Route Zero: beginning (1)
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"No way! Whatever I won't stay here! Please god! bring me back! "

"Brother...calm down please."

I can't accept decisively. My former world is amply bad but this world is worse. what the unfortunate that carries me to this abhorrent world.

 

While I lose consciousness because I disagree with brutal facts. The person who is brother approached and shake my body radically with his hand.

"Brother! Brother! remain calm! You still have me!"

He is worry. His face shows sincerely anxiety to me. When I apprehend his frankness, my consciousness is restored quickly. I pull his hands out then nod my head to confirm I'm fine now.

 

"I'm okay. You doesn't concern anymore"

"Really..?"

"Of course"

"sure?"

"I told you okay. You're too anxious"

I smile and fondle his head gently. I stand up and sweep dust on pants.

 

My eyes observe the area. I see large verdant glass land, ardent sunshine, and a fresh atmosphere. Red-eyes rabbits with double horns are jumping though tall glasses, flocks of long-tail bird fly in the blue firmament. This is the fantasy thing that will not see on earth.

 

(Am I in fantasy world..?)

I don't refuse that I'd not love the fantasy world but this situation is not proper. I should be elated or unpleasure, however, I'm in the otome game world (f_cking abomination).

 

"How's going on brother? You're absent-mind a moment ago"

I'm asked by my brother. His face looks serious. He's a sympathetic man. Hmm...I wish I would have this sibling-like him instead of my selfish sister who is interested only handsome men.

 

"Nothing. Hmm...Did you remember the home path? Err...I  sleep too joyously. It seems I just remember a nice dream and forget how can I go home"

"Poor brother...Not only crazy but being forgetful too. Day by day my brother is crazier. Follow me closely, understand?"

"Heh Heh please guide me. The experienced navigator."

My brother seems a little angry. As he complains about me, in this world my character usually looks like a madman. That's dissatisfied for me when I'm compared to a madman. From now on I will become this character in a new role but remaining in an original name "Elden Nor".

 


 

(Is this my home?)

I and brother walk home together shortly. This character's residence is not large and luxurious. It's just a tiny one-floor domicile that is made of wood. Outside the residence surround various flower plants, green vegetables, and colorful fruits

 

"Hi, mom."

My brother opens the door and leads me inside my residence. This door is using the locker instead of the handle. It's quite suitable for a theme of otome game in the noble age.

 

After I follow along with my brother, I see one table set and a woman who is cooking. This must be a dining room.

"Did you come back? Nef and Nor."

My mother talks to us tenderly. She's quite an old woman with a pretty face. Her brown hair identifies my brother got heredity from her. Although she's not much notable, the atmosphere around herself makes me feel warm.

 

"Yes, Mother."

I speak politely with her because I never meet her before. But the information that I know she's my brother and my real brother's name is "Nef".

 

"Wow? What's wrong with you, Nor? Why is he so mannerly? Nef?"

"Since I had found him at the river then he acts weird. He looks like a man who never live here."

(Not good!)

They're discovering my unusual behavior because I speak politely. That means for this world Elden Nor's not merely crazy, also impolite too.

 

"Not a big problem, mom. Well, can I take a bath? My body is so smelly."

I smell myself after making a disgusting face. My body doesn't smell stinky. I only feign it to evade the issue.

 

"Do you want to take a bath? Nef. Could you prepare the hot bath for your brother?"

"Yeah, the brother picks up new clothes. Just a few minutes,  the hot will be ready."

"Ok"

Nef goes his task outside suddenly and leave me solely. To be unsuspect, I open the dining room door and go deeper inside.

 

"Uhh...Now, I should get new clothes Nerf word. But where is my room?"

I encounter many doors in this home. I don't know which door brings me to my room because each of them doesn't have any nameplates. I must open them all inevitably.

 

I begin from two doors on the left. The first door I find a big bad on the corner, It's probably a parents' bedroom. And the second door I see stocks of weapon and tools, I guess it is storage.

Finish left side next is two doors on the right. The third door, I find a stone incinerator, an iron hammer, an anvil, and sword blueprints. Undoubtedly this is the blacksmith room. And the last door I finally discover my room. A normal bedroom is composed of a bunk bed and some decoration.

 

"Lucky that this home is not big"

I'm happy after exploring this home completely. I find out the wardrobe near a huge mirror on the wall.

 

"I should hurry to not wasting time."

I walk toward the wardrobe and open it. I choose easy clothes such as white undershirts and shorts for being pajamas tonight. Before I will leave, I come across myself through a huge mirror.

 

"Aww...God...This character's face looks quite ugly"

My feet had stopped when I had seen a true feature. It has the tangled hair, sky blue dead-fished eyes, and a deformed appearance. Overall it is more ugly than common!

 

"Goddammit! At least, the game master should emphasize designing extras better-looking!"

I sigh shortly. I sympathize with myself and this character. It's grievous considerably for being extras. In this Otome game, along the way, we're the only piece of paper that is not comparable with valuable gems such as main characters.

 

"Never mind, I should clear the errand first."

I abolish a negative thought. The passive feature is not a modification. This is an unavoidable fate for extras like me. After I give up my appearance, I leave quickly.

 

"The bathroom must surely be behind."

It remains the last door that is not surveyed. If my thought is not inaccurate, it ought to be the bathroom.

