episode_0052

There have been times like that in my life.

When you wake up too tired, or rather after sleeping too soundly.

I don’t want to get out of bed, but I have to, and if I force my upper body up like that.

Suddenly, the world turns purple and my vision becomes dizzy.

For a moment, my head hurts and I feel shaken, but that is only for a moment.

In less than a second, the world and my vision return to normal, and I realize that I was so tired.

… … … But that doesn’t mean I’m feeling that sensation right now.

It was just that the reality in front of my eyes was so sudden that I briefly escaped reality with other thoughts.

“So… … Brother?”

“You can call me at your convenience. Kyle.”

“No, why on earth are you doing that?”

Approximately two and a half years after my eldest brother left for the academy.

Of course, during that time, I never had a conversation or contact with my eldest brother. Frederick may have been interested in me in a bad way, but my eldest brother and I were a family where we only knew each other by face.

If I think about it, I hadn’t even had a proper conversation with my eldest brother, not only for two and a half years, but even before he left for the academy. Do you sometimes say hello when you see each other in the hallway?

If you look at it that way, it’s been quite a few years since I’ve had a conversation with my eldest brother.

And my brother at that time.

‘He just didn’t talk much.’

Even when spoken to, he does not speak properly, rarely speaks first, and most answers are answered by nodding.

The more we talked, the more I changed my mind. That was the last conversation I had with my oldest brother.

“How did you make Monopoly?”

“No matter what, I just made it, bro. It was made by the imperial family with the help of engineers. By the way, can’t you be more respectful?”

“How can an insignificant bastard like me treat a genius like Kyle? In that sense, I apologize.”

“No, why!?”

“A little while ago, other people were in front of me, so I couldn’t even address Kyle by his name. If it was just the two of us, it wouldn’t be a problem, but if other people were watching, it could also become a nuisance, so there was nothing we could do about it. For that, I apologize again here and now.”

“You said I feel more uncomfortable when you show up like this?”

“Even if that is the case, there is nothing we can do about it. Is there any student who actually speaks informally when the professor tells them to call them normal?”

“Ha… … … .”

You say that well. Why did I keep my mouth shut in the past when I was so good at it?

No, actually that wasn’t the important thing.

Because there was a part of what my brother just said that I couldn’t ignore.

“An insignificant guy… … Are you talking about your brother?”

“Yes.”

“Genius is born?”

“Very much so.”

“What… … Why?”

The eldest son of Viscount Byron, and a rare genius who showed talent in both magic and Auror at the same time.

Even if you vaguely straddle both, you will be evaluated higher than those who are talented in only one. Moreover, my eldest brother was such a genius that even before he entered the academy, scouts came from the Magic Tower and various knightly orders suggested that he become an Auror Knight.

Of course, he rejected them all because he would have to succeed Viscount Byron in the future, but if you think about it differently, it also meant that his older brother was a highly coveted talent, enough to scout for the eldest son of an aristocratic family who would naturally succeed the family.

Rather than inheriting the family to the heir of a normal family, how about joining the Magic Tower or the Knights? Because saying that was the height of rudeness. My father was a little offended, but he was proud because it meant that his eldest brother was superior.

In the end, he came to the academy, and Lucesil said he was naturally a genius and even took the top spot overall.

What kind of person is that?

“If you ask me, the genius is my older brother, and the insignificant guy is me, right?”

“Absolutely not!!”

bang!

Oh, I’m surprised.

The eldest brother suddenly loses his expression and stands up after hitting the table.

The water tiger was startled by that, but the eldest brother glared at me and raised his voice for the first time.

“Where in the world is the standard for genius? Aren’t only those who are talented in magic, auras, and academics geniuses, and everyone else is a genius?”

“Uh, I didn’t mean that… … ?”

“Of course, ordinary people may regard magic and aurors as the standard for genius. But my opinion is different. More than such a trivial power, Kyle is a true genius.”

“… … Because of the board game?”

“That’s right.”

What on earth is this… … ?

At this point, I’m getting really scared.

Meanwhile, the water tiger listened to his eldest brother’s words and nodded. What’s wrong with you again?

“Did you like board games that much? Is it because of Kill the King?”

“That can’t even be called a board game.”

“Then… … Because of Monopoly?”

“Of course Monopoly is my favorite board game, but not just because of that.”

“Huh?”

“Yacht, Kyle Galli, and Abracadabra.”

uh.

How does your brother know that?

“I have played Yacht before, I received Kyle Galli in a letter from the head of the house, and I recently went to Geass territory to experience it myself.”

“That… … Rae?”

“And then I realized. Kyle is a true genius. In front of Kyle’s board game, my magic and aura are nothing more than a handful.”

It’s not. I like board games too, but I don’t think about it that much.

However, everything my eldest brother said seemed to be sincere. My brother finished speaking in a strong voice, took a breath, and then sat down on the sofa.

“So, please ask again.”

“Uh… … ?”

“Please sign… … !!”

My brother bowed his head and made a sincere plea. Along with the Monopoly land document that I don’t know where I got it from.

To be honest, it was so unexpected that I had no sense of reality and didn’t even know how to sign.

I just scribbled the name Kyle Byron.

“Ah… … !!”

I can’t believe I saw my eldest brother so happy.

I began to seriously wonder if this was a dream.

Maybe the eldest brother is attacking with mental magic.

I was hesitating whether I should ask the water tiger to hit me.

My eldest brother, who had carefully preserved the Monopoly land document with my signature by casting all kinds of magic on it, bowed his head again.

