Tateyama Ayano ☀ Scarlet Sunrise (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
heroicsacrifeyes) wrote2014-10-22 09:46 am
heroicsacrifeyes) wrote2014-10-22 09:46 am
Memories 2-4, Skills 1-2
Memory 2, Call me Onee-chan!
Form: A rag-doll with the tag 'are you real?' (1/4)
What it is:
"I’m home!"
Suddenly, a voice, clearly audible even through the door, rang from the entrance, and with that voice, my heartbeat began to accelerate at an alarming pace. Right afterwards, there was the pattering of energetic footsteps, the clatter of a door being pulled open, and then sudden silence. It was easy to conclude that the “big sister” had come home. From her voice, she seemed like quite a lively person. Not a dark, scheming type. Wait, but maybe, what if, she really was a scheming type…?
……No, what am I thinking? Up until now, hadn’t I been the target of hatred from people who had deemed me “evil” without having even come into contact with me? Even so, I’d done the same thing based on only a voice just now. How horrible of me. I won’t know for sure until I see it. That’s just how humans are. With my resolve steeled, I walked out of the bathroom. Judging by the sound earlier, the girl must have gone directly to the Children’s Room right after coming home. Which means, it was likely that Seto and Kido had already finished their introductions with the “big sister”. Though there’ll definitely be some nervousness, if it’s those two, I’m sure they’ll be ok. Even if they couldn’t really converse properly due to nerves, at least they won’t end up saying anything overly harsh or cold. They might even already be chatting away happily by this point. As these hypotheses ran through my head, I approached the door to the Children’s Room, taking a deep breath and laying a hand on the door handle.
However, the moment I was about to pull open the door, a ridiculous-sounding “Gueh!” came from inside.
……Hold on.
I’ve heard this voice before, somewhere. It must be… a long time ago, in a park… As my thoughts approached that conclusion, I came to a stunning realization, pulling the door open quickly.
As I expected, I saw a girl curled up on the ground, moaning as she writhed in pain. Standing to one side, Kido’s gaze traveled back and forth between me and the fallen girl, muttering, “W-why didn’t he turn back when I punched him… Why are there two Kanos…?”
Having seen the situation up to this point, I slammed the door to the Children’s Room shut, before sprinting back towards the bathroom, locking the door and sinking to my knees.
"Oh, God, please don’t…"
This was absolutely terrible. Though there was no use in complaining to a deity that might or might not even exist, I still couldn’t stop myself from voicing my thoughts. Who would’ve thought that the “big sister” would be the girl I met in that park…? This was too much of a coincidence. Do things like this even happen in the world? Rather, who on earth is in charge of making things like this happen? You’d better own up. I’ll never forgive you.
…No, If it was just that, then a simple “Oh, what a coincidence!” should suffice.
But seeing the position she was in just now, she definitely had just been on the receiving end of a heavy blow, courtesy of Kido. There’s no doubt about it. Now that I think of it, she probably ran into the room, saying something like “I’m Onee-chan~!” as a self-introduction. Towards her future younger siblings, this kind of interaction shouldn’t be seen as odd at all. In fact, it should be a happy occasion. However, even that cute gesture must have been seen as terribly unforgivable from Kido’s point of view. While nervously awaiting the arrival of the “big sister,” I, who was currently embroiled in an argument with her, suddenly barged into the room in the form of the girl I’d often turned into, saying something ridiculous like, “I’m Onee-chan~!”
Well…….
"……She’s definitely going to beat me up."
As though to drown out my muttering, a loud pounding suddenly came from the door. Right afterwards, the doorknob began clattering as someone twisted it violently from outside. I couldn’t help letting out a yelp of fright.
"You’re inside, aren’t you? Come out. Now."
Kido spoke with a calm-sounding tone, but all I really heard was “I’m going to kill you.”
I had looked forward to Kido finally talking to me again for a whole week, but I never thought it would be under this kind of situation. This world was really incredibly horrible.
