56. A New Younger Sister

56. A New Younger Sister

“I’ve wanted an older sister since a long time ago!”

“Is that so?”

Iris, who was holding my hand and leading me, said in a lively voice. Waving her small arms and legs around and speaking loudly, it truly felt like the energy of a child.

“Yes! I have a friend next door, and she always brags about how amazing her older sister is, and every time I hear it, I get so jealous….”

“Hehe, then I’ll be your older sister. Though I can’t put you on the family registry.”

Iris chattered away. At her cute appearance, I suddenly reached out and stroked Iris’s head.

Silver strands flowed softly through my fingers. The feeling was different from my own pure white hair, and I couldn’t help but chuckle.

Iris didn’t seem to mind either. As I combed Iris’s hair with my fingers, I gently extended my tail and wrapped it around her.

“Wow…!”

Perhaps it was her first time seeing a beastman, Iris’s red eyes sparkled as she began to fiddle with my tail. Her small, white hands dug into my tail fur, and the adorable tickle made me tremble slightly.

“Is this your first time seeing a beastman?”

“Yes! I’ve only seen them in books!”

Iris answered my question while still touching my tail. She seemed to be concentrating all her attention on it.

After touching my tail for a long time, Iris suddenly seemed to realize something and tilted her head, asking.

“But big sister, aren’t beastman tails very important parts? I read in a book that beastman tails are only allowed to be touched by lovers!”

Hehe, I chuckled lightly and stroked Iris. Then I replied.

“No, that’s not true. Anyone who is somewhat close can touch it. Especially if you’re a younger sister, you can touch it however you want.”

“Really?”

“Of course. Reading books is good, but sometimes there’s incorrect information, so you need to be careful. Understand?”

“Yes!”

Iris smiled brightly. Facing the child, I smiled and headed towards the dormitory, led by Iris’s hand.

However, perhaps because Iris was too cute, our path was suddenly blocked by someone who intruded.

“Iris! What are you doing here? Where is your father?”

“Mob oppa?”

A nameless man wearing a uniform without gold trim. He seemed to be an Academy student, and perhaps not seeing me, he strode towards Iris.

And as his hand reached towards Iris’s head-

Tap!

“What do you think you’re doing.”

“Eh….”

I slapped his hand away, pulled Iris into my arms, and glared at him. How could he dare to attempt physical contact with a young child so lewdly?

“Iris, stick close to your big sister.”

“Huh? But this oppa is someone I know….”

“Be quiet for now.”

He glanced at my uniform collar, his face turned deathly pale, and then he began to tremble. I hugged Iris tighter and shot a sharp glare at the man.

“How can you try to sexually harass a child?”

“Me…? S-sexual harassment…?”

“You tried to touch her carelessly.”

According to what my sister repeatedly told me, a man carelessly touching a woman was a very dirty and despicable act. And yet, he tried to do that to such a small and delicate child.

I glared at the criminal without hiding my contempt. The man said, indignantly.

“N-no! How could I do such a thing to a child like this… I never intended that! I’ve often petted heads before….”

“You’ve done it often before?”

I immediately drew my sword and pointed its tip at the pedophile. As the pale white blade glinted, the man, perhaps out of fear, fell backward.

“This is unacceptable. You must be executed immediately….”

“W-wait a moment, big sister!”

I was thinking of using my connections to the Louer family to get rid of this sex offender, but Iris hastily stopped me.

“I-it’s okay, really! Please, stop!”

Iris cried out, her voice trembling. When I met her teary red eyes, I couldn’t help but soften.

Unavoidably, I cut the ground right in front of him with my sword and said coldly.

“Never come before Iris again.”

“Y-yes….”

The man fled in a hurry. Iris said, her voice moist.

“Big sister! Why are you doing that! Mob oppa is a good oppa….”

“Iris, you’re still young so you don’t know, but men shouldn’t touch women carelessly. That’s a really, really bad thing.”

Even in my past life, I often heard stories where the perpetrator wasn’t a stranger but an acquaintance. This world surely wouldn’t be much different.

