My Sister is Bronya

"Mm... alright then," Seele said, a little disappointed but didn't push it.

The two of them immediately returned to the orphanage. Ishiu escorted Seele back to her room, said goodnight, and then headed to the bathroom.

Since he planned to sleep after showering, Ishiu didn't bring any change of clothes. He quickly took a shower and returned, wrapped only in a bath towel.

As he opened his own room door and was about to turn on the light, his hand stopped mid-air.

He heard breathing and a heartbeat in the room besides his own.

"Who's there?" Ishiu turned on the light and looked towards his bed in confusion. He saw a bulging, caterpillar-like shape under the covers. Without a doubt, he knew someone was lying inside.

"Ishiu-gege, it's me..." Hearing Ishiu's question, the person under the covers trembled slightly. Then, they pulled the blanket back a little, revealing half of a small face.

"Seele? What are you doing here? Didn't I just send you back? What, do you have something else to say to me?" Seeing that it was Seele, Ishiu immediately relaxed, then asked with some confusion.

Why was this girl not sleeping at this late hour and coming to his room? And lying on his bed? She couldn't possibly be here to warm his bed, could she?

"I... I want to sleep with Ishiu-gege tonight, can I?" Seele buried herself back into the covers, like a little white rabbit retreating into its burrow, and spoke in a voice barely louder than a mosquito's.

"Huh? That, that doesn't seem appropriate, does it?" Ishiu was stunned. When Seele first arrived, out of care for the little girl, he had slept with her for a few nights. But after Seele gradually integrated into the orphanage, he stopped sleeping with her. Not to mention now, they weren't children anymore.

"Does Ishiu-gege dislike Seele? Sniffle sniffle..." Seele's voice came from under the covers, sounding like she could cry at any moment.

"Of course not, how could I dislike Seele, it's just..." Ishiu quickly denied it. He was about to explain, but before he could finish, he heard Seele continue, "Seele is very scared. Scared that when she wakes up, Ishiu-gege will disappear again. Scared that all of this tonight is just a dream... So, Seele doesn't want to leave Ishiu-gege... Is that... not okay?"

Oh, this...

Seele's words completely blocked off all of Ishiu's potential refusals.

He scratched his head, hesitation flashing across his face. Finally, he tentatively asked, "Then... how about I call Bronya over? You can sleep with her?"

"Mmm... that wouldn't be good, would it? Sister Bronya must be asleep by now. It wouldn't be good to wake her up," Seele quickly replied. Although she liked sleeping with Bronya, Bronya could sleep anytime. Ishiu wasn't available anytime. Today was a rare good opportunity. If she missed it, who knows when the next one would be.

So, she was going to sleep with Ishiu today!

Of course, it was just sleeping in the literal sense. Nothing inappropriate would happen.

"That makes sense too," Ishiu gave an awkward smile. Seeing that his last resort had failed, he turned off the light and took out a set of short shirt and shorts from the closet to change into.

He didn't have pajamas. He usually liked to sleep in just boxer briefs, but he couldn't do that now. So, he had to reluctantly put on a shirt and pants to make do.

Ishiu, like a young lady about to be married, hesitantly sat on the edge of the bed. After a few seconds of internal struggle, he lifted a corner of the blanket and whispered, "Seele... I'm coming in."

"Mm... Ishiu-gege, you can come in."

"..."

"Ah~~..."

"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"

"N-no, it's just that Seele is too happy."

"Oh..."

After Ishiu got into the covers, he was immediately enveloped in a faint, pleasant fragrance, entirely Seele's scent.

The inside of the blanket was also warm, seemingly already heated by Seele's body temperature, making him feel very comfortable.

Ishiu had originally planned to lean towards the outside of the bed. After all, even though she was like a sister, she was no longer a child, and it was best to avoid any suspicion.

But Seele seemed completely unconcerned. She directly hugged him, her small hands like boneless serpents, wrapping around his arm.

Ishiu also felt his arm enter an extremely soft and warm place.

Everyone knows that girls usually take off their bras when they sleep, so... cough cough.

"Huhu... Ishiu-gege's body is so warm," Seele said, resting her head on Ishiu's shoulder with a smile. Even in the dark, Ishiu could still see her flushed little face and adorable smile.

"Um... Seele, don't get so close..." To be honest, Ishiu felt Seele's words were indeed reasonable. Wasn't his body feeling warm right now?

"Why?" Seele asked curiously. Whether it was Ishiu's imagination or not, he vaguely felt a hint of teasing in her tone, as if she were deliberately playing with him.

