The Legendary Demon Hunter’s Cursed Brother Chapter 27: Ch 27 - Traces

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Hearing that recounting, Evan’s mind immediately jumped to the conclusion that this had to be the work of a demonic arts practitioner. It seemed that the man had been trying to turn Hiroto into his thrall, though he was stopped mid-ritual. “What happened then?” Evan asked. “Hm… Reika was distant from me after that,” Hiroto said. “I think she blamed me for just standing there and not helping her.” "That's stupid. It was obvious that man had you under some kind of mind control," Evan said. Hiroto gave a small smile. “Perhaps. But… it’s not as if I forgive myself for not being able to do anything either.” Oh geez, was Evan supposed to give a lecture about how that demonic arts practitioner had been controlling him? No, that would only make him suspicious, so Evan just said, “Did that end up being the cause of her hating you?” “One of them… the other… well, I became an F-rank,” Hiroto said, rubbing his wrist as he gazed beyond the window where people were milling about. “She looked down on you because of it?” Evan frowned. "It's not as if she's wrong. An F-rank is useless. I come from a family of Awakeners. My father is a Guild Master, and as his son, people expect more from me. It would've been fine if I'd awakened as an E-rank, but I ended up as an F instead. It's... humiliating." A string of curses rose in Evan’s throat, but he swallowed them down and asked, “What’s your ability anyway?” “Oh? I haven’t told you? It’s nothing special, and a bit silly honestly,” Hiroto said. He opened his palm, and above it a small portal the size of an eraser appeared. From it dropped a small candy. “Here, for you.” Evan accepted the offering and put it in his mouth. It was chocolate and hazelnut. “I can open a small subspace where I can store things, but as you can see the size is limited to this small candy, so it’s not useful at all,” Hiroto said. Chewing on the candy, Evan considered Hiroto's situation. Though the ritual had been interrupted, Hiroto had still been caught in it, and that surge of demonic energy had to have gone somewhere. Maybe having Reid take a look at him wouldn't be a bad idea. They waited several more minutes before the repair technician returned. "You're lucky," she said. "The surge cooked the battery and the charging board, but the storage and motherboard are intact. Once those parts are replaced, it'll be as good as new. I can have it fixed by tomorrow, but it'll cost 350 Credits." Evan was about to pull out his phone to transfer the money when Hiroto raised a hand. "Please, let me pay for it." "What for?" "My sister was the one who broke it. As her older brother, I should take responsibility," Hiroto said. Evan looked at the smile on Hiroto's face and wondered if all big brothers were like this. Turning his gaze away, he said, "Suit yourself." With his Orion Deck now in safe hands, the two students returned to the academy. Evan headed back to his room, where he messaged his brother. [I'm back.] [Did you have fun?] Reid replied. Evan's mouth twitched. [We went to get my broken Orion Deck fixed. What fun would we have?] [But this is your first time going out with a friend since coming to District 1,] Reid replied. [Didn't I tell you that you'd get along with the kids here?] Recalling being cornered by bullies and his encounters with Reika, Evan would have liked to disagree. But knowing that bringing it up would only make Reid worry, he let it go. [How about you meet him then?] [Oh? You want me to meet him? Sure. I'm free tomorrow. We can meet after cooking club and have dinner together.] [Sounds good.] The following morning, Evan attended his classes as usual. After spending over a week at the academy, he had gotten used to its rhythm. Aside from the occasional glances thrown his way for being one of the infamous F-rank students, it wasn't that bad. Today, however, Evan was a little distracted as he tried to figure out the best way to invite Hiroto to meet Reid. Saying, "Hey, I think you're cursed, so you should meet w