The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

86 – Abandoned Settings

I woke up to the voice and turned my eyes to the arena.

Lilies.

That title was given to me by Modist.

Then is the owner of this voice a member of the Modist?

A woman’s voice immediately followed as if to answer my questions.

[I am the guild leader of Modist.]

If it’s Modest’s guild leader, Estelle’s heroine setting has been discarded.

I haven’t actually met it yet, so I couldn’t confirm if the discarded settings were still intact.

[There is an official of the church here.]

I couldn’t hide my embarrassment at Estelle’s sudden words.

Cult leaders are here? Couldn’t it be?

Roel’s sophomore grade exam ended without any intervention from the church or the demon king.

It was an episode in which Roel, who had grown even further due to Ross’ death, became the top of the grade once again with overwhelming force.

But why are the religious leaders here? Can I really trust Estelle’s words?

[It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. The Church is watching you. Never use space magic.]

There was only one thing that directly involved me with the church.

Roel was used to stop the black magician’s plan to massacre villages with mutant orcs.

The Warlock had a core containing [Chaos] That was being developed by the Church, and he raided the academy to retrieve it.

Then has the church been keeping an eye on me since then? I involuntarily swallowed dry saliva. If I get involved with the church right now, my plans will go awry.

[After the duel, go to the 4th floor of the main building. Go to the women’s bathroom at the end of the corridor on the left. I’ll explain everything.]

After that, I couldn’t hear Estelle’s voice anymore.

I asked myself a question.

Can I trust Estelle?

If her discarded settings are still intact… Currently, Estelle was in a position to receive orders from the Church.

A group of assassins [Black Eyes] Chose loyalty instead of extermination due to the leader’s overwhelming power.

Estel wants to escape from the cult’s influence, but the entire clan is like a hostage, so she’s forced to follow the leader’s orders.

If Estelle’s discarded settings remain the same, what she told me would be true. Even the fact that he gave me advice gives me strength that the setting is the same. I haven’t seen it with my own eyes, so it’s too early to be sure.

‘Let’s not use space magic for now.’

The reason why the headmaster made the black eye obey was because of Estelle’s ability [Space Cutting]. It was a plan to use this to break down the world line and eliminate the absolute boundary between the demon world and the human world.

In the end, the eastern border is broken by other means than Estelle, but…. For a church obsessed with space-related magic, revealing space magic to others could cause problems.

Fortunately, I’ve never used spatial magic in public. Lawton’s magic was also used in the survival test.

If they were only keeping an eye on me because of the warlock’s work, there was no need to draw attention by revealing space magic.

Fortunately, even if it’s not space magic, I have a new magic.

―Rose! We are unfortunately eliminated by Lucia’s magic!

―The winner is Lucia from the Faculty of Magic! Advance to the quarterfinals!

The ground shook from the huge cheers of the crowd.

After the first game, while I was restoring the destroyed stadium, an unknown faculty member approached me.

“Are you ready for the game? Great. Wear the artifact, and when the moderator sends a signal, you can enter the arena straight away. “

As in the survival test, after wearing a shock-absorbing artifact on my chest, I took out a bag containing seeds from the space storage to avoid people’s gaze.

The church’s interest can increase just by using the space warehouse. It was a decision made for my own safety.

Before entering the arena, I thought of a new fighting method in my head.

Growing Beanstalk, Spear of Destruction. You have to combine the two to deal with the mage.

―Let’s start the second game! It’s a confrontation between the combat department and the sorcery department!

With the emcee’s voice, I moved to the stadium when I heard the teaching staff beckoning me to move.

Tens of thousands of cheers shook the earth as if asking for a fun duel beyond the shield.

If it hadn’t been for his indomitable courage, he would have been strained by the pressure of people’s gazes.

To show one’s abilities in front of everyone. It was natural to be surrounded by tension, excitement, and strange heat.

The face of Famian, who stopped in front of me, was just like that. Tightened facial muscles. With the intention of relieving the tension and clearing my mind, the stare glaring at me looked very pitiful.

“Nice to meet you. The head of the combat department?”

I grabbed the spear pole without answering Famian’s question. Famian’s gaze stiffened with even more tension at my ignoring.

―Let the countdown begin! Three!

Farmian, holding a cane, took a deep breath and looked at me, raising one corner of his mouth.

-Two!

As he bent his legs as if he was going to rush in, he found his hand shaking slightly as he gripped the staff with a nervous expression.

-One!

