“Ah, sis. You’re here…?”
“Yeah. Mina, here’s a handkerchief.”
After finishing the broadcast, my sister smiled and handed me a handkerchief.
“D-Did you happen to watch my broadcast…?”
“Yeah. It seemed like Mina was really touched.”
“I didn’t cry….”
Still, I accepted the handkerchief and lightly dabbed at my eyes.
“Then let’s eat dinner. I prepared it in advance.”
“Ah, okay….”
Dinner was sushi that my sister bought, and out of all the different types, the best one was, of course, the tuna.
Really, sushi is best with tuna.
“Did you finish all your work…?”
“Yeah… I finished everything.”
My sister, a reader model for a famous magazine, is always busy, but this year she’s been particularly swamped. She even said she took vacation time around my birthday, so she had even more work piled up, making her think that if things went badly, she might not be able to see me this summer vacation. Thankfully, it seemed like she sorted things out somehow.
“But I have to go back the day after tomorrow….”
She sighed as she said that.
Usually, when she takes leave, it lasts about five days, but this time it’s only three. It’s no wonder she’s sighing.
“But Mom said she’s coming back tomorrow, so… it’s a relief we can spend time together.”
“True.”
After that, we chatted about various things, and of course, the conversation turned to my broadcast.
“You’re going to broadcast again soon, right?”
“Ah, yeah. I think I need to watch the ending of this visual novel I’m playing… at least one more time.”
Honestly, considering the playtime, I thought I had done enough broadcasting today, but ending it after only seeing the dead ending felt a bit off. By the end of today, I was determined to see at least one of the normal, good, or true endings.
★
“Is it really time to go back now?”
“…Don’t worry. No matter what happens, I will come back. It’s a promise. Hiroto, I also don’t want to live in a world without you. So don’t cry.”
As she spoke, Hestia wiped my tears, and just like me, she was crying too.
I didn’t want to part ways, but why did we have to separate?
What do the rules of the world matter?
Even if it’s god and human, we were happy together.
I felt like those resentments could spill out of my mouth at any moment.
But I shouldn’t. That’s not what I should be doing right now.
I had to send her off with a smile.
Only then would she be able to return with a smile someday.
“…Have a safe trip, My Goddess.”
“Yeah. I’ll be back for sure. To see you.”
…And thus, time passes.
I resigned from my former job and joined a new one.
One day, a female colleague confessed to me.
I shook my head and declined.
Because there was already someone… No, a goddess residing in my heart.
That goddess was more jealous than I had imagined, and when she returns, it’s likely she’ll get angry upon learning that I was dating someone.
One day, I found myself drinking with my boss.
During our drinks, my boss asked me.
“Huyune, don’t you have any thoughts of getting married? You’re in your 30s now, right?”
“Well…”
I had never truly thought about marriage.
Everyone around me were good people, and I hadn’t felt lonely just being at home.
“Maybe if you’re thinking about it, would you like to meet my daughter? She seems to like you.”
Your daughter, huh?
I’ve seen my boss’s daughter a few times when she came to collect the lunch her dad left behind.
She was certainly beautiful and seemed to have a good personality.
But…
“I’m sorry. I have to decline.”
I shook my head, rejecting my boss’s proposal.
“Well, that’s understandable. You must have your reasons. But may I ask what they are?”
“…I already have someone I like. Meeting someone else in that situation feels disrespectful.”
“…I see.”
Time kept flowing, and soon I was approaching my 40s.
“…It’s late. It’s already been 20 years, My Goddess.”
The flame that seemed like it would never extinguish began to fade away slowly.
Fear washed over me that this emotion would become just a memory.
What if she had already forgotten me? That fear swelled up inside me.
To forget those feelings, I started drinking.
After a long time, I made curry at home.
Recalling past memories, I made it just like the way she and I used to.
But the taste of that curry was utterly terrible…
“I’m lonely. I miss you, My Goddess…”
And I shed tears.
“I missed you too, Hiroto.”
“…Huh?”
And then a miracle happened.
I jumped up and turned around; there she was, standing there.
Just like before, she looked at me with a smile.
