"Y-Y-You are telling her to look after me…?!" I retorted. "What were you thinking, Restia…!?"

    "Then, your second choice is me," Restia told me.

    "…Restia, you should know what happens if you don''t listen to ''me,''" I warned.

    "That''s why I had her to do my job."

    "Please, just charge me a fee or something," I said to Kuroyuki. "…I can''t just have you listen to my little sister''s selfish request."

    "…I already did." She replied.

    As expected from her. That was quick.

    "…Is it about your childhood friend…?" I asked.

    "…N." Kuroyuki nodded.

    "I''ve spread the news on social media and some websites," Restia murmured. "Unfortunately… the chances of it is just as good as zero."

    "…I understand," Kuroyuki said to Restia. "…I wasn''t expecting anything from just a name, to begin with."

    "Same here as well. I wasn''t expecting to get a headache so soon either…" Restia suddenly uttered. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY BIG BROTHER…!!?"

    "Are you okay, Restia…?" I inadvertently murmured. "You are getting headaches quite often for these two days."

    "That''s not all! E-Ever since last night, Restia had five migraine headaches and one at the centre…! T-This means, big brother had encountered five perverted events and one heart-throbbing event…!"

    "…Ah." "Ah."

    Kuroyuki and I inadvertently recalled the same thing.

    "……………………"

    … There''s an ominous aura flowing out from my phone.

    "…BIG BROTHER?"

    With Restia''s terrifying tone echoing throughout the room, I immediately made a gesture to Kuroyuki with my hands and face.

    ''Save… me!''

    Is what I told her.

    "…I… saw his genitals," Kuroyuki murmured honestly. "… I''m terribly sorry for damaging your brother''s pride."

    "R-Restia…!?"

    THUD.

    As soon as Ruby screamed, a crashing sound soon followed afterwards. It seems Restia''s phone fell to the floor.

    "O-Oi…! What''s wrong? Restia? Ruby?"

    "N-No……" I could b?r?ly hear Restia''s voice coming from the phone. "S-Someone aside from me and Ruby saw it……"

    "R… Restia is broken nya…!" Ruby suddenly screamed.

    "Stop standing there, idiot!" I yelled. "Get Dómr to stop her…!"

    "Big brother…! RESTIA IS COMING NOW…!!!" Restia screamed. "RESTIA WILL GOUGE OUT HER EYES…!"

    "…If you want, then so be it," Kuroyuki murmured.

    "Don''t just add oil to fire…! Ruby— I give you full permission! Stop Restia…!"

    "NYAA…!"

    WHAM!!!

    Ruby probably sent Restia flying out of the house now.

    "Stop Restia nyaa…!" She screamed.

    BOOM.

    Sounds like Dómr''s beam. Seems like he just joined the fight as soon as Ruby called.

    …This might take a while.

    "…No wonder you were six months late." Kuroyuki suddenly said to me.

    She understands now.

    "Sigh… if only she''s not that overprotective." I replied, while sitting on the left side of my bed. "…Part of this just happens to be my fault."

    "… It''s not a bad thing, isn''t it? At least, she truly cares about you."

    "Yeah."

    "…But to be honest, I don''t think your little sister could win— even if she tried."

    "Kuroyuki, stop trying to use every chance you could get to fight." I retorted.

    "…Is she strong…?"

    She''s ignoring me again, isn''t she?

    "Hmm… Then… do you have a gist on how strong is Principal?" I asked.

    "…I once saw him eradicating a well-equipped army of four million with just his magic," Kuroyuki replied. "… He''s a genuine monster."

    "Oh, are you talking about that war with the Regalia Empire six years ago…?"

    "…N." Kuroyuki nodded.

    To be honest, I don''t really know the details regarding that war. All I know is that they won.

    "Well… Restia never went all out against me, so I''m not sure." I told her. "…But, if I really were to compare her to Principal… then Restia is at least a quarter of it."

    Kuroyuki''s eyes widen with surprise.

    "…Her power is equivalent to a well-equipped army of one million…!?" She uttered.

