The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

87 – Collaboration

“You do mine.”

It took me a while to figure out the meaning of those words that were spoken out of nowhere without context or foreshadowing.

I know that Estelle is a mesgaki setting. If so, could it be that he said it because he was interested in me as a member of the opposite s*x?

I had no choice but to ask just in case.

“What do you mean?”

“It’s literally. I like you, I want to make it mine. It’s good?”

Unknowingly, I swallowed dry saliva. I had a cute girlfriend named Luna.

It would have been an offer I would have appreciated if I had been alone, but it was an offer I could not accept now.

I moved my body slightly, thinking that I should get out of this narrow toilet for now. Like a straight chin, a grunt, and a wall slam. Estelle’s small hand blocked my small attempt to get out of here.

I sighed at the black cat mask staring at me.

“Sorry, but I have an ex-girlfriend.”

“Huh? Of course you know. The two of them just kiss and hold hands, but who doesn’t know that?”

Estelle’s words gave her legs a moment’s strength, causing her body to stagger.

Did he suggest that he proudly cross his legs even though he knew he had a lover? It was also a mesgaki-like idea. Like a cheeky kid….

When I looked down at Estelle with wary eyes, I wonder if I noticed the deep doubt in my eyes. Estelle shrugged her shoulders.

“You didn’t take it to mean dating, right? It’s really low.”

I was taken aback by that statement. If you were suddenly told by someone of the opposite s*x, “I want to make you mine,” Wouldn’t you have interpreted it that way?

“I just liked your abilities, not as a man. Excessive self-consciousness is unpleasant….”

Estelle looked at me with a look that said she understood her words now.

Only then did I nod my head.

I was not particularly embarrassed by my excitement. Estelle’s words without context were up to interpretation, and as I had a lovely lover named Luna, I definitely needed to draw a line.

So, I just comforted myself saying it wasn’t a bad choice.

Contrary to what I thought, Estelle started blowing as if she had caught my weakness.

“Oh, did you think of starting a harem like my older brother~? It’s more cheeky than it looks~”

I sighed and replied to Estelle who was teasing me.

“I’ll go when I’m done talking.”

I turned to the door as if I was going to, but an urgent voice stopped me.

“I’ll stop kidding! Sorry!”

When I turned around and looked at Estelle with a satisfied expression, Estelle, who had been muttering to herself something, got to the point.

“I warned you earlier. It’s not a lie.”

“You mean the religious leaders are here?”

“Yes. You’re not the reason the religious leaders came here, but they must have wanted to observe you, who showed interest in you.”

At Estelle’s words, I was speechless for a moment. Replaying in my head what I had just heard, I asked if I was taking the joke seriously.

“Just kidding… ? Why is the principal interested in me….”

I asked in a slightly desperate voice. The teacher is a person on a different level from me. A monster close to immortality.

Since the ambiguous existence itself was the setting, it was difficult even for me to guess what kind of person the leader was. Although a pseudo cult, his powers were real.

Even Roel now. If he fought the cult leader, he would have to consider the survival rate.

“Yeah, because you’re Roel’s younger brother and because of the performance you showed in Destin Village?”

“How does the headmaster do that… ?”

“Ah, I reported it. If there is something special about Roel, I have to report it to the Church.”

Was the culprit you?

Let’s send a resentful look, are you aware of your mistakes? A sigh escaped as he slowly lowered his gaze.

“Sorry, but I couldn’t help it. I am bound to the Church.”

I already knew it, but I didn’t have to tell Estelle that I knew it.

Depending on what kind of information the other party has, the value of negotiations changes.

Pretending not to know, he opened his mouth in a disappointed voice.

“As it turns out, the modist guild leader is the leader of the church…. Should I change the guild I use?”

“No! Don’t change! Modests have nothing to do with the Church! I can guarantee this with my name on it. Modist’s information won’t flow to the Church either. This is what I promised the headmaster.”

In fact, I already knew it without explaining it.

Will things get complicated when this fact is revealed later? It was a setting I put in for my convenience.

I nodded as if I understood and asked with my eyes shining.

“So, why did you, the leader of the Church, warn me about the Church?”

Assuming you don’t know Estelle’s thoughts, you raised a plausible question.

“As I said earlier, Lily. I am very interested in your abilities.”

Judging from the conversation so far, Estelle was showing her sincerity to me. This was a trustworthy attitude, but like the saying, knock on a stone bridge and go. I felt the need to confirm that Estelle’s discarded settings were the same as my memory.

Should I stab you?

“If you tell me to be loyal to the church, I will refuse. I will keep the secret about what happened today.”

“No, to be honest, I want to break away from the cult’s influence.”

Honestly, I didn’t expect that he would reveal his true feelings to me right away. Did he think telling the truth would be more effective than talking back to me? If so, the answer is correct.

“How do you plan to get out?”

I wondered if there were other plans that I didn’t know about, so I impliedly asked.

“They are using Modist and you. You join hands with us If you help us escape the influence of the Church, we can do our best to help you.”

Laughter leaked out at Estelle’s answer.

Even if it is the best information guild, the best assassin group in the world…. The opponent was the leader of the church.

It was obvious that the loss would be greater than the gain gained by holding hands.

Before a polite refusal came out of her mouth, Estelle suddenly pushed her small breasts out proudly.

“We have already given you great help a few times. Don’t you know stupid~”

“For me?”

I asked in a somewhat absurd voice.

Have I ever been favored by anyone other than my club members, Roel and Nelson? There wasn’t anything to point out.

Are you happy with the thought of giving me a shot at the doubt in my eyes? Estelle put her hand on her hips proudly and spoke in a low voice.

