I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 321
◈ 321. [Side Story] Hwayangyeonhwa (花樣年華)) (3)
The backyard of the garden where the engagement ceremony takes place.
Fernandez and Lucas were having a private meeting in secret, avoiding the eyes of others..
Fernandez smiled and praised..
“You've been doing a great job on your surveillance mission, Lucas..”
For the past five years, Lucas has been steadily reporting the affairs of this villa to Fernandez..
Lucas rationalized to himself that it was okay because it was nothing special and peaceful, but he actually knew..
This is about Ash… … No, it could be a betrayal to everyone in this villa..
Fernandez's gaze turned to the sword hanging on Lucas' waist..
“It seems to be quite trustworthy..”
“……!”
Lucas trembled and grabbed the sheath of the knife at his waist. The short iron sword that Ash had given her a little while ago was there..
Allowing the use of cutlery within the palace is an expression of complete trust..
Realizing the weight belatedly, Lucas kept his mouth shut..
Ash trusted him and even gave him his sword, but now he is… … Are you in secret with Fernandez?.
Fernandez looked at Lucas with a grin and turned his head..
“Don't worry too much. Because these things are over now.”
“yes?”
“It's about the end of the surveillance mission. lucas.”
Lucas was surprised and looked with wide eyes, but Fernandez paid no attention and was watching the engagement ceremony in the courtyard..
In the midst of dancing, Ash, who was stiff and probably nervous, ended up having an accident. Ash stepped on Serenade's skirt and fell..
The boy and girl screamed and rolled around on the floor, then they looked at each other and laughed..
After watching the cute and fresh scene with a smile, Fernandez gestured..
“This means that there is no longer any need to deceive the people here... … However, there is one thing confirmed in the last report. Let me make one thing clear.”
Underneath his glasses, Fernández's narrow eyes sparkled like snakes..
“Next week, Second Empress Dustia and Ash will visit the Wintersilver family. I'm sure?”
“ah… … yep. I'm sure.”
Dustia was a former war slave of the emperor, and her body was weakened due to the aftereffects of participating in several wars with the emperor..
So I usually never went out of the villa..
But this time, I was planning to visit Serenade's house - the Earl of Wintersilver, who would be my future in-laws..
As it was the first time going out in ten years, the entire villa had already begun preparations..
In preparation for an unexpected situation, thorough measures are taken to prevent information from leaking out..
But Lucas leaked this information to Fernandez..
Fernandez looked at Dustia and Ash in turn, then spoke softly..
“At that time, a ‘small accident’ might occur..”
“……yes?”
Lucas' eyes widened. Fernandez nodded his head slightly..
“So, if at all possible, don't move together. Because if you get swept away, you might get hurt..”
“Oh, no, just a moment, Your Highness Fernández.……!”
“The mission so far has been a lot of hard work. When this is all over, the McGregor family will receive their fair compensation. Do you know anything? If you follow my orders carefully in the future, will you become a powerful person with the protection of the imperial family?.”
Fernandez smiled brightly, waved his hand and headed out of the villa..
“Best of luck in your future, Lucas. Well then, have a nice day..”
Fernández's men who were waiting escorted him out..
Lucas stood there in shock and watched Fernandez walking away..
‘A small accident could happen... … ? what is that…….’
A vivid feeling of anxiety crept up my spine..
Lucas trembled and turned around..
Still, in the bright sunlight, the people in the villa were happily holding an engagement ceremony..
Lucas trembled like a child who accidentally spilled black paint into a clear pond..
But the dropped paint was already spreading into the pond..
***
a few days later.
The day has come for Dustia and Ash to visit the Wintersilver family..
This day was also the day when Lucas had his first vacation in a long time..
I was advised to go back to the McGregor family's home, which I had not been to often, and get a good rest..
“I send my regards to the McGregor family. I also gave you the gift I sent you. Have a good rest. got it?”
Dustia smiled kindly and stroked Lucas' head. Lucas couldn't bear to answer and just nodded his head..
“Well then, see you later! lucas!”
Ash and Dustia waved and got into the carriage..
Lucas looked at the scene blankly, then gritted his teeth and urgently blocked the carriage..
“Now, just a moment.!”
“huh? What's wrong, what's wrong??”
“I want to go too!”
Ash and Dustia widened their eyes..
“You, too, belong to the Wintersilver family.?”
Lucas laughed and joked playfully as usual..
“We can't just let our Royal Highness and the Serenade Girl have a good time. I will come in between and disturb you..”
“Lucas… … ! This tactless guy……!”
Ash was furious, but Dustia covered her mouth and laughed, then opened the carriage door and held out her hand..
“Okay, Lucas! You too, let’s go together. Come here.”
Dustia stretched out both hands and lightly pinched Ash and Lucas' cheeks..
“okay. We're already one family, so it's strange to go on vacation separately. Let's have fun together, Lucas..”
already one family.
Lucas felt a burning pain inside at Dustia's words, but he silently lowered his head..
“Yes, Empress Mama.…….”
The carriage departed..
Ash playfully poked Lucas' side with his elbow and scolded him, saying, 'Are you okay with me interfering with your brother's dating business?' Lucas joked, 'Then please introduce me to a good girl as well.'.
Dustia peeled the fruit and handed it to the two boys..
In the usual noisy and peaceful atmosphere, Lucas made a promise..
I don't know what the 'small accident' Fernandez was talking about was..
He said he would stay here and protect these two people..
***
A smashed carriage rolled around on the road..
The carriage was attacked as soon as it exited the outskirts of the imperial capital..
The driver and guards fell to the crossbow shot fired by unidentified attackers, and the horses with their throats pierced cried out in pain..
bang! Quaguagwang!
