"Ehehe..."
As they were inside the train and sitting in their seats, Chika once again looked at the picture of the two, laughing. It was strange, she thought, since even if she didn't intend to, their picture was so good that she wanted to show it off to everyone!
Damn, this picture was so good!
Yet, she endured it since if she uploaded it on her Twitty, then she was afraid that those random women would look at Nifuji's face and then he would be chased around by those bitches, who sniffed the scent of blood despite being located miles away.
Whether it was men or women, when feelings had blinded them, they would do anything, and some women were even so creepy.
Yes, it wasn't wrong to hold a feeling toward someone else, yet that person, who was harboring the feeling, also didn't have the obligation to answer the feelings of those who held a feeling.
Unfair, yes, but wasn't that how the world was?
If something like that happened, it was better to move on, but Chika hadn't gone into the stage where she realized that, as she had just become an adult.
Regardless, it would be good if she had no need to encounter all of the mistakes, failures, and all of those things that made us feel numb, which made us lose the wonderful feelings that came from love.
"What made you laugh like that?"
"N-Nothing!"
"Weird."
"I-I am not weird!"
As Chika fumed, Nifuji only smiled at her glare while sighing inwardly, thinking that it was so easy to make women fall sometimes, which made him worried, but he also knew that it was also because they had a certain foundation, so when a feeling planted between them, it was easy for it to bloom, like how a flower would bloom beautifully on the good soil.
"Ah, there is an outlet? I will charge my phone, too!"
Chika leaned forward, letting her lithe body press against her knees, causing her good-sized breasts to swell up, making them appear bigger despite her beginner size.
"....."
Nifuji looked away as he crossed his legs.
"Onii-chan, are you not going to charge your phone, too?"
"It's fine. I brought a power bank."
"Did you?"
"Yup."
"Let me borrow it later!"
"...if you borrow mine, what will I use?"
"Petty!"
As they had their banter and laughed, they then became hungry and decided to have their early lunch.
"Yum~!"
Chika took a piece of chicken in her lunch box and ate it happily, as Nifuji ate his beef tongue silently.
"It's yours, good, Onii-chan?"
Chika asked curiously as Nifuji's expression was quite flat.
"It's fine." Nifuji chewed his food and then swallowed it. "Do you want to try?"
"Can I?"
Her chicken was good, but Nifuji's beef tongue appeared good, too, so if he gave her permission, why should she refuse?
"Open your mouth."
"....." Chika.
"What's wrong? You are shy?"
"W-Who is shy?! Come on! Ahh!"
Chika opened her pink lips as her small tongue moved slightly, waiting for him to enter her mouth.
Well, his food, but it sounded quite strange with such a phrasing, and frankly, as they had held each other's hands, feeding was nothing, right?
"Ahh..."
"Yum~!"
Chika felt like she was a child in front of Nifuji, but she could say that his beef tongue was good~!
Still—
"Come on, Onii-chan! Let me feed you this time! Open your mouth! Ahh!"
Chika held her chicken and rice together with her chopsticks as she looked at him with a naughty gaze, waiting for him to blush, but unexpectedly, his face was as calm as ever, as he moved forward and ate her food despite how she fed her.
"Mine is better."
Nifuji made such a flat comment despite being fed by a beautiful young woman.
"...." Chika.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Nothing!"
Chika pouted, thinking that this guy must have a lot of experience, but what could she do?
After all, Nifuji was much older than her, and naturally, wasn't it normal for him to have a lot of experience?
Yet, even so, somehow, she wished for him not to have such an experience again with others, and focused on her.
Still—
"Ahhh!"
"....." Nifuji.
"Ahhh!'
Nifuji sighed and fed her again. "Feed me again, and we'll be even."
Chika laughed and fed him with her bento again.
"Still, what's in Aizuwakamatsu?"
Nifuji hadn't been to Aizuwakamatsu before, especially when Chika chose their destination randomly.
"Er... an onsen?"
"...." Nifuji.
"How good are your history and geography scores during school, Chika?"
"....." Chika.
Nifuji gave up asking Chika and opened his smartphone instead, since it was faster this way.
"....." Chika.
"What's good in the city, Onii-chan?"
"Well, it's just a castle, and an onsen, I think."
"It's the same as me!"
"What can I say? It's just like that, after all."
Aizu-Wakamatsu is a castle town in the interior of Fukushima Prefecture, which is known for its award-winning sake and its samurai tradition. Towards the end of Japan's feudal era, the Aizu clan remained loyal to the shogun, even after the feudal leader had stepped down after the Meiji Restoration, and opposed the new government during the Boshin War in 1868, which was partially fought in Aizu.
History aside, which might not be of interest to many, it is surrounded by mountains, of which Mount Bandai is the regional landmark, which leads to many hiking and skiing opportunities, and scenic beauty can be enjoyed in its surroundings.
"Hooo...."
Chika was amazed. "You are smart, Onii-chan."
"If I am not smart, I can be in a high position, right?"
"Are you in a high position in the company, Onii-chan?"
"Yup." Nifuji nodded. "So, if you somehow fail at your manga, I can have you work at my company by nepotism."
"....." Chika.
"...let's not do that."
Chika thought that Nifuji was joking, but he wasn't joking at all since he had the privilege, so why didn't he use it?
He had worked hard, so of course, if he couldn't enjoy what he had worked hard for, what was the point?
Unfair?
Of course, but that's how life is once again, right?
Yet—
"...by the way, Onii-chan, can I ask something?"
"Hmm?"
"How much is your salary?"
"...."
Nifuji blinked his eyes, then said, "It's a company secret."
"Aw!"
Yet, as they continued walking and taking pictures of various scenery across Fukushima Prefecture, Chika asked him to share the pictures Nifuji had taken, as they were so picturesque.
"Wow..."
It was like she saw the pictures taken by the legendary photographer.
"Onii-chan, have you thought about becoming a photographer?"
"No."
"Why?"
"It isn't stable."
"..." Chika.
While there were many reasons for people to work, Nifuji was pragmatic; instead of passion and a dream, he saw his job as a means to survive, to eat, and to live with dignity.
Like the ancient people who fought bloody wars to get what they wanted, people in the modern world work to get everything they want.
Yes, it wasn't a beautiful life, and frankly, it was flat, boring, and uninteresting, yet he was fine with it, as this was how he lived and how he believed.
At this moment, he hadn't found what he wanted to do, but if in the future, he knew what he wanted to do, he might quit, but for now, he is fine with how he is.
Still, as he had the "Photographer Mastery," he directly used this skill to the limit, taking various beautiful photos that made Eri and Mayuri scream in envy!
Naturally, all those who followed Chika's Twitty were all screaming, too, as they had never thought that the places, which she had taken a trip to, would be such a magical place when it was seen from those pictures by Nifuji.
"Onii-chan, as expected, you should become a photographer!"
"Later, okay?"
"Even if you don't, why don't you just open a social media account to keep all of your pictures? You will make a lot of money!"
"....." Nifuji.
He blinked his eyes and fell into a deep silence, but as he was in such a deep thought, they quickly arrived at Aizuwakamatsu.
"We have arrived!"
Along with those words from Chika, Nifuji woke up, and by then, he was attracted by the red cow mascot of this city, Akabeko, and fell into a deep silence again, realizing the world was filled with possibilities that he had never thought of before, yet... as he had thought those possibilities, could he truly realize all of them?
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