The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 345



346 – The role of childhood friends

My heart is pounding. I could feel with my whole body that the quantum jump was a complete success.

As if by instinct, the idea of ​​how to swing the spear naturally comes to mind.

After a long sigh and a happy smile, Ellie, who was holding a cane, lost strength in her legs, stumbled, and vomited blood.

After coming to my senses after seeing that, I approached Ellie and supported her. Ellie had blood around her mouth and was in a critical condition, as if she would lose consciousness at any moment and collapse.

“Ellie… are you okay?”

Something seems wrong. Since it was related to black magic, I had no idea how big the cost of failure would be.

Ellie smiled at me, biting her lip and looking at me with anxious eyes, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.

“Yeah, it’s okay. “This level of reaction was expected.”

“what?”

I was dumbfounded by the nonchalant attitude that seemed to be natural.

“Why were you worried about me?”

I sighed as I saw Ellie smiling brightly, showing off her blood-stained teeth.

“… “You told me it was safe.”

“It’s safe at this level. The quantum jump was successful, and the magic ended safely.”

Ellie put her wand in her bosom and looked into my eyes and said.

“And I didn’t want to lose to me from another world.”

As he said that and saw his obsidian eyes sparkling, I asked in an absurd tone.

“Are you even jealous of you from other worlds?”

“Yes, because Ellie from the other world did what I couldn’t. “She wanted to catch up a little bit.”

Although the tone was the same as usual, Ellie suffered a recoil that made her vomit blood.

I couldn’t help but notice that my fingertips and shoulders were shaking slightly.

“Let’s go inside first. “You look tired.”

Without waiting for an answer, I lifted Eli’s body with both hands.

When Ellie’s legs suddenly fell to the ground, she panicked and struggled, but when I gave strength to her arms, she gave up and quietly rested her face on my chest.

His physical condition seemed to be so bad that even his resistance was weak.

I asked Ellie as I sat her down on the sofa in the living room.

“Are you okay if I don’t go to the ward?”

“I told you, this is an expected reaction. “Do you really think that I, the future great wizard, made a mistake in my calculations?”

Seeing Ellie narrowing her eyes and looking at her suspiciously, I lightly hit her on the forehead and said as if she was dumbfounded.

“Is it your turn to be angry now?”

“Hehe, I’m not going over it. It’s really okay though. “You just need to take a potion and rest for a while.”

Ellie, who must have prepared the potion in advance, took out the potion bottle from her pocket, removed the cap, and swallowed it down. She took a moment to catch her breath and then asked me.

“So, was the quantum jump successful?”

“Perfectly.”

“thank god. “It ended as planned.”

As she said that and stretched with a gentle smile, I said, rubbing my forehead.

If I didn’t talk about it now, it seemed like Ellie would do something like today again.

“There is no need to be jealous of you from another world. “Because you have already been of great help to me.”

“… “I’m worried.”

Ellie must have said this thought out loud, but she looked embarrassed.

Ellie lowered her gaze and chewed her lips for a moment before speaking quietly.

“I’m afraid you might value what happened with Ellie in the other world more than I do.”

Then he slowly raised his head and met his gaze.

What was he thinking? He furrowed his eyebrows and spoke in a low voice.

“I am the real Eli.”

I answered without thinking to the voice that seemed to be mixed with anxiety.

“I know, I’ve never been confused.”

And to avoid our relationship getting serious again, I added things I didn’t mean.

“That one was nicer and prettier.”

Ellie snorted and muttered, “It’s fun,” and closed her eyes, as if she couldn’t bear the fatigue any longer. It wasn’t long before she could hear her breathing evenly.

I took an unused blanket from Aria’s room, carefully laid the sleeping Ellie down on the sofa, and then covered her with a blanket.

Suddenly, I saw a faint trace of blood remaining on Ellie’s cheek.

Without realizing it, I reached out my hand and carefully wiped away the residue on my cheek, muttering in a whisper.

“I prefer bad girls.”

For some reason, it seemed as if the corners of Ellie’s mouth were slightly raised while she was sleeping.

***

The next morning, Ellie, who had been sleeping soundly, woke up rubbing her eyes.

I prepared a simple breakfast using eggs, sausages, and fruit, and then I brought Kane, who was studying alchemy in the club room, and we all had breakfast together.

“You two were amazing in triathlon. First year valedictorian and second valedictorian. “I’m sure everyone was watching with interest because we were childhood friends from the same neighborhood.”

“Oh my, is that so?”

Ellie, who has the ability to lead a conversation well, seems to have become close to Kane in the meantime.

If you are a friend of a friend, most of the time you start a conversation with a friend you have in common.

So, at breakfast, talk about triathlon came up.

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Ellie laughed at Kane’s joke, I sighed, and finally breakfast was over.

After organizing Carne’s dishes, which were headed back to the closet to study alchemy, I tried to take Ellie back to the dormitory.

Compared to the hardships Ellie went through yesterday, this was natural. She was going to drop Ellie off at her dorm and return the books she checked out yesterday to the library for me.

