The city of Tokyo is bustling at night.

In the neon lights of thousands of fireworks, Sakakihara followed the train from one end to the other, until it disappeared in the whistling sound.

At this time, Sakakihara couldn't help but think to himself.

Where do mom and Uncle Tianhai go to play every night?

Looking at the vast moonlight, Sakakihara heard a voice behind him, and before he could come back to his senses, he already had an extra coat on his body.

"Brother, the illness is not completely cured, don't blow the night breeze and catch a cold."

Sakakihara squeezed the collar on his shoulders, turned around, and saw Tianhai Jiu Ruri in a white dress at home, her shoulders were slender, and her freshly washed linen hair seemed to be wafting with fragrance.

Beautiful cheeks are full of girlish innocence.

Having just put on her coat, her hands were now empty, folded in front of her.

Sakakihara couldn't help but look at her twice.

"That's... My brother doesn't have to keep staring at me. ”

"Ahh I'm sorry. Sakakihara smiled covertly and avoided his gaze. He pulled the coat over his shoulders in front of him. With the coat in the way, the balcony seems to be much warmer outside.

"It's just that I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable."

"Do you wear a coat? Am I doing this, a little abrupt. ”

"Abrupt? No, it won't. And Jiu Liuli, you have done all the work such as washing my face and wiping my neck, so I don't need to worry about this. ”

Talking about this, Tianhai Jiu Liuli, who has always had an atmospheric personality, also became a little evasive.

She probably remembered some of the images she had encountered yesterday.

When Sakakihara saw this scene, his heart was very touched... The creature of the beautiful girl is really a foul, even a slightly shy look makes people feel that their hearts are throbbing.

Generally speaking, the atmospheric Tianhai Jiuliuli will not be shy, but it is also interested in... No matter how perfect Jiuliuli is, in essence, she is still a fifteen-year-old girl, not to mention that she is also her own sister.

Sakakihara estimated that she unbuttoned a few pieces of her clothes when she helped her wipe her neck yesterday, so she didn't act like her usual.

However, her performance was short-lived and fleeting.

She quickly regained her slim stance.

"Brother won't mind, right? Because neither Suzu nor Qi Mingyue will do those jobs...... So it's up to me to do it. ”

"I don't mind at all, I will be very happy to have Jiu Liuli take care of me when I am sick." Sakakihara Rakutsu is very straightforward and frank.

Tianhai Jiu Ruri turned back to his slightly rose-colored face, and his eyes were soft and flashing, and he looked at Sakakihara and said:

"Actually... It's the first time I've taken care of a boy like this. ”

Sakakihara was stunned, and didn't know how to answer her embarrassing question for a while, "...... Nothing embarrassing, right? ”

"It's... Not really... It's just to help my brother wipe his face and neck or something......" Tianhai Jiu Liuli straightened his gaze, "At that time, when I saw my brother sweating, I was hesitant to call the doctor over again, but fortunately, that state quickly stabilized, and my brother's illness improved quickly." ”

Let's be honest... Jiu Liuli has already taken care of herself to the point where she can open her mouth.

Sakakihara has to thank her instead... Tomorrow happens to be a sorority, or... Take advantage of going out to buy a small gift for Jiu Liuli and give it to her?

Ah by the way, speaking of which, as a brother, I haven't given Qi Mingyue and Jiu Liuli a meeting gift yet.

No matter how you say it, they can be regarded as their own sisters-in-law.

What a miscalculation.

"Jiuliuli, do you like anything?"

"Like what? What does brother mean? ”

"It's just things I like, like Ah Ling likes rabbits... Most of the things I buy are related to rabbits. ”

"Ah, this." Tianhai Jiuliuli's gaze drifted into the distance, thought for a while, and turned back with a smile, "No." ”

"Have you ever received a birthday present before?"

"I received it, but I received too many things, including hairpins, hair strength, earrings without piercing, necklaces, women's watches, hand cream... Wait, my brother doesn't want to give Jiuliuli a gift, right? Tianhai Jiu Liuli smiled at him.

"Well, you can see it."

