Chapter 8

Buried in confusion, Tsuchima no Kao said frankly, "The first meeting today was quite awkward..."

Upon hearing this, Tsuchima Sousuke made a stop gesture, awkward? How could it be awkward? His own sister couldn't possibly be awkward unless she acted like a ball of fluff!

It must be something Tsuchi did, he must have done something! Indeed, that kind of man should be killed with mayonnaise and poison, a cancer to the world. If he doesn't get rid of him, Tsuchima Sousuke suspects he will destroy the world, no joke, he's serious!

"Buried, did Tsuchi ask you to do something that made you feel awkward?" While thinking, Tsuchima Sousuke smiled more kindly and looked at his lazy sister.

Seemingly realizing something was wrong, the ball of fluff, Buried, finally spoke, "Onii-chan, do you think it's all someone else's fault!"

As she spoke, Tsuchima Buried pointed to her face.

"Who drew all this stuff on my face! And why did I have to take a day off and stay at home? If I hadn't taken a day off, I wouldn't have been so stupid as to..."

Listening to Hamster Buried's complaints, Tsuchima Sousuke stroked his chin and examined his sister more closely. She had clear features and a natural beauty, even without makeup, which was excellent, just like him.

Of course.

This was ignoring the little turtle drawing on her left cheek.

The grid on her right cheek.

The big circle around her left eye.

And the square on her forehead, among other things.

...

Ignoring those doodles, Buried had grown into a beautiful young woman!

Speaking of which, who drew those doodles? Tsuchima Sousuke stroked his chin and fell into deep thought...

"Onii-chan, the mistake of drawing on your dear sister's face, preventing her from going to school..." Hamster Buried finally reacted.

Ah! So it was me? Tsuchima Sousuke slapped his palm against his fist, suddenly understanding. The evil of this world had been found, but... let's be a bit naughty, eh?

Wait!

"Stupid Buried, did you forget who wanted to challenge the Great Demon King yesterday and lost twenty times in a row? And who said the loser had to mark their face?"

Tsuchima Buried: "..."

Who knew Onii-chan was so strong, and not only strong, but he also drew on her face without caring whether she was going to class or not. What could she do? She was also in despair!

However, she did win one round, and thinking about Onii-chan's self-introduction today filled her with joy. Her Onii-chan was great in every way, but...

After only a short time at Tōtsuki, Erika that girl!!

Thanks to Onii-chan, Buried and Erika were good friends, and because of that, she knew that Erika, though she gritted her teeth and wanted revenge when talking about her Onii-chan, actually had a deep fondness for him, even her secretary knew it, but Erika kept avoiding it.

Damn it, that useless Onii-chan from before...

That sadistic Onii-chan...

He said this time, it was his turn to protect her!

Why does he still go after other women?

Fortunately, she, Hamster Buried, had a record of winning against Tsuchima Sousuke yesterday, which allowed her to make Onii-chan do as she said, with the opening lines she provided. Hmm, not just girls, but probably not even boys would approach Onii-chan.

It was a bit excessive, but with Onii-chan's intelligence, there would definitely be a solution, based on what happened when Onii-chan first went to elementary school after waking up!

So Buried felt... she had a great victory!

Coming to her senses, she looked at Onii-chan, who was still pretending to be clueless.

Hamster Buried had a resentful look, and as expected, under the limited edition resentful JPG, her Onii-chan cowered again, the fake clueless expression was gone: "Buried, what exactly happened today, please tell me!"

"Today..." Hamster Buried fell into a memory.

About two hours ago.

"Ding dong, ding dong..." The noisy doorbell woke the sleeping ball of fluff: "Who, who is it! Can't you see I'm about to beat the final boss in 'Devil's Sword Dance'?"

The girl mumbled in her sleep!

"Ding dong, ding dong..." The doorbell continued to ring noisily.

"Really, I'm coming, I'm coming. Onii-chan said we didn't notify anyone about moving here..." The girl rubbed her sleepy eyes and opened the door with a smile: "Sorry, we don't need newspapers or insurance..."

As everyone knows, in Japan, door-to-door sales for newspapers and insurance are very common.

Tsuchima Buried could guarantee that her smile was a refusal.

However, reality was...

"Buried, Buried?" A handsome man, looking like a rising idol, with a cigarette in his mouth, stared at her in confusion.

"..." Tsuchima Buried remembered something.

"Hehe, you must have the wrong person, not me, who are you looking for?" Hamster Buried panicked, pretending to be clueless, but in doing so, exposed herself. What does "not me" even mean?

By the time she realized, she hurriedly tried to close the door.

But...

Tsuchi, after all, was a seasoned fighter from the dojo.

He managed to get inside.

Tsuchi took a deep drag on his cigarette: "Buried, what's on your face, bullying? Has school bullying gotten this bad?"

Tsuchima Buried struggled to smile, thinking to herself: "Speaking of which, can the doodles drawn on my face after being defeated by my Onii-chan in a game be considered bullying?"

"Does Sousuke know about this?" Seeing Hamster Buried's silence, Tsuchi continued to press, looking very worried and angry.

Tsuchima Buried: "..."

Of course, he knew, how could he not know, he drew them himself!

Awkward...

Buried felt the atmosphere at home was very awkward. If she told the truth, the angry Tsuchi would be embarrassed to tears, he would definitely cry...

But.

There comes a time to be honest, and sometimes Buried was very honest, especially when complaining.

Then.

Tsuchi said, "Sorry, I didn't know it was your brother's entertainment, that bullying..."

"It is bullying, it's Onii-chan's bullying of his cute sister!"

As they spoke, Tsuchi looked at Hamster Buried again and tried to defend someone: "Cough, Sousuke can be a bit over the top sometimes, but from an artistic standpoint..."

He examined Hamster Buried again and held his head, squatting down, "No, my conscience won't let me..."

At that moment.

Hamster Buried felt that her Onii-chan was right, Tsuchi should die! What does "your conscience" mean, Tsuchi! Shouldn't you just stay in the Sanzu River?

Ignoring this emotion.

Tsuchi became serious: "I just heard that Sousuke dropped out of Tōtsuki, is there a reason? Even if it's Tōtsuki, if it's Sousuke..."

"That, Onii-chan said he doesn't want to talk about Tōtsuki, and moving here was a well-considered decision. Is there a problem, Tsuchi-san?" Buried tilted her head.

Looking at the innocent (ignoring the dirt) hamster, Tsuchi took a sip of tea: "Forget it, I was going to remind him to be careful, there have been some delinquents around lately, but you don't need to worry too much. I'll take care of it, just like your brother did, bringing this area back under the control of the Kintarō Dojo!"

Taking another sip of tea, Tsuchi was about to leave, but then added:

"Tell Sousuke when he gets back, since he's back, he should visit the Kintarō Dojo when he has time."

At the door, he paused and turned around:

"Buried, tell Sousuke, since he's back, he should visit the Kintarō Dojo when he has time."