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 118
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 118 ? Fragments of Truth 3
“W-Wait, what do you mean? Did I regain consciousness after the explosion?”
“Yeah. Then you immediately jumped off and lost consciousness for half a day.”
“… No way.”
Of course, there’s no way Julius would lie about something like this. So, it means that while I was back in my original body, someone else was in this body.
And there’s only one person who could have done that.
“Y-You’re kidding…”
I instinctively covered my mouth with my hands, and if Julius hadn’t been holding me, I would have collapsed on the spot.
I had never even considered such a possibility. I merely assumed I had died and been reincarnated in another world.
??I never imagined that Rene and I had switched places.
The one living as me in my room in the original world must have been Rene.
It must have been even tougher for her, a noble lady, to live in modern society than for me with my death flags. Yet, oddly, she seemed to be living normally.
I don’t know why we swapped places at this particular timing or why we switched back again. It’s all so mysterious that my head starts to hurt again.
“Um, so, how was I after I woke up?”
“…”
“Julius?”
Even though I asked, Julius kept his eyes downcast and stayed silent. And then I realized.
From what I heard, Rene and Julius weren’t even on speaking terms originally. Given she abruptly returned to this world, it must not have been a calm situation.
“… After you woke up, you pushed me away and started crying. Then, you said all sorts of things.”
Eventually, Julius muttered with a hurt look on his face. There was no way I could ask what he meant by “all sorts of things.”
Now it made sense why Julius was sitting far away when I woke up, why he asked if I was really me, and why he seemed somewhat scared.
Rene had utterly rejected Julius.
Thinking about how much he must have worried, my heart ached terribly.
“Then you immediately started crying, saying ‘I don’t want to be here anymore, I don’t want to be me anymore.’ I thought you were leaving the room, but you jumped off the hall stairs.”
“That’s…”
“You were seriously injured this time too, but Jenny’s healing magic provided first aid and then we called a doctor, so it didn’t turn out too serious. I thought your memory had come back, but it looks like I was wrong.”
Julius said that and tightened his arms around my back. I gently placed my hand on his back as well.
“I’m sorry for worrying you and causing you trouble. But I really don’t remember anything. I still love you, Julius.”
“…”
“Julius?”
“… I think this is the second time in my life I’ve almost cried.”
He chuckled with a hint of relief, making a joke, but I can only imagine how worried and hurt he must have been.
If I were suddenly rejected by Julius one day, I might not be able to recover.
But after hearing this story, one thing became clear: Rene definitely wanted to live as Suzune.
That’s why she did the one thing that triggered our switch, jumping off the stairs.
Considering she was pushed down once before, the pain and fear from that incident must have been intense. It would have been even more so for Rene, who was said to be timid.
Still, the fact that she would act like that suggests that she must have been living happily in the other world. I could sense it from the carefully arranged room.
“… I see, so that’s what happened.”
I had always wondered where Rene’s original personality had gone.
Right now, I’m living happily in this world, surrounded by people who are dear to me. If she, who had been alone and suffering for so many years, can find even a bit of happiness, nothing could make me happier.
“Please, don’t make me worry anymore.”
“Yes, I’m sorry.”
“I can’t trust you at all.”
“I’ll do my best.”
Even though it wasn’t on purpose, being involved in an accident and then jumping down the stairs must have been extremely worrying. Imagining my parents’ reaction makes me feel sick to my stomach.
“By the way, what was the explosion accident about?”
“A student using the kitchen made a mistake and an explosion occurred, causing the door to fly off and hit Rene.”
“What a stroke of bad luck… Oh, is Yoshida okay!?”
“Yeah. Rene was the only one injured.”
“Thank goodness…”
Apparently, the door that had just been blown open only landed a critical hit on me, and there were no other casualties.
Experiencing something like this during the height of the school festival excitement is unbelievably unlucky. Could being caught in the explosion have influenced the switch?
“It’s not good at all. You were severely injured, with uncontrollable bleeding from your head, and several broken bones.”
“W-Wow…”
It sounds like it was a pretty bad injury, but I’m glad I lost consciousness quickly. I’m really bad at dealing with pain.
I was genuinely thankful that the school nurse was one of the top healing magic practitioners in the country
Even so, this body has now suffered two major injuries in a short span of time. Although the injuries have healed, my body still feels strained, and I’ve been strongly advised to rest.
“Yoshida-kun was really worried about you.”
“Eh?”
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