- Chapter begins with Kyousuke asking Kirino to go out with him on Christmas eve

- Kirino replies "Huh, are you stupid? Go to die."

- Kyousuke then just says "OK, on the 24th 9 o'clock at the station."

- Kirino answers that since when did she agree, Kyousuke "Huh? Your 'Huh, are you stupid?' means 'No problem' doesn't it?"

- Kirino of course refutes, then Kyousuke quotes Rinko-rin

- Kirino proceeds to say, how her quote has a different meaning than what Rinko-rin says. Then Kirino says that Rinko-rins quote has different meanings in different context, one example in the Rinko-route, the other in the Miyabi-route.

- Kyousuke's answer: "So, you really mean OK, don't you"

- Kirino answers back that she and Rinko-rin are different types of imouto.

- Kyousuke just ignores her and asks her, whether she isn't cold, as she always wears clothes, that show her legs. Kirino tries to kick him, he dodges. Kyousuke thinks to himself, that for someone who has endured Ayase's training, such a kick is child's play.

- Kyousuke and Kirino continue their verbal sparring. (Quite a nice scene I might add, I like it).

- Kirino then calms down, folds her arms in front of her chest and asks him why she has to go out on a date with him on Christmas eve, and two days nontheless. Then she says "are you stupid?" three consecutive times.

- Kyousuke in an inner monologue says that those "are you stupid" contain different meanings. He, as her aniki, would translate them as:

- "Then, explaining the FLAG of that day, if you can truly make me happy, I will grade you. If not, then try to calm me down."

- Kyousuke then says to Kirino that she should listen to him and sit over there (the sofa), which she does after a "Huh..."

- Kirino asks what he has to say to her, after her usual "Can't you sit in a little distance from me?" (They are sitting side-by-side)

- Kyosuke tells her his reasons for asking her out.

- "First of all, that day a Christmas-themed eroge will be available for sale."

- "Then we can shop around Akiba's stores, [...]"

- Kirino comments that for him, he knows an awful lot about this.

- Kyousuke then says that the magazine she was reading; he also read it and asks her to open page 145.

- When Kirino hears 145 she shivers strongly.

- On this page: "ACG Akiba Store, Christmas-love promo action" (sorry, don't know how to translate it). Couples coming into this store can get limited editions products as a gift.

- Kyosuke: "This limited product... you really want it, don't you?" "................."

- Kirino sports a look like she is about to die.

- Kirino: "Ma, ma... of course I want it. Of course I really want this special Christmas [blablabla, too lazy to translate that ^^].... of course I want to go out an by eroge.... but why on Christmas, and why only us two, and why to Akiba"

- Kyousuke teases her, that these are not words spoken by the eroge master. She replies, that she not only is an eroge master, but also an attractive girl (or so).

- Kirino: "Doing that on Christmas means failing as a girl... and this couple promo, us two... once again as a fake couple."

- Kyousuke: "Then let's shop around after going to Akihabara. We are not that often in Tokyo, so let's do some things you do during Christmas -- like visiting the legendary 'Skytree'".

- Kirino doesn't want to go there. Kyousuke thinks that if he really wants to ask her out, he can't give up here. He reorganizes his approach:

- "W..Why?"

- "Because you are too plain." Should I give up? "My clothes... are too plain?" "No, everything." "Then, what do you want me to do?"

- Kyousuke is desperate. Just when he is about to leave to his room:

- Kirino: "...really. There is no other way, let me help you with your clothing". "Huh?" "Ha? Why are you looking so dumb? I said, when the time comes, I will accompany you in going to a clothing store and help you choose your clothes. That way you will look somewhat better."

- "If I let you accompany a bishojo like me on Christmas--- you have to give me a good time."

- "Yes! Leave it up to me!".

- The calender turns to Christmas eve. It is a true winter morning. As agreed Kirino and Kyousuke leave home seperately and meet at the station. Kyousuke meets Kirino and notices, that she wears the same outfit as last Christmas. He thinks to himself that a year already passed. Kyousuke continues his inner monologue, that although Kirino wears the same outfit, she seems more mature. In a single year span, she has changed to a degree that you perhaps could mistake her for somebody else. Kyousuke can't help but feel a little bit proud.

- Kyousuke approaches Kirino "Oi, have you waited for a long time?" "---- you're too slow. How long do you think have I waited?"

- "It's 10 minutes earlier than agreed, ok!? By the way, when meeting you, it always starts like this."

- "Urusai, then, you should know, what I want to say." "'It has nothing to do with the agreed-upon time. The important thing is you should arrive earlier than me.'.... right?"

- "If it's so clear, why don't you act upon it?" "You left home earlier, ok? How can I manage to arrive earlier than you?" Don't ask something that is physically impossible!

- "If you had run, it would have worked." "...."

