Far ahead, the brother, standing there without a weapon, could barely stand.
　His body was surrounded by a mutated Fenrir and two ogres.
　It was a hopeless sight.
　Whoever it was, it was like it was too late to see it.

　I run my physical enhancements at full throttle.
　But the place with my brother was far away.
　Even Fenrir and the others have stopped attacking, as if they think the game has been decided.

　Still, I didn't hesitate.

　I'm not going to say that I have no worries.
　However, even in this situation, I still did not give up.
　I'm convinced that my brother is still aiming for something in this situation.

　And as if in response to my thoughts, I found that my brother laughed.
　Even though I wasn't even within hearing distance of his voice, I could understand what my brother had said.

''Thank you.''

　It was right after that that your brother grabbed the heads of the two ogres with an agile movement that I couldn't believe he was injured.

　I understand that it was this discarded attack that your brother was aiming for.
　From the moment he received the attack, he was aiming for the moment when he could defeat the ogre with certainty.

　The game wasn't over yet, and Fenrir and the ogres finally realized that.
　But it was already too late.
　Desperately, the ogres flail to pull their brother away, but they can't let him go.

　...... The sight of that, even I, who should have expected a counterattack, couldn't hide my surprise.

　As the distance to your brother gets closer, you can clearly see that figure holding the ogre back.
　It was unbelievable that my brother was fatally wounded, and he was containing the ogres with a movement that was unbelievable.
　He had prepared the means to recover beforehand, in otherwise unthinkable and agile movements.

　But it wasn't the movements that startled me the most.

　The words that my brother, who had been watching me just before the ogre cut me down, was about to say.
　That was not what my brother was going to say.
　But now I could imagine what kind of intentions my brother had at that time.

'Take advantage of Fenrir's gap, you mean?'

　Fenrir was still standing against his brother, who was grabbing the heads of the two ogres.
　Fenrir is exposing a huge gap that has never been seen before.
　As I witnessed the scene, I couldn't help but think.

　That moment when I thought I had been cornered, no matter how much combat experience I had gained.
　I wondered if I could figure out a way to get out of that situation immediately.

　The knowledge of monsters and labyrinths, the ability to negotiate with humans and win their hearts.
　In terms of various experiences, your brother is clearly inferior to Ronald, who taught me the art of living as an adventurer.

　But in terms of the spur of the moment judgments that come from combat experience, your brother had abilities equal to or greater than Ronald-san's.
　Watching his brother forcibly smash the heads of two ogres to the ground with substandard force, I felt as if I was being shown the difference in experience between me and my brother.

　...... but such a brother's decision was not a panacea either.

　Seeing Fenrir's appearance as he came back to himself and started to move, I was made aware of my brother's miscalculation.
　Even while my brother was fighting the ogre, I was desperately trying to close the distance to Fenrir.
　However, in that small amount of time, I still hadn't been able to reach Fenrir.
　But Fenrir doesn't know about such circumstances and starts moving.

　I still don't know why your brother is able to move, and I can see that he is so confused.
　But now that the two ogres have been defeated, Fenrir didn't let his confusion slow him down any further.

''Brother ......!''

　Seeing the scene, I quickly raise my voice as soon as I can.
　But the voice I raised while running doesn't reach my brother, who is trying to recover.

''Fi─────i!''

　Fenrir pointed his claws at his brother who exposed a decisive gap.

　His brother rolled with all his might, and his claws were just about to scrape the ground that his brother was standing on.
　Somehow, I feel a sense of relief as I confirm that my brother avoided the claw.

　At the same time, I couldn't help but realize that there was no next time.

　My brother's movements were not what I would consider to be a fatal wound, but they were by no means without damage.
　I understand that by looking at my brother's move earlier.
　Unless you can cast 《Heal》, it might be different if you can cast 《Heal》, but as far as I can see from the movement you just made, I don't think your brother has enough extra power left to avoid Fenrir's attack anymore.

　...... Yet I still hadn't reached Fenrir.

　Thanks to my desperate running, the distance between me and Fenrir had decreased considerably.
　But as I ran, I realized.
　If I didn't, Fenrir's claws would tear my brother's body apart before I could reach him.

