The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 165

How to Protect the Heroine’s Older Brother 165

How to Protect the Heroine’s Older Brother 165

From the moment Roxana arrived at Yggdrasil under the guise of an Agriche, her intentions were as clear as if Deon were about to expose them.

She had returned to somehow take responsibility for Agriche, which she had once destroyed herself.

“Or will you simply condone it as it is?”

As he listened to the snake-like whisper, Cassis clenched his teeth.

Deon’s murder is clearly unjustifiable.

However, if Vertium was the first to become enraged and impulsively commit the act due to what happened to Roxana, then Deon, being a member of Agriche, might be considered with some leniency.

Of course, it’s unknown to what extent Deon knew about what happened to Roxana in Vertium at the time.

But it is clear that the reason he killed Dante in Vertium was Roxana. There was no doubt about that.

But rather, because of that.

“If you just keep your mouth shut, this matter will simply sink beneath the surface.”

Deon’s actions did not help Roxana in any way.

Deon, who had been staring at Cassis’s face with sunken eyes, slowly parted his lips again.

“Being with Roxana means you have to live with such torment for the rest of your life.”

A sharp sneer gradually spread across Deon’s face.

“Roxana is more Agriche than anyone else. Roxana probably can’t deny that fact either.”

Cassis Fedelian does not know where Roxana Agriche’s true loyalties lie.

“Will it really be easy for you to be with someone like her?”

Perhaps you’re mistaken in thinking you know everything about each other by now. But can you really say that you fully understand even the essence of each other?

“You and I ultimately live in different worlds.”

No. That can’t be.

“Roxana’s poison will slowly suffocate you, digging into your heart….”

Deon was sure it wouldn’t be long.

“The day will surely come when she kills you.”

As if making a prophecy, Deon said so in a voice without a hint of wavering.

“And I’m very much looking forward to that day.”

So he is waiting for that time.

The day when that inevitable moment finally arrives, and Roxana is forced to kill Cassis Fedelian with her own hands.

Will Roxana shed pure white tears even then?

Just like when she killed the illusion of her brother, Asil, with her own hands.

Thinking about that, it felt as if a dull emotion, the identity of which even he himself could not know, was rushing into Deon’s always empty heart like a torrent.

Cassis Fedelian looked down at Deon with a frozen face.

The red sunlight, which had become much thicker than before, flowed down his cheeks.

“That’s your way.”

Finally, Cassis’s tightly closed lips slowly parted.

“In the end, you want to drag her into the abyss where you are.”

Deon did not deny the words.

“Unfortunately, your wish will not come true.”

Cassis suppressed the person in front of him with eyes so cold that it felt like a chill was running through his skin.

“You are making a big mistake. Do you even think you can tie you and Roxana together in the first place? She and you are not the same at all.”

He wants to kill him, but he can’t.

He wants to keep her away so that she can’t even reach his gaze, but he can’t.

It was a common contradiction that occupied the minds of both people who were now meeting each other’s eyes.

“But… yes.”

A slightly stronger force entered Cassis’s hand holding Deon’s collar.

He said to Deon, looking him straight in the eye, in a calm voice that felt almost serene, unlike his cold eyes.

“But still, if, as you say, Roxana herself wants to go into the darkness where you are.”

It was just a hypothetical situation, and it was something that would not happen in reality.

So it was a meaningless statement.

But Cassis could say without hesitation, even if that was the immutable future that lay before him.

“Don’t be arrogant that you are the only one who can willingly take her hand and walk into the abyss together, Deon Agriche.”

The smoothly frozen face of Deon cracked for the first time.

Cassis pierced through Deon with a coldly lowered gaze, and finally let go of his hand.

And he left without looking back.

On both the person moving away and the person left behind, a sticky red light was poured down generously.

Crack.

Suddenly, Deon’s hand grabbed a handful of flowers and leaves from the bushes underneath him.

The sunset, with its ripe colors, was sweeping past his protruding knuckles.

* * *

That late evening, an unexpected meeting took place in an unexpected place.

“Hello.”

“Hello.”

Ryuzak and Sylvia, who ran into each other in the library, greeted each other awkwardly.

Sylvia was already sitting in her seat in the library, and Ryuzak had just opened the door and entered. Conflict arose in Ryuzak’s eyes as he glanced around.

It didn’t seem polite to turn around and leave after even exchanging greetings.

However, since the number of seats in the library was limited, Ryuzak had no choice but to take a seat at a reasonable distance from Sylvia.

Only then did he think that he should have grabbed a book from the bookshelf.

He also considered simply opening the door again and leaving, pretending that he had entered the wrong room.

But Sylvia was just sitting there looking out the window, not really looking at a book. So Ryuzak simply leaned back in his chair and relaxed his body.

At first, they both exuded an awkward atmosphere, but as time passed, that feeling faded. The air in the library was quiet and peaceful.

