Thump-thump-
Although her heart had long since stopped beating, at that moment, she felt as though she could really hear its unstoppable pounding.
She turned her head blankly and gazed at Lynn's handsome face, so close to hers.
Her soft little mouth parted slightly.
Her mind... went completely blank.
"If it's you, Older Brother..."
[Ding! Alice's affection for you +10]
Lynn: "?!!!"
That was not something that should be going up!
Without the slightest hesitation, he reacted at what he swore was the fastest speed of his entire life. Before that ominous notification had even finished sounding, he threw his hands open at lightning speed ヽ(￣▽￣)ﾉ and said:
"Ah! Just kidding! I was just kidding! I only said it because I wanted to see Alice's cute expression! How could that possibly happen? We're brother and sister! Saying something like that is just too weird! Ahahahaha!"
Lynn stiffly adjusted the Monocle, laughing with unnatural enthusiasm as though he had merely made an offhand joke.
Even though there was nothing funny about it.
Zuo Zuo Ծ‸Ծ.
Alice covered half her cheek and averted her eyes, looking a little disappointed as she said:
"Y-yes... it's too weird..."
Lynn went ヽ(￣▽￣)ﾉ.
"Ha... haha..."
His heart pounded wildly.
That was too dangerous!
That was really too dangerous just now!
He had only casually made a nasty little joke. He had never expected it to trigger a notification that her feelings were changing into something else. That was not a change he could allow!
Luckily, he had reacted in time and cut it short, or the consequences would have been unimaginable!
But this incident also taught him that he absolutely could not make such nasty jokes in front of Alice again! If he did, Alice might actually take his words seriously, because she was