Regarding the Matter of Beautiful Girls Relentlessly Seeking My Body (Experience Points)
Ding-dong.
After Aina pressed the doorbell and waited for a while, a voice came through the intercom.
“Yes? Who is it?”
The voice sounded a lot like Aina’s, but calmer. It must be Sana.
“Sa-nyan! It’s me! Aina!”
“Huh? Sis? Welcome home. That’s sudden. Did you forget your key?”
“Oh… Right. I have my key. I could’ve just walked in normally.”
“Haha, you’re so weird, Sis. Oh well. I’ll open the door now.”
The intercom cut off, and footsteps approached. The door clicked open.
“Welcome home, Sis.”
“I’m home, Sa-nyan.”
The girl who appeared looked very similar to Aina. Her black hair was cut into a neat medium bob at shoulder length, with no inner color highlights. She had the same nose and mouth as Aina. However, around her eyes, she wore a black cloth, wrapped like a headband.
“Um… Who’s this?”
Even though she couldn’t see, Sana turned her face toward me and asked.
“We talked on the phone a little before, remember? He’s the guy from the apartment next door. You know, the one with MetaFocus.”
“Oh, the one who bought MetaFocus even though he doesn’t have a PC?”
So that blunder of mine had already been shared over the phone. Please stop.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Tatsuya Mura. Um… This is a bit sudden, but you really can’t see, right?”
“Oh, sorry. That’s right, I can’t see. But I heard the sound of clothes shifting, so I figured someone was there. Nice to meet you. I’m Sana, Aina’s twin sister. Thank you for always taking care of my sister.”
Sana bowed politely. She seemed far more well-mannered than one would expect from Aina’s twin.
“Standing around talking isn’t great, so please come in. I’ll make some tea.”
“Oh, thank you very much.”
While occasionally touching the wall to check her surroundings, Sana walked smoothly into the room without any sign of unease.
“Aina wants corn potage!”
“Seriously…?”
I was a little exasperated at how Aina showed no restraint around her blind sister. But this was probably just how their sibling relationship worked.
I followed Aina into the living room and sat on the sofa.
Despite her blindness, Sana effortlessly boiled water, prepared teacups and mugs, brewed tea and corn potage soup, and carried them to the table.
After we each took a sip, Sana spoke up.
“So, what’s the sudden visit for? Did you and Mura-san start dating, and you came to tell me?”
Aina immediately choked.
“Gah! Cough! Cough! S-Sa-nyan, don’t say weird things! No way!”
“Hmm… Given the situation, that’s the only logical conclusion.”
Sana had a point. Aina suddenly returned home with a boy she’d never introduced before. It seemed like an obvious relationship announcement.
“Well, actually, I have a present for you, Sa-nyan… Ah, Tatsu-nii, can you get the camera?”
“Got it.”
“Huh? A camera? You’re recording this?”
Ignoring Sana’s confusion, I stood up, held the camera, and pressed the record button.
“Ahem. Sa-nyan, thank you for always putting up with your selfish big sister, even though you can’t see. As a token of my gratitude, I’ve prepared a present for you. Please accept it.”
“Haha, why are you being so formal? This is weird. But thank you. I’m really excited.”
Aina stood up, moved behind Sana, and gently brought the “Sky Eye Hawk-Eye” close to her neck.
“Uh, this might be really surprising, but don’t freak out, okay? Absolutely don’t panic. I don’t think it’ll hurt or anything.”
“Huh? Huh? Wait, what are you doing? Sis? This is safe, right? I’m kinda scared now. What do you mean ‘probably’?? Sis??”
Sana, who had been smiling just moments ago, became tense and uneasy. Of course, she would. She had no idea what was happening.
Ignoring her protests, Aina placed the “Sky Eye Hawk-Eye” around Sana’s neck.
“Eek! …Huh?”
“Ta-da! Well? Well?! Can you see?!”
“………………”
“Sa-nyan?”
With the “Sky Eye Hawk-Eye” on, Sana froze completely. She didn’t move a finger—just stayed still.
“H-Hey, Aina… It’s safe, right? There’s no level restriction on using the artifact, right?”
“Uh, uh, y-yeah. There shouldn’t be… Sa-Sa-nyan? Sa-nyan, are you okay?”
“…Take…”
“Huh?”
“…Take it…off…”
“Oh, o-okay!”
Aina hurriedly removed the “Sky Eye Hawk-Eye”. Sana slowly covered her face with trembling hands and lowered her head.
“Sa-Sa-nyan!? Are you okay!?”
“I’m… not okay…”
Through the gaps in her fingers, transparent tears dripped down.
“I… I don’t understand… Suddenly, suddenly, the world just opened up… It’s so beautiful, so vivid… I don’t even know if I should be surprised or happy… I don’t know what to feel anymore… This is way beyond what should be done as a surprise… There’s no way I could stay calm…”
“S-Sa-nyan…?”
After crying for a while, Sana finally lifted her head and spoke.
“Sorry, Sis. Can you… put it on me again?”
“O-Okay.”
Hesitantly, Aina placed the “Sky Eye Hawk-Eye” back around Sana’s neck.
“………………Amazing. Amazing, amazing, amazing, amazing! Hey, Sis! This is the world?! It’s so beautiful! So chaotic! Hey! This is white?! This is blue?! Houses are this color?! The sky is that far away?! It’s incredible! It’s so clear! Air really is invisible?!”
Sana suddenly stood up and began bouncing around excitedly. I couldn’t even begin to comprehend what it felt like to gain sight, but her happiness was undeniable. The calm and composed girl from before was gone—now, she was like a child who just received the best Christmas present ever.
After a while, she spun around and faced Aina. She reached out, touching Aina’s face, her body—everything, over and over, as if confirming it.
“Sis?! This is you, right?! My… My big sister, right?!”
“Ahaha, that tickles, Sa-nyan! Yeah! This is Aina! Your big sister!”
Sana then threw her arms around Aina, who hugged her back.
“Ahahaha! Sis! Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you, Sis!”
“Yeah! Nice to meet you, Sa-nyan!”
For sixteen years, the twin sisters had grown up together.
And on this day, for the very first time, they truly met.
