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“”: Hey, Momoka, Koume.

//: Come here.

“”: Starting today, I’m your big brother...

“”: Whoa!

“”: They really are identical.

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“”: I’m Sakurashi.

“”: Nice to meet you!

[]: The summer we turned seven...

//: out of nowhere...

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[]: We got a big brother.

OT: Chapter 1 – The Saotome Sisters’ Love Life (Front)

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[]: From the day we became family,

[]: I...

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OT: I fell in love with someone I could never have.

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[]: Momoka Saotome

//: Older twin
//: 2nd year of high school

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[]: “If today were your last day, what would you do?”

[]: ...Hmm.

[]: A certain genius entrepreneur in America...

//: asked himself that in the mirror every morning.
(): People who change the world... They think differently from the start.

[]: But I’m just your average Japanese high schooler, so...

“”: Like always,

“”: I just hope to get through the day without standing out.

[]: That’s all I want.

:: Ah!

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“”: Morning, Momo-chan!

[]: Koume Saotome

//: Younger twin
//: 2nd year of high school

“”: ...Morning.

OT: Wow...

OT: Even as her sister, she’s dazzling...

[]: My twin sister Koume.

[]: Everyone calls her Ume-chan.

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“”: Are you heading out already?

“”: Mm.
//: I’ve got plans with my boyfriend.

“”: ?

“”: Hey, hey, Momo-chan...

//: Have you ever thought about wearing contacts?

“”: You’d look so much brighter without glasses!

[]: Cute,
//: glamorous,

ST: Oh yeah...
“”: Let’s go get them together sometime.

“”: You’d be super cute!

[]: ...she’s the total opposite of me.

“”: I’m fine.

//: They wouldn’t suit me anyway...

ST: Ehh~
“”: That’s not true~

ST: Hm~
“”: Oh, and...
//: I won’t be home for dinner tonight.

“”: Huh... again?

:: Hey, Ume!

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“”: Are you planning to stay out all night again?

[]: Sakurashi Saotome

//: Oldest Saotome sibling
//: 1st-year college student

“”: Saku-chan~

“”: Sup, big bro~

“”: It’s not staying out all night...

//: It’s just a date.

:: That’s basically the same thing.

ST: Hah?
“”: No it’s not~

“”: You’re always nagging about curfew...

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“”: Ugh, shut up, Mom!!

“”: Yeah, that’s your new name now.

:: Hey...
//: I’m not done...

“”: Tch.

ST: Haa~
“”: That girl...
“”: I’m not acting like “Mom” for fun, you know.

“”: ...Anyway...
//: Morning, Momoka.

“”: O-Oh... morning.

[]: Saku-chan’s two years older and just started college this spring.

[]: He became our stepbrother when our parents got remarried,

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OT: and...

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“”: Wh...

“”: Wha...
//: Wh-What?

“”: Ah, sorry.

“”: No, it’s just... Ume mentioned your glasses earlier.

“”: Wear what you want, but...

“”: Maybe trim your bangs a little?

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“”: You can barely see past them.

OT: Always so serious.

“”: You might trip.

“”: ...

“”: I’m fine.

//: I’ve never tripped before...

(): Why am I even hoping for something...?

“”: Really?

“”: Oh yeah... Mom sent a postcard.

“”: Wow, from Italy?

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“”: I mean, it’s for work, but still...
//: who leaves two high school daughters for a long job overseas?

“”: Heh, they look like they’re having fun, though.

“”: Oh yay!

“”: Well, we’ll have fun our own way.

“”: Your French toast is the best, Saku-chan.

OT: Saku-chan’s special:

//: French toast & milk tea

“”: You like this, right?

[]: Saku-chan’s smart, athletic,

//: and even good at cooking.

OT: High school’s “Most Wanted to Marry” ranking

//: 1st place, three years in a row.

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[]: We’re not related by blood,

// but he treats us like his real sisters.

OT: “Hey, Sakurashi.”

OT: “Did you know step-siblings can get married?”

OT: “Wouldn’t that be perfect for you two?”

“”: Hah?

“”: She’s my sister.

“”: We’ve been together since we were kids... no way.

(): The one I love...

//: ...is someone I can never have.

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“”: Sniffle...
//: Hic...

ST: You look like you can’t breathe...

ST: You okay?

(): She’s crying...? What happened?

“”: Hey, did you hear?

“”: Eto from Class D just got dumped by her boyfriend.

“”: What? But she’s so cute.

“”: Word is Saotome stole him.

“”: Wait... Saotome...?

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“”: Ah... no, no!

“”: Not her... her twin sister.

“”: Ahh~

“”: Since the start of 2nd year, she’s been all over Eto’s boyfriend.

“”: Figures... the “homewrecker” who’s broken up with a bunch of couples.

“”: The other Saotome’s harmless, though.

“”: Totally.

“”: Honestly, it’s kinda sad.

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[]: Ume-chan is my complete opposite.

