The Strongest Villain Sets Out: Reincarnated into a Merit-Based Clan, I Become the World's Strongest Swordsman - Chapter 56: Brother Complex?

Hey, does everyone know this?

Apparently it was normal for blood-related siblings to bathe together. Even now, Norn-nee-san, who was washing my hair from behind, was humming and saying so.

—That’s weird though!?

You there who thought that. You have proper ethical standards. That’s exactly right.

What was there to be happy about having to bathe naked with a sister ten years older? I was terribly confused.

However, there was no way a frail younger brother could resist the power of an older sister who had surpassed gorillas and reached dragon level. I was forcibly dragged, had my clothes removed, and here I was.

“Are there any itchy spots, Luka?”

“No, but…”

It wasn’t like Norn-nee-san was looking at me with sexual eyes. Before, Cornelia had said “Let’s bathe together! Pant pant! I’ll wash your back and front and front and front! Pant pant!” but compared to that, this was very calm.

The point was that Nee-san simply couldn’t help but find her younger brother with exceptional talent adorable. With a ten-year age gap, I was like a small child. I wasn’t actually an adult yet either.

That’s why she pressed her large chest against my back as much as possible and didn’t even wrap herself in a towel. Because the emotion called embarrassment didn’t exist for her.

Even I wouldn’t lust after my blood-related sister.

I’d been naked with Nee-san since way back, so even though I honestly wanted to bolt right now, I could still keep my cool.

If there was a problem… it was Cornelia and the others afterward.

Actually, seeing Norn-nee-san take me to the bathroom, they had declared they would bathe together too.

Seeing the three start to undress partway, even I tried to stop them, but Norn-nee-san’s hand moved first.

Norn-nee-san used her bare hands to knock the three out of the changing room, closed the door and locked it. Now no one could enter.

If an intruder were to come to the bathroom where Norn-nee-san was, it would be the same as a fool jumping naked in front of a hungry dragon. They would definitely be killed.

The memory of one of my brothers who had the misfortune of entering the bathroom during Norn-nee-san’s (and my forcibly abducted) bathing time several years ago and having his bones instantly pulverized was still burned into my memory.

That brother lost consciousness in an instant, and apparently would have died if treatment hadn’t been in time.

That was what Norn-nee-san did so casually. She had the ladylike resolve not to show her naked body to anyone but me. Please don’t show it to me either.

“Fufu. Being like this reminds me of when Luka was at the mansion.”

“I was just thinking about that too.”

“Oh my, we think the same things. Compared to those days, Luka has become quite robust. Yes, combined with your beauty, I’m worried about your future.”

“I’m more worried about Norn-nee-san’s future though.”

“I honestly don’t consider marriage. Luka will become the head anyway.”

“Those are some heavy expectations.”

Really heavy. I had no interest in a position like head of the family.

I just wanted to become strong enough to beat Lucius and Nee-san. I’d think about other things when the time came.

“In the first place, I’m not interested in men weaker than me. If they had talent that would be different, but honestly, there aren’t such people.”

“Being stronger than Norn-nee-san means they’re not human anymore.”

“Did you say something?”

“Agagagagaga! Lie! It’s a lie so it’s a joke!”

Norn-nee-san gripped my shoulder.

Even when I wrapped myself in aura to resist, the pain didn’t subside. How ridiculous.

“Really… incidentally, I’ll pay close attention to Luka’s bride. I won’t allow any half-hearted person.”

“Why?”

“If you marry someone with talent equal to Luka’s and have children, wouldn’t that surely be wonderful?”

“Hm, I see.”

Producing further geniuses was natural for people of the Salvatore ducal family.

No matter how kind Nee-san was compared to other family members, that was only toward me. Nee-san was also quite brutal and had casually killed people until now.

In the end, she was also a person of the Salvatore ducal family. As I thought, I was the only normal one. Yep yep.

“Well, I’m not thinking about marriage right now either.”

“Of course, of course. If you got together with some pig of unknown origins, Luka’s value would decrease. As your sister, I can’t allow such a thing. It would be lonely and I won’t approve of marriage for a while!”

“Wasn’t the end completely your own desires?”

“It wasn’t. Now, next I’ll wash your body.”

She splashed the hot water from the bucket onto my body.

She casually deflected it, but was Nee-san unexpectedly a brocon? I didn’t dislike Nee-san either, but I didn’t think we were close enough for her to worry about me that much.

It was complicated—happy but also sad to be treated like a child.

But well, as long as Nee-san remained my ally, I was safe. If something happened, I could call “Help me, Nee-san!” and she would help me.

If the opponent was an overwhelmingly higher level, that is.

“After soaking in the hot water for a while, let’s have dinner. I know a restaurant with delicious food.”

“Sounds good.”