Ryota Shujinkou sighed as he dropped a few plastic bags on the floor and sat down next to a well-dressed mannequin.
The day was Sunday, March 10th, 2019. Usually, at this time, the young man would most likely be doing something in his interest. Whether that be by playing video games or even catching up on a few manga series, the young man wouldn't be idling around like this. He watched as people come and go out of the store, listening to both the awful radio playing in the background, and the side conversations people were having, and ugh! The strong scent of the store smelled like someone sprayed too much cologne! There could be so many other things that he could be doing instead of this.
Needless to say, Ryota was bored and didn't want to be here. He started to think about the amount of sleep he could be having right now if it weren't for a certain somebody. The young man takes his smartphone out of his pocket and-
"What?! 3:13?! It's only been five minutes?! I could have sworn it was longer…" He sighs once more." Just how long is she going to take..."
"Hey, big brother?" The person of the subject said as she peeked around a corner with a smile on her face. She held two cardigans, one dandelion colored and the other a baby blue, by the hangers it was on. "Which one is cuter? This one or this? It's going to be spring soon so I've got to get ready!"
"Hmm. I think leaving the store is the best option to be completely honest with you."
"Ah come on! Don't be such a cry baby!"
"Haru, aren't you supposed to help ME with buying gifts instead of the other way around?!"
"Ugh… Fine." The little sister sighed. "I'm almost done shopping anyways. Once I'm done, then I'll help you out. Promise. Just sit tight and watch those bags okay?"
"Whatever…"
The mall in their area was a grand place which was always crowded every day. To say that exploring the whole mall would take a day was an understatement. But yet, it certainly felt like Haru had dragged her brother around every single clothing store in the mall judging by the amount of bags she had. And after another ten minutes of sitting around and doing nothing, they both left the store, with Haru buying nothing and leaving her older brother ticked off.
"Come on, what can I say Ryota? It was a bit too overpriced for my taste. Plus, it kinda looked ugly now that I'm thinking about it."
He sighs in disappointment. "Whatever. Look, can you just help me already with the gifts?"
"Fine." She said as her older brother starts to smile in relief. But that smile was soon turned upside down as she then said, "After this one last store."
"Another store?! Haru, I swear we just went around the whole mall, like three times!"
"Ryota I promise." The little sister then points her pinky finger at him. "Pinky promise!"
The young man sighs one more time as he interlocks his pinky finger with her, "You better not be lying."
"Thanks, big brother!" The little sister said. Without warning, she quickly lets her pinky free and grabs onto her older brother's arm. "Now then, let's hurry up!"
The sudden movement startled Ryota as he realized he was being pulled by his little sister, quickly moving past each shopper. "H-hey! Slow down just a bit! Who do you think is carrying all of your bags?" His sister, however, didn't listen at all; it seemed like she was excited to go to the store she was interested in, which made him wonder…
"What store are we visiting anyways?"
He noticed his little sister visibly flinch from his question before slowing down, she turned her head towards him as she smiled, a blush on her face. "Y-you'll see! We're almost there." Haru started to quicken her pace again, seemingly a bit faster than the first time.
In a matter of minutes, they finally reached the front of the large store. Looking up, he saw the fancy design of the logo which was colored with a mix of light pink and dark red; the name of the store was called…
"Ruby's Roses?" Ryota questioned as he scratched the back of his head, "What is this, a new store?"
"Err… Something like that. Hey... y-you can go somewhere else if you like for a bit. We can meet up later after this store…" The little sister was blushing, something that her older brother didn't miss. He couldn't help but wonder why she seemed a bit nervous about going into this store, but he disregarded it.
"Well, there isn't anywhere else I want to go today besides you helping me out, so I'll just come with you. Besides, this is the last store, right? So let's just hurry up."
Ryota started walking inside the store despite his little sister's protests of telling him to "wait!" or "stop!". As they both entered the store, he noticed it was another fashion store judging by all of the mannequins on display. The difference, however, was that it seemed like it was exclusively only for women as he stepped inside. The ratio of women and men in the store was noticeable, the only men here were presumably with their girlfriends.
Suddenly, the young man started to feel a tug on his shirt and as he turned around he noticed that Haru shot daggers into his amber eyes as she sported a blushing pout. He felt himself flinch as she did. "Just do me one favor Ryota, just sit down in that corner for the time being, okay?" His little sister demanded.
"Okay, okay, relax. Just let me know when you're done..."