- Kyousuke thinks that then she would have complained in another way. Because they are siblings.

- "Then... let's go." Kyousuke stretches out his right hand and takes Kirino's bag.

- Kirino: "And then?" Kyousuke thinks that this angering "And then" should mean "Where are we going first?".

- "Let's go and buy clothes. You wanted to help me choose new clothes, right?" "Ok, I don't want to walk around a as plain-as-hell you." "Hai, hai, sorry."

- Kyousuke thinks that this kind of reaction can't hurt him any longer. Rather it can be read as this guy's smile. He thinks that this kind of reaction borders on SM (or so, if I understood it correctly).

- He notices Kirino stares at his face. "Hm? What?" "Ah, nothing, nothing." Kirino turns away and picks up the pace. "Oi, oi, wait. Don't get ahead."

- Kyousuke thinks that even though he is accustomed to it, he still can't understand his sisters' actions. "We haven't picked out a destination yet, why are you hastening?"

- "You don't know where to buy clothes, right. Shut up an just follow me." "Ah, right. But at least tell me where we are going."

- Hearing this tone Kirino answers happily "To where you once bought these little trousers".

- They exit the train. Kyousuke: "Harajuku... I haven't been here in three years (so since before that Sakurai incident).

- Kyousuke thinks about how different metropolitan Tokyo is, compared to that "village" Chiba. He reminiscens that the last time he was here, he was buying trousers in order to complete the task the absentee Sakurai had given him.

- Kyousuke notices the Christmas atmosphere in Harajuku and sees many couples. Christmas date...?

- "Ai, ai, we do seem like a couple to bystanders, don't we?" "A.. are you stupid?!"

- Kyousuke thinks about how often he has been called stupid today. He is too lazy to translate the meaning of that "are you stupid" and he doesn't know, whether he is on the mark, anyway.

- "By the way, Kanako said, that even when we stand together, we don't seem like lovers."

- "Is that so." Kyousuke thinks it's impressive that Kirino still remembers such things.

- "Ah, that's a pity." "....you... want us to look like a couple? ....uah~ Really disgusting."

- Kyousuke says that with so many couples around them, it won't be too embarassing to act a little like a couple.

- Kirino: "Aha, by the way... you seem a little bit narcissistic lately". "Ha?"

- Kirino walks in a position that is neither close, nor separate to Kyousuke. He turns a little to look at her, and she does the same.

- Kirino says that through their interaction their misunderstandings were cleared up and she now knows how he wants to have a better relationship with her.

- "But... and then?" "..."

- Kirino stops, drops her head and says: "D.. Don't act like a boyfriend, though." "No, I wasn't ~~~~~" "Ha? You clearly were" "I wasn't!" "You super were~" She quotes him and says how he treated this cute imouto as a girlfriend.

- "I mean, I didn't have this intention!"

- "Then, what did you mean?"

- "I did not have any intention. [...] Rather it is you who is so sensitive."

- "?!? N.. No, I wasn't sensitive"

- "Ha, you clearly were." "You super were~" Kyousuke teases her, about how she was sensitive and tries to rub it off him.

- Kirino gets angry (but also embarrassed) due to Kyousuke mimicking her, and says, how can he say something like that, no need to anger her on purpose.

- Kyousuke says, that's something he should say and thinks to himself that she has hit herself in the process.

- Bystander: "Ah, this couple is really cute"

- "Live broadcast of a couple's fight~~~"

- Both: "Ah..." "Quickly... let's go."

- "... because of your fault, I will have to remember this shameful experience forever."

- "It's your fault, right?" "Ha? It was your fault"

- They continue to quarrel, while walking to Omotesando Hills - another place Kyousuke visited three years ago. And a place Kirino seems to visit quite often.

- Kirino: "By the way, if you want to a date with a girlfriend, don't you think taking the train is not appropriate?" "Don't you think you should arrive there in a cool car?"

- Kyousuke in an inner monologue thinks that taking the train is the most comfortable way, considering how many people there are.

- Kyousuke: "What? Are you saying... that if I get a license, you would date me?"

- "He... Ai?" Hahahaha, succesfully caused Kirino to let out a strange sound~

- "What, What are you saying!"

- "Hehehe, I am a man. So, of course I want to get my license. I plan to take the driver's test, as soon as I graduate." "He...he... really"

- "You and Ayase once were on a poster of Mazda in Chiba. Ever since then I planned to get a license." ".... then, thank you." "Your poster / ad was really perfect." "Heh, even if you have this desire, you still can't buy a Mazda."

- Kyousuke thinks that, no, aside from him another person was interested, their father (daughter-con).

- "Huhu, Kirino, don't you feel honoured. When I get my license, you will get the chance of having a special tour." "I decline, sitting next to a rookie, there will be an accident for sure."

