A Letter from His Younger Brother

The third day after returning.

Huan Yu woke up in bed and frowned. The dorm was empty again, with only him there. Zard was nowhere to be found.

He reached beneath his pillow. As usual, there would be a letter from his younger brother waiting there.

The letter read:

"Brother, you saved up so many points for me. Now whenever I walk down the academy roads, people call me an expert. I'm so happy."

"They ask me to play basketball and invite me out for drinks too, but I remembered you said I wasn't allowed to drink, so I didn't go. I listened to you, right?"

"Oh, right. I noticed you haven't spent a single point, and that makes me feel really bad. I saved up another sixty points these past two days, so use them all to drink. Before I wake up next time, you have to spend them all!"

When Huan Yu read this, an irrepressible smile rose on his lips.

He had been reluctant to drink in the Outer World before. After returning to the Inner World, he had needed to hurry off to save Zard, so he had not dared drink then either.

Now... perhaps he could have a little?

Still, he could not drink away all sixty points. What if the kid felt bad about it?

He continued reading.

"Brother, I've made lots of new friends recently. Those older brothers and sisters are all really nice, and they treat me so well. They bring me lots of delicious food."

"Don't worry, Brother. You always told me to make friends before, and now I have friends!"

"Oh, and I folded lots and lots of swifts for you again!"

The letter ended there.

Huan Yu sat on the bed. For some reason, his once-hard heart had suddenly