Can I Still Be Your Heroine Even Though I'm Your Teacher?-Chapter 1Volume 2 .3 - My First Love Turned Out to Be My Brother

My First Love Turned Out to Be My Brother 3

“At least don’t say things that aren’t true.”

“Then, I’d like to hear about the things that are true.”

Tenjō-san asks casually. That was a big mistake.

“You see, Yuu-kun rejected my confession. Isn’t that terrible?”

Kaguya casually dropped a massive bomb with a smile.

My heart nearly stopped, and Tenjō-san’s face froze over completely.

How many times today has this happened? I really wish she would stop.

“Kaguya! Don’t create more misunderstandings!”

“The confession I made about liking you is true, isn’t it?”

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Her words echoed in my mind.

『I don’t want to be siblings with Yuu-kun!』

The words Kaguya once declared continue to torment me like this.

They would flashback at random times and sink my mood.

Why does my heart still get tossed around by words thrown at me by someone else?

“How can I take a child’s words seriously?”

“My feelings are real. Though Yuu-kun never gave me a response.”

“That’s natural.”

“Dodging a girl’s feelings is the worst.”

Tenjō-san, who had been listening, looked like she was on the verge of death.

“Ignoring my messages is also a form of retaliation, isn’t it?”

Kaguya took the opportunity to air her grievances.

“I respond to messages when it’s necessary.”

“That’s only the bare minimum! Onee-san agrees with me, right? Right?”

“That’s right. You should properly respond to messages. The sender feels ignored and sad if they don’t get a reply.”

Kaguya nodded vigorously when Tenjō-san took her side.

“That’s right—that’s right! It’s so depressing that I could cry.”

Faced with a two-against-one situation, I responded with a bitter expression.

It was a gross misrepresentation of the truth.

“It’s the other way around.”

“The other way around?”

“Kaguya’s frequent messages didn’t just start recently. Even when we were at home, she would constantly send trivial things. I seriously replied to them at first, but it became too much, and I couldn’t put my phone down for a moment. It was around the time of high school entrance exams, so I decided to limit myself to the bare minimum of responses to focus on my studies. Our parents are aware of this. That’s all I’ve continued to do since then.”

I was fed up with the non-stop ringing of my phone, day and night, at home and outside, and it constantly drained the battery.

I reluctantly started to ignore it.

“Ah, I see…”

Tenjō-san seemed to understand the situation.

“Exchanging messages is as important to me as breathing!”

My stepsister argued earnestly with a serious face.

In fact, she types on her smartphone at a demonic speed. Her fingers would glide over the screen as if they were doing a tap dance, sending messages over and over in the blink of an eye.

“That’s an exaggeration.”

“If I don’t communicate enough, I’ll feel so lonely I might die, you know?”

“Don’t worry, you won’t die.”

“Yuu-kun, you really do hate me after all. So cold-hearted!”

“If I really hated you, I would have blocked you or rejected your calls long ago. Besides, Kaguya, you’re a student facing exams this year, so you should hold back.”

“That’s right. Kaguya-chan, you’re in your third year of junior high, so this is an important year for you. Maybe you need to be a bit patient.”

Perhaps unable to watch any longer, Tenjō-san tried to gently persuade her.

“…Onee-san, you really do seem like a school teacher. What kind of job do you have?”

Sharp as ever.

“Uh, something related to education.”

Tenjō-san managed to answer while masking her expression.

‘Hmm,’ Kaguya responded, seemingly showing little interest.

“By the way, have you decided on a high school you want to attend, Kaguya-chan?”

Tenjō-san tried to divert the conversation by asking a question.

“I want to go to Kiyō High School, the same as Yuu-kun.”

Another bomb dropped, and both Tenjō-san and I involuntarily held our breath.

This was news to me too.

If she passes the entrance exams, Kaguya will be attending the same school next spring.

If that happens, it will definitely be revealed that Tenjō-san is a high school teacher.

With trembling hands, Tenjō-san drank her cola and choked on the carbonation.

I handed her a tissue box while I turned away from Kaguya and whispered desperately.

“W-w-w-w-what do we do now!? My stepsister is going to come to our school!”

I whispered as if screaming.

As expected, Tenjō-san was also in a state of panic, looking like she was about to cry as she wiped her mouth. I keep handing tissues to her.

“For now, don’t talk about anything unnecessary.”

“Okay!”

“Oh, by the way, what’s your name, Onee-san?”

Kaguya’s impeccably timed foolishness exploded.

It’s a wonder why she hadn’t bothered about names up till now.

I’m always left speechless by her miraculously bad timing.

Tenjō-san was already pushed to the corner.

Stop returning the favor with betrayal to someone who treated us to pizza!

“My name is…”

Tenjō-san’s face turned pale.

I wanted to change the subject somehow, but at this point, not giving her name would be even more unnatural.

“Yeah, I haven’t asked yet, so please tell me.”

She smiled with a friendly grin.

If she gives her real name here and Kaguya gets into Kiyō High School, it will be revealed that my neighbor is a school teacher.

Kaguya will surely blurt out, “Ah, Yuu-kun’s next-door Onee-san,” and the whole school will know, leading to social repercussions and an inevitable separation.

“Uh, it’s Rei… yu…”

The last syllable was uttered in a voice so faint that I could barely make it out.

“I’ll call you Rei-chan then! Rei-chan, what’s your last name?”

Kaguya was using the name without waiting for Tenjō-san’s permission.

Her way of closing the distance was as fast as ever.

“Last name!?”

Her voice cracked in surprise.

Tenjō-san’s gaze wandered left and right as she stammered, clearly flustered.

“My last name, well, it’s a bit unusual…”

“That makes me even more curious!”

She answered haltingly, desperately trying to buy time, but Kaguya waited patiently for a response.

“…Tōmi! Yes, Tōmi!”

“How do you write it?”

“It’s written with the characters for ‘distant (遠 (too))’ and ‘sea (海(umi))’, and it’s read as Tōmi!”

“Onee-san, so your name is Tōmi Rei. That’s a nice name!”

Thus, in front of Kaguya, Tenjō Reiyu was now to be known as Tōmi Rei.