Congratulations, You're Now an Ordinary Person

"Sis~ Are you awake?" The bedroom door was pushed open without warning.

Kotori, wearing a white ribbon, poked her head in. Her face still wore the adorable expression unique to Little Sister Mode in the morning, and she walked in with tears welling in her eyes.

She blinked at the scene before her,

then blinked again.

Hiss----

What on earth was happening before her? Her own sister was holding Qian Huanyue in an embrace that definitely qualified as tight, while the person being held had buried her face deep into her sister's chest as if perfectly at ease.

"Huh?!" Kotori tilted her head and blinked. "...Am I interrupting?"

However, even after noticing that someone had entered, Qian Huanyue remained unmoved, as though she had decided to put down roots in that embrace.

"What are you... doing?" Kotori, now wearing a black ribbon, could barely conceal her panic. Her voice came out slightly distorted.

"K-Kotori!" Shiori looked equally flustered. Fine beads of sweat appeared at her temples, her face flushed bright red, and her heart pounded nonstop. "Ah, um! Anyway, it's not what you think!"

She was so flustered that her words became incoherent, yet her arms still remained stiffly wrapped around Qian Huanyue.

Huanyue had asked for a hug herself, and she had looked rather sad just a moment ago. Shiori would never let go so quickly.

Only then did Qian Huanyue slowly raise her head. A suspicious, faint blush colored her cheeks as she added fuel to the fire, "Yes, it's exactly what Kotori saw."

"We haven't done anything yet! We're just hugging! Kotori, don't misunderstand!"

"Ohhh?" Qian Huanyue slightly raised her lashes and cast a sidelong glance at Shiori. Her final syllable stretched out soft and long. "Could it be that Miss Shiori won't even admit to what