Big Brother

TN: Expletives abound in this chapter. It was theonly way to make the character feel even remotely similar to the original. Also,if anyone knows Egyptian lore, please help! We can’t figure out who or what シャークリュウ (Shakryu as translated here)is, but Neferti is referred to in a later chapter.

「Velt, what happened? You"restaring off into the distance.」 (Forna)

「Nothing really. Just, givingmy thanks to someone, somewhere far away.」 (Velt)

「What does that mean?」 (Forna)

「Not much. Here, I bought theribbon, let"s go.」 (Velt)

「Ah, w, wait a minute! Afterthis we, we usually have tea and cake somewhere, ah, hey wait a minute!」 (Forna)

I did a little too much service. Even though she"s achild, being spoiled too much isn"t good, so this should be enough for today. Timeto go home now, and practice making ramen and…

「b.a.s.t.a.r.d, you trying to starta fight!?」 (???)

I heard an angry voice. It"s sensei"s. However ithappened, we heard sensei shout angrily for once, so we naturally quickened ourpace. I understood when a crowd had appeared in front of the shop. Wonderingwhat in the world was going on, I pushed my way through the crowd, only to seea single person seated at the counter.

「I"ll say it as many times asI have to. This disgusting enthusiasm, sickening smell, and what"s more thissmall, s.h.i.tty excuse for a store!」 (???)

「Woah there, sorry if I offendedyou, but that"s just how this shop is.」 (Melma)

Sensei was in an argument with a mysterious man. Hewore a purple mantle, decorated with the emblem of the Elfashia kingdom. Thesomewhat small man had long orange hair was tied back. What stood out, though, was the spear leaning against thecounter, decorated with skull markings.

Laraana seemed to be shaken and was crying. What isshe doing even though she"s an adult, I thought, but I’ll forgive her becauseshe looks cute. The problem is the foulmouthed mystery man.

「Hm? Hey, Forna I, I think Iremember that guy.」 (Velt)

「What a coincidence, Velt. Iseem to remember that man as well.」 (Forna)

With complicated and disturbed feelings, we watchedas sensei and the mystery man continued their "conversation."

「More than that, I can’t letyou off on these s.h.i.tty things you call chopsticks. What’s with them? You can"teven eat this c.r.a.ppy looking stuff with a fork. The thing I can handle theleast is the taste. Even though it"s horrible, why does it taste so good?」 (???)

「Haa? Kid, what"s with you cominginto this restaurant here spewing s.h.i.t this and c.r.a.p that?! And more than thatit"s horribly good you say? Why don’t you tell me what about my ramen is itthat you"re saying is disgustingly... good? What?」 (Melma)

「Are you kidding me? Garlic?There’s no way it wouldn’t be c.r.a.p be putting in soup, so why is it so good?!It"s addictive!」 (???)

「O, oh.」 (Melma)

Ah, we know this troublesome man that"s stupid in thehead.

「Brother Farga!」 (Forna)

「Farga!」 (Velt)

At our words, the man turned to look. With a glare assharp as a dagger, he was the man we thought he was.

「Yo. Dumb sis. Stupid bro It"sbeen two years?」 (??? à Farga)

That man is not only Forna"s brother and two yearsolder, but has been away from the country despite being the prince.

「Wh, What? Hah? The princess"brother? Eh?」 (Melma)

Having learned that the man is Forna"s brother,sensei turned pale. Well, it"s only natural. After all, who would think thatthis repulsive man was actually a prince?

「Elder brother. It, it hasbeen a long time. Ever since you joined the adventurer"s guild and left thecountry after becoming a hunter, I have not heard from you. What have you beendoing?」 (Forna)

「Well I mean I got away fromhome after fighting with the king and queen, but I somehow ended up comingback!」 (Farga)

It"s been two years. In spite of that, the sharp andcondescending glare in his eyes was still going strong. That exchange of wordswith sensei earlier was just the same as always.

「Hmph, so little sis". Howmany kids have you had since I left?」 (Farga)

「What?」 (Forna)

..........................?

「Tch, you look like you"remarried like that. Dumb bro. I told you make her pregnant when I was gonedidn"t I? Did you forget I was going to make myself king when I came back?G.o.dd.a.m.n couple.」 (Farga)

Yep. His train wreck of a mindset is still goingstrong. If I remember correctly, he was fifteen years old two years ago, sohe’s seventeen now right? The same age as Asakura Ryuuma was. If he went to school, he absolutely wouldn"t make anyfriends at all.

Wait, why do I even care?

