Published at 1st of February 2021 06:18:43 PM
New Year’s Shrine Visit with the Sisters
TL: Daemon
ED: PuffyPyjamas
I feel like the period between time leaps and returning to the present has become shorter recently . I once again leaped and ended up returning to my high school days . I was still in the Hiiragi mansion reception room, just past the new year .
—Now and back in high school, please remember what supported you and got you to this point .
After saying something disturbing, this is what Rei-chan told me at the end .
My support…
The time that I spent in the present was only about 10 minutes, but the number of things I don’t understand has once again increased . Rei-chan noticed something, that’s why she asked me about why I couldn’t avoid a break up with Hiiragi-chan .
“What did she notice?”
“Heeey? Thief-kun? What are you dozing off for?”
Still within the Hiiragi mansion, Sana and Kanata were both sleeping around us . Other than them, Natsumi-chan and Hiiragi-chan were both staring worriedly at me .
“Ah, sorry . I was just thinking about things . ”
Hmmm, Natsumi-chan didn’t seem to mind it that much as she continued on .
“What are you going to do about the shrine visit? Haru-chan is—”
“Going . I’m going . ”
Hiiragi-chan’s drunk state had become better before I realized it .
“As for the other people… waking them up may be a little sad . ”
“Sanchan would probably complain and ask why we didn’t wake her up though . ”
Hiiragi-chan laughed to herself .
“Well, I’ll just go with her on a shrine visit when that happens . ”
“As expected of an older brother . ”
“Be quiet . ”
After joking with me, Natsumi-chan urged Hiiragi-chan by saying that they needed to prepare .
Telling me to wait, the sisters left the room .
Some time passed and the two of them returned .
I thought that they would both put on a coat and scarf, but I was completely wrong .
The two of them had changed into a furisode, and while holding a small handbag, they had changed their hairstyle to match the clothes . No wonder it took so long .
“Well? How is it, Thief-kun?”
Natsumi-chan spun once at the entrance .
She had on a blue kimono with a floral pattern that suited her well .
“Refreshing . ”
“Eeeh? Just that? Isn’t there, you know, more?”
“Natsumi, don’t push him like that . ”
Hiiragi-chan, who chided her sister, was also wearing a very natural furisode that looked good one her . At the Miss Contest, Natsumi-chan did say that she could put it on herself .
It was a white kimono with a hexagonal pattern . It lost to Natsumi-chan in flashiness, but she seemed very accustomed to wearing it, making her feel like an elegant adult . It’s quite the outfit .
Hiiragi-chan said not to push me, but she kept taking glances in my directions .
“The both of you look great . ”
“Isn’t that great, Haru-chan?”
“…Y-yeah . ”
Natsumi-chan was laughing while Hiiragi-chan nodded as she mumbled .
We left from the entrance way and found a car waiting for us . I got into the backseat and ended up stuck between the two sisters .
“Why is Natsumi also in the back?”
“Why? Isn’t it fine . The backseat is enough for three people after all . ”
“It’s not comfortable for Seiji-kun, right?”
“Aah, I see . It’s because Haru-chan has a big butt . ”
“!”
“Please stop fighting!”
While I was trying to break up the fight between the two sisters, the car moved on its way to the shrine .
“What you really wanted to say that I’m in the way and you didn’t want me to go, right?”
So Hiiragi-chan was the one who invited her .
“It’s like an annual event so it’s fine . ”
It seems that it’s a routine thing for the two sisters to do their shrine visit together every year . However, wearing a furisode to a shrine like that, wouldn’t there be a lot of people around making it difficult…?
“Don’t worry Thief-kun . There aren’t any stalls, so it shouldn’t be packed with people . ”
“Then that’s good . ”
“Ah, I see . It would be troubling with a lot of people . ”
It seems that Hiiragi-chan finally realized as she spoke out casually . Hiiragi-chan is really unaware when it comes to crisis management .
Well, it’s dark at night, so I doubt anyone would be able to clearly see our faces .
“Besides, there aren’t very many people around when we go every year . ”
Natsumi-chan spoke lightly . Is that really okay?
After traveling in the car for about an hour, we arrived at the shrine . On the way, we passed by a mountainous region . Where is this exactly?
“It’s pretty dark around here…”
Hiiragi-chan stood in front of the torii . There were a few outdoor lights, but other than that, there were no other light sources . In some places, it was so dark that you couldn’t see anything . I didn’t know about this shrine at all, and if I were going on my New Year’s shrine visit, I definitely would not have gone out of my way to come here . As I was told, it was quiet with nobody around .
We passed through the torii and climbed up the stone steps, where we found a quiet yard . Combined with the cold temperature at midnight, a harsh atmosphere was created .
“What shrine is this?”
“Behind the shrine, is a cemetery with many members from the Hiiragi family . So when something happens, this is where we visit . ”
In other words, if I reach a happy ending, I, as Hiiragi Seiji, would also be buried in this cemetery .
We proceeded along the empty path, placed money inside the offering box, and one by one, pulled on the rope to ring the bell .
Two bows, two claps, another bow, and then we made our requests .
“…”
“…”
Once the last bow was completed, the two of them stared at me .
“What’s wrong?”
“What did you wish for?”
“Natsumi, you can’t ask something like that . ”
“Of course, I’m curious, he took so long to make his wish . ”
How long did I even take?
“You say that, but Haru-chan, you’re also super curious . ”
“T-that’s true, but…”
“I was told somewhere that if I actually say it, it won’t come true, so I’m not telling . ”
The sisters both pouted, but let it go as nothing could be done . Their personalities are both different, but in times like this, they really do resemble each other .
“Haru-chan, you probably wished for something like, letting you flirt more with Thief-kun . ”
“Haaau . ”
Bullseye .
“Uwah, for real… I guess it’s quite an average wish…”
The person who guessed right pulled back a bit in disgust .
“T-that’s not it . ”
““It’s too late . ””
Our voices overlapped causing us to laugh at the strangeness of it all .
“Natsumi and Seiji-kun, you guys get along . ”
Hiiragi-chan pouted .
“I also get along with you Haru-chan!”
Natsumi-chan gave Hiiragi-chan a hug .
“Kyah . Hey, stop it . ”
Hiiragi-chan scolded Natsumi-chan like an older sister would . Before, Natsumi-chan said the reason for the breakup was that “she liked me so much that it was hard”, but maybe the answer isn’t that far away…?