Ch 13 - I Love You, Shiro-niichan

"...Feel better?" I asked Rushia as she ran out of tears to let out while I patted her head.

"...Un."

"Good." I giggled.

"...Say, what is the reason that you snapped like that?" I asked Rushia.

"Hmm...?"

"What problems do you have? C'mon, tell them to me."

"I-I don't know...I don't want you involved in my business…"

"Fuck that."

"E-Eh..?"

"Didn't I tell you? From now on, I'll be your shoulder to cry on." I said as I let go of her, and turned my body towards her.

"Now tell me...what are the things that you're going through?"

"Well...are you really willing to listen to it all?"

I nodded.

"Yes. Everything."

"...You see, a couple months ago, my dad collapsed when he arrived at home."

"Y-Your dad?"

She nodded.

"We immediately sent him to the hospital, and...it turns out, he had pneumonia."

"W-What?! Pneumonia?!"

"Yeah...we don't know how he got it, but he did...and it turns out, it's not just pneumonia, but he also happened to have lung cancer....after that, he fell into a coma."

"...Jeez, your father went through a lot."

"...and then...after a couple of days, while he was on his bed, it was said by the doctor that his condition became too severe that...he needed to have a lung transplant."

I widened my eyes.

"A lung transplant, huh...? That's a hella expensive operation."

Not to mention, that became hella drastic in such a short amount of time.

"Un...and so...because my streaming job isn't enough to pay it quickly, I had to do other jobs...I looked for jobs like being a waitress or working in a bar. However, it didn't pay enough...it was too small and too slow...until this one job came."

"Hmm...?"

"...There's this one guy...I won't say his name, but let's call him 'Hito'. He's an obsessive fan of mine."

Rushia clenched her fists.

"So obsessive that he knows my real life details, and is even a stalker."

I clenched my fists.

"...I see."

'Alright, once I know this guy's location, I'll beat the shit out of him...Nah, I think I'll straight up sock his fucking throat.' I thought to myself as I imagined myself hugging Rushia more, like a brother who loves his sister so much.

Poor girl had to do jobs just for her dad.

"One day, he pulled me to the side and said that for everytime I sucked his penis and made him cum in my mouth, and drank it all, or if I rub my tits against his penis, he would give me 70k yen." She looked down and also put her hands down.

"Woah...70k yen? Damn, that's a lot of money."

"Un...I didn't have a choice. It's either I decline it, and have to torture myself more, or I try to become a slut and do it to pay for my dad's operation…and I had to do it for about 4-5 months. It's not like I do it everyday though, 'cause you know...streaming, and stuff..."

Rushia clenched her fists and looked down even more.

"I-I honestly don't care if my dignity as a woman is gone, nor do I care if I become a slut. All I just want is to be able to see my dad get well...!"

I clenched my fists and my teeth, hearing the whole story. How could a girl that could smile so bright and giggle so much when she's with her friends have such a depressing life like that...?

"...How much is the operation?"

"...Originally, it was 11 million yen. We were able to pay 5 million off of it, so now, we only have to pay off 6 million yen."

"I see...hey, Rushia." I said.

"Hmm?"

I bowed a bit, making her lean back a bit.

"Please, let me pay the remaining 6 million yen."

Rushia widened her eyes.

"E-Eh?! How can you pay off 6 million?! That's too much, even for me! No! Even if you had other reasons, I won't let you-"

"Rushia, come here for a bit."

"H-Hmm?" She said as she leaned closer.

I cupped my hands to her ear, and whispered: "My bank account holds over 22 million."

Rushia widened her eyes.

"E-Eh?! Twenty-"

"SHHH!" I put my index finger against my lips.

Rushia nodded a bit afterwards.

"B-But still...! Even with that amount, that's like…"

"16 million left. I know, but who gives a shit?"

I grabbed her shoulder with my right hand, and Rushia looked at me in the eyes.

"Rushia. I'm not saying that I don't care about my money, but tell me, would you rather pay it off now, or do you still want to suck dick for that guy, knowing you're not comfortable with it?"

Rushia looked down, clenched her fists, and bit her bottom lip.

"I...I do...-"

"Then it's final. I'll give you 6 million in your account after the others come to our location."

"B-But Shiro-kun-"

"What?"

"...It's money that you earned...I can't just take that." She said, clenching her fists more, and biting her bottom lip more.

"...Heh. That's your biggest concern?"

"H-Huh...?"

"Rushia, I almost lost my life in the battlefield countless times. Spending a couple million means nothing to me. Again, it's not like I don't value money, but you need it more than I do. Remember, I became a soldier because I wanted to help people. Even after my retirement, I can't help it." I said as I put my hand on top of her head.

"E-Eh...?" She said as I started patting her.

"Now...please. Take my money. I may not know you that much, let alone your father, but I care about your father too....let him get that lung transplant as soon as possible, okay...?"

I thought Rushia already let out all the tears she held in her heart, but it seems she's tearing up again. She went and hugged me. This time, even tighter than before.

"I can't express...how much I want to thank you...From the bottom of my heart, Shiro-kun, thank you!"

I smiled and patted her head.

"You're welcome."

"...Heh, I guess I owe you my life, huh?"

"Oh, don't worry. You don't owe me anything. Just think of it as charity." I said.

"Baka, that's not how normal people think!" Rushia giggled.

"Hehe. Guess I'm an alien, huh? I mean, what do you expect from a rapper that raps at 'peak performance'? That means my skills are out of this world."

