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 97
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 97 ─ Inevitable Change 3
Later, as I was meditating and trying to calm my mind, Julius, who had changed into a simple white shirt and navy pants, returned.
I was surprised to see that he had just changed his clothes and not unpacked his belongings, as if he had really just left them behind.
“T-That was fast.”
“Mhm. I wanted to spend some time with Rene.”
Julius then approached me. With his good looks and figure, I realize that simple attire suits him more than anything else.
At the same time, I felt my heart skip a beat, and Julius furrowed his eyebrows as he watched me slap my own cheek.
“What are you doing? Really, Rene, you’re not normal, are you?”
“I’m trying to calm my mind and rid myself of impure thoughts, and from now on I’m going to concentrate on my studies.”
“Ah, for the winter rank exam?”
He crouched down beside me on the floor and nodded in understanding. It’s not good for my heart with him being so close all the time.
“But before that, there’s also the school festival.”
“T-The school festival!?”
“And then it’s Rene’s birthday too.”
“M-My birthday…!?”
Surprised, I looked up, and Julius blinked as if he had just remembered.
“January 20th is Rene’s birthday.”
“Oh, I see… Wait, could it be that I’ll have a grand party like Julius did?”
Julius had his birthday in the summer, and there was a lavish party with nobles. I remember being suddenly forced to dance and sweating profusely.
“No, Rene always said she didn’t want one, so we usually just have dinner together as a family.”
“T-That’s good…”
I don’t have the skill to handle things like Julius does, so I feel relieved.
──Even in my past life, birthdays were always just another day at work, and I would just buy a small cake at a convenience store on the way home.
It was customary for me to open the games I had bought and play them, but now that I think about it, it was such a lonely birthday that I almost burst into tears.
“Do you not want to celebrate it too this year?”
“Mmmhh, it’d be nice if I could spend time with Julius and everyone… Oh, but forget I said anything.”
I often see posts on social media about birthday parties, but I’m sure those kinds of events are planned and thrown by friends.
If I invited people to hang out on the day, it would just make them feel obligated to bring presents.
“Speaking of which, during last year’s winter rank exam, instead of target practice, it was about enchanting magic, right? Would you mind teaching me again?”
“Sure, of course.”
Perhaps the reason I’ve been able to grow so rapidly every time I practice with Julius is because he was a capture target.
I plan to take full advantage of that in the future and aim to improve my ranking.
“But let’s start tomorrow. It’s been a few days since we’ve spent time together like this, so I want to take it easy.”
Julius stands up and holds out his hand to me. When I took it, he pulled me up and hugged me.
“Hahh, this is quite calming.”
“…..”
Unlike Julius, my heart can’t stop pounding and it feels like it’s going to jump out. Is it okay to be like this?
Feeling dizzy from his gentle warmth and sweet scent, I pushed Julius’s chest firmly with both hands and took a few steps back.
“That’s right! T-Tea! Let’s have some!”
“I’m not really thirsty, though.”
“Therese sent it! Look, it’s the one we had during summer vacation at Marquis Riddle’s estate, it was so delicious!”
After moving to the sofa and having the maid brew tea, I decided to ask about the school festival to change the subject.
“Come to think of it, what do you do at the school festival?”
“It’s pretty standard. Each class runs its own shops, and there are different events every year. Last year, we had a Beauty Contest both for male and female students.”
“Wow…”
In the world of shojo manga events, I even feel a strange sense of excitement. The year before that was an eating contest, so that’s as normal as ever.
“Did Julius participate in that too?”
“I wouldn’t say I participated; I was just voted in without my consent. Before I knew it, I had won.”
“W-Wow…”
Indeed, this brother of mine is too much of a main character. Apparently, Julius and Mylene-sama won the first-year contest last year. It makes sense.
I wonder who will win in our class. Theresa, the prince, or maybe Reinhardt? I’d definitely vote for Yoshida without hesitation, though.
“I reckon it’s almost time since the preparations start right after the autumn break. I wonder what it’ll be this year.”
It looks like we’ll be busy with preparations until the end of the school festival, and I heard everyone stays after school to prepare.
While I’m certainly looking forward to it, I can’t help but feel a bit anxious that I won’t be able to study much. Julius gently patted my head, sensing my slight anxiety.
“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to help you with your studies properly.”
“Julius…”
“I hope you enjoy the school festival.”
“Yes, thank you.”
If he just wanted to use me, he would never say something like this. While feeling warm in my chest at Julius’s feelings, I also felt my heart pounding in a different way than before.
“What… is this?”
“Hmm?”
I blurted out unintentionally, and Julius leaned in to look at my face, so I hurriedly pointed to the paper bag in Julius’s hand.
“W-What’s in that bag?”
“This? It’s a souvenir for Rene.”
“Ah…”
We had promised to exchange souvenirs before the autumn break.
Originally, I intended to buy something inconspicuous, but in the end, I bought something from Elepalis after being found out about various things.
“I also bought something for Julius, so let’s exchange it!”
“Sure.”
So, we exchanged souvenirs, and as I nervously unwrapped the package, a dumbfounded voice escaped my mouth.
To my surprise, the keychain inside the paper bag was the same one I bought for Julius.
It was quite expensive, but it had a small jewel in the center, and even the color was exactly the same.
“I’m surprised, I never expected it to be the same.”
“Yeah, I was really surprised too. I didn’t think something like this could happen.”
“In the end, we ended up matching.”
Looking at each other and laughing, I looked at the keychain in the palm of my hand again. There were several types of gemstones shining at the stylish design center said to bring happiness, and I had chosen the one with the same color as Julius’s eyes.
“Why did Julius choose this color?”
“I thought it would be nice if you remembered me every time you saw it.”
“Huh, what’s that? If that’s the case, maybe I should have bought a keychain with a pink gemstone.”
I felt a little relaxed and jokingly said that to my older brother, who was being his usual siscon self.
“I’ll be fine without any of that, I’ll just be thinking about Rene all the time.”
Staring at me from such a close distance, he said that as if it were natural, and I felt my face flushing with heat.
Julius chuckled softly when he saw me abruptly turning my head away and looking down.
“What? Are you really blushing? Why──”
He stopped speaking abruptly. Seeing me so flustered, he might have realized something.
“…. Huh, really?”
Julius’ tone of voice turns to a serious one.
If I continued like this, I wouldn’t be the “little sister” Julius wanted anymore, so I tightly clenched my hands and somehow managed to force a smile as I lifted my face.
“N-No way! I just thought you were being way too much of a siscon, it’s embarrassing. Please, don’t do that in public.”
“…… Hmm? I see.”
He didn’t say anything more, and I felt a little relieved.
I quietly held onto the keychain while contemplating asking Yoshida or Prince Theodore, who are always calm, for tips on maintaining composure.
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