"M-my stomach kind of hurts……"
"Got it. I’ll put you out of your misery, so get out here."
"Eeeek—! C-come on, give me a break here…! I didn’t know things would end up like this…!" I begged with what was probably the most pathetic tone of voice I’ve ever used in my life. Right afterwards, there was a huge, resounding bang on the door, as though it was about to be knocked down.
"Aah, I can’t run now. If I take this hit, I’ll probably die." With this kind of realization, I resignedly opened the door.
Needless to say, Kido’s expression was that of complete, utter fury.
"Any last words?"
"……Then let me just say—— Gah—!!"
I’d only gotten halfway through the sentence when Kido’s powerful blow connected with my chest. Unable to stand the force, I fell towards the bathroom floor.
……Why’d you ask me for my last words if you weren’t going to let me finish? Aaah… My consciousness was drifting. Seto, even when I’m gone, you can’t lose to Kido, ok? You have to be strong and survive.
"…Huh? You’re…"
Someone’s voice floated from the distance. Who could it be?
"I knew it! You’re the kid I met in the park before! Wow~ what a coincidence!"
My consciousness was pulled from the brink of oblivion by the girl’s voice. Getting up hastily in spite of the pain, I saw the young girl smiling down at me. Semi-long black hair and jet-black eyes… It was the girl from that day, almost completely unchanged from that day.
"It’s been a long time! Do you still remember me?"
That form, that voice, that smell… I hadn’t forgotten, not even for a single day. Right after we’d said “Let’s play together again tomorrow,” we’d never seen each other again. To think that we’d reunite under these circumstances……
……But well, the fact that the setting of the reunion is the bathroom was a bit…
"Ah, y-your stomach…"
Perhaps thinking of how she had hit her earlier, Kido rubbed the other girl’s stomach with a worried expression.
"Hm? No problem! None at all! I’ve had training, after all!" The girl puffed out her chest proudly as she spoke, adding, “I won’t die by any normal means, you know! But I was surprised! I didn’t think I’d get punched so suddenly! Aah, you really have a super strong Ultimate Attack!" The girl gave a bright smile, patting Kido on the head.
Kido looked embarrassed, but at the same time, she spoke. “I’m sorry… But it’s all Kano’s fault,” she said, casually pushing all the blame onto me.
"Ah, you said that earlier too. What’s going on?" The girl asked, tilting her head.
"N-no! It’s nothing! There’s a deeper reason to this…"
Feeling extremely guilty, I gave the first answer I could think of.
"A deeper reason? Hmmm, that sounds interesting…"
The fact that I’d used that phrase seemed to pique the girl’s interest even further. She stared at me with a wondering expression. Once again, I was met with the realization that the form, sound, smell of this girl was completely identical with that girl in my memories. Speaking of which… why did this girl’s form stay so deeply in my mind after just such a short meeting? Even just remembering the form of that cat took me a long time, after all… Seeing my stuttering, unclear attempts at a response, the girl gave a smile, saying, “Well~ Never mind~”
"Leaving that for now, let’s introduce ourselves! Introductions! Alright?" She turned as she spoke, quickly making her way back towards the room.
Seeing her actions, Kido took a glance towards me, before saying harshly, “Don’t think I’ve forgiven you. You’re going to have to explain this later.” Afterwards, she turned to follow after the other girl.
It seems Kido was still hostile towards me. Estimating that the other two had already returned to the room, I heaved a long sigh before heading back as well.
~~~
After returning to the room, I did what I could to calm Seto down. He looked at me with tears in his eyes, saying, “I really thought you were going to be killed…” The fact that I hadn’t died was probably only thanks to luck, though. If I’d been hit somewhere more serious, I likely would have actually died. At the girl’s instruction, the three of us sat down in a row, directly facing her.
"Then, it’s time for introductions!" The girl looked very excited, as though she’d been waiting for this moment for a long time. "I’m Ayano. Tateyama Ayano! All of you have to call me Onee-chan, ok?"
