“Did I……end up getting disliked?”

“I… I liked your old self.”

In that moment, everything went black before me.

I liked you, which means…

“I… I always wanted to be a good brother for you.”

…Wait.

“You’ve almost entirely dumped the chores on me and you get way more allowance… but I’ve been putting up with it.”

N-No, that’s not it! That’s…

“I don’t know what you’re trying to accomplish at school, but you’ve spread rumors like ‘Brother with negative 15 likeability’… but I’ve been putting up with that.”

That’s… trying to keep other girls away by spreading bad rumors about onii-chan…

“Um, Onii-chan… about this…”

“Haaaaa~~~~~”

“..”

My voice was drowned out by a heavy sigh, as if he didn’t want to listen to me at all.

“I’ve always been putting up with things because I’m your big brother. I tried to be a good brother… but it’s no use.”

“N-No use? What are you saying, Onii-chan…?”

I started sweating profusely.

“I can’t be the good brother you want. I can’t just go along with whatever you want to do, with your selfishness. I’m truly ‘the brother with negative 15 likeability,’ huh? Haha…”

He’s laughing…

“Onii-chan, that’s not true! You’re not the brother with negative 15 likeability! You’re… You’re my—”

“I’m sorry.”

“…Eh?”

“It’s impossible. I’m disqualified as your older brother.”

“…”

Everything I’ve done up until now… It’s too much. Selfish actions. That’s right. I’ve been using Onii-chan all this time to fulfill my own love.

At the same time, Setsu’s voice echoed in my mind.

『Even if you think you’re superior, isn’t it kind and noble to let your big brother stand tall and cherish him as the Prince?』

Could it be… Could it be that I…

“Iori, I’m going to keep my distance from you. That’s… no, that’s the right distance for us as siblings.”

『”Hehe, a prince like that would be disliked, you know~”』

Did I… Did I end up getting disliked by Onii-chan?