He watched as his little sister quickly going towards the back of the store. What was her problem anyway? She seemed very defensive towards him regarding coming inside this store. But as he started to look around the store, he couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy. It was as if something bad was going to happen, but he couldn't tell what.
'Maybe it's just my imagination…' He thought as he sat down. For the time being, at least he could at least-
"Huh?"
The brown-haired boy started to feel his pockets as he got up from his resting spot. He started to panic as he searched each shopping bag he had thoroughly, his anxiety and heartbeat increasing with each second. Finally, with a sigh he found his smartphone hiding deep inside one of the plastic bags.
"Thank god… I thought I was screwed. Ah!" The young man started to press the power button, but the only response that his phone gave was the battery empty sign. "I guess I forgot to charge it last night. I think Haru has the portable charger…"
Leaving the shopping bags behind with his coat, he got up and headed straight where her little sister was. And as he quickly entered he looked towards his left, finding his little sister back as she held a piece of clothing. "Hey Haru, do you have- WHAT THE-!"
His startled little sister turned around, a deep red blush on her face as she held a piece of adult lingerie close to her chest. He then noticed his surroundings; the back part of the store was dedicated to lingerie judging by all of the girl mannequins dressed in them. Ryota looked at all the different sections dedicated to different types of bras and underwear he didn't even know existed. And what made him even more embarrassed was that a few of the women in the store started to look at him as he blushed.
"B-big brother… I told you to stay back there! What are you doing here?!" Haru embarrassingly questioned in a low pitched voice as she clutched the black floral bra closer to her chest.
"I-I should be saying that to you!" He whispered, "You're not even in high school yet! Why do you even need these types of clothes?! Do you even have a boyfriend?!"
"Hey!" She softly hissed, her voice started to rise just a bit. "I'm one year away from being a high schooler! Plus, I don't need a boyfriend just yet for stuff like this! You wouldn't understand girl stuff like this, so go away already!"
The older brother sighed as he dragged his hands along his face. There was no point arguing with his little sister about this type of thing. Besides, it was her money so she can spend it on anything she wanted to. But he couldn't help but feel a bit both embarrassed and uncomfortable seeing his little sister buying undergarments like those. He thought she was just a bit too young for those types of things!
"Just hurry up." He turned around, quickly shifting his gaze downwards. "I'm going outside this store and forget that this happened- Woah!"
As Ryota went around the corner, he had bumped straight into someone, presumably a girl, almost around his height, head-on. The girl had let out a quiet yelp as they both fell to the ground, but somehow they didn't catch anyone's attention. Both Ryota and the mysterious girl rubbed their foreheads, trying to somehow ease the searing pain they had.
"Oh gosh! Big brother, you're always embarrassing me somehow! Miss, are you okay?"
'You're not even worried about me…?!' He thought as he got up, one hand on his forehead the other extending towards the girl. "Ow… Sorry about that." Ryota slowly opened his eyes to see the person he had collided into. "Here, let me help youuuuuuu…. Uh oh..."
The young man froze in shock as his eyes widen tenfold. He had just realized who he was offering help too. He tried to get words out, but he couldn't. An unexpected event in the worse possible setting was starting to unfolding right in front of him. It didn't let his brain process anything. His blush, now a deep red, was spreading all over his face as he looked at poor Yuri Shizuka, on the floor, rubbing her forehead in pain.
"Uuuuuu… M-my apologies, I should've been- AH! R-R-Ryota?!" The purple hair maiden yelped with a shaky voice as a heavy red blush appeared on her face. She felt her body stiffen up as she looked into the amber eyes of her crush. Instinctively, she buried her hands into her face to hide her embarrassment. "W-w-w-what are you doing in a place like this?!"
"Uh, well you see, um-!"
"Hey, Yuri!" A familiar voice rang out from around the corner. As soon as he heard and recognized the voice, he felt his soul left his body, while a short, pink-haired petite named Natsuki Kanakura appeared, holding a few matching pairs of pink panties and bras. "Have you seen- Huh?"
Natsuki's eyes shifted to the young man (who she may or may not have a crush on…) to her fallen friend, back to him, once more towards Yuri, then finally she looked down towards her undergarments she was holding. Her nonchalant face faltered as it slowly transformed into a look of both embarrassment and anger. A bright red blush formed on her cheeks as she held the undergarments closer to her chest, taking on a defensive form.
It looked like she was going to explode in anger; something that the young man was not quite used to yet, despite knowing each other for quite a while now. He braced himself for the incoming scolding from her, but to his surprise, it never came.
