The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 354



355 – Balance

I received an elixir as a gift. Two of them too. It was an elixir related to magic and the body. At Ilaide’s urging, I consumed the entire elixir in front of everyone. As an expensive elixir, the effect was excellent. I didn’t immediately increase my magic power or gain muscle, but my body felt refreshed.

After the absorption of the elixir was completed, I received a meal offer from Illud, but with Raelan’s glance, I postponed it and left the Prax family. Ilaid looked disappointed, but he didn’t grab me.

We arrived at the restaurant in the Perlkus family’s carriage. The walls are thick and each room is located far away, so it is unlikely that anyone will overhear. A noise-deadening artifact was also installed on the door. To put it briefly, it seemed like an expensive place.

As soon as we sat down, tons of food filled the table. I took a quick look around, and there was no menu anywhere. Apparently, this place doesn’t have a menu. Are you saying we should leave one meal entirely to the chef? I feel at ease because I don’t have to choose.

Looking at the tables filled with tables, I felt as if I had been to a regular restaurant for the first time in a long time. It would have been nice if there was just kimchi here. Are there no kimchi artisans from the North here? As I was eating the deliciously cooked fish while thinking such vain thoughts, Raelan, who had remained silent ever since she left the Prax Mansion, finally opened her mouth.

“Why didn’t you come to me first?”

I stopped my hands and raised my head to look at Raelan. He wasn’t even touching his food and was glaring at me. I didn’t think that gaze was scary or intimidating. Rather, I just had the simple impression that the appearance was Raelan-like.

Yes, it’s an impression. I was not looking at a person named Raelan, but a character named Raelan. Maybe I felt that way myself because I completely understood the character of Raelan.

As I was silent with that thought in my head, Raelan furrowed his brows. It seems that the time has come for her to express the dissatisfaction she has been holding in.

“If there was a magic stone bomb, there was no need to cooperate with the Praks family. No, rather, Perlkus would have been able to devour the Prax family. “There were endless ways to use it.”

Raelan added in a low voice, with sharp eyes like a snake looking for its prey.

“Do you still not believe me when I say that I will be loyal to you?”

As I was about to answer, I felt some spice left in my mouth, so I took a sip of the tea in my cup. warm. Places that look expensive seem to take care to serve their tea at the right temperature. As I put down my glass, I smiled calmly.

“I completely believe it.”

Raelan burst out laughing at the low answer. But her eyes were not smiling. As if she was acting, Raelan stopped laughing at some point and glared harshly at her.

“You completely trust me?”

“yes.”

“But he went to the Praks family first without even telling me.”

Raelan snorted and said sarcastically.

“Isn’t the contradiction too great?”

As I said that, I made eye contact with Raelan, who was glaring at me, and I chuckled.

“It is because of what Raelan said that I can completely believe it.”

The expression disappeared from Raelan’s face. Raelan, who had been wearing a mask of humanity by intentionally showing expressions on his face, became sincere.

Raelan thought for a moment and opened his mouth as if he had found the answer.

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“You are saying that the fact that you are the last hope to save all worlds does not change. Why was that comfort so touching that it made my heart pound?”

There is no sarcasm. No, there was no intonation, no emotion, nothing in Raelan’s voice.

“No, I never thought of it as comfort. Those are words that do not suit the madman Raelan. “I thought he was just telling his truth.”

“That’s what anyone there could say. Trusting myself completely just because of that is a poor, risky and foolish choice. “I’m disappointed.”

I tapped the cup filled with tea with my fingertips. I feel a warm feeling. Enough to raise the body temperature that had fallen under Raelan’s cold gaze.

“It’s not comfort. But those words were sincere. So, I thought, what is the real meaning behind those words? So, like I said, I can completely trust Raelan. “Because I completely understand the person Raelan.”

These eyes are not filled with deadly emotions. Rather, dead, emotionless eyes, like the eyes of a corpse, look right through me. Raelan asked me, looking like a pale corpse, without denial, anger, or any emotional changes when I heard that he understood me.

