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 146
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 146 ? Little by Little 2
“Eh, ah…. Is that… what it is…?”
Hearing Julius’s words, my face flushed. I guess, just as he said, I was feeling jealous of that beautiful woman.
I didn’t like the idea of another woman entering Julius’s room and being so familiar with him. It’s embarrassing since I’m nothing more than his sister right now.
“I-I’m sorry, please forget what I just said…”
“Impossible.”
Julius lifts the corners of his mouth, and as I lie on the bed, he props himself up on his elbow, lying beside me.
“W-Wait, wait!”
“Hm?”
As his face got closer, I felt embarrassment welling up for various reasons, and I pulled the blanket up to my nose.
Seeing me like this, Julius laughs as if he’s enjoying it.
“Rene-chan, did you not like it when I called you my sister? Even though you used to treat me like an older brother.”
“Ugh… it’s not… entirely wrong, but…”
“How adorable. So, how should I introduce you next time? Should I call you my number one girl?”
“I’m sorry, please stop teasing me.”
The atmosphere was too sweet for me to bear any longer. This time I covered myself with the covers to hide all of my face, but they were soon peeled off by Julius.
“You don’t like it when I bring other women over, do you?”
“A-Are you still going on with this?”
“Of course. I’m happy about it.”
Julius seems to be in a great mood, and his relentless teasing continues, making me feel utterly defeated.
“Well, if I came into your room and there was some random guy lounging around, I might not be able to control myself either.”
“That’s scary.”
“But, Rene, you didn’t like it either, did you?”
“…. I-I didn’t.”
When I answer honestly, Julius looks satisfied. He gently stroked my cheek with one hand and kept repeating, “You’re so cute.”
“Ahh, you’re so cute, it’s hard to resist doing something.”
“I’m the one who’s about to lose it in a different way.”
“If you’re this flustered just from this, it’s going to be tough going forward.”
Having no experience with men, I feel embarrassed and uneasy with such sweet words and atmosphere, making me want to flee.
Are all couples always in this kind of sweet atmosphere? It seems like it’s still too early for me.
“By the way, what do you mean by ‘going forward’?”
“Should I explain everything?”
“Sorry, I’ll pass on that.”
“Hahaha, what a shame.”
Sensing something ominous, I refused, and Julius, still with a pleased expression, prodded my cheek with his fingertips.
“Still, it was a delightful misunderstanding.”
“Eh? A misunderstanding?”
“Yeah. That person is a guy.”
“Huh?”
I freeze at the unexpected words.
Julius murmurs, “It’s true, a lot of people don’t realize it at first.” Wait a minute.
“Even though he dresses like that, he’s a man. He’s a womanizer, has bad taste, and wants everything I have, so I just acted disinterested by saying you’re merely my sister.”
“No way… W-What?”
“He only came over today to talk about work. I’ve been ignoring his calls lately because it was a hassle, so he came over uninvited.”
“…….”
I can’t believe that beautiful woman was actually a man.
Even though the voice was a bit on the lower side and the way of speaking was masculine, the appearance was entirely that of a seductive beauty. It’s enough to make me lose my confidence.
Now that I think about it, this acquaintance is quite the intense character.
“….Wait, hold on.”
Julius had introduced me as his sister, and with that woman being a man and interested in women, then all my worries were for nothing.
Even so, I deeply regretted having honestly said, “I don’t like it.”
“I’m so sorry, please forget about everything.”
“Why? I want you to say that more often. I’m always the one feeling jealous, so it made me happy.”
“Aaaaahhh….”
“Until now, you acted like it didn’t matter who I was with or what I did. That was really sad, you know?”
Now that he mentions it, it’s true. Not too long ago, I thought Julius should be with a high-class beauty, or that I wanted a kind and beautiful sister-in-law.
Julius must be so happy because he’s noticed the big change in my feelings.
“From now on, I want you to say things like, ‘Don’t meet with other women,’ ‘Don’t talk to them,’ or even ‘Don’t look them in the eye.’“
“No, no, no, I can’t say something that unreasonable.”
“Really? I’d like it if you did, though.”
“That’s too much.”
That would definitely interfere too much with daily life. Julius took a lock of my hair in his hand and gently curved his lips into a beautiful arc.
“I’ll do anything you say, Rene.”
“….”
Julius is just too much, really.
He’s so high-spec, yet he acts so humble and spoils me like this. It’s against the rules.
Still, when I think about Julius treating someone else like this, my heart aches even more than before.
“… Please don’t be alone in a room with any woman I’m not familiar with.”
“Okay. I won’t ever do it again.”
Ultimately, I found myself making such a request. Julius immediately nodded with a smile.
“But you have to promise to do the same for the rest of your life, Rene.”
“Hm?”
“Actually, that’s my goal, so feel free to keep saying things like that.”
“S-Scary….”
I can’t help but feel like I’m being played like a toy in Julius’s hands. Still, the fact that he gave me an immediate answer made me feel relieved.
I was beginning to understand that this must be what “possessiveness” feels like.
“…. It really is scary.”
“Rene? What’s wrong?”
“Mmhm, it’s nothing!”
These new feelings confuse me, and I still don’t know if this path will lead to “love.”
But I hope it does.
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