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 131
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 131 ? Learning About Love 2
While I was frantically studying and practicing my skills, the promised weekend came quickly.
“You look very lovely, Lady Rene. I’m sure Master Julius must be very proud to be walking beside you.”
“Thank you! I hope so.”
I’m currently being dressed by Rosa and the other maids as they prepare me for the magic measurement with Julius.
Everyone seemed unusually enthusiastic, and in the mirror, I looked like the perfect beautiful aristocratic young lady. Honestly, I looked cute.
Usually, I spend most of my time in a school uniform or prioritizing comfort within the mansion, so wearing such a fancy dress makes me feel like it’s my coming-of-age celebration.
“Ah, it’s almost time. I’m going now!”
“We’ll see you off to the entrance hall.”
Since there was no designated meeting time, I decided to head towards Julius and opened the door, only to find him standing right outside the room, leaning against the hallway wall and making eye contact with me.
“Good morning.”
Julius smiled gently, dressed in a deep navy jacket adorned with silver embroidery, with one side of his slightly long silver hair tucked behind his ear.
Although I see his face every day, his overwhelming beauty makes it hard to look away.
“G-Good morning…”
Simply put, he looked unbelievably cool.
Unlike his formal attire at the school festival, he appeared slightly casual yet equally dazzling, and the maids who followed me out of the room couldn’t help but let out short gasps.
Seeing me in a daze, Julius chuckled, and then he straightened up and took my hand.
“You’re dressed up nicely. How cute.”
“N-No way, Julius’ radiance is so overwhelming that my best efforts at dressing up pale in comparison.”
“That’s not true. My heart is pounding because of you.”
Julius casually said that and then said, “Shall we go?” as he started walking. Seriously, how can he say such embarrassing lines so easily? I almost wanted to retort whether the school festival’s host club is still ongoing.
We continued walking down the hallway, but Julius stopped abruptly in the entrance hall. Thinking he had forgotten something, I was taken aback when he suddenly pulled me close to him, his gaze fixed on the wall.
“Hey, look. Don’t we look good together?”
There was a large full-length mirror there, reflecting our figures standing close together. Since we’re not biologically related and don’t resemble each other at all, we definitely don’t look like siblings.
Indeed, the sight of a handsome man and a beautiful woman standing together is quite fitting, and it’s not hard to see why we might look like lovers.
See? Julius said, getting even closer. His charm is too high, and I can’t stop my heart from beating faster and my breath from getting short, even though we haven’t even left yet.
“Julius, where did you learn these kind of moves?”
“What moves? I’m just saying what I think.”
As we continued our conversation, we got into the carriage. Sitting next to him, Julius placed our linked hands on his knee and clasped my other one tightly.
It seems like he has no intention of letting me catch a break, which makes me want to run away for good.
At that moment, my gaze fell on his wrist, which glinted brightly.
“I’ve never seen those cuffs before. They’re really beautiful.”
“Right? I bought them thinking Rene would like them. I even spent a lot of time preparing today’s outfit while thinking about Rene.”
“T-That’s kind of scary…”
“You’re thinking that after everything that just happened?”
More than feeling excited, I felt afraid.
With this high-spec and flawless appearance coupled with such earnestness, there are no blind spots left.
“We’ll arrive in about an hour, so you can sleep if you want. It looks like you were up late studying yesterday.”
“No, I’m fine. Thank you.”
Yet, he’s unfailingly gentle, and Julius’ words from the other day, “From now on, I’ll get serious,” echo in my mind.
Julius has always been kind to me, but lately, I can’t shake the feeling that he’s been overly so.
It’s clear that he’s serious about trying to win me over. I cleared my throat and took a deep breath to calm my heart.
“But you’re really working hard. If your goal this time is just D-rank, you can easily achieve it, can’t you? Although they say overconfidence is a danger, with the extra points from the school festival, I think you can achieve D-rank…”
The issue is the C-rank in the spring of our second year. With the school’s relative grading system, I’ve heard it gets really tough around this time.
“But I heard that the rank exams take the previous results into account, so I need to earn as many points as I can.”
“Ah, I’ve heard that rumor too.”
Although the details aren’t clearly disclosed, it’s said that the previous ranking also plays a role.
Even if you get perfect marks in all categories, you can’t suddenly go from F-rank to S-rank.
Consistency is crucial, after all. I want to do everything I can so that my efforts now will never be wasted and I won’t have any regrets later.
When I said that, Julius responded with an impressed tone.
“Rene, you’re amazing. I don’t think most people your age can think that far.”
“I may not seem like it, but I’m a grown woman.”
“Hahaha, you’re quite the innocent grown woman.”
“Ugh…”
Julius leaned closer to me and laughed at me as I blushed. He seemed to be well aware that his face was a weapon.
??Anyway, I’ve come to think this way because I’ve had regrets from past failures. I now truly understand the meaning of the phrase ‘there’s no better time than the present.‘
Because I understand that this moment I’m alive in right now, no matter how much regret I may have later, will never return.
“….”
Somehow, as I thought about something uncharacteristically serious, Julius, who seemed to be staring at me intently, then said, “But…”
“You know, Rene, sometimes you have this mature look. It’s like you’re always staring into the distance.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Well, today, just make sure to look at me properly.”
Then, he grabs me by the face and turns it towards him.
Reflected in his ice-blue eyes, I wore a face so lacking in composure that I couldn’t possibly claim to be mature. I look terribly unattractive, like a squashed octopus.
“Hahaha, how cute.”
“Y-Yu’re hying (Y-You’re lying)!”
“It’s true. Rene is the cutest girl in the world.”
“T-That’s scary, heughp…”
“Isn’t that reaction a bit much?”
And so, Julius and I began our holiday together.
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