Chapter 10
The Sisters Waiting Outside My Room
TL: PuffyPyjamas .
ED: Daemon .
As the summer season was just beginning to wane, the night breeze felt nice on the way home .
Today was probably one of the most intense days of my life .
Especially since I was able to come in contact with Charlotte and form a significant connection with her .
If only we could continue to get along like this from now on——No, it’s just a pipe dream .
It’s entirely possible that tomorrow I’ll treat Charlotte as a stranger with no connection between us whatsoever .
Real life just isn’t as simple and convenient as manga .
As I returned home contemplating such things, I saw two silhouettes standing in front of my apartment door .
One is a girl whose long, beautiful, and lustrous silver hair is illuminated by the moonlight . The other is wearing an animal-eared hoodie that hid her hairstyle, and is extremely short .
Yeah, these two are most definitely Charlotte and Emma .
“What’s wrong?”
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When I asked what they were up to, the two of them turned their heads towards me . Charlotte is wearing a casual outfit, probably because she was at her home, creating a defenseless appearance that was rather heart-pounding .
I could feel my cheek burning with embarrassment .
Emma is also looking very cute wearing pyjamas with adorable animal-ears .
“Onii-chan!”
Emma, who noticed me, rushed over with short steps . I was worried that she would fall while running, but she was able to reach me without any accidents, and hugged me tightly . Then, she looked up at my face with a big smile .
“Ehehe~”
What is with this child? She is way too cute . Emmchan’s cuteness made me subconsciously form a gentle smile .
Who wouldn’t be happy when hugged by such a cute girl with a big smile? I am not a lolicon, understood?
I made an excuse to no one in particular while crouching to match my line of sight with that of Emma’s .
“Emmchan, did you need something from me?”
“You see, Emma wants to play with Onii-chan . ”
Emma said with a very jovial smile . Her eyes were shimmering with the desire to play with me . Emma seemed to be more emotionally attached to me than I expected since she waited in front of my house with the objective of playing with me .
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I glanced at Charlotte, who looked at Emma and me apologetically . My eyes met with hers and I fell in love with her a bit . The sight of her being illuminated by the moonlight was so beautiful that it wouldn’t have been an exaggeration to call it fantasy-like .
“I’m sorry, Aoyagi-kun . Emma just wouldn’t stop throwing a tantrum… I’ll be troubled if she escapes again, so can you entertain her for a little while?”
Escape… Emma certainly did leave her house without permission, so it can be said that it is somewhat of a breakout, but this girl certainly has an interesting way with words…
“It’s fine… However, how long have you been waiting?”
“When I got out of the bath and tried to tuck her into bed, she started making a fuss, so it’s been about five minutes . ”
She just got done with bathing . So, is that why Charlotte’s cheeks are red? The warmth must still be in her body .
Since her cheeks were flushed red, Charlotte appeared to be even more attractive .
“I’m glad you didn’t have to wait for too long . Even though it’s still summer, the wind gets chilly during the night, so it’s not good to wait around outside for too long . ”
“Yes, thank you for your concern . I was at a loss for what to do since Emma wouldn’t budge from this spot, but Aoyagi-kun came back in time and I was rescued . ”
“Is that so…?”
Listening to Charlotte’s words, I looked back at Emma . Emma was sleeping when we got home, so she wouldn’t know that my apartment was just beside theirs .
Charlotte must have told her that I lived next door, and had her wait for me .
Emma was looking at my face with an expression that seemed bored, probably because Charlotte and I were absorbed in our conversation .
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However, when our gazes coincided, her eyes lit up with her expression dyed with happiness .
Maybe she thought that I would be giving her my attention now .
I couldn’t let her feel lonely for the time being, so I decided to play with Emma .
However, if we continue to stay outside, it could end up leading the two sisters to catch a cold .
I want to move somewhere else… What should I do?
If I propose to move locations, the places where we could go were limited to either Charlotte’s apartment or mine .
Since it’s already deep into the night, it wouldn’t be good to take Emma out .
If it gets too late, even Charlotte and I could find the situation to be uncomfortable…
Therefore, it has to be either of our apartments, but there are problems in both the scenarios .
To be honest, it’s hard to invite Charlotte to my apartment . It shouldn’t be too much of a problem to make it happen, but it would undoubtedly be uncomfortable to have someone you like in your apartment .
However, the same could be said about going over to Charlotte’s apartment . I’m sure I’d be so excited that it’d be bad for my heart .
Charlotte would be reluctant to come over to my apartment, and even more so to invite me over to her place… It can’t be helped .
The best option is to leave the judgment to Charlotte .
I couldn’t come up with a solution to this situation, and it would be meaningless if Charlotte were to refuse when I do come up with a conclusion, so I left the decision in its entirety upto her .
“Charlotte, it would be better for us to move to a different location, where do you think would be fine…?”
“I agree…”
When I passed the baton to Charlotte, she began to seriously consider the situation . She probably has the same line of thought as me . Well, even if it is the same, there is no way that Charlotte would like someone like me .
“Emma wants to go to Onii-chan’s house!”
While I was waiting for Charlotte’s response, Emma tugged on my clothes and voiced her request . Yeah, it seems that the location has been decided .
I looked at Charlotte to see if she reached the same conclusion as me, and she nodded and agreed without any objection .
To be honest, I still feel reluctant to invite Charlotte over to my place, but it would be better than having the two of them catch a cold by staying outside .
My apartment… I did clean it, right…?
They were about to enter my flat, and I suddenly started to worry about the condition of my room . If she thinks that my apartment is dirty, I wouldn’t have the courage to associate with her any further .
The three of us changed locations and moved to my apartment according to the wishes of this little girl who seemed to have the highest decision-making power among the three of us .