By this point, Sagiri's mind was completely overwhelmed by the prospect of 'bathing with Onii-chan.' The women at school, the traces of intense exercise—all of it seemed so insignificant now.
The desire for her brother that had been building for so long instantly overpowered her jealousy and suspicion. The last time they had been so candidly exposed to each other in the bathroom was when they were just little kids.
As the somewhat famous underground doujinshi artist, Eromanga Sensei No. 2, Sagiri felt like a scene straight out of one of her own works was coming to life!
What could be more exciting for an artist who specializes in brother-sister doujinshi than being invited to bathe with her own non-blood-related brother! This was exactly what Sagiri had always longed for!
It was just that, due to her brother's health and their mother's suppression, it had never been put into practice.
"O-Of course!" Sagiri's voice was a pitch higher with excitement, as if she were afraid Kanzaki Saku would take back the offer.
"Onii-chan just recovered, it's too dangerous for you to bathe alone! What if you slip and fall?! You must have someone to look after you!"
She quickly found a perfectly justifiable reason for herself. The blush on her cheeks hadn't faded, but her eyes were sparkling, and her body was already eager to go.
"I'll go run the hot water right now! Onii-chan, you rest for a bit!" Sagiri dashed toward the bathroom with light steps, humming an out-of-tune song.
Kanzaki Saku watched his sister's instant change in attitude and her back disappearing in the direction of the bathroom, a 'just as planned' smile gracing his lips.
As the saying goes, in this reversed world, you, Sagiri, might gain a little, but I, Kanzaki Saku, will never lose!
Kanzaki Saku leaned back leisurely in his chair, listening to the splashing sounds from the bathroom and Sagiri's cheerful humming, his fingertips tapping unconsciously on the tabletop.
Kanzaki Saku had seen this episode in Japanese movies and manga before his superpower awakened in his past life.
Usually, it involved a gentle older sister bathing with her young little brother, and as they bathed, one of two situations would occur.
The first was the knowledgeable older sister taking the initiative to give her pure little brother a lesson in biology, patiently teaching him how to make certain unruly parts of his body return from a troublesome hard state to a soft one.
The second was the seemingly innocent but actually quite knowledgeable little brother, who would blink his big, guileless eyes and make requests that were seemingly simple but held hidden depths, which the gentle older sister would find difficult to refuse after some initial hesitation.
However, no matter how winding the beginning, the end result was always the same: the young brother would successfully land the older, more experienced woman, completing a unique 'driving' experience.
But in this reversed world, Kanzaki Saku and Sagiri were a third case: a brother who actively suggested bathing together, and a bro-con sister with a wealth of theoretical knowledge from her doujinshi artistry.
In this reversed context, for Sagiri, Kanzaki Saku was the prize.
You could say this was a meeting of equals, with both parties heading toward the same goal.
The bathtub was more than half full of hot water, emitting a relaxing warmth. After confirming the temperature was just right, Sagiri came out to call Kanzaki Saku to come for his bath.
After calling him, Sagiri immediately ran back to the bathroom and undressed. She now stood with her back to the door, pretending to test the water temperature, but her slightly trembling fingertips and crimson earlobes betrayed her inner turmoil.
Hearing the sound of the sliding door opening behind her, her focus sharpened instantly.
Kanzaki Saku walked in with a calm and natural demeanor, acting like an innocent young boy completely unaware of Sagiri's thoughts. His gaze swept over Sagiri's smooth but stiff back, the corner of his mouth lifting in an imperceptible smile.
"Is the water ready, Sagiri?"
"I-It's almost ready!" Sagiri's voice trembled with a hint of nervousness. She didn't dare turn around, afraid that the moment she saw her brother's face, she'd lose control of her expression and composure.
Kanzaki Saku, however, had no such reservations and began to undress naturally. The rustling sound of clothes was infinitely amplified in the quiet bathroom, like raindrops falling on Sagiri's heart.
Out of the corner of her eye, Sagiri secretly glanced at the blurry reflection on the wall tiles, her heart beating so fast it felt like it would burst from her chest.
When Kanzaki Saku stepped into the tub and the warm water enveloped his body, he let out a comfortable sigh.
He leaned against the edge of the tub and looked at Sagiri, who was still standing there like a statue, and said with amusement, "Sagiri, didn't you say you were going to take care of me? How can you do that from over there?"
"I-I'm coming!" Sagiri moved stiffly as if a switch had been flipped.
The next moment, her gaze inevitably fell upon Kanzaki Saku's body, submerged in the water.
Although the crucial parts were obscured by the water's surface and the bubbles, his firm chest and the faint outline of his long limbs underwater inevitably reminded her of the doujinshi she usually drew.
'Th-These muscle lines... are even better than I imagined... Crap, my inspiration is overflowing!'
"Still standing there in a daze?" Kanzaki Saku's voice, tinged with a smile, broke through her internal creative storm. "Didn't you say you were going to scrub my back?"
"Ah! Right! Scrub your back!" Sagiri snapped out of her trance and fumbled for the bath sponge, squeezed some body wash on it, and knelt by the side of the tub.
Her movements weren't so much clumsy as they were a deliberate attempt to take advantage of the situation.
Feeling the warm, elastic texture of his muscles under her palm, Sagiri just wanted to shout, 'Nice!' While making sure not to miss a single spot, she tried hard to find topics of conversation to slow down the pace, so her supposedly innocent brother wouldn't notice anything unusual.
"O-Onii-chan... at school, did anything special happen?" Since she had to find a topic anyway, she might as well launch a surprise question while her brother was relaxed.
Kanzaki Saku closed his eyes, enjoying his sister's service, his tone lazy. "Hmm... if you're asking about something special, I guess it would be meeting a few new 'friends'."
"Friends?" Sagiri's hand paused, her wariness resurfacing.
"Yeah," Kanzaki Saku suddenly turned his head to face Sagiri.
"For example, a pink-haired classmate who always likes to carry a guitar, and a red-haired one who isn't very good at socializing."
He deliberately spoke vaguely, dropping just enough hints to tease his cute little sister.
Alarm bells immediately went off in Sagiri's mind! A pink-haired guitarist?? A red-haired girl who's not good at socializing?!
Her sixth sense told her something was definitely fishy. They must be two more bad women approaching her brother with ill intentions.
As she thought this, the pressure from her hand unconsciously increased.
"They... they didn't do anything strange to Onii-chan, did they?!"
"Strange things?" Kanzaki Saku tilted his head, a look on his face that was somewhere between innocent and seductive. "What kind of things count as strange, Sagiri? Like what we're doing right now?"
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