An Elder Sister's Noblesse Oblige
Cast:
Cure Moonlight, Tsukikage Yuri - age 18
Dark PreCure, Tsukikage Sumire - age 17
Sabaaku, Tsukikage Hideaki - age 48
January, 2011
Even though she no longer watches magical girl shows, Yuri wore a magical girl themed outfit when she became Cure Moonlight. Silly as it is, the dresses have become tradition, and doing silly things can still be fun even for a serious-minded teen.
Ten years ago, Yuri was already serious... about Ojamajo Doremi. Along with her sister, Sumire, she would dress up in a colorful witch outfit and have pretend adventures. This lasted until she decided to make her father the villain of an imaginary scenario, at which point Sumire immediately joined the villains, "Because I love Father best!"
It isn't like they stopped playing magical girls after that, but Sumire had latched onto the idea that their father was the bad guy and insisted on being a bad witch so that she could be on his side. Even after they outgrew magical girl anime, the sisters kept up their rivalry, and it persists to this day.
Yuri pauses, then walks from the podium to the casket. She gazes at her father's body for a few moments before she resumes:
"Of course, it doesn't mean that I love our father any less just because I made him the villain that one time, or that I think Sumire loves him more just because she insisted on taking his side even if he was in the wrong. Even when we were making him be the villain and choose one side between the two of us... choosing a side for him, really... Parents aren't supposed to pick one favorite between siblings, and I never felt like he ever did.
"Being children, we absolutely played favorites. Even if it meant going against myself, Mom, and the world, Sumire made it clear that she would take Father's side regardless. That's the kind of bond she had with Father. That's why she is sitting in the front row while I tell you about her relationship with Father: Not because she doesn't love him and miss him, because she certainly does. I would just as soon be there next to her right now, but one of us had to speak. Rivalry or no, I cannot force my little sister to be the one to come up here and spill her guts when she's lost her favorite person in the whole world."