I was ranked number one in the world again.

　It was thought that I was going to be 3rd in the world by accident because I had slacked off this month, but I was still 1st place.


　Satisfied, I returned the "King of Adventures" to Eiga Janies and left the [Adventurer's Guild Far East Destination Agency].


　Chillin...... Chillin♪


　Before I closed the door, I suddenly turned around and caught a glimpse of Eigha Janis's face, a slightly shadowy if not so-so beauty, gazing gloomily at the cover of The King of Adventures again.


　But still, things don't go well in the world, do they?

　The people you don't care about will come to you in droves, but the ones you want to 'be with' won't be with you and will go away.

　That's what happened with Yuri's guy.

　Even Yuri's guy was like that: ......



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I'd have remembered it a while ago. ...... It's a little hard to remember three years ago.

　'I'm not,' said the Scahama sailor.

'It wasn't three years ago; three years ago is when I got separated from my brother. And there was a man who said he saw what looked like his brother in this harbor, and according to him, it was ...... six months ago.

That was six months ago.

Yeah, right: ......

I'm sorry. You'll have to look elsewhere.

　The sailor said, and went back to his labor.



　-- It was three years ago that I was separated from my brother Yuri.

　At that time I was still ranked 17th in the world.

　I was often bullied by the 12th ranked guy, but I was really looking forward to the adventure my brother and I were about to embark on.

　Then one day, my brother and I were fighting off a pack of orcs in the mountains.

　When I was fighting off a pack of orcs in the mountains, I realized that my brother was gone.

But one day, as he was fighting off a pack of orcs in the mountains, he realized that his brother was gone. ......

　I frantically searched the pile.

　I squeezed out my throat and shouted my brother's name.

　By the time the sun was turning red, my voice was hoarse and my tears were streaming down my cheeks in a hurry.

　The next day and the day after that ...... I searched for a month, but at last I could not find Yuri.



　It's been three years since then, but even now, when I hear from acquaintances about what seems to be a sighting of Yuri, I still go looking for him, even if it means skipping out on a quest like this.

　That's right.

　As long as Yuri is here, I don't care if I'm ranked 100th in the world .......


Huh. ......

　So again, I continued to ask around on "Skahama": ......

　But the truth is, I know.

　I know that all the sightings of Yuri given to me by that former 13th-ranked man are a lie.

　I'm sure that Yuri was on that mountain at that time and is already .......


　I'm afraid that when I finally give up on him, I'm going to lose my heart, so I deceive myself and go to look for my brother from time to time like this.



　This is how I sometimes go looking for my brother.


　The following week.

　I left the Far East and returned to my adventure.


'I know it's a tough case for you, Grieco-san, but I'd like to ask you to take down the 'Giant Troll Swarm'. As for ......, you see, I had a young man, Hope, head over first, but he's having a hard time with it.


　The site of the 'Giant Troll' that the guild staff had mentioned was on the continent, in a forest.

　I see.

　The number of giant trolls seemed to be increasing even more than the guild official had said.

　When you enter the forest, it is full of evil spirits that can be captured by the naked eye.

　It's ...... troublesome.

　And that's when I thought to myself.


'Oooohhhh!'


　Suddenly I heard a high-pitched voice, like fresh water, echoing through the trees.

　Is it the young hope that the staff had mentioned?

　Haha, you're in good spirits.


　Chudos!


　A magical explosion follows, and I rush towards the sound.


'Daaaaah! Taah! Taah! Ta! ......


　Oh dear.

　When I went there, I found that there was only one boy fighting.

　I guess he's not even halfway through his teens.

　A boy who is more appropriately called a child than a young hopeful.

　However, he was quite a good user, and he was probably good at magic-type abilities.

　One after another, he unleashes luminous magical energy from his palms, hitting the monsters.


　Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ...... Chudos!　


　It's a breathless streak.

　By the way, giant trolls are not an easy monster to defeat.

　They're three times the size of a normal troll, and with a swarm that large, it would be quite a nasty battle.


　Dong! Boom! Boom! Dodo Dodo! ......　


　But it's amazing.

　The wave attack of the boy's murky wave attack is reducing the numbers of the flock as quickly as possible.


'Taa! Taa! Taa! It's ......!


　But is it safe to use raw magical energy in such a hurried manner?


'Raaaaah! ...... hahahahahahahaha.


　See, I told you so.

