Invitation To Paradise

Right after registering Suzuka's scandalized roar, Haru stopped hugging and fluffing Sora, much to Sora's silent disappointment; she was actually enjoying the contact in spite of her resistance.

Haru turned his body around and went to Suzuka; his movement was so fast that it blindsided Suzuka. In her perspective, she just finished shouting at Haru, and the next moment, she found herself in Haru's embrace and got fluffed by him.

"Ah~ Suzuka, I miss you too~" Haru had a blissful expression as he rubbed Suzuka's head with his face.

Suzuka had become tense and frozen like a statue, her mind unable to catch up. Her face and ears also had turned extremely red.

"Awawawawa~" Suzuka produced an incomprehensible voice as she was at a loss of what to do. Yet, she also felt blissful and happy; as expected of a closet bro-con, Suzuka decided to enjoy the rare treat.

Sora watched everything that happened with a deadpan for a short time. Then, with a frosty look that indicated her jealousy, Sora approached Haru and Suzuka before separating the former from the latter.

"That's enough."

"Ah!"

"Wait, Sora! I still need to recharge!"

Suzuka yelped in a mix of surprise and disappointment before sending a resentful look at Sora. Meanwhile, Haru shamelessly spouted nonsense that pissed Sora off even more.

"Stop this foolishness, or I'll hate you!"

"This isn't foolish, I tell you! It has been a while since I see my lovely and precious little sisters!"

At first, Sora gave Haru cold eyes, but she turned her gaze into utter befuddlement after she listened to Haru's response.

Suzuka, who had recovered from Haru's surprise attack, mirrored Sora's reaction. She felt like she had heard something strange coming out of Haru's mouth.

"What did you mean by that?" Sora asked, overtaking Suzuka's attempt to ask Haru first.

Haru, who had finally calmed from his Little Sister deprivation, made a contemplative face and became silent for a little. Sora and Suzuka kept their eyes trained on him as they waited for his answer.

"Well," Haru finally said, "Maybe it didn't feel long for you two, but it has been several days since I met you, you know."

"Explain, please," Suzuka demanded with a no-nonsense tone, and Sora nodded her head in agreement.

Haru alternated his gaze between Sora and Suzuka. A little while later, he nodded his head and spoke up.

"Okay, sure. But, let's sit down first."

***

Around 30 minutes or so later, Haru finally finished his explanation. He was sitting on a single person sofa in the living room. Meanwhile, Sora and Suzuka were sharing the recliner.

"Correct me if I'm wrong," Suzuka finally opened her lips after trying to wrap her mind around Haru's latest shenanigan, "Onii-chan has regained one of your powerful magical artifacts from your past life. So, this artifact can create an imitation of a world in another dimension. As the owner, you are like a god in that place. You can even control the flow of time in that place. Then, you have an idea to use the time difference between that world and this world to retrain your magical abilities. Thus, you have spent several days there while it is only a short time has passed in this world. So, that's the summary of everything, correct?"

"Yup," Haru nodded his head in confirmation, "You sum it up nicely!"

Suzuka put her face on her palms; her elbows nicely rested on her thighs. She was trying to stave off a headache from Haru's outrageous story, which sounded unbelievable, that he said in a casual tone as if he was talking about the weather.

In truth, Suzuka had voluntarily shelved the topic of Haru's magic and reincarnation in the back of her mind because she couldn't wrap her mind around it. In addition, she had been over the moon because she felt that she had gotten very close to Haru lately.

It was understandable that Suzuka chose to keep her priority on the development of her relationship with her once estranged brother; she was just an ordinary girl who normally grew up in 21st-century and loved her brother too much to cope. So, do forgive her for her skewed up priority.

Sora, who had been silent so far, changed her sitting posture; she lowered her feet on the floor and straightened her back, her eyes on Haru. "Haru, can you bring me to this other world?" She plainly asked.

""Huh?""

Haru and Suzuka looked at Sora, apparently surprised by her request.

"What are you saying?" Suzuka asked Sora with confused eyes, apparently unable to understand Sora's thoughts.

