But God Forced Me to Reincarnate!

Meeting Ein Again

"Big Sis Lyra!"

The voice was full of happiness and sounded so clingy.

...Being called like that sounded so nice to my ears, I felt slightly eneamored by the delight for a moment before snapping out of it...

"Oh, isn't this Ein? Of course I remember you! Thanks for coming!" I quickly went into my [good big sis Lyra] mode.

"Then, you still remember your promise back then, right?" He asked with eyes full of expectations.

"Uh... I... I...," To be honest, I couldn't really understand a kid's thought process, so I wasn't really sure what I should answer him. If I were to say yes, then what should I tell this kid?

Live your life so well, study hard, then when a comet hits you and a spectre of light offers you to reincarnate, just obey it and... if it offers you any wish, just ask for unlimited knowledge if you want more cheat.

...Haha... hahaha!! Like hell I could say that T__T

"You promised to take me as your apprentice the next time we meet!"

"A... appren... whut?!" For a moment, any kind of etiquette and mannerism I've learned went into dust. Yep, I still recalled what Mother said. That I became less refined... Seems like it's true.

"Big sis Lyra isn't an ordinary kid, right? What gift do you have? How do you learn your knowledge and mannerism? I'm eager to learn them all!!"

...Thirst of knowledge is always a sign of promising youth—but please, you're asking the wrong person to guide you.

"Oh my, Ein? What's the matter with you?" Kania-san was surprised to see Ein's liveliness and eagerness towards me.

"What's going on?" Dad and Mom were perhaps notified by Ein's loud and crisp voice when he called me back then, so they were already standing behind me to see what was going on.

Dad had this kind of expression that seemed to tell me... that he was relieved he decided to come and take a look. After all, he was somehow a bit wary towards Clyde and Nicole—after they suggested my engagement several times.

"Ah, forgive my loud child. This boy seems to be impressed with Lyra-chan after he asked her to solve a difficult riddle and for her sensibility at such a young age," Nicole answered.

...Wait... Lyra...chan?! Since when did she add "-chan" behind my name?!

I felt like Nicole giggled after I showed a flash of surprise in my face.

...Wait, did she deliberately do it?!

"Ein seems to like Lyra a lot," Clyde answered shortly...

...C-C-Clyde, that's definitely not the right answer choice when you're in front of Dad, you know?!

"Oh? Is it because he wants to have a big sister like our Lyra?" Dad suddenly came up with a suggestion.

"Big sis Lyra is big sis, after all!"

Innocent as a child, Ein enthusiastically answered. He definitely didn't understand what Dad was hinting at.

"I-I'm glad if Ein thinks like that, I feel like he's my own ne—new little brother!"

To be honest, I always see him as my own nephew—but since there's no way I can admit it, I can just substitute it wih a little brother, right?

However, I deliberately said that in order to quell Dad's suppressed agony (I think he is definitely agonized inside, as I know how overprotective he is towards me).