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 70
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 70 ? How Did That Happen? 1
After parting ways with Yoshida and the prince in the hallway, I energetically greet my classmates with a heart full of excitement for the new semester as I enter the classroom. I was happy to see that all my classmates who were nearby responded to me.
“Good morning, Therese!”
“Good morning, Rene. Ready for the new semester?”
“Yeah! I’m looking forward to working with you again.”
Still exchanging greetings with everyone, I head towards my seat. I called out to Therese, who was already seated next to me, and she responded with a gentle smile, radiating a beauty akin to a goddess.
Eventually, Therese turned her gaze to the vocabulary notebook in my hand, which I had been holding ever since I took it back from my brother.
“Did you study even on the way to school? Rene, you’re such a hard worker.”
“I’m hoping to somehow reach C-rank on the next… Um, maybe the next rank exam after that.”
“I’m here to help if you need anything. Good luck.”
“Thank you! Love you, Therese!”
No doubt, I’m currently at the lower end of D-rank. This time, I just barely made it through by luck, and moving up to C-rank from here is definitely going to be hard.
Anyway, for the next rank exam, I’m hoping to keep my D-rank and strengthen my foundations.
“I also plan to do my best with my love life! I’ll fall in love!”
When I declared this, Therese chuckled.
“Now that I think about it, I heard that quite a few people start relationships at the music festival, which is set to start next month.”
“I see. As expected, the miracle of an event…!”
Sadly, there were hardly any stories of romantic encounters during major events like the sports festival and the overnight trip. I’m determined to change that this time.
“I’m looking forward to the music festival!”
I opened my vocabulary book again with a carefree look on my face, having no way of knowing that I was about to begin another period of rigorous practice.
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During lunch break, I had lunch at the cafeteria with Therese and my classmates, chatting with each other. It turns out Yutte-chan is also scheming to find love at the music festival.
“Good luck, Rene-chan!”
“Yeah! Let’s do our best!”
While the summer vacation was enjoyable, as I stepped into the classroom, I couldn’t help but think that returning to school life after a long time was also fun.
“So, you know, Yoshida was—ugh!”
Suddenly, something flies toward my face, and I end up falling flat on my butt.
Coughing, I looked around to figure out what had happened, and apparently, I was hit by some rolled-up mysterious cloth. As I look up, Willy comes running towards me with an apologetic look on his face.
He held a broom in his hand, and I quickly figured out the situation.
“Hey, boys! What are you doing!?”
“Oh, sorry, Rene. We got carried away talking about croquet and ended up trying it with things we found in the classroom.”
“Is this lunchtime for the elementary school!?”
Croquet is a sport resembling golf that’s associated with the nobility. I had heard that my father often played it at social gatherings.
In any case, I really wish they’d cut it out right at the start of the new semester. The male students behind Willy, likely the ones responsible, wore awkward expressions and glanced our way as I showed signs of irritation.
“I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to win the world?”
“Anyway, what’s with this dirty cloth?”
“Oh, that’s just a rag I found around the corner.”
“Hey, I got a little bit of it in my mouth!”
Frustrated by the truly absurd situation, I snatched the broom away and started smacking Willy hard. Apparently, he was unsatisfied with just the potions class, just how much more did he intend to tarnish my reputation?
It was fortunate that it happened to me though, because if it were Therese, it would have been a serious matter. But then again, she seems capable of avoiding it easily.
“Ow, ow! I’m sorry, I won’t do it again!”
“Isn’t that obvious! … Hahh, I need to go rinse my mouth.”
Feeling nauseous, I hurriedly made my way to the water fountain in the corridor. What was he doing to my innocent lips that hadn’t even had a first kiss yet?
As I continued to gargle repeatedly, I suddenly heard someone behind me call my name, “Rene-chan?”
“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“Ah, Reinhardt.”
I turned around and saw Reinhardt, shining brightly as always today. Even the female students passing nearby are completely mesmerized.
Seemingly observing me as I continued to gargle, he wore a concerned expression. Still, I am, to some extent, a young maiden. It’s not easy to say that a rag hit my face.
“Um… It got a little, you know, dirtied…”
“?Rene-chan’s lips?”
“Um, yeah, both the lips and, well, a bit of the inside too.”
When I replied that, Reinhardt’s shoulders twitched slightly.
“Who did that to you?”
“It was Willy. I wish he would stop with the childish antics.”
“…. I see.”
For some reason, his eyes somehow lost their usual brightness as he gently touched my cheek. He handed me a handkerchief, which I accepted, and Reinhardt continued on speaking.
“You’re beautiful no matter what, Rene-chan. More than anyone else.”
“Yes…?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll make it as if none of this happened.”
“Hmm?”
I have no idea why I was suddenly being praised, or what he meant by making it never happened. It was all completely baffling.
Reinhardt said, “I’ll go ahead first.” He smoothly stroked my cheek and walked down the hallway.
“….?”
Still not entirely sure about what had occurred, I then gargled a few times and headed to the classroom. I feel much refreshed now. It was then that I realized the direction to the classroom was unusually noisy.
“What’s going on? What happened?”
“I heard there’s a fight.”
A crowd of people is starting to form in the hallway, probably having heard the loud noises and shouting that shouldn’t typically be heard.
“Hey, hold on, Reinhardt! Are you trying to kill me!?”
“That’s the intention.”
“Why!? Whoa?that’s dangerous?you idiot!”
Just as I thought it was unusual for a fight to occur, I heard voices like that and hastily pushed through the crowd to get inside the classroom.
At that moment, I found that Reinhardt was mercilessly attacking Willy with ice magic. Eh, why?
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