Animania: Everyone Loves Me

Mutsumi was not unfamiliar with this silver-haired girl who came uninvited.

Raana was not staying over at her house for the first time, and that elusive temperament like a stray cat had left a deep impression.

It's just that... The girl with long light green hair lowered her eyelashes slightly, concealing the inexplicable thoughts in her eyes.

With an outsider present, some of her plans would be restricted.

'Or should I... simply give up altogether?'

While tangled in thought, a curious voice suddenly sounded above her.

"Asleep?"

Raana had already walked up to her at some unknown time. The girl had her hands behind her back, her petite body leaning forward slightly, intently gazing at her. In those rare heterochromatic eyes, it seemed like overlapping shadows were reflected.

She tilted her head, as if thinking, "Or hiding?"

Mutsumi was startled.

"Two people," Raana's big eyes blinked once, but her tone remained flat, "Inside your body."

Kaito wasn't surprised that the cat could detect Mortis' presence.

From the first moment he met Raana, he had noticed something unusual about this silver-haired girl.

Though she had never undergone any systematic training and didn't possess any extraordinary power, she naturally had the ability to communicate with animals (limited to feline species), and her senses were sharper than normal people.

If explained using occult concepts, one could say Raana's spiritual vision was naturally high.

Someone with a similar situation to hers was Bocchi, but Bocchi awakened the Yin-Yang eyes, which had miraculous effects mainly in the field of evil spirits and soul bodies. The two sides had different emphases.

"This is Wakaba Mutsumi, you've seen her before, you can call her Sister Mutsumi."

After a brief choice of words, Kaito paused, then added, "As for the other person you saw, her name is Mortis, you can also call her sister."

Raana was still in high school. Compared to Mutsumi who studied at Tsukinomori Women's University, she was indeed younger, so calling her "sister" was not inappropriate.

But the cat didn't immediately agree. She just lifted her small face, staring with a pair of innocent big eyes, unblinking, and asked, "So, should I also call you 'Onii-chan'?"

The wall clock in the living room was still ticking, the sound of the rotating hands clearer than usual, forcefully striking the eardrums.

The silent green-haired girl lowered her head, her slender white fingers unconsciously clenched, her nails carving out four crescent-shaped marks in her palms.

To the current Little Mutsumi, the identity of "younger sister" was the foundation she couldn't give up.

And the term "Onii-chan" was even more exclusively hers.

No matter what, she didn't want to give it up, even more so... not let others encroach upon it.

'So, should I stop it?'

'But, on what grounds?'

'I can't possibly just stand up and bluntly tell Onii-chan that one little sister is enough, right?'

Whether it's useful or not aside, at the very least, it would make her seem petty.

'Moreover, it will trouble Onii-chan.'

As a well-behaved, considerate, and qualified little sister, she didn't want Kaito to experience any difficulty or worry because of her selfishness.

'So long as there is still a place beside Onii-chan that belongs to her...'

'No matter the situation, I can endure it.'

Little Mutsumi's abnormality was very slight, fleeting in an instant.

But Kaito still keenly noticed that when Raana uttered the word "Onii-chan," the girl's heartbeat suddenly became much more rapid.

Physiologically speaking, this was a reaction when a person felt emotionally tense.

She was worried.

Worried that he would agree to Raana's form of address.

As for the psychology behind this reaction, it wasn't hard to guess:

Because the girl from the past was too lacking in love.

So she would subconsciously worry that the presence of others would take away the love that belonged to her.

Just like how when Little Mutsumi found out he was dating Soyo, she was worried that he would abandon her.

In the end, it was all because she lacked a sense of security.

But... this also indirectly proved that Little Mutsumi truly regarded him as her most important older brother. That's why, like all little sisters who were attached to their brothers, she didn't want to share.

Not like a certain Kita, who had impure and inappropriate thoughts about him.

With the intent of considering his sister's feelings, Kaito looked down at the slightly puzzled cat and rubbed her little head.

"Better to choose a different form of address."

"Ugh...". Raana furrowed her delicate brows, looking quite troubled. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then, can I call you 'Onii-chan-chan'?"

Although it was just adding one "big" character, the feeling suddenly became different.

A childlike aura of immaturity rushed over.

Especially since the cat herself wasn't very big, still at high school age, it didn't seem wrong to call her a child?

Thinking of this, Mutsumi's tense body relaxed slightly.

Although this outcome couldn't be considered the best, it was far from the worst.

Even if it felt somewhat self-deceptive, at least... the words "Onii-chan" still belonged to her alone.

Kaito didn't refuse again. Instead, he turned to ask the two what they wanted to eat, he would go make dinner now.

"Matcha parfait!", Raana raised her hand, her tone full of urgency.

"Dessert doesn't count," Kaito tapped her forehead, "You've already eaten two cups of parfait, be careful not to get an upset stomach tonight."

"Then, I'll eat soba," After being rejected, the cat didn't seem disappointed and quickly gave a new answer.

Kaito then looked at the green-haired girl beside him, "What about you, Little Mutsumi?"

Mutsumi came back to her senses and softly said, "Whatever Onii-chan makes is fine."

Having a clear idea, Kaito nodded slightly, asked Kirara to accompany the two girls for a while, and then went alone to the kitchen.

With spiritual power assisting him, he cooked quickly, and the flavor was impeccable.

Full and satisfied, Raana curled lazily on the sofa, Kirara lying at her feet. The TV in the living room was playing an animation about a cat and a mouse. The indoor temperature was the most comfortable 26°C, and even Little Mutsumi sat with knees hugged to the side, quietly staring at the screen in a daze.

"Don't stay up too late. Just a bit more TV and then go to bed."

With a single cleaning spell, the dishes and utensils in the kitchen were all cleaned. Returning to the living room, Kaito casually reminded the two little girls, then prepared to go soak in the bath and rest in his room.

Raana, who had just been lying on the sofa not wanting to move, suddenly jumped up like she'd heard a keyword.

"Bath!"

Those beautiful heterochromatic eyes were now glowing brightly, "I want to too."

"...No," Kaito rubbed his forehead, "Raana, you've grown up. You need to know about avoiding suspicion."

"But...", The cat pouted, visibly disappointed, "But last time it was okay."

'Last time?'

From not far away, Little Mutsumi, who had been quietly watching the cartoon, silently looked over.

"Onii-chan," She tilted her head, light green hair brushing past her petite shoulder and softly falling.

"Last time... what happened?"

[T/N: Mfker Dense MC]

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