My Wife in The Web Game is a Popular Idol Chapter 1 Episode 16

Chapter 1

Episode 16

TLed by: TanoshiKara

"Wowww, wowww! A maleee! Big Sis brought a male overrr! Wowww!"

"Hey, Nonoa! Stop with that weird way of putting it!"

"A maleee, a maleee!"

An overjoyed Nonoa caused a commotion and was warned by Rinka, but her excitement did not die down.

"Brought overrr!" She continued to shout as she ran around the room.

I, on the other hand, could not hide my shock that she was shouting something that was unbecoming of a young girl.

"Ermmm, Nonoa-chan? Do you know the meaning of bringing a male over?"

"Erm, you say it when you let a male into your house, right!?"

"That's correct, but wrong at the same time......!"

"Hm?"

Nonoa-chan tilted her head, confused. It seems like she did not know its nuance.

"............Kazuto," She murmured, seemingly remembering after looking up and staring at me.

"Uh-huh. I am Kazuto"

"Are you going to climb with Big Sis Rinka?"

"Climb? What?"

"Erm, the ladder to adulthood!"

"Whaaaaaaa!?"

Nonoa-chan flashed a bright and innocent smile.

"Will you climb it with Big Sis Rinka?"

"Wait......Wait, wait!"

What an obscene thing to ask with such innocence in her eyes!

For starters, she definitely did not know its meaning. Just knowing that had me stumped as to how I should reply to her.

"Hey, Nonoa, that is enough!"

Naturally, Rinka was furious.

That's right, Rinka should educate her as her elder sis—

"Whether we will climb the ladder to adulthood or not? What a foolish question to ask! We have already done that long ago!"

We didn't though!? We merely married in an online game!, or so I exclaimed in my mind.

Oblivious that I was screaming in my mind, Rinka was full of confidence and had a smug face for some strange reason.

"Wowww! Amazing, amaziiing," Nonoa-chan exclaimed, a brimming smile on her face as she clapped excitedly.

......These sisters are really abnormal!

"Is Kazuto Big Sis's lover?"

"No"

"Right, we're not lovers. We're a married couple"

............ Well, I guess she'd say that.

"Hm? You two are married, meaning............Kazuto is my Big Bro?"

"Correct"

"No, wait a-"

"Yaaay! You know, I have always wanted a Big Bro! Yaaay!"

............ There's no taking it back now...

Seeing Nonoa-chan innocently jumping for joy, I had no choice but to stay silent.

I cannot rob this girl of her smile.

"What's wrong, Kazuto-kun? Weren't you trying to say something?"

"............It's nothing"

"I see...... You can tell me about anything at all. We are a married couple after all"

I can't tell you because you say things like that............ How do I put it, it's like the decks have been fervently cleared.

"You know, umm......Big Bro Kazuto......?" Nonoa-chan said, shyly and cautiously, as if she was asking a question. She was probably nervous, as there was unease in her upturned eyes.

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"Big Bro Kazuto? Big Bro Kazuto...... Big Bro Kazuto!"

She tried various ways of saying the words Big Bro, as if she were getting a feel for those words. She was so cute that my heart might just jump out of my chest.

Ahhh, I guess this is what an angel is likeeee!

"Stareeee"

"............Rinka?"

Rinka stared at me without blinking for even a moment.

"Kazuto-kun likes young girls, huh"

"Is it m,e or am I hearing a different meaning from that?"

"Then, do you not like them?"

"It's not like I like them in any special way............"

"Hm? Does Big Bro Kazuto hate me? *snifle*......"

Nonoa-chan's face contorted, as if she were about to cry at any moment. Tears welled up in her eyes.

She is about to bawl her eyes out............!

"I don't hate you! I like you a lot!"

"Really? Yaaay!"

"As I had expected, Kazuto-kun is a Lolicon, huh"

"Ain't I wrong no matter how I answer!"

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"Say, say, Big Bro Kazuto! Pretend to be a horse this time!"

She has become very attached to me. With Nonoa-chan riding on my back, I crawled around the room on fours.

How troubling... This is actually quite fun.

"I didn't know what would happen at first, but......Kazuto-kun is quite good at entertaining children, huh"

"Who knows. I'm also having fun myself......"

There is also the fact that Nonoa-chan is oddly sociable. A nostalgic memory from my middle school days flashes across my mind.

A lesson in school had me going to a kindergarten, and the kindergarteners there swarmed me. Wiping their snot on my school uniform, getting kicked in the leg by the boys, being hugged by the girls......

A lot happened, but I sure had fun.

"Big Bro, I wanna do the ‘Arm Swing’ next!"