As he looked towards Natsuki, he saw that her body was slightly shaking as her head was shifted downwards. And then finally, just like a volcano erupting, she shouted, "You… I… I always knew it! You… you… YOU PERVERTED BLOCKHEAD!" Surprisingly, however, she only caught a few people's attention.
"W-wait! I can explain!" Ryota insisted, but as much as he tried to explain, the shorter girl didn't listen at all. 'This situation can't get any worse!'
"Natsuki? What's going on-? AH! R-R-Ryota?!" The young man felt like an invisible sword pierced through his stomach, making his pale face freeze once more. Slowly, just like an old machine twisting its gears once more, he turned his head towards the source of the voice. He watched as his childhood friend dropped a few pieces of clothing, right before picking it up and hiding it behind her back. "W-what are you doing here?!"
'AND IT JUST DID!'
"Haha… Um… Hey big sis Sayori…!" The younger sister greeted as she poked her head out behind her brother.
"Eh?! Haru too?! Why are you two here together?!"
"Wait that's his little sister?!" Natsuki questioned. She took a good look at his little sister and saw the same matching amber yellow eyes before staring into Ryota's own. She narrowed her own pink eyes at him before running behind Sayori. "...Don't tell me you're a siscon! [1]"
"WHAT?! Where'd you get that idea from?! Guys just let me-!"
"A-ah!" Another voice rang out. Ryota sighed. He wasn't even surprised anymore as he already knew who it was. It was to be expected; if the girls of the literature club were all in one area, then that means the leader would be here too.
In this short amount of time, he was already tired of all the surprises today. But hopefully, knowing the understanding and caring type of personality she has, maybe she would let him explain his side of the story. He turned towards Monika Tachibana, who held a few shopping bags behind her back, averting her gaze with a heavy blush on her face. "W-well… Fancy seeing you here Ryota… Ahaha…"
"Monika, I can explain why I'm in this type of store. If the rest of you can just let me-"
"Um… excuse me, dear customers?" They all turned towards the female employee, "Can you all please lower down your voices? You all are disturbing the rest of the customers…"
In unison, the six of them looked at their surroundings to see most of the customers looking at them as they talked amongst themselves. The young man, however, felt more embarrassed than the others; for some reason, he felt that the customers thought he was a two-timer- well, in this case, a four-timer, who just got caught by all of his lovers red-handed.
Embarrassed and somewhat ashamed of themselves, they all apologized in unison; silently agreeing with each other that leaving the store would be the best option to take to avoid the awkwardness.
"And so because of this one," Ryota said as he places a hand on his little sister's head before continuing, "That's the reason why I was in that store. Now, do you guys believe me?"
Besides the background noises of the food court, the sounds of Sayori sipping on her straw from her almost empty paper cup fills the air around them. "Mmm… Well, I believe you Ryota! I know you wouldn't just wander into a store like that without any reason." The childhood friend's gaze shifts onto Haru, "But I didn't even know you were old enough for that type of stuff already Haru! Ehehe~ Time really does fly…"
Natsuki pouts as she crosses her arms. A blush which colors rivaled her hair was now spread on her face. "Well, I guess I can forgive you. And sorry for calling you a perverted blockhead… But that doesn't mean you are off the hook just yet. I've still got my eyes on you, blockhead!"
"N-Natsuki!" Yuri suddenly exclaimed, catching everyone's attention. "H-he already explained himself! I'm sure that he wouldn't have any other reasons to be in that type of store either."
"I agree," Monika said, her chin placed onto her hands. "We all know he isn't like that!" Monika then glances her way towards Ryota, flashing a kind smile.
In response, he smiles and lets out a sigh. "Thank you, guys. Seriously though, I can't believe my luck with you guys being in the same store as me."
The three girls nodded in agreement as they giggled beside the pink-haired girl. Instead, she lets silent a "Hmph!" escape her lips as she directed her gaze towards the awfully quiet little sister, "Anyways you're his sister right? What's your name again?"
"O-oh!" She squeaked. Suddenly, the youngest one stands from her seat to introduce herself. "M-my name is Haru Shujinkou! I'm 15-years-old and I am in my last year of m-middle school! Thank you for taking care of my older brother!" Haru respectfully does a small bow towards them.
"A-ah! N-no… It's more like he's the one taking care of us…" Yuri softly smiles towards herself, sneaking in a few glances at the boy as she blushes. "A-anyways, my name is Yuri Shizuka. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance."