[]: She’s popular with boys,

//: and she’s always changing boyfriends.

[]: But she’s always kind to me...

“”: Momo-chan!

“”: I heard you won that essay contest... amazing!!

“”: That’s my big sis!

“”: This outfit would totally look great on you!

[]: We’ve barely ever fought.

“”: I bought a cute cake!

//: Let’s eat it together... but don’t tell big bro.

(): My sister...
(): Don’t talk about her like that!

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OT: I want to say that...

[]: but I’m a coward.

(): In the end, I didn’t speak up...

(): Why am I always like this...?

[]: Being twins means we’re compared everywhere,

//: so somewhere along the way, I started fearing attention.

(): Ume-chan would’ve shot back without hesitation...

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(): Maybe I should’ve gone to a different school...

//: but it was the same one Saku-chan went to.

(): Thinking like this just makes me feel so small...

“”: ...Moka.

“”: Momoka.

“”: Momoka!

:: Wah!

“”: Did you find any books that might help with the script?

“”: Oh, uh... yeah, maybe this one...

“”: Oh, thanks.

[]: I’m in the drama club.

[]: This is Shii-chan, same year as me and my closest friend.

[]: I hate being in the spotlight,

[]: In our first year

ST: Let’s check it out together!

[]: Shii-chan suggested I handle scripts and props.

“”: Sorry for dragging you all the way here.

“”: It’s fine... I don’t usually get to browse the city’s bookstores, so it was fun.

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“”: Still, writing a script sounds tough.

“”: How many rewrites so far?

“”: Third one.

:: “The heroine’s charm is too weak!”

“”: “She needs more desire!!? ... that’s what they said.

[]: Club president:

//: Sorry, do it over!!

“”: Compared to recent hits,

//: your heroines are a little too quiet, Momo-chan.

(): Ugh...

ST: Haa...
“”: I’m not sure I can fix that...
//: It’s my first time writing a romance.

“”: A heroine with that much drive is nothing like me...

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ST: Hm...
“”: But they just want her to have desires, right?
//: Just keep it simple.

“”: Like...

“”: If you liked someone, Momo-chan,

//: wouldn’t you want to flirt with them?

“”: Eh?

“”: N-No...

“”: Ehh~ why not?

“”: Because...!

“”: It’s embarrassing... I couldn’t...

“”: Just being near them is enough.

:: Well...
//: I mean...

:: It’s all hypothetical if I were to like someone!

“”: You don’t want to be with the person you like?

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“”: ...I don’t know.

[]: I can’t picture my love ever coming true.

[]: I can’t imagine being anything...

//: ...more than Saku-chan’s “sister”.

“”: I don’t need to do anything more...

//: As long as I can be near him...

“”: That’s enough.

“”: Hmm...
//: But wanting to “just be near someone”...

“”: That might actually be the strongest desire of all.

“”: Huh?

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“”: The city station’s so crowded...

(): What Shii-chan said earlier...

// What did she mean by that?

(): ...Huh?

(): !

(): Saku-chan...!

(): Oh right... This is the station near his university.

[]: But he’s heading toward the opposite platform...

//: where’s he going?

“”: Saku-chan...!

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[]: No...
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[]: In middle and high school, Saku-chan was always busy with club activities.

[]: Sure, he had plenty of female fans,

[]: but I’d almost never seen him hanging out with girls.

[]: That’s why I felt safe.

[]: The day he belonged to someone else...

[]: the day where he’ll leave my side...

[]: It still felt so far away.

(): No...

OT: Saku-chan, look over here.

OT: Not at them...

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[]: Look at me!

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“”: Saku-chan,
//: your parents are calling.

“”: Ah... yeah.

“”: Thanks, Momo-chan.

“”: For coming to get me.

:: Wh-what?!
//: How did you know I’m Momoka?!

“”: We just met today...

//: even Dad mixes us up all the time!!

“”: Eh...

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“”: I’d never mistake you.

“”: Because I’m going to be your big brother.

OT: From the day we became family,

OT: I...

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[]: “If today were your last day, what would you do?”

[]: If today were my last day...

[]: if I could wish for something beyond my reach...

OT: I’d want Saku-chan...

OT: ...to see me as a girl.

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“”: ...

:: Ugh... this is so weird!

“”: Weird!!

“”: What do I do...

//: I cut them on impulse...

(): Please, let me turn back time before I cut them!

“”: Hm...

(): Oh no, I fell asleep...

:: It’s already 10 p.m.!

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(): Saku-chan and Ume-chan must be back.

(): They’ve probably eaten already.

(): The living room light’s on.

(): My bangs...

(): What’s he gonna say...?

[]: They might look weird, but... still,

[]: if I want Saku-chan to notice me even a little...

(): I have to take a step forward.

(): ...Okay!
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:: !

“”: Momo-chan...

[]: I...
// I am in love with someone I can never have.

[]: And it just so happens to be the same stepbrother...

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[]: ...that my twin sister loves.