Chapter 127: Paths Split and Life Continues, or The morning of the beginning ※Celica’s POV (1/2)

TLN: Heya guys, Reigokai here!

The sponsored chapters are back on!

Also, we are in a new arc already. Name of that arc? Deliver a bouquet of love to this darkness.

Oh boy, what a name.

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Author Note: It will be the POV of Celica for a while.

In terms of timing, it is around chapter 118. And then, a flashback of the morning of the very transfer day.

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I was watching the video of my brother standing still there after separating from Rifreya-san.

I can’t read anything from the face of my brother.

Is what’s there the future or despair?

I have no choice but to believe the words of my brother who said ‘I will live’.

And I have no choice but to do what I can.

I call Izuna-san from my smartphone.

“It is Celica. Yeah…that’s right. Please do as planned… Yes. Later.” (Celica)

With this, we can put an end to that man for now.

If things go well, I myself will need to go back to Japan.

“Celican, what will we do from now on?” (Karen)

“For the Viewer Count Race…I am sure there will be a 2nd one coming sometime, but right now we have to prioritize maintaining the mental state of Onii-chan. Let’s keep the streams at only the times when there’s movement.” (Celica)

Honestly speaking, Karen and I pushed ourselves too hard in the Viewer Count Race.

Good work comes from good sleep.

A situation where he has more than a hundred million watching him must be rough for my brother too. If that were me…no, I probably would be fine. I am not delicate like my brother after all.

I most likely would only see the viewers as just numbers. I also wouldn’t be hurt by every message.

Us siblings are comprised of my delicate brother and little sister, and the crude one that’s me.

I don’t mind what others think about me.

I am often ridiculed in the bulletin boards, saying ‘I act cute for the looks’, but it can’t be helped that they see me like that.

The time when I enjoyed my faint love for my brother, who I am only half-related by blood just like Karen, has passed a long time ago.

My brother is my life itself.

If it is for the sake of this love, I am willing to become a monster or a demon.

Our house was burned, sis was killed, and my brother is gone; they all informed us twins that our childhood has ended.

“Celican, has the police properly announced that that guy is the true culprit?” (Karen)

“Well, it should be okay. We have a whole lot of evidence, and I even provided data of the person himself confessing. What’s left is to get the public to our side, and if we donate a bit to a bigshot, it should happen quickly.” (Celica)

“Feels contrived-nii~. Wouldn’t it have been better to go for a bit more simple approach?” (Karen)

“…Can’t deny it. I was a bit…no, quite in a weird state of mind after all.” (Celica)

“We suddenly lost both Onee-chan and the one we love after all…” (Karen)

“We haven’t lost them yet!” (Celica)

It went well in terms of result, but I can’t deny that we are walking on a tightrope here.

Brother still being alive is more the existence of Rifreya-san than our little schemes after all…

The one I was talking to on the phone just a moment ago was Izuna-san; a subordinate of my grandfather and the person that’s moving in our stead.

We had Izuna-san free the culprit that killed Nanami-neesan and her family from the confinement room, and asked her to throw him at the police station.

With the murder weapon in hand, changed to the clothes of the time he committed the crime, with the data of the time when he confessed, and on top of that, even added the video of the hidden camera that shows him escaping from the house of Nee-san.

Regarding him being confined, we have threatened him that we would kill his parents if he were to speak about it. He might talk about it despite that, but when that happens that happens.

That day, by deciding to use the underground people, I stepped into a path of no return. I have no regrets.

The world has been thrown into disarray from the appearance of God anyways.

In a world gone mad where brother isn’t present, there’s no point in living it decently.

“Ah, Onii has moved.” (Karen)

When I looked at the screen from what Karen said, Brother had finally turned around and began walking.

From an expression of grief to a wry smile; a man walking on with the setting sun on his back.

Those steps showed certain strength facing the future.

He must have been unbound by something after one thing had finished.

…It might just be me who wishes that is the case though.

Whichever the case, it should be fine to consider this as him having rid himself of the dangerous thing encroaching his heart.

I originally intended to do this sooner. Clear the name of our brother by having the culprit be arrested the moment he had escaped the forest.

The reason we couldn’t do that was because of bad luck…or because we were targeted by the ill-will of God.

To think the message function would be added the very moment he exited the forest. Even I would want to curse that God and call him the devil.

They can investigate about what has happened with Ozawa from the incident to now to a certain degree, but whichever the case, the death penalty judgment will be given soon.

He may be underage, but having killed 3 people, death penalty is obviously settled. Seeing the precedents of this, there’s no doubt about it.

Anyways, with this, my relations with that country are over.

Enclosed, malicious, conservative, exclusive; It wasn’t a country that was that good for Karen and me.

If not for our brother, Karen and I would have long rotted in that country.

Now, below this dry sky, I even feel as if it is a far parallel world.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that this world is currently revolving around topics of the parallel world.

I am the person with the most rights in terms of isekai content personally, and I am completely treated as a VIP in America.

We flew off to America practically as if defecting, but I was surprised by the fact that they had the documentation for all of our family ready in 2 days.

Well, our parents and I are probably just extras and the one they really want is most likely only Karen though. But that’s fine. Whichever the case, that girl can’t operate perfectly unless I am around.

Anyways, if I were to just say I won’t be sharing the craft of Japan, they would be cornered into a pretty disadvantageous position.