Ero Manga Sensei - Volume 11 - Chapter 4

EROMANGA SENSEI VOL. 11 CH. 4

—Later that Night

There was a discussion between Sagiri and myself in Sagiri’s room. It’s not a script meeting, it’s a family meeting—a love meeting. It’s an important event that has been held many times since ancient times, regardless whether it is between a married couple or just in a relationship.

A Heart-to-Heart in order to solve problems and build a better relationship.

“Sagiri, it’s me.”

I knelt down on the floor and said to Sagiri, who sat down.

“I have a lot I want to talk about.”

Sagiri nodded,

“I also have a lot I want to talk… with you.”

She said this without hesitation while dressed in a bunny-maid outfit.

“I see,”

I smiled softly at her

“… Shall we take turns?”

“Yes… as usual.”

“Okay, let’s do that then.”

Slowly… we exchanged words.
Like always…?

Come to think of it, was this the first time I talked with Sagiri?

「—Hey! I’m Izumi Masamune, the author of, ‘The Silver Werewolf’!”

The day I saw the illustration commemorating the completion of “The Silver Werewolf,” I found out that Sagiri was really the EroManga-Sensei…
In the “Locked Room”—that name for Sagiri’s room at the time, hadn’t been opened since we met.

Us siblings were able to see each other’s face and talk for the first time.

It’s been over a year since then—

“I talked about this many times.”
“Yes. Like all the other times… we talked about our dreams.”

“There were also a lot of fights.”
“It’s usually your fault.”

“That’s not entirely true.”
“That is definitely the case.”

“You’re the one who’s always causing trouble in this room.”
“Well, it was fun, wasn’t it?”

“Well,”

During the live stream, she forgot to turn off the camera and almost revealed her identity.

She took my classmates in and took off their pants.
They dressed up for the summer festival and ate cotton candy.
While she’s in this room, she uses her PC to go to many places.
The story with the cutest, my secluded sister in the world was set in this room alone.

It seems that trouble always followed when I was with Sagiri—

“First of all, I want to apologize to you, Sagiri.”
“Yeah, you were the one I was angry with…”

“Yeah… I know”
“So…?”

Sagiri puffed up her cheeks and looks at me,
“So, explain.”
“Yesterday, Sagiri… you were having a koibana[1] in the living room, right?”

「…………」

“Actually, I was eavesdropping in on it. Amelia-san helped me do so.”
“Huh..? From when?”

“Just when Sagiri started her love story.”
“O-oh no!”

Sagiri’s face turns red as she begins to squeal. Her hands pressed on her hot cheeks and her lips softened.

“Ahh—I told them my true feelings because I was too embarrassed to tell you directly.”

“I heard everything—I’m sorry.”

“No, I’m sorry!”

Sagiri’s eyes begin to tear up, but still comes to hit my head.

“Ah! Ah! Ah! Nii-san’s an idiot!”

“That hurts!”

“I was having a wonderful koibana with the girls! You sneakily listened in! Why do you want to keep embarrassing me?”

Because it’s cute.

That’s the big reason, but it’s not the only one.

“I was curious—about everything! What Sagiri’s koibana? If we were on opposite sides, I’m sure you would do the same!”

“Yea-Well… W-While that may be the case, it’s not something a guy would normally do!”

“I really am sorry!”

I knelt down, head on the ground, begging my sister with all my might.
It’s so bizarre. I wouldn’t have this kind of experience if I was leading a normal life.

No, for real… how many times have will I have to ask my sister for forgiveness like this.
“Please forgive me!”

“… You’re forgiven.”

“Yea—!”

“But I won’t let it down for a while.”

You wouldn’t…

Women are like this.

But I’m the one to blame. If I don’t accept responsibility and keep apologizing…

I still knelt there, my head still bowed when my heavenly sister said,

“…What else?”
“Huh?”

I looked up

“ ‘What else’ …?”

“What did you think? A-about my koibana?”

“Oh, well… that’s… You want me to tell you my thoughts on it? About your love story?”

“Yes, I do.”

Sagiri says this with her lips curled up.

“It’s too embarrassing, isn’t it!?” I cried out.

