40 - The Brave Reveals Himself to His Brother

A few minutes after I made the meteorite disappear.

In my brother's room.

Gaius falls on his ass on the ground, looks up at me and says

"Hey ...... brother. Tell me, ......?　When did you get such mighty power ......?"

Gaius asks me, his body shaking.

"The brother I knew was a dropout, born without any magical powers. His sword and magic skills were far, far below mine. ......"

Gaius looks up.

"How is it that you, who just a few days ago was the lowest of the low, have become so powerful?　What did you do to become like that? ....... Hey, tell me."

"What do you mean, 'What do I have to do?'"

As Eugene the Brave, it is easy to explain what I have done to attain power.

But I had a feeling that this was not the answer my brother was looking for.

"............"

Should I tell them the truth?

Even if he doesn't believe me, if it makes Gaius feel better: .......

"Or have you been deceiving me all along?　From the time I was born until today."

That's definitely not true. Don't get me wrong.

"Then what do I have to do to become as strong as you?　I want to be strong like you. ......"

Gaius weeps as he gulps .......

I saw my brother crying and made up my mind.

"Gaius, listen to me. I am the reincarnation of Eugene, the god of valor who existed ......2000 years ago."

"What about ......?"

Gaius stares at me, dumbfounded.

"What are you talking about, ...... brother?"

"Believe it or not, it's true. I died a hero god and was reincarnated just recently as Julius with all that strength. I didn't suddenly gain strength, nor did I hide my abilities until today.

I thought it was dishonest to be so vague.

To Gaius, and to [Julius] as well.

"............"

My brother looks down. His expression is blank.

"Well,"

"Yeah?"

"I don't believe that, I don't believe that!"

Gaius' bloodshot eyes and hoarse voice.

"Reincarnation of a brave god?　Reincarnation?　How can such a ridiculous story exist in this world?　Don't you dare make fun of me!"

"What? It's true.　I'm not kidding."

"d*mn it!　Shit!　I was stupid to take it seriously!

Gaius stands up and glares at me.

"I know you're strong. And that you don't want to tell me the secret of your strength!

"What, I thought I was telling the truth?"

"Stop playing dumb with me!　All right, brother, listen up!"

Bish!　Gaius pointed his finger at me.

"I'm not going to lose!　No matter how unreasonably strong you are, no matter how far between heaven and earth you are!　I will never give up!"

With strong words, the younger brother proclaims.

"I will surpass you and become the strongest!　And I will be the true heir to this family!　I'm going to be strong, I promise!"

In his eyes was a strong light of will.

"I am the one who will defeat you!"

Hmph," Gaius says with a snort.

"Oh, yeah. Let's train together then."

"What is ......?"

"Yeah, because you want to be strong, don't you?　I'll help you."

"No, ......, did you hear what I said?"

"Oh. But it's no good as it is. You don't know the basics. I'll train you from the ground up."

In a previous life, I was an orphan.

I had no family, not even a brother.

So I felt a kind of affection for this little brother who tried to challenge me like this.

Giri!　Gaius bites his teeth.　

"Don't be stupid!　I told you I'm over you!　I have pride, too!"

"But it's more efficient than doing it my way. Unless there's another master stronger than me.

"Well, that's ......"

He pats his brother on the shoulder, who is shaking.

"You want to be strong, don't you?"

"...... Shut up!"

Bash!　Gaius pushes my hand away.

"I'm not depending on you!"

"Don't be shy. Then meet me in the yard tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m."

Don't decide for yourself!　Who's going to go, you idiot!"

But the next day, Gaius was there at 5:00 in the morning.

For the first time since my reincarnation, I felt like I had found something I wanted to do here.