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V1 Chapter 01: My Brother’s Classmates are all female
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"Everyone's here, right? Then let's start the SHR (student homeroom meeting)--"
The short and petite assistant homeroom introduced herself, sigh, even though she’s short and thus petite –why I’m repeating it??- her incredibly-sizable assets are distracting.
Hey, even my niichan is interested! Uh, it’s not the time for me to feel happy!
Well…the vice-homeroom teacher don’t look like she’s in her twenties, late or early I don’t care. But hey, she looks even younger than me, something weird if you think about it. The Clothes are irrelevant, it’s adult clothes…wait, it does look striking too.
The fact that she's wearing glasses did not make her mature, at all. Ichika-nii, even you realize it don’t you?
"Then everyone, let's get along with each other for the next year~"
"......"
Your own embarrassment makes tense atmosphere. I screamed mentally.
Seems like she’s not experienced enough, at least in the front of students. At least she looks and act nice.
"Now, let's move on to self-introductions. Mm, we'll go by seating arrangements."
Oh whoever made the arrangement, curse you. Why you placed Ichika-nii in the middle, look at how everyone's eyes turned to him.
Ichika-nii seems like he’s uneasy.
I bet because he’s the only male here.
Everyone enjoy the first day of the school, except him, because his classmates are all girls, and he’s the only boy…wait, that’s very redundant.
And he’s distracting himself from the problem by looking intensively at the teacher…and that bi-err…I mean that first childhood friend of him.
Pleading for attention it seems, and this childhood friend of him instead turned her gaze away from him.
HOW DARE YOU! Shinonono Houki, after those six years he spent mourning after you!
Oh no, he’s not mourning, a little sad maybe? I’m sorry for being overdramatic.
Well, finally, his gaze turned at me.
FINALLY! YAY!
I gave him a cool smile and reassuring look, seems like it was effective enough to ease his fidget, though his expression still shout loud that he’s going to snap.
UH OH! ICHIKA-NII IT’S YOUR…GAH!
"...san, ORIMURA ICHIKA-SAN."
"Ye-yes!?"
JEEZ, how embarrassing. Everyone is almost breaking out of control, laughing. Thank God, only snickers and spurt here and there was heard.
Truth to be told Ichika-nii, you're not that bad at handling girls (if that bossy tomboy - I mean Gotanda-Imouto is any indication)
"W-well, I'm sorry for calling you out so loudly. Are, are you angry? Sorry, sorry! But, that, self-introductions, we started from 'あ' (a), and now we're at 'お (o)' for Orimura-san now. So, pl-... please, could you introduce yourself? Could, could you?"
She bowed politely, and her spectacle sliding down…ah, what a ditz…wait, that kind of submissive attitude! It's dangerous sensei! Even Ichika is bothered, oh whatever, I don’t care anymore! Stop staring on those jugs!
Oh he's not staring on them.
"No, about that, there's no need to continue apologizing... besides, it's just a self-introduction, so please calm down, sensei."
"Re-really? Really? Really? Ok, yo-you said it, so you better do it!"
HOW DARE YOU HOLDING HIS HANDS AFTER YOU STARTLED HIM LIKE THAT!
Guh, no wait, it’s his fault. Why? Ichika-nii why? You’re at least five years younger than her! You attract a lot of attention!
Besides, I'm here cheering you from behind, even if mentally. Ichika-nii!
He stood up in an instant, leered aside and behind. Everyone’s eyes were pointed at him in a manner of Armor Piercing bullet, and it made him nervous. Even I could feel it!
Oh, why he ended up in this heaven-no, girly hell? It’s my fault, somehow.
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~ICHIKA POV~
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"Uu—so cold..."
In the middle of February, we, as third-years, were heading towards the examination center.
"If I want to get into the high school nearest my house, why must I go to a place that's four stops away from it...and today's so cold..."
“Stop complaining, you’re the one being enthusiastic abut this darned exam”
My Twin sister complained to me! What an useless brother I am.
Due to a cheating case last year, the government would only divulge the location of each school's entrance exams 2 days before the actual thing. Though I feel that it's completely redundant, as you all can imagine, I was only a third-year at the time. Besides, what could I say? Basically, I could only bear grudges as I headed towards the examination center.
My ideal school was Aoetsu Private School that was near my house, average standard in education, and has a school festival.
If there's any special advantage that's worth mentioning, it's that the private school's fees are extremely cheap, exceptionally cheap.
Why? That's simple. This is because 90% of all the graduates of this school are employed in jobs related to this school's corporation.
Even if it wasn't like the employment freeze, it's something worth being happy about when you can be taken care of right after your graduation.
And there are too many wonderful jobs out there, and besides, it's all localized. There's no need to worry about flying to one rural place on one day. Really wonderful.
“You’re just trying to run from Chifuyu-nee, don’t you?”
Ah, the might of magic. No, this is what we call human minds and behavior, there’s always someone, somewhere in the world able to decipher your expression and act into exact words.
In my case thought, it’ my own Twin sister Madoka.
