The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 330



331 – Impatience

“… “S.”

When I opened my eyes, I squinted at the warm sunlight I saw. She looked blankly at the sky for a moment. Dense clouds were moving slowly against the blue sky. Comfortable. It was neither dry nor hot, making it the perfect weather to lie down and take a nap anywhere.

As I was yawning, realizing that the chirping of a bird coming from somewhere and the small sound of a frog joining together have a relaxing effect on a person’s mind, a shadow suddenly appeared on my face.

“… Ross!”

I was startled by the voice and raised my upper body, and Luna, who shouted my name, said with a pretty smile.

“Anyway, you’re a sleepyhead! Are you taking a nap again to torment me in the morning? “I always say I’m the only one suffering from lack of sleep!”

“… sorry.”

As he said that, he pretended to be slightly upset and pouted his lips, and I foolishly scratched my head. There was a beautiful lake in front of me. Perhaps because the water was clear, the clouds floating in the sky were reflected in the lake as they were.

Something made me dizzy. As I was staring blankly at the lake, thinking that it had a nice view, I suddenly felt something soft and warm touching my cheek. At that moment, my dazed mind became clear.

When I turned my head to the side, Luna, who had kissed my cheek, turned her head with a cute face and pretended not to notice, which made me smile.

“How dare you kiss me carelessly without my permission… Luna is pretty shameless too, isn’t she?”

At those words, Luna made a more shameless expression with a mischievous smile.

“Ross is mine, so you can kiss me anytime.”

Saying that, Luna kissed my cheek once again and leaned on my shoulder. As she was about to close her eyes again in Luna’s warm body, she heard a voice in her ear.

“Have you caught it yet?”

“huh?”

“I mean fish.”

I tilted my head at those words, then followed Luna’s gaze and lowered my head slightly, and I saw a fixed fishing rod. It was a handmade fishing rod made using knowledge of magic. It was completed a few days ago, but there has been no income yet.

“I promised to make delicious grilled fish… “How many hours has there been no news?”

I smiled happily at the sight of Luna smiling brightly as if she just enjoyed being with me, despite her whiny tone.

“I lost track of time because I was with Luna.”

“Hmm, just taking a nap, I’m afraid you might think I’m someone’s husband, so I talk well.”

Luna, who was stretching my cheeks to both sides while saying that, kissed me lightly on the lips and then stood up. When I gently pinched her soft butt, Luna rolled her eyes and slapped the back of my hand loudly.

When I pretended to be in pain, Luna held my head tightly and gently smoothed the back of my head that had risen from a nap and said,

“I’ll go back first and prepare dinner. “I can’t even eat dinner like this again.”

After saying that, Luna left and looked at the fishing rod blankly for a while. It seems that the attempt to use dust cleaning magic on the fake bait to make it look like a live bait with a slight vibration failed.

After an hour, the sun’s position changed and the weather became a little darker.

“Please build up my husband’s pride…” .”

While I was grumbling to myself in a low voice, the float that was quietly maintaining its balance suddenly went into the water. As she quickly lifted the fishing rod, she felt an unusually heavy force. He’s a big guy. He hurriedly raised his magic power and quickly reeled in the line of the fishing rod.

After a few minutes of struggle, a fish the size of a forearm was finally dragged out of the lake. As I had learned before, I safely removed the hook from the fish’s mouth. While I was rejoicing at the large size of the fish, I heard Luna calling from afar.

“Ross! It’s late. “Stop now and come back!”

I shouted with joy at the sight of Luna calling out to my son who was playing outside.

“I got Luna! “It’s a huge guy!”

He held up the fish, which was flapping its tail vigorously, with both hands.

“really?!”

Luna ran towards me with a voice of disbelief, as if she couldn’t wait for me to come back.

The fish’s resistance was so strong that it was placed in a box filled with water. She cleaned up the fishing rod that was lying on the floor next to her and came up next to her, proudly showing off the fish in her box to Luna, who was out of breath.

“How about it, big?”

“Wow, it’s big.”

“I told you, right? “They let me eat delicious grilled fish.”

Luna, who was watching the fish with her hand on her knee, said with a happy smile.

“I had faith that Ross would do it. Then tonight, ugh―――.”

