The DVD Incident

However, I was currently enduring silent torment.

Within two minutes, my little sister had completely plundered all the frozen food from the refrigerator.

I truly couldn’t fathom how such a small body could possibly hold such an immense quantity of food.

And now, in Ye Qi’s hand, rested the very last ice cream.

‘I must endure.’

‘After all, I am her elder brother.’

“Uh… little sister…”

“Huh?”

Listening to my little sister’s impolite tone, which clearly indicated no desire to continue the conversation, I could only offer an awkward laugh.

I desperately tried to find a new topic.

While I didn’t usually converse much with my little sister, I knew that if I failed to find common ground, she would likely sit there like a silent gourd, staring blankly for the entire day.

“Well… let’s watch TV! Yes! Watch TV!”

“Whatever.”

Her concise, two-word reply was so profound it defied being categorized as either agreement or refusal.

‘Truly, she was my little sister, my very own!’

‘Wait, what exactly is there to be proud of in that?!’

Rushing to the television, I gently pressed the black power button, then hurried back to my seat.

………

Screeching static filled the air.

Then, black and crimson text flashed across the screen.

[FBI WARNING]

(The Federal Bureau of Investigation of America reminds you)

xxxxxxxxx

xxxxx18xx

…………………

My entire body stiffened!

‘After watching it earlier… the DVD… I hadn’t… taken it out!’

Hissing.

I whipped my head around, only to see my little sister resolutely looking down, her entire focus absorbed by the ice cream in her hand.

‘Good! She hadn’t noticed!’

From the narrow gap in the crystal coffee table, I instantly retrieved a small remote control I hadn’t noticed when turning on the TV, pressing its sole red button.

Clickety-clack!

My fingers furiously hammered the red button with a speed infinitely swifter than a machine gun’s firing rate!

1 HIT….7 HIT……13 HIT….!!!

“Phew… Thank goodness… Thank goodness…”

However, as I lifted my head, I only saw the FBI warning sign gradually fading.

This meant the scene was about to switch!

—–Zzzzt…

—–[WARNING AGAIN.]

(—–A reminder once more)

—–[If your age is under eighteen, please [never] watch this video with your parents!]

(—–If you are under eighteen years of age, please [absolutely do not] watch this video with your parents!)

A red flash ignited before my eyes!

The culprit, shockingly, was the glass jar of nuts on the table!

‘The glass had refracted the remote control’s signal, causing it to malfunction!’

Thump!

My slipper scraped against the floor, seemingly sparking.

I instantly sprang to my feet, sidestepping the nut jar, and once more pressed the blood-red button, like a detonator.

Click-clack-click-clack!!!!

But it was utterly useless!

—–[THE LAST WARNING]

(——-Final warning)

—–[Please make sure the light is completely turned off. Also a box of tissue which is easy to grab.]

(Please ensure you turn off the light source, and have a box of tissues within easy reach)

‘Damn it!’

I felt the remote control in my hand, impossibly light.

‘No batteries!’

‘Damn it!’

I glanced once more at my little sister, who seemed utterly oblivious to her surroundings.

At this point, I had no choice but to go all out!

‘Charge forth, Ye Sakaki, with courage and unknown confidence!’

“Hmph!”

With a roar, I covered the narrow corridor, which now seemed like a secret path within a forest, in five seconds flat, reaching the television in an instant.

Only 20 centimeters left!

Ten centimeters!

Two centimeters!

“Hey, what are you doing?”

I stiffly turned my head.

“N-nothing… nothing at all!”

When I looked back, all I could see were my little sister’s cat-like eyes, within which lurked an unknown slit, like a chasm leading to the depths of hell.

I turned back to the screen.

On the television—

“[Oh my~ Welcome to “Miss Yuriko’s Shy Tutoring” (Mature Woman Voice)]”

“[Watashi wa (I am)~ Yuriko~ Today, I will challenge************]

Seriously, what exactly are you challenging?! Even a delivery girl would be too embarrassed to show this!

“[Beep—————-]”

“[Beep——————–]”

……

CRACK!!!!

‘To hell with you, Miss Yuriko!’

I turned back again!

I saw my little sister, her cheeks flushed, wearing an expression of “utter shyness,” yet gazing at me with eyes that clearly said, ‘You’re trash.’

‘What to do! Ye Sakaki, you who possess both wisdom and strength! If this continues, your little sister will see you as a parasite of society, a disgrace to the academy, and trash at home! Think of a solution! Now! Immediately!’

I silently returned to my seat.

At this moment, I had to uphold my dignity as an elder brother!

“Truly!”

I stood up, full of confidence!

……..

“I am terribly sorry!!!!!”

I prostrated myself on the floor, touching my five limbs to the ground.

A deathly silence fell.

It was a stillness reminiscent of the vast emptiness of a vacuum.

Ye Qi rose to her feet.

She seemed utterly oblivious to me, still prostrated on the floor.

Her pristine foot first landed on my head, then her heel pressed onto my shoulder.

Finally, she flattened the arch of my back against the floor.

“Tomorrow’s a school day. I’m going to sleep.”

“Little sister… tomorrow isn’t a holiday…”

“Annoying!”

Thud!

Under Ye Qi’s force, the wooden door actually slammed shut with a clang like iron.

“Aaaahhh!”

“Little sister, you have to listen to my explanation!”