My little brother became the hero and I a villain

Chapter 6

" Hm ? Who is this other person you have brought Geraz ? "

The emperor asked Geraz,

" He is the older brother of the yuusha my lord, I have brought him on the yuusha's request as he would have felt lonely otherwise far away from his people and land, I hope it doesn't- "

The emperor then waves Geraz to stop talking and looks at me and says,

" So, you are the older brother of our hero……what is your name boy ? "

" It's Cain my lord. "

I said and gave him a quick bow,

" Well we never guessed our hero would bring someone from his family from his world with him here, I hope you can cooperate with us as we were not informed in advance so we don't really have anything prepared for you. "

Oh….so this is what Geraz was talking about, well it's not like this will be a real pain in the butt for me……yet that is, guess I'll play along, 

" Yes of course, like Geraz-sir said, I'm only here for my brother alone as it wouldn't be right for me to leave him all alone oh and I don't plan on being a nuisance to you all so you can rest assured my lord, I'll try my best from here on out. "

I said to the emperor while looking him in the eye,

" Hoo, looks like our hero has quite an interesting brother,

Anyway, it's getting a bit late so let's wrap this up,

Yuusha and of course Cain , tomorrow in the morning, be prepared, as yuusha you will be meeting your party members, they are people that were recruited from all over the world, tho they are all of high-class nobility, they are your comrades so don't be shy or anxious when you meet them,

And as for you young man, you will be given a room separately from the hero as obviously, you don't have any special roles but you can still come with the yuusha and meet his comrades too,

For now, both of you may go and rest. "

" Yes my lord. "

Rei and I said,

" Geraz, you may lead the hero to his room and show him the things as instructed. "

" Yes my lord. "

Geraz says and then leads Rei to his room,

" As for you boy, Penelope, you may guide the hero's brother to the guest room in the 2nd castle. "

" Y- Yes my lord. "

The girl whom I assume was a maid says and then leads me to the place different from where Rei is staying.

" This is your room yuusha, here are all the things that you may need for when you are bored,

This is a magic bell, the moment you will press this a maid will be at your service right after a few minutes, you may call for them when you are hungry or if you want to visit the library or the training grounds,

Is there anything that you wish to ask me ? "

Geraz says and then asks Rei,

" Why…..why was my brother given a room so further than mine ? There is enough space for at least 5 people to sleep on this bed and if that wasn't enough there is a sofa right there too, so why would the emperor send him to a different place ? "

Rei asked Geraz,

" …….This is a rule….a rule which applies to everyone despite their relation to the hero, that means you,

This room was solely made for you and your comrades, other than them, the emperor and a few maids that will be assigned to you, no one is allowed to enter this place as they please and if they do, they will be punished accordingly which will either be decided by you or the emperor. "

Geraz says to Rei,

" …..is that so huh….fine, but I'm still allowed to go to any rooms and sleep if I wish to do so right ? I'm the hero so if I feel like it, I can use other rooms that are empty right ? "

Rei asks Geraz while looking him in the eye,

" Yes, that much is allowed even to the hero. "

"  *sigh*  Whatever, I'm tired so just leave, I wish to rest as I have a lot to think about. "

" Of course, do ring the bell if you want to eat someone or need someone, then I will take my leave yuusha. "

Geraz says and leaves,

" Urgh- so freaking annoying, I'll just sleep for now I guess……*sigh* I wonder what my brother is doing right now. "

Meanwhile….

" So you are saying this is my room ? "

I asked the maid in confusion,

" Y- Yes , I apologise in advance for not tidying up the room before but the lord just told us to shift you here so we couldn't do much- "

I interrupted her and said,

" Are you a moron ? "

" Heep- I'm sorry I didn't- "

" This place looks so cool, like really ? This is mine ? Hahaha, man, it's been so long since I got to sleep in a bed so big like this, thank you….uhhh….pilluppi ? "

" Pft- pf- Ah  *ahem* It's Penelope my lord, and I'm glad that you liked this room, the emperor doesn't really use this castle as much as this was made generally for foreign guests but seeing how he gave one of the floors to you, he must have taken a liking to you. "

" Right, Penelope…….Wait- huh ? What do you mean by one of the floors ? "

I asked Penelope in confusion,

" Hm ? Oh, this whole floor belongs to you, all the rooms here which include a bath place, a library, a massage room, a study/work room, a few more rooms which have extra beds and sofa and lastly your own master bedroom, it all belongs to you my lord,

I know this isn't much compared to what the yuusha has been given but still,

( Authors note - the yuusha was given a whole side of the castle as his own. )

You shouldn't feel down because of this because I swear this on my honour as a maid and on my name, I'll try my best to help you with the-

*Thud*

Huh ? What was this noise-

 Eeeek- my lord ? my lord ? What happened ? "

While Penelope was explaining all this, I couldn't handle the fact that I was given a whole floor for myself with so many rooms and so many things and just fainted on the floor,

" N-Nothing Penelope, don't worry, I'm fine, I am just a bit tired, you know ? I travelled a lot and then just met the emperor so I'm just tired, nothing else. Can you help me stand up please ? "

