Ore ga Suki nano wa Imouto dakedo Imouto ja Nai

Volume 1 epilogue

Part 1:

「Well,it really is a good feeling. Sensei should really try it out aswell.」

"Shinozaki-san…..All the callsbefore have been about trivial things but calling when you’redrinking alcohol takes it a bit too far, don’t you think?!"

It was a certain evening at the end ofJune. I was, of course, on a phone call with Shinozaki-san.

「Rewritingthe manuscript also ended, so the second volume is ready to go. Thequality was magnificent as always and the sales will probably bethrough the roof again. It is a bit of a shame that there is no newheroine but there is no real need for one though since the littlesister is even cuter than before. Just what I would expect.」

"Thanks for that, I guess…."

「Ialso wanted to call because of some interesting news but since I alsowrote that in my email, you should know about that already. Ratherthan that, it’s party time. I’m sorry that we have to do that viaphone call but cheers!」

"No, uhm, I have somewhere I got togo, so would it be alright if I would excuse myself for now…?"

「Hm?Ah, sorry about that. Did I interrupt you or something? That was rudefrom me. As an apology, I’ll teach you some other things the nexttime we meet.」

"How about you go learn somethingabout common sense?!"

Voicing my frustration, I cut the phonecall. However, my phone started to vibrate again shortly after.

"Again?! No.. this time it’sMai….Yes, hello?"

「You!Just how long were you in that phone call?! How many times do youthink have I called you now—-」

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"Haaa….You’re just gonna call againlike nothing happened?! Hello….."

「H-Hey!Why did you suddenly hang up?! I wanted to congratulate you since Iheard that you finished the manuscript for the second volume!」

"I-Is that so….Thanks for thatthen—-Wait?! How do you know about that?"

「Ifyou’re in the same class as me, you’ll receive a lot of information!I will pre-order a hundred copies and you will sign them all!」

"As if anyone had the time to dothat, you maniac?!"

Cutting that phone call too, I wasabout to put the phone away.

"It’s vibrating again…..This timeit’s….Double Peace-sensei."

Seeing the name, I decided to pick upfor now.

「Goodevening, Sensei! The release of your second volume was as magnificentas I thought it would be ! That makes your number one partner veryhappy, desu! 」

"Thank you very much…."

「I’mglad that it wasn’t missing the erotica this time too! You reallyhave a talent for that, desu! Would you become a story-writer at ourcompany?! Let’s create an eroge together, desu!」

"I wholeheartedly decline to writesuch brutal scenarios!"

「Youwon’t, it would be a pure love, desu! The love story would be about agirl that has to pay up her loans and becomes a maid for theprotagonist, however as it turns out, the girl is actually the littlesister of the protagonist. While being conflicted, the protagonistslowly succumbs and exploits the little sister.」

"I think that Double Peace-senseishould first and foremost look up the team pure love in adictionary!!!"

Cutting another call, I threw the phoneon my bed.

"…Shit, I don’t have the time forall of this…."

While tears were on the verge of comingout, I sat down in front of my notebook PC. Opening a new browserpage, I searched for the results of the contest’s preliminaries.After that incident with Suzuka, I hurried to finish my ownmanuscript. Just like Suzuka, I managed to write it smoothly. Ididn’t finish it in one evening like she did but I barely got itfinished in time for the deadline.

"And, Onii-chan? Did you pass thepreliminaries?"

"Uwaaah?!"

Suddenly hearing a voice behind myback, I frantically turned around to see Suzuka standing there.

"Again, why are you always sneakingaround like that?!"

"I knocked like always. And? On thatpage, the results are listed for the contest that you send your novelto, right?"

"….I was about to…"

Checking the results with Suzuka was abit awkward but I still checked for my name nonetheless. On the pagewhere the names of the people that passed were posted….my namewas……there.

"….It’s there? M-My nameis….there? Can you see it as well?"

"Yes, it certainly is. Without fault,it is th—-"

"Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?! I didit!!! Finally, I did it!!!!"

Jumping up from my chair, I did avictory pose.

"….I understand that you arehappy….but please calm yourself down for now, please."

"As if I could calm down now?! Thisis the first time that I passed the preliminaries, you know?! Afterthree years, my hardships are finally paying off!"

"Yes..but, there are still the secondand third round you have to think about……"

Maybe because I was so excited, Ididn’t hear anything that Suzuka said and continued to jump around inmy room, screaming "I did it, I did it!"

Part 2:

A few minutes after that, I finallycalmed myself down and realized that Suzuka was looking at me.

"And…..what did you come here for?"

"Haaa. I came to tell you something.There will be a signing session, so I’ll ask you again to help methere. Also, Shinozaki-san send me an email, telling me that an animehas been green-lit."

"A signing session huh….well itmakes sense since you’re so popular…and….eh? A-Anime?!"

"Why are you so shocked about that?"

"W-Well, I thought I had finallycaught up to you a little bit after passing the first round ofpreliminaries….but you made the hurdle even higher now."

