Dumped by One, Chased by Another? My Ex's Sister Is a Gal and She's Coming for Me - Episode 55

“Hello.”

It had been a few days since I’d had sushi at the Ayase family’s detached guest house.

And now, once again, I found myself visiting the same place.

But this time, it wasn’t just to see Haruki.

Well… maybe that was part of the reason. About half, to be honest. But definitely not the only one.

Today, I was here for my part-time tutoring job.

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“Oh, hello, Kengorou-kun.”

As always, Setsuko-san greeted me with her usual warm smile.

“Haruki’s in the other room.”

“Thank you, I understand.”

I smiled back and started walking.

Even though seeing Haruki wasn’t the main reason for coming today, I still couldn’t help but quicken my pace a little.

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“Sorry to keep you waiting, Haruki.”

“Not at all. I just got here myself, onii-san.”

Sitting at the study desk in the guest house was a stunning blonde girl.

She wore relaxed, casual loungewear, and her blue contact lenses made her eyes stand out even more.

As soon as she saw me, she lit up with a smile as bright as a blooming flower.

I couldn’t help but think—she looked incredibly beautiful.

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“Alright, shall we get started?”

“Yup!”

Today was one of my regular tutoring sessions with Haruki.

I came once a week to help her study.

At this rate, the number of tutoring sessions and the number of dates we went on were about the same.

Actually, after the tutoring sessions, we’d often end up spending time together like we were on a home date anyway.

Lately, that “after-hours” part was starting to feel like the main event.

And honestly, that probably wasn’t ideal.

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“Phew, all done!”

About two hours later, our session wrapped up.

As expected, Haruki did great.

Her results on regular exams and practice tests had been excellent.

If she kept this up, she’d definitely get into med school.

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“You’re doing really well, Haruki.”

“Hmm…”

“Hmm?”

Haruki looked slightly dissatisfied about something.

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“Something wrong, Haruki?”

“Um, onii-san… that’s the problem.”

“What is?”

“The way you call me—‘Haruki-chan.’”

“But you are Haruki-chan, aren’t you?”

“I want you to just call me Haruki—without the honorific.”

I’d always called Fuyumi by her name, without any suffix.

We were the same age, so it made sense.

But now that Haruki was my girlfriend too, the same should apply to her.

To her, not being treated the same felt unfair—and she was absolutely right.

Because to me, Haruki was the one who mattered most now.

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“Haruki.”

I said her name.

It was a name I’d said countless times, aloud and in my heart.

Maybe that’s why it came so naturally to say it without hesitation now.

Now, how would she respond?

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“Ah… uh…”

“You’re totally blushing.”

Haruki looked down, her face bright red.

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“I-I can’t help it! I’ve dreamed of this moment for so long… I mean—not that I… never mind!”

Still red-faced, she turned away, flustered.

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“Well then, I think it’s only fair that you change what you call me, too.”

“Huh?”

“Calling your boyfriend ‘onii-san’ is kind of weird. Not many people are into that niche, y’know?”

“Ugh…”

If we were going to keep dating seriously, I really wanted her to call me by name.

Otherwise…

People would think I was some freak with a little sister complex!

Worse—Marco and the others would definitely tease me to death about it.

That’s why, if possible, I really wanted Haruki to use my name too.

I mean, I’m allowed to have dreams too, right?

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“O-okay… I’ll try.”

Her face now tomato-red, Haruki stumbled over her words, then slowly opened her mouth.

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“K-Kengorou… san.”

“Ugh.”

“What was that!? You’re blushing too, Kengorou-san!

“Can you blame me?! This is embarrassing!”

I wanted to say, It’s because of how shy you looked when you said it.

…Still, I didn’t mind this sort of thing at all.

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I’d been dumped by my girlfriend.

But now, for some reason, her younger sister—who’d turned into a gyaru—was the one pursuing me.

No, that’s not quite right.

She’s not just her little sister anymore.

She’s my girlfriend now.

At least, to me, that’s the only truth that matters.

And I truly believe that.

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Oh, and just a heads-up—

This story isn’t over yet!

Don’t worry—the cheating bastard will get what’s coming to him, too!