Chapter 9: Third daughter Shino

　Night. At the Rurikawa residence.

“In other words, in this case, apply this formula ………… haaaa …….”

　I sighed loudly and stopped talking to myself.

　Himari didn’t even have her textbook open, she was just reading through a regular fashion magazine.

　I’ve heard that Sakurako-sensei has training today and will be home late.

　When there is no one to watch over her, Himari completely abandons my class.

　Most of the time she stays in her room, so just being in the living room like this is better than nothing. She’s probably in a good mood today.

　Himari suddenly looked at her phone.

“Crap!　It’s already this late!　I have to go now!”

　Himari put a 5,000 yen bill on the table and headed out.

“Oi, oi, where are you going?”

“I promised Shogo and the others I’d play with them!”

　Shogo?　Ah, Shogo Kito. He’s a delinquent who thinks he’s a little badass.

　There are no real bad guys in our school, which is a preparatory school. He’s just a pretender.

　Even so, he’ s at the top of the caste in his class, probably because he looks strong somehow.

　There are many people around him, and Himari is one of them. …… I’ve heard rumors that they are dating.

　Well, they’re actually a good match. I want you to have a child and drop out of school as soon as possible……but take my classes seriously.

“At least stay in the house. What are you going to do when the teacher comes back?”

“You’re annoying!　–Listen?　Women will never listen to a dark, creepy, weak man like you!　Remember that!”

　Himari spat out this dismissive line and ran out of the front door, opening it with great force.

“Ufufu, it looks like today is no good either, senpai.”

　I turned around with a jump when someone called out to me from behind.

It’s a cute girl with short brown hair, Shino Rurikawa.

She goes to the same school as me, Keteru Kerosene High School, and is a freshman, one year younger than me. She is the youngest of the three Rurikawa sisters.

　As soon as she entered the school, she became the manager of the soccer team. Apparently, she joined the club with the aim of becoming a fresh and handsome Ichijo.

　Because of her good looks and lovely personality (although she is vicious in front of me), I heard that she was confessed by three upperclassmen within two weeks of joining the club.

　I heard that all of them were crushed, and Yoshida from my class was one of them.

“Shino…… what do you think I should do?”

“Wait, no, no, no!　Please don’t call me by my first name!　You’re trying to get close to me, aren’t you?　I’m sorry!　You’re creepy and I can’t!”

　Shino bows her head deeply.

Could it be that I’ve just been rejected?

　If so, it is the first time in my life that I have been rejected. I haven’t confessed to her.…… I don’t know why but I feel so lost.

“Then what should I call you?　I can’t call you Rurikawa, can I?”

“Third daughter is fine!　Third daughter!”

　Who would call her that?　Well, it’s okay, because she says it’s okay.

“Okay, third daughter. –Well third daughter, what do you think we should do to get Himari to listen to our lessons?”

“Himari is a good-looking girl, so if you could be reborn as a good-looking guy, I think you could do it!”

“Don’t tell me to die in the dark……. You have a worse personality than Himari…….”

“Wait, no, no, no!　Are you analyzing me?!　That means you’re interested in me, right?　I’m really sorry!　I can’t because you’re gross!”

　Once again, Shino bows her head.

　This brings the number of times I’ve been rejected to two.

“Well, Himari’s gone so I’m going home. Please be silent about it.”

“Yes!　Please be quick about it!　It’s really creepy to be alone with a senpai at home!”

“All right, all right!”

　Of the three Rurikawa sisters, the only one who treats me decently is the teacher.

　Sakurako is a real angel.

　Clank. The front door opened.

“I’m home.”

“Sakurako-chan, welcome back!”

　Speak of the devil. The teacher came home.

　She looked around the living room and then turned to me.

“Where’s Himari?”

“She said she was going to play with Kito and the others, so she left.”

“In the middle of class?”

“Well…… yeah…….”

　Sakurako-sensei sighed.

“Take her home. If you don’t, I won’t be able to pay you for your part-time job.”

{1 Bring Himari home.)}

{2 [“Forget that, let’s get lewd shall we?”] (Take Sakurako to her room.)}

{3 [“Forget that, let’s get lewd shall we?”] (Take Shino to her room.)}

Cut it out with this shit…..!

　Two and three are out of the question, which is why I have to choose one, but there’s no way in hell I can bring her back.

　But if I don’t do it, disaster will befall me…….

“I understand. But it might be difficult for me to do it alone.”

“Then you can take Shino with you.”

“Wait, no, no, no!　I can’t be alone with Senpai Yagami, he’s too creepy!　I’m really sorry!”

　Shino bows her head to me, not to Sakurako-sensei.

　Does this mean that I’ve been rejected again?

“I’m going to tell dad about it.”

“I understand!　Shino will do her best!　Come on, senpai, let’s go!”

　Shino pushes me back.

　Now, this man has done a lot…….

　In this way, Shino and I will bring Himari back.

“I heard that Himari is at Donkey Hotel!”

　Thanks to Shino’s direct call to Himari, we were able to find out where she was.

　I was very grateful for this.

“Thank you for your help, third daughter.”

“Heee!　You’re trying to seduce me, aren’t you?　I’ve said it many times before, but I really can’t. I’m sorry, but I can appreciate your enthusiasm!”

　I don’t know but I’ve been approved on the spot……

　Shino makes a lot of crazy comments, but unlike Himari, she’s not stupid.

　She has the academic ability to do so. That’s what Sakurako-sensei told me.

　We headed to Donkey hotel

“I wonder why all the delinquents in the world gather at Donkey.　Is there something about that place that attracts them?”

“I think it’s because they sell shiny things.　You know how insects are attracted to light?”

“You really got a bad mouth…….”

“Wait, no, no, no!　You’re thinking, ‘She’s got a bad mouth, but that’s what makes her cute, right?”　It’s really creepy!　But I certainly think that’s a powerful weapon of mine!”

“Yes, yes it is.”

　I walk across the parking lot of Donkey hotel, replying appropriately.

“Hmm?　Who’s that?”

　I saw several young men hanging out in the corner of the parking lot.

“Oh!　I think that’s her!　I think I heard Himari-chan’s annoying and irritating voice!”

　Oh, I found her right away. Lucky, lucky.

“Hey, third daughter, can you convince Himari I’ll buy you an ice cream?”

“I have no financial problems.”

　That’s right.

　The Rurikawas, whose father was a prominent man, lived on the top floor of a tower apartment building and could afford to pay 5,000 yen a time for a part-time job, would not be moved by an ice cream.

“But I want to go home as soon as possible, so that’s fine. I want to spend as little time as possible alone with Senpai.”

“Oh, that would be helpful.”

　This level of sarcasm no longer bothered me at all.

　Rather, because my expectations are so low, I find it cute when they are a little too honest.

　Shino and I walked toward the corner of the parking lot.

　When we got close enough to see their faces, we realized that this was a very bad situation.

“Hey, stop it already!　Shogo!　Shogo!　Pull yourself together!”

“Uu ……”

　Himari was shaking Shogo Kito, who was lying on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

　Two of Kito’s friends were also sitting on the ground.

　If you look closely, you can see evidence of a punch to the face.

　It seemed that they had been beaten up by another group.

“Oh no!　I’ll call the police!”

　Shino took out her phone from her bag.

　At that moment, someone’s hand reaches out and takes away Shino’s phone.

“Ah!　My phone”

“I’ve already learned how to deal with phones!　Hahahahaha!”

　I looked at the face of the man who took Shino’s phone.

“You……!”

I never forget his face!

　This is the guy who robbed me and the old man Zama!