" O-Of course by lord, you don't have to say it twice, how fool I must be to not realise, I am a fail as a maid, I shall commit seppuku- "

 I interrupted her and said,

" No you are to not do that, you are my maid right ? So I will decide what happens, not you, and my decision will be that you speak comfortably with me, I may be your lord or whatever but in the end I'm just….just the older brother of the hero, that's all, so anyway, be comfortable with me ok Penelope ? "

".....Yes, of course my lord, your wish is my command, now let's…..help….you….Arg- "

Looks like I was a little too heavy for Penelope to help to carry as she injured her back in that process and I had to call for help through the bell that Penelope told me to ring,

After a few moments a few maids arrived and carried Penelope to the nurse room and the head maid apologised to me for any inconvenience she caused as she was still new to the castle,

I then say bye to them and lay down on my bed,

" Hehe, Penelope sure is funny as heck huh, tho I feel a little bad that she suffered an injury for trying to help me,

Things surely have changed for both me and Rei, there are new faces- new people that I will be meeting, this whole new environment, magic, demon king, other races apart from humans, and the most important part of it all,

My brother being the prophecies hope, the hero of this whole world,

He sure have it tough huh, all the thing including the responsibility and stuff, I'm sure he can handle it but still…….I hope it doesn't weigh on his mind,

Protecting people, being a inspiration of a sort or starting your journey as a special someone,

All of this is too unrealistic yet is actually happening,

I should probably go to sleep now…..my eyes are heavy too, I'll see what's up tomorrow itself……goodnight….Rei………..*snore*

………

" ( What is this ? It…..feels….like I'm in the ocean…..it's cold…..I can hear someone call out my name…..is that..) "

" Hm ? Penelope ? "

" Ah, you finally woke up, you must be really tired huh, I called out to you a few times but you were really dead-sleeping,

Oh right, I almost forgot to tell you, the gathering will be held in 2 hours but the yuusha and you are supposed to arrive one hour prior so have only 1 hour to eat breakfast and get ready,

And I shall be helping you through it. "

Penelope says with confidence,

" Ah, I almost forgot about that too, no wait, how are you feeling now ? Is your back ok ? I apologise for that Penelope, I didn't mean to hurt you. "

I said to her while trying to get up,

" No no no, don't apologise my lord, it was totally not your fault, it was because I was weak, plus now look at me, I am fine now, so don't feel too bad. "

Penelope says to me and flexes her muscles to prove that she is fine,

" Alright, if you say so, I'll be changing so you can- "

" Ah, of course, just stand up for me my lord, I'll help you with it. "

" ……..huh ? You will help me with what exactly ? "

I asked Penelope hoping to not get the answer which I already expected but well,

" Hm ? Oh, I will be helping you change my lord, I'll strip you and help you wear these clothes that the head maid chose for you,

…..why are you making that kind of face my lord ? "

I don't know what kind of face I was making but it definitely wasn't a good one since Penelope looked at me and definitely thought this,

" ( My lord doesn't want me to help him……I must be a nuisance to him..yeah that must be it. ) "

" No you are not being a nuisance to me Penelope. "

" ( Huh ? Did he read my mind ? ) "

" I can't read minds Penelope but your thoughts are a bit too loud so I can predict what you were thinking,

Anyway, you are not being a nuisance to me in any way, don't think like that ever again,

It's just that, I'm not used to someone taking off my clothes or helping me wear them, plus you are a girl so………yeah. "

" Oh…..Oh- Awawawa- Right, of course, yeah, I'll be stri- stripping you and helping you wear these- of course this must be weird for you, hehehe….he…*sigh*

My lord, it is customary for maids to help their lord in every way, if I can't do even this, then I may be changed with a different maid for being incapable of doing her tasks,

So can you at least let me help change your upper body ? "

Penelope looked at me with puppy eyes and I of course couldn't resist,

" Fine, you may do as you wish. "

" Hehe, alright my lord, I shall get the bath ready first, give me a few minutes. "

Penelope then proceeds to help me through it all, from serving me breakfast to helping me bath comfortably to helping me change my clothes, she was looking happy and cheerful so how could I have resisted that face knowing that my mere words have a huge impact on her,

After getting ready, I looked at myself in the mirror,

" Hm, not too bad, how do I look, Penelope ? "

" You look just like a lord, my lord. "

Penelope says while smiling at me cheerfully,

*knock*  *knock*

" Come in. "

" The yuusha has called for you, he is ready to leave for the gathering and wants you to go with him, do excuse me. "

A knight came and said,

" Alright then, Penelope, shall we go now ? "

" Yes my lord. "

I go on my way to Rei with Penelope and after arriving which I assume was his own room, he came out looking like a whole different person,

" Woah, Rei you- now that's what I call a stylish hero alright, hehe. "

" Stop teasing me brother, you are gonna lower my confidence more and more with your teasing I'm telling you. "

" Hehe, sorry sorry, you look really good, the person who chose this for you knew what will look good on you, now then, shall we go ? "

Both Rei and I then started to walk towards the gathering place together with our maids following us from behind.