The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 348



349 – Caprice

“Then how about persuading Roel as quickly as possible? Our final enemy is not Roel, but the god of the Chaos Church. “The sooner Roel joins us, the sooner we can focus on dealing with the final enemy.”

Raelan’s words created a murmur at the table. Everyone seems to have different ideas about how to persuade Roel. Eunice, who had been lost in thought while twirling her hands with her thumbs crossed, opened her mouth.

“Of course, nothing would be better if Roel were to be on our side. But Roel has a blind purpose. It will be difficult to convince you without solid evidence. On the contrary, there is a possibility that hasty attempts at persuasion may increase Roel’s wariness.”

Everyone nodded, as if they thought Eunice’s words made sense. Following Eunice, Bella shared her thoughts.

“I think the right choice is for me and Ellie to strengthen our strength by staying by Roel’s side and watching to see if he behaves differently from the flow of the novel. Wouldn’t the safest way be to buy as much time as possible and gather solid evidence to persuade Roel?”

This time, Raelan seemed to have no intention of backing down either, as he twitched one corner of his mouth and said.

“Everyone thinks too much about safety. I know you want to reduce risk, but you haven’t forgotten that the lower the stakes, the less you gain, right? This is our last chance to bet. “There is no next time.”

Raelan, who was looking at Bella, shifted his gaze to me and continued speaking in a low voice.

“Honestly, there is no need to persuade.”

“… ?”

“Roel is trying to save everyone, not an inferior b*stard who wants to destroy the world just because he was defeated. “He is a crazy person who would willingly sacrifice his head if his death could save the world.”

Raelan’s voice was cold. Crazy eyes are shining. She took a deep breath and slowly opened her mouth.

“If we ruin Roel’s plan for salvation and become the second best option for salvation, there’s no need for persuasion or clear evidence.”

“… .”

Everyone was silent at Raelan’s words. Bella didn’t seem to like Raelan’s opinion, so he glared at Raelan with a stern face. I stroked my chin and thought again about the advice given by the advisors.

The direction of advice differed depending on the inclination of the strategist. It is the lord’s job to gather these together and form a common opinion.

To be honest, I wanted to side with Raelan’s opinion. He is Roel, who has already ruined several worlds with his own salvation. He didn’t seem like he would easily accept that he had made a mistake with only a few pieces of evidence.

After organizing my thoughts, I spoke in a firm voice.

“I won’t decide anything right away. For now, we will follow our existing policy and aim to buy time by monitoring Roel. “For now, I think it is right to follow the flow and adapt to future changes in the situation.”

Everyone agreed to what I said without much opposition. Although everyone had different opinions, there were certainly things that everyone could agree on.

Now that I’ve made my decision, I feel the need to change the subject. I asked, looking around.

“Is there anything else you want to talk about?”

“Now it’s time to report to our lord what we did while you were away on your journey.”

When Raelan said that with a grumpy smile, Bella, resting her chin on her hand, opened her mouth.

“You already heard that Lamine was recruited, right? There was nothing else special to report. “I’m very busy.”

There was something that had to be done right away regarding the Crown Princess, and it was true that Bella was busy as she came all the way to the east to help me. She nodded her head in understanding and shifted her gaze to Eunice.

“I started researching the power of churches and denominations. I decided to research information about immortals with Estelle. “We are dispatching Modist personnel to investigate Ludwig in detail.”

The tactician who read the situation without saying anything seems to have pointed out the main point of the flow. She nodded her head in satisfaction and turned to Raelan.

“I met the coordinator in the West.”

Previously, I told Raelan that I wanted to recruit the Coordinator as an ally. It seems that Raelan did not ignore that and approached the coordinator first.

“I heard that if I finish work now, I will visit the academy whenever I have time. He didn’t seem to completely believe me, but I managed to convince him to some extent by using memories from another world. “If you show me your memories, I will be able to easily recruit you as a colleague.”

It would certainly be of great help if the Archmage Attuner became our companion. Although he died, it was the orchestrator who held Roel’s ankles for the longest.

