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 63
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 63 ? Siblings 2
“Wa-wait… Wh-what!?”
As I frantically pushed at his shoulder, I met Julius’s gaze again, and his face showed a lack of composure. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him like this before.
There’s definitely something wrong. The temperature of Julius’s body is unnaturally high, and he seems a bit dazed. It was somewhat like he was drunk.
No doubt it had something to do with being bitten by that peach-colored snake. Anyway, even if I want to call Arnold-san and the others and do something about it, Julius doesn’t seem like he’ll let me go.
“Hey, snap out of it—waah!?”
Once again, I was bitten on the neck. The pain had a strange sensation to it, and I could feel my face becoming redder. This is absolutely crazy.
The man in front of me was no longer the brother I knew. He’s like a complete stranger, making me uneasy.
“D-don’t, don’t bite my neck!”
“Just be grateful I’m not biting your lips.”
“Wha??”
What is Julius even saying? It almost feels like an entirely different person has taken over my brother’s body.
“T-This isn’t right, I’m Julius’ younger sister!”
The moment I shouted, wishing for him to return to normal, for some reason, Julius laughed in a bemused way. He then lifted my chin.
“It’s starting to become a hassle.”
“Eh?”
“I’m not your brother.”
As those words reached my ears, it was as if a powerful blow struck my head. The current Julius is definitely not in his right mind, and I know he’s likely just talking gibberish.
Even so, hearing those words from the brother I hold dear was more saddening than anything. My heart beats rapidly, making an unpleasant sound.
“That’s, what do you?”
Eventually, even though I was confused, I opened my mouth.
“Oh, it’s kind of noisy, is everything alright?”
With a clatter, Arnold-san opened the door and walked in. Seeing me pinned down by my brother, he didn’t seem particularly surprised, only wearing a slightly awkward expression.
“Are you in the middle of something? Sorry for interrupting.”
“No matter how you look at it, this situation is strange. Please help me!”
After Arnold-san somehow managed to pry Julius away, I ended up sitting helplessly right there, feeling completely drained.
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“Arnold-san, is Julius okay?”
“Yeah, he’s sleeping right now. I already cast a light healing spell on him, so he’ll probably be back to normal by tomorrow morning.”
“I’m glad….”
After that, I returned to the hall first and joined Therese and her brother, Travis-sama, around the table. Every time I remember what happened earlier, my heart still flutters, and I can’t calm down.
Julius seemed like he wasn’t himself.
Arnold-san, who eventually came to the hall, stroked my head and said, “You must have had a hard time,” smiling sympathetically.
“I never thought I’d come across something so rare…! Thanks for putting it on ice for me. I’ll have to take it to the lab tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Travis-sama gazes at the snake that Julius has turned into ice, with a mesmerized expression.
“This snake is said to be so rare that it’s only found once every few decades. It’s the first time I’ve seen one myself.”
“Indeed, it’s something I’ve only seen in the magical creature guidebook.”
Therese also looks at the snake held by Travis-sama with a curious expression. It seems that this snake is quite rare.
Apparently, this snake is said to have a potent aphrodisiac poison, and in the past, there were cases in which wealthy nobles bought this venom at a hefty price and misused it.
The effectiveness of this poison seems to be directly proportional to the amount of magical energy, which explains why Julius reacted so strangely. However, it’s reassuring to know that it doesn’t have any adverse health effects.
“Still, it must have been tough to be attacked by your brother.”
“I was surprised that he completely lost his composure. He started telling nonsensical lies, and he was acting really weird.”
“Lies? Did it have that kind of effect?”
Travis-sama comments, “I think it’s just a matter of losing all rationality,” and tilts his head.
“I wonder where it came from in the first place.”
“I have no idea. It just suddenly appeared and was on my shoulder.”
Even if it followed us from the park, there was no sign of it during meals or bath times. It was too strange.
It’s already quite uncommon – a magical creature with an aphrodisiac poison appearing out of nowhere and biting a handsome man, causing him to be accidentally attacked. It feels like a cliché event?
“Wait… event…? No way.”
Every now and then, I forget, but it just occurred to me that I’m currently the heroine of an otome game where excessively cheesy events take place.
But Julius and I are blood-related siblings. Even though I consider it absolutely impossible, the words from earlier linger in my mind.
“I’m not your brother.”
I shook my head dismissively, erasing the nonsense hypothesis from my head, and continued praying that Julius would get better soon.
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