Bishoujo wo Jouzu ni Nikubenki ni Suru Houhou - Chapter 40

Episode Forty | Bishoujo wo Jouzu ni Nikubenki ni Suru Houhou

Trucking upon a steep slope, Ogasawara Shizuka fixed her eyes forward. I pursued from behind, maintaining a constant distance.

Where on earth are we going? We left the residential area to climb the leading hill, but we’ve been walking for twenty minutes.

An unusual, blossoming nature sight appeared, which was unlike concrete downtown.

The road sandwiched between lush trees was empty. Occasionally, a car would pass by. In addition, since the asphalt road was maintained and cars occasionally came through, something would be at the top, otherwise, it’s just to get to the other side of the hill.

Ogasawara Shizuka suddenly stopped and stared back as I cautiously followed. Her expression seemed subtly displeased.

Smiling directly at her, I opened both my legs to shoulder width and put my right foot slightly forwards. I then raised my heel.

Alright, there’s no problem. Although there are natural walls on both sides of the road due to the tall trees standing high and in rows, I have a prepared stance.

There is enough distance between her and myself that I can act at any time.

The moment she acts suspicious, I’ll and run away at full throttle.

“Um, I feel uncomfortable with you following behind. Since there is nothing for you to be so wary about, would you like to walk with me?”

Giving a small sigh as she looked at me reproachfully, she said nothing would happen and raised both her arms lightly.

“Sorry, but I have no intention to walk next to you. I’m a gentleman, so ladies first.”

Perhaps she doesn’t plan to hurt me in any way, but I also don’t plan on getting comfortable.

I’m not only keeping distance because I’m on guard. The real reason is for me to silently convey my feelings to her. (1)

I will approach neither your body nor soul any closer than this.

“Wow, is that so……Do you by chance hate me?”

After acting like a fool, she gave a smile like she was sneering at herself.

“Wellll, I can’t like or hate you after just one meeting a few minutes ago. Besides, since nobody is here and I came up with someone as beautiful as you, you don’t know what I’ll do. I also suggest you be a little warier. Not that it’s my problem, though.”

She gave a sigh in reply to me telling her bluntly without reducing the distance between us.

“It doesn’t seem like you will attack me, yeah? If you hate me, just say it.”

“I’ll leave it to your judgment. If you believe so, then you should suppose so.”

“You’re indirectly saying that you do, aren’t you?”

“If you take my words to say that, then think it so. Even if you do, I don’t care at all.”

Because I immediately answered her question, she began to question my answer even more. She still seemed a little troubled after my next rapid answer.

“I’m simply hurt. Even though I’m so well liked you are like this.”

“Wouldn’t you say it’s because you’re pretty? You are endowed with a figure similar to your older sister’s. It’s natural that you would be popular.”

“Then please come walk next to me. It doesn’t matter if you attack, ok? Though, just in case, it’s my first time.”

“No, although it’s a wonderful proposal, I must decline. To rape someone with good-looks such as yours? I don’t have the ability. I’m a cowardly man.”

As she took a step forward, we went back to the original distance.

Did she give up after seeing my stance? Giving a small sigh, she placed her heel forward and began to walk again.

She doesn’t seem to be acting how I thought she would but, I keep up my outside appearance to draw our info.

Of course, my true intention is to walk down with her, but she’s not going to be easy, so I won’t directly state it.

Since there isn’t anything conclusive on her reliability, I ought to not accept whatever she has to say.

In other words, most of the information I drew out of her is almost unusable. If that’s the case why am I following her? It’s her behavior, speech, conduct, and particularities. I think I may be able to pick something up from those factors.

Also, the one who keeps it’s distance see a wide variety of things. With just those, there is the reason.

———

“Shouldn’t the man lead the way?”

Pressing through the forest on the paved road, she complained as she looked askance at me for an instant.

“Sorry, but I don’t have a good feeling about that place. It wouldn’t be good to intrude. And if we’re just talking, I don’t mind going anywhere.

The trees a line along the slope enclosed to a gap of an olden stone stairway.

It’s quite the antique. It was probably made way in the past. There also doesn’t seem to be any trace of someone walking here.

“You can see the inside of my skirt at that place, can’t you?”

Since the stairs are somewhat steep, whenever she walks that skirt of hers flutters in a way that I can almost see the root of her white thigh. Not seeming to mind, Ogasawara Shizuka gives me a glance with a provocative smile.

