Then, a thought popped into my mind. Oh no. There was no way to dodge a vertical scythe attack in mid-air. I managed to block the scythe’s blade with my right arm, but the powerful swing sent me flying.
Just before I went flying off the stage, I lodged my twinblade into the ground. Sparks flew as it cut through the tile, slowing me down and keeping me within bounds.
As I stood up, I pulled my blade out and tried to close the distance again. Gusts of wind blew out from ahead as Nagisaki surrounded himself with a violent whirlwind. Blades of wind shot out at me, but I managed to dodge them all and get in close. I swung my long blade down, and then it happened.
An extremely powerful gust of razor-sharp wind shot out, distorting my blade’s trajectory. More wind continued to pour out, and I could feel my body sliding backwards.
“It’s not ideal, but I suppose I’ll have to win this way.”
More wind blades came flying toward me. I crouched down, dodged them, and muttered: “That’s what you were planning?!”
He wanted to pick me off from afar without letting me close the gap again. It was basically the same thing that Yukihime had tried yesterday, when she froze the ground to paralyze me and started shooting icicles. Since I had no long-range attacks at my disposal, there was no way for me to fight back when I was far away. But...
“...How stupid do you think I am, Sakisaki?!”
I spun my twinblade with my right hand and sped up my body. In an instant, I was behind him. He was still surrounded by that violent whirlwind, though, so I had no way to attack him.
I channeled star power into my twinblade and twisted the hilt. With that, the blades disconnected from the hilt, and the twinblade split into two separate blades. I gripped the dagger in my right hand, filled my right arm cartridge with star power, sped it up, and ejected it. A cartridge shell flew out, and I could feel star power overflowing from my right arm.
With the massive star power pulsing, I performed a powerful throw. My blade cut through the wind and stabbed Nagisaki in the shoulder just as he was turning around.
“Ggh...” A groan slipped out from Nagisaki’s mouth.
The wind had knocked my blade off its target, so that single attack wasn’t enough to win it for me. I wasn’t really surprised, though. That wasn’t a real long-distance technique, but something I had done out of desperation. I couldn’t have expected it to be perfectly accurate. But it did manage to stop the wind, if only for a moment. I didn’t miss this chance, and quickly threw my long blade. Without enough time to fill it with star power, it was weaker than my last throw, and Nagisaki simply used his scythe to deflect it. But the opening he made when he did so – that was what I had been waiting for.
Before my long blade even left my hand, I had already kicked off from the ground in order to fully close the distance. Another cartridge went spinning into the air as I ejected it. After swinging his scythe again, Nagisaki was wide open, and I swung my fist down hard. His body flew off the stage and went crashing into one of the arena’s walls.
A soft clink echoed as the cartridge shell hit the ground.
“I win.”
The moment I said that, Nagisaki staggered to his feet. “I-I... I’m going to win next time, you hear me?”
“You say that every time.”
Suddenly, I realized that Yukihime and I also said the exact same things every time.
...No. I’m going to beat her today, once and for all.
Soon, Yukihime and I were staring each other down again.
“Nice fight. Ready to do this?” she asked.
“Yeah. Did you practice saying the word ‘master?’”
“Did you decide on the color for you collar? I’m merciful enough to let you have a say on that.”
“Hah. Yeah right... C’mon, let’s do this!”
It was our thousandth battle. And the winner was...
“Big brother... What are you doing?”
With a thud, Towa dropped her bag on the ground.
When Towa got back from school and saw Yukihime and I inside the house, her eyes grew wide, and that question coldly slipped out from her mouth. It came as no surprise, though. After all, I was on my hands and knees, and Yukihime was sitting on my back.
“Welcome home, Towa,” we both said.
“I-I’m home...”
I locked eyes with my little sister. Yukihime was sitting on my back and doing her homework. I was also doing my homework, albeit on the ground.
“Big brother.”
“What?”
“Can I ask you again?”
“Sure, ask me whatever you want.”
“What are you doing?”
“Don’t keep asking me that...”
“Make up your mind.”
“You can ask me anything that doesn’t have to do with my current situation.”
“But that’s the number one thing I want to know...”
Yukihime spoke up. “Towa. I’m sorry, but as of this day, your brother, well, he’s become my servant.”
I had fought with Yukihime, and I had lost yet again. Thus, I was now her servant. I just couldn’t beat her...
“Y-your... your servant...?”
“It’s okay,” I said. “It’s okay. Towa. I’ll be back to normal soon.”
“Big brother...”
“What?”
“Can I take a picture of you?” Towa already had her phone out.
“What? Why?!”
“It’s so rare to see you at Yukihime’s mercy like this.” Towa chuckled.
She was just so adorable. But why, dear sister? When did you ever awaken to such a twisted fetish?
“Hey, Towa, that almost makes it sound like I’m at his mercy most of the time.”
“But it’s true–” Before I could get the rest out, Yukihime spanked me.
“You are to remain silent until I give you permission to speak.”
“Yes, mistress...”
“Towa, you can take as many pictures as you want. As his mistress, I give you full permission.”
“Okay!” And so, Towa happily documented me as I crawled along the ground.
“You really like Kokuya’s new appearance that much?”
“It’s just kind of nice to see someone who always pushes his luck get humiliated like this,” Towa explained happily.
It appeared that my little sister had some problems of her own. Although I guess I sort of understood how she felt. After all, I loved humiliating Yukihime, who also had an inclination for getting carried away.
Ohh, we’re so alike... She really is my sweet little sister, through and through... I just wish she wasn’t enjoying my humiliation so much... No, seriously...
“I’m finally free...” I muttered, alone in my room.
Yukihime had been getting back at me for all the times I had toyed with her. I had become her plaything... But now, Yukihime was taking a bath, and Towa was in her own room. Once Yukihime got out, I was sure that she’d start messing with me again, so I racked my brains and tried to think of some way to escape.
“Eeeeeeeeeek!” Suddenly, Yukihime shrieked.
“What happened?!” I shouted, and hurried to the bathroom. I opened the door, and Yukihime grabbed on to me – with her bra unfastened, and her panties pulled down, that is.
Not only that, but her hair had been freed from its ribbon. Her snow white skin and bony, slender body were in full view. Her chest and her butt were both small, but I saw beauty in their ephemeral natures.