A light breeze blew past.
After Hoshi calmed down a little, Seiji quietly listened to what Hoshi had experienced.
...
That day.
That was the Monday of the previous week. After parting ways with Harano and Seigo, Hoshi Amami had been in deep thought and conflict.
He was unable to choose between his sisters and his esteemed senpai.
Hoshi couldn't believe that his sisters were as evil as Senpai had said, but he also couldn't ignore the serious words and warnings of his esteemed senpai.
He struggled with this all the way until school was over.
After staying in the club office until the very late hours, Hoshi had no choice but to go home.
He saw Rion and Kotomi Amami acting as if nothing had happened.
The twin sisters didn't act out of the ordinary in front of their parents. They smiled as usual, occasionally teased their younger brother, and said cute things to him.
During dinner, the family sat together and ate peacefully. It was a heartwarming scene.
But the more it was like this, the more Hoshi felt that something was off.
After suffering such disdain and being scolded like that, how could he act as if nothing had happened? Was this possible?
That was impossible.
A voice in Hoshi's heart said.
But he ignored that voice.
Perhaps his sisters were actually quite broad-minded? He wanted to believe that. He wanted to believe that everything before him wasn't fake.
But...
"I have something to tell you," his father said.
"Since the company is rushing a project, starting tonight, I'll be working overtime at the company, and I won't be able to go home for a while."
Working overtime?
Hoshi was confused.
His father was indeed busy with work, but suddenly working overtime like this...
Before he could ask, his mother spoke up as well.
"Actually, I have something to do as well.
Grandpa's family has some business that he wants me to take care of, so I'll be leaving home for a few days as well. "
His mother was leaving home as well!?
Hoshi wasn't just confused; he was astonished.
Why?
Was it just a coincidence!?
His mind was in a mess.
At this moment, his gaze met with his sisters'.
Rion and Kotomi were smiling at him.
Their smiles seemed normal, but at this moment, it was as if they were wearing a mask and emanated an icy aura!
Hoshi Amami's entire body froze over.
Although it was only for a moment, and perhaps it was just an illusion created by the light, that scene gave him a great impact and was deeply engraved in his heart.
What else did his parents say?
Hoshi didn't hear it clearly.
When he regained his senses and looked at his parents, he saw that both of them were looking at the twin sisters with extremely friendly expressions … they were incredibly friendly and even had a hint of fawning smiles on their faces.
"Got it, Dad, Mom ~"
"We'll definitely take good care of the family and our little brother ~"
Soft chuckles came from the mouths of the sisters who happily answered their parents' questions.
What a beautiful and harmonious scene.
But Hoshi, who was ignored by his parents and watched by his sisters who were smiling at him, suddenly felt like vomiting!
So disgusting.
Why … did this happen?
At this moment, Hoshi recalled something that he had heard Senpai say earlier today …
"Just looking at guys like you makes me want to vomit!"
Senpai … Senpai Harano Seigo.
Was that how you felt at that time … Was that how you felt!?
"Those who keep avoiding the truth will eventually be swallowed by the truth."
It was still Senpai's words.
Hoshi finally understood now.
This was what he had been subconsciously avoiding and running away from all these years.
He could have recognized it.
He could have discovered it long ago!
As the closest person to his sisters … their younger brother, he should have seen the truth about his sisters!!
But he didn't.
And so, just as Senpai said, he was completely swallowed up by the ugly truth tonight.
…
One week passed.
From Monday night to Sunday night, Hoshi Amami suffered from Rion and Kotomi's torture.
His body did not suffer too much damage, but his spirit was greatly devastated!
His parents weren't home … no, they were probably kicked out. Seiji was certain of this.
Those twin sisters had even taken control of his own parents!
This was just like what they, who were known as witches, would do and were capable of doing.
It sounded ridiculous for a child to control an adult, but Seiji knew that it wasn't impossible.
As long as the "child" was replaced with a beautiful girl who could easily make others let their guard down and was a scheming blackmailer, it would be understandable.
The blackmailer was their own child, and they were children who performed exceptionally well in the outside world. This gave their parents a reason — an excuse — to not resist seriously.
Although Seiji didn't know when it started, he guessed that this twisted relationship had probably existed for quite a long time already. It was an important reason why the twins had grown to their current state … perhaps even the main reason.
After all, as a child, they controlled their own parents. The twisted sense of accomplishment and pleasure from doing such a thing was terrifying!
The young twins' unstable mental world collapsed because of this, and they were reconstructed in a twisted manner, thus becoming abnormal.
Seiji wasn't a psychologist.
Although his experience from his previous life gave him the ability to see through the twins, and he could make some guesses about their mental state, he couldn't completely analyze or understand them.
He didn't want to do so either.
No matter what the reason was, how the twins became like this, or how their family became like this, had nothing to do with him.
All he did was agree to Hoshi Amami's request for help.
That was why Seiji was quite straightforward about what he needed to do.
He asked for Hoshi's cell phone and made a phone call.
It was already break time, and some students had come to the rooftop, but that didn't stop him from talking to them in a corner.
Rion and Kotomi Amami.
The beautiful twins, and the unmistakable … witches.
The phone call connected.
"My dear younger brother, our sisters were just about to talk to you ~"
A low chuckle sounded from the other side of the phone.
"It's been a week, and you haven't seen your beloved Senpai yet. You must be lonely, aren't you?
"You can go see him during lunch break, but you can only tell him what we want you to say."
'Senpai is a big liar, I hate you!' … You have to tell him that ~ "
"It's just a small prank. If you don't do this, not only will your 'punishment' tonight be doubled, your beloved Senpai will suffer an even worse prank ~"
Seiji was rendered speechless.
'Ah, so that's how it is.'
It was this phone call that forced Hoshi to the brink of a complete mental breakdown.
Seiji understood.
Then, he chuckled.
"What an interesting prank, you two."
Along with the ice-cold smile, the words that came out were equally ice-cold words.
This caused the chuckle on the other side of the phone to freeze.
"But I still don't think it's interesting enough. How about we meet up and do something more interesting?"
"Rion Amami, Kotomi Amami …"
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