Chapter 98

"Not boring at all! I find it very novel!"

"Really? That's good."

Next, she showed her the mansion's bathroom, which was almost the size of a small swimming pool; the guest room with a grand Piano; Sakurakoji Talent's (Ogura Asahi's ) room; the servants' quarters; the spacious professional kitchen; and the room that the maids had just prepared for her...

Especially when she saw that the guest room had been converted into her room, her tear ducts reacted again, and tears streamed down her face once more.

They arrived rather late in the afternoon, and after this round of activities, it quickly became evening, time for dinner.

The maids continuously served dishes made with all sorts of fresh ingredients, easily exceeding the amount that Ogura Asahi had overdone at noon.

Fortunately, there were many people in the mansion, so nothing was wasted.

Thanks to Ogura Asahi's advance arrangements, all the dishes were high-end cuisine that the chef excelled at, completely comparable to the gourmet feasts prepared by the head chefs of star-rated hotels.

This dreamlike scene made Shiina Mahiru's eyes dart around, her expression shifting between surprise and shyness, which was quite amusing.

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"How's the taste? Are you satisfied?"

"Yes! They're all delicious!" Shiina Mahiru nodded quickly.

Although the dishes were made at home, they were surprisingly delicious, comparable to the best food she had ever eaten outside.

However, she then hesitated and said, "But I don't think it tastes as good as what you made for lunch, Sister Asahi."

Although the ingredients for this meal were much more luxurious than those for lunch, the heartwarming and delicious food from lunch remained unforgettable for her; it was the most delicious meal she had ever eaten in her life.

"Haha, to be able to compare my cooking skills to those of the young... young lady is already the highest praise."

After hearing her words, a tall maid standing behind her smiled and spoke.

Shiina Mahiru was startled by her voice. Looking closely, she realized it was the driver who had come to pick them up earlier that day.

"That..."

"Oh, my apologies, I don't think I've introduced myself yet." Yashiro Ichiyo bowed to her. "Mahiru, I am the head maid of the manor, Yashiro Ichiyo. I am also the head chef in charge of tonight's dinner. Please take care of me in the future."

"Ichiyo is an excellent maid and cook. If you have any questions in the future, feel free to ask her," Ogura Asahi added.

"Oh, is that so?!" She quickly stood up and bowed. "Thank you for your help today! I look forward to working with you in the future!"

"Also, that's not what I meant... I'm sorry!"

"It's alright, I understand what Mahiru means." Yashiro Ichiyo shook her head in understanding.

"My cooking skills are at best third in the manor. Above me are the master and Miss Asahi, especially the young lady, whose cooking skills are undoubtedly the best in the manor!"

"Even the master and mistress are often willing to pay some price in exchange for the opportunity for the young lady to do it herself."

"However, due to the young lady's health condition, she doesn't cook often. She only tries her best to cook when some very distinguished guests visit, so the opportunity to taste her dishes is very rare."

"Is that so?!" Shiina Mahiru turned around in surprise, staring at Ogura Asahi in disbelief.

She assumed that the other person must have practiced and trained frequently to possess such superb skills.

"It's just that I'm too lazy to move. Eating is just to satisfy my energy intake, so it doesn't matter what I eat." Ogura Asahi calmly cut a small piece of steak and put it in his mouth.

"Ha ha..."

Faced with her outrageous claims about energy efficiency, Shiina Mahiru could only manage a helpless, dry laugh.

Dinner time passed quickly.

After leaving the battlefield to be cleaned up by servants, Shiina Mahiru was taken by her to other places to pass the time.

"It's time to sleep. Goodnight, Mahiru. Shall I take you back to your room?" After taking a bath and spending a while in the living room, Ogura Asahi asked her.

Speaking of showering, she came up with so many excuses when it came to taking a shower in the evening. It was so hard to convince her not to shower with me. Just thinking about it makes me tired...

Fortunately, the mansion had no shortage of clothes. Although it was Shiina Mahiru's first time there, she easily found a style that matched her figure to change into.

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"Um..." Shiina Mahiru stammered, her expression hesitant.

"What's wrong?"

Shiina Mahiru pursed her lips, and finally, she mustered up her courage. "Can I sleep with Sister Asahi tonight?"

"Huh?" Ogura Asahi's eyes widened, his head sticking forward in an unusually ungraceful manner, in disbelief.

"Lately, I've been dreaming of sleeping with Sister Asahi at night, just like sisters!"

"Um, if it won't bother you, could you grant me this wish?" Shiina Mahiru looked at her pitifully.

"Uh, uh..." Ogura Asahi froze on the spot. She wanted to say that even if they were sisters (or siblings), they wouldn't sleep together at this age.

But faced with her eyes that flowed like a galaxy, and the delicate, smooth curves of her face and her furrowed brows like those of Xi Shi, she couldn't bring herself to refuse.

What happened? How did we suddenly end up in the 'sleeping together' segment that's common in traditional crossdressing gal games?

He had only just recognized her as his younger sister; if it were discovered, he would truly be doomed before he even got started.

"I... I understand. I'm sorry, Sister Asahi, I was too willful..."

Having received no reply from her for a long time, Shiina Mahiru understood what she meant, suppressed her disappointment, and quickly waved her hand to apologize.

"..."

Imouto can I say to that? She clutched her chest and looked up at the sky inwardly, expressing her helplessness.

"I understand, but today is an exception. Just consider it as you being in a new environment and not used to it yet. You'll have to learn to sleep by yourself from now on, okay?" She cast a gentle glance at her.

"Thank you! Sister Asahi!" Shiina Mahiru's delicate face, which had been somewhat gloomy, instantly brightened into a little sun.

"..."