"Ahhhh, that one? I don't mind, but keep it a secret from everyone that I came over, alright?"

"Alright!" Nonoa-chan replied energetically while riding on my back.

After getting back into a human from a ‘horse’, I let Nonoa-chan hang on my right arm and swung her gently.

She's lighter than I thought.

"Amazing......Kazuto-kun sure has strength"

"It's because Nonoa-chan is small. Even I can do it if it's her............Kgh," I said as I tried my best to do the ‘Arm Swing’ while my entire body trembled.

Nonoa-chan is probably light for a child her age, but doing this is still quite taxing on me, an Online Game Goner and an indoor person.

Guess this is definitely gonna result in a muscle ache!?

"Ahahaha! Big Bro is amaziiing!"

"R-Right......Urk!?"

I caught sight of my reflection in the window. My face had come to look horrifying, just like an ogre.

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"I would like to try playing an online game next!"

"No, Nonoa. It's too early for you"

"It's not!"

Whether it was because she had grown bored of using me as a plaything, Nonoa asked to play an online game this time.

"Nonoa is still in your first year of elementary school, right? You should wait until you are at least a middle schooler"

"Big Sis Rinka gets to, and it's not fair! I want to play as well!"

"No"

"Uuuuu. ......Big Bro, please"

"Eh, me?"

Nonoa changed the person she was asking all of a sudden; Looking at me with eyes brimming with expectation.

"Don't let her, Kazuto-kun. It's still too early for Nonoa"

Too early? I wonder if online games have age restrictions. No, I can't stick my nose into the Mizuki household's way of thinking.

"Big Bro Kazuto......!"

I lost to the angel instantly when she looked at me with watery eyes.

"Rinka, isn't it fine if it's just for a while?"

"Haa, you're too naive. ............It's only just for a while, okay?"

"Yippie! Thanks, Big Sis Rinka!"

Rinka had a reluctant expression on her face when she saw Nonoa-chan ecstatically jumping for joy.

Well, it's true that it might not be good for Nonoa-chan to be addicted to online games at this age. However, isn't it natural for her little sister to be drawn to it after looking at her elder sister having an enjoyable time playing online games? I think that it is better to allow her to experience a little bit of it rather than force her to hold back......

Rinka turned her computer on and booted up Black Plains. Sitting Nonoa-chan down on the chair, she opened the menu for character creation. It seems like she wants Nonoa-chan to play from the start.

"Hm? Errrm......"

Nonoa-chan clumsily tweaked her character's appearance. Rinka was next to her, explaining everything in a caring tone.

I could tell that, despite everything that had happened, they were really intimate sisters.

I sat down on Rinka's bed and stared blankly at their backs. From the looks of things, it will probably take a long time. Eventually, Nonoa-chan completed her very first character creation after thirty minutes.

It was a young girl dressed in a black robe. Her name is 'Nonoa'. Seems like she made it similar to her real name.

"Look, look, Big Bro Kazuto! Is this girl cute?"

"Uh-huh, really cute"

"Ehehe"

When I complimented the character, Nonoa-chan smiled, satisfied.

The tutorial started after that.

"Erm, to move is......this?"

"Uh-huh, that's right. When you press the space key......"

I guess Nonoa-chan is struggling with using the mouse and keyboard controls for the very first time.

Nonoa-chan is panicking as she controls the character on the screen.

"Nicely done! You're amazing, Nonoa!" The white-bearded old man, the master figure in the game, complimented her as he clapped when she completed the navigation quest somehow.

"Ehehe, I was complimented. Say, say, Big Bro Kazuto, am I amazing?"

"Yes, you are~"

She asked me ecstatically, so I patted her head as I complimented her.

Children suree are pure and cute.

If it were me, I would have thought, "Stop saying such nonsensical things and get on with the tutorial! Is there no skip button?"

"......Even I can do that much"

Eh? I hear some murmuring. Did I hear wrong?

Not paying that any mind, I continued to stand behind Nonoa-chan and look at the screen.

The monster battle tutorial started this time. It is an unloseable fight where one's HP does not decrease even if they get hit

"Take this, and this," Nonoa-chan said in a cute voice as she clumsily fired countless fire balls, netting her an easy (?) win.

"Oho, as expected of Nonoa! You're amazing!"

"I did it! They said that I'm amazing!"

Nonoa-chan tugged on my sleeve, eyes sparkling, an attempt to get me to praise her.

"You sure are amazing Nonoa-chan"

I gently petted Nonoa-chan's head. She truly is pure and cute.

Dear whoever God out there, I wish from the bottom of my heart for a little sister!

