I’m the Foolish Younger Sibling of a Hero

Hello?

I’m the hero’s spoiled younger sibling (or, to be precise, his rude brat of a sibling).

Yes! Just as I introduced myself, I’m a crooked, out-of-touch, self-indulgent, ill-mannered spoiled brat!

You ask why my brother is the hero, but his younger sibling turned out like this!?

“Brother… where are you going at this hour?”

“They say the princess of Seong has been kidnapped. I’ll be back soon.”

“Can’t you not go? I don’t want to be alone….”

“Ren. Everyone is waiting for me.”

“I’m waiting too… I’ve been waiting all the time!!”

“Ren, be good. I’ll be back.”

Even on my birthday!

When I was hurt!

When I was sick with a fever and lying there in agony!

He goes off to defeat dragons, to clear dungeons, and on and on!! Why is the princess who was living well in the castle kidnapped by the demon king?! Does this world only function if my brother is around!!

So of course I’d end up twisted.

These days hero welfare is better, but… ten years ago, when they gave us nothing at all… my brother even snatched my snacks to share them with the neighborhood kids!! He’s praised as a hero, but what does that have to do with me?!

“What??”

“Oh my, is that person the ‘Ren’ he was talking about?”

“Ren? That one!!”

“Right! So he’s the hero’s troublesome younger sibling in the village. Just as spoiled as they said. He’s picking fights every other day, isn’t he? He hasn’t even been here a day and he’s already started three fights!”

“Tsk tsk. What do you think you’ll become when you grow up….”

“What?”

I stopped glaring at the brute I’d bumped shoulders with and turned my sharp eyes on the villagers gossiping about me. The one who stole my coin—you’re next!

“You, you insolent…!”

“Hey!! Enough. Hasn’t he benefited from the hero enough already?”

“The younger brother hasn’t done anything!”

Thud! Thump!

I stamped the ground with all my might. Dust rose up, and the people startled by my outburst fell silent.

I put on the obnoxious smile I’d practiced in the mirror and laughed with my mouth wide enough to show all my teeth.

“Fine. I haven’t contributed anything, okay? But what about you people? Have you done anything for me? Why are you all talking about other people so carelessly!! Didn’t my brother fix your house window? He tore apart the window frame from our house to do it, so if you think about it, I had a share in that too!! I’ve suffered plenty because of our brother, who you all love to gobble up!? Huh, huh, huh?”

I lifted my chin as high as I could and glared at them.

As I twisted around and shouted at the top of my lungs, the gossiping people backed away with disgusted faces.

I can’t live like this!!

I can’t live with this injustice!!

I’m not living with my brother anymore!

I was making that vow angrily to myself when someone came rushing in like a flash.

“Reen!”

It was my brother.