The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 218



219 – Inflection Point

Luna, who was struggling to run away, lost strength in her legs, lost her footing, and fell forward. She shook her head and tried to raise her body, but she couldn’t do it anymore.

Cough ugh ugh ―――

Jamie approached Luna, scraping his dagger against the wall.

“Huuu. Your vision is blurry and your whole body feels like a limp fish, right? “I will quickly cut off your head before you die from excessive bleeding.”

Jamie grabbed Luna’s hair and lifted her head. Jamie hummed at Luna, her face contorted in pain.

“Okay, I’ll cut it cleanly like this. “If I move it, does it get cut unattractively?”

When Jamie raised the dagger, Luna’s ring suddenly made a buzzing sound and gave off white light.

Tuk!

Jamie’s hand holding the dagger fell to the floor and rolled on the ground. Jamie looked at it for a moment and started crying.

“Huh, isn’t it too much to suddenly become an uninvited guest? “It’s like a ninja invasion!”

Luna, who had reflexively closed her eyes in the light emitted from the ring, carefully opened them and saw what looked like a passageway with dozens of colors overlapping where the wall had been cut. She is somehow familiar yet unfamiliar.

“I know you guys play the game dirty.”

A voice that feels transparent. Although it was a delicate voice, the will contained within it contained a strength that would never be broken.

“We can’t knock the queen off the board again.”

While saying that, what appeared from the passage was a female student wearing the Transcendence Academy uniform. The girl, wearing a mask with runes etched into it that covered the lower part of her face, slung a sword taller than she was over her shoulder. There was no name tag on her uniform, so I couldn’t confirm her name.

Luna glanced at her without realizing it. It was her first time hearing the voice, and the small yet undying spark within it was the first time she had seen it. But she could instinctively know that this person had now appeared to save her.

Noticing Luna’s gaze, she smiled playfully and gently waved her hand.

“nice to meet you. I wanted to meet you at least once. It’s worth the long wait. “I thought the captain was lying, but you’re really pretty.”

While Luna was confused, Jamie, whose hand was cut off, giggled and turned around to look at the uninvited guest.

“Huh huh huh. “I’m sorry, but there’s a customer who came first, so I can deal with this person after cutting his hair.”

Tuktuduk-.

Before he could finish his sentence, Jamie’s head fell off his body and rolled on the ground. She swung her sword to her side, brushing the blood off her blade and stopped as she held out her hand to the fallen Luna.

“Oh, I’m sorry. “I heard from my sister that I should never touch her.”

After saying that, she put her hand inside her uniform and took out a small bead. She then carefully placed it on her floor.

“This is a marble going out. You can get out of here by throwing it or breaking it by stepping on it. Get away with this. “Because the enemy’s body is intact.”

Luna was taken aback when she saw her say that and turn around to walk away. She couldn’t let Luna go without knowing the name of the person who helped her, so she spoke in a hurry.

“Sleep, wait a minute… ! First of all, thank you for saving me. But since it’s my first time meeting you, I don’t even know your name yet. Are you a student? “Then, if you tell me your name, I will definitely repay you.”

At Luna’s words, she turned her head and looked at Luna over her shoulder. She then shrugged her shoulders as if it was no big deal.

“It’s okay to repay. “Because it was the last promise I made with the captain.”

Speaking in a playful voice, she turned her head forward again, put her left foot forward, and held out her sword.

Luna somehow looked like her back was multicolored. The fire inside her was disappearing little by little. As if she had done her job. Her whole body began to disintegrate into ash.

Still, she maintained her posture. Then, the sword she was holding resonated, and her afterimage began to appear as if it were multiple.

bang-!

The ceiling shattered and Jamie appeared above her, daggers slashing in both hands.

“If we ever meet, next time you’ll call me Danger.”

As soon as Danger finished speaking, he raised his sword upward. The blade, which had expanded into several blades, followed the sword like an afterimage.

Jiyeeing―――!

The space around Danger and Jamie shook like a haze.

“Ugh… ?! This, this… !”

“Then see you in a few years.”

The moment Luna heard Danger’s words, she felt a strange, unknown emotion. After a while, the space where Danger and Jamie were was changed to another part of the mansion. As the space where the walls did not fit together became distorted and slowly collapsed, Luna raised her hand and hit the marble on the floor.

***

The world turned upside down, and Luna fell to the hard floor. Her head was buzzing, and she wondered if, in fact, she was still in her dream.

However, the pain I felt throughout my body continued to let me know that this was reality.

Luna felt cold and trembled all over. I desperately hoped that someone would come and help me. Suddenly the surroundings became noisy, and someone screamed.