Hmm... no, Seele was a well-behaved child. She wouldn't deliberately tease him.

"Because... because Seele has grown up. She's a big girl now. If others knew she was still clinging to her brother, they'd laugh," Ishiu said, bracing himself, using a tone like coaxing a child.

"If they laugh, they laugh. Who told Seele she likes Ishiu-gege the most?" Seele giggled playfully, and then hugged Ishiu even tighter.

Well, this trick didn't work either.

Ishiu sighed. Forget it. Since that was the case, he wouldn't pretend to be a gentleman anymore.

Ishiu directly turned over and pulled Seele into his arms.

"I-Ishiu-gege?!" Seele, who was still immersed in the joy of teasing Ishiu, was startled by Ishiu's proactive move.

"Ha, what? You can hug me, but I can't hug you?" Ishiu lowered his head, touching foreheads with Seele, and asked with a smile.

"N-no..." Feeling Ishiu's masculine presence washing over her, Seele's face instantly turned red, heating up rapidly like a cooked crab. She almost bit her tongue from nervousness.

"Hmph hmph, there you go. Just be my human pillow obediently tonight, alright~" Ishiu said in a domineering tone, blowing a breath into Seele's ear. Then, without regard for what she was thinking, he closed his eyes and began to sleep.

"..."

"Nine percent off?"

Seele's mouth twitched as she looked at Ishiu, who had closed his eyes and was already falling asleep. She didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

Just a moment ago, she thought Ishiu was going to unleash his primal urges, but... that's it?

She had been nervous for nothing.

Oh well, being able to sleep with Ishiu-gege was already great. There would be plenty of time in the future; she'd take it one step at a time.

[Tch, what do you mean, 'one step at a time'? You're just timid, you useless girl.]

Just as Seele was about to close her eyes and sleep, a mocking voice suddenly rang out in her mind.

Seele wasn't surprised by the sudden voice. She silently recited in her heart, (Seele isn't timid. Seele is just afraid Ishiu-gege won't be able to handle it.)

[Tsk, what high-sounding words. We're so cute, we could win him over with a direct approach. Are you afraid of rejection?] The voice was still full of disdain, seemingly disappointed in Seele.

(No! Seele, Seele doesn't want Ishiu-gege to think of her as a bad girl.)

[If you don't want to, then let me. I'll push him tonight. We'll cook the raw rice into cooked rice. Can he still refuse to take responsibility?]

(Mmm...)

Seele immediately covered her face, blushing, and didn't dare to reply.

The voice in her mind had appeared a few months ago, on the night Bronya was pushed down the stairs by An.

It seemed to be another personality of hers. At that time, it even controlled her body and beat An severely.

At first, Seele was very uneasy and didn't know what to do. But as time went by, she gradually got used to the other's presence. When she was quantized, it was because she had the voice in her mind to talk to that she didn't break down.

[Hey! Don't play dead, you idiot. Such a great opportunity right now, are you really going to miss it? Don't you like him? If you don't even dare to sleep with him, how can you claim to like him?]

[If you ask me, men are all driven by their lower halves. Once you let him have a taste, he'll want more, and then he'll never be able to leave your body...]

(Don't say any more!)

The voice in her mind was still chattering on, like a devil from legends who could bewitch people, luring them step by step into the abyss.

Seele covered her ears, not wanting to hear her other self's voice anymore, but the sound was directly transmitted into her brain, so covering her ears was useless.

[Tch, so how long are you going to maintain this 'little flower' persona? Don't blame me for not warning you. If you act too late and your Ishiu-gege is snatched away by someone else, don't come crying to me then.]

(Ishiu-gege won't be snatched away...) Seele wanted to say this, but she had no confidence at all.

Because she knew Ishiu's charm very well. Putting aside other places, even in the orphanage, it was estimated that all the girls except An liked him.

However, those girls were still young, so it wasn't a big problem. The only ones who posed a threat to her were three.

Rosaliya, Liliya, and Sister Bronya.

Although Rosaliya and Liliya had a good relationship with Ishiu-gege, Rosaliya was a bit slow and probably hadn't thought about romantic feelings towards Ishiu-gege yet, so her threat level was 0.

As for Liliya, although she usually spoke little, she was very observant.

And Bronya... to be honest, Seele could tell that even though Bronya always acted like she wanted to kill Ishiu, she actually liked Ishiu a lot. If she also wanted to compete with her, then... it wasn't unacceptable to have them together...

And so, Seele spent a night in a struggle with the inner monologue in her mind.