　You're out of breath.


"d*mn. ......


　And the boy wipes his sweat off.

　But there's still a lot of herd left, okay?

　Shadows of giant trolls peeked out of the dust cloud.

　There must be more than ten of them.


'Hey! Kisama! Can I help you?


　I shouted, and the boy looked at me, his dark hair dancing with a snap.

　Beautiful face.

　...... Yuri?

　I thought for a moment that there was no such thing.

　It's been three years now, and my brother should be a little older.

　Their faces don't look alike at all, and even their hair color is different.

　That's crazy, I .......


'Who are you!'

　The boy asks in a high-pitched voice.

''I am Mage Greco Fontanier!

"...... the world's number one,

'Yes! I heard that you were overloaded in Kisama and I came to help you!

　It was a bad idea to be honest like that.

　The boy just barely bit his teeth as if he was stubborn.

'Keep your hands off me! They're my prey!

Kissama!

Shut up! Just shut up!

No, no, turn around. ......

　At that time.

　The giant troll's heavy arm cleaved the boy's body, who had been distracted by me.

''Kyah!''

　A boy blown away like a handkerchief.

'Kisamaa!'

Don't come here! I'm going to be number one in the world: ......

　The boy managed to kneel down with his ragged body and raised his left arm and carried an orange ball of light.


　That is ...... the highest level 5 of explosive magic, the Final Explosions.

　It's not a skill that is usually mastered by a person of his age.

　It's a horrible kid .......

　No, but.

　If you shoot from such a distance, you'll be caught in the explosions yourself, right?

No!

'Oh, oh, oh!'

　Before he could stop it, the orange ball was released from the boy's hand.


　◇


Hey, hey, Kusama. You okay?

Ummmmm ......

　Ho. I must have just passed out.

　Yeah.

　I couldn't stop this boy's magic, but I could expose him before the supernatural magical explosion spreads.

　The boy is limping in my arms.

　He's such a wreck .......

　What is it that drives this boy so much?


　Paaaaaah. ......


　I'm going to cast a recovery spell on the boy.

　But he still doesn't wake up.

　It seems that he's running out of water.


　I took him in my arms and looked for a water source.

　After a while, I found a spring and set it aside.

'Hey. Water.

　and scoop it up in your hand and give it to your mouth.

　Cocri......

　A small throat rumbles.

'Pfft! ...... hahahahahahaha.


　Well.

　I watered her and she looks much better.

　He's not having nightmares anymore, he's just sitting on my lap, soothing and sleeping.

　It's hard to believe that he's the boy who was fighting the giant trolls just now.

　He was so innocent, he looked like a girl.

　When I turn over, my surprisingly silky hair tickles my thighs, and the way my breath unconsciously drifts up my cheeks to my abs is like a small animal.

　Pudgy cheeks.

　The tip of my well-formed nose follows the groove of my lower abdominal muscles, just at the border of my bikini armor, tickling me with a cackling, satisfied little breath.

'Do you like my abs that much?'

...... Huh?

　As he said this, the boy woke up with a huff.

'Ah! No, no, no ...... this is that ......

'Hahaha! Don't be shy. You're a boy, you know. When you're about Kisama's age, it's no wonder Kyoumi is showing up on the abs of your bikini armor.

No! I'm ......

　The boy's face was reddening and he just looked down.


　◇


I'm going home.

　The boy said and I felt lonely and uncomfortable again.

'Xama, if you want to go to ......'

What?

'If you want! Would you like to party with me?

　I was bold enough to say that I wouldn't regret it.


　However.

Sorry. I have to get back to my master. ......

　And the boy shuffles off.

'What's that ......, do you have a mentor?'

Yeah. He's a mentor I admire very much. So I'm sorry .......

Don't be sorry. I don't blame you.

Hm. But you're number one in the world, right? I'll be number one in the world sooner or later, so ...... you can go on an adventure with me then.

"Ha ha, cheeky.

I've decided to go to ....... I'm going to be number one in the world.

　The boy said to him, "I'm sorry.

I'll see you later!

　I waved my hand.


'Well, wait. What's Kisama's name? Let's see, ...... its ....... If you don't tell me your name, I won't know who you are, even if Kisama is number one in the world, right?

Hmm. Right.

　The boy paused, and with an angelic smile, he said


'I'm Morier. I'm Morier Laxtrame, the ...... super-aggressive wizard.