Me and Rushia laughed a lot from that. Honestly, I'm really happy right now. Though it's been a really tiring day, I don't think I'd like it to go any other way. I just went out on a "date" with Subaru, helped a girl named Irys, and then helped Rushia with her problems while also giving her 6 million to finally pay off her dad's operation.

"...By the way…" Rushia said.

"Hmm?"

"Um...you kinda stink, Shiro-kun." Rushia giggled and put her hand on her mouth.

"Ah, sorry. My body just sweats a lot. I can't help it, you know?" I giggled nervously and looked somewhere else.

"Well...I don't mind the smell anyway. Matter of fact, I kinda...like it." Rushia mumbled while blushing and looking away.

"Huh? What'd you say? I didn't hear you." I looked back at her.

"Ah-n-n-nothing! Hehehe." Rushia giggled and scratched her head.

"Oh...? Ah, it's the others!" I said as I stood up and looked at the entrance of the pier.

"Rushia, let's go!" I looked at her.

"Un!" She also stood up, and ran towards them, along with me.

"Rushia...!" The 3rd gen shouted.

"Shiro-kun!" The boys shouted.

"Guys...!" Me and Rushia shouted.

We kept running towards each other, and we finally met. I stopped and panted a bit, standing in front of the boys. Rushia, on the other hand....

"Guys...!" Rushia said as she pounced on Flare.

"Rushia...!" The other 3rd gen members said.

"Rushia, I'm glad you're fine...!" Marine said.

"Jeez, you should not have ran that much, oi! You have a weak body like us, you know?!" Pekora said.

"Rushia, you didn't harm yourself along the way here, right?!" Noel said.

I looked at the 3rd gen, and smiled.

"Shiro-kun!" The boys said.

"O-Oh? Yeah?" I replied.

"Goddamn, Shiro-kun! You're a fast motherfucker! How the hell did you run here by your legs alone?!" Roberu said.

"I-I just ran…"

'I don't get it.' I sweat dropped.

"L-Like, I expected you to at least look like you've drowned yourself in sweat, but…" Roberu said as he looked at my shirt.

"Oh? Ah, yeah. I stink though." I giggled nervously and looked down.

"You actually look rather normal." Kira said.

"Jeez, I mean, I'm fit as hell, but what the hell is your stamina, man?" Temma said.

"I don't know. I mean, I trained very hard as a kid, so...you know." I shrugged and chuckled.

"Though...." Oga said as he looked at the girls.

In turn, it also made us look at their direction.

"R-Rushia, next time, I don't want you running off like that ever again, okay? You might've been picked up by a stranger, or something...!" Marine said, group hugging along with the other 3rd gen.

"I-I-I-I'm s-s-sorry...!!!!" Rushia said as she sobbed.

The other 3rd gen either sobbed, like Rushia did, or cried. Nonetheless, everybody hugged everybody tightly.

"Heh. Well, you've done a good job, Shiro-kun." Oga said.

"Heh. Alright, Shiro-kun. 'Misogynistic', huh...?" Roberu smugged.

"E-Eh...?" I said.

"I thought you didn't like girls...? Why'd you volunteer to help Rushia-senpai?" Kira asked and smugged too.

"A-Uh…"

The other boys smugged as well.

"Planning to make her your girlfriend...?" Suzaku said.

"What the hell? No!"

I looked at Rushia again, and smiled once more.

"I just like seeing people like this where they get along and you can feel that wholesome aura is all." I said.

"Eh...?~" They all said.

"W-Why?" I sweat dropped.

"Usually, when anime protagonists do this, they love the girl...!" Kira said.

"Hey, you have a thing for Rushia-senpai, don't you?" Izuru elbowed me gently on the arm.

"N-No…" I said.

"Eh?~~" They said.

I giggled.

"I'm being serious right now. Rushia just…"

I looked at the 3rd gen talking with each other and giggling.

"She feels more like a little sister to me." I said.

"...Oh, damn." The boys held in their laughter.

"Ayy, it seems we're both anikis, huh...?" Astel held my shoulder while also shivering, still holding his laughter in.

"Yup." I laughed.

"Hey, Rushia. The thing that I wanted to tell you back in the arcade was that I just wanted us to go back to being friends!" Marine said.

"E-Eh...?" Rushia said.

"Huh?" The 3rd gen blinked twice.

"...Wut?" Us boys said as we blinked twice.

"A-Ah...b-boys? Mind giving us girls our own private time here, please...?" Marine said.

"A-Ah, sure." We said.

"Oh yeah, speaking of private time, how about WE have our own private time and talk about stuff, huh, Shiro-kun?" Roberu asked.

"Ah...sure." I said.

Me and the girls were still near the entrance, but we made sure not to block it.

"So...what happened when you got here?" Roberu asked.

"Ah, well, Rushia tried to escape, but I grabbed onto her tight before she could run past me."

"...Wait, doesn't that make you look like a pedophile?" Roberu blinked twice.

"Wait, wait, let's hear the whole story." Astel said.

"Ah, yeah." Roberu said.

"Well...anyway, continuing on…" I said, before telling them everything I knew.

I told them to keep it a secret for now. Not only Rushia's secret of how her father is actually in a very critical state, but also about the fact I have a lot of money, and was an actual soldier before.

If we were somewhere else private, I could've shown them by mouth too, but since we're in the pier where there's a good amount of people, this is just not possible.

"Eh...? Damn, so no wonder you were able to run up to here and look like you could still run for miles on end!" Temma said.