 

"Bingo~"

I'm accurate. I find a big blank bracket for putting off the clothes near full-clothed brackets in front of the entrance. I get inside and see the water dipper in a max-watered enameled bowl.

 

"As my expectation, it's a Japanese style bathroom."

Because Japan is nationalism, it' not abnormal I will see this bathroom style. But I wish a shower instead of a bath. I dislike a long taking a bath. It dissipates precious time.

 

"Hot water is already, brother"

"Oh!... I understand"

I'm alarmed when hearing Nef's voice from outside. I would not doubt then I unclothe and put wore clothes into a bracket. I clean myself by steps: showering with a water dipper, souping, and showering again. The last step is getting in the bath.

 

"Wow...It's seriously hot."

Instantly, I dip into the bath. Heat infiltrates over my body speedily. Since I was born, I've never taken a bath seriously hot. Is this Japanese 

lifestyle.

 

"Is it too hot? Brother?"

"Not matter, it's perfect."

I must attempt to become Elden Nor who is acquainted. If I say "Oh god! This is over hot", I guarantee 100% of suspicion. If this is a test for being this character, this hot level must be normal in my daily life.

 

(Can't bear! I annul!)

Only a few minutes, I quit from it. The test doesn't specify the time. I can complete it later.

 

"I finish. Your turn, Nef."

"Ok"

I hear his running outside. I predict he'll get here soon. I should rash to sweep myself and pick my new clothes in bracket. I hurry to come to my bedroom and put a new one. Later I walk to the dining room for having dinner.

 

When I enter the dining room, I meet a sky blue-hair man who is sitting on the chair. he's quite as old as my mother and has a warm atmosphere like her. Especially, he has a plain face and dead-fished eyes like me. He's my father doubtlessly but why I'm more ugly than him. This is not fair to me.

 

"Hi, Did you take a bath? Nor."

"Yes, Father."

"What!?"

He makes an unbelievable face but I don't care. I sit opposite him calmly.

 

"Ravia. Do you think he acts weird?"

"Yes, Josef I think so. He's very polite."

"ํQuite right."

He calls my mother Rivia and her call him Joseph. So I can summarize all personal names in this family. To start with my younger brother is Elden Nef, My mother is Elden Ravia and My father is Elden Joseph. If I refer to the in-game denominating system, my summary doesn't have errors certainly. How bad, I forget to fake the role again. I have to pretend flawlessly next time.

 

"I'm natural. Not thing change. Dad"

"Feel better. This is my son."

"That's exactly how I feel too. Joseph"

My father gets something off his chest. My mother is smiling and agreeing with him. It means I or Elden Nor should talk with the family naturally similar former world where I had lived.  It is a benefit for them and me too because I'm not a kind of gentle confidently

 

"So excellent~"

My brother enters with a happy face. I guess he just finishes taking a bath because steam is still around himself. To consider from his face, He must love taking a bath surely.

 

"Sit as you please, Nef. The dinner is ready."

"Yeah~"

Nef replies simply very cute sound. When I see that I really would tease him. There's a good sibling! Why my sister is not as cute as same as one of his hundred. Elden Nor is so jealous! Please, swap my sister with your brother!

 

"What's wrong brother? Are there any problems?"

"Nothing at all, It's just unfair on each personal life."

"I can't understand what you said."

"It's abstruse in many means"

"Ok, I should not ask you more."

He simply gives up and sits near me. Splendid! He is suitable for the word "ฺBeloved brother". He makes me feel like a brother again.

 

"You, two have a nice talk. Here, It is my specialty. The Rabbit Satun."

"Wow! It looks really delicious, Mama!"

"ํYou praise beautifully, Papa. Come on, I will scoop it for you~"

My mother lays the Rabbit Satun on the table. After she separates dishes and scoops the meal to all of us. Then she sits near my father.

 

"Everyone ready. One two three!"

"Let's eat"

"Let's...eat..."

Everyone except me say simultaneously. Generally, I've to say Itadakimasu in Japanese. Since I'm this world, I can comprehend the translation. But I'm so shameful when I couldn't speak simultaneously with others. I will improve the next chance.

 

"Very delicious! Mom!"

"Hahaha. Your food always wins my heart. Mama"

"So shame. You praise me over~"

Everybody has dinner merrily. When I see this view, it makes me jealous. I'm nostalgic about my status in the former world. My parents were busy all the time. They focused their work more than having a joyful time together. My older sister too, studied hard to be a doctor in the future. I was left alone and guarded my home almost every day. Someday luckily, My sister would cancel the exam and live with me. Before I come to this world, I wish I had seen the image that I had a meal together with my family.

 

"What does happen Nor? Is it not delicious?"

My mother, brother, and father look at me anxiously. I almost forget that at the moment, I'm Elden Nor. If I incarnate in this character, I've to become alike their son mostly.  Life, worthy as I can!

 

"This meal is brilliant!!!"

"Of course~"

"Mom's food is the best!"

"Hahaha. Son, you love to say jokes, right?. Oh, I forget you always be like this."

"That's my personality! Dad!"

I laugh with tears of happiness. Although this is not my real family, I feel truly happy from my heart. At least, this Otome world is not as boring as my expectation.

 


This chapter is not as long as my original work. Until I translate in English, it's longer than my original work. If you doubt at some point in the chapter, please comment to me. I will read and reply to you.

The next chapter is tomorrow, Hope you enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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