The Sickly Youngest Member of the Villainous Family

I ran with my short legs to find Jin. Fortunately, I saw Jin’s figure as soon as I turned the corner.

When I grabbed Jin’s leg, he hesitated and turned to look at me. Fluttering sky-blue hair and strangely cold emerald green eyes.

As our eyes met, my heart skipped a beat.

Before Jin’s red lips could part, I shouted, “I’ll give you the key back!”

Jin’s eyebrows twitched at my voice. Thinking that he seemed somewhat angry, I read Jin’s mood.

And this time, I spoke with a slightly softer voice. “I know that it belongs to my brother. Sasha, was just going to keep it for later.” I showed him the key necklace from inside my clothes as I spoke. “Or… if brother Jin wants to hold onto it, that’s fine too.”

Anyway, even if I have the key now, I can’t use it.

It would be better if Jin keeps it since it creates an uncomfortable atmosphere between us, and it wouldn’t be bad for me to borrow it briefly later.

I looked at Jin, and Jin pursed his lips.

“Did you follow me because you thought I wanted that key?”

I nodded my head after a moment of hesitation. And I cautiously opened my mouth.

“I want us to get along,” I said carefully.

After a long period of heavy silence, Jin sighed and made a sound. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

After a moment, Jin opened his mouth.

“I refuse.”

His words made my heart sink.

Am I already out of favor? Suddenly, it felt like my throat was closing up.

But his following words were unexpected.

“It’s something I’m not interested in.”

Even as I stared into Jin’s eyes, I couldn’t read any emotions in them. 

As I silently watched him, he slightly lowered his waist towards me.

“Seeing you afraid, it seems like you misunderstood me.”

His deep pupils came closer to my eyes. I couldn’t say anything.

“The Black Flame that the successor will possess….”

The Black Flame began to seep out of Jin’s body. Jin’s Black Flame, which seemed to have become stronger than when it was placed in the Goblet of Darkness, was incredibly overpowering.

“…It stimulates the desire for dominance.”

I felt my body stiffen.

“So, the reason I appear upset is not because of your small, cute key.”

The aura of the Black Flame gently brushed against my cheeks.

Jin’s lips twisted.

“There are two strong Winchesters, so the restless, uncontrolled Black Flame keeps stirring. That’s why I’m angry.”

His words sent a shiver down my spine.

Jin was still a boy. His Black Flame was destructive, but he couldn’t fully control it yet.

If the uncontrolled Black Flame was already at this level… How strong will Jin be when he grows up like Recardo and learns to control the Black Flame?

Anyway, I realized that I had misunderstood.

I thought Jin was uncomfortable because Hector gave me the key, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

“Um… Thank you for last time. You helped with the golden ball. Just in case…”

But there was no time to relax. Those fierce eyes were still looking at me.

“I just didn’t want my brother to be uncomfortable. Then, Sasha will leave now…….”

~ Translations by Lurelia | Editing by Valpal | Read only at moonlightnovels.com ~

With the misunderstanding cleared up, I was about to walk away when I heard Jin’s voice.

“You said you wanted to get along …….”

A chilling coldness crept up my ankles.

As I trembled with fear, Jin reached out his hand to me. At that moment, the image of a flower turning into ashes when his hand touched it flashed in my mind, and my body flinched.

Sc…… scared…….

But Jin held my hand.

“Actually, I feel the same way, Sasha.”

* * *

The Black Pond was so dark that even if a couple of people were thrown in and killed, no one would notice. It might be clear during the day, but at night, it was certainly that dark.

The surface of the pond was filled with sparkling galaxies.

And with the chilly wind blowing… I tightened my collar. It didn’t seem like a good place to spend time together after all.

“At first, I thought it would be a pleasant addition to my collection.”

Jin’s voice came from beside me. His gaze was fixed on the pond.

“I’m quite fond of putting beautiful things on display.”

A shiver ran up my spine at the sound of his calm, emotionless voice.

The Jin described in <Taylor’s Home> belonged to the sociopath category. A man of immense strength and a brilliant mind, he saw no value in anything beneath his feet.

He must have felt the same way about Sasha Winchester.

“But then I noticed that you were moving on your own, and I wasn’t even pulling the strings.”

Jin turned his head, his gaze fixed on mine. Even in the darkness, his eyes were clear.

I swallowed, not knowing what those words meant.

“……What are you searching for?”

