352 - - 15th episode: Big Brother

"Ahhhh ...... la, yi, and ......"

?".　Niichan!　Elsewhere!　You're conscious!

My brother Els, who has been transformed by Doc and turned into a monster, calls my name.

My brother had been taken in by a racial corpse golem.

In order to burn the racial corpse golem being played with by Doc, I released "UR Hell Fire".

The "UR Hell Fire" spreads a scorching fire over a wide area that does not disappear for a certain period of time. Once this fire has spread, it cannot be extinguished by water or magic. The only way to extinguish it is after a certain period of time or by the user's will.

Therefore, even support magic, which is Doc's forte, cannot interfere, so he chose this card. ......

As he intended, Doc tried to extinguish Hell Fire with his support magic and failed.

Scared by the strength of the flames, he came out of the racial corpse golem, but the flames were even transferred to his ...... brother.

I hurriedly put out the flames and used "SSSR Breath of Prayer (Overheal)" to heal the burns.

My brother's burns were healed as if they had never happened in the first place by the power of the healing card.

Whether it was the power of such recovery cards, the pain of "UR Hell Fire", or a miracle, my brother regained consciousness as a member of his race.

The modifier, Doc, was wearing a mask that made it difficult to see his expression, but he had an air of "This is ridiculous, this is impossible.

With tears in my eyes, I ran to my brother and exchanged words with him for the first time in more than three years.

Niichan!

Ra-i ...... ra-i-do ...... gaaaaaahhh!"

As I approach, my brother, who had been holding his head down, is again taken over by the monster's consciousness and comes screaming and punching at me.

Master Light!"

Nya!

Mei!　Aoyuki!　Don't ever touch me!　Look, that's an order!"

Reacting to my brother's attempt to strike me, Mei and Aoyuki tried to move to protect me, but I ordered them to stop moving.

I was attacked by my brother, but I only defended myself and did not attack at all.

Gaaaahhhh!"

A beating with an arm as thick as a log, without any kind of restraint.

But I am level 9999.

No matter how much monstrous power my current brother has, even a blow that would instantly kill an ordinary person would not damage him.

I call out to him without caring.

The yume that Ni-chan protected is safe. She is now living with me in a safe place. Tomi-chan, Kachan, and everyone else in the village are gone, but ...... this time, no one, no threat, no malice will ever touch her!　I'll protect Yume, Niichan, and everyone else!　So let's live together again!"

Uuuhhhh ...... la, ido ...... rai, do ......."

When I called out to her, Ni-chan moaned and held her head down.

I touched my brother's hand holding his head.

His hand is not the one I know of.

The skin was hard like steel, cold, and unpleasant to the touch.

But I could tell because it was the same as the blood that flowed through my veins.

This is Els's hand.

When I touched his hand, the madness faded from his ...... brother's eyes, and he looked straight at me.

The past of the poor farm days comes back to life when we look into each other's eyes.

--I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing.

The bright red sunset envelops the young me and Els niichan.

I had been playing, unaware that it was time to go home, and Ni-chan had come to pick me up. I was still very young, and Yume had not even been born yet.

Ni-chan, who was a head taller than me, held my hand as I walked home.

I was scared that Tomi-chan and Ni-chan would be angry with me and hate me because I had lost track of time that day.

It was my fault for breaking my promise, and I would apologize to them. So I wanted them not to hate me.

But Els niichan denied it.

He said, "The reason they're angry is because they're worried that something happened to Light. They would never hate him.

Really?　Do you think Tomi-chan, Ka-chan, and Ni-chan will ever hate me?

Ni-chan turns to me and with a smile that belies the setting sun, she assures me.

Of course. You won't hate me, brother. No matter what happens, we will always be together as a family.

Those words stopped my sadness as a young child.

Ni-chan's words that our family would always be together forever made me so happy that I cried.

I was so young that I had forgotten the memory.

Raito," she said.

So, Ni-chan's unchanging smile inspired me to recall my childhood memories.

Ni-chan's smile was the same warm, family smile as back then.

I remember her smile as a child: "You're big now, aren't you ......".

Ni-chan laughs.

She releases my hand and strokes my cheek lovingly with a smile on her face.

After stroking it - she thrusts her hand into her heart, gouges it out, and crushes it.

I look at her and say, "...... Ni-chan."

Ni-chan's warm blood is on me.

Ni-chan falls to the ground without saying a word.

Nee-chan ......

Why did Ni-chan crush her own heart?

She crushed her own heart, the core of her being, so that the monster would not lose consciousness and attack me, her family, any further.

I understood the logic, but my emotions could not catch up.

I kneel down on the ground and pick Ni-chan up.

Despite the pain of crushing her own heart, Ni-chan was smiling as if she was relieved.

It was a proud smile, as if she had risked her life to protect her precious family.

Tears spilled from my eyes and wet Ni-chan's cheeks.

I've always been like that,......, putting myself on the back burner and giving priority to me and Yume,....... She's hungry herself, but she gives it up to us, and even when it's dangerous or painful, she says, 'I'm Light and the kids' big brother. ......

I am not the one who swears revenge, or the one who searches for the truth of the world, or the absolute master of the lowest level of the "abyss" - I am the one who, as a poor farmer, hugs Ni-chan, who no longer says anything, and cries like a child.

Even Mei and Aoyuki shed tears of sorrow, caught by my crying.

--Only one person, Doc, shouted a cry of joy.

It's wonderful!　It's wonderful!　This is what I'm looking for!　The beautiful possibilities of our race!　More beautiful than possibility, more precious than the future!"

Ignoring our sadness, Doc was truly happy to hear it.

It's love!

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