How can I let go of the matter of saving my stepsister?

His mind was concerned about Qiong's every move, and he was afraid that Qiong would be sad and lost.

Although the custom of small cakes is an expression of love, Qiong's loss is almost inevitable.

"No...?"

She suddenly released her arms that were hugging his waist, and stepped back with her body trembling. Qiong's beautiful almond-shaped eyes opened wide in shock, and then she thought of something in an instant and drooped her eyelids, biting her lower lip in disappointment.

Her pale and thin hands were pinching the corners of her jacket, and her arms were curled inward, revealing an extraordinary loneliness, as if she was the only one left in the world.

Finally, she lowered her head and raised it again, and a smile broke out on her cheeks, so bright that it almost made people think that her previous injury was just an illusion.

"Eating so much meat and too much cream at night is really not good for your health. Brother, you are always so thoughtful."

In just a moment, Qiong thought of a reason to excuse Sato Yu's "mistake".

After becoming addicted to alcohol, he decided to give up her treatment and the long-standing agreement and instead began his journey before death. He was cold to her all day and returned home at night, which was the first time he broke the convention between siblings.

Judging from all the signs, Sato Yu, has her brother become fed up with her and is fed up with this useless burden?

But if even her last brother no longer loves her, what is the point of her continuing to try to live?

Sensitive and mature, Qiong is always able to keenly perceive the emotional changes of people around her and try hard to change them in a positive and cheerful direction. However, that is done under the premise that Qiong has already been hurt by such thoughts and emotions.

"I, I'll go out and buy it now."

Seeing Qiong's stubbornness, his heart beat violently and hurt so much that Sato Yu tried to make amends, but Qiong just grabbed his hand, pulled him to the table, sat him down and served him hot tea.

"Why are you going out in such a cold weather? I want two small cakes tomorrow to eat on the way to Mount Fuji!"

After immediately agreeing on compensation with him, Qiong folded the remaining clothes neatly and put them into the suitcase. Seeing her humming a little tune with a smile on her face, she seemed very excited about traveling.

But was the joy she showed real? Or was she doing it for him to relieve his worries about breaking the agreement and his own incompetence?

The small cake is a small promise, and the general agreement is the animation that Sato Yuu once promised to give to Qiong.

In one day, Sato Juyou broke the two most important agreements between the brother and sister. Does Qiong really not care?

Ding~ The sound from the bathroom broke Sato Yu's thoughts and pulled his soul back into his body.

"Brother, the hot water is ready. Go take a comfortable hot bath. You can go to bed right after that."

"I slept for the whole afternoon, how can I sleep now?"

"Even if you can't sleep, you have to sleep! The Sato family will never allow people with irregular schedules to exist!"

After chatting for a while, in response to Sato You, Qiong put her hands on her hips, stared at her brother and scolded him loudly, with clouds of gloom on her pretty face, which could be described as "ferocious", and scared Sato You, the brother, so much that he couldn't stop trembling.

For a moment, Sato Yu almost felt that the person sitting in front of him was not his sister, but a strict old nanny.

She is a step-sister, a good wife, and a nanny...

Ha, Qiong is really omnipotent in this family.

Mingming is only twelve years old.

Muttering to himself, Sato Yu stood up.

Entering the bathroom, the space at home is already small, and the bathroom is even smaller. Even the bathtub, which Japanese people rely on the most, is gone, leaving only a shower.

After looking around, Sato You slowly took off his bulky clothes, and a cool feeling that he had never felt before immediately penetrated his whole body.

"It's so cold."

Shivering with cold, he couldn't help but talk to himself, but his thoughts drifted away, and for a moment he even forgot to turn on the shower to warm himself up.

Why go traveling in such a cold weather? Or go to a bitterly cold place like Fuji City, isn't that asking for trouble?

It would be better to buy a new heater as soon as possible, and on cold days, huddle with the sky and eat oranges in the British Oven of Destruction, which would be more comfortable and warm.

That would be good for Qiong's body, and it would allow her to live longer, so long...

"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, Sato Yu."

The thought of "bad" was spreading in his mind, and Sato Yu hurriedly whispered to himself, while turning on the shower and letting the hot water wash over his body, making a splashing sound on the ground to dispel the noise in his heart.

Come back to the painful past when you worked in a company before and experienced so many constraints when leading a team on a collaborative project. How many times did you fall because of completely unnecessary interpersonal relationships? How many people did you offend for the success of a project? How many times did you work so hard but end up with a bad reputation? How many times did you get laughed at and scolded after failure?

Recall it now. The reason for failing to get promoted was not because of lack of ability but because the other party was the son of the vice president. The reason for failing at the last hurdle was not because of insufficient results but because of the traitor. The reason for offending everyone was not because of being sneaky but because of being too diligent and serious...

No matter how much effort and hard work you put in, you cannot influence the final result. All you get in return for working wholeheartedly is jealousy and ridicule.

I hate interpersonal communication and working with multiple people, so I chose to quit my job to write novels. It was the right decision.

Fighting alone, the hard work you put in is faithfully reflected in your own articles and in your academic rankings. Success or failure depends entirely on yourself. Even if you fail, you have a clear conscience and can comfortably blame all the failures on yourself.

Light novels are the right path for you, especially in this parallel world where you already have a unique advantage. There should be no other choice from the beginning.

It is so stupid, so stupid to step into multi-person work again and into the rotten animation industry just for a girl!

"Whoo~"

His will was almost shaken, but fortunately, the psychological preparation he carried out by recalling the painful memories of the past was very effective. He retracted his legs and feet so that the hot water could pour down on him and warm him up. Sato You once again returned to the right path.

A guy like him who hates socializing is not cut out for animation. He can only do simple work like light novels.

Therefore, it wasn't his fault that he couldn't save Qiong.

