My brother....

Where you been, man? I've been looking for you for a long time.

　Philip-san approaches.
　Come to think of it, he also has longer hair than when he was in his magical body (avatar).

''Sorry to worry you. I just wanted to think about it for a minute...

"...another 'man'. What's wrong with you, do you want a lover?　If you insist, I can help you hide it, so stop meeting me in the wrong place... I mean, who is this man and this vampire woman...? ...women.

Uh, yeah.

"I was enjoying a midnight walk with my darling, and I found this little girl crying, so I called out to her~. I couldn't leave her alone, so I stayed with her for a while, and now that she's calmed down, I decided to walk her back to the inn, darling.

　Mila invoked the lover mode that she showed when.
　I think this kind of thing is really great too.
　But..........

''I see. I'm sorry that my sister has caused you trouble.''

　He approaches me with a smile.

'-- or did you expect me to say,'

　His hand reaches out to me.

　--You're fast even if you know it.

　As expected of a 【Brave man】. That agility is far beyond the reach of a 【Black Mage】.
　In addition to the advance prediction, I slowed down at the very edge of not being noticed, and after training with Fulkus-san, finally.
　I was able to grab his outstretched hand.

　I managed to succeed, partly because my eyes were used to Fulkas-san's quick attacks, and partly because Philip-san was just trying to grab his chest instead of attacking him.

''What?''

　I release his hand, which looks doubtful, and I smile.

''Brother!''

"........I'm honestly surprised. You were a much better [black mage] than people say you are - Reme-dono.

　It was to be expected.
　It may not be the same as the sisterly feelings in a normal family, but he is definitely worried about her. There is no way he wouldn't try to investigate the mysterious 'man' who was with his sister.

　Passersby, for example, just pass me by without recognizing me as Leme. There's no problem with that. Since they can't recognize me, they won't remember me.
　But in his case, even if he didn't realize it at the time, he was 'conscious' of it later.

　He would have tried to know, to find out who was with his sister.
　Then he would notice the discomfort of the 'confusion'.

　The "confusion" I'm wearing is one that interferes with your perception of me in front of you and does not create a sense of discomfort there.
　Later on, if you are reminded of another cause, you will remember that there was a man who could not remember his face or his outfit, and some people will realize that it was caused by magic.
　However, this is not something that can be done with ordinary black magic, so it's extremely difficult to predict who it was.

　Philip-san probably didn't realize that much either.
　Since it's probably a magic related to recognition, it's likely that he decided to try to resist (resist) the next time he saw his sister and 'man' or something like that.

''...Thanks.

　From the next moment I noticed Nicola-san, he already recognized me as Leme.
　However, this is not because my magic has been played.

''Can't you show me that wonderful black magic today?''

It's no longer necessary.

　Yes, I'm not deploying magic.

"What?

　I was going to change my day, but well, these things happen.
　I gently patted Nicola's back.
　She nodded her head in response.

''Ni, brother.''

Wait. I have a question for Lord Leme. What have you been doing with the sub-humans last time and this time?　You don't mean to tell me you're leaking adventurer information to the dungeons to make a little money, do you?

　........Wow, I can't even say I'm wrong.

　The minute I get paid, I'm instructing you on how to repel the adventurers I've analyzed.
　I couldn't possibly say that I'm the Demon King's Army Chief of Staff, so I chuckled.

''No, it doesn't matter. What I want to ask is the purpose of approaching my sister. How did you get to know her?　It's true that my sister has a ridiculous admiration for you, but you're not going to use that to 'parasitize' us this time, are you?　If that's the case, give it up. I can't let your black magic soot the gleam of the White Silver Prince.

　He produced himself and his sister, who were unpopular, and grew so fast that they were in the top 100 within two years.
　I, on the other hand, am ostensibly incompetent. The former party members seem to have recently acknowledged my abilities, but in the eyes of the world, I'm a [Black Mage] who was a parasite of Fenix.

　Although it's a disrespectful attitude, anyone would feel uneasy and uncomfortable if such a person approached my sister.
　In the past, I might have been a little more concussed, but lately I'm less hurt by negative words than before.
　Maybe it's because I have a place and a group of friends who accept me.

'Brother!'

　He doesn't even change his face at the sound of his sister's voice as if she was blaming him.

　

''It's this again. So far my best friend, now a woman?　No matter what is said, you will just shut up and someone will defend you. It doesn't matter how good or bad you are, Leme-dono. Your very existence is a liability to this party. You can't imagine how many people spoke ill of him because of his defence of you.

　It's true.

　Fenix knows about my powers.
　But all the world knows is that me and Fenix are best friends.

　A brave man defending his incompetent best friend.
　Of course, there were fans who thought that was cool.

　But while it may be a virtue not to abandon your friends in your daily life, this is a business.
　There was a lot of criticism that it was wrong to give such a limited slot to a friend who couldn't be sold or used.

'I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let my sister profess to be a fan of yours either. I don't know what kind of use you see in my sister, but I'm going to prevent you from doing all that.

　As an older brother, he chases away the bugs that come to his sister as a party companion.
　It's harsh to say, but I don't think my opinion is wrong either.

'What your sister was about to say, do I have to listen to it?'

I would if you would swear to stay away from my sister from now on.

That would be hard to do.

What?　I knew I could use my sister.

Brother!

"Shut up, Nico, I'm not going to let this pestilence possess me just when my luck is about to change!　Look, Nico, Nicola, wake up. I don't care what attracted you to this man, he's a defective adventurer. How do you get popular with [Black Mage]? It's impossible. It's impossible. You went all the way to the fourth place in the world, and there was hardly anything to love about him. How many oddballs like you are in the world?　Ten?　A hundred?　That's just too worthless a product.

　It's very harsh, but it doesn't seem to be a word that comes from just hating me.
　An obsession with product value. The idea that if it weren't for that.

　I guess I'm going against something I've learned from my past experiences.
　Am I upset that such a being has approached my sister?

'I am!　I'll be in a tag team tournament with Mr. Leme.

　Nicola said, forcing his attention to turn to me.
　But it only had an effect for a moment, and his point of view turned to me.

''--Ha?　What the hell did you say-- Oh, man, I get it. You try to get my sister's attention, you bastard. Finally, you look down on me. When your best friend abandons you, you look to your fans for your next move. Can't you make a comeback on your own? Is this brave man who says he's your dream a parasite?

　There's a difference between aiming for the top spot together and the incompetent clinging to the powerful.
　I seem to be the latter in his mind.

　In the first place, I don't want him to be included in Nicola-san's party, but I don't know if I can convince him by saying it.......

''No, I don't!　I asked for it!　I'll...

'Enough, shut up. You're being tricked, you just don't know it.

　Well, from the information I can get from Mr. Phillip's side of the story, I'm not surprised to think so.

'I think you've misunderstood something.

　In case you haven't noticed.

It's a misunderstanding. I don't know if this is a misunderstanding. If you want to give up trash, you should have done so when you were a kid. There are those who can get away with it, and those who can't. In the first place, the idea of being best friends is also questionable. You have a weakness in your hands, don't you, Leme?　It makes more sense to me to think that that's how they got me into the party.

''No matter what weaknesses he has, he won't put in a member who can't win. He's a brave man to win.

For all that, you were defeated at the Demon King's Castle.

'Then you can win the next one. No one ever said you could only have one challenge.

Ha. So?　So your second attempt is a parasite on your sister. You should have at least broken your foolish friend's heart when you kicked him out, Lord Fenix. No, it's impossible. I'm just lucky enough to have been chosen by a spirit, and I'm a second-rate professional.

What?