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 35
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 35 ? If It Were the Case
“If Julius and I weren’t actually siblings…?”
“Yes.”
I was taken aback by such an unexpected question.
As soon as I arrived in this world, I recognized Julius as my older brother. That’s why I had never even thought about it.
However, if I just answered it like that, it would be quite dull. So, I decided to assume for a moment that my brother was a member of the opposite sex and contemplate it.
First of all, he and I definitely live in different worlds. If he wasn’t my brother, I wouldn’t even be involved with him, he was so perfect in every way and feels so distant.
“… I might have actually fallen for you, I guess.”
What’s more, if his usual siscon behavior of treating someone specially were aimed at a woman, particularly me, then it wouldn’t be surprising if I fell in love. Rather, I’d like to ask if there are any women who won’t fall in love with him. My brother is just too skilled at dealing with women.
When I replied in that way, Julius curved his perfectly shaped lips and said, “Oh?”
“Is that true? If we weren’t siblings, would you have fallen for me?”
“Yes. But this is purely a ‘what if’ situation.”
“Hahaha, yeah, it’s all ‘what if’ scenarios.”
After that, my brother was in a surprisingly good mood. This may have been the first time I’ve seen him so happy.
Eventually, he reached out his hand to my cheek and stroked it gently. I squinted at the tickling sensation, and he smiled and said, “That’s right.”
“My number one belongs to you too, Rene.”
“Eh?”
“There’s no one after that; you’re truly special.”
“Hmm, what’s with you?”
After saying such dubious things, my brother became even kinder from that day on, it was even a bit scary.
???
“N-No way….”
“Good to see you, Rene.”
“I’m really against it, I don’t want to go along with it at all.”
A few days later, during lunch break, I was slumped over my desk with my head in my hands. We had drawn lots to determine the groups for next month’s field trip, and unbelievably, I ended up in the same group as Willy.
Please, I really wish this didn’t happen. Apparently, we had to cook our own meals, which made me even more apprehensive. I can’t imagine working together with him and producing anything remotely edible.
Even in our recent potion-making class, thanks to his clumsiness reaching new heights, some bizarre liquid ended up sticking to my hair, and it took a good two days to get rid of the weird smell.
“Hey, how could that really happen?”
“My hands just won’t listen to me.”
“Is this your first time as a human being?”
I thought it would be pointless to say anything else, so I just asked, “Please don’t do anything unnecessary,” and “Stay at least 2 meters away from the pot while I’m cooking and go somewhere else during that time.”
This is for our own sake and also for the dinner of our other team members.
“I wish I were in the same group as Rene.”
“Yeah. But it’s going to be three days and two nights, so we’ll have lots of time to chat.”
“Yes, of course.”
Despite feeling a bit burdened because of Willy, I still felt excited at the thought of spending my free time together with Therese.
The purpose of the field trip is to go to a certain mountain and spend two nights and three days hiking, fishing, and deepening interactions among first-year students in nature. Honestly though, if that’s the purpose, I’d like to suggest that we should stop wearing those color-coded gym uniforms first.
Nevertheless, this is my first overnight trip with my friends. I’m very excited and really looking forward to it.
“Rene-chan, want to have lunch together?”
Meanwhile, Reinhardt called out to me from near the classroom door. He looks incredibly handsome today too.
“Sure, is Therese fine with it?”
“I don’t mind.”
“Ah, I forgot my lunch today. I’ll go with you too.”
“Yeah, let’s go.”
Willy then joined us, and the four of us headed to the cafeteria. Reinhardt and Willy had become good friends through cheering together at the sports festival. Although the two seem to be complete opposites, they seem to get along surprisingly well.
Reinhardt seemed to have warmed up to Yoshida as well, and as I watched over him with a parental gaze, I was secretly very happy that he now had someone he could call a friend.
Eventually, we arrived at the cafeteria for regular students, each ordered something we liked, and sat around an empty table with trays of food in our hands. I feel a bit guilty for making Therese stay with me in the general cafeteria, but she doesn’t seem to mind at all, which puts me at ease.
“Ah, there’s Julius.”
Then, I spotted my brother at a table a little far away. Of course, Arnold-san was with him, but what caught my attention was the presence of an unfamiliar beautiful woman sitting next to my brother. The brooch on her chest shines in dazzling gold. What an incredibly high-class beauty.
“Eh, aren’t you going to say hi to Julius-sama?”
“Yeah. But I’ll pass. Speaking of, that woman is very pretty and has a strong presence, don’t you think?”
“She’s a duke’s daughter, after all.”
“What?”
My brother didn’t seem to notice my presence, so I was hesitant to call out to him. Besides, the woman he’s with is on a whole different level.
I’m sure my future sister-in-law must be someone like that. I just hope she’s nothing like Jenny. As my imagination ran wild, hoping that my future sister-in-law would be fond of me, I noticed that Reinhardt, who was sitting next to me, was staring at me intently.
“Rene-chan is the most beautiful.”
“Wow~ thank you. Only you and Yoshida say things like that to me.”
“Yoshida-san too?”
“Don’t talk nonsense, you idiot.”
Just as I was making a casual joke, Yoshida himself arrived, carrying a tray. Right behind him is Prince Theodore.
I ask why he’s in the regular cafeteria, and he says that sometimes he wants to eat menu items that are only available here. It seems that this is also the prince’s wish.
It was somewhat unexpected, but I felt a sense of familiarity with them, so I forced Yoshida and Prince Theodore to sit at the table next to mine. Being able to have a meal surrounded by loved ones is truly a blessing.
As I spoke out my thoughts, Yoshida said, “You’re really embarrassing,” but he casually placed a dessert, my favorite pudding, on my tray. I love him.
“I heard that the second day of the overnight trip is almost a whole day of free time. We can spend it with students from other classes too, so I thought I’d like to spend the day with you, Rene.”
“Wow, that’s nice! Let’s do that.”
I nod my head in agreement at Reinhardt’s suggestion. Then, I suddenly came up with a great idea.
“Hey, how about we all hang out together on the second day?”
“What?”
“I want to make memories with everyone.”
“Hey, that’s a great idea. Let’s go with that!”
When I suggested this, everyone agreed, starting with Willy. Even Yoshida said, “It can’t be helped,” and the prince, although unresponsive, seemed to emit an aura of approval.
And so, the six of us decided to spend our free time together and I couldn’t have been more excited.
??I never imagined that what was supposed to be a fun hike would turn into a life-threatening ordeal.
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