The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 383



384 – How?

The streets of the capital were more crowded than before due to preparations for the coronation ceremony. Old tiles, signs, and tables outside were all neatly organized. It is an event that announces the beginning of a new era. The coronation ceremony should be as splendid and memorable as possible. That was not just the thoughts of those related to the imperial family, but also the common wish of everyone waiting for the coronation ceremony.

A good start has the effect of bringing vague positivity about the future. Preparing for the coronation ceremony by pouring money and effort into it is the same as waiting all night long for the sun to rise every day to commemorate the new year.

After killing the immortal and returning to the capital, I literally rested well with Luna. It wasn’t that I was physically or mentally exhausted, but I felt like I was recovering after taking a break at Luna’s suggestion. We took a nap, looked around the streets together, and filled our heads with joy and happiness without any other thoughts.

While we were resting, stories of the death of the immortals and the giant World Tree suddenly appearing in front of the City of Revelry spread throughout the continent. There is also information about the World Tree in the letters from Navier and Aria, who occasionally send letters and food, so there will be no one who does not know about the World Tree.

Even now, many stories related to the World Tree are circulating. There was a story that the owners of several magic towers visited Ludwig to personally check whether the world tree was really the real world tree, and there was also a complaint from a destructionist that the growth of the world tree was a sign of the end of the world.

The most famous and widely believed rumor is that there is a connection between the sudden appearance of the World Tree and the new emperor, Bella. God’s will reached heaven and created the World Tree to bless the new emperor… Well, in that way, it is interpreted positively by linking the World Tree and Bella.

Of course, that rumor was spread throughout the continent by Modest through Eunice and Raelan’s plan. The effect of rumors that cleverly mixed truth and lies was better than expected.

Expectations and favorability for the emperor, who had not yet been coronated, soared, and vaguely hopeful stories poured out endlessly throughout the continent.

The church, which had a symbiotic relationship with Bella from the beginning, quietly gave strength to make people feel that the rumor was real.

– Isn’t it all to bless the new era?

– There is no birth without a reason. It’s all God’s plan.

Since it was given power in a place where most of the continent regarded it as a religion, everyone had no choice but to interpret it favorably.

There were scholars and people associated with the church who questioned what the world tree had to do with the new emperor… With good vibes flowing across the continent, presenting opposing views only met with fierce hostility.

As the preparations for the coronation ceremony were being made, a letter suddenly arrived addressed to me. It was sent by Bella, whom I had not had any contact with until now. The letter said:

‘When you receive this letter, come to the imperial palace immediately. If you show your identification card, they will guide you.’

I scratched my chin as I read the contents again. Although the death of the immortal was known, there has been no movement from Roel until now. He may be a trap. But I felt like Bella, knowing that Roel’s plan would fail, would not betray me, her only hope.

Just in case, I explained the situation to Luna and met Raelan and Eunice who were staying at Modest’s secret hideout. When I showed Bella the letter I received, the two thought for a moment and decided that it would be a good idea to go to the imperial palace.

“There must be a reason why the letter was sent only to you and not to us. Maybe you need to have a secret conversation just the two of you, or there’s something that only you can do. A smart Bella would have remembered that this was not a situation where she could betray us. “There’s nothing to worry about.”

Eunice nodded at Raelan’s words and said.

“When you meet Bella, be sure to tell her about our plans. And it would be good to hear about the purpose of opening the labyrinth if possible.”

I nodded to Eunice’s advice and headed straight out of Modest to the imperial palace. Preparations for the coronation ceremony were in full swing, so the streets leading to the imperial palace were crowded with people.

I arrived at the entrance to the imperial palace and showed my identity card to the driver. After checking my identification card, the driver politely let me in and gave me a guide. The person who followed me as a guide was a girl a few years younger than me. She looked like a newly chosen maid.

I didn’t want to put pressure on him by asking unnecessary questions as he kept his mouth shut with a nervous face and gave directions without any explanation. She swallowed her question and quietly followed her maid. She passed through a hallway lined with art and arrived in front of a large door.

