The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 434



435 – Only you

“Ross.”

“huh.”

“… “Are you going to stay with me in the future?”

At Luna’s question, I lifted my closed eyelids. Slowly turning her head to the side, she saw Luna’s face covered in blood. I smiled at the look in his eyes that was a mixture of slight anxiety and anticipation.

“no.”

“… why?”

My heart was pounding and my lungs felt like they were being crushed, so I tried to smile and say.

“Because you’re dead.”

I reached out my hand and stroked Luna’s cheek. It’s warm. It feels just like before, to the point where I don’t want to believe it’s fake.

“I want to be by your side like this, I want to be with you… “I can’t do that now.”

“why?”

“Because I plan to bring you back to life.”

Luna, who was looking at me blankly, asked in a low voice.

“… “Am I not enough as I am now?”

“huh. many.”

“… .”

I tried to fully raise myself up and open the carriage door, but it wouldn’t budge at all. Luna spoke to me in a resentful voice.

“Is the promise you made to Ellie more important than me?”

“… no.”

Even if I pushed the door with my shoulder, I could only hear a creaking sound, and the carriage door had no intention of opening. As I kicked the door open with her foot, Luna stood up and wrapped her arms around her waist from behind.

“Then stay with me…” “It’s so scary here, it’s painful and I don’t want to be alone.”

Hearing Luna’s pleading voice, tears flowed from my eyes. I couldn’t even imagine how painful Luna’s final moments must have been. So when Luna said that, I felt like my heart was being stabbed by numerous spear blades. Was Luna this sick too? At the last moment, won’t you regret meeting me?

I wanted to ask. I wanted to be forgiven, and I wanted to be punished by Luna. So I can’t give up. Even if bringing Luna back to life means losing everything, I am already losing everything. Luna was the driving force of my life, and she was my only guide.

I said, gently stroking Luna’s hand wrapped around her waist.

“If you were really Luna… He must have helped open the carriage door. Luna is a foolish person who endures pain and swallows sadness. Luna is the one who holds back her tears and forces herself to smile even after I leave.”

“… Anyone who experiences a painful death is bound to change their personality. Do you know how foolish I lived and how much I regretted it at the last moment?”

I released Luna’s hand that was holding my waist and turned around. Looking straight at Luna, who was shedding bloody tears, I noticed that the corners of her mouth were trembling like crazy, but she smiled.

“But Luna will trust me.”

“… .”

“Because I know that I will love and be like only you forever, for a really long time.”

I blinked to clear my blurred vision. The teardrops that fell into the pool of blood on the floor of the carriage made a small noise. I hugged Luna. As I hugged her warm body temperature, her unique body scent, and everything else, I felt comfortable for the first time in a very long time.

“So, even if you resent me and regret meeting me… I can’t stop here. “Because I love you.”

“… What if I don’t want to come back to life?”

I slowly pulled away. She met Luna’s eyes looking up at me and opened her mouth.

“Have you forgotten how selfish I am? Loving you was a selfish act. So, for now, I will save you. “I’m just going to do it.”

Luna’s eyes were filled with tears. With her face full of resentment, Luna spoke softly in a watery voice.

“… I regret meeting you. Everything I had with you. “It’s all your fault that I died.”

Those words actually made me smile. Even if I heard those words from the revived Luna, it wasn’t the worst thing for me.

“… “That’s what I really wanted to hear from you.”

I said as I looked at Luna, whose vision had become blurry again.

“Because whatever you say to me is fine.”

I turned around. For some reason, it seemed like the carriage door would open this time. Slowly pushing the door open with her hand, I wanted to see Luna one last time, but she eventually decided not to look back. Because this will definitely not be the last time we meet.

As I slowly walked out of the carriage, I felt a hand pushing my back. As I stumbled out of the carriage, I unconsciously smiled at the voice coming from behind me.

“… fool.”

With the sound of the carriage door closing, I took a brisk step forward. In a dying world, I did not stop walking.

***

When I opened my eyes, a familiar message appeared before my eyes.

