(MC POV)
"How long is this even going to last?" I asked no one in particular.
Tsuki tapped her chin, "It felt like an entire lifetime for me but when I woke up, I found out only ten minutes had passed."
I guess that makes sense, I'm technically remembering an entire lifetime's worth of memories after all. The only problem is the possibility of me having multiple lives, does that mean we have to sit through all those as well?
Hmm… I hope I don't wake up only to find a century has passed because that would definitely suck.
When the next scene appeared, it was quite weird since it was showing Tsuki seated in what I guessed to be her classroom with myself nowhere in sight. Wasn't this supposed to be my memories? Unless I'm somehow spying on her somewhere?
"Oh, this was when I was in my second year of highschool, Aniue," Tsuki explained helpfully. "I will later become the student council president too! The first one to be nominated while still being a second year student as well!"
I can tell she's really proud of that fact so I gave her a head pat for it, causing her to squeal and hide her face on my chest.
Nothing much happened in the scene since it was just Tsuki paying attention in class until the bell rang a few minutes later, signalling the end of school.
Right as that happened, the scene changed again and it showed the other me standing in front of the school gate wearing a rather fashionable suit, even if I do say so myself.
It still made no sense why the memory started with Tsuki since I was nowhere near her. Did Tsuki's own memories get mixed into this place as well?
Guess that might be possible since she's here with me after all.
Incidentally, there were still a few people waiting in front of the school with me, but all of them were most likely parents judging by their age. No boyfriends or girlfriends waiting here at all.
Since the bell had already rang, it didn't take long before students began filing out of the school gates in droves.
I noted that even though most of the students were looking at my direction as they passed by, none of them were surprised by my presence. That means it must not be my first time waiting for Tsuki in front of the school.
"Did I go to school as well?" I asked, curious.
Tsuki shook her head, "Aniue was fully focused on the business, although you did help a few people like big brother Hiroto and big sister Yumi get a University degree for themselves. Aniue always said that school was a waste of time for you."
I suppose when I have the experience from my supposed previous reincarnations, I must have already learned enough to get by that attending school was unnecessary.
Or maybe it's just because the other me didn't like going to school in general.
We waited for a few minutes more before the younger Tsuki appeared while being flanked by several of her classmates, presumably her friends since they were talking and laughing together.
"Oh, Tsuki-san, your beloved nii-chan is here to pick you up as usual~" One of the girls giggled.
The other Tsuki followed her friend's gaze and immediately made a dash towards me once she saw me.
"Nii-chan! I'm here!"
I looked down at the current Tsuki, "What happened to 'Onii-tama'?"
She hid her face shyly and refused to answer.
The other me patted Tsuki's head and smiled at her friends, "Thank you for taking care of my little sister again today. She must have been a handful for you guys."
Her friends chuckled at my joke before waving goodbye to us, leaving the other me with a pouting Tsuki.
The other me smiled at her, "Shall we go home then?"
Pouty Tsuki wrapped her arm around mine, "Nii-chan is always bullying me… I want pudding..."
"Ok, ok. We'll get some pudding from the store on the way back."
"Guhihihi~ Nii-chan is the best~"
"So what should we have for dinner?"
The other Tsuki thought for a moment, "How about curry?"
"Hmm… It's been a while since we had that, why not?"
"Yay~ I can't wait for Nii-chan's curry!"
They turned and walked down the path, presumably to head towards the store the other me was talking about.
Since the other me and Tsuki were just walking now, I took the opportunity to ask Tsuki, "Did you know I was Yakuza?"
Tsuki shook her head, "Aniue always told me you were a businessman which I guess was technically true. Although I did guess Aniue to be one later on, I didn't really care for it much to ask Aniue about it anyway. Aniue is Aniue after all, no matter what you do"
"Did it not bother you that I was doing illegal activities for a living?"
She leaned closer to me, "What has society ever done for us? Even our own parents abandoned us, Aniue. As far as I was concerned, the only person I could rely on was Aniue and Aniue alone. Within this wretched world, I knew the only person who I could be safe with was Aniue. I neve, ever thought Aniue was a bad person at all."
I smiled wryly at her and patted her head. It seems like the previous life really was tough on her.
Just as the other Tsuki and I reached a convenience store, a black limo pulled up beside us on the street out of the blue.
The window rolled down to reveal the yakuza lady with the smoking pipe looking at me with a bemused expression.
"Good day, Kitakura-dono," The other me greeted with a nod. "What a surprise to see you here."
She took a puff from her smoking pipe and smiled, "I can assure you that it's no coincidence that I'm here, dear. Would you care for dinner with me tonight?"
"I'm afraid I can't do that, Kitakura-dono. I have an anime I would like to watch with my sister tonight."
Her eyes glanced towards the other Tsuki before moving back to the other me, "I see… That's a shame isn't it? Could I convince the two of you to watch that at my place instead?"
The other me chuckled, "With all due respect, Kitakura-dono, I do not believe you have the anime channel on your TV set."
"Fufufu~ You are right, I'll keep that in mind. I suppose I'll arrange another dinner with you next time, dear."
The window rolled up and the limo drove off, leaving us alone again.
"Nii-chan… Who was that?" Younger Tsuki asked.
"Just a client of mine from work. Kind of a lonely lady really. She has no children so she likes to act like I'm her distant relative. Even more so since she found out we have no parents."
Tsuki turned to me, "Does she really? Aniue never told me about her in detail. Although she did attend your funeral and looked quite distraught then."
I shrugged and gestured to the scene, "I literally know as much as it's shown here now, Tsuki."
"Ah… Ehehehe~ I forgot."
Just as I was about to turn my attention back to the scene, a memory suddenly filled my vision out of nowhere. It was me looming over the woman from before where both of us were in bed, unclothed. She had a look of wanton lust on her face as she wrapped her arms around me, pulling me closer to her as her lips parted to accept mine.
Just as suddenly as that scene appeared, it vanished and I was watching the other me bringing the other Tsuki into the store for pudding.
Since Tsuki didn't react to that, I must have been the only one who saw that.
What the hell? Aren't we already in my head and watching my memories already? Why did I even see that then? Why was that memory seen in first person but the ones out here in third person? This makes absolutely no sense at all!
Eh… Unless… The ones out here are not my memories? No, that's not right. For some reason, I instinctively knew that I was watching my own memories, so why is this happening?
Is it because Tsuki is here? It's because Tsuki is here isn't it?
What even are the rules of this place?
Why does everything involving me have to be so complicated?
