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Day 13: All I ask
All Akaba Reiji ever asked from his little brother was to watch closely. Reira would always stand next to his big brother in the observation room, watching people dueling. But those duels were scary. The people who were dueling terrified him. Reira did not know why he was this scared. But when he saw those duelists, he had that feeling of wrongness. It made him tremble. And at times like these, his big brother would put his hand on his shoulder and ask him to watch closely. This was all Akaba Reiji would asked from his little brother.
Reira admired the duelists he was watching. And most of all, he admired his big brother. His big brother was incredible. He was such a strong and powerful duelist. He had the power to fight. And Reira wanted to have the power to fight too. So that he would not be scared anymore. But most of all, he wanted to make his big brother proud. He wanted to be like his big brother so he would not be afraid any longer. Big brother was never afraid of anything. And that was why Reira was always trying his very best. His big brother was telling him to keep it up. And Reira was doing exactly that, because he knew he was nothing like his big brother yet.
But Tatsuya had told him the exact opposite. That he was like Akaba Reiji. Like his big brother. And when Reira saw that honest smile, he knew that his opponent at the finals really did mean that compliment. And that compliment made Reira happy. He smiled for the first time in a long time. "Thank you…".
Reira wanted to be like his big brother. That was all he asked.