"Natsuki." The pink petite waved, "Your brother is a big handful you know!" She snickered, showing a smug smile towards Ryota. The boy simply smiled, rolling his eyes in response.
"I believe we already met before, but I haven't properly introduced myself. My name is Monika Tachibana, it's nice to meet you!"
"Ehhhh? You've already Haru before?" Sayori shot Monika a confused look, "When was this?"
Both Natsuki and Yuri also glanced towards their club president, curiosity also filled their faces. In response, the brunette lets out a nervous laugh and explained they met around a month ago. She had accidentally stumbled onto a bad situation; it was like she was a soldier carefully crossing a field filled with landmines. Just one wrong move and it can go south real quick, so she had to use her words very carefully.
But before she can go into detail about that certain day, Ryota suddenly stands up. He had sensed her nervousness, and understood the situation she was in and didn't want to get involved into it too; a girl coming into his house on Valentine's Day would carry many implications. That's when he decided to take action and help her out just a bit.
"Ah, well she caught both of us one day by the train station, but we had to catch our stop quickly so we didn't have much time to talk. Anyways, I've got to go to the bathroom so I'll be right back." As he leaves, Monika silently lets out a sigh of relief and inwardly thanks him for preventing that awkward conversation.
Haru had flashed an all-knowing smile towards her brother as he left, something that he didn't miss, 'Hmm, that was smooth, big brother. Nice save!' She thought.
"Oooh, that makes sense." Sayori now locks onto Haru's eyes, excitement in her own, "Anyways Haru, are you coming into our school when you graduate? If you are, you totally should join our club! If you didn't know, I'm the-"
"Vice-President, right?"
"Vice- Eh? You knew?!"
"Hmmm. Well, big brother mentioned it to me a few times. He was surprised that you were the Vice President of the club though. You know, he said he was a bit skeptical about you being the VP of the club at first. But then he said that in the end, you were well suited for the role."
In response, Sayori silently giggles, scratching her cheek with a faint blush on her face. "Aw… He's just flattering me…"
"In any case Haru," Monika said, "I think you should join our literature club! It's a small club, but I promise you'll fit right in."
"I agree. The literature club has become a little sanctuary for all of us, I'm sure that you'll like it as much as your brother." Yuri added on with a small smile.
Natsuki, with her arms crossed again, also followed up as she said, "As long as you help me keep your brother in check, I promise you won't have any trouble with any of us."
The little sister was flattered as she looked at their eyes. Haru saw that their eyes were filled with hope that she would say yes and become an official member. But most of all, she felt some sort of warmth from them. She couldn't call it something like a motherly one, but it was more like a friendly and welcoming one; it felt like that same warmth was calling her forth to it. 'Maybe this is why Ryota likes this club so much… they all seem so nice…!'
"Well…" As Haru starts to speak, one by one the girl's eyes began to lit up, anticipating her answer. But as for the president and her second in command, they were on the edge of their seats. After all, those two are the ones who really want to expand the club. "You guys are putting a good offer right now, and you all seem like a really friendly bunch. But I need to see my options first! Plus I got to graduate first."
The club president lets out an exhale through her nose. She seemed just a tad disappointed just like the rest of her members, but she didn't let it show. Instead, she lets out a smile towards her. Besides, she did understand her answer since she is still in middle school. But the brunette still held onto hope that she could consider her club.
"Well, that is understandable Haru." Monika said, "I don't want to pressure you or anything, but our offer still stands if you haven't found any clubs next year."
"No problem Monika. But can I ask all of you guys a question?"
The four looked at her curiously. As they did so, Haru hid a devilish smirk. The moment that they all gathered together in that store, she knew she had to ask this one question. But she just didn't know when to strike. So with much patience and silence, she waited for the opportunity, and now as she stared into their curious blue, pink, purple, and emerald eyes, she knew it was finally here. Like a snake slithering around its prey, she struck.
"Do you guys like my brother?" She asked with fake innocence in her eyes.
The atmosphere around them became quiet, not a single one of the four said a word as they slowly processed the simple question in mind. But then, one by one the quartet all blushed as they went into a state of panic as it finally went through their heads. They all began to fidget nervously, trying desperately to hide the blushes on their faces as they all started to avoid any eye contact what-so-ever with Haru.
The young girl couldn't help but silently giggle towards herself as she watched. Oh, how obvious it was that they all had crushes on him! She just knew she had to play around with them for just a bit.
Suddenly, Natsuki stands up from her seat as she quickly slams both hands on the table, her face blushing furiously as she did. "W-w-who would like a blockhead like him?!"
