I Confessed to the Three Beautiful Sisters at School and Got Rejected, but After I Became their Stepsister, They Started Doting On Me - Chapter 46
“Um… Karin-san? What are you doing?”
I didn’t really see the need to close the door just to grab some cones.
“N-No, it’s just… something.”
“Something… what, exactly…?”
With the door now closed, the sunlight was blocked out, and only a faint stream of light from the small window dimly lit the shed.
“It’s just… after the three-legged race, there’s something I wanted to ask you.”
“About the three-legged race? Me?”
I couldn’t imagine what someone as athletic as Karin would want to learn from me of all people.
“No, not like that. I just meant… how was it? Y’know, when you had your arm around Saezuki?”
“How was it…?”
“Didn’t you feel anything?”
From the sound of soft footsteps approaching in the dim light, I could tell Karin was slowly closing the distance between us—hesitant, like she wasn’t sure how close she wanted to get.
“If I had to say… I thought her arms were thinner than mine. I kind of envied her for that?”
Saezuki actually has a really nice figure.
Unlike the naturally flawless looks and poise of the Tsukimori sisters, Saezuki’s body had a lean, refined shape—one clearly earned through effort. Her skin was smooth too. I never would’ve noticed those things if we hadn’t been in such close contact.
“See? That’s weird, right?”
“Weird? Is it?”
It didn’t feel weird to me.
“That means she knows what your body feels like too, doesn’t it?”
“Ah… well, I guess so. Though I’m sure all she thought was, ‘Wow, she’s kinda squishy.’”
Ha… how tragic.
Ever since becoming the Tsukimori sisters’ little sister, I’ve definitely gained some weight.
Maybe it’s because the food here is too delicious…
Honestly, I’ve been a little spoiled when it comes to meals lately.
Not that I’ve told anyone, but I’ve been a bit worried Saezuki might’ve noticed.
“But none of us—the three sisters—knew that about you.”
“Yeah, and I’d really like to keep it that way, if possible…”
If I could, I’d designate all info about my weight and body shape as top secret.
No one cares, sure, but that doesn’t mean I want it out there.
“Still, it feels kind of unfair that Saezuki knows something about you that I don’t… even though I spend way more time with you.”
That voice… it was close.
I suddenly realized Karin was now standing right in front of me.
Her silhouette emerged in the dim light.
“Honestly, I’d rather you not know either…”
Saezuki is one thing—she’s made it her life’s mission to antagonize me.
But the Tsukimori sisters, who I admire and adore… I could never let them find out I’ve been putting on weight.
It’s not like I’m aiming for them to think I’m cute or anything, but still—no girl wants her worst traits revealed to the people she admires most.
“But… I want to know.”
—Touch.
A gentle sensation against my arm.
Even without seeing clearly, I could tell it was Karin’s hand.
“K-Karin-san…?”
“I don’t like the idea that someone else might know you better than I do.”
Her hand trailed up from my forearm to my upper arm.
Because we’d gotten so overheated during the race, I’d taken off my track jacket. Now, wearing only my T-shirt, my bare arm was exposed.
“U-Um, Karin-san… I just finished running. I’m all sweaty. It’s gross…”
This isn’t okay.
Someone as beautiful and radiant as Karin shouldn’t be touching my gross, sweaty body.
She’ll get tainted.
“It’s not gross. Besides… didn’t Saezuki touch this arm too?”
“W-Well, maybe that’s true, but! Just because Saezuki knows something about my body doesn’t mean you have to know too, Karin-san!”
I mean—why is she so fixated on this?
I appreciate her concern for me as her stepsister, but I really don’t understand why she feels the need to know me that intimately.
“But you were pressed together during the race, right? That means Saezuki knows what your body feels like too, doesn’t it?”
“That’s… that’s forbidden territory!”
Yes, we were definitely close.
I could feel how slim and toned Saezuki’s body was.
Which means, by extension, she definitely felt my… softness.
But that was just part of the three-legged race! An unavoidable physical necessity!
“Then I should be allowed to know too, right?”
“No, no, no! That’s not how this works! If you do that, I’ll end up knowing what your body feels like too!”
What is even happening right now!?
This conversation is spiraling and I’m this close to panicking!
“I’m okay with that.”
Wha—!?
No! No brain, don’t be curious right now!!
“That’s because you exercise all the time and have confidence in your fit, slender body! But me!? I’m just some overfed, free-range couch potato in the shape of a human! There’s no balance in this exchange!”
I know I’m not making much sense anymore, but this is a matter of dignity!
Karin’s trained, sculpted body probably doesn’t even register this stuff as embarrassing anymore.
But mine? Mine is just years of laziness and indulgence made flesh. It’s shame, nothing but shame.
Even if we both know each other’s bodies after this, the amount of embarrassment wouldn’t be equal. It’s a one-sided tragedy!
…Not that this should be a comparison in the first place!
But still—it just feels wrong!!
“You think I’m that confident in myself? I’m really not.”
“No, no, no, if someone like you says that, what does that make me!? I’ll have to live the rest of my life in the shadows!”
Wait. I already kind of do that.
“Still—letting Saezuki be the only one is just unfair.”
With a sudden pull, Karin tugged on my arm.
N-No… I can’t let this happen…!
If she finds out what a mess my body is, how am I supposed to keep living under the same roof with her!?
I’ll feel even more awkward than I already do! I’ll be hyper-aware of every difference between us!
There are things in life better not known!
…Though, if I were the one learning about her, I might not actually mind that much.
But the reverse!? No way!!
“P-Please stop!”
I yanked my arm back in panic.
“Wait—what? You’re actually resisting!?”
“W-Wah—!!”
Karin stumbled forward from the sudden pull—and tumbled right on top of me.
In the dark, I hadn’t realized how close she was. Her weight came all at once, and I lost balance completely.
Thud!
We both collapsed.
“Oww…”
Luckily, we landed on a padded mat. No injuries, it seemed.
“Akari…”
“Um… excuse me…?”
When I opened my eyes, Karin’s face was right in front of mine.
It had been too dark to see clearly before, but now I could see just fine—proof of how close we were.
I was lying beneath her. She was above me, on all fours.
Every time she moved her arms, the mattress creaked and dipped slightly, bringing her even closer.
“I’m not going to lose.”
…To what!?
Wait. Wait, wait—this feels way too familiar.
Haven’t I seen this in… manga or something!?
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ahhh!!!!! she got topped . i knew it mc’s a bottom hehe