Sunday arrived, the day after Saturday, when I had thoroughly enjoyed the bad routes I’d been saving up.

Shiori spent the morning without playing "Fantasia World"... and at exactly 10 o’clock, the intercom in her room rang.

After confirming who had arrived, Shiori unlocked the front door of the apartment building... and a few minutes later, the doorbell to her apartment rang.

When Shiori opened it, she found a young girl holding a large paper bag.

It was Shiori’s younger sister, Chika.

"Good morning, big sister!"

"Yes, good morning, Chika."

Chika came in with a big smile on her face, and Shiori greeted her with a smile and quickly led her inside.

"Here you go, big sister. This is a souvenir from Dad."

"Thanks. So this time... he was in Kyushu, huh?"

As they went into the living room, Chika handed the bag she was holding to Shiori.

After receiving it, Shiori quickly checked its contents and then placed it on the table.

"Okay, then, big sister, let’s play all day today."

"Well, that’s fine, but..."

Having completed her mission of handing over the souvenirs, Chika smiled and said those words.

Upon hearing this, Shiori nodded, and then, seemingly having something on her mind, she spoke up.

"Chika, are you doing okay with your studies? You’re taking entrance exams this year, right?"

"Yeah, that part’s fine. I’ve decided to go to the same university as you, big sister, so I won’t skip classes. I’m doing my best, so you don’t need to worry, big sister."

Chika was in her third year of high school this year.

It didn’t seem like she had the luxury of playing around, but like Shiori, she was the type to get things done properly, so there didn’t seem to be any problems at all.

"Okay then... I won’t say anything more. I’ll spend the day helping you relax."

"Thanks, big sister...! Alright, let’s start with this!"

Therefore, Shiori nodded in agreement and decided to keep Chika company while she took a break.

"Yay! We won!"

"Oh dear... I lost..."

"Okay, let’s play this game next!"

"I’ve never played that before... but I’ll try it." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Hey, big sister, don’t try to trick me!"

"This is revenge for what happened earlier."

They played various games in the morning.

"Your knife skills are as impressive as ever, big sister."

"Of course I’m getting better at cooking, since I cook for myself every day."

"Is this good enough?"

"I think it’s fine."

"Ahhh... it’s delicious."

"That’s good to hear."

They cooked lunch together.

"Hey sis, let’s go to that shop next."

"Don’t pull me."

"Yes! Perfect!"

"You did it!"

"That store is getting renovated... Let’s go check it out when it reopens, sis."

"Yes."

They spent the afternoon together, going out and enjoying each other’s company.

And then evening arrived.

"Thanks for everything today, big sister. See you again soon."

"Be careful on your way home."

After playing and playing a lot, Chika went home.

After watching Chika leave with a smile on her face, Shiori returned to her room and sat down at her desk.

"Well then... for now, let’s get everything done for tomorrow... and then we can really enjoy ’Fantasia World’...♡"

After saying that, Shiori opened her laptop and started working on it.

That night.

Chika returned home from Shiori’s house and was studying alone in her room.

"...Hmm, ahh...I’m tired. I’ll call it a day..."

Chika had been studying with a serious expression on her face, but seemingly tired, she stopped what she was doing, stretched both arms upward, and did some light stretching.

"Hmm, phew... Hmm, maybe I’ll do it again today."

After finishing the stretches, Chika subtly shifted her gaze toward the bed... or more precisely, toward the VR equipment placed beside the bed.

Among the downloaded files were various video games, but... lately, Chika had only been playing one game.

Having decided to play the game, Chika quickly got off her chair and headed toward her bed.

"Hmm hmm hmm."

With her cheeks slightly flushed and her face showing signs of excitement, Chika put on the VR headset and immediately started the game.

"Now... let’s log in...!"

The title of the game that was launched was... "Fantasia World".