I Want to Fall in Love After Getting Reincarnated as the Heroine on the Verge of a Bad Ending, but My OP Older Brother Won’t Leave Me Alone!? - Chapter 108
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 108 ? A Glimpse of Love at the School Festival 4
Just as I was about to appoint Julius, Rita-sama grabbed my arm and said, “Wait.”
“I hadn’t heard that Julius-sama was here. Wait, I need to prepare myself mentally… It’s really impossible, sitting next to him.”
“W-What’s wrong all of a sudden?”
Rita-sama, who suddenly seemed like a hardcore fan, began talking passionately about Julius.
“Julius-sama embodies refined elegance, and his perfect, unerring beauty is like a piece of art. And while he seems friendly to everyone, the moment someone shows interest, he becomes distant… It’s like trying to catch an ungraspable cloud… which only makes him more appealing… Ah….”
Having passionately talked about Julius, Rita-sama, encouraged by Mylene-sama, shakily made her way to the seat where Julius was waiting, trembling like a newborn fawn.
With that, the customer service practice started, but Rita-sama was incredibly tense. Meanwhile, Julius, who was sitting next to her, was as composed as ever, with his legs crossed and his chin resting on his hand.
“W-What should I order…?”
“Choose whatever you like. Just keep your attention on me now that I’m here.”
What a bold move. When Julius says it, it seems to have more impact than simply coaxing someone to choose an expensive item.
“Th-Then, may I have this set…?”
“Of course.”
“If you’d like, Julius-sama, you could have some too…”
“Yeah, thanks.”
Sure enough, Rita-sama didn’t hesitate to order a very expensive tea and sweets set. This is the epitome of aggressive sales tactics. It’s hard to tell who the customer is here.
But I remembered seeing something like this in a documentary once. It’s common for popular hosts to make their customers feel obligated to order expensive items to get their attention. The top hosts create an atmosphere where spending money is expected.
“… And that’s what happened.”
“Heh~, that’s amazing. Just the other day, I was in the city and??”
“Hmm, I see.”
On top of that, he was also making the conversation enjoyable. It’s no wonder he can win over even female teachers. Rita-sama seemed very happy and highly satisfied.
“Rita-chan, you’ll try your hardest for me, won’t you?”
“I-I’ll give it my all, no matter how much it takes!”
In the end, he even managed to elicit such words from her.
Truly, Julius had a natural ability to make someone spend money, and I can’t help but be impressed. If you were to genuinely fall for a man like him, it would be overwhelming. It’s scary to think about.
Eventually, when Rita-sama tried to genuinely bring money from home, the practice session came to an end.
“Is this okay?”
“It was too perfect, so please tone it down a bit.”
“Hahaha, I’ll do better in the real thing.”
Contrary to Julius’s cheerful smile, Rita-sama returned looking like her soul had been drained, swaying unsteadily.
“Anyone would fall for him and go bankrupt… I’m sorry… I can’t… anymore…”
Rita-sama, who collapsed onto the desk as if she had fainted, seemed to have reached her limit. She was completely motionless, like a corpse.
“Uh, what about my turn?”
While I was still figuring out what to do, with the handsome senior still there, Julius spoke up, saying, “Hey.”
“How about you handle the behind-the-scenes work? There are probably a lot of things that would be difficult with just the girls, so we need at least one guy, right?”
“Should I do that? I don’t think I can beat you guys anyway. Are you okay with that, Rene-chan?”
“Yes, it’s fine! Please, go ahead.”
Just as expected from my brother, his assistance is on point. Given his relationship with Yutte-chan, I had thought it would be better to avoid his participation as a host.
However, I couldn’t think of a good way to say it, so his help was a lifesaver. Besides, if he handles the behind-the-scenes work, it’ll increase the time he spends working with Yutte-chan, killing two birds with one stone.
“But it looks like neither of them really needs practice anymore, right?”
“Yes. I hope you two can go a little easier next time.”
“I’m sorry. From now on, I’ll only do that to Rene-chan, so please forgive me.”
“What are you trying to say?”
After that, Arnold-san promptly dispersed to avoid angering Julius further, and we all went home.
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“What do you think? The menu that Myene-sama and Yutte-chan came up with looks really great, doesn’t it?”
“Amazing! It feels like a real restaurant!”
“Hehe, doesn’t it?”
The following week, when I showed the completed menu at the cafeteria, Willy’s reaction was exactly what I wanted, and it made me happy.
Sitting next to me, Yoshida nodded, saying, “It’s quite good,” while looking it over.
“All that’s left is for the rest of the first-year members to finish their customer service training and for us to practice making this menu… Hey, Yoshida, you seem a bit off. Are you feeling unwell? Is your stomach hurting? Did you eat something off the floor?”
“Is there no other choice…?”
“Oh, right! That ‘five-second rule’ thing doesn’t really mean anything, does it? It’s more about where it fell and what it landed on.”
“Really? I didn’t know that.”
“Listen to me.”
Eventually, Yoshida let out a big sigh, pushed his glasses up with his long fingers, and spoke.
“…. My sisters are coming to the school festival.”
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