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 24
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 24 ? Sports Festival 5
I don’t understand why my brother is angry. As for this situation where I was being pressed against the wall, it was even more incomprehensible.
“Hey, how can I get you to like me?”
“What?”
“Ah, but I guess it’s impossible with this ridiculous setup.”
What is my brother talking about? And as I wondered what on earth did he mean by “ridiculous setup,” he continued.
“The truth is, you and I….”
“Rene, where are you? It’s your turn!”
However, I soon heard Willy’s voice calling me, overlapping Julius’ voice. I remembered that I was preparing for my second round of swordsmanship, so I took advantage of the opportunity to slip out between the wall and my brother.
After all that hard practice, I didn’t want to end up with a loss. I don’t want to disappoint Master Yoshida.
“Sorry, please ask me again later! I have to go now!”
And without waiting for Julius’ response, I ran as fast as I could and left the place.
…. Even though I pride myself on being composed, I couldn’t deny that I felt a tiny bit nervous, but I’d never admit it. Ethics, after all.
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“… Peeping is a bad habit, isn’t it?”
“Well, it wasn’t a situation where I could just call out to you, you know.”
“So, I was right?”
“I don’t think you should do that at school, you two are siblings after all.”
Arnold came over and said that. He must have been watching the whole situation and lightly admonished him.
Julius didn’t mean to do that either. As he was walking back to the field, feeling out of character, he noticed that Arnold had a happy expression on his face.
“What’s with that face?”
“Julius thinks Rene-chan is cute, right?”
“Does it look that way to you?”
“Yeah. Pretty much.”
It seems that everyone around him sees it that way. But he himself has also noticed that he has been paying a lot of attention to her.
…. At first, Julius was genuinely curious about Rene, who lost her memory and became a completely different person. She used to dislike him so much, but now she approaches him with a face like that of a little sister.
Suddenly, she started to say that she wanted to be a better student at school, and he took on the role of mentoring her without much thought. However, her rapid growth took him by surprise, and Julius couldn’t help but be amazed by her progress.
Moreover, seeing her become fluent in foreign languages that she used to struggle with as if she were a native speaker, he could only think that she had truly become like a different person. Even her personality doesn’t resemble the Rene he knew before.
In the monotonous days of a predetermined and unchanging future, there was nothing as strange and interesting as this.
If it’s the current Rene, there is a possibility of her surpassing Jenny and becoming an S-rank. That was why, for his own purposes, he tried to win over Rene. Ironically, it seems like he’s the one who’s been captivated by her, who was so much a handful to the point of being laughable.
“She’s so cute and dedicated, isn’t she? I’m sure there will be more people who like her from now on. And who knows, maybe Rene-chan might fall for someone too.”
“Just imagining it pisses me off.”
“Why didn’t you just tell her you’re not related by blood?”
“…. I was going to do that earlier.”
For some reason, she seems to have a strong sense of security when it comes to “her brother,” him.
So, he had planned to take his time to get closer to her as they went along. But he never thought the day when this absurd setup would get in the way would come so soon.
“What does Julius want from Rene-chan?”
“Who knows?”
Ever since his mother died the way she did, he had lost his attachment to anything.
Still, he likes the current Rene more than anything right now. He absolutely didn’t want someone else to snatch away this cute girl who thrilled him so much.
“I thought that if she could just fall for me, maybe she wouldn’t ever leave my side.”
“You’re quite twisted, aren’t you? It’s starting to worry me.”
“I think we’re very much alike, that’s why we get along so well together, don’t we?”
“I’d rather not be compared to you.”
While they were having such a silly conversation, despite having just parted ways a moment ago, Julius found himself wanting to see Rene again.
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“… It’s frustrating.”
“The other person was a bad opponent for you, there’s no helping it.”
My opponent in the second round of swordsmanship was an experienced fighter, and I had no chance at all. On top of that, she happened to be one of Jenny’s followers, which only added to my frustration.
Of course, I don’t think I’ll do well after just one month of practice. But I was still frustrated. Willy, sitting next to me, is consoling me.
“I think everyone knows you’ve been working hard.”
“… If you’re so kind to me, I might cry even more.”
“Girls, huh?”
“Girls.”
We looked at each other and laughed, then he gently placed his hand on my head.
“Leave the rest to me. I’ll win for your sake.”
“I can’t believe how cool you look today, Willy. I guess there really is something like ‘the miracle of events.’”
“I’m always really cool, though.”
Willy said as he patted me on the back and flung one arm around me. He still has other events’ finals to compete in.
I have to support him properly, given the encouragement I received from him. I slapped both my cheeks and regained my determination.
…. I ran into Yoshida on the way and reported that I had lost, which made me very frustrated, but he just said, “I’ll make sure you win next year,” and I ended up crying. Yoshida, I seriously love you.
After that, the sports festival proceeded smoothly, with only the archery finals remaining. At the moment, our class is in second place, only a few points behind Jenny’s class, which is in first place.
That’s why the whole class decided to go to the archery field and show our support.
“Paula-san, she can’t participate because of a hand injury….!”
Hearing those words, the venue became noisy. Paula is an ace archer with many years of experience. Her absence is a major setback, to say the least.
Anyway, it was decided that we should choose a substitute participant, but experienced players like Therese and Yutte-chan have already reached their maximum participation limit and can’t take part.
At this rate, it will definitely be difficult to win. Besides, there is no way any student would want to participate under such circumstances. No one is volunteering, and an extremely awkward atmosphere lingers.
Amidst such a situation, I, who had been wrestling with my worries, eventually raised my hand quietly.
“….. Um, I’ll do it.”
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