Yuika and I are facing each other, sticking to the wall.

We are listening to the sounds of our neighbors, our ears pressed against the wall as tightly as possible so that there is no gap.

This was because Iori had brought a girl into his room—!

Earlier, Yuika had dropped a bombshell about Iori’s first love, but I’ll let that go for now. I’m not sure what to make of it, but I’m sure it’s worth it.

The moment I thought about it, I felt a sizzling sensation in my heart. I know you don’t know what that onomatopoeia meant, but I have no idea either. I don’t—

“(Iori’s love…! I’ll tell you about Iori’s love okay!?! Ku-ugh. I feel like I’m talking to myself, and it’s a mysterious feeling, like my heart is bothering me and my tension is exploding… Hey, what do you think, Yuika? Hey hey Yuika — GUU!?)”
“(Souta, shut up! I’m in the middle of something good, so keep your voice down! Keep your voice down! Shut up please super now!)”
[TLN: The last part is シャラップ・プリーズ・スーパーなう！It sounds weird I know.]

It was no longer a matter of her covering my mouth, but of having her hand shoved directly into my mouth.
Yuika’s index, middle, and ring fingers clamp down on my tongue.

“(Wait, those two are talking again! Listen, listen, listen!)”
“(MMMM, MMMM!)”

I nodded, plucking at her slender fingers.
It was true that what was going on in the other side of the wall was always the first priority.

“(Ah, no biting okay?)”
“(Muguu)”

I nodded as if I were a local character and focused on the wall again.
I hear the voices of Iori and the mysterious girl.

“You can’t just stand there and talk, Hoshikawa-san, so sit down, sit down.”
“Ah, Kisaragi-kun, name…”
“Name? Ah, right. That’s right…”

Iori reiterated with a hint of embarrassment.

“Please, sit down…Aoi-chan.”
“Thank you…Iori-kun.”

At that moment, Yuika and I shouted in the smallest and loudest volume possible.
It was a surprise that transcended even the physical contradiction of minimum and maximum.

““(T-They’re calling each other by their names!?)””

Yuika pulled her finger out of my mouth and rolled around on the vertical wall.

“(Kya! Kya! They’re calling each other by name! My brother is calling a girl by her name! A boy and a girl of his age calling each other by their first names was the same as an engagement in the general public! I love you, I want to be your girlfriend, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and I want the world to know how I feel about you, that’s what it means in general! Hey Souta!?)”

I held my chest and rubbed my forehead against the wall.

“(Gyuuuuuuuunn! My little brother is calling a girl by her name! By name! Iori, are you for real? Are you sure it’s okay to decide your future at such a young age? A boy calling a girl by her name was the same as a marriage proposal! It’s a statement of determination that you want to protect her for the rest of your life, and that you want to spend the rest of your life with her!? I think it’s still a little early for Iori, don’t you think so, Yuika?)”

The conversation between Iori and the girl continued, despite our rampage.

“I’m sorry, Aoi-chan. I didn’t know you wanted us to call each other by name.”
“N-No. I was definitely surprised when you suddenly told me on the way here, but…”
“The people I admire usually call each other by their first names. So I thought it would be nice if I could get closer like them.”

Yuika put her hand to her mouth
I clenched my teeth.

“(Who!? Who!? WHO!? Who does Iori admire!? What a travesty! The person around Iori must be around the same age as him, right? To be so close to someone at such a young age and have already decided your future, that’s very vulgar! I’m worried that Iori will be influenced in some strange way!)”

“(Even his brother-in-law is worried! Who the heck is that person? Is this a character from some novel or something? Ahhhhh, Iori’s going to be affected and his life will be bent! I want to run into the next room right now! And I want to say, ‘Iori, just punch that guy once. You would not get hit back!)”

Despite our anguish, Iori and the girl continued their conversation.

“But it’s kind of embarrassing to call each other by name.”
“I’m more embarrassed than you think. I think I’m much more embarrassed than Iori-kun.”
“Eh, why?
“Because Iori-kun is prettier than the girls. I’m afraid to call you by your name.”

We stopped moving.
Apparently, the girl on the other side of the wall, Hoshikawa Aoi, was the type of person who doesn’t have much confidence in herself.

Well, It was probably because Iori is an exceptionally beautiful boy…Yuika and I looked at each other and said, “This is a difficult question for us to answer.”

But, however.
Our Iori put it plainly.
He said it as if it was a matter of course.

“But are Aoi-chan cute? You’re much, much cuter than I am.”
“EHHHH…!?”

Hoshikawa Aoi was surprised, but me and Yuika were even more surprised.

““(H-He just straight up called her cute!?)””

Yuika rolled from the wall to the floor.

“(Yaaa! Kyaaaaa! He said she’s cute! My brother called a girl cute! That’s amazing, he had captured the heart of a maiden! That’s the kind of cuteness that makes me swoon the most! In general, it’s the kind of thing that makes people think, ‘Ah, I can’t wait to be hugged today!’)”

I held my creaking chest and drilled the wall with my forehead, gurgling.

“(Gyuuuuuuuunn! My brother-in-law said I was cute! He told a girl she was cute! I’m sad for you, Iori! When did you become such a womanizer? Where and who did you see that made you grow up like that—!?)”

Yuika was so excited that her head turned into a flower garden, and I felt like I’m going to burst into tears and drill a hole in the wall with my forehead.

What a mess. If we continue to listen to Iori and her making out past the wall, we’ll be out of control in less than an hour.

What a horrible world I’ve wandered into…

I shivered and shuddered. I looked up and saw an Ultimate Bishoujo figure on the shelf, staring at the lost lambs with a wonderfully archaic smile.

 

 

[TLN: Hey guys, sorry that it has been a while. Don’t worry, this is not dropped! University started and I had less time, and I had spent some time finishing some series, so hopefully I can do daily release now on!]