At a stark contrast from Ayaka-san’s attitude earlier, that there’s “no need to call her Mom if we didn’t want to”, the girl called Ayano puffed her chest out as she spoke these words.
"M-my name is Kido Tsubomi. It’s nice to meet you." Kido immediately said with a small smile.
From beside her, Seto watched this exchange with an incredibly shocked expression. It was no wonder. After all, Kido had a friendly expression that she rarely ever showed to us, and gave out her first name, which she had always refused to tell us, so easily. This shock was natural. I bit back the comment that “that’s an unexpectedly docile display for Kido,” merely looked on with a slightly displeased feeling.
After that, Seto also made his introduction, “I’m Seto Kousuke…”
Though it was really short, he was able to give a proper introduction, so it did indicate effort on his part. When I had first met him, it had taken him several hours to work up the courage to get out of his bed, never mind self-introductions. In that way, it does seem that he’s grown quite a lot. Finally, it was my turn. “I’m Kano Shuuya. Nice to meet you,” I said.
The girl had only made small noises of acknowledgement up until my turn, but after I spoke, she let out a laugh, saying, “Now I finally know your name!”
I looked down, feeling a building blush, and mumbled a light, “Ah, yeah.”
"Al~right, now that everyone’s told me their names, it’s about time to……" Right after the round of self-introductions, the girl spoke, beginning to look a little anxious for the first time. All three of us tilted our heads in confusion at her words. About time to… to what? Judging from her tone, it seems like something that was planned from the beginning, but it was hard to tell what exactly she was referring to from her expression alone. We waited for her words in silence, but what the nervous-looking girl said next was a bit of an anti-climax. "It’s about time to call me O-Onee-chan, isn’t it?" She looked towards us as she spoke. "C-conversely, Onee-san is ok too, if you want!"
She continued to glance intermittently towards us, though… I don’t think “conversely” is the right word to use there. But I see. So it’s about that. So it seems she wants her newly acquired siblings - us - to acknowledge her as an older sister. Looking at the others, Seto had a blank expression on his face, but Kido seemed to be carefully deliberating things in her mind.
After only a moment, she made a soft noise of affirmation, before looking towards the girl, calling out, “Onee-chan.” The girl looked elated, and reached out a hand to pat Kido on the head, saying, “Tsubomi~! So~ cute!” After a moment, she suddenly turned towards Seto and me.
Her glittering eyes clearly spelled out “It’s your turn to call me Onee-chan next!”, and both Seto and I shrank back a bit from the sudden sense of pressure. "W-what’s wrong? I’m Onee-chan, right? Come on…" As she said this, she leaned even closer. In truth, it felt like she was giving off a dangerous aura at this point.
"O-onee-chan!" Seto called out, unable to take this pressure.
Though he said it with an air of “getting it over with,” the girl didn’t seem to mind at all, and reached out to pat Seto’s head as well with a “Nice to meet you~! Kousuke~!”
Seto, surprisingly, looked gratified. That means I was the only one left. The girl captured my gaze in hers, beginning to inch towards me once more. Well, just calling her what she wanted to be called would be the best way to go, but honestly, I’d thought she was “the same age as me” or “a year younger” when we first met, so this did feel a little weird.
However, the girl couldn’t read my thoughts, so she came closer, saying, “Come on~ I’m Onee-chan~”
That’s enough. I’ve got to give in at this point. Even if it’d be weird, it’s just a title. It won’t be a big deal once I just say it.
"N-nee-chan."
The moment that I said that, it felt that, somehow, something in my heart had quietly slipped into hiding. Though, at least, after I’d called her that, my mind seemed to have begun registering her as an “older sister” properly. The girl blinked, as though in surprise, at my words. “Nee-chan… so there’s that too, huh…” I wondered about the meaning of her words, but after a moment, she said, “Oh well, that’s good too! Nice to meet you, Shuuya!” At the same time, she reached out to pat my head.
