My Sister the Heroine, and I the Villainess Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Translator: Jawbrie

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I thought long and hard in the carriage on the way back.

The reason for this was Surfania, who I had just been playing with.

As far as the board ga went, I was completely victorious. Surfania was a little sullen by this result, but she was unfortunately still no match for a genius like . It’s a little boorish to not be able to enjoy a ga regardless if one wins or loses. And I was not like Surfania, I didn’t put much stock into sothing as small as the results of a ga. It was only natural for to win any way.

And so the issue was not so much the results of the board ga, but the many verbal attacks she had launched while we were playing.

With every word she said, I beca more and more unsettled, and my mind grew disheveled. Thanks to this, I ended up putting a little too much effort into the ga and beat Surfania black and blue. It was such a humiliating and crushing defeat for her that she sulked and drove straight out of her room. But then again, this was not too much of an issue. I had ant to go ho soon; now it would just be a little earlier.

I thought back on the contents of the many, endless things she said to .

She did not get along with her older sisters… Well, Surfania had a rather one-sided dislike of them, and she was glad to give nurous examples of what about them she disliked as we played together.

And well, they fit quite well with my own actions.

“…”

I thought deep and hard on this. I had to look back on my past actions towards Mishuli and our sense of distance to each other.

And I think.

Maybe I was paying too much attention to Mishuli.

“…no, no. That could not be true.”

I tried to erase this theory from my mind as I mumbled to myself, but it was to no avail.

I am a genius. No re baseless threats saying that Mishuli would hate could bend my will so easily. No, but… Surfania’s words ca from her own experience as a younger sister. She had sothing in common with Mishuli that I did not. She had a certain authority with her words then, and while just a little, I was starting to feel worried.

I and Mishuli were very close sisters. Sisters who both loved each other dearly. There was nothing hidden behind the smile that Mishuli offered , her brilliance was pure.

However, even if she was my sister, she would surely enter adolescence or a rebellious phase eventually.

Especially the rebellious phase. The phase that Surfania was clearly in right now. It’s a period when one interacts with those close to them in a sharp manner for no reason whatsoever. When I consider that Surfania was much more honest when I first t her, it left little doubt in my mind that her current way of attacking with unnecessarily harsh words and actions ant she was right in the middle of her rebellious phase. It had very little to do with , as soone with a mature mind who would put any grownup to sha, but otherwise, this phase was supposed to be a necessary part of growing up. That was why I could look at Surfania’s actions as sothing almost adorable.

But, if the ti ca for Mishuli to act like Surfania towards , I think I might want to die.

“….!”

I was overwheld with worry over this.

This was bad. My life was in danger. This was a much bigger threat than all that nonsense about fate. In the present, I felt very much like I could understand the emotions of Christina when she commits suicide by poison in the Charles route.

If Mishuli entered her rebellious phase, I would probably die. I would take such a psychological blow and wish for death.

“What, what should I do…!”

I tore at my hair over this sudden dilemma.

This rebellious phase, when did it even begin? Surfania was right in the middle of hers, but she must be on the faster end of the spectrum. As a genius, it would probably never co for . Because I am a genius. But if I was asked about Mishuli, well, I could not answer. Wide-spread and completely useless knowledge says that it starts at ten years of age, but then it also suggests that there are differences based on the individual.

Would it be necessary for to give Mishuli more space?

Perhaps I should wait for the mont and then consider how I should interact with her. Maybe I shouldn’t embrace her or put her on my lap and express my affection over every little thing. If I minimized our contact, she shouldn’t think of as la. No, it would be too sad for to have to stop doing that…

We quickly arrived back at the mansion as I was thinking about these things.

“Ugh…”

Ultimately I had not been able to gather my thoughts before stepping out of the carriage and entering the house. I couldn’t see any carriages from the royal palace yet, so it seed that Charles had not arrived.

Well, I supposed that I should get ready to receive him in the anti. As I thought this, I heard the sound of footstep approaching .

“Sister! Welco back!”

Of course, the person who had co down to greet was none other than my beloved sister Mishuli. My sister was attached to as ever, even though she was now seven years old. And she exuded an adorableness that had not changed since the day that we first t.

I made my best attempt to et her with the biggest smile; I failed a little.

“…ah. Yes, I am back!”

I was able to recover with the last words, but I had stumbled over the first few.

Mishuli had been rushing towards with loud footsteps, but she suddenly slowed down with a mystified expression on her face.

“…What happened?”

My sister was quite perceptive. She had imdiately recognized that there was a shadow over my heart as soon as she heard my voice. She ca over to and her blue eyes looked into mine in order to see the colors.

“Worry… But why?”

Mishuli was my superior in terms of seeing the emotions of others. Once she learns to also discern the reasons behind them, she would surely beco a fine lady.

Well, setting that aside, it would be ill-advised to try to hide it once she had already seen through . If I tried to hide it now, it would only cause her to worry as well. I must share with her my anxieties for the future and strive to solve this problem.

“Hey, Mishuli… What do you think of ?”

“I think you’re really cool!”

Yes. I knew that these were the words that Mishuli would surely say to . But, this was not about that.

“Mishuli.”

My heart hurt just thinking about the words I was about to say. I bit my lip hard. I feel like I have to ready myself for this, but nothing could make this any easier for .

But even so, I force myself to say them.

