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 124
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 124 ? School Festival 4
“Wow, selling out in a day is amazing! I had fun serving customers, but I think it’s okay to have fun tomorrow.”
“I had fun too, even though I lost.”
“… I’m frustrated too, but there’s nothing we can do about it.”
When I inquired about tomorrow, everyone agreed to have a great time together. Today, we all gave our best in the fierce competition for first place, and it seems we all had a good time.
“Therese, you were really popular too. Good job!”
“Thank you. It was enjoyable getting to know more people.”
“Yeah! Let’s have lots of fun tomorrow too.”
“Yes. I also want to make memories with Rene.”
The cafe was certainly enjoyable, but I’m also excited and looking forward to a day of fun with everyone.
“Well, this pretty much secures our win.”
“Julius, you were incredible! Thank you so much.”
“You’re welcome.”
Julius, smiling as he spoke, had ultimately taken first place in sales as he had promised. And by a large margin.
Near the end of the day, a noblewoman, not Mylene-sama, arrived at the stall and said, “I’m indebted to Julius,” and reportedly ordered all the remaining items. My brother’s social connections are too mysterious.
Arnold-san and Reinhardt looked genuinely disappointed and expressed their desire for a rematch next year. However, Julius shook his head.
“I’m not participating next year.”
“Why not?”
“Because Rene wouldn’t like it.”
“… Me? Why?”
Why was it okay for me this year, but I wouldn’t like it next year?
I didn’t really understand what he meant, but I decided to fully enjoy tomorrow and once again thanked everyone for their hard work.
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On the second day of the festival, we split into three groups in the morning to explore the place. There’s the second-year group, Yutte-chan and the handsome senior, and the remaining first-year is in one group.
Originally, Julius’s company was a requirement for me to be able to participate in the festival, but since Yoshida and Therese were also available to act as my guardians, he reluctantly agreed since we’d be together in the afternoon and for the closing event.
First, we all wandered around, checking out various things, buying snacks with different flavors, and playing games.
“Reinhardt, let’s have another match!”
“Sure. Though I think I’ll win again.”
“Argh… You guys are frustrated about losing too, right?”
“No, not at all.”
“…………”
“Theodore must be feeling frustrated too. Come on, let’s do it again!”
It’s been a while since we’ve spent time like this with just the first-year members, since our overnight trip, but everyone’s still as close as ever.
As we walked around with pamphlets in hand, we suddenly came across a stall that caught our eye.
“Hey, it’s a haunted house! Let’s all go in together!”
“It looks interesting, shall we go?”
Therese doesn’t believe in ghosts at all, it seems. Personally, I’m also good with scary stories.
As we arrived, we could hear high-pitched screams from female students inside, which got us excited.
“I’m excited. I wonder what it’ll be like inside.”
“…………”
“Theodore-sama, are you the type that doesn’t believe in ghosts?”
“…………”
“I see, living people are scarier, huh.”
As a prince and a member of the royal family, he might have gone through unimaginable hardships. I’ve learned that too from my past unjust experiences.
Soon it was our turn, and we were guided into the haunted house.
“Y-Yoshida! Where are you? Yoshida! Yoshidaaa!”
“Shut up, you’re grabbing my necktie right now.”
It’s pitch black and you can barely see anything, plus there’s always loud, eerie music and constant screams.
“Say something every three seconds, please…. It’s really, really scary…”
“…”
“Yoshida, are you listening? Yoshidaaa?”
“…”
“Eh, can you hear me? Did I die?”
“Y-You’re strangling, geugh, my neck.”
“Oh, sorry! I’m really sorry!”
Despite my confident demeanor before entering, I was now thoroughly scared.
It looks like they hired professionals for the interior, making it feel like an actual old Western mansion. It’s ultra-realistic.
I realized that while I’m good with Japanese horror, I can’t handle Western horror.
Moreover, they used magic to move the ghost dolls, making them seem real. Even in bright places, they were startling, and I was close to my limit.
“Yaaahhh! Aaaahhh! Aaaaaaaah!”
“Hahaha! That scream is perfect, not a bit cute at all.”
“Rene-chan, are you okay? You can close your eyes, I’ll hold your hand and walk you to the exit.”
“Ugh… Reinhardt, thank you—Aahhh! Something just brushed against my foot! Aaaaah!”
I closed my eyes and somehow managed to walk unsteadily with Reinhardt holding my hand. I made a firm decision never to go near anything ghost-related in this world again.
“Reinhardt, thank you…”
“No, I’m happy to be relied on by you, Rene-chan. I’m always the one being helped.”
“That’s not true! I’m the one who’s always being helped by you, Reinhardt. I’m really grate—Gyaaa!”
The heartwarming friendship scene is ruined when something slimy and jelly-like grazes my neck.
“My, this corpse is really well made.”
“…………”
“Whoa! I got so surprised I broke it a little bit.”
Hearing the usual voices of Therese and the others from ahead, I gradually calmed down.
With Reinhardt helping me, I managed to escape safely, and we all headed for lunch.
Completely terrified and with zero HP left, both Yoshida, who apparently can’t handle gore, and I couldn’t eat at all.
In the afternoon, we met up with Julius and the others and had fun participating in a mystery-solving event and watching a play, and before we knew it, the sky was dyed crimson red.
“The play was wonderful! It almost made me cry.”
“Maybe we could do a play next year.”
“Sounds fun, I want to try it too.”
“No way, you can’t even read your textbook aloud properly.”
Everyone talked as if it were a given that we’d do this together next year, which made my heart swell with joy.
As the free time was about to end, I suddenly stopped, turned to everyone, and spoke up.
“Um, I have a favor to ask all of you??…”
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