146. The Bedroom Murder Case (Foggy)

The progress of the game had not yet reached that far. After merely completing the modeling for a few rooms and corridors, Jiang Yu went to sleep.

In his dream, for the first time perhaps, a series of bizarre and fragmented scenes flickered past. Jiang Yu could clearly feel every part of his body, yet he could do nothing, as if bound in place by some invisible force, feeling heavy all over.

Soon, everything within his field of vision shattered completely. Jiang Yu struggled awake, and what immediately presented itself before his eyes was... the figure of Doma Umaru?

Still wearing her hamster hoodie, Doma Umaru was straddling his waist and abdomen, seemingly rising up, followed by a downward motion.

Wait—! Rising? Downward?

With his mind still in a state of chaos, Jiang Yu was still trying to comprehend what was happening when he felt a heavy blow land squarely on his abdomen.

"Ugh, cough..." Subconsciously, he tightened the muscles in his abdomen, preventing the pain from being as severe as it might have been.

Then Jiang Yu sat straight up. Losing her balance due to his movement, Doma Umaru toppled sideways. Seeing his little sister about to fall, Jiang Yu didn't even have time to scold her before he instinctively reached out, just barely grabbing hold of her before she hit the floor.

...

"Do you know you were wrong?" Jiang Yu asked with a cold face and a stern tone.

"Yes..." Doma Umaru knelt on the floor, replying in a small voice.

This scene took place five minutes after the dangerous maneuver in Jiang Yu's bedroom. After chasing Doma Umaru out, Jiang Yu quickly changed his clothes and marched in angrily to call her to account.

First, he made her kneel properly on the floor—though he was in the same posture himself at the moment—and then began questioning her about what had just happened.

Upon learning that she had resorted to such extreme measures simply because he didn't respond when she tried to wake him up, Jiang Yu felt a throbbing pain in his temples. He wanted to utter words of reprimand, but it ultimately morphed into that toothless question: "Do you know you were wrong?"

So the fragmented feeling in the dream was actually caused by his little sister shaking him awake? And that heavy sensation was simply because she had chosen to straddle his waist?

Jiang Yu desperately wanted to complain, but didn't even know where to begin. In the end, all his words dissolved into a long sigh, slowly fading into the air.

Glancing at the time on his phone, Jiang Yu understood why Doma Umaru had suddenly come to wake him up today. Since it was the weekend, he hadn't set an alarm. And despite being extremely excited after making plans with him last night, Doma Umaru hadn't woken up at the crack of dawn like in anime. Her deeply ingrained biological clock still caused her to wake up only when it was close to nine o'clock.

Upon waking and realizing it was almost nine, a panicked Doma Umaru thought, "Why didn't older brother wake me up?" and naturally drifted into Jiang Yu's room.

There, she found Jiang Yu still soundly asleep. Feeling rather aggrieved, Doma Umaru naturally decided to rouse him. But no matter how hard she shook him, there was no response, so she finally resolved to take a desperate measure and deploy the "impact awakening method."

Above is more or less the entire sequence of events of the "morning awakening incident."

Having figured out the whole situation, Jiang Yu, realizing it was technically his own lapse in judgment, naturally found it difficult to say any harsh words to Doma Umaru. Although a lingering ache still remained in his abdomen, he had made plans with Doma Umaru the night before, and the evidence of his late rising was indisputable, leaving him with little room for further complaint.

Of course, he had to make her understand the danger of such actions. Therefore, with a cold expression, he made his little sister kneel there until he told her she could get up.

Seeing Jiang Yu looking genuinely angry, Doma Umaru knelt with a wronged expression. Although she was Japanese, having grown up alongside Jiang Yu since childhood, her daily habits naturally aligned with the customs of Jiang Yu's household—where kneeling on the floor was never practiced. Consequently, Doma Umaru found such a posture rather uncomfortable.

Watching her aggrieved expression, Jiang Yu sighed softly; his heart was already beginning to soften. Still, she had to stay kneeling at least until breakfast was ready, right?

At the same time, Jiang Yu felt a bit puzzled. He hadn't slept late at all yesterday! According to his normal circadian rhythm, even without an alarm, he should have easily woken up around eight o'clock.

Had his body suddenly started growing lazy on its own? That would truly be troublesome...

Pondering such idle thoughts, Jiang Yu began preparing breakfast. Only his movements seemed two or three times faster than usual.

As an older brother, no matter what, he ultimately cared deeply for this little sister of his.

...

After setting the breakfast on the table, Jiang Yu naturally called Doma Umaru up. Although the ordeal had lasted only about a quarter of an hour, Doma Umaru acted like a wronged young bride, rubbing her knees as she sat at the dining table and ate her breakfast in a sullen mood.

Seeing this, Jiang Yu couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that I was wrong?

No, no, no! No matter how you look at it, this wasn't my fault, right?!

However... as an older brother, even when it isn't your fault, you have to swallow your pride and silently shoulder the responsibility, don't you?

At this thought, Jiang Yu sighed, tapped Doma Umaru on the head, and said helplessly, "...Eat properly."

"Yes..." Doma Umaru still looked unenthusiastic. Yet according to her logic, she was completely blameless. Having suffered an inexplicable punishment, probably no one would take it well.

"Sigh... Alright, alright, let's just say it's older brother's fault, okay? I'll play games with you later, alright?" Jiang Yu rubbed Doma Umaru's hair and said gently.

"Really?! Wait... no, you were supposed to play games with me anyway!" Doma Umaru's eyes lit up first, but then she remembered the previous night's pact and, wearing the expression of someone who had suffered a massive loss, complained indignantly.

"Fine, fine, then what do you suggest?" Jiang Yu surrendered, raising his hands.

"Um... Never mind. Umaru will forgive older brother this time, so we won't need any punishment. But older brother has to play games with Umaru the whole day!"

Doma Umaru frowned in thought before speaking with what seemed like great magnanimity.

Looking at Doma Umaru in astonishment, Jiang Yu felt deeply grateful! Suddenly transforming from the victim into the offender, and finally ending up as the one who was forgiven—nothing could be happier than this!

Wait, could this little girl have done it on purpose? Was she just waiting for me to feel guilty so she could absolve herself of fault and dump all the blame onto me?

Watching Doma Umaru happily eating her breakfast, Jiang Yu was struck by this sudden thought. He stared suspiciously at Doma Umaru for a long while, before finally having to admit:

His little sister... really seemed to have planned it this way all along!