I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 303
◈ 303. [Side Story] Winter is coming (3)
It was almost dawn when the meeting between me and Lark ended..
As commanders of the Western and Southern Fronts, we argued harshly and agreed gently..
“ash.”
But eventually the story comes to an end,
“Don't forget. we are brothers.”
Personal... … It came down to the topic of brothers..
Larque looked at me blankly and nodded..
“So I want to believe in you.”
“Trust me as much as you want, bro..”
Larque added to me smiling brightly..
“And, I want to believe in Fernandez too..”
“…….”
No, that Fernandez and you are going to fight to the death... … I gave him some heartfelt advice, but he didn't listen..
“You both are precious younger brothers to me. I do not want a future in which the defenders of our empire are divided and fighting among themselves..”
Larque had a stern face, but spoke in a confident tone, as if he had made up his mind..
“If you truly want Duke Bringer to survive, I will turn a blind eye. And if Fernández wants the throne, I am willing to yield..”
“…….”
I forgot what to say for a moment about this declaration..
Do you really want to go to that lengths to be together as a family? This first brother.
“So Ash. my little brother I would be happy if our brothers, who are the only three in the world, got along well and were close friends..”
“…….”
“I am… … I just hope for that..”
Lark sighed silently and stroked his bald head. I smiled warmly.
“Me too, bro.”
Still, I think this kind of conversation is necessary between family members..
Although it was something I didn't like. I also answered.
“Everything will work out, misunderstandings will clear up, and we will be brothers again... … I wish the Guardians could meet in peace..”
That won't happen.
The ecliptic is engulfed in the flames of civil war, and the empire is split in two. We can never go back to the days when there were four Guardians meeting again..
However, just as the greeting 'Let's eat some time' is more of a greeting than an actual intention to eat,.
Just with my prayers, I said that too..
L'Arc smiled bitterly, as if he had read the meaning, and slowly got up and put on his hood..
“See you later then. Little brother.”
Unlike the first time, it hurts less, leaving only a light hug..
Larque walked out of my mansion with long strides..
Without going too far to see him off, I stood at the entrance to the mansion and looked at the back of the first prince as he walked away..
Maybe it's because he's tall, but his steps are wide, so he moves away in an instant..
“……Did you go??”
After Lark's presence had completely disappeared, Dusk Bringer poked his head out from the roof of the mansion..
“Did you really go? That Lark? He didn't swing his sword once, didn't sink the ground or uproot any buildings, just talked a little and quietly retreated.?”
Dusk Bringer looked down at me with an incredulous expression. I shrugged..
“He was a man with special brotherly love..”
Because I care about him and Fernandez, too. Right now, I have no choice but to run to the imperial capital..
Considering the scale of the crisis, changing direction became ridiculously easy..
Thanks to Fernandez's timely plotting of the treason, I was able to easily get through this as well..
crackling!
Following Dusk Bringer from the roof, her knights came down one by one..
Before I knew it, the hero characters under my command were pouring out of the warehouse in the backyard of the mansion. I clicked my tongue..
“I didn't even order it, but everyone was ready for battle.…….”
“A strong man of that size is sitting in front of you, clearly showing his strength without even trying to hide it. Could he have stayed silent even though it was your subordinates?.”
It seems like everyone was preparing to storm in if I was in trouble..
All of my hidden party members were covered in cold sweat. I chuckled as I looked at my subordinates who looked like wet puppies..
Larque is outside the obvious standards..
He possesses a strength that is far beyond that of a human being. You must have felt more pressure than when dealing with quite a few boss monsters..
Since the situation was over, everyone patted me on the back and told me to go in and sleep. The party members returned to their respective lodgings with exhausted faces..
“By the way, what exactly was the conversation that made Lark step down??”
Dusk Bringer asked me after seeing Larc leaving the Crossroads through the west gate with his eyes wide open..
I kept it simple. Fernandez will rebel, and Larque will return to the imperial capital to stop it..
“What a betrayal… … Indeed, the issue of Gwain and the Southern Front is such a major incident that it becomes a ‘something like that’..”
Dusk Bringer clicked his tongue in understanding and lowered his eyes.,
“……ash. Do you know that all descendants of your royal family receive oracles??”
Suddenly, I opened my mouth about a topic I had never heard of before..
“yes? It's a trust.?”
It was a completely unfamiliar story, so I narrowed my eyes. A trust??
“The guardian tree of the empire... … Everblack is also a magical lighthouse that predicts the future..”
The black thorn tree that was frozen with the emperor in the deepest part of the imperial palace..
It was a story about the tree from which the empire took its name..
“The fate of the imperial family's direct descendants is directly related to the future path of the empire. That is why the royal grandson receives a prophecy of what kind of life he will lead even before he is born..”
Is it because he is the king of the Bringer Principality, a brother country of the Everblack Empire?.
Duke Bringer, who had once been on good terms with the empire, knew all of its customs..
“According to the prophecy, a middle name was created that only the royal family would use..”
“aha…….”
I was wondering which philosophy school came up with the royal family's middle name, but it was like getting fortune telling from that black thorn tree..
“I was also present at that oracle. Emperor… … At Traha's request, we looked into Everblack's future together..”
Dusk Bringer casually called the name of the current emperor, Traha 'Peacemaker' Everblack..
It seems that the two countries were close in their own way before the relationship between the two countries soured..
Well, this duke is older, and he would be more senior in chronological order. Isn't the position like that of a relative's grandmother to the emperor?.
anyway.
“what kind of future was it?”
“Traha said that he sees his three sons as heirs..”
