The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 337



338 – Call or Die

Although solving the quantum jump problem was the top priority, I didn’t go looking for Ellie right away. First of all, I thought it was in order to inform the agents in advance that I had lost several abilities and had become rapidly weakened.

Obviously, I didn’t know what Raelan and Bella would do to me if I told them this fact too late.

I left the academy and headed straight to Modest. However, when I arrived, Estelle was the only person in the capital, as other colleagues seemed to be busy.

In response to Estelle’s instructions to reveal the purpose of his visit, he used a snow globe to convey his memories of meeting the saint. Estelle, who had closed her eyes for a moment and frowned as she studied her memories, suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up from her seat, hitting the table with both hands and shouting.

“You’ve become a bundle of inferiority complex like before! “He was a useful pig these days!”

“… Still, it hasn’t completely gone back to how it was before. I still have intangible breath, and I also have knowledge of space magic and magic. As the saint said, if you use the settings book, you will soon feel better than before.”

I was moved to tears by Estelle’s accusation, and when I strongly refuted it without realizing it, Estelle raised the corners of her mouth and twitched her eyebrows.

“Still, it’s true that I’ve become incredibly weak. Even Amber would beat you easily? This crap~♡”

At those words, my eyes involuntarily went to Ember, who was standing behind Estelle. Ember, whose eyes met mine, waved with a faint smile. Unfortunately, I couldn’t refute her. Ember, who seemed like a competent secretary on the outside, was actually a leader of the world’s most powerful assassin group.

“… That’s true, but I had no choice if I wanted to survive. What do I do when I hear that destruction is approaching and I only have two months left to live? “If I had to give even my hair, I would have given it.”

When I grumbled, Estelle giggled and laughed angrily.

“That’s because you want to quickly become stronger through expedient methods without putting in any effort! Well, since I don’t have any talent, I wouldn’t have been able to become as strong as others even if I tried! “Isn’t this a pig with poor value for money?”

The factual assault is so painful. Estelle, who was glancing at me with playful eyes as if measuring the price of a product, leaned back in her chair.

“Well, I’m relieved that my life was saved. “A pig has a surprisingly long lifeline?”

Still, Estelle didn’t seem to be in a bad mood, so I took a quick look and got to the point.

“Anyway, since the situation has come to this, I think Modest should provide some support with magic elixirs, right? “You need an elixir to use space magic with a little bit of ease.”

As soon as he finished speaking, silence fell in the room. For some reason, the temperature in the room seems to be dropping rapidly, but I guess it’s just my mood… Estelle’s expression was too scary to pass it off.

“Pig, did you leave the elixir with me?”

Estelle’s eyes were clearly not smiling as she asked that question with a pretty smile.

“… “I have no doubt that Ross from another world would have done the same.”

I tried to lighten the mood with an appropriate joke, but I couldn’t help but look down at Estelle’s sharp eyes, as if she was going to swing a dagger at any moment.

“What~? When I think about it, I guess I’m the one who always spends money, right? Huh~? We share a common destiny, so why am I the only one who suffers losses? Are you a pig who only eats up investment costs? Since I’ve gained a lot of weight, shall we slaughter a pig today and have a party?”

I scratched my head and lightly denied hearing Estelle’s voice without any hint of playfulness.

“Oh, you will soon sell the portal to Bella and recoup all your investment costs. I thought I was going to use it in advance and apply for it… .”

Seeing Estelle furrowing her brows and looking like she was about to take a dagger out of her bosom, I trailed off and changed my mind. Actually, I thought this was a bit ugly, so I wasn’t going to say anything, but now that it’s come to this, there’s nothing I can do about it.

“… “No, then you’re not going to save the world?”

“Well, well… ?”

Estelle’s big eyes turned round as if she hadn’t expected me to come out so shamelessly. I continued to speak slyly, feeling threatened that I could get stabbed with a real sword if I stopped talking like this.

“No, think about it. I need an elixir right now to protect my body. If Confsion attacks again before I persuade Roel, I will 100% die. “He’s weakened to the point where he would have to risk his life even if we brought in anyone from the first-year combat club right now!”

“this person… You look like an ugly pig! Are you proud of being weak?! And when you find a weakness, you take advantage of it right away? You, you are a complete filthy pig! “My mind is rotten!!!”

“He’s a dirty and ugly pig, so give him the elixir right away. “Gulp.”

“Hey, you pig! “If you don’t give something, I won’t give it to you!”

Finally, after a long struggle, I was able to obtain an elixir related to magical power. If you’re going to give it anyway, it would be better for your image to give it coolly. It looks like Mesgaki can’t even manage his image.

“I’m going to use this as a debt too, so don’t forget it and remember it clearly! “I will record everything I invested in the ledger!”

Estelle spoke in a firm voice as if she would not suffer any losses until the end, but honestly, I didn’t care. Anyway, the elixir ends once it enters the stomach.

