Volume 1 Chapter 33 Mean Villainess, Reunited with Brother
Rolus said he doesn't care about rumors, so I was wondering how bad the rumors about me were, but it seems they are different from what I imagined.
──"I thought it was a sweet love that had naturally turned from childhood friends to something romantic."
──"I thought the future Marquis would come to break the spell that had her trapped by a villainess."
──"I wanted to see a forbidden love with the teacher."
──"I even bet a melon bread that she would definitely be the future queen!"
──"And yet! Another man has appeared!"
This is what those rumors sounded like.
Instead of being villainous, it seems they were having fun imagining my romantic troubles.
I mean, stop betting melon bread.
I, at the very least, am with a prince.
And the new man they were talking about is the tall guy currently lifting me up.
"I missed you! I really missed you, My Elena!"
Honestly, I didn't recognize him at all since he had changed so much since the last time I saw him.
"...Elder Brother"
"I got a letter from Mom saying that Elena might have forgotten about me!"
"That is..."
"I didn't realize it until just now, so it was true..."
I remembered the existence of Elder Brother, but I didn't think he'd become so tall.
It's not my fault.
Elder Brother has grown up since I last saw him.
"The last Elder Brother I saw wasn't this big"
"Now that you mention it, Elena has grown up too."
He said that with loving eyes and hugged me tightly.
I'm happy to know that Elder Brother loves me... No, I'm getting so much attention that I'm more embarrassed than happy!
"Um, Elder Brother, please put it down now, as people are watching."
"Huh?"
He seems very dissatisfied.
"Look, Rolus is also in a panic"
When I said that, Elder Brother looked disappointed as he lowered me and shifted his gaze to Rolus.
"So, you're Rolus. I've heard about you from Father. Are you feeling alright?"
"Uh, um, yes, I'm fine."
It's the same with Father, but I wonder why everyone is so concerned about Rolus's health.
Do they think I'm overworking him and making him exhausted?
I haven't worked him so hard that he gets sick... no, maybe because of the stress from the witch... but both Father and Elder Brother shouldn't know about the witch's game.
"By the way, Elder Brother, did you come all the way to the academy just to see me?"
I ran into Elder Brother right after I stepped out of the entrance after school.
So, I was seen by students on their way home, and I could hear the rumors starting to spread.
"Of course I came to see Elena. Also, I thought I might as well see Mister Bruno too."
"Mister Bruno?"
"I wonder if Elena knows Mister Bruno. He's a teacher of Spell-ology."
"What do you mean 'know'? Both Rolus and I owe a lot to that teacher."
"Both of you are being taken care of by the Spell-ology teacher?"
Elder Brother said that, looking confused.
He thought that since I had mentioned in a letter that I was choosing Healing Magic and Divination Magic, I wouldn't have any connections with the Spell-ology teacher.
"My friend chose Spell-ology and I learned a lot from him, which sparked my interest, and before I knew it, I was drawn into Spell-ology."
"I see. You're interested in spell-ology, huh?"
If we were going to see Mister Bruno, we knew where he was so we decided to show him around, and the 3 of us started walking together.
"...Elder Brother, when you were a student, you chose Defense Magic and Divination Magic, right?"
"No, Defense Magic and Attack Magic."
"Is that so? Either way, I didn't choose Spell-ology, but do you have something to do with Mister Bruno?"
"...Ah, actually, I'm studying Spell-ology a bit right now. I want you to keep it a secret from Mother."
"A secret?"
I thought about why it needed to be a secret, but when I looked at myself objectively, researching the cause of the king's death related to Spell-ology made me realize I was quite the sketchy person, so I understood the desire to keep it hidden.
"I'm the heir, after all. For now, I've told Mother that I'm studying economics. Oh, of course, I've gotten permission from Father to study Spell-ology."
"If you have Father's permission, then it's fine. Got it, I'll keep it a secret from Mother."
When I said that, Elder Brother rubbed my head affectionately.
He's grown taller, but his hands have also gotten bigger, Elder Brother.
I feel like my head is going to come off.
"Please keep it a secret too, Rolus."
"Okay."
"It's alright, Mother rarely talks to Rolus anyway."
"Really?"
Elder Brother's eyes widened.
He looked like he wanted to ask why, but the reason was that I wanted to avoid developing feelings for Rolus, as I thought we would soon part ways, so I couldn't explain.
"Hey, Elder Brother, if something happens to me, please take care of Rolus. He's really, really a good boy."
"Lady, I am"
"I don't want anything to happen to Elena in the first place!?"
"Just in case! Rolus is..."
"No, I know Rolus is important, but Elena"
"Please calm down, both of you! "
I was stopped by Rolus when I arrived at the pile of documents where Mister Bruno was.
I'll ask it about Rolus later.
"Excuse me"
"Here you go... Hey Hans!"
Once the Elder Brother had regained his composure, he entered the room and heard the cheerful voice of Mister Bruno.
"It's been a while, Mister Bruno"
"Long time no see, well, take a seat. Huh? Ellie and Rolus too"
Since I was called here as well, I bowed and entered the room.
"It seems Elder Brother has business with Mister Bruno, so I guided him."
"Older brother... ah, I see! Both of you are from the Alfano family!"
Mister Bruno noticed that we are siblings and laughed happily.
In this academy, there are commoners without family names, so it's not often that family names are called out.
So it's likely that Mister Bruno had also forgotten our family name.
"I see, I see, for siblings to be interested in Spell-ology, siblings really do end up being similar."
"That might be true."
Watching Mister Bruno and Elder Brother laugh together, it seemed they had known each other for quite some time.
I wonder since when Elder Brother has been studying Spell-ology.
And if he's studying Spell-ology, has he touched upon the cause of death of the fifth and 6th kings?
I would be happy if he could tell me something I don't know.
"That corner over there has the materials Ellie prefers, Hans."
What Mister Bruno pointed to were the materials that Rolus had gathered for us the other day.
"The fifth king, huh?"
"Elder Brother, did you also investigate the fifth king?"
"Yeah, spells were still around at that time, so I looked into it."
That sounds like he's focusing on investigating spells rather than the mysteries of history.
I wish he had been interested in the fifth king and queen.
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