Gimai Seikatsu 7 (MF Bunko J) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Yuta and Saki grow closer as they reflect on memories from their first New Year's Eve as siblings. Through their relationship with relatives, Saki begins to seek contact with Yuta while realizing how difficult it is to have a relationship where everyone is welcome. Valentine's Day, a school trip abroad, and new encounters and realizations on the trip. Despite the special events, the time they spend outside the house is a frustrating time for both of them, as they feel distant from each other, unable to interact in a lover-like manner. When they are exposed to the value of "pursuit of self-centered happiness," the two, who had tended to suppress their own feelings, take action. This is the seventh installment of a romantic life novel about two people who climb the stairs from "brother-sister relationship" to lovers.

兄妹になってから初めての年越しで思い出を振り返りながら距離を縮めた悠太と沙季。親戚付き合いを経て、誰からも歓迎される関係の難しさを実感しつつも沙季は悠太との触れ合いを求めるようになっていく。バレンタイン、海外への修学旅行、旅先での新たな出会いと気づき。特別なイベントにもかかわらず、家の外で過ごす時間は、二人にとっては逆に恋人らしい交流ができず、距離を感じるもどかしい時間でもあった。そして『自分本位の幸福の追求』という価値観に触れたとき、自身の想いを抑圧しがちだった二人はある行動を起こす―。“兄妹関係”から恋人への階段をのぼっていく、等身大の二人を描いた恋愛生活小説、第7弾。