"Since that's the case, let's pay a visit," Nao clapped her hands and then looked at Hakuto.
"You're going in first!"
"Huh? Me? First?" Hakuto pointed at himself in disbelief.
"Are we going to war? Why do I have to go in first?"
Hakuto swore, if they were going up against those neuroscientists, he wouldn't say a word and would charge in immediately!
But in this situation, how could "going in first" even be the right term?
"Since this is your area of expertise, gathering some intel first will make things much easier for the next steps."
"Damn... But I can't just gather intel right in front of Otosaka Yuu, can I?"
Hakuto was starting to regret it. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have said those things in front of Otosaka Yuu.
He basically shot himself in the foot.
"Don't worry, we'll handle Otosaka Yuu."
"Alright, you're the boss, whatever you say."
Hakuto didn't refuse Nao's proposal. After all, he wanted to see Ayumi too, and now he had the perfect excuse.
After school, Hakuto sneaked over to the student dormitory and stood in front of the Otosaka household.
"Otosaka Yuu, let me just apologize in advance."
Hakuto wasn't here to gather intel. After all, he already knew everything there was to know about the Collapse.
His real reason for being here? To steal someone's little sister.
And he had even given Otosaka Yuu a heads-up beforehand!
This was all under Nao's orders too!
That meant he could go all in without any guilt!
Sorry, Otosaka Yuu, but it's not that I'm a terrible friend—your little sister is just too cute.
I want a sister like her too!
After collecting his thoughts, Hakuto knocked on the door.
Before long, Ayumi opened it.
"Coming..."
"Whoa!! It's Hakuto-nii! What are you doing here!?"
The moment she saw Hakuto, Ayumi's face turned bright red, her whole body brimming with excitement.
"Long time no see, Ayumi."
"Long time no see, Hakuto-nii! (//∇//)"
Hearing her call him "nii," Hakuto felt his entire being healed.
As expected! Little sisters are the cutest beings in the world!
Sorry, Otosaka Yuu!
"Come in, Hakuto-nii." Ayumi took an extra pair of slippers from the shoe rack and placed them in front of Hakuto.
"Is Yuu not home yet?"
"Not yet..." Ayumi shook her head. "Hakuto-nii, are you here to see Yuu-nii?"
"Nope, I came to see you, Ayumi." Hakuto patted her head with a smile.
Then, he took out an album he had gotten from Yusa and handed it to Ayumi.
"What's this?" Ayumi instinctively took the album from him.
"Consider it a belated housewarming gift."
Ayumi was still wondering what it was when, in the next second, she saw Yusa's signature on the album cover—her whole body almost collapsed on the spot!
"This is Yusarin's limited-edition album! And it even has her handwritten autograph!"
"Am I dreaming?!"
"You don't have to be that dramatic." Hakuto quickly supported her, afraid she'd actually faint.
"Whoa!! Thank you so much, Hakuto-nii! This is the best gift ever!"
Overwhelmed with excitement, Ayumi leaped forward and hugged Hakuto's neck.
"This is Yusarin's actual autograph! Hakuto-nii, how did you even get this?"
"Huh? I just casually mentioned it..."
Hakuto was a little dazed. He had only casually brought it up, and Yusa had just given it to him.
"Casually mentioned it? Wait, does that mean you actually know Yusarin?"
"We're friends..."
"That's amazing!!" Ayumi clapped her hands together in excitement, practically glowing with admiration.
"I heard from Yuu-nii that Yusarin transferred into his class. By the way, Hakuto-nii, are you in the same class as Yuu-nii?"
"Yep. He never told you?"
"No... Yuu-nii said you were really busy, and he barely sees you at school."
"I'm not that busy. It's your brother who's going to be the real busy one in the future..."
Hakuto wasn't making things up. The savior of the world, spending years stealing abilities from around the globe...
If that were his fate, he'd rather just slam his head into a wall and end it all!
Seeing Ayumi so excited, Hakuto suddenly had an idea.
"Ayumi, do you want to meet Yusarin in person?"
"Huh? Can I?! Really?! The real one?!"
"Of course. If I give the order, Yusarin will probably be here in an hour."
"Huh? Give the order? Hakuto-nii, are you serious?"
"Of course!"
That was the plan anyway—Hakuto would gather intel, while Nao and the others would keep Otosaka Yuu occupied and then catch up later.
So calling it "giving the order" wasn't exactly wrong... probably.
"By the way, Ayumi, have you run into anything strange lately?"
Even though Hakuto knew the original plot inside out, he still wanted to check in on Ayumi for her safety. Better safe than sorry.
"Something strange?" Ayumi thought for a moment before replying, "A boy at school confessed to me recently, but I turned him down."
"Nice job!!"
As her honorary big brother, there was no way he was letting his little sister date someone!
Rejecting him was the right call!
But the next second, Hakuto suddenly realized—wait, wasn't this the trigger for what was coming next?
Oh well, it didn't matter. He would take care of everything. No need to worry about it.
"Ayumi, if anything happens, don't panic. Stay calm and trust that you'll be okay."
"Huh? Hakuto-nii, why are you suddenly saying this?"
"Just promise me."
"Oh, okay! I promise, Hakuto-nii!"
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