The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 250



251 – Gift

He was easily forgiven when he made her cry out of disappointment with a prank that crossed the line, but he could not be easily forgiven for not explaining to him about the Secret Room, which had been a legend at the Academy.

After being scolded for keeping my head down and putting my back to you for a while, I was able to be forgiven by promising to take some time after the date and give a detailed explanation of the club room (I even promised to draw a picture).

Navier, with his arms crossed, glared at me and threatened me.

“If you have anything else to hide, tell me now. “Isn’t there something else hidden secretly, such as a broomstick flying in the sky or an invisibility cloak that hides the body?”

I was dumbfounded by the confident voice and scratched my head.

“… Aren’t your expectations too high? “I’m not a legendary adventurer, I’m just a lucky first-year member of the combat club.”

As I finished speaking, God’s fountain pen appeared in my mind. Well, if you get caught, it won’t just end, right? Let’s keep our mouths shut.

Navier looked dumbfounded at my answer and poured out words.

“He’s the senior first-year member of the combat club who hid everything about the Chamber of Secrets from me. He was even allowed by the principal to enter the restricted book area! Which students can freely enter the banned books area? “That’s a special benefit that even fourth graders can’t afford!”

I nodded slyly at Navier’s words.

“That’s why I always live with a grateful heart to the principal.”

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“It turns out that Principal Nelson has a hidden bloodline…” ?”

Seeing the suspicious look in his eyes, I unconsciously slapped Navier’s forehead with my palm.

Well, the taste of hitting it is also excellent. My palm touches my forehead. It is clear that Navier was set up as a reaction character.

“it hurts-!”

I didn’t hit him very hard, but I laughed when I saw Navier clutching his forehead with both hands.

“It’s a crime to talk nonsense.”

The playful atmosphere continued. Still, I couldn’t stand still, so I decided to head inside.

The inside was similar to the academy’s sewer, except that the walls and floor were made of hard dirt instead of stone. The setting felt like an ancient water pipe connected to Lake Xyren, so the purpose would be similar.

As if having an adventure was just as good, seeing Navier waving his arms excitedly made me feel good, so I walked forward eagerly.

Navier, who was walking with a happy humming sound, suddenly asked.

“But do you know what this place is doing?”

There is a place like this deep in the ground, so it’s worth wondering about. I explained it like I saw it in the book.

“The book says that in the past, there were many dangerous monsters around Lake Xyren, so it was difficult to use the water. So, they said they dug the ground to the bottom of the lake and connected water pipes to the village.”

“Ah, that’s why it looks like a sewer. “I thought it was just a cave.”

Navier, who was looking around curiously, tilted his head and asked.

“But if this is a water pipe… If you go further, isn’t there really nothing to see? “It’s still mysterious enough.”

Hearing Navier’s words, he unconsciously stroked his chin. This is because it was surprising that Navier, who had not noticed my acting, was able to pinpoint her important point. Are her reasoning and insight different?

“The reason this water pipe is no longer used is at the end.”

“What is that?”

At Navier’s question, I stopped and turned around. Navier met her gaze and shrugged her shoulders at the serious look on her face.

“I can’t speak.”

“W-what is that? Are you keeping it a secret again?”

I slowly shook my head towards Navier, who put both hands on his waist, lifted his chin, and glared at me with an angry expression.

“No, I don’t want to tell you in advance how you’ll feel.”

It was the butterfly that reminded me, who was only focused on finding trees, to see the beauty around me. I just wanted to return the memorable emotions I felt in the same way.

“Nam, not even the male lead… “Say something like that.”

“huh? what?”

“Oh, no! Okay, let’s walk again! depart!!!”

It felt awkward to see Navier walking hurriedly with a somewhat agitated face, but I wanted to show it off quickly, so I also walked hard.

Finally, we arrived in front of a door carved with ancient characters that seemed to indicate the end of the passage. I put my hand on the door handle and turned my head toward Navier.

“If you open this door, you will see why the water pipes are no longer used. Are you ready?”

“Yes, ready… !”

Navier’s brown eyes sparkled with interest and anticipation. She looks as innocent as a child just before entering an amusement park.

To meet Navier’s expectations, I opened the door with all my might.

Beyond the door, light pours in that is incomparable to the plants that used to light the way.

“ah… .”

Navier froze and looked straight ahead with a brief exclamation. I followed his gaze and looked forward.

A small world was unfolding before us. All kinds of flowers, plants, and trees grew on the floor and walls, and like a world upside down, the ceiling was not made of stones and walls, but the water of Lake Xyren, soaked in sunlight, waving like huge water droplets.

The sound of joyful laughter flowed in the wind from somewhere. It was the sound made by something soaking itself at the bottom of Lake Xyren.

Navier raised his head and looked at it and asked in a trembling voice.

