Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 298
◈ 298. [Side Story] Take care of yourself
“It’s cold… … It’s been a while since I heard that nickname..”
Serenade laughed bitterly..
“It was like that at one time. As the relationship between me and him froze, I also froze coldly..”
When I think of that time, a chill creeps into my shoulders..
Serenade's fingers dug into her own forearm..
“But now Your Majesty… … Because you treat me warmly. I no longer need to pretend to be a cold person..”
The frost melts when spring comes.
As the ash became warm, the coldness disappeared. That's all..
“……It's been a while since I listened to it too. It's a mad dog…….”
A brief moment of remorse flashed through Lucas' hard eyes..
“There was a time like that.”
There was a time when I did as my master told me to do and bit anything like a mad dog..
and… … There was even a time when he stuck his fangs into the back of his owner's neck..
“……If my lord treats me as a mad dog, I become a mad dog, and if you treat me as a knight, I only become a knight..”
Anyway, he is just a sword.
It is wielded differently depending on how its owner wields it. That's all..
“at last.”
Serenade took a breath..
“Because he changed, we can change too..”
“…….”
Lucas silently agreed..
Yes. Serenade and Lucas' changes are ridiculous compared to Ash's..
The Third Prince, who was so anxious to destroy himself that he always pushed himself to the edge of a cliff... … has changed so much.
I have changed into a person as warm as the spring sun..
Lucas asked vaguely.
“Are you not afraid that He has changed??”
Lucas heard Ash's words before he changed..
- Hey, Howie. Starting tomorrow I will suddenly act like a different person..
- But no matter what, no matter what I look like or what I do, I am still me. It's definitely the Ash you've been following all your life..
- Do not doubt and continue to assist me as you have done until now. request.
The day after he said these words, Ash's temperament changed like everyone else..
Even though he had been told in advance, Lucas still had shivers down his spine sometimes..
I wondered if this considerate and caring monarch before me was really the same person to whom he had pledged allegiance..
“What is there to be afraid of?.”
But the serenade spoke with confidence.
“His essence has not changed.”
When I was young.
Because the boy's shining image still remains, without fail..
“Even if my actions change, my speaking habits change, and even my thoughts change - I can understand. Your Majesty Ashe, whom I loved, remains the same..”
“How are you so sure??”
When Lucas asked curiously, Serenade grinned in an uncharacteristic way. Just like when she was a playful girl in her childhood.
“It's a feeling. As a lover, feeling.”
Immediately after, Serenade muttered softly and twisted the ends of her hair..
“No, I broke off the engagement now.…….”
Lucas, who was looking at her blankly, burst into laughter..
“Somehow I felt relieved… … . The Serenade girl came and we could share these concerns with her..”
“yes?”
“I also believe in the serenade girl’s intuition..”
Lucas smiled softly. Serenade looked at that with her eyes wide open..
I was never a man who smiled like that..
“……A lot has changed, Sir Lucas..”
“Because I have become an adult. All together.”
Serenade and Lucas looked at each other for a moment..
They almost became childhood friends, but in the end, their relationship turned sour..
and… … Ash from his childhood, who was always together between those two..
“I just wish him happiness, Sir Lucas..”
As Serenade muttered softly, Lucas nodded..
“The same goes for me too. serenade girl.”
“Let us assist him in our respective positions..”
“of course.”
Lucas bowed and got out of the way. After bowing gently, Serenade first entered the manor house..
And when the two entered Ash's bedroom on the third floor,-
“cool…….”
Ash was sound asleep..
I left a bunch of papers with a lot of writing scattered on the bed and leaned against the back of the bed. With the lights brightly lit.
Lucas and Serenade, who laughed bitterly, made Ash's bed..
Lucas organized Ash's writing utensils and notebooks, and Serenade laid Ash on the bed and pulled up the blanket..
Reading the traces of a young boy in the downturned eyelashes of a sleeping young man..
“Have a nice dream, Your Highness.”
Serenade whispered softly and stepped away. Lucas turned off the bedside light..
sweet-
After quietly peeping at Ash's face as he slept peacefully on the bed in the darkened bedroom, Serenade and Lucas quietly walked outside..
***
……A few days passed.
My condition never recovered. It seemed like a combination of overwork and a cold..
The fever didn't go down easily, and I sighed with a cold towel on my forehead. What kind of nonsense is this?.
“Because it's fall. As the days are getting colder, it is best to be especially careful during these seasonal changes..”
Damien said as he visited me in the morning and evening and administered divine power to me..
It seemed that recovery magic could not cure poor condition or cold..
Recovery magic is said to have a visible effect only in treating more obvious wounds or injuries.…….
Still, it is said that receiving this much divine power is helpful for nourishment. grunt.
Anyway, as the situation was like this, I repeatedly received brief reports and gave general instructions while lying on the bed..
I was a little worried at first, but Crossroads ran pretty well even when I wasn't there..
Of course, it's not as efficient as when I run with my feet, but I'm moving pretty decently at this level..
‘Actually, this might be how an ordinary lord and ordinary commander works..’
Delivers instructions and receives reports only in writing and by message, without visiting the site…….
“……Umm.”
Anyway, this is not my style.
“I want to jump out of bed and see the scene.!”
“Yay yay. I hope you get better soon.”
Evangeline, who came to review my autonomous exploration plan, scolded me. I grumbled and looked at the autonomous exploration plan Evangeline had drawn up..
The plan was to tour the already cleared District 6 dungeon. Don't go to unexplored areas because nightmare corps commanders may appear there.…….
‘I need to get to level 50 too..’
My current level is 49. Like the other main party members, I want to quickly reach 50 and learn the ultimate skill. Because my physical condition is like this.
“We'll take care of it on our own, so you can relax and think about getting better.!”
