The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

247 – Seeds

There was a somewhat quiet atmosphere at the academy as it entered winter vacation. This is because the building, which was filled with numerous students and faculty during the semester, was empty.

This was partly because the youthful enthusiasm exuded by the academy students, who were said to be the best on the continent and devoted themselves to study and training every day, had disappeared.

The only students who stayed at the academy during the vacation instead of returning to their hometowns were those who had nowhere to go or had special circumstances.

Since the streets of the capital city were a bit quiet, many places took this opportunity to repair or repaint buildings. This is also the reason why the Academy’s restaurant was temporarily closed for about three days for internal construction.

On the other hand, unlike the quiet atmosphere of the academy, the area in front of the island hideout beyond the closet was full of heat.

“Hmm… .”

I glanced at Kane, who was stroking his chin with a cautious expression. She must have gone to the hair salon while she was away, and her long, roughly grown hair looked neatly trimmed.

There is a high possibility that Aria said something. She always hated Kane’s messy hair. She left Kane alone because she was annoying… .

Plus, he was naturally thin, so even though his dark circles had faded, he still looked sickly.

If you put Canet between me and Racard and ask who the Pensions Department is, even the least observant person will be able to pinpoint it. A tall and handsome nerd. That was Aria’s assessment of Kane.

“How do you think it worked?”

When I asked again with anticipation, Kane pursed his lips, looked at the inside of the furnace with a serious expression, and quickly put the stove shovel he was holding inside.

It was a wood-fired pizza that emerged from the oven under Carne’s touch.

Kane, who has started a new life, seems to have decided to live a life that is completely opposite to what he was used to, unlike before, when he was bothered to do things on his own, now the importance of doing things first has increased. After her long rest, the cheetah finally started running.

He said he wanted to make the wood-fired pizza he saw in a cookbook for his teammates after vacation, so while I was away, he built a wood-fired oven in front of the hideout and started baking homemade pizza.

As I was drooling over the pizza that smelled of tomato sauce and delicious cheese, Kane, who was observing the pizza, suddenly screamed.

“this person… ! “This is not it!!!”

“Hey, you crazy b*stard! “Do something!”

I cursed without realizing it as Kane threw the pizza on the floor again. This is already the 5th time I’ve thrown a pizza on the ground for some crazy reason, like I’m a potter, because I’m not satisfied with it.

It’s past lunch time and now it’s time to prepare dinner. At this level, even swearing is close to self-defense.

Despite my intense irritation, Kane’s eyes shone with enthusiasm.

“Just like in the book, it’s complete when the dough doesn’t burn and becomes crispy like a cookie! This is too hard! Just wait a moment. I’ll make you the perfect pizza. “Failure is the mother of success!”

Kane said that and started preparing the dough again. He obviously hasn’t eaten breakfast, but his obsession with making the ‘perfect pizza’ seems to be making him forget about his hunger.

It’s nice that my normally annoying friend has become passionate, but that doesn’t mean I wanted him to become this kind of crazy person. Isn’t this too extreme a change?

Apparently, Kane needs an aria. She said that if Aria had been by her side, she would have righted her mistake by tearing out Kane’s hair the moment he threw her pizza on the ground.

I thought that only Aria could point out the middle ground between passion and annoyance.

Because I overslept and skipped breakfast, I couldn’t hold back my hunger any longer.

When I slowly got up from my chair and went back to the hideout without Kane’s knowledge and was about to eat the food I had put in the space storage room, the bell installed on the wall rang loudly as if someone had visited the club room.

At the sudden visitor, I sighed and put the cake I had taken out back into the storage room and went over to the closet.

As soon as I opened the door, a large hand grabbed my shoulder and dragged me out of the club room.

“Okay, I guess you’re ready to go north!”

Even today, my teacher is clearly showing his imposing muscles beneath his clothes. I asked with a puzzled expression at Lycan’s unexpected words.

“Suddenly… ?”

“Suddenly? Isn’t it because you came back later than expected? “Even if we leave now, it’s still four days later than originally scheduled.”

I scratched my head at Lycan’s blunt words. Before going to Death Valley, I told Lycan I would be away for about 3 days, but due to an unexpected variable, the penalty for continuing the battle was activated, so my schedule was pushed back significantly.

“And Raelan said so in a letter. “Did the promise I made with the head of the Perlkus family seem so easy?”

I groaned involuntarily at Lycan’s words. It was obvious without even looking at how annoying it would be if Raelan, who was considered a madman, treated me hostilely.

“Ugh… sorry. An unexpected accident occurred… “I didn’t mean to break my promise.”

Lycan smiled coolly at my apology.

“Because I know that my student is not a damn b*stard who cares about his promises.”

