“I found you!”

Natalie’s shoulders jerked.

A place with few people.

I know where to find her when she needs to be alone.

“Owen, why are you here?”

“I was worried about Natalie, so I followed you.”

“Why?”

“Because you looked like a lost child.”

I don’t know what Julian and Natalie’s relationship is.

But I know that she was upset.

I couldn’t leave her like that.

“Did I look like that?”

“Yes, you did.”

If anything, her eyes are still shaking with anxiety at this very moment.

“So ……. I’m embarrassed to show you …… my face.”

“Are you anxious about ……?”

“…….”

“What is your brother like to Natalie?”

Natalie raised her eyebrows at the core question.

Was it a question she didn’t want to answer?

But I’m sure that unless I deal with that issue, I’ll still be worried.

“‘…… I’m scared. …… I’m afraid of my brother.”

Natalie took plenty of time to answer.

“Afraid of what?”

“He is above me in everything. I feel like he’s looking down on me from on high, mocking me and asking why I’m still there.”

“That’s because Julian is older than you…”

“I’m not too old. My brother was much better than me when he was my age. You can’t compete with that.”

“I think Natalie is amazing too.”

“I don’t think so.”

Natalie shook her head and firmly denied it.

She had dared Julian earlier, but there was a hint of resignation in her eyes now.

“Hey, why do you say that?”

“What do you mean ……?”

“Natalie’s skills are real.”

“No, it’s not.”

“No, it’s real. And I can assure you that Natalie is awesome.”

I don’t know how great Julian is.

Maybe it’s just the impression he left on Natalie when she was a little girl.

But even if that was the case, I felt that Natalie’s self-esteem was low.

She was not being her usual self.

Instead of the confident girl she was, she looked like a timid girl.

It was just like what Julian had pointed out.

Is it my ego that I don’t want to see her weak?

“What do you know about me?”

“I know that Natalie is a genius with lightning magic.”

“I’m no match for my brother.”

“I don’t know anything about that. I don’t know how good Julian is at it in the first place.”

Because I’ve never seen him.

Since I don’t know him, I can’t compare who’s better.

“……?”

“Natalie is strong and kind. She’s always there for me, always encouraging me.”

“That’s not important right now.”

“It does. It matters a lot. Natalie is amazing. She’s kind and strong.”

“……”

“And Natalie’s cute!”

This is the most important one.

Natalie is unquestionably cute.

When it comes to cuteness, no matter what Julian says, he is no match for Natalie.

“Hey, hey. We’re not talking about that right now.”

“That’s what I’m talking about. You can’t compete with your brother? It doesn’t matter. Natalie has a lot of good things about her.”

“But if I fought him, I would never win.”

“There is no such thing as an absolute. Natalie is a genius with lightning magic. That is absolute.”

“There are no absolutes, are there?

“No, no. This is ……. This is the exception. Ha ha ha.”

I coughed deliberately and then continued.

“I know you’ve been doing lightning magic for a while now. I’ve been watching you do it for years. Can’t you beat Julian? I don’t care about that. I don’t care. Let’s blow Julian away.”

I know I’m forcing my ideas on you.

But I want to do something for her because she encouraged me when I was going through a tough time.

I’m sure that Natalie’s impression of Julian won’t be changed by a single word.

But I don’t want her to lose.

I want her to be strong, not against Julian, but against herself.

“…… I can’t do it.”

Natalie muttered depressedly.