Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 169
◈ 169. [Auto Play] There is no problem on the southern front
same time.
Southern tip of the continent. Monster front. Fortress City Crossroads.
west side of the city. grave site.
“…….”
An officer dressed in an imperial military uniform stood in front of one of the countless tombstones lined up in an orderly manner..
Commander-in-chief of the Imperial Magic Corps and leader of the reinforcements dispatched by the imperial family..
‘It was Raina, the ‘scorching wind’..
With her Imperial Army coat blowing in the light wind, Reina looked down at the tombstone in front of her..
On the tombstone it was written:.
“…….”
Kkukit.
The cigarette pack in Raina's hand was crushed..
The last time I saw you was already 15 years ago..
Colleagues who had once been close enough to sacrifice their lives for each other were trapped under the cold ground like this..
“I didn't know I'd end up in a place like this..”
Reina raised her head and looked around..
“It's southern as you wish…….”
There was only one bleak fortified city standing tall on the barren plain..
“There is no swimming pool or fancy resort..”
Reina clicked her tongue..
“To die in vain like this... … That's what I did back then.?”
I ask, but there is no answer.
Reina looked down at Jupiter's tombstone with a cold gaze..
“I still don't understand you.”
Raina opened a new pack of cigarettes, took out one cigarette, put it in her mouth, and placed the rest, the whole pack, in front of the tombstone..
“This taste is so bad, I started smoking it to get closer to you... … Actually, you're dead, so I quit smoking it and I'm sick of it alone..”
The 20 years she spent with Jupiter suddenly flashed through Raina's mind like a panorama..
Those young and brilliant days…….
“…….”
Without lighting a cigarette, I look at the tombstone from a long distance away..
“ah.”
A voice came from next to me. Reina looked to her side.
A young woman wearing a loose robe and a cone hat was approaching..
The left side of his face, which has a blurry burn, is covered with hair, and he is holding several flowers in his arms..
Raina saw the vase in front of Jupiter's tombstone..
It looks like they change it every day, which seems to be what this young woman did..
“Is she Jupiter's granddaughter??”
“no.”
Young woman - Junior responded coldly..
“It's my daughter.”
“…….”
Raina narrowed her eyebrows and eventually smiled..
“okay. What Jupiter achieved that day… … You are a survivor of the Kingdom of Camilla..”
“…….”
“do you remember me?”
Raina made a gun shape with her fingers and pretended to shoot it, making a bam noise..
Junior's face looked displeased, but he responded with an emotionless voice..
“It doesn't matter if I remember you or forget you?”
“Hmm?”
“I already forgave my mom. There are no special feelings left for you, who was her mother's boss at the time..”
Junior came to Jupiter's tombstone, retrieved the flowers from the flower pot, put in new flowers, and changed the water..
Reina, who was quietly observing the scene, slowly exhaled..
“You are a wizard..”
“…….”
“He's quite talented too.”
Junior tried to ignore it, but his shoulders flinched at the next words..
“But I'm dying.”
“……!”
“If you don't stop using magic right away, what little life you have left will burn up..”
After finishing arranging the flower pots, Junior stood up holding the old flowers in his arms and glared at Raina..
“It has nothing to do with you..”
“yes. It doesn't matter.”
Reina shrugged..
“But won't your mother be sad when you die??”
“That's none of your business either..”
“haha. okay. That's right. It's just because it's a waste. I think you're pretty talented..”
Reina walked slowly away from the tomb site and glanced back..
“Hey Jupiter daughter.”
“……?”
“Jupiter... … how did he die?”
Junior answered succinctly..
“Like a wizard.”
“Right.”
Reina nodded slowly..
“That's it then.”
Reina trudged on and soon disappeared..
Junior, who was looking at Raina's back with dissatisfaction, sighed a little and started cleaning Jupiter's grave..
***
crossroads city center.
Alchemist Workshop.
Standing in front of the tightly closed door of the workshop, Godhand spoke in a low voice..
“Lily.”
“…….”
Lily was clearly in the workshop, but there was no answer..
God Hand did not back down and continued to call..
“Lily. I know you're in there.”
“…….”
“Could you please listen to me just once??”
“…….”
“Lily…….”
After continuing to call out to Lily, who remained silent, Godhand put his forehead against the door with a long sigh..
“Lily, I am leaving Crossroads now. To carry out the mission entrusted to me by His Highness Prince Ash..”
“…….”
“It's pretty dangerous, and maybe... … You may not come back. This might be my last chance to apologize to Lily..”
“…….”
“please… … Please give me a chance to apologize..”
After a short silence.
Finally, Lily's voice was heard from inside the door..
“Go away, Godhand. I don't want to talk to you.”
“Lily!”
“you are a liar.”
Lily muttered in a calm voice..
“He was a spy, and he pretended to lose his arm while protecting me. You used my guilt for your own purposes..”
“…….”
“I was a fool for believing in you even for a moment. Because elves are that kind of race..”
Sniff inside the door! The sound of snot swallowing was heard..
