Chapter 382: 364 - Almost 800,000 Words

He deliberately asked, "I'm planning to go to the convenience store after I finish eating. Is there anything you'd like to buy?"

"Häagen-Dazs, the seasonal one."

His mother answered indifferently.

"Um."

After chatting about everyday things for a while, Kyousuke casually remarked, "Speaking of which, it seems like a new anime targeting girls has recently become popular in the industry, something like Stardust Something-or-other Lu -other."

After he finished speaking, he glanced sideways at Kirino with a comical expression.

Why bring this up all of a sudden?

Before Kirino could react, his mother spoke first.

Kyousuke said, "It's nothing, I was just thinking that if I have the chance, maybe I should try out for a recording session next time... or something."

He forced out an excuse.

"Oh... I see."

His mother seemed uninterested.

On the other hand, Takaita Daisuke said, "Kyousuke."

"Yes?"

He shuddered.

"I don't object to you becoming a voice actress, and I trust Ms. Hanazawa a lot, but please don't go and voice any weird anime."

"You can't voice any BL, loli, or erotic anime. Wait until you're older, understand?"

Takaita Daisuke the command in a deep voice.

When he used terms like "loli, "Kyousuke really wanted to retort.

His mother exclaimed in surprise, "Ugh, honey, how do you know so much? Are you one of those disgusting shut-ins they talk about on TV?"

Takaita Daisuke grunted, "How could that be? I only know these things because I used to monitor Inoue Shuya, so I have some knowledge of them."

After saying that, he warned Kyousuke, "Even though you've become a voice actor, never learn from those otaku and don't let yourself be influenced by bad things, understand?"

"Ah, oh."

Kyousuke glanced at Kirino, who was biting her lip, her hand holding the chopsticks trembling slightly.

He found it very strange.

When he saw Kirino like this, he suddenly realized that he didn't feel as happy as he had imagined.

"Ahem, actually staying at home isn't all as strange as it looks on TV."

Kyousuke countered, "Take Shuya for example, he's a total homebody."

His mom. "But he's handsome."

"... He often butters."

"But he's handsome."

"... He went to the maid café."

"But he's handsome."

"... he"

His mother calmly interrupted him, "But he's handsome."

Kyousuke: "..."

He felt he had given the wrong example.

Shuya's exceptional case doesn't prove anything, and others don't categorize him as a shut-in.

Kyousuke was trying to persuade his parents of their prejudices when Kirino suddenly said she was full. She got up, put the dishes in the kitchen, and went straight back to her room.

Takaita Daisuke frowned and told his wife to call Kirino down later to lecture her.

Kyousuke silently and quickly finished his meal, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to carry out the operation plan.

Kirino treated him so badly, so her desire for revenge outweighed her compassion.

As a seventeen-year-old boy, he was still impulsive.

He deliberately said loudly, "Then I'm going out!"

He slammed the door shut as he left.

After leaving, Kyousuke didn't go to the convenience store. Instead, he walked a short distance away and started keeping track of time on his phone.

After about six minutes, he went straight home.

He quietly went upstairs and arrived at the room. Sure enough, he saw Kirino lying on the floor, groping for something under the bed...

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"... Ugh!"

Kirino turned around, and Kyousuke was taken aback by her expression.

Although she looked angry, you could clearly see that she was scared.

"..."

Kyousuke felt that he seemed to have given up on the plan.

It's pointless to bully children.

He thought to himself.

Kirino stubbornly replied, "It won't make a difference what I do!"

"... What do you mean 'no difference'? You barged into my room and rummaged through my things... that's where my treasure is hidden!"

Needless to say, he was referring to pornographic books and the like, which he hid under the bed.

Kyousuke and Shuya had been playing around a lot, and their skin had thickened considerably, so they just blurted it out.

Kirino cursed, "Disgusting! Pervert!"

"You really have the nerve to say that."

Kyousuke casually opened the Meruru box he was carrying, revealing the CD inside. "How are you any better than me?"

"That is...!"

Kirino lunged forward to snatch it, but Kyousuke didn't resist and let her take it.

She was slightly taken aback, unable to believe how smoothly things had gone, but she held onto the things tightly for now.

"What... what do you mean by this...?"

Kirino's expression shifted. "I, I know... You pervert! You're trying to boost my favorability, aren't you? Ha, I can't believe it! I'm going to tell Shuya- senpai to beat you up!"

"... What does this have to do with Shuya?"

Kyousuke was speechless. Just how much do you like Shuya?

Wait a minute, why do you trust a stranger more than your brother?

He was in no mood to talk anymore. "Alright, pack your things and go home. Don't lose them next time, or you're dead if Dad sees them."

"So this isn't mine!"

"Then why were you hugging Violet so tightly?"

"I..."

Kirino was speechless.

Kyousuke waved his hand impatiently, "Fine, if it's not yours, then throw it away for me. I have to do my homework, you can go now."

"... I'm leaving even without you saying it!"

Kirino is gone.

He didn't look back.

This left Kyousuke, who had been secretly hoping for something, somewhat disappointed.

Chapter 382, page 364. Almost 800,000 words! Please subscribe!

"Hmph, what an ungrateful little girl."

Kyousuke didn't want to keep arguing with Kirino forever, and he had hoped that this opportunity would ease the tension between them.

But it seems the other party has absolutely no intention of making peace.

... When did I ever argue with her?

He had absolutely no idea why his relationship with her had turned out this way.

Kyousuke didn't do his homework; instead, he took out his phone and went on Line.

Shuya received the message.

Kyousuke: "I gave it back to her."

Shuya: "I'm shocked, you're still alive and weren't beaten to death?"

Kyousuke: "???"

He was startled and broke out in a cold sweat.

That's when he thought of that possibility.

Kyousuke: "... I didn't make things difficult for her; I just returned the things to her."

Kyousuke: "Could it be that I've been given a second chance at life?"

Shuya: "Not even one, maybe half a."

Shuya: "Since you're alright and the matter is resolved, I won't talk to you anymore. Yukino- chan is urging me to do my homework, and Ayase- chan wants me to tutor her, so I'm very busy."

Kyousuke: "Oh, okay."

He put down his phone, then suddenly realized something was wrong.

Are they still at your house so late?

"I'm so envious."

He sighed and turned on the computer he had bought with his own salary to play games.

Let's turn our attention back to Shuya.

Ayase stayed longer today.

Since not only Shuya was home, but Yukino was too, she didn't need to worry too much about being alone with a man and a woman.

After dinner, Ayase- chan took out her homework and textbooks and asked Yukino and Shuya for help.

Shuya was already bored from being forced to do his homework and didn't really want to teach anyone, but Ayase- chan was so cute that he reluctantly gave it a try.

Yukino also diligently guided Ayase.

Shuya knew that she still really liked her juniors like Ayase and Kirino.

Although she didn't show it much on the surface.

Ayase- chan didn't leave until around 10:30.

Shuya.

She went out carrying a knife, and if any bad guys dared to approach, Shuya would worry that they might be killed.

"Has Kirino- chan's situation been resolved?"

Ayase is gone, Yukino can finally ask this question.