The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

8 – Schemes

“There are no real bullies… ?”

He sighed and nodded at Roel’s questioning question over and over again with a suspicious expression. Perhaps Roel misunderstood that I was being bullied and couldn’t stand the bullying anymore and asked his brother for help.

Even though there are days when I don’t talk to anyone for a day, I eat alone at a restaurant every day and skip training and get basic training. There was never any such thing as direct bullying.

I wondered if I was being bullied because I thought something like this. For some reason, I felt repulsive because I didn’t want to admit it to Roel, so I got even more angry.

“You say no, but why do you keep asking? Do you really want me to be a bully?”

“No, because his expression was serious…. Or you’re lucky.”

Looking at Roel tapping me on the shoulder with a shy smile, I reluctantly nodded and asked again.

“There is a village I stopped by before coming to the academy, and I promised you something. So tomorrow is the weekend, so I’m going out. I was going to ask if you could come with me.”

“Ah, tomorrow I have an appointment with Flovia, so it’s difficult….”

I was taken aback by Roel saying that with a troubled face. Without Roel, I can never win against a mutant orc. For the sake of the plan, I had to somehow get Roel to the town of Destin. She quickly racked her brain and thought of a way to convince Roel.

Biting her lip, she tried to hide her disappointed expression, and she slumped her shoulders as if muttering to herself.

“I’m a little scared because of the raid on the village these days…. I thought I would be safe with my brother. I can’t help it if you’re busy. Even if I’m scared, should I go alone….”

I wondered if this would work, but this was all I could think of. She felt ashamed for clinging to her older brother, who felt inferior.

Suppressing the corner of her twitching mouth, she slightly raised her lowered gaze and met Roel’s gaze.

“I never thought you would rely on me like this…. Yes, let’s go together! You can go on a date with Flavia next time. Don’t be scared. My brother will follow you.”

Seeing Roel stretch out his chest with a moved look on his face, I briefly wondered if he was treating me like a pet or a child to be taken care of, not a younger brother. For once, he nodded his head, satisfied that the plan had worked.

“Thank you bro.”

In response to my answer, Roel made a strange expression, then swiped his nose and said.

“Come to think of it, when you come to the academy, you always call me hyung? Have you finally realized what a great person your brother is?”

It was a joke, though. It was a bit nerve-wracking for me, who didn’t know what Ross was talking about.

“Ugh, yes. What…. ‘Cause it’s outside Now I have to admit that my brother is great.”

“Yes, an escort mission to the village where the younger brother asked the older brother to be afraid. This cool older brother will accept it without pay. Come to think of it, I used to cry at night asking to go to the bathroom because I was afraid to go to the bathroom-“

“Go.”

I rushed out of the restaurant when I saw Roel talking about the old days. There are no old memories of Roel and Ross, so it will be impossible to talk about this in the future.

“Where are you going with Roel?”

When you just left the restaurant. A voice made me stop. She must have been overhearing her conversation with Roel. Ellie smiled, her obsidian eyes shining.

“Just go somewhere tomorrow.”

“Then can I go with you?”

“No.”

I immediately responded to Eli’s words. It is a dangerous journey to a village attacked by mutant orcs. You can’t take Ellie to a dangerous place where you don’t know what dangers or variables will arise.

Are you aware that my determined voice won’t convince you? Ellie grumbled in a hoarse voice.

“I wanted to spend the weekend with you….”

Although she was a tempting Ellie with her sweet eyes. If Ellie ever got hurt, she knew it would be something she would regret forever, given Ross’ personality.

“But I can’t.”

She’s an obstinate set-up, Ellie, so when she thinks she’ll struggle to get away with it. Unexpectedly, I felt a strange feeling when I saw Ellie nodding her head politely at my words and walking into the restaurant with a sullen gait.

Did Ellie really want to cling to me? She felt a strange sense of discomfort and scratched the back of her head.

*

She’s back in the dorm. There was a small box wrapped in ribbon on the bed. Check the box to see if someone else got it wrong. It said ‘Dear Ross’.

Anyone who would give me a present…. There must be only Roel at the academy. Judging from the bright pink color of the box, it seemed that Roel had not sent it.

The Roel I set up was absolutely heteros*xual, so there was no need to question other possibilities.

When I untied the ribbon and opened the box, I found a folded letter written in her hand. It was only when I looked at the potion bottle under the letter that I realized that the sender was Rosalyn, the head of the 2nd year pension department.

