She had assumed she wouldn’t be able to have this opportunity to feel her brother’s affection in that way again. Ange, full of emotions, had the strong need to hug him and that was what she did. She nodded to everything he said showing a face without a trace of fear, insecurity and pain, it was one of the brightest smiles she could offer.
She let out a sly giggle, “Are you sure you’re the most gluttonous?”. It’s true that after the years she lived with Eva, she lost a lot of appetite. However, being a little girl, she ate a lot of sweets, partly because Battler brought them on each visit he made and that caused their parents always scold them.
“Then, try me, maybe I’m the little one but you’ll see how I win you in the blink of an eye!”.
Ange’s narrator, how could you?! You’ve just revealed a secret of Battler’s dark past! Now he’ll never be able to face the remaining of the Spirale community, noooooo!!!
…Jokes aside, Battler is soon greeted by a strong hug from his sister, which he proceeds to answer with a tight hug of his own. …It’s also been a long time since he could hug Ange like this, so he basks on the opportunity. He can feel that she is efforting to look happy regarding the situation. Not that it’s a lie of her part, mind you, but he worries whether there aren’t any darker thoughts on her mind right now.
Ah, but that can be left for later pondering. Right now it’s time for an epic contest of dango eating! “So it’ll be like that, huh? Don’t expect me to go easy on you just because you’re my little sister! Hey, buddy!” He turns to a stall selling dangos that was close to the duo. “Bring me 6 more dango sticks! We have an important sibling dispute to solve here.”
Faced with that situation, Ange couldn’t stop laughing. His brother was still the same she knew: a funny, stubborn and cheerful boy. Maybe a little bit mischievous but deep inside he possessed an heart of gold. Oh my, what a better way to say that, wasn’t it? The most important thing in her family was its heart which joined them, the real gold.
Finally, no bad thoughts were in her head anymore, at least she couldn’t perceive them. Feeling her body relaxed, she prepared to beat up his brother.
“So, no last words before you lose, onii-chan?” Yeah, she was acting cool expecting that his brother to do his best, after all she had developed a gobbling up technique due to many times when she had to eat with Eva, the less she had to stay with her, the better. Sorry, auntie.