Chapter 8: Still in a dream?

“Areh… Am I still in a dream?” That's what I muttered to myself when I woke up this morning, ate my food, and looked at my uniform. I didn't notice it at all because the house looks nearly identical to my actual house in the real world, well that's fine and all, but no matter how I look at the uniform, it’s the uniform of Tojoin High School in Ojojama. And somehow, I had the memories of Tsukasa Hisamura who lived in the manga world. So I’m still in a dream, right? Am I really in a dream? Can a dream this realistic be called a dream anymore? Maybe I've actually entered the world of the "Ojojama" manga? And took the position of Tsukasa Hisamura, a character with the same name as mine in the real world? “Eh… Seriously?” Have I really become Tsukasa Hisamura of "Ojojama"? That's the only way I can explain this situation. Until yesterday, I had thought that it was only a really long dream, but it seems that I’ve actually entered the world of the manga. It's hard to believe, but well... I'm more than happy to be here. You can enter the world of your favorite manga and interact with your favorite characters. An otaku who does not rejoice at such a wonderful thing is no longer an otaku. Eh? Wait a minute, so yesterday's events were also real in this world? So you’re saying that I actually confessed my love to Sei-chan as soon as I arrived in this world? What...? Isn't that bad? I thought I was dreaming, so I confessed to Sei-chan without any hesitation. But if this is going to continue as my reality, I feel like it's going to be really bad... Did I really confess my feelings to Sei-chan yesterday? Can't we just say that yesterday’s event was a dream and that I actually entered the world of “Ojojama” today? “Oh yeah, my phone...!” Yesterday, I RINED Sei-chan, thinking that I was dreaming! If the message history is still there, then this world is a continuation of yesterday. When I opened my RINE and looked at my text messages, I found some pretty messed up stuff. What's more is that I sent some insanely embarrassing stuff because of the tension in the middle of the night, or to be exact the tension due to thinking it was a dream...! “Oh my god! Seriously?!” I was so embarrassed that I shouted that out in my room. I mean, I've already made black history on my first day in this world...! No, I don't want to admit that confessing to Sei-chan is black history, but my words of confession and the messages I sent are some serious stains in my life. Damn, I wish I could somehow forget about all this, but there's no way I can forget about the first conversation I had with Sei-chan...! And Sei-chan's reactions and everything were so cute. I want to forget about it and also not forget about it. I definitely don't want to forget Sei-chan’s overly cute reactions, but I also want to forget my painful words and actions... What a dilemma, and it looks like I'll never be able to resolve it. Well, my desire to remember Sei-chan's cute appearance is many, many times greater than my desire to forget my painful words and actions, so of course I'll remember it. "I also have a massive urge to purge this talk history, But I don’t want to delete Sei-chan’s messages” “Yesterday I thought, ‘This is probably a dream, So it’s my thoughts making Sei-chan say these words’” When I think about the fact that Sei-chan seriously thought about those replies and sent them to me, I felt that it was so precious that I could die. Yeah, I’ll screenshot it, so no matter how many times I talk to Sei-chan from now on, the talk history will remain in my hands. Let's make it a family heirloom. As I was thinking this, I heard the door to my room open with a slam. “Onii-chan! You'd better get to school or you'll be late!” “Ah-Aha, got it Rinke” I responded to the voice, grabbed my bag and left the room. Outside the room was my sister, Rinke Hisamura. Of course, She’s not my sister in the real world, But the sister of the character Tsukasa Hisamura in the world of Ojojama She’s a year younger than me, A freshmen in highschool that attends the same school as me. Her flaxen hair is in a sidetail and she wears some cute scrunchies as her design. She has a cute face, but she doesn't smile much when she interacts with her brother Tsukasa Hisamura. A sister who is pretty strong-willed and scolds her no-good brother. When she smiles, she's usually cute, but we haven't seen much of her in the works. To put it bluntly, Rinke Hisamura is another heroine who helps in adding color to the story and is one of the girls that likes the main character, Yuichi Shigemoto. Rinke Hisamura is gaining popularity as a junior highschool character, but like Sei, Rinke Hisamura is probably a losing heroine. Well, I guess I still haven’t met the main protagonist, Yuichi Shigemoto either. The scene I saw yesterday where Sei-chan pushes away her feelings for Fujise was still pretty early on in the story. So, perhaps, in the original story, Rinke Hisamura didn’t even appear this early. Later he finds out that his best friend, Tsukasa Hisamura, has a younger sister, who later becomes one of the heroines of the work. Although she has a very pretty face, she doesn't smile much and always wears a Buddha's face expression. But the embarrassed face she makes when Shigemoto or someone compliments her is just way too cute. Or the face she makes when she’s angry. She says “Please, stop it” with an extremely cute face. But well, I think she's probably a losing heroine, or a heroine who doesn't stick with the main character... “...Hang in there, Rinke.” “Hah? What are you saying so suddenly?” “Don't worry, you're incredibly pretty, you'll definitely be happy one day.” “Whaa-Hah? What are you talking about?” Whoa, she looks angry while blushing in embarrassment, just like in the original. “And you have a lovely voice.” “Wha-What a-are you saying so early in the morning, Onii-chan?” “I think it's cute that a character like Rinke calls me Onii-chan.” “Wha-? Baka onii-chan! I’m going ahead first” As I was mumbling out my thoughts, Rinke went downstairs with a bright red face. Oh no, I must have upset her. “I’m sorry Rinke. Let’s go together” As I hurried down the stairs, I saw Rinke waiting for me at the door after changing her shoes. “...I’ll be there early, onii-chan” “Yeah, I know.” Rinke's cheeks are red and she's still frowning unhappily, but she still waits for me. “I'm so lucky to have such a lovely sister.” “Really…! What are you saying?” The real world… Well I guess this world has already become the real world for me. So, let’s just call it the previous world. In my previous world, I didn't have a sister nor a brother. I guess I can't help but be happy that I suddenly have such a cute little sister. Moreover, as I recall, Rinke had cooked dinner for me last night, as well as breakfast in the morning. The Hisamura family’s parents are always working away from home, and spend most of their time outside the house. That’s why Rinke was in charge of cooking and such. “Thanks for the food.” “It's nothing. It's just the usual...” “It's something you do for me all the time and I'm grateful for it.” "Hey, really, onii-chan, what's wrong? Did you eat something strange for breakfast today?” “No, if I eat something weird, it's because Rinke’s the one making it, so that means Rinke must have planted it in the food.” “Fufu, you’re right” Oh, That was pretty cute. It was not a full-blown smile, but the corners of her mouth raised up a little, and the atmosphere softened at once. "Yeah, you look really cute when you smile.” I stroked Rinke’s head “Rinke, who’s a head smaller than me, is very easy to pet.” “What? No, don't do that! You'll ruin my hair!” "Mmm, Ah, my bad. Sorry.”. She wears her hair in a side-tail, so the direction of her hair flow is always towards her right ear. Thinking that she was angry because I had stroked it the wrong way, I gently stroked it again to fix her hair into its original position. “N-NO, STOPP!!” Rinke then brushed my hand away and lightly tapped my chest. “Oh, you're surprisingly strong, aren't you?” “Mo-Mouu... Onii-chan, I'm leaving now or I’ll really be late for school.” “Aah, Got it. Don’t be mad, okay?” “We-Well, I’m not particularly mad at you” Rinke's cheeks were red as she placed her hand on the part of her hair that I had stroked. I knew my little sister would be very pretty. I felt my cheeks slacken at the thought.

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