The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 421
422 – War
The time to re-enter the labyrinth had passed, but other members of the rescue team had still not escaped the third floor, so I had no choice but to wait at Modest. Ember had escaped Estelle’s death and was diligently managing Modest.
As Estelle’s will left behind, Ember became the head of the Modest guild, and her younger sister, Amy, obtained the appropriate qualifications. She was thinking of handing over the position of guild leader.
The church also tried to take Ember to the labyrinth to replace Estelle, but Ember’s persuasion seemed to work, so it was decided to stay outside. Thanks to this, we were able to receive support from Modest even after Estelle’s death.
Ellie headed to the academy. This was because Nelson’s death was made official, and according to her will, there were things that Ellie, her only property, was to receive. She was going to be studying at the Academy until she was ready to enter the Labyrinth again.
I suddenly had a lot of time, so I worked as a lily at night when darkness came, and invested all the remaining time in learning the space magic written in Patulga’s magic book. Thanks to reaching the realm of the transcendental, I was able to understand the overall contents of the magic book in a short period of time based on my tremendous understanding.
Moving from the basics of spatial magic to the next level was not difficult for me, as I had a perfect understanding of space.
It is now possible to perfectly use spatial telekinesis, the next step in space manipulation and space occupation, which is manipulating space to make an object unable to reach its goal. Being able to manipulate objects in an occupied space using telekinesis could create a different variable from creating an dimensional passage and attacking it.
I was able to learn about space closure, which traps others in space, and space distortion, which allows you to distort and let everything that enters the space you occupy go away. Although the time to maintain both was small, it was a magic that played an important role in that victory or defeat could be determined depending on how it was used.
Since the pros and cons of each were clear, I was practicing how to use them. It was possible to combine creative talent to create a unique fighting method. I can now create 32 dimensional exits, and thrust the Spear of Shadow through 32 exits at the same time with just one entrance.
When it comes to dealing with the majority, if you exclude Roel, who is a munchkin, he would probably be counted among the top three. Aside from Roel, Illya and Ellie have talents beyond the standard.
Today, as I was swinging my spear and concentrating on training, Raelan, who had ascended to the fourth floor of the labyrinth, returned to Modest. Raelan must have been surprised that I had ascended to the fourth floor earlier than expected, so she immediately asked for all of her memories from the third floor.
Raelan, who received the memory, nodded with a look on his face as he realized what the current situation was, then turned around and left Modest without saying a word, saying he would go out for a while. When Raelan returned a while later, Ellie was by her side. I think she went to see Ellie.
When I took a quick look at his face, he seemed to have a much better complexion than last time when he was not in good condition. His expression was bright too. And the clothes had changed. That appearance was the attire he wore when he was a future archmage who built a black magic tower in another world. He was wearing a wizard’s cloak and a jewel-encrusted brooch left behind by Nelson, and was holding a thick spellbook in one hand.
Ellie felt a little embarrassed when she felt my gaze, so she scratched her cheek and said.
“It’s all left by Master. “I took it because I thought it would be of great help in the labyrinth.”
“It suits you well.”
I spoke sincerely to Ellie, who narrowed her eyes as if doubting my words.
“It’s really pretty.”
“… thank you.”
At my praise, Ellie twitched her eyebrows and pursed her lips. Raelan opened her mouth before her strange awkwardness grew.
“Even though Estelle is dead, our situation is not that bad now.”
Ellie glanced at Raelan, who began with those words, with cold eyes.
“Estelle wasn’t our best anyway. However, it is a clear advantage for us that the immortal Cassis died on the third floor. “With that guy’s ability, the church would have been able to pass the 4th floor with ease.”
The fourth floor of the labyrinth was a reverse maze, the exact opposite of the first floor. The challenger who reaches the fourth floor takes charge of a certain area of the maze and blocks monsters wandering through the maze for a certain period of time. In a word, it is defense.
As Raelan said, Cassis, which can take out countless corpses, would be able to fill the entire area beyond its area of responsibility with corpses. Even more so, since monsters would keep coming, all I had to do was turn the dead monsters into allies. If you think about it, Cassis’ death was a big blow to the church.
