One day before the end of training, inside the magic diorama Theodora brought.
"Hey, Negi, don't you have any other weapons besides your magic wand?" Asked Kotarou who was currently busy pushing together with Negi while holding the heavy weight on their backs.
"No, I don't have any other weapons besides the magic wand that my father gave me when I was five years old," Negi replied with heavy breaths because he must have been exhausted. "For me the magic wand is the only weapon and I don't need any other weapons, whereas you, Kotarou, you don't have any weapons right? Rakan has his Artifact as a weapon, that Kagetaro who is Rakan's apprentice also has a shadow as his weapon don't you want to use any weapon?"
"Negi! I'm a pure fighter! So I don't need any weapons!" Ahouted Kotarou who suddenly stood up while dropping the weight on his back because he had finished training. "My weapon is my two fists! Just by using my two fists, then I won't be defeated by anyone!"
"Kotarou, Negi, the words that just came out of your mouths are exactly like the brainless male lead from Shonen manga," Shirou said who suddenly appeared from Negi's shadow. "Don't you two feel embarrassed saying such embarrassing things?"
Shirou's words made Negi and Kotarou blush with embarrassment. Shirou's words made them both realize that the words that came out of their mouths before were very embarrassing. And they were both confused as to why they could say such embarrassing things.
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"Shi-Shirou-Nii-San! Don't suddenly show up like that and say something weird!" Kotarou shouted. "Your sudden appearance almost makes my heart stop you know!"
"Kotarou is right, Shirou-Nii! Stop your hobby that likes to suddenly appear from our shadows like that!" Negi said. "That's a very bad hobby and can give someone a heart attack!"
"Ah, sorry-sorry," Shirou said while rubbing the back of his head. "I just wanted to appear in front of you two in a cool way, but it seems my way of appearing has taken both of you by surprise. Earlier I heard you two talk about weapons, and I immediately thought to be able to face a Rakan who is much stronger than you two all the training you do is not enough, so I conclude that you two need a good weapon to increase both of your chances of winning against Rakan. And I know what weapons suit you both!"
"Shirou-Nii, my weapon is enough for the staff my father gave me! I don't need any other weapon!" Negi shouted who didn't like Shirou's words. "Father's magic wand has accompanied me for five years, I do not need any other weapon, besides father's magic wand."
"Shirou-Nii-San I am a real man! And a real man doesn't need any weapons other than these two fists!" Kotarou said, who insisted that he didn't need a weapon.
"Sigh you two are really stubborn, Negi I know the reason you don't need any other weapons is because of the sentimental value you feel for our father's wand, unfortunately Negi your sentimental value will only prevent you from achieving victory against Rakan, I don't asked you to get rid of our dad wand. But I just want you to have another weapon that is more effective and more powerful."
Shirou knows that Negi loves his magic wand very much because it was Nagi's first gift to Negi so that the wand has extraordinary sentimental intentions for Negi.
But Shirou knows, that stick won't be able to help Negi to get victory in the fight against Rakan, that's why Shirou wants to give a new weapon that is suitable for his younger brother.
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"And Kotarou, you don't have to try to lie to me with shonen manga-style bullshit by saying that real men don't need any weapons. I happen to know a suitable weapon for you to use even if you don't have the talent to use a weapon though," Shirou said while looking into Kotarou's eyes with a serious look. "So don't try to lie to me again, Kotarou."
"Uggh, Shirou-Nii-San can immediately tell that I'm not good at using weapons just by looking at my body movements," Kotarou said. "Even though I've tried hard to cover up my shortcomings, but apparently I can't fool Shirou-Nii-San at all!"
"I'm basically a weapons expert, of course I can easily tell if someone doesn't have the talent to use a weapon or not," Shirou said while smiling at Kotarou.
"Shirou-Nii you said earlier that you have a suitable weapon for Kotarou who has no talent in using weapons," Negi said in a tone full of curiosity. "What weapon would you like to give Kotarou."
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"The weapon that I will give Kotarou is a special battle glove that is very suitable for Kotarou's fighting style," Shirou explained. "The glove that can strengthen the punches it has, plus it has the effect of reflecting and absorbing magic energy plus if enough absorbed magic energy has been collected then the magic energy can be fired by Kotarou like a laser beam or Ki blast."
Kotarou's eyes filled with tears when he heard the power of the weapon that Shirou would give him.
Negi, who knows that Shirou will also give him a weapon, is curious what kind of weapon Shirou will give himself.
"Shirou-Nii, if Shirou-Nii gives a glove to Kotarou what weapon will Shirou-Nii give me?" Negi asked.
"A sword that is a replica of a legendary sword that once belonged to a hero who saved the world," Shirou replied. "The sword that I will give you will not be as strong, the original sword and its function I also changed a little so that you can use the sword easily. And before you two ask whether your weapons are equally powerful or not, I can only tell you two that the combat gloves that I will give Kotarou and the swords that I will give you Negi are of the same level."
"Shirou-Nii-San is fair as usual," Kotarou said with a grin. "I can't wait to see what kind of gloves Shirou-Nii-San will give me!"
"I feel the same way about you Kotarou," Negi said with sparkling eyes. "I wonder what kind of sword Shirou-Nii will give me!"
Author's Note: 1016 words sorry again for the short chapter, less time to write makes me only able to finish this chapter with a slightly hanging ending...
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