Chapter 238
The Stanval Siblings 2
As soon as we arrived at the mine’s entrance, we went inside .
“Oniisama, are these the mines?”
“Yeah, that’s right . ”
“It’s pretty dark, isn’t it?”
“Are you scared?”
“… A little bit . ”
Rein apparently came here several times before, but it was Lily-chan’s first time and she seemed a bit scared .
“Light . ”
I illuminated the surroundings with magic right away .
“Oh my! It’s very bright now! There’s nothing I can complain about now . Thank you so much, Takumi-sama!”
Lily-chan was so grateful I couldn’t take it .
I mean, I didn’t do it especially for her as I do it every time~
Well, I won’t tell her that, though .
“Having Takumi with you is so convenient~”
“My, Oniisama! Saying it like that is rude to Takumi-sama!”
I got dragged into the conversation by Rein, but Lily-chan complained more than me and began rebuking her older brother, so I was more stunned than displeased .
“S, sorry, Lily . ”
“Geez, there’s no point apologizing to me!”
Lily-chan seemed angrier than I thought, her attitude was very threatening .
“S, sorry, Takumi . ”
“Well, taking Lily-chan into consideration, I will feign ignorance this time . However, I will stop being friends with you the next time . ”
“Ehh!?”
I tried joking a little with him in retaliation, but Rein’s expression got more shocked than I thought it would .
“Naturally . Takumi-sama, even if you cut ties with Oniisama, please stay being friends with me . Now, let’s leave Oniisama alone and go ahead . Allen-sama, Elena-sama too, come this way please . ”
“”Okay~””
Moreover, Lily-chan gave him a finishing blow and started walking away while pulling on my hand .
“Takumi-sama, when you want to stop interacting with my elder brother, you can do so without worrying . ”
“I didn’t mind it that much, so you don’t have to worry . ”
“If you say so, Takumi-sama…”
“Thank you, Lily-chan . ”
I heard Rein shouting “Wait for me~” from behind, but Lily-chan pretended to not hear and kept proceeding .
“By the way, Takumi-sama . ”
“What is it?”
“Could you maybe speak more casually with me? This is how I normally talk, but that’s not the case for you, no?”
“Ah~… correct . ”
“Oh, you did it again . ”
For some reason or another, I spoke in a polite tone, but Lily-chan wanted me to stop doing that .
Well, it’s easier for me to talk normally, so I would be more than happy to do so .
“Right . But… is that fine with you?”
“Yes, I don’t mind . It feels like we are much closer that way, which makes me happy! Of course, please drop the politeness with Oniisama too . Rather, I don’t mind if you treat him rudely . ”
When I changed my tone, Lily-chan smiled happily .
However, she remained cold to Rein .
“Then, I have a request too . It would be nice if possible, but could you stop addressing me with -sama?”
“Allen is Allen!”
“Elena is Elena!”
Following me, Allen and Elena also demanded to change the way she addressed them .
“Then… Allen-chan, Elena-chan . ”
“”Yeah!””
“Erm, umm, would you allow me to call you… Takumi Oniisama?”
Lily-chan called the children and I bashfully .
Well, I was the only one she added questionable words behind my name .
“Looks like the number of my little sisters increased . ”
“Nope! Elena is the little sistermon!”
Thinking that having a little sister like Lily-chan would also be cute, Elena strongly opposed it .
Which reminds me, they also didn’t like it when Raizel called me “Aniki” didn’t they~ Well, only Elena seems to be disagreeing this time .
“I, it’s not like I want to steal your Oniisama from you Elena-chan . I just want to call him like that because I adore him like an older brother . ”
“Won’t steal?”
“Yes, I won’t steal him . ”
“Really?”
“Yes, really . ”
“N~ okay then~”
“Thank you very much . ”
When Lily-chan pleaded Elena earnestly, Elena gave her permission .
It’s just the way she addresses me, but their serious conversation was very cute~
“Umm… Allen-chan, Elena-chan, if you don’t mind… won’t you address me as big sister too?”
“”Lily Oneechan~?””
“Yes! Wow, that made me so happy~”
When Allen and Elena obediently replied to her, Lily-chan’s cheeks flushed red from delight .
“P, please call me big brother too . ”
“”No way!””
When Rein who caught up tried to take advantage of the situation and asked Allen and Elena to call him big brother, the two immediately refused .
“I, immediate refusal!? Why?”
“”Just because!””
The children’s response made Rein hung his head in dejection .
Oh my, they refuse to call Rein big brother, huh~
“”How about Reirei~?””
“Are you speaking about me?”
“”Yeah, Reirei . ””
“So it’s a nickname!”
Allen and Elena began calling Rein with a nickname .
I thought of stopping them, but Rein unexpectedly liked it .
“”Hey, Reirei . ””
“What is it?”
“”Where we going?””
“N?”
“That reminds me, have you decided which path to take, Rein?”
Although we advanced at a brisk pace, I did not hear the destination Rein selected .
“Oh, I thought of taking a look at the new site on the A path . ”
“A new site in the A tunnel, is it? Heh~ That sounds like a good place for digging~”
“”Digging! Can we?””
Hearing that it might be a good place for digging, Allen and Elena’s expression immediately brightened .
They have totally become captives of the mining .
“Yeah, I don’t mind . ”
“”Let’s hurry~””
“Whoah!”
Getting permission from Rein, the two took his hands and broke into a run .
“Allen, Elena, slow down a little~”
“”Alright~””
“Lily-chan, shall we go too?”
“Yes . ”
I suggested Lily-chan that we move as well and followed after Rein and the children .