My stepsister who says go die go die to me every day, tries to hypnotize me to fall for her while I was sleeping…! Chapter 1 Episode 10

Published 2021.02.09

The dark orange sunlight illuminated my body as the sun began to set in the west.

I slowly trudged back home, gazing absentmindedly at my long shadow.

「….How did this happen…」

Just thinking about the events that had happened today made my stomach churn.

My childhood friend, who’d never get angry, snapping off today. And then the incident with my stepsister, who’d tell me to die everyday, forcibly kissing me.

In these last few days, my list of the hardest events I’ve ever dealt with has just been updated with these two as the top spots.

Furthermore, it seems it will only get harder and harder with how Rinko’s been acting and Shizuku’s orders.

There are going to be many more events in the foreseeable future which will make my stomach churn even more.

「At any rate, I would’ve never expected Rinko to get this irritated…」

I could still vividly remember the face of my childhood friend staring down sharply at Shizuku.

The relationship between Rinko and Shizuku had never been good.

Perhaps the accumulated stress and tension between them finally broke today.

Rinko’s a kind and gentle person, and she probably would have never cared much about Shizuku’s selfishness.

「Sigh…」

I knew it didn’t really matter how slowly I walked—I’d eventually arrive home. Even still, looking at the dark entrance made me feel depressed.

Shizuku had ordered me.

I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I’m sure whatever happens will most definitely destroy my mental health…!

I took a deep breath and opened the front door to my house.

There’s no point in worrying about the unpredictable.

For the time being, I need to just follow what Shizuku says without taking too much damage..!

「I-I’m back..」

No response.

It seemed like Shizuku was in her room.

I walked quietly up the stairs. In front of her room, I took another deep breath.

Which reminds me, this is going to be my first time in Shizuku’s room…..

The name “Shizuku” was written on the nameplate hung on her door.

Beyond this door, is Shizuku.

Kissing Shizuku, in a coffee shop, in front of my childhood friend, and in front of the many customers. The most embarrassing memory flashed again in my head, but I forced myself to disregard that memory and knocked on the door.

「Shizuku, I’m home…..Can I come in…?」

「….Come..in…」

A quiet voice prompted me to enter, and I slowly opened the door.

Despite this being my home where I sleep and wake up every day, this room is uncharted territory.

I finally stepped inside my stepsister’s room.

「Firstly, I want to apologize. Even though onii-chan is currently hypnotized, and you probably aren’t thinking about it…um…the…kiss..I’m sorry..」

In a girly white room with an impressively large bookshelf.

Shizuku said as she hugged a pillow while sitting on the small bed in her room.

I thought I was going to be scolded for my friendly conversation with Rinko at the coffee shop, but this pile-bunker stepsister of mine seemed depressed as her personality started to change.

「If only I never hypnotized…..onii-chan..you don’t like me anymore…right?」

Shizuku curled up her body and became smaller.

For Shizuku, the kiss was most likely unplanned, and she must’ve acted on the spur of the moment.

「Don’t worry…Even if I’m not myself right now, there’s no way I can ever hate you. You’re part of my family」

「…..ah」

Even if I am a nuisance, even if I am abused, even if I am kissed… Wait no, that last one is a bit of a stretch…!

Anyways, a family is a family.

Even though we may not be related by blood, Shizuku and I are siblings, and we are family.

There was no way I could ever hate her with all my heart.

「Onii-chan….I was really happy…that you became my brother」

Her true feelings started to come out.

Shizuku continued.

「My father and mother were both taken away from me…. I didn’t care about living anymore, and I hurt everyone around me. And yet, onii-chan still was always the only one who kept on caring about me」

「Shizuku….」

She exposed a large part of herself that was never shown before.

Shizuku’s parents were taken away from her by a bizarre murderer who took pleasure in killing.

They were killed in such a horrifying way that even I was afraid to talk about it….right in front of the eyes of the young Shizuku, hiding in the small cupboard in the kitchen

If she lost her parents due to an illness or accident—though it may not be the best way to say it—Shizuku may have just tried to live on with it, and got over it…

But Shizuku’s parents were taken away by the ill-intent of others.

….Moreover, the culprit hasn’t been caught.

The malice and uncontrollable anger left a huge scar on the young Shizuku’s heart.

I could still remember it clearly.

I remember the look of despair on Shizuku’s face when she was taken into our house.

Even as a child, I thought that if I didn’t do something, she would choose to die as if trying to disappear naturally.

I did everything I could to get Shizuku to open up to me.

Well…it all always failed, and I ended up being beaten and cursed by Shizuku….it ended pretty badly…

But it didn’t make me dislike Shizuku any less.

Shizuku had been through so much pain that it was impossible to raise her to be a good and honest child.

It didn’t matter if she was a selfish, unattached, or a pile-bunker type stepsister.

Just as long as she lives.

If she could one day believe and say from the bottom of her heart that she is happy, that’s all that matters.

「This kind of stuff…I really can’t say it to onii-chan unless you’re hypnotized」

She walked up to me as I was still standing in front of the door.

「…really…thank you so much….and….I love you」

With her cheeks dyed scarlet red, and fleeting smile, she was more beautiful and captivating than any other girl I had ever seen.

「One day, I’ll make sure to tell onii-chan these words, when you’re finally not under a hypnosis」

It’s already been transmitted.

I know how Shizuku feels, how she’s really the kindest person I’ve ever met.

「…okay..I’ll be waiting」

I hugged Shizuku, pretending not to not understand those words for now, and pretending to still be hypnotized.

I believe that a day will come when she will be able to honestly express her feelings without relying on anyone/anything else.

I believe that such a blessed day will come.

「….eh?」

「….what’s wrong, onii-chan?」

Over Shizuku’s shoulder, I looked at the bookshelf again.

It’s was a very large bookshelf that wouldn’t really look that out of place in a girl’s room.

On the bookshelf, in a particularly exposed spot, and in the middle, where it would be most easily accessible, I discovered something so outrageous that it blew away the emotional situation that I was in.

「S-shizuku-san? What is that light novel in the middle of that bookshelf?」

「Eh…it’s just a normal light novel about a stepsister…」

「Can you tell me the title?」

「……..The Girl I’ve Had a Crush on for Twelve Years Became my Sister Yesterday. But… what’s wrong?」

No no, it’s very much so that light novel that I wrote.

「Ahgg…!!!」

「O-onii-chan!!! Are you okay!?!」

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t help but throw up blood.

D-damn it!!!!!

What kind of divine punishment is this to have your very real stepsister read the dirty, love-dovey novel you wrote about her?

N-no wait, calm down! It’s not certain that Shizuku is reading my novels! There’s a possibility that it’s merely just extra stacks of books!

If she hasn’t read it yet, I’m sure I can do something about it. By that I mean quickly taking it away as fast as possible and burning it..!

「Shizuku-chan…t-that stepsister novel…have you ever read it?」

「Of course I have. I’ve read the series hundreds of times, and I’ve already bought all sorts of the promotional items, from store specials and drama CDs to posters and key chains. I love them so much that I even read it during the mornings at school. You could say I am a huge fan.」

No, you’re a super supportive fan.

「Aghhhhh!!!!!!」

「O-onii-chan!!!!! Are you sure you’re okay?!?!」

「D-don’t worry, I just had a bit of a heart attack」

I tried to see how I could attack my stepsister about this, but apparently I still have a long way to go….

I fainted, worrying about the soon to come dreadness that will be felt in my stomach.

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