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93 – Right Arm 1

I started watching Clear videos because I was influenced by my brother.

It seemed like he started watching it because of our father’s influence.

Mother didn’t seem to like it though.

The brother and sister admired heroes.

And both of them became a Hero at the age of 10.

It was impossible for us not to aim for it.

The cool heroes that shook our hearts even through the screen.

I can’t help but want to become a hero.

But no matter how much effort we put in to make our dreams come true, we couldn’t get any results.

To be honest, I don’t want to recall how I felt at that time. When I tried to talk to people, their expressions would become worn out, so if I have to describe it, it felt like the end of the world. 　

To put it another way, my brother had reconstructed my world.

In the new world, there were people who admired me, loud cheers came from all over the place, and I became the beautiful and chivalrous Silver Prince.

But that is only the result of the mask that he had prepared for me.

Although I’m the one who put in a lot of effort to act according to the role, my brother is the one who wrote the script.

So, what’s the problem with that world? There is nothing wrong with it.

On the surface.

The customers are happy, my teammates are satisfied, a lot of money is coming in, and we are doing well.

The only problem is that I’m not satisfied.

In sports, there are times when a popular player would transfer to a different team.

Perhaps there is a reason for him to do so, such as because the player is aiming for the top, or because he has long admired that team.

Some fans will be supportive, while others will criticize it as a betrayal. I don’t know who is correct. Is there even a right response? If there is, then who made that decision?

All I can say is that these players thought about it all on their own and took responsibility for their decisions.

It’s not that they didn’t consider what their teammates and fans would think. They did and they made the decision by themselves because it was about them.

What I didn’t have was that kind of strong mentality.

I’ve always kept my past failures at the bottom of my heart.

I was hesitant to talk to my brother about the party because he was the one who brought out these results.

That day. The day I visited the room where Lem and Milla were.

The reason I cried during the conversation with my brother. The reason that made me very sad.

It was because I thought that my brother had changed.

I have no intentions of denying a Party that can be sold and be popular. It should have been a part of the process.

We admired Heroes, experienced a setback, and made a comeback.

But that wasn’t for the sake of becoming a popular party that can make a lot of money.

It was because in order for us to become just like the Heroes we admired, we first need to be seen by the people.

And in order for us to be seen by people, we needed to have a personality and elements that were easy to understand and can attract their interest.

For me, I have someone I admire. I have a dream of wanting to become someone like the Hero of the Cursed Sword Hervor, who is currently in 3rd rank.

Even now, it’s still the same.

I think that my brother also had one.

A hero he admired, a dream he’s aiming for.

『Just stop doing this and become a proper adult. The hero you’re aiming for won’t make any money.』

『You can’t live without money. You’re the one who chose this as your job. The results are finally showing. Stop acting like a child.』

That day, I thought to myself.

I see…brother Phil has grown up.

I’m the only one who still remained like the kid that eagerly watched TV.

When I looked at him, the boy who was just as excited as me about the Heroes’ fight was no longer there.

When I thought so, I became sad.

But I’m sure it’s wrong.

I don’t think the thoughts he said to Berith were a lie.

So, is he now living in order to atone for the past, when he casually affirmed his sister’s dream?

That’s much sadder, but there was one saving grace in it.

And that is-.

「It seems like you can’t use any big moves without the support of a Black Sorcerer.」

「Well, it seems like you can’t even smash silver without the support of a Holy Paladin.」

The battle was in a stalemate.

I have tried to attack with a silver arm from the ground, with my fist, and by using a weapon.

However, I still couldn’t break through the defense of the Diamond Hero.

In addition, he used Diamond, which covered his entire body with an armor that has a rock-like texture. He doesn’t seem to like that appearance because it made him look like artificial Demi-Beasts or a golem, but in exchange for his agility, his defense is now much higher.

On the other hand, he has also been unable to destroy my magic since just a few minutes ago.

To be more precise, since the number of attacks required for him to destroy my magic has increased, he chose to evade rather than destroy.

Mark is excellent, but the enhancement by White Magic is only a temporary relief.

However, since it’s magic, it’s possible to increase its effectiveness depending on the conditions.

He can focus on the target and increase the amount of Magical Energy poured into it.

As a result, his offensive power, which was originally slightly unable to crush the silver, managed to reach the level where he could crush it.

But then Mark’s magic was interrupted by Lem, resulting in this current situation.

My attacks lack the decisive blow and his attacks are one step short of reaching me.

But I wasn’t just wasting my Magical Energy.

If I depend on Lem for everything, then nothing will change.

If I have a goal that I want to accomplish, I should at least think about how to fight for it and implement it by myself.

I’ve finished the preparations.

「Philip, we will win this fight.」

「How are you planning to defeat us, when Mark will defeat Lem?」

He’s implying『What are you saying when you aren’t even capable of defeating me?』.

I understand why he would want to say that.

Since I always get helped by Lem.

If it goes according to the strategy we made beforehand, I should be able to get a final boost.

However, even if I don’t get it, I have to try to win this fight.

Because I’ve been helped by so many people.

So today, here, from now on, at least for this moment.

By myself.

With this silver magic, I will break both the『Diamond』and the regret he has been carrying.

A thin silver was coiled around my right arm.

「Here I come.」