Taking care of my younger sister's too naive of a beautiful yankee high schooler, then falling in love - Chapter 10
Chapter 10
TL: Chaos
ED: Mateo
It was July.
One month has passed since I started training Erika-chan in the necessities of everyday life.
Erika-chan is now able to hold her chopsticks correctly and eat her meals. She can arrange her own shoes and those of her friends when she comes home, as well as folding her clothes properly.
I still have much more to teach her, but she is definitely growing up step by step.
——I’m deeply moved….
In my room, I was looking at a notebook and was touched by it. This is the ‘I did it’ notebook. This notebook is a record of Erika-chan’s growth, where she writes down every single thing she can now do.
No longer am I a mother who was watching her child grow… No, since I’m a man, shouldn’t I be more of a father?
——No no, I’m not old enough to be a father, so I’ll just be an older brother.
It might be a bit bad for an older brother to keep a record of his little sister’s growth, but she pretended not to notice. It’s not like I’m using it for anything weird, so it’s probably okay.
——At this rate, by the time she’s in her third year of high-school, she’ll have a lot of common sense.
I opened the book at hand and thought about what I should teach Erika-chan next.
I’ve been reading a lot of books on manners and necessary knowledge for life lately, and I’ve been thinking about what I should teach Erika-chan.
The goal is for Erika-chan to become an independent adult, and I’ll teach her everything she needs to know to do that… I was very enthusiastic about that.
—Knock knock
“Onii-san. It’s Erika. Is it fine to come in?”
Behind the knocking, I heard Erika-chan’s voice.
She used to open the door without saying a word, but she has grown so much in the past month of training. Onii-san was very deeply moved.
“Go ahead~”
I called out, and Erika-chan opened the door. Then, with an unusually serious expression, she entered my room.
“Nn? What happened?”
“Eh? What?”
“No, somehow, it’s like you have a more serious expression than usual.”
Erika-chan’s sharp eyes glittered. I wonder if she’s planning to have a serious fight with some yankee.
Then Erika-chan sat upright on the floor and tapped the floor in front of her knees.
“Onii-san. I need to talk to you. Please sit down.”
“Eh?”
“Just sit down.”
The kind of pressure exerted by not saying anything, something unique to yankees. I can’t believe it’s the same person as the beautiful girl who was lovingly caressing the stuffed penguin before.
“Yes… what is it?”
——Is she perhaps angry with me?
I don’t remember doing anything to make her angry, but it still made me anxious. But since there was no reason to go against her, I obediently sat upright in front of Erika-chan.
Erika-chan, who was facing me, stared straight at me, and then started talking.
“I’ve been thinking about something… for a long time.”
“Nn?”
“On how to stay with Onii-san forever.”
“Nnn?”
I couldn’t figure out what she meant, and my eyebrows naturally wrinkled.
——What did you just say? Did you say you wanted to stay with me forever?
It was so sudden that my brain couldn’t process it.
Then, while I was in a daze, Erika suddenly grabbed me by the shoulders.
With that force, I fell backwards.
——I was being pushed down by Erika-chan.
Erika-chan looked down at me with serious eyes. Erika-chan’s dangling blonde hair touched my cheek and tickled a little.
“…What? What’s wrong?”
My voice was unusually tense and stiff as I asked this question. My mouth was suddenly dry.
I couldn’t hide my confusion and didn’t know what to say. As I was looking pathetic, Erika-chan silently looked down at me.
Then, suddenly, Erika-chan said with a stiff expression.
“I’ll follow you for the rest of my life!! Aniki!! Please take me as your underling!!”
My brain couldn’t keep up with all the processing, but finally it had stopped. It was an error.
——Nn? Follow me for the rest of your life? Underling?
What is this yankee girl suddenly talking about?
I’ve been spending more and more time with Erika-chan lately, and I thought I was slowly getting used to her unpredictable thought process.
However, I had never thought that she would say something like this.
My brain, which had been frozen for a while, finally found the right words to respond.
“Aniki… I’m not taking any underlings though?”
“Really!?”
“I mean, I’m not a yankee…”
“I see, that is true… Then, then…”
Erika-chan was desperately pondering something.
More importantly, I wondered why I was pushed down. I was perplexed and couldn’t understand the reasoning behind it.
