Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 233
◈ 233. [Side Story] Aftereffects
Crossroads. smithy.
Hannibal, a new N-rank mercenary boy, carefully entered the blacksmith shop..
There was someone the boy was looking for in a workshop on one side of the blacksmith shop, which was hot with fire..
“Hey, damn blacksmiths… … If you just tell me there is a secret or know-how that can be omitted, my eyes will widen.…….”
Kelly Bay was muttering and rummaging around in the brazier..
The sight of a stocky elder dwarf lying down on a bed with wheels and skillfully moving around the studio was both funny and amazing..
Hannibal opened his mouth and watched the dwarf with clear eyes through his shaggy hair..
“huh?”
Kelly Bay noticed the boy's gaze and squeaked..
“What did you see? If you want to steal, just come in and watch.!”
Hannibal, frightened, ran into the studio and bowed low..
“Ah, hello! Craftsman! My name is Hannibal! Prince Ash sent you!”
Kelly Bay crossed her thick eyebrows and looked the boy up and down..
“You're going to be my assistant.?”
“yes! Please just order anything.!”
“Age is?”
“I'm fifteen.”
Kelly Bay clicked his tongue..
“Kid. It's your heart to deceive others, but if it's a lie that will get you caught, don't tell it in the first place. This old man has a pretty good eye..”
“…….”
Kelly Bay asked Hannibal one more time as he flinched..
“How old are you??”
“……Thirteen, it is.”
Hannibal, who was intimidated for a moment, then raised his head stiffly..
“But it will grow quickly. Even now, I'm the biggest among my peers.!”
“Other than my age, what else am I hiding??”
“Uh, none.!”
Kelly Bay stared at the boy with mischievous eyes. Hannibal swallowed dry saliva..
“……hmm. Well, it doesn't matter. I'm only going to use you as an assistant for a little while.…….”
Kelly Bay shrugged and glanced toward the brazier..
“Have you ever touched iron??”
“I've tried so many weapons that I'm sick of it! I worked by recovering equipment from the battlefield..”
“So, he was a petty thief who stole weapons from corpses. I've never done any blacksmith work..”
Kelly Bay nodded..
“Okay, go change into your work clothes and come back..”
Relief flashed across Hannibal's face. Kelly Bay chuckled..
“Until my back heals, but learn well. Kid. Because it might open up a way to make a living later..”
***
Crossroads. barracks.
Camus, an SR-rank warrior and middle-aged mercenary, entered the barracks carrying his old luggage and trudging..
“You can use the group bedroom over there. The bathroom and dining room are over there.…….”
A soldier from the barracks showed Camus around the facility..
Camus, who had been listening half-heartedly, suddenly took on a different look in his gloomy eyes and looked to the side..
About fifty soldiers dressed in imperial uniform were streaming into the barracks..
They were reinforcements dispatched from the Imperial Capital. Among them were Rayna and her wizard party members..
Camus asked, gesturing towards them..
“……Those people?”
“Ah, these are magic troops dispatched by the imperial family..”
The soldier who guided us smiled and explained..
“It was very powerful and was a great help in defensive battles. They said he would return to the capital after the next defensive battle, but it was a shame..”
“……Indeed, I see..”
The soldier looked puzzled and asked Camus, who nodded slowly..
“Do you have any business for them??”
“Because I saw a familiar face. I thought I should go say hello later..”
Camus smiled faintly, adjusted his bag and walked to his assigned lodging..
“thank you for the guidance.”
The soldier who was tilting his head eventually turned around and walked away to handle other business..
There were a lot of newly assigned mercenaries, and a lot of work to guide them..
“Reuniting in this remote part of the South?…….”
Camus's eyes were cold and sunken as he walked towards his lodgings..
“The world is so small.”
***
“Hmm~”
After finishing my employment at the mercenary guild, I was in a carriage returning to the mansion..
I leave the system window open and ponder it..
[STAGE 10]
- Until start: 28 days
Stage 10 is the boss stage.
It is more difficult than usual, but the preparation period is longer. This time too, we have about a month..
‘I have to go on a free expedition..’
First, I was planning to go scouting the dungeon with just one party..
I need to accurately figure out the identity of the opposing army and enter the next depth of the dungeon..
I brought up the list of hero characters in the system window and selected the party members who would go on the first reconnaissance..
It would be better to organize around the main party that has already been formed..
‘Junior... … Should I exclude it?.’
Junior, the main mage in the main party, is already weak, but after forcing him to stay up all night this time, he developed bone disease..
It looks like he used his ultimate skill, [Elemental Deconstruction], several times. I need to get plenty of rest..
After looking at the remaining hero characters, I finally decided on the composition..
‘The party composition for the first dungeon exploration is me. Lucas. Evangeline. Damian. and…….’
I dragged a character from the sub-party and moved it to the main party..
‘Kuilan.’
I have to take the bandit king..
This will result in two knights, one martial artist, one magician, and one commander..
It's somewhat focused on the vanguard and doesn't have a wizard, but if it's a utility ability, I have it..
Damian, who has reawakened as a magician, can specialize in long-distance sniping and healing..
It'll be okay for the first scouting trip..
‘There's no need to delay.’
As soon as I arrived at the mansion, I had Lucas tell the news to all the members. Gather at the mansion by tomorrow morning..
“It hasn't even been a few days since the last defensive battle ended... … Aren't you overdoing it, my lord??”