“Sorry. Is our destination ahead of here?If that’s the case, I’ll go first. If I go to the location, I won’t see your skirt.”

When I halted, she did as well.

“You hate me a lot, yeah? Ah, I get it, perhaps you know that I bullied Makoto?”

When she raised her voice in a fake surprise, I acted like I was too.

“No, I didn’t. Whether you did so or not, I don’t intend to interfere with a problem between sisters. In addition, it’s normal for siblings to not get along.”

Her attitude is too artificial. She grins at my kind of answer. It’s like a tanuki and a fox trying to trick each other.

I don’t know about her, but I’m definitely gonna add more fuel to this fire. Irritating her would be a great success.

When a human is seized with negativity their true character comes out. That’s what I’m aiming for, but how do I make it happen?

“Oh, it’s as I thought. You knew, no? It looks like we’re early, since we’re around that point. Alright, hurry up and we’ll talk when we’re further ahead.”

Laughing with a delighted smile, she returned to the front and stared ahead again,walking up the stone steps at a light pace.

That isn’t an irritated person. Was my fishhook a bit too big?

Well, fine. I won’t break my pace.

After instructing myself, I began to walk behind her.

My halt caused her to take a few more steps just now, which increased the distance between us. I can now completely see underneath her skirt.

White? Hmm, I hate her, but not bad.

———

The stone stairway split into the tall trees so it looked like a natural tunnel. This darkened the area as a result.

However, since today is a clear day, light is coming through the gaps of the flourished leaves, creating a ray of light that pours down onto the ground.

It’s a fantastic view. Also, since it’s in a forest, the atmosphere feels amazingly clear.

“It’s just a bit moreee~! Keep on truckingggg~!”

Ogasawara Shizuka, who is way up ahead, looked back and shouted. Light is appearing behind her. It appears the end of the tunnel is somewhat near.

“There isn’t a single problem! I’m not tired, don’t worry! I really like this place!”

Did she understand what I shouted back? She turned away from me and disappeared into the light.

Listening carefully, I could hear the sounds of birds tweeting and leaves rustling.

Someone like me, who hates noisy places, really likes the peacefulness of nature.

There was something similar to this near my parents’ house.

In the mountain behind the house, there are stone steps like these. The stone stairway lead to the red entrance of an olden shrine.

Since it was our property, people rarely went there. For me, it was the perfect place to hide.

At the pack of the Shrine, there is an animal trail that leads to a secret overview of the mountains.

My older brother showed me it. He told me it was his secret place. A place he showed none. He told me I was the exception.

Furthermore, he cut down a tree to make me my own chair. Even though he could have bought one, he made it specially.

Although my brother could do anything back then, as a child naturally he had a hard time making a chair, so it came out a little awkward.

But I was happy, truly happy, and thanked him many times. My brother then gave hearty smile. Even though it was to make me happy, he was as well.

Until the day I left my hometown, I sat in that chair, looking at the scenery with no sign of boredom.

———

When I had finished climbing, the town suddenly jumped into view.

“Ah……”

The walk was quite long, but the view really is splendid.

Although I didn’t think the city was very much a hometown, I got that it was really a big town. Even though the far away from solemn, it somewhat reminds me of my hometown.

The natural environment was different from mine, but the olden scenery and natural harmony aren’t bad.

“It’s a beautiful view, isn’t it……”

“Boo!”

While I admired the beauty of this place, I heard a distinct voice from the side. I jumped back quickly.

“So you really aren’t gonna do anything, huh……”

Ogasawara Shizuka stared at me, who had jumped back, reproachfully. Dangerous, dangerous, I lost my guard.

Haa, even if she isn’t going to do anything, I don’t intend to relax.

“Please don’t mock me like I’m weak…….”

To me, who had gradually kept my distance, she let out a slightly lonely sigh, lowering her waist.

But she didn’t sit on the ground. Right below of her is a stump. Furthermore, it isn’t just a stump. Was a tree cut? It had obviously been sanded down for use as a chair.

“Ah, this? I made it. A big tree grew here, and then it withered. The following day, when the typhoon came, the tree broke and disappeared so I processed what was left and made a chair.”

Noticing my focus was on the stump she sat on, she explained, though I didn’t listen.

