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While being treated by Kirino after getting his face wounded by some reason, Kyosuke reveals to her that he and Ruri decided to start dating, and much to his surprise, she does not complain about it. In their first date, Ruri wears a special cosplay she designed specially for the occasion, much to Kyosuke's astonishment. As the day pass, Ruri shows more about her tastes and preferances to Kyosuke and she reveals that it was written in a special guidebook made by her in order to attain her wish, which according to her is to have him and Kirino get on terms with each other. Despite not understanding the meaning behind her plans, he agrees to help her with it. The two then spends the following days hanging together in his and her houses, with Kyosuke being introduced to her younger sisters in the occasion, and by the end of summer break, they go to a festival together.

With Kyosuke unable to give her a straight answer, Ruri asks that he give her his response after the party the next day. Speaking with both Kirino and Manami, they both tell him to think over this decision carefully. During the party, Kyosuke thinks back on the past year after he began his life counselling with Kirino, whilst also taking an opportunity to tease her. After the party, Kyosuke agrees to go out with Ruri, officially making them a couple. As Kyosuke becomes stressed over how to act like a proper boyfriend, he brings Kouki along with him to the Games Research club, where the other members claim that they always knew Kyosuke and Ruri liked each other, and are surprised to learn that they decided to go out just recently. After being given some time alone, Ruri admits she has also been stressing about how to act in front of Kyosuke and simply asks that they go on a date.

After hearing no word from Ruri following their alleged break up, Kyosuke is shocked to learn from Sena that Ruri has transferred schools, later finding her house completely vacated. Troubled by this, Kyosuke comes to Kirino, who gives him his own life counselling and decides to help him search for her in a hot spring town. After they eventually manage to find her, Ruri points that Kirino hadn't truly accepted her dating Kyosuke, forcing her to confess her true feelings that she didn't want him to have a girlfriend, which was the reason she passed off Kouki as her boyfriend. Kirino states that despite this, she doesn't want to see her brother cry even more than that and wants to get the two back together to repay how much he has supported her over the past year.

Sent out to buy groceries by his mother, Kyousuke bumps into Manami at the supermarket. They get to talking, and they eventually arrange for Manami to come visit for the first time in ages.

A party is held for Kyosuke at his new apartment and Kirino arrives there just to find Manami, and despite her animosity towards her brother's classmate, she decides to put it aside for his sake. Ayase, Ruri, Saori and Kanako also attend the party, but chaos ensues when they start arguing about who among them should take care of Kyosuke as he prepares himself for the mock exams and Kirino settles it by appointing Ayase to the task. The mock exams come and thanks to Ayase's support, Kyosuke manages to earn an A grade and the right to return home. As he is preparing to move back, Ayase confesses her feelings for him, but he politely declines, revealing that he is already in love with someone else. Instead of kicking him like she usually does, Ayase kisses Kyosuke on his cheek and bids farewell to him.

Ever since the events of the previous episode, Kyousuke has been nervous about his improved relationship with his sister.

Concerned by how seemingly close Kyosuke and Kirino have gotten, their parents arrange for Kyosuke to live on his own so he can focus on his exams. With Kyosuke needing to earn an A grade before he can move back, Kirino adds that if he does succeed, she'll do any one thing he asks. Later, Kanako decides to pay Kyosuke a visit in his new apartment, proving awkward when she finds an eroge Kirino lent him. She proves smart enough to guess that Kirino is his sister, but is still oblivious to her being an otaku. The next day, Ayase visits Kyosuke to deliver a housewarming present, shortly followed by Ruri, leading to an awkward and embarrassing confrontation. After Ayase takes her leave, Kyosuke and Ruri reconfirm their stance on their relationship, with Kyosuke stating he won't start dating until he settles things with Kirino.

The boy is introduced to be Kouki Mikagami, a designer from Misaki's company who, to Kirino's surprise, is also an otaku. Later, after Kyosuke explains the 'fake date' scenario to Ayase and asks her opinion on whether Kirino has a boyfriend, things get tense at the after-party when Kirino witnesses Ruri assumedly confessing to Kyosuke. Irritated, Kirino announces that Kouki is her boyfriend, pushing Ruri to leave and angering Kyosuke with her remarks. Later, Kyosuke becomes irritated when Kirino invites Kouki to their house, receiving an angered slap from her when he shows his distaste. After speaking with a drunken Daisuke, Kyosuke grovels before Kirino, explaining his honest feelings and stating he won't allow Kirino to date Kouki until he proves himself worthy. Kirino eventually breaks down and reveals she lied about dating Kouki because she was jealous of Kyosuke and Ruri, with Kouki agreeing to pretend to be her boyfriend.

