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 168
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 168 ? Older Sister and Younger Brother, Older Brother and Younger Sister 1
The revelation made my mind go completely blank.
Please wait. Even though I understand what he means, my mind just can’t process them.
‘Little brother, little brother’… As I kept repeating the word in my mind, I remembered that in a letter from Rene’s mother to her, there was mention of the existence of a younger brother.
Amid the flurry of activities with the rank test and hunting tournament, it had completely slipped my mind.
“Huh… ehh…”
Until now, there had been no contact with my younger brother, let alone meeting him, and there were no signs of Rene having any interaction with him or her biological father either.
I had assumed there was some reason that they couldn’t meet, and I never expected it to happen, so I couldn’t hide my shock and confusion.
“But it seems like you really don’t remember. The sister I knew would have cried in this situation.”
There are just too many unknowns—no, it’s more accurate to say I don’t understand anything at all. For now, I’ll try to observe Lukas and ask him about various things.
“Why did you pretend it was our first meeting?”
“I wanted to see how you would react. After all, it’s been ten years since we last met.”
“T-Ten years…”
So, it’s been since Rene was seven years old and Lukas was six.
Although I’m still not fully aware of the Wainwright family’s secrets, it was likely around then that Rene arrived with her mother.
Even if I had remembered, I wouldn’t have recognized someone I hadn’t seen since childhood after ten years.
That’s why, when Luka instantly recognized me as his sister, it deeply moved me. This might be what you call the bond between siblings.
“For now, how about we move away for a bit?”
Even though he’s my younger brother, it felt a bit uncomfortable to stay in this ‘kabedon’ position. With a beautiful boy’s face so close, I could hardly breathe.
“Ah, sorry. I was feeling lonely and sad that you had forgotten me, and I just got too worked up…”
Lukas carefully grasped my hands, which he had been pressing against the wall, and clasped them tightly in front of his chest.
Now that I think about it, I remember that the letter from Rene’s mother also mentioned, “He says he wants to meet his big sister Rene.”
To be treated like a stranger after that would naturally hurt and make him angry. And I felt a little guilty, knowing I wasn’t the “sister” Lukas had hoped for.
“Did it hurt?”
“N-No… I’m fine…”
He looked up at me with teary eyes, and the sheer brightness of his gaze almost blinded me. Rene is a beautiful girl, so it makes sense that her brother is also a good-looking boy.
I couldn’t help but think that I wanted to see these beautiful siblings holding hands and gazing at each other from a third-party perspective.
“I’ve been so lonely. I couldn’t meet you, sister.”
“Why couldn’t we meet?”
“… I’ll tell you about it another time.”
Lukas murmured, his eyes narrowing with sadness.
It was the thing I was most curious about, but again, it may be a long story to tell because of the circumstances.
I suddenly remembered that I was supposed to be studying with Willy and the others, and snapped back to reality.
It wouldn’t be surprising if Mama Yoshida came looking for me, wondering just how far I’ve gone to buy drinks.
“Let’s talk again tomorrow. We go to the same school, so we can see each other anytime now.”
I hold Lukas’ hand and look him straight in the eye.
??When I read the letter, I really wanted to meet my younger brother.
I wanted to talk to him and hear him call me “Big Sister,” but that was because the brother I imagined in my head was about elementary school age, and so, the current term of “Sister” was still quite nice.
“I’m really happy to meet you, Lukas! Thank you for finding me.”
Above all, I wanted to express how genuinely happy I was to meet Lukas.
“….”
When I smiled with these feelings, for some reason, Lukas seemed confused for a moment.
But soon, his bright smile returned.
“That’s good, me too. But being a commoner… I want to spend a lot of time with you, but I’m worried that people around you might look at you strangely if they find out we’re siblings.”
His worried gaze hit me right in the heart.
To think he’s even worrying about me in that way, what a kind child he is. Lukas must be an angel, both in appearance and in spirit.
The fact that I’m a former commoner, a child from my mother’s previous marriage, and not blood-related to Julius isn’t publicly known either.
That’s why I also feel like it’s important that no one finds out about me and Lukas being siblings.
“I don’t want people prying into my family matters either. Nobles are scary… So, can you not tell anyone?”
Heartful Academy may follow a meritocracy, but there is still a distinct social hierarchy between commoners and nobles.
Outside of the academy, commoners aren’t even allowed to speak to nobles, so it’s understandable that Lukas would feel uneasy.
“Don’t worry, I won’t say anything to anyone.”
“Are you really, absolutely not going to tell anyone? Not a single person?”
He stares at me with those watery, puppy-like eyes, and I reflexively nod repeatedly.
I feel an overwhelming urge to protect this cute and precious younger brother of mine.
“Thank you, Sister. I love you!”
“Ah… ah…”
Lukas, full of excitement, hugged me and showered me with the words “I love you, Sister.” I was completely swept away into the world of being his older sibling.
I lost my words, and all I could say was “Ah.” I had no idea that a little brother could be this cute. There should be a national law protecting the sacred existence of younger brothers.
“From now on, we’ll always be together. Ah, you can still call me Luka like before, okay?”
“Yeah, got it! That’s such a cute nickname.”
I had always had an abnormal longing for “siblings,” to the point where I had made Julius go out of his way to care for me.
Of course, even after learning that we weren’t related by blood, Julius remains the most important person to me, and nothing changes that.
But perhaps because I had never had a blood-related family in my past life, I felt a strange sense of specialness about Lukas—Luka—that I couldn’t quite put into words.
“You were on your way somewhere, right? Sorry for stopping you. I’ll come and see you again tomorrow, so wait for me.”
“Thank you. See you tomorrow, Luka.”
I said goodbye to Luca, who waved at me with a smile that could be considered a national treasure, and hurried off to the cafeteria again.
I was sincerely surprised, but I never dreamt that I would meet my brother who had been separated from me. My heart leaps with excitement at the thought of becoming closer to him.
In the midst of it all, one question suddenly comes to mind.
??What did Rene think of Luka?
Judging from Rene’s mother’s letter and Luka’s behavior, it seemed like they had a good relationship.
As I thought once again about how much I still didn’t know about this world and the environment surrounding Rene, I rushed into the cafeteria just before closing time.
“… Ahh, Sister really is an idiot. I’ve never even been called Luka.”
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