“Lycan has just reached the third floor. At his current rate, he will be able to join us on the 4th floor. “In fact, our chances of survival have increased.”
As soon as Raelan finished speaking, Ellie opened her mouth.
“I think the limit for Eunice and Lamine is the 4th floor.”
At those words, Raelan and I looked at Ellie at the same time.
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“Especially if you are Eunice, who has almost no fighting ability, there is a high chance that you will get caught up in a fight and die in the labyrinth on the fourth floor even if we are there.”
“I know. Eunice is still a burden that needs to be taken care of. But considering her ability to read the situation, it will be a great help to those of us who have no idea what’s on the next floor.”
“… And what if Eunice dies too?”
Ellie’s eyes landed on me. It was a look in his eyes that asked, “What do you think?” Raelan spoke on behalf of me, who could not answer.
“Then you die.”
“… .”
Ellie glared at Raelan with a scary face. However, Raelan spoke in a voice that seemed to reprimand Ellie.
“You still don’t know. We are expendable for the last Los who will save all worlds. Even God uses Loss as a chess piece. In such a situation, why do we, who are merely characters in a novel, spare our lives?”
Raelan said with a mocking smile.
“If Eunice dies on the 4th floor, we will use that as a stepping stone and head to the 5th floor. If someone had to die there, I would gladly give my head. “Even if it means sacrificing the entire rescue team, we have to make sure Ross can reach the 10th floor.”
“I didn’t know you were so serious about bringing Luna back to life.”
As Ellie spoke sarcastically, Raelan muttered something incomprehensible.
“… “That’s not what’s important.”
Ellie looked puzzled, but Raelan didn’t explain further and started talking about something else.
“What do you think Bella, now emperor, will do next?”
Ellie and I looked at each other for a moment and fell silent in response to the question without context. Raelan spoke without waiting for an answer.
“Bella must have already figured out the power of the church challenging the labyrinth through the bracelet. The cult is trying to obtain the Holy Grail. So, the church’s greatest power, the Confsion and the vice-principal, were all thrown into the labyrinth.”
Raelan spoke in a low voice, looking directly at us.
“If I were Bella, I would aim for the moment when the entire church enters the fourth floor of the labyrinth. This is a golden opportunity to move the church and attack the church’s stronghold beyond the eastern border. In fact, when I checked with Modest, most of the Imperial Knights were not visible in the capital. Benedict of the Church also left the capital.”
“… !”
“Yes, there will be war. Of course, a summons order will also be issued to the great nobles of the east who are close to the religious city. “If Bella’s plan is successful, we will be able to erase the cult’s power from the continent while Confsion and his vice-priest are trapped on the fourth floor of the labyrinth.”
If that really happens, it’s the best situation for us. But I had a strange feeling that things weren’t going to work out the way I wanted. It was inevitable that churches and denominations would point their swords at each other, and it also happened in the novel. But in the end, the church was unable to destroy the denomination.
Even without the Confsion and the vice-priest, hundreds of thousands of believers and officials remain in the city. There may be a cult leader in the city with skills that even Roel cannot predict whether he will win or lose. Wouldn’t this actually be disturbing the beehive?
While I was thinking about that, Raelan spoke.
“The church will fail.”
Ellie nodded as if she thought so too.
“Because the owner of Confsion still remains in the religious city.”
“No, the leader will not be a problem in battle. He obviously won’t care. “I can be sure of this.”
I had doubts about Raelan’s confidence. Are they anticipating the cult leader’s movements? Raelan explained as if to answer the question.
“They say Lumiel met the cult leader in the labyrinth.”
“… yes?”
“The leader had already entered the labyrinth. With Confción.”
Ellie and I’s faces stiffened at Raelan’s shocking words.
“The reason the church fails is not because it lost the war. Rather, it will be a problem if we completely win the war. “The church will never forgive heresy.”
At that moment, the name Ian popped into my head. Now, with my help, he has become a general on Bella’s side, but he was originally a fanatic of the church who casually buried tens of thousands of people alive in the name of heretics in the latter half of the novel.
“The cult plans to cause the deaths of millions of believers to gain the causality that allows the cult leader to move.”
Raelan said, twisting one corner of his mouth.
“We lost the battle, but we will win the war.”