"Huh?" Haru tilts her head to the right, a feign a look of confusion on her face, "I mean, he does have a lot of good points about him. So I don't see a reason why anyone wouldn't like him."
As she said this, the pink petite slowly sits down in her seat in response as she huffs, "W-well. You're kinda right, he does have a few good points… But still! Who would like… a guy like him…" Natsuki quietly mumbles the last few words, looking away from the group as she crossed her arms, blushing.
'Ouuu. Is this what you would call a tsundere? I didn't know they existed!' The little sister then smirked, deciding to tease them with another with a simple statement that was, "Even though he has a lot of good points, I'm a bit surprised though that he doesn't have a girlfriend yet… Hmmm. Maybe he received a confession from one of the girls in your school already!"
The quartet tensed up in unison as she said that, causing Haru to giggle towards herself. "Then again, he is my dummy older brother. So he probably wouldn't be that popular. But who knows."
Sayori then caught the younger girl's attention by clearing her throat, "H-Haru, let's switch topics! You really shouldn't ask questions like that!"
"Ehhhh? What's wrong with a simple question like that? It's just a yes or no kind of question…" Haru said with an innocent look on her face.
Sayori shifts her gaze away from Haru as she blushes, she touches the tips of her pointer fingers together as she does so, "W-well to answer your question, um… I guess... not really?" Sayori answered as her eyes dart back and forth, something that Haru caught on. The childhood friend felt like she just punched herself in the gut for telling such a lie, but she didn't want to reveal to her friends her longtime crush just yet.
"Ehhh, I see big sis. What a shame though." Haru said, putting on a fake frown. 'Oh, Sayori... You're so easy to read sometimes!'
Haru then shot a look at the purple-hair maiden who was casting her gaze downwards as she played with her hair. "What about you Yuri?"
As she said her name, Yuri lets a "Kyah!" escape her lips as she tenses up. "Ah! I-I a-apologize, I wasn't listening… W-what was your question again?"
"Do you like my brother?"
The purple-haired maiden's face was now red from embarrassment from that question as her heartbeat's tempo started to quicken, "NO!" She quickly answered. But before Haru or any of the girls can respond, she said, "I-I mean yes! But no! No wait, w-what I meant is…! Umm... Uuuuuuuu…. I'm just going to stop now…" Yuri said as she buried her blushing face into her hands.
'I don't think I can tease Yuri that much in the future…' Haru cleared her throat, "Well… I guess what you're trying to say is that you like him, but not in that way, right?"
Yuri, who is still burying her face in her hands nods in agreement. But if actually saw her face, they would see just a hint of sadness mixed in with embarrassment. While she did want to admit she does have a crush on him, she just wouldn't know how the others would react and it somewhat made her a bit scared.
"I see… What a shame as well…" The younger sister said. 'It's pretty obvious that she likes him too…' Her gaze was now on the club president, "What about you Monika?"
"O-oh! Ummm…!" The club president pauses for a moment, looking away from her crush's little sister as she scratches her blushing cheek, "Ahaha… Well… Sayori is right, we should switch topics! After all, talking about something like this is a bit…"
"Ehhhh… Come on Monika! We're all girls here! Besides, it's not like I'm going to tell him!"
'That's not that easy right now…' The club president thought to herself, 'If I tell her my true feelings about Ryota, I just don't know how the others will react! It might even damage our friendships…' Monika lets out a nervous laugh, "I'd rather not say. It's a bit embarrassing to talk about this."
"Talk about what?"
The club president flinches in shock and turns around to see Ryota's curious face as he grows closer to her. The four all look away from him with rosy cheeks, adding even more onto his confusion. 'What's going on?' He thought.
Haru, however, pouts as a slightly annoyed expression was on her face. She lets out a silent, "Tch," before her expression changes once more to a more relaxed one, "Nothing. Just talking about girl stuff! You wouldn't understand, big brother."
'Something tells me I shouldn't dig deeper into this…' Ryota thought as he scratched the back of his head, "Well, I guess you're right…"
"Anyways big brother," Haru pulls out her phone for him to see, "I think it's about time we leave sadly… We need to pick up what we need for mom and dad before the store closes later, right?" As she said that, she gave a little wink, hoping that her brother got the hint.
"Oh! Ah crap, you're right! Sorry guys, we have to go." He picked up a few plastic bags filled with clothes before he put on his jacket. 'I completely forgot that we came here to buy them presents for White Day! Thank god Haru remembered.'
