Anime Girls are Moist

In the Living Room

"…"

Tatsumaki and Fubuki faced each other without a word, the silence rife with awkward tension.

Meanwhile, Rei Ao sat off to the side, cracking seeds and observing them with great interest.

"Hey! Let us go already, you bastard Rei Ao!!!"

Tatsumaki might be staring straight at Fubuki, but she was yelling at Rei Ao—because right now, both she and Fubuki were completely immobilized.

All they could do was remain face-to-face, forced to look at each other. This was Rei Ao's doing. They had tried to break free, but it was impossible.

"Stop shouting. Can't you see I'm helping you two?"

Rei Ao waved a hand dismissively.

"Hurry and talk it out while you have the chance. I'm here to…snack—I mean, help."

"???"

Tatsumaki ground her teeth. He's obviously just enjoying the show, she thought bitterly. She was plotting ways to escape his hold when Fubuki suddenly spoke up.

She asked:

"Sister, can you tell me why you've always looked down on me so much? Why are you so opposed to me getting stronger?"

"…"

"You know," Fubuki continued, "I hate the way you belittle me—your condescending attitude and your dismissive looks."

She couldn't hold back anymore; the words came pouring out like water through a broken dam.

"We share the same psychic powers, right? Then how come you can bask in the limelight while I'm always branded the 'little sister of the S-Class hero Terrible Tornado'? Am I only ever going to be your accessory?"

Fubuki shot Tatsumaki with a pained, accusing look.

"…"

Tatsumaki froze at Fubuki's outburst, stunned by her little sister's raw, honest feelings.

"So you created the Blizzard Group…"

Tatsumaki's voice came out hoarse.

"That's right," Fubuki said passionately. "I formed the Blizzard Group because I wanted to climb higher—so that you'd finally acknowledge me and stop looking down on me!"

"…"

For a moment, Tatsumaki didn't know how to express her feelings. Finally, she just said quietly:

"Fubuki…you misunderstood me."

"Misunderstood? Misunderstood what, exactly?"

Fubuki let out a bitter laugh.

"Ha. Weren't you just disregarding and distrusting everything I said not too long ago? Tell me why I should believe this is some misunderstanding."

"…"

Tatsumaki bit her lip and lowered her head. It was the first time she realized that her attempts to protect her sister had become Fubuki's nightmare. Still, she never intended it that way.

Seeing Tatsumaki all clammed up, Rei Ao decided to speak for her:

"I suspect your sister is just trying to protect you."

"Protect me?"

Fubuki repeated in a puzzled tone. That's what she calls this behavior?

"Your sister has experiences you don't know about, right, Tatsumaki-san?"

Rei Ao asked with a sly grin.

"!!!"

Tatsumaki's body stiffened, trembling at his smile.

"How do you know about that?! Don't tell me you're… from Tsukuyomi?!"

"No need to panic. I know what I know, but I'm not part of the Tsukuyomi group," Rei Ao soothed.

"Hm?"

Even Fubuki noticed her sister's reaction: the mix of fear and anger when she mentioned "Tsukuyomi." It was jarring to see her incredibly powerful sister so shaken. Could there really be events in Tatsumaki's past that Fubuki knew nothing about?

"Sister, what's Tsukuyomi? Don't hide it from me. Please—tell me everything! At least let me understand how you truly feel!"

"…"

Once convinced Rei Ao wasn't from Tsukuyomi, Tatsumaki's agitation subsided, and she became subdued. After a brief pause, she began to talk:

"Tsukuyomi is an organization that researches people with psychic abilities. When I was little, they captured me. In that place…I was subjected to gruesome, inhuman experiments at the hands of a group of female researchers."

Remembering it all made her tremble. Her fingernails dug into her palms, drawing blood as hatred welled up.

"Back then, I honestly thought death would be better…"

"This…"

Fubuki gaped. She'd never imagined her indomitable sister could have endured something so horrific—or that Tatsumaki had, in childhood, been treated like a lab rat for psychic research.

"Sis…"

Tatsumaki's face looked bleak as she continued:

"That was when I realized human connections were worthless. I stopped trusting people.

Using psychic power is dangerous—I dreaded the day Tsukuyomi might set its sights on you. So long as I can't locate them and wipe them out, I can't relax."

Tatsumaki would never allow her sister to suffer the same soul-crushing experiments she had.

"Sister…"

Tears glimmered at the corners of Fubuki's eyes. She finally understood Tatsumaki's real intentions. Twisted though her methods might be, she could forgive it all.

"Why didn't you just tell me…"

"I didn't want to…"

Tatsumaki turned her face away, realizing only then that she could move again. Rei Ao must have loosened his hold. But before she could react, Fubuki lunged forward, hugging her tight.

"Wahhh…!"

Rei Ao chose that moment to clap his hands, effectively interrupting what should have been a heartfelt, emotional scene.

"See? Talking things out is the best way to settle conflicts between you two, right?"

He grinned, as though expecting credit for his grand mediation.

"Hmph! We could've resolved it on our own without you around!"

Tatsumaki huffed, tilting her chin defiantly. Still, Fubuki wiped her tears and gave Rei Ao a grateful look:

"If it weren't for you, I might have spent my whole life misunderstanding my sister."

"…"

Tatsumaki felt a bit humiliated, but she couldn't deny it was true. Without this bizarre "accident," both sisters, hindered by their own pride and unspoken concerns, might never have genuinely opened their hearts to each other.

"Don't expect a thank you from me!"

Tatsumaki snapped, still playing tough.

Rei Ao merely chuckled.

"No problem—since, before long, you'll be crying because of me. Anyway, Fubuki, let's finish up our last bit of business. Time for you to accept that power and…beat your sister Tatsumaki until she's in tears."

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