By Some Unbelievable Twist, I Became the Villainess’s Older Brother

When Zyla saw him and rushed over in horror, Jaeyi had to endure a rather embarrassing stretch of time. From that day onward, he privately resolved never again to wonder where the real Enoch was.

And now, with his head still wrapped in bandages, Jaeyi accepted reality once more. He had become Enoch Laochenes, and he would never be able to return to his original world.

Once he gave up on everything, his glorious wounds began hurting terribly. Rubbing an injury and frowning, Jaeyi glanced up. He and Zyla were seated in the dining room.

As the maids who had pushed in a trolley set plates of food on the table, Zyla watched him from across the table with a worried expression. Her gaze remained fixed on Jaeyi’s bandaged hand.

Ever since Jaeyi called out to Enoch in the empty air, Zyla had worried terribly that he might do something strange again and refused to leave his side. Jaeyi swallowed a small sigh.

“Brother, are you alright?”

“…Yes.”

Perhaps noticing that something was wrong, Zyla abruptly asked the question. He nodded at once as though he had been waiting for it, but his body apparently said otherwise.

Zyla looked at Jaeyi and sucked in a startled breath.

“Really? Oh, gosh! There’s blood coming through the bandage! We need to change it right away!”

Jaeyi watched as she spoke in horror with both hands clamped over her mouth, then raised his hand slightly. Blood truly was seeping through the bandage.

But the bandage could be changed later. His remarkably accurate internal clock was telling him not to leave the dining room now.

Jaeyi clutched his stomach and shook his head.

“This much is fine.”

“But it’s bleeding that much! Shouldn’t we change it?”

“It isn’t that serious.”

“Really?”

Zyla’s brows drooped as she spoke with a worried expression. Jaeyi suddenly felt something strange.

“Yes. Hurry and eat. I can change the bandage after the meal.”

“Alright… But I’ll stay beside you when they change it so you won’t be afraid.”

“Alright. Thank you.”

He smiled softly at Zyla’s sweet words. Her cheeks turned red, and she focused on her meal. Though Zyla was young, her table manners were excellent.

Lunch that day was foie gras. It looked so appetizing that his mouth watered.

Exactly three days. He had eaten nothing but soup for three full days. But that morning, the Duke and Duchess of Laochenes had finally permitted him to have a proper meal.

Jaeyi swallowed and picked up his utensils. The bandage around one hand made things a little awkward, but he had no complaints because he was thoroughly pleased with the day’s menu.

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It had already been a month since he transmigrated inside the novel. During that time, Jaeyi did everything he could to adjust to Enoch’s life.

No, it would be more accurate to say that he worked tirelessly to appear perfectly like Enoch.

He had no choice. Since he couldn’t return to his original world, the only thing he could do now was become ‘Enoch Laochenes’.

Fortunately, Jaeyi was not especially dull-witted. Over the course of a month, he gradually blended into House Laochenes.

He had even grown capable of being waited on by the servants, which had once felt so unfamiliar, with a composed expression and ease.

During that time, the Duke and Duchess of Laochenes watched him even more carefully than before. Judging by what the family physician whispered to them, the doctor had likely heard about his strange behavior from Zyla and told them that the fall might have left something wrong with his head.

If nothing else, that made it easier to adapt. Each day as Enoch was peaceful, and perhaps because the original story hadn’t yet begun, nothing dangerous seemed to happen.

But that revealed one surprising fact. Zyla, the infamous villainess of the novel who had been called a witch incarnate, was nothing like her portrayal in the story.

She was small and adorable, and more than anything, she adored Enoch. Whenever he watched Zyla smile innocently, he could hardly believe she was truly the person who would commit such wicked deeds later.

It seemed she had always been fond of her older brother, but after Enoch fell from his horse, Zyla followed him around even more persistently. At one point, Jaeyi asked why she kept following him everywhere.

‘Obviously, it’s so I can run to Mother and Father right away if you collapse again, Brother!’

He found her answer so cute and funny that Enoch laughed out loud on the spot. Zyla’s face had turned as red as a ripe apple. Little by little, he grew increasingly fond of her.

At the same time, Jaeyi worried about her. He worried all the more because the Imperial Crown Prince had sent a letter a week after he awoke.