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Kazuki had never felt so dirty in his life. The conversation he overheard his sister having with Ruko still rang in his mind. “She’s in love with me? She wants me to be her boyfriend?” He always wondered why she and Hanayo were secretive about her wish and finding out what happened to Hitoe had been horrifying. However, what truly shattered his countenance was hearing his sister say that even if there was a risk that he would disappear as a consequence of her wish, she still wanted to go ahead to achieve her wish of a romantic relationship with him.
Kazuki opened a box and whilst packing his stuff, he reviewed his life. He had been a frail child, always dependent on his sister especially as their parents spent most of their childhood at their work. It was natural for both of them to rely more on each other than outsiders, especially as twins. He had felt that he dragged his sister down and was always supportive of her dreams. But as today illustrated to him, those dreams came at the expense of his reputation and mental health.
“What the fuck was she thinking?” Had she really thought this all the way through? The idea of dating and possibly marrying his sister disgusted him at his core. She knew this as well, hence why she tried this bizarre method to essentially drug him to her whims. It was never about his choice, it was about her satisfying her selfish desire. Fuck, at school his classmates had tried to warn him about his sister’s overly romantic overtures and that girl tried to blackmail him into dating her because she thought the rumours of him dating his sister were true.
He could not stay here, every day here felt like a trap to further strip him of his autonomy. He quickly called his cousin , Koichi asking for a place to stay over the long weekend. On getting an affirmative reply, he texted his parents and blocked his sister. He will ensure he got a new number that she would never get her hands on.
Boarding the trains for 4 hours brought him to the countryside home of the Kimura-Minamoto house, he was greeted by his twin cousins, also identical like him and her. Koichi could tell his mood was bad and brought him into his room and gave him space. He felt exhausted but finally safe. He fell into a dreamless sleep.
The next day, he got called into the living room with his uncle and aunt. They looked stern but kind. They asked about school and other miscellaneous topics before approaching the topic of his sudden visit. His freeze did not escape their notice, they gently prodded into why he was so distraught yesterday and why he came without his sister, who had been calling desperately. He felt bile and nausea rising to his throat, he was still in shock and denial about the situation but he knew if he did not set the story straight, things would be worse for him. He slid his phone to his elders and played the recording of his sister’s conversation with Ruko. The horrified looks on their faces matched his.
“She has been involved with something shady for a while now. It was yesterday that I finally realised what it was truly about. But --, I—can’t." Then he broke down crying, he was hugged by his cousins and just kept crying. He felt so betrayed by the entire situation and felt completely drained by the horror of the past few hours. He was led to the dinner table and fed some porridge to ensure he didn’t go hungry.
He stayed in the countryside for at least a month, his cousins and their families left after the long holiday but his grandparents stated he was okay to rest for as long as he liked. He overheard from his grandparents that his parents had immediately postponed their business trips and ripped into his sister. Apparently, all her LRIG cards had been burnt including Hanayo. Ruko had been confronted to confirm the validity of the conversation, but latest news was that his sister was sent into a psychiatry institution to aid her recovery from her incestuous feelings.
He did not feel like he would ever forgive his sister for what she tried to do but he at least hoped she recovers to be a fully functional adult and hoped he never had to interact with her again.