“How did you understand me so that you could completely trust me?”

“A person similar to Roel.”

For a moment, an emotion appeared in Raelan’s dead eyes. That is the only emotion that Raelan expresses himself best, so there is no need to get confused.

“Like Roel, who does not give up despite endless trials for the salvation of all, the madman moves only for victory.”

I took a breath. And he continued speaking without stopping.

“Because I have the last hope of victory. Like you said, even if I am capricious, change my plans on the fly, and get annoyed for no reason… Because you can’t discard the only card that can win. So I could completely believe it. ”

Raelan’s eyes, which were shining with madness, contained a faint joy.

“Then back to the point. I’m not a complete believer in the magic stone bomb, but the reason I took it to Fraxx. “How do you explain that contradiction?”

For a moment, I was able to get a glimpse of the anticipation underlying Raelan’s joy. I wouldn’t have known it before. Because I couldn’t observe Raelan as objectively as I can now. From the author’s perspective, understanding Raelan’s intentions was as easy as reading a sentence.

Raelan’s reason for taking the magic stone bomb to Praks is that he wants to check whether I am the last Joker for victory.

I drank tea. Because it had cooled down properly, the scent of the tea felt stronger. Setting down my glass, I smiled.

“The reason I wanted to invest the magic stone bomb in Prax, not Perlkus, is simple. “If we defeat the God of Chaos and ultimately win, you will be the next biggest enemy.”

Just because you reach the desired ending doesn’t mean the story ends like a novel. We will continue to live in this world. So what kind of victory should a tactician who lives for victory find in a world where peace has come?

The answer is surprisingly simple. As always, Raelan will raise his head and look at the highest point. And in that place will be Roel, the hero who defeated the God of Chaos and saved the world.

“If the magic stone bomb falls into the hands of Perlkus, Prax will be absorbed within a few years, and when it is all over… “The northern part of Perlkus will become the continent’s greatest enemy.”

Raelan burst into maniacal laughter. I could sense that he was satisfied as he felt like he was going to strangle me at any moment.

“Are you assuming we will win? Against the God who has put countless worlds in bondage… !”

“Of course. “I am the last Ross who will break all shackles.”

I don’t think about losing. So, thinking about what would happen after defeating the God of Chaos, he gave the magic stone bomb to Percus’ rival, Prax. Because that’s what Raelan wants me to be.

Raelan grabbed the end of the table. She lowered her head, shook her shoulders and laughed, and she spoke just like that.

“Others think that you have become good just because you received the hope that the saint gave you. You have gained hope, not lost madness. Hehehe.”

Raelan raised his head. For the first time, she could feel the heat writhing in her once corpse-like eyes.

I got goosebumps for a moment. Raelan looked right through me. My plans and thoughts from the perspective of a madman.

“There was no need to convey memories to persuade Fraks. “Because my lord knows better than anyone else that a secret is more valuable the fewer people who know about it.”

It seems he sensed my intention. Is this really a schemer of madness? I didn’t think you’d notice it already.

But I believe in Raelan. A madman who can do anything to win.

“After meeting the saint, I have been looking much further afield. Is that the author’s point of view or… “Is this the captain’s point of view?”

The answer I could give to Raelan’s question was almost certain.

“Both the writer and the captain are versions of me.”

In response, Raelan smiled like a snake.

“Even if we gain hope, won’t our lord’s natural temperament be corrected? You seem like a pervert. Okay, if that’s what you think, I’ll try harder to help you. “I’m a surprisingly compassionate person.”

Raelan let go of his hand holding the end of the table and crossed his arms.

“Go to Estelle right now.”

When Raelan gave me a questioning look at the words without context, he stretched the corners of his mouth like a snake and spoke quietly.

“Learn how to wear a real mask from Estelle. “It will definitely be a great help in maintaining the balance within you.”