The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

226 – An unexpected ally

The next day.

The promotion exam was conducted as scheduled. Although the capital was attacked, a huge incident occurred, but the test had already been postponed once. I guess I decided that I couldn’t postpone the exam again.

Is it because of the pressure of an exam with a repeat grade, or is it because of the gloomy atmosphere of the attack that took place last night? The academy was quieter than usual and had a gloomy atmosphere.

The auditorium on the first basement floor was filled with combat teams gathered for the practical exam. More professors than usual were busily coming and going inside the tent. These are the faces that hope that this exam will end without any more problems.

When people gather, noise is created. Because each person exchanges various words, moves, and breathes. But today’s noise was of a different nature than before. Unlike before, the current buzz was full of anxiety, fear, and chaos.

Lycan, who was talking about something with another professor, must have read the low mood, and clapped his hands loudly! I hit it.

At that sound, the heads of the combat club classmates turned towards the Lycan in front.

“Everyone, erase the outside world from your mind for a moment and focus on the exam. It is a test that is evaluated for one year. It’s a disappointing day even though I concentrate more than usual. I hope everyone does their best without regrets!”

The students who had been thinking about various things came to their senses after hearing Professor Lykan’s words.

But I couldn’t shake off the feeling of discomfort that arose in my mind.

Just as I felt frustrated because I did not know the exact location of the ticklish spot, I continued to wander and sort out the clues in my head without realizing the identity of the discomfort I felt toward Roel.

“What kind of worried face do you have?”

Something suddenly obscured my vision. When I realized that the big brown eyes were closer than the tacitly agreed upon distance between the man and the woman, I unconsciously pulled back.

“I have something to think about.”

At my excuse, Navier nodded with a questioning expression. Perhaps because of her written exam, her silver hair was tied back in a ponytail unlike usual, so her Navier’s slender neck caught her eye.

Navier is one of the most insightful people I know. Without her activities at the Northern Lighthouse, it would have been impossible for her to obtain the God’s Fountain Pen.

Maybe Navier can offer me a new perspective that will solve my discomfort. She cleared her throat, hoping that her insight would come into play this time too.

“What if? If there is something that a hero must gain through trials, and he gains it without going through trials… “Why?”

I was in pain and had a hard time accepting that Roel had killed a child. However, as I talked to Roel and remembered the setting of the utilitarian warrior, I was able to understand Roel’s actions.

That’s why I felt uncomfortable. I have known for a long time that Roel is a utilitarian warrior. This was why I understood Roel’s words about sacrificing a girl to kill Confsion.

But at the time, I could not rationally accept what was happening before my eyes. Roel believed that killing an innocent child was something that should not be done. As I was wondering where that feeling of disconnection came from, I was able to realize it later.

I checked the setting book several times and got used to it with Roel, a second-year student who spends the day with me. The second-year Roel was still immature and a growing Roel who did not have a firm definition of his own.

After Nelson was killed in the cult’s trap, the academy was attacked and many students were killed. Roel becomes a true utilitarian warrior. It was the result of realizing that he could not ultimately protect everyone with his own strength alone.

So I felt out of place. It felt strange that Roel, who had not yet experienced trials or sorrow, had a firm sense of justice.

In response to my context-free question, Navier kindly put his hand on his chin and thought about it without asking what I was talking about.

“If you had already gained the reward through the ordeal… Could it be that he used a shortcut or secretly passed the ordeal?”

Because the question was asked ambiguously, the answer was not as satisfying as expected. Nelson is alive, and no one around Roel has died. Since there was no trial itself, it would not be possible to sneak through.

As I was stroking my chin, wondering what else there was, Navier seemed to have read my unsatisfied expression and spoke with his eyes shining.

“Or maybe you got a similar reward with the help of someone else. “It may have been obtained through other trials.”

“… “It doesn’t really hit me.”

Navier narrowed his eyes at my words and made a face that said he would somehow get the answer right.

“Well, if that’s not the case, maybe it’s because I’ve already gone through an ordeal?”

“I don’t think we can go through the trials that will happen in the future now. “The assumption is that it is too early for the ordeal to have occurred yet.”

Navier thought for a moment and smiled mischievously.

“Still, if the hero has already achieved what he gained by going through the ordeal, there is only one thing to explain. That person has overcome the ordeal. “Then there is only one thing to explain!”

Navier lifted his finger and drew a circle.

“After going through hardships, I returned to the past… ! AKA regression! This is a popular cliché in romantic dramas these days, where the female lead, who was betrayed by the male lead she trusted, goes through an ordeal and regrets it, how can she go back to the past and correct her mistakes and meet new men… .”

Navier was talking excitedly, but I couldn’t hear him because he was so absorbed in his thoughts.

