Chapter 62
I Really, Really Like You

Nakiri Erina wanted to be an older sister.

To be more precise, she wanted to be a special and unique sister to her younger brother, Akira.

“Come on, let’s dry your hair first.”

As she watched Akira emerge from the pool, dripping wet, Nakiri Erina smiled and placed a towel over his head, gently rubbing it without much force.

“Achoo—”

The sound of a sneeze echoed.

It was emitted by the girl.

Akira peeked out from under the towel, looking at her with concern as he asked:

“Sister Erina, did you sneeze? Are you catching a cold?”

“I shouldn’t be, right? It’s just a bit chilly…”

Under his gaze, Nakiri Erina instinctively shrank a little.

At that moment, she was wearing a swimsuit.

It was a two-piece style, held together by ties, giving off a slightly bold impression.

The purple fabric clung to her fair skin, and a cute bow was tied around her delicate neck. The fabric barely supported her chest, and Nakiri Erina unconsciously pressed her arm against it gently.

“Are you feeling cold?”

Upon hearing this, Akira immediately understood.

Then Nakiri Erina suddenly realized that Akira’s body had become particularly warm, and when she touched him, it brought an indescribable sense of comfort.

Hmm...

Because he was the Holy Body of the Sun, the little saint could raise his body temperature like this.

Understanding that he wanted to lend her his warmth, the girl felt a bit happy. After drying off the droplets on her body with the towel, she sat beside him at the edge of the pool.

This felt really comfortable...

Looking at Akira's small figure from behind, Nakiri Erina couldn't help but feel a surge of affection...

“How do you feel here, Akira? Are you having fun?”

“I’m happy! Swimming is really interesting.”

“That’s good.” Nakiri Erina smiled, “I was worried you might feel bored after coming here.”

“Not at all! Just being with Sister Erina makes me really happy.”

“Ah—”

“But, does Sister Erina like me?”

“Of course I do.”

When Akira raised his little head to ask this, Nakiri Erina answered almost without thinking.

Looking at him, a smile appeared on the girl’s delicate face.

It was a very warm and beautiful smile.

She looked at Akira and said cheerfully.

“I like you very, very much.”

“Really?”

“Mm-hmm.”

Her slender hands wrapped around his waist as Nakiri Erina said, “At first, I just thought Akira was really cute, but after being close like this, I like you even more.”

Her words were almost a confession, and just listening to them warmed the heart.

Akira couldn’t help but feel a flutter of joy inside.

Sitting on the girl’s lap, he kicked the cold water with his feet and then happily buried his little face in her embrace.

Nakiri Erina smiled and pinched his cute little face.

“I like Sister Erina too.”

“Mm-hmm.”

“I’m not lying.”

“I know.”

“Hehe.”

Whether it’s liking someone or being liked, it’s a joyful thing, and when these two joyful things combine, it becomes double the happiness! (No free riders here)

For a long time afterward, the two of them sat by the pool, with Nakiri Erina taking several screenshots using the chat group’s screenshot feature.

“By the way, Akira, what do you want to eat for dinner?”

“Anything is fine?”

“Anything is fine.”

“Then I want to eat crab.”

“Crab, huh... How about making crab cakes? Or does Akira prefer having whole crabs to eat?”

“I’m fine with either.”

“Akira is really easy to please.”

Her tone unconsciously carried a hint of pampering.

The girl’s delicate face was filled with a smile as she tucked a strand of golden hair behind her ear and looked up at the sky.

The sky was quickly darkening.

Replacing the sun that was about to set was the deepening twilight and the hazy crescent moon.

Although holding Akira felt very comfortable, Nakiri Erina wasn’t in a hurry. She soon stood up with him from the edge of the pool.

“Alright, let’s go wash up inside first, and then we’ll prepare dinner.”

“Before dinner, I want to play on the computer.”

“Mm... It seems like Hishako has a computer. I’ll go ask her for you.”

As their conversation faded with the evening breeze, it wasn’t long before the shadows of the big and small figures disappeared into the yard.