"Even Though He's a Fool, He Was an Adorable Little Brother - Short Story [Started Posting the Serialized Version]"

# Translation Born as the second son of a marquis family, my younger brother resembled our mother in appearance and our father in magical power, and he was intelligent like our grandfather. Spoiled by those around him as he grew up, my younger brother became prideful, flaunting his good looks, intelligence, and abundant magical power, developing a narcissistic personality. I nudged my younger brother when he tried to skip a tea party with his fiancée to go on a solo long-distance ride. I reprimanded my younger brother when he tried to embezzle money meant as a gift for his fiancée to buy an expensive grimoire for himself, and I made efforts to somehow turn him into a decent person. However, my efforts were in vain. As my younger brother grew up, he said the most terrible things to his fiancée: "Give me money to support a mistress. Build a separate mansion for me to live with my mistress. Having a child who inherits my genes is already a blessing." At that time, I was involved in reconstruction efforts in a territory that had been struck by flooding and was away from the royal capital. I came to regret that I should not have left my younger brother's side until he was married. --- ※This is a spinoff of the short story "We Can't Be Husband and Wife, But I Thought We Could Be Family." It is told from the perspective of Rick Zalomon's older brother, Fonzie Zalomon (eldest son of the marquis family, a man of common sense). You should be able to enjoy this work even without reading the previous work. "Copyright (C) 2022 - Mahoro Kuzu-Ryusaka" ※Also posted on pixiv. ※Unauthorized reposting is prohibited. ※Unauthorized distribution of reading videos is also prohibited. ※On April 1, 2022, this work ranked 4th in the daily overall ranking! Thank you! ※"We Can't Be Husband and Wife, But I Thought We Could Be Family" won 1st place in the experienced writers category of "the 6th Narou Death Game"! ※On June 20, 2024, I began posting a serialized version of this work. The serialized version "We Can't Be Husband and Wife, But I Thought We Could Be Family" is a significantly expanded and revised version of the short story with an epilogue added. Thank you for your support!