"Jiu Liuli doesn't need it, my brother can send a shark doll to Qi Mingyue, she likes this the most. Secretly tell my brother," Tianhai Jiu Liuli bent down slightly and lowered her voice, "Sending a shark doll to Qi Mingyue can get her a lot of favor, although she will definitely not show it in person." ”

To be honest, Jiu Liuli, who whispers to herself, is very cute.

"Is there anything else my brother would like to ask about Qi Mingyue?"

But why did he suddenly feel that Jiu Liuli wanted to please Qi Mingyue by himself?

She wouldn't think she had a good impression of Qi Mingyue because of today's wedding photos, right?!

"Nope."

Sakakihara decisively put an end to the topic.

No, I can't go any further.

If you want to know what Qi Mingyue likes, you have to ask Jiu Liuli.

If you want to know what Jiu Liuli likes, you have to ask Qi Mingyue.

Sakakihara has figured out this rule.

"I have a few questions for my brother."

"Well, you say." Sakakihara pulled back from his thoughts.

"For my brother, can you enjoy cooking?"

"It's not happy, but after doing it for more than ten years, it can't be called disgust, it's a very ordinary mood."

"Then why can my brother insist on preparing such a elaborate dish for a month?"

"Did I say that before? I'm happy to prepare your favorite food. ”

"Well," Tianhai Jiu Ruri raised his eyebrows, "but I think my brother should find something to do for himself and set a goal for himself." ”

"Why?"

"Because there are things that are meant to give meaning to oneself, not as they are now...... The elder brother pinned all his energy on his three younger sisters. Although everyone likes the bento boxes that my brother carefully prepares every day, what everyone actually wants to see is that my brother is brave enough to take steps to move forward for himself. ”

Sakakihara was silent.

Because Tianhai Jiuliuli is not wrong at all.

Since losing the direction of earning money to buy a house, Sakakihara has only one way forward to enter Kyoto University.

But this line is not so imminent for him, and the power is not very sufficient.

Therefore, he focused his short-term energy on his three younger sisters.

By taking care of them themselves, they can distract themselves.

"Why don't you try to compete in a bow tournament? With the strength of the elder brother, whether it is a team event or a single event, there is no problem at all to get a better position. ”

"Bow and arrow? I practice bows and arrows more to relax, and I participate in competitions in junior high schools just to get the prize money of the county competition. ”

"What about running? My brother has been running for 10 years, and he already has enough strength to even try to participate in Hakone Ekiden. ”

Hakone...?

Speaking of which, Sakakihara has been running for so long, but he doesn't have any thoughts about Hakone at all.

"But that's a college program, and we don't fit in with either the school or the age."

"There are also nationwide post passes for high school students."

"I've learned about this, 42 kilometers, 7 sections. Although it is second only to the legendary Hakone Ekiden, the entire journey is only one-fifth of Hakone's 217 kilometers. ”

"Brother is very confident that he can run down Hakone Ekiden now?"

"Yes, absolutely, although the speed is not top-notch... The first section of Hakone Ekiden is 21.3 kilometers, and the best time to run the whole course is 1 hour and 40 seconds, and the average pace is 2 minutes and 50 seconds per kilometer... I'm probably between 3 minutes and 30 seconds and 20 seconds, and I don't necessarily finish the whole race. ”

"That's quite a great result! My brother can be called the first echelon player. ”

Seeing that Jiu Liuli was only left with a cute little expression of praise, Sakakihara smiled and said: "Jiu Liuli, you are definitely not bad, at least I haven't seen a girl who can run like you." ”

"No, there are many people who are better than me."

"You're humble."

There was silence for a while, and the evening breeze blew slowly.

Sakakihara put one hand on the balcony railing and said, "I understand that Jiu Ruri wants me to find a new direction to work towards, but people don't immediately make up their minds to get better, and people don't put all their heart and soul into it because they immediately set a goal...

"Everything needs to be changed subtly, for example, my previous dream was to make a good life for my family, the basis of this dream came from not having enough to eat and the huge debt at home, because I experienced the hard life, so I have the motivation to move forward, this foundation is not built overnight."

Sakakihara remembered a lot, remembering his life more than ten years ago:

"That's why I've been running for 10 years, and I want to use this to remind myself of my struggle."

Tianhai Jiu Liuli looked at his back, which was taller than himself, and whispered:

"It feels like my brother's shoulders have been so heavy all the time."

