The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

Chapter 85

85 – Duel

After parting ways with Luna, I headed to the fairy bath as promised.

Of course, it’s not a place where men and women can bathe like a hot spring, so Aria won’t know if I kept my promise.

I was able to go inside only after being confirmed by the bathhouse manager that I was a participant in a duel.

When I took off my clothes and went inside, I saw quite a few people soaking in the bath.

I washed myself in the shower and headed straight to the bath.

“Here is Ross.”

Lakar, who had arrived first, beckoned. In the warm water mixed with the potion, a man-like exclamation came out without my knowledge.

“Huh… Oh, that’s good.”

I didn’t just play around after the exam ended early. Knowing in advance that the fairy bath would be open, I challenged the ordeal with Lacar and trained myself to the limit.

During the banquet, my limbs trembled and my back ached from muscle pain, but this was the only way to maximize the effect of the fairy bath.

Thanks to the use of the potion, it was to the extent that injuries could be cured just by soaking in the hot water. Even the impurities were filtered out thanks to the purifier created by the magician belonging to the imperial family, and the water was drinkable. That was kinda

I immersed myself deeply in happiness, as if the fatigue remaining in my body was washed away in an instant.

I desperately needed jar-shaped banana milk, but unfortunately it didn’t exist here.

“Ross. You are here too.”

I opened my eyes slowly to the sound of Roel’s voice, which I was enjoying with my eyes closed.

To the extent that it reminded me of the main character’s buff that I had forgotten about, my gaze went down by itself at the size of a warrior.

I hurriedly reached out my hand to Roel, who was approaching me, to stop him. It felt like a huge elephant was approaching.

“Whoa! Don’t come closer!”

“What, what is that reaction… Are you a little sad?”

“It’s narrow, so sit there.”

I’m still in a situation where I’m in a big comparison, but if I came closer, I felt like the inferiority complex that remained inside me would explode.

Roel, who boasted a shiny appearance even with his bangs that were roughly flushed with water, made me angry and displeased.

“Hello.”

“Ah, speak comfortably. You’re my friend, why are you being so rigid?”

When Lakar greeted me firmly, Roel, who answered with a smirk, narrowed his eyes as he sneaked closer to me.

“Why do you keep getting closer?”

“Your brother came to give you advice about dueling, right?”

In the end, Roel came to my side, looked around and put his chin on my shoulder.

“I heard the rumors. To say that he won first place with a tactic using his abilities, I am proud of him, as expected of my younger brother.”

I just let out a sigh at Roel’s delight as if it were his own work.

“You said you would do mean and mean things to me, and then you made this plan!”

“All you have to do is be mean and lethal in a duel.”

Let’s give a crooked answer to Roel’s appearance, as if he expected me to be mean. Roel narrowed his brows, then he put his hand on my head with his chin on his own.

“Where does it go if I talk to my brother prettily?”

“What to do with a dirty personality?”

“You don’t do that to your girlfriend, do you?”

“If you don’t take your hand away, I will hit you.”

Perhaps he realized that he was serious, Roel lowered his hand and smiled.

“When I came here last year. I never thought I would be able to come here with you.”

At Roel’s words, I silently closed my eyes and lost myself in thought.

When Roel first came here, the setting for Ross did not exist at all.

Because Ross was a consumable used to increase the quantity….

“You have no idea how fortunate I am that you entered the academy.”

Rakar, quick to notice Roel’s sincere voice, raised his body slightly.

“It’s time, so I’ll get up first. Please feel free to talk.”

“Yes. Let’s talk later.”

As Lakar escaped from the bath, I thought I wanted to leave too.

I couldn’t help but continue to soak myself in the water as Roel stared at me to see if he had anything to say.

I tried to turn away because I didn’t want to talk, but I couldn’t stand it and opened my mouth at the gaze that looked at me without words.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“After entering the academy… Have you contacted your parents?”

“Haa….”

At Roel’s question, I involuntarily let out a deep sigh.

The first time he was possessed by Ross. I met Ross’s parents.

A voice and eyes devoid of affection.

While having a meal together, he gave a cold gaze and asked his brother not to harm him.

I know they are Ross’ biological parents, but to be honest, I felt uncomfortable with them.

Even though they were the same child, they discriminated against Roel and turned away from him even though they knew that Ross was having a hard time.

I wasn’t a hedgehog like Ross, to the point where I bothered to care for people who thought of me as pitiful.

“How worried her mother is. When she often writes home. She also writes about you, but her mother is very curious about it. Are you studying well? How is your school life? Why don’t you send a letter….”

“Aren’t you worried that I might harm you?”

A sarcastic voice came from inside me. It was a word that jumped out of my brain without going through my brain.

“Ross….”

I was annoyed by Roel’s stare at me. They looked at me with guilt-filled eyes, as if it was their fault that my relationship with my parents had turned this way.

I found it unpleasant and annoying. It annoyed me to see him act like he was a sinner even though he hadn’t done anything wrong.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

At the aggressive voice, the gaze of the other person in the bath quietly reached me.

“Ross. It’s family though. I could send a letter home telling me not to worry-“

“Why me?”

