28 Planning For The Future (1/1)

”So, what do we do now?” Deltan asked. Although he believed in his brother, there was still sparks of unsettlement that made itself known in his mind from time to time.

”Continue as usual,” Nine said, her voice low with unspoken anger.

Deltan suppressed a shiver. For some reason, he felt like his younger brother felt like indiscriminately hunting down whoever had placed the mark on him. For the first time, he felt like having such a talented and terrifying younger brother was actually pretty good!

Nine looked at Deltan and he immediately shot off her bed.

”Then, I'll be going back now, younger brother,” Deltan said, sweating. That one glance from Nine had made him feel an unprecedented sense of danger.

In reality, Nine had just been taking a casual glance at Deltan while she pondered on her course of action, so his vast overreaction baffled her.

She frowned slightly. ”You're staying at my residence until we find a solution,” she said lightly. Deltan could hear the spoken 'or else' at the end of the sentence.

He immediately deflated. He felt like crying but had no tears. Didn't this mean he would be seeing this little devil day in and out?! But wait, since he was in grave danger now, his younger brother would go easier on him now, right? He immediately cheered up at the thought.

”Your quality of life won't deteriorate, so I won't allow you to slack off on your training. Now that you've touched the Fourth Circle of magic, we can gradually step up the training.”

Deltan felt like curling up on the ground. The already intense sparring was going to be stepped up even further?! Was it too late to beg for mercy? Ah, he should just fall asleep right now.

Nine twitched her finger and pulled him along using magic. Deltan yelped when he was unceremoniously dragged by the back of his shirt in a position that was parallel to the ground. Where could he maintain his dignity as a prince? He floated in the air like a wooden plank that was floating on the sea.

Nine dragged him along the various bookshelves placed inside her room, placing various books on top of the floating body. Deltan felt like complaining but quailed thinking about how training could always get worse.

He floated behind Nine with a long-suffering look.

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