“Sorry, Kyle, but I have one more favor to ask you.”

“What is it… … ?”

“This academy is wrong.”

… … yes?

what?

“Huh?”

“The academy teaches knowledge, aurors, and magic. But this is a misclassification. Of course, shouldn’t board games be taught at the academy?”

“… … … … .”

“I’m not extreme either. This means that other fields should coexist, but be divided into four fields, including knowledge, aurors, magic, and board games. The Academy is so wrong, but realistically, this would be difficult.”

“That’s right, bro.”

“That’s why we’d like to start as a club first.”

Is it because of my mood?

I think it was the first time a normal topic came up after I started talking with my eldest brother.

“Club? Are you talking about the board game club, bro?”

“That’s right. And to the club’s torture… … I would like to call you Kyle.”

“What is that.”

Rather, it’s a good thing for me, and considering the purpose of spreading board games to the academy, it’s the best.

What should I say?

The thought of having to meet this guy there every time makes me strangely reluctant… …

“… … Brother, if you just do me a favor, I will do it.”

“Please tell me anything.”

“Let’s play a board game with me.”

“… … … … … .”

“Brother?”

“… … … sorry. It was so dream-like that I couldn’t breathe for a moment.”

“… … … … .”

“Any board game is good! Can I just download Monopoly installed on Natura?”

“No. If you do that, it will be a nuisance.”

In the first place, I don’t know when Lucesil will return, and I can’t leave Sally and Adela outside the door for hours.

So there was only one board game appropriate for the current situation.

“… … Card?”

“You told me about the board games I made earlier, right? Actually, there is one more thing.”

Spirit Poker.

This was a game that I had rarely played except for Duke of Evert’s Castle, or more specifically, Princess Lacia’s Spire, so my brother probably didn’t know about it.

As I was taking out the cards I always carried with me and shuffling them, my brother began to tremble slightly.

“Brother?”

“I didn’t know about Kyle’s board game… … … I’m mad at myself, but I’m so happy… … !”

“… … … … .”

*

That night.

Because I couldn’t sleep, I laid the water tiger down on the bed and sat on the table with a small light on and rested my chin.

“… … … … .”

Even when I think about cancer, I cannot forget my eldest brother.

The brother I knew until now and the brother I met today are so different.

There were times when I wondered if I had seen something wrong.

Sarah.

The original number of cards in the Spirit Poker that I made and carried around was 64.

But now there were only 63 sheets.

This was because my eldest brother asked if he could take just one of the cards with an autograph.

I remember handing it over in a hurry because I was almost on my knees.

The one missing Spirit Poker card must be proof that the conversation that took place during the day was real.

‘Did something happen?’

Has there been a change of heart since coming to the academy? Has someone changed significantly?

The eldest brother’s thoughts are that he considers his own talents, magic and aurors, as trivial and considers board games to be the best.

I don’t know if it was my original thought or if it came to me after coming to the academy.

However, there was something about it that made me reluctant to just pass it off as if something was good.

‘It’s not that I doubt my brother’s sincerity.’

There is something.

What made my eldest brother follow board games and me so much?

And the spirit poker I played with my brother.

‘It was fun.’

I realized it at the same time. As expected, my older brother was a genius.

Just like I learned Monopoly to that level in just a week and came up with my own strategy.

Even though it was my first time playing spirit poker, I got a feel for the game after just one game, and from the second game, my skills improved so quickly that I had to be sincere to win.

My brother is a genius. It also means that he is a genius in magic and aura.

He was also a board game genius.

“… … What is it?”

Of course, I decided to become an advisor to the board game club that my brother was creating. But my brother said it wouldn’t end at that level.

An absurd dream that no matter who hears it, it is only a joke, to teach board games along with knowledge, magic, and aurors at the academy.

However, what would happen if a genius like the first brother was caught?

‘I’ll stay at the academy longer than I thought.’

Being a club advisor is one thing, and I also need to find out what kind of change of heart my brother had.

Originally, after the meeting was over, I was going to watch the Monopoly trend and then return to the Arche Tower.

I felt like I should have stayed at the academy a little longer.

‘But whatever.’

Although I was a little embarrassed today because of my brother’s work.

Board game clubs are definitely a good thing. I can naturally promote board games other than Monopoly, and I will also be able to play board games with many other players.

‘In the original world, about five or six people were enough.’

There is probably a Monopoly craze right now, so maybe a few dozen people will come to the club.

Should I ask Adella to turn Monopoly into a fantasy, or should I make a rough board game in a hurry?

As long as I decided to take on the role of advisor.

Putting aside my brother’s work for now, I thought about how to make the students who joined the club fall in love with board games other than Monopoly.

Although it was a bit of an embarrassing day.

Nevertheless, it was an infinitely enjoyable night as I thought about the fresh board game newbies coming tomorrow.

*

next day.

“Hey! Get out of there! I’ve been standing in line since dawn!”

“I’ve been here since last night? Do you know how hard the housemasters worked to avoid patrols?”

“I heard that Kyle Byron will personally serve as advisor? There were often cases where someone from outside the Academy served as a club advisor… … … .”

“No joke, isn’t Kyle Byron really the best advisor to the empire, only when it comes to board games?”

“Now that I think about it, shouldn’t Terra guys be banned from joining the club? You’re last in the meeting, right?”

“Not last place, but 6th place! If you think about it that way, we should go in!”

“Yes, under Astron.”

“You son of a bitch!”

“… … … What is it?”

When I went to the club room that my eldest brother had already applied for.

The place was already full of people.

… … So much so that students were lining up outside the building.