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 37
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 37 ? Overnight Trip 1
In the blink of an eye, the day of the trip arrived.
“Rene-chan, your hair accessory looks so cute.”
“Thank you. My brother gave it to me.”
I tied my hair with the hairpin that Julius had prepared for today. What exactly is going to happen on this trip? But I instantly fell in love with its cuteness and decided to wear it.
We left the school early in the morning and arrived at our destination in the afternoon, and now we’re sitting in our assigned rooms at a beautiful hotel at the foot of the mountain, chatting while eating sweets until the meeting time.
“Lindsey-chan, your hairstyle is super cute! Your makeup looks more mature than usual, it suits you.”
“Really? I’m so glad.”
The rooms are arranged for four people each, and I’m in the same room as Therese, Yutte-chan, and Lindsey-chan. Since we had the freedom to choose our roommates, I was truly relieved to be with people who I got along well with.
If I had ended up with the two who had been harassing me, I probably wouldn’t have been able to sleep properly.
Then, Lindsey-chan began to speak, saying, “Actually…”
“I’m planning to confess to Dominic.”
“Ehhh?”
Dominic is a good-looking B-rank student in the same class. She fell in love with him at first sight when she first entered the school and has had feelings for him ever since.
I had often seen the two of them talking and thought they were a good match. That’s why I was so excited about it, and everyone ended up laughing at me. It’s quite embarrassing.
And surprisingly, it seems she plans to confess to him tonight.
“Good luck! I’ll be rooting for you!”
“I’m sure it’ll work out.”
“Yes! I definitely think it’s mutual.”
“Thank you, everyone. I’ll do my best.”
Her cheeks had a faint blush, and she smiled shyly, looking so cute that I wanted to hug her.
Undoubtedly, there’ll be quite a few people using this event as an opportunity to interact with their crushes or confess their feelings to them.
“Do you have anyone you like, Rene-chan?”
“Yeah. Unfortunately, there’s no sign of anyone.”
“What about the person who approached you during the sports festival?”
“… I feel like I’m being avoided.”
I don’t recall doing anything to him, so maybe he’s found someone else he likes. Well, I’m not really bothered by it, though.
“What about Therese-sama?”
“I don’t like anyone who’s not at least 10 years older.”
“Wow… so you feel that way…!”
Yes, I just found out recently, but she’s into older people. With her calm and mature personality, someone like Willy, who’s her age, probably seems like a child to her.
“Rene, we both need to find our crushes!”
“Y-You’re right!”
I found myself holding hands tightly with Yutte-chan, who was incredibly enthusiastic, as we set out on this two-day adventure in search of our crushes.
???
“Oh! I found my number one crush!”
“… Did you hit your head or something?”
After attending an orientation for the entire grade, we immediately began our outdoor dinner preparation.
One of the students in our team happened to be the son of the family whose restaurant we had used for the celebration party before, and since he was good at cooking, he took the lead in our preparations. I decided to go with Willy to gather firewood to keep an eye on and isolate him.
On the way there, we stumbled upon Yoshida and the prince cooking. The prince is happy to return my greeting today. Perhaps he’s also excited for the overnight training camp.
“Wow, Yoshida, you’re so skilled!”
“This is pretty standard. Where are you going?”
“We’re heading out to gather some branches.”
“Don’t go alone under any circumstances. Tree branches can easily cut your hands, so be careful. Choose dry ones.”
“I got it, Mom. Thanks.”
“I’m not your mother.”
Today, I reaffirm my love for him, and when I think he had enough, I part ways with Yoshida and the prince and head towards the forest.
While chatting occasionally with Willy, I diligently gathered branches and fallen leaves.
“Whoa!”
“Wha?!”
I almost fell on my butt with a sad, un-cute scream when I found a big colorful bug on the back of a leaf I had casually picked up.
In that situation, without hesitation, Willy quickly grabbed me from behind and commented, “You’re quite light, aren’t you?” He added, “I’ll handle this, so just sit there for a moment.”
I thanked him and obediently sat on a neat tree stump, staring blankly at Willy. He might be a bit rough around the edges, but he’s kind. And sometimes, he’s needlessly manly and cool.
I heard rumors the other day that he was called out by a girl from another class and confessed to. It seems he’s popular after all.
“Willy is such a nice guy.”
“I guess so…. You really don’t remember anything?”
“Yeah, not a thing.”
Other than the image of falling down the stairs that first came to mind, I can’t remember anything else. If someone were to tell me that the blonde girl was Jenny, I would probably believe it now.
“Did Willy and I ever talk to each other before?”
“Yeah. I think I was the one who talked to you the most in our class.”
I let out a surprised “Huh?” upon hearing that unexpected story. This is my first time hearing it.
“I helped you out a few times when you were being bullied.”
“I see….”
“I once secretly got some sweets from you as a thank-you.”
“Eh?”
“Yeah, it was pretty tasty.”
I’m astonished to learn that Rene, who seemed to be quite shy, would do something like that. Perhaps she really admires Willy.
“Thank you for helping me, and I’m sorry I don’t remember. Willy can be really annoying sometimes, but you’re also really sweet.”
“My old man used to nag me since I was a kid, saying I should be nice to pretty girls.”
“…. You thought I was pretty?”
“You’re pretty cute, you know. Kind of my type.”
He spoke those words so casually that it made me blush. When I thanked him, he just chuckled and replied, “Yeah.”
…. If I were genuinely 15 years old, I might have developed feelings for someone like him.
However, with my mental age slightly higher now, he doesn’t register as a romantic interest. But, of course, I cherish him as a friend.
“Wait, Willy’s in the same room as Dominic, right?”
“Hmm? Yes…”
“Actually, I want to give Lindsey and Dominic some alone time at night. Will you help me?”
And so, I began to explain the plan that we had all discussed beforehand to Willy.
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