I was secretly surprised. Since it's a future prediction, I had to guess carefully to see if it would be as accurate as a weather forecast, but I guessed the number of children correctly..
“The first son will have a hard time because he is too warm and compassionate, while the second son will cause problems because he is too cold. Everblack predicted.”
“Wow, the accuracy is no joke.?”
I think I would have made a lot of money if I had a fortune teller in Korea, that thorn tree..
Dusk Bringer chuckled..
“So Traha reversed the middle names of his two sons..”
“Eh?”
“Literally. Contrary to the prophecy, he added a middle name..”
For Larc, who has a warm personality, the name 'Avalanche' means 'avalanche'..
For Fernandez, who has a cold personality, he is called 'Ember Keeper', which means 'keeper of the embers'..
Rather than living according to the fate we were born with, we hope to compromise with each other. I changed it.
I clenched my chin and made a sound.
“It's fun.”
I'm not a fatalist, but this story itself is fun..
“So is Lark actually the ‘Ember Keeper’ and Fernandez the ‘Avalanche’?……?”
“Well, the middle name is something the emperor prefers..”
Dusk Bringer crossed his arms and sighed softly..
“As I listened to the story of Lark and Fernandez, a thought suddenly occurred to me. That happened decades ago…….”
Suddenly, I felt a chill on the back of my neck..
Winter is near. maybe it will snow soon.
That's what I thought when I heard about those two's middle names..
Then, what about the upcoming winter blizzard? The avalanche that will fall on this empire.
Is it Lark? Or is it Fernandez?.
Who is the real owner of this winter?.
“……Hey, Archduke. Then.”
I snuck up next to Dusk Bringer and nudged her side with my elbow..
“As the third child, what kind of fate was given to me??”
“huh?”
“I'm curious as to why he got this middle name because he was predicted a certain fate..”
Bon hater?.
What a terrible and terrible prophecy he received, so why did he give his lovely youngest son such a middle name?.
Out of curiosity, I poked its side, and Dusk Bringer groaned! I cleared my throat and started talking..
“……I don't remember.”
“no! Where can you find something like that! It makes sense that the other two remember but I can't.?!”
“It may be hard to say this, but Lark and Fernandez are two of the greatest geniuses in Everblack imperial history. On the other hand... … Haven’t your sprouts been yellow since you were young? I thought there was no need to pay attention compared to my two older brothers..”
Dusk Bringer took a stab at Ash Kim's career as a bastard, and when I looked at him with a hurt expression, he let out a loud sigh again! I was embarrassed and said.
“So it seems like I forgot it. Please understand.”
“That's too much... … I made you wonder…….”
As I was rumbling, I became curious about something else..
I moved to the other side of Dusk Bringer and poked the other side with my elbow. Dusk Bringer struggled in panic..
“No, say it with words! Why do you keep stabbing me in the side from earlier?!”
“Just pretending to be friendly... … anyway. Speaking of names, I have another question..”
Actually, I was curious from the beginning..
“Why is the Archduke's name Dusk Bringer??”
How can someone's name be Dusk Bringer??
……Not in the same teasing sense..
This was because the girl duke in front of me was taking the name of her distant ancestor and using it as her own name..
The guardian dragon of the empire and the world's last fire dragon. The name of the legendary red dragon that married the emperor of the empire hundreds of years ago and gave birth to the first Duke of Bringer is Duskbringer..
This is the dragon who stopped Jormungand, the snake that overturned the world, and protected the empire..
Dusk Bringer inherited its name. Is there any reason? Does it feel the same as Jupiter Junior??
“…….”
Then Dusk Bringer just looked up at me. No, why do you look at it like that? Was it a rude question??
“……ash. you deserve it.”
“yes? Qualification?”
What are you talking about all of a sudden? We were talking about names?
“You have accepted my subjects, and as you promised, Lark... … The pursuit team under his command was also shaken off. You accepted us, who were rejected by all allies and abandoned by the world. you have already won my trust.”
“No, what… … haha. Thank you for saying that..”
I'm happy to get compliments, but that's why I'm talking about Samcheonpo when talking about my name.!
“……But not yet.”
“yes?”
“I want to wait a little longer to see if you are worthy of knowing the meaning of my name..”
Dusk Bringer slowly looked away from me and whispered softly..
“When the time comes, I will let you know first. the meaning of my name.”
“uh… … yes.”
It was a light question, but I heard an answer that was extremely heavy..
I scratched the back of my head shyly.
I didn't know, but this town seems to have a deep meaning in its name. Doesn’t your middle name engrave your destiny? Doesn’t it contain a meaning you can’t tell others?.
“Okay, enough about the name.!”
Dusk Bringer's usual humorous face showed his sharp teeth and grinned..
“Great job today, Ash. From now on, I will trust your words even more..”
It seems like he feels relieved now that Lark and the Imperial Army's 1st Corps, which should have been his biggest worry, retreated without fighting. The face is bright.
I smiled softly.
“I will closely monitor the movements of the Western Front and the ecliptic. Spend the winter here in peace.”
“yes, thank you very much.”
Dusk Bringer smiled at me, bowed his head in respect, and left the mansion with his knights..
I looked north in the direction she was heading, and then I looked west again. There is already no trace of Larc..
Now the world is in upheaval.
I just run desperately down the road next to the collapsing cliff..
***
“…….”
As he headed to the refuge outside the North Gate, Dusk Bringer was thinking..
In fact, she remembered clearly.
The fate that the third prince of the imperial family was born with.
The curse-like prophecy that Everblack spat to the emperor.
- Your third son will tear the empire to pieces and destroy it..
- But at the same time, your third son will make the empire prosper forever..
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