“It took two months to complete this two person seat. I mean, I didn’t have any good tools, and since I didn’t know how to even use those I made a chisel and slowly, but surely carved it. Thanks to that, my palms were filled with splinters. I cried a lot from the pain, but that was the reason I absolutely had to make it……”

She gave a thin, gentle smile, as I averted my eyes and looked forward, viewing the beautiful scenery.

“Someday, I want to share this view with Makoto, but such a day will never come……”

Her shoulder shaking along with her thin smile, tears poured from her empty eyes.

Lip quivering, her tears rolled down her cheeks.

“It’s too late to regret it now. I’m an idiot, aren’t I? Since Makoto took everything, accepted everything and laughed at everything, I became a spoiled brat. When I had noticed, it was beyond fixing. Everything is already hopeless. What could I do now……”

Tears continued to drip as her voice shook. When she had finished talking, she faced forward, smiling thinly, and looked down.

“I thought about dying quite a lot, but I wasn’t able to. It isn’t that I was afraid to. It was so painful that I wanted to get out easy. But, since Makoto is kind, if I had died she would surely blame herself, so I couldn’t……”

Having said that, she lifted her face till she faced me, and smiled. As she did, tears were streaming from her vacant eyes. Her smile was too pitiful; I knew that smile.

It was just after I came to avoid my brother. With my brother, who could do anything, I just was no match, even when I made an effort.

It felt like he was looking down on me. I began to think his kindness came from relief. Although I realized I couldn’t win no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t accept it.

So then I became afraid of him.

Although my older brother desperately tried to call out to me then, I continued avoiding him.

That smile of Ogasawara Shizuka’s was that same as my brother’s then.

It overlapped with his.

“I’m already tired, but, I can finally be at ease. After all, there’s you. If you’re here, Makoto can smile……”

She stood up straight and lowered her head to me. Then she―

“Goodbye……”

With no hesitation, she stepped herself towards the beautiful scenery.

“Think I would have left you to do it, you goddamn idiot?”

The broken, small stones rolled off the cliff and made a sound.

If she took another step forward, she might have died. However, since I foresaw what was going to happen, I took a giant leap and held her down her tightly.

When I looked at her expression and eyes, I knew what she would have done.

I thought she’d act violently, but she looked down to where I had pinned her, began to faintly weep, which then gradually turned into a loud cry.

The sadness breathed into the view. Even the sadness of a little girl was smaller in comparison to the huge town and amazing nature.

———

Some time has passed.

As she hugged from behind me, she continued crying. Crying, and crying, and crying was all she did.

“I feel little better.”

On the stump made into a chair, she gave a strangely fine smile. It irritated me.

What’s with this refreshed retard. If I had been a bit too slow, she would have fallen down the cliff. I want to shout, ’Don’t screw with me!’

Sitting down next to this fool, I crossed my legs, rested my chin on my hands, and then as I turned the other way, I gave a sideglance glare.

“U, Um……you might not be able to believe me, but I had no intention to die today. If I died here it would be a hindrance to you and I would be alone when I do.”(2)

“Then why did you try to walk off the cliff?”

“T, That is……ah……I sorta, wanted to jump off on impulse?”

“Give me a break……”

Cheeks red, she gave a fake, apologetic smile as I sighed.

Perhaps it’s true. Having talked to me, she remembered something she wasn’t able to endure any longer and acted out suddenly. It was something like that.

It wasn’t acting. Ogasawara Shizuka had seriously intended to jump out. If I hadn’t stopped her, this fellow would have certainly gone flying.

“One who said they intended to die is a lot better. You can’t seem to manage on most impulses.”

“I’m sorry……”

She fell silent due to my words and shrunk back.

I wonder if it really was an impulse. Was she just run into a corner?

But come on. It was me that called her out. If it were investigated, the passerby would have been witnesses.

So if Ogasawara Shizuka had died, I would definitely have been seen as a murderer.

“You…….are a really dangerous person.”

“I’m sorry, I’m truly sorry. I realize my mistakes, I’m sorry……”

While I mumbled with a stare, she shrugged her shoulders, lowered her head down a lot and apologized.

Really, both Ogasawara Makoto and Shizuka are complete, troublesome sisters.

But I feel like there is a strange shift from what my brother said was dangerous. She had a sudden impulse to kill herself, so she doesn’t seem to be the type to harm others.

“Take out your hand.”

“Eh?”

Lifted her face in response, she looked speechless.

Tsk, she’s irritating me.

“Oi, I said take your hands out! How many times do I have to say it, clueless bitch.”

