The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 420



421 – If we are friends

Aria’s fist hit my face. As if that wasn’t enough, he swung his fist at her and hit her in the face. Her lip was busted and her nose was bleeding, but I didn’t dodge Aria’s fist. Rakar and Kane rushed over and grabbed Aria and separated her from me.

“Ugh… Ugh… ! Ugh… !!!”

When I saw Aria wailing like an animal and waving her fists at me without giving up as I walked away, I smiled bitterly as I realized that Aria’s ego had fully awakened. There was no reason for me to be here anymore. I got up from my seat and left the club room without saying a word.

A lot of time has passed since winter vacation, but spring has not yet come. I could feel the blood flowing down my face hardening in the cold wind. While walking on campus, I slowly turned around when I heard urgent footsteps coming from behind me. Kane opened her mouth, breathing heavily, as if she had rushed over.

“… “Ross.”

“okay.”

“really… Are you a lily? Who killed Aria’s parents… “Are you sure it’s a lily?”

“… “Yes, that’s right.”

Kane was silent for a moment. The way she clenched her fist made me think she might punch me in the face as Aria’s boyfriend. I plan to accept it in silence. If it helps both of them, even just a little bit.

But contrary to my expectations, Kane made a different choice.

“Explain.”

“… “What?”

“I don’t think the manager would have done something like that for no reason. So he stop hiding it from me and explain the truth.”

Kane looks straight at me. The look in her eyes that she still thinks of me as her friend makes something hot surge into her heart. She couldn’t bear it anymore and raised her head. She looked up at the night sky. Her pure white sigh flows from her mouth and faintly disappears. The worries didn’t last long. Kane says she is the only one who can save Aria.

“… “If Arya can die, what can you do?”

I knew the answer before I even asked. Because Kane and I were friends with many similarities. So Kane’s actions will be similar to mine.

“Can’t you do anything, anything?”

I lowered my head and looked straight at Kane. And he spoke quietly.

“Arya is a homunculus.”

“what?”

“Aria’s parents turned the dead Aria into a homunculus with the help of the church. “She wanted to save Aria somehow.”

What effect will Aria being a homunculus have on Kane? I don’t know because I’m not Kane. But even if Luna were a homunculus, my feelings wouldn’t have changed. It seems the same applies to Kane. Although she was embarrassed that Arya was a homunculus,

“So you killed Arya’s parents?”

“Arya’s parents lured a traveler, killed him, and then used his life force to allow Aria to live. “I stopped it.”

Kane wiped his face. She didn’t seem to know how to react to the cold truth. Kane, who was silent for a moment, slowly opened her mouth.

“… “I’d rather tell Arya the truth.”

I smiled bitterly at that stupid muttering.

“You’re actually a homunculus? The reason your parents died was because they took someone else’s life to save you? Do you think that’s the way to save Aria, who is turning into a doll? No, Arya would never have survived.”

“but… Aria is misunderstanding. You, who I thought was a precious friend… From now on, you will think of me as an enemy. I will never forgive you… “Is there really no better way than this?”

I don’t know. Because I just did the best I could. I just thought it would be better to live hating others rather than hating one’s own existence. Even if Aria hates her for the rest of her life, I hope Aria lives like that. She has always been a bright friend to me and is like a younger sister that I need to take care of.

“He said he would do anything for Aria. So just leave it alone. If Aria can live by hating me… “Just leave it at that.”

At my words, Kane smiled sadly with a face full of tears.

“… But you are also a precious friend to me.”

“So it’s okay. “Because we are friends.”

There was silence. I approached Kane, who was quietly shedding tears, and put my hand on her shoulder and smiled.

“The reason I told you the secret I was trying to hide from everyone is because you are Aria’s boyfriend… “Because there’s something only you can do.”

Kane, who took a moment to catch his breath, finally spoke.

“… “What is that?”

“Collect the scattered pieces of the Emerald Tablet. “Alchemy, which is closely related to the homunculus, will definitely be able to find a way for Arya to continue living.”

Kane’s eyes widened as he looked at me. Kane, whose lips trembled for a moment, wiped away her tears and spoke with a determined expression.

