The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

35 – Relationships

Looking at Claire glaring at me, take out a window from the storage room. The cold eyes turned to interest.

Let Claire draw out her sword. Said Bella.

“The time limit is 5 minutes. This seems reasonable, don’t you agree?”

With her nod, Bella swung her wand and summoned an hourglass on top of her table.

“Then… start.”

Bella’s words were scarcely finished. I was preparing to finish it in one blow, but I stabbed the spear while making an entrance to the dimension with the spatial coordinates I recognized right away.

The spear came out of the dimensional exit that appeared behind Claire’s back and attacked them by surprise.

The spear that was about to pierce the back was rather pushed back as if it was blocked by something invisible.

“What… ?”

Let’s mutter in bewilderment at the repulsive force transmitted from the window. Bella, who was watching, let out a laugh.

“Did you think we wouldn’t have investigated you, who placed third in this exercise? Your ability has already been figured out.”

Biting her lip at the sight of Bella leaning back in her chair with a snake smile and an arrogant expression about to announce her checkmate.

After retrieving the spear, Claire swung her sword as if she had waited. She swung the spear to block it, but the difference in strength felt at the tip of the spear hurriedly pulled her body back.

Then….

As he stuck out his left foot and stabbed the spear, he created a dimensional entrance at the tip of the spear and created a dimensional exit next to Claire’s left neck.

In order to pierce the pure white scruff of the neck, the sharp tip of the spear that came out of the dimension exit was stabbed in an instant.

Again, something blocked the window and the window bounced out. This time, I forcibly grabbed the spear pole and stabbed it as hard as we could, but the spear pole was pushed back by a strong repulsive force that seemed to rip off our palms.

I immediately let go of the spear and fired a kick at Claire. Claire evaded the attack by taking a step back and counterattacked.

As he lowered his sword, he hurriedly created a dimensional entrance over his head. Created a dimensional exit above Claire’s head.

Claire was about to attack herself, but this time too, Claire’s sword was pushed out by something invisible.

It was invisible, but it felt like something like a film was wrapping around Claire’s body when she attacked.

Does it momentarily radiate mana and push it away? It could be something like an artifact or a vision unique to the family.

The opponent is an imperial knight. You cannot win by normal means. If that’s the case, I have no choice but to keep fighting.

As advised by Lacard, I took advantage of the spear and kept my distance while aiming at Claire’s back, but the attack never worked.

It’s not like a barrier or shield. They emerge when attacked.

As a confirmation, I pretended to thrust the spear into Claire’s back once again, but this time I didn’t aim at her back, I just stared into the empty air.

I looked at Claire after realizing that I didn’t feel the strange repulsive force I felt at the window. In an instant, I realized that I saw the dust from under my feet pushed out.

I don’t know if it’s a shield or a mana release. Instead of continuing, it activates right before being attacked and blocks it.

He rolled his head desperately. If it activates right before, it should induce distraction.

How to embarrass a knight who always keeps his cool during battle like a wizard?

I smiled, picked up the spear that had fallen on the ground, and fired it at Bella with all my might.

Startled by my sudden action, Bella instinctively raised her arm.

Did you predict my actions like an imperial knight? Claire, who moved at the same time as I threw the spear, swung her sword to block the spear.

The spear shot through the dimensional entrance created along the way the spear was shot disappeared, and a spear appeared from behind, aiming for Claire’s back.

But this time, the spear failed to reach Claire’s back and fell to the ground in vain.

The moment Claire tried to balance her weight, I rushed in between them and threw myself.

“Quit… !”

Claire instinctively twisted his body and kicked me in the chest.

Kick him in the chest in the air, let him fall backwards hard. I could hear Bella’s mocking laughter, but….

Puck-!

The sound of Claire hitting the back of the head filled the laboratory.

“What… ?”

She coughed and lifted herself up at the sight of Claire, who was embarrassed that he had hit her in the back of the head, and Bella, who looked dumbfounded as if she didn’t understand what had happened.

“It is not possible to create only one dimensional passage.”

What Bella didn’t know was that thanks to Nelson’s improvements, she could create up to two at a time.

During practice, she didn’t have to make two dimensional passages, so she made only one, so she misunderstood that only one passage could be used, just like in Destin Village.

Using that point, I created a dimensional passageway for Bella to cheat with a javelin.

Clair blocked the javelin, and when I fell back after being kicked in the chest, I removed the shield to manage magic power.

Pretending to step backwards and stepping on the ground, he created a passage to another dimension, put his hand through the entrance to the dimension created on the floor, and hit the back of the head with the exit to another dimension created behind Claire’s head.

