Chapter 2: Red Eyes Peeking From The Abyss


    A few months have passed since I had a sister.


    Even after discovering that this world was a world of ''Byouai'', it was not without fear.


    Chisome possesses the power to ughter people very easily, so if one is by her side, there''s no reason not to be scared.


    <i>"Onii-chan"</i>


    [TL Note: so this line is in past tense, im still confused about equivalent, so I''m temporarily using italics until I find a suitable one.]


    It was surprising when someone or something suddenly stands behind me, But that''s about it in the end.


    Because I knew about this world from the outside perspective, that although what I feel for Chisome is pure goodwill, as a man i cant help but getting a little bit nervous hearing the word ''hugging''.


    <i>"Onii-chan...... I want to hug."</i>


    <i>"Fu......"</i>


    <i>"Your nose..... is bleeding?"</i>


    I didn''t do anything bad to Chisome, on the contrary, I tried to take care of her as much as possible.


    When the original work began, Chisome also understood how to suppress her power, but the current her has the dread inside leaking away, and many people instinctively understood her and avoid Chisome.


    <i>"It''s all fine, Chisome. ''Cause I''ll be by your side."</i>


    <i>".......Un"</i>


    I don''t know when the current Chisome will be the Chisome I know from the game, but if she truly can go that far, no doubt she will turn from her current position and be a popr girl at school.


    From the current dark atmosphere, she bes like a gal (gyaru), and everything, including the way she speaks, changes.


    It''s not that Chisome''s environment made her weird, it''s just that Chisome''s temperament was originally such a bright personality.


    "...... That kind of Chisome is also good too."


    Thinking about the future, I muttered.


    The phrase "gentle-friendly gal" has be popr, and Chisome was a character that gave one such an image when first meeting her.


    No one could have predicted a dead end where one would be devoured by the abyss if one were to aimed at her route and tried to increase her favorability.


    "Onii-chan, is anything wrong?"


    "No, its nothing."


    "is it? well, its almost finished, so please wait."


    "Got it~"


    In front of my line of sight, Chisome was preparing dinner.


    For a while aftering to this house, Chisome seemed to have a hard time getting used to various things, but she hase willing to do the housework.


    Among all the things, Chisome seems to be particrly good at cooking, and recently my stomach seems to have beenpletely grabbed by her.


    "I''ll go to toilet for lil'' bit."


    "Take care~"


    A cute girl with outstanding style saying "Take care~" gives me so much great happiness..... though the ce I''m going to is the toilet.


    After using the toilet, for some reason I put my hand on my side.


    There was a scar left behind by something like a kitchen knife, and all jokes aside, it was proof that I had wandered between life and death.


    "... Good grief, he was such a shitty old man all the way to the end."


    Only Chisome and I live in this house now.


    That shitty old man, my Father, died a while ago... In front of my eyes, Chisome''s power devoured his entire body as he was dragged into the abyss and died.


    <i>"S-sto...... stop...... PLEASE SAVE MEEE!!"</i>


    The face of that shitty old man whose life was being cut by the monster Chisome keep was painted in pain.


    Having said that, I only felt like it looked like that because my consciousness and my memory of it was hazy, but...... when I woke up, everything was already over.


    "......."


    The event in which that shitty old man assaulted Chisome, which I knew woulde someday, was carried out as arranged.


    [TL''s Notes: You are not misunderstanding anything, this is our Protagonist.]


    I didn''t care about that shitty old man, but even so, to prevent Chisome going out of control, I tried my best to protect her even with my small body but... well, I got stabbed hard in my nk with a kitchen knife.


    "Onii......chan?"


    I will never forget the look Chisome''s make at that time.


    Anyway, I was desperate to protect Chisome, but if I already knew things about her, then would it have been better if I were to just leave it to her from the beginning?


    Even so, as a big brother, I swore to protect that child, so I had to stand up for myself, that''s what I thought.


    <i>"Chiso......me......"</i>


    <i>"No...... no, I don''t want this Onii-chan! noo!"</i>


    The peculiar blood that flows and also my consciousness that seems about to fly away.


    In the midst of all that, when I saw Chisome''s face distorted in tears, I was reminded that I didn''t understand anything.


    At that time, I was prepared and resolved to die, yet I''m still living... the one disappeared, though I''ll say this again, was that shitty fucking old man.


    "... Phew, even though it was a pretty shocking scene, I''m actually pretty happy now that he''s gone."


    Yes, I was happy that shitty fucking father was gone.


    Since my existence is no longer the same as in the original, the only point of concern for me was when that shitty old man would take action.


    "... I never thought that Chisome could have that kind of power."


    The fact that she ate him, that shitty old man, didn''t just cause his body to disappear, she also rewrote the perception of the world so that no one would question his disappearance.


    <i>"You, boooring~ you are boooring~ you are really boooring~ you are annoying so I''ll eat you ''kay? like no need worry? the world will go on just fine without you."</i>


    It''s thest line Chisome uttered in the original Dead End, but I clearly understood the meaning of the words that the world will continue to move forward.


    And although traces of my scar remained, I realized after I woke up that the pain and lost blood were erased by Chisome''s power.


