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 40
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 40 ? Overnight Trip 4
“Thank you so much, Therese.”
“No problem. If you feel hot, just let me know.”
“Ah, achoo!”
After the previous event, I was able to escape from the water that was rushing toward me with incredible speed, I was soaked all over.
We’re now currently taking a break in a seemingly safe location, and Therese is drying my hair and clothes using a combination of fire magic and wind magic.
I had heard that combining two elemental magics was something you start learning in the latter half of your second year. Once again, I was impressed by her greatness while realizing my own helplessness, and I was inwardly motivated to study harder.
“Rene-chan, you can wear my jacket, too, if you like.”
“No, I’m okay. I don’t want Reinhardt to catch a cold.”
“I’ll be fine. Please?”
Then, he had me put on his considerably larger gym clothes. It smells amazingly good. And most importantly, it’s still warm from having been worn by him just before.
When I thanked him, he smiled contentedly and said, “You look cute.”
“Anyway, we’re in trouble.”
“Yeah, what should we do?”
Yes, right in front of us, there were two different roads. We decided by majority vote to go left, as it would be dangerous to split up.
It might have a different layout than the one before, so I decided to walk on my own until I inadvertently got caught in the trap again. With the road widening, I continued to move forward, positioned between the prince and Yoshida.
“Seriously, what’s up with this place? Is there some kind of treasure here?”
“I’ve never even heard of these ruins.”
Judging from all these sticky traps, there’s no doubt that it is a game event. I have no idea who it’s meant for or what it’s all about, though.
“Look out?!”
While we were walking, suddenly, Yoshida’s feet began to glow pale blue, and there was a clinking sound as if something was coming loose. At the same time, I saw the floor shifting, and in that instant, I pushed him away.
“Rene!”
I found myself tumbling headfirst into the gap that had appeared on the floor. Yoshida reached out his hand immediately, but it was just out of reach.
And just like that, I fell all the way to the ground one floor below.
“It hurts….”
Although I fell from a height of about the ceiling, I wasn’t injured due to the ground being made of soil. It hurts quite a bit here and there though.
As I brushed off the dust and stood up, when I looked up at the ceiling, there wasn’t a single opening to be found, as if my fall had never happened.
I was completely separated from everyone else.
Of course, I’m nervous and anxious, but it’s much better than Yoshida being alone. I’m the heroine of this world. I reassured myself that I would not die easily, and I desperately tried to maintain my composure.
Then, I felt something glinting at my feet and looked down to see Yoshida’s broken glasses, which had apparently fallen off when he looked down at me, right next to me.
“Yoshida, I hope you’re okay.”
Yoshida’s eyesight wasn’t that bad, but it must have been inconvenient for him to be without his glasses. I gently picked them up and held them in my hands.
The inside of this chamber seems quite spacious, but due to the lack of light, it’s pitch black and I can’t see more than a few meters ahead of me.
Anyway, I need to find a way out and join everyone. I was worried about being alone all of a sudden, but I had to be strong. With the hand not holding the glasses, I slapped my cheek as hard as I could.
“Alright, let’s do our best?”
“Gaaarrrhhhhh!!”
Just as I psyched myself up, I suddenly heard what sounded like a loud roar. Something was approaching in my direction along with the thudding, booming footsteps that resembled an earthquake.
And when I caught a faint glimpse of its form illuminated by a dim light, I nearly blacked out.
“Is this… a joke?”
There, in front of me, stood a creature with a dragon-like form, more than ten times the size of my body. The moment I saw two bright red eyes glaring at me, I thought for the first time in my life, ‘Oh, this is the kind of thing that will kill me.’
“Gaaarrrhhhhh!!”
“Ar-are you really not kidding!?”
The dragon puffed up its cheeks, and in the next moment, it unleashed a burst of flames. I dodged it just in time and ran away as fast as I could.
“Aahh….!”
A burning smell hits my nose, and I realize that the tips of my own hair are on fire, so I rush to use my unfamiliar water magic. My body got wet in the process, and I felt like crying because I was already in a miserable state.
After that, I continued to run desperately, sometimes falling down, but the game of tag with my life on the line continued. Is this what it means to be a heroine in an otome game, all battered and worn out? I muttered to myself as I searched for an exit.
While I was running around, I managed to find a door that looked like an exit, and I pushed on it with a desperate feeling.
“Ah, it won’t open…!?”
The door wouldn’t budge. In the meantime, the distance between me and the dragon had narrowed considerably, and when I noticed what looked like a key hanging around its neck, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly. I wished the game system would cut me some slack. There’s a limit to impossible games.
Eventually, the dragon puffed out its cheeks again. There’s no way I can avoid being pelted with flames from such a distance. Fearing a scorched bad ending, I thought I needed to make a last-ditch effort and thrust my hands forward.
And at that very moment when the dragon breathed out flames, suddenly, a painfully bright light spread across my field of vision. Startled, I closed my eyes tightly and activated my water magic.
After a loud “thump” sound, like something big falling, and what sounded like a monster’s cry, I heard an unusually casual voice that didn’t seem to fit the situation, saying, “What’s this, so cold?”
??Am I finally even hearing auditory hallucinations now that I’m about to die? Because he can’t possibly be here.
“Um… What’s happening here?”
Slowly, as I opened my eyes, I saw Julius, soaking wet and laughing in disbelief, while Arnold-san had Julius firmly by the collar of his uniform, laughing and saying, “Julius, you’re a complete mess.”
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