I took off my blazer and rolled up my right sleeve. My bare arm was clad not in skin, but silver. It was a silver prosthetic arm, a star armament just like my twinblade.
Braveright. This star armament was different from Chronoslayer and Snowbloom in that it was permanent, and therefore always present.
As I held my twinblade in my left hand, I bent my right wrist up, then bent it down twice and clenched it into a fist. Instantly, the click of a loaded gun sounded out, and an empty casing flew out from the mechanical part of my right arm with a hollow clink.
The series of movements I had just made with my arm were all in order to eject that cartridge. Unleashing the star power that had been charged in it would allow me to power up one of my attacks by a great deal.
I raised my right arm. A staggering amount of star power was overflowing from within. Then, I slammed it down onto the concrete.
With a rumble, the earth split, and a concrete wall rose up before me. Even though it would soon be pierced by the icicles, it could still buy me a little time.
Cracks spread out from me along the ground, crumbling the frozen surface. The stage was now a mess, but at least I didn’t need to worry about slipping anymore.
I picked up my twinblade and sprang out from behind the concrete wall.
“Aww, look what you did!” Yukihime stared at the totaled stage.
This space nullified physical damage against human bodies, but objects could still be destroyed. The teachers would probably get mad at me later, but if it meant beating Yukihime, then it’d be more than worth it.
“Guess it’s okay for me to break some stuff too, then.”
Suddenly, I felt some intense star power coming down from above. I looked up to see a block of ice that was large enough to cover up half the stage.
Yep... This is a one-hit-kill. I mean, I won’t die here, but it’ll definitely hurt like hell.
“There it is! The Stardrop!”
“He’s dead meat... She wins!”
I could hear the students shouting. Due to its flashiness, this was one of Yukihime’s most popular moves.
...Hey, who are they calling dead meat?
“Guess that’s it for today.”
As the block of ice came sailing down, I spun my twinblade in my right hand and threw it down. I hadn’t sped up my body. All I did was boost the speed at which star power was charged into the cartridge in my right arm.
Progress Boost. By boosting my star power charge speed, I could power up one attack to an immense degree. Star power was already charged up in the cartridge, and by ejecting it, I could greatly increase my star power output. Ejecting and Progress Boost were each capable of boosting me on their own, but in order to obliterate this block of ice, I needed to pull out all the stops.
The block of ice eclipsed my vision.
“It’s not over...”
I ejected the cartridge, releasing a colossal amount of charged-up star power.
“...till I say it is!!”
I raised my right arm over my head. My silver fist crashed into the crystalline blue ice, and my body was slammed down into the ground. Even more fissures spread out along the ruined ground in a radial pattern.
We clashed for a moment, then I heard a sharp snap. Cracks began to run up along the ice block, until finally it split in two. A heavy boom echoed through the arena, and was immediately followed by the students’ cheers.
That’s it, kids. Go wild. I’m about to defeat the world’s most powerful star sorcerer.
I had only managed to nullify her attack, yet I already felt like I had won. Then, I started to get a strange feeling. The students weren’t looking at me. They were looking above me.
“Well, I guess you fought a little harder than usual today,” Yukihime said arrogantly. Sheathing Snowbloom, she crossed her arms.
“Why are you acting like you’ve already won?”
“Look above you.”
“Above?”
I looked up. Now there was an even bigger block of ice floating there.
“Really?”
There was no way I’d be able to immediately charge up enough star power to destroy that. I raised my twinblade, spun it, ejected, and... Nope, I wasn’t going to make it.
“Now kneel before me and lick the ground. That’s what defeat tastes like.” Yukihime revealed a sadistic smile, and that was the last thing I saw right before I lost.
“...Soft.”
That word was all that existed in my mind.
“Oh, are you awake now?”
“...Huh?”
I could hear a voice. It was such an adorable voice, just hearing it was enough to make strength come surging out from within me. I extended my hand toward the beautiful voice...
Smush.
What was that soft feeling? No, wait, I knew this feeling. How could I ever forget? These were...