It was the result of inattention by using wrong information and the dimensional passage for cheating.

Let’s shake off the dust from Claire’s clothes while looking at Claire with an angry expression. I heard Bella’s cold voice.

“The test passed.”

As if she didn’t like it, she glared at Claire and kicked the box on the floor with her foot.

I put the spear that had fallen on the ground into the space storage, and approached Bella to check the contents of the box.

A very black spear that seems to absorb even light, and the only one in the middle of the blade. A blood-red jewel was embedded in it.

“The spear of destruction, right?”

Let’s ask that suspiciously. Bella made a funny face.

“Do you think I may have lied?”

“You have to be able to believe it.”

At my answer, Bella got up from her seat and came closer to me.

“Keep your promise. Don’t worry.”

Although the word ‘promise’ is annoying, he didn’t provoke Bella anymore.

To be honest, Bella’s actions were unforgivable. If it wasn’t for my indomitable courage, I wouldn’t have escaped the interrogation room alive in the first place.

But she couldn’t kill Bella either. She needs Bella to create a party of warriors, and she can keep the trashy nobles, princes, and princesses in check.

The crazy sixth prince still kidnaps children from villages near the capital and uses them as sacrifices. Rather than Princess Oh, who fell for the Church and cooperated with the nobles to plot a rebellion, Bella, the four princesses and the crown princess, was her fairy.

As I sighed at the bleak future of the empire I had created, I put the spear of destruction into the storage room and left the lab.

As planned, the Spear of Destruction came into hand. It may not be able to fully demonstrate the ability of the spear, but it will be able to pierce a simple shield or barrier with the original ability of the spear of destruction.

When I was heading to the dormitory, thinking that I wanted to quickly test the spear of destruction. Someone hugged my waist from behind.

“Ross!”

A voice I haven’t heard in a long time. I just called her name, but a smile came naturally to her lips.

As she turned around, Ellie met my gaze with a pretty smile.

Is it because I haven’t seen you in a while? The idea that she might have gotten a little prettier filled her mind stupidly.

“It’s been a while.”

At my greeting, Ellie drooped her shoulders and put on a hard expression.

“Yeah, it’s a practice thing…. You were suddenly so busy that you didn’t even have time to see your face?”

For some reason, I felt a little happy when I saw Ellie talking as if she was sorry. She felt like it was raining in the desert, just by looking at Ellie, the negative emotions she felt a moment ago melted away.

“I couldn’t even keep my promise to eat something delicious together… ! It’s late today, so let’s eat something delicious next time!”

I nodded her head in delight at Ellie’s words, and Ellie, who had a bright smile on her face, leaned her body against me and asked.

“By the way, Ross, have you decided on a prom partner?”

Strange anticipation rose in her heart as Ellie looked up at me like a charming cat.

“No, not really.”

“Good. Then would you like to go to the prom with me?”

My heart started beating on its own when I saw Ellie say that with a happy expression on her face.

It was a completely unexpected proposal, and I felt a strange urge to cheer loudly at the thought of going to the prom with Ellie.

“I like it, but…. Why with me?”

“Well, isn’t there a guy you’re close enough to go to the prom with?”

As if asking her for granted, Ellie’s answer tilted her head and almost inadvertently scratched her under the chin.

She could feel Ross’s emotions running wild beyond her control for the first time in a while, but in front of Ellie, even her indomitable courage didn’t seem to work.

“Shall we go to the prom together… ?”

“Good!”

Let’s ask again for confirmation. She smiled brightly and saw Ellie crossing her arms, saying that she had a good time shopping for prom clothes today, and she praised herself in her heart.

While she was feeling the good feeling of floating in the sky, Ellie asked me insinuatingly.

“By the way… Roel oppa is also participating in the prom?”

I felt dizzy as if I had fallen from the sky in an instant and fell into the abyss.

I could understand the real reason why she asked me to go to the prom when she looked at me while avoiding my gaze.

Because Roel’s prom partner has always been Flavia.

But I pretended not to know anything and looked at Ellie and said.

“I will.”

At her answer, Ellie looked up at me again with a bright smile.

“It would be fun to play with the three of us after a while.”

While smiling and nodding her head…. For the first time in a long time, I could feel an inferiority complex welling up in the depths of my heart.

Is there any duty to answer Ellie’s words while struggling with the negative thoughts and all kinds of emotions running through her head?

I forcibly suppressed my soaring inferiority complex and pretended to be calm while answering.

“Right. It will be fun.”

Because I knew you would smile at me….