Chapter 94: The Sound of Dripping Water (3)

On top of that this guy just transferred and his original acquaintances are all girls. He probably has no one to consult about that kind of thing.

As a senior in life, as a man, and as a Vigilante I have to look after him to a certain extent.

"Ah, uh, that... Furezawa-senpai? Was it. Walking, that, a little more slowly..."

"Ah? What, in that much of a hurry."

There is no one.

I started to say and noticed Gahel’s stance was slightly unnatural.

Somewhat leaning forward, or hiding something, or I should say he was extremely panicked that if he stood upright the fact he was standing upright would be exposed.

...Ah yeah I see, I grasped everything. Even wearing a sailor uniform he is a boy. It cannot be helped.

"Ou, well there is no reason to hurry. Ah, over there is a set-meal place that puts out a huge amount of food. If you have interest and allowance it might be good to try."

With an innocent face I walked slowly while teaching nearby shops in the form of an extension of small talk.

If it were only guys this could become a funny story.

"As I thought becoming close is faster with the same sex. I am a little jealous."

A little behind me and Gahel walking side by side was Grace.

Looking happy that her younger brother was getting along with a human other than herself, yet smiling lonely, she showed no sign of grasping Gahel’s lower body.

Together with Gahel who leaked a breath of relief, from midway not to gloss over but truly chatting, we headed for the phone shop.

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"So this is a smartphone... I saw class friends using them, but you really can do various things with only fingers."

We who had finished a new contract at the phone shop were doing settings at a hamburger chain inside a nearby shopping mall.

Here you can sit with only drinks and there are outlets, a resting place for students. Just right for everyone to gather a bit and chat.

And Grace and Gahel said phones were their first, so I had to support that area. While charging I lectured the minimum way to use them.

But, yeah, however.

"Eeto... I am sorry Senjumaru, could you explain once more? I will properly memorize and become able to use it well...!"

"Well, I do not mind that."

Grace is terrible at playing with a phone.

This kind of thing, once you understand a certain amount of use you should be able to do the rest by feel. Maybe she does not understand that feel well. She touched pochiri, pochiri at a turtle’s walking speed while rote memorizing my words. Are you an old lady.

In contrast Gahel had already become able to handle it easily and was opening cat videos and such on the Your Tube app I had just taught him.

"...Se, Senjumaru. Is a living thing called a human not enough with paper and pen?"

"It is not enough so these kinds of tools were invented."

In contrast Grace was still struggling. It did not overlap at all with the figure splendidly swinging a greatsword after transforming.

...Come to think of it Leas cannot use modern devices well either.

Because she had lived a year as a school student she could handle modern devices more than Grace, but even so by the standard of students these days her ability was middle-aged Showa-born level.

Are Calmate residents actually lower in aptitude for machines the more serious they are or the higher their light aptitude? While thinking that, my phone bururi trembled and received a message.

The arrived message was from Reiko. We are seeing the earlier kid home so we will be a bit more late. Please shop first, we will properly join.

"...You can send letters this easily. Certainly, with this I can exchange letters with Leas anytime."

"Phone would be faster. Saying that is tactless. Reiko also said pressing stamps is fun."

Grace peeking from behind seemed to have taken a slight interest too. As I thought girls, many who want to talk are the same even if the world is different.

"So, what will you do? If there is something you want I will at least guide."

"That is so. Then, may I ask you to look after Gahel a little? I want to shop after joining Leas and them, and in that time I will look around this area."

"I do not mind, but what is it?"

Guiding with both Grace and Gahel is no big deal, I asked.

Toward that she compared me and Gahel and smiled nikori.

"Just as there is shopping more enjoyable between girls, there should be shopping enjoyable between boys. From the look of it you seem to have gotten close, and if family puts their mouth on this and that this child would feel awkward instead, right?"

And contact can be done with this, yes? She pointed the phone this way.

Well certainly, girls picking clothes together is pain for a guy, and even if a guy raises tension looking at bikes and such a girl would be bored.

Then with Leas and them delayed, it was better to go somewhere guys alone could get excited.

Luckily this shopping mall seemed to be Grace’s first. Killing time looking around here and there would be no big deal.

"B-by the way... how should I receive an address?"

"...Gahel, I taught you earlier, right? Send mine and yours to your sister."

"Understood. Onee-san, you do it like this."

I dumped it on Gahel, show your sister a place she can rely on you. It is not that explaining became a pain. I am not thinking her improvement speed is old-lady level.

That aside, Gahel quickly installed an SNS app. He registered friends saku-saku, but those movements stopped pitari.

Did he forget some operation? I thought that for an instant, but immediately understood it was different.

"Funfun... I see, you operate it like this."

Serious and eager to study, Grace while leaving it to her younger brother stared at the screen to do it herself later.

As a result their bodies pressed close. Grace’s ample chest changed shape funyari against Gahel’s right arm. The face of freezing Gahel was completely bright red.

How defenseless. This distance sense has surely not changed since they were kids!?

Of course it was probably action thinking it is fine because they are siblings. But Gahel is already a Vigilante. Having fallen into being nonhuman he easily crosses the fence called family and gets excited as a man. Grace should know that logic too, but in a sudden action she apparently could not consider that area.

Gahel’s left arm, his palm, moved slowly.

What moved inside unconsciousness headed for Grace’s chest.

"Ou Gahel, you do it that way there. Do you understand how after that?"

"Eh? ...Ah! Y-yes! I understand! I understand so...!"

I called out before the palm could grab the chest, and Gahel hurriedly finished the settings.

Grace was saying things like ah, it is fast and I do not understand well, but your younger brother is already at quite the limit. If you leave it like that any more various things will burst!

"Yosh, this completes it! Let’s do what we should before Leas and them come back, hurry let’s go Gahel!"

"Aa eeto, yes. Onee-sama, later!"

"Eh? Yes. You really get along well."

Toward the figure of me pulling Gahel’s hand and running, Grace leaked a slightly out-of-focus impression.

We got on the escalator just like that and went to the upper floor.

It was not that there was a special destination. I only wanted to take distance from Grace and go to a position where conversation could not be heard.