- Kyousuke teases Kirino to repeat what she said before (pick her up in a car). He thinks, how can girls so casually speak conflicting thinks.

- Kirino replies that when Kyousuke has enough experience and she is in the mood, he can drive her.

- They enter Omotesando Hills and he thinks about the atmosphere, how it makes the couples there pretty happy.

- "Kirino, let's take a picture." "Oh, coming from your mouth, this really is a good idea." "Good, then quickly go to the front of that tree, I'll take the picture."

- Just as he is about to take the picture, Kirino hesitates and a couple approaches them and offers to take a picture of Kyousuke and Kirino together, if they also help them to take a picture.

- They take the picture, afterwards: "Hehe, what, you badly wanted to take a picture with me?" "Idiot, don't ask something that disgusting."

- They enter and see a number of beautiful shops. Kyousuke suddenly remembers that three years ago he also passed here and had to pass lingerie shops...

- Kirino sees him a little bit concerned (due to that memory) and teases him, he tells her to shut up and asks which store they will be visiting. Kirino tells him to leave it up to her, she already thought it out.

- "Heh, you're really reliable... Oi, don't suddenly walk to this seemingly very expensive store!"

- Kyousuke whispers to her that he has only this amount of money...

- "Hmm... 500.000 Yen?" "It's 50.000!"

- Kyousuke wonders why Kirino though he had a digit more and thinks that she doesn't know how much he struggled to get that 50.000 together.

- Kyousuke fears that Kirino will get angry, but this development doesn't happen.

- Kirino: "OK, this shop is good." "Is, is that so?" "Good stores doesn't automatically mean it's expensive --- just leave it to me."

- Kyousuke is so unsure that he nearly grabbed the tip of Kirino's clothes when going in.

- After an hour they are finished (WTH, an hour...) Kyousuke looks into the mirror

- "Like, like that?"

- Shop manager: "It fits you perfectly. That's Kirino-chans boyfriend for you.~"

- Kirino (?) refutes annoyed.

- Shop manager: "Because it fits that well, how about I give you a little discount!"

- Kirino is happy at that suggestion. Kyousuke thinks that this is a natural reaction for a salesperson. The important thing is how Kirino with her sense of fashion thinks about it.

- "...does it look good?" "Yes, very cool!" Kirino sports a smile.

- "Really?!" "I'm talking about the clothes." "Don't say half-finished sentences!"

- Kyousuke feels that today he really is played with. Kirino and the manager both laugh.

- The jacket and shirt cost 35.000 Yen.

- Kyousuke wonders about how much a man changes with his outfit and thinks he really looks like a man now. He thinks how he really is a simple-minded person.

- He looks at Kirino. "--- What is it?" "Nothing"

- Kyousuke thinks that dressed like that he and Kirino look more fitting. That way people won't wonder about them (due to Kirino dressed very well and he... very plain).

- Afterwards they get something to eat and board a train to Akihabara. Kyousuke thinks that this really is an illogical route to follow, but says that's them (him and Kirino). He remarks that it's really cold.

- They arrive at Akiba. Kyousuke thinks that every time he goes to Akiba it is a little bit different. He always thinks that he will get lost. Kyousuke suddenly thinks about what Sena would say in this situation.

- Kyousuke continues his monologue about how Akiba changes so fast and is so much different from his first visit. He also thinks about how the shops are decorated very well. And he draws a parallel to Kirino.

- Kirino asks him what he is thinking about. Kyousuke says to himself, he sure isn't going to tell her.

- Kyousuke says to Kirino that although he is now quite familiar with Akiba, he still has fond memories about their first time. Kirino agrees and remarks that although only one year has passed, it seems like their first trip to Akiba happened long ago. Kyousuke asks why this is, Kirino replies "Because so much has happened?". Kyousuke agrees.

- Kyousuke: "Finding that Meruru case, discovering "Dating your imouto" in it [...]" "... back then, it really was the scariest moment of my life."

- Kyousuke thinks, for him too, how the heck was such a thing there, really scared him.

- "Discovering the hobby of my hated little sister." "Asking my hated aniki for life counseling." "Together participating in the off-meet." "Getting to know Saori and Kuroneko."

- Kyousuke: "If Saori back then hadn't invited us after the meeting... we wouldn't be where we are today." "...mmh"

- "Huh, when you and Kuroneko first met, you had that big argument inside McDonalds" "It was her fault." Kyousuke thinks that both of them were responsible, he starts to smile.

- "At that time, I - due to you finding otaku friends - was really relieved." ".... I see."

- Kirino suddenly turns around "..... that day, I.. also was very happy." "Really"

- Kyousuke is happy to hear that him being dragged around Akiba really was worth it and would love to tell the past him about it, that every second was worth it.