"Damn, so you're the real deal, ey?" Kaoru said.

"Well, nonetheless, Rushia-senpai is okay, right?" Suzaku asked.

I nodded.

"She's fine, and uh...yeah, I have to transfer the money to her bank so that she can finally pay it off, and hopefully, the surgeon is board-certified and can do the lung transplant with nothing going wrong at all." I said.

"Eh...? Man, I wish I could help in some way…" Kira said.

"Yeah, I mean, us Holostars may not look like it, but we do care about the girls too. It's just that we don't know what they're actually going through." Oga said.

"Though...I got a question, Shiro-kun." Roberu asked.

"Hmm?"

"Are you really sure about this? A good 6 million will be taken away?" Roberu asked.

"Well, it's my money, my rights, I can do whatever I want with it. And plus, I'm very sure. I don't care what happens, but if it means that Rushia's burdens are lessened, then I'm content with it."

"Damn...you know, you sound like a damn anime protagonist." Roberu laughed a bit.

"Yeah, there's no way you're a normal person." Astel punched my arm playfully and laughed too.

Before we knew it, we all laughed at Roberu's comment.

"All I need now is 'the power of friendship', and I'll be the true anime protagonist." I said, and it made us laugh even more.

I looked to my right, seeing Rushia and her genmates go towards us, and we stopped and stared at them.

"U-Um, Shiro-kun...?" Rushia said.

"Hmm?"

"I-I've told them everything…" Rushia put her hands together and played with her right foot on the ground.

"Oh, that's good to know." I said.

"W-Well...do you mind if we go now? Like, to the uh…" Rushia scratched her head.

"The bank? Yeah, sure. Let's go now. Did you call an Uber? If not, I'll do it right now."

"A-Ah, yeah! The bank! I called one right now, so we can just wait for it…" Rushia said.

"I see...well, boys, I guess in a bit, we'll be departing from each other, so I guess...goodbye?" I shrugged.

"Ah, okay!" They said.

"Well, take care of yourself, and also Rushia-senpai, okay?" Roberu said.

"Don't do anything obscene!" Kira said and giggled.

"I won't, I won't." I giggled a bit.

"Shiro-kun, don't do anything lewd to Rushia, okay?" Marine said.

"I'm not an extreme pervert like you, Marine." I deadpanned.

"THAT'S MEAN! AT LEAST SAY IT IN A SUGARCOATED WAY!" Marine shouted.

"Well then, you're more perverted than me."

"IT'S THE SAME THING!" Marine shouted.

"For real though, please don't do anything to Rushia...!" Noel said.

"Yeah yeah yeah. Well, anyway, is the Uber coming now?" I asked Rushia.

"A-Ah, yeah! In a bit!" Rushia said.

"Well, I guess you all should go back to the Holohouse now." I said to the others.

"E-Eh? How strange." They all sweat dropped.

"A-Are you sure you really aren't going to do anything to Rushia-senpai...?" Kira deadpanned.

"That does sound kinda strange." Roberu deadpanned while putting his hand on his chin.

"You sound like you want to get 'freaky' with Rushia, Shiro-kun." Pekora deadpanned at me.

"You better not do anything suspicious…" Flare deadpanned at me too.

"I told you guys, I won't." I deadpanned back with a tick on my head.

"...Oh? There's our ride!" Rushia said.

"Ah, okay. Welp, see you guys later!" I said as I waved at them.

"Bye, everybody!" Rushia said and waved at them too.

The others waved back at us, and we got inside the Uber.

I looked back at them as the driver started taking us to where Rushia planned us to go to.

"I hope they're finally gonna go back home."

Welp, disrupted fun time, but it can't be helped, given the circumstances.

We finally went to the bank, did the processes, and went out. Thankfully, we didn't wait there for a very long time. However, we did wait there for an hour. So now, the time is past 4:30. Actually, it's 10 minutes 'till 5 PM.

We got a normal taxi to drive us this time. However, our destination was Rushia's home. I was just looking through my phone, looking at social media, responding to tweets, but then, Rushia just suddenly leaned on me and hugged my arm.

"Hmm?" I said as I looked at her, and let go of my phone for a bit to pat her.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"...Nothing." Rushia giggled a bit.

That also made me giggle, in turn. I went back to my phone, and I looked through all the tweets that mentioned me. Here's one funny tweet.

"What guns did you use in the promotional video, and why?"

I replied with: "It was Five-Sevens. Why? Because sometimes, you just gotta give that bitch a good smashing with incredible thrusting speed instead of pure power."

And then the following comments were chaotic. One of them was "Oh god, there's no hope left for Yagoo this time anymore."

It did make me giggle looking at the comments. It was such a lively atmosphere there.

I turned my phone off for now, and put it in my pocket. Afterwards, I got my left arm free, and hugged Rushia. In turn, she also hugged me back.

"You've been clinging to me this entire time." I giggled.

"I can stop if it makes you uncomfortable." Rushia said.

"Nah, it's okay."

'Though, I think I've reached my limit for the girls I can trust for now. Gotta give me a few more days before I make some sort of connection with the others.' I sweatdropped.

Rushia giggled and just rested her head on my body.

"Thanks...you know, I've been meaning to ask you this ever since we were on the pier, but I couldn't find the correct timing." Rushia said.

"Hmm?"

"...Can you try acting like my big brother?"

"H-Huh...? You mean like a...big brother figure?"

"Un. You don't have to, but...you just feel like a big brother to me." Rushia said as she dug her face deeper into my body."

