Hello, Our Romance

Nighttime. After dinner and a bath at Miyahito's house.

Even though she was wearing a conservative, light cyan short-sleeved pajama set, it somehow looked indescribably alluring on Utaha.

Carrying a bowl of washed strawberries, Utaha walked out of the kitchen and immediately saw the older and younger siblings sitting in front of the TV, each holding a controller, shouting and cheering as they played a game.

"Good grief, playing by yourself is one thing, but you're dragging Ayase into it too..." Shaking her head helplessly, Utaha carried the strawberries into the living room, placed the bowl on the coffee table behind the siblings, and sat down on the sofa.

Leaning half-against the soft armrest, her legs tucked onto the sofa, and her right hand propping up her cheek, Utaha watched the happily gaming siblings with a doting gaze.

Perhaps it's precisely because my boyfriend acts like a kid who never grows up all day long.

That's why Ayase loves staying by her brother's side so much.

The corners of her lips curving up slightly, seeing that a round of the game was almost over, Utaha finally smiled and called out to the engrossed siblings.

"Alright you two, stop playing and come eat some strawberries."

"Yesss~ Onee-san."

Hearing this, Ayase drew out her reply cutely, then turned and pushed her brother, who had been ruthlessly destroying her in-game character, with a pout.

"Time to eat! No more playing!"

"...Eh?" Completely oblivious, Miyahito looked at his sister reluctantly. "Let's play a few more rounds. Ayase, you've already finished your homework, haven't you?"

"No." Shaking her little head with an unhappy face, Ayase refused. "I don't want to play with Big Brother anymore."

I lose every single time. This game isn't fun at all! Big Brother, hmph, I don't want to play with you!

Looking at Ayase, whose face practically screamed 'Big Brother is the worst', Utaha found it amusing. She beckoned the little girl over, gently hugging Ayase as she squeezed into her arms without minding the lack of space, and joined her in solidarity to complain.

"Ayase is right. Let's watch a movie later."

"Mhm, I'll listen to Onee-san."

"....." Seeing both his little sister and his girlfriend acting like this, although he couldn't figure out why, Miyahito realized he must have done something wrong again... Scratching his head with a headache, he stood up and walked over to the two girls.

Just as he was about to sit on the carpet in front of them, Utaha lightly kicked him away.

"?"

Suddenly kicked lightly by his girlfriend, Miyahito turned his head, looking at the clingy Utaha, who was hugging Ayase, with a gaze full of confusion. Utaha pursed her lips and tilted her chin slightly toward the other end of the sofa.

Then, looking somewhat dejected with his head hung low, Miyahito obediently walked to the other end of the sofa, sat down, and hugged his knees.

He looked utterly pitiful.

However, the intimately snuggled Utaha and Ayase felt not a single ounce of sympathy for the pathetic-looking Miyahito. On the contrary, the two "sisters" were laughing with sheer schadenfreude.

Little Sister: Hmph! Serves you right for playing so seriously and not letting me win a single round.

Girlfriend: Sorry, darling, but the little angel is just too cute~

Miyahito: ....

A short while later.

"Big Brother." Ayase, happily eating strawberries fed to her one by one by her "older sister," suddenly turned to look at him. "When Onee-san and I were shopping today, we ran into Kei-nee."

"Oh?" Miyahito, having no console to play with, was playing on his phone. Hearing this, he looked up in surprise. "Kei? Didn't you say yesterday that she had Student Council business at school today and couldn't hang out with you?"

"Mhm, mhm." Ayase nodded. "That's what Kei-nee told me last night, but later, Shinomiya-nee, Fujiwara-senpai, and Moeha-nee helped her finish her work early."

"Shinomiya... Fujiwara?" Hearing these familiar names, Miyahito couldn't help but pause.

"That's Kaguya-senpai and Chika-senpai," Utaha explained with a smile, having just fed a strawberry to the little Ayase in her arms.

"Ehh~~" Now Miyahito was even more surprised. "That's a pretty rare combo."

"Yeah." After swallowing her strawberry, Ayase thought for a moment and said, "Kei-nee and the others had arranged to buy a gift for Miyuki-nii."

Miyuki-nii? A gift? Kaguya-senpai buying a gift for Miyuki-nii? Are this awkward pair of prospective lovers finally going to break through that paper wall?

Just as this thought crossed Miyahito's mind, Utaha, who had been with him long enough to read him like a book, instantly saw through his thoughts. She shot a helpless glare at her boyfriend, whose face was gradually showing an expectant 'the show is about to begin' look, and said somewhat helplessly, "It's not what you're thinking. Kaguya-senpai and Miyuki-senpai still have a while to go before they sort out their tangled feelings."

"Ah, oh." Nodding subconsciously, Miyahito looked up a second later, his gaze carrying a hint of surprise as he looked at his girlfriend. His expression practically screamed, 'How do you know that!?'

Utaha felt even more helpless.

Under the watchful, smiling eyes of little Ayase, who was covering her mouth and giggling, Utaha reached out her index finger and lightly poked her boyfriend's forehead.

"Why that reaction? Could it be that in Mr. Miyahito's mind, I'm just a foolish girlfriend who doesn't understand anything?"

"No, no! I absolutely didn't mean that! My dear Utaha-chan."

After the three of them made a fuss for a short while.

"Miyuki-nii's birthday is the day after tomorrow," Miyahito suddenly said with a somewhat emotional tone, making Utaha and Ayase, who were snuggled together watching TV on the other side, look over curiously.

'Come to think of it, my birthday is coming up soon too.'

Remembering his own birthday, Miyahito smiled inwardly, then turned to the older and younger girls with a slightly excited expression.

"By the way, since that's the case, should we celebrate Miyuki-nii's birthday early tomorrow?"

"Early?" Ayase tilted her head in confusion. "Why early? Miyuki-nii's birthday is the day after tomorrow."

"Because you have school the day after tomorrow." Looking at Ayase's cute appearance, Utaha's gaze grew increasingly doting as she affectionately tapped the little girl's nose. "Besides, on school days, Miyuki-nii doesn't get home that early."

Watching the intimate little interaction between Utaha and Ayase, Miyahito somehow felt a warmth in his heart.

Yeah, that's the warmth called 'home'.

"I see." Still too young to fully read her brother's gaze, Ayase nodded her little head with a slightly adorably spaced-out expression and said happily, "Then I'll call Kei-nee!"

Just as she pulled out her phone, Ayase suddenly remembered.

Oh right, why am I calling... The Shirogane house is right next door, isn't it? Besides, it's not even eight o'clock yet, going over to see Kei-nee directly wouldn't be too late.

Thinking of this, Ayase looked up at her brother, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

For Miyahito, who had practically raised his little sister single-handedly, one look from her was all it took to understand.

"Be back before 10 o'clock."

"Mhm, mhm, thanks, Big Brother!"

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