Lycoris and Deborah shouted. However, they didn't seem to be awake at all.

"Sharon Byrne must be executed here. The Byrne family must be held responsible for their mistakes."

Darion gave a clear order. This was his order as the Pope—God's Vicar.

Kaim's hand gripped the hilt of his greatsword so tightly that it hurt, and he glared at Sharon fiercely.

He thought, how nice it would be if this guy in front of him was hostile to him. How nice it would be if he looked at him with a defiant look, like a heretic, instead of treating him like a brother... But...

"Brother, you can't go back to church. Otherwise, you'll really lose yourself this time!"

Sharon's eyes were so clear as he looked directly at Kaim.

"Shut up! Kaim, kill him! This is an order from the Lord!"

"Brother, please fight. Not for anyone else, just for yourself. Don't worry about me, just take Mother and Grandmother and flee from here."

You actually said such a thing.

At this point, Lykolis completely lost her patience. Her expression twisted with anxiety and madness, she plucked the dagger from the dragon youth's waist and ran towards Sharon.

“M-Mother!?” Kaim and Shem cried out, but Lykolis showed no intention of stopping.

"If only I hadn't given birth to you!"

“M-Mother! I…!”

"Shut up, shut up, shut up! I'm not the mother of a heretic!"

Lykolis lunged forward, and after a brief struggle, they both fell to the ground. Lykolis thrust the dagger downward with her backhand, and Sharon quickly raised her arm to block it. The dagger pierced her slender arm, and Sharon groaned in pain.

Sharon grabbed Lykolis's arm tightly, preventing her from attacking further. Furthermore, he even tried to persuade her.

Deborah had come to her senses by then, quickly picked up the fallen stick, and ran over. She wasn't trying to stop Lykolis, but instead joined in beating her own grandson.

Sharon was beaten and hacked by the two men, and in a blink of an eye, his body was covered with bruises.

The apostolic knights admired the scene with satisfaction, and the two dragon youths also sincerely admired the two women's awakening to their faith.

These people just watched as the mother and grandmother tried to kill their youngest son.

──There are still many beautiful things in this world that you don’t know about.

Suddenly, Kaim and Shem's father's words resurfaced in their minds.

That evening, as we watched the sunset together on the coast, we saw a dragon family playing and having fun nearby. That was a normal family.

They should be proud of their mother and grandmother, but the brothers feel extremely distressed by their mother and grandmother's current appearance.

"Well, Ryanhead Ashe is heading here. If he saw Sharon Byrne's death at the hands of his family, his soul would probably be deeply shaken."

Darion seemed to be saying something, but the two brothers didn't listen at all.

"Brother Kaim! Brother Shem! Stop staring blankly!"

Even more than that, Sharon's gaze gripped the brothers' attention. Even though he was being tortured so horribly, why was his gaze still so resolute and powerful?

──Because I have finally made up my mind to become your father.

The man who acted like a father had said many times that he was willing to do whatever the brothers expected, so the brothers repeatedly challenged him to a duel.

I originally wanted to take this opportunity to kill him, but in the end I was just taught martial arts.

After being manipulated like this many times, I no longer felt annoyed.

The two of them deeply realized that their father was indeed the strongest knight.

The brothers refused to speak out loud, but only casually raised the question. That was how Rolls responded. He mocked himself as a useless father, then firmly declared that he would never let anyone, not even God, deprive the brothers of their freedom.

"It's okay if only the two of you leave. Run!"

Sharon's unexpectedly tenacious resistance made Lycoris and Deborah breathless.

Both women were originally from wealthy families. Even if they had murderous intentions and weapons, even if the opponent was just a seriously injured child, they seemed unable to immediately kill the opponent who refused to give up the will to resist.

“…That’s enough. Get out of my way.”

Darion lost his patience and took a step forward, intending to strike the blow himself.

The scene seemed to unfold incredibly slowly in Kaim's eyes. Memories of his father, persistently seeking out his brothers, flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

"Great! You two are both excellent"—their father praised them happily. It was the first time for the brothers to hear him say that.

My father would often touch my brother and me on the head. It was then that I realized how amazingly large his hands were.

It was the first time I heard my father joke. The first time he taught me magic. The first time he cooked, and it wasn't very good.

For the first time, the two brothers experienced what it was like to be a real family.

You can decide your own affairs.

Including the things I want to protect, the reasons for fighting, the things I believe in, everything.

The right to choose is in your own hands—this is what their father told the brothers for the first time.

"Stop, stop!"

““──!””

Sharon's roar was like a slap in the face to the brothers, bringing them back to their senses from their trance-like state of escaping from reality.

Darion had already raised the Holy Lance. Their youngest brother, Sharon, lay before him, bloodied and missing a limb, unable to stand. Yet, facing death, he showed no fear, only calling out to his brothers intently.

"You can decide your own affairs!"

In the eyes of the brothers, the figure of their younger brother and the strongest knight (their father) overlapped. When they came to their senses...

“…What do you mean?”

The Holy Lance's tip was blocked. Kaim, slinging his greatsword behind his back, threw himself upon his brother, blocking the blow. Then, the "White Cannon of Decomposition" was fired at Darion, who leaped back, avoiding the blow.

"elder brother?"

"Shut up, stupid brother."

