It reminds me of those days. (4)

“Oooooh! Oh my god, there’s finally a high-level catalyst!!”

“Professor!! This is not the time to be like this! hurry!! Next on the blocked research… !!”

“Oh, right! Now, here!! It’s a certificate of completion of the request! Well then… !!”

I was barely able to complete the request I received from the Magic Tower, and when I saw the position of the sun blazing in the sky, I fell into despair, thinking that even if I went home now, it would be wrong to have lunch with my sister.

Damn it, can’t I save my sister spilling food all over my mind for lunch today?

This is a loss to humanity and my life.

“… Is the request over?”

“Ugh… It’s over.”

When I saw Sissy and his girlfriend, Lady Loretta Rorich, waiting outside the black magic lab, I sighed heavily and approached them.

“Cheer up. Well, the black magic lab is a bit strange… ?”

“Yes? no. It was a perfectly normal black magician’s laboratory. The reason I sigh is because today we lost one of humanity’s treasures.”

“Hi Iik… !”

“Don’t bother Loretta.”

What are you saying that bothered me? I’m serious.

When I saw the little girl who opened her eyes wide as if she was really surprised by what I said, I chuckled and then looked at the little girl who was glaring at me.

Well, why.

“You told me to wait. Have you got dementia?”

“… Ha, that’s right. Why do I have to abandon humanity’s treasures and stay with a smelly man?”

“Well, I’m a girl… “

“I see. Fortunately, I think I can still hold on because of Loretta.”

“Don’t tease my fiance.”

“That’s not something to say to me, it’s something to say to your third-rate brother.”

“… … “

I walked towards the forest from earlier, thinking that I wanted to punch the philtrums of an unluckily handsome rival character who would keep his mouth shut and glare at me when I hit him with facts.

“Earlier, in the forest, it was covered with some magic. So much so that you wouldn’t even know if someone died inside.”

“Yes, it was originally installed in a black magic lab to eliminate noise after something kept exploding during research, but now… “

“Are you saying it is being used as a place for children to ‘play’?”

“… Yes.”

I was lucky. Isn’t it?

If I had taken just one or two more steps forward, I would not have heard this guy’s screams or fighting sounds, but this is such a ridiculous life.

When I arrived at the place where the guys were fighting earlier, I sat down, leaned against a tree, and talked to Ssagaji.

“There is Jingeom. Bring it.”

“Well, why is that… “

“Are you going to duel with wooden swords? From now on, you have to practice swinging with a real sword.”

“Not here. In the dormitory… “

“So, bring it.”

“Then, why did you tell me to bring it instead of telling me to wait? !”

“I also lost something, so I ask you to work hard too. why. Is it thick?”

“What the fuck… “

“If it’s too thick, don’t do it, because I’m split.”

“Qu… Wait.”

I left my girlfriend next to me and ran towards the dormitory.

*

-If you don’t want to lose your girlfriend, just do as I tell you.

-What is your swordsmanship level? It’s 1.

-You don’t have to if you don’t believe me, but can you catch a bicorn? I catch it. I even catch trolls by myself~

-Your third-rate brother decided that he wasn’t good for me, so he withdrew from the game. If you don’t believe me, who will you believe?

-Hey, this guy talks a lot.

-What?

Puzzle

I grab my sword from the dormitory and run to the forest where the guy is, recalling the conversation from earlier.

I don’t understand how I got caught up like this, or why I ended up risking my fiancé’s life and engaging in a duel.

-Father, I want to marry Lady Loretta Roerich. If I graduate with higher grades than Harv, please change my fiancé’s status.

No. I understood the situation properly. The pressure suddenly continued from my brother’s complaints that started a few years ago.

My father had a high regard for me, having discovered the talent of an Auror at a young age, and thought of me as the successor to the Sa family. but.

-This idiot is more talented than me? The Auror’s talent is also Lv. It stopped at 1? His swordsmanship skills are also inferior to mine. If I become an Auror like this, what are you better than me?

