"Oweeeee!! Oweee!!"

  "Oeeeee!! Oeeee!!"

  "It's a twin!!"

  "Oh, they're finally here!! Welcome to the world, my children!"

  "Papa, what should we name them?"

  "I've already thought about it. The boy will be named Light. The girl will be named Lucania. They will carry the name Lunehart from now on!"

  "So, who's gonna be the bigger sibling if it's a twin, Papa?"

  "Well, by technicality, Light should be the bigger brother! He came out first!"

  "Ahahaha! Light-nii-chan sounds great!"

  "He will be the kind brother who always protects her little sister, Luca!"

  "I hope they grow up to be a fine man and woman!"

  "That part depends on our parenting, Mama!"

  "Of course, Papa!"

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  "Ngueeeeennggg!! Bwuuuusshh!!"

  "Onii-chan, can I borrow your toys?"

  "Eh? But these are all toys for boys! You're a girl, you wouldn't like it!"

  "That's not true! I like robots just as much as you!"

  "I don't believe it!"

  "Ugh, Onii-chan, you meanieeeeeee!! HUEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

  "Broooomm!! Bwuuusshh!!"

  "Light!! Why is your sister crying? Please don't make your little sis cry!"

  "But she wanted my toys, Papa! And it's not like I don't want to lend it to her. If she were a boy, I would've happily let her play with my toys, but these are toys for boys!"

  Okay, okay, Papa understands your intention, but please give your sister a chance! When I was in university, I found quite a few women whose hobby was also collecting robot toys, so some girls do like robots, Light!"

  ". . is that true, Papa?"

  "Of course! Why would I lie? I won't lie to my lovely children!"

  ". . .okay then! Here! I'm sorry, sis! Let's play together!"

  "*sobs sobs*. . .okay, onii-chan. . ."

  "Brrrrmmm!! Bwooosssh!!"

  "Nguuuueeennggg!!! Brrrrrmmmm!!"

  "Papa. . ."

  *!*

  "Y-YES MAMA?!"

  "You were an introvert with no friends back at campus. . ."

  "Ahahahahahahha!! Really? I've forgotten all about it since I've married you!"

  "*Sigh* Okay, that was a good come-up story to mend our children. I'm proud of you, Papa! As expected of the man I've fallen for!"

  "Hehehehe, thank you, Mama! Let's go on a date tonight!"

  "Eh, really? Yaaayy!!"

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  Year 2016

  Indonesia. . .

  My name is Light Lunehart. I am 15 years old.

  That was something that happened when I was seven years old. That night, my papa and mama never came home from their date. There was a terrorist attack at the mall they were going to, and they became victims and were killed during the attack. We felt like part of our hearts had been torn away, and it felt like they would never recover.

  "Hueeeeee!!! Papa!!! Mama!!!"

  "*sobs sobs* Papa. . . Mama. . ."

  We both cried so crushingly over our parents' passing. When I look at Luca's painful expression when she cries, the face that she makes hurts my heart even further. After crying for a few minutes, I gradually stopped. I stand up and look towards her.

  "Luca, I promise. I will take care of and protect you from now on! Until the day I die!"

  "Nii-san. . .*sobs sobs*"

  And so I swore an oath to always protect my sister from all harm, as she's the only blood tie I have left in this world.

  From such a young age, me and my twin sister, Lucania Lunehart, had to survive on our own. When we received the news of our parents' passing from the neighbors, we cried our eyes and hearts out. We have no other family besides us four, now only us two. My parents said that every other family with the same name, 'Lunehart' had all vanished from the world. We had no idea what they meant, but the only thing that mattered was that it was just the two of us left now.

  Our neighbors helped take care of us and gave us pointers as we grew up. We had to get jobs even though we were underage. Our neighbors also helped in that regard.

  As the years went by, we have become independent of our neighbors. We learned how to cook, clean, wash the laundry, and do the dishes, basically all the necessities to survive. Most of our neighbors who helped us have moved away from their houses one by one over the years as we grew up. Now it's just the two of us again, but this time we can already survive on our own.

  When we were in middle school, our school was destroyed by the results of a battle between two Believers. As a result, everyone in my middle school died, but Luca and I were the only two who survived. We have no idea what happened to those two Believers. The things that mattered to us were everyone in school whom I and Luca have befriended over the years.

  I even have so many friends just in my year alone. I was even friends with the school janitors, security guards, teachers, and even the headmaster. But they were all gone in the blink of an eye. My heart felt like it was torn yet again. I feel like there are so many holes inside my heart, holes that may never close again.

  And then I reached high school. . .

  ". . .nii. . ."

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  "Light-nii!!!"

  *!*

  "Y-Yeah?"

  I opened my eyes.

  "Woah? It's already this late?"

  "Light-nii! I thought I told you not to wait for me! I had some work at the student council."

  "*Yawns* Well, we got a day off from our part-time jobs, so I thought I'd do my homework for the day, and we'll be done at the same time! Turns out I finished faster than you."

