The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

64 – The ending you hoped for

“I was happy to meet you at the last moment.”

My emotions surged at Lawton’s words. I bit my lip and tried to suppress my emotions, but tears flowed out against my will.

Looking at me like that, Lawton smiled warmly.

“Don’t cry, there is no reason to be sad.”

I struggled to answer Lawton’s words.

“Basically… I found a cure….”

At my words, Lawton shook his head and asked.

“Do you know what I felt before I died?”

I shook my head slowly at Lawton’s question.

“It was relief.”

When he didn’t understand Lawton’s answer, Lawton smiled and added his words.

“I believed that if I gave you a box containing research materials and a cure, if you were kind, it would surely be used for something good.”

I wiped away the tears with my hand. The blurry vision became a little clearer.

“It was a short meeting, but I was really happy to meet you. Thanks to you, I was able to find a clue about the cure for stone thorn disease, and I was able to help Luna as well.”

“Don’t hold grudges… ? Tarantra, whom you thought was her friend, cheated on you all your life… I killed him in the end.”

Remembering that, anger surged from the bottom of my chest and my body shook.

Lawton approached me without saying a word, reached out his hand, and grabbed my hand in his fist.

“Ross, as a senior who has lived a little longer than you, if I could give you one piece of advice…. Life is too precious to live obsessed with revenge.”

At Lawton’s words, I suddenly felt a sense of rebellion in my heart. Can Lawton say the same thing when he learns the ugly truth he learned from Modist?

“Grandpa, Rael is actually-“

Lawton cut me off. As if you know what I’m talking about.

“Do you know why the medicine called time is good? It leaves only good memories rather than bad memories of someone. Rael or Raphael. It doesn’t change that you are the most important person in my life.”

I looked Lawton straight in the eyes. Eyes filled with pure sincerity without a single lie.

Lawton already knew what kind of person Rael was in the past.

“I knew… why the hell….”

I couldn’t quite understand Lawton. How could he forgive Rael for cheating on him for years?

“Rael found out about her past several years after losing her. She found out about Rael by accident…. At first, she drank for days because of her betrayal and resentment.”

As if recalling that time, Lawton let out a short sigh.

“Funny enough, everything that came to my head when I was drunk was about Rael. The small daily life of eating together, laughing, talking, and walking down the street was such a precious memory to me. The memories of whispering love to Rael were the emotions I felt sincerely, and the happy memories haven’t changed.”

Lawton lifted his finger and tapped the area where my heart was.

“Rather than living with resentment and anger. A life of loving and missing someone is more meaningful. Even though I knew Rael’s lies, the only thing that allowed me to continue to love Rael and continue her research was to keep her promise. It is because of the precious memories left in my heart. Precious memories are the driving force of life.”

I have heard Nelson say something similar to what Lawton said.

“Good memories stay with you for a very long time. Those things come together to give you the strength to rise again in search of hope even if you fall down in trials.”

I don’t know if this is a mere coincidence, or if it’s a correct answer given by someone who has lived a long life, but these words pierced my heart.

Because the precious memories with the Messiah club members have become the driving force for me to grow to the point where I can protect everyone.

“I don’t understand the life I’ve lived, and even if I think I’m stupid, I understand. But Ross, this is the ending I was hoping for.”

I made a stupid face at Lawton’s words. I couldn’t find an answer for a long time.

“Because I met a reliable disciple and kept my promise to Rael that I hadn’t kept for a long time. I have no regrets left.”

I had to run my hands over my face to see Lawton’s satisfied smile.

“Ross, I love you. Love makes life too beautiful and precious to be afraid of being hurt and hurt.”

Lawton added, with a mischievous smile.

“So hurry up and confess to Luna! You already know what you feel, so why bother?”

I smiled at Lawton, who took off his serious look and returned to his usual self. It was the last time, but he looked at Lawton quietly as if he was really going to do this.

I expressed my complete sincerity with the thought that I wanted to have a last conversation with Lawton without any lies.

“Luna is still too much for me. My reputation at the academy isn’t good, and there’s a class difference between a commoner and a count…. She was going to confess when she got a good grade on the grade test-“

f*ck-!

