Huh? I feel like I suddenly got sleepy.

  It was strange that where I was had changed before I knew it. What was I doing? Thinking it was weird, I asked the big brother in front of me, who looked happy for some reason, for the time being.

  "Hey. Lenks."

  "Hmm?"

  "What was I doing just now? I feel like it's been a bit strange since you put me down."

  "Nothing strange happened particularly. It's fine."

  "Really?"

  "Yeah. Don't worry about it."

  Lenks said it with a feeling like there was really nothing to worry about. Then maybe it's fine.

  "I see."

  Then the big brother started grinning. Like a suspicious person, it's a bit creepy.

  "Hey. Can you let me hold you a little more?"

  "No."

  I don't know why myself, but that came out of my mouth immediately. The big brother looked disappointed in an exaggerated way. But he has a face that looks overly amused. I don't understand the meaning.

  "Why not."

  "Just because."

  "If it's just because, isn't it fine?"

  "Umm..."

  Watching the persistent Lenks, I wonder why. I'm starting to feel very reluctant to be held. But there's no reason to say no forcibly either... Well, among big people, there are those who like to dote on kids like me.

  "Okay. Fine."

  When I said that, the big brother's face, which looked happy originally, brightened up even more.

  "This side is quite honest, huh."

  "This side?"

  "Nothing."

  The big brother came closer again, lifted me up just like before, and stared at my face. This time, it wasn't as embarrassing as before since I was used to it. When he got close, I noticed that the big brother's face was a little red as if he hit it somewhere.

  "Your nose and stuff are red, what happened?"

  Then the big brother laughed in a suspicious way as if hiding something.

  "No~. I just fell a bit!"

  I thought something was a bit off, but since I had no idea about the real reason why his face was red, I believed what the big brother said as it was.

  "Are you okay?"

  "I'm okay. Or rather, I should say it was good."

  He hit it and it hurts, right? Where on earth is the good part. While I was thinking he was weird, the big brother stared at my face intently.

  "But looking at you like this, you really look like a girl."

  "Shut up. I'm sensitive about it."

  Everyone just says I look like a girl, all the time. Do I not look like a boy that much?

  "As expected of Yuna's dau... son. Wow, so cute."

  He rubs his face against mine happily. Since Mom and Dad were gone, it was the first time this was done to me. It rubbed so much my cheeks were squashed, and it was a bit annoying.

  After that, while being told I was cute over and over, he did whatever he liked for a while. Stroking my head, rubbing his face against mine again. Kissing me on the cheek. It was quite annoying and I was getting tired, but the big brother wouldn't let me go easily. But, I understood that the big brother cherished me very much. It's been a long time since I felt such warmth.

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  The big brother, who finally seemed satisfied, put me down and said while patting my head.

  "I love you. Yu."

  "Yeah."

  I said 'yeah' without thinking too deeply, but then the big brother started grinning again. While I was wondering what it was, he teased me and said something strange.

  "If only you were a girl, it would have been great."

  "What the heck!"

  I didn't understand what he meant. But, even though I said I was sensitive about it. Saying such a thing is cruel! Angry, I turned my face away sharply.

  "Ah. You got angry. My bad, my bad."

  "Hmph. I don't care about Lenks anymore."

  At this time, I intended to be angry normally. But, for some reason, this annoying guy suddenly started laughing explosively.

  "Ah-hahahahaha!"

  I couldn't believe it. I don't understand. I'm angry, so why is he suddenly laughing!

  "Geez! What's so funny!"

  "No, ahahahaha! Because the reaction is exactly the same. As expected, you're identical! Kukukuku!"

  "What is identical!?"

  "Talking to myself. Ahahahahaha!"

  "Answer me properly!"

  In the end, this guy didn't say anything and kept being amused. Thanks to that, I sulked completely. It took quite a while until my mood was fixed.

  Finally, I and the big brother made up, and then we talked about various things. The big brother's stories were interesting, and it was almost like forgetting the passage of time.

  When I realized it, it was already evening. It became time to go home, but even if I go home, it's only painful things anyway. I hated parting with the big brother. But if I don't go home, I don't know what terrible things will be done to me.

  To me feeling depressed, the big brother gave me the best present.

  "Since we became close, want to become friends?"

