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 133
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 133 ? Learning About Love 4
As I spit out the water, Julius says something nonsensical like, “If you’re going to spray it, do it on me,” and immediately wipes my mouth with a handkerchief he pulls out.
I was too stunned to remember to say thank you.
“No, no, no, no, no.”
“What’s wrong?”
“What do you mean by 91?”
“It’s my magic power score.”
Julius says this casually and immediately asks the waiter for a new drink for me.
Since the top magician in this country scores a 98, even I knew how out of the ordinary 91 was. And on top of that, he’s still growing, which is truly alarming.
I knew Julius was amazing, but I didn’t realize he was this much of a cheat. He’s not just top-tier in the academy, but probably at the national level as a magician.
“Given his abilities and talents, he has already been scouted by both the Magic Corps and the Knights.”
“Wow…”
Even Julius’ senior was giving a wry smile, confirming that Julius is indeed a well-known figure too big for the academy.
“I’m pretty amazing, right? Have you fallen for me?”
“More like, I’m getting scared now…”
“There it is.”
The fact that someone like him likes me is the scariest thing.
Anyone would feel scared if they found out that someone like a celebrity, someone out of their league, liked their ordinary self.
“Well, enough about me. With this amount of magic, what can Rene do?”
“At this level, you can use magic that combines multiple attributes. Intermediate level magic enchantment should be easy. Of course, you’ll also need technical skills.”
“Eh? Are you serious?”
In the past, I never even attempted combining multiple attributes, thinking it impossible since I couldn’t even handle the power of a single spell.
“Yes. With your current magic power, Rene-san, you definitely can.”
The senior’s enthusiastic nod made my heart race.
Being able to do something I couldn’t before always excited me, no matter how old I got.
“Thank you so much! I’ll do my best!”
“I’ll be cheering you on quietly.”
After receiving various pieces of advice and repeatedly thanking him, we left the cafe.
At some point, we naturally ended up holding hands, and the two of us strolled through the city of the royal capital for the first time in a while.
“Thank you, Julius. Learning all of this makes me feel like I can try even harder from now on!”
“I’m glad to hear that. It’s also a confidence boost for the rank exam.”
“Yes! I can’t believe it increased this much….”
“Did my love reach you?”
“W-Well… thanks to your help…”
“Hahaha.”
Julius definitely thinks it’s a joke, but for me, it’s the truth, and it’s making me sweat nervously.
As usual, Julius was catching the attention of passersby, both men and women and even a little girl was so entranced that she dropped the candy she was holding.
Feeling the weight of his charm, I resolved to study hard once I got home.
“Still, Julius, you’re amazing.”
“Apparently so.”
“It seems like you can do anything and become anything. What do you want to be in the future, Julius?”
And when I casually asked him that, Julius stopped walking and for some reason fell silent.
Although a smile remains on his face, I’m worried that I’ve asked something inappropriate.
“…”
“Julius?”
“Oh, sorry.”
Julius, looking a bit troubled, shrugged slightly.
“I just realized I’ve never thought about what I’d do after achieving my goal.”
“… I see.”
Was that also something related to the “revenge” he had mentioned before? Feeling intrigued but sensing it was not something to ask about, I kept my mouth shut, but Julius seemed to notice my curiosity and chuckled.
“You look curious. I’m glad Rene is interested in me.”
“It’s only natural to be curious.”
“If you fall for me, I’ll tell you.”
With his usual smile, Julius took my hand again and started walking.
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We spent the rest of the time shopping and checking out small festival booths as part of our ‘date.’
Thanks to Julius’s thoughtful gestures and conversational skills, I found myself laughing constantly. It was so much fun that it made me forget all about the nervousness for the rank exam.
Now, we’re having lunch at an upscale restaurant that makes me straighten my posture involuntarily. While this is definitely not a place that a student would wander into, Julius looked so familiar with the place that I was tempted to ask him if he was really 17 years old.
“E-Everything is so delicious, I feel like I could eat forever…”
“Shall we order everything on the menu?”
“You might actually do that, so let’s not.”
As I enjoyed the visually stunning and dazzling dishes, I couldn’t help but notice Julius’s incredibly refined manners.
I always thought that all of Julius’s actions were incredibly elegant. Nobles seem to learn this from a young age, so they’re all graceful, but he stands out as particularly exceptional.
“Julius, do you ever have any uncool moments? Like, do you ever stub your little toe on a shelf corner and writhe in pain or something?”
“Hahaha, what’s with that? I want to show you more cool sides of me, though…. Oh, that reminds me.”
Julius looks up as if remembering something.
“There’s a hunting tournament hosted by the Duke’s family during winter break. I’ve turned it down so far because it’s too much trouble, but I think I’ll enter for Rene’s sake.”
“A hunting tournament?”
“Yes, at Mount Belman.”
Though I wondered why they’d go to a mountain in the cold winter, Julius explained that beautiful creatures like snow rabbits and ice wolves often appear then. Their pelts are also said to be valuable and expensive.
Men offer their hunted prey to women, and the woman who receives the rarest, largest, or most abundant prey becomes the ‘Snow Queen’ of that year.
It’s a popular event for both men and women, with many people participating every year. I could see how it would be thrilling to have a man fight and offer up his prey for you.
“Last year, Yoshida-kun participated with his father, the Knight Commander.”
“As expected of Yoshida… Wait… Did he present his prey to a woman too…!? I’m jealous!”
“Not everyone needs to do that, and some people dedicate their prey to the women in their family. Yoshida-kun seems like the latter type.”
“Ah, that’s true.”
“Wait, why are you jealous of Yoshida-kun but not jealous of me? Isn’t that strange?”
He pinches my cheek, and I frantically try to apologize.
Yoshida has a striking beauty and a beautiful older sister, so he’s probably dedicating prey to both of them.
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