I smiled and patted her back.

"Of course. So I guess we're both gonna act like a big brother and little sister, huh?" I asked.

"Yup."

We both giggled.

"...Why though? Not that I'm complaining, but that's quite a sudden thought." I asked.

"Well...you've just been so nice to me, even though you don't trust girls that much, and plus, you do give off that type of vibe, so…"

"I see." I chuckled.

"...I love you, Shiro-niichan." Rushia said as she dug her face further into my chest.

"Mhmm. Love you too, Rushia." I patted her head with my left hand.

'Guess I have 2 relationships built now, huh? A friend in Subaru's eyes, and a big brother in Rushia's eyes.' I thought and chuckled.

We finally arrived at Rushia's home, and she waved at me as she went inside her house to meet her mom and real big brother.

The taxi then drove me towards a store near the school, and I walked back to the Holohouse.

When I got there, the lounge was a bit lively. A few Hololivers here and there. Two of them were Flare and Noel.

"Ah, welcome back, Shiro-kun!" They said.

"Ah, un. Nice to see you two again."

"Ah, konbanwa!" The other Hololivers said.

I waved at them and nodded.

"Say, uh...me and Flare got a favor to ask, if it doesn't sound too troublesome…" Noel scratched her head.

"Y-Yeah...sorry, but uh...we were wondering if you could do something for us, seeing that you did 'that' with Rushia…" Flare looked away and scratched her head too.

"Oh? Well then, hit me." I said.

"M-Maybe in our room. It'll be a bit easier and more private there." Noel said.

"Okay." I nodded.

We went towards Noel's room, and we sat down on her bed. Her room is a bit messy, no cap, but it's still rather organized, at least.

I sat to Noel's right, and Flare sat to Noel's left.

"Alright, spill the beans." I said.

"Well..you see, you know how Rushia worked for a guy, and had to do some prostitution...?" Noel asked.

I nodded.

"Okay, I get the gist, but please continue on." I said.

"Well...you see, me and Flare work for this one guy...we were actually being watched by his underlings for quite some time, and then we were hired. It wasn't immediate though. Me and Flare really did a lot of thinking before we entered." Noel said.

"I see...so, do you do titjobs, and whatnot?" I asked her.

"R-Rarely...."

'Rarely, ey? So Noel does have some experience in that…' I thought.

Then again, there's also Flare, so maybe Flare had her share of doing sexual things with men too.

"It's more of a case where we do some bisexual stuff, but 90% of it is me and Noel doing lesbian sex." Flare said.

"Ah, I see." I nodded a bit.

"Yeah...honestly, I wouldn't mind having sex-wait, this is a bit uncomfortable." Noel said while also giggling a bit and putting her right hand on her mouth.

I chuckled.

"Is it 'cause I'm a man?" I asked her.

Noel nodded.

"Well, Shiro-kun, please promise us you won't tell anybody, okay? Not even our genmates know this, so please, keep this a thing between us 3." Flare said.

I nodded.

"I put that on my life." I said.

"Well uh...mind if you continue? Don't worry, take your time, Noel. I won't judge." I continued.

"Okay, um...anyway, I don't mind, you know...having sex with Flare, but...the fact that we're being exploited, and forced to have sex, and not only that, but have thousands of people see this…" Noel clenched her fists and looked down.

"Honestly, Shiro-kun, me and Noel have been feeling the same thing…" Flare said as she also clenched her fists.

"Those disgusting stares of those men...their laughs...their hearts full of wickedness...it's just so disgusting...!" Flare said.

"Honestly...when we saw you, Shiro-kun, we thought you were kinda like them. I-I mean, not really, but...you know, the typical stereotype of men where they were animals, and just cared about themselves, manipulating women for their desires, however...." Noel said.

"You helped Rushia. She also was forced into prostitution for one of those disgusting men. You, a guy who has trust issues against women, helped a girl forced into prostitution for the sake of her father by giving her money and also offered to help her. You're not like those other men. You're just like the Holostars. Actual disciplined men that care about women." Flare said.

"I-I don't care if we're still gonna work for the money just so that we can get out of our financial issues, but the way we were treated, and how merciless the actors were when we had to deal with penises instead of me and Flare doing lesbian sex was just…" Noel said, clenching her fists more, and having tears fall from her face to her hand.

"Not to mention, even when we did lesbian sex, the boss was so forceful, so picky, so...demanding. We weren't happy with what we did at all...!" Flare said.

"Noel...Flare…" I said as I looked at the two of them.

"...Our bodies aren't out for the public though. It's more of a case of the 'dark web' where they had to transfer it there. We're a bit popular, but...the comments and everything just made us feel like objects...It made me and Noel not want to work for prostitution anymore." Flare said.

"What made you guys enter in the first place though...?"

"...Their pay was at least 100k everytime we did sessions."

"W-Woah…'at least'...? What was the highest you've been paid for?"

"The highest we've gotten was around 250k." Flare said.

"Damn...I guess I can't blame you guys if you entered for that much money. That's a lot, really."

"Yeah...but now, enough of the explanation. Now is the real favor that me and Flare would like to ask you." Noel said.

Noel bowed a bit, and Flare stood up.

"Please...when the 3 of us have free time, accompany us there as our escort." Noel said.

Flare also bowed in front of me. I got two girls asking me for a favor now. One to my left, sitting beside me, and one at my front, bowing at a 90-degree angle.

"Me and Noel are gonna stop, and get out of prostitution like what Rushia did. So please, accompany us in case something goes wrong." Flare said.