He is an independent individual and has no obligation to take the life of another person, even if that person is his adopted sister.

But......

There may never be another person as gentle and beautiful, considerate and virtuous as Qiong, and as pure and kind to him as Qiong.

No, then there isn’t any.

A selfish lone wolf like him should not enjoy the gift of the lamb's love.

In the end, he was still worried. He closed the valve, wiped his body roughly, put on the cotton velvet pajamas that Qiong had placed for him at the door, and walked out of the bathroom.

"Qiong?"

The clothes waiting to be packed in the living room were still scattered and not packed into the suitcase, but the reassuring figure of the girl was nowhere to be seen, so Sato Yu tried to call her.

Not long after, Qiong appeared and walked out of his house.

"I'm going back to sleep."

"Well, good night, brother!"

Maybe he was looking for something in his room to put into the suitcase, Sato Yu didn't think much about it.

At the moment, he was very worried and didn't want to face Qiong for too long. He talked to her briefly and then walked back into the house.

"I never thought there would be such an embarrassing day."

Sato Yu is used to sleeping naked. In the past, he had good conditions, so there was nothing wrong with this habit. But now...

The quilt on the bed is quite thick. If you get into bed naked, you will definitely shiver from the cold for a while at first.

But the reason why habits are habits is that they are not easy to change. Shaking his head with a wry smile, he took off his pajamas, lifted the quilt and entered, Sato Yu decided to enjoy this torture.

"Sigh~"

Sato Yuu was ready to feel the cold, and the moment he entered the quilt, he began to hiss in anticipation, but——

So warm.

There was no electric blanket, but the quilt was warm. At least the area above his calves, about the size of a dome, was incredibly warm.

There was a faint fragrance floating in the air, light and slightly sweet, exactly the same as the one he smelled when he entered the door.

Someone had already warmed the quilt for him, and the person's identity was self-evident.

Oh, a girl like Qiong who would warm his bed for him...

"It won't happen again."

Her crying voice was so strong, and the warmth of the quilt seemed to melt her cold heart. After all, Sato Yu could no longer deceive himself.

He got up, put on his pajamas, wiped the tears from his face, and after calming down for a long time, Sato You walked out of the room.

Qiong was still cleaning up, but she didn't hum a tune, and the expression on her face was not as bright as it appeared in front of him. She was stunned for a moment before she reacted and put on a mask of joy.

"Qiong, we won't travel anymore."

Squatting in front of Qiong, holding her hand and placing it on his lips and kissing it gently, his face was gentle, Sato You said solemnly.

"..."

Qiong didn't reply, but she couldn't even maintain the fake smile on her face anymore and stared at him blankly, at a loss as to what to do.

This change of heart was really beyond her expectations. No matter how mature she was, she was only a twelve-year-old child. She didn't know how to respond or what expression she should show to make her brother happy and feel good.

One day, I will make her become the frank and willful girl she used to be.

Thinking of this, Sato Yu put his hands on Qiong's head and rubbed it.

"I'm going to work tomorrow."

What should he say next? Sato Yuu himself wasn't quite sure, but he had said what he needed to say.

Deciding to use my own life to support another girl's life feels cool, but also a little shy.

His cheeks slowly heated up uncontrollably and he didn't dare to stay any longer. Sato You stood up and wanted to escape back to his room, but he stopped at the door.

Holding the door frame and rubbing his itchy nose with one hand, Sato You said again.

"I'll bring you some small cakes, strawberry and chocolate, when I get home from get off work."

Whether it is the animation or the cake, the agreement between us has not been invalidated.

Convinced that his feelings had been conveyed, Sato You finally walked in with a sense of relief, leaving the girl sitting alone in the living room.

"Hi~his~~"

She lowered her head, grabbed a piece of clothing and folded it carefully. Halfway through, the girl's body began to tremble and shake.

His snot began to flow uncontrollably, and tears filled his eye sockets, but Qiong didn't let them fall out.

She swore, silently swore when she faced her brother crying bitterly in the hospital, that she would never cry again in this life.

He reached into the suitcase with both hands, grabbed the neatly folded clothes, and threw them all into the air. In the sea of ​​clothes, Qiong smiled happily, sincerely and frankly.

As for traveling, I actually never had any expectations from the beginning.

It is enough as long as I can spend the last moments with my brother, as long as I am still loved by my brother, and as long as I can die embraced by my brother's love.

Go to a place you have never been to and leave the so-called last good memories?

Compared to those things that she never expected, the animation dedicated to her that was promised and that she had been waiting for two years was the true proof of love.

My brother did not give up and did not forget.

So I'm really happy.

Lost and found.

So I am really glad.

"Come on, brother."

Whispering softly, rolling on the carpet with her knees hugged, Qiong cheered for her brother's fight.

But the anticipation and joy in my heart could not be suppressed.

She got up and rushed to Sato Yu's locked bedroom door, knocking hard and shouting loudly.

"Come on, Onii-chan!"

[The animation master system has awakened. By making animations and accumulating fame points, you can gradually heal your sister. The current progress is...]

【accept】

Leaning against the door, feeling the "ripples" transmitted by Qiong and resonating with her, Sato Yu finally calmed down and accepted the "useless" and broken system that had troubled him all day.

Next, it’s time to start the animation journey.

It was obviously very annoying, but I was also glad. Listening to Qiong's hoarse cries, Sato You covered his face and whispered to himself.

"Come on, big brother who makes animations."

Volume 10: Chapter Chapter . Supervision

Perhaps the heavy stone in his heart that had been troubled all day was finally put down, and although he said he couldn't sleep, Sato Yu still slept soundly that night.

When I woke up, it was already bright day. I opened my eyes and saw the unfamiliar ceiling still above my head.