Family

"What the f*ck just happened?!" One of the students from class 1-A shouted.

"The hell did anyone see how Lester fainted?"

"It was too fast."

"How is that guy an unchanged?!"

While the surrounding students were busy shouting out their confusion, Lilitth was watching the fight from a distance and beside her was a handsome older man. The one beside her had looks that could rival a model and had a toned body that would make any athlete feel ashamed. His face was ever stoic as he stood beside Lilitth with an aura that made one feel that he was hard to approach.

"So what do you think onii-sama?" Lilitth mischievously smiled as she looked at her brother. That's right the one beside her was none other than the most powerful man within the Hunters Organization, Alexander Samarita.

"His usage of the RELEASE technique has improved a great deal, but it is far from perfection. The interval of going from normal to RELEASE state took 0.8 seconds which was too slow. Also, his attack on the opponent was too excessive. Two punches to the head, a kick to the left knee, a kick to the right knee, an elbow to the back of the neck and upper palm strike to the chin. Either the upper palm or the elbow to the back of the neck was sufficient enough to make the opponent lose. Doing more than that was excessive and unnecessary."

Lilitth sighed and shrugged her shoulders as she responded. "Still such a strict master aren't you onii-sama. It's not like onii-sama did things efficiently all the time... Wait a minute... I have never actually seen you deal with something inefficiently before. Are you perhaps a robot onii-sama?"

Hearing what Lilitth said Alex started to rub her head. "So says the artificial human."

"Well, I'm more human than you are onii-sama!" Lilitth cutely stuck out her tongue. Alex then showed a rare gentle smile at his sister.

...

While Lilitth and Alex were talking, Sigmund's group were heading home.

"I thought you didn't want to show your cards this early in the game?" Yuuki asked Sigmund as they were walking home.

"Un," Mirai nodded in agreement. Sigmund looked at his two friends and sighed.

"I didn't really want to use RELEASE this early on, but that guy said something that pissed me off." When the twins heard what Sigmund said, they remembered what Lester said to him.

"Oh, that, well I understand why you did it, but didn't you overdo it? That guy was rather weak and you could have beaten him in a less flashy way."

"Well I didn't plan on fighting anyone yet, but that guy pissed me off. Though that wasn't all, I didn't use RELEASE simply because I was angry. No, I used it as a deterrent. I showed the other students that have a lower rank than me, that even if they face me they stand no chance. Of course, there will be fools that think I did something sketchy. But those with real skills will know the truth. That will help me achieve what I truly want to do."

Hearing Sigmund's response Yuuki shrugged his shoulders while showing a defeated smile on his face. Mirai couldn't help but smile as well upon hearing Sigmund's response.

"As expected of the one and only disciple of our Aniue."

...

After continuing to walk the three had reached a crossroad. Yuuki and Mirai's house was located in a different path from Sigmund's house, so the three needed to part ways here.

"See you tomorrow Sieg." Yuuki waved his hand at Sigmund.

"See you," Mirai bowed her head.

"See you guys." Sigmund waved his hand at the two as they separated.

...

When Sigmund saw the silhouettes of his friends disappear from his view, he walked a different path than the way to his house. He walked for a bit and reached a familiar place that he usually passes by during his morning jog.

It was the park in the middle of the district where the statue of his father stood. Sigmund looked at the statue and sat the bench facing it.

"Hey, baka oyaji, today another one told me I was a failure of a son. He told me that if you were alive you would be disappointed with me. Heh, what the f*ck does he know. Shouldn't you be the failure of a father leaving mom and me behind? Shouldn't I be the one disappointed in you for not being there at all? Look at you the standing tall and proud. Eternally engraved by others as a noble hero. It was as if you were like those heroes in a child's fairy tale. Once upon a time, I thought the same way as them, but then I grew up and understood the kind of b*stard you truly were."

Sigmund then stood up and looked at the statue's smiling face. After looking at it for a while Sigmund took hold of the hilt of his sword. He then took a stance that made him look like he was about to cut the statue. Yet after a few seconds, Sigmund loosened his grip and left.