My older brother entered the academy first and discovered his talent for swordsmanship, and his violent actions began to accelerate from that day on.

And, my father, who saw me being subjected to such assault and violence by my older brother.

Thinking that his eyes were wrong, he gradually stopped blocking his brother.

-Isn’t the family name too heavy for you? I am now in my 2nd year at the Academy, and I am at Swordsmanship Lv. 2. Fuck, I’m so embarrassed that I can’t even call him my younger brother.

Even in sparring with my brother, I never win, and my skills don’t actually improve.

Even though I put in a lot of effort, my talent seemed like it was ‘blocked’ and couldn’t be broken through.

-Father, this time, swordsmanship Lv. It’s 3. My martial arts and red magic skills have both increased to level 2.

And as if laughing at me, my brother’s talent increased day by day.

Literally, I only had an Aura trait, but I couldn’t use it, and I couldn’t even come close to my brother’s swordsmanship.

And eventually.

– Harb. While you were in your second year at the academy, you would reach at least swordsmanship level Lv. 3 or Auror Lv. If it doesn’t become 2, I will change my fiancée Loretta’s fiancé and the head of the family to your older brother. Do you understand?

My father said it was while I was in second grade, but I couldn’t help but notice that he actually ended the calculation when my older brother graduated from the academy.

My older brother is in his third year of graduation this year.

When I graduate next year, I will study to become the head of the family, and of course I will have to get engaged.

And, I couldn’t know what it meant that my fiancee would become my brother’s fiancee.

-No, no… Me, me. Harv is good…

She always gave me courage and strength. Even when I was weak and being beaten by my brother, he was always by my side.

She always trusted me just because I came by her side and gave her courage when she was sick when she was young.

So, I truly fell in love with her.

-Let’s catch the bicorn.

-yes… ?! Two, two of you?

I thought that was the only way to get my skills recognized by my father and older brother.

And even though she was scared, she followed me.

He believed in my abilities and said I could do it. but,

I always looked pitiful in front of her. And today too.

-You idiot, what kind of head of a family would you be if you couldn’t even protect your fiancee? My father was also blind. Isn’t that right, you ugly little brother?

After receiving a letter from my brother saying that he had taken her, I ran to the forest where the black magic lab was located, but instead of saving her, I was only beaten back.

In front of the woman he liked, he couldn’t even swing his sword properly and just fell down. I said so.

-Hey, can you just look at me? I think the friend who fell over there is going to attack him.

An unlucky black magician I met while hunting for a reckless bicon. I got help from him again.

The strength of the guy who deliberately drew everyone’s attention, hid his identity, and easily grabbed hold of his older brother, who was stronger than me, and controlled the situation to his heart’s content, was not the kind of strength I had hoped for.

-Did you really plan to live a life like that of a third-rate person like this, getting beaten up every day by that third-rate guy, not being able to study or train properly at the academy, and then losing your cute girlfriend to your older brother?

It’s a different kind of strength, protecting what you want to protect.

That’s how I felt.

“Let’s get there quickly. I don’t have time.”

“Gasp, gasp! … I came running”

“What should I do?”

However, I still don’t think this warlock will get better.

*

5 minutes before the bag arrives.

“Loretta. Do you like Harv?”

“Yes… ?!”

I asked her a question with a light heart, and she sat quietly, absentmindedly counting the wrinkles on the tree, then widened her eyes like a small animal startled by what I said.

Wow, that’s cute.

“Joe, okay. I’m saying… ?”

“Really? why? Because he’s handsome? My personality is a bit of a bitch.”

“Oh, no. Also, personality. Bird, it will be better than you think.”

The face doesn’t deny it. That guy is really popular.

“Ah, did you yell at Miss Loretta like that before at Bicorn?”

“It’s not like that usually. No, it wasn’t always like that… At the academy, that guy kept telling me that I would be his fiancé… They’ve been bothering me like that for years… “

Right. I thought it was somehow strange.

