Chapter 18: The Contrasting Sisters

After hastily eating his meal, it was time for Ryuto's afternoon practical class. However, for Ryuto, it was nothing short of a disaster. After going through almost the exact same process as yesterday, Ryuto was once again carried away.

After an unknown amount of time, Ryuto slowly opened his eyes again, only to be greeted by the same ceiling as before. However, it was different from yesterday. The ceiling was not as luxurious, and there was a curtain hanging by the bed. Ryuto sat up slowly.

"Oh, you're awake."

A woman with long black hair approached him.

In that instant, Ryuto was frozen in place. He was surprised, but mostly terrified. The reason being that the person in front of him was undoubtedly the one who caused him to lose consciousness – Yamaguchi Kumo. However, her hair was down and she was wearing a white lab coat from the nurse's office. Huh, does she think I won't recognize her when she lets her hair down? She really underestimates me.

"What's wrong?"

"Aren't you supposed to be at the playground?"

Ryuto asked with a trembling voice, naturally resorting to honorifics.

A few minutes later...

"I apologize for startling you."

"No... I haven't heard about it, and to be honest, you really look different."

"Of course. We are twin sisters."

The woman in front of him replied, and indeed, she was Yamaguchi Kumo's twin sister, Yamaguchi Fuki. They had the same appearance, but that's where the similarities ended. It was only natural since such cases were rare and exceptional; otherwise, the world would be in chaos.

"You're Amagi Ryuto, the student of my sister, right?"

"Why do you know me?"

This should be our first meeting, right? Am I that famous? Ryuto couldn't help but find it strange, but... well, maybe I am quite well-known.

"Because my sister often talks about both of you, her siblings."

"Is that so...?"

"Yeah, she calls you the all-round capable brother and herself the incapable sister. Hehe..."

Saying that, Yamaguchi Fuki couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. But Ryuto knew that it wasn't mocking laughter, rather, it was just finding it amusing.

Indeed, I am the opposite example. Well, I'm used to it. Ryuto could only smile helplessly.

"But I still feel sorry for that."

"..."

Seeing Ryuto's puzzled expression, Yamaguchi Fuki continued her previous words.

"My sister is always so strict, and it's probably because of that that Amagi-senpai was sent here."

"...I can't deny that."

A violent sister and a gentle sister, what an odd combination. The world is truly full of wonders. But, I have no right to say anything about others.

"My sister has always been straightforward since childhood. But maybe it's because of her personality that she had to leave there..."

Saying that, Yamaguchi Fuki's tone seemed a little helpless.

There? She must be referring to the place where she used to stay. She was probably dismissed from her previous workplace because of her violent nature.

But soon, Yamaguchi Fuki recovered and straightened herself, wearing a smile on her face.

"But thanks to that, I can help my sister now."

"Help?"

"Yeah, I have been physically weak since childhood, so I couldn't help my sister at all before. From childhood until now, it was always my sister who protected me. But... since my sister came here, I can finally help her, as a school nurse, and as a sister."

Saying that, Yamaguchi Fuki couldn't help but laugh genuinely. It was a smile that came from the heart, without any falsehood. Ryuto understood that very well.

But... the sister hits and the sister saves? The sister makes a mistake, and the sister cleans up after her? Oh my god, what a bizarre combination!

By the way, that guy is a siscon, huh? I've discovered an unexpected weak point. Well... it could be very useful."However... recently, my older sister has been staring at the newspaper in a daze. Although I want to help, I am powerless. After all, even if I ask, my sister always says it's nothing."

As Shinko Yamaguchi said this, her expression suddenly became dim. Hmm... the atmosphere is quite awkward.

"What is it?"

Ryuto asked tentatively, just taking the opportunity to bring it up. However, there is also another reason, perhaps to discover the bigger weakness of that person. Ryuto pondered this in his heart.

"Actually, it's this."

Shinko Yamaguchi said, taking out something from the drawer. It was a compilation of newspaper articles. Ryuto took it and looked at it.

There were some ordinary news articles, but they were all different. There were news about someone jumping off a building, someone causing disturbances on the street, or someone robbing a bank. And then, there were excuses from those involved, claiming that they didn't remember what they did. Well, that's also understandable. Who would voluntarily admit to it?

In any case, they were all common news articles.

"What's this? I have no idea what's going on."

"It seems like just some ordinary news."

"Yes, indeed. But for some reason, whenever my sister sees it, she has a strange look on her face, just like when she left there before."

As Shinko Yamaguchi said this, she lowered her head again. Then, she raised her head and quickly waved her hands in front of her chest.

"Ah, sorry for bothering you with something like this, Amagi-san. Although I heard that your job is to solve problems on campus, I guess this doesn't really count as a school problem."

"That's true."

So, Ryuto returned the items to Shinko Yamaguchi.

"I'm sorry for telling you so much, Amagi-san."

"No, it's fine."

"But after talking about it, I feel much better."

"Well, that's good. It's getting late, so I'll be leaving."

"Okay, welcome to come again."

"..."

Hey, hey, this doesn't sound quite right. Is it common for a school nurse to hope that students will be brought to the health office? But Ryuto didn't comment on it either.