His question struck me in the chest.

When I was a baby, Jin had noticed that I understood words. But he didn’t know that I had a sense of purpose as well.

“Sasha is…….”

“If you want to get along, you better be honest.”

Never had the words “get along” sounded so eerie. 

Jin’s Black Flame flickered in the air. If I said the wrong thing, I might be thrown into the water.

Regret flooded over me for following him without reason. Well, I didn’t really have a choice in the first place.

Jin didn’t seem like he would be convinced by an insincere answer. So, I decided to mix in some truth.

“…… pain.”

His eyebrows twitched at my words.

“Sasha… is going to be in pain.”

I looked pretty pitiful. Plus, that part was true.

“What does that mean?”

“I know I’m going to be sick later, and Sasha doesn’t want to be sick.”

Jin’s Black Flame gently brushed against my body.

“I don’t want to die…… so I plan to find a way to get better.”

His black eyes studied me for a while, as if he was trying to determine the truth. After a moment, his lips twitched again.

Contrary to the cold expression earlier, Jin’s eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

It was as if he had just been told that his favorite item was about to expire.

“Who…… told you that? Did you inherit your dream powers from your mother?”

I was told that Trisha also had the ability to see the future in her dreams.

I didn’t bother to answer. I wasn’t about to tell him straight out that this was the world I’d read about in my past life.

But if he could see through the truth, he would understand that what I said wasn’t a lie.

Within the deep silence, I could feel Jin’s gaze on me.

“I see. Perhaps it wasn’t the Black Flame that stopped the assassin, but Quenne’s ability…….”

His gaze was cold, serious, and heavy, and it lingered on me for a while. After a moment, Jean’s lips curled.

“So, is that why you’ve been working so hard, running around like crazy?”

Spending time at the library, solving Hector’s puzzle – Even I find myself to be quite passionate these days. It was unlike what would be expected of someone at a young age.

I nodded quietly. I couldn’t see his expression, and I wasn’t particularly curious either.

After a moment, Jin asked another question.

“Who else knows about this?”

I shook my head and looked at him.

~ Translations by Lurelia | Editing by Valpal | Read only at moonlightnovels.com ~

“No one but my brother, and I’d rather you didn’t tell anyone…….”

The Winchester’s rule was survival of the fittest, the weak were eliminated. Looking at history, even the direct line was not exempt.

In a country where the family is in the spotlight, the repercussions would be even greater.

I hoped Jin would understand my desperation. At the same time, I regretted that he knew at all. He might end up despising my weakness.

Thinking that, I clenched my fist tightly.

“…I see, Sasha.”

Jin’s deep voice awakened me from my worries.

He was looking at the pond again. His lips curled into a smile. His eyes reflected the night sky on the pond.

“…Don’t worry. I’ve never had what’s mine taken away from me.”

A chilling sensation spread through my body, as if an icy coldness was permeating through my fingertips.

I found solace in the fact that Jin had no animosity towards me, yet why was I still so uneasy?

As if speaking to himself, he murmured, “The second secret is quite thrilling.”

His voice mixed with the sound of the wind rustling the leaves.

* * *

The time in the Winchester mansion passed slowly but steadily.

Grandfather Hector, who had said he would leave in the spring, stayed at the manor for several more years, taking charge of my education as I spent my days doing the occasional quest and leveling up as I grew older.

Jin’s position was that of the slightly dangerous older brother, the one you never know what’s going on inside, and he and Othello were at odds like enemies.

It wasn’t the life I’d first envisioned for myself in a family of murderous villains, but I was adapting and growing up.

No longer a baby, but a child!

Then one day, as I just turned seven.

Robin scratched his head at the look of horror on my face.

“Have you ever met?”

To be precise, I wasn’t sure ……if I met him before.

I’m pretty sure the obscured symbols in the ‘View People’ menu were created when I ran into Evan Taylors……, but I didn’t have a clear picture of his face.

“But that’s crazy! It’s so sudden,” I exclaimed.

“It’s the family head’s decision, so you’re uncomfortable too, right?”

I was quite agitated and didn’t know what to do. Just when I thought I was getting along with my murderous dad and brothers, another big bomb was about to roll into my life.

In a form that wasn’t present in the original.

“Just hang in there for a few years,” Robin encouraged me. “I mean, it’s not like you’re going to be the heir to Taylor’s family, or anything.”