Then, it ran really well..
In the empty space where I was not, I enlisted the help of the Holy Grail Exploration Team that was waiting at the base camp, or organized Jackal, Lily(!), etc. The plan was to review the District 6 dungeons one by one..
Other sub-parties are leveled in the early zone.
I felt a little confused watching the party members level up and become stronger every day without me. Okay.
Not just dungeon exploration. It went well on my own..
In particular, I appointed Serenade as my internal affairs advisor, and to be honest, she ran it much better than I did..
In addition to repairing forward bases and planning tourist cities,.
“Here is the Gems sales report, Your Majesty. Please check slowly.”
The city's finances were significantly boosted by transparent revenue sharing from Maseok sales..
The magic stones were safely presented to the imperial family, and the existing Crossroad merchants' share of the remaining magic stones was not touched..
Only the remaining magic stones were distributed and sold throughout the continent..
“The quality of the magic stone was very excellent. Distribution began first to allied royal families. Follow-up orders are already pouring in..”
While listening to Serenade's report and looking through the report, I muttered honestly..
“I honestly thought the Wintersilver operation would eat up all the other smaller operations in the South..”
All existing magic stone sales routes are being preserved, and the quantity of magic stones is being shared equally with the existing merchants..
The upper part of winter silver that cannot be processed in the southern part of the country is treated only as much as it is left over..
If you had the financial resources of the upper level of Winter Silver, and if you showed off your friendship with me, it would be possible to throw everything away and do it all on your own..
“Hehehe. I told you this before. Our top goal is coexistence..”
Serenade grinned as she handed me a report showing that Crossroads City's budget warehouse was stocked with a lot of gold coins..
“It's easy to profit by using scale, but that's a very short-sighted business strategy. All we have to do is choose a path that will benefit us in the long run..”
“It's really really cool…….”
I guess I'll have to learn some business philosophy later. I think it will help.
So, like this. Everyone took care of themselves and became children, and the city ran safely..
“15 reserve party heroes, 3 parties. Wire input is possible.”
As autonomous exploration continues, several more sub-parties are able to be deployed in combat..
“omg… … I've grown something?!”
Lily passed level 35 and completed her second job advancement. Skill 2 [Fire Wall] unlocked.
Hey, but didn’t you quit your field job? Since I keep going out with my boyfriend, my level goes up.!
“……I don't even follow exploration, so why am I growing??”
Margerita muttered shakily..
Margerita is not even sortieing, but her level is rising little by little. I guess it's embarrassing for me..
that… … Normally, healers continue to gain experience just by healing. Even if you are not sent to the field, you will continue to work at the temple and your level will increase..
Anyway, the heroes each grew steadily like this.,
“We would like to report that the training of two companies of new recruits has been completed.!”
General soldiers were also expanded.,
“Repairs to the first wall of the forward base have been completed, Your Majesty.!”
More than 50% of the forward base repairs have been completed, and it is now functioning as a simple fortress..
This is a time when food and firewood storage for the winter is going smoothly.-
[STAGE 12]
- Until start: 3 days
The next defensive battle is quickly approaching..
***
This season's monster is the Scorpion Corps..
In other words, they are scorpions..
It crawls with its belly low to the ground, and its shell is hard..
It has quite high resistance to long-range weapons such as arrows. The poisonous tail has a very threatening stinging force. The claws on both arms also have high cutting power..
They are sturdy, strong, and strong warriors. If you stick with the regular method, the power is formidable..
“Although they are such strong friends, their weaknesses are also clear..”
forward base.
Sitting in Evangeline's wheelchair (I borrowed Lily's spare wheelchair), I stood on the newly repaired castle wall. I wrapped myself in a thick blanket and said.
“The pear that touches the bottom has no shell. If you can somehow hit just the stomach area, you can easily defeat it..”
“Then there are two ways. Either turn it over somehow or get rid of it.…….”
Evangeline grinned. I smiled too.
“……Just attack the ship from the bottom or.”
In other words.
If you spread out landmines, they can be destroyed very easily..
So now, the field south of the forward base is full of landmines..
In addition, the installed artifacts were all of the type that fell on the ground..
‘There are many other weaknesses besides this..’
The Scorpion Corps has low magic resistance and high poison resistance, but is very vulnerable to other status ailments..
If you have the means, you can do this easily..
But landmines alone are enough. You will be able to have fun playing with fire..
“They are coming-!”
A skirmisher observing the south from the forward base battery shouted. Then Lucas, who was standing at the edge of the castle wall, raised his hands up and shouted..
“All troops, ready for battle-!”
chuck! chuck! chuck!
Heroes and soldiers held their weapons and aimed their equipment in unison..
This defensive battle was entrusted to Lucas from the beginning. I plan to just watch from behind. First of all, I'm a patient.…….
Doo doo doo doo!
It didn't take long before the dust raised by the monsters was visible from the south..
A group of scorpions with flashing black carapaces flocked in, their many legs moving dizzyingly..
It was a bit disgusting, and also scary because there were that many of them..
‘My kids prepared hard without me..’
Why should I say it's the feeling of watching my younger brother run to the supermarket, clutching crumpled bills, saying he can run errands without his older brother?.
Well, with that in mind, I'm going to watch in peace to see how well my kids will play defense without me..
“huh?”
I saw something strange.
Doo doo doo doo-!
To the flank of the Scorpion Legion coming from the south,
Click, click, click-!
……Five knights on horseback suddenly appeared.
The person standing at the forefront was a girl with long black hair and a shining silver crown..
“Hahahaha-!”
The dragon lady suddenly shouted, emitting a glow that did not match her thin voice..
“Crossroads, I'm back-!”
And then, he pounced on the side of the Scorpion Legion..
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