47 - The Brave Is Stuck By His Brother While Trying to Leave Home

It was the morning after I delivered Historia to the castle.

I usually wake up refreshed, but this morning I felt heavy.

"Aphrodisiac ...... is a bit much, isn't it?

That's when it happened.

"Hey brother!　How long are you going to stay in bed?

It was my brother Gaius who came into the room.

"It's time for morning practice. Sorry to wake you up."

"Don't get me wrong. I didn't do it for you. I just don't want you to waste my valuable time by oversleeping!"

Gaius turns away and leaves the room.

I change into more comfortable clothes and follow my brother.

In the garden.

We practice hitting in the morning mist.

Click!　Kick!　Gah!

"Hey!"

As my brother moves in, he delivers a sharp blow from a blind spot.

I'm fighting with the opposite hand, one eye closed, and I'm bound not to move a step.

My brother's progress is remarkable.

His sword is now so sharp and fast that no one can follow it with their eyes.

His attacks are not one-sided.

He uses his twin swords to attack and feint at the same time.

Clank. ......!

"I got it!"

Gaius' sword comes in close to me.

I avoid it and counterattack.

Gunshot. ......!

"d*mn!　I lost again!

"No, you see what I'm talking about?"

!　The brother is only moving ...... half a step ......?"

I create a towel, walk up to my brother and hand it to him.

"You're good!"

"Heh heh!　What do you think?　Isn't that great!"

Gaius smiled innocently.

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

I, on the other hand, was suddenly in a bad mood, thinking about last night.

"What's the matter, brother? You should be more happy that I won."

"Yeah, yeah, ...... sorry. It's just about yesterday."

"The one where the ...... princess almost gave you an aphrodisiac yesterday?"

Gaius frowns disapprovingly.

"She's a ...... lousy woman, isn't she? She tried to do terrible things to my brother who saved me."

"What, are you mad at me for something?"

"Huh!　No, of course not!"

Gaius' face turns red and he raises his voice.

"I just can't tolerate the behavior of the Historians. Royalty and nobility are supposed to be role models for the commoners. They should be nobler than anyone else."

My brother seemed to take pride in being a superior being.

"I knew it," he said. He's more ...... than I am. Hey, Gaius."

"What?　You look so serious all of a sudden."

I say to my confused brother.

"You're gonna take over this house. I'm leaving home."

The wind blows with a zap .......

After a moment of silence.

"What are you ...... saying ......?"

"Frankly, I'm sick and tired of the way my parents and the king behave."

I'm not obsessed with taking over the family like Gaius.

And I have no pride as a nobleman, no sense of nobility.

"If I leave, you can be the head of this house as you wish. I'll be out of your hair. Don't you think that's a good deal?"

Gaius, who had been listening to me in silence, mutters, shaking his shoulders.

"...... Don't f*ck with me!!!!!!!!"

Gaius comes up to me with flames of anger in his eyes.

He grabs me by the chest and says

"You think I'm going to be happy about that?

"Yes, because you said you wanted to take over the house."

"Yes, I am!　But!　I'm not happy about anything you've given me as a favor!"

My brother was really angry.

"You have to get over your brother by yourself!　It's worth it to get it!　And you're telling me I don't need it, so I should just take it?　Don't you dare make fun of me!"

Gaius pushes me away and sticks his finger in my face.

"I'm proud to be me!　I will take the Carlisle name from you, fair and square, by sheer force!"

That's why!　My brother shouts.

"Don't leave home without my permission!　Stay by my side until the day I surpass you!"

The morning sun shines on my brother's blonde hair.

His blue eyes were wet with tears.

"Are you ...... crying?"

"What?　I'm not crying!　I'm not crying at all!"

I was laughing at my brother's panic, which was amusing.

"Okay, I won't leave the house."

I stood up and patted my brother on the head.

"I'm going to be here for you until the day you move past me. I promise."

"Hmph. Of course. I'll never let you win and run away.

My brother always faces me head-on and tries to overcome me.

I grew to like my brother more and more for being so straight.