The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

202 – The Bog

We headed to the main gate of the academy at the pre-arranged time. Today is the day I promised to go on a date with Ellie. How can you leave a lovely girlfriend and date your childhood friend, who is her older brother’s girlfriend… It’s a strange feeling to explain. One thing is certain: the emotions I feel are not excitement, but tension.

It may sound like an excuse, but dating Ellie wasn’t just about satisfying my physical desires. This is to confirm the truth of my guess and put an end to this half-baked relationship. Honestly, I don’t know how it will end.

When I arrived at the front gate, Ellie, wearing light makeup, was waiting, as if she had arrived first. Ellie, who was wearing a beige shirt and short skirt, did not dress up too much, unlike usual, and looked even more attractive. But now I know the truth. From Ellie’s perspective, I know the value of existence. I sighed slightly and walked quickly.

“Sorry, were you waiting?”

Ellie smiled pretty as she adjusted the strap of her bag on her shoulder.

“No, I just arrived too.”

At first glance, it was an ordinary conversation between lovers. We walked side by side towards the streets of the capital. Our strides didn’t match, so I walked paying attention to that.

On the way to our destination, a famous restaurant, Ellie chattered with me endlessly. She had felt it before, but perhaps because Ellie was quick to notice, she was quite good at leading a conversation. It may be because she and I also made an effort to keep the conversation going. I feel more at ease with small talk than with heavy main topics. As the conversation continued, I forgot my nervousness and listened to Ellie with a happy heart.

Even when we arrived at the restaurant, our conversation did not stop. While Ellie was eating her meal, she hilariously told me about what happened at the triathlon, and she even explained events that I didn’t know about. I responded appropriately and listened to what Ellie said. After finishing our meal, we naturally walked to the cafe. Before I knew it, Ellie had her arms around me, but she pretended not to notice and didn’t care.

The place we headed to was a cafe with a sofa where you could stretch out your legs like a bed. Perhaps because of its beautiful interior, this cafe is so popular that it occupies an entire four-story building in the capital, where land is expensive. Inside, many couples were seen holding hands and holding their bodies closely. There was also a couple that kissed their lips without being conscious of their gaze. In their eyes, we will appear to be of the same type.

After ordering drinks and taking a seat, Ellie naturally lay down comfortably next to me. Where did her sense of distance go? She smiled brightly and said as if it was natural, “You too, lie down comfortably.” She grabbed my shoulder and laid me down.

The sweet scent of strawberries from my touch lingered in my nose. As I leaned back comfortably on the sofa, guided by her touch, Ellie wriggled her body and naturally pressed her body against me. The soft, warm skin beyond her clothes boasts her presence. Even though we just touched each other, the touched area felt hot, as if we had been burned. I couldn’t tell if it was discomfort or joy because my stomach was pounding. I glanced to the side and saw Ellie smiling happily at me.

“Thanks to triathlon, our relationship is as good as it used to be. “It’s been a bit awkward all this time.”

Do you think it’s fortunate? We chose to walk away for each other’s sake. It was obvious that a mediocre relationship would cause harm to those around him. I believed Ellie agreed to my suggestion. Until he casually treated me as friendly as before.

I asked with a curious expression.

“Do you miss the old days?”

Ellie stuck out her lower lip as if she was thinking. The obsidian-like black eyes that contrast with the pure white skin without any blemishes look even more attractive. Her long eyelashes moved along her slightly lowered eyelids.

“Hmm, now that I think about it, it might be better. “But I still miss it a little.”

Ellie, who said that and tucked her hair behind her ear, added with a smile.

“What about Ross?”

“Because I have no memories of the past. “There is no choice.”

“That’s right. sorry… .”

Ellie pulled my arm into her arms with an apologetic expression and placed her forehead against my forearm. I thought about pulling her arm away, but she just held back. Today Ellie decided to do whatever she wanted. However, the lumpy feeling surrounding her arm is a little painful. This time I asked her if she had forgotten that she had a boyfriend.

“How’s everything going with your brother?”

Ellie’s eyebrows narrowed ever so slightly.

“Yes, just as I thought. Roel, oppa loves me very much. “He’s the perfect boyfriend, like something out of a novel.”

“Then I’m glad.”

But the look on her face when she heard my answer was not a very good one. Her face somehow fit the description of being boring. Feeling uncomfortable about that, I looked at Ellie as if asking a question. After Ellie took a sip of her coffee, she muttered in a slightly low voice.