That was the very moment that the girl before me became “Nee-chan” in my heart. Getting a head pat from her was different from the one with Ayaka-san. This one made me feel a little uneasy. Perhaps due to the embarrassment, I pulled back surreptitiously, but Nee-chan immediately puffed out her cheeks, saying, “You dodged just now, didn’t you~?” It shouldn’t be a surprise. It was humiliating to receive a head pat in front of the others, after all. "One more time!" Seeing her extend her arm with a frown, for some reason, I wasn’t able to refuse. When she was still just “the girl,” I’d definitely just stutteringly brush off the demand, but now that I thought of her as an older sister, that wasn’t possible anymore. I leaned back towards her with an air of resignation, and she placed a hand on my hair, affectionately rubbing my head while saying “Go~od boy~!” My body froze, taut from the awkward situation, and I could see Kido giggling at me after noticing this.
……Just how long is this going to last?
Right then, I had wanted it to end as soon as possible, but at the same time… there was a feeling that I wanted it to continue forever. Looking back, it might be the case that I’d transferred the affection I had for my mom onto my sister. After all… from that day, that moment, up until “the very very end”… I was never, not even once, able to go against her wishes.
What she learned:
- It's the day her siblings are getting adopted and she is oh so excited 8D ...And then her new little sister punches her for some reason.
- Tsubomi thinks she's Shuuya even though they clearly don't look alike?? Sora knows about Kano's deceiving power so she'll understand the context
- She met Shuuya before they were adopted but never got his name (and apparently he'd been taking on her appearance wow)
- Tsubomi has an amazing punch, super high level!!
- Her name is Tateyama Ayano
- Levelled up in headpats
- ...The way she's acting is kind of embarrassing to look back on, huh?
Memory 3, Folding cranes out of her failed tests for Shintaro
Form: Blank cards (1/1)
What it is:
During these fleeting days, where nothing ever happens
I sit in the same seat as always.
"Well then, what do you think?"
As if attempting again,
The textbook without numbers said something.
If you're asking about my results
Well, they're fine I guess.
On this scrap paper was a 100% perfect score.
While grinning shyly,
You sat down on the chair next to me,
You, the one with a low grade.
Outside the window, there's nothing that I wish for
Because I'll already know what will happen.
"Hey, if that's how it is, then that's really boring."
You always seemed so cheerful.
What she learned:
- She's friends with a boy named Shintaro who is a SUPER GENIUS WOW SO COOL *_*
- Compared to him, she's not impressive at all, her scores are bad compared to anyone's really. Ayano is a bad student no matter how hard she tries.
- But Shintaro is depressed and doesn't see any point to anything, so she's determined to help him and will smile for him and try to cheer him up
- She's skilled at making paper cranes so she folds them for him out of all her tests
Memory 4, Cooking lessons with Takane
Form: Water bottle (1/4)
What it is:
A short ten second scene from the end credits where she's giving Takane cooking lessons, but Takane is really bad at it, and her friend Haruka and her father (who is Takane and Haruka's teacher) keeping spying on them and trying to get food.
What she learned:
- Who Takane and Haruka are, older senpai friends!! Ayano is now aware of all her important CR
- That she can actually cook, which makes the fact that she doesn't have her good cooking skills back even worse I'm sorry Ruby
- Her father is a bit of a dork but she loves him and is a massive daddy's girl and has to take care of him as much as he takes care of her
- AYANO IS THE BOSS OF THE KITCHEN I'm so sorry Ruby
Skill 1, TERRIBLE cooking
Form: A storybook
What it is: "What’s dinner going to be like today~? I hope it’s nothing else unthinkable again."
Ayano got back knowledge of recipes and what she needs to do, but no actual skill or experience of cooking, so it's at her starter level of tasting awful oh god Ayano what did you put in this. One day she will get back actual good cooking. One day.
Skill 2, Red eyes
Form: A small silver vial
What it is: The 'Favouring Eyes' are Ayano's extremely ill-defined powers. Basically her eyes will start glowing red all the time beyond her control, she will be projecting her emotions onto people and sharing them. This will evolve into her being able to feel other's emotions as well, and letting others feel them as their own. Empathy party for everyone!
