Chapter 5
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Volume 1: First Performance: A Tragic Love Story Of A Young Lady And Spring Cherry Blossoms
Chapter 5: Sister-Con Brother Is In High Spirits Today Too
I am dreaming of my childhood.
Is this a reflection of past memories?
I am looking down at my wretched father and my younger self from a bird’s-eye view.
“—Hey Dad. where did you meet Mom?”
On the train, a young boy wearing a cap sits in a booth seat… His past self asks this question to his father, who sits across from him.
Then, his father, puffing on a cigarette, looked at the scenery out the window and muttered softly.
“Your father and mother were classmates in college.”
“Classmate?”
“Yeah. We always sat next to each other during lectures. As we talked, we became closer and before we knew it, it was natural for us to be together.”
“I see, so a college romance was the start.”
“Yes, that’s right. But your mother is the daughter of a certain large company. By the time she met your father, she was already engaged to someone her parents chosen.”
“Well then, how did you two get married?”
“We eloped together. When I was 20, I dropped out of university and we went overseas together. And then you two were born, and here we are.”
Saying this, my father smiled with a somewhat sad look on his face, as if he was reminiscing about the past.
After stroking his sleeping sister’s head on his shoulder, the boy spoke to his father again.
“Dad, did people from Mother’s family come to today’s funeral?”
“Yeah. Well, you see. Even though I didn’t invite them, some of the evil nobles from the Hananomiya family came. … Seriously, the people in that family are just as rotten as ever. Your mother’s sister, Airi was like a storm of insults towards me, calling me trash, scum, a mongrel, and all that. In the end, she said it was my fault that my sister died. I almost punched her at that moment.”
“You shouldn’t hit people, Dad.”
“I know. I understand that doing something like that wouldn’t make your mother – Yuki – happy.”
Saying this, my father took a cigarette in his mouth and gazed blankly at the English countryside passing by.
Then, a single tear fell from his eye.
“…Fuuma. If you ever find someone special, then take care of them with all your heart. Don’t become a worthless man like me who is so wrapped up in work that he can’t be with his wife before she dies.”
“I don’t plan to marry anyone in the future. I just want to live as an actor.”
“Haha, don’t say stupid things like that for an 8-year-old kid. Besides, love is one of the emotions that artists need. People who have never loved someone can’t play Romeo or Juliet, right? So, love someone at least once, Fuuma. That experience will definitely be beneficial.”
“……”
“What? That indifferent look on your face. Well, whatever. You’re my son, so you’ll definitely be popular with girls when you grow up. And until you meet the one you truly love, you’ll stray off course a lot. I guarantee it.”
“Please don’t put me in the same category as you, my father. I will never be that kind of man.”
“Hahahaha! Then let’s make a bet! Show me what kind of man Fuuma will be when he grows up! If you turn out to be just like me and become a loser, I’ll have you buy me a meal!”
“Okay. Then, when you lose, you’ll buy me something.”
“Good, that’s great. Let me see how you grow, Kaedema.”
Saying that, my father roughly patted my head from the seat opposite, and a big smile spread across his face.
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—Three days after making a one-sided contract with Karen.
I wake up to the chorus of chirping birds.
I got up from the bed, put my hand to my forehead, and let out a big sigh.
“…Seriously. Why am I dreaming about that now?”
I scratched my messy head and let out a big sigh again.
Lately, whenever I go to sleep I often have dreams about the past.
And for some reason, I only dream about my father.
I hardly have any good memories of that guy, so I wonder why he appears in my dreams so often.
Seriously. I’ve been feeling really angry since the morning.
Perhaps all of this is because I ended up returning to the path of acting in an unexpected way.
I’m going to study acting at Hananomiya Girls’ Academy from now on. Even though I’m a guy.
Honestly, I never thought I’d get involved in something so mysterious as cross-dressing and attending an all-girls high school.
“…Huh. Well, there’s no point in dwelling on my father now. I need to switch gears. Starting today, I’m a student at Hananomiya Girls’ Academy. For the future of both me and Rurika, I can’t afford to fail this mission.”
I glanced at the uniform hanging on the wall.
The white and gray blazer uniform belongs to Hananomiya Girls’ Academy, where I will be attending.
Now I’m going to put on women’s underwear, put on that uniform, and put on a wig.
Starting as a freshman at Hananomiya Girls’ Academy, a first-year in the acting department, a new life as a student, while pretending to be a girl.