  He said that to me. Friends. I wanted one for a long time, but I thought I could absolutely never make one. It's a little regrettable that the age gap is big, but I was happy enough that it didn't matter. Enough to make me want to jump up.

  "Really!? Is it okay?"

  "Yeah. Here, a handshake of friends."

  To the big brother who held out his right hand, I inadvertently held out my left hand out of habit. Seeing that, the big brother said with a feeling like 'heeh'.

  "Are you left-handed?"

  "Yeah. It was this one, right."

  Putting out my right hand again, I shook hands properly this time. The big brother's hand was much bigger than mine compared to mine, and I felt a lot of strength. The feeling of the hand touched me deeply, and thinking I made a friend, I was happy to death and couldn't help it.

  "Yay! I'm super happy! Nice to meet you! Lenks-niichan (Big bro Lenks)!"

  When I directed a superb smile at him, the big brother looked like he was struck dizzy. Eh? What happened?

  "Kuh~!"

  Just as I thought the big brother made a strange voice, I became sleepy again.

  I appeared in the real world yet again. Of course, it's because of the ability called [Rebellion] or whatever of the person in front of me.

  "I didn't think I'd be called out again so soon. What do you want?"

  Lenks was frolicking like a child for some reason.

  "Hey, did you hear that just now!?"

  Asked, I nodded. It's what Lenks did for the other Yu just now, right? Judging so, I thought I'd convey my gratitude. Of course I'm on Yu's side too, but that child doesn't remember me. So in that child's perception, the first friend becomes this Lenks. It must have been a big step for that child. I was happy as if it were my own matter.

  Well, speaking of my own matter, it is my own matter though.

  "I heard it. You became friends with the other Yu, right? Thank you. Yu is very happy."

  However, as if such a thing didn't matter, Lenks shook his head violently from side to side.

  "No, no. You heard it, right. Lenks-niichan, he said!"

  "So what?"

  I don't understand what he wants to say at all. While I was filling my head with question marks, he closed in on me with a menacing look.

  "Isn't it a wonderful ring! I definitely want to hear it from you too! If possible, Lenks 'Onii'-chan, please!"

  By those excitement-filled creepy words, I finally understood his incredibly silly purpose. And at the same time, my evaluation of him plummeted further. It even seems like it will never surface again.

  "Can I speak honestly?"

  "Go ahead!"

  Sighing heavily, I lowered the tone of my voice completely and declared coldly to the pervert who was excited in front of me.

  "I'm appalled. Don't call me out every single time for such trivial things."

  "Ah, ahh..."

  Whether he finally came to his senses due to the heartless words, or because his hope of being called 'Onii-chan' by me was shattered, his tension dropped visibly. To add insult to injury, I announced in a cool voice.

  "I'm going back now."

  "No, since I called you, you could stay a little longer..."

  To him trying to cling to the end, I put maximum contempt into my gaze and said as if spitting it out.

  "Just send me back with your ability already."

  "O, okay."

  "Also, where is 'I'm sorry'?"

  "Yes. I am very sorry..."

  Huh. I feel...

  When I realized, there was the figure of Lenks hanging his head like a dead fish in front of me.

  "Why are you so depressed?"

  "It's fine. The end of a guy who got carried away inadvertently is just like this..."

  He, who was completely depressed, finally looked up and asked me as if confirming.

  "You are on my side, right?"

  Of course. I nodded 'yeah'.

  "Obviously. We're friends, right? Lenks."

  "Oya. Not 'Niichan'?"

  To him tilting his head, I conveyed that my mind changed suddenly.

  "Yeah. I thought calling you 'Niichan' might be weird after all. I kind of feel like just Lenks, or 'You (Koitsu)', or 'You (Omae)' is fine."

  "Why."

  "Just because."

  "If it's just because, isn't it fine?"

  The reply came out of my mouth smoothly as if someone else said it, without thinking anything.

  "No, no good. Reflect a little."

  "Ah... My bad. I have to calm down a little... It wasn't like me."

  It's not that it wasn't like him, and he will act like a pervert plenty in the future too, but for the time being, it settled down for this day.

  Around the time the setting sun was about to sink, we waved to each other and said bye-bye.

  "I intend to stay in this town for a while, so come to this park anytime you want to see me."

  "Yeah! See you, Lenks!"

  On the way home, my steps were much lighter than usual.