Please Excuse My Younger Brothers (うちの弟どもがすみません)

Ito-chan, are you okay?

How's life with your little brothers?

You're not getting bullied, I hope?

If anything happens, you gotta tell me!

I'm telling you, I'm fine!

My little brothers are so cute and...

Wh-What was that?

I mean, people do say the more trouble they cause, the cuter they are.

I just wanted to show him the outside world!

I can't believe he just ran away!

Fugitive

That's why I told you to not take your frog on a walk, you idiot!

Hey, something moved.

Gomez?!

Where, where?!

Look. Over there.

Gomez!

Hey! Don't fall!

Wait!

Rui-kun, watch out!

I'm coming for you!

It really is just one thing after another...

Please Excuse My Younger Brothers

Ah, well, this is bad.

Apparently it's sprained.

The doctor at the hospital said you shouldn't move it for ten days.

Episode 4: Unable to Be Honest

Doesn't look like you can go to work with that.

What?

I can at least wash dishes.

No, you can't!

If you're going to work, I'm going with you!

Damn, you're annoying.

It's not like I wanted this, either.

I mean, sure.

Rui-kun!

Are you stupid?!

At any rate, for the time being,

we'll all just have to take care of you.

You can't lose that important source of income, right?

You got me there.

Okay!

I'll take care of all your day-to-day things!

Hell no!

Overexerting yourself will just slow the recovery.

That's right!

I know you're not well-versed in this,

but this is your time to get babied, Nii-san.

I said hell no!

I understand.

You're the oldest boy.

You've spent your life being the one who takes care of others.

But I'd like you to finally realize that you have an older sister you can rely on!

*Caring oldest sister mode going into overdrive

Come on, Gen.

We're going home.

You're really enjoying this, aren't you?

Whatever do you mean?

Hey! Oldest sister!

Yes?

You said you've never had pancakes, right?

Wanna go get some?

Really?

Oh, but sorry. Today, I'm...

It's fine.

His humbled, weakened form is so precious!

More, more!

Why don't you just go and join them now?

Where?

To go get some pancakes.

I'm no expert, but don't things get complicated for girls

when they don't cultivate these relationships?

You haven't made any real friends since you've come here.

You don't have to let this chance go by for my sake—

Thank you!

I can't believe you were worried for me like that!

But aren't you basically friends once you've introduced yourself?

Damn good communicators.

Grew up in a low population village school

Signal for Pedestrians and Cyclists

Fine.

I guess I won't hold back then, and I'll let myself be pampered all the way.

Remote.

Yes!

Change the channel.

Yes!

Actually, put it back.

Sure.

I'm thirsty.

Why don't I make some tea?

This is bad!

Gen-kun's turned into a tyrant!

Food not done yet?

I'll start it right away.

Is there anything you'd like to eat?

Fried chicken and takoyaki and Hamburg steak.

Sorry for the wait!

Every dish required a lot of prep,

but I put my back into it and made it all for you.

So?

Anything else you'd like me to do for you?

You can ask me for absolutely anything.

I will do absolutely anything.

Gen-kun, open wide!

C'mon, open wide!

You won't be satisfied until you've tested me, right?

I mean, there aren't that many things someone can ask for...

You're just taking advantage of this to posture as the oldest sister.

He keeps complaining,

but he dutifully ate everything I put out, so...

What are you talking about?

I just want to help someone who is in need of help.

Maybe I pushed him a bit too hard.

If it's all too much, then I apologize.

I'll draw your bath now as an apology.

Rui!

We're taking a bath!

Okay!

Ack, my reflex...

Strange, but getting rejected that hard makes me want to take care of him more.

Sir?

Any itchy spots?

Hurry up and rinse me off.

So cold!

Wrong.

Not cute.

Try again.

You don't know how to ask to be spoiled at all.

Did you know?

Human kindness isn't free.

Especially when it's coming from a girl.

If you aren't cute about it, they won't be interested in you!

The world runs on equivalent exchanges!

What kind of girls are you even talking to?

You're so greedy.

Ito-chan's doing everything she can to make you comfortable,

so why do you look like you hate it?

You're right.

Guess I should be cuter like you and let myself be pampered.

It's not that I won't.

I just don't know how.

It doesn't feel like me.

I get it.

I was like that for the longest time, too.

A lunchbox?

Did you make that all by yourself?

Yeah!

Thank you!

Wow, you really are such a good girl!

I fell into thinking that if I couldn't do everything myself,

nobody would like me.

Even though that's obviously not true.

It's my favorite pajamas and towel!

There's some after-bath ice cream in the freezer.

And ice cream, too!

Coming here and meeting everyone has slowly made me realize it.

So I hope you'll get it, too.

Hey!

Why did you just take off?

It's dangerous, so we said we'd go together!

It's not dangerous at all.

One night of sleep and it's healed up.

It doesn't hurt, either.

Hmm?

I'll be the judge of that.

It just healed.

Are you sure?

Her face is, like, really intense.

Ignore her.

She's suffocating, being all over me at home and school.

Wh-What was that?!

I won't care if you come crying for help later!

Heads up, oldest sister!

Huh?

I'm so sorry!

Are you okay?

I'm fine. Let's continue.

Go back to your spots.

Uh, sure...

I can totally tell that he's trying to spare his hand and leg.

I didn't want him to lie to me.

So today, I was thinking of stopping to eat pancakes on the way home.

Sure.

Doesn't sound bad, once in a while.

Don't stay out too late, though.

And they're supposed to be really fluffy!

Oh, I can't wait!

See ya!

You just keep doing that "big brother to a fault" shtick forever!

Yeesh.

Now I'm finally free—

Gen-chan! Found you!

Wanna play games over at my place?

Huh?

Oh god, oh man...

So, what I really recommend here is the macadamia nut sauce.

So? Did you decide?

Just a second.

I'm eating these for the very first time in my life,

so I need to think.