    "...... Chisome is truly a first-ss bomb. But... yeah, after all, it''s cute and sexy, and that''s what makes her the best. I don''t want to sympathize with this part, but I can understand a little about Taiga and that shitty father who assaulted Chisome."


    I can understand it, but I don''t think I''ll act on it, because it''s my creed to cherish life.


    "..... ?"


    When I returned from the restroom, I suddenly felt someone staring at me, so I turned my attention to it.


    Hiding behind the door of the living room, Chisome''s inner monster, Kuro Chisome, was peeking out.


    When she met my eyes, she quickly pulled her head back, but immediately popped her face back and stared at me.


    "... That child really has be overprotective for some reason."


    Through the event with that shitty old man, I became able to recognize Kuro Chisome even though I''m not touching Chisome.


    "It''s all fine you know. I''m telling you I''m not going anywhere."


    After saying that and returning, Kuro Chisome shows a happy-like smile.


    She doesn''t seem to be able to speak, but we canmunicate, so from my point of view, it felt like I had one more sister.


    I can see Kuro Chisome''s body more clearly than before, and I can see red blood-like marks on her body here and there, which slightly stimtes my eight-grade syndrome. [TL note: Chuunibyou.]


    "I''m home Chisome."


    "Wee back Onii-chan."


    I was almost moved by the sight of my little sister weing me with a smile even though I had just returned from the toilet.


    That shitty old man is gone, but the world continues to move without change, and I''m spending my days with Chisome without any inconvenience.


    "Here you go, Onii-chan."


    "Ou~"


    I turned my attention to the food Chisome had prepared.


    Today''s main dish was pork cutlet, but the other items looked very delicious, and my stomach groaned.


    "Itadakimasu"


    Put your hands together and pick up the pork cutlet. After a crisp sound, the juice spreads in your mouth.


    With the cutlet still in my mouth, I mumbled with white rice... yeah, thisbination is too devilish.


    [TL note: the trantor is not very good with japanese food mumbo jumbo, so what you are readinges straight from GoogleTL Sensei.]


    Today is also delicious, Chisome.


    "Un, of course. I made it for my Onii-chan after all."


    "...Chisome"


    Fufu, Onii-chan is really easily moved to tears.


    What a... what a good child Chisome is!


    A girl who really can be found anywhere except for the strange power she possesses, there''s no reason to be afraid of her, and there''s no reason to keep her away.... Well, I do still have some fear left in me, but that''s because I know of the former Chisome so it can''t be helped.


    Even so, Chisome has be much brighter, hasnt she?


    "I guess so... maybe so. This is all thanks to Onii-chan."


    "I''d like to say thank you for that, but from my point of view, I feel that you are getting more and more genuine, its like that''s the real Chisome. Could it be that, Chisome was actually supposed to be bright girl?"


    "...... You noticed?"


    Of course I noticed, ''cause I''m that one guy who''s yed every inch of the game!


    As I said earlier, Chisome is just shutting herself up because of her despair about the outside world, and she knows it herself that she has a very bright and innocent personality.


    <i>"me, Rikudou Chisome, lets get along, ''kay?"</i>


    The current shy adult-like girl isn''t bad, but, yea, I think Chisome''s shy appearance is number one for me.


    By the way, with regards to Kuro Chisome, with how she''ll never change from her current form, but that doesn''t matter at all and that''s actually fine was what i would remember as fan mentality.


    "I thought so its only Onii-chan..... Only my Onii-chan understands me."


    "Chisome?"


    "It''s nothing. Nee, Onii-chan, we''ll always be together from now on, right? Will you stay by my side?"


    "Of course. I''m your brother, you know? Just leave it to me!"


    Iughed out loud, but at the same time, a grain of rice go down the wrong way and making me in coughing fit.


    While Chisome rubbed my back in a panic, Kuro Chisome looked somewhat exasperated, but she rubbed my back too.


    But yeah, how should I put this...... it''s a good thing, to be told by a beautiful girl to stay by your side.


    After that, I realized I was grinning all the time andter on I havee to reflect on it.


    ("Onii-chan is everything to me, the only one who affirms me....... the only one who loves me...I will never let you go, I won''t give you to anyone.")


    (||I think so too. Onii-chan is our everything...... will not give him to anyone. If, if someone were to take him away, that time will be----||)


    Whoever it is, I''ll drag them into the deep bottom of abyss and eat them.


    [TL note: ("") = belongs to Chisome Inner Monologue, (||) = belongs to Kuro Chisome, || she is supposed to be eerie, but also childish, her way of talking is that of a child. as for thest line, it belongs to Chisome, but also kind of Kuro Chisome inner monologue. you can interpret it as them saying it together, one by mouth one by heart.]


    TL note: I do this chapter atte midnight.... I didn''t realized there were still some text left... I''m truly sorry for the inconvenience. If you were to find some oddities with my trantion feel free to point it out. I''m also truly sorry to people who read this ahead before, there some text I have again edited, because of how poor my execution in trying to deliver the meaning to you. just in case you want to know which one, it is with the "Dread" part.