It didn’t look like a door that a person could open on his own. After waiting a moment with her maid, the elaborately carved patterns moved like a machine, making a rattling sound, and the door opened.

The guidance seemed to end here, as the maid kept her eyes fixed on the floor as she waited for me to enter. I said thank you and went inside.

A large room appeared. It was large enough to be used as a banquet hall. There was a huge curtain in the center covering something, possibly preparing for the coronation ceremony. Behind the curtain, people who looked like maids at first glance could be seen moving around and doing something.

As I waited quietly there, a large shadow finally moved from beyond the curtain. The maids who were busy moving at the gesture of the shadow lowered their gaze and passed me in an instant and went outside.

Finally, as the door closed and silence fell, a low voice was heard from beyond the curtain.

“You’re here.”

The one on the other side of the curtain was Bella. She didn’t show her face, but if you think about it, there was no need to see her face. I took a quick look around and said.

“Is there a reason you called me?”

Instead of an answer, a sound as if something was being organized was heard. Are you intentionally ignoring what I said, or did you not hear me? As I was contemplating between the two possibilities, I finally heard Bella’s voice.

“Roel is not here. I’m always at the training ground right now. “It’s just you and me in this room.”

“Is that so?”

Seeing as she sent away all the maids, it looks like she only has something to say to me.

“Can you tell me what happened? “I heard you met Ian in the Great Forest, just as I expected.”

“… Would you like me to pass on your memories?”

“No, I want to hear it directly from your own mouth.”

I have the magic of Memorize, which allows me to convey memories as vividly as if I had experienced them. There is no way Bella, an experienced person, would not know that the method of transferring memories is simpler and more efficient. But still, I want you to explain it to me… .

I scratched my forehead. It’s not a particularly difficult request. It wasn’t that I didn’t have time.

With a light sigh, I slowly explained, recalling the moment when I was heading to Ludwig with Luna. She ended her explanation by concluding the story appropriately. The final thing was that we all returned to the capital safely after killing the immortal.

After the explanation, silence came again. Perhaps he was lost in thought, but there was no noise coming from beyond the curtain. Bella finally broke the silence.

“Even without the immortals, Roel will somehow find a way to save everyone.”

“… “I guess so.”

From the beginning, killing immortals was meant to take time. It was to stop Roel’s plan to absorb everyone into himself and buy time for him to join our plan, but it was not a way to stop Roel from fighting for everyone’s salvation.

“I have something I want to ask you.”

With those words, the curtain between us rose to the ceiling. For a moment, our gazes became entangled. Golden eyes were looking straight at me. Somehow, I felt speechless under that gaze.

I had no choice but to evaluate it as beautiful. I felt that way as naturally as looking at a work of art. Was it a demonstration for the coronation ceremony? Bella was sitting on a golden chair, putting on makeup, wearing layers of her clothes with colorful and beautiful patterns on them.

The sight was like seeing a beautifully decorated doll.

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I asked with a wry smile.

“What do you want to ask?”

Bella’s gaze, who was looking at me, lifted slightly. Bella muttered quietly as she looked at something she couldn’t see.

“… Can Roel be happy?”

It was a puzzling question. Of course you can be happy. Because Roel is the main character. In the first place, the novel ends with a happy ending. If there were no settings errors, the original story would end with ‘Roel lived happily for a long time with her lovers.’

It was an easy answer. But I could hardly take my mouth off. This is because it was unlikely that Bella, who knew the ending of the novel, would have asked a meaningless question. But whether it was too late or too soon, the answer I could give now was predetermined.

“… “Of course it’s a happy ending.”

As I spoke, I realized that I was wrong. And Bella noticed that too. She laughed. It suddenly occurred to me that that smile resembled someone else’s.

“how?”

Bella asked. And I saw in that image the image of the mother who had abandoned me.

The question that my mother sometimes asked in a vain voice, whose happiness she had dreamed of ended because I was born as someone else’s child, came out of Bella’s mouth.

“How can I be happy?”

I couldn’t answer that question this time either.