My little sister’s friend is going to stay at our house.

　Not for a night or two, but for a while.

　Fortunately, it’s in the middle of summer vacation now, so there are no school obligations. Well, I guess she can do whatever she wants until she feels comfortable.

　Besides, my parents are on a business trip, so the population density in our household is low, and we live in a house with a lot of space, so there’s no shortage of places for Shiori-chan to stay.

　It would be a change from the two of us, my little sister and I, to the three of us, my little sister, me, and her friend, but we could make it work.

　In fact, I don’t spend much time at home because of my part-time job. And when I am home, I’m usually in my room just playing video games.

　So I was optimistic that there would be no problem─

“……up ─ase, …..-san.”

“……”

“…please….. …i-san.”

“…..Tsu.”

“Please wake up, Onii-san.”

“…..Ngh.”

　The next morning, I was urged to get up by my little sister’s friend, Shiori-chan.

　She had brown hair that reached to her chest, and her appearance was very sophisticated for a middle schooler. Her slightly high-pitched voice stimulated my brain.

　When Shiori-chan confirmed that I was awake, she smiled at me.

“Oh, good morning.”

“…O-ha-yo gozaimasu.” [TLN: Felt stupid to make this in English since he’s still rather sleepy, making his words not said directly.]

　My brain refused to comprehend the fantasy-like situation of being woken up by my little sister’s friend.

　When I was dumbfounded for a while, Shiori-chan bowed her little head.

“I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to greet you yesterday. I’ll be with you for a while starting today. I’m Shiori Minamino.”

“A-Ahh… that’s very kind of you.”

　I sat up and bowed my head as well.

　My blood pressure was low from waking up from sleep, and it took me a while to understand the situation with my slow brain.

　No, I understood the situation itself a long time ago.

　But I wondered why Shiori-chan was coming to wake me up. It would be more natural for her to greet me after I woke up.

“Onii-san, you have a part-time job today, right?”

“Yes, you know it well.”

“It’s already three o’clock in the afternoon. You’d better get going or you’ll be late.”

“Eh… it’s that time already?”

“Yes, Yuzu-chan is right. You’re not very good at getting up.”

“Oh, I see. I’m sorry, I really appreciate your help.”

　I’m ashamed to say that I’m the kind of person who can’t wake up with an alarm.

　So whenever I have to work or go to school, I usually ask Yuzu to wake me up.

　But I guess Yuzu pushed that role onto Shiori-chan.

　…..I’ve shown her something shameful, haven’t I?

“Your sleeping face was so cute.”

“Don’t make fun of me.”

“Well then, good luck with your part-time job.”

“Oh, thank you.”

　Shiori-chan sends me a cheerful smile.

　Is she an angel? Middle schoolers are so well-behaved these days…

　After watching Shiori-chan leave my room, I got ready to go to my part-time job.