Even in the novel, he was a guy who was passionate about his fiancé, but I thought there was something strangely wrong with him as he seemed desperate to save his fiancé, who was fine, even though he seemed like he was being mean to her.

“I see. But Loretta, have you ever been sick?”

“… yes? Oh, have you ever been sick?”

“Yes. There was a time when your legs started shaking like this or you couldn’t move very well.”

“Yes, yes… There was this. How do you know that?”

“Ah, aren’t I a black magician? There is a magic to knowing such things.”

“Wow… “

There is no such thing.

But when I see her trusting me purely and her eyes sparkling like a squirrel looking at an acorn, I feel like I should just hide it like this for the rest of my life.

Anyway, like in the novel, there was a time when my legs didn’t move.

So, how did you recover?

“… Eh, so. At that time, Harb bought a very expensive magic catalyst from the kingdom.”

“… Magic catalyst? Something expensive?”

“Yes, then. So… “

The little girl who answered all my questions without hesitation spoke.

About 9 years ago, he suffered from a serious illness that prevented him from moving his legs.

And, even with light attribute magic or the empire’s advanced medical techniques, it could not be cured.

Well, that cheap guy went all the way to the kingdom, spent a lot of money to buy a very expensive catalyst, and had a high-ranking person in the church use the catalyst to fix his leg.

Mmmmm. I see.

‘Does this mean I screwed up?’

As she brightly talked about how cool that little guy was back then and how much he took care of her with utmost sincerity, I smiled happily and tried to think about something else.

About 10 years ago, I knew about this girl’s problem.

And, because I knew how to improve it, I had already created an item called ‘Catalyst of Transcendence’ at the time. but.

-Hey, damn disciple.

-Why, damn master.

-There is a cub with an incurable disease, and he came here after hearing about a magic catalyst.

-I’m not selling it. Rather, I told you not to go around talking about it…

-Listen, kid. 3 billion gold. Three times the price we thought…

-Master! Who are you? Sell it right away.

-Okay, I sold it because I knew it would happen.

-After all, you are a teacher! i love you.

-Ugh… !!

I sold the catalyst then.

Apparently, the deal I had with my teacher was a cheap one.

Who would have thought that the owner who provided 30% of the money to build our Black Magic Tower was such a cheapskate.

It’s truly something the world doesn’t know about.

Ah, well, I should have just given the spare Transcendence Catalyst hidden in the Black Magic Tower to my teacher.

I understood why she was walking around like that, and why that bastard was so weak at this point, so I moderately agreed to what she said, but when I sensed him coming, I cut her off.

“… I did it. Like this! A big bouquet too… “

“Wait a minute, the fact that you told me this is our secret. Don’t talk to that bastard.”

“E… ? Why?”

“You saw it earlier. Even if I just talk to you, I’m jealous and tell you not to flirt, but if I tell you that I even heard about old stories for no reason, won’t you grab me by the collar again?”

“Aha… ! Yes!”

I felt a little betrayed when she sang that her boyfriend had such a different personality and then affirmed it when she grabbed me by the collar.

Ugh, it’s that boyfriend and that girlfriend. Do you want to live solo because you feel unfair?

Anyway, with this, it won’t be discovered that I am the person who created the catalyst for transcendence.

“Now, you’re cheap. Pull out the sword and hold it.”

“Ha! ruler. Is it okay?”

“Yes. Then, [⎯⎯⎯⎯] Now, let’s use the Auror characteristics and swing it.”

“What? I am Auror Level 1. I can’t put it on my sword yet… “

“Oh, you talk a lot. Just swing it a little.”

When the guy arrived and immediately instructed him to swing the sword first, the guy stared at me as if he didn’t understand, but steadily swung the sword.

– Kwa⎯⎯⎯ claud!!!

“Uh, blowing up the magic that was hanging here and cutting down the forest, you did it all by yourself?”

“… Don’t talk nonsense. How did I do this on my own?”

And the title I was called subtly changed to an honorific.