Sharon's eyes widened in surprise. Kaim finally called him "brother," even if it was insulting.

As Kaim stood up, Shem came and stood beside him.

Lycoris and Deborah were completely speechless. The same was true for the apostolic knights. At this moment...

"Master Sharon, ahh ...

Ryan Hyde arrived at the scene. Seeing Sharon's miserable state, his face suddenly turned livid, and he immediately showed an angry expression towards the Kaim brothers standing beside Sharon. However...

"You bastard hero! Can't you even be a bodyguard?!"

Kaim yelled at him. Simultaneously, Shem used the "Brilliant Binding Chain" to entangle Sharon and fling him into Lionhead's hands. The brothers' reaction left Lionhead bewildered.

"Go!"

Kaim shouted, pointing the tip of his greatsword at Darion.

Shem was the same. Even though he was sweating profusely, he still pointed the Second Holy Staff at the apostolic knights.

Seeing their figures and determined eyes, Ryanhead realized his misunderstanding and took a breath.

"Brother, no! Let's go together!"

Sharon shouted, extending his scarred arm. Ryan Hyde hesitated.

“Ahh, it’s the holy sword! My goddess…!”

Darion's eyes glowed with an eerie light.

Suddenly, Ryanhead felt a strong discomfort, as if his head were being forcefully invaded by a foreign object. He groaned and fell to his knees. But that was all. "Sure enough, isn't this enough..." Dallion muttered angrily after his failed attempt at forcible seizure.

"Well, don't even think about it!"

Shem activated his inherent magic, "Forbidden Designation," and sealed Darion's inherent magic.

"Tsk, trouble."

Darion pushed his foot against the ground and charged towards Lionhead, but before he could strike, Kaim stepped in front of him.

Kaim activates his inherent magic, "Holy Guidance," to read the opponent's surface consciousness and guide it, while attacking without regard for the consequences, forcing Darion to stay away from Lionhead.

It was an incredible sight. Kaim, still a minor, was able to hold Darion in check. He attacked with all his might, as if his life were on fire.

"We can't hold out much longer, leave! We're outnumbered, you know that without me telling you!"

Shem roared, unleashing "Decrepit Execution" and unleashing a shower of light bullets, like a meteor shower, to contain the Apostolic Knights. As he had said, from this point on, we could see the Dragonmen and Apostolic Knights approaching from afar.

Furthermore, Sharon was seriously injured and in critical condition. His life would be in danger if he didn't receive immediate treatment.

However, the brothers finally came to understand each other, but must they part under such circumstances?

"As the eldest son of the Byrne family, I give this order! Guard Knight Lionhead Ashe! Risk your life to protect the next head of the family!"

Kem's words were the final push that finally made Ryanhead make up his mind.

“Understood! I’m sorry!”

"No, I can't leave my brothers behind!" Even though Sharon struggled in his arms, Ryanhead was determined to obey Kaim's orders and leave the scene with all his strength.

"My goddess!"

The Holy Lance shone even brighter, forcibly repelling Kaim. A horizontal gash ripped across Kaim's chest, and as he spat out blood, he unleashed a massive Sky Flash, halting Darion's pursuit.

"elder brother!"

"Hmph, compared to Rouse Byrne, this is nothing!"

Shem rushed to Kaim's side. A defiant smile crossed Kaim's face, recalling the many times he'd dueled and lost against his father.

Lionhead ran away so fast that he was no longer visible. Then, Darion turned his attention to Kaim.

"It seems you are the descendants of traitors after all."

Darion's tone betrayed anxiety. Kaim scoffed.

"For the first time in our lives, we made our own decisions, that's all."

Kaim raised his sword again, catching sight of his mother and grandmother, their faces livid, shouting something nearby. But Kaim ignored them.

Compared to them──

"Shem, I'm sorry. We're dead."

Kaim wanted nothing more than to apologize to his other brother, fearing the consequences of his own choices. Shem simply shrugged.

"What can I do? It's all because of my good-for-nothing brother."

Shem replied in a low voice, raising the Second Holy Staff and recalling the moves his father had taught him in such a short time.

"Will that person be happy?"

For their younger brother, the two brothers made their own choice. I wonder if their father, who is not good at expressing his emotions, would praise them?

"...Don't be silly, he'll definitely be furious, is there any need to say that?"

"Haha, I think so. He said he wanted us to survive."

But even so, the brothers' wish is still──

May you be proud of us.

The most important words were not spoken in the end.

For the sake of their youngest brother, the Byrne brothers are determined to die.

In the manic night, the boy's wailing echoed.

"It's just like that time! I haven't improved at all!"

Sharon cried out, tears streaming down his face. He was carried on Lionhead's back, his entire body enveloped in the glow of healing magic.

"How many times do I have to let others save my life? How many times do I have to abandon important people and run for my life?!"

"I'm, I'm sorry..."

As a guard knight, he is unable to save everyone. He is always being rescued, constantly weighing the pros and cons of what to give up, feeling helpless and helpless.

Ryan Hyde's apology sounded filled with self-loathing. To share his pain, Sharon hugged his neck tightly.

"I want to get stronger! I want to get stronger, Ryan Hyde!"

"You can do it! You can definitely become stronger than anyone else!"

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