The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 405
406 – Cogs
Conrad, known in the world as the orchestrator of the world, was walking around the campus filled with memories for the first time in a long time, and belatedly remembered his promise and hurried to the principal’s office.
Conrad entered the principal’s office and was surprised to see that the principal’s office, which had maintained a messy appearance for decades, had been cleaned up. The broom that was floating freely in the air was hanging on the wall, and all the various snow globes and artifacts had been put away, with no sign of where they had been put away.
“Is he here? He’s not, so wait. “Tea and chocolate will be served soon.”
Nelson’s voice came from somewhere in the principal’s office.
“… okay.”
Conrad, sitting in his chair, felt a strange sense of discomfort as the principal’s office seemed to be completely emptied. Then, he noticed that the principal’s office was quieter than usual, and he belatedly realized that the fairies that had been harassing the visitor had disappeared.
Conrad asked Nelson, who was bringing a tray of tea and chocolate, a question he had been waiting for.
“I can’t see any fairies.”
“They sent me to another good place.”
“Fairy… ? “I guess you saved quite a bit.”
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“Because there is no place that is as free and good for fairies as the World Tree. “It’s better than being locked in a small principal’s office.”
Perhaps that was the reason, Conrad nodded as if he understood and drank the tea Nelson served. Although it was bitter, it was a good tea with a good aroma and a heavy feeling at the end. Conrad frowned as he put chocolate into his mouth.
“What, it’s not cheap chocolate?”
The chocolate that melted softly in your mouth was not the cheap chocolate served to guests who frequently visited the principal’s office, but high-end chocolate for guests who occasionally or for the first time visited the principal’s office.
“I have a favor to ask of you.”
“Oh, what a sweet bribe!”
Conrad, who was about to grab another piece of chocolate and eat it, shouted playfully and quickly withdrew his hand. When they were alone together, it was not a meeting between a tuner and a wise man, but the two returning to their old friends Conrad and Nelson.
Nelson, who was chuckling and putting chocolate in his mouth, looked at Conrad with a faint smile. Conrad, who had been watching Nelson for a long time, sighed at that expression.
“Ugh, what are you planning again?”
“huh?”
“Are you shamelessly pretending not to notice while making the same expression you always make before an accident?”
“Haha, after all, you can’t fool an old friend.”
“Heng, actually, I didn’t have any intention of deceiving you.”
As Conrad pursed his lips and ate the chocolate, Nelson took something out of a drawer in his desk.
“This is my request.”
Conrad, who accepted what Nelson handed him, checked the contents and was surprised. It was an appointment letter for the principal of Transcendence Academy. There was even a seal stamped at the very bottom of the newly crowned emperor, Bela. His appointment was ready to take effect immediately once Conrad signed it.
“This is… “Something?”
When Conrad raised his head and looked at Nelson with a puzzled look, Nelson smiled his usual friendly smile.
“Please succeed me as the principal of Transcendence.”
“Wait a minute, you’re the principal…?” “Then what about you?”
“I can’t continue working any longer.”
“… Are you thinking about retiring?”
“Similar, and today will be our last meeting.”
Conrad looked at Nelson with a puzzled expression. He suddenly called me saying he had urgent work to do, handed me a letter of appointment as principal, and said today was the last day… After thinking about it for a moment, Conrad narrowed his eyes at the thought that Nelson had always been like this.
“… Even aging on the outside is a feat. “It’s still the same as when it was captain.”
“Isn’t it difficult if a student senses a generation gap with the principal? “It’s thanks to my efforts to live young.”
Conrad snorted at Nelson’s shameless answer and put the principal’s appointment letter down on the desk.
“Should an outstanding talent like an archmage only be an academy principal? “I’m not ready to retire yet.”
“I know. “It’s not easy for you who like to wander aimlessly to stay in one place.”
“Then you already know that I will refuse… .”
“So please take charge of it for just one year.”
Conrad scratched his chin as Nelson stopped talking and gave him a serious look. I glanced at the appointment letter on my desk again and saw that the appointment period was exactly one year. Conrad felt something strange about this and asked with an uneasy look on his face.
“No, why one year…?” ? “It’s not that it’s bad, I’m just curious about the reason.”
Nelson smiled and answered Conrad’s question.
“Vice Principal Leora needs one year to become qualified to become principal.”
