Chapter 344: Getting Stuck with a Strange Shotacon
Sakurai Saki quickly accepted the reality that his body had shrunk.
With the nickname "Almighty Sakurai," his ability brought him new surprises every day. Previously, when the side effects had lessened, he'd felt relieved—but unexpectedly, his body wasn't stabilizing at all—it was actually "accumulating energy for a finishing move."
Just like those characters in tokusatsu movies charging up their beam cannons.
Sakurai Saki once wondered: "Why doesn't Ultraman just fire the laser from the start?"
Because it looks cooler? Or to earn humanity's respect?
Anyway, if they finished it from the start, humans would realize monsters weren't that scary—Ultraman really is a cunning existence.
No, actually the production company is the cunning one.
Turning off the faucet, Sakurai Saki stepped out of the bathroom.
Luckily, Hayasaka Ai had gone over to Kaguya's house yesterday—otherwise, things could have been way more troublesome.
[Saki-chan, why did you shrink?]
[...Ate APTX4869.]
A situation like this wasn't exactly impossible!
Basically, there was no real solution.
Would he have to pretend to be "his own little brother"? This kind of plot really only exists in rom-coms.
"...I'm a genius!" Sakurai Saki thought that idea was brilliant.
He pulled out his phone and sent a message to Nakano Itsuki, saying that he wasn't feeling well today and couldn't come for tutoring.
But to make up for it, he decided that his "younger brother" would bring the materials and assignments over to her.
A few seconds later—
"Tut—"
A call from Itsuki.
Sakurai Saki chose not to answer.
Soon after, Itsuki sent a message on LINE.
[Sakurai-san, if you're not feeling well, there's no need to come for tutoring. You don't have to trouble someone else to bring the materials either, just rest properly.]
Sakurai Saki: "..."
Itsuki really was such a gentle girl.
Since his impression of her had always just been "the gluttonous queen + a cute airhead," Sakurai Saki had never really noticed such little details before.
But Sakurai Saki didn't want to break his promise.
I, Sakurai Saki, hate most having to say "no" to kindhearted fools who think they're right!
He put on some slightly loose clothes, then went out to buy a better-fitting set.
On the way, a few strange older girls kept staring at him for quite a while.
Well, of course—right now, on the outside, Sakurai Saki looked no different from a small, adorable boy with features so beautiful they could be carved from stone; what normal woman could resist that?
Holding the materials and assignments in his hands, Sakurai Saki set out.
Because his height had decreased, with his current short legs, he couldn't possibly ride a bicycle.
With no other choice, Sakurai Saki had to walk.
After moving houses, his new place was much closer to the luxury apartment complex where the Nakano quintuplets lived.
Let's see… about a thirty-minute walk?
Unfortunately, because of his short legs, what should've been a thirty-minute distance ended up taking him nearly an hour.
Arriving beneath the sisters' apartment building,
he pressed the doorbell.
"Hello, this is the Nakano residence."
Sakurai Saki's childish voice came through the intercom: "Hello Itsuki nee-san, I'm here to deliver the assignments."
On the other end,
Nakano Itsuki frowned in confusion but still replied, "Alright, I'll come down right away."
Did Sakurai-san really ask his little brother to bring the assignments?
Is he sick or something?
Does he actually want me to do these assignments that badly? This pile is definitely going to be super hard! Without him explaining, how am I supposed to do it?!
A few minutes later.
Sakurai Saki saw Nakano Itsuki.
The person he normally had to look down at, now he had to slightly tilt his head up just to see her face.
And right in the middle of his field of vision—was a pair of enormous "meat buns" on her chest.
(°〇°)---( • )( • )
Huge. They even felt bigger than Nino's.
"That… Sakurai-san's younger brother?"
"My name is Sakurai Hikaru, nice to meet you, Itsuki nee-san." Sakurai Saki made up a fake name and then flashed her a sweet smile.
'Damn, that's too cute…' Itsuki felt as though an arrow had shot straight through her chest.
Compared to that cold, demonic tutor of hers, his little brother was like an angel!
So unbearably cute!
I wanna hug him so bad…
For some reason, as if possessed by some spirit, under Sakurai Saki's stunned gaze, Itsuki wrapped him tightly in her arms.
"Little brother, you're so adorable, let me hug you once, okay?"
"Uh… nee-san…" Sakurai Saki felt his face pressed into something soft like cotton candy—warm, with a faint milky scent.
A truck just ran over a pony!
This is murder!
Not good… can't breathe…
...
Half a minute later.
Itsuki blushed and released him. "Sorry, did I hug you too tight?"
From her chest came a slightly pained voice: "It's okay."
Sakurai Saki quickly tried to escape from the sea of suffering: "Nee-san~ this is for you."
Seeing his shy demeanor, Itsuki patted his head and took the bag of test papers he handed her.
Sakurai Saki realized the side effect of his power today—
His charm toward women had increased severalfold!
It even triggered their maternal instincts.
Even Itsuki—someone so serious—couldn't resist hugging him.
If it were someone else instead…
Sakurai Saki didn't even dare to imagine.
Itsuki opened the bag and glanced at the papers inside. "Waa, your brother really isn't human, making me do this kind of test again."
"..."
Oh come on, these are all basic problems, they're not that hard. Sure, you can't call them "free points," but if you can't do them, you definitely won't score high either.
Itsuki really is an idiot!
"Nee-san, my big brother said these are super easy." Sakurai Saki praised himself while saying, "Saki-nii is really smart~."
Hearing that, Itsuki patted his head and smiled. "I know you like your brother a lot, you praise him so much."
"You don't like his tests, nee-san?"
Sakurai Saki asked curiously, wanting to know what she thought about the tests he made.
Normally, when she studied with him, Itsuki was always serious and had never complained.
"Of course I hate them."
Huh? Do you know how long it takes me to make those, you know?
To make sure I earn that salary properly—you have no idea how much effort I put in, right?
"But it's fun when I get the answers." Itsuki squatted down and pinched his cheek. "Those tests were made by your brother specifically for the five of us, you can really tell he cares about us."
…What the heck, so she actually understands that much?
Why do I feel like I'm acting childish today?
No, I'm an adult already! I'm a senior, for crying out loud!
I can't just get happy because someone praised me!
Sakurai Saki turned his face away, avoiding her gaze. "As long as you know he worked hard, that's enough."
Sakurai: (⸝⸝⸝>﹏<⸝⸝⸝)
Itsuki: (∩˃ω˂∩)
"Ha ha, you're so cute." Itsuki hugged him again.
And then… carried him into the elevator just like that.
Sakurai: ∘ ∘ ∘ ( °ヮ° ) ?
Wait a sec, Itsuki-san, your movements are a little too smooth, aren't they? I'm starting to suspect this isn't your first time kidnapping a shota!!
Also, I never said I wanted to go up to your place!!
"Since your brother's sick today, to avoid catching it, you can stay at my place and play for a bit."
She even had an excuse ready!?
It's over! I turned into a shota, and now I've run into a shotacon!