"... H-hungry."

Hide felt a slight shake in his shoulder, but his eyes were too heavy to open. So he ignored it. However, the faint voice slowly became clearer, so he immediately frowned. Moreover, it was a voice that he missed so much.

"...Big Bro, Aizawa is hungry."

Shortly after opening his eyes, Hide was greeted by the clear gaze of a little girl who was looking at him nervously. A sign that the girl with a super cute face was worried she would be scolded for waking him up.

It took thirty seconds before Hide managed to organize his mind. Last night, with the excuse to buy instant ramen at the convenience store, he left Aizawa. But he then hung out in front of the convenience store until one o'clock in the morning. Of course, when he came home Aizawa was already sleeping even though she had not eaten dinner.

Maybe that's why this morning Aizawa tried to wake him up, because she would never have dared to wake him up if she didn't have to.

'What have I done? Leaving a child hungry all night.'

Hide murmured internally while looking at the wall beside his bed, and somehow he felt remorse and a very strong urge to bang his head against it. Without delay Hide got up from the bed, but a deep shock suddenly gripped his heart, as he remembered that he should have died from being hit by an RPG.

Hide immediately turned to Aizawa who was still looking at him nervously and asked gently, "Aizawa, what date is today?"

Aizawa looked at the small calendar at Hide's study table before answering hesitantly, "March 10, 2029."

In an instant, Hide's mind was spinning wildly and he even had to hold on to the edge of his study table.

'The first semester of my sophomore year in high school, while Aizawa has just entered elementary school.'

After pinching his cheek several times, Hide then knelt before Aizawa and hugged her tightly. He managed to hide his sobs, but tears continued to flow from the corners of his eyes.

'I don't know and I don't care what happens, but I know exactly what I have to do.'

Hide then rushed to the kitchen while carrying Aizawa.

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There weren't many ingredients in the kitchen. So Hide could only make scrambled eggs and bacon served with tomato sauce. For the instant ramen he bought last night, he chose not to give it to Aizawa because the MSG content was too large.

It made Aizawa wonder, because usually Hide always made instant ramen for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. But she didn't ask anything.

Hide smiled broadly when he saw Aizawa eating well. While in his heart he kept asking why in his previous life he was so stupid and ignored such a sweet and obedient child.

"Do you like it?"

"Mhm."

Aizawa nodded before eating a bite of the scrambled egg. She liked Hide's ramen, but his scrambled eggs and bacon were no less delicious.

Since today was Sunday, Hide would usually go back to sleep after making breakfast for Aizawa. Meanwhile, Aizawa would watch tv until lunchtime arrived.

Of course, the current Hide was very different from his previous life. In addition to a strong mentality as a result of continued life-and-death experiences, he also had ocean-deep regrets that would propel him to do his best for Aizawa.

As soon as Aizawa finished her breakfast, Hide asked her to take a shower while he cleaned up the cutlery.

Aizawa looked at Hide with a questioning look because his half-brother usually never cared about her as long as she had eaten. But she did not argue and went straight to the bathroom after taking a set of change clothes.

Hide then took a shower before following Aizawa into the living room. While Aizawa was watching the morning cartoon, Hide made little notes about urgent things he had to do as well as important memories from his previous life.

Without hesitation Hide wrote 'Money' as the first priority. On the surface, his family was not lacking materially. His father was no longer a Project Manager, but as a senior programmer with irreplaceable skills, his company would not let him go even though his ability to lead a project has evaporated to the last drop.

However, Hide knew that in early January next year his father would die in a robbery and he didn't leave anything for his two children.

'To ensure a decent life for Aizawa, I have to earn as much money as possible.'

Luckily, based on the memories and skills he acquired from his previous life, Hide had many ways to earn money. After writing the various methods he could use, Hide then turned to the priority to restore his body condition. Because currently his body was too weak.

Time was flowing out, and lunchtime arrived when Hide finished writing his 12th priority complete with various details to execute it.

'There are still many things to write before I forget, but for now I have to bring Aizawa to lunch and then shop. We barely have any groceries.'

Hide got a sufficient monthly allowance from his father and he did not waste it. Though this was also part of his regret, because for the past two years he had only given Aizawa instant ramen and other instant food in order to save money.

"Aizawa, we'll have lunch outside and then shop for a bit."

"Lunch outside?"

Aizawa stared at Hide while tilting her little head. After Emily died, this was the first time she would eat lunch outside, especially with Hide who almost never cared about her.

"Come on, get your jacket. We've got to hurry."

Aizawa nodded before jogging to her room, then returned with her favorite jacket. With a single glance Hide realized that Aizawa was super excited.

With a broad smile Hide grabbed Aizawa's hand, and the two of them then walked toward the exit holding hands.

Aizawa would occasionally turn to Hide, who would stare back at her with a gentle smile and desperately hide the bitterness as he remembered Aizawa would never pass the age of 20.

'This time, I won't let that happen.'

Hide unconsciously tightened his grip, while Aizawa kept asking herself why her half-brother was so different today. Not as gloomy as usual and looking very sturdy.

Deep inside, Aizawa even suspected that her half-brother perhaps was someone else. Of course, the suspicion only lasted for a moment.

'Big Bro, Aizawa won’t be fussy and will be super obedient,' muttered Aizawa as she once again looked at Hide.

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