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 67
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 67 ? Playing House 2
Mom, Dad.
Rene definitely said that just now. Is it possible for her to remember something in her dreams despite her amnesia?
Or perhaps, her memories might return just like this. His heart makes a sickening sound when he thinks about that. If her memories come back, she’ll probably never smile at him again.
“… Don’t leave me alone…”
“Yeah, it’s all going to be okay.”
Julius told himself the same thing and gently wiped away her tears with his fingertips. For some reason, seeing Rene’s tears made his heart ache. He would have thought that a crying person would have been nothing more than annoying.
Even though he had decided to use her, he couldn’t help but not want to see her sad face. He’s really hopeless.
“I guess we really seem like siblings.”
“…. I think I’ve always longed for a family like this.”
Looking back, Rene sometimes seemed to have a longing for “siblings” or “family.”
She must be yearning for a genuine family, so much so that she cries and dreams like this even though she has no memory of it. In the past and now, she hasn’t had a decent family other than her deceased mother.
Maybe now, in her dreams, she might be recalling the moment her mother died. The moment he thought that, he suddenly felt a twinge of confusion.
Rene used to call her mother as “Mother.” Furthermore, she never addressed the current Count Wainwright, her father, as “Father.” She just calls out, “Um,” in a faint voice.
The information he has is that her biological father passed away before she was born.
“…. It’s not possible, is it?”
In a dream, experiencing environments different from reality and even talking in one’s sleep is entirely possible. Even though Julius knows this, he can’t help but come up with impossible hypotheses.
There have been many times in the past where he’s thought, given Rene’s drastic changes, that perhaps “another person has taken over.” Nevertheless, there’s no magic capable of such a thing.
It’s just a foolish delusion, Julius scoffs to himself.
“Seriously, what’s the deal with you? You’re driving me crazy.”
Without him realizing it, Rene had stopped crying, and he delicately moved his fingers across her soft cheek as she began to breathe peacefully once more. She smiled happily, and his heart fluttered annoyingly.
“… This isn’t really my type of thing.”
He had a feeling that tomorrow, he still wouldn’t be able to tell her the truth.
Maybe it’s the tears and heartbreaking words he just heard, but he still feels like he should continue playing family. Julius couldn’t help but laugh at himself for being so attached, wondering how many times he had repeated this.
But he was beginning to think that he didn’t hate that part of himself.
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Perhaps dazzled by the morning sun shining through the gap in the curtains, Rene slowly opened her eyes after rolling over as if to escape it.
She froze as soon as she noticed him, after being by her side all night, and after a minute or so, she finally seemed to grasp the situation.
“Good morning, how are you feeling?”
“Eh…. Julius, why are you here?”
“Looks like the fever has completely gone down, huh?”
Upon hearing that, Rene let out a small “Ah,” apparently remembering what happened last night.
After returning from the garden party, she felt a bit disoriented and mentioned not remembering anything from a certain point onward. Now, her fever had completely subsided, and she seemed to be in good health.
Julius felt relieved that her health was fine and that she hadn’t recovered her memory.
Later on, he decided to have her examined by a doctor again.
“Julius, have you been by my side the entire time?”
“You asked me to stay by your side while crying, so I couldn’t say no.”
“You’re just saying random things again. But…. thank you.”
Rene smiled extremely happily. It was an exaggeration, considering he had just been keeping an eye on her.
Ever since she lost her memory, she would often be deeply moved or delighted by ordinary and trivial things.
“I thought you were avoiding me lately.”
“I have been avoiding you. It’s embarrassing to bite my little sister, after all.”
“Huh? Could it be, you were just embarrassed?”
“Well, yeah.”
When he told her that, Rene laughed as if she was relieved. He had no intention of getting into a strange mood after seeing how she looked last night.
“I felt silly for being embarrassed when I saw Rene’s weird sleeping face. From now on, I’ll treat you normally.”
“Hey!”
He couldn’t help but smile when Rene pushed him on the shoulder as if to say he was being rude. Being around the ridiculously straightforward, good-natured, hard-working, and cheerful Rene, Julius felt like he was being lifted up from the depths of a dark and deep swamp.
Still, Julius was absolutely determined to accomplish his goal. Even if it meant that Rene would hate him.
“For now, let’s go get some breakfast. I’m feeling pretty tired too, so after that, maybe I’ll take a nap on Rene’s lap.”
“I won’t lend you my lap, but I’ll lend you a pillow.”
“Rene’s? That might not be a bad idea.”
“Alright, you’re out.”
“Hahaha. I’m just kidding.”
As he held Rene’s hand, Julius remained unaware that the moment when she would discover the truth was drawing near.
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