I am the key card that will save all other worlds, so much so that Hope Ross, who has reached the level of a wise man, gives up his own world and goes all in on me. If you don’t invest in me, we’ll all die together.

The entire elixir that Ember took out of Modest’s warehouse and gave him was placed in the space warehouse. I have to go back to the club room safely and eat. If I show any loopholes in such a dangerous place, I’m sure something will get stolen without me even knowing.

I turned my head and asked Estelle, who was muttering a low curse to herself, as if she didn’t like the sight of me twitching the corner of my mouth and putting the elixir into the space warehouse.

“But what are other people doing so busy?”

“What can I do? Everyone is busy trying to help you. Eunice is probably looking around the continent to see if there are any good talents worth recruiting. It seems like Raelan and Bella have separate plans. Well, we’re not close enough to share all our plans with each other. Exactly, we don’t know what each other is doing. “You can’t easily sell information to Modest or something.”

I gave a cursory nod to Estelle, who snorted and gave me a look that seemed to hope for sympathy as if I was unlucky.

It’s their job to save the world, but since they’re still unfamiliar with each other, they don’t seem to be able to communicate well. Considering Bella and Raelan’s shitty personalities, it was something that could not be helped. I have no choice but to quickly adapt to the role of leader and lead my poor subordinates well.

“I think it would be better for everyone to gather at Modest as quickly as possible and share the situation. Oh, and we are planning to make some changes to Lily’s activities as well.”

Estelle, who had been complaining about how unlucky Bella was, tilted her head when she heard me. Her reaction was as if she was asking me what nonsense I was talking about.

“What change? “The story about the lily is already over, right?”

Estelle and other colleagues might think that I am suddenly acting on a whim. Well, it’s true that it’s a whim.

However, the hope that the saint gave him completely changed his existing thoughts. I can’t be Roel. He does not fit in with a good man who wields his sword for everyone, even at the cost of sacrificing his loved ones.

I longed for and admired Roel, but I didn’t want to be like him. I just want it to be at least a little similar. Being similar means that there are definitely differences.

Killing an innocent person made me feel uncomfortable, and I didn’t think it would have a good effect on Lily’s ultimate goal. Too much fear will turn out to be poisonous.

In my opinion, Lily is not trying to be a public enemy, but is taking a stance against religious denominations and the devil. I was planning, just like Ross in the other world, that people who were against the church and the devil would eventually gather under the name of Lily.

Just as I realized while working on a drainage ditch in the military that I could never build a pyramid alone, the reason I recruited colleagues to save the world was to fill in my shortcomings with many people.

“I thought there was no need to shed blood for no reason. Because Lily is not just a slayer. I plan to use this opportunity to clearly define the concept of the lily. Only those who are on the killing list are targeted for murder. “Rather than killing people who have not yet committed a crime, I plan to punish them or solve the problem in another direction.”

After my explanation was finished, Estelle looked into my eyes in silence for a moment and lowered her voice slightly.

“… good idea. Actually, killing people carelessly doesn’t suit you. Because you are a surprisingly weak-hearted pig. “I think the saint has given you a truly great gift just by no longer thinking of this world as simply a world in a novel.”

I thought it was a bit unfair to suddenly come out so seriously. Perhaps this is one of Mesgaki’s charms. The one that catches her off guard and leaves her with a memorable comment.

“… Still, it looks like you are my sister.”

“shut up!”

As expected, a playful atmosphere suits us rather than a serious one. I said with a smile.

“Please tell others about the changes in Lily. I especially need to tell Bella this first. “That person is the most dangerous.”

“That’s right, she’s a b*tch.”

Estelle, who probably thought I was trying to gossip behind Bella’s back, immediately agreed with me with a happy face, and I sighed involuntarily. Is it because you haven’t decided on a name for the team? I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea to decide on a team name together at the next meeting.

“No, I think that’s really what it would be like if it were him.”

When Bella came to the Grace family, permission was given to kill her in the name of Lily if she was in trouble, even if it was not the name written on the kill list.

If Bella had the wisdom of a snake, there was a 99% chance that she would have planned several murders that would benefit her in the name of Lily.

“okay. I only trust Modest. “I will contact everyone within today.”

For some reason, the way Estelle nodded obediently seemed to have a plan. As if my ominous prediction was correct, Estelle twisted her body incongruously and spoke in a tickling voice.

“But how do you plan to become stronger in the future? “If you are thinking about looking for a story or relic through a collection of settings, I can help you at a reasonable price.”

“Then let’s go. “Please contact me when everyone is together.”

After saying hello to Amber and opening the door, I heard Estelle yell along with the sound of something hitting the door and falling to the floor.

” hey! You said I would make time to help you, you pig! I can’t just say thank you!!! “I’ll do it reasonably!”