The indoor lighting tonight is way too bright; Ogura Asahi couldn't help but squint.

Half an hour later,

I've turned off the lights.

"OK!"

The location was a guest room that Shiina Mahiru had cleaned and prepared in the afternoon; it wasn't chosen to be Ogura Asahi's own room.

I said I was just showing her around to get acquainted with the new environment, and I chose her own room, but won't she still feel uncomfortable next time?

The two, dressed in their pajamas, lay on the same side of the warm, soft bed.

Sensing the presence of a living person beside her, Ogura Asahi also felt a sense of estrangement. How long had it been since she had slept with someone else?

The last time I slept with Ashiri and Okura Rumin was ten years ago, and they were family. The one with Shiina Mashiro a few days ago doesn't count, because the two of them stayed up almost all night.

That said, Shiina Mashiro and Shiina Mahiru, experiences I'd never had before, were all taken away by these two people with the Shiina. Was I destined to be connected with the Shiina?

As she pondered this philosophical question, Shiina Mahiru's heart pounded in the darkness, and her face burned.

For some reason, even though they were just sisters, she couldn't suppress the nervousness in her heart. This was the first time she had ever felt this way. Even when facing male classmates who confessed their feelings to her at school, she had never felt the slightest bit awkward or uneasy.

Thinking about it carefully, Sister Asahi is beautiful, capable, confident, from a good family, and very kind to her. If she weren't also a woman, she would be the perfect partner.

I really don't know how outstanding a person must be to be worthy of her near perfection (Esther in the original work: That's right, it's me).

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In a moment of thought, whether brief or prolonged, she suddenly realized something she cared about.

Because what happened today was so surreal, she could only go with the flow and only noticed it now.

"Sister Asahi, are you asleep?" she asked in a barely audible whisper.

"... Not yet." She had intended to play dead until dawn, but she finally answered, "What's wrong?"

"Um, I have a question that's bothering me." The pleasant, girlish voice in the air hesitated.

"What's up?"

"It's just... what the head maid said during dinner earlier—that you don't cook often because of your health, why is that?" She clenched her small fists under the blanket, her face tense.

"Is it possible that you are not in good health?"

Shiina Mahiru's entire body stiffened. Although she was the one who asked the question, she was also afraid to hear the answer. But no matter how you looked at it, the meaning of that sentence was the same, wasn't it?

If anything were to happen to Asahi-nee, what should I do...?

"Ah~ that." She recalled, her eyes darting around slightly, "It's nothing, just a strange congenital Strange Illness. I'm used to it now, it's nothing to worry about."

"Is it a difficult disease to treat?" Upon learning that it was indeed so, Shiina Mahiru's heart clenched with anxiety.

"Yes, it's difficult to treat. In fact, after all these years, we still haven't figured out the cause."

"How could this happen...? Could it affect my lifespan?"

"If things had continued as they were before, I probably wouldn't have lived past 20."

This answer struck Shiina Mahiru like a thunderbolt, leaving her mind blank and her whole body feeling numb as if an electric current had passed through her.

After a while, two clear tears belatedly streamed down her cheeks, and soft sobs began to fall.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

Was she apologizing for asking such a hurtful question, for her own helplessness, or for worrying about her despite her condition? She didn't give a specific answer.

"Why should Mahiru apologize? It wasn't your fault, was it?"

"But, if I hadn't asked..." She couldn't stop sobbing.

The thought that her perfect, only sister who cared about her would soon leave her filled her with unbearable sorrow.

This piercing pain, penetrating to the heart and lungs, was far more intense than even the harsh words my mother used to scold me.

"Even if you don't ask, this question will always exist." Ogura Asahi helplessly turned to the side, touched her forehead with his palm, and wiped away her tears.

"Moreover, I'm only referring to the situation up until recently. Although we still haven't found the specific cause, I've finally found a way to treat it."

"So you don't need to worry about me. After a while, I'll recover and live to be a hundred years old."

This was the only thing that brought her comfort during this hectic, mad dog-like period of time.

Although she was extremely busy every day, running around, her career and friendships were both thriving. One day's worth of her work was equivalent to a month's worth of other main characters' work, but fortunately, the results were remarkable.

In just two months, her treatment progress has reached nearly 10%! Can you believe it?

He feels much better now than he did last year, and he no longer worries that the occasional, increasingly severe episodes of hypoglycemia might take his life at any moment.

In the past two months, although there have been a few flare-ups, they have been significantly weaker than before, and it seems that they have been declining along with the overall symptoms.

If he can maintain this pace, in a year or two at most, he will be able to completely break free from the fate that has plagued him for more than a decade.

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"Really?!" Shiina Mahiru asked anxiously, clutching her clothes as if she had grasped a lifeline.

"Really, really, how could I joke about my own life?"

"That's great!"

She breathed a sigh of relief, feeling completely limp. After a while, she moved closer to Ogura Asahi and hugged her waist Hands as she turned to the side.

"..." Ogura Asahi exclaimed in surprise, "Wait, what are you doing? Why are you so close to me?"

"Sister Asahi, you scared me to death just now! I... I thought I would never see you again!" She pressed her face against her neck, cherishing the warmth she had regained.

"If you're gone, wadashi..."

"It's not that exaggerated. Even if someone really has a terminal illness, they won't die that quickly, hahaha."

"Don't laugh! This is a serious matter!" Shiina Mahiru slapped her pert bottom.

"... Okay, okay, I won't laugh—could you perhaps play somewhere else next time?" Ogura Asahi looked dejected, feeling her pride diminish further, and sighed.

"Alright, go to sleep. Lack of sleep will affect your IQ and your appearance."

"Um..."

"... Aren't you going to let go of me?"

"Um..."