At first I thought it was nonsense. Because regressors do not appear in the novels I made. But when I think about it, possessed people like me did not exist anywhere in the novel. Just like I became a possessor, if Roel really returned to the past for unknown reasons… ?

When I thought about it, it was strange. Roel felt sorry for his younger brother Ross and took care of things for him, but he was not as overprotective as he is now.

If, as Navier said, Roel has already established a firm sense of justice because he has already experienced trials in the past… ? Yesterday’s actions were natural for Roel, who had to make choices that put people’s lives in the hands of the devil every time.

You can’t be sure without any evidence. However, my intuition as a writer tells me that the probability is sufficient.

If Roel has truly returned… On the contrary, it might be a good situation for me. This means that we can prevent the church from breaking down the eastern border.

If that happens, Luna’s family will not be exterminated, and most of the continent will not die at the hands of the devil. This is the happy ending I want.

“thank you. “I’ll buy something delicious for our next date.”

“But you’re trying to reconnect with that old male lead… huh? Well, I’m fine. “Did I help you?”

Navier scratched his head with a puzzled look on his face.

***

I was anxious because there was something I needed to check right away. Using his intangible breath to the fullest, he broke through everything that blocked his way. I quickly passed the written exam and headed to the second-year pension department exam center as soon as it was over.

In this world, the only person who knows Roel best after me, the writer, is Rosaleen.

As if the practical exam had just ended, I spotted Rosalyn leaving the classroom and blocked her path.

“Wow, surprise! “Ross, what are you doing here?”

Rosaline must have been really surprised, but her chest was pounding hard, but that wasn’t what was urgent right now.

“Wait, can we talk about your brother?”

“What about Roel? Of course… !”

Rosalind, who was interested in anything related to Roel, did not reject my offer. She quickly found an empty classroom nearby and entered.

“Do you think your brother has changed somehow?”

“Roel?”

Rosalind tilted her head and opened her big eyes even wider as if something occurred to her.

“Now that I think about it… .”

I swallowed my saliva without realizing it and waited for him to speak.

“I changed my parting recently. Sometimes when I turn my head, the left side used to be a 6, but these days it’s about a 4… .”

Without realizing it, I raised my hand and almost hit the boobs bouncing in front of me. She sighed and asked again.

“that… . Something other than that. Things like actions and words. “It used to be like this, but it suddenly changed.”

At my words, Rosalind placed her hand over her mouth and thought for a moment before speaking.

“Hmm, the story about Roel is so extensive… “I need to check the records for a moment.”

I didn’t make any tackles like, “Is it that much?” “I beg you,” she said, bowing her head to Rosalyn.

Rosalind nodded at my request and headed to the pension department dormitory with me. As she waited outside the dormitory, as men were not allowed in, Rosalyn came out with some of her notebooks.

“Is that the notebook with all the records about Roel?”

When setting up Rosaline’s yandere status, I did make it a point to have a habit of recording every single thing. It was amazing because it was my first time seeing it with my own two eyes.

“Oh, this isn’t much. When Roel’s hobbies change, the food he rates as delicious on a date, or the color of his preferred socks seems to have changed. “It’s a notebook where I temporarily write down things that need to be modified.”

When I heard that these thick notebooks were temporary, I unconsciously scratched my eyebrows. As expected, Luna is the best.

“Let’s see… Roel’s recent changes are that he goes to the training ground more often than before, and sleep time is reduced… .”

Rosaline blushed slightly and trailed off. After giving her a questioning look, Rosaline cleared her throat and continued her sentence.

“Well, skinship has become bolder and the frequency of saying ‘I love you’ has increased… !”

I sighed involuntarily. This is not what I am looking for. We needed clear evidence that Roel had returned.

“Ha, is there anything else besides that? “He suddenly became stronger or said things he didn’t know.”

When I said that as if I was lamenting, Rosaline shrugged her shoulders and made an expression of not knowing.

“Even if you say that, Roel hasn’t changed much… oh!”

As if something suddenly occurred to her, Rosalyn began to look through the notebook she was holding in her hand.

“After entering the second year, one thing suddenly changed in Roel. It’s not a big thing, it’s a minor thing… .”

Rosalind’s hand, which had been flicking through the pages of her notebook, stopped. Rosalind found something and read it out loud.

“After the sparring was over. Roel’s posture in which he holsters his greatsword has changed. He raised his left arm and wiped the surface of his sword with his forearm, draping his greatsword stylishly on his back… ! “I must write down Roel’s even cooler appearance!”

I laughed. I laughed and wiped my face. I knew what that action was.

Flavia even got angry several times, telling him not to do that. There is no way I will forget the habits I set.

The habit of touching the side of the sword to the forearm was a habit that Roel developed a few years later when, after obtaining the holy sword, he wiped away the devil’s blood stuck to the sword.