About the Case of Me Being Reincarnated as a Side Character Who Got Kicked Out Immediately Of The Story, but the Heroine, Who’s My Yandere Fiancée, Won't Leave Me Alone

Chapter 24: Unexpected Truth

“Uaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh Minatooooo…”

“W-what’s wrong, Nii-san?”

After dinner, I was in Minato’s room.

I wasn’t particularly tired, but I was also relieved that Amane-san’s circumstances had been resolved safely, and I think I was just feeling the fatigue of the past few days all at once.

“Are you tired? Is there anything I can do for you? If it’s for healing Akito-sama, I will obey any command you give me♪”

After Arisu left, Amane-san said that to me.

I was about to say “What!?”, but she really seemed ready to do anything, so I was scared and ran away, saying I’d ask her another time.

(… Amane-san’s loyalty, or rather, her determination to heal her master as a servant, is so evident.)

As her master, I’m glad to hear that.

It means she trusts me, and she wants to serve me so much… but the atmosphere she exudes is too erotic, and I can’t relax at all.

“If it’s a bother, I’ll leave, but what do you think?”

“It’s not a bother at all? I’m just a little surprised.”

“Oh, in that case, it’s good!”

I hugged Minato from behind, leaning on his chair.

Minato blushed when I patted his head, but he blushed even more when I hugged him.

Arisu is the person who is closest to me now, but as someone who has been reincarnated, I think I want to spoil my family members.

“Nii-san… it’s a little ticklish.”

“Huh? Is it? I don’t feel ticklish at all.”

“Of course, it’s because you’re the one touching me!”

“Oh, I see.”

“Hey, you’re making fun of me, aren’t you?”

“Yeah.”

I nodded confidently, and Minato sighed.

However, he didn’t push me away, which was probably his kindness as a younger brother… but it’s still a meaningful experience to be able to get along with Minato like this.

“Then, I’ll stop.”

I moved away from Minato and sat on the sofa, which was my usual spot when I came to this room.

Minato, with his slightly disheveled hair and pajamas, sat next to me, looking a little dissatisfied.

“Umm… if you don’t like it, just tell me to go back, okay?”

“Huh? No, it’s not that. So, please don’t worry.”

“Is that so? Then it’s okay… I guess.”

Minato sighed and looked at me.

“So? What’s so tiring?”

“Well, there have been a lot of things…”

Minato smiled at that, as if he understood.

As my younger brother, he also knew about my circumstances, and it was helpful that I didn’t have to explain much for him to understand.

The struggles I had at school, and the things I did for Amane-san’s sake—he knew about all of that.

“There have been a lot of things… and I’ve been thinking about some things, too.”

“Thinking about what?”

Then, this is something that Minato doesn’t know.

It’s something I’ve only started to think about myself… for now, it’s only something I’ve confided in Arisu about, regarding my changing feelings.

“You know, I told you that I feel inadequate for all the things I have to do? That hasn’t changed at all, but it’s the same with Amane-san’s situation this time… maybe there are other things that I can only do because I’m an Izayoi. Maybe there are people I can only help because of my current position.”

“I see. So you think you can’t bear the weight of it, but because of that weight, there are people you can help… that’s the dilemma you’re facing.”

“Yeah.”

“It’s surprising that you, big brother, are having such worries. But I guess that’s also a sign of your change.”

In the end, it’s still up in the air.

Arisu told me to take my time and think about it, but I still can’t help but think about these things at my age.

I still think I can’t do it, and my feelings haven’t changed at all… but knowing that there are people who support me and things I care about, I can’t help but think that even I can try my best.

“You’re very human, Nii-san.”

“What’s that supposed to mean? Do you think I’m a monster or something?”

“No, that’s not what I mean. The previous you said that you were going to inherit this family… you said that, unlike the commoners who have nothing, you were chosen.”

“…………”

Hey, Akito.

What the hell is Akito thinking? I’m sure the author is afraid of being criticized for Akito’s crazy thoughts and has left out the description!

“In front of Dad and Mom, you acted like a good boy, but the previous you said things like that. That’s why I can really empathize with your current state of mind, where you’re thinking about so many things and struggling.”

“Is that what being human is?”

“Yeah.”

I see… it might be true that I’m very human.

“Also… I’m really happy that you make time for me like this.”

“Minato… aren’t you too cute?”

“C-Cutei!?”

I really think he’s cute.

Before, I thought he was handsome, but now that I’m treating him as my younger brother, cuteness wins… maybe it’s because I’ve always been an only child… now that I have a younger brother, I can’t help but find him cute.

“Come on, come on, you’re blushing!”

“N-Nii-san!?”

I put my arm around his shoulder, hugged him tightly, and ruffled his hair.

I felt a little bad that I was messing up his freshly dried, smooth hair, but I didn’t stop.

It smelled better than I expected, and Minato’s body, unlike mine, was slender and somehow soft.

“Ugh! My hair is all messy!”

“I’m sorry.”

Of course, I was scolded.

However, Minato wasn’t really angry, and he couldn’t hide the fact that he was enjoying it.

Thanks to Minato, I was healed a lot… I was about to go back to my room, but then I heard something unexpected.

“… Lately, I’ve been feeling more and more relieved about things with you, Nii-san. There was something I was a little worried about… I thought you probably hated me, your stepbrother.”

“Well, as for me now… huh?”

… Huh?

…… Huh!?!

…… Wait a minute!?!

“I’m sorry, Minato… what did you say?”

“You probably hate me, your stepbrother.”

… What’s a stepbrother?

I pinched my cheek in shock, but I felt real pain, so it wasn’t a dream… what? Minato is my stepbrother… sorry, what?

“For now… please don’t worry, I don’t hate you.”

“Yeah. I’m glad you said that.”

I left Minato’s room with a swirling question in my heart.

I jumped into my bed and stared blankly at the ceiling as time passed.

“Minato is my stepbrother…”

Wasn’t Minato Akito’s blood-related brother in the original story…?

Indeed, there wasn’t much depth to the Jun’ya family in the original story, and the original flow was that Minato would become the heir to the Jun’ya family after Akito disappeared.

“What’s going on?”

From the way he was talking, it seems that Akito already knew that Minato was his stepbrother.

Minato wasn’t hiding it, and Amane-san and the other servants also knew… right?

“Huh?”

… Well, I’ll just go to sleep.

I’m really tired of all this.