A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

“Really? Father and this person are quite close.” Lisbeth was a little surprised.

After all, Bray and Father Thun seemed to be completely different people.

It's impossible to imagine that Bray and Father Thun had such a good relationship.

"Oh, right, Father, we should make lunch now," Lisbeth said quickly, clapping her hands.

“Okay.” Father Thun smiled.

"Are you all staying for dinner?" Lizbern tried to ask Bray.

“No need,” Bray shook his head, declining Lizbern’s offer.

“I still need to go find my sister,” Bray explained.

“Is that so? What a pity,” Lisbeth said. “Laxclas.”

"Basic Spells: 96 points; Practical Spells: 97 points; History of Spells: 100 points; Magic Practice: 94 points." An old professor wearing glasses read out the report card in his hand.

"Very good, as expected of an elite student in the magic department." The old professor pushed up his glasses and looked at Lux standing in front of him.

This report card was, of course, not read aloud in front of the class.

The school has regulations that student grades are, to some extent, a matter of privacy and cannot be directly disclosed.

However, there are still rankings.

Lux is the top student in her grade.

Since enrolling more than two years ago, Lux's grades have been steadily improving and she is now consistently among the top students.

Even the term "academic genius" is insufficient to describe Lux.

"Your family must have some magical skills, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to raise such an outstanding child as you," the old professor said with satisfaction.

"I really hope to meet your family in person," the old professor even remarked with emotion.

"This..." Lux was covered in cold sweat.

Could she say that her brother had absolutely no magical abilities?

"I was just saying. I heard your brother is an adventurer, so he probably doesn't have time to come over."

"Hmm..." Lux's expression was a little gloomy.

The old professor was right; Bray really rarely had time to come to the school to see him.

Lux, despite being a bit arrogant, genuinely wanted to see her brother.

Well, Bray is his only family member, so it's only natural that he cares about him.

But how should I describe my brother?

"Sigh..." Lux couldn't help but sigh.

"Lux, what's wrong?" The old professor looked at Lux with a puzzled expression.

"Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, no." Lux quickly waved her hand; she was perfectly fine.

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Inside the pavilion at Imperial Academy, Virginia looked at Lux with amusement.

Lux looked worried and distressed.

"Lux, is it about your brother again?" Virginia covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Virginia's every move had a kind of aristocratic affectation, but somehow it wasn't annoying.

After all, most people smile by pursing their lips, not by deliberately covering their mouths.

"Hmph, no, why would I bother him?" Lux raised a delicate eyebrow and snorted.

Lux has perfectly inherited the arrogant and haughty nature of the Claes family.

Just like the eyes of a dead fish.

“Always saying one thing and meaning another, Miss Lux,” Blanche remarked.

Lux lowered her head, her two ponytails drooping.

"I wonder how my brother is doing now," Lux said, sounding a little dejected.

She hasn't heard from her brother for almost half a year.

It would be a lie to say I'm not worried.

At this time, Lux would usually have a heart-to-heart talk with Virginia.

Virginia was the person I was closest to at this school.

A caring older sister.

I just don't understand why such a perfect princess would fall for my dead-fish-eyed older brother.

"Don't worry, Mr. Bray must be doing something very important, right?"

“He’s the kind of person who will write to you if he gets the chance,” Virginia comforted Lux.

As the three girls chatted in the pavilion, many students in the distance cast their gazes.

Both Virginia and Lux ​​are goddesses who appeal to both men and women at Imperial Academy.

Blanche, standing behind Virginia, is also very charming and is the goddess of many male students in private.

Well, not all students idolize Virginia and Lux, but the vast majority do.

There's always a celebrity vibe to him.

Virginia sat upright, her graceful curves so striking that even her orthodox mage robes couldn't conceal them.

As for Lux, although she is not as voluptuous as Virginia, her petite figure makes her even cuter.

"Ahem." A man in a suit stood in front of the three women.

He barged into the pavilion where the three women were chatting.

“You are…” Lux frowned, recognizing the person as a teacher from the Martial Arts Department.

Yes, it's a teacher.

But what did the martial arts teacher want with me?

Lux was puzzled.

"Excuse me, teacher, is there anything I can help you with?" Virginia noticed that the man was staring at Lux.

They're probably here to see Lux.

But Virginia's intuition told her that this teacher didn't have anything important to discuss with Lux.

“Lux, would you do me the honor of joining us…” the man tried to extend an invitation.

"Pfft—" Lux burst out laughing.

"Are people all so direct these days?" Lux looked at the teacher with amusement.

Lux really didn't expect that this teacher was asking her out.

But isn't it childish to make a date out of nowhere like this?

"Actually, a long time ago, I..."

"Alright, alright, I won't go, teacher," Lux said casually.

Lux didn't even know what reason she had to go.

I don't know this person at all.

The man who refused so readily looked rather unpleasant.

The man seemed to be gathering some emotion.

Virginia also sensed that something was wrong.

“Let’s go, Lux.” Virginia took Lux’s hand, ready to leave.

"Stop right there, you lot!" the man shouted.

Just as the man was about to do something, a meow rang out.

However, the meow came from a little lion.

"Whoa, fireball, don't make that noise!" Levy quickly covered fireball's mouth.

"Who are you people!" The man, truly enraged, glared fiercely at Levy.

However, the man's anger quickly subsided, extinguished by the cold air.

A person standing behind a tree stared intently at him with dead fish eyes.

Who else could that dead-fish-eyed guy be but Bray?

Bray only showed half of his face, his right eye filled with icy coldness.

“I’ll kill you,” Bray said coldly.

"Run! Dead Fish Eyes is angry!" Naruko yelled at the male teacher.

“You suspicious people…” The male teacher rolled up his sleeves.

The teachers of the Martial Arts Department certainly couldn't be weak in combat.

Despite having somewhat low emotional intelligence, her abilities are still highly recognized by her students.

But the male teacher chickened out after only a few steps.

"Clang—" Bray prepared to draw his longsword.

The murderous aura emanating from the male teacher was palpable.

"Ahhhh! Calm down, dead fish eyes!" Naruko panicked; causing trouble at the Imperial Academy was no good.

"Don't fight! Don't draw your sword! We'll be kicked out!"

"Oh no! Bray's angry!" Levy shouted.

"..." For some reason, the male teacher had the illusion that he was going to die.

That feeling of being instantly killed.

Then the male teacher ran away without looking back.

"Calm down! Calm down! He's gone!" Naruko pulled out a fan from somewhere and kept fanning Bree.

"Oh! Bray, calm down!" Levy fanned Bray with her little hands.

"You'll be expelled from school if you keep doing this!"

"..." Bray silently sheathed his sword. "Brother?" Lux looked at her brother with a blank expression.

Bray immediately turned to look in the direction of his younger sister.

“I’ve come to see you,” Bray said after a moment’s hesitation.

Seeing that his sister was safe and sound, Bray was in high spirits.

"So, before you come next time, please write to me first, okay?" Lux said to Bray in an annoyed tone.

“But I live in the capital,” Bray asked, puzzled.

"But you're never in the capital." Lux was speechless.

“That makes sense,” Bray said, as if he had just realized something.

"Are you an idiot?" Naruko, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore.

Bray's answer sounded like that of an idiot.

"So, is there a gift?" Lux asked, her face expressionless, but her heart filled with anticipation.

Is it a bit too direct to ask for a gift on your own initiative?

However, the people around them immediately understood when they realized that Lux was Bray's sister.

"A gift?" Bray exclaimed in surprise, glancing left and right with his right eye.