– Dear Ross

Hi, I’m Rosalyn. Didn’t she repay her advice the other day? I am a person who is sure of rewards and punishment. If there is any good information next time, I want you to tell me secretly.

I’ll keep the transaction strictly confidential, so please don’t feel pressured and let me know about Roel at any time.

-PS. Enclosed is a self-made recovery potion!

Post the story about the most important reward, the potion, and the contents of the letter are all related to Roel…. Thinking it was Rosalyn, she checked her potion with a smile.

In case you don’t know, should I pack this up tomorrow? I put the potion back into the box along with the letter, thinking that I should use it if any of the mutant orcs were injured.

****

Let’s wait in front of the main gate of the academy with the spear we received for training. Not long after, Roel, carrying a greatsword on his back, came running calling my name from afar.

Her face flushed with embarrassment at the attention of the people around her. Let’s desperately ignore Roel who is calling me while biting her lip.

Roel approached and punched her forearm with a sad expression.

“Hey, hyung keeps saying hello, why don’t you accept it?”

“Please, don’t approach me while calling my name outside.”

“You’re not even a kid, are you ashamed of that?”

Look down annoyed at those words. Realizing that it wasn’t Roel who had just spoken, she turned and looked at the owner of her voice.

“Ellie? Why is this….”

“Huh? Didn’t Ellie go with you?”

Let Roel say that with her puzzled face. Only then did I understand the situation.

Let me firmly say no. Her quick-witted Ellie knew that her persuasion would not work, and she attacked Roel, who knew nothing.

Her head hurt when she saw Ellie holding her bag on her back and making an expression that she would follow her.

“I’m going to the village anyway, so it would be nice if I went to look around too~ I prepared some food in advance.”

Her sigh flowed spontaneously. It was a situation where Roel, who knew that he was simply going to the village, had already given permission to leave. On one side of her mind, it was dangerous, but she also had a complacent thought that it would be okay with Roel.

“Yes, there is nothing I can do about it. By the way, did you bring your staff?”

“I’m just going to the village, so I need to bring a cane with me at least one more jelly to eat along the way….”

“Because of such complacency, you can lose your life without being able to deal with sudden situations.”

He said with a straight face to Ellie who was playing a prank on her. No matter how much Roel could defeat the mutant orcs, she couldn’t help but think of the possibility of a warlock’s intervention nearby.

She wanted to make sure she was safe if she took Ellie with her.

I felt a bit embarrassed that I didn’t have the power to protect Ellie from the warlock, but she had to accept the reality.

Now, like Flavia said, I was a destitute without the power to protect one precious person.

As if agreeing with my words, Roel nodded his head and pointed at the great sword on his back.

“Ross is right. Always preparing for unexpected variables is the attitude of a warrior. Me and Ross got our weapons ahead of time.”

Let’s say that to Roel. Ellie pursed her lips, set her bag on the ground, and looked at me suspiciously.

“With that being said, I will be really disappointed if I leave it while I go to get the wand.”

“Okay. Go and come.”

Ellie steps her way to her dormitory to get her wand. I took out of my pocket a book I traced after reading a book in the library to tell you the location of the town we had to go to, even if it was simple.

“Hyung, this… ?”

Let’s follow Roel’s gaze and turn around, puzzled by Roel’s laughter. Did you try to see if he was trying to run away? I saw Ellie hiding behind a tree, watching us.

Let’s smile and wave her hand to let her go. Only then did Ellie pop out from behind the tree and look back slightly as she headed toward the dormitory.

“Ellie is still cute.”

Are these words thoughtless? Roel’s words made me feel strangely uncomfortable, and cleared my throat for no reason.

“More than that, Ross. You’ve grown a lot. I would have thought you already had the mindset of a warrior.”

Displeasure intensified when Roel tapped him on the shoulder proudly. It’s not inferiority, it’s displeasure…. Am I still getting better? Sighing, I handed out the paper to Roel.

“This is the location of the town we are going to.”

Let’s hand over the map we drew along. Roel took it, confirmed it, and nodded her head.

“Would you like to see if we can rent a carriage for free on the way?”

“I don’t think 3 people will ride for free.”

Despite my negative remarks, Roel shrugged his shoulders and said, ‘There is no harm in asking,’ and approached the wagon parked in front of the academy.

Time flies and it’s time for Ellie who brought her wand from the dormitory. Roel returned with a smile.

“I was just on my way, so he took me there!”

I forgot. In addition to a good first impression, someone who is easily liked by anyone and who is a munchkin in human relationships is Roel.

Thanks to Roel’s innate ability, I was able to reach Destin Village comfortably.