Chapter 11 Ane vs. Imoto (1)

Ane vs. Imoto (1)

“Ugh, I’m so tired….”

After work, I get ready to go home.

I take out my smartphone and send him a message.

[I want to eat hamburgers today; make them.]

“Okay, this should be good….”

One hour until I get home.

If he has this much time, he’ll probably make them properly.

He’s always done that.

“…eh?”

Then my smartphone makes a notification sound, and when I check it, I have a message from my senior.

It was an invitation to dinner at a fancy restaurant.

I can’t help but grin at the content.

“Fufufu… It’s hard to be popular.”

And it’s an invitation from that handsome senior.

There’s no reason to refuse.

Without hesitation, I operate my smartphone to reply.

[Sure, I’ll leave the meeting place up to you.]

As soon as I sent it, I received a reply: [Then, in front of the station]. It’s nice that he replied so quickly.

“Oh, right… I have to contact him, too.”

I can’t not to not contact him, so I added the message I sent him earlier to the message screen.

[Actually, no dinner; I’m going out to eat with my Senpai.]

He hasn’t read it yet, but I’m sure he will.

And knowing him, he won’t complain.

Well, even if he did complain, he couldn’t go against me.

After all, he’s completely in love with me. He’ll forgive me for most things. That’s how it’s always been. So I’m sure it’ll be okay this time.

“Oh, right… I have to fix my makeup first.”

I hurried to the company restroom and got my makeup kit out of my bag.

I really have to try. After all, it’s a dinner invitation from my senior.

“…Okay, I guess this is good enough?”

With my makeup done, I leave the restroom and head for the company exit, feeling cheerful as I make my way to the meeting place where my senior is waiting.

“Sorry, Senpai! I kept you waiting!”

“Oh, Rina-chan. It’s okay; I didn’t wait that long. In fact, I’m really sorry for calling you so suddenly.”

“No! I was looking forward to it, too.”

When I arrived at the meeting place, my senior was standing there playing with his smartphone.

Ah, he’s so handsome no matter how many times I see him. He’s so different from my husband.

“Is something wrong?”

“N-no…! You’re so handsome, Senpai, I couldn’t help but stare….”

“Haha, thanks. Rina-chan is cute too.”

“N-no… I’m not….”

When was the last time my heart pounded like this?

He’s handsome and kind. He’s the ideal man.

Trying to get him to like me, I talk to my senior in a sweet, flirtatious voice.

“Shall we go then?”

“Yes~”

My senior held out his hand as if to walk with me, so I took it without hesitation.

With my heart pounding, I was about to walk side by side with my senior, and that’s when it happened.

“…What are you doing?”

“…?”

Suddenly, I was called out from behind, and I turned around, wondering if I had heard this voice before.

And there, standing with a face full of anger, was my younger sister.

“H-Hana…!? W-Why are you here…!?”

Cold sweat immediately broke out.

No way, why is she here?

There’s no way that Hana, who commutes to the university from our parents’ house, would be here!

Because it’s quite a distance from here to our parents’ house.

Of course, the university Hana attends isn’t close either.

So why is my sister here? And with such an angry expression I’ve never seen before.

“Answer my question. Nee-san, what are you doing here? And why are you holding hands with a man who isn’t my brother-in-law?!”

“T-This is…! T-This is…!”

I tried to quickly make an excuse, but no words came out.

My sister is smart, and a lame excuse wouldn’t work on her.

Even knowing this, I desperately tried to salvage the situation, my confused mind searching for words.

Unlike me, my senior’s face was cool.

Or rather, he tilted his head with a look that said he didn’t understand what was happening.

“Um, Nee-san…? Oh, you’re Rina-chan’s younger sister? Well, nice to meet you. I’m—”

“Sorry, no need to introduce yourself. I’m not interested in someone like you.”

“Wh-what…!”

Hana cut off my senior’s words and glared at him coldly.

Overwhelmed by her mood, my senior was speechless.

I was so annoyed by her attitude that I couldn’t help but glare at Hana and yell.

“H-Hana! Enough of this nonsense! You’re being rude to my senpai! Apologize!”

“Huh…? Apologize? Apologize for what? I don’t know anything about this person, and I don’t care, so there’s no need for me to apologize? I think it’s you who should apologize.”

“Huh…!?”

I apologize? For what? To whom? I don’t understand.

I haven’t done anything wrong, so there’s no need for me to apologize.

“You look completely clueless, don’t you? Well, that’s to be expected. You’re so self-centered, you think the world revolves around you. Please stop acting like a princess.”

“Wh-what…!”

“Isn’t that the truth? Any objections?”

“Fine… Go ahead and say it….”

Why do I have to be scolded by my little sister?

I mean, I didn’t do anything wrong. What’s wrong with doing what I want to do? I really don’t understand.

As I stood there stunned, not understanding what was happening, Hana looked at me with cold eyes and dropped a bombshell.

“Nee-san… Are you aware that you are cheating?”