When morning came the next day, sunlight streamed into the room from the window. Ishiu slowly opened his eyes.

He first looked at the ceiling, organized his memories, then looked down at the sleeping Seele. After a moment of silence, he shifted his body, moving his lower half away from Seele.

After all, everyone understood. For men, it was a normal physiological phenomenon to have morning wood, and it couldn't be controlled. So, creating a little distance would avoid any awkwardness for both of them.

Then Ishiu thought for a moment, hesitating between getting up and continuing to sleep, and chose to go back to sleep.

It was rare to have the soft and fragrant top-tier cuddle pillow that was Seele to sleep with, so if he didn't sleep a little longer, Ishiu felt like he would be wasting this great opportunity.

So, Ishiu closed his eyes again.

After an unknown amount of time, when he woke up again, the girl in his arms was nowhere to be found. Only a faint lingering fragrance in the air proved that she had been there.

"Ah, time to get up."

Since Seele was gone, Ishiu had no reason to stay in bed any longer. Just as he lifted the covers, ready to get up, he felt a slight wetness at the corner of his mouth. He touched it with his hand and felt a slippery wetness.

"What the heck, did I drool in my sleep?" Ishiu was startled and quickly checked the pillow. Finding it dry, he breathed a sigh of relief.

So, did he catch it from Kiana? As expected, silliness is contagious. It seems he couldn't sleep in the same room as Kiana anymore.

Thinking this, Ishiu quickly changed his clothes, tidied his hair, and pushed the door open.

He first went to the restroom, greeted the children passing by, and after taking care of his personal hygiene, he prepared to look for any leftover food in the kitchen.

Since he had overslept, the normal breakfast time had long passed, so he could only check the kitchen for any remaining breakfast.

However, before he could reach the kitchen, he ran into Bronya on the way. She looked a bit haggard, with faint dark circles under her eyes, perhaps from not sleeping well last night.

(ps: Some people say my update frequency hasn't changed. It's because I used to write 2,000 characters per chapter, and two updates a day meant 4,000 characters. Now, each chapter is 4,000 characters, and I update 8,000 characters a day, nearing 10,000.

Currently, I still owe 39,000 characters in bounties. Thank you all for your monthly passes and tips. I won't say much more. I'll provide three updates totaling 12,000 characters tomorrow, striving to give you all a satisfying read.

Now, I'm going to sleep. Good night~)

Chapter Eighty-Seven: Seele: To capture a man's heart, you must capture his stomach!

(Subtitle: Mei: That's right, it was me!)

"Bronya, good morning. What's wrong? Didn't sleep well last night?" Ishiu greeted her casually, then asked curiously.

"…Nothing, just had a nightmare," Bronya glanced at him, opened her mouth as if to say something, but hesitated and changed her words at the last moment.

Earlier this morning, she 'happened' to see Seele coming out of Ishiu's room, her face still flushed. Bronya was stunned. If she hadn't seen Seele walking without any issues, she would have thought these two had secretly entered the adult world while she wasn't looking.

Although she also hoped Seele could be happy and be with Ishiu, wasn't this speed a bit too fast?

Cece, such fast cece!

"I see. It's fine, dreams are the opposite of reality. You had a nightmare, so something good must happen in reality," Ishiu comforted her casually.

Hearing this, Bronya showed a strange expression.

She wasn't lying about having a nightmare. Last night, she dreamed that Ishiu, Seele, Kiana, and Mei were all loving each other, while she could only hide in the shadows of a corner and watch silently.

If dreams were the opposite of reality, then she would…

Bronya, with her mind racing at high speed, quickly thought of many unpleasant scenarios. Her face immediately flushed red, and she shook her head vigorously, trying to banish these messy thoughts from her mind.

"You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Here, this is for you." Bronya took a piece of bread from her pocket and stuffed it into Ishiu's hand, as if to change the subject. "Oh, right, Mom came back yesterday too…"

"Mom huh…" Ishiu clenched the bread, his expression becoming complicated. "Yeah, I know. I'll go see her later."

"Ishiu… Mom, she actually did it for Seele, you…"

"Bronya, you don't need to say more, I understand," Ishiu stopped Bronya from trying to persuade him. "By the way, you probably don't know yet, but I've already solved Seele's problem. She won't uncontrollably enter quantization anymore."

"Y-You're serious?" Bronya was stunned. She clearly hadn't expected Ishiu to suddenly drop such a surprise. The surprise was so big that she couldn't react for a moment.

"Seriously, I'm a dog if I lie," Ishiu smiled. "I believe Mom won't continue her plan if she knew, right?"