"Hmm... Is this where Brother lives now?" Takamiya Mana asked somewhat naively after arriving at Itsuka Shido's residence. At the same time, she felt a sense of anticipation. Although she didn't know why she believed this Spirit, Takamiya Mana felt she wouldn't lie to her. And she could feel it, Brother's presence was here! This was a sister's intuition for her brother! It couldn't be wrong!
"Yes, this is where Itsuka Shido lives. I'll ring the doorbell now." Looking at the expectant Takamiya Mana, Yoshino stood on her tiptoes and pressed the doorbell. A few seconds later, with everyone's extraordinary hearing, they could hear footsteps from inside. It seemed someone was coming to open the door.
"Coming, who is it? Eh? Yoshino, it's you guys. Why are you suddenly visiting us?" The person who opened the door was Itsuka Kotori. Her head was currently tied with a white ribbon. This meant that Itsuka Kotori was in her soft and cute'sister mode'. She looked at Yoshino and the others with a pure and lovely expression, her face full of curiosity.
"You are Brother's family, aren't you? Thank you for taking care of my brother for so long." Before Yoshino could reply, Takamiya Mana stepped forward from behind and said this with a beaming smile, then forcefully pulled Itsuka Kotori's hand to shake hers.
"Brother? You mean Onii-chan?" Itsuka Kotori, whose hand was being held, looked surprised, seemingly unable to accept the other party's words. What was going on? Why did a sister suddenly appear? This wasn't strange; suddenly encountering someone claiming to be her brother's sister at home, it was normal for Itsuka Kotori, as the younger sister, to react this way.
"Yes! My name is Takamiya Mana! I am Brother's younger sister!" Saying this, Takamiya Mana looked proud, as if she was honored by this fact.
"What? No way! This shouldn't be happening, why did it turn out like this? No! I need to ask him directly!" Mut tering something, Itsuka Kotori shook off Takamiya Mana and ran inside, changing her white ribbon to a black one as she went.
"She's gone. What should we do now?" Yoshino, still standing at the entrance, asked Toujou Nozomi. Could she go in now without the other party's permission?
"Let's go in. We're not thieves or anything. You know, we brought Itsuka Shido's biological sister back. He should treat us well for that," Toujou Nozomi said with a smile. When she saw Itsuka Kotori's expression earlier, she knew something fun was about to happen. It would definitely be a war between the biological sister and the adopted sister.
"If Itsuka Shido is indeed Takamiya Mana's brother, isn't this also Takamiya Mana's home? As long as the sister agrees to let us in, wouldn't that be fine?" Tokisaki Kurumi chuckled, covering her mouth. Although she was just here to watch the fun, as the most intelligent among all the Spirits, Tokisaki Kurumi knew something interesting would happen when she saw Takamiya Mana and Itsuka Kotori meet.
"Ugh! Although it's a bit annoying, today is the day I get to see my beloved Brother, so I won't argue with you." Takamiya Mana looked at Tokisaki Kurumi with a hint of displeasure. She was very unhappy about her calling her by her name. But thinking that she would soon see her brother, that displeasure quickly vanished. She ignored the others, took off her shoes first, and walked into the house with joyful steps.
"She's completely different from just now. Mana now is as innocent as a middle schooler," Yoshino said with some emotion, looking at Takamiya Mana, who was bouncing around like a child. Just moments ago, she had such a strong aura and cold demeanor, but now she seemed to have completely transformed into a different person.
"That's because Itsuka Shido is an important presence to her. Because she has that important person in her heart, she changes," Toujou Nozomi said, looking at Yoshino with a gentle expression, reaching out to gently caress Yoshino's face. Her movements were very tender, as if she were touching something fragile.
"For me, Yoshino is the most important presence. More important than life itself." Toujou Nozomi's gentle expression, as she looked at Yoshino, seemed to overflow like water. Her sincere words made Yoshino fully feel Toujou Nozomi's affection. Moved, she hugged Toujou Nozomi's waist and buried her face completely in her embrace, breathing in Toujou Nozomi's scent to calm herself down.
"Now is not the time for you two to cultivate your feelings here. This is someone else's house. Do such things when you get home. We still have things to do, don't we?" Tokisaki Kurumi said with a smile, as Minami Kotori and Hoshizora Rin felt uncomfortable. She knew that the people who came after her, although they had a contract with Yoshino, did not hold a very important place in Yoshino's heart right now. So, it was better to wait for an opportunity to build affection.
