[Did the other two jump in the middle? Why do they look so tired?]
Get out.
The moment I turned on the stream, there was a guy babbling nonsense, so I banned him immediately.
“From now on, anyone who talks nonsense will be banned right away.”
[Eh eh?]
[I knew that one would get banned.]
[Even so, that’s a bit much to do to a sister.]
[But are they really sisters?]
I banned the last guy who spoke nonsense without a word.
If they’re sisters, they’re sisters; no need to speak too much.
“What’s going on?”
Alice, watching my hand movements from the side, asked.
“Nothing much. Just a rude person.”
“Hmm, really?”
While I turned on the console, Alice, who had been quietly staring at the chat window, spoke.
“I guess it’d be better for us to learn the writing of this country together?”
“……”
Honestly, I didn’t want to put that much pressure on them.
But who knows how long these two will stay here? It might be better to learn writing after all.
When I looked at the orb Claire brought, the brightness it emitted hadn’t changed much either.
“That might be a good idea.”
“Me, me!”
Claire raised her hand high.
“Claire.”
“I, actually, can read a bit. I’ve been comparing it while my sister reads next to me.”
To be precise, she meant she could match what I say with the writing. She probably doesn’t know the pronunciation. I had read everything in Korean without any translation.
But it shouldn’t matter too much, right? Even if there are slight differences in details, if Claire reads it, it’ll be translated in people’s ears automatically.
Or maybe every little pronunciation will be translated properly. Since the Goddess of Order turned us into Koreans, it’s only reasonable for that to happen. Thinking about ‘order,’ it makes more sense.
“Hmm, I’ve also been trying hard on the side, so like Claire said, I think I can read a bit, but if I want to read it properly, I’ll have to learn directly.”
Alice said that, and I shrugged my shoulders.
“Then let’s start learning to read from tomorrow. Once you know how to read, you can help me with things I usually handle alone, making things much easier.”
Both of them nodded happily at my words.
[You can speak Korean so well yet can’t read?]
“……… It’s because these two learned Korean from dramas and movies.”
[Wows! Wows!]
[Can you really learn Korean so well just by watching dramas and movies?]
I didn’t need to respond to that.
It’s good for us if those people suspect our situation even more.
*
It seemed Millennium was a bit concerned about the story repeating itself as well, so after introducing the character Sylvia Fanggriffon at the beginning, they quickly moved the plot along.
And the story was very similar to what we had experienced.
Just like I rushed through things that would take a few years to happen because I knew the future, Sylvia in there was just like that.
And back to a brief break between the main story.
“Aren’t you going to reconcile with Sylvia?”
“Yeah.”
Ignoring Alice trying to stop me from the side, I was currently on the attack with Alice.
Not all character relationship events appear all the time. They can show up as time passes in the game or not. It’s a matter of course. If all characters were always nearby waiting for Leo to speak, wouldn’t that be super unnatural?
In this case, since I couldn’t choose Sylvia to avoid wasting relationship event points, I was fortunate Alice was in a selectable state.
And the conversation between Alice and Leo went like this.
“Can I know the reason?”
“It’s a reason you don’t need to know.”
“……That may be true, but just keeping everything to yourself is only going to hurt. Sometimes, letting out the worries you’re holding inside is much easier.”
“Why should I spill that to you?”
“Because Sylvia, you, and everyone are my friends now.”
In the original story, Leo had been struggling and using honorifics with Alice until midway through the first episode, yet now he spoke casually.
Seeing this, I was convinced that this world was already a time-reversed world.
The Leo I had seen in the fantasy was now easily speaking to us, unlike before. Just like the Leo I was seeing in the game now.
“……”
At Leo’s words, Alice’s mouth fell open in shock.
Awkwardly, the background music that had been flowing smoothly cut off, creating a somewhat embarrassing atmosphere.
“Ha, haha…”
In the game, Alice burst into laughter.
“Hahaha!”
After holding her belly and laughing for a while in a slightly awkward motion,
“Haa.”
She let out a sigh.
But it wasn’t a sigh born from dissatisfaction with the situation. More like a comfortable sigh as if she had released something heavy inside her.
“You, what in the world are you saying to the Crown Princess?”
“……”
When Alice asked teasingly, Leo looked away and scratched his cheek.
“……Huh, well, if you really want to know. But, don’t tell anyone else… I mean, I hope you don’t think I’d tell my sister’s secrets to others.”
“I swear.”
“……”
Alice hesitated for a moment and then said.
“In Sylvia’s room, Morphine came out.”
“Morphine?”
Leo asked with a surprised expression. Alice nodded with a somewhat heavy face.
“Yeah. Of course, it’s not that Sylvia was using it. Sylvia didn’t show any signs of using such a drug. You know that, right?”
As Leo nodded, Alice continued with a serious expression.
“I feel like I can guess what Sylvia is thinking, but I don’t really get it. You know. We’re Crown Princesses. Even if someone fights, there will definitely be a healer or magician who can use healing magic alongside. But is there really a need to use such Morphine? What could possibly be the reason to fight like that? Sometimes, Sylvia acts like she knows the future, so she must be thinking something, but I don’t know what.”
“……”
“……Sylvia and I might not have always gotten along, but if something like this happens, I wish she’d at least let me know. Not that I’d depend on her, but yeah, just like you said, we can share worries.”
“If that’s the case, isn’t it better to reconcile?”
“I know, I do. I know I should. But I don’t know how to bring it up. Even now… even while saying this, I’m not completely trusting Sylvia. So, it’s just… complicated in so many ways. Honestly, I don’t know what’s what. That’s why it’s frustrating.”
“I see.”
“Yeah… but thanks to you, I feel a bit lighter. Alright. I’ll try to make an effort.”
“I’ll help if I hear of anything.”
“Just saying thanks is enough.”
Alice said that and smiled softly like she was teasing Leo.
*
Then the real Alice next to me narrowed her eyes and glared at me.
As for me, ever since I got caught, I hadn’t brought any narcotics to school, so this was the first I was hearing of it.
“I’ve never done drugs or anything like that.”
“Really? All that time? You’ve never used it even during battles?”
“If I had, I would have been addicted by now. Have I shown any symptoms of withdrawal since coming to this world and being with you all?”
“……Well, you haven’t.”
But Alice’s eyes were still narrowed, so I held back a sigh and continued.
“And there’s no need to worry because I also haven’t used drugs while rewinding time. Would I really be hiding something from you now?”
“……Well, that’s…”
When I looked her straight in the eyes and said that, Alice turned her gaze away, looking somewhat embarrassed.
“But there was a possibility, right?”
Claire said, looking a bit shocked.
“……That possibility has been thoroughly crushed by Alice, so you don’t need to worry too much.”
When I said that, Claire looked at Alice.
“Thank you for protecting my sister.”
“Protecting my younger sister is what big sisters should do.”
“Cough.”
At Alice’s words, it seemed Claire was touched to the point of tears.
[They seem to have a good bond, it’s nice to see.]
[They really look like sisters.]
Well, that’s right.
They are indeed real sisters.
Honestly, if I had been here alone, I would probably feel my mental state cracking day by day. So, being able to hold on like this is thanks to having these two companions to spend every day together with, enjoying life.
[Oh wowwww, is it sisterly yuri? www]
Get out.
I banned the guy who was talking nonsense without any hint of awareness.
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