Are you really my brother?

Tillie was looking alertly toward the black coat man but when she saw his face she exclaimed but hesitated and said "B-B-brother?"

Tristan looked embarrassed and wants to dig a hole for him to hide but if he does that, it will be more embarrassing, he glares angrily at Beldum and looked towards Tillie, and said: "Long time no see, fourth child"

"Yeah" She bowed her head and nodded.

After a few seconds…

Croo… Croo… Croo…

There's a bird flying past them.

Silence.

But beldum cannot stand it and respond and spins around them.

Whiiing Whiiing

Looking at this pig teammate swaying around, Tristan couldn't help but shouted angrily "Bastard, come back here!"

When beldum felts the anger of its owner, it couldn't help but shiver especially the cold glare, so, it runs away. It didn't want to get punished.

"Beldum!"

Whiiing! Whiing! (I don't)

"I count 1 to 3 if you don't come back here"

Whiiing! Whiiing! (I cannot hear you!)

"1..."

Whiiiing! Whiing! (I don't hear anything)

"2…"

Whiiiing! Whiing! (Hmph…You're a bad owner!)

"3…"

Whiiing! Whiiing! (I'll go, I will go, please don't hurt me, I'm still a baby)

It slowly approaches Tristan looking aggrieved and pitiful in front of him. Its eye was watery which is looks pitiful and cute.

Even Tristan who looks cold couldn't help but softens seeing this pitiful look, but he still his cold look and said "Just behave and follow me"

Then he looked at Tillie and said "Attack me"

Tillie who was looking at the scene was dumbfounded and hearing what he said, she was even more confused, what did he mean?

"Me… I, attack?" Tillie looked confused and became alert because she noticed something different, is this really her brother?

She remembered the past when her elder brother pranked her and beat her when she was a child, but when his father beat him up, he ignored her and didn't even talk to her since then, their only interaction was only when her elder brother always looks at her with hatred or sometimes sneering at her.

She knew that she was the reason why their mother died so she always behaved and didn't cause trouble when she was young. Except for her father, she can feel her elder brother and sisters are always distancing away from her, especially her elder brother.

So, she always wanted to ease the situation and wants to be accepted. She always gave them a gift. It's okay for the second elder brother and elder sister but her eldest brother was hard-headed and always ignored her. She even switches to two-sword, expecting her brother will notice and help her, and she's right, she was really noticed by him but he still ignores her which made her sad. There are times, she wanted to give up but she shook her head and motivates herself, until… When she heard the news that her elder brother got the punishment.

She remembers that time she cried on her bed alone. Her mother was already gone since she was born, and her father also died, then followed by her elder brother who got the punishment, don't know if he will return alive.

And their family became unlucky since that day, her second brother and a third sister had a qualification to enter an A or S class University but she was surprised because they didn't manage to enter, and only helplessly enter B-class University.

She also feels something different in her school, the way some teachers look indifferently at her. Tilly has always been bright since she was young, she feels the incident that happened to their family wasn't a coincidence or someone was manipulating them, she doesn't know what their purpose was but she had always been careful since that day.

So, she's looking warily at him now.

Tristan looked at her confusedly and think she didn't understand what he said again: "Attack me, I want to see how far you've come in your training"

There's really something different!

Tillie knew the way her eldest brother looked at him, it was not like this now. Maybe an impostor? A Disguise Unique Ability?

And the way he appeared here as if nothing was happening, she knew her brother was in Black Region, the worst region in Artheran, she expected her brother may die or if returned, he may have tons of injury, maybe lost a hand or feet or something like that. Not like a Tristan that appeared here and have a handsome black coat, and looked okay then suddenly appeared here.

Conspiracy! They must be here to kill me!

Do they want to kill me, damn it!

I'm still alone here, second brother, third sister!

"Are you attacking or not?" Tristan lost his patience looking at her standing and not doing anything.

Tillie bit her lip and want to run but she feels she can't escape with this guy.

She can feel a terrifying aura with this guy.

She hesitates a bit but was helpless. She can only pray that the guy in front of her will not kill her and only capture her.

No, it's also worse if she was captured. She heard many rumors and some news of people getting kidnapped and then raped, if it's not raped, they will take your part, your kidney, heart, etc then they will throw your body in the river.

Thinking of these, she shivered. She was really scared, even though she was intelligent, she was still a teenager and only 15, how could she stand it? But she was no choice but to follow him.

"I, I see, I will start now" Tillie started to thinking a plan maybe she can sneak attack him.

Then she started to attack…

It's so slow!

Tristan didn't bother to defend it but moved on his side to dodge.

Then he saw her taking a new form to attack.

He dodges, but he was surprised because she suddenly changes her direction.

But…

It's still fucking slow.

Tristan dodges it again and then strikes his sword toward her neck.

Tillie stopped moving and looked nervously at him.

"If it's a real fight, you've already been dead"

Tristan said coldly at her.

"Another round, attack me" he added.

Tillie nodded and attack him.