“… Yes, I definitely will. “I will somehow save Aria.”

I tapped Kane on the shoulder. And turned his body around. Kane is a trustworthy friend. He will definitely find the pieces of the Emerald Tablet scattered across the continent and save Aria. So you can trust him and leave it to him.

Suddenly, the moment when Aria’s parents were killed came to mind. Aria’s parents, who saw me wearing a mask and realized what I had decided, left me these last words.

“If you are still friends with Aria… I’m sorry, but I’ll take care of Aria. “She’s a really good kid.”

Would I have kept that will today? Rather, I wonder if I brought Aria’s life into hell because of my greed. I couldn’t figure it out. I don’t know the answer yet. Because in every story, the answer is found only at the end. I just did what I thought was the right answer.

I took a step. As I disappeared into the darkness, I heard Kane’s cry behind me.

“… thank you. Ross, thank you so much!!! I still think that being friends with you is the greatest luck in my life. So, so… Don’t get hurt, don’t get sick… Cheer up until the end! “Because you will always be my friend.”

I thought it was a good thing that I had my back turned to Kane, so my expression wasn’t revealed. I left the academy without any response and headed into a dark alley, swallowing the tears that flowed endlessly.

***

With Bella’s help, Rosaline was able to use the alchemy laboratory inside the imperial palace, and was spending most of her time there these days. Today, as I was preparing to test a new reagent, someone suddenly opened the door and came inside.

‘How dare you enter the laboratory without knocking!’

Rosalind, angry that the first person to visit a laboratory where no one had ever visited before was an uninvited guest, got up from her chair, her heart pounding, and checked the uninvited guest’s face.

“… “Ellie?”

Rosalyn, embarrassed by the sight of her face covered in cold sweat and looking as if she might collapse at any moment, quickly rushed over to help Ellie. Rosalind, who was conjuring up a combination of pain-relieving potions in her head as she looked very painful, came to her senses when she heard Ellie’s voice.

“… Sister, please give me some medicine.”

“Uh, where does it hurt?”

Rosalyn was shocked to see Ellie sitting on the floor without answering, so she laid her down on a nearby sofa. And Rosalind, who was using her wand to check Ellie’s condition, was so startled that she almost dropped her wand from her hand.

“You, you… That thing in your body… .”

Rosalyn was even more surprised that Ellie had still not lost her mind. She must have been in tremendous pain. No, great pain will continue. Because what’s inside Ellie’s body is still endlessly eating away at her flesh.

“I’m fine… A drug that just makes you forget the pain… .”

“This is not a problem that can be solved with painkillers! “Your intestines are being eaten by live bugs!”

It’s not just the intestines. She didn’t have the organs that a woman should have. This is a wound that cannot be treated with potions. Because she had no flesh to grow on. Ellie smiled weakly at Rosalyn, who seemed helpless about that fact.

“… i know. “Because that’s what I did.”

“what… ?”

“It was necessary. So, it’s okay… .”

Ellie’s words made her angry, but since she seemed to be having a hard time, Rosalyn decided to make a potion first. Rosalyn poured her ingredients generously to create a pain-relieving potion and immediately put it into Ellie’s mouth. She took it slowly and Ellie soon forgot her pain and breathed comfortably.

“earthly… What happened to you? Does Roel know?”

In response to Rosalyn’s question, Ellie slowly shook her head.

“… no. Please keep it a secret from Roel. “Please.”

“How do you keep this a secret? “It’s not a problem that can be solved unless you get that bug out of your body right away!”

Ellie smiled bitterly at Rosalyn, who was angry.

“You can’t take this out. If the bug dies, I die too. “They share their lives with me.”

“… what?”

“It’s because it’s a curse. are you okay. “The internal organs will continue to regenerate with magic power, so they won’t die.”

Rosalyn spoke with a stern expression to Ellie, who smiled bitterly.

“That means you have to feel the pain of having your internal organs ripped out until you die… ”

“So, can you make me a lot of potions? lol.”

Ellie said with a small smile to Rosalyn, who was beyond embarrassed and dumbfounded.

“… “One month is enough.”