"Big brother."
Sakura, whose mana was almost completely depleted and could only lie on the sofa to rest, forced herself to sit up when she saw Shinji return after seeing the guests out and called to him softly.
"Sakura..." Shinji walked over, sat beside her, and gently comforted her. "You worked hard."
"No." Sakura shook her head and lightly rested her head against Shinji's arm. "I know everything you did was for my sake."
"Anyway, it's completely over now. The Holy Grail War, the fate of magi... it's all over."
As he spoke, Shinji produced a lollipop as if performing a magic trick and smiled as he held it out to Sakura.
Seeing the indulgent smile on Shinji's face, Sakura was briefly dazed. She wore a vacant expression, as though she had become entranced by the sight of him.
"What is it?" Shinji asked.
Taking a deep breath of the sunlit scent from her brother, like the air after it had been thoroughly baked dry beneath the sun without a trace of moisture left, a scent that fascinated her so deeply, Sakura leaned against Shinji's shoulder once again.
"Nothing. I just think you smell really nice, Big Brother. It's a scent that makes me feel very safe..."
Seeing the blush gradually spread across Sakura's face, her shallow breaths steadily becoming more hurried, Shinji suddenly remembered his worn-out constitution of being some sort of human aphrodisiac whenever he faced weakened women.
Even my little sister can get caught up in it?!
Shinji broke down internally, then quickly unwrapped the mana-replenishing lollipop and held it before Sakura.
"Here, Sakura. Keep it in your mouth. Don't let go."
Meanwhile, a certain twin-tailed girl who had just kicked open her own broken front door stared strangely at the white-haired, wheat-skinned man in a