“Tarantra.”

“You seem to have a hobby of doing background checks on customers.”

It was an answer that hid my bewilderment at the name that came out of nowhere. Like this, the conversation with Estelle embarrassed me with words without context.

“Yes. Like I said, I’m interested in you. Are you happy?”

A sarcastic remark lingered in my mouth about whether my interest developed into stalking, but I managed to suppress it.

“… Are you threatening me with that?”

“No, I have no intention of threatening you. You said I’ve already been of great help to you. You can just take it like garbage and turn around.”

As I frowned to try to understand the meaning of Estelle’s words, Estelle’s fingers suddenly pressed my forehead.

“Then you will get wrinkles between your eyebrows. Wrinkles on an ugly face, I don’t like it.”

When she narrowed her eyes at Estelle’s sudden betrayal, Estelle explained in an easy-to-understand way what she was saying.

“The reason why the village that was massacred by Tarantra’s subordinates suddenly disappeared as if evaporating. Still don’t know It’s not that you’re lucky, it’s all because of my help. You stupid.”

It was only then that the pieces of the puzzle that hadn’t been put together in my head came together.

It’s been quite a while since Tarantra died at my hands, but she’s still questioning why no fuss has happened. As it turned out, I thought there was a hidden Manito.

I laughed out loud at the unexpected help.

Surely, Estelle’s help has been of great help to my peaceful daily life. To the extent that I am sincerely grateful.

“And one more thing for you to be happy about.”

“It would be nice if there were more.”

When she answered with a smirk, Estelle snorted at her and told her not to climb.

“We also took good care of the body of your teacher, Scholar Lawton. I made a tomb in a good spot with the statue next to it.”

I tried not to show emotion at Estelle’s words, so I wiped her face once.

Relief, regret, guilt. Those feelings ran chaotically through my mind. I also felt refreshed that the problem that had been placed in my heart like a burden had been resolved.

“Where is the grave….”

“The mountain next to the village. Having lived there for a long time, I thought the surroundings would be fine.”

As he nodded in agreement, his serious voice quickly turned into a cocky mesgaki.

“I didn’t mean to blackmail you with those things. I just wanted to let you know how good I am and how I can help you. In fact, without my help, you’re a complete idiot. Don’t you usually think about the future? Stupid~ stupid~”

Certainly, like Estelle pointed out, I did the work without thinking about the future. No, I couldn’t afford to think about the future.

If I hadn’t risked everything at that moment, without even having time to think about the future. It could have been me, not Tarantra, who died in that fight.

It is true that Estelle has helped me a lot, but I still don’t know.

Even if I join hands with Estelle, nothing that would benefit me immediately comes to mind. Just like now, selling and buying information from Modist was satisfying.

There is no benefit, but there is risk. It was the thing to be most careful with.

“Will you give me time to think?”

“Then~ I expected that I wouldn’t be able to make a decision like a man. Because I’m pathetic~”

If it were her younger sister, she would have pinched her cheek, but she lowered her half-raised hand when she remembered that Estelle was the heir to a group of assassins.

“Do you have any intention of revealing your identity to me?”

I know who it is, but if I said it, it was obvious that the word ‘how’ would come out. She had to choose the inconvenient but way back to prevent it.

“Yes. I haven’t even promised to cooperate yet, so there’s no need to reveal my identity, so why do you wonder who’s behind the mask? Don’t worry. Pretty”

At Estelle’s words, I sighed and stroked my chin pretending to be in serious trouble.

“Once the duel is over, let’s talk seriously next time. I have a lot to think about now.”

“Okay, I don’t mean to force you to make hasty decisions either. If you did that for no reason, you would lose the duel and blame it on me.”

If you think about it, what is different about Flavia?

If you take off the mask, you become an obedient person? That’s definitely a big difference.

“Anyway, beware of the religious leaders. Don’t do anything that stands out for nothing. It’s good that you didn’t use space magic. But how the heck did you find the cadre among so many spectators?”

From Estelle’s words, I could tell that the person I had my eyes on was an official of the church. Who the hell is it? It was hard to guess just by looking at the appearance.

“Do you mind telling me who the executive is?”

“I can’t talk. Regardless of my will, it is impossible.”

As she said that, she averted her gaze for no reason as she pointed with her finger while sticking out her pink tongue.

“Still, prepare an answer next time you come. It’s okay if you decline my offer. Because it won’t do any damage. So, don’t be too scared. Coward~”

I held on to the door of the toilet compartment and grabbed Estelle as she was about to leave.

“Do you have something to say~? Or what… Are you planning on doing something else? Pervert~”

“I don’t think I said thank you. Thank you for your help. I mean it.”

For some reason, he seems to be taken aback by my words. Estelle didn’t try to see me in front of her eyes and kept her gaze at her feet. Looking at the black cat mask, I suddenly realized.

The identity of the sender of the purple dagger I’ve been curious about.

I implicitly asked Luna, but she didn’t seem to know anything about daggers. What had been a question in my head for so long has now been resolved.

“You sent this to me, right? I was wondering who sent it all this time. I will write well.”

Estelle flinched when I took out a box with a purple ribbon attached with colorful confetti that had been put in from the warehouse in her space and showed it to her. She twitched and shook her shoulders.

“This, this… you idiot! That, that… ! Mole, I don’t know!”

“Billion!”

Before I could react to the sudden reaction, I was hit in the stomach in a defenseless state and moaned. Estelle, who had blown her fist, left me in pain and she hurriedly ran out of her bathroom.

I said thank you. Why did you hit me… ? It was unfair to her, but she was gone and I couldn’t ask.