Part 5
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The corridors of the school.
Walking with Clare was Marie, who was upright.
Beside her, Erica could also be seen.
Marie and Clare started talking about the latest riots.
"We managed to get through this occasion too."
[It's true. As usual, the Master doesn't seem happy with his promotion either.]
"That idiot brother of mine should be happy with his promotion. Then that of "I don't want to ascend ~? "I don't understand what he's complaining about.”
[The Master also said that he could not understand you, you really are very similar. It is fun to watch.]
"It's really annoying that I look like my idiotic older brother."
Between the conversation, a disgruntled Marie was curious about Erica, who seemed to enjoy observing them.
Marie felt uncomfortable when she smiled kindly at her.
(Hmm, how do you deal with someone who looks so young on the outside, but is older on the inside?)
Although they were both reincarnated, Erica was much older than her.
Marie was concerned about the sense of distance she had with Erica.
Clare looked happy to see these two people walking side by side.
[Still, it's surprising that Erica is also a reincarnated person. Aren't there many reincarnated people? I wonder if there is some kind of law. Let me take a closer look at your body this time.]
Marie was disgusted by the curious Clare and glanced at her.
"You also call the princess by her name?"
[The royalty is not important to me.]
The royal family was of no importance to Clare.
Erica started giving a somewhat stiff laugh.
"Yes, I still have time."
[Really!? Hurrah!]
Clare was delighted, but Marie urged her to compose herself.
"Didn't you just get scolded by my brother !? If you do something strange, this time he will dismantle you.”
[I'll just do a detailed inspection. Also, the Master says a lot, but he doesn't go that far.]
Erica, who was watching the noisy Marie and Clare, became interested in how they talked about Leon.
"What kind of person is the Duke?"
She asked Marie with her head bowed and, for some reason, she felt nostalgic of her gestures.
Marie began to remind her of her daughter in previous life and her chest began to hurt.
"...... Well, is he kind or naive? As long as you roll it in the palm of your hand, he is a suitable older brother. However, when he gets out of control, you can't handle him.”
(Thanks to that, I have had a lot of problems.)
She also used to make that kind of gesture.
[Marie was teased many times by the Master.]
-Shut up.
Annoyed by Clare's teasing, Marie began to talk about her previous life.
—My older brother and I played that otome game in our previous life and came here upon dying. It's the same for you, right?
—... Yes, although I only played the third game.
"I was only able to complete the second game correctly. The first was really difficult and forced my older brother to complete it. So that idiot stayed awake overnight, he fell down the stairs and died. It was really stupid.”
Marie spoke as if mocking Leon, but her expression was grim.
She regretted her actions that had caused this.
Erica could see through Marie's feelings.
"You loved your older brother very much, didn't you?"
"Huh? You don't seem to listen carefully to people. I have a rotten relationship with my idiot older brother from my previous life.”
If Leon had been here, an arguing fight would have started, but Marie was a little unsatisfied because he wasn't here.
"You always felt sorry, right? About causing the death of your older brother.”
"T-That's …”
"From my point of view, you seem to be very close brothers."
"Now we are strangers!"
Marie, who was embarrassed that she was getting along with Leon, denied it for the time being.
However, if she thought about it well enough, that didn't count as an answer.
Erica seemed convinced when she saw Marie getting angry at the realization of that.
"The way you get mad is the same as always."
-...... What did you say?
Slightly annoyed, Marie gave Erica a sharp look, who was looking at her as if she had known her for a long time.
Then Erica stopped. Marie continued without realizing it.
"I'm glad to see you've been having a good time, Mother."
Marie couldn't understand anything that was going on for a moment, but then she knew she stopped and looked at Erica.
When she saw Erica standing there, she finally realized what she had been feeling. Normally she would have made a disgusted face saying, "Huh? What?", But this time some tears began to flow down her cheeks.
"Y-You're kidding, aren't you?"
Erica shook her head, her long, quirky hair fluttering.
- You are my Mother who is in good health and is kind. At first I thought you weren't. I was not sure. However, after hearing the story of your older brother --- my uncle ---- I was sure.
It was not common to hear a story of a person forcing their older brother to play a game and have him killed.
Marie covered her mouth with her hand and fought the urge to cry.
She couldn't remember her daughter's name from her previous life, but she certainly could see her face on Erica.
"H-How did you find out ...?"
How did you realize? The words for her question weren't coming out, but Erica guessed that and answered.
- I've always had that feeling. The story of the Saint and the Baron --- who is now Duke — I get to the royal palace. I had the feeling that she was my mother in some way. And when I met you, I could see the similarities in your gestures.
Before meeting, Erica had guessed that Marie was her mother from her previous life.
Then Marie hugged Erica.
"You would have told me beforeeeeeees !!" I-Yooooo !!”
Erica gently hugged Marie, who clung to her and cried.
-I'm sorry, mother.
Erica looked like a mother comforting her daughter, and Clare, who was floating to the side, spun on the spot.
[Marie is more like a girl]
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