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S33 – Brother and Sister

「Onii-sa that I could practically hear a hearttowards me, her whole face lit up with a smile like a flower in full bloom She only shows this expression and voice to e that much and when she responds she uses a disinterested tone with little intonation Until a while ago, that’s how she naturally behaved arounddifference between the past and present – in that she now clasped a weapon in her hand and cah!?」

「Onii-sama! Onii-sama!!」

I stopped the consecutive attacks with s end up like this?

We went our separate ways in a foul mood Our forawa and Kushitani-san, the tho had been adventurers outside Sensei the elf Yuri, who had been brainwashed by Yuugo and had coether with the Imperial Army And finally, Katia and I

We had no idea ould happen to us fro depended upon Wakaba-san and her side As ere prisoners, depending on how Wakaba-san’s side treated us froe If we accept at face value as said at the discussion just earlier, it seeh…… At any rate, there’s basically nothing that I can do is there…

Until now, I had always tried to do s I could do However, the result of that, is all this I wasn’t able to stop Yuugo and let hie but the elves were annihilated and Wakaba-san’s side have gained the power of life-and-death over the reincarnators In my oay, I had tried to do my best Yet, the result was the worst No, since I no about the contents of Taboo, I understand that the end result was not the worst Because the elves who I had tried to protect were in fact the source of all the evil acts that were leading the world to its ruin

However, just because I understand that, so what In the end, that hasn’t changed the fact that there’s nothing I can do Inside the huge stor the world, wasn’t I basically like a leaf being pathetically blown around in h

Perhaps at soht have I have gotten conceited After beco the Hero, I had been convinced that only I could stop Yuugo I had firth that I would surely be able to do so Like Julius-nii-sama had done, I had been convinced that I could become a person who could influence the world Despite the fact that Julius-nii-sa out his duties as the Hero since he was a child – it’s precisely because he had been active for so long that he beca inherited the Hero’s title, I had felt that I was standing in the sa was just earlier, conificant my existence was, to the extent that I felt “is that all I a I couldn’t even gain the opportunity to respond Even if I had raised my voice into a scream, that probably wouldn’t have reached Sophia She would have snorted in derision, and then it would have been over And that… was all I could do

Inthe world, doesn’t exist No power, no fa I’ve si the world, and used, no, ht have tried to htest bit of notice of me They only looked at me like I was a mob character, as if it made no difference whether I was there or not The ones who arethe world, are Wakaba-san’s side, not ht be fine Frorand ideas about what to do with the world I’d only had the vague thought of being a helpful person like Julius-nii-sama in the future Then Julius-nii-sa Fro about Yuugo and reckless rushed in, but this tiht be better if I stand still for a while and carefully think about what I want to do from now on About what I can do… and what I can’t do There’s so much that I can’t do However, if I properly accept that, then ure out what I can do bit by bit I don’t even knohat it is that I can do though Even so, I gotta do whatever it is that I can do I don’t want there to be any more victims like Julius-nii-sama at least

「Katia」

「Hm?」

「I want to talk for a bit Is that okay?」

「Ah, of course」

I decided that Katia and I should discuss e’re going to do fro earlier, and then sat down

「Are Anna and Hyrinth-san okay?」

What I asked about first, was about n of since I woke up Particularly Anna, since she had lost her life once during the battle Due to my Kindness skill she should have just barely survived, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that I had successfully resurrected her, but I don’t knohat happened afterwards since I lost consciousness as a result of gaining Taboo

「They should both be okay I was told they had been isolated in a separate place We’re linked to Hyrinth-san with Telepathy, so if you’re concerned you can just confirm that later」

I see Hyrinth-san has the Telepathy skill So even if we’re separated a short distance away, it’s still possible to keep in contact huh

「In that case, does that mean Hyrinth-san is also aware of the situation here?」

「Yeah I’ve reported all the details of the situation that I could Although they are also presently being confined, they’re properly being provided with food and so on so they’re not in discomfort, apparently Anna has also woken up and is healthy, he said」

That’s great If there’s one other person who I’ about Sue?」

My little sister Sue was brainwashed by Yuugo and taken away The last ti brainwashed by Yuugo I’d heard afterwards that she’d been taken by Yuugo to the E that I didn’t see Sue during the battle either

「I don’t knohat happened to her I’ve heard nothing」

「I see However, since Yuugo has died, that should ht?」

「That should be the case」

「Can she return to normal I wonder?」

My voice was filled with anxiety since I didn’t know o, Sue had murdered her own father No matter that she brainwashed, it’s still the case that she killed her own father by her own actions Even when the brainwashing has been removed, the memories do not vanish For that reason, Yuri has apparently beco been similarly brainwashed I’d heard that at thehad been removed, she’d seemed likely to commit suicide then and there She’s apparently been forcibly put to sleep for now to stop that, but afterwards she’ll definitely need some kind of mental care If she’s in a sier

Besides, even if she can overcome that, I don’t knoe can return to our previous relationship No matter that she was brainwashed, far too much has happened I don’t believe that it’ll be possible for us to completely return to our previous relationship of brother and sister

「There’s nothing for me to say there That’s between you and Sue, Shun What do you want to do? Hoill Sue respond? I think it’ll depend upon that」

I nodded ht be such a ti able to properly consider our situation and express her thoughts

「Thank you」

「You’re welcome」

In response to my frank appreciation, Katia had put on an e smile