Did… Yukinoshita, the Yukinoshita, the Ice Queen who can freeze the whole room with her aura alone, the Viper that can render an adult to an unconscious state with her words alone…

Did she seriously consider coming to my house?

Even though she said next time at the end, she didn't answer it straightaway, which shows that she was actually considering it.

…Although, there is a possibility of her being rendered shocked and disgusted at my words that delayed her response… But that wouldn't – maybe she was being polite at the end? Like those characters who say maybe next time but they actually mean never.

…But she didn't look disgusted or anything that would suggest she hates it… Even if you were to hide it, there would be bound to be some small actions that would give it away. Case in point, that bag of bones I used to call my neighbor who would glare at me whenever I passed her house while she was out gardening. She didn't say anything and would mind her own business but would glare at me whenever she thought I wasn't aware.

Luckily she moved somewhere else. But your name is on my kill list! Along with the others! I will hunt all of you down!

…That sounds like too much work. But if they show up again then I wouldn't mind preparing their grave. Anyway enough of that since I'm back home and I don't want to show Komachi anything that will make her sad so I quickly take a few deep breaths to calm myself then open the door.

"Komachi, I'm back!" I shout into the house and immediately I can hear a loud crash from the second floor, prompting me to immediately dash up the stairs to check if Komachi is fine.

"KOMACHI ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" I open the door to her room since I am sure the crash came from there, though I freeze as I see her standing near a broken lamp on the floor. I quickly snap out of it then go to her to check if she is injured.

"Komachi, what happened?!" I ask while inspecting every inch of her body to see if there is any cut or anything, though I of course only check the legs and arms since those are the most likely areas to be injured.

"U-um, welcome back… Nii-chan…" I vaguely hear her greeting me but I was too occupied with my check. After a few minutes, I see no harm anywhere on her body so I back off.

I let out a sigh of relief, "You're not hurt…" Then I lightly and harmlessly karate chop her head, prompting her to let out a cry, "Tell me what happened."

"U-um… C-could you let me we-wear something first… Nii-chan…" I strain my ears in order to hear the words then blink once I register the meaning. I take a full look at her body and see that she is only wearing her underwear.

I blink, nod, then turn around to get out while closing the door behind me. I look down and see that I am still wearing my shoes and I can see a trail of dirt footprints on the wooden floor.

"…Take off my shoes, put them back on the shoe rack, clean up the mess." I mutter to myself as a way to distract myself while burying the image of Komachi into the deepest recess of my mind.

*AWDAWDAWD*

"So… You were sleeping then woke up when you heard me come back and accidentally knocked down the lamp?" I had taken the chance to quickly take a bath then change into my normal clothes. Although the mess is still there, I'll clean it up later.

She nods as her confirmation to my words from across the coffee table. Seeing that she hasn't calmed down yet due to her not meeting my gaze and her red cheeks even though some time passed by is… Weird.

This morning, this devious little sister of mine barged into the bathroom while I was inside and acted like everything was fine. Yet now she's acting… Like this.

…Meh. She's alright now so everything is fine. We can always buy a new lamp anyway.

But not Komachi.

I let out a sigh then leans over to her to rub her head, "Oi, your Nii-chan isn't going to bite you or anything because you broke a lamp." Well unless she used it to throw it at someone then I would scold and praise her, "As long as you're not hurt then that is all that matters."

Komachi slowly lifts her head then gives me her signature one fang smile that always manages to light up my day without fail, "Hehe, love you Nii-chan!"

I let out a small smile at her, "Love you too, Komachi."

Her smile morphs into a fake disgust expression that she uses whenever she wants to banter, "Ewww~! Your smile looks gross, Nii-chan!"

I smirk at her then place a hand on my chest, "Oh no! My heart is wounded, only five thousand Hachiman points can possibly heal it!"

She shows a reluctant expression, though I can see the tip of her lips twitching, "Well, I guess I can use the Hachiman points that I earned after working myself to the bones to heal thyself."

My lips twitch, "It's thou, Komachi. Not thyself."

She pouts now, "Booooooooo. No need to correct me!"

I shake my head with my smirk widening, "No can do. As your Nii-chan, it is my duty to bring you back on the right path." And I would sacrifice myself if I need to.

She blinks then shakes her head with a light sad smile, as if she understands what I meant, "Take care of yourself first, Nii-chan… Please."

I don't, rather I can't answer her, so I quickly get up then walk to the kitchen, "I feel like making some cookies, what flavor?" I glance back to see her looking at me with her sad smile on full display then I quickly look away.

"Of course chocolate!" Even though her tone got her signature upbeat, I can still hear the sadness in her tone.

Sorry Komachi… But I can't promise that.

If it means that you would be safe then no price is too high for me.

*AWDAWDAWD*

I, wearing my sleeping clothes, am now laying on my bed after baking cookies and having dinner with Komachi. Fortunately, she never brought up that topic again so we had a comfortable time.

"Now… Time to check what the hell happened to the system." I bring up the system menu and check each section to see or double check the information.

I nod my head after closing the last box, the new minimap feature, but pause as my eyes land on the skill box.

Even though I know that it will be empty since I haven't conquered any Heroines, I decide to tap on it to check if there is anything.

And… I was wrong. I actually got a skill.

"Devil Charm – a passive skill that invokes the feeling of trustworthiness and likeability of the user in the eyes of Heroines. (Will fail if Heroine is under Trauma condition or user acts in a way that invokes negative feeling of Heroine) (Free Skill to help the user)"

…Oh that explains why the Heroines are acting friendlier than I thought they would.

...I feel strangely insulted that the system gave me a free skill to help me.

*AWDAWDAWD*

A/N

So... Erm, some health report from me. My body has been in more pain lately even though I got some new meds, especially the chest area. Luckily, the blood coughing has decreased but I am afraid that it might be clogging up some new pipe or something and that is the cause of my pain. I know I know, a bit paranoid there but you try dealing with coughing up blood for over 10 years and waking up in the middle of the night because blood is blocking your throat and air way. Anyway, enough of the depressing talk that I don't have time left, on to the comments!

bluecookie420 - *REDACTED*

Deathenglegamers1144 - lmao yep and Pan the Panda

CrazyxEnigma - yep, I dislike the idea of nerfing the capabilities of characters that some fanfic authors like to do so the sharp characters (or the ones that I feel like can catch on to things fast) will notice the oddities in 8man. Also his kill list is a bit... Bloated. Also yeah lmao

Wicked.A - lol maybe maybe

Sebas602 - lmao but not for now

CMY187 - lol, your review just keeps on making me laugh. Very nice

Completely normal - oooooo. Nice thinking right there and yeah I agree that it will be boring if I were to write the conquered Heroine just being content to being in a harem *smiles*