Everything was on edge.
"Then, shall we start?"
"Master, one moment please."
Unfortunately, someone who was totally incapable of reading the
mood was there. Absolutely ignoring the stares Yakumo and Lina were
sending him, Tatsuya walked to his little sister.
He approached to within two feet of her, yet still didn't stop.
"Um, Onii-sama?"
Without replying to Miyuki, who was confusedly unable to guess her
brother's intent,
One foot.
He continued on.
He finally stopped close enough to be able to hold Miyuki if he
stretched out,
—and embraced her.
"Ummmumumum."
Being held so tightly at the waist, Miyuki blushing furiously began to
panic. A third party would probably have found that odd, considering
how much she had been hugging him just earlier, but to her hugging
and being hugged were two entirely separate things.
Tatsuya's other hand caressed Miyuki's head.
Miyuki was no longer capable of sound.
Running his fingers through his sister's hair,
Drawing her face which had ceased all resistance to his lips,
Tatsuya gave Miyuki a kiss on the forehead.
When he finally let go, Miyuki's wide-eyed face was revealed.
There was no embarrassment, only frozen shock.
"This...why..."
"You showed me how to do this earlier, and while it's imperfect, I
remembered the gist of it. Although it's only temporary, I restore your
power to you. Please compete to your heart's content.