When they arrived in the living room, they saw Itsuka Kotori and Takamiya Mana sitting opposite each other. In front of each of them was a cup of poured black tea. Next to them was Itsuka Shido, head bowed and silent, and Yatogami Tohka, looking at them with curiosity. They could see the auras emanating from them forming crimson flames and azure flames behind them. The only difference was that Itsuka Kotori had a serious expression, while Takamiya Mana had a smiling face.
"Your name is Takamiya Mana, right? You just said you're Shido's younger sister?" Itsuka Kotori asked with a serious expression, looking at Takamiya Mana sitting opposite her.
"That's right," Takamiya Mana nodded vigorously. Itsuka Kotori took the lollipop out of her mouth and observed Takamiya Mana's reaction.
"That's really strange then. My name is Itsuka Kotori, and I am also Shido's younger sister," Itsuka Kotori said, not to be outdone.
"So you're an older sister?" Takamiya Mana looked at Itsuka Kotori in surprise. When did she get an older sister?
"No, not at all. It's just that Shido was adopted by our Itsuka family and has been my brother for ten years, so he's still my brother now," Itsuka Kotori said as a matter of course.
"I see," Takamiya Mana nodded in understanding. That was indeed the development.
"Then can you tell me about the past? You know, Shido doesn't have any memories of a younger sister," Itsuka Kotori said to Takamiya Mana. At this moment, Itsuka Shido also looked up at Takamiya Mana. He truly had no memories of a younger sister. However, this girl in front of him bore an eighty percent or more resemblance to him, and from the first moment he saw her, he felt a sense of familiarity. So he could be sure that this girl in front of him was definitely his younger sister.
"Oh, that's okay. Actually, I don't have any memories of the past either," Takamiya Mana said with a cute, narrowed-eye expression, contrary to what one might expect to be disappointment.
"What? How far back do you mean by 'past'?" Itsuka Kotori looked at Takamiya Mana in surprise. How could she not have any memories?
"Hmm~ I remember things from about the last two or three years. For anything else, I'm a bit embarrassed to say." Saying this, Takamiya Mana scratched her head a little awkwardly.
"Then how do you know Shido is your brother?" Itsuka Kotori looked at Takamiya Mana in confusion. Even without memories of the past, how could she be so certain that her brother was Itsuka Shido?
Hearing this, Takamiya Mana took out a silver pendant from her chest, then displayed a slightly faded photo placed inside. The two people in it were indeed a young Itsuka Shido and Takamiya Mana. They were intimately embracing, both smiling brightly.
"This is... me?" Itsuka Shido looked at himself in the photo. He could confirm that it was him when he was little. This confirmed that Takamiya Mana was his younger sister. Thinking this, Itsuka Shido looked at Takamiya Mana with a gentle gaze.
"Wait a minute! Shido in the photo looks about ten years old, right? He should have already come to our house by then," Itsuka Kotori said, looking at the photo with some surprise, still expressing doubt about it. A photo doesn't prove anything!
"No! It can't be wrong! Shido is my beloved Brother!" Hearing Itsuka Kotori's question, Takamiya Mana said confidently, puffing out her meager breasts. "That's because there's a sibling bond between us!"
'A sibling bond? Does such a thing really exist?' Yoshino and the others looked at each other curiously, seeing doubt in each other's eyes. Itsuka Kotori, however, let out a sigh of relief. For some reason, her expression seemed much more at ease.
"However, even I'm surprised. You know, I was really startled just now. When I saw my beloved Brother, it felt like an electric current running through my entire body," Takamiya Mana said with emotion, lowering her eyes.
"Tsk! What do you mean by that? This isn't some old-fashioned love at first sight!"
"Ah! Is this what they call love at first sight? Kotori! Please entrust my beloved Brother to me! I will take good care of my beloved Brother!" Takamiya Mana said very seriously to Itsuka Kotori, as if asking the bride's family to entrust the bride to her care.
"Who would give him to you?!" Like an agitated kitten, Itsuka Kotori's twin tails stood up! One could feel how agitated she was at that moment.
'Things are getting more and more interesting, aren't they, everyone?' Toujou Nozomi and the others sat on the sofa nearby, sipping tea as if watching a movie, observing the argument between the biological sister and the adopted sister. Indeed, watching others fight is the most entertaining thing.
Without anyone noticing, Toujou Nozomi's phone camera was aimed at everything, recording this rare scene well.
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