The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 413
414 – Sweet
Three full days have passed since the island was created. In the meantime, she steadily headed to the underwater city with Ellie and focused on collecting items and decorating the island. On my island (floating on the sea), a well was created to gush out underground water, which was impossible due to its structure, and flowers and trees of various colors were growing little by little.
Of course, Ellie’s island was growing faster than me. Trees and plants grew to the point where collecting was possible, and there were even wells and houses made of wooden planks collected from the city. Well, in fact, it was thanks to Ellie giving up most of what she collected in the city so she could build a house first.
Because the island’s area had expanded, it was now possible to move using space magic, so they decided to build a house on Ellie’s island first and use it together. In the meantime, for safety, we spread leaves on the floor and slept in our own sleeping bags, so sleeping in a house with one wall behind us was actually better than before.
In the novel, there was a time when a storm suddenly appeared and caused Roel trouble. If a storm appeared again this time, she would not be able to withstand the storm without a ‘structure’ called a house, so she prioritized building Ellie’s house.
In the meantime, our island is not the only one that has experienced changes. Islands began to appear little by little from afar. As time goes by, more and more people are entering the third floor. Still, no island has appeared near us yet.
… It seems that the last adventurer was very unlucky.
I was a little worried about whether the other members of the rescue team were doing well, but I thought that survival master Lamine and smart Eunice would be ahead of everyone else through the memories they received. Raelan, who was obviously plundering someone else’s island by now, wasn’t worried at all.
“Are you done?”
Ellie, who was staring at the sea lost in thought, came up to me and asked. Clearing the random thoughts in her head, she moved her hands quickly. Today is the day Ellie serves snacks from Jin Xian’s world that she specially requested.
“Wait just a moment.”
After wondering what would be suitable, I decided to make tanghulu using fruits obtained from Ellie’s Island and ingredients from the space warehouse. It wasn’t difficult to make because I had enough ingredients and had worked part-time for a while. As I remember, most of the customers were women, so I thought Ellie would definitely like it.
As I took out a pretty bowl from the storage room and set up the Tanghulu to make it look nice, I felt Ellie’s eyes looking at me. It was Ellie who had been staring at me blankly more often these days. I didn’t know the reason, but I pretended not to notice because the emotions in those gazes were not impure.
“Now, this is Tanghulu.”
When I turned around and placed the bowl full of Tanghulu on the table where Ellie was sitting, Ellie’s eyes lit up. To appease her sweet tooth, she even gave her coffee made with expensive coffee beans that she had bought just in case. Ellie looked happy and said playfully.
“Oh my, do you want to be my husband? “At this level, I would pass the top exam for my husband.”
“Sorry, sir, but I already have someone to marry. “I look at my appearance a lot.”
“Ha, that’s a shame. Boss, it’s completely my preference, but I can’t help it. “A cool person always has a partner that suits them.”
Ellie, who skillfully brought out the situation, smiled and took a bite of Tanghulu. Seeing that sight, she felt strength in her shoulders for no reason. As she waited for a moment to be evaluated, Ellie, who was savoring her taste while closing her eyes, quietly smiled at her.
“… “It’s so sweet.”
“That’s why it’s delicious.”
“Yes, that’s right. So I really like it. “It makes me want to eat the tteokbokki I made last time.”
“… .”
The words that I could do it now if I wanted lingered in my mouth before disappearing like smoke. Does the setting about Ellie still have a big influence on me?
When I thought of Luna, Nelson, and Aria, I felt a prick in my heart that it was wrong for me to smile. But when I’m by Ellie’s side, I feel like the pain is becoming more and more dull. It is not that the goal has been lost. She didn’t lose her heart to Ellie.
… I just feel a little bit at ease. That’s why I can’t speak in the end. This comfort… No matter what happens, I’m afraid it will make my steps heavy to move forward.
We had a proper conversation while watching Ellie defeat Tanghulu. Time always passes quickly when talking with Ellie, who has the ability to lead a conversation. Cowardly, I didn’t avoid talking to Ellie.