As I was wiping the moisture from my hands with a towel, Ellie suddenly asked.

“Can you recreate my memories of being in another world?”

It was a request without context, but I willingly agreed.

Just as Ellie was a great help to me, it was something I could do at any time if I could help Ellie by showing her memories of her in the future.

I raised my magic power to create a snow globe on my palm, and this time I concentrated on filling in the memories of meeting Ellie from another world in detail from beginning to end.

After receiving the memory, Ellie closed her eyes for a while, as if lost in thought.

As I pressed my temples for a moment, feeling a bit dizzy and having a headache due to using up almost all of my magical power, Ellie opened her eyes, groaning as if struggling.

“Hmm.”

“what’s the matter?”

“When I first got my memories… “I felt uncomfortable, like I was missing something important.”

“A feeling of discomfort?”

When I looked at it as if asking what that was, Ellie answered with an uncertain expression.

“The reason Transcendence Academy collapsed was because the security barrier collapsed due to a bomb that exploded inside. There must have been a spy for the church inside.”

“i think so too. So, I’m thinking of asking Estelle to separately investigate whether there are people at the academy who are connected to the church.”

Ellie nodded, touched her lips, and said.

“I think… “There is something more important than that.”

“What is it?”

“Do you remember the strange phenomenon that occurred when the room you were in collapsed in the aftermath of the bomb?”

There was something that came to mind when I heard those words. A black area that suddenly appeared from nowhere as if the color was being taken away.

Because she didn’t know what it was, Ellie took out what she had stored in her memory.

“I remember. “I don’t know what it is, but do you?”

“No, I don’t know. “I’ve never heard of such a phenomenon, nor have I seen it anywhere in the books I’ve read so far.”

If it was a phenomenon that even Ellie was not aware of, what on earth was it?

As I was stroking my chin and thinking, Ellie said.

“What is clear is that the church did it. So I’m thinking of investigating what that phenomenon is.”

It’s definitely reassuring if Ellie steps up. I nodded with a happy smile.

As if that wasn’t the whole story, Ellie scratched her cheek with a slightly embarrassed expression.

“And apart from the memories you showed me, there’s something I want to ask you.”

“Which one?”

“Are you planning on showing your memories to your classmates?”

I paused for a moment at Ellie’s question. It’s not that I’ve never thought about it. Just like I showed my memories to Estelle and Eunice, I was confident that the members of the club would be on my side once they got their memories.

However, I felt strongly that I did not want to drag them down a dangerous path.

“No, I won’t transfer the memories.”

“… “To Luna?”

“huh.”

Ellie sighed in response to my answer and spoke with a strained expression, as if she was speaking reluctantly.

“… “Don’t hide it from Luna.”

Since I didn’t expect to hear this kind of advice from Ellie, I looked at her with a puzzled face and said with a laugh.

“No way, I didn’t expect you to give me dating advice.”

“know. so do i. “Actually, I was glad that she answered that she would not pass on her memories to Luna.”

What does this mean? No matter how much I look at Ellie’s expression, I can’t figure out her intention.

“what do you mean?”

Ellie blinked two or three times, then let out a long sigh and spoke as if confessing.

“My sincere hope is that things don’t work out between you and Luna. So she acted contrary to my feelings and gave me advice. That’s a friend… “Because it’s about helping you.”

Is that why he had a difficult look on his face? Ellie continued with a bitter smile.

“Because Luna is someone you can rely on. And she, Luna, must have already figured out that you have a secret.”

Is that really true? Luna, who knows me better than anyone else in the world, might have already realized that I really have a secret. Then why doesn’t Luna ask me anything?

Ellie said as if reading my thoughts.

“Luna is waiting for you to talk. Because she loves you more than anything.”

“but… .”

“fearful? “How will Luna react?”

I honestly nodded to Ellie’s question. I trust Luna, but it is true that anxiety is lurking in a corner of my heart.

Anxiety that people might see me as a monster and fear that people might resent me for making my body uncomfortable, unlike the rest of the world.

Ellie asked with kind eyes, her obsidian eyes shining.

“If Luna had a secret like you, how would you have acted?”

“Yeah… I will accept it. “Because it’s Luna.”

“Then wouldn’t Luna do the same?”

I couldn’t answer that question right away and paused for a moment.

“… “Maybe so.”

As I struggled to answer, Ellie came closer and grabbed my shoulder.

Ellie looked straight into my eyes, bringing her face closer so I couldn’t avoid eye contact, and spoke with a soft smile.

“So the answer is already out?”

“… .”

“I will play the role of your childhood friend that I have not been able to play for you for a long time. Reveal everything to Luna. Everything without hiding anything. “No matter what happens to Luna, she will never leave your side.”

Then, Ellie lightly tapped my shoulder and smiled mischievously.

“You already know that Luna is not a weak person, just because she stayed by your side even through my shit, right?”

I couldn’t help but laugh at those words.