Then Sagiri exclaims in a defeated yell,

“Yeah I know! It was my love story—Ah! Look, you listened to it, what do you think?”

“I was about to explode—My heart felt like it was about to burst out of my chest!”

The words I came out were forceful, but they were real.

“I was so happy that I actually fainted…! Also, I remember Kyoka’s night garments as well!”

She violently karate chopped my head.

“W-What were you looking at!?”

I was dazed for a moment, but I pressed forward.

“I didn’t realize that Sagiri was thinking of me that much—like that.”
“…Nii-san.”

Sagiri folded her arms and glared at me with a bit of forlornness.
“You thought ‘ I like Sagiri more’ ?”

“Yeah… because I love you—it was amazing.”

“Ah geez… I’m an idiot. You heard my entire confession.”

— I like you
— I’ve loved you for a long time since I met you for the first time
— I like you much more than I did two years ago
— Thank you for liking me.
— I wanted to be with you for a long time… I was so, so happy.
— Please go out with me and…
— Please marry me someday.

I see.

“…I heard. I got a passionate confession… from Sagiri.”

“Ah… I’m trembling again, hah hah…”

My body was heating up again.

“I told you… all I could.”

She then looked up at me, with saddened eyes.

“My words… were they not enough?”

“It was!”

I shook my head with a strong sense of denial of what Sagiri said.

“I didn’t forget—I couldn’t forget! Sagiri’s words… I thought I was more in love with you. I love Sagiri that much!”

“… I need an ice pillow! I need to cool my face!”

Sagiri became so embarrassed that she covers her face with both her hands.

Regardless, I continue on, straight-faced as before.

“Sagiri, listen carefully. What I’m about to say is important.”

“I am taking it seriously! That’s why I’m like this! Hu…”

Sagiri was choking up. Then,

“And yet! Now I know what you mean, I’m more—I mean I like you a lot mo—“
“I’m not sure about that.”

“What?!”
“I’m sure I like Sagiri more.”

“Were you listening to anything I said?”
“I understand that Sagiri liked me a lot more than I first expected. I grasped that real well the other night.”

“But, then…”
“But after hearing your words… I came to the conclusion that I like you more.”

“Ehh? I like you more!”
“No, I definitely have stronger feelings!”

“I like you more! I definitely love you more!”
“You can’t be sure about that!”

“I do!”

What was this pointless argument?!
A lot of time passed before I realized it.

After a bit, we came back to our senses.

「………………………………」
「………………………………」

“…let’s move on from this.”
“Agreed…”

We… were having a shameful argument.
We were both red as a tomato.

… This was one of the most embarrassing moments of our lives.

“Well, then…”

I forcefully change course.

“Whatever the case—more than before… I think I understand Sagiri’s thoughts about me.”
“Really?”

Sagiri looked at me suspiciously.

“Yeah, I think so.“

I say, remembering the heartfelt feelings I felt at that time.

“I was so happy, ashamed, embarrassed, and in pain since I went back to my room that night.”

“Yeah… I would have been in agony listening to it as well.”

“When the dust cleared—when I became calm… I became scared.”

“Scared? Of what?”

Sagiri asked me, tilting her head slightly from confusion.

“Our dream—My dream…. I love Sagiri so much—I want to make her laugh… and through it my dream became that way.”

—Let’s make it our dream.

“The dream we started together is getting bigger and bigger and bigger… it’s coming closer and closer everyday… Everyday is busy and fun but… what if I fail.”

I start to tremble, hands clasped on my arms.

“If that happens, I will lose everything.

Sagiri’s love for me always grew—more than I could ever imagine… and our dream has so much riding on this bet of ours. I started to want to make Sagiri happy—but I’m second-guessing myself. I’m sure there’ll be times I’ll make you sad—Make you cry. Everything I want to do and accomplish… I feel like I’m doing backwards—is counterproductive!”

“…Nii-san.”

“I’m afraid of that more than anything.”

“Soo… That was what was wrong this morning?”

“… Yes, I’m sorry.”

At that time, for some reason, I avoided Sagiri.
I made you feel so uneasy. I made the same mistake again.