- They go to a new shop named "Anishopakiba", the TV's at the entrance show Meruru clips.

- "Oh, this really is Akiba, you can't find an environment like this anywhere else." "True, the line is really long."

- ".... are these all couples?" "Se...Seems that way. Mah, surely there are also a number of fake couples."

- Kyousuke thinks, people like them. But nevertheless there are far too many people. Are so many people interested in getting the lovers' discount? Are these limited edition products so attractive?

- "I don't believe it... so many people have girlfriends..." Even I arrived here with my imouto. Even though its Christmas, it still is absurd.

- "Don't grumble, it looks bad." "But, look..." "Stand tall. ---- you are the one who's envied the most, you know?"

- Kyousuke listens to the crowd. "This guy, even though he's so plain, he is going out with such a cute girl..." He sees what Kirino's talking about and thinks that's right, the "girlfriend" of his really is the cutest in that crowd.

- Kyousuke straights his back, if only to look more appropriate for Kirino.

- After 10 minutes they still haven't entered the store itself. Kyousuke thinks that even for a clear winter day, it still is pretty demanding. He thinks that Kirino, who wears a skirt, shoud feel even colder than him.

- "It's really cold, isn't it? Come a little closer." "OK, <3"

- Wait, don't misunderstand! It wasn't us talking. Ahead of us! Ahead of us! "........." Kyousuke and Kirino stare at the pair ahead of them.

- "Why, why did your face turn red!?" "U..Urusai! You think you have the right to speak about me?" "Disgusting, really, really disgusting! Are you stupid or what!?" ".... you, you are the disgusting one, ok?"

- "By the way, what the heck is this couple doing... if you want to do it, go home and do it."

- Kirino clutches her hands together, her face is really red and she drops her head.

- Kyousuke: "Put it on." He gives her jacket to Kirino. "................"

- Kirino suddenly moves her shoulder, turns to Kyousuke and stares at him with a determined look.

- "...huh, don't do something unnecessary."

- Kyousuke points to the couple ahead of them: ".... we indeed can't go as far as them. But let me compensate you with this." "That's a matter of course...."

- "... What is this couple doing... if you want to do something like that, do it at home." I really hope they were not talking about us.

- They finally enter the shop and see loads of manga, novels etc. Kyousuke thinks that with the setup it really is convenient for the people in the line to grab the newest releases.

- Kyousuke says to himself, that there probably is no other couple that comes here to buy eroge...?

- "This... what should we do if you want to buy games? There are none of those next to the line." "Just tell the name directly to a staff person." ".... I see."

- Kyousuke thinks, that increases the difficulty... three years ago he would have been quite happy doing this (note how he once again refers to the past him), but now he wouldn't get excited at the prospect of doing such an embarrassing thing.

- As they speak, the line progresses pretty quickly. It's already the turn of the infamous couple ahead of them. The guy says:

- "Ahm, I want to buy a game." "Ok, please tell me the title." "Please give me 'All-men's Christmas'" (we can guess, who this is, right )

- "..... what? Ahm..."

- "Please give the new BL release 'All-men's Christmas' (note, this is probably a bad translation, but I am too lazy to find an appropriate translation)"

- "All-men's Christmas it is... please wait a minute"

- Kyousuke thinks, the poor cashier, her smile has completely faded

- The guy then asks for some limited edition dakimakura, Kyousuke is shocked.

- "Se... Sena-chi?"

- "Ki, ki, ki... Kirino-chan!? Why are you here!"

- "I should ask you that, Sena-chi!"

- Well, as it turned out, the couple ahead of them were none other than the Akagis, Kyousuke of course wants no part of showing he knows Akagai Kohei, but alas, no way around it.

- ".... what are you doing..."

- "You, you will understand once you look at it. For the couple's discount and the couple's limited product." "With your imouto?" "Yo!"

- "It's Christmas and you come to Akiba to buy a game? ... Really, what are you doing?" (as if they had a right to complain...)

- "Wh.. Why do you care?"

- "I'm saying, the idiot couple ahead of us, that was playing lovey-dovey, were you guys!"

- "You are siblings, what in the world are you doing!"

- Me and Kirino buttered into them at the same time. (What a couple...)

- Sena quickly waved her hand: "It... It's not like that! If you are not recognized as a couple then! Th... th... th... Therefore we had no choice!"

Ah, so dumb, uttering something like that in this setting.

- "Dear customers, may I ask whether you really are a couple?"

- See, you revealed it to the cashier!

- "Eh, this, this.... this..." Sena broke into cold sweat.

- Kouhei then 'rescues' the situation by calmly hugging Sena with one arm and says: "Even though we are siblings, we also are lovers ---- Nee-san, got a problem with that?" (the illustration is of this scene)

- "...............no" (What? Well, perhaps the shock.)

