Father looks at onii-chan and me and gives a small smile.
「You two are more reliable than I am. Thank you」
Father has us sit on the sofa.
「Who did you ask to deliver the letter?」
「We asked trustworthy adventurers, so it is fine」
「I see. How did you… No, I see」
Father, who was about to say something, shakes his head and smiles at us.
「Let us observe the situation for a few more days」
「Yes. I think that is good」
When onii-chan nods, Father also nods.
「Shall we have dinner?」
Mother, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, somehow brings dinner into the living room.
「Are we eating here today?」
「Yes. It is nice once in a while, isn’t it?」
If Mother says so, is it okay?
「I will help」
When I follow Mother into the kitchen, there are many dishes. The amount of food is too much for dinner.
「I made too much」
Seeing Mother smile, I smile too.
「I see. We can eat a lot」
I see an empty wooden box in the corner of the table. Probably, this food was intended to be taken when escaping.
Looking at the food lined up on the living room table, Father makes a surprised expression.
「Today is very luxurious」
Looking at Father, Mother gives a bitter smile.
「Please eat a lot」
「Onee-chan, onii-chan」
My younger sister Suna jumps into the living room.
「Suna, we are home」
Suna hugs me.
Younger sisters are very cute. Rin had a younger brother, and he was cute too, but a younger sister is certainly cute as well.
「Onee-chan, I heard we are going out tonight」
「Suna. I am sorry. The outing has been cancelled」
When Mother pats Suna’s head, Suna tilts her head.
「We are not going out?」
「Yes. That is right, shall we go on a picnic next time?」
「A picnic!」
Suna, who had a slightly sad expression, smiles happily at Mother’s words.
「A picnic! When are we going?」
「We are a bit busy now, so after that settles down. Let us all go together」
「Yes. A picnic! I am looking forward to it」
Suna shows a full smile looking at Mother.
「That is right. But for now, let us eat dinner」
「Ye～s」
As everyone starts eating dinner, Yuu, who had been looking outside the window, comes to my side.
『I will go check the condition of the guys outside』
I glance at Yuu and nod slightly.
Dinner time passes peacefully, and I return to my room with a glass of milk. I enter the room, place the glass on my study desk, and dive straight onto the bed.
「I am tired～」
Today, too many things happened. But I was able to entrust the letter. Surely, it will lead to a good direction.
『Rina』
When I look at Yuu, who has returned, he is laughing happily.
「What is wrong?」
I sit up from the bed and look at Yuu.
『The one who hired those guys was probably that mother, right?』
「Yes. I think so」
『It seems she skimped on the reward』
「Eh, what do you mean?」
『From listening to their conversation, it seems they have not yet paid the reward promised at first』
「Is it not because it is a success fee?」
Was not the deal that they would pay the entire reward once they caught me and onii-chan?
『It seems to be separate from that』
Yuu shakes his head at my words.
『They said generously that they would pay the reward twice, whether successful or not: once when starting the job and once when finishing』
「So the first payment has not been made yet?」
『Yes. So, it seems they are ignoring the order to threaten us a little』
If that is the case, I feel relieved that they skimped on the reward.
『However, since there is also a success fee, it would be better to make escaping the last resort』
「Understood. Yuu」
『Hmm?』
Yuu tilts his head looking at me.
「Thank you for going to check on the watchers」
『Oh』
Seeing Yuu smile slightly embarrassedly, I cannot help but smile a little.
「Alright」
I stand up from the bed and sit on the chair at my study desk.
『What are you doing?』
「Studying characters」
At my answer, Yuu makes a surprised expression.
「While writing the letter, I realized. My handwriting is too poor」
『Ah, your characters were a bit distinctive』
As expected, it looked that way.
「I will do my best」
I take out some slightly uneven paper and start writing characters on it.
『Rina. The end of that character just now should flow to the right, not the left』
Eh, the character just now?
「Was that so? I thought left was fine」
I open the textbook and search for the character.
Ah, it is right.
When I glance at Yuu, he is laughing happily.
『It was right, wasn’t it?』
「Yes. You remembered well」
『That surprises me too』
What surprises him?
『It seems my memory is good』
I look up from the paper to Yuu.
「What do you mean? Was it not like that originally?」
『I was not that smart originally. But now, it seems I can remember most things I see once』
「Eh, what is that. I am so envious」
『I think so too. If this ability had awakened while I was alive, I might have had a different life』
I laugh seeing Yuu regretful.
『It is not something to laugh about. There must have been a different life』
Seeing Yuu say it seriously, I cannot help but laugh again.
Knock knock knock.
Oh no. That laughter definitely leaked outside, didn’t it?
「Rina?」
It is onii-chan.
「Come in」
Onii-chan, who entered the room, looks relieved when he sees me.
「What is wrong?」
「Um, I heard voices talking」
Not laughter, but voices talking?
「I thought someone had broken in」
Ah, so that was his worry.
「It is okay. There is no one here」
「Yes, it seems so. What were you doing?」
「I was studying characters. I thought it would be nice if I could write more beautifully when I wrote letters」
「I see. That is admirable」
When I look at onii-chan, he has a slightly tired expression.
He must be tired because of everything that happened.
「Onii-chan, thank you for today. Also, I was happy that you trusted me」
I am really causing trouble for onii-chan. Since he cooperates without me explaining the details, I have come to rely on him completely.
「It is natural to trust Rina, right? Because you are my cute younger sister」
Onii-chan.
『Agus is really a good brother. How did he grow up to have such a wonderful personality?』
I feel like sighing at Yuu’s words.
「Rina」
「Yes?」
「Studying is good, but you should sleep now」
Eh? It feels a bit early.
「You must be tired from running so much」
Ah, that is right. I really ran a lot today.
「Yes. Understood」
「Will you call me when you come out of the bath?」
「Yes」
After seeing onii-chan off, I prepare for the bath and leave the room.
『Rina. I will keep watch to see if the guys outside do anything strange. If there is any movement, I will call out to you』
I look at Yuu, who followed me from behind.
「Thank you. But watching constantly must be tiring, right? Please take proper rest」
『I cannot sleep anyway, so it is better to do something. If I listen to their conversations, it might be useful later』
Is there anything useful in the conversations of those involved in crime?
『You had a hard day, so rest well～』
While I am lost in thought, Yuu goes outside.
「Thank you」
Yuu has helped me with various things too. I want to thank him, but what would be good?
Yuu likes reading books. Anime and mangas… Are there manga-like materials in this world too?
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