    "Yes. I''m not being exaggerating at all." I replied. "…And Ruby, my magical pet— is just as good as her."

    "…Did they… became strong just so they could protect you…?"

    "Haha, it''s just as what you said," I told her. "But still… I don''t think you were surprised because you think you would lose— you were surprised because Restia was stronger than you expected."

    "… I''m very excited for that day to come."

    "No, no, no— please don''t touch my little sister…"

    "…Then again, I think I could get along with her," Kuroyuki added.

    "Oh? On what basis?" I asked. "As you can see, my little sister hates you to the core."

    "…Because I like her."

    Kuroyuki replied with a smile.

    "………………"

    I could only stare at Kuroyuki blankly in response.

    Hmm… It''s just as Nightmare said— friendship is not about logic, huh.

    "Come to think of it, is this why Restia agrees to let you watch over me…?" I asked.

    I wondered what did they talk when Nightmare was out cold.

    "… That''s not it. Even if your little sister hates me… she had to agree because I''m the only person that could look after you— she had no choice but to place her trust in me."

    "For a fair trade... in return, huh."

    "…Not really. She had the upper hand." Kuroyuki remarked. She looks a little depressed.

    Anyways, as expected of my cute little sister''s negotiation skills.

    "By the way, you weren''t serious about Restia''s request, right? Even though my little sister is being serious about it, don''t literally watch over me for 24 hours."

    "…Only if you are a kid." Kuroyuki retorted with a chuckle. "…Are you perhaps, one?"

    Which, she naturally pats my head as if I''m just a little kid.

    SLAP.

    "Don''t touch my head," I uttered.

    Kuroyuki was surprised when I slapped her hand away.

    "…… That''s too bad." She said. "…Nightmare is the first lucky person to receive my head pat. I thought I should give my fair share to you as well."

    I deliberately heaved a sigh.

    "…Sorry," I told her. "Although Nightmare allowed you to touch his head, but not me— only my family is allowed to touch my head."

    "…I see."

    Somehow, Kuroyuki smiled instead of getting annoyed like I thought she would.

    "Master."

    Just when things started to get awkward, a familiar voice came from my phone.

    "How is it, Asha?" I asked. "Has Restia calm down yet?"

    It seems she''s here to deliver Restia''s phone.

    Ever since she learnt size-shrinking magic, she could shrink to almost as small as Felix. Of course, there are times where I would only allow her to enter my house when she''s clean.

    "…Is she the Snow Leopard Queen— Asha, that you talk about?" Kuroyuki asked me.

    I''m surprised that she remembered their names correctly.

    "That''s right. Asha''s my cute and serious Snow Leopard."

    “Meistari... Tae er vandr?ealegt ae vera hrósae fyrir framan aera...!”

    (M-Master… It''s embarrassing to be praised in front of others…!)

    "Hehe… Tú munt venjast tví." (Hehe… You will get used to it.)

    "M-Meistari…!" (M-Master…!)

    "…Eh… She''s cute indeed." Kuroyuki replied.

    "Hmm…? You understand our language…?" I asked.

    "…This is magical beast language, isn''t it…? I could speak… but I''m not as fluent as you."

    "…Now I''m even more embarrassed." Asha added.

    It seems with Asha''s fluent speech, Kuroyuki then placed her fingers below her chin— seeming interested.

    "…How interesting. A magical beast is speaking our language."

    "So you are the woman who turns Restia like this," Asha said to her. "I don''t like you."

    I didn''t expect Asha to say such words right from the start. But it seems Kuroyuki did not mind at all.

    "…Eh…" Kuroyuki made an evil grin. "…I could even turn your master like her if you want to."

    "DON''T YOU DARE TOUCH MY MASTER."

    "Ow."

    As soon as Asha warned, Kuroyuki pinched me on my arm.

    "MASTER…!?"

    "…What are you going to do, hmm…?" Kuroyuki said to Asha.

    "(Growl)……!"

    Eh… Asha is getting mad for real.