The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 447



448 – Beyond the Line

I got advice from the Demon King on how to strengthen the Spear of Shadow, but Raelan left a warning to keep his meeting with the Demon King a secret, so I explained what I heard, excluding the part related to the Demon King. Ellie, who was quietly listening to her explanation, flipped her shoulder-length hair behind her and smiled with interest.

“I also remember you getting the Spear of Shadow.”

Ellie, who started with those words, asked me as if she had noticed.

“Just as the author’s essence did for Uricus, can you seal a demon that does not appear in the novel with your power?”

“… I don’t know. It might seem possible to embody the essence of a writer, but the truth is that I don’t fully understand my abilities. But it might be possible.”

Ellie pondered my uncertain answer with a serious expression on her face.

“It’s dangerous to think it’s possible. If the devil cannot be sealed, many problems will arise. If you’re not careful, the priority may be on subduing the devil rather than strengthening the Spear of Shadow.”

That is correct. After talking with Ellie, I got the feeling that the plan was more rough than I thought. Ellie said to me as I was rubbing my forehead with her fingers.

“Anyway, it doesn’t change the fact that you have to fight the devil at least once to see if you can do it.”

“yes.”

“Then do you know any information about the remaining demons?”

In response to Ellie’s question, I reflexively scratched my head.

“… No, I don’t know for sure because it doesn’t appear in the novel. But the remaining demons, along with Uricus, were called demons on all sides.”

The Demon King clearly advised to absorb the remaining demons from all directions to strengthen the Spear of Shadow. Well, except for Uricus, which was in the eastern part of the continent. North, West and South will remain. for a moment… If you’re in the North, isn’t there one devil you already know about? I muttered a name that suddenly popped into my head.

“… Aegün.”

“huh?”

“Of all the demons in the four directions, the one in the north is probably Aegyn.”

Ellie, who had slightly tilted her head at my words, opened her eyes wide as if she remembered what the name Aegyn was.

“… “The devil who was sealed in the basement of the temple where he obtained God’s fountain pen?”

When I nodded, Ellie sighed and wiped her face. I found out the identity of the devil, and I tilted my head when I saw Ellie’s serious expression.

Perhaps realizing my questioning gaze, Ellie smiled bitterly at me.

“You destroyed the lighthouse that illuminated the way to the temple.”

“… ah.”

My thoughts didn’t even reach that point. Ilaide completely destroyed the lighthouse and cliff to prevent others from finding the temple. Is there no way to get to the temple? ? When I made a serious expression, Ellie smiled as if it was okay.

“There must be a way. “Magic makes the impossible possible.”

I reluctantly nodded to Ellie’s consolation. After a moment to collect her thoughts, Ellie rested her chin on her hand and spoke.

“For now, let’s exclude Aeguin in the north and find information about the devils in the west and south. Information about ancient demons can definitely be found in the forbidden books section of the Academy Library. “If we find information and get Modest’s help, we will be able to find the location where the devil is sealed.”

It is a valid opinion. But he couldn’t nod his head right away. If you meet Ariana or other Messiah members in the library… It seemed like things were going to get quite complicated. When I hesitated to answer, Ellie asked me why, and when she heard my concerns, she easily came up with her own method.

“If you disguise yourself as a different face with the slime mask you got last time, you’ll be fine.”

“… ah.”

After killing Aria’s parents, I forgot about the slime. Because she subconsciously tried not to recall her memories of that incident, she did not enter the space warehouse and forgot that she had entrusted the slime to her Ember.

“… “It seems like you know me better than I know myself.”

When I said that with a chuckle, Ellie nodded slightly as if it was obvious and smiled pretty.

“Of course, I have your memories in my head. “It’s also fun to recall your memories and observe your thoughts and perspectives.”

“… “I have a strange hobby.”

In the end, following Ellie’s opinion, we decided to head to the academy’s library. She asked Amber for a favor and was briefly handed her slime, which Amy had been feeding her and raising as her friend. Ellie said to me as I was wondering whose face I should imitate.

“How about Jin Xian?”

“What do I look like?”

“Yeah, anyway, there’s probably no one in this world who recognizes Jinxian. It would be a little embarrassing to disguise yourself as someone else and then be greeted by someone who knows you.”

