17 Big Brother?
"B-Brother"
Those two words stirred up the memories that he wanted to seal those forever.
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"Big Brother, Play with me"
"Big Brother, Catch me"
"I Love You, Big Brother"
"Big sister, you cannot have my Big Brother"
"Y-Yes, I-I will M-Marry M-My Big B-Brother"
"Big Brother, I am sorry"
"I will come as soon as possible"
"Don't forget me, Please"
"Wait for me, okay"
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Eli cleared his thoughts and looked at the small girl who was now grown, with ponytail glossy white hair and Red Ruby eyes; wearing a pinafore dress that enhanced her lollipop body shape; her cute face with a small nose and small lips.
'drip, drip'
"B-Big B-Brother" the white-haired girl with teary eyes, slowly tried to touch his face but Eli backed and his eyes turned into a dull and lifeless one.
"B-Big B.."
"I'm sorry, Madam but I don't know who you are?" Eli said flatly as he avoided her touch.
"What?" she felt her heart torn apart.
"B-Big Brother. It's me MIA, your sister" Again she tried to touch him but he avoided it and said,
"I'm sorry, but I am an Orphan, Madam"
"What do you mean you are an o-orphan? 'sob, sob' YOU ARE MY BIG BROTHER" she shouted those last words while crying.
"Madam, Could you please calm down?" Eli tried to calm her, but
"Why are you calling me Madam? 'sob, sob' Why are distancing from me?" Mia again tried to touch, but
"Excuse me, Miss, Could you please calm down first?" Adria who watching the scene on the sideline, interfered.
In those words, Mia want to kill someone and she wanted to burn the whole world, she didn't know what she was thinking but she must destroy everything around her, she fell into an abyss.
'snap'
With a finger snap sounded, Mia came out of her thought and felt a chill running down her spine; she finally looked around and saw people looking at her and she lowered her head due to the embarrassment and tried to regain her composure.
"Sigh...why don't you guys come with me inside?" Adria sighed and asked them.
Eli looked at Mia few seconds, 'Sonner or Later, I have to face this, so why not end it here?' with those thoughts Eli nodded.
Mia also nodded her head but another voice came,
"Mia, what is happening?" another woman who wore a full white robe with red embroid and covered her face with a white mask; had long red blonde hair.
Seeing the commotion, the white robe woman looked around and when her eyes met Adria's eyes, she looked at her for a few seconds and then walked towards Mia and cast a spell on her.
"Shall we go inside?" The white robe woman asked Adria and she just nodded.
Eli was about to join them but was stopped by some fierce gaze.
"Who are you?" The white robe woman questioned.
"He is with me" Adria answered for Eli and she walked inside.
The white robe woman did not say anything, just walked along with Mia who still sobbing while looking at Eli.
*****
Adria and Eli sat on one side of the table and the other side was the white robe woman and Mia respectively.
'This time Floor-91..ah, everything here must be costly' Eli thought as he looked around, it is the same as that floor but everything here seems to shout like 'Money, Money...'.
Not able to avoid the three gazes any longer. Eli cleared his throat and asked, "Ahem, Is there any problem?"
Adria's eyes twitched and was about to say something but was interrupted by the white robe woman,
"Ms. Adria, let me introduce my disciple Mia" Mia stood up and slightly bent her upper body and then sat down.
"This is Mr. Eli, who helped me to find this place" Adria also introduced Eli without asking his permission. Eli stared at Adria and then turned to a white robe woman.
Adria looked at Mia with a blank expression, while the white robe woman looked at Eli with a who knows what expression.
"So, she is the one you are talking about, Rose?" Adria questioned the white robe woman while looking at Mia.
"Yes, Ms. Adria" Rose nodded.
While Mia just stared only at Eli with teary eyes but Eli didn't care, just looked at the outside same scenery due to the height difference he can now see the Divisions' buildings, some Companies, some sort of River, and after that a thick forest at the end of the Nex Academia. It felt like some kind of defense formation for Eli.
"Mia...Mia...MIA" Rose called Mia a few times but Mia just stared at Eli only. So Rose shouted at her and Mia came out of her reverie; looked at her Master and Eli also snapped out of his thoughts.
"Y-Yes Master" Mia shuttered.
"Sigh...just what happened before I am coming?" Rose asked her disciple because this was the second Mia cried.
"I am sorry Master, b-but 'sob, sob'" Mia didn't know what to say and thus she started to cry in her master's embrace.
Looking at her disciple, Rose looked towards the one who was mostly responsible for this.
Eli shacked his head sidewards and raised his hands half.
"He didn't do anything. She started, ask her" Adria said solemnly.
"Is that so?" Rose didn't doubt Adria's words and looked at her disciple who was about to calm down.
"He is my Big Brother, Asher...Master" Mia got up from her Master's embrace and said confidently while looking at Eli.
Rose now stared at Eli and waited for his answers,
"sigh...No, I am not" Eli said calmly.
"Why are you doing this, Big Brother?" Mia said with misery.
"I'm sorry for being not there for you when you needed me, 'sob sob' I'm sorry for not coming, I'm sorry for being the worst sister, 'sob sob' I'm sorry...." Mia rumbled 'I'm sorry' while sobbing again.
"Mia, Calm down, I am here" Rose patted her back.
Almost Eli's heart melted at Mia's current heartbroken face but, 'I selected this path, so 'please' get it together Asher Eli' he collected himself.
After calming down, Rose asked softly, "Do you really think he is your brother? Your brother already died three years along with everyone, It might be someone else just look at him carefully"
Mia nodded her head and stood up, moved toward Eli, and tried to touch his face again but as usual, he backed.
"Hmm? Why not let her check your face?" Rose frowned as she started to doubt.
"If I ask you to remove your mask, just because you reminded of someone, will you do that?" Eli questioned her back.
"Presumptuous!" Rose furiously said, "We are checking whether you are her brother or not"
"If I am not...then?" Eli still asked calmly.
"If not, then we can leave it" Rose shrugged.
'Isn't she a bit unreasonable here?' Eli dumbfounded.
"What if I said, I am not fine with this" Eli said as he looked for Rose's reaction.
Mia, who was now looking closely at Eli's neck and can clearly see the three moles arranged in a triangle shape. So before Rose could hurt her brother; Mia said,
"It's Fine, Master. He is my Big Brother" Mia said with a sad smile and returned to her seat.
Eli stared at Mia who was smiling at him.