Tristan dodged it and seeing her next attack coming again, he parried it, and because of a strong force, Tillie stepped back.

"You can perform a basic sword very well, but there's one lacking, your footwork, and I can see it, like this" Tristan immediately attack her.

Tillie was forced to defend it with her two swords but she was surprised because, from this stance, it seems she can attack it based on the form so she takes this opportunity to attack, but then…

My bad!

It's a bait

But it was too late because his front body was already slashing so she could only immediately step back at random, and then she tripped on the ground. When she was about to get up, she feels a sharp sword on her neck.

"You have many problems, you're just memorizing the form, and you didn't train much with your footwork, so once I disrupt your momentum you can only think of a method in the next form with only your upper body but not adjust your lower b--" Tristan suddenly stopped talking when he feels tiny sounds of vibration.

It's a vibration of the blade of the sword.

He feels it coming and slashing toward his neck.

"Die!" Tillie shouted and said.

CLANG

But…

She didn't succeed.

She only just saw a sword suddenly deflected his sword and she stepped back.

"What the hell are you doing?" She only heard a chilling voice while looking at her.

Tillie felt shivered by the strong pressure in front of her.

"I can feel a killing intent coming to you, so, say, what the hell are you doing?" Tristan was surprised when her sister suddenly sneaked an attack to kill him, and feel hurt deep inside. He suddenly thought, did the fourth child have a grudge against him?

So, he looked at her and asked for an explanation. If yes, then he could only go away here. He cannot blame her if she really wants to kill him. But he cannot kill her because he can't, he owes her for destroying her childhood, he really can't…

"You, you… who the hell are you?" Tillie gripped her both swords looking nervously at him. In this state, she can even hear the rapid beating of her heart. Her body especially her face was sweating profusely.

Will she die this time?

She regrets it this time. She shouldn't really do that.

Mother, Father, Brother, I will follow you now.

Then she saw him coming towards her. And each of his footsteps was like a time of death that signaled that she was about to die.

She really can take this pressure and retreat from her step but she was always followed by him step by step.

"Wha-what a-are y-you doing, ah" While retreating she tripped on the ground again. And seeing his footstep already approaching her, she could only close her eyes while forming a cross-defense stance with her sword. She already knows her fate, she's going to die.

Beldum who was watching on the sides looked at her like an idiot. You're forming a defense stance and then closing your eyes?

Even Tristan in front of Tillie was dumbfounded. He thinks, what the hell are you doing?

"What do you mean by saying who I am?"

Tillie looked up at him with one eye and said nervously: "I…I, I, k-knew, you… you're not my eldest brother! You…You're here to a-assassinate me, right?"

Tristan: "…."

Beldum: "…."

(System): "…."

"Huh?" All three of them were confused.

[Tristan, I think your sister misunderstand you]

Tristan also knitted his brows and asked her: "Why do you think, I'm not your brother?"

"Th-that, o-o-otherwise when did you get that expensive clothes, and-a-and your contract beast, my eldest brother doesn't have a contract beast, I heard he was sent to Black Region, he must experience a hard life or injury, maybe lose his limb, and also my eldest brother doesn't have a temperament like you, I, I know him, my eldest brother had an arrogant and noisy attitude, a-and my elder brother doesn't like me, he doesn't even bother me or even teach me liked what you-you're do-doing r-right n-n-now wuu..wuuu.wuu" Remembering her experience with her eldest brother really made her cry right now.

At first, Tristan was surprised then he frowned when he heard her sister imagining him losing his limb and shouted in his heart, is that what you really think of me? But he trembled when he heard her describing his former self.

"T-Tillie!" This was the first time he called her name.

"Huh!" Tillie stopped crying then she looked at him, why he still didn't kill me. And by the way, he's calling my name? ah, eh, I forgot he's an impostor.

"Remembered when you're six-year-old birthday I put chili on your cake and you were struggling to swallow it then drank water then looked at me with doubt, then it happens several times I pranked you so you can't help but approached me, asking me why I did that to you, then I slapped your face, stomped your chest and waist and cursing you a criminal for killing my mother, you're crying at that time and have an injury but you didn't tell it to father, my father just noticed your bruised especially to your face, so he checked your chest and asked us who did it, Timothy couldn't help but told the truth followed by Tiffany, so he beat us, especially me. Then you brought me some medicine the following day but I threw it at that time. Then I always Ignored you at that time because I was always afraid of my father. I still remember on my birthday, you secretly put a gift in my room, and it happened every year but you know what did I do to your gift? I threw it in the trash can, and maybe you already knew it because you're an intelligent girl. So, I'm asking myself at that time, why you're always persistent? And you really gave it to me every year huh? You knew, I really don't like you, I always thought of you as a criminal at that time, I also saw sometimes you're using a two-sword in training, why? Is that your way of attracting my attention to you? Tillie, Tillie... Tillie Black... I ask you... Are you a martyr?"

When Tillie heard what he said, her eyes and mouth widened, and pointing at him with shock: "You… You... You… Are you really my brother?"