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 32
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 32 ? Although They Say That Understanding Comes Through Conversation 1
“Um, I’m really, really sorry.”
“……”
“Am I going to get arrested, by any chance…?”
“……”
When I timidly ask him, there’s still no response. Covered in dirt and wearing tattered gym clothes, I was now in a mysterious hut with Prince Theodore, who was also wearing tattered clothes.
His expression, as he sat a little apart, remained unchanged, and I couldn’t decipher what he was thinking at all.
??How in the world did we end up in this nonsensical situation in the first place? The story goes back to a few hours ago.
???
“Ew, that’s gross…”
Three days have passed since Julius’ birthday. He seemed to be very pleased with his birthday present, which made me really happy.
Today, as an extension of the magic potion class in the morning, we’ve come to the mountain behind the school to gather herbs and living things for experiments. It’s a joint lesson with another group, and I can also spot students from the other class.
Apparently, the more things on the list that are collected, the higher the evaluation. I was determined to make up for the fact that Willy had been dragging me down so much lately.
It seems that living creatures give you more points than herbs, so I catch creepy-crawling insects and frogs while crying and put them in a special basket. Therese seems to be taking a different approach than me, that is she’s only collecting medicinal herbs.
“Oh, Yoshida! Good morning!”
“Ah, it’s you.”
I found Yoshida and Prince Theodore deep in the forest and waved my magic tool, an insect-catching net, around. Yoshida’s basket was empty, apparently, he was avoiding the insects and frogs.
“Yoshida, you’ve changed… Back then, you used to chase after them with such enthusiasm.”
“…. What do you know about me?”
I suggested that I share a few of them with him as a thank-you for his daily efforts to help me, but he said he hates them so much that he doesn’t even want to hold them. That said, with his good grades and all, he probably has nothing to worry about.
“Hello.”
“….”
Then, I feel like Prince Theodore is staring at me intently. I greeted him as usual, but there was still no response.
I wanted to chat more with Yoshida, but my time was limited. “Well then, see you later,” I said as I was about to pass by them.
“Hey! Under your feet!”
“Eh?”
When I heard Yoshida’s voice, I looked down at my feet and saw a thick, bright yellow snake that I had never seen before coiled around me. By the time I realized it, it was already too late, and I was being dragged away at a tremendous speed.
There was no path ahead of the place where I was being dragged. In my panic, I reflexively grabbed the prince’s right hand, which was right in front of me. At the same time, I realize that I’ve made a terrible mistake.
“What…”
By the time I thought, ‘Ah, this is the first time I’ve heard the prince’s voice,’ I was already feeling like I was floating. A few seconds later, I felt a tremendous impact on my head and I suddenly blacked out.
When I woke up, I found myself lying on the floor of this hut. Under my head was Prince Theodore’s folded jacket.
Based on what I remembered, I must have involved the prince and fallen from the cliff, hitting my head and losing consciousness. Despite my disrespectful and terrible actions, the prince must have carried me to a nearby hut and healed my injuries with his healing magic. I checked, but there’s no pain at all.
In the next moment, I sprang up and slammed both my hands and head onto the wooden floor.
“I-I apologize deeply for getting you involved!”
“….”
“Thank you very much for saving me!”
Falling off a cliff together seems like such a cliché event. But this time, the other party was just too reckless.
The prince of the country had been involved in an accident and disappeared. Depending on the time period, this must have been on the level of a national crime or something like that. By now, there’s bound to be a big commotion.
I do think they’ll be able to find us quickly with magic, but I feel overwhelmed by the immense guilt. At the same time, I was moved by the prince’s kindness. It’s normal for him to be angry with me, yet he helped me like this.
“…..”
“…..”
His beautiful emerald-like eyes are constantly looking straight at me. I’m not kidding, I feel like they can pierce right through me.
I felt it would be somewhat rude to avert my gaze as well, and so we remained in this mysterious situation, both of us silently staring at each other while I was sitting on the floor.
??Looking at him like this, I realize once again that he is a truly beautiful person. It’s no wonder he’s always in the spotlight. Even his eyelashes were golden and long, and I found myself marveling at his beauty.
“….. Why….”
“…..?!”
Suddenly, the prince opened his mouth. His voice was so deep and lustrous that even just one word sent a shiver down my spine. Despite being taken aback, I managed to squeeze out a “Yes?!”
He must be about to scold me, questioning why I involved him in this. I straighten my posture and wait for the inevitable reprimand.
“… Why do you call Maximilian ‘Yoshida’?”
“Because he resembles an acquaintance of mine named Yoshida, who wears blue glasses.”
This became the memorable first conversation between the prince and me.
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