Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 5 by Ghost Mikawa and Hiten

Author:Ghost Mikawa and Hiten
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On

Before we started eating the cakes, Ayase and I handed Narasaka her birthday gifts.

I gave her a mug for an anime she liked. It didn’t have any big pictures of the characters on it, so I figured it wouldn’t be too embarrassing.

Narasaka held it up and grinned. Then she turned to me and politely gave her thanks. I was glad she liked it.

Ayase had chosen a set of teaspoons and cake forks.

They were fancy, with an elegant vine pattern carved into the handles and a crown shape at the end.

“Wow!” cried Narasaka. “These are so cute!”

“They’re not made of silver or anything, obviously,” Ayase replied.

“They’re great! Thanks, Saki. Oh, we can use these to eat our cake!”

“Oh, I hadn’t thought of that. I only bought two sets.”

“I don’t need one. I’ll use the fork that came with the cakes,” I said, indicating the plastic tableware included in the box.

“I think I’d like to use my gift,” Narasaka said.

“Shouldn’t you wash them first?” asked Ayase.

“Yeah. I’ll go do that now. You’ll let me do that much, right?”

“Well, yeah.”

“Okay. I’ll be right back!”

Narasaka went to wash the spoons and forks, then returned along with an extra set—a spoon and fork she’d gotten for me from her kitchen. It seemed she couldn’t help taking care of others. Maybe looking after her brothers for so many years had made her that way.

We poured tea into the cups and clinked them together in a toast.

While we were eating the cake, Narasaka’s mom came to greet us with sweets. She looked kind and bore a strong resemblance to her daughter. We ate the sweets, too, and I began to worry that I wouldn’t have room for dinner.

Come to think of it, Dad had told me he would be eating with his colleagues tonight. Akiko wouldn’t be home from work until late, either, so we didn’t need to worry about preparing dinner. I hoped that meant Dad’s work was slowing down.

Ayase and Narasaka finished eating and began talking about our trip to the pool during summer break. Feeling a bit less nervous now, I stretched my arms behind my back and relaxed.

But as I did so, my back smacked against something, and I quickly pulled away.

The room was only ten square meters, and Narasaka had a bed, desk, table, and two display cases pushed up against the wall. Of course, there wasn’t enough space to stretch your arms and legs.

I cautiously glanced at the case my back had hit and saw that it was for displaying collectibles. Luckily, it didn’t look like I’d broken anything.

When we were out gift shopping, Ayase had told me that Narasaka was an anime fan. And sure enough, I saw a figure of a familiar-looking character. The character wasn’t human, however—it was a robot.

I immediately realized where I’d seen it before. It was the same limited-edition item that Maru had bought over summer break as a gift for an online friend.

Huh. I guess this thing was pretty popular.

“Hey, Saki, your birthday’s coming up soon.

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