The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 189

How to Protect the Heroine’s Older Brother – Episode 189

Orka, already weakened from severe bleeding and seemingly on the verge of collapse from the poison, fell to the ground, unconscious.

To any observer, it appeared Orka was the aggressor and Roxana the victim.

Orka had even summoned a monster and cornered Roxana against the wall, threatening her.

Adding to the scene, Roxana had blood on her lips, while Orka, now collapsed, was bleeding from his mouth as if he’d been bitten.

It certainly looked as though he’d been injured while attempting to force himself on Roxana.

“You son of a bitch! How dare you touch her!”

Jeremy, enraged, began kicking Orka with murderous intent.

People looked down at Orka, who lay on the ground, as if he were a despicable scoundrel.

“Orka! How could you do such a thing…! And this monster…!”

Pandora stared at Orka and his monster, unsure how to react.

Judging by her expression, she likely didn’t know about the spell within Yggdrasil that allowed the free use of monsters.

Considering they were from the same family and both Beast Masters, it was highly probable Orka possessed this jewel because he was the heir.

“I’ll borrow this for a moment.”

Roxana took the weapon from Pandora.

For a moment, Pandora panicked, thinking Roxana intended to take bloody revenge on Orka.

While understanding Roxana’s feelings, Orka was still her cousin, so she was caught between reason and emotion, wondering if she should stop her if she tried to kill him before her eyes.

“Jeremy, let’s go.”

But Roxana simply walked past Orka.

Jeremy followed her without question.

Earlier, Roxana had signaled Cassis not to come to her location.

The reason she chose Jeremy as her companion was that he was someone she could trust and also a member of Agriache [Roxana’s family, known for their ruthlessness].

Roxana refocused her attention on the poison butterfly.

In the scene shown by the butterfly, Nix stood before two men she knew.

It was Noel and Deon.

* * *

The dolls had crawled up to the third floor.

As they were grabbing and smashing another object, a group of people appeared before Cassis.

“Brother!”

Sylvia was among them.

The people inside the building had gathered to destroy the dolls and rescue the injured.

Jeanne, along with others, was treating and protecting the rescued people.

Just then, another doll entered the hallway, but there were many people, and they were somewhat accustomed to fighting the dolls, so they were able to subdue it relatively easily.

Cassis watched as people separated the doll’s arms and tied it up to prevent it from moving, and then asked Sylvia.

“Sylvia, where is Father?”

“He went to find Noel Vertium!”

It would be more effective to dismantle and destroy the limbs and head separately rather than just tying up the doll, but that seemed impossible because it looked like a person.

Still, it seemed to have lost its combat power, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

Looking at the situation, it seemed that Cassis was no longer needed here.

“Be careful, there are still dolls left!”

He told Sylvia and immediately turned around.

Sylvia tried to stop Cassis from leaving alone but soon realized where he was going and changed her words.

“Be careful too, Brother!”

Cassis ran down the hallway, leaving behind the wreckage of the destroyed dolls.

Roxana had conveyed her intention for him not to come to her, but Cassis could not fully obey that instruction.

Of course, he knew she was capable of protecting herself.

But acknowledging the facts and being at ease were two different things.

The butterfly fluttered around Cassis as if doing something unnecessary.

Cassis ignored it.

Last night, he had generously infused Roxana with his energy [mana].

It was to protect her from being harmed by the monster, but as it turned out, today’s incident was not caused by a monster.

But whatever the cause, most injuries would heal immediately without a trace, so that was Cassis’s only consolation.

Of course, he didn’t even want to imagine Roxana getting hurt.

He wished the poison butterfly would guide him to Roxana’s side, but it didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so.

So, Cassis guessed where she might be and hurried there.

Toward the adjacent building where Nix was located.

* * *

Thump! Bang!

Someone broke down the door and came in.

Nix was tense, hearing the noise from outside, but upon seeing the face that came into view, he exclaimed in surprise.

“How did you guys get here!”

Creak. Creeak.

The Vertium dolls, making strange noises, found Nix tied up in the room and approached him.

Clang!

The fixed chains were immediately shattered.

They took Nix out of the room.

Everything happened so quickly that Nix was a bit disoriented.

The dolls dragged him along, his limbs still bound by restraints.

“Wait a minute….”

He was about to complain about the discomfort, but knowing the urgency of the situation, Nix simply kept his mouth shut.

Besides, combat dolls lacked communication skills from the start, so it was impossible to have a conversation.

The dolls only followed Noel, so it was obvious who had sent them without even asking.

Noel must have sent the other dolls to rescue him.

So, was that the reason for the noise outside from earlier?

He was worried about whether it could be resolved, but on the other hand, a faint sense of emotion welled up in a corner of his heart.

He must have misunderstood Noel at the hearing yesterday.

At that time, he had discovered a dark and sticky something in Noel’s eyes that he had never seen before and felt a sense of repulsion, but it seemed that it was not directed at Nix.

The dolls seemed to know where Noel was, as they unhesitatingly dragged Nix along.

As they approached the passage, the flames of the candlesticks hanging on the wall flickered faintly.

It cast a dark shadow that felt ominous on the blocked wall without a single window.

Then, suddenly, a wide-open space appeared.

It was the central passage directly connected to the adjacent building.

Unlike the hallway without windows, this place was made entirely of glass, including the walls, floor, and ceiling.

So, as soon as he took a step inside, dazzling light poured down from above.

Because it was a cloudy day, the light wasn’t very strong, but Nix felt it was very bright.

Nix hesitated for a moment, and the dolls grabbed him and pulled him again.

As if not tolerating any delay, the dolls behind him pushed Nix forward.

Creak.

The strange sound emanating from the dolls in need of repair made Nix’s nerves sharpen.

“Nix!”

Suddenly, a familiar voice flew from the front as if tearing his eardrums.

Nix raised his head, following the sound.

“Noel….”

But why?

The moment he saw Noel running towards him in the light, the same intense repulsion as yesterday surged from deep within his heart.

The same lingering discomfort and the same….

A chill.

Nix inadvertently avoided Noel’s hand reaching out to him.

Not only that, but he took several steps back, creating distance from Noel.

Noel, who was already walking unsteadily, faltered, reaching out in vain.

At first, Nix was flustered, and Noel raised his eyes, bewildered, not knowing what was going on.

Then, as he soon realized the situation, a ripple of emotions slowly began to form on Noel’s face.

“Why… why are you avoiding me?”

In the end, a hot heat swept over Noel.

The eyelids where the heat gathered were burning. The deeper inside was boiling as if covered with exploded lava.

“Now….”

The anxiety that had been driven to the limit turned into extreme anger in an instant.

“I finally get to see you.”

Noel felt indescribable anger towards Nix, who had dared to avoid his touch.

“Noel, that’s….”

“I can finally have you in my hands…!”

Nix tried to make excuses without realizing it.

But Noel didn’t give him a chance.

“Grab him!”

The voice like molten iron commanded the dolls.