The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

56 – Process rather than result

As Arya put the crystal ball back in place, a chuckle came from behind.

“This is the first time we have met in person like this. Nice to meet you, Messiah Club.”

The members’ faces froze at the sudden appearance of Nelson. I hurriedly turned around and bowed to Nelson.

“No, hello!”

“””Hello!”””

When all the members who were alerted to my greeting greeted me together, Nelson smiled warmly as if he were looking at his cute grandchild.

“Yes, it seems you have found a passage to the principal’s office.”

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Nelson said, looking at the open door against the wall.

“Ah, yes…. We don’t even know if this is the principal’s office….”

“Are you surprised? I hope you enjoyed solving the secrets of the club room.”

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Nelson smiled and sat down at his desk.

“Ah, that was fun! I was very curious….”

Arya stuttered her words differently than usual, as if she was nervous about talking to Nelson she admired.

“Well, isn’t the club room a secret room left by the first principal?”

“What, what?!”

I explained why I thought that when I saw the members who were surprised by my words and Aria making a fuss right next to me.

“You can use the passage on the 5th floor to enter the club room…. Moving to an island or a snowy mountain is not something that would normally be in a club room. As Kane said, a closet is special because it only serves to open doors depending on its location…. I thought the special thing was the club room, not the closet.”

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Nelson, who was listening to my explanation, smiled happily and nodded his head.

“That’s right. The true identity of the Messiah Club Room is a secret room created by Floyd, the first principal.”

At Nelson’s words, Arya shouted, cupping her cheeks with her hands.

“Speak, nonsense… ! Then there is no treasure in the secret room?!”

“Huh? That’s just a rumor The secret room was literally a room that was kept secret from others, not a place where treasures were hidden.”

At Nelson’s words, Arya asked with her drooping face.

“Then why did you make the secret room… ? You can just make it into a warehouse….”

I sympathized with Aria’s question and looked at Nelson.

“Yeah, just kidding. A secret room known only to the architect who created the academy. How charming are you? In the secret room, there were just antiques that Mr. Floyd collected as a hobby. That’s why there was a passageway connected to the principal’s office.”

Arya leaned against Kane with her body behind her as if she was weak from the futile truth.

“Anyone called Captain….”

Looking at Nelson, his words trailing off, he smiled like a villain.

“That’s a nickname I haven’t heard in a long time. That’s right, I’m the captain.”

When everyone is surprised that it was Nelson who left the clue about the secret room. Arya, who was leaning on Kane, jumped up.

“As expected, Captain… ! It’s an incredibly fitting nickname!”

Seeing Aria shouting “Captain is the best” As if she had never cursed at the captain, Kane sighed and shook her head.

“The first time I found the secret room, I accidentally found it while making a secret passage to escape the academy. I often use it as a secret hideout with my friends, but it was eventually caught by Mr. Floyd. Well, thanks to you, I became a disciple.”

“A disciple?”

It wasn’t something I set up, so let’s look at it with surprised eyes. Nelson explained with a happy expression at the reaction of the members who were surprised like me.

“Yeah, because they recognized my talent, which was pointed at as a bad boy.”

As he said that, seeing Nelson wink at me reminded me of an old conversation and nodded.

“Does everyone like chocolate?”

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Nelson took a tin of fine chocolate from a desk drawer.

As we gathered around the desk and shared chocolates, we could hear Nelson’s story over and over again.

“Master made space expansion magic. People’s lives have changed a lot with one simple magic. More people live in the capital, and homeless people are rare. Even using space expansion magic, Master built a mental world. Based on that, he created a dungeon for training.”

It was a story that even I, the writer, did not know, and it was not even in the setting book. We listened to Nelson’s story with interest.

“After graduation, I became Master’s disciple and remained at school. As time goes by, use the space expansion magic in reverse. I invented magic to build a training dungeon inside a little thing called a snow globe.”

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Nelson stood up and gestured proudly towards the snow globe.

“What I found in the secret room was more valuable than treasure. Making a secret hideout and making a deep friendship with a friend and meeting Master. It was a good thing that could not be exchanged for anything.”

As if moved by Nelson’s words, Arya clasped her hands in front of her chest.

“As expected… The principal is great!”

At Arya’s words, Nelson stroked his well-groomed beard proudly.

“By the way, our club room was clearly shown in the blueprint, right?”

Kane, who checked the blueprint with Lacard, asked if he was curious.

“That’s right, when I was vice principal, rumors about the secret room suddenly spread, and students went everywhere to find the secret room, which made it a headache. That’s why I attached a door to the secret room and modified the blueprint.”

“Ah….”

As if the question had been answered, Kane put on a blank expression.

“The secret room has a door on it, so no one would have guessed that it was a secret room.”

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Nelson smiled and said in a deep voice.

“Sometimes the simple way is the answer.”

I don’t know what Kane meant by Nelson’s words, but like someone who had pulled out a thorn that had stuck in her for so long, Kane put on a cool expression and nodded her head.

“Do you have any other questions?”

Let’s look at her staff at Nelson’s question in a warm voice, as if telling her not to be burdened. She shook her head, except for Luna.

“I… Then why is there a closet that goes to islands and mountains in a warehouse that simply stores antiques… ?”

