『Master, what are you planning to do?』
「Eh, I was thinking of going to the hospital and healing the sick people.」
Tenri let out a deep sigh.
Hm? I wonder what’s wrong.
『Onee-chan, please tell her. This airhead.』
『Eh, sorry. I was just playing tsumu-tsumu on my Smartphone. What was that?』
『Haaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…………………………』
Tenri sighed even more deeply than before.
『This flip phone, as soon as the crisis is over, she’s immediately like this…』
『Flip phone!? Could you possibly be talking about me!?』
『Silence.』
『How cruel! To say such a terrible thing to your Onee-chan! I’m going to tell Master!』
『Haaah……………… I wish you’d just stay silent forever.』
『Are you telling me to die!?』
『I just don’t want you to say another word. Because various things will crumble.』
From Tenri’s perspective, she probably wants Sinri to always be her cool big sister.
「So, Tenri. Why are you stopping me?」
『First, do you even know where the sick people are, or how many there are?』
「Ah…」
『Furthermore, do you think a Suspicious Person can just waltz into a hospital saying, “Excuse me~, please let me heal the sick people~,” and be allowed through?』
「Ahhh…」
『…………Honestly, this airhead…』
『Stop calling Master a clunker!』
『You’re included in that too, PHS.』
『What’s PHS?! All I know is that I’m being made fun of!』
『…I want my Onee-chan back.』
『I’m right here!? Right in front of you!?』
『Silence, pager.』
『My devolution speed is unstoppable…!』
Indeed, what Tenri pointed out earlier was exactly right.
Even if I can use Oblivion magic, if some unknown person suddenly came in saying, “Please let me heal the sick,” it would cause a huge uproar.
「What about treating them from outside the building with Seiran (Blue Storm)’s water?」
『How are you going to douse the patients inside with water from the outside?』
「Ah, true…」
『Please think before you speak.』
「Y-yesh…」
Tenri’s anger was seeping through her words.
『Hey now, Tenri~. What are you so angry about? Master’s been an airhead from the start, right? Isn’t it pointless to get mad?』
You’re saying some pretty cruel things too, Sinri-chan?
『…It’s because of Master that Onee-chan is becoming more and more useless.』
『Weh? What was that?』
『Shut up, postal mail.』
『I’m finally not even a digital device anymore!?』
It really seems Tenri has a notion that I, her mother, am the one ruining her big sister Sinri.
『Master, let’s seal Sinri away except for emergencies. She’s unbearable to watch.』
「Being family means loving her, including her useless parts, Tenri.」
Tenri fell silent. I could tell she looked extremely reluctant.
「So, what’s the best course of action?」
『For now, I’ve contacted Detective Niekawa of the Public Security Bureau. If a detective accompanies you, I believe a certain level of social credibility can be maintained.』
Ah, I see…
It’s better for public perception to go with a detective rather than as a lone Suspicious Person.
『Yes, yes! Sinri-chan has also taken the initiative and made some arrangements~』
…I have a bad feeling about this.
『I’ve made a list of delicious places to eat in Suwa City! You haven’t eaten yet, right~』
…Both Tenri and I looked up at the heavens.
『Aeh? What’s wrong, you two? Looking up at the heavens?』
Sinri… why do you always start goofing around when it’s not a crisis…?
『Idiot.』
『I finally got dissed straight to my face!? Why!? Food is important, isn’t it!?』
『More importantly, there are things to investigate, like a list of patients or the hospital’s location, aren’t there?』
『True~』
『…Onee-chan is sick. She has Dissociative Identity Disorder. The Onee-chan I respect is the other Onee-chan…』
I’m sorry, Tenri… That girl doesn’t have a split personality…