The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 384



385 – Projection of love and hate

When I couldn’t answer anything, Bella looked straight at me as if trying to hold my gaze and said this.

“Roel is always throwing himself into the flames. Even when he gets hurt and gets scars, he doesn’t blame his choices or give up. “Even as he continues his dream endlessly, he repeatedly throws himself into the flames for countless worlds and eons.”

Roel is a hero. Because he is a person who will not hesitate to throw himself into the flames without any reward for someone he doesn’t even know. The fact that he experienced countless deaths to save the world and continued to fight despite endless despair was clear evidence that Roel was a hero.

“Even if we defeat the God of Chaos, the flames will not end. An unquenched fire somewhere will put the continent in danger again, and Roel will throw himself every time. “A person who can gain everything by staying still and fighting endlessly without fear of losing is the true hero you have dreamed of.”

A sad smile hung on Bella’s lips. Bella, who was looking at me with watery eyes as if she was about to shed tears at any moment, asked in a voice choked with emotion.

“Can a hero like that really be happy?”

I was speechless. I feel like something is blocking me in the middle of my prayer. It occurred to her that answering immediately without hesitation would ease Bella’s worries, but she couldn’t think of anything plausible to say out of her mouth.

When I thought about the character Roel, I didn’t think about the hero’s suffering at all. I only had a vague idea that such an ordeal was okay for a handsome, everyone-loved hero.

There was no sweet potato section in the novel. Because Roel is always a beloved hero. Although there may be a brief misunderstanding, everyone who eventually realizes the truth praises and loves Roel. Those who doubted him regret and repent.

I thought that was okay. In the end, Roel will be compensated for everything. So, I answered Bella’s first question that of course it would be a happy ending.

However, as Bella said, that happy ending is only the end of the novel. If someone appears to succeed the cult leader and rule the continent, Roel will definitely fight. Throwing yourself into the flames… The fire will end only when it burns all of Roel.

Bella is a smart person. So, I probably thought of the conclusion I came to later first. It is at the end of Roel’s life that he ends his fight and falls into peace.

So you are asking me. As a writer, I wonder if he knows how Roel can be happy, which he didn’t think of.

I don’t know.

After the novel ended, I planned to end it by just living happily with my lovers for a long time.

As I was preparing for the sequel, I never really thought about my life after that.

So I don’t know if there is anything other than death that can stop Roel from throwing himself into the flames. There was a high possibility that there would be none. The fundamental character of Roel is a self-sacrificing hero.

Fortunately, lying was my special talent and strength. I know what answer Bella wants.

I met Bella’s gaze directly. I answered strongly, feeling the gaze mixed with vague emotions.

“You can be happy. The purpose of this novel is not to defeat the enemy, but for the protagonist to overcome numerous trials and finally reach happiness.”

A true liar is one who does not allow the other person to realize that they have lied until the end. My answer may be a lie now. But it’s okay if you make this lie real later. Because I am the author who created this world. Even if there is no divine power, the author decides the ending of the story.

“Roel will definitely be happy. Because I’m going to make it that way.”

Bella bit her lip at my confident voice. As if she was satisfied with hearing the answer she wanted, she shook her shoulders and slightly tilted her gaze and spoke.

“A few days ago… “The church secretly approached me.”

“… “Do you mean the denomination?”

“You know that there are many nobles in the capital who are connected to the cult. One of them gave me a letter containing the cult leader’s wishes.”

Now I thought I knew why Bella had suddenly invited me.

“The leader said he could help Roel reach happiness.”

“… “The cult leader is Roel’s enemy.”

“I know. But I need to be sure.”

Golden eyes filled with slight anxiety looked at me. It’s shaking. Did you make the right choice? Rather than making Roel win, he is conflicted about whether he may have led him into an endless fight.

“… “Can you swear?”

I tried to answer the quiet question straight away. But Bella’s words were not over.

“Even if you lose everything, I will make sure Roel can reach happiness.”

At that moment, I realized why my mother seemed to overlap in Bella’s appearance.

“Your inferiority complex will never harm Roel… “Can you swear?”

My mother, who was drunk, always made me feel anxious. She shed tears as if today was her last day and continued to feel like she was going to make an extreme choice, and eventually got the answer she wanted from me.

And the next day, unlike me, who had trouble sleeping due to anxiety and worry, it was my mother who went about her daily life calmly, without remembering anything. Just as my relationship with my mother is a love-hate relationship that cannot be broken, so is my relationship with Bella.

Perhaps when I created Bella, I mixed the mother I wanted with the mother I knew.

With that thought in mind, I looked at Bella waiting for the answer she wanted to come out of my mouth and answered with a wry smile.

“I can swear.”

Bella smiled brightly at that answer.

Like my mother who made me promise not to contact her anymore for each other’s sake.

So I thought the conversation ended here. After my mother heard my answer, she got up from her seat and left the cafe without looking back. But it seems Bella still had something to say to me.

“Roel wants to open the labyrinth beneath the imperial palace to everyone.”

Those words reminded me of Eunice’s advice to find out the purpose of opening the labyrinth.

“Why are you trying to open the labyrinth?”

“There is something in the labyrinth that Roel desperately wants.”

At that moment, a naughty smile appeared on Bella’s lips.

“I heard that on the 10th floor of the labyrinth, there is an object called the Holy Grail that can make everything happen.”

“… “10th floor.”

Roel, who lifted the seal on the Holy Sword, was limited to the 4th floor on his own. However, if the goal is not to throw numerous people into the labyrinth and use their deaths as stairs to conquer the floors, but simply to find a way down… He seemed to understand the reason for completely opening the labyrinth.

“Now that the Immortal is dead, Roel plans to save everyone through the Holy Grail.”

I frowned. Then I took out the setting book and searched for information about the Holy Grail. nowhere. It seems to be one of the discarded settings.

“… Even if you use the Holy Grail, you won’t be able to defeat the God of Chaos.”

“why?”

“If that were possible with the power of God, there was no need to create another world and escape the shackles created by the setting error. “All we have to do is expel the Chaos God who arbitrarily intervened in the novel.”

Bella nodded as if she understood my explanation.

“But Roel wants the Holy Grail. So we have to stop it.”

“… “Do we really have to open the labyrinth to everyone?”

“Because that’s what Roel wants. “If I refuse his request, won’t he suspect something is wrong?”

That is correct. It’s Bella’s role to be by Roel’s side and support us. If Bella refuses, Roel will find another way without us knowing. It is better for us to control the situation under surveillance.

“And there is another reason why I am not opposed to opening the labyrinth to everyone without restrictions.”

I asked without thinking as Bella returned to her usual self and smiled like a snake.

“What is the reason?”

“When the closed door of the labyrinth opens… “The church will certainly participate, aiming for the enormous relics and rewards that lie dormant in the labyrinth.”

Did you say that the basics of a tactician are to gain a lot with one strategy? Bella planned to use Roel’s request, which she could not refuse, to bring the church to the capital.

Bella leaned her upper body towards me. At that moment, her strong scent stimulated the tip of her nose. Bella is something I haven’t seen in a while… She said with a beautiful smile that she only seemed to show to Roel.

“Roel and the Church. “Can you get the Holy Grail against those two powerful men?”

For a moment, I felt terrible.

Driving me to the edge of a cliff, removing my options, and forcing me to come up with a set answer always made me feel sick to my stomach.

“… That’s how it should be.”

I smiled bitterly, out of habit.