  "Well, okay then, let's go home! It's already 4 in the evening!"

  "WHAT? THAT LATE? Let's go then!"

  I immediately packed my school stuff in my bag and am ready to go home.

  This is my twin sister, Lucania Lunehart. She's currently 15 years old, the same age as me. She has long, slightly spiky, black hair that reaches her back. Half of her hair bangs on the left was put behind her ears, held by a blue hairpin. She has a pair of purple eyes. She is rather thin and slender at 165 cm and weighs around 49kg. Her bust size is a B-cup.

  Meanwhile, I have black spiky hair that waves from the front to the back. I have a tall antenna hair, and it curves sharply upwards halfway through. I also have a pair of purple eyes. It seems like black, spiky hair and purple eyes are physical traits of the Lunehart family, because I remember my papa used to have them as well, but not my mama. I am 168cm tall and weigh around 54kg.

  We're both wearing the same uniform of this school with a white shirt and long gray pants for boys and gray skirts that cover the knees for girls.

  As we walked in the hallway, we were suddenly approached by a boy from our school.

  "Luca-chaaaaaaan!!! Are you finished with your student council stuff?"

  ". . . ."

  "I-I am. . . What's up?"

  I whispered to Luca.

  "You know this guy?"

  "Sort of. . . He's been acting pretty chummy to me as of late. I think it's been more than a week by now."

  "What's his name?"

  "I. . . I have no idea."

  "Luca-chaaaaan!! How about it? Are you willing to accept my feelings for you today?"

  "I-I'm sorry. . . I'm not ready to date anyone just yet! I am very busy with my part-time job, and being a student council member is just the cherry on top! Not to mention, I also have to take care of my house at the same time! I don't think I'll even have any time to have a relationship with anyone!"

  "EEEEEHHHH? Then the answer is simple! If you date me, I'll make sure you're always living abundantly! No need to worry about your financial problems anymore! I am rich, so I can take care of you and your brother as well! Your life will be smooth sailing if you become my wife in the future!"

  "Umm. . . Uuuhh. . ."

  "*Sigh*. . . Okay, dude, you heard her. She doesn't want you! Stop forcing her! It's clear as day that what she meant was that she has zero feelings for you! Why would she even date you then?"

  "WHAT? But I'm handsome! I'm rich! So why would anyone reject my offer? You'll live as a princess with me! Or do you not know who I am? The name's Shindou! Kawasaki Shindou! I came from one of the wealthiest families in all of Japan! I came here because Japanese teenagers bored me! And lucky me, I found an attractive girl right here, Luca-chan!! How about it? Give it a thought! Your and your brother's lives will improve dramatically!! Or maybe should I do---"

  "I SAID, ENOUGH!!"

  I raised my voice, and it startled them both.

  "Let's go, Luca!"

  I grabbed my sister's hand and pulled her away from him, and we walked out of school towards home.

  ". . .That brother of hers. . . ANNOYANCE!! HOW FUCKING DARE HE STAND IN MY WAY!! I ALWAYS GET WHAT I WANT IN MY WHOLE FUCKING LIFE!!! NEXT TIME HE GETS IN MY WAY, I'LL SHOW HIM WHO I REALLY AM!! BECAUSE NOBODY STANDS IN THE WAY BETWEEN ME AND WHAT I WANT, EVER!!"

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  Light's home, 16:30. . .

  "Light-nii, that was scary! Thank you for sticking up for me!"

  "Don't worry! As long as I'm with you, I won't let any creep near you! Next time I see that guy, I'll punch his face as hard as I can!"

  "T-Thank you, Light-nii, but please don't always resort to violence!"

  "This is different! I am not just randomly violent towards anyone I see. This is one persistent freak that wants to harm my sister!"

  "Harm is a bit dramatic; he was just being annoying at best."

  "*sigh* Alright, alright, let's change our clothes and clean the house!"

  "Okay!"

  Every day after school, Luca and I always immediately start cleaning the house. It took us an entire hour to clean our two-story house. At first, this was such a huge hurdle to do every day, but as of late, this has simply become a habit for us, and it no longer bothers us. Usually, right after our cleaning routine, we are immediately off to our part-time job at the nearby shopping mall at the supermarket, but today we have a day off, so we'll use this day to rest.

  I walked to my room on the second floor, which was next to my sister's. After I changed my clothes, I immediately booted up my PC to play some video games. I love me some video games from time to time, though as of late, I haven't been playing any lengthy single-player games. My favorite genres are action RPG, fighting, FPS, and hero shooter. I am currently hooked on a recent hero shooter game that came out a few months ago.

  But recently, I've discovered a new hobby: plastic model kits. One day, when I was waiting for Luca during our shift at the mall, I stumbled upon a hobby shop in the same mall. There were so many robot model kits fully built that were on display. These robots spark something in me that I didn't know I had. I purchased one that day, and I have been addicted to building model kits ever since.