"Ah! W-well that is a shame…" Yuri solemnly remarked.
"Well yeah… I wish I can stay here a bit longer with you four. Are you guys going to stay here in the mall for a bit?"
"Hmm," Monika hummed as she looked at the other three, "Are you three done shopping? I'm pretty much done."
"Well, there is a store or two that I do want to go to," Natsuki replied, crossing her arms as Sayori nodded in agreement.
"I see. Well, what about you Yuri?"
"Ah. I suppose I can remain here a bit longer…"
"I guess you have your answer Ryota." Monika smiled, "We'll see each other tomorrow, right?"
"Of course." He replied, "Well then, I'll see you four tomorrow at school then. Come on Haru."
"Right. Anyways," The little sister respectfully bows once more as she says, "It was nice meeting you all! See you guys again!" She waved.
"It was nice meeting you too Haru! Though please think about my offer of joining our club!" Monika waved back.
Yuri smiles as she also waved back. "It was a pleasure meeting you too Haru. I hope to see you again."
"See ya again. Don't forget to keep your brother in check for me!" Natsuki smirked.
On the other hand, Sayori quickly gets up from her seat before giving Haru a tight hug, "Aww, see you again Haru. Be sure to visit me from time to time!"
The little sister squeezed back, "No problem big sis Sayori!"
As soon as they both release from their hug, Sayori then looks towards her childhood crush, "You too! You don't visit me as much as when we were younger." She pouts, arms open for a hug.
"That's because we practically see each other every day." He answers, quickly hugging back as he does so. But what he couldn't see was that Sayori blushed as she hugged him, burying her face into his coat. She wished that this moment could last forever or even a couple of more seconds, but sadly, they disconnected from each other. She gives him a blushing smile, mixed in with a hint of sadness, as they move apart. "Well then, see you guys tomorrow." He said, waving towards them as he and his sister both started to leave.
As they watched their crush leave, the four couldn't help but think the same one thing as they set their eyes on the back of his little sister, 'Maybe she might be a little troublemaker in the club if she keeps asking questions like that…'
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"Thank god you reminded me that we have to get them gifts for White Day! Thanks, Lil sis."
Haru proudly smirks, "Of course! Anytime big brother. But then again, I do have to help you pick them out. But talking with them made me understand their personalities just a bit. So it might be a bit easier," She remarked as she stretched her arms upwards.
"Right…" He said as he scratched the back of his head, "Hey… while I was gone, you didn't ask anything weird? Or say anything about me?"
"Pfft. Of course not!" Haru lied naturally as she breathed. "It was just girls talk really. But I like them so far! They're all so friendly and even Monika offered to join your club."
"I was meaning to ask you that. Well, do you?"
"Hmm, I do have to graduate first though. But I'll let you know first~!" She replied. As they kept walking further and further, a grin started to form on her face. Before he knew it, the sounds of her giggling caught his attention. In response, he curiously starts to raise his eyebrow.
"Huh? What's so funny?"
"Nothing. Just thinking to myself~!" Haru smiled.
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'I was just thinking how fun next year is going to be playing cupid with you and those four!'
THE END…?
[1] Siscon- Y'all ever watched Oriemo? Me neither, heard the ending was a bit weird. Anyways, siscon, also known as a sister complex, is when a person begins to develop strong feelings towards their sister. Obviously, our protagonist isn't a siscon, but I just wanted to add in a little joke. In some harems anime, it's usually the sister who has feelings for the MC, you would call that one a brocon. But they're usually added in as a gag. Take the series BokuBen as an example.
AN: And there we go. The end? Or is it?
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Just jokin' this is the end of this story. Man, I really didn't want to finish this story a whole year after I published it. Really sorry about that again.
You know, now that I'm thinking about it, I'm quite sad that this story is done. I always loved DDLC stories that revolved around the girls and the MC having a good time, also while expanding on them… kinda like a slice of life mixed in with a bit of romance for spice type of series. There aren't many stories like that, so that's why I wanted to create one. But now that this is done, it makes me want to write a bit more.
But as you all may know, all things come and go. Including this one. I do want to continue my other fic, but we'll see how that goes. And again, I do have other fanfictions in mind for DDLC. They'll probably be in the same universe as this one, or not.
Anyways, to end this off, thank you to all the readers who've read this far (and the ones who've reviewed, don't worry I've read them), especially the ones who read this story year ago and haven't unfavorited it or something. You have my gratitude.
Have a good day/night!