Chapter 14: Chapter Fourteen: One Person Is a Whole Production Crew

After a long inner struggle, Kamikawa Chiemi finally spoke those words.

More precisely, she shouted them out.

She dared not look at Kamikawa Mitsu, clutching the hem of her clothes, eyes shut, and cried out.

“So, Nii-san, let’s work hard and live!”

That cry came from the depths of her soul.

Kamikawa Mitsu froze, his nose suddenly tingling with unexplained acidity.

He understood that because he carried the original host’s memories, he naturally felt sibling affection toward Kamikawa Chiemi.

Now, faced with his sister’s heartfelt encouragement, Kamikawa Mitsu instinctively responded to the genuine emotion she voiced… his heart stirred.

Of course, even as an observer, he was moved by Kamikawa Chiemi’s display.

She was a well-behaved sister—not the spoiled, bratty kind—but a quiet, sensible one.

From the very beginning, when Kamikawa Mitsu learned he had a sister after his rebirth, he found it troublesome.

Because…

In his past life, he had no sister, but he had raised a cat.

As a cat owner, he knew full well how hard cats were to care for—no different from serving a master.

As for a sister…

Well, she was younger, only fifteen, clearly in the child category.

Kids, you know how they are.

Mischievous, noisy, always clinging to their older brother to play.

Like sneaking up behind and covering his eyes, giggling and making him guess who it was, always causing trouble.

And cats? They’re just as mischievous and rowdy.

Like when you’re gaming, they jump on your keyboard or block your screen—always causing trouble.

When you compare the two.

You realize.

Huh, raising a cat is no different from raising a sister—both run around, play nonstop, won’t listen to reason, and you can’t even hit them.

Once you think about how exhausting and annoying raising a cat is, you understand how annoying raising a sister is.

And the troubles of raising a cat? Obviously, the term “cat owner” isn’t coined for nothing.

So, in Kamikawa Mitsu’s view, having a sister was a hassle.

But now, he no longer held that thought.

On the contrary.

He felt… perhaps having a sister wasn’t so bad.

Meanwhile,

After shouting, Kamikawa Chiemi’s pale face turned bright red.

She felt her face burning hotter than a fever.

Those words had been planned all day, meant to encourage Nii-san.

But in focusing only on encouragement, she forgot to think about what to do after saying them.

Oh no, what should I do now? Should I turn and leave?

No, no.

Will Nii-san think I hate him if I do that?

Should I stand here? But standing like this is so awkward—what if Nii-san thinks I have more to say? What then? Oh no, what should I do? Oh no, oh no, why did I only think about speaking and never consider what to do after? I’m so stupid.

The more she thought, the hotter her face grew, so hot she felt her head was smoking.

She didn’t know whether to stand or sit.

She had no idea what to do.

Just then,

A hand—not broad, but gentle—rested on Kamikawa Chiemi’s head.

Her slender frame trembled.

Kamikawa Chiemi slowly lifted her head and opened her eyes.

She recognized that hand.

Nii-san…

As she thought it, a voice spoke.

“Mm, let’s work hard and live together,” Kamikawa Mitsu said with a smile, ruffling Chiemi’s hair.

When Kamikawa Chiemi shouted those words, Kamikawa Mitsu’s heart paused.

He knew that as Kamikawa Mitsu now, he should respond at this moment.

After a moment’s hesitation, he raised his hand and gently stroked Kamikawa Chiemi’s head.

This gesture was one the original host often made to Kamikawa Chiemi—a brother’s affection.

Seeing Kamikawa Mitsu’s sincere smile, Kamikawa Chiemi’s nose tightened, her girlhood tendency to cry fully revealed—she wept again.

But this time, her tears were happy ones.

“Mm!” Kamikawa Chiemi nodded firmly.

Seeing this, Kamikawa Mitsu smiled and patted her shoulder: “Chiemi, sorry for worrying you. Don’t worry—I won’t let it happen again. Let’s not talk about it. Let me taste your cooking—how’s it taste?”

He had considered lying about the suicide note.

But then he thought of how big NH137 had become.

It wouldn’t be long before Kamikawa Chiemi found out—the note clearly mentioned boarding a plane.

Of course, he thought of lying and saying he’d only gone to take a flight.

But the moment the lie came to mind, Kamikawa Mitsu immediately abandoned it.

No reason other than this: as a brother, how could he leave his sister behind to enjoy flying alone? What if she got angry?

He wasn’t good at soothing people.

Besides, lying required layer upon layer of more lies.

So Kamikawa Mitsu decided to just give up and let it be.

Since his sister already knew about the note, let her know—let things unfold naturally. He’d just make up for it by being better to her from now on.

After dinner,

After chatting with Kamikawa Chiemi, Kamikawa Mitsu told her to do her homework and returned to his room to sit down.

He opened the system panel.

Host: Kamikawa Mitsu

Physical Composite Score: 31

Skills: None

Script Points: 0 points

Kamikawa Mitsu ignored the system panel and turned to the script panel.

Unlike the script panel he’d seen on NH137, this one now had an additional interface for editing and uploading a script video.

The interface included an upload button.

“So after writing and directing, now I’m the editor?” Kamikawa Mitsu murmured.

He remembered:

After NH137 landed safely, a cold system voice echoed in his mind.

Ding! Host has completed the script. Score: 78.

Ding! Script completed. Host may spend Script Points to obtain skills of the main script characters.

Ding! Host must edit the script into a video and upload it. The system will score it based on its popularity. Final rewards will combine script completion score and upload popularity.

Recalling the system prompts from NH137, Kamikawa Mitsu rested his chin on one hand, eyes thoughtful.

From the system’s hints, he roughly understood the script system’s function.

Script System:

Write a script and complete its content to gain skills of the main characters.

Which specific skills you gain depends entirely on the characters involved in the script.

Script Points are earned based on script completion and the video’s reception.

Rewards are determined by the combined score of both.

Without warning, Kamikawa Mitsu fixed his gaze on the script panel.

Since the script was complete, the system, based on its content, listed five main characters.

【Protagonist】: Kamikawa Mitsu

Skill: Aircraft Piloting LV10, Medical Skill LV4

【Antagonist】: Seven Crows

Skill: None (only capable of cawing—useless)

【Supporting Character One】: Mori Takeshi

Skill: Martial Arts LV7, Firearms LV5, Swordsmanship LV6

【Supporting Character Two】: Nakano Deputy Pilot

Skills: Aircraft Piloting LV5, Foreign Language English LV6

[Supporting Character Three]: Takee Flight Attendant Chief

Skills: Makeup Art LV5, Foreign Language English LV6, Service Ability LV7

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