The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed chapter 114

114 – Qualifications

Ellie and Luna were able to find an empty classroom nearby. In the empty classroom, which is often used only for practicing pensions, there were only long desks and chairs.

It was lunchtime, and there was no way someone would come to this classroom by chance.

As we sat facing each other in the chairs, Ellie said.

“Hello, are we old friends? You saw it once before. It was not a situation to say goodbye.”

Watching Ellie begin her rush with those words, Luna nodded her head slightly.

I still haven’t forgotten what happened when Bella, the princess and my senior at the Faculty of Magic, called me. Undoubtedly, the Ellie that Luna saw that day, unlike herself, who was passive, was confident in front of her princess, not showing any sign of fainting.

She wondered if she could be like that too, and she was jealous of Ellie.

“Yes, I remember.”

“Then let me properly introduce myself. I am Ellie Ross’s childhood friend and head of the Ministry of Magic… And she’s a first year senior. Nice to meet you.”

Introducing herself like that, Ellie held out her hand, but Ellie held out her left hand.

As Luna looked at her outstretched hand in bewilderment, Ellie, who was watching it, twisted the corner of her mouth and changed her hand.

“Oh, I heard that you feel unwell. I made a mistake. Sorry.”

Seeing Ellie holding out her right hand while saying that, Luna forcibly smiled and shook her hand pretending to be okay.

“It’s okay. I am Luna. It’s the Faculty of Magic….”

Luna had no seniority like Ellie. However, Luna felt that she wanted to say this to Ellie for some reason.

“I’m Ross’s girlfriend.”

Luna could feel Ellie’s hand tremble slightly as she held it.

“Yeah, I heard from Ross. You two are dating….”

After releasing her hand, Ellie gave a relaxed smile.

It seemed like he was making it clear who was in charge of the conversation, with just a smile.

“I want to ask you something. Do you have any idea why Ross was admitted to the ward?”

“No. I’m fine too… I don’t know.”

As Luna weakly shook her head, Ellie tilted her head with a puzzled expression.

Every time her head moved, her black hair fluttered and she had a cute appearance. Luna felt strangely wary.

“Did Ross ever say anything? Where does she go…. He said something had to be done.”

“There was no such thing. Just disappeared without a word….”

At Luna’s answer, Ellie sighed.

She then laughed so hard that Luna could hear her, then muttered to herself.

She said, “I thought she knew anything because she was a girlfriend…. Hmm, it looks like you’re still not that close to Ross.”

It was Ellie who laughed and spoke like a joke between her friends, but she felt like Luna was being ridiculed for some reason.

She didn’t mean to be angry because of that, but she didn’t know herself, and a cool voice came out of her mouth.

“I will. She had never even heard from Ross that she had a childhood friend… But it’s okay. We have a lot of time to get to know each other in the future.”

Hearing her words, Ellie erased her leisurely smile and stared at Luna.

“Yeah, what. It doesn’t matter.”

She seemed to think Luna’s reaction was unexpected, but after saying that, Ellie met her gaze and paused for a moment.

Ellie, with her obsidian eyes shining and a soft smile, tilted her upper body slightly and whispered to Luna.

“I like Ross.”

***

“Whoa.”

She let out a sigh. I don’t know how many of her marbles she has picked up so far. Could it be over a thousand?

There was no way to check how much time had passed, which made it even more boring.

The rain of marbles from the sky has stopped, but there are still many marbles that fill the ground. A world where no matter where you turn your head, you see nothing but marbles.

Just in case. I tried using magic, but nothing happened. Thanks to that, the space warehouse was also impossible to use.

If I could pull something out of the space storage, it would make sorting the marbles a little more comfortable. Like a penalty, it seemed like he had to solve it with his own hands.

I didn’t have to drink anything, and I didn’t break a sweat. My body wasn’t tired even if I didn’t sleep, so I just picked up marbles repeatedly like a machine.

A world where there is no sound and no wind except for the sound of picking up marbles.

Because of that, a lot of thoughts popped up in my head. Feeling a strange sense of déjà vu in this situation, I searched for memories and remembered the time when I was working part-time at a convenience store in the past.

A day of displaying products repeatedly like now, and continuing delusions in my head.

There was a time when I returned home after a part-time job and wrote down my delusions.

Even though he possessed Ross, that habit did not go away. However, it was not like making a new story like before.

This is the situation that came into my novel. There was no need to come up with other delusions in a situation where what was only imagined became a reality.

I couldn’t confirm the setting book, but the thought bit the tail.

Dwyn’s death. What would the church do when the spy who had infiltrated the academy became vacant?

What will Roel do after seeing the fact that Bella was attacked by the cult and me, who collapsed while trying to stop it?

Recalling the past now, there were definitely regrets. If you planned a little more elaborate and safe… Even though I felt regret.

I don’t want to waste time dwelling on regret anymore. Now was the time for me to fully focus on my growth.

Half a year later, from the moment Roel becomes a third year and I become a second year, the Church will face the Empire directly.

Those who made a contract with the demons started their activities, and the continent gradually fell into chaos.