"...Sure, I'll do it."

Noel and Flare looked at me in the face, and I smiled.

"I understand that you did it for money. Not all of us are financially stable. You all have your reasons like maybe taxes, equipment, or more investments that require bigger sums of money, but if it makes you uncomfortable, then it's for the greater good, especially considering the fact that you 2 are girls, and deserve to be treated with respect, instead of being treated as a sex toy."

Noel cried a bit more, and Flare also started to cry.

Before I knew it, they just pounced at me and hugged me. My left arm just got absorbed into Noel's big chest, and Flare's chest just got squished on me. I didn't care though as I hugged them both back and patted them.

'Ah...even Noel and Flare too...well, this is a lot of girls that I developed a relationship with.' I thought and giggled nervously.

"T-Thank you...so much..." They said.

"Don't mention it." I tapped their backs twice, letting them let go of me.

Noel sniffed and wiped her tears. Flare did the same.

"J-Just to be clear, you didn't get any perverted thoughts right now, right?" Noel asked.

"Well...maybe a bit." I giggled.

"I knew it." Noel giggled.

"Hey, I don't mind if you fantasize about me, but don't steal Noel, okay...?" Flare said.

"Don't worry. I consider my thoughts and my real actions separate. I respect your relationship, Noel, Flare. Be the couple that you two are. I'm more happy knowing you two are happy with each other and doing what you love instead of being controlled for others' desires." I stood up.

They nodded, and Noel also stood up.

"Well...it's approaching nighttime. We might be taking some of your time. Sorry." Noel said.

"Nah nah. I'd be glad to help you two get out of your prostitution problem. Just make sure that if it's tomorrow, we don't go around the afternoon, since I have singing and dancing class at that time."

"Ah, I just remembered! The boys have a different schedule from the girls in terms of idol practice!" Noel said.

"We'll keep that in mind, Shiro-kun." Flare said.

"Mhmm. Well, I guess I'll be going now. Take care of yourselves." I said.

They nodded.

"Bye!" They waved.

I waved back, and went out of their room.

~~Flare's POV~~

"...So I guess we're finally gonna be free, huh?" Noel said to me and giggled.

"Yeah." I giggled as well.

Noel hugged me, and I patted her head.

"It turns out Shiro-kun is a really nice guy, huh?" I said.

"Yeah...I'm glad he's willing to go through the trouble for us." Noel said.

~~Shiro's POV~~

I was playing in CSGO, fighting against CT Expert bots in Dust II, 4th game, and the match was about to start, but then I heard a knock on my door when the match was gonna start in 5 seconds, and I took my headphones off.

"Coming!" I said as I got my black mask, opened the door, and stepped away a bit to see a short green-haired girl.

"A-Am I disturbing something...?" She asked.

"A-Ah, no! Please come in! Make yourself at home!" I said as I stepped back a bit, and she went inside my room.

I closed the door when she finally came in, and she looked around the room.

"Woah...you're really organized." Rushia said.

"Thanks. It's a habit of mine." I said.

"Y-You really are a musician, huh...?" She said as she went close to my desktop.

"Yup. Wait a minute, lemme get the beatbox so that I can sit on it. Sorry, I don't really have any other spare chairs." I said as I got the cajon and put it near my chair.

"A-Ah, don't worry! Please sit in your own chair!"

"Nah, don't worry. Besides, you're rather short, so I'd rather that you sit in my chair 'cause it has elevation."

"R-Really, there's no need!" Rushia said, waving her hands side to side.

"Just follow my orders."

"A-Ah...hai." She said as she got on top of my chair.

"W-Woah...it's so comfortable...!" Rushia said.

"You say that like you've never been on a gaming chair."

We both laughed at that joke, and I proceeded to move her a bit to the left so that I could sit in front of my computer.

"You were playing a game, huh?" She asked.

"Yup. Counter Strike. However, since you came here, I'm gonna stop this for now." I said as I exited the game.

"So...what did you come here for?" I asked.

"Oh, well uh...it's about that guy..." Rushia scratched her head.

"Oh? What about it?"

"You see...I'm about to go to his place again tonight."

"Oh...Okay."

"Um...I'm not gonna force you, but-"

"Lemme beat his ass, please."

"...E-Eh? That was a quick response." Rushia said.

I chuckled and smirked.

"Well...you do want to go back to a normal life, right?"

"Yeah...though, I have one request…" Rushia said.

"Hmm? What is it?"

"P-Please...don't try to kill him...just get him arrested."

"...I'll try. I won't promise anything, since I do tend to do lethal force, but if you say so, then I'll try to knock them out quick and call the police."

Rushia smiled widely and instantly hugged me.

"W-Wha-!"

"T-Thank you...!"

I kept a surprised face before going back to a smile and patted her head.

"No problem." I said.

"W-Well...though, what will you do though...?" Rushia asked me.

"Oh. Don't worry. Though, I gotta ask you a few questions, okay?"

"A-Okay…"

"1st: Does the building have any cameras? If so, where are those cameras located?"

"There's 1 camera in the lobby, facing towards the door, then another camera pointing to the counter, then finally, a camera facing the stairs of the 1st floor."

"I see. It's not a very secure building...It's an old apartment, I'm assuming?"

"Un."

"I see...2nd: Where is this guy's room located at?"

"The 3rd floor. Room 38."

"3rd: Are there any elevators in the building?"

"No, there aren't any."

