I Will Protect My Brother - Chapter 48

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Chapter 48
“It was trying to help me? That thing?”
“Yes. Apparently it’s been following you for a very long time. And considering how conveniently it eliminated Regina Kirges… it’s probably not your enemy, at least.”
“….”
“It might even be an ally.”
Kalian Wynack seemed oddly delighted.
I found myself at a loss for words, staring at that confident face.
Those eyes held an innocence beyond measure. I realized then that Kalian Wynack was far from an ordinary human.
‘Right, my brother was a Transcendent too.’
“Perhaps you can tame it, Rosy. Or maybe… you’ve already succeeded.”
“….”
“A very long time ago.”
Kalian Wynack cradled my cheeks in both hands, playfully pressing his palms against my cheeks.
“Then it will gladly bend to your will. Isn’t that a favorable situation for you?”
“…How can you be so certain?”
“Hm?”
“What makes you believe that thing will be on my side? There’s no evidence. Surely not just because it dealt with Regina for you?”
Kalian Wynack didn’t answer, but his expression betrayed his thoughts. Confusion flickered across his face.
“Ha… that has nothing to do with it.”
I laughed despite myself at the absurdity. Then I drew a firm line.
“Regardless of whether it truly intended to help me, I don’t want this kind of help.”
“Why?”
“Because people shouldn’t be killed.”
Kalian Wynack made a subtle sound this time.
“Even when taking revenge against someone who tried to kill you?”
“Yes, even then.”
“….”
“No matter the reason, human life shouldn’t be taken carelessly. Of course, the stars probably view human lives as less than flies.”
My chest felt heavy. I clenched my teeth and muttered under my breath.
“I’m human. I don’t want to feel gratitude toward something that commits murder in my name. I refuse to lose my humanity in the process.”
The stars and the Transcendents blessed by them are arrogant and merciless. Yet they often behave with surprising emotion and humanity.
Just as Regina had, blinded by jealousy, harmed me.
“…I was murdered once. I know what it’s like to die by another’s hand. How utterly horrible it is.”
That’s precisely why I refused to view human life as worthless, the way they do.
“I will never become like her. Never.”
Even I could hear the coldness in my voice. I steadied my breathing and muttered as if to myself.
“Besides, I still don’t know what hidden agenda that monster has.”
“Hidden agenda?”
“If it tried to kill Regina Kirges for my sake, that means it already knows who I am.”
Kalian Wynack’s eyes wavered. He clearly hadn’t considered that far.
I let out a short snort.
“That’s unsettling in its own way. It means someone is always watching me from places my eyes can’t reach. Sinister, really.”
“Sinister….”
“If they harbored goodwill toward me, why wouldn’t they appear before me openly? Isn’t it because they have something to hide?”
“….”
“In any case, if that thing were standing right in front of me now, I’d make myself perfectly clear. I don’t need this kind of help whatsoever.”
I fixed my gaze squarely on Kalian Wynack and spoke with conviction.
“Not at all. Not even a little. I’m not grateful for it.”
If someone could kill without reason, then by that same logic, they could kill me without reason.
How could I possibly trust such an existence?
Kalian Wynack regarded me with an enigmatic expression.
“Is that so? Truly?”
“Of course. I can handle my own affairs well enough. I don’t need help from something whose identity I don’t even know.”
“Perhaps there’s a reason they cannot reveal themselves….”
“How would I know that? How am I supposed to speculate about such things? And regardless of their circumstances, murder is unacceptable. Especially murder without cause.”
“…I see.”
Kalian Wynack reluctantly nodded and fell silent, his gaze lowered as though he were contemplating something deeply.
‘Oh, my dear sweet rabbit.’
He must have been quite worried about me. The way he cared for my affairs as though they were his own.
I found myself grateful that it was Kalian Wynack standing beside me.
Another voice within me whispered.
Kalian Wynack would never betray me.
He would never deceive me or hide the truth from me.
He was a truly ‘reliable’ presence.
‘Yes, that’s right.’
The turbulent doubts that had clouded my mind seemed to dissolve away. It felt like an entirely reasonable truth.
Kalian Wynack raised his hand to his chin and lips, his eyes half-lidded as he murmured to himself.
“Killing humans is not allowed….”
“Right.”
“Yes, I’ll remember that well.”
The subtle expression from moments before vanished, and Kalian Wynack smiled softly.
He leaned down and pressed a kiss to my left cheek.
“I love even this about you, Rosy. You’re always teaching me new things.”
“Well, most Transcendents don’t think this way….”
There was a time when I shuddered at their callousness. It stemmed from my experiences at Kirges, where I witnessed them tormenting humans up close.
Strength and superiority cannot be absolution. Not for anything, ever.
Fortunately, Kalian Wynack seemed to accept this to some degree. Yet questions still lingered in his eyes.
“Then you intend to let this matter pass as it is?”
“Hmm?”
“You learned Regina Kirges’s true intentions. Will you forgive her? Simply because she was attacked unprovoked and left in critical condition?”
“Ahahaha.”
I pulled my lips into a mechanical smile.
This was something else entirely. My teeth ground together with a sharp crunch.
“Have I lost my mind? You think I’ll just let this slide?”
“Um…?”
“There are infinite ways to take revenge without killing, Kalien. That’s what we call self-defense—legitimate, defensive action! In other words, I’ll repay exactly what was done to me.”
Not committing murder is merely the final line I must never cross.
So whether I beat them like a dog, utterly destroy them, or strip away every ability they possess—none of that will weigh on my conscience.
My eyes gleamed with malice.
‘Master, you’ve made a grave mistake touching the wrong person.’
I have no intention of letting this pass as it stands. Not a chance.

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