An Older Brother Worried About His Younger Brother

Only the steady ticking of the clock’s second hand echoed through the hospital room.

Elisia anxiously looked back and forth between the hospital room door, which she thought was firmly shut, and Kairen lying on the bed.

‘What do I do, what do I do... He really left me here all alone...!’

With both hands clasped tightly on her knees, Elisia carefully looked down at Kairen’s face.

His black hair, which had been a sweaty mess, had been neatly wiped clean by the medical staff and now lay tidily across his forehead.

His pale yet still picture-perfect features were reflected in her golden eyes.

His steady breaths tickled her ears.

“......”

Without realizing it, Elisia held her breath.

She remembered again how dazzling Kairen had looked in the training grounds, fighting without losing his smile even when he was on the verge of defeat...