Lucas asked worriedly, but I grinned and patted my body..
“This body is stronger than it looks! I've fully recovered, so don't worry and call your party members by tomorrow morning.!”
***
……but.
There was something I hadn't thought of.
The point was that other hero characters were not necessarily stronger than me..
“I… … Why not just rest for a few more days and go on a campaign?……?”
Kuilan asked, trembling with a yellow face..
During the last defensive battle, he seemed to be flying around with flying colors, but it looks like he suffered too much recoil and fell ill..
Come to think of it, my stamina stat was 5, you glass body bastard.…….
‘Those thick muscles are a waste.’
2It's like a big man over 100 m tall with a blanket rolled up all over his body. Wow.
Kuilan shivered from the chill and squatted in a corner of the backyard, his body wrapped in a blanket. It's a tough situation…….
But unexpectedly, there was one more person in bad condition..
“Cough! Colouk Colouk Colouk!”
Long snot hanging down from the tip of his small nose, and a wet towel covering his forehead... … It was Evangeline..
“……Have you caught a cold??”
“No, no, no, no. Wow, everything is fine, etc.? Cough, crunch!”
Evangeline, who was making noises like her nose was stuffy, blew her nose grandiosely into a handkerchief and said, 'Puh-eh!' and then spoke in a slightly clearer voice..
“It's in perfect condition..”
“I think the word order has been reversed.…….”
“Now, who will you be dealing with today, senior??”
“Look at me and say, look at me.”
“I'm always looking at you, senior.!”
Evangeline marched towards the fountain statue in the garden. No, that's not me! Have you lost your sense of sight?!
Evangeline approached the statue with a red face, probably from fever, and touched the statue's face with her hands..
“Hehe, senior, your face is even whiter and clearer today.……?”
“Well, I guess so. Because the statue is made of marble.”
“When did you grow your hair this long?……?”
“That's not the head, it's the mane.”
“oh. Even these wonderful wings... … I knew it would be like this…….”
“What kind of image am I inside you?……?”
For reference, the statue carved in the garden fountain is Pegasus. winged horse.
Evangeline laughed and clung to the statue, groped its back, and climbed up..
“Take care! Seniors! song! To a paradise just for the two of us!”
“I'm not going, I'm not going.”
Evangeline even wears a wide dining table on her left arm instead of her shield, which is her equipment..
In his right hand, instead of a jousting spear, he is holding kindling, as if he had been searching for firewood in the fireplace..
“It tasted good, this is…….”
I left Evangeline cackling on top of the Pegasus statue and looked around at the rest of the members..
“Lucas, Damien. Are you okay??”
“I am not like those weaklings, my lord..”
With a sneer on his kind face, Lucas took out a blue crystal ball from his pocket and shined it at Evangeline..
I tilted my head..
“what is that?”
“This is a recording crystal ball. You can record video. It's rare to see Evangeline 'Lady' ruined like that, so I'm going to record it..”
“Umm… … good idea.”
If you show the video to Evangeline after she comes to her senses, you will see a very interesting reaction..
Me and Lucas looked at each other and laughed evilly..
Lastly, Damien,
“Although both arms are still slightly healed, I am fully capable of carrying out operations.!”
He raised both arms wrapped in bandages. Even though I received intensive healing at the temple, it seems that I was not completely cured..
I nodded..
“Yeah, you can shoot a gun?”
“yes Please leave it to me!”
“Okay, wait a moment. dad.”
“Poop whoop-!”
When I called out harshly, Damian erupted violently..
Lucas, who was listening next to me, frowned and looked at me..
“‘'Dad'... … ? What does that mean, my lord??”
“ah. It's no big deal. Damian had a dream and I appeared as his son. So sometimes I want to call you like this.”
Damian covered his red face with both hands and screamed..
“Aaaah! It was just a dream! I was wrong! stop teasing me now!”
“Yes, I will make fun of you for the rest of my life. Give your son some pocket money, dad..”
“Wow!”
Damian, suffering from intense embarrassment, ran away to the other side of the garden..
After looking at the back with a grin, I looked at all the party members..
Anyway, Damian's arms aren't getting better, Kuilan is shivering, curled up like kimbap in a blanket, and Evangeline is clinging to the Pegasus statue because she's sick..
‘I thought only Kelly Bay was doing better, but it seems like everyone had a hard time. The aftereffects are no joke..’
However, it has already been convened, so there is no point in disbanding it like this..
After thinking for a moment, I clapped my hands! I hit it. I had a good idea.
“Entry into the Lake Kingdom proceeds as planned. However, today we will not explore the dungeon, but rather explore other facilities in the Lake Kingdom..”
“Are you talking about another facility??”
“okay.”
I grinned and explained to Lucas, who looked puzzled..
“From depth 6 of the Lake Kingdom dungeon, the nickname is Demon World. This is because the difficulty of the dungeon and the strength of the monsters are greatly amplified..”
Lucas is listening with a nervous face..
“Perhaps that's why there is a facility built between depth 5 and depth 6 where the party can take a break. Just resting there has the effect of regenerating stamina and magic power, and it is a place where various minor buffs are applied. Today, let’s make our way there and then take a rest..”
Somehow, while continuing the propaganda like a medicine seller, I mentioned the name of that facility..
“This is Dungeon Spa.!”
So, the people of the Lake Kingdom used… … It is a hot spring facility!
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