That man must have befriended Iris and intended to use her, who knew nothing, to satisfy his desires. Or perhaps he already had. What a scoundrel….

I knelt down to meet Iris’s eye level and spoke slowly.

“Iris, you’re a pretty child, so you always have to be careful. Don’t let your guard down just because you’re close. Bad things tend to happen more often with people you know.”

“But just for petting my head….”

“Iris, when someone of the opposite sex who isn’t family touches you, it’s a very, very, extremely bad thing. You shouldn’t get close to the opposite sex carelessly. That man was taking advantage of your youth and ignorance. He’s a bad person, so you don’t need to pity him.”

“R-really…?”

Iris seemed to find it hard to believe, even as she said that. After all, it would be difficult to easily accept that someone you’ve trusted until now was actually bad. I also didn’t believe it easily when my sister first told me such things.

Perhaps it was because Iris was a commoner and hadn’t received proper education. Or perhaps it was because she had received only a partial education.

I gently stroked Iris’s head and said.

“It’s okay. If Iris doesn’t know something, big sister will teach you one by one. Don’t worry too much.”

“Yes….”

“My Iris, let’s make a promise, okay? Don’t follow strangers. Don’t let people of the opposite sex touch your body carelessly. Now, what did big sister say?”

“Don’t let them touch me carelessly….”

“That’s right. Iris is a good child, so you can keep what big sister said, right?”

“Yes…. But what about girls?”

“Girls are fine.”

Freya had said that.

Perhaps due to the shock of someone she knew committing a bad deed, Iris, looking dejected, led me towards the dormitory.

What terrible people, to do such a thing to such a cute child.

I decided that once we arrived at the dormitory, I would let her read some interesting novels, and with that thought, I followed Iris.

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“This is the Academy dormitory….”

“How is it?”

“It seems nicer than my house. Wow….”

Upon arriving at the dormitory, Iris looked around and exclaimed. I smiled lightly and said to Iris.

“Then shall we wash up first? Since we were outside for a long time.”

Although I ended up picking up a child like this, I had originally gone for a walk to wake myself up, so I hadn’t showered yet. I felt a slight stickiness on my body, so I prepared to enter the bathroom.

“I already washed this morning, so I’m fine.”

“Is that so?”

However, Iris shook her head, saying she didn’t need to wash. I said, flustered.

“But sisters should wash together….”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Iris, you’re an only child so you might not know, but older sisters and younger sisters always wash together. The older sister washes the younger sister, and the younger sister washes the older sister.”

That’s why when I was in the North, I always went into the bathhouse with my sister. Even though Iris and I aren’t blood sisters, as older and younger sisters, isn’t it only right that we wash together?

Iris sighed at my words. I quietly added.

“But if Iris doesn’t want to wash, you don’t have to. Washing twice would be unnecessary….”

“Ah, no. If everyone does it, I’ll do it too!”

Iris suddenly became enthusiastic. I smiled and nodded.

“Then let’s go in together. Since we’re washing together, I’ll also teach you in detail how to wash your body.”

“Yes!”

It was time to showcase the skills I had acquired from being touched by my sister countless times. As I decided to teach the small and cute Iris how to shower, I reached out to Iris.

“I’ll take off your underwear.”

“I can take it off myself….”

“It’s normal for the person you’re washing with to help. Understand?”

“Yes….”

I slowly began to undress Iris. Her soft skin brushed against my hand. After a moment, having undressed Iris, I turned around and asked her.

“Now, Iris, this time you take mine off.”

“Yes.”

Her small and cute hands brushed against my back. The hooks came undone, and my underwear was removed. Finally, as I became naked with her clumsy touch, I smiled at Iris and said.

“Well, let’s go in.”

As I entered the bathroom with my new younger sister, I quietly thought.

I wonder if Freya is doing well without me. Is she perhaps lost in the snow while training?

“Big sister? What are you thinking about?”

“Hmm… No, it’s nothing.”

Such worries about Freya melted away like spring snow as soon as I saw Iris in front of me.

Yes, what’s important is now.

Freya is almost an adult, and she’s surely doing fine.

I shook my head to clear my mind and began to wash Iris.