1257 -1242- Your real sister?
About ten minutes later, everything started to calm down.
However, this was only on the surface. The real storm was about to unfold.
In Room 405, an indescribable silence pervaded.
Upon closer inspection, there were four people sitting in opposite corners of the room.
First, Rozen and Stella Vermillion sat side by side at a low table, looking at the other two in front of them, one with a subtle expression and the other looking disgruntled.
And in front of them were the male and female protagonists who had just been passionately kissing here.
"Hehe...."
The silver-haired girl was tightly holding onto Ikki's arm, leaning against him as if she hadn't seen the other two present, looking at Ikki with loving eyes while emitting happy and intoxicated laughter.
"Ahahaha... Ahahahaha..."
Ikki, who was being treated like this by the silver-haired girl, remained stiff throughout, his face wearing a smile even stiffer than his body, looking as if he had just woken up from a nightmare, his laughter forced, and his gaze extremely vacant.
It was easy to imagine that what had just happened was equally unsettling for Ikki.
But for Rozen and Stella Vermillion, everything was still a mystery.
For example...
"Now can we clear things up?" Stella Vermillion questioned Ikki in front of everyone.
"Who is this child who has been clinging to you since earlier?"
Yes.
Not only Stella Vermillion, but even Rozen didn't know who the silver-haired girl tightly holding onto Ikki was.
In theory, Ikki should be the type who is unpopular at Hagun Academy. Over the past year, he has even been treated unfairly and looked down upon by everyone, carrying the title of "Worst One," living under the contempt and disdain of others.
Now suddenly, a girl who adores him so much appears, which is quite baffling.
Even Ikki himself obviously hasn't fully recovered from the sudden turn of events, looking like he's in a daze every time he thinks about what just happened.
However, Ikki struggled to answer Stella Vermillion's question.
"I... I've already said it earlier. This child is Shizuku, Kurogane Shizuku."
Kurogane Sizuku.
That's the girl's name.
Since her last name is Kurogane, half of her background is already clear.
That's right.
"She's my sister, a year younger than me. She just started at Hagun Academy this year. I didn't mention her because I heard she wouldn't be able to come to school on time due to family matters, but she's here now. She just came to see me as soon as possible."
Ikki explained the situation regarding the girl named Shizuku.
The same words Ikki had already said before.
However, Stella Vermillion couldn't help but continue to question him repeatedly.
Wasn't it unavoidable?
"Even if you say she's your sister, who the hell in this world would siblings do... do what you just did!?"
Because of this, Stella Vermillion couldn't accept this explanation throughout.
Not to mention Stella Vermillion, even Rozen doubted more than once that this was a lie.
After all...
"Hehe...."
The girl named Shizuku paid no attention to Stella Vermillion's doubts and Ikki's stiffness, holding onto Ikki's arm tightly, looking at Ikki with eyes full of love, not like she was looking at her brother at all, more like she was looking at her lover.
Who would believe such a scene?
"This definitely isn't your real sister, right?"
Even Rozen couldn't help but express his doubts.
Unfortunately...
"She... she really is my biological sister! I swear she is my real sister, born to the same parents!"
Ikki desperately explained.
Little did he know...
"...Considering what you guys just did, desperately explaining your sibling relationship like this seems to raise even more questions, doesn't it?"
Rozen couldn't help but comment.
"I... I'm confused too! My sister, whom I haven't seen in four years, suddenly appeared in front of me and greeted me with joy and excitement! Who... who knew she would suddenly push me down!?"
Ikki raised his voice, his face flushed and his neck thickening.
That's why when Rozen came back, the door to the room was only slightly ajar.
The reason was that before Rozen came back, Ikki, who had finished exercising alone and returned to the room, was just about to take a shower when the door was knocked on, so he opened it and saw his long-lost sister, falling into surprise.
But before Ikki could finish his surprise, his supposedly genuine sister suddenly pounced on him, pushed him down, and passionately kissed him.
Such a sudden and scandalous development left Ikki completely stunned, and he ended up with his brain short-circuiting on the spot, giving Shizuku the opportunity to seize him and passionately kiss him.
That's the whole story.
In other words, Ikki himself still couldn't figure out the situation, and now he was completely confused, almost passing out on the spot.
Hearing about this...
"This is too strange, isn't it?"
Stella Vermillion expressed her most sincere thoughts.
And only at this moment did the girl named Shizuku finally turn her head and imprint the figures of the others in her eyes.
However...
"Could you please refrain from using your own values to judge others as strange?"
As the gaze of the girl named Shizuku turned towards them, the love and intoxication from before disappeared from her eyes, replaced by a cold and indifferent calmness.
That's how Shizuku spoke.
"The relationship between me and my elder brother is not as simple as you imagine. There are many hidden secrets in the Kurogane family, but outsiders are unaware of them. Therefore, please refrain from arbitrarily asserting that others' relationships and actions are strange. It is very impolite."
Shizuku spoke mercilessly.
"Well, that's not entirely unreasonable."
Rozen raised an eyebrow, shrugged his shoulders, and admitted Shizuku's statement.
"That... that's right..."
Stella Vermillion was also stunned by Shizuku's heartless behavior and words, and ended up admitting her mistake in confusion.
After all, they didn't really understand the situation on the other side, so it was impolite to say that someone else was strange in front of them.
Of course...
"It's best if there are hidden secrets like that!"
Seeing Rozen and Stella Vermillion convinced, Ikki quickly spoke up.
"Although the situation in the Kurogane family is indeed very complicated, but Shizuku and I are genuine siblings, there are no hidden secrets between us, and there is no so-called lack of blood relationship in our family background. Please don't misunderstand!"
Ikki's explanation left Rozen and Stella Vermillion dumbfounded.
"Tsk..."
It was actually Shizuku who clicked her tongue secretly, as if expressing some dissatisfaction with the failure to deceive them.
Is that so?
"Your relationship is indeed that of true siblings, and there are no hidden secrets in terms of blood relationship, but your sister forcibly kissed you the first time you reunited after a long absence. Is that what you want to say?"
Rozen made a incisive summary.
"It still seems very strange!"
Stella Vermillion slammed the table and spoke loudly.
As a result, instead of unraveling the mystery, more questions arose.
Rozen had only one thought.
That is...
"Feels like things are getting more and more complicated."
That's it.
