The Villainess Who Was Dumped Got Married into My Family, a Mob Noble from the Frontier, and Turns Out, She's an Amazing Capable Wife? - Chapter 36: Patricia Kindred - A Miscalculation?

Chapter 36: Patricia Kindred – A Miscalculation?

After spending half a day in dungeon practice, the session finally ended, and all the students were now enjoying their free time after class.

“Is it about time?”

In a room of a special dormitory, reserved only for royalty or high-ranking nobles, a young man with red hair, Jelasis Gran Ignite, was spitting out something dark red.

“―Ugh, gah…”

Whether it was blood or something else was unclear in the dim light of the room. 

What he spat out into a pre-prepared bucket pulsated violently, resembling some kind of organ. 

“Ah, gross, it’s disgusting no matter how many times I see it.”

“Sorry.”

Jelasis said, wiping his mouth with his sleeve, so I tossed a towel at him.

“How many times do I have to tell you not to wipe with your uniform? Use the towel. It’s going to have to be replaced now.”

“Sorry.”

He apologized again, cleaning his dirty mouth with the towel. 

The towel, now stained dark red, could never be washed white again and had to be burned.

“So, did you manage to recover the sacred artifact?” 

That was the reason I came to his room. 

Jelasis took a moment before responding to my question.

“…Sorry, I couldn’t do it.”

“You’re such a failure! Absolutely the worst!”

Anger rushed to my head, and I kicked Jelasis hard in the face as he knelt, looking miserable after vomiting.

Truly useless, just pathetic. 

Taking advantage of Jelasis’s lack of resistance, I stomped on him over and over again.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” 

“Is that all you can say? You’re really hopeless, completely useless.”

After getting tired of kicking, I sat down on a chair again, crossed my legs, and asked, 

“So, what happened?”

“I was interrupted.”

“By whom? Where? How? I’m asking for the details.” 

The recovery of that sacred artifact was crucial for advancing the current scenario and for me to continue being the main character on this stage. 

So, I sent Jelasis to retrieve it, but he failed?

Despite him being possessed by a demon, he failed?

That was unthinkable. 

He was like my trump card, someone I had set my sights on since before this story began, and had nurtured with care. 

“Tell me, who interrupted you?”

“Ragna Vel Brave.”

“Tch, that mob noble.” 

I couldn’t help but click my tongue.

The plan was to follow the scenario, push Alicia into breaking off her engagement, and then use that pathetic guy as an easily manipulated puppet. But somehow, it failed, and she returned to the academy with another man.

That man was Ragna Vel Brave.

A nobody noble from the frontier who was supposed to vanish along with Alicia as the story progressed. 

The Alicia I remembered was a villainess consumed by vengeance, but the Alicia who returned to the academy with him seemed calm, as if she had been freed from a curse. 

“The Edward route is no longer an option.” 

There wasn’t a strong need to stick to the scenario, but it was certainly better than facing unpredictable situations. 

Yet, what’s the deal with that guy?

I did scare one of Alicia’s former followers, a minor lady, into playing the villainess using the power of the Ignite family. But a small fry is a small fry after all.

“Well, it’s okay. There isn’t just one sacred artifact.”

This setback hurts, but I have other plans.

I must make everyone believe in a false destiny to remain the protagonist on this stage.

“For that, I need to remove any worries, right?”

Ragna Vel Brave.

Since he came for the sacred artifact, he probably knows about the scenario. 

Just like me, he was part of a destiny that originally didn’t exist. 

“Really, it’s all so annoying. To hell with destiny.” 

“You’re bleeding. Shouldn’t we take care of that?”

I noticed my nail was split after biting it while sitting.

Am I so distracted that I didn’t notice?

No, that can’t be it. 

Destiny is changing smoothly, pretending to be sane, but it’s actually insane.

“Shut up, you failure. You’re up first. Come on, take off your clothes.” 

I stood up and approached Jelasis, who was sitting in front of me with his knees up, trying to bear it. 

But he was reaching his limit. 

I needed to strip him of his dirty clothes and treat his wounds. 

“Tell me where you’re hurt first. You’re at your limit, aren’t you?” 

“First, my neck…ugh.” 

True to his words, there was a deep cut along his neck.

I wrapped my hands around the young man’s neck, clenching his teeth in pain, and immediately applied healing magic.

“What’s next?”

“My heart and all over…gah.”

A hole appeared in his chest, and blood spurted out. 

Then, burns spread all over his body like scorch marks.

Despite feeling a sense of disgust, I embraced Jelasis.

“It’s okay, I’ll heal everything for you.”

It’s warm, I wonder when I first learned that.

Ever since then, his blood has always been warm. 

I can hear his heartbeat, strong and loud.

He’s alive, for sure.

“You really got yourself into a mess, but you did well. Very good.”

“T-Thank you…” 

After healing all the wounds caused by the backlash of using demonic power, Jelasis finally calmed down.

Oh, Jelasis. 

You’re such a crybaby and a bit of a mess, but you’re my dear, dear brother. 

That’s why I can’t let you die yet.

“Patricia.” 

“Just for now, you can call me ‘Big Sister’.”

“Big Sister… That guy, he was really strong, it was scary.” 

As he hugged me back, my brother said, 

“I probably can’t win against him.”

“Really? Even with all the effort you’ve put in?” 

“But, nothing worked against him…”

Always crying about something, he hasn’t changed at all.

“Hey, what if you really tried your hardest? You’ve never done that, have you?” 

“I don’t know… I really don’t…” 

Considering the wounds he received, his neck could have been sliced off in one blow. 

Cleanly cut without tearing. To think someone like me could do something so gruesome? 

Ah, but if he’s in the same situation, maybe it can’t be helped.

With his neck sliced, heart gouged out, and even forced to self-destruct, my brother was completely terrified and trembling. 

I could feel his fear as I held him.

“Hey, Jelasis?”

I grabbed my brother’s face to make him look into my eyes.

His eyes were terribly clouded, and while looking into those beautiful eyes, I asked him, 

“What do you want? Tell your sister.” 

“I want… Alicia.”

“So, who ruined everything when I went through the trouble of setting things up for you, trying to pair you two together?”

“…Ragna Vel Brave.”

“Then, you have to eliminate him to get what you want. Right now, that Ragna has what you desire.”

“But—”

“Trust me. You’re special.” 

Yes, he is special. 

A rare and unique presence in the story, just like me.

My brother, special from birth, harboring madness and despised by all.

“Big Sister…”

Jelasis closed his eyes. 

“You’re so greedy. But if you can still try, your sister will always be here to help you.”

Saying that, I kissed Jelasis.

Our tongues intertwined, transferring magical power through our kiss, healing his battered insides and keeping his mind from slipping into madness. 

I can’t let my brother break down. 

“Thank you, Big Sister.”

Jelasis said with a face soaked in the aftermath. 

“I’ll try my best.”

“Yes, do your best.”

Ragna Vel Brave. 

I don’t know your purpose for entering this scenario, this stage, but I will not stop.

I cannot stop. 

If you stand in my way, I will show no mercy. 

To bring destruction to this terrible destiny, to this wretched world.

TLN:
Jelasis calls her “Onee-chan”. However, for this novel, I’ve decided not to use Japanese suffixes, so we’ll stick with “Sister/ Big Sister.”