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 27
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 27 ? Love Seems to Drive People Crazy 2
“What are you doing to Rene-chan?”
Reinhardt’s voice was surprisingly low and cold as he spoke.
It appeared that he was unintentionally stepping on the female student’s hand quite firmly, but was he unaware of it?
He seems to have remembered my pencil case and is questioning the female student who had it. The atmosphere was extremely tense, but as the person involved, I had to speak up.
As I was thinking about it, my right foot accidentally stepped on a twig, and a faint “crack” echoed in the quiet backyard. It’s the most clichéd manner to reveal my presence.
Sure enough, their gazes immediately turn toward me.
“Rene-chan….?”
Reinhardt muttered my name and hurriedly ran over to me. His demeanor was completely different from just a moment ago.
“How long have you been here?”
“I just got here. That girl had my pencil case, right?”
“Yes. I saw her running away with Rene-chan’s stuff, so I called out to her.”
As Reinhardt spoke, he turned his attention to the female student who was still sitting, her face pale and trembling. She looked terrified, to the point where even I as the victim felt worried and pitied her.
Sensing something was amiss, I approached the girl and crouched down in front of her.
“… Did someone tell you to do this?”
I asked her, and she gave a small nod with tears in her eyes. The brooch shining on her chest was the same red as mine had been the other day.
Stealing a pencil case is such a childish level of harassment, not even elementary school students would do it nowadays. Most likely, someone who didn’t like me or her must have given her some kind of instructions.
I couldn’t bring myself to blame her in such a situation.
“Rene-chan, do you forgive her?”
“Yeah. The pencil case is back in my hands, and she’s probably a victim too, so I think it’s okay now.”
“… I see.”
For a moment, he seemed somewhat dissatisfied, but when he saw that I was okay with it, he smiled. He’s dazzling as always.
“Oh, would you mind telling us who told you to do this? Of course, we won’t say it came from you.”
If I knew the name, I could be somewhat vigilant in the future. Eventually, she timidly told us the name of the culprit.
The two names are not familiar to me, but there’s a possibility that they are fans of Arnold-san or Yoshida.
Anyway, I’ll have to buy a sturdier lock for my locker. With that in mind, I helped the female student to her feet and said, “If you ever have any trouble, just let me know,” before parting ways.
With the pencil case and Yoshida’s drawing in hand, I returned to the school building with Reinhardt. We planned to study in the library and then head to the pastry shop we talked about yesterday.
“… Rene-chan, you’re too kind.”
“Really?”
Blaming her won’t solve anything. Instead, I was more concerned about her future, as she might continue to be mistreated.
Not everyone has a strong mentality like I do. Besides, I’m saved by my friends and family around me.
“But I love how kind Rene-chan is.”
“Thank you.”
“That’s why, I need to become more reliable.”
“…..?”
I didn’t understand the meaning of Reinhardt’s words, so I asked him about it out of curiosity, but in the end, he didn’t tell me.
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“You’re late.”
“Oh, sorry….?”
After finishing shopping with Reinhardt and returning home, I saw my brother leaning against the wall with a displeased expression on his face.
“I’m going to set a curfew for next time.”
“Yes…?”
I feel like my brother’s overprotectiveness is accelerating. We went straight to my room together and for some reason sat down on the couch next to each other.
“What’s with that hair accessory?”
“Reinhard gave it to me.”
“What?”
My brother’s gaze is directed toward the area around my ear. When I went shopping earlier, Reinhardt secretly bought it for me at the general store.
He immediately put the cute blue hairpin in my hair and then went home.
“Do you know how much this costs?”
“Huh? I have no idea.”
“It’s probably about the total price of the dresses you bought the other day.”
“…… What?”
Wait, wait. I didn’t realize how expensive it was because of my lack of discernment. But would such a high-end item be stocked in a general store filled with students?
But my brother didn’t seem to be lying. Maybe Reinhardt has a different sense of knowledge about personal space as well as money. Anyway, I decided to check the price later and, if it was too expensive, I would tell him I couldn’t accept it and return it.
“…. You’d better be careful with that guy.”
“Eh?”
“There’s something off about him.”
Julius muttered and then squeezed both of my cheeks.
“Also, personally, he gets on my nerves. He’s been with you too much.”
“Ish hat so (Is that so)?”
But my brother doesn’t complain about the amount of time I was spending time with him. When I asked him why, he came up with the unexpected reason, “I can’t have you falling for him.”
“Anyway, you have a date with me this weekend, okay?”
“Dhate (Date)?”
And suddenly, a word that I had never been associated with in my past life popped up, and I got flustered. But when I thought about it, the other person was my brother, so it’s not really an actual date.
Anyway, I was repeatedly reminded to dress up properly on the day, and I nodded without really understanding why.
A few days later, the girl who stole my pencil case called me into the hallway and apologized again.
To my surprise, the two culprits who made her do that suddenly dropped out of school. She seemed happy to be able to spend her time in the future with peace of mind and said that she wanted to work hard on her studies like I did, and I inwardly felt relief for her.
And then, after a brief silence, she awkwardly spoke up.
“Um… that man I was with the other day…”
“Hm? You mean Reinhardt?”
“Yes…. Actually?”
“?What about me?”
Suddenly, I felt someone embrace me from behind, and then I heard Reinhard’s voice in my ear. In an instant, her expression froze.
“N-No, it’s nothing. Please excuse me.”
Watching her quickly disappear, I slipped out of Reinhardt’s arms. This was definitely not a good position to be in the middle of the hallway during lunch break.
But I couldn’t help but wonder what that girl had wanted to say. I tilted my head in confusion and turned to Reinhardt.
“Did something happen with the girl earlier?”
“She just came to apologize. Oh, and those girls who were harassing her, they suddenly dropped out of school.”
“I see. Are you happy, Rene-chan?”
“Happy…? Well, yeah… I guess.”
“I’m glad.”
When I gave such a strange reply, Reinhardt smiled more beautifully than anyone else and gently caressed my cheek.
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