6 Main Heroines Who Absolutely Want to Monopolize Me - Volume 1 Chapter 4.6

Ex-Girlfriend, Childhood Friend, and Stepsister 6

“Onīchan, Onīchan, Onīchan, Onīchan, Onīchan, Onīchan…”

When I woke up, I found Maion sitting astride on top of me.

“Why are you here calling my name?”

“Since ancient times, it’s a little sister’s duty to wake up her Onīchan like this.”

“But you’ve never done anything like this back home?”

“…It was just a little joke.”

It’s hard to tell when she says it with a straight face…

“Okay, why were you calling me?”

“It’s a subliminal effect. I thought, ‘I want to appear in my Onīchan’s dream.’ “

“I see…”

As she gave a vague answer, I heard the sound of someone approaching.

“Hey, Maion-chan! You’re sneaking ahead again!”

“Yes, Maion-san. It’s not fair that you keep doing things like that without helping much with the cooking.”

“It’s inexplicable. Maion only fulfilled her traditional role as a little sister to wake up her Onīchan.”

“You never did that when you were at home, did you?”

‘Sakiho knows everything’, I couldn’t say that anymore; it’s getting scary.

Dinner was curry. The three of them apparently made it together (or so they claim). Sorry for just sleeping…

“Let’s eat.”

I said as I held the spoon, but then Sakiho, who was sitting next to me, tapped my shoulder.

“Hey, Shinichi?”

When I turned to look, Sakiho was offering me a spoon with curry on it.

“Ahh~♪”

“Ah? Why? I can eat on my own…”

“Come on, Shinichi, you’re such a slow-witted childhood friend. Just eat it like this. While you’re eating, you can look at me. You can relax a lot, okay?”

“Wait a minute, Shinagawa-san.”

Osaki stood up with a clatter.

“If that’s the case, it’s not fair that each of us doesn’t get the same chance.”

“Sumire-san’s argument does have some merit as a spur-of-the-moment idea to make Shinichi choose her. I also want to give it a try.”

“It wasn’t just a spur-of-the-moment idea… but oh well. Anyway, Hirakawa-kun, please eat from my spoon too.”

Saying that, the other two also offered their spoons.

Suddenly, Sakiho had a sly smile on her face.

“Alright then, let’s be fair and have him eat from each of your spoons. While munching, keep your partner in your line of sight. Let’s fairly measure which spoon brings the most relaxation. Okay, Shinichi?”

“Yeah, sure…”

Well, there’s a possibility of feeling tense and losing points, but that’s part of being fair.

“Hirakawa-kun, ahh—”

“Onīchan, here you go.”

“Now, Shinichi, ahh~♪”

I received curry from each of their spoons.

And when I tasted Sakiho’s curry, the words ‘I see’ unconsciously escaped my mouth.

“It’s inexplicable. When you ate Sakiho-san’s curry, your expression was different… Sakiho-san, did you do something?”

“Hmm? Is it about this?”

Sakiho took something out from under the table, on her lap.

“I just added a little bit of secret miso seasoning, only for my portion, you know?”

“Didn’t miso not appear on the shopping list?”

“I brought it myself. Because if I don’t hide it, it can’t be a secret ingredient, can it? “

“What’s with all this preparation?”

“It’s true Onīchan really liked miso…”

Interrupting my question, Maion nodded her head.

“Adding miso as a secret ingredient to curry is my mother’s original recipe.”

Sakiho smiled proudly as she said that.

“Both of you underestimated the information of a single stalker, huh?”

*****

At 10 p.m., Juujo-san arrived at the log house.

“How was the date?”

“Maion couldn’t leave much of an impression for Onīchan.”

“I also ended up making mistakes all the time, and I don’t think there was a moment where Maion-san scored any points. It’s unfortunate, but it seems like it’s Shinagawa-san’s victory.”

“It’s all for the sake of Shinichi’s love!”

Sakiho casually wrapped her arm around mine.

“I see, well then, I’ll announce the points now.”

One by one, Juujo-san read out the points.

“Hirakawa Maion-sama… minus 200 points.”

“Minus? Really?”

Maion seemed more surprised than disappointed as she looked at me.

“It’s puzzling. Were you nervous or excited about something, Onīchan?”

“…I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

I couldn’t confess that I got excited by being embraced by my sister, even though it was just for appearances.

“Next, Sakiho Shinagawa-sama… 500 points.”

“Hehe, from my love’s perspective, that’s nothing, you know?”

With a triumphant smile, Sakiho moved closer to me.

“Well, I did everything I could. Can’t be helped.”

“And next, Osaki Sumire-sama…”

Osaki seemed to give up, her expression dimmed slightly, and Juujo-san announced the points.

“1800 points.”

“See, I told you Osaki Sumire is just an old-fashioned shy girl…wait, 1800 points?”

“Sumire-san, no way…”

Both of them showed expressions of shock.

“Wha…?”

Osaki displayed the most surprising reaction.

Then, Juujo-san declared the results once again.

“The winner is Osaki Sumire-sama.”

“Am I dreaming…?”

Well, I was the only one who had predicted that outcome.

Let me reveal the truth: I had a dream while taking a nap after Osaki’s massage.

In the dream, I was with Osaki.

The reason for the dream was simple: the same fragrance as Osaki’s perfume was also on her pillow.

It was probably because of her pillow mist.

That fragrance also had a calming effect, and even after waking up, I continued to sense Osaki’s scent.

If we define the ‘person in view’ as ‘the person floating in our mind,’ then it makes sense that the ‘person who appears in our dreams while sleeping’ also qualifies.

In other words, Osaki Sumire, who had been in my view during my most relaxed time, ‘my sleep’, emerged victorious.

It’s like a literal ‘dream’ come true.