Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 215
◈ 215. [Side Story] Things to keep in mind
The day before the end of the Jormungand defeat operation.
In fact, everything that can be done is ready..
The heroes completed their training, and a sufficient number of equipment such as pickaxes and hammers made by Kelly Bay were secured. Deployment training for regular soldiers has also ended..
Preparations for the evacuation of citizens have been completed, and evacuation facilities have been prepared in the northeastern part of the city..
So it was the evening before the operation was launched. I ordered all hero characters to rest.
The next three days will be tough. I hoped everyone would have a comfortable last evening..
“……That's why I ordered you to take a break..”
I clicked my tongue as I looked at the escort driver close behind me..
“Even if I tell you to take a break, you still follow me around. I have nowhere to go?”
Lucas responded immediately..
“yes!”
“What a waste of your youth, Lucas.…….”
How did you end up becoming my escort and end up having such a fun 24 hours? I'm sorry, hey.
“You don't have to worry about me, my lord. You can control your rest and free time yourself..”
“I guess so.…….”
He guards me all day, and stands guard at the door even when I'm sleeping. I don't know if he's sleeping well.
“Follow.”
I walked steadily towards the garden of the manor house..
There were a few dusty sunbeds in the courtyard with a clear view of the city..
I sat comfortably on one of them and gestured..
“sit down too.”
“yes?”
“Let’s enjoy the evening sun together..”
“But I am the lord's escort…….”
“Write!”
When I clicked my tongue, Lucas reluctantly sat down next to me..
I brought him here because I thought he would rest only when I rested..
I stretched out and lay down comfortably on the sunbed, and Lucas awkwardly imitated me..
From this yard, I had a clear view of downtown Crossroads. Lucas and I looked down at the city bathed in sunset in silence for a while..
“lucas.”
“Yes, my lord..”
“Why are you protecting this city??”
I asked out of the blue and got an obvious answer..
“Because there is a lord..”
“…….”
Anyway, he needs to develop a sense of surprise... … The repertoire is too obvious. Whenever I open my mouth, my lord, my lord, I am single-minded, lord..
“and…….”
Then Lucas added something. I blinked and looked at Lucas. huh?
“There are other colleagues too..”
“…….”
“Evangeline, Damian, Junior, Lily, Saint… … . There are shadow troops and many other colleagues..”
Lucas looked embarrassed and scratched the back of his head..
“It has suddenly become precious. … … So, I think I want to protect it..”
“…….”
I was a little surprised and looked at Lucas' side face and laughed..
“You've grown up, too..”
“yes? It's me?”
“huh. I grew up.”
Lucas was originally the main character of this game. This is the guy who takes on the role of commander of the southern front..
He is a knight with the virtues of a leader who knows how to care for his subordinates with a broad perspective..
However, unlike the game, I maintained my position as commander, and Lucas came to blindly protect and follow me..
So there were times when I thought to myself that I was hindering Lucas’ growth..
Fortunately, it seems to have been a blessing in disguise..
Lucas is growing in his own way. Not only I came to value it, but my other colleagues also came to value it..
Grinning, I patted my escort on the back..
“Let’s work hard tomorrow too, Lucas..”
Lucas also smiled and answered..
“I am willing to comply. My lord. I will risk my life to protect my master..”
“Yes…….”
Regardless of your inner growth, the staleness of your comment repertoire is unlikely to change in your lifetime... … I have that feeling.…….
***
Southeast from Cross. Margrave's Orchard.
Evangeline came and stood in front of her parents' graves..
“I'm here, dad. mom.”
Evangeline put down the bouquet in her hand in front of the cemetery and smiled faintly..
“You're not angry because I don't come often, right? I'm secretly really busy..”
Still, the cemetery is unfamiliar. Even the names of my parents engraved on the tombstone..
Evangeline thought for a moment that she would never get used to this place..
“……The monster attacking this time is a very large snake..”
Evangeline squatted in front of the tombstone, cupped both cheeks with both hands and began to giggle..
“My senior told me that Crossroads itself could blow up, so I evacuated the citizens and even completed evacuation preparations. I've never done anything like this before, so I'm a little nervous..”
Evangeline glanced at her father's tombstone..
“If your dad was here, how would he have dealt with this monster??”
Evangeline glanced at her mother's tombstone next to it..
“If my mom was there, what kind of support would she have given me when I was nervous??”
Evangeline, who was making meaningless assumptions, eventually burst out laughing..
“I'll go see it.”
Evangeline stood up on her knees and whispered quietly..
“I will protect it. my family's village.”
Looking at the graves of her father and mother, the girl swore.
“Memories of the two of you, my father and mother risked their lives... … this way. I will protect it.”
The wind blew over the meadow. With her bright white blonde hair blowing in the wind, Evangeline clenched her small fists in front of her chest..
“Because I'm Evangeline Cross.”
fight.
Because he is the heir of the Cross family..
This proves it.
The struggle of the Cross family for generations was not meaningless..
Wow.
With my fist clenched.
“Because I am the one who will become Margrave Cross.”
Evangeline's emerald eyes sparkled with vivid determination..
***
Crossroads City Center. barracks. Raina's room.
The 5-member magic corps reinforcements from the Imperial Capital were having meetings with their voices lowered..
“Is it really the Jormungand of mythology??”
“3If the monster is as dangerous as His Majesty the Prince's concerns, it is necessary to respond at the imperial level.-”
“We are the ‘correspondence at the level of the ecliptic’.”