“Oh… geez.”
「………………」

I looked down and pressed my fists against my knees. I realized her shoulders were shaking while I was talking… I’m started to get scared again.

Actually, I didn’t want to show such a pathetic side to me—especially not to someone I love.

“I can’t help it, Nii-san.”

There was a sweet, fluffy scent that wrapped itself softly.

“What do you mean, Sagiri?”

She was holding her hand against her cheek.This thumping sound is either mine or Sagiri’s—and I don’t know whose it was.

Maybe it was both.

“You don’t want to make me cry so much.” She said in a whispering voice.
“You don’t want to… make me sad, right?”

“…I’m glad”

Every time Sagiri whispered, “I’m glad,” a shiver is sent down my spine.

“Well, I don’t… I don’t want to cry—I don’t want to be sad because of Masamune. So… I’m afraid our dream will fail as well. I’m afraid of getting closer to our dream.”

I understand that fully. It was something I couldn’t put into words.

“That’s what I’ve always thought. Because… from the beginning, I knew it all. Nii-san really likes me from the bottom of his heart. You’re trying to hard to make our dream come true for me.”

“Well…”

That’s right. Sagiri has been carrying the same fear I felt last night from a long time ago.

“Our dreams were so heavy. I can’t believe I just realized it… I ‘m so naïve.”

I couldn’t tell you the brevity of it.
Sagiri then gently hugged my head.
“…It’s alright though. We’re together, even if it’s heavy or scary.”

“… You’re right.”

“No matter what bad things happen in the future… I’ll make you happy.”

Sagiri said the same line as before. She kept pulling my heartstrings like this.

I can feel my heart being filled with warm things.
I could feel my fear subsiding.

“So… Make me happy too.”

“… Whatever happens in the future… I will make Sagiri happy.”

“… Yes… Is that all?”

“No I—I want Sagiri to make me happy too!”

“Yes!”

At last, I heard what I wanted to hear—Sagiri’s cheerful voice.
Sagiri puts her hand on my shoulder as if I was her younger brother and slowly pushes me down.

Her smile, right in front of me.

“Nii-san.”

Sagiri gently held out her little finger.
I nodded and tied my little finger around hers.

“I promise.”

It was a kind of promise that healed us both.

“… Are you still afraid?”
“Not anymore… Well no, I still am, but I’m alright with it.”

I fell in love with Sagiri again.

I knew that even if our dream failed, we would overcome it together.

“That’s good.”

“Thank you Sagiri.”

“You’re welcome.”

She laughed. Then Sagiri clapped her hands together brightly.

“Oh yeah, I remembered.
I’ll do a magic trick that my friend taught me.”
“What was that?”
“Yep, that’s right—Lie down, face up on the bed.”
“… What are you going to do?”

Sagiri’s the kind of person who often tries to get me to sleep on her bed… It’s a dangerous development every time… Kyoka-san isn’t home right now, is she?

“Come on now, Hurry—Hurry.”

Sagiri rushed me, a bit too much. In the end though, I had no choice but to obey.

“Like this?”

As instructed, I laid on my back.

“Close your eyes.”

She really likes to close my eyes, doesn’t she?

“Quickly now.”

“Yes, Yes.”

「………………」

I closed my eyes as ordered. I didn’t know what was about to happen… I was 70% excited and 30% anxious.

Just then, I felt something soft on my chest.

It wasn’t heavy… but I felt its weight before.

“Sagiri..?”

I opened my eyes slightly from curiosity and I saw the destructive power that laid before me.
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Sagiri was sitting on my stomach.

“Hey, I didn’t tell you to open your eyes yet.”

“What are you doing?”

“Hm… well as you can see, I’m sitting on you.”

At this rate, there was no other explanation.

But Sagiri… isn’t this a bit extreme?

Sagiri’s whole body came into view, and just looking up made me nervous.
With only a piece of clothing between us, I could feel her thighs.

If you’re an enthusiast of rom-coms, you’ll probably understand what the heroine’s doing.

“Well… Sagiri? Is this the magic?”

“Yes, in this position—I’ll cast it. Close you eyes.”

I closed my eyes.

「………………」

She suddenly slapped my face.