- Akagi is so cool--! Like that the staff can't do anything else than accept!

- What is this nii-san doing! Even though its disgusting, it's also very cool---!!

- "O...o..o...o...Onii-san, what are you saying?" Sena is so embarrassed, that she seems to be on the verge of dying.

- So pitiable... no, that's her own fault. The main culprit for this situation is 100% this woman.

- Kirino turns around and whispers into Kyousuke's ear: ".....Sena-chi's brother is really terrific [handling this situation]." "Yes, right?" "No wonder he's your friend...."

- "Don't group me and him together!"

- Akagi completes the purchase, while maintaining that cool aura.

- Kyousuke says to himself that in certain kind of situations he certainly acts like a pervert, but he compared to Akagi he is a little kitten (I took my liberty in translating that construction)

- Kyousuke continues his inner monologue, that posing as a couple is already incredible enough, but acting lovey-dovey like a stupid couple is really mind-boggling. He assures the reader, that he is not envious of Akagi in any way!

- He then continues about, how incredible Akagi is in the way he requested that game.

- Then Kyousuke himself, of course, calmly and decisively asks for an eroge 'Christmas, Holy Night' (once again, too lazy to look for a proper translation) and a limited special edition product.

- ".... was there a need to say that in such a big voice?" "The more decisive you are, the less embarrased you are, right?"

- "I am not talking about you! I'm saying that I was very embarrassed! 'The boyfriend of that super-cute girl is really buying an eroge!' Speaking this these people were pointing towards me!"

- "This eroge was bought on behalf of you anyway." "Right now it's not time to talk about this issue!"

- The continue their quarrel, even as the go into other stores to shop. Even though their main objective was participating in that event, they of course have to go and look in other stores. Kyousuke says to himself that this is probably the way how Otakus behave.

- After finishing the shopping spree they start to walk back towards the station. Kyousuke's arms and shoulders are packed with Kirino's merchandise. It's 2PM.

- "You have been pouting long enough. Now, look at this." Kyousuke takes out that special limited product they bought and gives it to his imouto-loving imouto.

- "You, you really believe that you can calm me down using this................ Heh~ It's so cute ♡" (I think the merchandise is some kind of H Christmas eve figurine, not sure though)

- Now, you calmed down in an instant! Even I am astonished. It was very effective...

- Kirino then says something about that figurine, and points out the discount it was given.

- Kyousuke asks her, that whether she really thinks he can identify the worth of such a product by the pattern of the clothing.

- Kirino says, by the look of him she would say yes.

- Kyousuke: "Ah, let it be... we are at the station. If somebody spots that they will say 'Uh, this cool guy's girlfriend is happily pulling the skirt on that ero-figure' while pointing at us"

- "How can that be?" Kirino gives him a cold stare. "Ok, take that."

- With this they leave Akiba.

- Of course their vehicle of transportation is still the train. Kyousuke thinks about when he came to Tokyo in the past, how he was mesmerized by the spider-web-like train system. He explains how Chiba's transportation system is a far cry from the one of metropolitan Tokyo. Kyousuke wonders whether Tokyoters really have a complete overview over that system. He says if they really have, then they have an aura of futurism.

- After that Kyousuke explains the current situation, they are on their way to the Skytree. The car is nearly empty, he and Kirino are sitting next to each other.

- "Next we are going to the Skytree" "Oh"

"It still a long way from the nightview, right? We still haven't reached sunset." "I know. I have it planned out." "Really?"

- Kirino looks at Kyousuke in doubt.

- "Really, hey, I really want you to see the parts of me that are different from before." "Hee, you seem pretty confident." "Maybe"

- Kyousuke thinks that he has really worked hard for this day. But of course he hasn't neglected his studies.

- Kirino is playing in a very prideful way with her hair.

- "By the way, walking besides me carrying so much luggage, don't you think its very bothersome?" The one who bought all this was you! Kyousuke thinks that his patience perhaps surpasses human limits.

- "Look, an eroge poster is sticking out. It's no trouble in Akiba, but can you go to the Skytree like this? You, you know what it means to be thoughtful?" "I don't want to get talked to such a level by you!"

- Kyousuke asks himself, why even though his patience increases, there is always this sister of his, who tests him out like that, he is not in a ninja trial.

- "I've already said it, I've made preparations! For example I will take care of this luggage issue in the free time before evening. I've prepared for everything. Just leave it up to me."

- Kyousuke thinks that the way he said it, it's just like the Kyousuke of three years prior (once again the theme of Kyousuke thinking about the past him)

- Kirino turns around: "Mah... when you say it like that... for once I'll believe you. After all the one to convince our parents to let us stay until after curfew also was you."

- Kyousuke says to himself, he told them that they were going to Manami's for a Christmas party. He thinks it was more due to Manami than due to him, although he will keep quiet about this.