That is correct. I nodded and used slime to disguise my face as Jin Xian. Looking at my old face in the mirror… I felt something strangely awkward. Is it because I got used to Ross’s face? While I was stroking her chin, Ellie suddenly came closer and brought her face closer to me without any sense of distance.

“… .”

With cat-like eyes, the expression ‘quietly’ is exactly right. The eyes that resemble obsidian stare at me intently. Thanks to that, the sweet strawberry scent that stimulates my nose for the first time in a long time makes me flinch without realizing it. Despite my reaction, Ellie observed me frozen for a while like someone appraising the value of a work of art, and then drew a deep fox-like smile and dark lines in her eyes.

“It suits you well. “Is it because this is what you look like?”

“… “Probably so.”

For some reason, Ellie smiled happily in response to my answer.

***

I arrived at the academy’s library with Ellie. Several of her friends, who recognized Ellie, came up and greeted her with a fuss, as if they had forgotten that it was a library. Among them, there was no one I was familiar with. When she thought about it, she couldn’t think of anyone at the academy, other than her friends, except Navier.

While Ellie was saying hello to her friend, I just passed by and acted like I wasn’t with her. Ellie wouldn’t mind much, but if I was around, there would definitely be rumors that she was hanging out with another man, not Roel. There were a lot of people at the Academy who enjoyed gossip. I didn’t want Ellie to be misunderstood.

I walked straight into the forbidden area and was thrown back the moment I crossed the red line on the floor. Fortunately, I regained my balance and didn’t fall, but I was embarrassed because it was my first time experiencing it. I later remembered that I gave Lacar the badge that I had received as a gift from Nelson along with the club key. Is it because I don’t have a badge that allows me to enter anywhere in the academy, so I can’t go to the forbidden book area?

As I was scratching my head, Ellie, who had finished saying hello to her friend, approached me. She looked at me stopping in front of the banned books area and asked with a puzzled look on her face.

“What are you doing when you’re not going in?”

When I explained that it wasn’t that I couldn’t go in, it was that I couldn’t go in, Ellie shrugged as if it was okay.

“There’s nothing I can do. I’ll get the books from the forbidden area, so wait in the general area.”

“I’m sorry, please do me a favor.”

Ellie walked towards the prohibited book section, but I waited outside the line. No matter how crowded the Academy Library was, there was always plenty of space. I don’t know if it was the magic of the library, but since there was no need to settle in, I decided to wait for Ellie. I thought if I brought a book, they would at least listen to it.

I followed Ellie slowly, following the clearly dividing line between us. When she disappeared beyond the bookshelf, I waited quietly and walked along when Ellie appeared. At that moment, Ellie came to the bookshelf near the line. Ellie, who was smiling at me across the line, turned her body and looked at the book.

As I looked at the back, curiosity suddenly arose.

“What about you and your brother?”

At the sudden question, Ellie looked over her shoulder and smiled.

“It’s always good.”

I suddenly had a question about that answer. Before I asked the question, I already knew Ellie’s answer. Roel and Ellie’s love is a setting that will not change until the end of the novel. But why did I ask the question to get the answer? Is it an urge to double-check what you know? Or was it a base intention created by Ross’s hope that his expectations would be wrong? I don’t know, but one thing is certain. I didn’t want to know why.

“I wasn’t opposed to going into the labyrinth. Of course I didn’t say I was with you. I was a little worried that I might be impatient with Master’s death… They respected my will and eventually supported me. “You’re like Roel, right?”

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Are you thinking of Roel? Seeing Ellie with a soft smile on her lips, I suddenly had the urge to open her mouth.

“If Roel, whom I met by chance in the labyrinth, asks me to join him… “What are you going to do?”

As if she hadn’t heard my question, Ellie moved her lips while silently muttering the name of the book on the bookshelf. Unable to cross her line, I had no choice but to wait quietly for an answer, and only after a long time was I able to hear Ellie’s low voice.

“… You promised. “I will definitely go up to the 10th floor with you.”

Ellie answered as if she was making a promise. She quietly crossed a line I couldn’t cross, waiting for her to come back, and that was all I could think about.

I’m glad you chose me and not Roel.