Time in a collapsing world

"Well……"

Yae Sakura first helped Yae Rin up from the bed and made her sit half-sitting. Then the two of them peeled off the shell of the snack and took a small bite.

"good to eat!"

"Brother, is this new in town?"

Yaeli looked at their eyes with a smile, "It's a good product from overseas. Some big sisters from outside Shinano gave it to me."

"Beyond Shinano?"

Yae Rin tilted his head curiously.

"big sister?"

Yae Sakura frowned, "Brother, is this really just a gift to you? You didn't trade it with them for other precious things..."

"Except Sakura Fukiyuki, what precious things can I bring with me?"

Yae Li rubbed Yae Sakura's little head, "Don't worry, they are all given as gifts. They really like children like me."

Yaeli emphasized the word "child".

"So that's it..."

Yae Sakura understood, and her nervousness immediately calmed down.

"I might have a chance to take you to meet them, they're in the city."

Yaeli took a bite of the unfinished rice ball and chewed it mechanically. He had completely forgotten to eat that day.

"City? Can Rin go too?"

Yae Sakura glanced at Yae Rin's weak face, feeling a little uneasy.

"Everyone can go. When the time comes, I'll just ask someone to make a wheelchair or something out of wood."

"..."

Yae Rin rolled his eyes and had a guess.

Could it be that her brother found a new doctor, but for some reason he could only treat her in the city?

Afterwards, Yae Sakura and Yae Rin ate some snacks, and Yae Ri ate the last remaining rice balls. Then Yae Sakura went out to prepare food that could fill the stomachs of her sister and herself.

I originally wanted to prepare it for Yae Li, but after looking at my brother's begging expression, his slightly stretched belly, and his left hand shaking out the afterimage, he pouted and didn't feel embarrassed anymore.

"Rin, go to bed early tonight. Sakura and I have to get up early tomorrow morning."

Yae Ri moved behind Yae Rin, letting her lean into his arms and relax.

"Get up early? Are there any activities in the village?"

Yae Rin tilted her little head back slightly and looked directly above, just enough to see the lower half of Yae Rin's face.

"have it?"

Yae Ri didn't talk about the sacrifice. Although Yae Rin didn't know anything about it, he didn't bother to talk about it if it wasn't necessary.

"But don't worry, it will be quick. I promise to come back as soon as you miss us."

"Um……"

Yae Rin smelled the faint fragrance of cherry blossoms that had touched her brother's body at some point, and a look of relief appeared on her face.

About twenty minutes later, Yae Sakura came back with two rice balls and a bowl of medicinal soup for Yae Rin.

Seeing Yae Rin resting peacefully in Yae Ri's arms, she was slightly startled, and then she felt the warmth from it, the warmth from home.

Yae Sakura walked into the room, placed the medicinal soup beside the bed, and then handed a large rice ball to Yae Ri's hand, asking him to be responsible for feeding the sick Yae Rin.

"Brother, Rin may not be able to eat that much by herself, so... I'll have to ask you for help then!"

"...So why do you want to make such a big rice ball, Sakura, knowing that she can't eat it?" Yaeli said speechlessly.

"This is the standard size of rice balls and cannot be changed!"

Yae Sakura held her own head-sized rice ball in her small hands and said stubbornly.

"This is your own standard..."

……

In the end, Yae Rin only ate a quarter of the rice ball, and Yae Ri was responsible for destroying the rest.

Yae Sakura, on the other hand, completely finished her portion of the rice ball, which made Yae Ri couldn't help but look at her sister's flat belly.

"Brother? What are you looking at?"

Yae Sakura picked up the medicinal soup and fed Yae Rin the medicine at the side.

"I was wondering where all the nutrients went when you ate so much in one meal."

Yaeli smiled and said, "Aside from growing taller normally, you haven't gained any weight at all..."

"Become fat?"

Yae Sakura's face froze, and she forgot to take out the spoon that was fed to Yae Rin's mouth for a while.

"No no no!"

Yae Rin struggled for breath, and Yae Sakura realized it later and quickly took her hand back.

"Huh...sister, you almost sent me on my way early..."

Yae Rin complained, then looked at his brother who looked like he had nothing to do with her, "Also, brother, don't talk about such sensitive topics with your sister at this time... Girls are very protective of their bodies. "

"I didn't expect Sakura's reaction to be so big...I'm sorry."

Yaeli apologized with a smile.

"Hmm...brother, will I gain weight in the future?"

Yae Sakura touched her belly, feeling a little troubled.

Is it possible that I really need to eat less in the future?

"Sister, don't listen to what my brother is saying. He just wants you to make the rice balls smaller in the future!"

"Hey! Rin, don't talk nonsense. How could I have such thoughts?"

Yaeli did have some thoughts like this, but he couldn't express them out loud.

"Brother... bad guy."

Yae Sakura was so angry that she used a small hand to scrape Yae Ri's nose.

Yae Rin looked up and down her sister's body, and finally settled on the area on her chest that was already rising and falling.

Suddenly she understood where the nutrients she absorbed had gone.

"elder sister……"

"Ok?"

"You will definitely be in good shape in the future."

"Eh?"

……

After drinking the medicinal soup, it was time to go to bed.

Yae Ri helped Yae Rin slowly lie down, and then took over the two sets of mattresses, quilts and pillows that Yae Sakura found from the cabinet.

Yae Ri's bed was spread on the ground between Yae Sakura and Yae Rin, with her two younger sisters accompanying her on the left and right.

"Turn off the lights?"

Before turning off the lights, Yaeli glanced at the two cute little people who had already snuggled into the quilt.

"Ah."

Yae Sakura's voice fell, and then the room fell into darkness.

In the darkness, the two bright eyes of Yae Sakura and Yae Rin were particularly conspicuous, pointing out the location of Yae Ri's bed so that he would not accidentally step on them.

Taking off his coat and pants, Yaeli got into his bed, shook his head from side to side, and found that both Yaezakura and Yaerin were looking directly at him.

Helpless, Yaeli had no choice but to say: "Good night, two lovely little princesses."

""whee……""

The two of them closed their eyes with satisfaction, but did not turn around. They still slept sideways in the direction of Yaeli.

Yaeli looked at the ceiling and slowly closed his eyes, just waiting for the next day.