“If, this is an if, okay? If you ever start to think of as la or botherso, or that you ha-hate , or anything, just tell .”

It was an example of a worst case scenario, and yet my voice was shaking. And for so reason, I felt my vision start to distort. I thought that maybe the stress was affecting my perspective, but then I realized that it was my tears.

“I, I, I really like you, Mishuli, but if you tell , I will respect your feelings…and so…!”

“…Did Miss Surfania say sothing to you?”

“Huh?”

Mishuli went straight passed my words and to the heart of the problem.

“Well, yes…but, how did you know?”

“It doesn’t take much to know sothing like that…”

“…you know?”

“Yes.”

It wasn’t the most well-grounded explanation, but apparently, she could tell.

It was strange. But Mishuli was an angel, it only made sense that she might be equipped with so extre intuition that I did not have. Or so I told myself through tear-stained eyes.

My sister was an archangel, so such things could be possible. I was satisfied with this, but now Mishuli wanted to know more about what had happened.

“And so, what did Miss Surfania say? Why must you look at with such an expression of worry?”

“Hmm? Oh, well… To put it simply, it was about what was the optimal space that should exist between two people.”

“Optimal?”

“Yes. It is like, what is the best place to be for both parties. You know. Surfania is not very close to her sisters, right?”

“I think that is just because she is not honest with herself though?”

“Oh, uh, well, those sisters do maintain a distance from Surfania because of her attitude, so I suppose that is true…”

Indeed, it wasn’t so much that the Calibrachoa sisters hated each other, but that the older sisters did not know how to react to Surfania while she was in her rebellious phase. So Mishuli was right. I flinched at Mishuli’s ability to get to the root of the problem so quickly, but we weren’t really talking about Surfania.

“I was thinking, what would be the best distance for us to have. Not just now, but moving forward.”

Apparently, I had phrased it in a way that was difficult to understand. I reworded it, this ti using Surfania as an example and boiling it down as much as possible. After that, she was able to make sense of it.

“Oh, I understand now.”

This dilemma had been tornting ever since I left Surfania’s mansion. But Mishuli had solved it the mont it was before her, she didn’t even have to think about it.

Her face imdiately lit up and she jumped onto and wrapped her arms around my neck.

“Always, right here!”

This was our optimal distance. I was surprised by this answer that was the closest two people could be, but that was soon followed by an overflowing joy. That familiar sensation of her jumping towards , all my fears were blown away in a heartbeat. In order to repay Mishuli for her answer, I embrace her tightly.

This was it. This was the optimal distance for and Mishuli.

“That was amazing Mishuli! You are always able to give answers that I could have never thought of!”

“Ehe hehe. I am your younger sister after all!”

“Oh, right!”

“Right!”

Mishuli might be a genius. Compared to , she is much, much closer to the truth of the universe.

It’s been four years since we t. Though we weren’t connected by blood, the love that we continued to nurture together could not be shaken so easily. What was this rebellious phase? What was adolescence? Such things were no match for us sisters.

“That’s right, we sisters are the strongest!”

“Yes! …Ah, but…”

“Hmm? What is it?”

Mishuli, who was holding on to , said as if just rembered sothing. Mishuli disengaged from our embrace, took one step back and looked up at .

And with a smile, she made the following proposal:

“I was thinking of optimal distances, and I think maybe you should keep a distance from Charles.”

Mishuli had the brightest smile, and I, of course, felt absolutely no malice in her. There existed no spite or ill intent in the proposal at all. She must believe from the bottom of her heart that this would be for the best.

And yet, I couldn’t help but tilt my head to the side by this.

“Why is that? Am I not doing quite well with Charles?”

It was now two years since we were promised to be engaged. Charles would visit twice a week and we would enjoy playing together. Mishuli was together with us most of the ti, and so she should know just how strong our friendship was.

“…Because, umm, well.”

“…Mishuli?”

I asked again as Mishuli mumbled sothing under her breath. But my sister, the archangel only smiled and said, ‘Oh, it’s nothing’ and shook her head.

However, I just could not think that there was an issue with and Charles in the present to warrant keeping a farther distance from him. Aside from my own personal feelings on the matter, father too had grown quite fond of him. And there was sothing about Mishuli and Charles’ unreserved way of arguing that reminded of Surfania and I. I thought the two of them got along well. Along with his relationship with my family, I could not find a fault with Charles as a fiance.

But Mishuli continued to talk with the exact sa smile that hadn’t moved at all.

“You know, Charles is a boy, right? I think that he may not like being around a girl all the ti.”

“Mmm.”

I had to think a little as her words were very convincing. That was basically what occurs when boys grew older. My usually worthless mories of my past life had so utility today for once. Charles was still only seven years old, but as he continued to grow, it was normal to consider that he would start to find it embarrassing to play with girls.

I did like Charles a lot, but it did not seem right to act too friendly towards him if it was not reciprocated. I was sure that Charles at least felt so fondness for , but I didn’t know how much that was. It was very different to Mishuli and my relationship, where we were convinced that we loved each other the exact sa amount.

“I see. Then perhaps it would be good to reconsider our distance, starting today.”

“Yes.”

I would not like for Charles to hate because I had co too close to him. That was my conclusion, and Mishuli agreed to it with a great big nod.

“I think that is a wonderful idea!”

After saying this, the brilliant smile that appeared on Mishuli’s face was without a doubt, the greatest smile she had shown in a while.