71 - The Brave, Study for the Test with the Younger Brothers

The night the demon was vanquished.

The Carlisle family mansion.

In his brother Gaius' room.

"Here, I'll study for the test, Mikhail."

Reference books and textbooks are spread out on the table.

"What!　Oh no, no, no!"

My brother-in-law flails his arms and legs like a child.

"Why do I have to study?　I'd rather train with an urchin!"

"No. The final exam starts tomorrow. You haven't studied a single millimeter. You're sleeping through the whole class."

"No!　I don't want to go to school!

"Shut up. You're a Carlisle man now. I won't forgive you if you get a bad grade.

Cock it!　Gaius glares at his brother-in-law.

"Aniewee, Gaius is bullying you!"

Mikhail hugs me close.

"Oh, come on, Gaius, don't be so tense."

"Shut up, brother. Come on, Mikhail. Let's start with demonology. Open the textbook.

"No!　No!

"Oh, come on, Mikhail. I'll teach you too.

"Then I'll do it!"

Mikhail gets on my lap.

His long hair was in front of me and he smelled good.

"Hey!　What are you sticking to me for?　Get away from me, you idiot!"

"Gaius is a noisy man. He should be studying. teach me!"

Gaius bites his teeth.

"What's the matter, little brother?"

"Nothing!"

"I'm sure Gaius is envious."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

""Extra?""

"～～～～～～!　No, I'm not!　I don't think!　You idiot!"

At any rate, I decided to teach my brother-in-law how to study.

The three of us study for the test in Gaius' room.

"Demons are formed by the attachment of magical elements to a magical crystal at its nucleus.

"Wow, you know a lot of things!　How do you know so much about it?"

"I learned a lot from a wise master. And I've been fighting a lot of demons, so I naturally know a lot about their ecology.

"Wow!　Anie-ue wow!"

Mikhail turns sparkling eyes on him.

"...... brother, you can even study? Huh."

"Gaius, it's not good to be depressed. He's amazing. I can't help it."

With a tap, Michael patted Gaius on the shoulder.

"Can I ask Anie to teach me how to study?"

"No. I'll study on my own."

Hmph!　The younger brother turns away and looks through a reference book.

"Why are you studying like that?　As long as I don't get a red mark?"

"I'm not talking about that low level. I'm going to get first place. I'm going to be better than you.

Gaius looks at me with a serious expression on his face.

"Pfft. Gaius is a fool. There's no way I can beat him. He's a fool to challenge me. It's not even a match. It's a waste of effort."

"Hey."

Poke.

"Ouch!　Oh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah... ......?　Why the bump?"

I pat Mikhail on the head and say.

"Don't mock their efforts. It's rude."

"Brother ......."

Mikhail's shoulders slump.

"Gaius, I'm sorry."

My brother-in-law bows his head.

"Please forgive him. He's just a kid.

"Sorry?"

"...... enough. Come on, let's study. If I get a failing grade, I'll tell my brother and we'll skip dinner."

"Oh, no!"

Mikael has a look on his face like it's the end of the world.

"Well, if you don't take it seriously, I won't make you any more hamburgers."

"Anie~. That's terrible!"

I pat my brother-in-law on the head and say.

"Well, let's study hard."

"Okay, sir!"

And we studied together for a few hours.

Late at night.

"Ugh. ......"

Mikhail is lying on his desk, sleeping peacefully.

"I guess we're done here."

I close my reference book and give Mikhail a piggyback ride.

"I'm going back to my room now, what about you?"

I'm going to study some more. I'm going to study some more because I want to beat you.

Gaius is writing magic circles and formulas in his notebook.

"Oh, that magic circle is wrong. This part..."

"...... Really, I didn't notice that at all. Thanks ......."

Gulp," his brother grits his teeth.

"Hey, little brother. I've got a test tomorrow.

"Brother."

Gaius shakes his head seriously.

"Special students are exempt from the test, so why don't we just not take it?　Or something. That way I can get first place."

"Oh, ...... well."

Gaius sighs deeply.

"You're not angry with me?　Like before?"

Gaius was furious with me when I offered him the reigns.

Now, however, he seems more dismayed than angry.

"I'm not angry. You're just trying to do me a favor and win first place for my sake, aren't you?

"Oh. You got that right."

"I know, because I know ...... you are a kind man."

Gaius smiles faintly.

"Don't cut corners tomorrow. You're going to give it your all, and you're going to win, and that's what it's all about."

"Oh, yeah."

I reach out to my brother.

I pat Gaius on the head with my hand.

"I'm looking forward to your fight."

"Yeah, I won't lose, brother."

"Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah. Here, use this."

"What's this?"

"[The Encyclopedia of Magical Sciences] has all the magic in the world written in it."

Gaius flips through the reference book.

"It's all written in red ink. ...... What's this?"

"The magic circle in the reference book, rewritten. I rewrote the magic circle in the reference book, because everything in it is inexperienced and incomplete. I made some changes to make them more efficient. For your reference."

Gaius looks at the reference book, which is as large as a dictionary, and is absolutely amazed.

"How long have you been doing this?"

"Yes, while I was teaching Mikhail, from the beginning to the end."

Gugg," his younger brother grits his teeth.

"I knew it! He can rewrite such an advanced magic circle, this amount of magic, all of it, even if it's ......!"

Looking me straight in the eye, Gaius says in a high voice, "I'm not a good person.

"But I'm not going to stop running after your back!"

I was happy.

My brother never gives up, he never gives up because he knows he can't win.

I love this brother who is willing to compete with me to be my equal.

"Good luck, man. I'm rooting for you."

"Hmph!　I'm not at all happy to be cheered on by my rivals!"

Gaius said this with a radiant smile.