「Synchronization rate 11%」

It seems that the synchronization rate dropped sharply because the True Eye was overlaid on Ross’s soul. Fortunately, I was relieved that it did not reach the 10% that Ross of Cravings warned about.

“Ross, you idiot…!”

Ellie suddenly ran into my arms. It seems like she didn’t believe her promise and was worried. She said it was okay, and as I was rubbing her back, she all came closer to me. She was looking at me curiously, and only then did I realize that the lily mask was gone. Now I was bare faced.

Raelan, who noticed my confusion, immediately swung his staff and tried to kill those who realized my identity, but I used my spatial telekinesis to stop Raelan’s staff from swinging.

The people who belatedly realized that Raelan had tried to kill them, their eyes glowed coldly. Before the fight broke out, I patted Ellie on the back and told everyone.

“Do we need to fight among ourselves? “I barely survived.”

“I’m going to go around talking about your identity. “In less than a week, the lily will be sold at a high price to the information guild.”

“… Still, I want to believe it.”

Raelan looked disapproving at my answer, but Lamine and Ellie nodded as if they were satisfied with my choice. To be honest, Raelan’s choice was right. Because the best way is to eliminate situations where variables may arise. However, we survived by supporting each other on the brink of death. At that level, something that wasn’t there before can happen.

“For the honor of the Red Magic Tower, I will keep everything about the lily a secret.”

Colton also nodded at Valentine’s declaration and vowed never to talk about lilies. Derok, who exchanged a look with Kelton, also nodded.

“An adventurer always repays the debt he owes for saving his life. I won’t do such a cowardly thing as revealing the identity of my benefactor. He can swear on my soul.”

As soon as Derok finished speaking, Raelan chuckled.

“You’re not planning on paying off your debt with that, are you?”

“Of course! “Do I look like a clever person, like a wizard!”

At those words, all wizards’ eyes turned to Derok.

“Ha, I should have just let the head fall off.”

“It was a mistake to buy time by throwing a clever reagent.”

Realizing that he had made a mistake, Derok turned his gaze to me and muttered.

“If there is anything I can help with, please ask anytime. “I will think of everything first.”

“I, along with Derok, will work hard to help Lily.”

At Kelton’s swearing-in, I said thank you to everyone. While Raelan, who was the only one who was not satisfied, warned everyone again, I asked Ellie, who was by my side, a question.

“however… “What happened?”

“You don’t remember anything?”

“… at all. “It feels like I just closed my eyes and opened them.”

Ellie let out a deep sigh at my words. She said as Ellie looked at me with a slight frown.

“No matter how dangerous it is, you must never do something like that again.”

“It’s what you told me to do.”

When I retorted grumpily for no reason, Ellie made an expression full of regret. She added that it was okay and I was embarrassed because this was not the reaction she wanted. But Ellie’s expression did not brighten.

“… I’m sorry though. I couldn’t help it, but it’s true that I put you in danger. Actually, Jin Xian warned me. “You must never call yourself into this world again.”

“Someone else said that?”

“Yes, next time you said you can’t escape the world’s negativity.”

It seems that they have noticed that the synchronization rate with Ross is rapidly decreasing. But I felt a strange sense of discomfort. Calling yourself to this world, that expression seems a little different from the one that materialized the Jinxian within me… ?

“And I had something to tell you.”

“… ?”

Looking at me puzzled, Ellie spoke clearly.

“The true talent of a writer is not to be consumed by the power of the story and be carried away, but to lead the story to the desired ending.”

I scratched my cheek sheepishly as Ellie looked at me with her obsidian-like eyes sparkling with anticipation.

“how is it? Suddenly something hit my head! Did the light turn on, or did you suddenly realize something with goosebumps?”

“… at all.”

It must have meant something, but I couldn’t think of anything right now. I was scratching Ellie’s head as she quickly lost interest. Then, a sudden thought occurred to me and I looked at her. Ellie’s eyes sparkled again at that sight, and her eyes lit up as she took a step closer to her.

“W-what is it? “What suddenly came to mind?”

“Yeah, why did the mask you were wearing disappear?”

“… “I don’t know, it wasn’t there from the beginning.”