This is the first time I’ve seen Erika-chan from this angle. Or rather, it’s the first time I’ve ever looked up at someone like this.
I didn’t know what to do, so I could only watch Erika mumbling and worrying. I waited for a while, and then suddenly, Erika-chan opened her eyes wide.
“That’s right, let’s become a married couple! I want to get married! Please marry me!”
“Haaaa!?”
As expected, I immediately understood what she meant this time. Immediately, a baffled voice came out of my mouth.
“Marriage!? With me!? Why!?”
“I’m an immature person. I’ve always been a hopeless person. I’m sure everyone around me knows how hopeless I am. Yet, despite knowing how hopeless I am, no one tried to help me. But, Onii-san was different. You tried to change me. Onii-san is the person who made me grow as a person! That’s why I want to be with you forever, and I was thinking about how to do that.”
I could tell from Erika-chan’s serious eyes that this was no joke. The Erika-chan of a few months ago would have burst out laughing and made fun of me for getting flustered.
But I know that Erika-chan, who has been working hard, would never joke like this with a serious expression.
“A-Are you serious…?”
Just in case, I asked to confirm.
“I’m serious. If you don’t believe me… I’ll show you that I’m ready to give my all to you.”
Erika said, straddling my abdomen, and started to take off her uniform…
“——Wait wait wait! I get that you’re serious! That’s why for now, please keep your clothes on!!”
I caught a glimpse of Erica’s stomach, and my face got hot. I mean, I should hurry up and get her off me.
I don’t know where to start. I guess I should calm Erika down first. And when Erika settles down, I hope I can settle down too.
“You know… Erika-chan. It’s not that easy to get married. There is an order to these things.”
“Order…? Ah, I got it! Marriage certificate!! Alright! I’ll get it right now! Should I go to the police station!?”
“Wait! I beg of you, don’t go to the police station for that!”
Erika-chan lightly backed away from me and was about to run to the door. I hastily took her hand and held her back.
“The marriage certificate is in the city hall! No, before that, that’s not what I meant by the order, shouldn’t the person you marry usually have to be in a relationship with you as a lover for some time?”
“You mean going out? Then, let’s start going out!”
I like Erika-chan. But this feeling of liking is not that of a romantic feeling for the opposite gender. It’s more like brother-sister love or family love.
I don’t want to hurt Erika-chan, who is very important to me… I have to say this carefully.
“…I’m sorry. I only think of Erika-chan as an important little sister. That’s why… I can’t respond to your feelings.”
When I said this, Erika-chan intently stared at me.
I felt like running away so I looked away. But, Erika-chan kept on staring at me.
“…You don’t hate me, right?”
Erika-chan asked suddenly, and I honestly nodded my head.
“Yeah… I don’t hate you.”
“I see, alright. That means from now I— So it’s fine if I show Onii-san how much I like you, and make you like me as the opposite gender, isn’t it?”
Erika smiled fearlessly.
I have a bad feeling about this.
——Don’t tell me… she hasn’t given up at all!?
My hunch seemed to be right on target, and Erika said confidently.
“I got it! Tomorrow, I’ll pour all my heart and soul into it! So just wash your neck and wait for what’s to come!!” [TLN: basically a JP proverb about waiting for what is to come/or literally waiting for your beheading.]
I froze for a moment because of her excessively sharp parting threat.
“No, why the heck should I wash my neck!?”
I thought you were going to make an effort to make me like you. Now it feels like you’re full of spirit to bring me down resentfully.
“Nn? Speaking of, why wash your neck? If you wash your neck, it feels like you can just wash your whole body. I use it a lot, but Japanese is sometimes very cryptic…”
“You know, washing your head means preparing to be beheaded. Which means, you should be prepared to be punished or sanctioned. Please don’t just use the saying that much without knowing its meaning!!
“Seriously! That’s pretty dangerous!!”
When I saw Erika-chan laughing in astonishment, I let out a deep sigh.
I wondered how this Yankee JK, whose Japanese language skills were questionable, was going to tell me all about her feelings for me and win me over.
As I looked at Erika-chan, who was brimming with mysterious motivation and confidence, I felt anxious about the future.
[TLN: attack mode activate]
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thanks for the chapter