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> プロレスごっこで本気になった光から急所突きをくらったりしても、怒ってはいけない。 お兄ちゃんだから、というだけでだ。
Was having some trouble with this. This is some older brother thinking about his younger brother who is named 光 (ひかる).
I think the first part says, “Even if Hikaru gets serious about pretending to be a pro wrestler and punches you in a vital area, you can’t get mad at him.”
お兄ちゃんだから means something like “I’m the big brother, therefore”
But I’m having trouble with というだけでだ. Besides とい, which I don’t even know what is doing here, this just seems like particle soup to me.