Chapter 28: You Don't Think You're Great, Do You?
"How could that be! I would never hate my dear little sister!"
Before Satoru could speak, Asahi immediately began explaining excitedly.
Even though the current situation was unclear, she would absolutely never hate her own sister!
"Then why? If you all like me so much, why can't we be together forever? If we manipulate memories, no one will disturb us anymore, and we can be happy forever."
"..."
But hearing this, Asahi also fell silent, not knowing how to explain.
She could tell that her sister was "jealous."
Mukuro had always been very clingy to her and disliked her interacting with outsiders—this was something she had always known.
Normally, she would just laugh it off and coax her a bit.
But this time, seeing the light gone from Mukuro's eyes, she felt as if she couldn't bring herself to say anything more.
And the atmosphere grew unusually heavy.
Ah, what a hassle.
Witnessing this scene, Satoru couldn't help but sigh.
From the look of it, this was clearly a case of "dark transformation"—how many times had he seen this in anime!
Judging by the situation, it seemed he would either have to talk Mukuro down or go through some life-and-death adventure to win her over...
Ah, why couldn't he just rely on overwhelmingly powerful strength to solve all his problems directly?
He already had such a powerful cheat ability—why couldn't he just get a bald template or something? How great would that be?
But alas, in the past two years, he had encountered over a hundred anime characters, and aside from a few from Date A Live, the rest were all from slice-of-life series. He had already resigned himself to this fate.
Of course, what was the point in complaining about it now?
Better to wait and see how things unfolded.
"Th-this kind of memory is fake! I really like you all and don't want to forget you!"
"...Although I'm not familiar with you, I don't like having my memories tampered with either."
Mei and Ayano also refuted her—one passionately, the other coldly.
But the message they wanted to convey was undoubtedly the same: they absolutely did not want their memories altered in the slightest.
"Th-that's right! Mukuro! I've never wanted to leave you. Even if I make friends, I won't distance myself from you!"
Asahi expressed her feelings as well.
Even though it wasn't her memories that would be deleted.
After all, this was part of her life—her friends, her family were all involved. She truly didn't want any of it to be affected!
"But, Sister, you will eventually marry someone and form a partnership, just like Father and Mother did. In the end, you will leave me too."
"..."
But Mukuro's next words left her speechless, unable to come up with a rebuttal for a moment.
After a brief silence, however, she suddenly lifted her head, her face filled with determination.
"I have no intention of getting married."
"Huh?" x2
But at that moment, these words slipped from Asahi's lips, catching everyone off guard.
"...Really? Sister, you're not going to get married?"
Even Mukuro was taken aback, looking at Asahi with a mix of confusion and excitement.
Her usually expressionless face broke into a blissful, eagerly awaiting smile.
What worried her most was this—because she'd seen on TV that after marriage, sisters would marry into another family, and then they might not return for a long time, or even forever.
When that time came, wouldn't it mean separation from her sister?
So she was terrified that her sister might find a man, or even just friends.
If that happened, she truly didn't know if she could bear the pain.
But now, her sister actually said she had no plans to marry?!
In that case, couldn't they stay together for life~!
"Yes~ I've always planned to stay with you, Mukuro, for my whole life. I never intended to marry~"
Asahi gave a definite answer, responding with a bright smile.
Marriage is a dream for many girls.
Perhaps many girls don't care about it, but Asahi had thought about it—someday dating, being in a relationship, marrying, and having children with a boy she liked...
But now, her sister's situation was clearly far more important!
Until her sister's issues were resolved, she wouldn't think about such things!
"Eh? Asahi-chan, you..."
"It's fine, this was always my plan~"
Even Mei, who was nearby, nervously asked her, but Asahi answered just as lightly, as if there were no pressure at all.
No matter what, she had to make Mukuro happy!
"So, Mukuro, you..."
"Ahh, this is really hard to listen to."
But just as Asahi was about to continue comforting Mukuro, a single sentence made her and everyone else present freeze, all turning to look at Satoru, who had spoken up unexpectedly.
"You don't actually think saying that makes you seem noble, do you?"
"Eh?"
"..." x3
What was he talking about?