When Luna asked if that was still a question, we looked at Nelson with a sudden curiosity.

“It was made by Master to be used for rest. The rest I made myself.”

Everybody nodded at Nelson’s answer. Certainly, the island was a fun island with no monsters or monsters.

“Are all your questions answered now?”

Everyone nodded eagerly at Nelson’s warm smile.

“The results of my efforts may be in vain. But the memories made in the process will be remembered for a long time.”

As Nelson said, the results were futile, but we genuinely enjoyed the process of finding out the secrets of the club room.

“It’s a bit much to say it’s a reward, but if you come through that door and come to the principal’s office at any time, it’s welcome. If you need my advice or help, feel free to come to me. It’s okay if you want to eat chocolate.”

With Nelson’s warm words. The second activity of the Messiah Club ended like that.

***

The long-awaited weekend has arrived. I explained enough to the club members, so they all understood that I was anxiously going back and forth between the club rooms.

Smart-

I hurried to open the door at the sudden knock.

“Welcome….”

“Oh, Ross. I didn’t expect to be greeted like this-“

Let’s open the door. It wasn’t Lawton, there was the unexpected Flavia.

As I erased my bright smile and closed the door with a straight face, the fly bar knocked on the door violently.

“Hey! Why are you closing the door! I have something to say!!!”

“Come next time. Because you are busy.”

I replied in an annoyed voice and went back to the sofa.

“You will be back soon…. Don’t worry too much.”

Perhaps she knew that I was nervous, Luna said as if comforting. She was embarrassed for nothing and let’s stroke her chin. The members laughed and smiled.

“The manager takes great care of Luna~”

At Kane’s words, La Carr nodded beside him.

“The two go well together.”

Pretending not to hear, she avoided her gaze, and Aria came next to her and whispered cautiously.

“No Luna, Ross….”

Are you worried that Luna will be taken away? When I glanced at Luna at Aria’s words, I couldn’t help but scratch my head at the sight of her pretty smile.

The choice must be Luna’s.

Smart-

While thinking about that, she ran to open the door as if she was thrown off the couch at the sound of another knock.

“Welcome….”

“Oh, Ross! I’m going out, so I’ll pack something delicious-“

“It’s okay!”

This time it wasn’t Lawton, it was Roel. It was Roel whom I hadn’t seen in a long time because of club activities, but I wanted to see more of Roelton’s face now.

I sighed and apologized when Roel looked a little hurt at my annoyed shout.

“No, it’s because I have someone waiting for me right now. Sorry brother.”

“No, no…. This can be happen… I’ll go out with Flavia then. Hey, chocolate is fine… ?”

“Uh, uh…. Give it to me and eat it.”

Maybe it’s because I’m annoyed for nothing, let’s send Roel back in a slightly awkward mood and go after her. Arya and Kane glared at me with their arms crossed.

“To treat my older brother like that! Ross was bad!”

“Right! You should have told me to buy ours too!”

As I sighed at Aria and Kane’s words, I was about to sit down on the sofa again. Another knock was heard.

Let’s sigh and slowly open the door. There was Lawton, who had been waiting so long.

“Why does this guy look like this? Aren’t you glad to see the teacher!”

At Lawton’s grunting voice, I involuntarily hugged Lawton.

“Welcome. Master!”

“Aww, you madman, get off!”

I hurriedly fell at the disgusting voice of Lawton. I thought I was disappointed, so I overdid it a little and greeted him, but it seems to have had the opposite effect.

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Not the usual shabby clothes, clean clothes and a leather bag held in the left hand. Lawton’s appearance with an outsider badge on his chest felt a little strange.

“Come in.”

Would Lawton run away, let’s go into the club room. Members who were waiting came over and said hello.

“Hello! It’s Aria! I heard a lot.”

“Nice to meet you. I am Lakar, a member of the Messiah Club.”

“Hello. Seniors! I am Kane from the pension department!”

After receiving the greetings from the members, Lawton accepted them and went straight to Luna.

“No, hello.”

“Yes, nice to meet you. Now, I plan to start treatment right away, so let’s talk about it later.”

At Lawton’s words, the members nodded.

“So, shall we wait outside?”

I shook my head at Lakar’s words.

“I will be by your side. We don’t know how long it will take, so let’s go out together. “

At my words, Arya nodded and said to Kane and La Carr.

“Then shall we go eat shaved ice? I heard there’s a new cafe in the food alley in front of the imperial palace!”

“So what?”

“I like it too.”

Leaving behind the members who went out to eat shaved ice, I approached Luna who was lying on the bed. Seeing Luna’s tense appearance, I gently stroked Luna’s left hand, which clenched her fist.

“It will be fine. Don’t worry.”

“Yeah, thank you….”

As I made eye contact with Luna, Lawton took out items from her bag and approached her with a wand.

“Okay, let’s start right away. It’ll be over when you fall asleep, so don’t worry too much.”

Luna nodded at Lawton’s words and closed her eyes.

Like a conductor in an orchestra, Lawton gently waved her wand in the air, her green light misting out and into Luna’s head.

After a while, I heard Luna’s even breathing, as if she had fallen asleep.

“I will take this opportunity to show you what kind of teacher I am.”

Lorton rolled up his sleeves with a firm smile.