I Confessed to the Three Beautiful Sisters at School and Got Rejected, but After I Became their Stepsister, They Started Doting On Me (GL) - Chapter 25

A new day dawns.

The scheduling conflict between the three Tsukimori sisters from last night?
Swept conveniently under the rug.

I guess this kind of thing is just… normal when you live with them?

Anyway, today looks like another peaceful day—let’s keep it that way.

“You know, you’re always slow to get ready in the morning.”

That’s the first thing Chiya-san hit me with at the breakfast table.

“Ah, um… I guess I take it a little slower than you all…”

Well, that’s because the three sisters leave for school together.

Since I live with them now, I leave the house afterward, so it’s only natural my timing is different.

Trying to leave before them would just be a logistical nightmare.

“From today onward, you’ll be leaving with us.”

At those words, both Hiyori and Karin flinched ever so slightly.

Almost like they felt something stir deep inside them at the same time.

“Uh… if I do that, I’ll be going to school with everyone…”

“Exactly. That’s what I’m telling you to do.”

Wait, does that mean—?

“Yes, I believe that would be best,” Hiyori chimed in, smiling.

“Yeah, yeah! I totally agree—we should do that,” Karin added quickly.

D-Don’t tell me…

When I opened the front door, the morning sun shone brilliantly, and a cool breeze brushed against my cheeks.

And standing there in the sunlight were three stunning girls.

“Come on. Let’s go.”
“Shall we head out?”
“Let’s do this!”

They turned to me with gentle smiles.

Yes—they were inviting me to walk to school together.

“EEEEHHHHHHHHHH?!”

This isn’t just heartwarming—it’s terrifyingly overwhelming!

“…What a reaction,” Chiya muttered, eyes narrowed in disbelief.

“I didn’t know Akari-chan reacted like this just for going to school,” Hiyori said with a head tilt.

“Well, she was a little weird when we went together before, but this is a whole new level…”

No, no, you two. You don’t get it because it’s you.

This situation is completely abnormal for someone like me!

“I mean, you three are at the top of the social ladder, and I’m like… the opposite. Walking with you just feels wrong on so many levels!”

“What a strange thing to say. We’re always together anyway.”

Yes, at home!

Home and school are very different worlds!

“Social ladder? Does that actually exist?”

“I thought it was just a manga thing?”

The three of them tilted their heads in sync.

Ahhhh…!

Of course the ones at the top don’t care about hierarchies.
That’s why they’re at the top!

And that’s exactly why someone like me walking with them is a problem.

For the people watching from afar… it’s not a good look.

“I mean, I’m pretty sure there are tons of people who just want to admire the three of you from a distance… So maybe I shouldn’t intrude.”

This was spoken from a true fan’s perspective.

The three of them, walking together, are a picture of elegance.
A breath of fresh beauty in the dreary morning routine.

Some people look forward to that sight every day.

And then—imagine if someone like me crashes the scene.

“Like, who is sheeee? This is such a vibe kill, ew.”
You can see it coming from a mile away!

“…Who talks like that?”

“She sounds kind of like you, Karin-chan?”

“I don’t talk like that, thank you very much!”

That was my inner mean-girl impression, okay!?

But no—this isn’t about voices or impressions!

“Listen, you’re worried about how others will perceive you, but that’s irrelevant.”

“Uh… what?”

“We said we want you to walk with us. That’s all that matters.”

Chiya said it so simply, like it was the most natural thing in the world.

Other people’s opinions? They didn’t factor in at all.

“She’s right. No one here cares what outsiders think.”

“Exactly. You’re overthinking it, Akari.”

The three sisters were all in agreement—they’d accepted me.

Seeing them united like this… it genuinely warmed my heart.

So, I…

“Ah… then, maybe I’ll just walk behind you three. If you could go on ahead…”

…I offered what I believed to be the ultimate compromise.

“……”

A few seconds of silence passed.

“Rejected.”

The three of them responded in perfect unison.

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And so, it began—my utterly unexpected new reality of walking to school alongside the illustrious Tsukimori sisters.

But naturally…

“Walking four abreast would be a public nuisance, wouldn’t it?”

“Yes, we should pair up—two by two.”

“Then Chiya-nee and Hiyori-nee can go ahead. I’ll walk with Akari.”

…And of course, the three of them immediately started arguing.

“That kind of division implies a hierarchy. It doesn’t sit right with me.”

“That logic is unclear. Rejected~.”

“Come on, it totally makes sense! Age order is the most natural, right?!”

W-Why…?

Isn’t this the kind of thing people usually just figure out based on the vibe?

“Since Karin already walked with her before, maybe we should switch things up.”

Suddenly, Chiya-san appeared at my right side.

“Any objections?”

“Ah—n-no! Of course not…!”

Her profile was as elegant as ever, her eyes fixed coolly ahead. Her sharp features and perfect nose—so beautiful…

“Oh my~ If Akari-chan walks on the street side and something happens, I’d be worried. I’ll walk there instead.”

Before I knew it, Hiyori-san had taken my other side.

“May I walk beside you?”

“Y-Yes! Absolutely!”

Her gentle, dreamy gaze could melt the morning frost. Just her presence warmed me all the way to my core.

“…Then why am I the one left alone!?”

Karin’s indignant shout rang out behind us—followed by a sudden sensation around my back.

“H-Huh!?”

I was being hugged. From behind.

Turns out Karin had wrapped her arms around me—latching on like a backpack.

“You guys are changing the rules! It was supposed to be two-by-two!”

“W-Wait, wait—!?”

My feet lifted slightly off the ground.
Karin’s arms, though slender, held firm.
There was strength and stability in the closeness of her body pressed against mine.

This much physical contact right out the gate…
It’s—It’s way too intense!!

Now I was being hoisted up like a sack of rice, leaving a perfect Akari-sized gap between Chiya and Hiyori.

“You’re resorting to brute force again, Karin.”

“That’s really not safe, you know?”

“Well it’s not fair that I get left out like this!”

The three sisters resumed their morning argument, right on cue.

Meanwhile… has anyone noticed something important?

“Um… We… haven’t actually moved at all. Don’t we need to, you know, go to school?”

They’d been so focused on choosing positions that no one had taken a single step.

“And whose fault do you think—
—that is, exactly—
—Akari?”

“HYEEEHHH!?”

I—I didn’t do anything wrong, right!?