The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 373



374 – Great Forest

Roku, who confirmed Kormo’s death and ordered his subordinates to clean up the place, approached with a smile.

“I didn’t know you could actually kill me by yourself. Did being a transcendent die so easily? “Hehe.”

I responded bluntly to Roku’s still rubbing his chin as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Please keep your promise.”

“Then of course. “I don’t break promises.”

Rokyu wanted to completely eliminate the power of the church in Ludwig. A new emperor is waiting to ascend the throne. It was decided that it would definitely not be a good idea for Ludwig to become involved with the church that attacked the capital and became a public figure on the continent.

I retrieved the decisive spear from Kormo’s corpse with its head blown off. Since it was something he had promised in advance, Roku just shrugged his shoulders.

“This is also a fate, so why not have a strong drink? As the night deepens, the city of pleasure becomes brighter. “You can really enjoy this city with me.”

I declined LoQ’s offer, avoiding his attempt to put his arm on my shoulder.

“it’s okay. Luna is waiting. “She doesn’t particularly like alcohol.”

“Well, then come to the special area next time you have time. “I will contact you as soon as the promised compensation is ready.”

Roku left with a smile. I put the decisive spear in the space warehouse and walked towards the hotel where I had found a new room far away for Luna’s safety.

When I arrived at the hotel, I took a moment to look in the mirror in the lobby and straighten my hair and clothes. There is no injury and no blood stains. As she opened the door and entered, Luna, who had been looking at Haringi and her compass, raised her head and made eye contact with her and she said,

“Station, of course…” !”

“… ?”

When I shrugged my shoulders with a smile on Luna’s happy face, Luna came up to me with a smile and explained.

“The compass pointed to Ross.”

“ok?”

I thought the compass might be broken, but I didn’t bother to say it out loud because of Luna’s happy face. Luna said with a happy face on her face as she walked around her room with her compass and double-checked that her compass was pointing at me.

“Now you can tell where Ross is with a compass.”

I said with a smile as Luna narrowed her eyes and glared at me playfully.

“I have no intention of running away from Luna?”

As I said that and naturally hugged Luna, Luna, who buried her face in her arms, asked.

“Did you finish your work well?”

“Yes, perfectly. I used to win by taking advantage of space magic, but today was different. Kormo’s spear didn’t feel threatening at all. Thanks to this, I was able to win comfortably as I had planned. “I guess this is the power of talent.”

Although he lost the power of Geass, he was able to kill Cormo more easily than in the first fight. It was very easy to read Kormo’s attacks, and I was able to predict how he would react to my actions.

There was also a way to kill Kormo in one blow without fighting him. If dimensional jump and intangible breathing were used at the same time, Kormo would have died immediately without being able to use [Battlefield]. The reason I didn’t do that was because I wanted to see for myself how much stronger I had become compared to before.

“Thanks to Ross’ efforts, the quantum jump was possible.”

I said while touching the soft buttocks of Luna, who spoke beautifully.

“If you want something from LoQ, you can ask for it in return. “Is there anything you want?”

Instead of answering, Luna smiled softly, closed her eyes, and raised her chin.

“This is what I want now.”

“You can do this anytime.”

When Luna and I locked lips, the hatchling who was watching us flapped its wings in dissatisfaction.

***

The next day, I asked Roku to borrow a nice carriage and left Ludwig with Luna. Rest is enough. Then it’s time to get to work. We had a lot of work to do as we tried to ruin the salvation plan of the hero who would save the world.

What had to be done was decided. That was the reason I came down to Ludwig in advance. You must obtain the seed of the World Tree, which plays the biggest role in the plan to kill the immortals. Without the World Tree seed, even if Ellie completes her magic, she will not be able to proceed with her plans.

Therefore, obtaining the seeds of the World Tree was the most important task. There was even a condition that Roel and the immortals had to secretly negotiate with the elf elders to obtain the seeds of the World Tree without them noticing.

But I know the characteristics of elves better than anyone else. The reason the elves of the Great Forest participated in the emperor’s crazy plan was for the sole reason that the World Tree could take root in this world. The death of countless humans was no problem to the elves.

Emperor, Demon King, Roel… If you take advantage of the Elf trait of being able to join hands with anyone for the sake of the World Tree, it will not be difficult to obtain the seeds of the World Tree.

