Chapter 47 - April Fools’ Day

(T/N: Chapter 46 was the epilogue. The rest are side stories.)

"Eri-chan."

"W-What is it, Yukishiro-Onii-san?"

"…Let's split up."

"........."

It was just a little prank.

Back to today's morning.

I woke up, finished cooking and casually turned on the TV.

"Today is April 1st. It's April Fools' Day. You can all find out more at…"

So today is April Fools' Day.

…I'd like to prank Eri-chan.

But what should I do to surprise her? I honestly can't think of anything to say, but I think Eri-chan would be delighted.

…Should I pretend to break things off with her?

No, that's too much… But I'd like to see how she'd react.

So I tried doing that, and here we are…

"E-Eri-chan?"

"…Yukishiro-Onii-san. Can you look me in the eye and say that again?

Eri-chan's eyes, which had been downcast, looked at me with eyes so dark and murky that there was no reflection on them.

It's as if her soul has gone missing. I can't feel any vitality in her body or see any energy in her eyes.

I can't continue this, I have to clear the air.

"E-Eri-chan, you see, today—"

"I knew I shouldn't have let Yukishiro-Onii-san out of the house. Those female pigs must have said something strange to you. From now on, you're going to stay in the room with me fooooorever and eeeeever , okay? You don't even have to do the housework. I'll do it from now on. I know I'm not very good at it at first, but I'll get better. I'll do anything Yukishiro-Onii-san wants, okay? Even naughty stuff. How about we have a baby right now? What should we name our baby? I think our baby will absolutely be adorable because it's our baby. After that, let's—"

"E-Eri-chan."

"Everything will be okay, Yukishiro-Onii-san. I won't let go of you even if it kills me. What should I do? We'll need a bigger room… No, let's just build a house. Maybe the three of us can go someplace really deserted, away from the city. I'll have to talk to Mom."

"Wait, Eri-chan, stop, stop!"

"It's alright, Yukishiro-Onii-san. Let's go somewhere far away now, okay? But first, we have to kill the scum pig that seduced you, don't we?"

"Wait, Eri-chan."

"Y-Yukishiro-Onii-san. Nnn… Suddenly kissing me, nnn…slurp."

She was not listening to me no matter what I did, even after shaking her, so I kissed her as a last resort.

"Eri-chan, listen. What month and day is it today?"

"Huh? …I don't know. But I remember that Yukishiro-Onii-san and Mom's birthdays are a long way off."

"Today is April 1st. It's April Fools' Day, okay?"

"April Fools? …Yukishiro-Onii-san…"

"W-What?"

"You don't have plans today, do you?"

"Eri-chan has to livestream today, doesn't she?"

"You don't have anything planned, right?"

Eri-chan's eyes caught mine and wouldn't let go. She is slightly angry.

"I'll squeeze you dry today."

It goes without saying what happened.