"Joy? What joy, Ni-san! Isn't this torture! If Homura was saved, everyone would be happy, Ni-san would have a good reputation, and readers would be in a good mood, so everyone would have a bright future… But you shattered this beautiful dream, isn't that infuriating?!"
Sagiri said, puffing out her cheeks.
Although she couldn't change her brother's mind, she felt it was necessary to express her feelings as a reader.
"Not infuriating at all," Izumi Chihiro replied without looking up.
"Furthermore, having this viewpoint means that Sagiri, you still haven't fully understood puella magi madoka magica. Otherwise, you wouldn't question my actions. Also, you overlooked a very important point: the title of the sequel is rebellious story. The main theme of the story, of course, must embody 'rebellion.' Homura Akemi's actions are also appropriate, because this is the true meaning of 'rebellion'!"
"Wait… wait…" Sagiri felt her head spinning and rubbed her forehead.
Listening closely, it actually seemed quite convincing?
No, no!
Thinking like that, she must have been brainwashed by her brother!
She couldn't trust what her brother said; he was thinking from the author's perspective, which was completely different from hers!
"Rebellion, rebellion, rebellion…! Even if Ni-san says that, I don't understand. I only know… Sagiri is very angry, and the consequences will be severe!"
Sagiri shut down her thinking ability and pounced on her brother.
"Hmm?" Izumi Chihiro was pushed backward before he could react.
"I don't understand what Ni-san is saying at all! What rebellion? I think Ni-san is going through his rebellious phase! Otherwise, how could he come up with such a plot…"
The Silver-haired Girl immediately sat on his waist and started delivering 'Ora, Ora, Ora' punches, determined to teach him a good lesson!
His sister's weak strength and seemingly weightless body put no pressure on him at all; it felt like he was receiving a massage.
"Hoo… hoo…"
After a while, Sagiri was panting, almost collapsing onto his chest.
From this, it could be seen that his sister's attribute values were probably lower than those of his childhood friend at the same age. Fortunately, she didn't have any congenital health problems; otherwise, taking care of her would have been much more difficult.
"Put some more effort into it, I'm still fine," Izumi Chihiro said lazily.
Seeing her brother's hateful face, Sagiri became even more furious. She clenched her small pink fists, just about to start the second round, when a sound suddenly came from the doorway.
"Chihiro, stop working, it's time to eat. And Sagiri… huh?"
Mrs. Izumi was about to call the two, but when she arrived at the doorway, she saw such a scene, her expression utterly astonished.
From her perspective, the 'girl on top, boy on bottom' position was quite suggestive. Fortunately, they weren't fully unclothed, which allowed her to quickly regain her composure.
Mrs. Izumi even said with a smile, "Although you two aren't blood relatives, doing such things is still a bit too early, isn't it? At least wait until Sagiri is in high school?"
"Uh." Izumi Chihiro's expression also froze.
"Ah…! Kasan, it's not like that! Ni-san was bullying me…" Sagiri reacted with a shout, got up, jumped off the bed, and said, gesturing wildly with a flushed face.
"Bullying you? So it was Chihiro's fault?" Mrs. Izumi suddenly realized.
"…" Izumi Chihiro was on the verge of tears.
Things are very strict now!
Lolicons can't even be written about in books…
How could he sacrifice himself for a cause?
"Ah, it's not Ni-san's fault either! It's just that Ni-san wrote a hateful plot, so I wanted to get back at him! It's not about doing anything else!" Sagiri quickly clarified.
"Cough cough, Kasan, I don't have such thoughts." Izumi Chihiro felt it was necessary to state his position as well.
"Alright, I know, I won't tease you two anymore. Hurry up and get ready to come out and eat." Mrs. Izumi smiled gently, left this remark, and then departed.
On the spot, the two exchanged glances, still a little embarrassed.
"Ni-san, I… I'm going out first." After her mother's intervention, Sagiri no longer had the idea of continuing her 'insubordination.' She shyly clutched her collar and said softly.
"Okay, I'll organize my documents and then go." He nodded.
…
Similarly, knowing the plot development in advance was both a blessing and a curse for Sagiri, because she had no one to share it with.
Except for her brother, because that wouldn't be sharing joy, but rather making herself more depressed.
Of course, such things couldn't be spread everywhere; at most, they could be shared with trusted old acquaintances.
Eriri-oneechan was currently the person she frequently communicated with online—on average, they chatted three times a month, mostly about drawing-related issues. As for her brother's matters, they rarely discussed them, perhaps due to some unspoken understanding.
Hmm, she didn't have anyone to chat with, at most, she would exchange ideas with Sonoko-san about illustration issues.
The problems she encountered in painting became fewer and fewer, and the number of times they chatted also decreased, but there was no way for them to communicate as fellow painting enthusiasts, which made their relationship quite awkward.
Sagiri: Eriri-nee-san, rebellious story is finished!
Eriri-nee-san: Why are you telling me this? I'm not interested in it.
Sagiri: Is that so? Eriri-nee-san is really not honest at all.
Eriri-nee-san: Uh, what I mean is, it's more interesting after it's published! Spoilers in advance aren't fun.
Sagiri: That's too bad. I originally wanted to share a super big spoiler with Eriri-nee-san… If you don't want to, then forget it.
"Damn it, you might as well say it! I hate people who speak halfway the most in my life!"
Eriri gritted her teeth when she saw this message.
But she couldn't bring herself to take back what she had said.
Actually, it was fine, because spoilers would indeed lessen some of the surprise, so she wasn't too bothered by it…
"What exactly is it? A big spoiler…"
Eriri held her phone in one hand, lost in thought.