I had to erase the name written on the killing book while living in the academy, and I also had to prevent the madness of the emperor who made a deal with the Undead.

I laughed out loud at the thought that if that time came, I might have a knack for picking up marbles.

Looking up, I saw marbles filling the floor. I felt dejected at the sight of him not diminishing even though he seemed to have worked hard, but if it was to pick up marbles instead of dying, he would be grateful and worthy of doing it.

Think positively. While thinking that, I started picking up the beads again.

The inside of the pocket could be a subspace, but no matter how many marbles were filled, it did not fill up to the fullest. I didn’t even know how hard I tried.

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Not long after I thought of the artifacts and gifts to give to her members, I thought of Luna as she did.

She didn’t rest her hand while thinking of her gift to give to Luna, who will be away for a while during the vacation.

Because I had a place to return to.

***

Luna blinked her eyes for a second at Ellie’s bombshell remark. She said, ‘I like Ross.’ She didn’t understand her brief words.

Ross is her own lover. In common sense, it was bad for her to like someone else’s lover.

I wondered if the meaning of Ellie’s love for Ross would be different from the absurd idea that popped into her own head.

“What do you mean… ?”

“It’s literally. I like ross Not as friends, but as the opposite s*x.”

Rather, it was Luna who lost her composure and was taken aback by Ellie’s confident voice that accurately conveyed her own thoughts.

I had never once thought of losing Ross. Even with someone’s sudden intrusion.

“That, what do you mean by that? Ross is dating me, right?”

“I know, but what is that? I was very worried because I didn’t know what my heart was like. But now I know, I like Ross. It’s too precious to just remain friends. So you will definitely like Ross.”

As Luna looked at her with a wavering gaze, Ellie smiled softly and said soothingly.

“Don’t worry. I’m not trying to separate you two. Just like Roel’s brother, he’ll be by Ross’s side as a new lover. It’s called Harem. All men dream, right?”

As if it wasn’t a big deal, hehehe, Ellie smiled brightly.

“That, that!”

Luna, biting her tongue as she uttered her noises involuntarily, looked at Ellie with her watery eyes as she clamped her mouth shut with one of her hands.

I never thought that someone would suddenly intervene in the happiness I had dreamed of with Ross. She thought the two of them would spend a long, happy time together….

Ellie said with a calm expression.

“To be honest, I don’t think you deserve a girlfriend for Ross.”

“Yes… ?”

Luna asked in a stupid voice, wondering if she was hearing hallucinations for a moment. The reason she was first told by the person she was talking to that she didn’t deserve to be around Ross was because she was nowhere near what she thought she was.

But Ellie shrugged her shoulders with no guilt.

“Ross is the head of the combat department, and the second in the freshman year. I’m the head of the Ministry of Magic, and the head of Year 1. But you…. It might hurt to say this, but I’ll say it for you anyway. You are of no use to Ross.”

Luna grabbed her skirt. She tried to suppress her emotions, biting her lips hard at the rapid breathing and shimmering vision of hers, but she already had her tears welling up.

“Do you know why you were called to Bella that day?”

“That… no.”

To Ellie’s sudden question, Luna answered with a blurring of her words.

“I called you because you are Ross’ lover. I’m Ross’s childhood friend.”

Luna did not understand Ellie’s words. She wonders why the fact that she is Ross’s lover is the reason she should be bullied.

“Bella hates Ross. So she tried to throw Ross into her abyss, but Ross… I overcame it on my own So she’s Bella and she decides to attack Ross’s surroundings. Just you and me.”

At Ellie’s words, Luna’s doubts that had settled in a corner of her mind disappeared.

“Why would she make the offer that Bella guarantees us her senior position? Aren’t you curious? The answer is simple. If you accept her offer, she must have intended to blackmail you with it. Because Bella is trying to bring down Ross no matter what.”

Ellie grinned and added her words.

“I love that no matter what nasty things Bella did, she stood tall and she made it to the top of the class. But you… She’s honestly uncomfortable with her body, and her skills aren’t that great. Again she said that if Bella did something like this… can you stand it can you do it on your own? I just said it out of concern. Next time she doesn’t know what Bella will do to your family.”

“I-I….”

As Luna mumbled in confusion, Ellie continued her words as if to force her to speak.

“Ross has been through a lot. Being compared to his older brother, he felt inferior all his life and lived a gloomy life. I was always by his side With Bella harboring ill feelings towards Ross, I think the person Ross will have her back is…. Think of me as always.”

Tears ran down my cheeks. Her startled Luna raised her hand to wipe away her tears, but she continued to let her tears flow.

As if comforting, Ellie patted Luna’s shoulder and spoke in a low voice.

“I have no intention of interfering with your love. But, if you’re really for Ross…. He wants you to allow me to be Ross’s new lover. Ross needs someone he can lean on comfortably.”

With that said, Ellie stood up from her chair and gave her the last words.

“This may sound bragging, but I became a student of Principal Nelson. The Archmage’s apprentice, the top grader…. In the future, I will grow more, and Ross will grow more than now. Stop being selfish and think about it. Who would be more helpful in Ross’ position than you?”

Leaving those words behind, Ellie left her classroom with light steps.