Reborn as the Villainous Noble, Dodging the Sissy Ending—But My Stepbrother’s Yandere Love Turns Him into the Final Boss

Whoooosh​— 

The​ ​wind​ ​roared. 

 

The​ ​luxurious​ ​window​ ​frame,​ ​trimmed​ ​with​ ​gold,​ ​trembled​ ​subtly​ ​as​ ​white​ ​lace​ ​curtains​ ​billowed​ ​like​ ​triumphant​ ​flags. 

A​ ​sudden​ ​gust​ ​swept​ ​into​ ​the​ ​room,​ ​snuffing​ ​out​ ​the​ ​candle​ ​flames,​ ​leaving​ ​only​ ​the​ ​cold,​ ​pale​ ​light​ ​of​ ​the​ ​full​ ​moon​ ​casting​ ​shadows​ ​across​ ​the​ ​floor. 

 

This​ ​was​ ​a​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​royal​ ​castle​—​normally,​ ​any​ ​strange​ ​noise​ ​would​ ​have​ ​summoned​ ​the​ ​guards​ ​immediately. 

But​ ​the​ ​corridor​ ​outside​ ​remained​ ​utterly​ ​silent,​ ​with​ ​no​ ​sign​ ​of​ ​anyone. 

 

As​ ​I​ ​glanced​ ​around,​ ​I​ ​saw​ ​Reginald​ ​lying​ ​collapsed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​floor,​ ​his​ ​shoulders​ ​rising​ ​and​ ​falling​ ​just​ ​slightly. 

He​’​s​ ​alive.​ ​That​ ​alone​ ​brought​ ​a​ ​wave​ ​of​ ​relief​ ​washing​ ​through​ ​me. 

And​ ​now,​ ​in​ ​this​ ​room,​ ​the​ ​only​ ​ones​ ​still​ ​conscious​ ​were​ ​me​…​ ​and​ ​him. 

 

Given​ ​this​ ​unnatural​ ​stillness​ ​and​ ​the​ ​bizarre​ ​situation,​ ​it​ ​didn​’​t​ ​take​ ​much​ ​to​ ​guess​ ​who​ ​had​ ​caused​ ​it. 

But​—​my​ ​mind​ ​couldn​’​t​ ​catch​ ​up. 

 

“​…​Why​ ​are​ ​you​ ​here?​” 

 

Looking​ ​up​ ​at​ ​the​ ​figure​ ​before​ ​me,​ ​I​ ​felt​ ​no​ ​fear. 

Only​ ​confusion​ ​bloomed​ ​in​ ​my​ ​chest,​ ​spreading​ ​wider​ ​with​ ​every​ ​breath. 

Why​ ​him?​ ​Why​ ​here,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​royal​ ​castle?​ ​And​ ​in​ ​such​ ​a​ ​dramatic​ ​fashion​—​? 

As​ ​far​ ​as​ ​I​ ​knew,​ ​nothing​ ​like​ ​this​ ​was​ ​ever​ ​supposed​ ​to​ ​happen. 

 

In​ ​response​ ​to​ ​my​ ​question,​ ​he​ ​simply​ ​reached​ ​out​ ​his​ ​hand. 

 

And​ ​with​ ​a​ ​breathtakingly​ ​beautiful​ ​smile,​ ​he​ ​said: 

 

“​I​ ​came​ ​to​ ​get​ ​you.​” 

 

⸻ 

 

✦​✦​✦ 

 

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Isekai​ ​reincarnation. 

Just​ ​hearing​ ​the​ ​words,​ ​most​ ​people​ ​today​ ​would​ ​probably​ ​know​ ​what​ ​it​ ​means. 

It​’​s​ ​become​ ​such​ ​a​ ​common​ ​theme​—​appearing​ ​in​ ​games,​ ​anime,​ ​and​ ​novels​ ​alike. 

 

As​ ​someone​ ​who​ ​loves​ ​books​ ​and​ ​light​ ​novels,​ ​it​ ​never​ ​felt​ ​like​ ​a​ ​distant​ ​fantasy. 

Being​ ​reborn,​ ​fighting​ ​battles,​ ​falling​ ​in​ ​love​…​ ​I​’​d​ ​followed​ ​that​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​story​ ​countless​ ​times. 

 

So​ ​I​ ​thought​ ​I​ ​“​understood​”​ ​what​ ​it​ ​meant. 

I​ ​thought​ ​I​ ​could​ ​more​ ​or​ ​less​ ​predict​ ​what​ ​would​ ​happen. 

 

—​But. 

 

Who​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world​ ​actually​ ​expects​ ​it​ ​to​ ​happen​ ​to​ ​them? 

 

Back​ ​in​ ​my​ ​original​ ​life,​ ​I​ ​was​ ​just​ ​an​ ​ordinary​ ​university​ ​student​ ​in​ ​Japan. 

Not​ ​exceptionally​ ​brilliant,​ ​not​ ​a​ ​total​ ​slacker​—​just​ ​average.​ ​I​ ​worked​ ​part-time​ ​as​ ​a​ ​private​ ​tutor​ ​and​ ​attended​ ​a​ ​normal​ ​university. 

I​ ​didn​’​t​ ​have​ ​a​ ​girlfriend,​ ​but​ ​I​ ​had​ ​close​ ​friends,​ ​and​ ​my​ ​campus​ ​life​ ​was​ ​pretty​ ​relaxed​ ​overall. 