“Ouch! What the—!“

I have no choice but to be confused—what was the meaning of this?
Why am I getting hit by Sagiri?

I don’t understand at all… My younger sister in a bunny-maid outfit just sat on top of me and suddenly slapped me.

What in the world is going on?!

“Ah…”

Sagiri says that in a fulfilled look.

“I’ve heard that this greatly deepens the bonds between men and women.”

Who did you hear that from?!

“Kiririn-chan, a high school friend, told me about someone she liked.[2]”
“That girl is just being a Dom![3]”

What kind of pervert hits you while riding on top of you like that? Sagiri nodded in an understanding way, and my energy came rushing back.

“There’s a reason for this. She bragged about it so confidently so… I wanted to try it too.”

“I see…”

“And—how did it work?”

She asked innocently.

I wanted to shout, be angry. I wanted to say, “It didn’t work!” but… actually…
“… It might have worked.”

“Are you a masochist too?”

“No—it’s just… If you get hit like this, you don’t have a chance to hesitate. So it might be a good way to start talking, to be honest.”

“Oh hoh…?”

And… I felt great because I’m this close to her.

As expected, I was afraid to say that.

“Oh geez.”
“Huh…”

I lifted myself up and hugged Sagiri’s face, pressing her against my chest. Then rolled over onto the bed.
“N—Nii-san?! What are you doing”

“Payback.”

Gently, I held her closely.

Even though we were closer than ever before, there weren’t any dark thoughts.

My heart overflowed, pouring out from me chest.
Sagiri began to whimper as I patted her head gently.

“Haha… I’m being spoiled again…”

“I’ll treat you how I want to. Right now, I just want to treat you sweetly. I am your older brother, after all.”

“That’s because Nii-san wants to be sweet to me.”

“Is that your womanly evaluation of me?”

I felt my pride as a man chip away a little.
As I sighed, Sagiri poked my cheek with her finger.
“Hey…

Return this one too..”

「………?……」

I didn’t realize what she was doing and Sagiri escaped my grasps and suddenly…

I was laying on back, expectedly trying to cover myself.
And then.

「……….……」

“What are you up to?”

I laid on my back, hands on my side.
There was something different than the usual—we were lying on the floor.

Sagiri’s mysterious smile peered through the corner of my eye.

“… Are you surprised?”

“… Is this part of the trick?”

“No.”

Sagiri shook her head lightly. My eyes don’t waver.

She stares right back at me.

“I’ve always wanted to have this kind of situation. I was always too embarrassed, but… I wonder if it’s alright now.”

“W—What?”

I have a strange feeling as my mouth begins to quiver.

I can’t speak well.

In the empty silence, Sagiri didn’t say anything.

「……….……」
「……….……」

And as we basked in the heartfelt silence, we stared at each other for a while longer.

That’s when I noticed—

Sagiri’s face was coming closer, little by little.

“S…Sagiri..?”

As if she was enjoying my confusion, Sagiri just whispered,

“Oh hoh…?”

“Oh—Hey, wait Saigiri..!”

“Even at this distance… you can’t break your promise to Kyoka-chan, can you?”

Now, every time Sagiri spoke, I can feel the warm touch of her breath on my lips.

The sweet, intoxicating aroma put me in a daze.

Little by little, moment by moment, her face was coming towards mine.

「……….……」

She then closed her eyes like a maiden, and I closed mine.

“And that’s all for this Koibana!”

A thunderous voice roared and from the Veranda windows, a gust of wind blew them open.

Appeared through the night-lit sky stood the familiar being.

“Elf!”

It was Yamada Elf, a blonde girl dressed in red.

“Tch…”

She laughs invincibly through the opened window.

“Masamune! Sagiri! You kept me waiting—Here arrives the star of the show!”

Elf raised her voice brightly, swinging her arms open and cuts a pose.
She knew what was going on and was here, brimming with pride.

“I have come to turn the tables!”

Translator’s Notes
1) Koibana: “Love Talk” – Talks relating to love, for typically (but not exclusive to) women.
2) Reference to “OreImo” – There’s No Way My Sister can be this Cute!
3) Dom – Short for “Dominant,” in this case a “Dominatrix”