Chapter 28

Chapter 2 begins. Or should it be Chapter 1.5?

The story of the person most affected mentally

I, Yuna Kawakami, have an older brother.

Actually, I only have an older brother.

The people who were my parents were actually unrelated researchers who tried to sell our information and were eliminated, and since my brother has kept his distance from the so-called relatives, we live together as a pair.

That's fine.

In fact, it's better this way.

My brother doesn't know that we aren't blood-related, so he thinks it's fine for us to sleep together.

...Recently, he stopped joining me in the bath, but I guess that's because he's a gentleman.

This gentleman of a brother is also a genius.

We are test subjects in the Third Savior Project, but that doesn't change the fact that he's a genius.

He enrolled in a military academy and quickly rose through the ranks, and when he went on a business trip to Kyushu during the summer break, he came back even more promoted.

What else could you call someone who gets promoted twice in six months if not a genius?

I peeked at the compiled battle reports out of curiosity to see my brother's performance, and it was truly impressive.

He sniped down large monsters one after another and burned many smaller ones with incendiary grenades. With such achievements, of course, he got promoted.

When he came back, he showed me a big smile and said, "I got a bonus!" I thought it was really precious, Mark.

However, the amount being 2 million yen... I couldn't help but think, "Only 2 million yen for all that work?"

After all, you saw my brother's performance, right? Ten large monsters and many medium and small ones, all taken down by him alone. No matter how you estimate it, it's worth tens of billions of yen, right?

Of course, his achievements were possible thanks to the performance of the military's equipment, so it might be an exaggeration to attribute it all to him alone.

I understand that the higher-ups in the military have a lot to consider.

But I still think, "Couldn't it have been a bit more?"

Because I asked him if it was cheap, he got depressed, saying, "You still don't understand, huh?" But I think I understand more than he does?

I won't tell him this, but I'm making a decent amount of money myself.

I don't want to discourage him by mentioning the amount I've saved, so I won't say anything.

No matter the reason, my brother, who used to say he didn't want to stand out and held back, is now having fun and giving it his all. As his sister, I can only support him.

...But I'm worried that it might attract the wrong kind of attention.

Even in my class, guys who used to just watch from a distance are suddenly saying things like, "Your brother is amazing, right!?" and girls who used to keep their distance are asking, "Hey, can you introduce me to your brother?"

It must be even more chaotic at his school.

Of course, I think it's a good thing and natural for my brother to be popular.

Just as no male is immune to an excellent female, no female is immune to an excellent male.

As his legal wife, I'm not opposed to him having relationships with multiple people.

However, if those relationships are based on ulterior motives, that's a different story.

My brother isn't a stud.

There are no signs of that happening yet, but I need to be cautious.

And if my brother gets caught in a honey trap and is brainwashed into wanting a decadent relationship with multiple women, I will firmly correct it. No excuses.

Anyway.

"Brother! Dinner's ready!"

"Coming!"

It's my job to welcome my brother back after his business trip to Kyushu.

I plan to spend the summer break doting on him as a reward, but that's also a privilege of being his sister and legal wife.

"Is it good?"

"Yeah! Your cooking is the best!"

"Hehehehehe"

Straightforward praise is the most gratifying. But the reward is a different matter.

"By the way, there's a pretty good restaurant I want to go to. Can you come with me if you have time? ...I'm scared to go alone, and even with friends, it's scary to go without an adult."

Usually, students at a military academy have no free time, but my brother is different.

I know he even takes breaks from training to optimize and grow his equipment.

So if I ask him, my kind brother will definitely...

"Huh? Oh, of course. If anyone tries to do something weird to you, I'll turn them into a beehive with a machine gun."

Yes!

"Hahaha. I think a beehive is a bit much, but I feel safe with you, brother."

"Of course. I'll protect you no matter what."

"Thank you! I love you, brother!"

Gratitude plus affectionate display! My brother is doomed!

"Haha. I love you too, Yuna."

"…!"

Gah! I didn't expect such a straightforward response!

Ah, it's too happy to bear. But I'll get even happier from now on, so I need to get used to this.

(First, I need to make sure this date is a success!)

To do that, I need to pick a place where my classmates or my brother's classmates won't interfere, and somewhere my brother will enjoy...

(Ah, just imagining it is fun!)

---Thus, I decided to plan various things to make the most of the remaining summer break and enjoy the best life with my brother, while keeping the potential pests at bay who might try to contact us after the break.

Thank you for reading.