"I have never been praised by Kazuto-kun for such things though"

"......Erm, Rinka-san?"

"What is it?"

"Do you perhaps have a rivalry with your own sister?"

"I do not. I am merely talking to myself. Do not have such a weird misconception," Rinka denies without breaking character.

......Just what is up with her?

One and a half hours after thinking that it was strange, but continuing to praise Nonoa-chan while watching over her as she played the game. During that time, Rinka, who was beside me, murmured things such as, "She is good for a first-timer, but should you praise her that much?" and "Even if she's a child, aren't your standards for praising her a little too low?"

"My eyes are closing. So sleepyy," Nonoa-chan murmured as she moved her hand away from the mouse and rubbed her eye.

"Guess you've played the game for a little too long. Your eyes get tired, let's stop here for today"

"Okayyy. Big Bro Kazuto, pick me up"

A sleepy Nonoa-chan turned to me and lifted both of her hands.

"No, you can't, Nonoa-chan. Don't inconvenience Kazuto-kun too much"

"Nnn, pick me uppp"

"Enough with......"

"I'm fine with it. Alright, come here, Nonoa-chan"

In order to pacify Rinka, who was starting to use abrasive language, I picked Nonoa-chan up of my own volition.

She's light and warm.

"Even though she's already in her first year of elementary school......"

"It's how kids are. Even I had my mom pamper me—asking her to pick me up—until I was in my third year of elementary school"

"So you were a pampered child, huh. ......Young Kazuto-kun, I'd smash that......!"

"......"

Hey, hey, she had the face of a criminal there for a moment, though? Will I be alright?

I shifted my focus from Rinka to Nonoa-chan. Her eyes were half-closed, and she was about to fall asleep at any moment.

Guess it's because she went on a roll, using me as a toy before she played that online game. It seems like she played with her friend before that as well......

"Kazuto-kun likes children, huh"

"Well... I don't deny it. Does Rinka hate them?"

"I like them. After all, children do not scheme"

Exactly. Children do not think about the other person's appearance or status. I do think that there are exceptions among them, but children are usually pure; Existences who, just like online games, allow for heart-to-heart communication.

"Come to think of it, Rinka, it's evening already. Are you sure I don't have to go back?"

"Yes. My mom will be back at night. And my dad won't be back because of work, so you don't have to worry"

"Even though it's a Sunday...what a tough life he leads... Is your mother at work as well?"

"No, she went on a day trip with her friends from high school. She skipped out of the house today"

"What an outgoing mother...... How about your sister at university?"

"My elder sister has been constantly staying over at her friend's place. She will not be back today as well, no doubt," Rinka said, slightly dejected.

As I thought, she really does love her family, huh. I don't quite understand, though.

"Zzz, zzz......"

I hear soft breaths coming from the area near my chest.

She really fell asleep.

She has quite a cute face when she is sleeping.

Is she an angel?

Rinka poked my left shoulder when I was indulging in Nonoa-chan's cuteness.

"Hm, what is it?"

"Erm, I am very happy that you dote on my little sister, but...... Aren't you paying a little too much attention to her?" Rinka said in a low voice while shyly averting her gaze, her cheeks flushed.

......Don't tell me...she's jealous? Eh, for real?

"......Rinka?"

"Look closely...at me......as well......" Rinka pleaded shyly with upturned eyes.

"—!"

What should I do? She's extremely cute! A totally different cuteness from what I've felt before. An endearing cuteness, one that causes warmth to spread throughout my chest......

"Rinka......"

"Kazuto-kun......"

The evening sunlight shining in from the window cast a thick shadow of Rinka's shapely face on the wall.

In a space where only Nonoa-chan's soft breathing could be heard, both Rinka and I were focused only on each other.

"............"

We gaze at each other, at such a close distance that one step would likely lead to our lips touching.

Just after I hallucinated that time might just melt away—

"Ahh, home sweet home since forever! Huh, Rinka, Nonoa, and......eh, this pair of shoes, who is it!?"

A feminine but hearty voice echoed from the other side of the door.

"N-No way......Big Sis has come home for the first time in a few weeks......!"

Rinka's face turned pale once again. The sweet and warm atmosphere from earlier was gone in an instant.

......That was close. I had unconsciously been drawn in by Rinka's charm. Even though we have not officially gone out yet...

"What should I do? Should I hide in your bed again?"

"Isn't it too late for that...... Haa"

Seems like we have reached the point where we give up. Rinka let out a heavy sigh, her eyes distant.

"Why must it be today of all days!"

Ahh, yeah. There sure are days that are like that...

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