春日野穹 (Kasuga no Kyō), a dutiful sister whose ultimate goal was to marry her brother. In her eyes, no one could compare to her brother.
She had seen her brother work hard for their family, she had seen him helpless when he didn't know where the next meal was coming from, and she had also seen him babble excitedly after making money.
Therefore, in Kyō's heart, she was the one who understood her brother best, and only she could be the companion of his future life.
Although 春日野徹 (Kasuga no Tōru) often joked that he would be relieved when Kyō got married, in Kyō's heart, these were just jokes!
Of course they were jokes, because Kyō's lifelong dream was to be her brother's bride.
And don't think she doesn't know that her brother isn't their parents' biological child.
This was also a major reason for her admiration for her brother. To take care of her, a sister without any blood relation, for their parents who also had no blood relation to him, Kasuga no Tōru had put in many times more effort than his peers. When they were still enjoying family time and being spoon-fed, Kasuga no Tōru was already working from early morning till late, planning for his own and his sister's lives.
He could have easily dumped his unrelated sister to those good-for-nothing relatives. With his abilities, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to live alone in Tokyo.
So, to sum it up, all this is just to prove that Kyō is a girl who is devoted to her brother.
Anyway, they weren't related by blood, so what's the problem with getting married? Japan is a country where even cousins can legally marry, right?
But today, the girl suddenly realized that in her brother's eyes, she was truly just a sister.
And could only be a sister.
How could this be? Not long ago, when she left home, her brother was still that wooden-faced type, but it hasn't even been half a month, how could he have changed so much?
Since Kasuga no Tōru could ask this question, it means that he must have already met a girl who made his heart skip a beat. Isn't she no longer the first in his heart?
Thinking about this, Kyō panicked completely. A huge sense of sadness enveloped the girl. She felt like someone was squeezing her throat, otherwise, why was it so hard to breathe?
“Hey, Kyō, are you listening to me?" Kasuga no Tōru had been rambling on for a long time, but he never heard his sister's response. He thought something might have happened to her.
“Brother, I'm listening. You continue,” Kyō tried hard to open her small mouth and used all her strength to speak, but her voice didn't sound like her own.
But the distracted Kasuga no Tōru didn't notice his sister's abnormality. He just continued talking about his experiences and thoughts over the past period.
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After hanging up the phone, Kyō curled up alone on the small bed in her dorm, staring blankly out the window.
So that's it.
It was like that, huh?
Of course, it's normal for someone to like a hard-working, dazzling person like him, right?
I envy that girl, what was her name again?
I can't remember, who can blame me when I was in such a miserable state?
Kyō, it's your fault that your brother is like this.
If you had shown your brother your underwear sooner, would things be different now?
It's just that, brother, Kyō also…
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After hanging up the phone, Kasuga no Tōru didn't get any effective help from his sister.
This girl usually is pretty reliable. How come she's useless when it comes to something important?
Recalling the scene when he interacted with 加藤恵 (Katō Megumi) in his first year of high school, Kasuga no Tōru thought, was he thinking too much?
The three major illusions in life, “She/he likes me" definitely ranks high.
Thinking back to Katō Megumi's attitude towards him before, it seemed no different from others.
If he worried himself sick for nothing, and found out that he was just being delusional, that would be awkward as hell.
Remember the three major illusions in life, and you will never be awkward!
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Throwing away those unwanted thoughts, Kasuga no Tōru began his work for the night. 霞之丘詩羽 (Kasumigaoka Shizuka)'s task for him was only a few short sentences, but to actually do it, it was impossible to complete without a significant amount of time and energy.
In order to satisfy the sponsor dad…the client, the young man had to go all out to prepare. Fortunately, after Kasumigaoka Shizuka's revisions, Kasuga no Tōru's workload had been reduced a lot. Otherwise, it would be a real challenge to find bright spots on the worthless male protagonist and then express them through illustrations.
Plus, with the digital tablet, he no longer had to worry about the consumption of drawing paper and paints. He could give full play to his strengths, and without having to worry about character design, he could draw frantically, making rapid progress.
The more full-bodied the male protagonist, the easier it was to carry out his work. Even though light novels are basically illustrations bundled with toilet paper, and readers are more interested in female protagonist illustrations, this doesn't mean that the male protagonist can look like the black-clad men in Conan.
So he diligently drew, gradually making the male protagonist, who had been completely useless in the first volume, more fleshed out.