Form: A rag-doll with the tag 'are you real?' (1/4)
What it is:
"I’m home!"
Suddenly, a voice, clearly audible even through the door, rang from the entrance, and with that voice, my heartbeat began to accelerate at an alarming pace. Right afterwards, there was the pattering of energetic footsteps, the clatter of a door being pulled open, and then sudden silence. It was easy to conclude that the “big sister” had come home. From her voice, she seemed like quite a lively person. Not a dark, scheming type. Wait, but maybe, what if, she really was a scheming type…?
……No, what am I thinking? Up until now, hadn’t I been the target of hatred from people who had deemed me “evil” without having even come into contact with me? Even so, I’d done the same thing based on only a voice just now. How horrible of me. I won’t know for sure until I see it. That’s just how humans are. With my resolve steeled, I walked out of the bathroom. Judging by the sound earlier, the girl must have gone directly to the Children’s Room right after coming home. Which means, it was likely that Seto and Kido had already finished their introductions with the “big sister”. Though there’ll definitely be some nervousness, if it’s those two, I’m sure they’ll be ok. Even if they couldn’t really converse properly due to nerves, at least they won’t end up saying anything overly harsh or cold. They might even already be chatting away happily by this point. As these hypotheses ran through my head, I approached the door to the Children’s Room, taking a deep breath and laying a hand on the door handle.
However, the moment I was about to pull open the door, a ridiculous-sounding “Gueh!” came from inside.
……Hold on.
I’ve heard this voice before, somewhere. It must be… a long time ago, in a park… As my thoughts approached that conclusion, I came to a stunning realization, pulling the door open quickly.
As I expected, I saw a girl curled up on the ground, moaning as she writhed in pain. Standing to one side, Kido’s gaze traveled back and forth between me and the fallen girl, muttering, “W-why didn’t he turn back when I punched him… Why are there two Kanos…?”
Having seen the situation up to this point, I slammed the door to the Children’s Room shut, before sprinting back towards the bathroom, locking the door and sinking to my knees.
"Oh, God, please don’t…"
This was absolutely terrible. Though there was no use in complaining to a deity that might or might not even exist, I still couldn’t stop myself from voicing my thoughts. Who would’ve thought that the “big sister” would be the girl I met in that park…? This was too much of a coincidence. Do things like this even happen in the world? Rather, who on earth is in charge of making things like this happen? You’d better own up. I’ll never forgive you.
…No, If it was just that, then a simple “Oh, what a coincidence!” should suffice.
But seeing the position she was in just now, she definitely had just been on the receiving end of a heavy blow, courtesy of Kido. There’s no doubt about it. Now that I think of it, she probably ran into the room, saying something like “I’m Onee-chan~!” as a self-introduction. Towards her future younger siblings, this kind of interaction shouldn’t be seen as odd at all. In fact, it should be a happy occasion. However, even that cute gesture must have been seen as terribly unforgivable from Kido’s point of view. While nervously awaiting the arrival of the “big sister,” I, who was currently embroiled in an argument with her, suddenly barged into the room in the form of the girl I’d often turned into, saying something ridiculous like, “I’m Onee-chan~!”
Well…….
"……She’s definitely going to beat me up."
As though to drown out my muttering, a loud pounding suddenly came from the door. Right afterwards, the doorknob began clattering as someone twisted it violently from outside. I couldn’t help letting out a yelp of fright.
"You’re inside, aren’t you? Come out. Now."
Kido spoke with a calm-sounding tone, but all I really heard was “I’m going to kill you.”
I had looked forward to Kido finally talking to me again for a whole week, but I never thought it would be under this kind of situation. This world was really incredibly horrible.
"M-my stomach kind of hurts……"
"Got it. I’ll put you out of your misery, so get out here."