Estelle had nothing to report because she focused her energy on supporting other colleagues. But the person who was working harder than anyone else was Estelle. Even Bella, who they don’t get along with, readily admits that Modest’s support was helpful.

After everyone’s reports, it was now my turn. I wiped my face and thought about what words to start with.

“There are changes to be made to Lily’s activities as I mentioned earlier.”

“What should I change?”

Eunice tilted her head with a puzzled look.

“First of all, I would like to apologize to everyone for being capricious. I realized late that my choice was wrong. I think it is wrong to put a person who has not committed any crime on the killing list simply for the sake of efficiency. “People have one more chance.”

At the time, I thought that supporting actors who would not affect the probability would not be of much help, so rather than wasting time persuading them, I planned to kill them all efficiently. He even tried to kill innocent family members for Lily’s influence.

Eunice, who was originally destined to become the church’s strategist, thought that people like her who had not yet committed a crime should be given a chance, but I, who was collapsing under the pressure of having to catch up with Roel at the time, pretended not to know Eunice’s feelings.

When I think about it now, I get goosebumps at my choice. It was a choice I would never have made. Because I was a born liar, not a crazy murderer. As if playing a game, at some point I was looking at the world only from an efficient perspective.

But after receiving the hope the saint gave me, I continued to worry about the choices I made. This world was a fantasy that I had always imagined and dreamed of. What I loved was not only the characters, but also the world they lived in.

Ross, who had an inferiority complex and was nothing more than a consumable for Roel, is now trying to save the world. Then wouldn’t it be right to give other people a chance to change their fate?

“Honestly, before, I simply thought about efficiency. I thought I had to become like that to beat Roel. But I realized that I was wrong. Because people can change. “It’s as if my fate, which should have fallen into the devil’s temptation and died at the hands of Roel, has changed like this.”

Everyone exchanged glances in silence except Lamine, who did not know the situation. After a while, Bella knocked on the table and asked quietly.

“I think we need a sufficient explanation as to exactly what Lily’s activities will be like.”

That is correct. I nodded and said what I thought.

“I want to give others a chance to live a new life like Eunice and Rakar’s older sister, Lamine, who are here. “I don’t think it’s right to kill them just because they plan to join hands with the church.”

“What if I can’t convince you?”

“The important thing is not to shed unnecessary blood. I plan to kill people who I cannot persuade or who have already committed many sins in the name of Lily, as planned. However, what I mean is that I do not want to cause harm to innocent family members or people around me.”

I leaned back on the chair and relaxed my body. It was true that I was worried that the agents would be disappointed by my sudden capriciousness. However, knowing that something was wrong and not correcting it seemed like it would become a bigger problem later.

I’m not trying to be a hero or be hypocritical. I just want to do what I think is right, even if I get criticized and my master’s qualifications are questioned.

After exchanging glances, the salesman and Estelle nodded and turned their gaze to me. Eunice spoke with a smile as if representing everyone’s opinions.

“Actually, we’ve been worried all along. I’m afraid you simply think of this world as a world in a novel. It seemed like he had changed a lot from when he first reached out to me and asked me to save the world. “It felt like the horse that had been put on the board for the sake of efficiency was going to be thrown off the field without any hesitation.”

Bella continued Eunice’s words.

“That’s why I prepared something like a big proposal plan. Don’t let you give up on this world easily. “Just because you have affection for this world, we can help you with confidence.”

Perhaps he was wary of me becoming extreme like Roel. When I nodded, Eunice spoke again.

“With the hope that Ross of Hope gave you through the Saint, we will be able to create a completely new version. “It becomes the starting point of the true journey to save the world.”

Raelan, who had been silent until then, spoke with his chin resting on his hand with a somber expression.

“I honestly don’t care whether an innocent person is killed or saved. The same goes for if you are capricious, change your plans on the fly, or throw tantrums for no reason.”

He then added these words:

“Because it doesn’t change that you are the last hope to save all worlds.”

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