My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (友達の妹が俺にだけウザい)

YOU DIDN'T COME TO OUR AFTERNOON CLASSES. LEFT EARLY? FEELING SICK? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

There.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

Nothing's really fine at all, actually.

There's way too much I need to do.

What would be most efficient way to start?

Ugh, I can't even think.

Damn it. What a waste of time.

Iroha let herself in again?

Huh?

What are you doing, Iroha?

Senpai.

Should you be up and about?

Yeah, I'll manage.

That's good to hear.

I was worried when I heard you'd left school early.

Don't push yourself too hard, though.

What's up with her?

Why's she in honor-student mode at my place?

What's she plotting?

Oh!

I won't do anything funny. Don't worry.

The food will be ready soon, so go back to bed and wait, okay?

O-Okay.

MY FRIEND'S LITTLE SISTER HAS IT IN FOR ME!

#08 "EVERYONE I KNOW IS BEING WEIRD WITH ME"

I made something easily digestible for you.

Do you think you can eat?

Y-Yeah.

I'll feed it to you.

Seriously, there's no need for that. I'm fine.

No, please allow me to do at least this.

It's a junior's job to take care of her ailing senpai.

You're overreacting.

I'm not overreacting at all!

You'd never leave school early under normal circumstances, right?

You always say your health is your capital, so you take good care of it.

Well, that's true.

I think you were more tired than even you realized.

Yeah, maybe so.

So please allow me to help you get better.

You always do so much for me, after all.

You can at least rely on me in times like these.

O-Okay.

H-Hey!

I can't have you burning your mouth, can I?

Okay, Senpai. Open wide.

What is this disgustingly embarrassing event?!

There's no need to feel self-conscious.

Being cared for when you're sick is nothing to be ashamed of.

It's like she's a whole different person.

That's good.

I'm glad to hear it.

Th-Thanks for the food.

The pleasure is all mine.

Oh, here, Senpai.

Th-Thanks. Sorry.

It's all right.

I'm doing this because I want to.

Now, is there anything else you'd like me to do for you?

No, I'm good. Thanks.

Okay, then.

Well, if I stay too long, I'll only be in your way.

I'll go home after I clean all this up.

Get plenty of rest, okay?

Gotcha!

Did you really think I'd go home that easily?

What is she up to?!

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? WHY ARE YOU PUTTING ON THIS ACT EVEN AT MY PLACE?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU LIKE, ISN'T IT? YOU PREFER THE NICE AND NEAT TYPE, RIGHT?

WHAT'D YOU THINK?! YOU LIKED THAT A LOT MORE THAN HOW I USUALLY AM, DIDN'T YOU?!

I'm never gonna mess with you like that again! Jerk! Dummy!

An irritating text, and yet it inspires relief and trust.

Wait, is she trying to be the opposite of Mashiro?

Mashiro is all sweet in her texts,

but in reality, she's harsh with me.

Meanwhile, Iroha's being sweet in reality

but harsh in her texts.

If there's one thing they have in common,

it's that I have no idea why they have to be like this.

What am I supposed to do here?

ANSWER

Hey, Ozu. What's up?

I thought you might be having a rough time.

How are things?

You're really perceptive.

I actually invented a system that monitors your heart rate around the clock.

For real? That actually weirds me out a little.

C'mon, you know I'm joking.

It doesn't sound that much like a joke coming from a guy who could actually do it.

Anyway, the truth is, Iroha got back a few minutes ago,

but she just shut herself in her room without saying a word.

She must be in a pretty bad mood.

Did something happen?

Oh, so that's why. Well, we kind of...

Hang on.

I probably shouldn't tell Ozu about that confession.

I need to consider Mashiro's feelings, too.

That was a long pause. I guess there's something you can't tell me, huh?

A perceptive friend like you is the best kind to have.

I like to think I know your personality pretty well.

Okay, then. I won't ask.

But that'll mean I can't help. Can you handle things by yourself?

Yeah. This is definitely something I need to resolve on my own.

I'm more concerned about Makigai Namako-sensei's written scenario.

Yeah... What should we do about that?