"Eeeek—! C-come on, give me a break here…! I didn’t know things would end up like this…!" I begged with what was probably the most pathetic tone of voice I’ve ever used in my life. Right afterwards, there was a huge, resounding bang on the door, as though it was about to be knocked down.
"Aah, I can’t run now. If I take this hit, I’ll probably die." With this kind of realization, I resignedly opened the door.
Needless to say, Kido’s expression was that of complete, utter fury.
"Any last words?"
"……Then let me just say—— Gah—!!"
I’d only gotten halfway through the sentence when Kido’s powerful blow connected with my chest. Unable to stand the force, I fell towards the bathroom floor.
……Why’d you ask me for my last words if you weren’t going to let me finish? Aaah… My consciousness was drifting. Seto, even when I’m gone, you can’t lose to Kido, ok? You have to be strong and survive.
"…Huh? You’re…"
Someone’s voice floated from the distance. Who could it be?
"I knew it! You’re the kid I met in the park before! Wow~ what a coincidence!"
My consciousness was pulled from the brink of oblivion by the girl’s voice. Getting up hastily in spite of the pain, I saw the young girl smiling down at me. Semi-long black hair and jet-black eyes… It was the girl from that day, almost completely unchanged from that day.
"It’s been a long time! Do you still remember me?"
That form, that voice, that smell… I hadn’t forgotten, not even for a single day. Right after we’d said “Let’s play together again tomorrow,” we’d never seen each other again. To think that we’d reunite under these circumstances……
……But well, the fact that the setting of the reunion is the bathroom was a bit…
"Ah, y-your stomach…"
Perhaps thinking of how she had hit her earlier, Kido rubbed the other girl’s stomach with a worried expression.
"Hm? No problem! None at all! I’ve had training, after all!" The girl puffed out her chest proudly as she spoke, adding, “I won’t die by any normal means, you know! But I was surprised! I didn’t think I’d get punched so suddenly! Aah, you really have a super strong Ultimate Attack!" The girl gave a bright smile, patting Kido on the head.
Kido looked embarrassed, but at the same time, she spoke. “I’m sorry… But it’s all Kano’s fault,” she said, casually pushing all the blame onto me.
"Ah, you said that earlier too. What’s going on?" The girl asked, tilting her head.
"N-no! It’s nothing! There’s a deeper reason to this…"
Feeling extremely guilty, I gave the first answer I could think of.
"A deeper reason? Hmmm, that sounds interesting…"
The fact that I’d used that phrase seemed to pique the girl’s interest even further. She stared at me with a wondering expression. Once again, I was met with the realization that the form, sound, smell of this girl was completely identical with that girl in my memories. Speaking of which… why did this girl’s form stay so deeply in my mind after just such a short meeting? Even just remembering the form of that cat took me a long time, after all… Seeing my stuttering, unclear attempts at a response, the girl gave a smile, saying, “Well~ Never mind~”
"Leaving that for now, let’s introduce ourselves! Introductions! Alright?" She turned as she spoke, quickly making her way back towards the room.
Seeing her actions, Kido took a glance towards me, before saying harshly, “Don’t think I’ve forgiven you. You’re going to have to explain this later.” Afterwards, she turned to follow after the other girl.
It seems Kido was still hostile towards me. Estimating that the other two had already returned to the room, I heaved a long sigh before heading back as well.
~~~
After returning to the room, I did what I could to calm Seto down. He looked at me with tears in his eyes, saying, “I really thought you were going to be killed…” The fact that I hadn’t died was probably only thanks to luck, though. If I’d been hit somewhere more serious, I likely would have actually died. At the girl’s instruction, the three of us sat down in a row, directly facing her.
"Then, it’s time for introductions!" The girl looked very excited, as though she’d been waiting for this moment for a long time. "I’m Ayano. Tateyama Ayano! All of you have to call me Onee-chan, ok?"
At a stark contrast from Ayaka-san’s attitude earlier, that there’s “no need to call her Mom if we didn’t want to”, the girl called Ayano puffed her chest out as she spoke these words.
