Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 297
◈ 297. [Side Story] Overwork (2)
The first dream I had was a familiar chat window scene..
- brother!
I've seen it so much that I feel like I'll memorize it now..
- Bro, you’re really amazing. How did you break this??
The first chat someone made on my broadcast that no one paid attention to for nearly half a year..
Although there was no voice, it was just a knock with a few lines of type..
it was an intense experience.
On a deserted island where no one visits, it's as if a guest comes unexpectedly and presents a bouquet of flowers..
- I'll enjoy it. They'll broadcast it again next time.?
So, I still dream of this day.
still… … I'm regretting it.
***
The problem was the dream that followed.
A wide, red, unfamiliar room.
‘‘I’ am lying on the bed, breathing heavily. It feels like I have a fever, my body is hot, but the air feels like it's freezing on my skin..
at that time.
Grumbling.
A cool, gentle hand caresses my forehead..
A hand sweeps away 'my' sweat-soaked bangs, and 'I' desperately move my feverish body, unable to control it properly, and rub my cheek against the touch..
- Mom… … . Don't go…….
‘As a soft sob escapes from my mouth, the owner of the touch whispers warmly..
- are you okay. My lovely Bonhater.
The touch seemed to stop, and then I felt the soft touch of slightly dry lips kissing ‘my’ forehead..
- Mom will always be by your side.
‘I open my eyes with difficulty.
OK-
The face of a woman who is smiling kindly and somewhat haggard. right in front.
The woman smiled brightly and kissed ‘me’ on the forehead once more.-
- I promise, Ash..
so said.
***
Suddenly, I open my eyes.
“……omg!”
A dry breath falls from the corner of my mouth belatedly..
“Heo-eok, heo-eok…….”
Fortunately, I see a familiar ceiling..
Crossroads Lord's Bedroom. The ceiling is covered with antique wallpaper (which Evangeline painted pink and then restored)..
“Ugh…….”
I barely managed to raise my creaking body, but I felt a heavy sensation on both of my legs..
what? Let's look down.
“Drum… … Pooh woo…….”
“Kooooo…….”
For some reason, I found Evangeline and Damien sleeping comfortably with their heads resting on my legs..
‘……What kind of situation is this?.’
These guys must have been cutting for a long time, so their legs are numb. I slowly pulled out my leg..
Evangeline and Damian continue to sleep well, rolling over and resting on their arms..
Let's look out the window and see the sunset.
Only then did I get a rough idea of the situation..
‘You fell down earlier, I.’
After the defensive battle was over, he suddenly fell down as if he had fainted..
I've been sleeping a little less for the last few days and pushing myself too hard, so maybe my body can't handle it?.
I didn't think he was such a weak character. Although his stamina stats are poor,…….
Anyway, that's why they brought me to this bedroom after I fainted, and these two guys who stayed with me to nurse me are also sleeping peacefully, exhausted from the hard work they've been doing for the past few days..
“…….”
I carefully raised my upper body. The wet towel that was on my forehead fell down..
When I place the back of my hand on my forehead, I feel a slight fever. It hurt..
‘The first thing to do is to reflect on unintentionally overworking yourself, but before that,.’
What was that dream??
Recalls the image I saw a moment ago.
Obviously, the first dream I had was a dream I had as a ‘classic fanatic.’.
My guilt catches up with me every now and then. The debt I carry. A familiar nightmare related to the wish I risked my life to make come true..
But the second dream?
‘That dream is not my memory.’
I ponder the clear image.
It's definitely true. This is the villa where I stayed when I went to the imperial capital. and… … This is the face of the woman I saw in the picture frame..
Ash's mother.
In other words, the dream is Ash's memory.
‘But why... … How could I recall that memory??’
When Ash was sick as a child, his mother nursed him..
I have never seen or experienced such a scene. But that kind of figure appeared in my dream..
‘What memories remain in this body? or not…….’
or not… … what?
I'm lost in thought and wondering,
Squeak-
The door was opened carefully, and Junior and Margerita came in..
The two were surprised to see me awake (and the two people stretched out) and quickly ran inside..
“Your Majesty, I see you are conscious.!”
“I will check my condition again right away. Come this way…….”
Fortunately, it wasn't a serious illness, it was just overwork..
“No, you rested well during the festival. It makes sense that after a few days of overdoing it, he collapsed like this.?”
When I complained, Margerita replied grimly, hanging a pack that looked like sap next to my bed..
“Have you really rested during this time??”
“uh……?”
“The body is honest, Your Majesty. The fact that you collapsed from overwork is simply the result of the steady accumulation of overwork..”
Margerita waved her hand, and a thin tube of divine power was connected between the fluid pack and my arm. This town doesn't use injections..
“My guess is that you were working during the festival period..”
“no… … Since I couldn't just play around, of course I did the lord's work.……?”
Playing is playing. In between, I took care of major tasks and made plans for the future at night. Isn’t this natural?.
“That's why fatigue has continued to accumulate since taking office here..”
It was Margerita who had been making a fuss in front of me for the past few months. When I became a patient, I immediately became stricter..
“I repeat, my body is honest, Your Majesty. The reason you collapsed this time was because your body was sending you a signal. If I push myself any further than this, I'll die..”
