Published at 27th of December 2020 03:38:26 PM
Chapter 87
“Um… Henry-Oniisama?”
“What?”
“Why are you in my room?”
“Do you dislike me being here?”
“Yes . ”
Henry-Oniisama frowns and stares at me, dissatisfied at my instant reply . But I’m sure this is just more acting, right… . ?
“Why are you okay with Gilles being here but not me?”
“Because I’m Alicia’s assistant,” Gilles replies quietly without bothering to look up from his book .
“Come on, guys… Can’t you just trust me?” Henry-Oniisama whines as he accosts me with a pitifully lonesome gaze . He’s acting like poor little puppy who is being callously cast aside . But, I won’t be fooled by just this .
“Henry-Oniisama, you just don’t know when to quit, do you? Don’t you think your acting is a little over-the-top this time?” I ask him . His expression crumples .
“Ali, you know I never put on an act with you . I’ll always be on your side . I don’t have to pretend for that . ”
“Saying that you’re on my side doesn’t really hold any benefit for me . ”
“Ali, I don’t know what sort of person you think I am, but I’m a man who won’t hesitate to kill someone that displeases me . I can definitely be of use to you,” Henry-Oniisama tells me adamantly .
What? I definitely wasn’t expecting to hear something like that .
“Have you killed someone before, Oniisama?”
“Yeah . ”
I’m so surprised that I just stare at him frozen for a moment .
Gilles seems equally shocked as well since he’s finally stopped reading . He’s now openly eyeing Henry-Oniisama with a disbelieving gaze .
I’m having trouble believing it too . I never would have thought that he’s killed a person before . But, he doesn’t appear to be lying… .
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“Who did you kill?”
“That’s a secret~” Henry-Oniisama taunts, grinning slyly at me .
Saying it’s a secret… . That’s one of the things I hate hearing the most . I certainly have my fair share of secrets myself, but I hate being kept in the dark by other people .
Could it be that Henry-Oniisama has already done far more villainous things than I have? Are you telling me that my true rival should actually be Henry-Oniisama instead of Liz-san?
“If you tell me what you’ve been plotting, I promise I’ll tell you who I’ve killed~”
Ah, so he’s using this information as a bargaining chip… . Well played .
However, there’s absolutely no way that I can reveal that I’ve been tasked with monitoring Liz-san… . but shouldn’t it be fine to tell him about my goal of becoming a villainess? There’s really no reason that I can’t… . . and if I do, then he’ll tell me who he’s killed .
“Fine . Deal . ”
“Huh? You’re seriously fine with that?” Henry-Oniisama asks, his eyes going wide .
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Henry-Oniisama, this was your suggestion in the first place . Should you really be that surprised?
“I’m aiming to be a villainess . I want to become the most wicked woman this world has ever seen . That’s why I’ve been trying so hard to bully everyone’s beloved little angel, Liz-san . And also the reason I’ve been sharpening my skills, since I need to make sure I’m at least on equal terms with her . Though, I’ve pretty much succeeded in being able to stand on the same stage as Liz-san now . ”
If he had looked surprised before, he looks absolutely astonished now .
Though, I suppose that is to be expected this time . It’s not every day that you find out your little sister wants to be evil .
“So that’s why you said you wanted to become stronger,” Henry-Oniisama murmurs as if something had just clicked in his head .
Oh, come to think of it, I do remember saying something like that when I first started learning swordsmanship . How nostalgic .
Wait… did he just completely ignore the part about me wanting to become a villainess? Personally, I had wanted that to be the biggest revelation here .
“But what did you mean by being able to stand on the same stage?”
“Oh, I just meant that since I reached level 80, she won’t be able to beat me in magic so easily anymore . ”
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“What!?” Henry-Oniisama exclaims .
There’s no need to be that shocked, is there…? You better hope your face doesn’t freeze like that, Oniisama . It’s not very becoming .
“I started being able to use magic when I was ten, so being at this level is only to be expected . ”
At this additional remark, Henry-Oniisama’s face somehow manages to look even more amazed . So when a person is way beyond surprised, they make this sort of expression it seems .
“I… . get the feeling I won’t be surprised by anything else after this . ”
Somehow, I doubt that… . Is what I’m about to say, but then I think better of it .
There are much more pressing matters at hand here… Henry-Oniisama needs to hurry up and tell me who he’s killed . Since I divulged a very important secret of mine, I’ll have him pay in kind .
“So? Who did you kill, Henry-Oniisama?”
He still seems quite dazed, but at my question, Henry-Oniisama manages to snap himself out of it, his expression turning serious again . Then he slowly opens his mouth .