I cut off Roel’s words and asked in a cold voice. Before Roel, who was taken aback, could answer, I added a word.

“If you want to contact me… Not only did he send a letter to his brother, but he also sent a letter to me.”

As if he had nothing to say at the cool point, Roel scratched his forehead while keeping her mouth shut.

“Yes. Let’s talk about this next time. There’s a duel tomorrow, and I brought up a nonsense. Do you have any questions about the duel?”

I let out a sigh at Roel who smiled awkwardly.

“No. Just leave me alone.”

When he answered in an annoyed voice, Roel nodded his head.

“Okay…. Anyway, I’ll go cheering for you tomorrow. I really want to win.”

As I watched Roel leave the seat with an apologetic face, I sighed and pressed my eyelids with the back of my hand.

“f*ck.”

Like Ellie, do I still have feelings of regret and antipathy towards my parents?

For the first time in a long time, the feeling of inferiority weighing down my whole body gave me a headache.

***

The next day. The spectators who filled the academy could sense that a ‘duel’ had begun.

I had breakfast with Lakar and Aria, who were participating in the duel, and headed to the duel.

Like the Colosseum, it was a structure where you could watch the fight on the disc from the spectators surrounding the arena.

Because the space expansion magic was used, the inside of the small building was the size of a giant soccer field.

At this opportunity, thanks to the shops selling all kinds of food, most had food and drinks in hand.

When we arrived at the waiting room, we immediately checked the schedule. It was my second game in the morning.

Today is divided into morning and afternoon, and the round of 16 and quarterfinals will be held.

Fortunately, Ariana Lacard was not in my group. In order for Aria and Lakar to meet, they had to reach the semifinals.

2#. Ross (Combat Division) VS Famian (Magic Division)

It was a name I had never heard before, but I didn’t feel particularly nervous when I remembered that there was no outstanding person in the 1st year Sorcery Faculty.

“There are so many people outside!”

Arya, who doesn’t look nervous at all like me, looked out of her window with a bright voice.

As Arya said, even though it was 30 minutes before the first match started, most of the seats in the arena were already full.

“I heard that only 80,000 people entered the academy today?”

The waiting room, which had been noisy with someone’s words, suddenly became tense.

80,000 Visitors alone. It was only natural that he would feel nervous when he thought of the students who did not participate in the duel.

“I won’t lose this time.”

As I was stretching and warming up, a stranger suddenly started talking to me.

I thought I had seen it somewhere, so I searched my memory for a while, and it came to mind that it was the same combat unit.

“Ah. Third place?”

“It’s not 3rd place, it’s Nabi!”

All eyes were on us because of our sudden scream.

Perhaps I felt ashamed, I shrugged my shoulders as I looked at the match table as my white face turned red.

“If you want to meet me, you will have to come to the finals…” .”

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Navi was in Group B, which included Aria and Lacar. And in group B, there was the future archmage and my childhood friend Ellie.

Even Navier’s opponent in the round of 16 was Eli.

“Cheer up a lot….”

I looked around the waiting room stealthily as Navier pouted his lips over me and returned to his seat.

I wonder if Ellie hasn’t arrived yet…. The figure was not visible.

After that happened with Ellie. Haven’t talked for a long time

We never met, even by chance. Most of them avoided meeting Ellie.

She acted like a coward in fear that her love for Luna would not overcome her desire for Ellie.

Wouldn’t Ellie appear? As I was anxiously looking at the door to the waiting room, the door opened and someone came in.

Unfortunately, that person wasn’t Ellie.

It was a faculty member who ran the game.

“I will prepare for the first game. Lucia, Rose, prepare for the game. The next participants, Ross and Famian, can wait on the bench next to the stadium.”

Follow the faculty and head to the arena. Aria cheered from behind.

“Los Fighting! See you in the finals!!!”

As I followed the staff into the arena, I could feel the eyes of many spectators looking down at the arena.

“Student Famian, please wait here on the bench. Student Ross can wait on the opposite bench.”

I nodded at the faculty member’s words and headed to the opposite bench.

The match hadn’t even started, but the stadium was full of heat and excitement.

Before the match begins. Let Nelson appear at the arena, give a brief greeting, and announce the start of the ‘duel’. Cheers from the crowd filled the arena.

A transparent shield covers the arena to prevent damage to the spectators, and a contestant wearing a shock-absorbing artifact on his chest emerges from the arena with a nervous expression. The cheers of the crowd resound once again.

―First game! The two participants are classmates from the Faculty of Magic. A fight between friends, how sad!

The emcee’s words, amplified through magic, resonated throughout the arena.

I was sitting on the bench looking at the stadium, and suddenly I turned my gaze toward the spectators to find Luna.

There were so many people, it seemed impossible to find Luna here.

Starting with the moderator’s countdown. The crowd chanted numbers along.

-Three!

I looked at the nearby spectators, just in case, but I couldn’t find Luna.

-Two!

As I turned my head away to focus on the game, someone caught my eye.

-One!

A beautiful look that can’t be distinguished whether it’s a man or a woman. There seemed to be no emotion in those gray eyes looking at the arena.

I couldn’t take my eyes off it as it slowly turned its gaze to me.