“Y, Yes! I’m, I’m sorry!”

Shaking at my spat of words and glared at her, she held out her hands as her volume spiked. While her hands were out, she apologized.

I grasped them strongly.

“Eh? U, Um……eh? Wha, huh? Why are you, uh, holding my hands? I caught your eye and you’re wooing me?”

“Bitch, that isn’t the reason. Don’t make weird misunderstandings. I’ve decided that you are a nuisance because of your flying episode. Even if we were tied by a distant father, I’d refuse to be friends with you, shithead.”

“A, Ah, I see. I’ll keep that in mind. Uh, thank you.”

“This isn’t for you, so don’t misunderstand. It’s a bother if you jump off.”

“T, That is it, isn’t it? I’m really sorry……”

While I clenched her hands, she fell silent, head hung down, but then she looked up with upturned eyes, face red with a smile.

This bitch. What is this retard smiling about? Did she misunderstand me?

“Oi, don’t you go smiling. You seriously jumped, okay? I won’t forgive you just because you’re a woman, okay?”

“Eh, Ehehe, I’m sorry.”

I furrowed my eyebrows and threatened her, but apologized with my hand tightly clenched. She smiled and no signs of being frightened or becoming so.

”Okay.”

“Eh”

“Well, I think I get the feelings Makoto has.”

“…..Don’t you fuckin’ make light of me.”

“I’m not! If anything, I would like it if you did so to me.”

Huddled close with her staring straight up at me, she stood from her seat, got onto her tiptoes, and gave a provoking grin. She then stuck out her tongue. That small, red tongue almost touched my mouth, causing my body to pull back automatically.

“I don’t know what first love is. Is it this throbbing feeling in my chest?”

I lean back, dodging as she puts her face closer.

“Go to the hospital. You may have a heart condition.”

To my answer, she said, ”It was a joke.” and gave a chuckle.

“Don’t worry. I won’t pounce, since I don’t want to take you away from Makoto.”

“Bitch what is with you? I’m not so low that I would be attacked by a brat.”

Leaning back as I spat those words, Ogasawara Shizuka backed off and smiled.

Don’t worry since I won’t attack you? This bitch. I hate how she completely underestimates me. This person knows nothing. If I’m determined, you……yes, an amazing smile, very much so. I’m not the kind of man who will let you off if you cry.

Should I thrust my fingers down this bitch’s anus?

“Since you endured a hundred steps, unwilling to give up, will you hear my story?

She grasped my hands, which were in both of hers, as she looked at me while grinning.

“Aaha, you are really amusing……till now, you had annoyed me for quite some time.”

Feeling a vein rise on my temple, as the corners of my mouth cramped. My smile was filled with anger.

However, I won’t explode on that clear provocation. Besides, this guy is a junior kid. It’s natural I would hate her.

While scowling at her smirk, I prompted her to speak with my eyes. After getting the information, I want to leave this guy in less than a second.

———

“It is a little long.”

Saying that, she began to speak.

The way Ogasawara Shizuka came to torment her older sister was honestly rather trivial.

Ogasawara Makoto was around the first grade of elementary school, and Shizuka was just entering. At that time, Ogasawara Shizuka broke a vase.

At that time, she wasn’t scolded. Instead, Ogasawara Makoto was.

Having no experience with this, and because she was very much afraid, she told a lie.

‘Older sister broke the vase.’

Naturally, Ogasawara Makoto was severely scolded by their parents. However, she didn’t seem to explain it at all.

According to Ogasawara Shizuka, perhaps she knew who broke the case. Nevertheless, she let them scold her without a peep.

After that, several more events occurred and Ogasawara Makoto was scolded for each one.

Ogasawara Shizuka at first felt wrong, but she gradually got used to it. She then came to look down on her older sister.

Whatever she did, she would blame it on her.

Breaking things on purpose, hiding their parents’ important items; she would blame her sister for everything. Then, following past behavior, her sister took it all.

Several years passed since then, and Ogasawara Shizuka began to feel an uneasiness.

Did nobody really notice? Even though she’s doing all the mischief, did they believe it was her sister?

Then as several years went by, Ogasawara Shizuka was promoted to 3rd or 4th grade of elementary school.

It was at this time that the strange feeling became obvious.

Her parents were distant. When handling her, they seemed to handle her with great care.

On the other hand, when they looked at her older sister, she sensed a warmth.