"M-my name is Kido Tsubomi. It’s nice to meet you." Kido immediately said with a small smile.
From beside her, Seto watched this exchange with an incredibly shocked expression. It was no wonder. After all, Kido had a friendly expression that she rarely ever showed to us, and gave out her first name, which she had always refused to tell us, so easily. This shock was natural. I bit back the comment that “that’s an unexpectedly docile display for Kido,” merely looked on with a slightly displeased feeling.
After that, Seto also made his introduction, “I’m Seto Kousuke…”
Though it was really short, he was able to give a proper introduction, so it did indicate effort on his part. When I had first met him, it had taken him several hours to work up the courage to get out of his bed, never mind self-introductions. In that way, it does seem that he’s grown quite a lot. Finally, it was my turn. “I’m Kano Shuuya. Nice to meet you,” I said.
The girl had only made small noises of acknowledgement up until my turn, but after I spoke, she let out a laugh, saying, “Now I finally know your name!”
I looked down, feeling a building blush, and mumbled a light, “Ah, yeah.”
"Al~right, now that everyone’s told me their names, it’s about time to……" Right after the round of self-introductions, the girl spoke, beginning to look a little anxious for the first time. All three of us tilted our heads in confusion at her words. About time to… to what? Judging from her tone, it seems like something that was planned from the beginning, but it was hard to tell what exactly she was referring to from her expression alone. We waited for her words in silence, but what the nervous-looking girl said next was a bit of an anti-climax. "It’s about time to call me O-Onee-chan, isn’t it?" She looked towards us as she spoke. "C-conversely, Onee-san is ok too, if you want!"
She continued to glance intermittently towards us, though… I don’t think “conversely” is the right word to use there. But I see. So it’s about that. So it seems she wants her newly acquired siblings - us - to acknowledge her as an older sister. Looking at the others, Seto had a blank expression on his face, but Kido seemed to be carefully deliberating things in her mind.
After only a moment, she made a soft noise of affirmation, before looking towards the girl, calling out, “Onee-chan.” The girl looked elated, and reached out a hand to pat Kido on the head, saying, “Tsubomi~! So~ cute!” After a moment, she suddenly turned towards Seto and me.
Her glittering eyes clearly spelled out “It’s your turn to call me Onee-chan next!”, and both Seto and I shrank back a bit from the sudden sense of pressure. "W-what’s wrong? I’m Onee-chan, right? Come on…" As she said this, she leaned even closer. In truth, it felt like she was giving off a dangerous aura at this point.
"O-onee-chan!" Seto called out, unable to take this pressure.
Though he said it with an air of “getting it over with,” the girl didn’t seem to mind at all, and reached out to pat Seto’s head as well with a “Nice to meet you~! Kousuke~!”
Seto, surprisingly, looked gratified. That means I was the only one left. The girl captured my gaze in hers, beginning to inch towards me once more. Well, just calling her what she wanted to be called would be the best way to go, but honestly, I’d thought she was “the same age as me” or “a year younger” when we first met, so this did feel a little weird.
However, the girl couldn’t read my thoughts, so she came closer, saying, “Come on~ I’m Onee-chan~”
That’s enough. I’ve got to give in at this point. Even if it’d be weird, it’s just a title. It won’t be a big deal once I just say it.
"N-nee-chan."
The moment that I said that, it felt that, somehow, something in my heart had quietly slipped into hiding. Though, at least, after I’d called her that, my mind seemed to have begun registering her as an “older sister” properly. The girl blinked, as though in surprise, at my words. “Nee-chan… so there’s that too, huh…” I wondered about the meaning of her words, but after a moment, she said, “Oh well, that’s good too! Nice to meet you, Shuuya!” At the same time, she reached out to pat my head.
