Miyazawa Ruby

"Onii-Chan, Onee-Chan, how are you doing this?" a girl around 7 years old asks us.

This girl is cute. She has white hair in twin pigtails, but these pigtails are messy. She tried to do them herself, but she wasn't able to, and her twin pigtails became even worse.

"We'll do that later, but first, come here and let me fix your hair," Rena sighs as she shakes her head and opens the girl's hair.

"Listen, let her do your hair while I teach you this," I smile at the girl and say as I teach her multiplication while Rena combs her hair.

It's early morning, and before going to school, Rena and I help this girl with her homework—mostly me, since Rena helps her set up her hair and clothes.

The girl's ruby eyes sparkle, and her tiny mouth opens as she says, "So this is how you do it."

"You understand?"

"Yes, I understand. Let me do it on my own; I show you," the girl's fair hand takes a pencil from my hand, and she tries to do 10+8+90.

I watch her count on her tiny finger; she answers 108.

"Correct, you did good," I pat her head and smile at her.

She smiles and closes her eyes, enjoying the head pat like a cat.

"Okay, Ruby, now that you know, let's do all the questions, then we will drop you at school," Rena says.

"Yes," Ruby, the girl, nods her head and writes the answers to all the questions.

"So, what's the plan you have?" I ask Rena once we are a bit away from Ruby so she won't hear us.

"I want to kill him," Rena says without hesitation in her voice. Instead, there's a strong desire.

"We are the same. I also want to kill him," I say to her and smile.

Two 8-year-olds talking about killing people—if some adults hear us, they will surely freak out.

"So? What's the best way for that?" Rena turns her head away from Ruby and looks at me. Her purple eyes look mesmerizing.

No, no, there is a chance she might be a boy, so no, don't think... Get back to the topic.

"The best way to kill him is simple. At night, go to his house and break his car's brakes. From my gift, we have to do this two days later, or to get such a chance again, we'll have to wait for three months."

"So it's decided, we have to kill him two days later," Rena nods her head, and her eyes turn cold as she speaks, "I can't let that bastard take one more breath if possible."

"I understand your desire to kill him, but have you thought about what will happen after killing him?" I ask her.

"Aren't you gifted at finding the best way to do it without getting caught by the police?"

"No, the police are not the problem, but what about Ruby? Like me, she doesn't have any other relatives besides that bastard, so if we kill him, then she will be sent to an orphanage, which is a tough life."

"Then I'll ask my father to adopt her. From the memories of this girl I got, he loves her a lot and fulfills all her wishes. He is rich, so I doubt it's going to be a problem for him to raise another child," she says.

"Hm, let me check something first, then decide that," I say to her, and then, in my mind, I ask for my gift.

'What is the way to save Rena and Ruby from Rena's father?'

[Expose Rena's father's affair to her mother, and at divorce time, make sure Rena chooses to go with her mother]

So, if the gift says this, then it means Rena's father is going to do something.

"I asked my gift, a way to save you and Ruby from your father," I say to Rena.

Rena's eyes widen, and she stares at me. "If your gift answered, then he was definitely going to do something. So did your gift say nothing, or did it answer something?"

"It said to expose your father's affair to your mother, and after the divorce, go with your mother," I say to her as she falls silent.

"Onii-Chan, Onee-Chan, I completed my homework," Ruby comes to us and says.

She shows us the notebook, and I take it from her.

"Think about what you want to do," I say to Rena and check all the answers Ruby did.

"Onee-san, are you having a problem?" Ruby looks at Rena and asks.

"No, it's just that I have to make a decision, so I was thinking about that," Rena says and smiles at Ruby.

"Oh, then make a decision that makes everyone happy," Ruby jumps as she says.

"Yes, I will make that decision," Rena says and looks at me. I understand her, and then I give the notebook to Ruby.

"Very good, you're a smart girl. You answered everything correctly. As a treat, here," I pat her head and say.

"What, what is it?" Ruby looks at my fist, and when I open it, there is candy. Ruby instantly smiles. I give her the candy, and she immediately eats it.

Miyazawa Ruby, the first sub-heroine of the game. We met her some days ago, and since then, we've been meeting every early morning. She calls us Onii-Chan and Onee-Chan because we appear mature, although there's just a few months gap between Ruby and us.

Ruby and I are in the same grade of school, the first year of junior school. Still, because of my and Rena's mature personalities, she calls us older sisters and brothers.

It feels strange when Ruby calls me Onii-Chan, but it also makes me feel warm and happy.