"I'm curious about this other world," Sora plainly answered without turning her gaze away from Haru.

"But that is..." Suzuka was at a loss for words by Sora's casual attitude in this situation.

"Don't you also feel curious about this so-called another world?"

"Well, it's true that I also feel curious, but..."

Suzuka replied Sora's inquiry with a troubled expression. Unlike Sora, who didn't really care about what she wasn't interested in, Suzuka was grounded in reality. She had her misgivings when facing something that challenged her belief and common sense. So, it was understandable that she was a bit wary.

At this point, Haru decided to chime in: "Well, I don't mind bringing you there."

Haru could invite someone into Paradise. He also could forcefully drag someone into Paradise, but if he forced someone into that place, the target could resist it through pure willpower or magic power. However, ordinary humans wouldn't be able to give significant resistance.

Innovate Clear got labeled as Longinus, one of "Tools That Can Destroy Gods," for reasons. It surely was a powerful tool with the potential to destroyed the world or slay gods if mastered.

"Huh? Really?" Suzuka turned her head to Haru and gave him a surprised look.

Haru nodded his head in affirmation, "Of course, but I can't promise you that it's an interesting place. I mean, I just create that world; there are no lifeforms there, not even animals," and told them bluntly.

Suzuka had a wry smile after hearing Haru's outrageous statement that he uttered with a casual tone.

"As expected, hearing Onii-chan creating a world all of a sudden is..." Suzuka trailed off, seemingly at a loss of words to describe the absurdity of the situation.

"Can we go there now?" Sora suddenly asked.

Unlike Suzuka, who had trouble accepting her stepbrother's ridiculous feat that broke common sense, Sora didn't really care about something that didn't interest her.

"Well, I don't mind, but how about the day after tomorrow instead? It's a weekend, and Suzuka won't go to school. We can have a picnic and stay there for a vacation."

"How about tomorrow instead?" Sora asked.

"Well, Suzuka has a school tomorrow."

"Then, let's go there with only the two of us."

"There's a snowball chance in hell I'll leave Onii-chan alone with you!" Suzuka stood up, glared at Sora, and strongly objected.

Sora returned Suzuka's glare with her own glare, apparently unable to accept losing. When Haru saw them starting another quarrel, he felt mildly exasperated.

"Okay! Cool down, you two! Do you want to make me angry again?"

Sora and Suzuka slightly flinched as they remembered the last time they'd angered their brother. The broke off their glaring contest and moved their eyes away from each other. They then started sulking.

Haru sighed in exasperation at their behavior. Although they had lowered the amount of their confrontation, it didn't mean that they really dropped it. They were willful and stubborn; they didn't want to lose in their rivalry.

'I should confess my feeling to stop this stupid rivalry between them, but...' Haru was troubled when he thought about his feeling for his little sisters.

Although Haru trusted his new abilities, he didn't have faith in it. He had his misgivings in confessing his feeling and desire to have both of them.

Because Haru had come to love them and experienced loving someone else for the first time, he didn't want his first love to end in heartbreak. He also had his possessive side because of his past life.

As an orphan who had little personal belongings, Haru treasured his possessions so much. It affected his feelings for them; he was really possessive of both of his little sisters and didn't want to lose them or be hated by them.

'I need to fix this problem as soon as possible. Perhaps, when we are in Paradise?' Haru pondered for a little before putting the topic aside. He would think it through later.

Haru turned his attention to his little sisters and saw them still keeping their look away from each other peevishly. He decided to get their attention by clapping his hand. After they turned their heads to him, Haru spoke up.

"I've made up my mind. The day after tomorrow, when Suzuka has a day off, we will visit my world———Paradise. In addition, let's make it into a date!"

Sora and Suzuka immediately got filled with tension after hearing "Date" from Haru's mouth. Their cheeks flushed slightly, and anticipation mixed with anxiety was visible in their eyes.

Haru had a wry smile on his face as he watched his little sisters' a bit over the top reaction.