“If they want to be comforted, comfort them, and if they want to be happy, make them happy. just… “It’s exactly what I thought, Roel’s reaction was so clearly predicted.”

“You don’t like that?”

I have seen many women say that nice men are boring. I’ve always wondered if it’s contradictory to like a bad boy and hope that he’s a good guy who expects him to be good to you and devoted to you, but it seems like the structure of a woman’s brain is a little different.

“Rather than saying I don’t like it… It’s not fun. Sometimes, when I expect 3, I wish they would give me 4, but they always give me 3 as the correct answer. In that respect, Ross is fun. If you expect a 4, sometimes they give you a 6, and sometimes they just give you a 4. Should I say it’s fun because it’s difficult to predict?”

“… “Is comfort boring?”

Ellie shook her head at my question.

“It’s different from that.”

“Is that so?”

I didn’t understand either, but I had no intention of discussing this today. I answered appropriately and drank some cold lemonade. One arm is being held by Ellie, so it is quite uncomfortable.

Ellie looked at the coffee for a moment and then suddenly asked.

“Are you jealous of your brother?”

“In what way?”

The feeling I didn’t want to admit came out of nowhere. Her inferiority complex toward Roel still remained. Ellie pulled her body away from her close contact. Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Ellie’s white face suddenly came closer to her eyes. In the distance where each other’s breaths mixed, with the sweet scent of strawberries, Ellie smiled a bewitching smile that stimulated her emotions.

“I’m Roel’s girlfriend?”

If I hadn’t possessed Ross, and if I hadn’t found out that Ellie was lying to me, I would have impulsively kissed him on the lips. To that extent, Ellie was radiating a charm so dangerous that it destroyed everything in me.

“No, I think I’m glad you became my brother’s girlfriend.”

As if it wasn’t the answer she wanted, Ellie looked a little closer to her face with a slightly disappointed expression. A sweet voice came to my ear.

“If you pretend to be nice when you don’t fit in, you will never be able to catch up with your brother.”

I clenched my fists and smiled only with my mouth.

“… “It’s too much.”

“Is it true?”

Ellie, with a mischievous smile, drank coffee to moisten her mouth. I also reached for the lemonade. But before she could take a sip, Ellie asked.

“How’s everything going with Luna?”

I put down the lemonade I was holding and looked genuinely happy.

“I’m happy. “To the point where I wonder if I can be this happy.”

I added, feeling satisfied when I saw Ellie’s expression hardening.

“You are too much for me.”

“Pfft, a kid like that?”

I frowned at Ellie’s sarcastic tone toward Luna. Ellie shrugged her shoulders and smiled, as if she didn’t think she had done anything wrong.

“Honestly, it’s not too much, is it? “If it were you, I could meet someone who is prettier and more normal.”

I could see that my face was frowning at Ellie’s words. I couldn’t bear to criticize someone I loved for no reason. Without realizing it, I spoke in a slightly harsh tone.

“You are the prettiest person I have ever seen. “It’s completely normal.”

“I was just saying that Luna’s body is uncomfortable. “That’s true, right?”

“It’s getting better. And even that is just one of Luna’s many charms.”

After that conversation, we finished our drinks in silence. When Ellie got up first, I followed him and left the cafe.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to criticize Luna.”

I knew Ellie was lying, but I said it was okay. Arriving at the academy, we were walking through the backyard. This is because Ellie accepted her offer to take her to the front of her dormitory. Ellie, who had been walking in silence for a moment, suddenly spoke.

“Ross, do you know why you can’t beat Roel?”

Those words stopped me in my tracks. Unlike me, who stopped, Ellie walked a little further and stopped, turning her body to look straight at me. The orange light that brightened the night created Ellie’s long shadow that reached down to her toes.

“Unlike you, Roel is greedy. He is greedy and wants to have whatever he likes. He doesn’t give up on anything. “He tries every day not to lose anything.”

Ellie had a perfect smile.

“That’s right, you are only satisfied with Luna… . That’s why I can never catch up with Roel.”

From her gaze looking straight at me, I interpreted the meaning of her words. Her actions to provoke my old inferiority complex made my guess more convincing. I sighed inwardly. There was one last step left to sort out the ambiguous relationship. If it was the wrong choice, it might leave me with great regret. However, from Ellie’s lustful gaze looking at me, I couldn’t help but be convinced. This was the right answer.

I said.

“Then this is the only way to catch up with your brother.”

It was a low voice, almost like a muttering, but at the same time it was a voice with the power to clearly understand what I was saying.

“I love you, Ellie.”

With those words, the world turned upside down.