He can have both a want to protect his brother and also feel inferior at the same time. He doesn’t want him to go down the same path, but he might feel envious that his grades increased without even going to the academy
This is gonna sound crazy but I like need to end on certain chapter numbers or it bothers me and now I can end on 7 (bothered me before) because all I think about is 6-7
I miss the blonde hair even if it makes him look anemic