"4th: Does this guy 'Hito' have a weapon of some sort?"

"He...doesn't."

"Not even a knife?"

"Oh, well, he does have a kitchen knife. Other than that, from what I've seen in every nook and cranny of his room, he doesn't even have a gun at all."

"Hmm...his underlings. How many underlings are there?"

"He has 2 underlings there. That makes them 3 in total."

"Are you sure it's just those 3? There's no nearby 'spies' or some other 3rd party there?"

"No. They all live in different places, but they're the only ones who are involved with that guy."

"Is anybody living at the rooms beside Room 38?"

"No. Only at other rooms. At least 2 rooms away from where he was."

"Is there a trash bin near the building or lobby?"

"A-A what?"

"Just answer it."

"Ah, yeah, obviously...though, that's a weird question."

"Welp, gotta take every detail into account. Lastly, Is there only one staircase, or are there multiple staircases?"

"Ah, there are two staircases. One on each side of the building."

"Hmm....okay, I got all the questions I need."

"R-Really? So you can go with me now?"

"Nnnnot yet."

"Eh?"

"I need preparation. It's not like in the animes and shows where I can just straight up beat those guys and "wow, Rushia is back to a normal streamer" type of fantasy shit. I need to prepare a few things. Don't worry, I have everything I need here." I said as I went to my closet.

"Hmm...?"

I went to my closet, and got a random old shirt out. It was a white shirt. One that I used 2 years ago. I also got myself another mask. This was another type of mask. The disposable ones. It was a blue mask.

"Alright, Rushia. Please look there for a sec." I said as I pointed at my kitchen.

"Eh...? Why?"

"Just."

"A-Alright…"

I went to the crates under my bed, and I opened it. I was looking for an object that resembled a bit of a lightsaber's handle. I found it after searching through the rummage of my guns and knives, and I pulled it out.

It was my expandable baton.

"Alright...last but not least...."

I looked at Rushia.

"Rushia, you can look this way now, by the way."

"Ah, okay!" She said as she looked at me.

"So...Rushia, you have spare bags? Those bags you use for like gifts, or when you buy clothes."

"Y-Yes! I have those!"

"Really? Well, at least 1 is enough. Please bring it, okay?"

"O-Okay...a-are you trying to set an alibi of some sort?"

"Kinda. More like I just wanna be secretive. Ever watched a K-drama called City Hunter from around 2010?"

"No."

"Well, just search it when we're in the taxi, and you'll get what I mean when you see how the protagonist works. If you're too lazy though, basically, I'm trying to be a 'vigilante'."

"Ah..! I get it!"

"Mhmm. Anyway, let's not waste time, Rushia. I mean...my preparation for my debut is good and all, but yours is my first priority."

'"Un! Let's do this, Shiro-niichan!"

Me and Rushia prepared a few more things. I was already prepared, but for that "bag" of hers. I had to fill it with extra clothes from Rushia, I also brought a sling bag with me, and put my things in there, especially my white shirt. I also brought my anti-rad glasses with me, just to add a bit more to the disguise, 'cause why not?

I also told her that, if things happened to go wrong, she would say something along the lines of "Nyah!~ How lewd!~"

We rode a taxi, and we talked about a few stuff. However...just like what we did in the last taxi, we clung to each other. I mean, I will admit, I am a clingy person, that sometimes, I'd hug my mom when I'm near her just 'cause I love her, but I never knew Rushia was also clingy like this. Then again, she's a brocon.

We had to rush though. First, we went to the mall, and bought a digital voice recorder. We finally went down, and rode another taxi. We can't waste time if we want to make Rushia not suspicious at all.

We finally arrived there, and I breathed out. My heart was beating fast, not because I feared of messing up though. I'm a soldier, there's no way I could fuck up something as simple as this.

What I really feared was if Rushia is able to execute the plan properly. I trust her though.

"Phew...alright, just go ahead, Rushia. I'll follow ya."

"Un."

"Remember. Act natural. I don't know you. You don't know me. I don't exist in your mind. You don't exist in mine."

"Un."

~~Rushia's POV~~

I carried my bag that Shiro told me to carry, filled with all my clothes, making sure to leave space in it, and I went up to the guy's room, and I knocked on his door.

'Whoo...okay, remember to seduce him and quickly get us to a position where he'll be very vulnerable. I just hope my virginity really won't be taken away though...Shiro did say there's a few risks to this, but we both are willing to do it...!' I thought.

"...Oh? It's Rushia-chan. You finally came! Hehehe…" He said in his deep voice.

"Y-Yeah..."

I went in after he opened the door.

"Oh? You brought a couple clothes with you, ey? That's rare."

"Well...I'd like to talk with you for a bit about that…"

'Oh...I'm nervous. Shiro, please tell me you're in position!'

I set down my bag and faced him as he went in front of me with his big belly also facing towards me, and his underlings also looked at me.

"You see...I'd like to get myself some 100k yen...you think that offer is still open for me...?"

"...Oh? Why do you ask? Do you want me to fuck your brains out 'till you can't stand up?"

"A-As long as...I can get myself 100k yen, I-I'm willing to do anything."

"Heh...well, I'd do anything for Rushia-chan, you know...?"

"I-If that's the case..."

I looked up at him in the eyes.

"Tonight...p-please make me into your personal onahole...!"

"...He...Hehe...Ahaha...! Hahahaha!" He laughed as I took a step back while still keeping eye contact.

"Ah...well, you know the drill, boys." He said as he snapped his fingers.

