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 48
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 48 ? It’s Only the Beginning
I quickly understood that my brother was angry.
I had an inkling that it was because I was with Cecil. Though, since he didn’t immediately start complaining as he usually does, I didn’t think much of it.
“Since you’ve lately been with Cecil, whom you hated so much, I thought he might have some kind of leverage over you, but you seemed to be having fun.”
“Eh? That’s… uhm…”
He looks at me accusingly, making me feel as if I’ve been cheating on him.
“Did you forget about me?”
“N-No, that’s not true! I was really looking forward to going for a ride with Julius.”
“Liar.”
No matter how many times I insist it’s true, he doesn’t believe me at all. Eventually, Julius puts on a self-mocking smile and, with the hand not holding onto my arm, gently touches my cheek.
“Was I the only one who wanted to be together more?”
My heart skipped a beat when he said those words. I can’t tear my eyes away from his two beautiful blue eyes.
I couldn’t hide my confusion at that uncharacteristically wistful and lonely expression on Julius, who is usually always composed and at ease.
I know, of course, it’s just my typical brother’s siscon behavior and a problem with our boundaries. However, those eyes seemed to be so filled with warmth that I almost made a foolish misunderstanding.
“W-Well, I feel the same way.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I really do, truly.”
Somehow, when I responded like that, Julius smiled softly. The peculiar atmosphere threw me off balance.
Anyway, today is the last day that I will be with Cecil from morning to night. Tomorrow, I’ll hear about the self-proclaimed heroine from him, and then I decide to spend as much time as possible with my brother.
“Um, there were some circumstances, so I was getting taught by Cecil from morning to night. But starting tomorrow, I’ll be free, and I’ll spend my free time with Julius.”
“What kind of circumstances?”
“Um, I can’t really say.”
“Is it something you can’t tell me?”
My brother, who still sent accusatory glances my way, seemed like a completely different person from when we first met.
“Even Julius has things you can’t tell me, right?”
“Well, I guess so.”
I haven’t learned anything about his past or what he himself is going through.
“But I want to know everything about Rene.”
“Aren’t you being too greedy?”
“Hahaha, indeed. I really wonder what’s wrong with me.”
I couldn’t bear it anymore and, as Julius muttered that as if it were someone else’s problem, I pushed him firmly with my free hand at his chest.
“Umm, why don’t you sit on the sofa over there and talk? This position isn’t good for my heart.”
“Why?”
“No, I just don’t want to.”
“Are you getting nervous because of me?”
Julius, who utters such a playful remark and smiles with satisfaction, brings his face even closer to mine. Just as our noses were about to touch, I took advantage of the opportunity and ran away as fast as I could.
“Oh dear, why….” the way my brother says it with such disappointment is absolutely strange. This has completely crossed the boundaries of a typical brother-sister relationship.
But in the end, my brother caught me again, and we sat side by side on the sofa and talked until I grew sleepy.
“You’re not falling for Cecil, are you?”
“Yeah. I don’t hate him anymore, though.”
“Heh~ Did he say something unnecessary?”
“Nothing in particular.”
I’m not sure what Julius meant by “something unnecessary,” but there probably wasn’t anything like that.
“Even when I’m with Jenny or Sophia, Rene doesn’t seem to be jealous at all. How heartless.”
“You’re just teaching them to study, right?”
“I can’t stand you being tutored by Cecil.”
“That’s a burdensome feeling to bear.”
When I expressed my honest feelings, my brother said, “That’s really heartless,” and he squeezed both of my cheeks tightly.
My brother, who said I was “cute” while I probably looked like an ugly octopus, made me think he was a severe case of a siscon.
???
The next morning, after having breakfast with my brother and parents, who were in a good mood, I came to town with Cecil after spotting Julius being caught by two fiery women.
“Why do we have to come all the way here just to talk?”
“I’ve been studying hard these past four days, and I wanted to take a break.”
I just wanted to have a relaxed conversation, to be honest. As we walked into a random café, Cecil, despite grumbling, ordered two cakes and coffee, which made me laugh.
I also ordered some cake and tea, and soon after they arrived, Cecil began talking about the female student.
“Her name is Anna Tippett. She’s the daughter of a marquis, not my cup of tea, but she’s quite the beauty. She used to be an F-rank dimwit, but she’s a popular figure with both men and women and recently she’s been getting along well with a prince from a neighboring country.”
“…..”
It’s a far cry from my disastrous start, but maybe there’s a sequel that I just don’t know about.
That said, is it possible that a game with such a lukewarm start could be a sequel to this game? I found myself pondering this while feeling a bit jealous.
“Does Cecil talk to Anna often?”
“Definitely not. She keeps approaching me and saying things like ‘Do you want to go on a quest with me?‘ but it’s annoying, so I just ignore her.”
She was definitely a reincarnated person, no doubt about it.
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