THE REBORN LADY IS LOVED BY HER FOSTER BROTHER: THE SCARIEST VILLAIN

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Chapter 186: Wherever You Are

“Woah...!”

“Thats path home, right?”

It was just like that time she had strayed into the Dimensional Rift on her way back from the Spirit Realm.

The path must have materialized because Ortansia wished from the bottom of her heart to return.

“Let’s go.”

Still carrying Ortansia in his arms, Gérard stepped onto the newly formed path.

But the very next second, an even more surprising sight unfolded.

“Wait, is something coming from the other side...?”

Far down the path, she could see something approaching them.

It wasn't Lucien, whom they had encountered earlier.

It was much... smaller.

That "something," no larger than a tiny bean, was hurtling toward them at remarkable speed.

Straining her eyes to see what it could be... the moment she realized its identity, Ortansia gasped out loud.

“Tyrol?!”

There stood her cherished spirit companion, whom she had longed to see for so very long.

Frantically slipping down from Gérard’s arms, Ortansia broke into a run.

“Tyrol!”

『Sia!!』

There was no mistaking it, the one sprinting toward her with all its might was Tyrol.

Her own feet stumbling in her hurry, Ortansia rushed forward and embraced Tyrol with both arms as the spirit leaped into her chest with full momentum.

“Tyrol, you’re safe...!”

『That’s my line, Sia!!』

Hearing Tyrol’s tearful voice, Ortansia felt tears spring to her own eyes as well.

...She had been searching all this time.

She had missed Tyrol so terribly that she had even mistaken other cats for her companion while trapped in that other world.

Approaching them, Gérard looked down at Tyrol cradled in Ortansia's arms and murmured softly.

“Now that I think about it, this cat wasn't around either.”

『I’m not a cat!』

At their familiar bickering, a soft giggle escaped Ortansia's lips.

“So you hadn't made it back to the ducal estate yet... Where have you been all this time, Tyrol?”

『I was looking for you, Sia! Right after we left that tavern, you collapsed, and right after that, I got dropped into this place! I kept searching and searching, thinking you might be lost somewhere here too!!』

Ortansia hurriedly checked Tyrol over.

Fortunately, there were no signs of injury or exhaustion.

Time flowed ambiguously here in the Dimensional Rift.

Likely, not much time had passed for Tyrol since falling into this realm.

“Thank goodness... Thank goodness...!”

Once more, Ortansia hugged Tyrol tight.

‘Did I get to meet Tyrol because I wished to go back...?’

It had to be.

Tyrol was an indispensable part of the ducal estate where Ortansia grew up.

...The ducal household in that world created by the devil might have been a happy place.

Yet that was not where Ortansia belonged.

(A place with Brother, Father, Tyrol, Pamela, Annabel, and everyone else... That is where I truly belong.)

It felt as though she had taken a long and winding detour, but Ortansia was finally able to accept that truth within her heart.

“...Let’s head back already.”

Gérard’s gentle palm rested reassuringly on Ortansia's head.

“Yes, Brother.”

Smiling up at her foster brother beside her, Ortansia set off walking.

“Ah—Brother! I can walk fine on my own two feet, you know?”

“...Understood.”

At Ortansia's declaration of walking on her own, Gérard offered a somewhat dissatisfied reply for reasons unknown.

‘After all, I’m his "sister." Even if he’s allowed me to stay by his side, I need to maintain a proper distance.’

If she failed to do so, her romantic feelings for him might accidentally be visible.

Disciplining herself with that thought, Ortansia straightened her posture and marched onward.

『I can walk on my own too!』

Leaping out of Ortansia's arms, Tyrol scampered ahead, looking back with a proud expression.

“Hehe, oh Tyrol.”

Finding Tyrol’s competitive nature endearing, Ortansia let out a soft laugh.

As they continued walking, a change soon presented itself.

『Is that...』

“The doors to the ducal estate!”

Towering at the end of the path was undeniably the front door of the Duke of Vérité’s mansion.

At long last, they could go home.

‘It brings back memories…’

Overcome with deep emotion, Ortansia unconsciously paused in her tracks.

Wondering what was going through her mind, Gérard gently took Ortansia's hand in his.

“Brother...?”

Gérard said nothing.

He simply wrapped his hand warmly around hers.

Even without words, his gentle warmth conveyed everything he wanted to say.

‘He’s telling me not to hesitate, because this is where I belong.’

That was why he was taking her hand to lead her forward.

“I’m all right, Brother.”

Ortansia softly squeezed Gérard’s hand in return.

‘Because wherever you are, that is my home.’

So now, she would hesitate no longer.

“Let’s go home together, to our home.”

“...Yeah.”

Ortansia and Gérard placed their hands on the door handle simultaneously.

And slowly, they pushed the door open.

T/N: Hello guys! A very big thanks to everyone who is still here. The novel release is slow because the author has not finished writing or release the chapters. right now, i have translated up to the last page she posted and will keep you guys updated. Shalom💜

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