"Okay, at least heaviness is also motivation, and slacking off makes me very uncomfortable, so until I find my next goal, please let me continue with my previous life."

"What about my brother? Doesn't my brother need anything for himself? ”

"This goes back to the previous topic... Haha, since Jiu Liuli wants to hear me tell the truth, then I'll say it bluntly - what I desire most is actually happiness in a family.

"When I went home, I could see Ah Ling lying on the sofa and say that I was hungry, and I bought something delicious, and I could see Ah Ling saying to me, 'Feed me', and I also hoped to see my mother find her own happiness, so that she didn't have to go home in the early hours of the morning and fall asleep.

"——Now that most of these have been realized, and there are more people in the family, you, Qi Mingyue and Uncle Tianhai, so I hope to maintain the status quo, maintain family harmony, and find things I really like to do when I have more leisure."

After saying such a long series of words, Sakakihara Le, facing the bustling night sky of Tokyo, smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.

Tianhai Jiu Liuli was also listening silently, looking into his eyes, looking at the smile when he was relaxed.

Family...

After lowering his eyebrows for a long time, Tianhai Jiu Liuli suddenly raised his gaze and said to him: "In the future, if my brother wants to talk to someone, he can come to me." ”

"Kind of a good friend?"

"Well, Jiu Liuli hopes that there are many things that my brother doesn't always take on alone, no matter what, Ling, Qi Mingyue, and me... Everyone, now that we're all a family, I also like to be able to get to know my brother a little bit more, and ultimately help him share some responsibilities. ”

Sakakihara looked at the night breeze silently, and had a new understanding of Jiu Liuli's empathy in his heart.

What are the worries in the future... You can talk to her, right?

If you're really tired, go find her... Jiu Liuli is estimated to take care of herself very carefully.

Even if she doesn't know how to cook, she will do it with her heart, and then hold the bowl, bring it to your bedside herself, and call you to eat in a soft voice...

If you are lonely in your heart, seek care by her side, and you can get her understanding and comfort.

... This is called care, the warmth that can be found in her.

Like she took care of herself when she was sick yesterday...

She understands herself, is considerate of herself, and wants to share some of her worries with herself.

At this time, when I looked at her again, she would show a sweet and bright smile to herself on her soft face.

This also... It's too foul, isn't it...

Sure enough, it's not a good thing for girls to be too gentle.

If you're not careful, you'll fall into her trap.

Sakakihara Le no longer wants to mention his life for a total of thirty-five years, but he will actually experience this rare warmth for the first time in Tianhai Jiu Liuli's body.

“...... Thank you brother. ”

Sakakihara looked at Tokyo Tower with orange lights flashing in the distance, and after a moment, the small whisper of Amami Kururi came to his ears.

Sakakihara laughed again: "Thank you Jiu Liuli for being willing to listen to my complaints." ”

......

Tianhai Jiu Liuli's words also made Sakakihara realize that he should find some other goals to do, archery and running, which are all good choices.

and made him more convinced of what he thought in his heart - he liked her very much.

Also, what she said just now that she let herself come to her at any time.

Does it mean that I already have a great affection for her in my heart?!

Not bad, keep it up.

Sakakihara Le, who washed his face a little, cleared his mind.

He opened the door and returned to his room.

As soon as I entered, I found that there was a mass of caterpillars wriggling on my bed.

"What's that?" Sakakihara tilted his head and frowned.

No, it's supposed to be a caterpillar wrapped in its own quilt wriggling.

Accidentally saw the foot sticking out of the futon, and Sakakihara immediately knew who it was.

"What are you doing in my room?"

"Sleep." There was a muffled sound under the covers.

Sakakibara caressed his forehead: "Is it necessary to come to my room to sleep?" ”

The caterpillar scurried around for a while, and finally poked out a puffed face from inside, and she held Sakakihara's quilt between her hands and said, "My bedroom bed is broken, so I'm here to sleep with you." ”

Sakakihara Suzu is still wearing the white shirt of Sakakihara Le, because the clothes are loose and large, so a large part of her neck is exposed.

"How could a newly bought bed break?"

"I don't care, I'll sleep here today anyway."

As soon as Suzu Sakakihara said this, she took the rabbit doll she had brought from her room and fell back on the bed, with her back to Sakakihara Raku.