“… So, you are asking me to temporarily serve as the principal until Leora obtains the principal’s qualifications.”
“Yes, because I truly love a student named Leo. I’m sure she would make a good principal. “She is a bit strict, though.”
“… Hmm.”
Conrad was troubled by Nelson’s suggestion. This is a request from an old friend. Of course, a request like this can be granted. But now, I felt that it would be better for the world to help Ross by his side than to serve as the academy’s principal.
Just as Conrad was about to open his mouth to reject the offer, Nelson spoke first.
“If you become principal, Ross will feel at ease.”
Conrad looked disgusted at the sight of Nelson smiling wisely.
“… “I would have warned you that people who can see into other people’s hearts don’t look good.”
“This is our last meeting, so I believe you will forgive my rudeness through our friendship.”
Conrad sighed, took the pen Nelson gave him, and signed the principal appointment form. Conrad put down his pen and narrowed his eyes.
“So, what do you plan to do next?”
In response to Conrad’s question, Nelson smoothed his well-maintained beard and spoke calmly.
“I have to do my part.”
***
After returning from the labyrinth, Ellie went straight back to the academy without resting. Ellie had not yet reached the level of an archmage. She had a lot to study, and she also realized her shortcomings in this labyrinth.
Thanks to the orchestrator’s addition, the party was able to receive various magical assistance. If there was no coordinator, it would take quite a bit of time starting from the first floor.
Ellie, who visited the library to find practical magic that could be used in the labyrinth and to solve homework assigned by her teacher Nelson, slowly walked around the banned books section and looked at each book one by one.
Ellie, who found a few practical magics that could be used as synthetic magic, put some books on the table and tried to use the librarian’s books to look up what Nelson had assigned as homework.
However, there was no book with the name Nelson gave anywhere in the banned books area. He checked the books at the librarian in the general area just in case, but the results were the same.
If so, there was a high possibility that it was a book that had not been registered in the librarian’s books. Ellie believed that his teacher would not have assigned a book that did not exist as homework.
I checked the book’s classification table and headed to the bookshelf where the first letters of the name Nelson gave me were gathered together. After looking around for a while, Ellie was finally able to find a book stacked horizontally on top of her books in the bottom compartment.
[About the secrets of the world]
On the outside, it looked more like someone’s diary than a book. Ellie went back to the table where she had put the book and opened it to look at the contents. She read with interest and straightened her back in surprise.
In the meantime, what Ellie was looking for was in the book. A black area that seemed to have been stripped of the color that Ross saw when the Academy collapsed in another world. The information related to it was written in the book.
“… Confusion.”
The origin is not written, but the explanation written in the book was the same as the memory Ross showed. There was even a record of research on confusion in the next chapter of the book. After examining it carefully, Ellie washed her face and got up, forgetting about the other books she had taken out.
“If this is true… “I have no choice but to check for myself.”
If the contents of this book are true, it completely explains why the Demon King wants to destroy the human world. I had to confirm with my own eyes whether Ross’ memories and the confusion described in the book were the same, and find a way to combat the confusion based on the research in the book.
“… “It could be a good gift for Ross.”
Ellie immediately took her books and left the library. And after some time, she saw that the raccoon, who was tasked with hiding her books in a suitable place so that Ellie could find them, looked in the direction where Ellie had disappeared, nodded her head, and walked through the forbidden book area. Exited.
***
After returning to Modest from the Bold Snow Mountain, I fell asleep for a full day. Was it because I wanted to forget my mistakes, or was I just tired? Actually, I don’t know either. It is correct to say that my head is blank.
It wasn’t that I had a lot to think about, it was just that I was in a dazed state where I couldn’t really think of anything. I was just waiting foolishly to enter the labyrinth again. At that time, someone knocked on the door.
Danger came to his senses and opened the door… No, Amy was looking up at me with her shy face. Did you come here expecting a sweet dessert? When I opened the storage room and took out some candy and chocolate, Amy shook her head and handed me a letter.
“This is… ?”
“The raccoon told me to comfort you.”
“… raccoon?”
After exchanging what we had in each other’s hands, I checked the letter, leaving Amy behind with a happy face walking away. Although the content was short, I immediately moved on like a burnt person.
The contents of the letter are:
It was a warning that Ellie’s life was in danger as she headed into the Canyon of Death.