59 - The Brave, Reconciliation with His Brother

The night the reincarnated hero Julius wiped out God and the headmaster.

"Oh, you've been beaten up, Mr. Dean."

In the chancellor's office in the basement of the school.

There was a strangely dressed person in a white suit and a silk hat.

"It seems that she is not good enough to deal with the god of valor, after all.

The person picks up a ring that had fallen on the floor.

It is the ring that Alicia, the school principal, used to summon the goddess.

"She has done a good job, though. She has proved that the strength of the goddess of valor is still alive and well 2000 years later, you know.

Now," he says, putting the ring in his pocket.

The person sits down in a big chair in the chairman's office.

"This is just the beginning. The world will be moving forward with the god of valor at the center. And as prophesied, he will bring destruction to the world. You are destined for such a fate."

He picked up the chairman's nameplate and wiped its surface with a handkerchief, smiling in a truly amusing manner.

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The night I defeated Alicia.

I was inquiring in my brother's room.

"Yo. How are you feeling?"

Gaius is sitting up half in bed.

"I'm totally fine. He says I can move now."

"No. Even with my restorative arts, you couldn't stand for a while. It could be an unknown illness.

"He was simply too cowed by his brother's battle with the goddess. He's exaggerating."

I sit down next to Gaius, who laughs.

"It's that ...... Gaius. I'm sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?"

"......I'm sorry I took your real brother, Julius away from you."

Gaius knew that I was Eugene the Brave.

Which means I'm not really his brother.

"Don't apologize. It's not like you did it on purpose."

I already explained the reincarnation to my brother.

"...... you don't hold a grudge?　I took your brother from you."

"As long as you didn't do it on purpose, it's wrong to hold a grudge."

Gaius smiles reassuringly.

I was relieved to see him smile.

"Hey, Demon Lord, where is the consciousness of Julius that was there originally?"

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In any case, the Julius who was with me is gone now that I am in this body.

I must take responsibility for taking his life.

"I'll try to find Julius. I don't know where he has gone or what he is doing now.

I get up and look down at Gaius.

I'm going to find your real brother. I'm going to find your real brother, and I hope you'll forgive me."

I turn to leave the room.

"Wait, bro."

Gaius stops me.

I turn around and see my brother looking at me with a serious expression on his face.

"Did you forget about my promise?"

It was a promise to stay by his side until the day Gaius surpassed his brother Julius.

"No, but ...... you thought I was Julius back then."

"I don't care. That promise was made to you and ...... your brother who is in front of you right now."

Gaius stands up and walks over to me.

"I told you, didn't I?　I'm going to surpass you. That goal has not changed. ...... even if you are more than a god. Even if you are not Julius.

Gaius smiles.

I won't run away from you. I won't run away from you, so don't run away from me either.

I realized for the first time that I had been wrong.

"Oh, I was trying to ...... escape. Because I felt guilty for taking away the real brother from my little brother."

I feel guilty because I feel love for this brother in front of me.

Even though he knows who I am, he doesn't run away but stands straight up to me.

I felt ...... sorry for taking my brother away from him and hurting ...... him.

"Even if you're a brave god inside, you're my brother now. He's a pissed off person who tramples on people without realizing it, but he's ...... kind, caring, and ...... cool."

Gaius gives me a radiant smile.

"I like you, brother."

At that moment, the pain in my heart seemed to fade.

"Oh, I just mean as a person!　Don't get me wrong!"

"Thanks, Gaius ......."

I hug my brother.

"What?　What the hell are you doing out of the blue?　f*ck!　Let go of me!"

Gaius pushes me away from him.

"I'm not running away from you either. I'm going to ...... do my best to be a better brother than I am."

I reach out to my brother.

"Take good care of your inadequate brother, little brother."

Gaius shakes his head and smiles.

"Oh, well. I'll take good care of you, brother."

We shook hands and laughed together.