My sister - Elshe is pretty.


    She''s golden like me, with silky hair that reaches down her back.


    She''s always saying, "Stroke me! That being said, I''m stroking him gently, but the touch is very pleasant.


    Although Elsie seems to feel good, I also feel good and want to keep stroking it forever.


    I''m not a fan of her, but she''s very pretty.


    I''m sure she''ll be the most beautiful woman in the country in the future, even though she''s only twelve years old.


    She is always smiling at me, and I can''t help but smile just by looking at her.


    She has a very good personality.


    Whenever I show signs of fatigue, she asks, "Are you okay, brother? He asks me if I''m worried.


    She also does her best to give me a massage or something.


    Maybe it''s because my hands are still small, so it doesn''t feel that good, but just the fact that Elsie does it for me blows away my fatigue.


    He was born in such a poor environment, but he grew up beautifully without being dyed by anything.


    She''s kind, bright, pretty, and perfect.


    As an older brother, I am proud to have such a sister.


    That''s why I - I will protect Elshe, no matter what.


    Even if I become a slave or a murderer.


    No matter how close to torture, no matter how much they experiment on me.


    Even if - for the first time, I betrayed my best friend.


    "Brother, read this with me!


    Ershe comes up to me with a book.


    I haven''t seen her in a while, and we slept together yesterday.


    For the first time in three years, I feel like I slept well, too.


    Good. Come here.


    Yeah!


    Ershe nods very happily and gets on my legs as I''m sitting cross-legged.


    I''m on the short side too, but Ershe is much shorter.


    Elshe sits sporadically on my legs and sits with her back to me, looking up at my face and smiling "ehehehe".


    Seeing that smile, I catch myself laughing and patting my head.


    After getting on my leg to read with me, Elshe puts down the larger book she brought to the floor.


    The book has a lot of text, but it seems to be an easy book to read with pictures in places.


    ''Here, it has two characters in it!　I''ll read the line about my brother being the guy and me being the girl!


    Okay. But what''s the other part?


    "You read it, big brother!


    Hmmm, all right. Okay, I guess I''ll start with Elsie.


    Yeah!


    Elshe looks up at me and nods with a smile, then looks down and begins to read the lines of the book.


    Even though she''s ten years old, she doesn''t read the dialogues with a stick at all, but with proper emotion.


    That''s what I''m talking about, Elsie, you''re perfect and cute in every way.


    I don''t have any experience in reading dialogue either but if it''s acting, I''m confident in it.


    --I''ve been spying on you for three years and deceived even your best friend.


    Me and Ershe alternate reading aloud, so it''s slower than normal, but I get a solid dose of content.


    Apparently, this is a heroic tale, or to put it simply, it''s a story about a hero who saves a princess who is in a lot of trouble.


    I ad-libbed the dialogue from time to time, and Ershe laughed happily when I said the dialogue.


    It was a bit long, but I finished reading it after about an hour.


    ''''-- ''Thus they overcame their difficulties and lived happily ever after.''''


    Huh...!　That was fun!　Thanks, brother!


    Good, I enjoyed it too.


    Ershe looks up while sitting on my lap and gives me a smile.


    Her neck looks like it hurts, but she does it all the time with me, so she''s gotten used to it.


    ''This hero guy is so cool!


    ''Yes, the princess was lovely, too. Maybe that''s what I thought, since Elsie was so good at acting.


    ''Hehe, your brother was very good at it too!　It was great to hear a voice that was a little lower than my usual big brother''s!


    "Phew, thank you.


    I''m almost female in appearance, and my voice is high for a man.


    So when I read the book aloud, I spoke the ground sentences in my usual voice and the dialogue consciously low.


    If Ershe liked it, it was worth it.


    Afterwards, Elshe and I continued to discuss the book with each other.


    I liked this scene, the heroes here were cool, the dialogue of the princess here was cute... and so on.


    For me, I wanted to talk about how cute Elshe was when she said this line, etc., but I held back and gave my impressions as normal.


    ''Which one did you like better, Elshe?　Heroes and Princesses.


    Well, I''m not sure if I''m a heroic person or not.


    Oh, why?


    I want to be a princess and have a hero to save me after all!


    Yeah, okay.


    That''s the kind of thing I''m a girl after all.


    With glittering eyes, Elshe continues.


    ''''But my hero is already here--nay, brother!


    -Oh!


    With a very pretty, pure smile, Ershe said that to me.


    I froze for a moment in surprise, but then I hugged Elshe on my feet and stroked her hair.


    ''Thank you. For me too, Elshe is a princess.''''


    "Heh, heh, yay!


    I wasn''t expecting that, but I''m really glad to hear it.


    If Elshe sees me as a hero to her, there is no greater joy.


    But..........


    I think as I hug Elshe and pat her head.


    I can tell that I can''t keep a smile on my face, but since I''m being hugged, Elshe won''t be able to see me.


    Elshe, I really want to be your hero.


    But I''m not going to be a hero.


    A hero and an assassin.


    Almost the opposite of a hero and an assassin.


    A hero has never had hands so stained with blood.


    And a hero - even in death - would not betray his best friend.