I was dumbfounded by Lawton’s sudden slapping on the back of the head and glared at Lawton.

“Eh, you’re talking stupid because you might be my disciple.”

“What are you talking about stupid?”

At my question, Lawton snorted and crossed his arms with his usual curt face.

“You know that Luna likes you, right?”

“Right….”

After answering Lawton’s question helplessly, he untied his arms and punched my forearm with his fist.

“Whether you get a good evaluation or a bad evaluation from others. Luna likes you the way you are right now, right? But why are you doing stupid things like caring about other people’s eyes?”

“Because it’s embarrassing. The heart of a man who only wants to show a good side to the person he likes-“

This time, I ducked quickly to avoid Lawton’s hand trying to hit me in the back of the head.

“You idiot! True love is to be by your side when you are having a hard time! Will Luna hate you because you rank last in the grade exam?”

“I don’t think so….”

If it was Luna that I had watched until now, would she rather be discouraged that she came in last place? She would have been by her side, worrying and comforting her diligently, and telling her to study together.

“You already know that Luna’s fondness for you won’t change no matter whether you place first or last. But why do you act like Luna won’t accept a confession unless she’s a popular Ross?”

At Lawton’s reprimand, I hung my head in silence.

“When Luna feels uncomfortable, she doesn’t want to confess, but she confesses when she feels better. Do you want me to think she is?”

In response to Lawton’s sarcastic voice, he responded with tears in his heart.

“You know it’s not like that.”

“Your behavior is like that now. Don’t you still see how strange it is that you can’t confess when you’re a Ross who is pointed at by others, but you can confess when you’re a Ross who is praised by others?”

I scratched my eyebrows at Lawton’s words, not knowing what to say.

“Do you know what I regret the most in my life so far?”

I got grumpy for no reason at Lawton’s question, so I answered with a grunt.

“Well, there are so many that you must pick one up-“

f*ck-!

I hurriedly lowered my back, but Lawton’s hand followed and hit me in the back of the head.

“As expected, you are a ruthless disciple.”

Touch the back of your head and lift your back. Said Lawton.

“I once thought like you. Do you remember After receiving Sir Orwell’s proposal, I focused only on research for several years. I accepted the offer because I thought that if I became the next Mage Tower owner, I would be able to live happily with Rael. Because of that, I left Rael alone for several years.”

I was speechless at Lawton’s expression of guilt. Seeing Lawton’s past, I knew how hard Lawton worked, even reducing her sleep, to live happily with Rael.

“Do you intend to leave Luna alone like me, just because you want to be a good Ross?”

I can’t answer, so let’s hesitate. Lawton tapped me on the shoulder and said.

“You are a better person than I am, and you are at an age where you have many opportunities to make up for your mistakes. Think carefully and judge for yourself which one is good for you.”

After saying that, Lawton said with a regretful expression.

“It’s time to leave.”

“Yes? Wait! Still, I have a lot more to say….”

At my urgent answer, Lawton smiled warmly.

“I’m glad we could talk like this for a short while.”

Lawton’s words really made me realize that this was the end.

“Ross, it was a short time, but thank you so much.”

At Lawton’s sincere voice, I struggled to answer, suppressing a surge of emotion from the bottom of my heart.

“In the meantime…. Thank you. Master….”

At my words, Lawton smiled brightly.

“Even from far away, I will pray and watch that you are happy. Unlike a lacking teacher, be a good hero like Luna said.”

After Lawton’s words, his vision began to distort, as if the world had been turned upside down.

I felt like I was floating in the air, and at the same time, I was free from fantasy.

With the open box in front of me, I returned to my image holding a pocket watch on my knees and shook my head to come to my senses.

It felt like a dream, but unlike the dream, the memory in the pocket watch was clear.

Perhaps it had done its part, the pocket watch he was holding shattered and rolled in the ashes.

When I wiped the back of my hand from the tear that had been pooling at the fact that I really let go of Lawton, running down my cheek.

I heard someone’s presence behind me, so I turned my head back inadvertently.

“Did you send your friends away so they weren’t lonely?”

With a gentle smile, Tarantra emerged from the darkness.