Hanging

Reeve was hanging on the cliff, being held only by Josiah's hand.

"Don't let go!! Please, pull me up!!" Reeve repeatedly shouted those words in a desperate manner.

"You sound way less cocky when you're on the verge of your life, huh?"

"Argh! My arm is getting numb!"

"Don't you dare let go you son of a…"

It was somewhat fun seeing Reeve's eyes widen that much for some reason.

'Stupid aristocrat. What do you think would happen to me if they knew some nine-year-old kid killed the nephew of the lieutenant during the final exam? Technically I'm allowed to, but in practice…' Josiah thought.

Still… The weight was really too much for Josiah to deal with.

It's true, he had lifted huge boulders for Lenny's cave in the forest. He had lifted stone tiles for an entire morning to help with the wall… But he always distributed the wight over all the muscles of his body. He never had to lift something from such an awkward angle using only one of his arms like that before.

'I know! I'm going to use the