The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

52 – Same word, different meaning, same heart.

I went to the library with Luna. She had previously learned how to use a book she had bought from Flavia, so she immediately searched for things related to Floyd.

“There are so many things….”

Is it because he has a legendary reputation as an architect? There are hundreds of books about Floyd’s architecture alone. Even the design of the academy building has exceeded 10 volumes.

“Then I, I will search for the secret room and check it out….”

Maybe she is not used to short talk, even though she stutters, Luna eagerly spoke half to me. Seeing Luna, who hides her face a lot, smiles at her admiration for her efforts, she sometimes hurriedly avoids her gaze. For some reason, she reaches out to pet the cat, but it seems as if she was rejected. I felt sadness.

There are a lot of books about Floyd, and it’s impossible to check them all. She used the function of a competent librarian to narrow down the books by writing down words or sentences that might be related to the secret room.

Luna, who often goes to the library, was using her librarian’s books to find and investigate books related to the secret room without my help.

“It’s just a reference to rumors.”

Even when Floyd was principal, she was rumored to have a secret room. She also said that the author of the book asked Floyd himself.

[Author: There are rumors that there is a secret room in the academy. What do you think?]

[Floyd: What is the most important thing for a student? A sense of adventure, exploration and curiosity. The secret room is a delusion for some, but I think it is a rumor that can be a good goal for others.]

As expected, saying ambiguous words without giving a definite answer was a way to draw out the curiosity unique to a ‘wizard’.

Since wizards themselves are beings driven by curiosity, they themselves had an instinctive ability to stimulate the curiosity of others.

Right before the library hours were over, we organized our research in our notebooks, put the books back in place, and left the library.

On the way to their respective dormitories, there were street lamps and many students who had studied until late and were now returning to their dormitories, but I deliberately decided to take Luna to the front of the Faculty of Magic dormitory.

“I’ll take you to the dorm.”

“Ugh, yes….”

Looking at Luna’s delighted appearance, they talked about what they had researched and headed for the dormitory, when the building of the Faculty of Magic dormitory began to appear. I thought I’d have to get to the point soon.

“That, Luna. Do you have time on the weekend?”

When she carefully observed Luna’s expression and asked, Luna eagerly nodded her head as if waiting.

“Yes! There is so much, there is absolutely!”

When I laughed involuntarily at that intense reaction, I wonder if she realized her own fierce reaction. Luna’s face was flushed red even in the light of her night.

Luna’s flushed face in the light of her streetlights was so lovely that she involuntarily wanted to hug her.

“Go in. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

But I wasn’t sure about myself yet, and I didn’t want to burden Luna by acting on my instincts.

That much, Luna doesn’t know why. She seemed to be something to be treated with great respect.

“Good bye Ross!”

Until I disappeared, how much I laughed at the sight of Luna waving her hand at me in front of her dormitory.

My clown got sick and I went back to the combat unit dormitory, holding my hand down.

***

I did research on the secret room made by Floyd for a week, but I didn’t get good results. It was the same that other members had no income.

Aria collected and organized rumors about the secret room by being annoying enough to be avoided by her seniors, and La Carre worked hard as an exercise to compare various parts of the academy with the blueprints that Kane had researched to see if there were any differences.

I have to go to Lawton with Luna, and it’s also the weekend. All the members stopped their club activities for a while and headed to the island to enjoy a break.

I arrived at the appointed time to meet Luna at the front gate of the academy and was waiting. Luna must have been trying to come out a little earlier, too, she showed up earlier than the promised time.

I couldn’t help but be a bit taken aback by Luna’s appearance in pretty clothes, unlike me who was wearing a school uniform because it was annoying.

I hurriedly went back to the dormitory and thought about whether I should change her clothes, but she said Luna said that she just wanted to wear them. She stopped me from going back to the dormitory, saying not to be burdened.

With Luna’s kind consideration, I had no choice but to go to the outskirts of the capital to ride the wagon with Luna.

For some reason, it felt like Luna’s stride was getting shorter as she moved further away from the capital city. When I looked at her Luna in puzzlement, rather, Luna was looking up at me with her questioning gaze.

Realizing that she hadn’t explained where she was going, I scratched the back of my head and said.

“Ah, to take a carriage to a place called Turning Village.”

“Turning village… ?”

Perhaps it’s the first time I’ve heard of this name, Luna tilted her head with a confused look on her face, which was cute like a puppy.

“There is someone I would like to introduce to her Luna.”

Actually, I was ordered to come with you, but…. Wrapped around nicely

“I talked about you, and I was wondering if you were interested….”

Thankfully, Luna nodded as if she understood.

“Yeah, okay.”

After renting a wagon, I quickly arrived at Turning Village by talking to Luna for a while. Maybe it’s because I always come to the village after class, but seeing the village during the day, which I only saw at night, gave me a different feeling.

Even the Lawton’s house, which had been shrouded in the darkness of the night, was bathed in sunlight, revealing a more monstrous appearance.

“That is where we are going.”

Should I be shocked? Pointing to the haunted house in advance and explaining, Luna looked at Lawton’s house and her eyes lit up.