“You always lie... … Deceive others... … Betrayal... … Because they are that kind of race..”
“…….”
Godhand lowered his head..
“I'm sorry for hiding your identity as a spy, Lily. I am truly sorry for deceiving you by inflating your injury. But I swear on my soul, every conversation we had that night was true.”
“…….”
“Lily. What I am sorry for more than anything else is for you, who barely managed to overcome the hurt and open your heart to our species... … The point is that I hurt you again..”
Godhand carefully placed his hand on the door..
“I'm not asking you to trust us again, forgive me, or anything like that. I just... … I wanted to say I'm sorry.”
“…….”
“I'm really sorry. Lily.”
Godhand took a breath and opened his mouth again to Lily, who was silent..
“Lily. My unit and I are now leaving for our mission. If I can return safely, then I would like to meet you face to face and apologize..”
“…….”
“Well then, I'll be back..”
Godhand bowed once towards the tightly closed door, then turned around and trudged away..
Body Bag and Burnout, who were waiting for God Hand a little away, joined them..
The three elves put on the hoods of their cloaks and disappeared toward the north gate of the Crossroads..
“…….”
It's good.
Lily opened the door slightly and looked at God Hand's back and muttered softly..
“liar…….”
At that time, the head of the alchemists' guild, who was observing Lily's thoughts in the workshop, tilted his head and asked..
“The last time I made a prosthetic hand, the two seemed to be getting along well, but why are they like this now??”
“Various things happened…….”
“Hmm.”
Eventually, the union leader shrugged his shoulders and returned to his work..
“Well, when two young people meet, many things happen..”
“It's not like that..”
“Don't leave any regrets and have fun.”
“Because it’s not like that.…….”
Godhand's back is no longer visible..
Lily grumbled as she closed the workshop door again..
“Excited, guess I'll trust elves again…….”
***
Manor house. drawing room.
“Ughhh~”
Evangeline was lying down on the sofa, moaning strangely, and shaking her calves, which were rolled up to her knees, up and down..
The bare feet, clearly exposed, wiggled distractedly..
Lucas, who was sitting on the sofa across from him with his documents spread out and handling the affairs of the lord, frowned when he saw Evangeline like that..
“There you go. What's wrong with your outfit? It will be released immediately because the lord is not here.?”
“Leave it alone, man. I have no motivation..”
Evangeline, who was tired of wiggling, just looked limp and muttered..
“Since the senior was not around, the party members were all alone in finding something to do. The regular soldiers were still depressed, and the Twilight Legion was officially disbanded..”
“…….”
“Why are the volunteers who came down from the imperial capital so unlucky? saw? I walked around the city with my neck stiff, wondering if there were any theaters or fancy restaurants in this rural town... … Wow.”
Evangeline stuck out her tongue and growled, baring her fangs..
“I really hate it when city people ignore changes. I don't know why you don't know that inland cities are developing safely because we shovel on the frontier..”
Lucas chuckled..
“Didn’t you come to Seoul because you didn’t like this rural town??”
“No, it was like that back then! Even if they criticize me, I criticize them. Does it mean that only village residents have the right to criticize village villages??”
Lucas was listening to Evangeline's words with a smile, but was deeply worried about the current situation..
Conflicts were already brewing between the reinforcements dispatched from the Imperial Capital and the existing Crossroads troops, knowingly or unknowingly..
However, the commander who will control both sides has ascended to the imperial capital..
Raina seems to be wandering around the city, and the existing party members find such reinforcements annoying.……
The war of nerves between the two sides was expected to continue for some time..
“Ugh.”
Evangeline sighed heavily..
“Since you're not here, it feels like the whole Crossroads has come to a halt..”
“…….”
“Senior, you will come back.?”
Lucas raised his eyes at Evangeline’s unexpected words..
“Of course you'll come back, what are you talking about?.”
“But that's right. What I am saying is that you are a prince, and his abilities are also outstanding..”
Evangeline raised her voice clearly..
“There is no reason to struggle against monsters in these changes. I don't even know why His Majesty sent me down in the first place..”
“…….”
“Since you have ascended to the ecliptic this time, it is not possible that you will never come back.?”
Lucas could not easily answer. It was because there was no loophole in Evangeline’s words..
If Ash doesn't return to Crossroads like this,.
If that happens…….
‘This city… … What happens to the monster front??’
Lucas and Evangeline's eyes met..
Both of their complexions were slightly pale. It was probably because he unconsciously imagined what would happen if Ash didn't come back..
That was right then..
taang-…….
A faint gunshot rang out in the distance. It was the sound of a magic gun firing..
Lucas and Evangeline both jumped up from their seats..
“what?”
“It's downtown.?”
Evangeline quickly opened the window and listened outside, eventually pinpointing the direction from which the gunfire sounded..
“This direction... … It's a temple.”
It is said that a magic gun was fired in the temple.…….
“damian?”
Lucas muttered urgently..
“What happened to Damian??!”
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