The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

482 – Heartache

As I slowly tried to get up from the chair at the convenience store to go back to Ellie, the demon king gave strength to the hand holding my shoulder. I lifted my butt and realized that I still had more to say, so I put my butt back on the chair.

“Why are you being so hasty? “I haven’t even passed on the great tips from the seniors to the newbies yet.”

“Is there anything else I can tell you here?”

“The labyrinth is now at its end, so I don’t have anything more to tell you… I’m a copy that’s ahead of you. Should I say that she is a senior in life? Her advice on life… Hey, don’t get up! “I’m really serious!”

Surprisingly, for a wizard, he reacts quickly. I forced myself to sit back down and looked at the Demon King with a face without any expectations. The Demon King cleared his throat and cleared his throat once or twice before speaking seriously for the first time.

“I know they say that someone who thinks about tomorrow can’t beat someone who only lives for today, but you are too obsessed with the Holy Grail. Isn’t it you who originally planned what to do after bringing Luna back to life? Well, I was able to keep going because my goal was so clear… .”

The Demon King, who was stroking his chin as he spoke, suddenly smiled.

“What do you think your strengths are?”

“… “I’ve never really thought about it.”

“Well, think about it.”

I didn’t think about it because it wasn’t a problem to worry about, but I guess I looked stupid. After meeting Ross of Longing, I was able to clearly see my strengths.

“I can read probabilities more accurately than anyone else and change the flow of a twisted story in the desired direction. That is almost the only advantage of the last loss.”

“right. That’s why our original left you those words.”

“text… ?”

“The Jin Xian that Ellie met is our original.”

Was it really the original of my soul, and not simply a Jinxian from another world? Even the Demon King who figured it out just from the memories he received from me seemed even more amazing.

“There must be a reason why Jin Xian left a message to you through Ellie, saying, ‘The true talent of a writer is not to be eaten by the power of the story and be carried away, but to lead the story to the desired ending.’ When you get out of the labyrinth… “You will definitely find out.”

Somehow, I felt from this guy’s tone that he already understood the meaning of Jin Xian’s words. When I narrowed my eyes and glared at him, the Demon King shrugged his shoulders and snorted.

“Uh huh, of course spoilers are prohibited for people from other worlds. What kind of butterfly effect will occur! Above all, if I tell you what I know now, you will gain nothing. “No matter how much the answer is given to you, you can only get it by realizing it yourself.”

“… “Okay, thank you for the advice.”

“No, I haven’t even started giving my advice yet! The advice the original gave and the advice I gave are different! “I was planning on giving advice about the cult leader!”

I guess I misunderstood too. When I slowly leaned on the armrest of the chair and showed interest, the demon king raised one corner of his mouth and leaned towards me and said.

“The leader must have experienced many different worlds like Roel. In that case, there must have been a Los among us who attempted to prevent the God of Chaos from descending by killing the religious leader using the World Tree’s spear.”

The devil’s words suddenly brought back memories that didn’t exist in my mind. Memories of me confronting the religious leader while holding the spear of the World Tree. This is probably a memory of Ross, who had the creative talent he gained through the quantum jump.

“But seeing that the order has returned to you, the last one… The method of using the [Destruction] of the World Tree Spear would not have worked on the cult leader. “The ambiguity of the essence itself can be killed, but in the end, the terminal connected to the God of Chaos Religion could not be severed, so it would have succeeded in descending somehow.”

I sighed and wiped my face as the Demon King’s cool-headed analysis pointed out exactly what I had not thought of before.

“If I don’t succeed even with my strongest weapon… “Am I never going to be able to defeat the cult leader?”

“Hey, even if you lose the battle, there are many ways to win the war. In the end, it’s best to approach with the mindset that I will win. You should only receive CS from behind the turret!!! In the end, Roel carries the game!”

I burst out laughing at the sight of him making such a fuss while saying that.

“But for Roel to carry, support from supporters is essential. A supporter who keeps throwing random grabs suddenly pulls out only large enemy damage from the crowd of enemies in an Elder teamfight? The mistakes from before will disappear from your mind and you will immediately receive 4 honor points. When something is that important, once is more important. “It is you who can create that opportunity.”

“opportunity… .”

“Actually, you already know what that opportunity is. I just haven’t realized it yet. Just as the last relationship between Ross, who will save the world, is not a coincidence, all of those relationships will lead you to the ‘end you thought was most ideal’ that no other Ross has been able to reach. “Because you are the closest thing to a writer among us.”