Lycan gave me a reassuring look and patted my shoulder with his large hand. Her whole body feels shaken by shock. Somehow she felt that her touch contained an unspoken pressure from her not to break promises in the future.

“Don’t worry. Would this Master have stayed still? “He said he had no choice but to leave the academy due to problems with hiring new professors.”

I nodded, feeling sincere relief at Lycan’s response.

“Then shall we leave right away?”

“Yes, the sooner the better. Don’t you want to quickly obtain the intangible form of your original family? Even if the winter vacation is long, it will feel short when you go through training.”

I had prepared daily necessities and clothes in the space warehouse for times like this. After telling Lycan to wait for a moment, I returned to the island beyond the closet and told Kane that I was going north.

Kane, who was kneading the dough, looked disappointed after hearing what I said.

“Okay, unfortunately I didn’t get to eat pizza today, but I’ll make sure you have a perfect pizza when I get back.”

“… “I look forward to it.”

After saying hello to Kane, I headed straight to the portal station with Lycan. Thanks to Lycan’s reservation, she was able to arrive directly at the portal station in the Nord city.

In the carriage heading to the Perlekus family, I took out food from the space storage to appease my hunger. But the lycan immediately stretched out her hand and stopped me from taking the cake to her mouth.

“We will all eat dinner together when we arrive, but are you already full? Please note, it is not polite to have a conversation with your fork and knife stopped. “That’s rude.”

Lycan, who didn’t know that I hadn’t eaten anything today, looked at me with a pitiful expression.

There was no need to explain it in a lame way, and as Lycan said, I didn’t know that if I filled my stomach with cake now, it would be difficult later. Especially in front of Raelan, it was good not to create something to criticize.

When the poor cake, which failed to serve as food again, was put into the space warehouse, Lycan slightly raised the corner of his mouth with a satisfied expression.

Perhaps it was the satisfaction of having accepted the teacher’s warning without comment. Although Lycan was not the type to care about authority, he was the type that cared very much about the roles of teacher and student. Since he takes responsibility and fulfills his role as a teacher, there is no need for complaints.

Anyway, I needed something to talk about while I was going, and it was something I was always curious about, so I measured the right moment and opened my mouth.

“How much of a difference is there between the intangibles I learned and the intangibles from my family?”

At my words, the Lycan stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then smiled evilly.

“Actually, the first level of intangible breathing that you will learn this time will not be much different in terms of power from the intangible breathing that you learned previously.”

“yes?!”

I screamed involuntarily at the unexpected words. This is because I thought that if I acquired the intangible form of the original family, I would naturally become several times stronger than before.

Lycan sensed what kind of expectation he had for my reaction and narrowed his eyes.

“I guess I thought that if I just acquired the intangible form of the main family, I would become several times stronger this time.”

I realized that Lycan was angry because his voice was lower than usual. It seems that for Lycans, a traditional training-oriented physical training group, the idea of ​​becoming stronger all at once through intangibility seemed presumptuous.

A lycan with protruding veins on his forehead glared at me and said.

“If you are thinking of learning intangibles with such a weak mind, it would be better to give up. It’s not good for you either. “Let’s turn the carriage around right away.”

When Lycan raised his hand to open the small window connected to the coachman, I urgently opened my mouth.

“… sorry. Master. “I thought I was being cheeky.”

When I bowed my head and apologized sincerely, Lycan, who had been breathing heavily for a moment, sighed heavily. Fortunately, the magic word ‘Master’ suppressed Lycan’s anger this time.

“… There is not much difference in power between the intangibles you learned and the 1st level intangibles from your home family. Because step 1 is nothing but the foundation for the next step.”

“Are you saying that the intangible level 1 power is only the foundation? Even in its intangible form, it is showing tremendous power right now?”

At my question, Lycan looked at my face in silence for a moment. It was a warning look in my eyes that I might be greedy only for strength.

“… “The simple difference in power between the main family’s intangible level 1 and level 2 will be several times greater.”

At those words, my eyes lit up without me knowing. With just my current intangibility, I was able to use several times as much power, even if only for a moment. If you can become several times stronger than that, you can’t help but be greedy.

“The reason why stage 1 is called groundwork is because stage 2, which is intangible, puts a huge strain on the heart. The use of magical power is concentrated on the entire blood vessels leading to the heart. Therefore, the first intangible stage has a major purpose of strengthening the passage itself through repeated use. “It’s to prevent the heart from exploding due to massive magical power.”

Although Lycan answered my questions, he still seemed wary of my obsession with strength.

I nodded my head and put on a calm expression as if nothing had happened to the Lycan’s gaze, but I felt an unknown greed settling deep in my heart.