Brothers’ Showdown (Brother-In-Law)
“……why are you here?”
“Huh? I heard my younger brother-in-law would be coming soon, so I came to receive you, eh, what’s the matter with that eye?”
“This I had a slight injury”
I say while tracing my right eye with my finger. The burn mark faded quite a bit, but my sight was the only thing that didn’t return. It looks like the lost sight won’t return even with Maximum Healing. I’m able to treat it, but it seems it’s impossible to regenerate it. I’ve put on an eye patch now so that it can’t be seen. ……it’s so chuunibyou.
The place we’re currently at is, Runwalker March’s mansion. We dropped by the mansion before going to the domain. Us, who finished the roughly one month of preparation and left the Royal Capital, came around to the mansion for a break on the way.
According to what I heard from Shishou regarding the spear, it seems the one who created Shishou‘s greatsword was a dwarf, and they have apparently already passed on.
A dwarf’s lifespan is about 150 years. Although it’s longer than a human, it’s shorter than an elf. It seems their descendant have succeeded them, and they apparently have a store in Forest Falia. Shishou says that she occasionally goes back and have them look at it as well.
I decided to have Shishou write me a letter of introduction and go after arriving at the domain.
When we arrive at the mansion, Sieg and the others, who returned to the March immediately after the victory celebration party and stuff ended, come out from inside and welcome us.
Marco, along with Tigris and Marin-san. Dorothea-san and the others as well. Filia hugs Mei-chan and the others tightly. Everybody was astounded when they saw this eye though. I was hugged by Filia with teary eyes.
After that, the ones who followed us were, all my fiancée, Dargris and the others, for some reason, Ruby-san, who was my exclusive receptionist at the Adventurer’s Guild, and Rose-san, the disciple of Madam Blossom, who’s opening a branch store at the domain. Honestly speaking, I didn’t want to go together, but Alexia and the others ended up agreeing to it, so I gave up.
Dargris brought Alma as well, and Cait and Emma also came. As I thought, it seems they got approval from their parents. As a condition, it seems the two of them got engaged though.
I wondered why when they told us about something like that blushingly, but well, it’s a good news. All of us congratulated them.
Such everybody enters the mansion, and Prince Fergus was sitting on the sofa and waiting inside for some reason. A woman with tiger ears is sitting beside him.
“Carome-oneesama is here as well!?”
“Aah, I also wanted to see my younger brother-in-law!”
As I thought, Ferris is acquainted with her huh. The one who sits beside Prince Fergus is Carome・Worvest. The future Queen of Worvest. It seems she’s a Tiger Tribe’s Beastfolk, and it seems she’s quite a competent individual.
“Why are you here?”
“I said it, right? I came to receive my younger brother-in-law. Melia-dono is currently maintaining the public order for us, but it’s pretty vast even if it’s a third of the Empire. That’s why it’s being split with Worvest and Arcadia.
Melia-dono is in-charge of the Empire……or rather the former Empire’s nobles whose resistance is the most aggressive. The noble territories around the current Empire’s border are resisting aggressively. Worvest and Arcadia have the leeway because it’s around their own borders”
“Is the resistance that aggressive?”
“It’s because they’re around the border. I wonder if they think that the Empire will help them if they struggle? The nobles don’t understand that if they do something like that, this time for sure, the Empire will be destroyed. Well, they’re those that fell from sitting on the fence and caring about themselves. It’ll probably end, and they’ll go back around the time Lei head to the domain”
Prince Fergus who spew harsh words at the Empire nobles and shakes his head. Well, I too can understand wanting to shake your head because the other party doesn’t understand it’s meaningless even if they do such things.
“……and what is the real reason that Prince Fergus came here?”
Prince Fergus’ ears go, ‘pin!’, and stand when I ask.
“Of course, it’s to duke it out with you, isn’t it!”
Prince Fergus says extremely happily. ……I had a feeling.
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“Well〜, after all is said and done, it’s my first time duking it out with Lei, so I’m getting excited!”
Prince Fergus clashes the gauntlets he wore on both hands going, ‘gachin‘. The place we’re currently at is the garden in the mansion. It’s the location I had had Alene-sensei train me every day.
Prince Fergus and I are standing right in the middle, and everybody is encircling the vicinity and looking over. This mansion’s maids and Prince Fergus’ soldiers mixed in amongst them as well. And there are stands even inside the mansion for some reason. The townfolks huh.
“Do your best〜, Fergus!”
“Don’t you lose to Onii-sama!”
Carome-sama’s cheer reaches Prince Fergus, and Ferris’ cheer reaches me. It looks like Sieg will be the referee for us.
“Well then, both of you. It’ll go on until either of you surrender or faint. It’s fine to inflict injuries but avoid fatal injuries. Alright”
“Ou!”
“Yes!”
“Well then, begin!”
Prince Fergus, who starts running together with Sieg’s signal. I thrust my spear towards Prince Fergus. Prince Fergus averts it with his gauntlets and tries to close in on me.
However, I won’t let him close in so easily. I immediately return the spear to my hands and sweep sideways. Prince Fergus averts his face and dodges it, but I carry on to spin the spear and sweep his legs with the butt of the spear.
Prince Fergus jumps and dodges, but I thrust again over there. However, the tip of the spear that I thought will hit was punched by Prince Fergus, and the trajectory was changed.
“Tsk, you sure have some leeway huh!”
Prince Fergus raises his voice frustratedly but joyously. I actually do still have some leeway. I haven’t used anything besides Body Reinforcement yet after all.
I dodge the fist that Prince Fergus punches over and block his kick with the spear. Prince Fergus blocks with his gauntlets when I thrust.
It seems we’re currently balanced, but I have the upper-hand. Prince Fergus tries to go to my blinded right side that’s wearing an eyepatch, trying to go for my opening, but I can tell through Magic Detection and Presence Sense, so that method won’t work.
I then swing my spear down, and Prince Fergus crosses his hands and blocks it. Over there, I swing the butt of the spear with all my strength.
I drive the butt of the spear into Prince Fergus’ abdomen that he couldn’t make it in time to defend because he was raising both his hands. I carry on to swing the spear and send Prince Fergus flying.
Prince Fergus tumbles on the ground numerous times and comes to a halt. I’ll be thankful if he loses consciousness with this but
“Geho, geho! Ain’t too shabby huh. This is what I would expect of my younger brother-in-law! In that case, I’ll show you my seriousness as well!”
Having said that, Prince Fergus’ Magic Power blows fiercely. And then Prince Fergus’ figure changes. His ears and the tail were the only way I could tell that he’s a Beastfolk through his appearance until now.
However, his entire body is currently covered in fur, and his appearance became like the lycanthrope that would appear in the movies back in the days. That’s the technique I had heard from Ferris huh.
A skill that only Beastfolks can use.『Beastification』