"E-Eh...? K-KYAH!~" I moaned as one of his underlings went behind me and rubbed my nipples.

"Hihihi...! Time to finally have fun with Rushia-chan...!"

"Well, I do love Mel's body more than Rushia's. However, I don't mind 'borrowing' for a while." The other guy with glasses said as he giggled.

'H-Huh...? Mel...? Like...Yozora Mel from Hololive?' I thought in my mind.

"I forgot to say it, Rushia-chan...! I forgot that it's not just me who'll take your virginity, but also my friends...! Hehehe! I mean, I'm not TOTALLY a selfish asshole, you know?"

"A-Ahn!~ H-How lewd...!~"

"I know, right? Well, take care, Rushia-chan, because you did say that you would be my personal onahole!" He laughed as he licked his lips in a circular motion.

"Nyah!!~" I moaned as the guy that rubbed my nipples pinched it hard.

"Now then...let's get to fun, Rushia-cha-"

"Knock knock knock" goes the door.

'Y-Yes...! Shiro, now's your chance to strike...!'

"E-Eh...? What's happe...ning...?" I asked as the guy who went behind me stopped rubbing my nipples, and the other guy also looked at the door.

~~Shiro's POV~~

'Alright, she said the signal, and now is the time for me to stop the recording.' I thought as I pressed on the "stop" button, and put the recorder into my hoodie's right pocket while also getting my right hand out of my sleeve, since I put my right hand in the sleeve. Although I still might get fingerprints on it, knowing how forensic methods have come a long way, at least I tried.

I knocked on the door 3 times, and I waited in front of it, waiting for some response.

When I came here, I made sure to wait 7 seconds before I followed Rushia. My appearance in the cameras was a guy with his hood up and his face slightly looking down, putting his hands in his pockets with a slightly slouched back. My sling bag was actually inside my hoodie. When I finally went to this room, I unzipped it quickly, put the sling bag over my hoodie, and put the hoodie back to normal.

"H-Hello? Who is it?" I heard a deep voice from the other side that resembled those from NTR animes. What a good voice actor, am I right? He'll be even better at voice acting when I stick this fist of mine up his fucking throat.

"Ah, sorry for bothering you, sir!" I giggled and said in a tone that employees use when serving customers. Not that I had experience in that though.

"There's somebody looking for you downstairs in the lobby."

"T-The lobby...?" He said, before finally opening the door a bit.

'Heh. Dumbass.' I grinned internally.

"U-Um. Can I please ask as to who that person might be-" He got cut off when I quickly put my foot on the door and kicked it like I was trying to jump on one foot.

"A-ARGH!" He screamed as he fell on his back while flailing his arms in the air.

"W-Woah!" Rushia said as she instantly stepped back to avoid "Hito" from also making her fall.

The door was wide open, and I stepped inside and closed the door.

"Well then…" I said as I twisted the lock of the doorknob to make it horizontal.

"Let the fun start, EY...?" I added some force in the 'ey' as I put my foot on his chest, and added some of my body weight to it.

"G-Grrr...!" He grabbed at it as he tried to get my foot off of his chest.

"Oi, teme. Let go." I said as I raised my foot slightly, and stomped his chest. Though the gap was small, I know how to amplify my strength with technique.

"G-GARGH...!!!" He said.

"Y-You motherfucker...!" The guy behind Rushia said as he went to the kitchen counter.

"Heh. Do what you want." I said as I kicked "Hito" in the chest once more, and he grunted.

I got my baton from my hoodie, and I whipped it downwards to make it extend to 16 inches.

"E-E-Eurgh...! I-I don't want any part of this...!" The guy with glasses shouted as he tried to run past me.

"I-Iyah!" Rushia grunted as she dove towards him and grabbed his left leg, making him fall onto his stomach.

"G-Gragh!" He grunted as he tried to push himself up.

"Heh. Good job, Rushia." I said as I kicked him at the sides to turn him over, and he grunted once.

Rushia got off of him and panted as she stood up and held her chest to look at me beat the shit out of him. Well, Rushia wasn't that innocent to start with, but please, Rushia, look away.

I whacked the baton to his body, making him jump and curl to where I hit him, and once more on his left stomach, making him curl more and hold that area, before finally letting go and grabbing his collar with my left hand to bring him closer to me. I then punched him in the face while making sure that I punched all the way like I'm punching through it.

He snapped his head back, before looking at his front to then proceed to fall like a ragdoll and totally go unconscious.

"L-Look behind you, Shiro-niichan!" Rushia said.

'Got it. The guy with a knife is gonna stab me. Boohoo. I'm scared.' I thought.

I ducked and used my right arm to charge at him as I pushed myself with my left leg, dodging his incoming stab, and also making us both fall to the ground.

"S-Shiro-niichan!" Rushia said as she tried to run towards me.

"Don't!" I shouted as I held his left hand with the knife, and used my right hand to teach this guy not to fuck with an ex-general.

I punched him a good 4 times in the face, leaning in a lot with the 4th punch to fall forward towards his face to make sure he's knocked out, and he let go of his knife as he fell unconscious.

"Alright...last one." I said as I faced the fat fuck, and he started hyperventilating a lot.

"N-N-No...! Please no, God!" He said as he turned to me and started crawling backwards.

"Ah...if only you regretted your actions about 4 months ago, this wouldn't have happened, fucko."

"L-L-Listen, you want cash? I got cash. I can give you like-EURGH!!!" He screamed as I grabbed him by the collar, which then he proceeded to grunt a bit, seeing that my kicks to his chest really affected him.

