[Laughing a little, she shoves him in return, but then has to stop for a thoughtful hum.]

Me? The protagonist?

[Hmmm!! Well that would totally make Hajime her damsel in distress and she kind of likes the thought of that! Which isn't inaccurate if anyone was going to do any saving it would probably be her saving his sorry ass! But...]

Naahh. That's fun to think about and kind of flattering coming from you, but I'm better as a side character I think.

[She's a sibling, after all, and only one sibling can be the protagonist unless both are side characters. And her brother is definitely no side character, not in her mind.]

Though hey, if that's the kind of thing you're into, I've been told I can be a very good leader.

[This is added with a wink and no explanation as to what she means...]