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 93
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 93 ─ Connecting the Dots
Up until now, I’ve always laughed at him when he gets close to me like this, saying it’s a personal distance problem. But the moment I learned the truth that we’re not blood-related, I suddenly became restless.
“I told you not to cheat, didn’t I?”
“W-Well, in the first place, there’s no affair or anything between us.”
“… Why are you suddenly saying that? Could it be that you’ve started to like that guy?”
“N-No, that’s not it! For now, I’d like you to give me some space…”
“It’s impossible.”
As if pouring oil on fire, the distance between us closes even more. It’s practically zero distance.
Julius’s sweet fragrance enveloped me, making me dizzy. Suddenly, he seemed like a stranger, and my heart pounded loudly.
“I mean, the way we’re acting is weird for siblings.”
“I don’t care about that.”
Suppressing the urge to say that I care, I keep averting my gaze from Julius’s perfect face. Then, he let go of his grip on my hands and touched my cheek.
“Hey, Rene. You’re acting kind of strange, why is that? You haven’t been saying things like that lately.”
“…”
“I… did I do something?”
Given that I’m not mentally prepared right now, it’s impossible to continue behaving as I have been.
I struggled with whether I should honestly convey, “I just learned that we’re not siblings” at this moment or not.
──But why did Julius hide the fact that we’re not blood-related in the first place?
There’s probably a reason, and if I say it out loud, it will surely cause trouble for Julius.
“Rene.”
Personally, I want our relationship to remain the same as before, and I feel it’s best to remain silent for now.
Even though we aren’t related by blood, he still likes me enough as a sister to become a little overprotective.
“T-This isn’t right, I’m Julius’ younger sister!”
“It’s starting to become a hassle.”
“Eh?”
“I’m not your brother.”
──That said, when I think back to what he said when he was bitten by the snake, there’s also the part about the inconvenience of pretending to be my brother that bothers me, so various concerns still linger.
“U-Um, well…”
Above all, no matter how much of a sister complex he might have, would he really say “Why don’t you ever pay attention to just me?” to his sister?
I’m the heroine, and Julius is the capture target; we spent the most time together. It wouldn’t be strange if, by some chance, some romantic feelings sprouted.
As someone incredibly clueless about romance, no matter how much I think, I can’t figure out the right answer, and my head feels like it’s about to explode.
However, it doesn’t seem like I can stay silent forever, so I somehow manage to open my mouth.
“J-Julius, do you… like me?”
The result was such a question coming out of my mouth. I immediately felt it was too direct and foolishly berated myself. It was truly a mistake.
I shouldn’t have said that! As I try to say so and hurriedly raise my head, Julius, who looks more flustered than I’ve ever seen him, meets my gaze.
His uncharacteristic lack of composure always throws me off, and I can’t help but feel bewildered. I had expected him to laugh it off, but why is he making such a face?
“I…”
Just as he was about to say something, Julius fell silent again.
“…”
“…”
After a few moments of indescribable silence, Julius let out a small sigh and wore his usual smile.
“Sorry, Rene.”
“Huh?”
“I guess I got emotional thinking someone was going to take away my cute little sister. That wasn’t like me, was it?”
“I-I see…”
Those words really put me at ease. Julius cherishes me as just his younger sister.
It’s impossible for someone as high-spec handsome as him to like someone as disappointing as me, even if I look like a beautiful girl on the outside. I made an embarrassing mistake.
“… Julius doesn’t like girls much, do you?”
“I guess I don’t really like girls who get all caught up in romantic feelings. Seeing them act without restraint makes me feel nauseous.”
“You’re really cold, Rene. But I like that about you.”
Perhaps Julius really does like me as the ‘little sister’ who doesn’t have romantic feelings for him.
Julius, who grew up in a distorted family and was constantly involved in troubles related to women, probably has an aversion to being romantically involved.
“I intend to eventually assume control of this family.”
And it was clear that he didn’t harbor positive feelings towards Father either. I’ve never heard of his mother’s existence, and surely, there’s no family that Julius can open up to at the moment.
He’s only 17 years old, so it’s natural for him to feel lonely. Maybe he’s seeking a family figure who will give him affection, not romantically, but someone who sees him for who he is.
I would be able to fulfill that condition, having lost my memory and believing that we were related by blood. The moment I realized that, I felt like the dots were connected.
“No matter what happens, please don’t come to hate me, okay?”
Thinking about how I’ve hurt him makes my heart ache. After all, I too like Julius as a brother.
Thus, I chose to remain silent and continue as usual, ultimately concluding that I should cherish Julius.
“Julius, I’m sorry for everything. I won’t do anything like this again, and I’ll stay by your side!”
“… Really?”
“Yeah. We’ll always be close siblings!”
The moment I said that, I was tightly embraced. Julius murmured, “Thank you,” as usual, but things weren’t quite the same for me.
Still, I convinced myself that I would eventually get used to this strange fluttering feeling and things would go back to normal.
“…. I guess I’m a cowardly person after all.”
“What do you mean?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
Julius, who had his face buried in my shoulder, looked unusually dejected. When I asked for the reason, it didn’t seem to be because of me, which was a relief.
Anyway, as long as I do my part properly, we should be able to return to our usual days, without a doubt.
Or so I thought.
“──Hahhh, please don’t make me say the same thing over and over again. So, it’s decided that whichever one of us has the better grades at graduation will marry our older brother.”
“… W-What?”
I discover new facts one after another, plunging into utter confusion.
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