At that moment, something poured into my face. When I instinctively opened my closed eyes, the world appeared red. Something touched my body. It is a familiar temperature that you can tell without even looking. But Luna’s body was wet with something about her.

I unconsciously lowered my head slightly. I see blood pouring out endlessly. The place where the blood was gushing was Luna’s body, with nothing left on her shoulders.

“Ah, ah… Ahhh… ! aaah!!!”

As I let out the breath that filled my lungs, it turned into an endless scream. With Luna losing her head, her legs gave out and she collapsed to the floor. The heavy weight felt on her arm and the smell of her blood mixed with the soft and sweet scent of Luna endlessly confirm that this is not an illusion.

“Luna, Lunaaa!!!”

There was pain as if my throat was being torn apart, but it was nothing compared to the pain that felt like my heart was being crushed and bursting. No matter how much I cried, there was no answer. She tried to scream Luna’s name again, but it ended up being just a gasp.

“Hehe, hehe…” .”

It’s a terrible nightmare. This is a reality that we want to deny. The pain felt like my whole heart had been ripped out and I couldn’t breathe. At that time, I heard someone approaching. I turned my head towards the sound and saw blue eyes looking at me.

“… sorry. “Ross.”

As I saw Roel saying that and wiping the blood from the holy sword on his forearm as a habit, my anger rose.

“why… why… ! “Why on earth bro!!!”

I couldn’t understand it with my head. It was none other than Roel who congratulated Luna on his marriage. Why would Roel kill Luna like that?

The eyes looking at me are shaking. Roel, with a bitter smile on her lips, spoke in a truly sorry voice.

“If I want to win the fight now…” “I needed that feeling from you.”

Roel approached me and got down on one knee. Then he reached out his hand and gently touched my cheek.

“I promise. “If I fail this time, I will definitely find another way next time.”

Roel stood up and said something incomprehensible. I shouted at the top of my voice at Roel, who turned around.

“… Don’t be funny! Don’t be funny!!! Right now, right now Luna… “Let’s get Luna back to who she was!”

But Roel walked away as if he couldn’t hear my voice. She wanted to follow him and kill Roel, but the moment she realized Luna was dead, her entire body lost strength. It was impossible to follow Roel in a situation where even standing was difficult.

Roel was no longer visible. Luna’s body, which she hugged, instantly became cold and hard. I moved her gaze to the floor as she breathed out her unintelligible words like an animal.

Luna’s head was lying messily on the floor. She stretched out her hand and grabbed Luna’s head, pulling Luna’s body closer to her. Luna was covered in blood and dirt, with the smile on her face that she had given me without even closing her eyes.

I took a deep breath. Even though she feels like her heart is bursting with pain, she can feel her heart beating frantically in her chest.

At that moment, I felt as if my body was being thrown somewhere, and I saw Ross screaming while holding Luna’s head in his arms.

“This is… ?”

Ross, who must have heard my voice, suddenly stopped crying and stared straight at me, chewing his lips with bloody tears. I could feel the intense anger in those gazes.

Ross, who was holding Luna’s head, looked at me and said with an incomprehensible expression.

“Do you have time to dream like this now?”

At that moment, I came to my senses. It was a dream. A very bad nightmare. When I looked out the window, it was still dawn. My pulse was pounding as if I was playing a drum in my ears. The image of Luna’s severed head rolling around on the ground did not disappear from her mind.

It was only then that I was able to calm my startled heart after seeing Luna sleeping peacefully next to me. But the question Ross asked me echoed in my head. When the thought that I too could lose her Luna to Roel occurred to me, I suddenly felt impatient.

Is it okay to waste time like this? Wouldn’t it be too late to move now? Those thoughts weighed on my consciousness. Spending time by Luna’s side only felt like she was wasting her last chance to keep Luna alive.

I looked blankly at Luna’s sleeping face. At that moment, her Luna’s face overlaps with the dead Luna’s to Roel. I, I… .

I thought about it. Even if Roel bursts through that door and does the same thing, will he be able to protect Luna? I wonder if I will be able to endure the pain of losing her Luna.

After endless worries, I was finally able to smile faintly.

He whispered quietly in Luna’s ear as she fell asleep.

“I promise. “I will give my all to protect you.”