episode_0054

A woman who calls me sister and rubs her cheek against mine.

…What is this, a doppelganger?

He cast his gaze at Crow, meaning to ask for an explanation.

‘I woke up from a deep sleep and what the heck is this?’

“… First, explain one by one. Why am I in the mansion? I was clearly asleep in the cave. ”

“Is that where it starts? That’s… .”

Crow opened his mouth with an expression like an American who just figured out that a hamburger tastes twice as good with two patties.

Her explanation was as follows:

First. Immediately after the TS Brigade’s dragon subjugation, the Academy announced the early end of the survival test.

Afterwards, the instructors who had been waiting used a teleportation magic circle and brought the cadets straight back to the academy.

“When I got back, you were already asleep, so I thought you would know… .”

“I just slept soundly? I guess the kids moved me while I was sleeping.”

“You didn’t wake up even in that chaos? The dragon’s roar was so loud that it could be heard in a nearby village… .”

Even I seemed to be sleeping without even blinking an eye during that time.

… I thought to myself that it was absurd.

No, you were so tired that you could sleep soundly even when the dragon was crying?

Even though I’ve had a hard time lately because of the midterms, does this make sense?

Midterms, scary kid.

But I didn’t want to cry in front of my subordinates about how hard it was because of the midterm exam.

I talked around moderately.

“If I fall asleep, I don’t even know if someone picks me up.”

“Oh, is that so?!”

“Yeah. About two months ago, you were panting on top of me and still sleeping well, right? ”

“Oh, hoo… Then while you’re sleeping, what should I do…?”

-Mumble mumble.

Crow muttered something from afar, suspicious of my attitude of trying to pass it off as nothing serious.

I quickly changed the subject.

“Then what is this? Is it my doppelganger?”

“Sister, sister~!”

“… Could you be quiet for a moment?”

A very fundamental question: What is that thing rubbing its balls against me so excitedly right now?

Ignoring her bright and cheerful answer for the time being, Crow, who had been mumbling continuously, finally came to his senses.

“That’s right, during the dragon subjugation. There was a battle with the secret society I mentioned earlier.”

“… … !!!? Explain in detail. Don’t leave out a single word.”

Crow and I became serious at the mention of ‘secret society’.

Afterwards, Crow described what he saw in as much detail as possible.

A sudden encounter with the mastermind of the enemy. A suspicious magic that didn’t work on me.

And this woman who joined us while trying to restore the dragon.

… question marks multiplied endlessly in my head.

“Hey, let me ask you the most important thing first. They tried to revive the dragon? ”

“Yes. By using that person.”

“… How do you know the dragon will be resurrected? For what purpose?”

“… … I don’t know.”

The knowledge of the ‘original’ that only I should know, the resurrection of the dragon.

How do they know that?

… Are there any other people who are like me? Or was there a backstory to the sudden development of the dragon being resurrected?

After thinking about it for a moment, I quickly turned my gaze towards the woman in question.

I heard that even though people called her a pig and such, she was on the same side.

I thought maybe she knew something.

“Hey, you. What’s your name?”

“Huh~? Sister, brother!!”

“… Other than that, your name. What do people call you?”

“I’ve heard the most that it’s the year of the pig… Oh, no, it’s not a pig!! Look, my belly is only a little protruding?”

-Holladang.

When I asked her name, she suddenly lifted up her robe.

Then, the lower half of her body, naked, appeared right before my eyes.

… No, I understand that you don’t wear anything above that level, but not wearing underwear is crossing the line.

Are you an exhibitionist, perverted barbarian?

My mouth opened without me knowing.

“… Yeah. But why aren’t you wearing underwear?”

“Underwear? They gave me some, but I didn’t want to wear them!”

“… … Aren’t you embarrassed to show your naked body like this in front of people?”

“Not at all!”

There was a brief question and answer session.

Aren’t you embarrassed to do this? Yeah, I’m not embarrassed.

… This kid is lacking in a lot of things.

My voice became a little gentler.

‘I guess you received your sex education through fantasy novels.’

“… Should I take off my robe for now? You don’t show off your precious place so easily~.”

“I’m not a pig, am I?”

“Yeah, yeah.”

“Hehe, unnie, you’re the best!!”

She started rubbing her balls against me again.

It seems like she was really upset that people over there called her ‘pig year’.

… It was definitely a bit on the chubby side, but I guess I shouldn’t say anything about it.

After that, I continued to interrogate him as if he were a newborn baby.

Let’s assume his mental age is that of a 10 year old.

The effect was outstanding.

“So, what do you say when you introduce yourself to others?”

“Ugh~ I don’t know because I’ve never done that!”

“Where are your parents? What are their names?”

“I don’t know!”

‘… I guess you’re an orphan.’

From what I hear, she’s probably an orphan who was abandoned at a young age.

Crow and I looked a little pitiful.

Crow in particular seemed to overlap even more because they had similar origins.

My voice became even softer.

“I see~ Then, how old is our young lady?”

“Eung~ Twenty!! Just like my sister!!”