After cooking a delicious meal, Ellie said she would clean up after herself and took out her wand. ‘Then wouldn’t it be better to do it with your hands?’ She asked and lightly fed him some honey chestnuts.
You shouldn’t do such ordinary things… Without realizing it, my old self keeps appearing. Before I lost Luna, I was able to smile happily.
As I came out and walked along the water’s edge and looked around, Ellie, who had finished cleaning up, was walking beside me, shoulder to shoulder, without saying a word. I didn’t have Eli on my right hand. Because her seat was reserved exclusively for Luna, who had trouble with her left hand.
“… .”
“… .”
There was no need to force a conversation to break the silence. Because Ellie and I had a relationship where we could say a lot without saying anything. As I walked, I felt her shoulder brushing against me, and the smell of the sea mixed with the wind blowing from somewhere, and I just walked in retaliation.
After circling the small island several times, Ellie stopped walking. After finishing the walk, Ellie caught me as I was about to use space magic to return to the island.
“… “You know.”
With a low murmur, Ellie hugged me tightly from behind. My body froze at the unexpected action.
“I will definitely go up to the 10th floor with you.”
“… “Then thank you.”
I slowly released Ellie’s arm from around my waist and turned around. The moment I met her gaze, I thought Ellie had shed her tears. But her eyes, similar to Ellie’s obsidian, just shone beautifully as always. Why did I make that mistake?
“Well, you know… actually… .”
Eeeeenn—!!!
Ellie, with both hands hanging down, opened her mouth to say something, but her eyes widened and her head turned in the direction of the sound. Someone approached the island and activated the alarm spell. Ellie and I immediately put on our masks and tried to identify the intruder.
But there were no islands, no people, nothing on the sea. Thinking about the possibility that it may have fallen sideways, I used space magic to look down at the island from above, but as expected, there was nothing around. I pulled my head out of the dimensional passage and asked Ellie.
“Ellie, the alarm spell went wrong… .”
Ellie, who took out her wand and checked the magic, shouted urgently.
“Not above! “The enemy is in the sea!”
At those words, my eyes turned to the sea. Only then did I realize why the clear sea water looked black. An island several times larger than Ellie’s and mine combined was submerged in the sea and moving around like a submarine. As the island became more and more clear, I shouted urgently.
“The island is rising!”
At my shout, Eli aimed his staff at the sea. After a while, an enormous amount of magical power was released, and a transparent film-like thing appeared around the island. And with a tremendous impact, the entire island rose into the air.
“Ugh… !”
“Ellie!”
I held Ellie in my arms in the air and used space magic to move to my island. Ellie’s Island, which floated in the air like a bouncy ball, soon fell again, creating huge waves. If Ellie, who was in her arms, hadn’t used her magic to freeze the waves, my island would have definitely been eaten by the waves.
“Huh, huh… .”
Seeing Ellie let out a faint moan, I was worried and grabbed her shoulder.
“Ellie, are you okay?”
“Yeah, I just lost strength because I consumed too much magic at once… .”
After sitting Ellie in a safe place, I glared at the island that had risen between Ellie and mine. Can we call that an island? The island’s appearance was like a huge rock full of numerous holes. Someone appeared from one of the many holes.
The short person was wearing a black cat mask. It’s definitely Estelle. Estelle, who was turning her head to observe the island, seemed to have spotted me and Ellie at the same time, and I saw her shrugging her shoulders in a panicked gesture.
Estelle’s voice rang in my head.
[Woman, what are you doing here? You pig!]
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Rather, this is what I want to ask. The person who suddenly appeared from the sea and attacked the island was Estelle. The moment I was about to ask Estelle if she had a conscience, a voice rang in my head.
[Run! I am not the owner of this island… !]
Before Estelle could finish speaking, someone appeared behind her and naturally placed a hand on her shoulder. The gap between my eyebrows naturally narrowed. This is a guy I know. We’ve had a fight recently, and Estelle is the person I hate the most.
“… “I never thought I’d meet a lily here.”
Confsion’s number two, the immortal Cassis, has appeared.