In the Living Room
"…"
Tatsumaki and Fubuki faced each other without a word, the silence rife with awkward tension.
anwhile, Rei Ao sat off to the side, cracking seeds and observing them with great interest.
"Hey! Let us go already, you bastard Rei Ao!!!"
Tatsumaki might be staring straight at Fubuki, but she was yelling at Rei Ao—because right now, both she and Fubuki were completely immobilized.
All they could do was remain face-to-face, forced to look at each other. This was Rei Ao's doing. They had tried to break free, but it was impossible.
"Stop shouting. Can't you see I'm helping you two?"
Rei Ao waved a hand dismissively.
"Hurry and talk it out while you have the chance. I'm here to…snack—I an, help."
"???"
Tatsumaki ground her teeth. He's obviously just enjoying the show, she thought bitterly. She was plotting ways to escape his hold when Fubuki suddenly spoke up.
She asked:
"Sister, can you tell why you've always looked down on so much? Why are you so opposed to getting stronger?"
"…"
"You know," Fubuki continued, "I hate the way you belittle —your condescending attitude and your dismissive looks."
She couldn't hold back anymore; the words ca pouring out like water through a broken dam.
"We share the sa psychic powers, right? Then how co you can bask in the lilight while I'm always branded the 'little sister of the S-Class hero Terrible Tornado'? Am I only ever going to be your accessory?"
Fubuki shot Tatsumaki with a pained, accusing look.
"…"
Tatsumaki froze at Fubuki's outburst, stunned by her little sister's raw, honest feelings.
"So you created the Blizzard Group…"
Tatsumaki's voice ca out hoarse.
"That's right," Fubuki said passionately. "I ford the Blizzard Group because I wanted to climb higher—so that you'd finally acknowledge and stop looking down on !"
"…"
For a mont, Tatsumaki didn't know how to express her feelings. Finally, she just said quietly:
"Fubuki…you misunderstood ."
"Misunderstood? Misunderstood what, exactly?"
Fubuki let out a bitter laugh.
"Ha. Weren't you just disregarding and distrusting everything I said not too long ago? Tell why I should believe this is so misunderstanding."
"…"
Tatsumaki bit her lip and lowered her head. It was the first ti she realized that her attempts to protect her sister had beco Fubuki's nightmare. Still, she never intended it that way.
Seeing Tatsumaki all clamd up, Rei Ao decided to speak for her:
"I suspect your sister is just trying to protect you."
"Protect ?"
Fubuki repeated in a puzzled tone. That's what she calls this behavior?
"Your sister has experiences you don't know about, right, Tatsumaki-san?"
Rei Ao asked with a sly grin.
"!!!"
Tatsumaki's body stiffened, trembling at his smile.
"How do you know about that?! Don't tell you're… from Tsukuyomi?!"
"No need to panic. I know what I know, but I'm not part of the Tsukuyomi group," Rei Ao soothed.
"Hm?"
Even Fubuki noticed her sister's reaction: the mix of fear and anger when she ntioned "Tsukuyomi." It was jarring to see her incredibly powerful sister so shaken. Could there really be events in Tatsumaki's past that Fubuki knew nothing about?
"Sister, what's Tsukuyomi? Don't hide it from . Please—tell everything! At least let understand how you truly feel!"
"…"
Once convinced Rei Ao wasn't from Tsukuyomi, Tatsumaki's agitation subsided, and she beca subdued. After a brief pause, she began to talk:
"Tsukuyomi is an organization that researches people with psychic abilities. When I was little, they captured . In that place…I was subjected to grueso, inhuman experints at the hands of a group of female researchers."
Rembering it all made her tremble. Her fingernails dug into her palms, drawing blood as hatred welled up.
"Back then, I honestly thought death would be better…"
"This…"
Fubuki gaped. She'd never imagined her indomitable sister could have endured sothing so horrific—or that Tatsumaki had, in childhood, been treated like a lab rat for psychic research.
"Sis…"
Tatsumaki's face looked bleak as she continued:
"That was when I realized human connections were worthless. I stopped trusting people.
Using psychic power is dangerous—I dreaded the day Tsukuyomi might set its sights on you. So long as I can't locate them and wipe them out, I can't relax."
Tatsumaki would never allow her sister to suffer the sa soul-crushing experints she had.
"Sister…"
Tears glimred at the corners of Fubuki's eyes. She finally understood Tatsumaki's real intentions. Twisted though her thods might be, she could forgive it all.
"Why didn't you just tell …"
"I didn't want to…"
Tatsumaki turned her face away, realizing only then that she could move again. Rei Ao must have loosened his hold. But before she could react, Fubuki lunged forward, hugging her tight.
"Wahhh…!"
Rei Ao chose that mont to clap his hands, effectively interrupting what should have been a heartfelt, emotional scene.
"See? Talking things out is the best way to settle conflicts between you two, right?"
He grinned, as though expecting credit for his grand diation.
"Hmph! We could've resolved it on our own without you around!"
Tatsumaki huffed, tilting her chin defiantly. Still, Fubuki wiped her tears and gave Rei Ao a grateful look:
"If it weren't for you, I might have spent my whole life misunderstanding my sister."
"…"
Tatsumaki felt a bit humiliated, but she couldn't deny it was true. Without this bizarre "accident," both sisters, hindered by their own pride and unspoken concerns, might never have genuinely opened their hearts to each other.
"Don't expect a thank you from !"
Tatsumaki snapped, still playing tough.
Rei Ao rely chuckled.
"No problem—since, before long, you'll be crying because of . Anyway, Fubuki, let's finish up our last bit of business. Ti for you to accept that power and…beat your sister Tatsumaki until she's in tears."
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