 

Then,​ ​one​ ​night,​ ​my​ ​little​ ​sister​ ​asked​ ​me​ ​to​ ​play​ ​a​ ​console​ ​game​ ​with​ ​her. 

It​ ​was​ ​called​ ​“​No​ë​l.​” 

 

…​My​ ​sister​ ​and​ ​I​ ​get​ ​along​ ​fairly​ ​well.​ ​We​ ​both​ ​share​ ​some​ ​nerdy​ ​interests,​ ​so​ ​it​ ​wasn​’​t​ ​that​ ​unusual​ ​for​ ​her​ ​to​ ​invite​ ​me​ ​to​ ​play​ ​a​ ​game. 

“​No​ë​l​”​ ​had​ ​originally​ ​started​ ​as​ ​a​ ​doujin​ ​(​indie)​ ​project,​ ​so​ ​the​ ​story​ ​wasn​’​t​ ​all​ ​that​ ​groundbreaking​—​but​ ​the​ ​character​ ​art​ ​and​ ​event​ ​CGs​ ​were​ ​stunning,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​voice​ ​acting​ ​was​ ​said​ ​to​ ​be​ ​on​ ​a​ ​whole​ ​other​ ​level.​ ​Eventually,​ ​it​ ​had​ ​been​ ​released​ ​as​ ​a​ ​commercial​ ​title. 

 

And​ ​yeah​—​just​ ​watching​ ​her​ ​play,​ ​the​ ​visuals​ ​were​ ​gorgeous.​ ​The​ ​voices,​ ​amazing. 

The​ ​gameplay​ ​was​ ​your​ ​standard​ ​otome​ ​game:​ ​you​ ​play​ ​as​ ​the​ ​protagonist,​ ​interact​ ​with​ ​handsome​ ​male​ ​characters,​ ​make​ ​choices,​ ​deepen​ ​relationships. 

There​ ​were​ ​a​ ​few​ ​minigames,​ ​but​ ​nothing​ ​too​ ​difficult​—​seemed​ ​pretty​ ​accessible​ ​even​ ​to​ ​casual​ ​gamers. 

 

…​But​ ​there​ ​was​ ​a​ ​catch. 

 

If​ ​you​ ​chose​ ​the​ ​wrong​ ​option​ ​in​ ​this​ ​game,​ ​things​ ​could​ ​get​ ​really​ ​bad. 

One​ ​little​ ​slip-up​ ​and​ ​the​ ​protagonist​—​sometimes​ ​even​ ​the​ ​enemies​—​would​ ​instantly​ ​end​ ​up​ ​in​ ​“​feminized​ ​submission​”​ ​endings. 

 

We​’​re​ ​talking​ ​mob​ ​gangbangs,​ ​breeding​ ​pits,​ ​sex​ ​slave​ ​routes,​ ​brothel​ ​bad​ ​ends​… 

I​ ​seriously​ ​wanted​ ​to​ ​ask,​ ​“​Are​ ​you​ ​sure​ ​this​ ​is​ ​for​ ​general​ ​audiences​!​?​” 

 

My​ ​sister,​ ​ever​ ​cheerful,​ ​said,​ ​“​The​ ​failure​ ​routes​ ​are​ ​the​ ​best​ ​part​!​”​ ​and​ ​played​ ​them​ ​with​ ​disturbing​ ​glee. 

I,​ ​on​ ​the​ ​other​ ​hand,​ ​was​ ​downright​ ​traumatized. 

The​ ​voice​ ​acting​ ​was​ ​too​ ​good​—​too​ ​realistic. 

 

Your​ ​big​ ​brother​ ​can​’​t​ ​handle​ ​this. 

 

—​Oh,​ ​and​ ​by​ ​the​ ​way,​ ​this​ ​game? 

It​’​s​ ​BL. 

 

Sis. 

Why. 

Why​ ​did​ ​you​ ​think​ ​playing​ ​a​ ​BL​ ​game​ ​with​ ​your​ ​older​ ​brother​ ​was​ ​a​ ​good​ ​idea​…​? 

Big​ ​bro​ ​doesn​’​t​ ​get​ ​it. 

 

Sure,​ ​the​ ​art​ ​was​ ​beautiful.​ ​The​ ​story​ ​was​ ​decadent​ ​and​ ​dramatic.​ ​The​ ​characters​ ​were​ ​undeniably​ ​attractive. 

 

But​ ​the​ ​romance​—​and​ ​the​ ​violation​—​that​ ​unfolded​ ​in​ ​that​ ​world​ ​was​ ​just​ ​way​ ​too​ ​intense​ ​for​ ​me​! 

 

…​And​ ​now,​ ​if​ ​you​’​ve​ ​read​ ​this​ ​far,​ ​you​ ​might​ ​already​ ​know​ ​what​ ​I​’​m​ ​about​ ​to​ ​say. 

 

Earlier,​ ​I​ ​said​ ​I​’​d​ ​been​ ​reincarnated​ ​into​ ​another​ ​world. 

 

That​’​s​ ​right. 

 

Believe​ ​it​ ​or​ ​not​— 

 

I​ ​was​ ​reincarnated​ ​into​ ​the​ ​BL​ ​game​ ​“​No​ë​l.​”