“Ugh, uhm.”
“If you ignore this signal... … Something bigger could happen..”
The saint's threat, which was not a threat, was gentlemanly but very scary. She unconsciously got goosebumps and shook her shoulders..
“For the next three days, put aside all work and rest well..”
“what?! Is that possible??!”
“it's possible. Actually, I already told others about it..”
Margerita gestured sideways..
“Don’t you have competent subordinates? Don't worry, it will run fine..”
Then Evangeline and Damian, standing next to my bed, nodded in unison. No, you two first wipe the saliva stuck to the corners of your mouth.!
“majesty. You are an indispensable person in this city..”
Margherita left my room with those last words..
“So, you need to take more care of your body. Don't overdo it in the future.”
“…….”
As I watched the back of the saintess leaving the room, I had a bitter taste in my mouth. And looked to the side.
“Thank you for caring for me and taking care of me..”
I said quietly to the party members who were looking at me with concern..
“But today is the day we have to sort out the defense battle, so if you're sorry, please help me out..”
“Please just leave it to me.!”
Evangeline said enthusiastically, rolling up her arms. They must be tired too, seeing as they fell asleep on my leg earlier, but let's share the burden..
“first of all… … Lucas is?”
“Uncle Lucas is cleaning up monster corpses outside the castle walls! It's something that needs to be dealt with as a top priority.…….”
I chuckled. Still, it seems like Lucas is conscious of his role as acting commander. I know what to do while I'm down.
“Damien, go to Lucas and help him with his work. Cleaning up monster corpses also requires purification of divine power... … Let me know that I woke up.”
“yes!”
“Junior. Go to Lily and get the artifact status inspection report. Check with your own eyes to see if the artifacts are in good condition. As a wizard, you might be better than me..”
“Please leave it to me, Your Majesty..”
“Evangeline. You take charge of preparing the victory banquet and giving the congratulatory speech. I guess I won't be able to attend the banquet today. request.”
“Oh my! I really wanted to do that!”
After each person was assigned a task, the three said they understood and rushed out of the room..
Standing in front of the door, the three kept looking back at me and shaking their heads..
“You need to rest well, prince! Don't really do anything else, take a nap!”
“The report will be delivered tomorrow morning. There won't be any problem.”
“I will take care of the banquet! Senior, take your medicine well and sleep well! You understand?!”
I waved my hand at the three of them, who were nagging them one by one, telling them to go away quickly..
The three continued to mutter about something until the end and disappeared a little later..
“…….”
In the barely quiet room, I leaned against the back of the bed and closed my mouth, lost in thought..
I worry about how well the city will function without me. and.
- I promise, Ash..
……Ash's biological mother.
It was about the smile of the Second Empress Dustia that I saw in my dream..
‘Why?.’
she is irrelevant.
Even though I exist, and… … My goal is to clear the game.
however. I had a premonition that I couldn't explain logically. It would have been nice to say it was my intuition as a gamer..
related.
everything is related.
Everything you encounter on the way to the true ending is related in some way..
It was no coincidence that I dreamed of her. I just haven't found the link yet…….
“…….”
I ignored Margerita's words to get some rest and frowned, lost in thought..
About everything I've encountered and experienced since falling into this world..
Trying to find a seemingly invisible connection.
***
That night.
The corpses of the skeleton army were scattered from the forward base to the front of the Crossroads walls, so it took quite a while to recover and incinerate them..
The moon was high in the sky when Lucas took care of all the work and came to visit Ash..
If Ash was sleeping, I was planning to just post a report and if he was awake, I was planning to ask how he was doing..
So I walked in front of the manor house with a bundle of reports.-
“oh.”
Almost at the same time, Wintersilver's carriage arrived at the entrance to the mansion and stopped..
Serenade, who got out of the carriage, smiled awkwardly. Lucas also awkwardly bowed in a cold sweat..
“……serenade girl.”
“sir lucas.”
Two people exchange greetings in a delicate atmosphere.
Both were spherical. They were old, but they were never close..
When I was young, in the villa of the Second Empress Dustia... … Growing up with Ash.
Ash was always between the two. The relationship between the two all originated from Ash..
Even if there wasn't such a gap in time between them greeting each other for the first time in many years, it would have been awkward from the beginning if they had been in a situation where they had to meet and greet each other separately..
“……You have changed a lot. serenade girl.”
In other words,.
“A person who was so cold that he was called the cold scourge of Winter Silver. Here, you smile brightly like spring. It's quite fun to watch... … I'm embarrassed.”
“…….”
The time when Ash in the Imperial Capital was ruined as a piece of trash..
The two people who are frozen in each other's memories of that time.
“A lot has changed there too, Sir Lucas..”
clearly.
we don't get along well.
“‘The person who was called ‘Bonhater’s Mad Dog’ is now such a well-earned knight. It's amazing.”
Serenade smiled softly and responded softly to Lucas' serious words..
“No, it's been a while so I don't remember properly. therefore… … Was it a ‘rabid dog that bit its owner’??”
“…….”
The two stare at each other in silence.
There is no hostility in his gaze, his voice is gentle, but.
Hehehe-
……For some reason, it seems like a cold, desolate wind is blowing between the two..
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