- Kirino looks at him: "Now, what do you want to do?" "Ahm"

- He nods and calmly tells her: "I have booked an hotel." "What, you're not joking?!" Kirino answers in a shocked voice.

- Kyousuke tells her to down her voice. Even it this car is pretty empty, it's still in a public area.

- Kirino doesn't care: "U... Urusai, it was you who said something as unbelievable as this, ok?!"

- "Exactly how is it unbelievable? The luggage is plentiful and heavy, putting it into the hotel and then go out again is a pretty normal thing, isn't it!?"

- "You, you really go to great lengths for your excuses! Taking his imouto to a love hotel for the second year in a row, where exactly can you find such an aniki?!"

- "It... It's not a love hotel!" "Hu, huh?"

- "I booked a normal hotel!" "Really..." Kirino's face turns red up till her neck. "You have to say that first...."

- Kyousuke is suddenly grabbed and let's a "Gueh"

- "What are you doing! It is you who got it wrong!"

- "That's because you used such ambiguous words!"

- "Normally you wouldn't confuse this! You ero! Ero-imouto! Really, you can spin your brother into a love hotel for two straight years!"

- "Eh, eh, eh...! Th.. this has a reason... And, don't use words like that, if somebody hears that, they will misunderstand!" Kyousuke agrees.

- After half an hour they arrive at the Skytree and go to that hotel. It's a very cheap room. It has only one simple bed and a relatively broad table, with two chairs.

- Kyousuke puts the luggage on the floor: "Hu...ha... so heavy."

- He turns and Kirino stands at the entrance sporting a complicated look on her face.

- "What are you doing? Come on in."

- ".... don't do something strange." "No way, I won't!" Kyousuke thinks something, but says to himself it would be troublesome if he said it out loud, so he doesn't.

- "I think that recently it seems you look at me in an H-light...."

- Kyousuke asks the onii-sans out there what council do they have for him, when being told off in such a way by his imouto.

- "We are already here, what use does it have to say something like that at this point?"

- "............ Wha.........."

- I don't know why Kirino reacts so strongly. What bad thing have I just said... Ha! Oh, no! I just said something you say when you take a girl to a love hotel!

- "Th.. the words I just used are not correct! I didn't mean it that way!"

- "I....um, um, um.... I know...!"

- Kyousuke thinks that for a bystander they really must seem dumb.

- "By the way" "Wh, What?"

- "Don't you think that lately your self-awareness is a little bit excessive?"

- "--------------------------------"

- Kyousuke seems to have scored a hit with this.

- "It.. it, it, it, it, it, it, it!"

- "Calm down! Say what you have to say in a clear manner."

- Kirino's voice is like stuck in this loop.

- "It's not like that!" Finally got it out.

- "Eh, it's just like that."

- Kyousuke thinks that this heavy reaction shows it has some truth to it. It surely has some reason behind it.

- ".........."

- Kirino turns silent, closing her lips tightly. Her face's really red.

- Kyousuke: "It's no problem if you don't want to admit it. But I'm already pretty tired of those unclear things that turn the atmosphere really bad."

- I wouldn't have uttered such a statement just a short while ago. Good that Kirino also calmed down and nodded.

- "Honestly, I did turn a little more self-aware... I did notice that... But that's due to some personal reasons, you don't have to be concerned."

- "Really? Then it is so." Kirino agrees.

- Kyousuke thinks that they finally can solve misunderstandings in a normal manner. He then says to himself that they really came a long way.

- "But, the fact remains that you really look at me with H-eyes, as of late."

- "You really bring this up again?" I take back what I just said! We can never understand each other!

- "You think I didn't notice? For example when I'm lying on the couch, you always look at me in an ero manner, right? Like my shoulders."

- Kirino doesn't want to drop that matter. Her face closes in and she stares at Kyousuke.

- "What's really behind this? Really, make it clear!"

- ".............. You say I stare at your bare parts of your shoulders with H-eyes? Huh... that's a pity Kirino, this really is a big misunderstanding."

- Kyousuke continues in a clear manner (I think): "I look at your ass." (Kyousuke you hentai, Ayase will kill you )

- "Go to hell!" (or die, as always) Kirino throws her bag with all her power, but to no avail.

- "I dodge~"

- "What are you doing, take it! Stay there and take your punishment!"

- "I refuse, hehehe... If you want to hit me; without Ayase-level skills it's impossible."

- "Eh... la..lately you really have been going over the top with the sexual harrasment of your imouto!"

- "It is because we are siblings, what's wrong about looking at your ass once in a while."

- "How the heck is it not wrong?!" Kyousuke agrees in his head.

- "I wouldn't mind if you looked at my ass."

- "I'm saying I mind! Hah, hah... really, my throat starts to hurt." That's because you are screaming at full force like an idiot.