Actually, even if I say this, I still don’t know. However, she controlled her facial expression so as not to show that she did not understand. Well, even if you did it in front of me, it was only a matter of time before you got caught.

“You’ll find out later. “Remembering the advice of this senior in my life, I will think, ‘Ah, that’s why you said that’, and ‘tap’ her knee in admiration for my insight!”

“You don’t like it just thinking about it?”

“… Why does it seem like my reactions are becoming more and more similar to Ellie? “Is it a wound?”

The Demon King, who was clutching his chest, stood up from his chair and spoke.

“If I make you wait a little longer, you’re sure to swear, right? “Let’s go quickly.”

It seems like the advice from my seniors in life ends here. I nodded and walked over to Ellie, who was waiting for us with the Demon King. Contrary to the Demon King’s expectations, Ellie was smiling faintly.

“Did you have a good time?”

“Yeah, I’m going to gossip about you a little bit.”

Ellie, who snorted at the devil’s words, looked at me and asked.

“Are you ready?”

“huh. let’s go.”

I stood in front of the lip of the statue that allowed me to go to the 9th floor with Ellie.

“Thank you so much. “I will repay you later, if I can.”

As I looked over my shoulder and said my awkward goodbye, I laughed at the sight of him sticking out his tongue and pretending to gag. Ellie also turned her body and said her goodbyes to the Demon King.

“Okay, thank you for helping me so far.”

“Then is there no such thing as a warm goodbye hug?”

The Demon King, who had been laughing and joking, actually looked embarrassed when Ellie approached him. Finally, Ellie whispered something to the Demon King, who froze as he hugged her.

“… Is it real? Can I trust you? “That works?!”

“What kind of person was Eli back then… “Is there anyone who knows better than me?”

“Well, only a fellow idiot can recognize a idiot-”

In the end, I smiled at the sight of the Demon King getting hit in the solar plexus until the very end. Ellie, who bent down and patted the head of the demon king who was in pain, returned to my side.

“let’s go.”

“… okay.”

Without hesitation, we walked through the lip of the statue and headed to the 9th floor.

“Fuck, cheer up! Another me! “Fucking fighting!!!”

Smiling at the cheering coming from behind.

***

As I passed through a dark place where I could not see, the surroundings suddenly became bright as if a light had been turned on. As I blinked my eyes, I realized that Ellie, who was walking at the same pace next to me, was nowhere to be seen. I had already heard from the Demon King that the passage on the 9th floor would be walked separately, so I wasn’t too worried.

An empty, pure white tunnel with nothing in it. Still, I couldn’t stay still, so I decided to walk forward. As I took a step forward, the surrounding environment suddenly changed. It was a familiar environment to my eyes.

Okay, here… Modest’s secret hideout.

It was Estelle’s room, who was shorter than me, but was more like an older sister than anyone else, and despite her lovely appearance, had a way of speaking that made me want to feed her honey chestnuts.

“What is it, pig? “Why did you just come in without knocking?”

I suddenly felt like I couldn’t breathe after hearing that voice for the first time in a long time. It feels like a forgotten memory suddenly comes back to me and my heart is being stabbed arbitrarily. It felt like I was suffocating like this, but I was actually breathing properly.

“… Estelle.”

Estelle, whose short legs could not touch the floor because she was sitting on a chair, leaned back on the chair and looked at me with narrowed eyes.

“What is that mismatched expression? Wow, I feel it.”

Emotions fluctuate. It would be correct to say that I felt sick to my stomach. It feels like emotions that I haven’t felt for a while and that were repressed are rising to their own accord.

Why did I forget?

No, why didn’t I feel it?

What was killed in me and by my own hands comes to life again.

And he shouts at me in a voice that is almost like a scream, as if telling me not to forget.

“Estelle, Estelle, Estelle!!!”

“shut up! shut up! shut up! shut up!!!”

“We… “I’m sure he’ll kill Ellie too!!!”

“I just need to save Luna!!!”

Estelle’s voice clearly reached my ears through the voices that endlessly echoed in my head.

“You idiot, I’m fine.”

Estelle was smiling at me.

With a sincere appearance without a single trace of concealment, with a smile that is no different from usual.

“I was prepared that I could die at any time. And my death was definitely not your fault.”

As she comforted me, I could feel what had been lost forever come back to me and make me bleed again.

So much so that I want to choose instead to tear my flesh, rupture my muscles, and burst my blood vessels… The pain in my heart that I could not get used to began to gradually spread throughout my body.

“… sorry. Estelle.”

As always, I am too late… .

“I’m so sorry.”

I shed tears over Estelle’s death.