175 Almost Into Another World

Akira carried Nino on his back all the way, and they finally arrived at the neighborhood where the apartment was located.

"Put me down."

Seeing an apartment building in the distance, Nino asked to get down, but Akira held her back.

"No, I'll take Nino-Nee up to the apartment."

"Anyway, quickly put me down, what if someone sees us?"

"So what? We did nothing wrong, why should we care about the people around us."

"Akira is not ashamed, but I am!"

Nino doesn't want her other sisters to see her in Akira's arms, that's too embarrassing!

"Don't struggle, what if Nino-Nee falls?"

"Mnh~..."

Feeling a slap on her buttocks, Nino glared at the culprit.

"What are you doing!"

"Obey, don't make trouble." Akira said firmly.

"Hmph!" Nino grunted in annoyance and stopped making noise.

The reason she complied was because they were currently standing in front of the pedestrian crossing and waiting for the red light.

Seeing her pouting, Akira sighed and said: "I'll drop Nino-Nee in front of the apartment, just hold on until then, okay?"

"Say it from the start."

Even though she looked dissatisfied, Nino hugged Akira's neck again so she wouldn't fall.

(Tsundere's personality sure is troublesome.) Akira thought.

The red light turned green, and Akira stepped across the road.

*🚚🚚🚚*

A horn sounded coming closer.

Akira and Nino looked to their right, and saw a freight truck speeding towards them and about to crash into them in a few seconds.

"What!!!"

Nino's face turned as white as a white sheet of paper. In the face of the possibility of death, the brave girl seemed to react like any other girl.

(Am I going to die...?) Nino hugged him tightly and closed her eyes.

On the other hand, Akira increased his reaction, then everything around him seemed to slow down. Of course it wasn't that time was slowing down, but rather that his thinking was performing hundreds or even thousands of times that of a normal human.

He saw the panicked expression of the driver trying to stop the truck, and confirmed that the light was indeed green.

(The driver does not appear drunk or sleepy, and the traffic lights are not broken. Judging from the truck's speed and the fact that it is not slowing down, there is a 95% chance that the truck has brake failure.)

Akira did the analysis in just a few seconds.

The remaining 5% possibility was that they just 'coincidentally' had an accident.

(Tsk, why did I get hit by a truck cliché. I'm not going to be sent to another world, am I?)

Complaining in his mind, Akira didn't want Nino to get into any danger. Thus, he avoided the truck by a narrow margin so as not to arouse suspicion.

After all, there are surveillance cameras everywhere, especially at pedestrian crossings.

The truck passed them and hit a utility pole.

*BAM*

There was a loud crash.

"Nino-Nee can open your eyes."

"Hmm?"

Nino slowly opened her eyelids, seeing they both survived, she couldn't believe what happened.

"Uh, shouldn't we be hit by a truck?"

"Nino-Nee wants us to get run over?"

"W-We are safe?"

"Of course, the driver slammed the steering wheel, and ended up hitting a power pole, look there."

Following the direction of Akira's gaze, Nino was surprised to see the accident in front of her.

Usually she only saw truck accidents on the news or in movies, Judging from the truck's speed and the fact that it is not slowing down, there is a 95% chance that the truck has brake failure.)

"Is the driver okay?"

Nino is relieved that she and her little brother are safe, then worries about the truck driver.

"Someone already called an ambulance." Akira said.

The accident drew pedestrians together, some called an ambulance, and some recorded it on their cellphone cameras.

"Let's hurry home."

Nino urges Akira, afraid that they will have another disaster.

"En."

At first Akira wanted to hold the driver accountable, but feeling Nino's body shiver, he canceled his intention and walked towards the apartment.

In just one day, Nino has experienced two bad events. Not only was she nearly raped by two delinquents, she was also almost run over by a truck on her way home.

Even for a strong girl like Nino, having two bad luck streaks in a row had drained her physically and mentally.

She no longer asked to be put down after they arrived in front of the apartment building, and she hugged Akira tightly.

"Akira-chan! Nino!"

A flustered and surprised voice sounded familiar from behind.

Akira turned around and saw a girl that looked exactly like Nino, but the girl had short hair and had a green ribbon like bunny ears that adorned her head.

"Yotsuba-Nee just came back from club activities?"

"En. Why is Nino being carried by Akira-chan?"

Yotsuba walked up to them and asked.

(Could Nino have been eaten by Akira-chan?)