As Christmas Day draws near, Kyosuke ponders on Ayase's confession to him and makes a decision. The following night Kyosuke meets with Ruri and as they stand in the rain, he painfully breaks up with her by confessing his love for another girl. This brings Ruri to tears and she violently rips the notebook filled with the memories of their time together before cursing the world. The next day, Kyosuke asks Kirino out on a Christmas date to Akihabara like they did a year previously after tempting her with the chance to purchase exclusive eroge which she accepts. That night, as they exit the Tokyo Skytree, Kirino reveals her intention of going abroad once more upon her graduation and promises not to repeat her past mistakes. Kyosuke then reveals that he had finally fallen in love with a girl, which upsets Kirino and causes her to run off.

Kyosuke and Manami make their final trek to school on the day of their high school graduation. While at school, Kyosuke learns that Kaede and Sena ended up becoming a couple, whilst also getting Sena's support on his relationship with Kirino. After the graduation ceremony, Kirino arrives to pick Kyosuke up following the end of her middle school graduation, and both head out to meet Manami. As the group sit in the park, Manami becomes visibly angered upon learning of the Kosaka siblings' relationship and Kirino uses the opportunity to show off her victory in finally taking Kyosuke away from her. In a dramatic turn of events, Manami's personality suddenly changes and she violently punches Kirino, who responds equally with violent force, much to Kyosuke's horror. After Kyosuke intercepts their final punches, they both agree that they could only ever communicate through their fists.

Kirino and Kyosuke head back to their hotel room to try and sort out their next move after agreeing that siblings cannot get married in real life. Kirino gets distracted with her newly bought eroge and finds that her feelings are too mixed to too concentrate on the game. Kyosuke then gives her a Christmas present which turns out to be the same ring she had asked him for the year previously, and ceremoniously puts it on her finger as a pseudo-engagement ring. Kirino reveals that she had planned on confessing to Kyosuke herself, but ran off earlier thinking that he was referring to his love for another girl. Having already given thought into their next move, Kirino shares this with Kyosuke. Sometime later, the siblings formally acknowledge their relationship to Saori and Ruri, the former of whom remains uncertain on her standpoint on the matter. After Kirino gets into her usual Meruru debate with Ruri, Kyosuke leaves to meet up with Kanako following her latest concert.

For years, ordinary high-schooler Kousaka Kyousuke has had an icy relationship with his younger sister Kirino, a star athlete who is also a star student.

Kyousuke comes home one day and is startled to find Kuroneko loitering in the living room by herself.

As Kirino organisings thing with school and friends following her return from America. Kyosuke grows concerned that she might start ignoring him again due to the way he forced her to come back, as well as struggling to find the meaning behind the kiss Ruri gave him when he went to retrieve her. Later, Kirino once again calls upon Kyosuke for life consultation, having him take her to Akihabara to watch a trailer for the next Meruru season before engaging in a long-missed shopping expidition she spent the entire night planning. As thanks for his help, and to celebrate a year of life consultation, Kirino gives one of her eroge purchases to Kyosuke to play.

Feeling frustrated that Kirino is ignoring her in favour of a popular mobile game called Love Touch that lets you exchange texts with virtual girls, Ayase asks Kyosuke to do something about it. After Kyosuke brings it up to Kirino, she gives him Love Touch to avoid being tempted by it, only for Kyosuke to end up becoming addicted himself. As Ayase becomes angered upon learning of this from Manami, Kyosuke attempts to explain how the game's heroine is similar to Ayase. He suggests imitating the heroine to better hold Kirino's interest, but this is soon met with violent backlash from Ayase when dubious phrases are brought up. After Ayase goes to Manami for advice, Kyosuke is shown the error of his ways when Ayase decides to imitate the game's yandere route in front of Kirino.

One day, Kirino's non-otaku, "public" friends—Aragaki Ayase and Kurusu Nanako—come over to visit. Kyousuke is harshly told by Kirino to not let her friends see him.