Before you ask, Madoka looks and act like mini-Chifuyu, at first glance anyway. Madoka is really short fused, if you known her better.
If Chifuyu-nee is tungsten, then Madoka is tungsten plated graphite, he mask crack bigger the harder you hit.
The more you reveal her dark side, and ah.
“As if you’re don’t” I told her and grin.
Her face flushed, and her arms cradling to mine. I noticed how close and intimate this scene is.
This weather must be really cold, colder than I could complain.
As for my house, quite a few things happened. My parents are no longer around, and though my older sister, who's a lot older than me, has taken care of me for quite some time, I've always felt inferior for having no parents. I Have this twin sister that also superior in everyway to me, adding salt to the injury indeed.
Of course I love her; she’s my sister after all. And she’s always stayed beside me, for the best and worst. We’re like inseparable pieces of puzzle they said.
On a side note, even though we are not poor since Chifuyu-nee's earnings are good, I'd still feel bad if I continue to be a burden to her.
At first, I thought of working immediately after graduating from middle school, but due to my big sister's overwhelming strength -—- primarily brute strength --— I couldn't overcome them, so until then, I was still an examinee.
However, getting into this Aoetsu Private School was like finding a job. At the same time, I could reduce Chifuyu-nee's burden—however, it doesn't really have anything to do with reducing her burden, it's just that I wanted to do it.
It was strange, in case of Madoka, she could easily enter most of the prestigious school and ensuring a bright(er) future. Why she follows me into this definitely ordinary High School remains a mystery.
Thanks to a year of cramming, I was designated as a class A student. Madoka however always been All-star student…
…and hilariously pressed to join remedial summer class due to laziness and bad attitude.
Even geniuses are human, they can do mistake, even if rarely. From that day, she swore an oath that she’ll become ultra-disciplined student, hey, now you’re more like Mini-Guan-Yu than ever!
As usual, I went about taking exams, and as usual, I was accepted as per normal, so I wasn't nervous when I walked into the examinations area.
Where’s the place again? Oh, how the heck we’ve ended in this place? Second floor? AH! Why they have to make this city hall so complicated! This is a labyrinth? Glass wall? And what with those stupidly high ceilings?
Who design this place! You call this true art? I call it inefficiency! And they call me stupid for stating the truth?
Rambling aside, there’s a door, and curse Madoka and her mischievous curiosity, she entered it without thinking. As screw it, I’ve been tired of walking anyway, so I’ve follow her.
"Ah—you should be an examinee, right? Alright, head over to the opposite side and change. We're in a rush here. Here, we can only loan it up till 4 o'clock, and we can't extend it any further. Really, I don't know what the government is thinking here..."
The hell what’s with that thirtysomething woman? She gave Madoka instruction even though she’s not looking at her at all. Madoka even so far gave her a red-eye! And then she left…
“What a lazy examiner” Madoka snorted.
Talking about yourself huh, Imouto?
“Shut up”
Don’t read my mind, dang it. Speaking of which, why the examiner told us to change clothes? Is this anti-cheating measure? School these days is very creative…
Pulled the curtain, we found something interesting, or rather, mysterious.
A knight bow in the might of Orimura twins and swearing its eternal allegiance! Thy lord shall come to bless you!
NO WAIT! It’s really an armor suit, huge, bulky, yet and the time sleek and elegant. Graceful and yet at the same time showing its rigid strength. It was posed as kneeling.
On a side note, it has no torso and head.
“Whoa, Infinite Stratos!” Madoka chirped, “Look Ichika, an IS”
“I knew it”
Intended as space exploration machines, IS has performance level so high that one unit singlehandedly turned a medium nation’s worth of naval fleet during an Incident known as ‘White Knight Incident’.
From that day, IS was well known as some sort of Weapon of Mass Destruction, thus require a strict regulation in possession and deployment. Alaska Treaty was born.
Problem is, only girls can operate them. In front of me, an IS is nothing more than an Inanimate suit of armor, so heavy I can’t even lift my finger inside it.
“Hey! Hey! Can I try this?”
“We’re almost late for the Aoetsu exam” Not that I care anymore, anyway “But go ahead”
Cheerful and excited, you know, I’m not overstating it that this side of her is a rare sight, probably not even one week once.
My chest felt warm and somehow I gained 200% spirit every time this happens.
The arrangement of torso section somehow accentuated her figure, now that is uncomfortable, really.
Chuckled, I try to touch the 150cm long leg…and somehow it reacts.
Information flowing into my minds, so many information that is alien, yet at the same time seems like they’re always been in my brain for years. Basic movement, range of engagement, operation time, utility tool, safety measure, basic armament, maneuver, enemy recognition, sensitivity, gyroscopic control, armor residual, etc. etc.
“Ichika… this is-“
“Wha, what happened?” I gasped.
“It couldn’t be!”
“But he’s a guy”
By the time I get a grasp of reality, I was inside the IS, and the world that I saw through the data of the 'IS' was like—
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~MADOKA POV~
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"Hm— ...well, I'm Orimura Ichika. I'll be in your care."
