21 Episode 21: Former Demon King, Accept My Brothers Oath (1/2)
The next day.
I was summoned to my room by Brother Zeros.
”Are you here? Yuki.”
”That's familiar. It's been about three years since I've been in this room.”
That's a lot different.
There used to be a map of the territory and a book that wrote stories about the region, but now it's all about the 'Magic Guild' and exam content.
Brother Zeros is sitting behind a desk with a window behind his back.
I don't know what you look like because of the backlight.
”I want to check with you. That's why I had you come.”
”Am I really the rebirth of The Immortal Mage?
”I don't care about that”
”Don't you care?
”Whatever you are, I'm going to keep your secret. Do you believe that?”
”I believe you.”
”Why not?”
”My brother has a lot of pride. I'm serious, and I'll keep what I say.”
”Are you serious?
”Yeah, but?
”... right”
My brother dropped his shoulder and sighed, ha.
”You're amazing. Yuki.”
”Oh, my God, suddenly.”
”I've always been bad at you. Because I'm a common son, I didn't draw the same mother's blood, so I thought that's why I wasn't good at it. But it wasn't. I am no match for you. You didn't like it because you knew that...”
”It's not that big of a deal, I...”
”Yuki. Take this.”
Brother Zeros took a sword out of the shadow of his desk.
Why are you offering me the sheath, pulling myself out, pointing that cut at me?
”This is an oath. Zeros-Grossalia is on your side no matter what. If you doubt it, press the sword and take my life.”
”No, even if they take a knight's vow here”
”This is serious. Yuki, I'm saved by you. I'll pay back that debt.”
”Brother, are you serious?”
”You can't help it, 'cause you're in character.”
Brother Zeros is not bad in the first place.
Through that amulet, my brother has always been influenced by the teacher Kakhel.
That's why you said that to me.
─ I said.
”No, it's bullshit.”
”You're a troubled man!
- Shit.
My brother is too serious. You don't stop when you think about it, family thoughts in weird places.
Really, I'm in trouble.
This is why people can't be left alone.
”Yuki-Grossalia accepts the Zeros-Grossalia oath. Accept my brother's vow to be on my side. This will do.”
”I still owe you more.”
”You should do something about that overly serious personality. Brother.”
”No, as the Baron's son, I need to be firmer.”
”That's the place. Brother.”
”... I'm not sure what you're saying. Yuki.”
My brother snapped his neck and laughed.
Talking about that, I heard a knock.
A maid from the main building came to tell me she was ready for lunch.
”You eat in the main building too, Yuki”
”No, because Martha's waiting”
”You should eat it twice. It's a breeding spree.”
”Don't be lame, brother.”
We left the room.
Shh.