The center of gravity is tilted forward so that you can run at any time by injecting less power into your thighs and back.

-Start!

I ran forward as soon as the moderator finished speaking. As if anticipating my actions, Famian immediately swung his staff like a conductor of an orchestra.

As if an earthquake had occurred, the arena floor vibrated, and huge boulders rose from under my feet. Sensing an abnormality on the floor, I already launched myself into the air.

Possibly intending to pour all his mana into the first game, Farmian waved his staff nonstop. Huge stone pillars, like sculptures, soared all over the arena, blocking my approach.

As Racoonta often showed me, I could hear people cheering loudly as I stepped on a stone pillar in the air and held my balance.

I let out a ridiculous laugh at the sight of Famian, who had built a fortress out of rocks around him before I knew it.

Did he have the simple idea that he would win by hiding himself between the rocks just because he was facing a combat unit?

If it was a one-sided situation, Famian’s method might be the correct answer, but this was a duel in which the superiors of each department participated.

It was an arrogant mistake to think of a normal response to a duel involving special people beyond the ordinary.

I took a beanstalk seed out of my pants pocket and held it up. As I concentrated my magic on the seed, I felt it squirm in the palm of my hand as if it were alive.

Throwing it into the air, the beanstalk, which grew huge in an instant, crashed into the rock fortress.

Kwaaang–!

“Ouch!”

Famian’s screams of panic were heard along with a cloud of dust. He must have never dreamed that his actions of trying to block his approach would rather become a grave.

As I kept throwing beanstalk seeds and destroying the fortress, I saw the figure of Pamian, covered in dust, jumping out of the beanstalk like a rabbit whose burrow collapsed.

Perhaps the shock was transmitted to the giant beanstalk falling from the sky, and the artifact of Pamian turned red.

I waited for the right moment, like a hunter waiting for his prey to escape from his den, and rushed straight toward Pamian.

The panicked guy swung his staff and lifted part of the arena floor and used it as a shield.

A simple rock could not block the power of destruction that could destroy even magic.

Battered all over by the stone that exploded as if exploding, Farmian’s artifact could no longer absorb the shock and fell from his chest.

―Pamian’s artifacts can’t hold out any longer! The winner of the second match is Battle Club Los!

At the words of the host, cheers resonated in the stadium. Famian asked me with a stupid expression.

“You, your combat department… How can such magic….”

“… I had a good teacher.”

Famian lowered his face at my answer. In fact, if the opponent wasn’t me, Famian’s fighting style would have been quite difficult for the combat department.

To attack an opponent who hides in a rock and blocks their approach…. It was embarrassing for a swordsman holding a sword.

What can I do? My opponent is me

The sight of soaring stone pillars and giant beanstalks falling from the sky was definitely worth watching.

There was no spectator here who would not be thrilled with the massive destruction unfolding before their very eyes. Even the children who like giant magic looked at me with moved eyes when they saw the giant beanstalk falling from the sky.

The stadium was filled with huge cheers. In the meantime, cheers mixed with my name were heard.

Amid undiminished cheers.

I waved my hand to the crowd and walked out of the arena calmly.

As soon as I got out of people’s eyes with a humble expression, I immediately got out and ran to the 4th floor of the main building where Estelle was waiting.

Fortunately, I didn’t lose my concentration during the game, but it was true that I was very nervous.

End of the corridor on the left. Arriving at the women’s bathroom, I hesitated for a moment in front of the door.

I glanced around and confirmed that no one was watching, swallowed a dry spit, and entered the women’s bathroom.

“Welcome.”

I turned my head at the sudden voice, and Estelle, wearing a black cat mask, approached me.

Smaller than Luna. If there is a black cat there.

It was exactly what I expected.

If so, will the obsolete settings remain the same?

When I thought of Estelle’s setting in my head, feeling a little relieved by that appearance. Estelle approached me and grabbed my hand.

“What, what are you doing… ?”

Estel silently dragged me into the toilet seat, closed the door, and pressed her body against me. The pleasant scent of strawberries hit and tickled the tip of his nose.

“Are you nervous because it’s a church? Fool~ I’m scared~”

Abandoned Estelle’s settings came to mind at the mischievous voice.

In order not to overlap with Roel’s heroines that have appeared in the meantime, I was thinking about which character to put in, and the setting I put in was….

“Why? Are you conscious that the two of you are alone in the women’s bathroom?”

Unlike usual when you can’t even talk to men, it was a setup where your personality changes to Mesgaki if you wear a mask….