"I don't give a fuck about your cash." I said while growling a bit.

"E-EURGH! L-L-Listen, I-I'm sorry! Y-You must be Rushia-chan's friend, right...? Right? I'm sorry! I'll leave her alone from now on-" His final words got cut off before my right fist punched his face ONCE, and he instantly got knocked down to the ground. I even broke his glasses.

"...I don't need your apology, motherfucker." I said as I stood up.

"Rushia, the rope is still there, right?" I asked as I got the recorder out, making sure to get it with my right hand through my hoodie's sleeve.

"Yes."

"Drop it on the ground."

"Hai."

"After that, go wash your face and tidy up your hair. Make sure to tell me when you're done, and I'll see if your outfit is proper." I said as I put the voice recorder in the middle of the room.

"Un!" She said as she dropped the rope on the ground, and quickly went to the kitchen counter to wash her face.

"Sigh...welp, time to tie these motherfuckers up." I said to myself in English as I got the rope, and started tying them up, both from hands and feet.

I made sure that none of them were at least a bit conscious when I did it. It seems I'm too strong for them though, 'cause they didn't even jerk an inch.

When I was done, Rushia was also done washing her face and tidying up her hair. Her outfit was okay, and now it was my turn to wash my face and tidy up my hair. While that was happening, I also told her to call the police to come to this location. I got my hoodie off of me, made sure to put water on my face, and use the towel that Rushia used to wipe her face.

After that, I took out everything in Rushia's bag, put my hoodie at the very bottom while also picking up my pen and paper that I told her to bring, put the clothes back, and I wrote stuff on small pieces of torn paper.

3 papers read "We made a girl into a sex toy". The other paper is near the audio recorder, reading "Evidence" with arrows pointing at it.

After that, I moistened my hair with a bit of water, lightly tapping everywhere, and then I used the towel again to dry it. I then combed my hair quickly, and put the comb in Rushia's bag.

"Alright, Rushia. Go out first. We'll go in separate taxis."

"A-Un...but what about you?"

"Don't worry. I'll follow you in a bit. Just go home first, okay?"

Rushia paused for a bit, before finally nodding, and opening the door to go out.

"Sigh....1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10. Let's go." I said as I changed my mask to my usual black mask, opened the door, and breathed out as I put my anti-rad glasses on. I also got my cologne and put some near my neck, before putting it inside my bag quickly.

I finally got down to the first floor, and went out. It seems Rushia finally took a taxi and went to the Holohouse ahead of me.

I called for a taxi, and once I got inside it, I breathed out and told the driver to take me to a certain eatery where I mostly buy takeouts from.

I closed my eyes as I smiled.

'Rushia's finally safe now, huh...? Heh. Somehow, that makes me happy…' I thought.

Well, I did become a soldier to help people. Maybe that played a huge part in my satisfaction?

'I wonder what other challenges I'll be facing in the future...?'

~~???'s POV~~

"Hehehe...Kuya Shiro, you're so handsome…" I said to myself as I looked at his picture in my phone when my father passed me this.

~A/N: Kuya = "Big Brother" in Tagalog (Filipino)~

I kept looking at him from the bottom to the top, every inch, every detail. I didn't care how much time passed. I just...wanted to keep looking at him.

"...No. Not Kuya Shiro....rather, Shiro-niichan." I giggled.

"I can't wait to finally meet you in Japan…"

"Shiina!" I heard my father call me.

"A-Ah! Coming!" I said in Tagalog.

I looked at my phone and gave it a kiss.

"I'll be back, Shiro-niichan." I said in English.

I went to my father and mother at the dinner table, and we put our hands together as we prayed our usual prayer before we ate our food.

"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen." We said.

I got one scoop of rice, and then another scoop, making it approximately 1 cup of rice. Before I got some actual food, my dad reminded me something.

"Shiina, go to sleep early, okay? At most, sleep at 9. We gotta go to the airport early tomorrow."

"Yup!"

"Shiina, you feel excited to meet your real biological brother there in Japan?" My mom asked me.

"Yep! I mean, ever since you two revealed it to me, I…"

"Yeah, we know. You changed a lot. I was glad to introduce him to you. Ever since, you seem happier and livelier than ever." My dad giggled.

"Yeah!"

"Ah yes, remember to wash your face before you go to bed, hah?" My mom said.

"Yeah, yeah. Got it, mom." I giggled.

We ate dinner, and after that, I washed the dishes, and went to the bathroom to wash my face with soap.

After washing it, I spit out some saliva, and dried my face with a towel. I looked at myself in the mirror to tidy up my hair, and looked at my reflection.

A girl with a red left eye and a blue right eye, with white shoulder-length hair that has a couple black hair strands here and there. That's me. My appearance is a bit weird, but nonetheless, I embrace it...after all, Shiro-niichan also embraced his flaws, and especially what happened to him recently.

"I hope Shiro-niichan thinks I'm pretty too." I giggled.

I turned the lights off, went to my bed, and breathed out.

"Welp, good night to me, I guess."

I got my phone, and looked for Shiro-niichan's pic there. When I saw it, I smiled.

"...And goodnight, Shiro-niichan." I said as I kissed my phone's screen once more, and turned it off as I laid it under my pillow.

I hugged my body pillow, and wrapped my left leg around it, imagining that I was hugging my biological brother beside me.

"I love you so much...please have a good night's sleep there." I giggled and smiled as I drifted off to sleep.