Big Brother
After hearing that single word—"little sister"—Miller Hathaway's deliberately relaxed expression finally cracked.
As she gazed at the figure surrounded by black smoke, her body began to tremble slightly. Memories from the past surged into her mind all at once.
The Hathaway Family was a major elven craftsman clan, best known for creating mechanisms, weapons, traps, and other Ranger Suit equipment. Throughout its history, it had produced either top craftsmen or God Hunter Rangers.
Miller was from a collateral branch of the family, but both siblings had excellent talents. Her brother possessed a remarkable gift for alchemy, while she had transformed into a ranger. Within the family, this was considered a standard configuration.
This generation of Hathaway Family descendants had produced no particularly outstanding figures. She and her brother gradually rose above the rest, attracting the elders' attention. Forty years ago, her brother was the first to be accepted into the Divine Arcana Academy, instantly establishing the family's future focus.
After all, the Divine Craftsman Department Academy was rare, and the Divine Arcana Academy was the most elite among them. Her brother had even been admitted to its special honors class. With such talent, he would have been considered first-rate even among the direct line. After all, the Hathaway Family was not truly a top-tier clan. In the Eastern Star Region, where powerful clans were as numerous as the sea, it was merely of average standing.
Her brother had entered an excellent academy and set an example. Miller, who had worshiped him since childhood, began working herself to the bone, wanting to keep up with him. The two were only ten years apart, and the Unified Examination was fast approaching.
During those ten years, her brother returned every year. Yet each time he came back, he was neither as