You're a bully, aren't you?

I have a sister who occupies my bed, what should I do?

Sakakihara chuckled and shook his head, then reached for a click and turned off the light.

"Wait, wait, wait! What are you doing with the lights off?! ”

As expected, Suzu Sakakihara, who fell on the bed, suddenly became anxious.

In the darkness, Suzu Sakakiwara sat up with the rabbit doll in her arms, and watched Sakakiwara Le's undressing by the moonlight, with a nervous face.

"Sleep, what else can I do? You don't see what time it is. ”

Sakakihara put down his coat, sat on the edge of the bed, and took off his pants.

"Foot, go over and leave me some space."

"Ahhhh Sakakihara Le, you want to be shameless! I actually took off my pants in front of girls! ”

Suzu Sakakihara immediately covered her face with her hands, but a small slit between her middle and ring fingers appeared between her right hand.

"What's the panic, I just took a shower, and I'm wearing shorts for sleeping." Sakakihara looked at her, and she immediately avoided her gaze.

"No! You sleep on the ground! ”

"How can I have my own bedroom, I still sleep on the ground!"

"Sakakihara music! You, how old are you! I still have to sleep with my own sister! ”

As soon as Sakakihara Suzu finished speaking, she found that Sakakihara Le's gaze looked at her, even if it was only a little moonlight, but when she saw the indifferent face of her brother, Sakakihara Suzu couldn't help but turn her head in cringe.

"Perverted girl ......" she sneaked a glance at him from time to time, and then muttered in a low voice.

Sakakihara lifted the quilt: "First of all, I am not a sister, and secondly, you came to my room and lay on my bed for no reason, and in the end you have to kick me out of bed, there is no one more unreasonable than you in this world, right?" I'm not going to back down anyway. ”

"Hmph." Sakakihara Suzu snorted lightly and clasped her hands to her chest, "It doesn't matter, you can sleep if you want, I won't leave today anyway." ”

"Okay, then go to sleep. Also, you go over and give me a little place. ”

"Humph!"

"Huh?"

Sakakihara noticed that Suzu didn't move at all, and just saw her feet exposed, and reached out and bent down.

"Go over it."

"You! You speak, you speak! Why tickle me! Sakakihara Suzu's face was flushed and ashamed, and she hurriedly withdrew her feet and hugged them with both hands.

"I talk to you well, but you don't listen."

Sakakihara Le, who directly lifted the quilt and sat on his bed, was about to lie down.

"I'm going to use a pillow."

The pillow on the back of his head was instantly pulled away by Suzu, and the back of Sakakihara's head hit the hard bed directly.

"Hiss......"

Sakakihara Suzu saw that her brother was in pain, and she wanted to immediately open her mouth to care, but she thought of something again, and she didn't want to say anything in a huff.

She also simply lay down.

......

A moment later.

"Do you really want to sleep together?"

"What? Are you scared? Sakakihara asked with a smile.

"Yes, what is there to be afraid of! It's not like we haven't slept in the same bed together before! ”

"Okay, good night."

Sakakihara chose to turn his back, pull up half of the quilt, and close his eyes.

After seeing that the elder brother didn't say a word, Suzu Sakakihara was also angry, turned his back and hummed and hugged the rabbit doll, and decisively chose to sleep.

I also dragged the quilt more to my side by the way.

"Hey, leave me a little quilt."

"No, I have to sleep with a quilt between my sleeps."

"Don't you have a pillow? Take it yourself. "Sakakihara pulled the quilt to his side.

"My bedroom door is broken."

"Everything's broken."

"It's broken anyway. If you want to build more, you can just lean more from me. ”

Suzu Sakakihara threw her elbow back and slapped the gap between the two with her palm.

Alas, who rarely sleeps with you, will only grab the quilt!

Sakakihara Rakku pulled the coat that Kururi had put on him, covered his body, ignored Sakakihara Suzu who was sleeping inside, and closed his eyes to sleep.

Little by little, time passed.

Sakakihara Suzu is waiting more and more impatiently, why hasn't there been any movement, isn't the stinky brother cold?

Turning around again, the old brother was breathing evenly, seemingly... Fell asleep.

It's over, it's over, it's over!

I don't really want to sleep here today!

......