"What are you saying? I told youcountless time that you and me are one light novel writer. M-My novelis also Onii-chan’s novel."

Still, I really want to debut with myown novel, you know?…..

"And Suzuka? What’s in that plasticbag you’re holding behind you?"

"Ahh, these are western-styleclothes. I bought them for Onii-chan."

"Eh? For me…?"

"When we went out together, ourclothes didn’t match at all."

"You really look at the weirdestthings…..Still, just because of that?"

"It’s very important. I mean, thetimes when Onii-chan and I go out together will start to rise upnow….", Suzuka said while averting her eyes.

Was it just my imagination or did herface get a little bit red?

"I can’t help it, can I? As yourlittle sister, I have to look after you. That is the logical thing todo."

"Eh? W-Wait a second? What do youmean by our times when we go out will rise and that you have to lookafter me?"

"B-But Onii-chan, you love the littlesister heroine that I wrote, correct?"

Ugh, saying it like this makes meremember it even more…

"That being said, you will write evenmore little sister events and such in your light novels, right? Likethat, our chances with collecting data will also rise. Me too,uhm….I have to work with you since I am the target of yourresearch….No, it really is a bother, you know….? But but….."

"Target of your research….? Andthat little sister stuff….?"

…..Isn’t Suzuka making a bigmisunderstanding here…?

"You…, you’re not thinking ofanything weird, are you?! It’s true that I like the little sistercharacter in your novel but don’t just assume that I love the littlesister attribute in general, okay?!"

"Eh? B-But, the novel that you passedwith was a work about a little sister as well, right? You even saidthat you’d take references from my novel…"

"The only thing I took referencesfrom was the cuteness of the heroine Yuuka, not the little sisterpart! I even made the heroine a childhood friend instead of a littlesister!"

And the background isn’t our modern daybut a fantasy!

"……………….Eh?"

Judging from her reaction, she must’vehad another misunderstanding. It seems like I have to make that clearon my end for her to finally understand.

"Of course?! It’s not like I love thecharacter because of her cuteness! Not because she is a littlesister! Don’t just lump that in together!"

After all, I have a real little sisterwith Suzuka. To think that I would still adore the little sisterattribute..that can’t happen…that isn’t allowed to happen!

"That’s why, there’s no need for youto look after me with weird ideas, okay? I don’t feel anythingtowards the little sister part in your novel, alright?"

Towards my explanation, Suzuka’s bodyjust started shaking slowly.

"Fu, fufu, that’s right. Onii-chan isthat kind of person after all. Always kind…and always upsetting."

"U-Uhm, Suzuka-san?"

"Onii-chan!"

"Y-Yes?!"

Surprised by her sudden outbreak, Ishrieked back.

"Onii-chan, you have to pull yourselftogether a little bit more! If you keep up that stubbornness ofyours, you’ll never take the first place in the contest!"

"Eh?! What do you mean!"

"Ahhh forget it, I feel like anidiot…."

Like that, Suzuka made her way out ofmy room. W-What? Did I say something that would upset her?

"Onii-chan."

"Wah?! You still have something?!"

Just when I thought that she left theroom, she came back immediately, which really surprised me.

"There is something that I forgot totell you."

"Something you forgot to tell me?"

"Yes, Congratulations on getting pastthe first preliminaries, Onii-chan."

"Eh?"

"There are a lot of other things Iwant to talk about…but I still am happy that you have gotten onestep closer to your dream. Please do your best from now on as well. Iwill cheer for you.", she said while looking at me with seriouseyes.

Having no one ever tell me that theywould cheer me on for my dream….I was….

"T-Thank you…"

I was really touched. Because of thefact that Suzuka was cheering me on, I felt incredibly happy.

"…Onii-chan…why are you crying?"

"Wha-?! I-I’m not crying!! Some dustjust fell into my eye…."

"You really are easy tounderstand…Now go and win the grand-prize."

…..She really had no restraintsometimes!

"Shit….you don’t have to tell methat! Is it fine though to cheer me up? I told you that I would stopbeing your stand-in if I won the first place, you know?"

"Of course I wish that you wouldalways stay my stand-in, Onii-chan…."

But—-she continued.

"But, I wish for you to fulfill yourdream even more than that."

Grasping her hands in front of herchest, she seemed like she was praying. Like that, she made herselfon the way out of my room with a "That was all." and I barelymanaged to ask one thing as she was about to disappear.

"Why…are you thinking that way…?"

Asking that, Suzuka looked at me withthe kindest smile I had ever seen and said:

"That is obvious since I amOnii-chan’s little sister after all."

Saying that, she quietly closed thedoor. While I was still shocked, the crazy beating of my heart filledthe silence in my room.

……So Suzuka has such a cutesmile….

"Eh….what am I thinking about?!Suzuka is my little sister, right?! Why is my heart beating so fastin regards to my little sister?!"

While still screaming "Ahhhhhhhhh?!",I fell onto the floor. My smartphone was still vibrating on top of mybed but I didn’t realize that at all. I kept on rolling around in themiddle of my room.