VTGWH 512

"I want to brush off this ridiculous story right away, but when Alicia says it, I feel like it's okay..."

Big Brother Henry said with a small sigh.

Did that mean that he agreed to my request? 

"However, if you feel your life is in danger, you must abort the plan immediately."

Big Brother Henry, sensing the sudden change in my expression, said to me in a stern tone.

"Of course. What about Big Brother Albert and Big Brother Alan?"

I turned my eyes towards him.

I knew that Big Brother Henry would be the first to agree with me. All I had to do was persuade my other two brothers...

"Why such a plan?"

Big brother Albert asked me a reasonable question.

Big Brother Henry didn't ask me that question because he knew me well, and he didn't think I would come up with a reckless plan.

I liked Big Brother Henry the most of my brothers because he followed me without asking any questions. I guess I shouldn't be comparing my brothers, but...

"Because I want to clear up things that don't make sense to me.

I think it was quite abstract, even I thought so. But I couldn't tell them the details here.

I wouldn't tell anyone. Only I knew the purpose of this plan. Even if I said something vague like "I want to know Julie-sama's true feelings", my brothers would probably tell me not to pry.

"Ali, since when did you start thinking like that? I can't get on board with this... blowing up the royal palace..."

"We're not actually going to blow it up. We're just planning to blow something up."

I could tell straight away that Big Brother Alan wasn't keen on the idea. I think he really liked Liz-san, after all.

"It's just as serious a crime."

"There's a difference between actually blowing something up and not doing it."

"I don't want to tarnish my name."

That's true. I could understand Big brother Alan's point of view. However, I had to force Big brother Alan to participate.

I knew it wouldn't make any difference to incite him up here, but the "villainess" in me was telling me to incite him.

"Oh, Big brother Alan, you've already sullied your name, haven't you?"

"What?"

I could easily come up with a word that would make Big brother Alan unhappy. Big brother Alan treated me as his "little sister", but he didn't think of me as his "dear little sister".

I think the label of "hateful younger sister" still lingered.

"Big brother Alan has the lowest magical power level in the Williams family, right?"

I put on the perfect expression of a villainess for the first time in a while.

Big brother Alan's pride wouldn't let him stay quiet when he was looked at like this by his younger sister.

"I don't like that about you, Alicia. Your attitude, as if you look down on people..."

"But it's true, isn't it? I'm better than you in terms of academic ability and magical power, your little sister, right?"

It felt like it's been a while since I've been in this mode.

Being a villainess was fun after all, it was the job I was best suited for!