Chapter 09Â
The Stepsister Wants to Be Undressed
ââItâs fine if you undress meâ⊠Yuzuka? What are you saying?â
Normally, I would have shouted in shock, but since I couldnât raise my voice in this situation, I held it back. Still, even without volume, my tone betrayed my agitation, and inside I wasnât just shakenâI was completely stunned.
After all, while Yuzuka had often said things like she wanted to marry me, she had almost never gone this far with something so direct.
Noââalmost neverâ wasnât right. This was probably the very first time sheâd been this straightforward, both physically and in meaning.
âWhat I mean is, itâs fine if you undress me⊠no, actually, itâs more accurate to say that I want you to undress me.â
ââŠThereâs no way I could do that to my little sister.â
âBut itâs because Iâm your sister that you can do it. Isnât it pretty normal for an older brother to help his little sister change her clothes?â
âEven if that were true, it only applies when weâre little kids. Now that weâre both in high school, itâs not something we should be doing.â
ââŠSince I can tell youâre looking at me as a girl, I guess Iâll stop for today~.â
With that, Yuzuka tried to step out of the fitting roomâbut I grabbed her wrist.
âI was going to do what you wanted and leave the fitting room without making a fuss, so why are you stopping me?â
The reason was obvious: I was troubled by what she had just said.
âWhat do you mean, that I see you as a girl?â
âExactly what I said! You see me as a girl, which is why you canât undress me. If you really thought of me as just your sister, then even if it was a little embarrassing, youâd at least be able to help me take off my clothes. The fact that you canât means you see me as a girlâand youâre too self-conscious and embarrassed about seeing my body as a woman.â
âThatâs not it, Iââ
âIâll give you a little more time since itâs you, big brother. But if you want to deny it, then show me with your actions.â
She turned to face me, positioning herself so I could reach her uniform buttons at any moment.
âŠLooking at her directly again, I realized just how well-formed her features were. For a first-year in high school, her figure was incredible. Honestly, even though sheâs my sister, she perfectly matches my type in every way.
If she hadnât been my sisterâif she had appeared before me simply as another girlâI might have fallen for her at first sight. Thatâs how much she fits my ideal type.
But cruelly, Yuzuka is my sister, and I am her older brother. Which means I must fulfill my duty as her brother.
ââŠEh?â
When I reached out and patted her head a few times, Yuzuka looked startled.
And then I told her:
âYouâre my little sister. No matter the reason, thereâs no way I could undress you.â
âW-wait, big brother! After everything that just happened, youâre going to forcefully shove me into the âlittle sisterâ role again!? Thatâs unthinkââ
Before she could finish protesting, I gently stroked her head again.
This time, her lips curved into a faint smile as she muttered:
âAhh, I really do love it when you pat my head, big brothâno, wait! Donât treat me like a child!â
She quickly snapped back to herself, but seeing her expression a moment earlier made me certain.
âYuzuka, youâre my precious little sister. Thatâs why I could never do something like that to you.â
After saying that, I stepped out of the fitting room before she could.
âW-wait, big brother! I just want to be able to love you more freely, not just as your sister⊠Maybe unless I push even harder, youâll never see me as anything more than thatâŠâ
Afterward, nothing strange happened. We browsed around the mall together, grabbed something to eat, and then went home.
There was a bit of an incident, but still⊠going out with Yuzuka really was fun.