Takanishi Family Emergency Strategy Meeting [Manami’s Perspective]
“Onee-chan! This might not be the time to be acting all calm and composed like the main wife!”
“Huh!? Main wife… main wife…!?”
Thanks to Yuuki-kun, I’ve been enjoying the second semester for a while now, but I finally noticed a problem.
Everyone’s starting to realize how cool Kouki-nii is!
Probably because he’s been dating Onee-chan and gained this confidence or composure, his vibe’s totally different now. And because of that, Kouki-nii’s definitely starting to get popular…!
It’s not just Hina-chan today. Well, Hina-chan’s part of why I noticed, but… I feel like the way the girls watching him during cheerleading practice look at him has changed.
We’ve got to get Onee-chan fired up about this ASAP, but…
“Main wife!?”
“Come back to reality, Onee-chan!”
Onee-chan, blushing with her hands on her cheeks, is honestly super cute in her own way, but…
This is not the time for that!
“Onee-chan, you really worked hard during summer break!”
“Right? That’s good… really…”
Oh no! I sent her off into la-la land again! Ugh… her mind’s probably drifted back to the fireworks festival by now… No choice, then…
“You managed to start dating Kouki-nii, which is great, but if you keep this up, someone else might steal him away!”
“What!?”
Onee-chan snapped back from her daydream in an instant. She’s back, but her face is kinda scary, Onee-chan! This is tough to balance… ugh…
“So, um, how’s Kouki-nii been at school?”
“Kouki!? Uh, well…”
Nope, she’s gone again in a flash. Her face is bright red, and she’s looking away…
“He’s… cool…”
That’s what she says. Now I’m getting embarrassed too! Onee-chan’s so cute it’s making my heart race, but now’s not the time for that!
“He’s super cool, right? Exactly! So, Onee-chan, here’s the important part.”
“Important…”
She’s still half in dreamland but seems to be listening, so I’ll just push forward.
“Kouki-nii’s gotten way more popular since the second semester started.”
“What!? Really…”
Looks like she’d noticed something after all.
“You’ve been trying not to let it show at school so it wouldn’t come to this, right?”
“Well… yeah, but…”
But Onee-chan doesn’t seem all that panicked, just tilting her head with a blank look.
This is… the composure of the main wife…
No, it’s probably more like she’s so happy dating Kouki-nii, and she trusts he’d never cheat, so she’s already losing her sense of urgency…
I can’t feel the same wariness in her that she had right after summer break.
But still!
“Kouki-nii’s totally defenseless! Today, a girl in my class was practically pressing her chest against him, and he didn’t even flinch!”
“Her chest!?”
Onee-chan’s eyes started spinning, but I’ve got to get this out all at once.
“And Yuuki-kun! I didn’t expect her to turn into such a gorgeous girl!”
“Yeah, that’s true…”
Oh, looks like she was worried about that too.
I don’t think it’s romantic feelings, but still, the only guy Yuuki-kun talks to so casually is Kouki-nii, so it wouldn’t be weird if it turned into something, or even if it’s already like that.
“Anyway! Kouki-nii’s super popular! He’s cool!”
“Cool… yeah, he is, hehe.”
This might be hopeless…
No, I can’t give up… Come on, Manami, you’ve got this…!
“Onee-chan, if you don’t step up, Kouki-nii’s gonna get confessed to by all sorts of girls, and before you know it, he’ll be with someone else—”
“No way, I won’t let that happen!”
Whoa, that startled me!
She snapped back to reality all of a sudden.
“But… like, we’re dating now, and that’s great, but I don’t really know what to do next… Just being together makes me so happy, and, well…”
“I see.”
So that’s why Onee-chan hasn’t done anything.
In that case…
“You guys are finally dating, and both families practically approve, so why don’t you go on a trip together?”
“A trip?”
“Yup, just the two of you!”
“Just the two of us…!? Is that… okay?”
With those pleading eyes, I bet even Dad and Mom wouldn’t say no…
Honestly, neither family would probably object if it’s with Kouki-nii.
“But wait. There’s no long weekend coming up, and we don’t have that kind of money.”
“Hehe, that’s where Yuuki-kun’s dad comes in, remember?”
“The café…? Could I really do that?”
“You totally can!”
Honestly, Onee-chan could probably just stand there in a uniform and already be a huge help.
Yuuki-kun would definitely look amazing as a waitress too, and just that alone would…
“Anyway! The money issue might be solved with this, so what do you think?”
“Got it…!”
Alright…
For now, this should help their relationship move forward.
Plus, if we get more chances to go to the café, it’ll mean more opportunities for the four of us to hang out.
I love being with everyone, and I want things to stay like this forever…
So for that to happen!
Onee-chan’s gotta step up!
Honestly… what a handful Onee-chan and Onii-chan are, even after they started dating.