Honestly, when I think about it again, what is this situation?
Even though it’s an order from the Hananomiya family, this is such an absurd and unreasonable request that it’s giving me a headache.
“…But still, I guess there’s no point in grieving now.”
I don’t have much time, so I’ll just quickly change into my uniform and get Rurika to do my makeup.
I got up from the bed, picked up the uniform hanging on a hanger, and changed into the unfamiliar women’s clothes.
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“Good morning, Rurika.”
When I went into the living room, my sister was wearing an apron and preparing breakfast, which was unusual for her.
The moment Rurika caught sight of me coming down the stairs, she froze with a shocked look on her face, still holding a plate in both hands.
Tilting my head at my sister’s behavior, I approached her and called out to her again.
“What’s wrong, Rurika?”
“Ah… yes, good morning, brother. Sorry, I’m not used to seeing you in girls’ clothes… I can’t help but tense up…”
“Ah… that’s what you meant. Well, that makes sense. If you woke up in the morning and suddenly saw your brother dressed as a girl in the living room, you’d probably faint just from that. Sorry for scaring you.”
“No, Onii-chan, there’s no need for you to apologize. Cross-dressing is necessary besides, you’ll be going to that school from today onwards… Rurika will have to get used to it. From now on, she’ll be seeing Onii-chan in girls’ clothes every day.”
Saying this, my angel, Rurika-chan gave me a gentle smile.
Ugh… I think she’s such a great little sister, being considerate of my current situation… She’s so cute, I can’t help but cry.
As I was moved to tears by my sister’s kindness, Rurika placed two plates in front of her seat and mine.
Then he pulled out his own seat opposite, sat down, spread his arms wide, and flashed an innocent smile.
“Today is the day Onii-chan is going to Hananomiya Girls’ Academy, so I tried my best to cook breakfast! It might not be as good as Onii-chan who usually cooks for me, but please, enjoy your meal!”
“Th-That’s not possible! Rurika, who is so bad at housework, is cooking for me…?!”
Oh, I’m so happy!! It’s like my birthday and New Year’s came together!!
I’m sure with my beloved little sister’s homemade meals, I’ll be hundred times more energetic cross-dressing as a girl, while going school!!
Let’s see, what kind of dish did Rurika make for me—.
I smiled at Rurika and sat down, and what was on the plate in front of me was… a selection of dishes that were hard to describe as food.
There were five Pockys, five Cocosigarettes, five Pretz, ten Jagaringos, and ten Umaibos.
The plate was filled with bar-shaped snacks, a sight that hardly seemed like breakfast at all.
Ignoring my confusion, Rurika narrowed her eyes and spoke again.
“I tried making my favorite sweets for breakfast! Brother, they’re delicious, so try it!”
Hmm, this little sister is almost 14 years old, but she still has a bit of a foolish side to her. But that’s what makes her so cute.
Her big, wide eyes are cute, and unlike me she has more Japanese features like her nose isn’t very high, and her duck-shaped mouth is cute too.
She’s cute because she always wears fairy-tale-like outfits and has black hair with pink streaks—huh? Now that I think about it, isn’t my little sister just too beautiful? Is she an angel? No, she’s beyond an angel, she’s my Goddess Rurika-chan!
“Ugh, what should we do? What if some random male student we don’t know confesses his feelings to Rurika-chan?! If that happens I won’t hesitate to use force! I won’t be able to resist and I’ll ambush him!”
“Oh brother, you’re already talking like a girl… Anyway, you should hurry up and eat, right? You have an appointment to meet Karen-san on your way to school, right?”
“Ah, yes, that’s right… crunch crunch crunch crunch…”
“Crunch crunch ~ ♪”
Like rabbits gnawing on carrots, the brother and sister munched on snacks.
Such a peaceful morning time is also very nice, the sister complex big brother thought.
Afterwards, I finished my mysterious breakfast and had Rurika do my makeup.
Reflected in the mirror was the same as before, a half-twintail foreign girl.
What bothers me is that she has a mean, gloomy look in his eyes, but that’s a habit of mine that can’t be changed, so I guess there’s nothing I can do about it.
Now, all that’s left is for me to leave the house and head to Hananomiya Girls’ Academy…but I wonder if that’s really okay.
It would be great if I could continue cross-dressing without anyone finding out that I’m a boy, while enrolling in a girls’ school, but to be honest, I’m already feeling anxious.