While I was organizing my thoughts in my head, the coachman opened the small window connected to the carriage.

“It’s a canyon! “I think we’ll reach the gate soon.”

As the driver said, I looked out the window and saw a large canyon. It was a canyon leading to a major forest. Soon the carriage slowed down. The carriage came to a complete stop and the driver opened the carriage door.

As I went out on the carriage with Luna, the entrance to the canyon blocked by a large rock came into view. Now I knew that Ian, Bella’s hound, had destroyed the sacred gate and blocked the entrance to the forest to block Cassis, but when I actually saw it in front of me, the size of the canyon was enormous.

I could see soldiers and knights standing guard, as if they had built a temporary camp to replace the collapsed sacred gateway, acting as a gateway. After nodding to the driver who said he would be waiting for me to return, I walked towards the canyon with Luna.

As the carriage approached, the soldier who had been on guard shouted from afar.

“This is a place where entry to the general public is prohibited. Stop right there and take out your identification card.”

Because it was attacked by a religious order, it appears that visits from strangers are not welcome. We obediently took out our identification cards as we saw a soldier pointing an arrow at us from behind a rock and a knight standing guard with his hand on his sword.

The soldier carefully approached us and checked our identification cards. He then glanced at our faces, swallowed his saliva, and spoke politely.

“Please wait a moment and I will call the driver.”

The soldier who turned around holding our identification card hurriedly gestured, and the soldier who was aiming his bow lowered his hand. When the soldier who approached the knight pointed at the identification card and us and explained something, the driver who took the identification card from the soldier ran towards us with a surprised look on his face.

Looking at the attire of the knights and soldiers, it seemed that the ones guarding the entrance to the Great Forest now were not church paladins, but imperial knights. The knight who returned the status card with his polite attitude looked at me and asked.

“Oh my, how can precious people live in such a squalid place…” .”

“I have something to see in the forest.”

In response to my immediate response, the driver looked at me with dumb eyes, scratched his head and said,

“… “I’m sorry, but the only people who can enter the Great Forest are special people who have received permission from His Majesty the Emperor-”

I cut the knight off by holding up the golden identification badge I received from Bella. This status badge not only recognized him as equal to the imperial family, but also gave him special authority to give orders to the capital’s guards and the imperial knights. And the knight in front of me belongs to the Imperial Knights.

The driver looked at the identification card and my face alternately and smiled softly.

“In fact, I could tell at a glance that they were noble people from afar.”

***

The knight’s name was Canyon, a name appropriate for a canyon. After all, a person’s name is important. Does fate decide the name, or does the name create the destiny?

Canyon skillfully led the horse and led the way to the great forest. In the meantime, it seems like they have somehow dug a tunnel to the main forest.

As we talked, I learned that Canyon was a knight belonging to the 2nd Imperial Knights, of which Theodore was the leader. As I pretended to know Theodore, Canyon grumbled, waving his torch in the air.

“Did you know the leader? Sir, some people are preparing for the coronation ceremony in the capital, while others are stuck in places like this… They said they would give me a shift, but I stayed here for a few weeks… .”

When Canyon grumbled, Luna laughed softly. I surveyed the atmosphere and asked vaguely.

“Has anyone entered the Great Forest recently?”

Canyon, who had been cursing Theodore, stopped muttering and answered.

“there is. A few days ago, the Imperial General led his soldiers to the Great Forest.”

“General… ?”

When I asked, puzzled by the position I had never heard of, Canyon smiled and said as if he didn’t know.

“You don’t know yet. This time, the position of General, who manages the entire knights and soldiers, was created. The general was previously a paladin in charge of the sacred gateway. Although the gate could not be protected, the emperor… No, not yet. “I heard that the Crown Princess recognized his abilities and made him a general.”

According to Canyon’s explanation, it seemed like Bella’s hunting dog, Ian, had become the general.

… Something is strange. Bella has not had any contact with us since the Emperor’s death. But why did Ian lead his soldiers towards the Great Forest instead of staying by Bella’s side, who was preparing for the coronation ceremony?

It was thanks to Canyon’s shout that I was able to wake up from my thoughts.

“We have arrived. “From here is the place called the Great Forest.”

As we came out of the dark tunnel, a huge forest aptly named Daesu Forest appeared.