She wasn’t aware that the uncomfortable feeling dwelling inside was jealousy.

Furthermore, in contrast to Ogasawara Shizuka, who excelled in neither studies nor any particular sport, her sister began to show resourcefulness.

Her results were excellent and in her own way, she was good at physical activities. Not only that, when concentrating on something she really likes, she has a lot of sensitivity.

The strange feeling of jealousy expanded with each and every moment, till it gradually morphed into hatred. Then, to clear up all those negative feeling eroding at her heart, she would bully her sister.

However, even when bullying her, she would accept it, causing Ogasawara Shizuka’s hatred to continue festering so her actions escalated.

Nevertheless, Ogasawara Makoto had a strong friend. Sasaki Tatsuya, her childhood friend.

Only to Ogasawara Makoto would he would give his shoulder and watch over.

It was so unbearable that she couldn’t stand it.

To somehow create a gap between the two, she continued to escalate her bullying. However, even when she cornered her so much, their relationship stayed strong.

As expected, Shizuka’s heart hardened.

Her kind parents were distant to her. Her older sister was full of talent. A childhood friend supported her sister.

Free of scolding, Ogasawara Shizuka was completely alone.

Since she didn’t want to be scolded, she began to lie. Then when her feelings changed to a wanting, she then turned to her parents in a belief she reached a point of no turn.

She broke things, screamed, and would curse her parents. However, they didn’t scold her. On the contrary, their eyes showed pity for her.

The parents fully knew there was no helping her behavior. Their kindness cornered Ogasawara Shizuka.

Her last resort was to direct all the hostility at her parents to herself.

The parents denied the lie, but Ogasawara Shizuka followed along with it anyways. Then, when Ogasawara Shizuka insulted , who was assured to be adopted, Makoto lost all freedom.

Her heart continued to despise her older sister, who accepted everything.

Then something happened. When she entered a higher grade of middle school, she saw it. A place where Sasaki Tatsuya and Ogasawara Makoto were secretly embracing each other.

Ogasawara Shizuka forbade that the two meet. Nevertheless, they went behind her back and met.

The older sister who followed all orders, acted against them, which caused Ogasawara Shizuka’s anger to explode.

She was going to separate them somehow, but she couldn’t simply order it.

So, she should tell her parents. She would exaggerate the two’s relationship of being very close. Even if it could be a childish mistake of a middle schooler, their parents should make the two take some distant. She thought this would force them.

The expectations of hers surprisingly went well.

Ogasawara Makoto was confined into her room, and she couldn’t speak much less meet him anymore.

In addition, when the people of the Ogasawaras and Sasakis gathered, she assumed that a serious discussion would go on.

Naturally,  it would happen. They were siblings tied by blood. When such two get close and it becomes known, there would obviously be an uproar.

However, since she had no reason to know about this, they finally told her. The reason those two cannot be married.

The Ogasawara parents said it was nothing to worry about, but the Sasakis believed it was a serious situation and told her.

‘You have the blood of the Sasakis, and are to marry Sasaki Tatsuya.’

The Ogasawaras thought they had to keep it a secret. But ironically, she was set free from knowing the real nature of her uncomfortable feeling she had for such a long time.

She isn’t a from the Ogasawaras lineage. However, the parents loved her more than her older sister. Then to protect her, the older sister tore her own body.

The gentleness of her parents and sister were genuine. Just the hidden truth made her feel strange.

Having realized the truth, she also discovered she had committed an irreparable mistake.

Speaking this much, she gave a sigh, looked at me and gave a self-mocking sneer.

“It was too late when I noticed. Makoto is a very strong older sister. However, she’s just human. She was broken. I broke her. When she looked at me and didn’t smile, I became scared. “

In contrast to her feeble voice, she grasped my hand.

“Of course, I assumed she was confined from the fact of being found out. Then when I discovered I was the next Sasaki head, I also was to become Tatsuya’s wife. Eventually, all the responsibility I placed onto Makoto, I took it full force.”

Moved her glance from me, she turned to the gorgeous scenery

“Is it really that bad that siblings have such a deep relationship? Even if I had said that, it was too late. I was indifferent unless I look at broken Makoto, which causes me to not be able to say anything. Nothing came from protecting me so desperately……”

As she talked looking at the scenery, it appeared like she was persuading herself from her own words.

