"So, may I hear the reason why Yuika-chan is crying?"


    So scary... Ilya-nee''s eyes are so scary... I can almost see Ilya-nee is as big as a giant when she''s standing up and cross her hands in front of her chest. I can almost see fire ming on her back and it makes me almost wet my pants.


    "My, my, let''s calm down Ilya"


    "Elis-san..."


    Oh, thank you Elis-nee, you''re my savior, I won''t waste this opportunity and lead this conversation to another topic.


    "Mouu... I always told you to drop the honorific didn''t I? alright, let''s put that aside for now, Yuika-chan,e here"


    Elis-nee waves her hand to call Yuika-chan toe at her, she pats Yuika-chan''s head and gently stroke it.


    "Don''t worry Yuika-chan, big sis is here for you"


    I don''t know why, but I feel like I''m the biggest jerk here, I turn my head to look at Aura, she notices me and look away and try to whistle with her lips, you can''t let out a whistle sound Aura... please don''t look at me like I''m the worst or something.


    "[ Sigh... ] I''m sorry Yuika-chan if I did something terrible to you"


    "My, let''s all just sit and talk about this, the girl over there too, would you want to take a seat and have a tea with us?"


    Girl? ah, Elis-nee must refer to Aura, I look behind me and nod my head to Aura, she looks nervous and just fidgeting with her fingers, Elis-nee walk pass me and hold her hand.


    "It''s alright, don''t be shy, I will treat you better than that jer-.. *cough.. *cough.. boy over there did"


    Eh? did Elis-nee say something rude to me just now? no, no, no, it''s no way, she''s a good person, no way she would do that, well I''m d Aura didn''t feel anxious around the girls, I feel relieved now, I might better go and take a seat too.


    "Please enjoy yourself"


    Why do I feel like I was left alone here? why is this round table is so big?


    I look at the girls who gather up together across me and making some distance to me.


    "Who is your name girl?"


    "I-I''m Aura, p-pleased to meet you..."


    "Ohh, Aura-chan, how old are you?"


    "E-eight..."


    "The same as Erwin-kun and Yuika-chan eh, I''m Elis, you don''t need to be stiff, pleased to meet you"


    "I''m Ilya, I''m that kids big sister, and this is Yuika-chan"


    Ilya-nee pointed her finger to me, it''s a bit unpleasant to be called ''that kid'' honestly, please address me better Ilya-nee, please use my name at least, I''m so sad now.


    "Anyway, let''s move to the previous topic, Erwin-kun..."


    I almost spit my tea when Elis-nee hit the table a bit with her hand and look straight at my eyes with a sharp eyes, she looks serious about something and right now she''s throwing a topic I don''t want to get involved into, but well, it''s still part of my fault for making Yuika-chan cries, I guess I have to endure it and get along with this talk for now.


    "Can you exin why Yuika-chan cries? we may not see it, but it''s written all over her face and her eyes also a bit swollen, you can''t make ady looks bad like that, right, Erwin-kun?"


    Well, I don''t want to make Yuika-chan sad, but I don''t even know what makes her cry, she just pull my cor and yell to my face when I''m just about to stand and hug her to tell her how I miss her and I''m so happy to meet her, but will they be okay with that answer? it feels like Ilya-nee and Elis-nee won''t believe that and will say I''m only making an excuse, but let''s try anyway.


    "Well, I was looking at the goldfish in the water fountain and before I know Yuika-chan came at me and pulled my cor, she then just yelled at me, I don''t really remember what she said, but then I hugged her because you know, we haven''t met each other for a while"


    Ilya-nee is still patting Yuika-chan and it looks like Yuika-chan is not crying anymore, thanks to Elis-nee for that, she really looks like a reliable big sister, but Ilya-nee is still the best for me, she''s the best sister I had, and I''m really proud of her and wanted to brag about it.


    "What did he done to you Yuika-chan?"


    Eh? why is that question sounds like I did something terrible to Yuika-chan? I didn''t do anything bad to her, didn''t I? I look at the four of them with confusion, I''m trying to figure out what my fault is because I feel like Elis-nee and Ilya-nee are keep saying that I''m the culprit and I''m making Yuika-chan cries.


    "He brought a girl with her and address her with only her name..."


    "I-I''m sorry Yuika-san... E-Erwin-sa... I-I mean, Erwin said that I should drop the honorific..."


    I can''t really hear it, but it seems that Aura is talking about me, not sure what''s she''s talking about, I hope it''s something nice, I know Aura is a good girl and she won''t doubt me and talk something bad about me, I guess I can relief a bit and let Aura to exin to them that I didn''t make Yuika-chan cries to something since she''s been behind me all the time.


    I take a sip on my tea and steal a nce at them again, this time Ilya-nee and Elis-nee just looking at each other in a confusion, Elis-nee just shrugs andughs after that, Ilya-nee just smiled and shook her head.


    "I see, I see, It''s something like that, hahaha"


    "I think we just being too worried about nothing Elis-san"


    "Yeah, hey Erwin-kun, can I ask you to do something"


    "What it is Elis-nee?"


    "Tell your sister to drop the honorific when she called me, and also, from now on just call Yuika-chan, Yuika, can you?"


    "Umm... I don''t really mind if Yuika-chan fine with that"


    "You hear that, Yuika-chan? now, what''s your thought?"


    *nod *nod


    I didn''t see when did Yuika-chan is starting to eat the cookies on the te, I guess the cookies helped her to feel better, I take one and take a bite at it, it''s delicious, I think Ilya-nee made it herself because she''s the one who knows how to make it since we always make it together at home.