Chapter 365 - 247: Maya (Part 2)
"You’re late." Bishop Emet-Selch sat on the long bench, watching as the lower-year Apprentices returned victorious from the field, resting his chin in his hand as he spoke.
Malin, who had come up beside him, was all smiles looking toward the direction of the arena, "No, I saw it while I was up there, and Maya must have seen me too." After finishing his sentence, Malin placed his small wand onto a rack that was reserved for holding them, then sat down.
"How did it go talking to your brother?" Malin looked at him, noticing that although his face still bore some swollen bruises, his teeth were all in place indicating they had likely been repaired.
"...We talked a lot, I feel like the person I was before is just like an idiot." Bishop Emet-Selch didn’t turn his head, but there was a silent, muffled self-assessment of his former self.
Malin could somewhat understand this; after all, as a Black Knight, the appearance post-transformation, albeit full of a sense of vicissitudes, really could not stand up to the ludicrous transformation of his brother. Sometimes, in life, one loses out on the basis of appearance, particularly during youth. It is understandable that girls liked Bishop Emet-Selch’s brother because in life, what’s most feared is the word ’comparison’.
The two brothers, when not transformed, were about equal; but once transformed, one aged ten years in a look of hardened experience, and the other one had a heroic face, a handsome smile revealing neat teeth, a sunny big boy... How could Bishop Emet-Selch compete with that, stake his life on it?
"Anyway, thank you, Malin."
"What are you talking about, it’s nothing. Alright, my little sister’s coming over, I’ll go give her a hug first."
After speaking, Malin got up with a smile, spreading his arms wide to usher the Cat Girl into his embrace, "I saw everything, you fought very well." Then, shifting the topic, Malin began to point out his sister’s shortcomings, "But after you knocked down the second Archer, you should have switched to ice arrow mode. With just one shot, you could have taken him and the healer beside him down together. If it were a real fight, you should have aimed for the healer first, then let the exploding ring of ice control that Archer, and only then should you take out the big guy preparing to breach the front line. Finish him off when he is about to escape."
"Hey, hey, Malin, it’s just a small competition for the lower-year teams, you don’t need to coach your little sister like that." The swollen-faced mentor said somewhat awkwardly.