Chapter 160 Sisters Talk
"Love topics? Fubuki, you've gotten to this point too."
Tatsumaki felt uneasy, but outwardly remained nonchalant and made light of the situation.
This is the time to talk about dating.
Then she thought about how Snowflakes had been behaving these past few days.
Tatsumaki had a bad feeling.
She floated to the sofa and sat down, forcibly forcing her stiff and sore body to naturally assume a relaxed sitting posture.
She leaned closer to Fubuki, looking like a gossipy older sister curious about her younger sister's love life.
"What would you like to talk about? Who is it?"
"Hmm..." Fubuki lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then raised her flushed face and said:
"Forget it, sister. You have no experience in dating, so asking you won't be of any use."
But Tatsumaki, whose appetite and sense of crisis had already been piqued, was not about to give up.
She leaned over, grabbed Fubuki's hand, and wouldn't let Fubuki leave.
"It's okay! I... I mean, no matter what, it's always good to have someone else to discuss things with. I'm curious too."
"...It seems so."
After thinking for a while, Fubuki seemed to be convinced and slowly nodded in agreement.
Fubuki hugged the sofa cushions to ease her tension.
Only then did she speak again:
"Sister, what do you think of... Aokiji?"
really!!!
Tatsumaki unconsciously clenched his other hand.
"Well, not that great. He just has some unusual abilities, looks alright, and does a pretty good job as a hero."
Tatsumaki feigned composure.
She commented as if it had nothing to do with her.
"A little bit, not bad, not bad, these are all high compliments for your sister."
Fubuki seemed lost in thought.
A slight upward curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Even you, sister, speak so highly of Aokiji, it's no wonder he..."
"No, that's not true!"
Tatsumaki gets all puffed up.
She had no good opinion of Aokiji.
He's just a bastard full of flaws!
Tatsumaki: "What's so great about that bastard! He's incredibly lazy!"
Fubuki: "But Aokiji is very active when he's doing hero activities. He even handled most of the monster incidents by himself before."
Tatsumaki: "His psychic powers are all weird! You can tell he's not a decent person at all!"
Fubuki: "Sister, what does Psychic Power have to do with the user? And isn't his Psychic Power always used to fight monsters?"
Tatsumaki: "He, he's definitely a womanizer!"
Fubuki: "He's a womanizer... After all, with his strength, status, and looks, it would be strange if he didn't attract people. He just doesn't know how to refuse."
Tatsumaki: "..."
There's no hope for her, her sister is hopeless!
The preceding points were reasonably well-founded.
Isn't this last answer simply a case of love invading the brain, hormones replacing reason?!
In short, it's all Aokiji's fault!!
Fubuki blushed again, like a naive ordinary girl, and cautiously asked:
"Sister, you've been in contact with Aokiji quite a bit, do you know if he has a girlfriend or fiancée or anything like that?"
Tatsumaki got stuck.
He doesn't have a girlfriend, but he does have one friend.
Of course, Tatsumaki couldn't say this to Fubuki, so he could only stammer out:
"Girlfriend? Ah, um, I don't think so."
"That's good!"
"But!" Tatsumaki interrupted, as if she had just remembered something.
"His secretary, Psykos, is also your former classmate, Fubuki. I suspect their relationship is a bit abnormal."
My sister actually guessed it?!
Fubuki, who had witnessed Aokiji and Psykos's workplace relationship firsthand and even got involved, felt guilty.
But soon, by observing Tatsumaki's expression...
Fubuki realized that these words were just an excuse her sister used to persuade her.
So Fubuki pretended to blindly protect her beloved.
"No, you must be mistaken, sister. As for Psykos's matter... I asked Aokiji to help resolve it."
"In high school, I failed to do anything better, and Psykos eventually went astray."
"If Psykos hadn't done something bad, I would also bear some responsibility."
"And Psykos has already moved out of Aokiji's place."
Fubuki grasped Tatsumaki's hand in return.
Two pairs of similar pupils stared at each other.
Tatsumaki's eyes revealed a complex mix of emotions.
Fubuki, on the other hand, was filled with solemn anticipation.
"Sister, do you remember how much Aokiji helped us?"
"He'll let us sit down and have a proper chat to ease the tension, teach me Psychic Power moves, help you get revenge, and then he'll be the one to resolve our conflicts, making my Psychic Power stronger so you won't have to worry so much..."
Fubuki spoke slowly and deliberately.
Tatsumaki slowly lowered her head.
Yes, how could she not remember?
Otherwise, why would she agree to Aokiji's strange and frightening methods?
Tatsumaki felt he owed Aokiji, but he didn't want to say it aloud and silently repaid it with her body.
...Well, it's not like she didn't enjoy it.
"We've received so much help from him, yet we haven't given him anything decent in return. Of course, I don't mean to say we want to repay him in this way, it's just..."
Fubuki hadn't finished speaking.
Tatsumaki almost blurted it out.
I've already repaid all the debts, inside and out, what more do you want? Do you want to me to drag you down with me too?
Fubuki, of course, couldn't hear what she was thinking; she continued talking.
"It seems like this is all I can do for Aokiji, and I also feel sorry for Aokiji myself..."
She paused, and her entire delicate face regained its rosy hue.
Fubuki didn't finish what she was saying.
Instead, they asked with nervous anticipation:
"Sister, do you think I'll succeed if I confess to Aokiji?"
Whether it succeeds or not is another matter.
Tatsumaki is still making a final effort to persuade them.
She even brought up her hearsay theory.
"The one who confesses first loses! Regardless of whether you succeed or not, you 'll always be inferior to Aokiji!"
(T/N: hmmm... This sound familiar)
"Lower position... that's how it's supposed to be, isn't it?" Fubuki blushed and turned her head.
I'm talking about status, and you're thinking about position?!
Tatsumaki had no choice but to take her hand and explain in detail.
However, after hearing this theory, Fubuki not only did not agree, but instead argued:
"Love is love, there's no such thing as a hierarchy. If that kind of situation occurs, it just means the relationship was never normal!"
"And there are definitely many people watching Aokiji. If they're worried about all sorts of strange reasons, someone else will definitely make the first move!"
Tatsumaki remained silent.
Her feelings were as complicated as the headphone cord she had just taken out of her pocket.
It seems Fubuki was right.
Because of her concerns, she hesitated to talk to Aokiji about this topic, and their relationship remained stagnant at the level of being just bed partners.
This is what led Fubuki to have this idea.
"I...you..."
Tatsumaki was extremely conflicted, wanting to say something but holding back.
How else could she persuade Fubuki?
To put it bluntly, Aokiji and she have already complemented each other's strengths and weaknesses, know each other inside and out, and are intertwined, so why should Fubuki give up?
How could she possibly say that?!
"No need to say anything, sister." Fubuki's expression was firm. "I've made up my mind. I'm going to confess to Aokiji tomorrow!"
Tatsumaki was in a daze and didn't know how she got back to her room.
Her body is exhausted, but her brain is unusually active, and she just can't fall asleep.
She finally managed to fall asleep in the middle of the night.
When she woke up, sunlight was already streaming directly into the room, indicating that she had been waiting for a long time.
Meanwhile, she was also waiting for a message from Fubuki that morning.
[Sister, I confessed my feelings and succeeded!]
[ Aokiji is now your brother-in-law!]
Click—snap—
The phone is cracked.