Reina coldly dismissed the concerns of her subordinates..
“To begin with, the ecliptic is busy taking care of other fronts. Even if an evil spirit descended here instead of Jormungand, I wouldn't care..”
“…….”
“If the enemy truly poses a threat to the empire, we must eliminate it on our own terms..”
“But, Lord Rayna. We didn't come here to hunt monsters, did we? Our main purpose is…….”
Reina stretched out her hand and cut off the subordinate who was trying to say something..
“Eliminate all elements that pose a threat to the well-being of the empire. That's our purpose.”
“…….”
“If Jormungand is truly that dangerous of a monster, it is right to eliminate him before any other missions..”
It was then.
“Lord Rayna.”
A party member standing guard at the entrance of the room cautiously approached Raina and reported..
“A guest has arrived. Yes, I am that young wizard..”
“…….”
Reina waved her hand, and her subordinates stood up and rushed out of the room..
When all the men left, Junior stuck his head out into the room..
“Um, did I somehow disturb you? You were talking about something important.?”
“at all. The meeting has just ended.”
Raina spread her arms to the left and right and gestured with her chin..
“So, what's going on today? Jupiter's daughter? I'm glad you came first..”
“……Before the battle, I came to get one more 'treatment'..”
Junior, who was hesitant, pursed his lips and quietly exhaled..
“I also want to talk a little more about my mom..”
Reina smiled and gestured into the room..
“come in. Let's talk.”
Raina asked Junior as he hesitantly entered the room..
“By the way, I ate rice.?”
“yes? no…….”
“Then, after the procedure is over, let’s have a meal together and talk. There are delicious restaurants hidden in every corner of this village..”
Raina skillfully invited her to a meal and began preparing for the procedure..
Junior looked at Raina's back and sighed with disapproval..
***
Temple.
Kuilan smiled cheerfully and entered his brother's hospital room..
“Kureha! I'm here!”
“……Kuilan.”
Kureha, who was sitting on the bed and working on some paperwork, smiled happily when she saw Kuilan. Kuilan tilted her head..
“What are you doing when you say you need to recuperate? What kind of document is this??”
“This is the work of sorting out the backlog of documents for this temple... … I felt sorry for only getting help for free, so I was helping out here. Thank goodness. Even if the legs are shaped like this, they still have a place where they can be useful..”
“…….”
Kuilan looked down bitterly at his brother's bony left leg. Kureha smiled and changed the topic..
“how about you? I heard that the driver here has been treating you rough these past few days? It's kinda okay?”
It seems that the rumor that Lucas has brought in a punishment unit has spread throughout the city. Kuilan waved his hands in disgust..
“Oh, don't even talk about it. That knight bastard was tormenting us so much that he threatened to eat us alive. Do you hate me that much? Ah, it's okay to not like it. I hate him too. shit.”
Kuilan, who was grumbling, immediately nodded..
“……But I have to admit it. Thanks to you, I have definitely become more disciplined..”
Kureha blinked as she looked at her younger brother's attitude, which was quite different from before..
“During the last defense battle, I was more of the idea that I could just take it in moderation and run away..”
Kuilan slammed both fists in front of his chest! It looked like it collided.
“This defensive battle feels different. If I don't stop that monster, my brother and our hometown above... … My first thought was that I was being swallowed by a monster’s mouth..”
“…….”
“I think I understand a little bit about why people here risk their lives by standing on the walls.?”
Kuilan grinned and patted his brother's shoulder..
“Whether a giant snake comes in or monsters come at you like a pack of dogs, don’t worry, bro. Because I will protect you.”
“……I'm always sorry, Kuilan..”
“You have nothing to be sorry about. My brother protected me back then. This time it's my turn to protect you.”
“…….”
“Haha, it's natural for a younger brother to protect his older brother.?”
Kuilan grinned and thrust one fist forward..
“Please share some of your great luck..”
“I'm happy to share.”
The two brothers lightly bumped the tips of each other's fists.
Kureha smiled bitterly as she looked at her younger brother who was twice as big as her..
“Come back, Miraculous Kuilan..”
***
Damien sat in the dark.
Even though there is now clearly no trace of the Black Queen's cursed aura. Damien's complexion was dark, as if he was still engulfed in that ominous energy..
‘I am…….’
Damian looked down at his empty hands..
‘Why were you fighting? for what?’
After dropping the weapon and being excluded from the party.
Damian, who lost his inertia in battle, stopped in place, and only then was he able to reflect on himself..
‘I already lost half... … What more are you going to protect? … It's supposed to be painful?’
Is it because the nightmares the Black Queen has shown me these past few weeks have been so vivid?.
The face of a lost loved one was so vivid that it seemed as if it could be caught by the eye..
That smile, that death too.
So it was more painful.
‘I miss you, class.’
Damian curled himself even deeper..
‘I miss you…….’
I didn't want to fight anymore.
I didn't want to pretend to be strong in front of scary monsters..
In this hellish world, I didn't want to do anything anymore.
Just stay still... … I wanted to be locked in the dark.
***
next day. dawn.
The southernmost point of the world. black lake.
Bubbly…….
Cutting through the pitch black surface of the lake.
Shoot ahhh……!
The head of a huge snake, shiny silver-grey, rose up..
BOSS MONSTER OF STAGE 9.
The World Serpent, Jormungand, has finally appeared in the outside world..
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