“I think elves will live.”

After all, Luna thought it was nice to praise such an abandoned house, and when she approached Lawton’s house and was about to knock on her door, a loud sound came from inside her.

“Isn’t it time to give up? Are you that angry at your friend’s suggestion that you spend the rest of your life comfortably in the Magic Tower?”

“Hmph, if you’re going to give up, you didn’t even start in the first place!”

I exchanged glances with Luna for a while at the sound of a fighting voice, and knocked on the door to stop the argument.

“Grandpa Lawton, I’m here!”

I heard footsteps, and an old man with a benevolent face I had never seen before opened the door.

“Nice to meet you, did you visit Lawton?”

“Oh, yes. Hello.”

“Hello.”

The old man with a good-natured face greeted him with a smile, then turned to Lawton.

“There is a guest looking for you, so I will go. Lawton, seriously think about it. This is advice for you, her lifelong friend.”

Saying that, the old man took a piece of paper from his pocket and put it on the table before leaving the house.

I approached Luna and greeted her when I saw Lawton holding up a paper from the table and throwing it on the desk with a forlorn expression.

“Hello, Grandpa.”

“Hello.”

After our greeting, Lawton, who returned to his usual expression, looked at Luna and me, and for some reason gave a very uneasy smile.

“Yes, nice to meet you. I heard that there is someone he likes, so I wondered who it was, but it turned out to be you.”

Me and Luna were taken aback by Lawton’s sudden, crazy words.

“What, what bullsh*t!”

“Huh? Haven’t you confessed yet? I’m sorry! I thought I already did.”

Seeing Lawton say that with an expression that doesn’t feel apologetic at all, realizing that he did it on purpose, let’s grit our teeth and glance sideways at Luna.

Fortunately, I was able to breathe a sigh of relief when I saw Lawton’s words not offending me.

It’s not a bad reaction… ?

“Sit down, bring me something to drink.”

Saying that, Lawton got up from his seat and headed towards what was presumed to be the kitchen.

I sat on the sofa with Luna and looked around the room. It was the first time I had entered the house, so it felt like a unique cafe design with all kinds of plants growing on the walls and floors.

When I was about to get up to check inside, curious about the unknown covered in the blanket placed next to the bed. Lawton returned with the car just in time.

“Can’t stand it and walk around?”

Shrugging my shoulders at Lawton’s criticism, I sat back down and drank the hot tea Lawton served. I thought the taste of the tea would be very bitter or tasteless, just like Lawton’s personality. Unexpectedly, it was a sweet tea that women would like.

“Taste, delicious.”

I wonder if Luna thought so too. She smiled and said the tea was delicious.

“Oh, that sounds better than you think? What car is it?”

Let’s say that while feeling the aroma of tea spreading in your mouth. Said Lawton with a grin, an unpleasant grin.

“Tea made from Platinum flowers.”

“Puheup-!!!”

I spit out the tea in my mouth and grabbed Luna’s hand as she hurriedly brought the tea to her mouth. A bewildered Luna looked on in surprise, but she couldn’t let her drink more of this tea.

“Are you crazy? Is that a lie?”

“Keuk – Platinum flowers are right. Of course, there is no danger at all by removing the thorns. It tastes and smells good, so it’s only natural that it protects itself with those thorns.”

Even with Lawton’s explanation, I felt embarrassed and told Luna to stop drinking more tea in a whisper. Luna put down her glass and looked at me with an awkward smile, as if she believed me.

“Oops, you didn’t introduce yourself. I am rotten He’s a sorcerer who studies stone thorn disease, and he’s the one who’s going to be this guy’s teacher.”

I hurriedly added to Lawton’s explanation.

“The back story is a lie.”

After my explanation, Luna introduced herself with a pretty smile as if it seemed like we were having fun.

“I-I am Luna. She’s a first-year student at Transcendence Academy’s Sorcery Faculty, and she’s in the same club as Ross.”

“Really? The Faculty of Magic? This is what my junior came to see.”

I felt impatient and asked Lawton, who smiled while saying that.

“Luna has arrived as promised, can you check it now?”

While Luna, not knowing what I meant, tilted her head, Lawton observed her and pulled out her wand.

“Damn it, you feel impatient in front of a child you like. Luna, would you like to check your body with magic for a while?”

“Yes, Neet?!”

Surprised by her sudden offer, Luna looked at me with her larger-than-usual eyes. She regretted not explaining the situation in advance, and she hurriedly explained the situation to Luna.

“Grandpa Lawton said he wanted to see if he could help you….”

“Ah… That, but it won’t help…. I checked a lot.”

Just as her heart was about to ache at Luna’s grim expression, she heard Lawton’s screams.

“Did you confirm that with me? Even if you look at it like this, I’m a person who has worked hard every single day for decades to study stone thorn disease!”

Luna didn’t know what to do at Lawton’s scolding, and put on a puzzled expression. Seeing that, I put my hand on Luna’s shoulder and whispered in her ear.

“Luna, trust me. Even though Grandpa Lawton has a strange personality, he is trustworthy.”

