Chapter 238

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 .