Flower of Steel

, and I already went through it three times!” Lumi cut me off and smiled.

I would offer to go watch whatever my cousin wanted to see if it was under normal circumstances, but I had unidentified enemies lurking outside, so I didn’t want to get her mixed up in it.
I was about to refuse again when another voice excitedly came about.

“What? Elaine?! Are you talking about the theatrical that was made from the novel? It’s so hot these days!”

“Jianne! What are you doing here?” Lumi spoke to him in a scolding tone.
But Jianne ignored her and approached me with an eager expression.

“S-sister! I want to see it! Can you please take me with you?”

I became weak to the begging look on his face when Lumi protested to him, “You should go alone if you want to watch it so much! Why are you trying to tag along with her?”

“Who watches theatrical movies alone? I don’t want to watch it alone,” said Jianne.

“What? You scoffed at me when I asked you to go watch it together!” Lumi frowned as she said that, and Jianne also grimaced.

“Why would I want to go watch a monster like you?” Jianne replied.

“What? Monster?! You’re a dead man, you weakling!” Lumi shouted.

“Weakling? You stupid, muscle brain!”

The twins were about to begin an endless fight, so I had to bring up the best answer to quell it, “Alright.
Let’s go watch the theatrical.
Together.”

At my answer, Jianne and Lumi’s expressions turned weird.
But I felt relieved to see that it became quiet and swallowed my sigh when I heard a small one from an unexpected direction.
I then froze after turning to see the person behind the sigh.

‘Rian? He sighed!’

I was surprised to see Rian, the epitome of strictness, sighing.
Then I realized I included my cousins in his invitation without asking him, so I apologized.
“Oh! I’m sorry, Rian.
We don’t have to go if you don’t like…”