dug my tongue between her slightly parted teeth and Yuren obediently responded to the kiss. She also stretched out her arms and hugged me tightly.

As their tongues tangled and their saliva mixed, Yuren’s breathing began to become greatly irregular.

“… Are you okay?”

When I asked Yuren, who was out of breath, with my mouth open, I received a hazy answer.

In response to what I said earlier, you hesitated to say it.

“It’s okay… Okay… . I’ll remember it well… and teach it to my sister too… ”