Oh well, that's a good start, look, only this time I'll allow the girls gave you some sort of expectation.
You had to make a good first impression, after all.
Whooosh~
Why it's so silent? I thought....
"That's all"
My head fell to the desk, so did everyone else’s. Stupid niichan is stupid, he seems like realized it and have some sort of stupid internal monologue again during that introduction, the reason he's distracted.
Speaking of which, only 85% of the time I can guess his mind right, contrast to everyone’s thought that Twins shared their minds
all the time.
"Ichika, you baka" I muttered rather loudly.
Oh, looks like he heard it.
And ouch, there was legendary Guan Yu in action, smacked Ichi-nii in the head. Cue epic war music start, enhancing the badass entry of Guan Yu, oh my oniichan is awesome, still alive in front of her might...
Wait, she said she's not Guan Yu? And OUCH!
"Ah, Orimura-sensei, is the meeting over?"
Now everyone will knew our ties to the legendary Guan Yu, I mean Orimura Chifuyu. Sayonara, normal school life...
"Ah, Yamada-sensei. It's been tough on you, forcing you to make them introduce themselves."
HOW DARE HER RECEIVE SUCH GENTLE, LIU-BEI VOICE FROM CHIFUYU-NEE!
"CHIFUYU-NEE?!"
Great, we synchronized our wail. Maybe we should form a romantic singing duet...wait a minute.
By the way, why the HELL Chifuyu-nee is here?? She only came home once or twice a month, and the hell I and my niichan did not know what kind of job she did! I was never informed of it, at all. And what's with the tight fitting black suit? How ecchi!
"Orimura-Imouto, show him more appropriate way"
I stand up rather calmly and blinked twice.
"My name is Orimura Madoka, younger twin sister of Orimura Ichika. I have no doubt about my brother and my own potential and that's why we're sitting here. I hope we can be friends and achieve our goal to be exceptional students together! Nice to meet you all!" I shouted, in a voice could be mistaken for terminator, err... my older sister.
Oh the reactions, Jesus, THE REACTIONS! They squeaked and squealed, cried "How cool" and "So happy to be your friends!"
"Awesome!"
"You, COULD IT BE?!"
"THERE'S NO MISTAKE!"
"SHE IS-"
And then come the climax introduction, BEHOLD! CHIFUYU ORIMURA! MY BELOVED BIG SISTER!
"Everyone, my name is Orimura Chifuyu, and my duty is that for this one year, I'll be training you in the operations and controls of IS. Everything I teach, you have to remember, and understand. To those who can't understand, I'll teach till they can. My job is to thoroughly train you in your youth, from the age of 15 to 16. You can oppose my attitude, but you have to listen to what I say. Roger that?"
Cue the shriek of excitement, Chifuyu-neesama is awesome!
"KYAAA—! It's Chifuyu-sama, it's the real Chifuyu-sama herself!"
"I've always been your follower!"
"I came to this school from North Kyuushuu because I admired you, onee-sama!"
"I came all the way from southern Hokkaido!"
"I'm so happy to be taught by Chifuyu-sama!"
"I'll gladly die for Chifuyu-sama!"
"...it's really quite a sight to see so many idiots gather here every year. What a surprise? Or is there a special reason? Are these idiots here only to attend my class?"
Thanks sherlock, it's very obvious isn't it?
"KYAAAHH! ONEE-SAMA! SCOLD US MORE! CONTINUE TO SCOLD US MORE!!"
"BUT BE GENTLE TO US FROM TIME TO TIME!"
"AND BE EXTREMELY ELEGANT AFTERWARDS~!"
Oh no, now they're being masochist too??
That aside, Ichika-niichan seems to be relieved that the attention now all absorbed by Chifuyu-nee. I also understand how surprised he is that now our beloved oneesan is our Homeroom teacher.
God is a sitcom writer for sure.
"Oi, so you failed to make even a simple greeting?"
WA! So cruel, how can you do that to Ichika-nii?!
"No, Chifuyu-nee, I—"
He's getting slapped in the head again, Chifuyu-nee, you realize that without beating, his brain is already broken aren't you?
"Call me Orimura-sensei."
"...Yes, Orimura-sensei." he whined, poor him.
"Eh...? Then, it means that Orimura-kun is Chifuyu-sama's younger brother...?"
"Maybe that has something to do with him being the only man in the world that can use the IS?"
"Ah~ Great. I really wanted to switch him over."
KNOW YOUR PLACE!! I roared mentally. Seriously, this is getting out of hand!
"Even her little sister is cool just like her"
"KYAA!! You're right! Madoka-sama is not bad too!!"
BUDDHA! PLEASE! SAVE THIS ACADEMY FROM SEXUAL DEVIATION! for that matter, at least protect me from some sort of sexual Harassment -except if it's Ichika, wait NO-!
Wait, does that means Ichika-nii is 'The Savior of Heterosexuality'?