Pure 08

Then,

Luna-chan, Megu-chan, you don’t need to hurry and find your life goals. You two are still young, take it easy and find what road you want to take

Katsuko-nee speaks in a cheerful tone from the driver seat.

You two can freely decide your future

Then, she looked at Megu through the rear mirror.

When I was at Megu-chan’s age, I don’t even know what my future could become as someone deprived it away from me. I couldn’t even imagine a bright future ahead of me

Shirasaka Sousuke kidnapped Katsuko-nee during her first year in high school.

Turned her to a prostitute.

Unable to go home, she was locked up in the brothel.

Thinking about that time, my present is a paradise. Aren’t you the same Megu-chan? Did you forget how you lived until four months ago?

Megu was scheduled to become a prostitute once Golden Week was over.

Shirasaka Sousuke, Megu’s father, told her.

People are so hopeless. They forget about their hardships from the past right away. Even though they’re happier now compared to back then, they’re not satisfied with the present and want to be happier. It’s blasphemy. Even though one has to thank God for being alive even now Lots of prostitutes Shirasaka Sousuke kidnapped had their mind and body decayed, and died.

Katsuko-nee survived that living hell.

I’m sorry

Luna looks at me.

Thanks to Nii-san, we were saved from the fate of the shrine maidens earlier, and yet I didn’t believe that I’ll have a bright future. I’m sorry

I.

You don’t have to apologize. Now that you’re free from your destiny, it’s natural to feel uneasy about something again. I’ve experienced that

Nii-san?

I recall the past four months.

I took lessons on making bread from Katsuko-nee.

I had a busy summer vacation.

I have sex with multiple women every day in rotation.

Then, last month, I started trying to sell the pastries I made.

Really, I was a fool for not noticing. They’re all making me busy just so my heart won’t break

They keep me busy and give me something to learn.

I didn’t have the time to worry.

No.

If I had the time to think alone,

Then I may have panicked, and things may get messed up.

The events from the May holidays were too heavy after all

I raped Yukino and lost my virginity.

I became a member of a crime organization.

Then I’ve obtained family to love one after another.

I fought an international criminal, and I shot him.

Then, I.

I severed my connections to the parents who brought me to this world.

I completely changed in just a few days.

And I thought,

I must protect this new family I got.

With my own hands.

I wanted everyone in the family to need me.

But.

Luna. You don’t have to push yourself to the limit. You should do only what you can

Nii-san

Luna comes close to me.

I was trying to do more than what I could do. I’ve been impatient at myself, thinking that I must do this, do that. I shouldn’t have done that. I’ve got to understand what I can do, what I can’t do

I feel Megu’s presence in the back seat.

If you can’t do it, then you can’t. If that’s the case, leave it to someone else. To our family. Trust in them, and in exchange, do the best that you can. That’s good enough

You got it now?

Katsuko-nee smiled at me.

Yeah, sorry. I made you all worry

Minaho-neesan, Katsuko-nee, and all the other seniors were trying to hide as much as possible from me for the past few days.

I worry about things, got lost, suffered,

Then, until I learn that I can’t solve everything on my own,

They didn’t help me out.

It can’t be helped. This is your first time interacting with your family

Katsuko-nee said.

First time?

Yes. You didn’t have a proper relationship with your parents. Your grandmother died when you were still small, and so you only know the sense of protection your grandmother gave you

Grandma died when I was still in early elementary school.

I do have memories of Grandma raising me, but,

I’ve got no recollection of giving something to Grandma as family.

This is your first time having relationships as a family. Therefore, you’re bad at depending on them. You always try to sacrifice yourself for the sake of the family, you think that you mustn’t rely on the family. That otherwise, the family will hate you Katsuko-nee’s right.

I won’t hate you, Onii-chan

Mana shouts.

I also love Nii-san

Luna clings to me.

Seriously, you’re overthinking things, Darling. And the fact that you don’t depend on us makes us really sad.

Edie said kindly.

Sorry, I really am. I didn’t understand the sense of distance when it comes to family

Therefore.

If I’m left alone, I might’ve flown away somewhere.

Everyone in the family was desperate in keeping me on hold.

for the past four months.

We’ve got more experience with family more than you

Katsuko-nee said.

She had her life with her family before she was kidnapped.

Mana may have a dry relationship with the Shirasaka house, but she’s lived a recuperation life in her relative’s house in Shizuoka.

Megu lived with her adoptive parents.

This isn’t something you can show and tell. You’ve got to fail, get hurt, and learn by yourself in your daily life

That’s right.

I’ve got to understand how to perceive the real sense of distance with my family.

It’s not taught.

They can’t help me, either.

Therefore, I won’t help you either Megumi-chan

Katsuko-nee?

Me too!

Mana?

It’s inevitable to make a mistake or fail. But that’s not a sin. The sin is to not stand up and stay depressed if you make a mistake or fail

Yeah, people like those are just a hindrance! They’re not needed in the family

Mana said. Megu trembles.

No, that’s not it. Mana-chan

Katsuko-nee speaks.

We are your family, and so it’s not painful that you’re causing trouble. No matter how much trouble she causes, all you’ve got to do is laugh at it, saying it can’t be helped, and follow up with her. You can cause as much trouble as you want!

She’s also telling me that.

Therefore, don’t be afraid to bother us and act as you think. Stand up as much as you want. Thinking that you don’t want to trouble everyone is the most troublesome of them all

That’s right

Edie agrees.

I.

Luna, can I hug you?

I tell Luna sitting next to me.

I want to hug someone right now

From the turmoil in May, and these past four months.

Then, everything that happened for the past few days.

They’re all rushing in my head all at once.

I feel sad.

I yearn for warmth.

Therefore.

Ah, then Mana will give you a hug!

Mana says form the back seat.

Don’t move from your seat while driving. Luna’s next to Darling right now so leave it to her

Edie said.

Luna, give me a hug

Then, Luna;

Okay, I’ll hug Nii-san

She said then hugs my body.

Geez, it’s the opposite. You don’t want to hug, but you want to be hugged, right? Nii-san made a mistake

Luna reads my mind.

She sees my heart more than I could.

Sorry that my chest is still small

Luna’s pressing her 12-year-old chest against my cheeks.

Don’t mind it, it feels warm and pleasant

Nii-san loves breasts after all!

I finally feel relieved as Luna surrounds me with her vitality.

Thank you for today, Nii-san

I should be the one thanking you

Megu’s watching us hug each other.

I feel Megu’s gaze.

What should I do?

I can hear her mutter.

Welcome back, Onii-sama

When the car arrived at the mansion,

Everyone greeted us.

Ruriko and Agnes.

Yukino and Yoshiko-san.