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 58
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 58 ? To Marquis Riddle 2
“Wow, it’s delicious…! And it smells so good.”
“I’m glad it suits your taste, Rene. The tea leaves are grown in our territory, and I personally love it.”
The day after I arrived at Marquis Riddle’s territory, I was having tea with Therese in the hall. The tea brewed with tea leaves that are said to be a specialty of this territory is very delicious. I definitely want to buy some to take home.
Every meal is appetizing, and at night, I sleep on a fluffy bed in a spacious and stylish room. It’s all so luxurious that I don’t want to go back to that stifling house and want to stay here forever.
We’re planning to go out into the city today, and Julius and Arnold are currently getting ready in their respective rooms. As usual, I woke up early and was already fully prepared.
“So, in the end, you didn’t find out anything about that ring.”
“Yes. It’s eerie, isn’t it?”
I cast my gaze down to the ring sparkling on my right ring finger and let out a sigh. Then, Therese called out to her older brother, Travis-sama, who happened to be passing by.
“Brother, may I have a moment?”
“What’s wrong?”
“I wonder if you know anything about this ring.”
And when Therese explained about the ring, he said, “Interesting,” and arched his lips.
I’ve heard that Travis-sama is one of the top magicians in the country, so he might know something. With some expectations, he gently took my hand and looked at the ring.
“There’s no trace of magic at all, yet it definitely seems to have some kind of enchantment. I’ve never seen anything quite like this—it’s fascinating.”
“I-I see….”
“May I see it some more?”
As far as I remember from Therese’s story, Travis-sama is a magic enthusiast, and it can be seen from his eyes which are sparkling like a child’s. He tightly holds my hand, and the distance between us naturally shrinks.
Travis-sama’s face right in front of me is incredibly beautiful and dazzling, and more than anything, it exudes the sex appeal of an adult. Please give me a break.
“Rene.”
Hearing Julius’s voice, I hastily lift my face. There, I see my brother with an expression of displeasure seeping through.
“I’m done getting ready, let’s go, shall we?”
“Ah, yes.”
Travis-sama said, “Ah, sorry about that. Show it to me again some other time,” he said, smiling and gently letting go of my hand. He waved and left the hall.
As I let out a sigh of relief, I realized my brother had somehow wrapped his arms around my body from behind, causing my heart to race with various surprises. The soft touch of his hair against my neck feels ticklish.
“Can you please stop letting clingy men touch you?”
“No, I think that was unavoidable.”
“I guess I don’t have a choice.”
With a firm statement, my brother let out a conspicuous, heavy sigh. The strength of his arms around me becomes stronger.
“Do you enjoy making me jealous that much?”
“Do you enjoy joking around so much?”
“Ah, so that’s how it is. I’m shocked.”
“….”
Both Therese and Arnold-san are unfazed by the sight of my brother in this state. I wish they would stop talking about the weather and say something more direct.
In the end, I was forgiven for apparently committing a crime by holding hands with my brother as we headed into town. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.
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Since Therese is a celebrity in this area, she’s the only one who is lightly disguised, and the four of us walk through the town. The town is more prosperous than I had imagined, with a variety of stores and many people coming and going.
Exploring an unfamiliar town as a travel destination is always exhilarating. Although, for me, most towns are unfamiliar.
“Oh my, how wonderful! Are you two on a double date?”
“Double…?”
As I walked hand in hand with Julius, we were approached by an old lady at a fruit stand. The term “double date” is so unfitting for the four of us that it left us bewildered.
“That’s right. We’re planning to get married someday.”
“Oh, that’s wonderful! Congratulations.”
My brother said such a silly thing with his usual refreshing smile. What is he saying?
Then, the old lady smiled happily and said, “It’s a celebration,” and handed me a skewer of strawberries with a candy twist. Feeling perplexed, I thanked her, and Julius smiled and said, “Oh, right.”
“I’ll buy everything from here to here, so could you deliver it to Marquis Riddle’s residence? Of course, I’ll cover the delivery cost.”
“Eh?”
My brother, in an unusually upbeat mood, declared that he would buy every piece of fruit at the stall. He’s crazy.
The old lady seemed both happy and apologetic as Julius, in high spirits, insisted on buying all the fruits, “It’s okay, it’s fine,” paying a hefty sum despite her protests.
“Well, it seems today is a fruit party. It’s going to be a feast.”
“Hahaha, of course. There’s plenty for the servants too.”
I was the only one bewildered by such a large purchase; both Therese and Arnold-san seemed nonchalant. Perhaps this is the sense of high-ranking nobility.
“By the way, it seems Therese-chan and I do look like a couple too. It makes me a bit nervous, you know?”
“Well, Arnold-sama is very good at jokes.”
“But it’s true.”
The two of them, conversing nonchalantly, appear to unexpectedly have good chemistry.
Once the fruit arrangements were settled, Julius guided me forward again, and as we walked, I couldn’t help but fixate on the candy in my hand.
“Eh, aren’t you going to eat that? Do you not like it?”
“I feel uncomfortable about eating something that was given to me under false pretenses.”
“I’m going to do it for real, so it’s not really a lie.”
As he said something like that, my brother took the skewer from my hand and brought the fruit candy close to my mouth, saying, “Ahh.” Throwing it away is not an option despite my misgivings, so I decided to take a bite.
“…. It’s delicious.”
“I’m glad. Oh, it’s true, it’s delicious.”
“Hey.”
A voice similar to a scream escaped my mouth as Julius casually bit into the candy. Seeing me like that, my brother tilts his head in wonder.
“You didn’t care about things like indirect kisses the other day.”
“C-Cups and candy are completely different!”
“Oh? You’re blushing. I’m glad.”
My brother said that and brought the candy closer to me again with an “Ahh,” and even though we had just arrived in town, my HP gauge was definitely already bright red.
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