The Origin Of Joichiro Hyakuzawa: Part 15

*Rui Hyakuzawa's POV*

//October 3, 2036//Friday//

While I am walking inside the school to go to our room, a girl whose voice is something that I am used to hearing every day embraced me from behind.

I looked behind to see the person behind me. A girl with long messy periwinkle hair, sparkling ruby eyes, and that bright smile she is wearing all the time. And of course…

*BOING*

Those massive boobs that were pressing on my back that I fucking want. Damn, why didn't God bless me with those heavenly things?

"Oh, Nao-chan! Good morning!"

The girl I just mentioned who has this soft gentle voice is my only friend here in school. Her name is Nao Takahashi.

If I were to describe her personality, she is an air-head student who had a gleeful smile on her every time someone sees her. But the one thing that people remember that she is Nao-chan is the way how she speaks.

"Hehehehe… How are you, Rui-Rui?"

Like a person with a few screws loose on her head, and with that sleepy demeanor that she has all the time. Yep, this is Nao-chan.

"I'm good, Nao-chan! How about you?"

"Of course, I'm happy! I get to see you, Rui-Rui!"

Even when the rumors started spreading about my brother, Nao-chan is the only person who stayed like a true friend to me. She didn't care what other people thinks, and she didn't treat me differently when she heard about those rumors.

When I asked Nao-chan why is she still willing to be friends with me even though she learned about those bad rumors about my brother, she said…

"Well… Rui-Rui is a good person, so that means Rui-Rui's brother is a good person as well."

A simple, and childish reason, but at the same time a genuine, and pure-hearted one.

I was always thinking about telling Nao-chan about my brother, but I decided not to.

Knowing Nao-chan, she will do something about it even though she is not thinking of the consequences that will happen to her. Besides, Big Bro had cut off all his ties to this school, and will be going overseas next year. There is no point in pouring more oil into the fire if the person involved is not here anymore.

But, even if I haven't told her about my brother's side of that story, she still treats me like a true friend of hers.

Fortunately, Nao-chan is not getting picked by other students as well even though she is hanging out with me. One reason is that of course, I am friends with Nao-chan, and bullying her means that they picking a fight with me. But the main reason is that no one just really cares about an airhead who is happy all the time for no reason.

But even though Nao-chan is like this. I really appreciate all the things she has done for me.

"Hmmm? Why are you smiling, Rui-Rui?"

When Nao-chan looked at my face, I started to blush and shook my head.

"N-No! It's nothing!"

"Hehehehe… Rui-Rui, let's go to the room together!"

Nao-chan pulled my wrist, and the two of us walked swiftly straight towards our classroom.

"H-Hey! Wait a minute… N-Nao-chan!"

The class has ended, Nighttime has come, and I am going back home.

After my Kendo training at school, I was about to buy Big Bro a brand-new phone because he broke it two weeks ago, and Nao-chan decided to come along with me.

Big Bro hasn't been using a phone for the past two weeks, and that is also one reason why the teachers couldn't contact him. I saved up some money from my allowance and decided to buy him one because I couldn't imagine my brother not having a cellphone at home. He might be bored as fuck right now.

Nao-chan and I got home pretty late since we hang-out after we bought a brand new phone for my brother. Hopefully, she got home safely.

I entered our house and saw Big Bro in the kitchen.

"I'm home."

"Welcome back, Rui!"

After Big Bro stopped going to school, he was also the one in charge of our food from breakfast to dinner. Actually, Big Bro is the one doing all of the work now because he is not doing anything anymore than to be here inside the house.

But one thing is for sure, if I were in Big Bro's position in this house, I would be bored as fuck right now.

We haven't been able to buy mangas and light novels. We don't have a Television or computer since we still can't afford to buy one. So after Big bro is done with all the household chores, I wonder what he is doing in his free time.

"Hey, dinner is ready." Big bro said.

"Oh? What did you make?"

"Well, I made some pizza, and pasta for dinner."

"The fuck?"

Are you serious? Pizza, and pasta? Where did you get those ingredients?

"OI! WHAT THE HELL?! WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE FUCKING INGREDIENTS?!"

I approached my brother and pinched his cheek.

"Hey! Hey! I have been saving up some money so I can make some good food for you, you know?"

"AAAAHH!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE SPENT THAT MONEY ON SOME MANGAS, OR NOVELS SO YOU CAN KILL SOME TIME WHILE YOU ARE IN HERE!!!"

It's not that I appreciate what Big Bro made. It's just that this was all of a sudden, and the ingredients for these two dishes are quite expensive for us.

But after our little chaotic incident in our everyday life as siblings, we started eating dinner.

"Hey, is this the first time you made this?" I asked.

"Yeah, I just learned the recipe from our home economics subject last month when I am still going to school."

From the looks of it, the food is mouth-watering. Big Bro was the one who taught me how to cook, and I'm impressed that his cooking skills have not gotten worse since I was the one who has been cooking for the two of us over the past years.

"Hey, Big Bro."

"What's up?"

I took the brand new phone from my backpack and gave it to him.

"Here…"

"E-Eh?! R-Rui… This is a…"

"Yup. You broke yours, right?"

Just as I expected, his reaction is…

"Hey."

*SMACK*

I kicked his stomach under the table.

"H-HEY! THAT HURTS!"

"The fuck are you talking about? Your bruises were already healed."

When I looked at Big Bro's reaction he was bothered by it. He was sadder, and I can sense guilt inside of him.

"I guessed that you were bored when you have the free time and decided to buy you one since you broke yours. Take this as a payment for cooking for me, and cleaning the house while I am not here. You deserve it."

"T-Thanks…"

"Hey don't worry about it. You deserve to be happy, Big Bro."

After everything that happened to Big Bro, his personality changed. From a confident optimistic person that I am used to seeing all the time, he now became someone who has low self-esteem and was now quite reserved.

After all those treatments that Yamazaki and the others gave to my brother, I have never seen Big bro with a big smile on his face ever again.

But with my support, he begins to return back slowly to who he is.

Right after I talked to my brother about the smartphone I gave, he smiled at me gently, and I see that as good progress after all the things that have happened.

The two of us started eating, and I took a bite out of the pizza that Big Bro made.

"Oh…"

"Rui, how was it?"

This pizza is…

"It's bland."

"H-Huh?!"

Big Bro was startled by what I just said, and took a big bite out of a slice.

"Hey! It's not bland, Rui!"

His reaction is so priceless that I burst into laughter.

"Hahahahaha! I'm just messing with you, Big Bro!"

"Sigh… I thought I messed it up."

Step by step. I promised myself to protect Big Bro, and this is my first step in returning the favor to you.

I know it still hurts even though you are hiding it from me. I'm your sister after all. But before you go overseas, just one more time…

"Hey, Big Bro!"

"What is it?"

"Thanks for the food!"

Just one more time, I want to see that big smile of yours once again. Because as your little sister...

As the only family member that you have, even after all those things happened to you…

"You're welcome, Rui."

I want to see you happy with your life again.

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