She knows about the immoral relationship between Akira with Ichika and Miku. Looking at Nino now, she suspects that her other sister has been overpowered by her little brother.

"This is all because..."

Before Akira could explain the situation, there was a sharp pain in his side, and Nino gave him a warning look not to mention today's events.

Having a tacit understanding, Akira cleared his throat and told a lie.

"Ahem, Nino-Nee tripped over a rock and fell, sprained her leg and couldn't walk. Then she called me to bring her home."

"Look at my leg swelling, I'm so unlucky today."

Nino stretched out her leg and showed me the instep with the compression on it.

"So that's it, let's quickly take Nino home so she can be treated."

Seeing that Nino's leg was completely swollen, Yotsuba forgot her suspicions and worried about her sister.

The three of them got into the elevator, and they arrived at the highest floor of the apartment building.

"I am home."

Opening the door, Yotsuba spoke her usual lines.

"Welcome back."

Itsuki walked from the living room carrying potato chips.

"Nino hurt?" She asked after seeing Nino's condition.

"Later ask, take me to my room."

Nino wanted to quickly get off Akira's back, besides being embarrassed and afraid, she really wanted to lie down in her room. The previous two bad events had left her completely mentally exhausted, and now she just wanted to rest.

"I'll tell you later." Akira said to Itsuki.

"Lift your left leg."

Yotsuba helped him take off his shoes and socks.

Walking through the living room, Ichika, Miku, and their mother took their eyes off the television.

"What happened to Nino?"

Rena got up and approached her daughter with a worried face.

"Nino tripped and hurt her leg."

Yotsuba explained the known situation when Akira climbed the stairs and Itsuki opened the door to Nino's room.

Putting Nino down on the bed, Akira put her bag on the table.

"Itsuki goes out first, I have something I want to talk to Akira about."

"Can't I also hear?"

"No, you come out!"

"Nino is stingy."

Itsuki left the room and closed the door with a dissatisfied expression.

"Nino-Nee wanted me to keep today's incident a secret from mother and the others, right?"

Before Nino said her goal, Akira guessed.

"En, I don't want to worry everyone." Nino was frank.

"Alright, let's use the excuse I told Yotsuba-Nee. Any other? If not, I'll be out, mom will suspect that I've been here too long."

"Nothing, you may go."

Akira was about to leave the room, but Nino stopped him.

"Wait!'

"There are more?"

"Thank you very much for today. Akira has saved me."

"Yeah, you're welcome."

After receiving the thanks, Akira finally left the room, and went down to the living room, where he told the lies he had prepared to Rena and the others.

"Akira looks really cool today."

Lying on the bed, Nino looked up at the ceiling and recalled the previous scene.

Save her from two thugs and defeat the enemy easily, plus avoid a truck crash. These two incidents left a deep impression on Nino.

To her, Akira looks like a handsome prince who rides a white horse to save the princess.

"As expected of my little brother, he is a man among men."

Nino said proudly as if it were her achievement.

"Considering how cool and charming Akira is, he must be very popular at school, right?"

Imagining Akira surrounded by girls, Nino gets irritated for some unknown reason.

"Humph, I wonder what kind of girl will win Akira's heart in the future. No, he can't date yet, he's too young to be romantically involved!"

Nino makes excuses of her own not to date her little brother.

....

In the living room.

"Achoooo…"

After finishing explaining Nino's situation, Akira suddenly sneezed.

"Are you all right, Akira? You don't have a fever, do you?" Miku gave me a tissue.

"Don't joke, Miku-Nee, have you ever seen me fall sick? Maybe someone is talking about me. "

Wiping his nose with a tissue, Akira said narcissistically.

"Hmmm... Maybe a girl misses Akira-chan." Ichika smiled while narrowing her eyes.

"Cough Cough... Ichika-Nee is overreacting, no girl likes otaku like me."

Akira got goosebumps from feeling that gaze.

"I'll prepare warm water to compress Nino's feet."

Yotsuba stood up, and headed for the kitchen.

"Mom told your dad to come home tonight, don't get Nino's feet infected." Rena said this while putting the phone on the table.

"Great! Dad is finally home!" Itsuki said happily.

(Why do I feel my dad is like a guy called Toyib)

Suddenly Akira remembered a legendary man from his previous life who was very famous in Indonesia.

The man's name is Toyib, had left his wife and children for work but had not been home for three years.

Even though Maruo isn't as bad as Toyib, Akira rarely sees his father at home.