　The distance to Fenrir is only a few dozen meters.

　But that doesn't mean I could give up.

　In the midst of a narrowing field of vision, whether it was acidity or fatigue or impatience, Fenrir's movements seemed to be slow for some reason.
　Inside my head, all sorts of thoughts were messed up and jumbled up.

　Zeke-san's words that told me to go save my brother, prepared to have myself targeted by Rich, were duplicated over and over in my head.

　At that time, Zeke-san must have seen his brother being cut down by an ogre.
　Even so, Zeke-san didn't hesitate to take action to save his brother.
　I'm sure he didn't realize, as I did, that his brother hadn't given up.

　He believed that his brother was alive and made his way for me, putting himself at risk.

　And for some reason, I don't know, Hanzam helped me, too.
　I don't know why he helped me.
　Even if I did, I should thank you and I want to hear why.

　I don't want to be without my brother at that time, that's for sure.

　And above all, the words I once said to my brother did not allow me to give up.

　A woman you can rely on, those words are pride, I've been reminded of that many times already.
　Nevertheless, if your brother had set me up this far, I wanted to at least respond to that.
　I was determined to be your brother's partner.

　Knowing that I won't be able to make it in time, dragging my body, which feels tired, I run as fast as I can.

　Narsena, your skills are indeed very powerful.

　It was then that I remembered Ronald's words when I was training myself.
　Maybe it's because I'm in a state of extremity, but for some reason I can remember the scene that I only vaguely remembered, but for some reason I can remember it vividly.

　That's why it's better for you to train your bare body. It's true that skills are powerful weapons, but they don't grow on their own. It's only by improving the way we use our skills that we can grow.

　I remember training with Mr. Ronaldo, I trained my body incessantly.
　It was a hard training, but I had a talent for moving my body, and Ronaldo once praised me for it.
　However, there was one thing that I couldn't do, even if he taught me.

　But it's a shame, isn't it? I'm sure you could have done this too. No, it's not so easy to do. It's a good thing that only people who have the ability to strengthen their bodies are able to do so. It's just that that healer boy was crazy enough to pull it off so easily.

　I'm not even sure how this happened, and Ronaldo's words echo in my mind.

　If you are able to handle physical enhancements without skill, you'll be able to demonstrate the same abilities as a top-notch adventurer.

　It's a power that in the past, it's as if I didn't even know how it started.
　But that wasn't the point now.

...... If that's the only way to go.

　Just do it, because that's what I'm talking about.

　On top of my already full strength, I'm going to strengthen my body even more.
　No, I'm just trying, but it's not really done.
　It was too absurd a method, and yet I was confident that I would succeed in strengthening my body.

　I've spent all this time since I came to the Labyrinth City following that example.

　A boy healer who easily succeeded in doing what I could not.
　Before, I had shut him out of my head as if he wasn't interested, but now I can easily see who it is.

　He said it was his brother who had been working hard to train him for his promise to me.

　It must have been only four months since your brother had been trained by Larma.
　Despite that, your brother is definitely amazing for accomplishing what I was unable to do even after several years.
　Even so, big brother was still a defective healer.

　Even though he trained that much, he couldn't use anything other than [Heel].
　On top of that, he didn't give up, which was why his brother was so strong.

　As I run with the feeling of pouring everything into strengthening him, I notice that my body gradually accelerates further.
　Clearly, I'm aware that I'm growing, and that's why my brother's back feels so far away, and I chuckle.

'...... so far away,'

　It can't be my imagination that I feel like I'm being shown the difference between me and my brother with every step I take.
　I really can't even imagine when in the world I'll be able to catch up.

　Still, I've decided not to give up, so I'm going to run.
　I decided that one day, I will definitely stand next to you.

So I won't let you die.

　I noticed that we were only a few feet away from Fenrir, who had raised his claws at me and my brother.
　It was then that I realized that before I knew it, my body was running at a speed that was unparalleled before.

　At that moment, my body was ready to kick.
　Just before I was about to do so, Fenrir noticed me, but it was too late.

''Get away from your brother, get away from your brother!

　And then my best kick slammed into Fenrir's body .......