「Screw you man! Thinking abouthow we met back then, you said some really crazy s.h.i.t! Use your common sense,idiot!」 (Velt)

「Haa? You worthless dumba.s.swho can’t even get it up, it’s cause of your stupid d.i.c.k and it’s weaka.s.s whitestuff.」 (Farga)

「I"m ten years old, there"s noway we’d be doing it! Care about your sister"s chast.i.ty a bit more!」 (Velt)

「Chast.i.ty? This d.a.m.n kid. Notonly no kid, you haven’t even had s.e.x yet?」 (Farga)

「Of course we haven"t! Aah, Ican"t take it anymore, talking with this guy is disgusting.」 (Velt)

He is Forna"s real brother, Farga Elfashia, heir tothe throne. However, there were some family circ.u.mstances and he fought with hisparents and ran away, just another delinquent you can find anywhere. There wererumors going around about how he joined the adventurer"s guild that exists allthroughout the continent, like how he defeated demonic beasts, subdued groupsof thieves, and even managed to take down a giant dragon.

「Brother, please don"t speakso improperly in public!」 (Forna)

Yes, that"s it, tell it to him straight, littlesister.

「Velt and I have our own orderto things. At the very least, please wait until we are twelve years old toexpect children!」 (Forna)

「Don"t go saying somethingthat"ll make me feel bad! Brother and sister both, don"t make your stupiditylevel go up!」 (Velt)

I can"t take it anymore. That"s right, when these twoare together, it always gets worse. I"ve been responding to their idiocy allalong, but ever since my memories as Asakura Ryuuma returned, something hasfelt more uncomfortable. Right as I was deciding to change, someone troublesomecame back.

「So, you, why"d you suddenlycome back? Make peace with the king? The queen"s not here though. Been away onan expedition for a while.」 (???)

「Peace? "Course not. If I"mhere, the big man will just chase me away.」 (Farga)

「The big man, huh? Hey hey,you"re rumored to be the strongest hunter in all of humanity, what could you bescared of.」 (???)

My interest was piqued, and as I pa.s.sed by Farga...

「The d.a.m.n hero and the alliedforces that were fighting Shakryu of the seven demon lords came back to thecountry.」 (Farga)

..................What?

「Wh,whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?」 (????)

「B, brother, is that true? Thenin the meantime, Shakryu destroyed the kingdom of Bolbardie...」 (Forna)

「Yeah, After that, the d.a.m.nhero and allied forces went to fight. They couldn"t kill the demon lord,chasing it all over.」 (Farga)

The demon army, is coming to this country? Why? Whatis the hero doing Wait, really?

Woah, just like I thought, those words started tocause a panic in the onlookers.

「The guard at the border"sbeen strengthened. This time it"s General Taira"s d.a.m.n turn.」 (Farga)

For a while now, my heart that was supposed to becalm and at peace, has become uneasy. I’ve always felt indifferent to war, but isone going to start nearby?

「Are those weird-lookingb.a.s.t.a.r.ds......Coming? Are they... to this country... 」 (Velt)

「Velt...」 (Forna)

「Tch. This dumb bro.」 (Farga)

I suddenly recalled my mom and dad, and tightlyclenched my fists. And then, Farga sent a high kick, right to my head.

「Ow, wh-what the h.e.l.l are youdoing!?」 (Velt)

「Little bro. You don’t need tooverthink things. With the defenses at the border of this country, there’s noway that some s.h.i.tty monster’ll make it to the capital.」 (Farga)

「Wha?」(Velt)

「Besides, I’m here now. Iwon’t...... I won’t let something like that happen again. Whether or not it’s ademon, the demon king himself or...... even demi-humans.」 (Farga)

I involuntarily clicked my tongue. Farga’s expressiondidn’t change, but he tightly gripped the fork he was holding.

「Farga, did you hear? About mymom and dad?」 (Velt)

「I heard about what happenedearlier. It was a pretty s.h.i.tty surprise. Especially since those two took good careof me when I was young...」 (Farga)

Feeling somewhat angered, I found Farga’s words reliable...

「As long as I’m in thiscountry I won’t let those s.h.i.tty b.a.s.t.a.r.ds do something like that ever again... That’swhy I won’t let you lose your family again, mark my words.」 (Farga)

As ever, he was someone with a terrible tongue andway of thinking, but in reality he had always been a really good guy, andbecause of that, I’m glad.

「O-oi, Velt, is this guyreally the prince? Or rather, is he actually a good guy?」 (Melma)

「He really is the prince, andhe really is someone good. Well, his tongue and the look in his eyes might makehim seem like a mess, but he’s tolerable.」 (Velt)

It was more or less the truth. As a friend of myfamily, I felt that he was trustworthy. I don"t want to turn him into an enemy,though.

But at that time, including me, n.o.body could haveantic.i.p.ated what was coming.

I was told that I absolutely did not have to doanything, even though the demon lord was coming, but exactly because it was thedemon lord, I went all-out.