My name is Suzumiya-Shizukuishi. It's a regular drawstring gamer everywhere.

The game that has been particularly popular lately is called "Fantasy Frontier Online" - FFO.

I've only been doing this since the beginning of the service, and my character, Tier, has become quite famous as a top player... but now I'm creating and playing a subaccount for a little reason.

Speaking of which, yes.

"Yes, Cocoa, is this it?

Because your sister started playing this game.

Yeah, it's perfect.

For some reason, I recall today's exchange as I took a picture of my sister in a pretentious magical girl costume in a sketch with Kashakasha.

Oneechan suddenly thought that she had bought a really expensive VR gear and said, "What a night setting, I'll play with you in the morning."

In the meantime, go to bed before the game.

I refused oneechan's offer, even though my (in my heart) thrill was vain.

Obviously, I thought it would be a lack of sleep, so it's not a problem, but it's more than that.

... I don't want to be seen online.

No, yeah. Oniichan doesn't want to see me on the Internet because I'm a lot different from usual... don't you understand? This feeling.

I mean, who am I telling...?

"Even so, is this the right thing to do for the cost of the equipment?

Yeah, it's okay.

Tilting oneechan... while saying so to Belle, I'll fish out the item box again.

Anyway, I said no once, but I don't want to play with oneechan. However, I don't want to break the "Tier" character that I created once, and I just don't want them to know.

Nevertheless, I can't say that I really wanted to play with you now that I put out such a (...) tea (...) article (...).

At that time, I heard that oneechan was in a hurry to procure equipment, and I decided to make a masked subcharacter, "cocoa", to help her casually.

"Belle is cute, so this sketch alone is worth about 40,000 credits."

As part of this, oneechan, who doesn't have enough funds to make equipment for me, decided to make it specially for free on the condition that she wears the equipment I prepared and becomes the subject.

Only 40,000 credits, a little more gaming and you'll be able to earn it right away, and this kind of service will be acceptable.

I mean, if I put it on my blog, I could get more access and earn real money. No, I won't. This is my collection.

Really? Ahahah, if you say so, it's worth it!

Whether you know how I feel or not, oneechan strokes her head with admiration and full of nothing.

Honestly, it's so cute. What is this? How much did I hug you right now?

No, I know. I know that oneechan is in this, and that this character was created all night long for a funny reason, such as to entangle me.

But do you usually make it this far? I'm not stupid, really.

Well, yeah, I'm glad you did that for me...

Well, here's the next one.

"Fine... Cocoa, you've got a lot of equipment for a beginner."

Looking at the maid's costume, oneechan seemed to have such doubts.

But it's okay, I'm just thinking about the excuse.

"It's better than beginner's gear, but I gave it to Tier because I don't want to get fat in the item box because it's a tight piece of gear to use in the bucket."

"I see. It certainly performs well, but... oh, well, it's better than this."

Basically, oneechan, who doesn't know how to doubt people, is completely convinced by my explanation.

Because I really like the habit of being able to do anything, unlike me.

If I hadn't been here, I would have lived easier.

"Hey, Cocoa. Cocoa is a friend of Tier 1's, right? How's she doing in the game? Are you having fun?"

Even now. You can forget about me and have fun because you're playing a game, but you'll tell me about me right away.

I'm glad... it's painful.

I feel like my presence is a burden on oneechan.

"It's okay, I'm always having fun. I have a lot of friends, and everyone depends on me."

You may not imagine that oneechan, who is usually the only one who knows, is telling the truth. The game is fun, and my friends... well, that's it? I'm here.

It's not a lie to be relied upon. Anyway, the live games and strategy blogs I'm doing are quite a lot of visits, and they're quite a source of revenue.

As for VR gear, I appropriately misled oneechan about winning a sweepstakes, but I actually bought it myself. If you knew this, oneechan would be surprised. Fufufu.

Nevertheless, only Mr. Orchid and Mr. Mimori know this so far. Oneechan is still keeping it a secret.

Someday, I'm going to become a more popular gamer than I am now, so I can eat alone... and then I want to tell you everything.

I can do it too.

You can live without your sister.

That's why... oneechan lives for oneechan.

Then I'll feel like I can face oneechan from the front like I was a little girl.

All the time... since my father and mother died, I feel like I can say thank you very much to oneechan for keeping me in my own shell and playing games.

So....

"Really... she was working hard in places I didn't know. Fufu, well, that's amazing."

I don't want you to compliment me yet.

Unlike oneechan, I'm a nasty person. If oneechan accepts you like that... I'm so happy and happy that I can't walk anymore.

My goal is still ahead. I can't stop here.

But... after all, the pleasure hasn't changed.

I desperately endured a face that seemed fragile, but I couldn't stand it.

You can only turn your back to deceive it.

"Yeah? What's up, Cocoa?

Oneechan, who turned into a maid's clothes, peeks into my face like that.

I want to be like your sister, and at one point my sister was playing all the main heroin games, so I really liked my sister. My cute face is directly attacking my sexuality.

If oneechan was my sister, could I be as honest as oneechan?

Such delusions have become a meaningful reality in front of me.

"Hey, Belle. Can I just ask you one more favor?

"Please? Okay, but what?

"I want to hold you for a while."

That's why I was asking myself for the skin that I had endured until now because I was embarrassed.

Is that all you want? and answered the bell tilting his neck, "It's okay," and hugged him.

Warm body temperature and a small breath.

The luxurious body and its softness are all but illusions shaped by the program.

They're supposed to be wearing each other's avatars, and I'm supposed to be lying about who I am and lying about my empty hugs.....

... nostalgic.

When I was a little girl, my memory of embracing my sister came back to life.

But now I'm on the hugging side. My sister, who was so big, is so small.

"Nh ~, eheheheh, maybe this is the first time this kind of thing has been fresh. It feels warm and pleasant...."

That's what oneechan says in my arms.

It's a casual word for oneechan, but for me, it's a word that makes me think a lot.

... I had a sister. No matter how selfish you say it, no matter how evil you treat it, your sister will take care of you in a gloomy way.

But oneechan doesn't have anyone like that. This is how we keep our bodies, and no one can be defenseless.

"... then, I'll do it again from time to time."

"Cocoa?

Then at least I want to play that role in the game.

In reality, I'm still weak, I can't be honest, and I'm still a miserable sister.

I'm wearing a cocoa mask and I'm in front of Belle now. Because I feel like a little sister.

"I'll make you sweet whenever you're tired. Apart from the gear, right?

In this fictional world, I will be oneechan's sister.

Until the day I can stand on my feet and support oneechan.

As I carved that vow again into my chest, I stroked his head all the time to soften the bell.