  *knock knock*

  "Light-nii! Can I come in?"

  "Sure!"

  Luca entered my room and is now wearing casual clothing just like I am. I wear a black T-shirt and black short pants. She wears a white T-shirt with black horizontal stripes and a white skirt with one black stripe on the lower part.

  "You're playing that game, Light-nii?"

  "Want to hop on? I'll appreciate one less dumbass in random matchmaking!"

  "Bahahaha! Maybe later! I wanna lie down first!"

  "Alright!"

  Luca proceeds to sleep on my bed and plays with her phone.

  Time went by, and I kept playing while she kept watching videos on her phone. All of a sudden, she breaks the silence between us.

  "Light-nii! Do you have a girlfriend?"

  *!!!*

  I was so startled by her random question that my character died in the game.

  "Oh, sorry you're dead!"

  "Well, thanks to your out-of-nowhere question! What's up?"

  "I've been thinking. . ."

  "The answer is no!"

  *!?*

  "What? I haven't even said any---!!"

  "You were considering dating that guy, right? Because of all the promises he said to you?"

  "Wow, spot on. . ."

  "Do you even know anything about him? What's the evidence that he's not gonna be toying with you? Or that he's gonna keep his promise? He's a rich, spoiled kid! Not adhering to such morals won't have any effect on his life! Be very careful of someone of that type!"

  ". . . I. . ."

  "Do you even like him? I've said it before, but what is the point of dating someone that you have zero feelings towards? Never accept anyone's love confession out of pity. Pity is not love! Love is a lot deeper than that!"

  "See, this is the reason I asked if you have a girlfriend or not, nii-san! You are surprisingly wise when it comes to love. Your words tell me that you have a bit of experience! So, how is it?"

  "Nope! I've been single since the day I was born! Never dated anyone! All these things you called 'Knowledge' are simply things I picked up from here and there in my whole life."

  "That or those romance anime or manga that you've read and watched since you entered middle school. . ."

  "How on earth do you know about that?"

  ". . .Nii-san, you put all of your manga under the bed! I am not a fool!"

  "What? You've been sneaking around behind my back?"

  "Hey, I thought you were collecting porn mags like all the boys your age do!! Turns out those were just romance manga and some anime CDs. . . Nii-san, you did street fights a lot to the point of developing your own fighting style. I never expected your eager heart to find love! My brother is surprisingly cuter than he looks!"

  "Now why would I collect porn mags? Also, I am not cute! I was just searching for the meaning of love. How else can I find them other than those romance manga?"

  "Uuuhh, how about from a friend who's either currently in or has been in a relationship before?"

  "You forget the introvert that I am. . ."

  "Ah right. . ."

  I wasn't an introvert before, but what happened during middle school made me scared of making new friends and the possibility of losing them, and repeating the pain from the trauma scares me to death. I've closed my heart to having anyone new in my life, and my sister knows that.

  "Then I've been thinking, what if we actually find someone we really, really like? What would happen to us?"

  "Huh? Isn't that a good thing?"

  "Yeah, but nii-san, we're twins! We've been together since birth! I feel like we're connected way deeper than any normal siblings or even husbands and wives! Our souls were intertwined at birth. Wouldn't it feel lonely if suddenly we spent less time with one another?"

  "Oh, that's what you're talking about! Well, in my case, I would be so happy if my twin sister finally found a guy that she really, really likes! And in turn, that would make me feel eager to find my love as well. Isn't that a good thing? Besides, it's not like we'll be separated forever; we'll just visit each other as we bring our own families!!"

  "Nii-san, I'm always impressed with the way you have your words."

  "I can only talk freely like this because it's you! Against other people, I just froze."

  "Oh, right, hahahaha! Lame. . ."

  "What did you just say?"

  "Hehehe, nothing!"

  I got out of my seat, walked to the side of my bed, and grabbed my sister by her forehead.

  "So, there's this thing called physical discipline! Shall we try that out right now?!"

  "Uuummm. . . please don't? Teehee!!"

  Luca puts her right pointing finger against her right cheek, puts out her tongue, and closes her left eye to make an adorable face to plead to me as well as saying "Tehee" with the cutest tone of voice.

  Seeing her ridiculous attempt to quell my anger has only angered me further.

  "AAAAAAAAAKKKKHHHH!!!!"

  I tighten my grip on her forehead, and she starts screaming.

  "NII-CHAN, I GIVE UP!! I GIVE UP!! I'M SORRRYYY!!!!"

  I let go of my grip.

  "Alright, silly sister. What shall we eat for dinner?"

  Luca is holding her red forehead with both of her hands and pouts her face as she sheds a few tears.

  "Uuuuu. . . Has it really been that late? Whose turn is it to cook?"

  "Mine."

  "Okay! I want those pizza noodles! Your cooking is better than mine when it comes to fried food!"

  "Alright, alright! I'll hop on to one more game, and then I'll prepare dinner!"

  "Yaaay! Tonight we're having a feast!!"