Chapter 47

"Big brothers are amazing. They can do so many things."

"Kai, you'll be able to do a lot of things too, eventually. You're still a kid, so it's fine to just play."

"If you say so, then you're a kid too. You're only two years older than me, you know."

"Well, when you put it that way, I guess you're right."

"Hey, teach me magic too. I heard Big Brother Baito learned magic from you."

"Hmm. That's true, but... I ended up making Mom sad because of that."

"Eh? Really? What happened?"

Recently, I've been spending a lot of time in the frontier, while my younger brother Kai often helps out at our family home in the village. It seems he's come to visit me today. Since I'm always busy with exploration and rarely return home during the day, and even when I do, it's usually late, we don't get to talk much. That's probably why he's trying to talk to me so much now.

But I didn't expect him to ask me to teach him magic. It brought back memories of the past. This was when I was still experimenting with vegetable breeding in a small field behind our house.

I was tilling the field and filling a large bucket with water for watering the plants when Big Brother Baito asked me why I, who was smaller than him, could carry such a heavy load so easily.

At that time, I was experimenting with the use of magic and had just started using body enhancement. I was using my own body as a test subject to confirm the effects. Then, I wondered if the same effects could be achieved in other people. So, I decided to teach Big Brother Baito how to channel and use magic.

Big Brother Baito couldn't perform any magic that involved soil improvement or similar effects, but he quickly learned how to use body enhancement. This magic involves filling your body with channeled magic to enhance your physical abilities. It didn't require any incantations and was easy to understand because it involved one's own body. Big Brother Baito liked this magic and continued to practice it.

However, I didn't understand what it meant to be able to use magic at that time. Later, I would deeply regret this decision.

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What Big Brother Baito did with his enhanced physical abilities became a problem. I had casually thought that if he could enhance his body, he could help with watering and other tasks.

But Big Brother Baito started using his enhanced body to fight with the other children in the village. As a child, he only knew other children of his age. It's natural for children to start fighting over trivial things. But Big Brother Baito started winning all these fights.

He became an unbeatable presence among his peers. However, there were children who didn't find this amusing. They started seeking help from older children.

But even these older children couldn't beat Big Brother Baito in a fight. He was probably naturally bigger and stronger than most. Honestly, his magic skills at the time weren't that advanced, but he still won.

Losing to a younger child was a huge embarrassment for the older ones. But they couldn't beat him one-on-one. So, they started ganging up on him.

He couldn't win against multiple opponents. He started coming home bruised and battered. But what made Big Brother Baito truly remarkable was his indomitable spirit. Most people would have been intimidated and avoided fighting after being beaten up. But he kept standing up to them, no matter how many times he lost.

This experience improved his fighting skills. Eventually, he could even fend off multiple opponents. He continued this lifestyle until there was no one in the village who could match him. But it wasn't an easy journey.

Every day, Big Brother Baito skipped his field work to fight. No matter how many times he was scolded, he kept doing the same thing. One day, it made Mom cry. She said she must have raised him poorly.

When I heard this, I was truly affected. Teaching body enhancement magic had almost caused the breakdown of our family. The church teaches life magic to villagers starting at around six years old, probably for similar reasons. I realized that teaching magic recklessly is not a good idea.

"That's why I didn't teach you magic, Kai."

"Something like that happened?"

"Yeah, but if you really want to learn, I can teach you. Unlike Big Brother Baito, you're smart. If there's a magic to improve your intelligence, I'll teach you."

"Really? You will?"

"If you promise not to fight."

"Okay, I promise. I won't fight, so please teach me magic!"

"Alright, I'll do it. Let's start training right now."

Well, I did reflect on it, but I don't regret it. Big Brother Baito can now get the other children to help with field work because he's strong. It's a case of everything turning out for the best.

I hope Kai doesn't pour all his magic into physical strength like Big Brother Baito. I want him to focus on his brain. Concentrating magic in the brain improves memory, thinking, and calculation abilities. I want to create more time for Kai to study and become an expert in administrative work, something we don't have in this village. I dream of having Kai help me with my work in the future, so I'll teach him how to master magic.

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