“You’ve aged a lot, Hiroto.”
“…It’s too late, My Goddess. 30 years?”
“I’m sorry. Things got a lot busier than I thought.”
It’s alright. Just seeing you again like this is enough.
“I’m back, Hiroto.”
“Welcome back, My Goddess.”
★
[【The Day the God Falls】I will never abandon you! #Star’s Flow 2nd Generation #Kainoh Izumi]
[And so our story begins again.]
[Normal End: The Day it Continues Again]
“Phew… It’s f-finally over….”
After over two hours of a grand journey, I finally saw the normal ending.
-That’s touching.
“Yeah….”
It was definitely an emotional story.
In a way, it was a predictable ending, but that kind of straightforward story touches the heart.
“…But now Hiroto is over 50, right? Isn’t it too late for you, Hestia?”
-Stop trying to ruin the touching ending.
“No, I-I’m not trying to ruin the ending….”
But that’s the cold hard fact.
Thirty years might be a short time for a god who lives forever, but for a human, it’s an incredibly long time, right?
Even Hiroto directly said that Hestia was too late.
“No matter how I think about it, I feel like Hiroto is going to get mad later…?”
-Who recommended this work to Mei-chan?
This is so unfair.
I just stated a fact; why am I being treated like this?
I didn’t even say it was boring…
“…W-Well, this is the normal ending, right? I’m looking forward to the good ending and the t-true ending.”
-There are still a lot of dead endings left.
“I don’t want to know about that?!”
I only want to watch the good endings!
There’s no need to see sad endings, right?
There’s already enough sadness in reality, why squeeze that into games or novels?
I can’t understand…
“By the way, why do all the bad endings in this game always result in the protagonist’s d-death?”
According to Izutomo, it seems like all bad endings in this game inevitably lead to Hiroto’s death.
In fact, all five bad endings I’ve seen so far ended with Hiroto dying, and all labeled Dead End.
-If a human wants to have a relationship with a god, they should be ready for that level of commitment.
“…Is that true.”
I just gained unwanted information.
…How many more times do I have to let Hiroto die before I can see the good ending and true ending?
At this rate, I might lose heart…
“So shall we chat a bit before leaving?”
-You said Anezumi is returning today, right?
“Ah, yeah. She already came back during the broadcast.”
-Dinner?
“Um, we had sushi that my sister brought.”
As we chatted, someone sent a hyperchat with that message.
=MaxOut JP¥ 10,000: Can you collaborate with Anezumi?
“…Huh?”
What does that even mean?
“Well, my sister isn’t a VTuber…?”
-Mei-chan, you always brag about your beautiful sister.
-Introduce her to us as well.
And starting from that hyperchat, requests for me to do a broadcast together with my sister suddenly surged in the chat.
“Ah, no, um….”
Sometimes when Izutomo asks about my family, it’s true that I’ve bragged about my mom and sister being beautiful.
I’ve even drawn my sister upon request during a drawing broadcast.
But I can’t say anything bad since my sister is actually watching my broadcast, right?
She is truly beautiful after all.
But since I bragged about her, they want me to do a broadcast together.
What kind of nonsensical logic is this?
“W-Wait a moment? Everyone, calm down…”
I tried my best to calm the atmosphere.
=Blank JP¥ 50,000: I want to see Mei-chan and Anezumi together in a broadcast!
-I want to see Anezumi!
The chat had fallen into madness, and my words didn’t reach them.
Even messages in English and Korean, which normally don’t show up as much, were now all asking to bring my sister in.
“…E-Err, everyone! See you again next time!”
-Oh, she ran away!
-Bye, Izumi!
Ultimately, faced with such madness, I could only choose to run away.
★
[Kainoh Izumi: Everyone wants to see me broadcast with my sister, what should I do?]
[Kainoh Izumi: Is there any rule stopping that…?]
[Manager: It’s a bit sudden, but if your sister is okay with it, there shouldn’t be a problem.]
[Kainoh Izumi: Eh?]
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[Kainoh Izumi☆Star’s Flow @KainoIzumi · 3 minutes ago]
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Please look forward to it!
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