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*''Sparring match with Second Brother from before kept coming up in my mind every time I swung my spear.''
*''Sparring match with Second Brother from before kept coming up in my mind every time I swung my spear.''
*'''Ara:''' ''(That's right... Mother will be troubled... If I had attacked Second Brother and somehow hurt him.)''
*'''Ara:''' ''(That's right... Mother will be troubled... If I had attacked Second Brother and somehow hurt him.)''
*''Even though I thought it was for the best in the corner of my mind, there was always me who was regretting stopping my hand at that moment whenever I came to my senses. I struggled to hide this feeling but only a very frustrated emotion remained in the end.''
*''Even though I thought it was for the best in the corner of my mind, there was always me who was regretting stopping my hand at that moment whenever I came to my senses.''
*''How I couldn't live openly with my head held high was frustrating and my mother being pained because of the other siblings was frustrating as well. But most of all, how I couldn't beat the other siblings in something I was most confident at was most frustrating.''
*''I struggled to hide this feeling but only a very frustrated emotion remained in the end.''
*''How I couldn't live openly with my head held high was frustrating and my mother being pained because of the other siblings was frustrating as well.''
*''But most of all, how I couldn't beat the other siblings in something I was most confident at was most frustrating.''
*'''Ara:''' ''(It's not fine... It's frustrating...)''
*'''Ara:''' ''(It's not fine... It's frustrating...)''
*''Tears that I tried to hold back burst open. It has been so long since I cried out loud. And after sitting down on the spot and wiping my eyes for a bit, now I even felt angry.''
*''Tears that I tried to hold back burst open. It has been so long since I cried out loud. And after sitting down on the spot and wiping my eyes for a bit, now I even felt angry.''
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*''Stream of tears that didn't show any signs of stopping instantly stopped when a familiar voice came from beside me.''
*''Stream of tears that didn't show any signs of stopping instantly stopped when a familiar voice came from beside me.''
*'''Ara:''' ''O, of course... I, I'm fine!''
*'''Ara:''' ''O, of course... I, I'm fine!''
*''I stood up hastily while wiping my tears to see Elder Brother Aren with a worried expression. Elder Brother Aren handed me a handkerchief and stood beside me without saying a word until I calmed down.''
*''I stood up hastily while wiping my tears to see Elder Brother Aren with a worried expression.''
*''Elder Brother Aren handed me a handkerchief and stood beside me without saying a word until I calmed down.''
*'''Ara:''' ''I'm sorry... I showed you myself being so unsightly.''
*'''Ara:''' ''I'm sorry... I showed you myself being so unsightly.''
*'''Aren:''' ''No, I fully understand. Everyone has particularly difficult times...''
*'''Aren:''' ''No, I fully understand. Everyone has particularly difficult times...''
*''Elder Brother Aren who was picking up my spear from the ground below his feet made a quite serious expression. I took the spear and thanked him as I took couple steps in order to leave quickly. But I couldn't go far because I had no choice but to stop from Elder Brother Aren's words.''
*''Elder Brother Aren who was picking up my spear from the ground below his feet made a quite serious expression.''
*''I took the spear and thanked him as I took couple steps in order to leave quickly. But I couldn't go far because I had no choice but to stop from Elder Brother Aren's words.''
*'''Aren:''' ''Would you like to have a proper sparring match with me?''
*'''Aren:''' ''Would you like to have a proper sparring match with me?''
*''As I pondered for a while thinking about what I should say in order to refuse without being disrespectful, Elder Brother Aren challenged me to a sparring match one more time.''
*''As I pondered for a while thinking about what I should say in order to refuse without being disrespectful, Elder Brother Aren challenged me to a sparring match one more time.''
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*''Elder Brother Aren swung his sword strongly as he pressured me without showing even a slight hint of openings. I had to focus all my strength on blocking Elder Brother's attacks.''
*''Elder Brother Aren swung his sword strongly as he pressured me without showing even a slight hint of openings. I had to focus all my strength on blocking Elder Brother's attacks.''
*'''Aren:''' ''This shouldn't be all there is to your skills! Try more seriously!''
*'''Aren:''' ''This shouldn't be all there is to your skills! Try more seriously!''
*''I was gradually pushed back and fell into a position where I couldn't escape anymore because I had my back to a giant tree. I was looking for a chance to try and escape to a more open area when Elder Brother's sword approached me again.''
*''I was gradually pushed back and fell into a position where I couldn't escape anymore because I had my back to a giant tree.''
*''I couldn't dodge it. I had to face it instead. I saw an opening in Elder Brother's attack for just a very slight instant. I quickly blocked the sword with my spear then attacked Elder Brother's side with the back of my spear. Then I turned around as I raised the spear. My spear had approached the tip of Elder Brother's chin.''
*''I was looking for a chance to try and escape to a more open area when Elder Brother's sword approached me again.''
*''I couldn't dodge it. I had to face it instead. I saw an opening in Elder Brother's attack for just a very slight instant.''
*''I quickly blocked the sword with my spear then attacked Elder Brother's side with the back of my spear. Then I turned around as I raised the spear. My spear had approached the tip of Elder Brother's chin.''
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*'''Ara:''' ''H... how... can this...?''
*'''Ara:''' ''H... how... can this...?''
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*'''Aren:''' ''Amazing... I lost. It's my defeat.''
*'''Aren:''' ''Amazing... I lost. It's my defeat.''
*''Elder Brother Aren smiled joyfully as he dropped his sword. My movements just now were exactly the same as the movements I had always drawn in my mind.''
*''Elder Brother Aren smiled joyfully as he dropped his sword. My movements just now were exactly the same as the movements I had always drawn in my mind.''
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
File:Brother_%26_I_4.png|Brother & I 4.
File:Brother_%26_I_4-1.png|Brother & I 4
File:Brother_%26_I_4-2.png|Brother & I 4
</Gallery>
</Gallery>
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