Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 229
◈ 229. [Side Story] Arrows left the protests (5)
The day after the defensive battle ended.
Crossroads has completely regained its usual peace..
All the citizens who had taken refuge returned to the city, and the city became crowded as if it had been empty from the monster invasion..
Citizens returned to their jobs with vigor, but.
All the heroes who suffered deathly on Jormungand's back for three days were stretched out..
After a hearty dinner at the manor house, everyone, without exception, fell asleep in bed..
Even now that the sun has risen in the sky, everyone has fainted and cannot move..
Trudging. plod.
Only Damian, who did not climb on Jormungandr's back, was moving early on..
With both arms wrapped in bandages and a large cardigan over the body..
After leaving the mansion, Damian took a quick step and walked out of the west gate of the city..
There was a grave site outside the west side of the city..
Passing countless rows of stone monuments, the place where Damian stopped was.
“…….”
It was a tall gravestone..
It was a monument erected for soldiers who could not be buried here because their bodies were not preserved during the battle with the Black Spider Army that took place at the forward base..
Van died horribly, and Damien cremated her at the forward base..
It was because I made a promise with my half that when we died, we would cremate each other without leaving a grave..
So there was no separate grave at this grave site..
In front of the common tombstone, a blue flame was burning. Damian stood quietly in front of him and looked into the flames..
“……More than half a year has passed since you died..”
Damian opened his mouth in a slightly hoarse voice..
“It still doesn't feel real, half.”
Damian's bandaged hand slowly swept the tombstone..
“As if until yesterday... … I think we were together.”
When I close my eyes, I feel like I can catch her smile.
Damian briefly recalled his memories with Van. The days with the girl who was with him from childhood to the present..
And, the future that I couldn't imagine with her, who might have been together for the rest of my life..
“Since I became a sniper, I've learned something.”
Damian slowly opened his eyes..
“Life is... … It's like an arrow leaving a protest or a bullet leaving the barrel of a gun..”
The boy looked down at his bandaged hands..
“The arrow has already left the field and is flying, and there is no going back to the moment before firing. No matter how much I want to turn it back... … I can't do that..”
No matter how much you regret the past, no matter how much you think about the memories.
You can't go back to the moment before launch.
Life has already been thrown into thin air..
“If so, I guess I'll have to decide.”
A faint smile appeared on Damien's lips..
“where will i fly.”
Damien looked up at the tombstone again..
“half. I admired you. I wanted to become a strong person like you. … … Yeah, I wanted to be you.”
So I followed her trail..
I imitated her bravado. she played herself strong.
I hope that if I do that, the difficult and painful moment will pass..
But no. It wasn't until she followed her lead and called her bluff that she realized.
The reason why Van was strong wasn't because she was bragging... … Because she didn't run away, she faced her own life.
“Remember when the orphanage director forced us to be his son Wheeler??”
The faint smile on Damian's lips became clearer little by little..
“Ban You never once tried to become a Wheeler. You always tried to be yourself.”
Life is like an arrow leaving a protest.
“I said I admired you, but I tried to abandon myself and become you. It's funny?”
Will I be thrown towards someone else's target just as they shot me?,
Or, should I set my own destination and throw myself into the future?.
The arrow must decide.
And Damien chose.
“I won't chase after you anymore.”
There was no more hesitation on the boy's face..
“'Cause I'm not Wheeler, I'm not Van, I'm Damian.”
Not the life others want,
Not following someone I admired.,
By one's own will. With your own beliefs.
“I'll be myself.”
To live.
Damian chose.
“No matter how long it takes, I will keep my promise.”
Not because of a promise to class, but out of one's own will..
Damian decided to go on an adventure to the ends of the world..
“So, half. you also… … stay as you.”
Damian slowly let go of the tombstone and leaned back..
“Be beautiful inside me.”
The grave site is quiet..
The torch burns quietly, and the dead remain silent in eternal sleep..
But at that moment, Damian felt as if the girl's laughter tickled his ears..
‘Come back.’
It must be an auditory hallucination..
It must be a hallucination.
As if I had a daydream of spending my whole life with her..
Damian turned away from the tombstone. I roughly dabbed the corners of his eyes with the back of my bandaged hand..
After smiling brightly with reddened eyes, the boy began walking toward the city..
Toward the target of your life.
Unwavering, straight.
***
“Woooooooo.”
I screamed like a zombie.
“Uhhhh.”
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.”
“Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.”
All the heroes sitting around the table are making similar noises..
The day after the defensive battle ended. afternoon after noon.
Ader woke us up and forced us into the restaurant, saying we had to eat lunch..
We who have not yet recovered from the fatigue of three days of hard labor have become zombies and are doing this..
I thought I could just sleep for a week, but the damn aide said, 'That's how you harm your health!' While saying the same thing, he dragged everyone to the restaurant, sat them down, and shoved rice into their mouths..
This is even more damaging to your health! Let me sleep!
“ugh.”
Does the food go into your mouth or nose, or even if it goes in the first place? Looks like you're drooling? Anyway, I don't know how the meal ended..
The heroes crawled back into the guest room and fainted, and I didn't have the strength to go back to the room, so I sat at the head of the table and barely swallowed my cold coffee..
I was already craving an iced Americano during the Jormungand defeat, but now that I drink this, I think I'll buy some..