“Wah, mm, mmm... H-hey, big brother, why are you touching me there?”
My little sister’s boobs!
“...Good morning, Towa. What are you doing?”
“That’s my line!” Someone smacked me in the head.
“Oww... What are you doing, flattie–err, Yukihime?!”
“Don’t even pretend like that was an honest mistake!”
Yukihime’s smack liberated my little sister’s breasts from my hands. Just what was she? A monster? A demon? A man-eating hag?
“Come on, big brother, Yukihime... You’re overdoing it.” Towa sighed as she stared down at me.
Her blonde hair bounced softly. At that moment, my head was resting in Towa’s lap. The softness I felt when I awoke came from her thighs. Her boobs were soft too, though.
I had lost to Yukihime, fallen unconscious, and rested in my little sister’s lap on the side of the stage. Talk about pathetic... Although I didn’t really mind, since it had given me access to little sister thighs.
“Sorry, Kokuya.”
Yukihime apologized. Now this was a rarity. She was the kind of person who believed the whole world belonged to her, and that every member of the human race was basically her servant, so humility was not something she practiced often. She did have a weakness for Towa, though.
“Don’t worry about it,” I replied. I don’t need your consideration. Just go back to your usual arrogant self...
“...Towa, like I’ve always told you, when Yukihime and I fight we go all-out. There’s no way to prevent stuff like this.”
“B-But you lost consciousness, big brother...”
“Yeah. It happens all the time. People can’t get hurt in there, so it doesn’t matter.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I’m sure.”
Even though the space prevented physical damage, getting hit with enough mental damage to knock someone out over and over again would drive any person crazy. I hadn’t gone crazy yet, though. I was used to it. I mean come on, how many times had she beaten the crap out of me? 999?
“Hmm... I’m still worried, though.”
“Well, I’m grateful for your concern. You’re such a good girl, Towa.” I stroked Towa’s hair as I rested on her thighs.
“Heh heh heh! Thanks!” Towa grinned goofily.
“Are you two done yet?” Yukihime glared at us out of the corners of her eyes.
“I dunno. I could keep this up forever.”
“Lunchtime is going to end, you know?”
“You really think I can escape from the softness of these thighs?”
“I can’t believe you can say that with a straight face.”
“But I’m serious.”
“Come on, stop being silly, big brother. Want to go to the infirmary?” Towa stood up.
Towa’s thighs slipped away from my head. Farewell, my love!
Afterwards, Yukihime finished up the class, and all the students started to leave.
“You looked pretty awesome out there!” “Don’t give up!” “You’ve got a huge sister complex!”
I did my best to send fake smiles back to the middle school students who shouted stuff at me on their way out. It seemed like I had earned myself a better reputation than what I started out with, but it was partly due to a rather embarrassing reason.
...I mean yes, I know I have a sister complex, but still.
Right after school ended and I was getting ready to head home, I got a text.
My Lovely Sister: Want to walk home today?
Big bro: I love you
My Lovely Sister: Communicate!
Big bro: ok
My Lovely Sister: I need to talk to you about buying something that I want to keep secret from Yukihime.
Big bro: buying what a bra
My Lovely Sister: No!
My Lovely Sister: If it was, then I wouldn’t invite you to come along...
Big bro: why not
Big bro: invite me
My Lovely Sister: Communicate!
Big bro: ok
Big bro: so a date just the two of us after school?
My Lovely Sister: Fine, whatever, just come and meet me in front of the school gate!
Big bro: yes, my dear sister
Big bro: I’ll be there after I lose the flattie
My Lovely Sister: Stop saying mean things about Yukihime! No more boob jokes!
Big bro: ok
And that was that.
“What are you smirking about? Did you get a text from Towa?”
“How’d you know?”
“The only time your perv face gets even creepier is when she’s involved somehow.”
“I guess.”
“What did she want?”
“Oh, nothing. I’m gonna walk home alone today. Got something to take care of.”
“Oh. You’re going straight home?”
“Probably. If it turns out that I’ll be home late, I’ll let you know.”
“Okay.”
“See ya.”