The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 341



342 – The reason I didn’t get it

Ellie exclaimed in surprise.

“Oppa Roel didn’t get the essence of magic?”

“Yes, I can be sure.”

In response to my confidence, Ellie narrowed her eyes with a questioning expression.

“How can you be sure?”

In response to Ellie’s question, I first explained why I chose magic as the subject of quantum jump.

“The reason I chose magic through Quantum Jump is because I thought it was a choice that would help me grow and lessen the risk of Roel becoming stronger.”

To give a simple example, it is similar to a mass-produced roguelike game. It is the same as choosing a high-risk, high-return option in which the character gains good abilities but the enemy becomes stronger, and a low-risk, low-return option that is not a big increase but gives the character an advantage and does not change the difficulty.

At the time, I was wary of the variables that would arise if Roel became stronger than now, so I chose the safe latter option. If I had chosen a sword master or archmage instead of a magician, there was a good chance that the worst situation would occur where Roel, who thought he had enough power, would immediately attack the church.

If that were to happen, the progress of the main story would rapidly increase, resulting in a butterfly effect where events that would occur a few years later would occur faster than expected. So, out of all the options, I chose magicology, which can create predictable variables.

“I was able to further develop space magic based on my knowledge of magic. As I thought, the usefulness of magic was a great help to my direction in battle.”

The efficiency of the improved portal was maximized thanks to knowledge of magic, and spatial coordinate recognition using guide magic solved the limitation of not being able to create a dimensional passage in a place that was not visible to me.

“But unlike me, there is no change in Roel after gaining knowledge of magic. He is a Quantum He gained the essence of magic by jumping… “Don’t you think it’s strange that Roel, with his blind goal of saving the world, does nothing?”

At my question, Ellie shrugged her shoulders and bit her lip for a moment. She had a look of concern on whether there was a contradiction in what I said or whether she had missed something. After a moment, Ellie spoke in her cautious voice.

“It’s just that the essence of magic is not something that would have a big enough impact on Roel to change his plans… “Isn’t that something like that?”

“Of course, Munchkin Roel does not need to have any knowledge of magic. However, he does not use the abilities he has acquired and wastes them, which is something a protagonist should not do.”

Ellie tilted her head as if she didn’t understand what I was saying. I got my memories, but it seems impossible to judge the situation from the author’s perspective with just that.

“From the author’s point of view, magic is not a big plus for Roel, but there are definitely many ways to use it. From the beginning, I calculated that if Roel gained knowledge of magic, he would head straight to the basement of the imperial palace. “I decided that I could control the variables that would arise from that action.”

Writers can predict character behavior. It’s not as difficult as you think. Because I’m just observing a character living in my head.

The character I have the most affection for in the novel is, of course, the main character, Roel. There must be a good reason why Roel’s behavior differs from what I, as a writer, predicted. I interpreted the reason as what happened because Roel did not obtain the essence of magic.

Ellie asked with a confused expression, perhaps because the answer was a bit lacking in explanation.

“Underground of the imperial palace? “What’s there?”

“An endless labyrinth.”

Ellie’s big eyes widened a little when she heard these words for the first time. This is because the memories I conveyed contained no information about the labyrinth.

“… labyrinth?”

“It is a place so dangerous and fascinating that no one can conquer it. The first emperor of the empire hid the entrance to the labyrinth deep underground in the imperial palace. “The imperial palace guardian golems are guarding the passage leading underground, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.”

The labyrinth is not a revival of a discarded setting, but appears in the latter half of the novel. There was an episode in which Roel, who was waiting in the basement of the imperial palace ahead of the battle with the Demon King, entered the labyrinth with his harem party members and his power surged.

“The labyrinth is a place where there are dangerous monsters that are now known to have disappeared. “As dangerous as it is, it is a place where powerful artifacts and treasures rest.”

Even if the labyrinth was originally a setting in a novel, there would be no place as dangerous and attractive as the labyrinth in this world where discarded settings were revived.