As if persuaded by my words, Luna pulled out the book she had tucked in her left hand, and then she struggled to reach Lawton with her left hand.

Muttering something in an unknown language, Lawton put his staff to Luna’s left hand, which was trembling like a spasm.

I could see the light from her wand traveling down her Luna’s arms and up to her head, beneath Luna’s pale skin.

Let’s pat her on the shoulder to reassure Luna as she watches the light passing through her body for a while. When Lawton was finished, she removed her wand and stood up to write something on her paper.

“There is something wrong with her head. Were you in an accident when you were young?”

When Lawton asked that question as he wrote something down quickly, Luna answered cautiously.

“I fell off my horse…. It hurt her head badly.”

“So that’s why you have a problem with your brain.”

I sighed at Lawton’s voice, which showed no consideration for her, and looked at Luna.

“Yes…. It’s a problem on the brain side, so potions can’t cure it, and it’s difficult to solve the problem with magic….”

To fix her daughter’s body, Luna’s parents must have worked very hard. Still, the reason she couldn’t fix Luna’s body was that it was impossible with today’s medicine.

I wondered if it would be different with Lawton, so I looked at it with a little anticipation, and Lawton put down the pen and turned away.

“Let the patient sit for a while. I need to talk to my guardian.”

With that said, Lawton motioned for him to come outside.

After whispering to Luna to wait, I followed Lawton out of the house.

“Can you fix it?”

“It cannot be fixed, it must be fixed. If I leave it like this, it won’t be long before my brain can’t stand it and I won’t even be able to walk. As time passes, the whole body will harden and the heart will also harden and die as it is….”

I bit my lip at Lawton’s shocking words. Luna is dying… ? It felt like the ground she was stepping on had collapsed and she was falling into the abyss.

“Then what shall we do…” ? If it’s her grandfather, there’s a way. Yes?”

As I asked with anticipation, Lawton smiled mockingly.

“Yes. It’s not that there’s a petrifying phenomenon like stone thorn disease, and it’s because the problem with the brain is clear. It is only possible for me.”

At those words, I smiled happily and before I could say thanks. Lawton added.

“However, if you want to cure that child, you must become my disciple.”

I knelt on the floor without hesitation at the sight of Lawton looking at me with cold eyes.

“I will, I will. Student. So please treat me.”

At my words, Lawton looked down at me suspiciously.

“You’re not doing it with the intention of getting healed and running away, are you?”

“Absolutely. I won’t run away, so please treat Luna.”

“If you became my student, would you have to drop out of the academy and live in this house picking up platinum flowers until I die?”

I immediately responded to Lawton’s words.

“I’ll drop out or whatever…. Please treat me. Please.”

As I said that, I hit my forehead on the ground.

I couldn’t lose Luna like this. She wasn’t even dating, and her heart was filled with feelings of love. I couldn’t accept that she was dying.

I promised to make you happy. Not just Luna, but all of her members. It was not the oath or restriction of Gias, it was my goal as a whole.

For the members, for Luna, and for the people who are important to me. I could get down on my knees at any moment and bang my forehead into the dirt. He could have even killed Lawton right now.

“Okay, then my student….”

“No!!!!”

After Lawton’s words were cut off, Luna’s cry was heard. As she lifted her head, which had been planted on the ground, and looked at her Luna, her blue eyes were filled with tears.

Did they overhear our conversation? Luna couldn’t even run well, so she struggled to come up to me and lift me up with one hand.

“Ross is our club president…. Never.”

I was very embarrassed to see Luna holding my hand and blocking my way, as if she would not take me away from Lawton because of her small body.

“If Ross doesn’t become my disciple, even if you die?”

“Yes, yes. No. Ro, because Ross will be a hero who will protect everyone.”

Emotions are a very strange thing. Sometimes it’s very hard to understand other people’s feelings, but sometimes it’s so easy.

Because of his small body, he couldn’t completely hide me, even though he stuttered. Even though he was told he would die if he wasn’t treated.

Luna only worried about me, not herself. Funny enough, we weren’t even dating, but we really cared for each other.

Is this love? I don’t know. I’ve never heard of this kind of love.

Then is this sympathy? I don’t think so. When I see Luna, I think of joy instead of sadness.

Then, how should we define this relationship? As for me, I don’t know.

Even as a writer, I don’t know the words to describe it.

Perhaps the one who can make this into words is a genius.

“Hey, I don’t need a disciple who is crazy about women either.”

Lawton said in a grunting voice and turned away.

“I will treat you, so come often and help me!”

With that said, Lawton went home. Luna, who looked at her, turned her body and took her into my arms.

Shedding tears, as if she would not let go of me. Seeing Luna roll up my clothes tightly with her hardened left hand, I held Luna in her arms and swept her back as if comforting her.

“Thank God.”

“Huh, black…. All right.”

The words are the same, but the meaning towards each other is different. Though I said I’m glad I was able to cure her Luna.

Luna was fortunate that I became Lawton’s apprentice and prevented her from dropping out of her academy.

Same word, different meaning.

However, we knew without saying that our feelings for each other were the same.