“Well, that… ?”

“Yes, it’s a fairy. “The lake fairies live here.”

The reason Lake Xyrene is clear enough to be used as drinking water is because fairies live at the bottom of the lake.

The fairy bathes in the lake water for fun, but that act alone activates the effect of [Purification]. The existence of fairies saves the lake, and the lake saves the lives around it, repeating a virtuous cycle.

“This is why we no longer use water pipes. They gave up the water pipe so that the fairies could live freely in their world. As long as fairies safely exist here, Lake Xyren will not be polluted over time.”

The nameless heroes gave up the water pipes they built with their blood and sweat for future generations who would not even remember them.

So that the life and beauty of Lake Xyren can continue as time goes by and into the distant future.

After giving Navier a moment to admire the sight of Navier looking around with an impressed expression, he gestured with his hand.

“Follow me.”

“Sleep, wait… ! “Can we go into the place where fairies live?”

In response to Navier’s concern, I gave him a reassuring look. If you want to get a chance, you have to go inside anyway. And if it’s the fairies I know, they’ll stick around and bother us to the point where we get annoyed.

“don’t worry. “You still can’t believe I brought you here?”

To my question, Navier said, “Ugh… .” He made a noise, shook his head and came to my side.

“Just in case, let’s go together.”

“Would you like me to put my arms around you?”

When I said it teasingly, Navier rolled his eyes.

As we walked carefully so as not to step on the flowers, the fairies who were playing in the water seemed to have spotted us and flew towards us, chuckling among themselves.

“Uh, uh… ! Lo, Ross… !”

Before I knew it, the fairies that had clung to Navier’s body were groping here and there without any sense of caution, burrowing through his clothes.

“are you okay. “Because fairies don’t attack people.”

“Well, still… !”

The fairy who lifts her silver hair arbitrarily and dances her hips on her shoulder seems to be embarrassed.

However, after a while, the butterfly got used to it so quickly that he was able to place the fairy on his palm and pet it.

I blocked the fairy’s efforts to enter my nostrils with my fingertips and searched for any signs nearby.

Finally, I found the only water standing on the floor, not the ceiling. Looking inside, I could easily find what I was looking for.

“Navier.”

When the name was called, Navier came with a bunch of fairies. They look like they’re having fun and ask why they’re calling.

“why?”

Instead of answering, I pointed to the standing water on the floor.

“It’s a gift. “It’s up to you to take it out.”

When I spoke bluntly, Navier placed the fairy in his palm on his head and looked at the water on the floor, then tilted his head.

“Could it be that you put a gift in here? Are you upset because I scolded you earlier?”

I want to ask you how you can think like that, but… I decided to go on a date for Navier today, so I decided to hold out.

Even though Navier was looking at me with a pitiful expression, I held back and smiled and said.

“Take it out first.”

The butterfly frowned slightly with an expression of discomfort, then lowered its hand and put it into the water. Finally, Navier took out her hand and there was a ring in it.

“ring… ?”

“I didn’t put it in, it’s a ring that has been in there from the beginning.”

Navier, who was looking at the pretty golden ring, turned his gaze to me and asked.

“Did you say something that belonged to someone else was a gift?”

Let’s be patient. It’s about repaying the mistakes made in the past.

“No, it’s not like that, it’s just…” Put on a ring. Then you will know.”

The fairies clinging to Navier’s body cackled and writhed against the ring. Navier looked at the fairy and the ring for a moment and then asked in a doubtful voice.

“It’s not strange, is it?”

“… What on earth is my image to you? Still, I thought it was a good thing.”

“A detective with many dark secrets?”

Think however you like. Shrugging her shoulders, Navier smiled mischievously and placed the ring on her finger.

At that moment, a column of water rose up around Navier, as if he was being enveloped by water. The fairies that were clinging to Navier’s body let out a cackle-laughter, entrusted themselves to her water column and flew up to the ceiling.

As the water column disappeared, Navier, who had closed his eyes for a moment, came to his senses and looked at me in surprise.

“This is… ?”

“Do you know what a relic is?”

At my question, Navier lowered his head and looked down at the ring on his finger.

“Hey, this is a relic… ?”

“It’s a ring that has been with the fairies for thousands of years. “Thanks to being exposed to the power of the fairies for a long time, it became an artifact imbued with the lake fairy’s [protection].”

The setting was that someone accidentally dropped a ring into Lake Xyren and it became a relic. It was a small gift for Navier, a reliable friend who always helps me.

I tickled the fairy pulling my ear with my fingertips and spoke jokingly.

“I think we can confidently say that this mysterious and adventurous date that reveals the secrets of the past was a complete success?”

At my question, Navier’s face contorted as if he was about to burst into tears.

No, why are you crying again? ?