“ash.”
Then someone came and stood next to me and called my name..
I raised my wandering eyes and looked at the other person. Are you a guy? Who dares call the lord’s name??
It was a woman with long white hair as white as snow..
Her pale skin, which is not exposed to sunlight, is as white as her hair..
Blue- green eyes as big and clear as a lake, and the bridge of the nose stretched out coolly. Light-colored lips that are tightly closed…….
“…….”
This is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life. She is literally like a doll, possessing beauty that seems not to belong to this world..
Yes, she's a great beauty.
“……Who are you??”
I was embarrassed because it was my first time seeing him..
I was so tired that I rubbed my eyes wondering if I had seen something wrong. It's my first time seeing you.
“No what! Who are you! Why do you come into my house so casually and call someone else’s name?!”
I was so scared that I almost spilled my coffee cup and screamed, and the woman twisted her eyebrows as if she was shocked..
“What are you talking about? It is me, I am unknown..”
“ah.”
Only then did I realize the identity of the other person..
The merchant NPC of the Lake Kingdom was unknown..
…… No, but you have become a completely different person! I took off my tattered robe, put on a guest suit, and washed my kinky hair(?). This is how my impression changed.?
“It was you who forced me to stay for a day, right?…….”
Nameless grumbled..
Yes, I did. Originally, Nameless was going to return right away yesterday..
But I forced him to stay at my house for a day. We went through a hard time together, but I wanted to at least feed him..
But when I thought about it after bringing it in, I realized that this bastard went into Jormungand’s mouth and came out the back(!)!
They said you can't come into my house like this, so I put you in the mansion's bathtub to take a shower..
Looks like there was an uproar there..
The maids who were mobilized to take an unknown bath screamed, saying, ‘Steamed water is coming out that looks like it’s hundreds of years old.’.
The nameless laundry(?) continued for hours, and I couldn't even join the dinner party..
Immediately after dinner, I and the others fell asleep as if fainting..
So now, I am meeting for the first time with Nameless after taking a bath..
“No, people look different after washing! I should have washed up a long time ago.!”
Shinsu looked at the clear face and was impressed without even realizing it..
In other words, how dirty it has been! Do all people in the Lake Kingdom have such crappy sense of hygiene?! I'm a little disappointed inside.?!
“How can I enjoy luxury when all the people in my kingdom are suffering in hell?.”
Nameless shrugged his shoulders.
No, it's a luxury, and hygiene is a matter of course, you bastard inhabitants of this fantasy world! Just wash up and go!
“Anyway, I'm thinking of going back soon..”
Clean-Mumyeong stretched out his long neck and looked around..
“Do you know where my luggage is? I couldn't see any clothes or a sword..”
“your luggage……?”
I became anxious for a moment. Maybe it was all so dirty that the maids threw it away? There's a lot of potential?
It was then.
“All of our guests' luggage is stored here..”
Ader appeared carrying a clean bag..
“I have washed all the clothes and robes you wore. And the sword is here, in its new scabbard..”
“Ah, thank you for this..”
Clean - Nameless took the bag with gratitude and put the sword sheath on his back..
At that time, Ader, who was looking at the long white hair dragging on the floor, asked carefully..
“customer. If you don't mind, may I tie your hair up??”
“huh?”
“I was afraid it might get in the way while walking. I think it will be much better if you tie it up a little bit..”
“ah. Please. Even so, there were times when I would lose my balance if my foot stepped on me while swinging my sword..”
Ader walked behind Unknown, took out a long red cloth from her arms, and carefully trimmed, braided, and tied Unknown's long white hair..
As an outsider, I have no idea how they tied it, but in any case, Ader's workmanship was so good that the nameless head was no longer dragged on the floor..
It was long and wavy, and still covered her back like a cloak..
“Thank you. This is pretty convenient.”
“You are welcome. then.”
Ader bowed her head and tried to back away..
Mumyeong tilted his head at Ader and asked carefully..
“if…….”
“yes?”
Even though it seemed like Moo-myeong wasn't sure himself,,
“……Have we met before??”
So, asked.
Ader blinked a few times behind her glasses and then burst into laughter..
“no. Is that possible, sir? I think you mistook me for someone else..”
“…….”
The nameless person who was standing blankly eventually smiled bitterly..
“but. yes. That can't be possible. It's been hundreds of years since I've been out into the outside world, so I've been acting tactfully without realizing it..”
Mu-myeong scratched his cheek in embarrassment, then smiled brightly at Ader..
“Thank you for tying my hair..”
Ader bowed deeply to the unknown person..
“I was truly happy.”
***
flashing-!
Nameless took the teleport gate and returned to the Lake Kingdom..
I didn't need to say a big hello since I thought I'd see him again soon anyway. We just waved each other's hands.
As soon as the ignorance disappeared and the magic particles subsided, I asked:.
“What's your relationship, Ader??”
Ader answered immediately..
“No comment.”
“This bastard…….”
Please don't spoil it for me!
“Don't you have much else to ask me besides that??”
Ader smiled mischievously and spread her arms..
“The conversation with the director you've been putting off, let's do it now..”
“…….”
“I'm always listening to players' opinions.!”
The moment I heard those words, I unconsciously thought.
……Why do all the game managers always say things like that??
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