episode_0052
by adminThe day has dawned.
He suddenly hugged me.
I couldn’t help but be flustered by the sudden hug. I couldn’t help it when my brother suddenly hugged me.
‘Why did my brother suddenly hug me?’ quickly disappeared from my mind. He ran away as soon as he hugged me.
The scenery that changed while he was running was fast. It was a speed I had never experienced before. I looked at his body, wondering if it was his ability, but his body had not changed at all.
Yes, he was holding me now, and he was exerting a force that made it feel like he was using a water color.
That meant one thing.
‘That must mean the gap in ability is that big…’
The size of one’s ability affects the strength of the individual. It’s not that I didn’t know that my brother was this strong. I knew.
But I foolishly left him in the carriage because I didn’t want to see him get hurt and because I didn’t want him to be covered in blood.
In the end, my brother lost his arm while trying to protect me.
‘What is elite… .’
It was a foolish decision. That foolish decision was as if I had done something wrong. I felt sufficiently guilty toward my brother who was still protecting me and treating me as usual.
My brother’s indifference to such things made me feel even more hurt.
How long did I run, no. Even those words were a waste.
He hadn’t run very far. But his pace was so fast that he could see the forest was ending. If the forest was over, it would only take a few hours to walk to reach the village.
Of course, at his running speed, it wouldn’t have taken long. That wasn’t important to me. I just wanted to talk to him, even if it was just a little.
So I started talking. Let’s get down and walk.
At those words, my brother looked at me for a moment. It seemed as if he was trying to understand what I was saying.
I understood. It was something I didn’t understand either. If I just ran, it would have taken a few hours to get there, but
I wanted to talk to him.
That much, I was desperate.
And he answered that earnest wish.
He and I started talking as we walked. And the first topic was nothing else. Something about his severed arm, or snacks.
I asked him for evidence that our family had made any effort to help him.
Of course, the answer I got from my brother was something I had never expected… But still, there were many things I could do in the village. Doing those things would probably help me get a little closer to my brother.
“Then what is your favorite thing, hyung?”
I wanted to know at least what my brother liked. I wanted to find out things from him by talking about such things while walking down the street.
“… Nothing in particular.”
That’s what my brother answered. That statement that there was nothing in particular was not what I wanted to hear.
However, judging from the fact that he thought about it for a moment… it seemed like he had something he liked.
It also meant that we weren’t on good terms enough to tell me that. Or, that it would have a negative impact on his position.
In the first place, it was my brother who answered that his arms didn’t hurt. I already knew that there was no way that a brother like that would answer his own preferences as he pleased.
Considering that, it was fortunate to learn that he had a taste for it too.
Since snacks were considered a luxury, I had never tried things like chicken skewers. If I had bought other sweets or things that cats like, and chatted with them, maybe we could get a little closer.
So I guess I just have to try a little harder.
It took longer than expected to get into town.
I guess my pace was slower than I expected. Or maybe the distance was a little longer.
Whether or not, the town we arrived at was as lively as ever.
Townspeople with hair of all colors, merchants selling their wares as lively as ever… .
As always, I couldn’t help but smile at them.
My brother made a face as if it was the first time he had ever heard of a place like this.
“Good?”
I said, spreading my arms wide as if to show off the reason why I said to go slowly on purpose. At that, my brother looked around for a moment and nodded.
“It’s really interesting to see it for the first time.”
His words made me even more excited. I felt good thinking about taking him out for a walk.
“Oh my, Master!”
There were more and more people in the village who recognized me. That was understandable, since I often came out on my days off. … Of course, back then, I often used other escorts instead of my brother.
It was a story that started from my consideration that I couldn’t take my brother, who was already doing security work at home and even managing the training grounds, out.
… In fact, it was just consideration, the fact that I kept him at a distance. It started from a shallow thought that he might run wild in the village.
“Oh, it’s been a while. I haven’t been here for a while, right?”
There was no one in the town who didn’t know me. That’s how much I liked this place and visited it often. Most people, including the owner of the vegetable store, recognized me.
“Since it’s been a while since you came, I’ll just give it to you! Here, the chicken skewers that the master likes!”
Chicken skewers covered in a generous amount of seasoning. I quietly handed them over to my brother.
“… ?”
My brother looked at it, then at me. He didn’t seem to know what he wanted. He just had to eat it.
“Eat it, bro.”
“… Thank you.”
My brother took a bite of them without any suspicion. He chewed and swallowed them as if nothing had happened.
… It was a completely different reaction from when I ate shaved ice. It was to the point where I thought it didn’t taste good.
“By any chance… is it not tasty?”
There was a moment when I worried that maybe even this might be different from me. If that was the case, I felt like I would no longer have a clue what to talk about with my brother or what to do for him.
“… No, it’s delicious. It’s a taste I’ve never had before. Is this chicken skewer?”
He looked at the shop owner who gave him the chicken skewers and shared his thoughts.
“Oh, yeah! Yeah, it’s delicious, right? They’re proud to say it’s the best in town and they sell it! … Hey, but the clothes… . This is ridiculous, what happened?”
“… . It’s nothing. Thanks for the chicken skewers.”
A conversation that naturally continued with others. However, there was no expression in it. The appearance that seemed to show no emotion was definitely not normal. Nevertheless, the old lady treated her brother as if nothing had happened.
I’ve been trying to do that too, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone act so calmly.
As I was quietly watching her, she smiled faintly and asked.
“Are you used to being alone, by any chance?”
“… Yes.”
She looked at her brother quietly. It was clear that he was hurt. His clothes were covered in blood. Anyone who saw him would have thought so.
“Everything just feels meaningless?”
“… … ”
The older brother hesitated to answer. However, he eventually nodded. The woman smiled faintly as if she had expected that.
“Among the people I know, there is someone who is a bit dull, although not as much as you. That person just did half as much as you did.
No matter what I did, there was no response.”
“… … .”
“Are you sick of it? You just want to be alone or something? Yeah, I know that too. Here, I’ll give you a bag of chicken skewers.”
“Thank you.”
She smiled faintly and gestured at me, as if telling me to come closer.
“Master. Is this child close to you?”
To her question, I didn’t know what to say. If we were close, we had to be close.
But… aside from the fact that we were blood related, being close was nonsense.
“… . Ambiguous.”
“You are a family. My daughter was just like that. She was depressed.”
“… .”
“But, it seems worse than my daughter. In that case, no, it might be different because it’s worse. It’s right to give her what she wants, but more than that – I like it when there’s always someone by her side that she can feel comfortable with.
That, whether it was you or someone else… It seems like you were badly injured. Are you going back to the mansion right away? ”
“No, I was going to stop by the congressman or some other place.”
“Okay, then-… . Your arms look impatient. First, stop by the doctor, and then go to the clothing store, okay? Where.”
“Oh. I think so. Thanks for the advice.”
Her words were helpful.
…I want to become someone who can put their mind at ease, but is that too much to ask?
To that guy who took a skewer out of a bag of chicken skewers and was debating whether to eat it or not.
I want to be someone that my immature brother can lean on… .
As expected, it must be my… greed.
“Brother, eat that and follow me. Let’s go find the doctor first.”
…..Still, I want to try everything I can.
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