That was the very moment that the girl before me became “Nee-chan” in my heart. Getting a head pat from her was different from the one with Ayaka-san. This one made me feel a little uneasy. Perhaps due to the embarrassment, I pulled back surreptitiously, but Nee-chan immediately puffed out her cheeks, saying, “You dodged just now, didn’t you~?” It shouldn’t be a surprise. It was humiliating to receive a head pat in front of the others, after all. "One more time!" Seeing her extend her arm with a frown, for some reason, I wasn’t able to refuse. When she was still just “the girl,” I’d definitely just stutteringly brush off the demand, but now that I thought of her as an older sister, that wasn’t possible anymore. I leaned back towards her with an air of resignation, and she placed a hand on my hair, affectionately rubbing my head while saying “Go~od boy~!” My body froze, taut from the awkward situation, and I could see Kido giggling at me after noticing this.
……Just how long is this going to last?
Right then, I had wanted it to end as soon as possible, but at the same time… there was a feeling that I wanted it to continue forever. Looking back, it might be the case that I’d transferred the affection I had for my mom onto my sister. After all… from that day, that moment, up until “the very very end”… I was never, not even once, able to go against her wishes.
What she learned:
- It's the day her siblings are getting adopted and she is oh so excited 8D ...And then her new little sister punches her for some reason.
- Tsubomi thinks she's Shuuya even though they clearly don't look alike?? Sora knows about Kano's deceiving power so she'll understand the context
- She met Shuuya before they were adopted but never got his name (and apparently he'd been taking on her appearance wow)
- Tsubomi has an amazing punch, super high level!!
- Her name is Tateyama Ayano
- Levelled up in headpats
- ...The way she's acting is kind of embarrassing to look back on, huh?
Memory 3, Folding cranes out of her failed tests for Shintaro
Form: Blank cards (1/1)
What it is:
During these fleeting days, where nothing ever happens
I sit in the same seat as always.
"Well then, what do you think?"
As if attempting again,
The textbook without numbers said something.
If you're asking about my results
Well, they're fine I guess.
On this scrap paper was a 100% perfect score.
While grinning shyly,
You sat down on the chair next to me,
You, the one with a low grade.
Outside the window, there's nothing that I wish for
Because I'll already know what will happen.
"Hey, if that's how it is, then that's really boring."
You always seemed so cheerful.
What she learned:
- She's friends with a boy named Shintaro who is a SUPER GENIUS WOW SO COOL *_*
- Compared to him, she's not impressive at all, her scores are bad compared to anyone's really. Ayano is a bad student no matter how hard she tries.
- But Shintaro is depressed and doesn't see any point to anything, so she's determined to help him and will smile for him and try to cheer him up
- She's skilled at making paper cranes so she folds them for him out of all her tests
Memory 4, Cooking lessons with Takane
Form: Water bottle (1/4)
What it is:
A short ten second scene from the end credits where she's giving Takane cooking lessons, but Takane is really bad at it, and her friend Haruka and her father (who is Takane and Haruka's teacher) keeping spying on them and trying to get food.
What she learned:
- Who Takane and Haruka are, older senpai friends!! Ayano is now aware of all her important CR
- That she can actually cook, which makes the fact that she doesn't have her good cooking skills back even worse I'm sorry Ruby
- Her father is a bit of a dork but she loves him and is a massive daddy's girl and has to take care of him as much as he takes care of her
- AYANO IS THE BOSS OF THE KITCHEN I'm so sorry Ruby
Skill 1, TERRIBLE cooking
Form: A storybook
What it is: "What’s dinner going to be like today~? I hope it’s nothing else unthinkable again."
Ayano got back knowledge of recipes and what she needs to do, but no actual skill or experience of cooking, so it's at her starter level of tasting awful oh god Ayano what did you put in this. One day she will get back actual good cooking. One day.
Skill 2, Red eyes
Form: A small silver vial
What it is: The 'Favouring Eyes' are Ayano's extremely ill-defined powers. Basically her eyes will start glowing red all the time beyond her control, she will be projecting her emotions onto people and sharing them. This will evolve into her being able to feel other's emotions as well, and letting others feel them as their own. Empathy party for everyone!