Tensei Saki ga Shoujo Manga no Shiro Buta Reijou datta Chapter 78

On the bed of a room covered in painful pink colour, I, Ryuze Hakusu, was lying down without being able to move.

I was trying to escape till then, but my body could no longer move.

Currently, at my bedside, Britney was nursing me with bright eyes so that I would not escape.

Nonetheless, since the cause was accumulated fatigue, there's nothing she could do.

[Britney… for the time being, I would like to move from here. You can't sleep here at this rate right?]

[E, it does not matter. I only need to sleep in another room or on the couch. I also have to nurse you.]

[I can't let a girl do such things. Leave me alone.]

[Since this is the result of me leaving things alone, there's no way I can agree. I'm reflecting on my mistake!]

Britney blew roughly from her nose and approached the bed.

[Even though we're living together, I have not noticed that onii-sama is overworking yourself. I have only been thinking of myself.]

[No, I'm not particularly overworking. It is me who thought that it was no big deal, so leave me alone.]

[Nevertheless! I behaved like a spoiled child… I let a 20 years old man carry the burden alone, of course I think of myself as deplorable!]

[E-to, Britney?]

My cousin who seemed to be thinking something was blaming herself. It seemed that she felt guilty that she left all the work of the earldom to me alone, but there was no reason to rely on a 15 years old girl any further.

Even so, she developed many products for our earldom, she performed well already.

(I am too tired after handling the piled up problems caused by ojii-sama and my parents.)

This time, I went to the capital city to promote the products of our territory and ask for permission to construct a new waterway.

And it was for me to take a breather too.

Originally I did not intend to go, but my men had advised me to leave the territory and feel the outside air.

I never thought that I would be chased by those women and collapsed after I escaped.

[From now on, please give me more work. I'm not good as onii-sama, but I think that there is something I can do.]

[…Britney.]

My cousin was so straightforward that I was amazed.

If I were to engage her to a disagreeable man, I was sure that she would turn it down.

[I thought that onii-sama is a perfect superhuman. Whatever happens, you will overcome it skillfully. But there is no such person right? I think I have been overly dependent on onii-sama.]

[No need to apologize, you did nothing wrong. Please don't make that kind of face.]

It was I who dared to hide my weakness. It was natural that Britney did not notice it. I won't blame her.

[…It makes me feel much better just because you think so.]

[E-… is that so?]

Looking at her befuddled face, I smiled naturally.

(This cousin of mine, she won't let me off.)

I remembered my conversation with Ricardo as I thought such a thing.

That time, Ricardo asked me "do you care about Britney".

The reason why I couldn't answer anything momentarily was because something came to my mind that time.

(Until now, I have never thought about it so much.)

I stared at Britney fixedly.

(Do I unconsciously have romantic feelings towards her?)

When I was asked about her, I couldn't answer clearly.

I was astonished after I realized something that I was better off not noticing.

(I thought I prefer older women…)

TN: Congratulations to those who thought of RyuzexBritney ship, it turns out to be true. Ryuze loves her enough that it overcomes his preference for older women. :3

Chapter end