“I heard from the servant who was cleaning earlier that there was one person who had been steadily visiting the library, and it was the Heir of the Enemy,” Ryuzak shifted his gaze at the faint voice that brushed past his ears.

Sylvia had already taken her eyes off the window and was looking at Ryuzak.

She seemed to think it was unexpected that Ryuzak was using the library. A place like a martial arts training hall suited Ryuzak better, so it was understandable.

The moment he met Sylvia’s eyes, he habitually frowned again and replied.

“I came here because I was looking for a quiet place to be alone.”

“You have a private room to stay in, right?”

“People often visit.”

Then Sylvia nodded in agreement. Well, the reason Sylvia came here was not much different.

Then, she considerately spoke to him.

“If you feel uncomfortable being with me, don’t worry about it and feel free to move your seat.”

She didn’t say she would move her seat.

Of course, Ryuzak had been using this place before Sylvia first discovered the library, but anyway, she was the one who came to the library first today.

Ryuzak also read her thoughts and replied with a slightly disgruntled expression.

“I’m fine….”

“Then I’m fine too, so let’s just stay like this.”

Sylvia simply settled the situation and took a more comfortable position than before, causing Ryuzak to make a strange expression.

Then, Ryuzak felt a rare sense of embarrassment at Sylvia’s voice that rang in his ears.

“Actually, when you opened the door and came in, I thought you didn’t want to be in the same place because you frowned at me.”

“Did I do that?”

“Yes. Actually, you’ve done that not only today but every time I’ve seen you.”

Sylvia used a fairly straightforward way of speaking.

Ryuzak felt momentarily speechless and slightly stiffened.

Then, he looked back on his actions so far and hardened his face in a different sense than before.

“It’s just that I don’t know how to treat women, so it was just an unconscious reaction due to awkwardness. I didn’t mean to be rude. I’m sorry if you were offended.”

“No… It’s okay.”

Sylvia was a little embarrassed by the unexpected sincere apology.

Then, the same awkward air as before lingered between the two for a while. Unable to overcome it, Ryuzak spoke first.

“It’s getting late, so shouldn’t you be heading back?”

Only after speaking did he realize that his words might sound like he was trying to chase Sylvia away. It was a moment when he didn’t like himself for not being good at speaking.

But fortunately, Sylvia didn’t seem to misunderstand Ryuzak’s words.

“If I’m late, my brother will come to pick me up anyway.”

“You have a good relationship with your family.”

That’s what he had felt every time he saw the Fedelian siblings.

Sylvia smiled slightly embarrassedly at Ryuzak’s words.

“He tends to be overprotective of me. So does my father.”

In fact, Sylvia knew that her family had been paying more attention to her lately.

They seemed to have noticed that her attitude had changed since she had been spending more time in Yggdrasil.

Her brother, Cassis, looked at her as if he was going to say something yesterday. Sylvia read that gaze and deliberately avoided Cassis.

It was because she didn’t even know the clear source of her feelings, so she didn’t know what to say even if someone asked her why.

It just seemed that she had been feeling strange little by little while talking to people from other families after coming to Yggdrasil. She felt like she was on the outside, which she didn’t know when she was only in Fedelian.

It was especially true when she saw certain people, and that was Jeremy Agriche.

To be exact, when she was facing him and bragging about each other’s older sisters and brothers in a slightly childish way, she saw him getting up from his seat, saying that there would be a meeting with the leaders soon.

At times like that, Sylvia felt that Jeremy Agriche, who was the same age as her, suddenly felt older than her, and she felt distant.

As that feeling grew more and more when she saw other people, she gradually avoided associating with them.

But what could she say to other people about that?

In fact, Sylvia thought that even thinking these thoughts was like a childish thing.

“Isn’t it because you are the only younger sister and daughter?”

“Is that so? But my mother doesn’t do that.”

Meanwhile, Ryuzak listened to Sylvia’s story and pictured the friendly Fedelian siblings in his head, and then unconsciously recalled the appearance of another pair of siblings he had seen in the rose garden before.

At that moment, it felt as if a strong rose scent was enveloping the tip of his nose like a delusion.

Like beads strung on a string, the image of Roxana Agriche, whom he had met in the hallway, was also overlaid on his memory.

And what she said as well.

The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]

The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]

How to Protect the Heroine's Older Brother Roxana 여주인공의 오빠를 지키는 방법
Status: Completed Author: Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation] In a world of scandalous secrets and dangerous desires, Roxana Agriche finds herself trapped within the pages of a 19+ reverse harem novel. As the older sister of a notorious villain, her fate seems sealed. But when her depraved father kidnaps Cassis Pedelian, the heroine's brother, Roxana sees a chance for salvation. Can she defy her family's dark legacy and protect Cassis, securing her own survival? Dive into a thrilling tale of kidnapping, betrayal, and forbidden alliances, where Roxana and Cassis must navigate a treacherous web of deceit to bring down the brutal Agriche family. Will they trust each other enough to rewrite their destinies, or will they succumb to the abyss?

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