I'm thinking of sending a message to our group chat rejecting it.

It's gonna hurt, though.

But I expect Sensei to respond with, "That's just your personal opinion," so...

Okay, got it.

If Sensei pushes back, I should just say I had the same opinion, yeah?

I appreciate it.

Got it. And take care of yourself, okay?

Thanks.

I haven't solved any of the problems yet,

but I'm about to knock them all out at once.

Thanks to Iroha's rice gruel, I feel like that fever never even happened.

I should burn through the tasks I've got piled up.

Since I slept a stupidly long time yesterday,

my brain's operating at maximum efficiency.

I got everything done that I wanted to this morning.

We'll be able to finish Iroha's voice recording after school.

HMM, I JUST DON'T FEEL MOTIVATED. IF YOU GET ON YOUR KNEES, I MIGHT THINK ABOUT IT...

Still a pain in the ass.

SORRY FOR THE SHORT NOTICE, BUT WOULD WE BE ABLE TO RECORD AFTER SCHOOL TODAY?

FOR 20 CANDIES. YOU'RE GONNA EAT 20 OF THOSE? YOU WANT DIABETES?

LAND MINE, BRO. WAIT, THAT'S A LAND MINE?!

I was just showing concern for her health.

I don't get what constitutes a land mine for Otoi-san.

YOU LEFT ME ON READ?? I'M STILL WILLING TO FORGIVE YOU IF YOU APOLOGIZE NOW.

GET ON YOUR KNEES AND BEG TO HEAR IROHA-SAN'S VOICE!!

OKAY, OKAY! I GET IT!

YOU WANT ME TO RECORD, I'LL RECORD!

Cool, thanks.

Looking forward to some great acting.

Huh?

Is she writing that hobby novel of hers?

I'm prioritizing 05th Floor Alliance now to make up for the time I lost being sick,

but it'd be better to answer her confession face-to-face, wouldn't it?

If this inability to hold a conversation lasts much longer,

I might have to consider responding via text.

Ohboshi-kun.

Kageishi-sensei.

Can I help you?

I don't think I've done anything that I'd need to see a teacher for today.

Is your fever better?

Uh... yes, it is, I suppose.

I see. That's good to hear.

Well, let's go.

Go? Go where?

Don't ask questions. Just follow me.

Remember our promise?

Promise?

Sorry, please save it for next time, then.

Oh, that. All right.

But I'm not gonna be happy if it's something stupid.

It's important. After all...

you could say my very life hangs in the balance.

MY FRIEND'S LITTLE SISTER HAS IT IN FOR ME!

Akiteru-sama!

Please save my drama club!

Wha?

Remember when I mentioned that I'm the drama club advisor?

Yeah, during homeroom. That was the first I'd ever heard of it.

You see, if we don't pass the National High School Drama Fair's regional preliminaries

and advance to the prefectural level, our club will be disbanded!

The principal gave me an ultimatum!

What happened to being in it to win?

Anyway, does it really matter if you disband?

No club means even less work for you, right?

It doesn't work like that.

See, Midori-chan is the president of the drama club right now.

"Midori-chan"?

Oh, didn't I tell you before?

She's my younger sister. Kageishi Midori.

Hm...

Kageishi Midori...

She's a super-cutie, but I won't give her up to anyone. Not even to you.

I didn't ask.

Midori-chan is such a serious, diligent girl!

She'll do anything her awesome big sister asks of her!

She leads practices, does odd jobs, and handles everything else an advisor should do!

It makes my life so easy!

You're just lending your name, then.

What's wrong with that? Thanks to that, I have time to illustrate for Black Goat.

Yeah, I guess so.

But if the drama club is disbanded...

I'll be reassigned to the girls' tennis team while their coach is on maternity leave!

I don't wanna coach the tennis team!

They're actually good at what they do!

They practice for ages,

every morning, noon, and night, and every single day, including weekends!

And without Midori-chan, I'll have no one to hide behind and slack off!

If I become their coach, I'll never have time to draw again!

Huh?

How did you get the idea to coach our super-hardcore girls' tennis team?

SUMIRE IS SILENT

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