As you go down the floor, more powerful enemies appear, and if you defeat them, the rewards become greater. There may possibly be a powerful artifact at the bottom of the labyrinth that can kill even the cult leader.

However, the difficulty of the labyrinth tormented the challengers in various ways to the extent that even Munchkin Roel considered it to be extreme. After finally reaching the 4th floor, Roel completely sealed the labyrinth.

Still, thanks to the rewards obtained on each floor, all of Roel’s heroines received tremendous power-ups, making it possible to create the possibility that not all of them died in the fight against the Demon King.

“Even without the holy sword, if Roel’s current skills and knowledge of magic are combined, you will be able to easily break through the first floor of the labyrinth by yourself.”

Even with the knowledge of magic that I have in my head right now, I can think of several ways to safely conquer the first floor of the labyrinth using the numerous imperial palace guardian golems.

If Roel had more combat experience and natural sense than me, it wouldn’t be difficult to come up with a better strategy.

If you obtain a weapon to replace the holy sword on the first floor, Roel will be able to break through the second floor alone with the help of the golem even without party members.

However, Roel has not challenged the labyrinth until now. So I was rather confident.

“If Roel really obtained the essence of magic… “There is no reason why Roel, who killed the Fairy King just because he needs power right away, should not challenge the labyrinth where he can get a great reward.”

Roel’s actions of killing his future companion, the Fairy King, for necessity.

Not challenging the labyrinth where you can get a good reward right away proves that there is some contradiction.

“… Just because we didn’t challenge the labyrinth, we can’t be sure that Roel didn’t get the essence of magic. “If it was a misunderstanding, it would be an irreversible mistake.”

Unlike his usual self, Ellie seemed to be cautious when it came to safety. Certainly, if this was a misunderstanding, it would be the worst setback that could not be reversed.

He nodded and said, as if agreeing with Ellie’s opinion.

“I’m not completely convinced by that alone. However, assuming that Roel did not obtain the essence of magic, if we think about why he did not obtain the essence of magic, we can find the correct answer that allows us to be sure that Roel did not obtain the knowledge of magic.”

“What answer did you find?”

“As I said before, our connection is real-time. However, when I chose magic through quantum jump with the help of Ross of Longing, I was on the edge of outer space. Because I was in outer space, Roel could not sense me, and the connection was lost, so I was unable to obtain the essence of magic.”

That’s right. There was no way Roel could get what I got in outer space.

If the connection had continued, it would have resulted in Roel from all worlds that could be observed from outer space gaining knowledge of magic.

As if the explanation was sufficient, Ellie quietly looked at me with an expression of complete understanding and then sighed.

“… “I never thought about that.”

Seeing that he looked a little depressed, I offered words of comfort like a depressed senior.

“Because I received so many memories at once, I didn’t have much time to organize my thoughts. “I had a lot of time to think.”

Ellie smiled weakly at my consolation and concluded the conversation.

“Since Roel was unable to obtain the essence of magic, you are saying that you will use a similar method to disconnect and use Quantum Jump?”

“That’s right, because I can’t go out into outer space again and lose connection with Roel. “That’s why we’re trying to stop her heart.”

If you use Quantum Jump while disconnected, if Roel does not get what you got, the options for Quantum Jump increase significantly. If you use Quantum Jump well, you will gain more than you lost this time.

Ellie looked intently at my face, her obsidian eyes shining. It is a face that feels strong curiosity about the quantum jump, which can easily achieve the level that Ross from another world reached. Sure enough, he secretly looked at me and opened his mouth.

“if… .”

“When everything is over, I will work hard to help you research quantum jumps.”

Ellie seemed happy that I had figured out her thoughts first, nodding her head eagerly and asking with a face full of passion.

“okay. But what do you plan to achieve with this quantum jump?”

I smiled at Ellie’s curious eyes. What you will gain through quantum jump has already been decided. It was something I had never had before, and I desperately needed it.

“It’s talent.”

Now is the time to escape from inferiority.