“It is foolish, no? I made a big scar that won’t fade in Makoto’s life. But even so, I’m really selfish. I need Makoto. I realized only after I lost her. I only discovered how important her existence was to me when I lost her……”

Having said that, she looked down and lonely murmured, ”Big sister……”

I give up. I hate this guy, but, no, I still hate her. However, I cannot leave her like this.

“Your existence was to trap her? Even if it isn’t what you want, just you existing does that to her.”

“Yes.”

“No matter how you do something, everything seems to go wrong. Still, you can’t die. If you did, she would never smile again.”

“Yes.”

“You’re stuck. Well, you reap what you sow.”

“Yes.”

Her small body shrinking back,even more, she shook.

The shadow of my older brother aligned with this girl.

Why did he say this person was dangerous? I think I understand.

He was right to say she resembled him. But what my brother was stating with ‘similar’, may be slightly different from what I think is ‘similar’.

Every time I was suffering, I wondered what my brother thought.

My older brother: someone who told me his secret place, prepared a seat for me, and gave a smile with mine.

At that time, he was really happy.

My brother didn’t have the intention to corner me. However, with his existent he did so. My brother knew but wasn’t able to do anything. After all, he was the reason I’m in this situation.

How painful was it to him?

The biggest aspect of her is paying for her mistakes. That is why I can see my brother in her.

Since she’s weak, unlike my brother, I couldn’t see it. I feel it had to be that.

What my brother regarded as dangerous was the fear she would run me down like he did to me.

In which case, he was completely misled. With me meeting her, I am able to know who my brother truly is.

The brother I had thought was flawless, is just a helpless bro-con. (3)

Ah god, I really want to hear my brother’s voice.

“Well then, shall we go?”

“Eh? Where will we go―hiyaa!?”

Being forcibly pulled up, she gave a small scream in surprise.

“Having gotten to know you, there is I know someone just like you. So I get it. There is something you can do now.”

I grinned and lead her by the hand.

Surely there is a chance Ogasawara Makoto doesn’t have a grudge against her younger sister.

But even if that’s the case, it’ll be fine. Unlike me, she’s not the one to hold grudges.

If anything, the younger sister is a problem.

“You can’t apologize to her in words, can you?”

Without turning around as I lead her, I asked Ogasawara Shizuka.

“H, How do you know?”

To the voice behind me, I almost gave a laugh.

“There is no way to get forgiveness if you can’t even apologize. So I simply thought you couldn’t. Am I wrong?”

When I said that, glancing at the rear slightly, she was biting her lower lips, eyes teary, and nodding her head a lot.

The reason Ogasawara Makoto is cornered is because she is also.

Is it isn’t nothing. The darkness in Ogasawara Makoto is because she couldn’t save her younger sister.

Even when she did whatever to break from her older sister, she still yearned for her. That must be the reason. After all, she is an idiot.

While she’s so messed up that she would kill herself on impulse, she has not confessed anything to anyone. Even if she isn’t going to die in front of Ogasawara Makoto, she still would have sensed pain.

Surely Ogasawara Makoto must have thought she cornered her younger sister.

”To apologize, just say something. Of course, don’t think if you say it in a nice tone they’ll forgive you. You have to keep at it. That is the only way. Even if they won’t forgive you in their life, you should do it.”

There is no way that a wound will go away just from an apology. But, it’s medicine. Little by little, it should heal.

It requires a lot of patience, since the battle will be long. In addition, the apology isn’t just for Ogasawara Makoto to heal. It’s for her, too.

Unless her heart is healed, this fool will continue suffering.

Clenching my hand, Ogasawara Shizuka answered in a spirit that wasn’t present in her till now. I felt a certain resolution in that voice.

Both my brother and I were cornered by one another. Similarly, the Ogasawara suffered from it as well. We were all complete idiots.

Incidentally, were Ogasawara Makoto and Sasaki Tatsuya actually in a relationship?

During the story, it seemed it caused a great uproar.

Ogasawara Shizuka witnessed the place the two embraced each other and told an exaggeration to her parents.

However, I don’t think they would take nonsense from a middle schooler so seriously. Moreover, since there were issues between the two sisters, they would have been cautious. They would have perhaps examined it in detail before deeming it a problem. On top of that, for the uproar to have gone onto the two families having a meeting, it’s very likely the fact the two siblings having a relationship was confirmed.

Which means, did they really have a close bond?

Although it’s really nothing, and even though I shouldn’t care, did they really have one?