- Kyousuke goes to the little refridgerator, takes a bottle of water and gives it to Kirino."

- "Have you calmed down?" Kirino clutches the bottle, raises her head and stares at Kyousuke.

- "... Even if you haven't calmed down, the problem still isn't solved. But, still, first put that aside" (I think he's referring to the bottle) Really, what a troublesome girl.

- Kirino sits on the bed: "And, now? Still a long way to go till nighttime, in these few hours, how will you make me happy?" Uh, that's a good question.

- "Hehe, have a guess?" "Huh, you're annoying, don't fool around and tell me." "........."

- Kyousuke adjusts his emotions, then points forward: "Think about this place and the situation, how will I make you enjoy this ---- It's not that easy guessing it right."

- Kirino notices that Kyousuke is pointing somewhere behind her, her body stiffens.

- "You, you honestly! Want to do this to me here..."

- "Of course not! Why to you keep sprouting such ero nonsense all the time today!"

- Kyousuke wonders whether she is baiting him.

- "Urusai! It's your fault for always using such misunderstandable manners! Quickly answer me!"

- Kyousuke says ok, ok and replies that there is only one thing that can make Kirino happy while passing the time here. He points towards the luggage lying of the floor.

- Kirino also realizes, and of course, it's playing eroge. Kirino nods and Kyousuke let's out a sigh.

- "You're always like that, after buying a game, you want to play it as soon as possible. You don't want to waste single minute or even second." He thinks about the day before she went to the US, when she asked him to get that game.

- Kirino says, if he hadn't invited her, her plan was to play that game anyway.

- "Hehehe... playing from morning till evening and then welcome the holy night together! Don't you think it's a perfect plan?"

- "Didn't you say that buying an eroge on Christmas eve would be a failure as a girl, never tell me that again."

- Kirino replies what nonsense Kyousuke is saying, spending a perfect 2D Christmas eve is the same as spending a perfect one in reality. Kyousuke: "I don't think it's the same"

- Kirino hammers on the bed and says it's the same. If she having a good time is the most important. Either with him, or with that eroge character.

- Kirino suddenly stops, her face once again turns red.

- "Don't say something like that, that can be misrepresented!"

- "I don't care!"

- Kirino then asks whether he understands what she is saying, and he confirms and says he will do his best to give her a good time.

- Kyousuke thinks that in a way it's a battle between him and the eroges. Although it sounds stupid, but when dealing with an Otaku it always is a battle against the counterparts' hobby, that's an unavoidable issue. For a husband with an otaku wife, for a girl with an otaku boyfriend, for normal person and an otaku friend and for the brother with an otaku imouto.

- Kyousuke says to himself that one really needs to think about how to deal with the hobbies your counterpart loves. Because they are a part of that person. So even though he used the word battle, but in truth eroge and him are on the same side. Using the eroge to make the other person happy.

- "Good! I brought a notebook, so we can----"

- "Wait, in truth, I also thought that something like that will happen!" "Eh?"

- Kirino takes out a newly bought notebook, asks Kyousuke to install the game on that one and hands it to him with a smile on her face.

- "Tada!" "..............."

- Kyousuke is speechless

- Kirino asks him what he is waiting for. Newer eroges are really big, so they take time to install (honestly, just ask School Days HQ with its 10+ GB...)

- Kyousuke thinks to himself, his sister is an otaku that far surpasses his imagination.

- After thirty minutes the lights in their room are killed. On the notebook screen is a bustup of that game. Standing before the screen is a tiny cake. This dark room is only illuminated by the romantic light of candles.

- "... Huhuhu.... Christmas-tan (I think she's called Christmas that character....), merry christmas"

- Kirino holds her face with both hands and looks quite happy at the sight of that bustup. The tiny cake was bought by Kyousuke at the request of Kirino. At the sight of his imouto Kyousuke freezes.

- Kyousuke asks Kirino about this setting. After a little conversation with Kirino asking Kyousuke whether he truly doensn't know about it, she says something it's a Christmas ceremony, known by every erogamer. They continue to talk about that ceremony, with Kyousuke somehow in doubt about it.

- Suddenly Kirino asks Kyousuke to sing a song with her. Kyousuke is surprised, but sees that Kirino's eyes are serious. So on Christmas eve they sing a song in a hotel, accompanied in the background by the eroge. Kyousuke thinks that he will never forget this scene.

- Afterwards they play the main route for a few hours.

- "It's about time we leave. Although with the story progressing it's not the ideal time."

- "No, halting the story at this point is pretty good."

- Kirino changed her spirit very cleanly, stretches a little after saving the game.

- "Huh~ I'm satisfied~ I will look at the rest back at home!"

- Next, it's going to watch the Skytree nightview!

