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 177
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 177 ? The Start of a Strange Feeling 3
“Honestly, can’t you be more responsible? I got scolded because of Wainwright-san!”
“S-Sorry…”
I let out a sigh as I watched my classmate leave the classroom with a huff.
Recently, I’ve been getting scolded or receiving complaints from people around me due to misunderstandings.
My bond with my new classmates is still weak, so it’s hard to convince them when I try to explain that it’s a misunderstanding.
“Rene, did something happen again?”
“Yeah. They said the teacher got angry because they thought I ignored a task I was assigned to do.”
Obviously, I have no idea about it, so I’m completely baffled as to what’s going on.
Initially, I believed it was just a mix-up or a misunderstanding, but having it happen repeatedly like this is starting to feel suspicious.
“That’s infuriating. Rene-chan isn’t the kind of person to be so irresponsible!”
“Yes, I really hope everyone will come to see that….”
“Thank you. Just having you two believe in me makes me happy.”
Hearing Therese and Reinhardt’s words makes me feel relieved. I want to believe that, as long as I continue as usual, others will see the truth eventually.
Still, as I was packing up to leave, I found myself tilting my head, thinking about how odd it all seemed.
“Ah, Rene-chan. Lukas-kun came by and said he’s waiting for you in the science prep room.”
“Luka? Thank you.”
After my classmate informed me, I stuffed my textbooks into my bag and went to the science prep room. It’s not the first time I’ve been called by Luka, but why the science prep room?
It’s at the end of the third floor, a secluded place, so maybe he wants to talk privately.
“Luka? Are you here?”
I opened the door and peeked inside, but with the curtains closed and no lights on, it was completely dark, and I couldn’t see a thing.
Luca didn’t seem to have arrived yet, so I took a step inside with the intention of opening the curtains.
As I made my way towards the window, I felt a presence at the back of the room and turned to look.
“??Luka?”
Even after calling out, there was no response. The moment I called his name again, I heard a crash, like a shelf being knocked over, followed by the sound of glass breaking.
“Huh… Ehhh!?”
While I was stunned, not knowing what had happened, a deafening explosion echoed, and a wave of hot wind and flames surged toward me in the darkness.
It looks like the broken bottle had leaked some kind of chemical, which caught fire and caused flames to flare up again. It was like a fireworks show at its finale, with explosions going off one after another in quick succession, wildly escalating.
“A-Auugh…”
I watched the scene in a daze, thinking it looked like a campfire. I realized that when people encounter something truly unimaginable, they can’t even scream at first.
Eventually, smoke started filling the room, and the smell of something toxic mixed with chemicals began to permeate the air.
“W-What should I do… When there’s a fire, um… what was it…?”
My knowledge of fire safety was limited to school drills when I was a kid.
“Don’t push, don’t call… don’t run,”??I thought, remembering those rules while I scrambled to avoid the flames.
“….Ah.”
Finally, when I reached the door and placed my hand on it, I noticed a crowd forming on the other side.
With all these loud explosions and chaos, it’s only natural that people would gather.
I’m not an expert in science, but I wonder if it’s safe to suddenly open the door from a closed room with various smoke and gas accumulating. It wouldn’t be surprising if a huge explosion occurred.
“W-What should I do…”
I thought maybe if I waited, the teacher would come to help after hearing the commotion, but the flames were already very close, right by the door I was standing next to. It looks like I don’t have much time.
I’ve heard that throwing water on flames can cause them to spread explosively, and my weak water magic probably wouldn’t help, so I figured I shouldn’t try anything.
Just then, a small explosion occurs at my feet, and my lower legs are suddenly engulfed in flames.
“Aahhh! It’s?not hot…?”
I screamed instinctively, but for some reason, my feet were fine, and I didn’t feel any heat or pain.
Could it be that I had already died in the first explosion and was now a ghost…? I imagined such a terrifying story, but when I pinched myself, the pain was real, and I felt reassured.
My relief was short-lived, however, as a large shelf nearby began to tilt.
“??!”
Unable to avoid it, I thought to myself that this might actually be a serious problem.
That’s when I saw something shining in front of me, and I watched as the shelf flew in the opposite direction.
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