There were even explosives buried in the road. The wheel exploded, and the carriage, which had spun halfway in the air, fell to the ground..
“Big, big……?”
Inside the broken carriage, Lucas tried to regain consciousness. Blood was streaming down his face as he hit his head when his carriage overturned..
Lucas was shocked as he looked at the blood on his hands..
How can this be called a ‘small accident’?……!
Inside the carriage, Ash was also staggering, holding his bloody forehead, and Dustia seemed to have fainted and was motionless. Lucas gritted his teeth..
‘Calm down, Lucas… … ! You are an escort! you have to protect!’
Although he was staggering, Lucas pulled the sword from his waist and pulled himself out of the broken carriage..
Doo doo doo doo!
Unidentified attackers on warhorses rushed forward with their black robes fluttering. A bloody metal light flashed from their hands..
Lucas gritted his teeth and swung his sword..
visor-!
“Big black!”
Even though he was born into a knightly family and trained his entire life, he is only twelve years old..
It was impossible to block the strong attacks of an assailant mounted on a horse. Lucas was thrown backwards..
Slam! Clap!
Suddenly, the attackers surrounding the carriage took out their crossbows and loaded them. And then,
Fu shoot! Push shot-!
Without any hesitation, he fired the crossbow at the carriage..
There was no room to escape. Lucas looked blankly at the arrows being fired..
right then.
slap!
Someone grabbed Lucas by the shoulder, jerked him back, and threw himself forward..
The third prince of the imperial family, who is one year older than Lucas but smaller in stature..
It was Ash.
Lucas' eyes widened..
Sigh! puff puff……!
A crossbow shot was struck on Ash's body as he blocked Lucas' path..
The crossbow's arrow easily tore through the delicate body of a child, pierced through the chest, and shot out from the back..
Ash's blood splattered on the body of Lucas, who was standing right behind him..
“……prince, royal?”
Lucas urgently caught Ash's body as it stumbled and fell backwards. Arrows were pierced through various vital points of Ash's small body..
Lucas looked down at Ash with trembling eyes and didn't know what to do..
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Hey, it’s okay… … iced coffee… … Hurry up and see a doctor... … majesty……!”
“hey…….”
Ash muttered with a blood-soaked face..
“I… … Just call me brother... … How many times should I say it?…….”
“Stop talking, Your Majesty! I'll hurry and get the doctor.……!”
“haha. Really until the end... … Don't listen to me and don't listen…….”
The life drained from Ash's pitch-black eyes in an instant..
“ah… … Serenade Sister… … Want to see…….”
Tuk.
Ash's arm fell to the ground..
Lucas looked down blankly at Ash's dead face..
The boy who had been happy at the engagement party just a few days ago, and who had been joking and talking a little while ago, was no longer breathing..
Lucas couldn't even believe in this reality, so he couldn't even cry..
“It's all my fault, my…….”
Because he communicated with Fernandez and gave him information, like this... … everyone will die.
It was then.
A soft hand touched Lucas' shoulder. I turned around in surprise, it was Dustia..
The Second Empress shook her head slightly with an aloof smile on her face..
“It's okay, Lucas. are you okay.”
And then put your hand forward-
snapped his fingers.
click.
The sound of magic power operating, something I've heard before..
OK… … Something incredible happened.
Gray magical energy glistened and surged from her body, swirling in a spiral like a clockwork, enveloping the area..
And then time began to flow backwards.
The shattered carriage turned halfway around in the air, and the broken parts stuck together and were restored to their original state..
The dead horses, coachmen, and guards all staggered to their feet as their wounds healed, just as they did before the attack..
And- Ash too.
The arrow stuck in his body went out backwards, the blood drops that poured out and splashed on Lucas were sucked back into his body, and even his torn clothes were restored to their original state - he was back to the state he was in just before he was hit by the arrow..
“what?”
Breathing normally again, Ash blinked his eyes in despair..
It was as if time around the carriage had been rewound backwards..
“Cough! Cough!”
At that time, Dustia collapsed, coughing up blood violently. Her gray magic power that filled her entire area could not return to her, and she was scattered to pieces and disappeared like her mist..
“Empress Mama!”
Lucas urgently checked Dustia's condition..
The attackers also did not understand the situation..
The raiders, who were visibly embarrassed, hurriedly prepared for battle again, and the revived guards also prepared to respond in a huff..
at that very moment.
Shut up! Shut up! Compact!
A group of knights were seen galloping on horseback from the direction of the castle..
“Tsk……!”
The attackers clicked their tongues, exchanged hand signals with each other, then quickly mounted their horses and left the scene..
Lucas blurted out as he watched the backs of the attackers moving away..
“lived, lived……?”
Shut up! Shut up! Compactly!
It was then.
The man who arrived at the scene of the attack with his knights fiercely gave an order..
“Everyone, chase after them..”
“I obey the command of the Most High.!”
“These are robbers who dared to attack Jim's wife and son. We'll cut their stomachs open and interrogate them alive. Do you understand? Be sure to catch him alive..”
“yes-!”
The knights drove their horses like a gale and chased after the raiders..
The man's voice seemed to radiate gold..
Lucas trembled and turned his body back. Everyone else around them was already shaking with their heads on the floor..
chuck-
A man got off a white horse with light movements and came in front of Dustia, Ash, and Lucas..
“I would have told you not to use the secret art of time regression carelessly..”
man.
An emperor who rules an empire and rules over half the world..
“Isn't that magic not a blessing, but a heavenly punishment for your clan?.”
Traha ‘Peacemaker’ Everblack whispered in an unexpectedly kind voice..
“My beloved Dustia.”
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