“The people who said bad things to you raised you?”

“No! I grew up on my own! You didn’t even give them food, and you usually kept me locked up?”

…moisture welled up in my eyes.

No, you’re locking the kid up without even feeding him properly?

They’re not a family-loving dark side like us. They’re just a bunch of human scum.

I hugged her tightly without realizing it.

-Hug.

“… Hehe. My sister hugged me~.”

“Okay, okay. Well, can I ask you a few more questions?”

“Yeah!!”

After that, I continued to question the pitiful woman.

First, have you ever been treated badly by that organization?

… Fortunately, it seems like that didn’t happen.

He said that he didn’t touch her even once and left her locked in her room except when he was taking her on a ‘mission’.

Second, what was the ‘mission’?

The work of treating various things.

It is said that their main job was to treat injured people.

I’ve heard some people write that even after they recovered, they would still get bloody every few days…

Probably used for torture.

Third, do you know the name or purpose of the organization?

at all.

Fourth. You look exactly like me. Did they do something to you to change your face?

No. At least as far as she could remember, she had always been like this.

…the survey is over. My expression distorted.

‘Is it because of me? I’m so sorry, what should I do…?’

My guess was this.

Given that they know of the dragon’s resurrection, we must assume they have knowledge of the ‘original’ work.

As such, they must have known in advance that the 3rd princess Esti would die at the age of 10 in the original work.

So they used some kind of method to prepare a child who looked exactly like me.

If the imperial family begins to collapse as in the original, he will take control of it with him at the forefront.

But I’m still alive and well, and the royal family is still intact.

The child who had been prepared with great effort was now useless.

Fortunately, his divine power was so great that he was able to keep his life…

They really just take advantage of you. They don’t treat you any better than that.

Because to them, he’s just a useless puppet.

The assailant who attacked Crow could have just abandoned him and run away without any hesitation.

They would insult me by calling me a pig and all, and they wouldn’t even provide me with sex education.

Now, this all makes sense.

… Well, it’s hard to be 100 percent sure based on testimony alone.

Whatever happened, there was no change to the fact that he was truly a pitiful child.

Compassion boiled over.

“What should I do, I feel so bad… .”

“Huh? Don’t you feel bad for me? I’m the happiest person in the world because I met my sister?”

“… … Ah, I feel like crying.”

Even the child did not know that he was pitiful, which made him doubly pitiful.

… Strangely, I think my sisters often said this to me when they saw me, but I guess it’s just my imagination. Yeah.

Anyway, I asked one last time.

“Then why do you call me unnie?”

“Ugh… Because you’re my sister!!”

“… … .”

The reason you call me sister is…

There was no other explanation than that the undercover agents over there had done something.

It seems like they brainwashed me or put me under some kind of suggestion, because it was my fate to act like that someday.

… a girl who was used her entire life without even being given a name.

My eyes became even more moist.

“Okay, then… you can call me unnie. I’ll allow it.”

“Hehe, unnie~!!”

“Yeah, yeah. And… I’m going to give you a name?”

“Really~!!?”

That’s why I decided to give her a name, even if it was late.

It would be absolutely impossible to accept her as a member of the royal family, but I could at least make her a sister.

And, the name I will give to my sister is…

“———Steve. How is it?”

“… … !!!? Oh, Estee. That’s the saintess’s… .”

“What’s wrong? Hey, he uses divine powers too. Isn’t it good for him to show off as a stylist?”

My name as a ‘saint’. Stie.

It was a very fitting name for her, who was good at using divine powers.

What’s more, I was thinking of making her the saint of the TS Brigade.

It would be difficult to have someone who looks exactly like me, so I guess I’ll have to use a recognition-blocking spell on my face while I’m out and about…

That’s what happened to me too. Yeah.

Let’s laugh with that meaning…

She, no, Stier, laughed heartily.

“Yeah, sis!! I’m going to be a stylist starting today!!!”

-Tiring!

[Current favorability rating of ‘Steve (20 years old, female)’ toward the target: 100 (Max)]

“… … Okay, please take care of me in the future. Stee.”

“Sister, you’re the best!!!”

Yes, today.

I have a poor sister.

* * *

After a while.

“Then sis!! Let’s do choo choo, choo choo!!”

‘… … Are you talking about ‘Bijou’? Where did you learn such things?’

-Pick, pick.

Stier, who asked for Bijou because she was so happy to become my sister.

‘Baiser’ was one of the greetings in Abruen.

A greeting that often appears in Western movies, where one kisses the other on both cheeks alternately.

In Abruzzo, it was a greeting given to people who were a bit more intimate, like family, for example…

I made it easy for you.

I secretly felt sorry for her, who had never done anything like this before.

Her lips were pursed.

“Okay, now it’s your turn… .”

“Oww, not this~ Look at this. Like this!!”

“… … ?”

Stier’s face came rushing to me.

Where her lips were headed… towards my lips.

since,

-side.

“… … … !!!!!?”

The sound of lips puckering echoed faintly throughout the room.

… No, kid. Why are you sticking your tongue out?