“aaahhh… ! School, professor! “People, people are hurt!”

There was a crunching sound and the sound of someone approaching.

Pavenel’s voice was heard along with the sound of gasping for breath.

“Dang, to the ward immediately!!!”

Someone’s careful hand helped Luna stand up. She felt the warmth of her body as her body tilted with him.

Luna, riding on someone’s back, was grateful that the cold she felt had disappeared and she lost consciousness.

“What, are you dead?”

“Dead?”

“Isn’t that him?”

I could hear loud noises nearby, as if each person passing by was saying something. But little by little, I became deaf and could not even hear the sound.

In her hazy mind, a small murmur passed Luna’s ears.

“… “How did you survive?”

***

“… Ross, Ross!!!”

I came to my senses when I heard someone calling me. I endured the pain I felt in the back of my neck and raised my head to look around. Where I was was in front of the door of the Messiah club room.

Aria asked, crouching in the hallway and looking down at me with worried eyes.

“are you okay? “Why are you sleeping here instead of going into the club room?”

“what… ?”

I frowned for a moment, then belatedly came to my senses and got up.

“Luna! “Is Luna okay?”

Aria tilted her head in confusion at my urgent question.

“What are you talking about? Why Luna? Weren’t you there to take a test? “I just finished my practical exam.”

I can’t believe so much time has already passed. When I was thinking of ignoring the confused Aria and running back to the underground auditorium where the exam was held, someone came running from the end of the hallway.

Kane, who discovered me and Aria, gasped and shouted.

“Manager… ! Luna, Luna… “Injured in the ward!!!”

For a moment, my heart skipped a beat. My legs moved on their own. When I came to my senses, I found myself in front of the door of the ward.

When I knocked on the ward door, it opened and a familiar face appeared. It was Professor Joy, the person in charge of the ward. I asked urgingly, without even saying hello.

“Luna, Luna, are you okay!”

Professor Joy frowned as if he was annoyed by my shouting, put his finger to his mouth, came out, and closed the door.

“Fortunately, the action was quick. Coincidentally, there were good potions in the ward. However, I lost a lot of blood and need to stay in the ward for a few days to fully recover. Today is especially calm! “If you make a fuss, I’ll kick you out and you won’t be able to come to my next visit!”

Professor Joy threatened me by saying that it would be impossible to visit today, but I was relieved that Luna was safe. I felt like my legs were losing strength, so I sat down with my back against the wall.

Professor Joy patted my shoulder with a sigh and entered the ward again.

I almost lost Luna. And that too forever. By letting my guard down, my behavior became a variable and hurt her.

I took a deep breath. The moans that escaped from the teeth echoed through the hallway. She pressed her palms against her eyes, but couldn’t stop the tears from flowing.

I… .

If I didn’t love Luna, I wouldn’t have gotten hurt.

I selfishly loved Luna even though I didn’t know what would happen to me in the future. If I really loved Luna, I should have told her to stay away from me, a dangerous person who could disappear at any moment. She should have pushed away her feelings and run away like she normally would.

My ugly greed, my desire for warmth that I never had, put Luna in danger. I bit her lip so hard that it bled and went numb.

I slowly got up, wiping away the tears and blood running down my chin. This is the path you have already chosen. She said she would not regret it, and even gave Luna her ring as a gift, and then regretted it again. She felt angry at her own stupidity.

I hit the wall with my fist. Even though his hand was broken and bleeding, he continued to hit the wall. All she wanted to do was shed more blood than Luna had.

“stop.”

Roel’s voice came from behind. But I couldn’t stop. Out of hatred for the church that attacked Luna and anger toward Roel for blocking me at a critical moment, I lost my mind and wanted to bleed like an animal.

My clenched fist hurt. But it didn’t even compare to the pain she felt in her chest. To avoid losing her Luna, she must not forget today’s pain. We must not forget this pain as it leaves an indelible scar on our mind and body.

Roel caught the arm that was about to hit the wall again. I turned around. I looked at Roel with hateful eyes.

“why… “Why on earth did you do that to me?”

The fundamental cause is the denomination. I know it’s not Roel’s fault. But arbitrarily causing me to faint is an incomprehensible action.

When I asked for an answer, biting my lip, Roel gave a dry, self-mocking laugh.

“If you want to blame me, you can. Because you deserve it.”

“… Why, tell me why! Why did you stop me! Why on earth!”

“Because you are weak!!!”

Perhaps embarrassed by what he said out of anger, Roel bit his lip with an embarrassed face that revealed his true feelings. Roel wiped his face with a tired expression and sighed.

“I am your older brother. I couldn’t let you die. “That’s why.”