- Kyousuke thinks about how this Christmas already far surpassed last years' with the events of buying clothes in Harajuku, buying eroge in Akiba, playing eroge in the hotel, being together with his imouto. And it's after sunset, that they really enter Christmas. But..

- "The sky's full of clouds! I mean... clouds everywhere!"

- It's cloudy."

- The situation is, the arrived at the Skytree platform, and it's cloudy. Kirino of course is not happy about that.

- "What are you going to do now? There is no way to see the nightview like this!"

- "Ok, ok... if you want to complain, complain to the Heavens."

- This does nothing to calm Kirino's mood, so Kyousuke takes Kirino on a walk on the Skytree.

- Then a description of the Skytree and the surroundings follow.

- Kyousuke remarks how this is like one a spaceship. Kirino asks him if he ever was on a spaceship. Her anger apparentely still hasn't subsided.

- Many couples are on that platform.

- Kyousuke: "Oi, oi, Kirino, the attitude of this girlfriend is very likeable, telling the apologizing boyfriend 'It's not your fault, nothing can be done.'!"

- He thinks how about Kirino learning something from that girl.

- "This boyfriend is sincerely apologizing, then look at yourself, immediately pushed the responsibility up to the Heavens, what do you think about that?"

- Kyousuke points towards a big screen, where they show the view that normally can be seen from up there.

- Then a fireworks show begins. Kyousuke thinks about how this is the first time that he witnesses this kind of fireworks. The firework patterns are very clear

- ".... just like Kirino's face."

- "You said something?"

- Kyousuke asks Kirino to go to another spot on the Skytree, even though it's cloudy. He thinks about how these could really disrupted his entire plan.

- "... Ok, Ok, I know, I know. Ease up... I will stay with you until the end." "... Oh"

- Kyousuke says to himself that after all this complaining, she once again shows a little tenderness.

- At least the situation can't get any worse ----

- Then, my prayers reached the Heavens, after going to the lookout platform by elevator, the miracle happened.

- "-------It's snowing"

- "---------White Christmas"

- Kirino runs to the windows and claps her hands

- "......Uh, hah........"

- It's not only us. Smiles appeared on the faces of other couples when they saw this surprise.

- .... When the sky was full of clouds I really though I my luck was so bad.

- Haha, in the end I am a really lucky guy.

- I also naturally started to smile.

- "............. How is it. Beautiful, right?"

- "It wasn't your work. You also did not say you looked at the weather report."

- Kirino stares into the skyline, not moving her eyes. Even though these are cold statements, they can't hide the joy and smile in it.

- "Haha, that's right, it wasn't my work."

- ------Thank you, Heavens.

- The lights that don't lose to the clouds, illuminate on the ground.

- There, the white snow dance descends.

- "............Really, so beautiful."

- "Is that so, if it's that way, then it's good."

- The more excited humans are, the less words they speak.

- Us two, in this atmosphere, continue to look at the road that is being painted white by the snow flocks.

- Two people

- Two siblings

- The surrounding couples also create their very own space

- I also can no longer hear any surrounding noise.

--------- Good, let's do it.

- "------Nah Kirino."

- "Hmm, what?"

- "About... Your future development"

- We are beginning to talk about one of the main topics of this conversation.

- No matter whether its me or Kirino, we both don't look at each other and instead continue to stare at the street.

- "Ah, ah... you heard?"

- "Yes... I heard."

- "Who?.... Ayase?"

- "---- Ah, Right on the mark."

- ".... Is that so."

- The conversation stops at once, for me it feels like for an eternity.

- In truth, perhaps only 10 seconds had passed.

- "I, after I graduate, plan to go abroad."

- "........."

- "It's been decided."

- ".........."

- I don't say a word, remain silent. And we still haven't made eye contact.

- Kirino doesn't mind and continues in a determined way:

- "I won't fail like in the past. This time I've already clearly seen through myself. ... I also will return home regularly, I'll also stay in touch with everyone.... Saori and the others will also come over and visit me."

- "............................"

- "--------- Come on, say something."

- Kirino turns towards me

- I slowly turn towards my imouto.

- The lines of sight of the siblings finally cross.

- "That... Kirino."

- "Eh?"

- "I, have somebody I love (or like)"

- Just like that, I said those decisive words.

- Towards the most important person of mine, I have to resolutely convey my determination (don't know how to best translate that part from Chinese, hope this works.)

- The issue of the person whom I love

- "............"

- My imouto froze and listened to me silently. Perhaps she was shocked to a degree that she couldn't move.

- "....sorry"

- I temporarily stopped the conversation. I directly looked into her face. Kirino's facial expression still hasn't changed.

- -------------a few seconds later

- A chain of tears rolls down the face of my imouto.

- "En...!"

- She turns around and runs away.

- I stand there while following her distancing view with my eyes.