I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 331
◈ 331. [Side Story] Traitors
Lake Kingdom Dungeon Area 5, [Fountain Street]].
Nameless, who had parted ways with Ash and his group, was quietly walking in the darkness of the Lake Kingdom..
[Except for the Dried Drain, the darkness of the nightmare was still sticky and seething everywhere, and it showed no signs of abating..
The nameless face was much brighter..
Is it because I found a ray of hope in this endless darkness?.
“You have a nice expression, Unmyung..”
But even this bright face became stiff at the voice that came out of nowhere..
“It's the brightest face I've seen in the past 500 years. Is there anything good happening??”
“…….”
Nameless slowly turned his head in the direction from which the voice came..
The sword was not drawn. Because I knew who the other person was.
“……It's been a while since I saw you here..”
Honor flowed from the mouth of an unknown person..
“crown.”
What appeared on the other side of the dark alley was a man wearing a smiling mask and a clown costume. It was a crown.
After staring at his masked face for a moment, Unknown slowly took off the hood of his robe and bowed politely..
His corrected title flowed from her lips..
“no… … 'Brother’.”
“…….”
Brother.
The sound of those words was so unfamiliar and painful that Crown's shoulders flinched and trembled..
- Brother!
Suddenly, in Crown's eyes, the surrounding scenery appeared as it was five hundred years ago..
A huge pond with colorful fountains gushing water upwards. A beautiful marble walkway above it..
When we meet on this road, where the sunlight hits the water droplets and creates a small rainbow, my sister bows her elegant dress and says hello... … They said she smiled like a flower petal.
“…….”
When I closed and opened my eyes inside the mask, there was no trace of that distant past..
Above the black, dry, foul-smelling pond, only the ugly, carved stone road remained as fragments..
In the midst of crushed darkness instead of sunlight.
Above him, his younger sister, covered in tattered robes, her hair bleached white, covered in dirt, ashes, and blood, stands with a sword on her back..
With an expressionless face.
The sad smile of those days left no trace..
“…….”
It's a distant, truly distant memory..
Now I wonder if it was just a dream or a real memory..
The princess and the prince of the kingdom that fell into hell stood at a distance and stared at each other for a moment..
“……call me crown.”
Crown adjusted his mask and repeated quietly..
“Just as you gained strength by sacrificing your name and soul to the goddess, I also gained strength by giving my name and soul to the devil. It is meaningless to be called by any other name..”
Gaining power by burning one's own existence, and in return losing one's name and becoming 'nameless'.
She did not burn a few memories, but kept them in her hands, and among them was the fact that Crown was her brother..
That fact tormented Crown inside..
Such an ugly man... … This younger sister is still treated as her older brother..
“……Yes, Crown..”
Nameless, who changed the name as Crown requested, looked around..
“What was the reason you were walking around here today? Are you here to meet me??”
“no. The paths just coincidentally overlapped.”
Crown shrugged..
“The King of Kings convened a royal meeting. But he left it to me to issue a call-up order to the Nightmare Corps commanders. So I'm going around and announcing the meeting to them..”
“Hey, it's a royal meeting.…….”
Unnamed’s eyes became bloodthirsty..
A meeting held regularly by the Demon King and the monsters under his command, where the top 10 Nightmare Corps commanders are convened. royal meeting.
Nameless, who had a record of breaking in and destroying a meeting before, placed his hand on the handle of his sword, as if he was planning to do so again this time..
Crown waved his hand in disapproval..
“Are you planning to cause trouble again? Leave it at that. Last time, you cut down the royal castle, but they restored it in one day, right?.”
“…….”
“No matter how many people you kill, the King of Kings will come back to life. Don't waste your energy in vain.”
Since that was true, Nameless slowly removed his hand from the hilt of the sword. It was a somewhat dissatisfied expression, but.
Crown continued..
“Why don't you stop resisting in vain now??”
“…….”
“If you and I work together, we can make the situation here a little better. Five hundred years is enough... … Haven't we been fighting for a long time?.”
“Make it better... … How do you mean that? So that people can have more comfortable nightmares?”
Nameless chuckled, but Crown nodded as if he was sincere..
“If it is true that they rule this kingdom anyway, and if it is true that all the citizens of this country are caught in a nightmare. okay. Maybe it would be better to just have a slightly more comfortable nightmare..”
“…….”
Moomyeong shook his head slightly and glanced behind him. It was in the area where Area 1 [Dried Drain] was located..
“I asked you earlier why you had a good expression, Crown.?”
“……?”
“Today, for the first time in five hundred years, the Demon King's territory has shrunk..”
Crown's face hardened beneath the mask. Anonymous continued speaking..
“Ash did it. He has driven the darkness of nightmares from this kingdom, little but surely..”
“……so?”
“Don't you know? The signal for a counterattack has already been raised. Ash proved his ‘qualification’. Maybe this time, this time, we might be able to defeat the devil..”
“Did you start talking about hope just because you took that dusty piece of land from them? cotton?”
Crown shook his head..
“You have become very weak. Are you tired of waiting for 500 years??”
“Anything starts from a very small spark. I will protect this fire until the end. crown.”
Nameless clenched his fists..
“This body is nothing more than a pile of ashes to burn, but even so... … I'll try walking to him.”
“…….”
Crown kept his mouth shut..
Why is Ash the last player?.
What kind of ending did this great country always have?.
He knew but he didn't say it out loud.
I did not want to tarnish my sister's noble will, which radiates light even in endless despair..
“you and i have different paths.”
So, I'm going this way..
“You follow the path you believe is right. I am…….”
With a traitor's heart suited to the dirty mud.
Into the dirty mud that suits the heart of a traitor.
“I will continue my own atonement..”
“……Is that so.”
Nameless started walking again, passed Crown and continued walking..
The prince and princess of the Lake Kingdom passed each other over a finely broken stone bridge..
“…….”
As I passed by Crown, Nameless tried to remember..
What did that man originally look like?.
What face was under the mask, what smile did it have, what did it say?.
But, I only remember that that man is my brother..
I couldn't recall any memories related to him..
Because everything has already been burned as firewood.…….
“……Well, next time.”
Nameless muttered softly and walked forward without looking back..
“…….”
Crown's eyes widened as he glanced at his younger sister, as if he still had regrets..
Amidst the unknown man's messy white hair, a red hair tie tied at the back was swaying..
Suddenly, an image from five hundred years ago flashed before Crown's eyes again..
My younger sister, who had beautifully arranged long hair, always had a red hair tie tied on the back of her head like that..
“……haha.”
Crown let out a small laugh before eventually raising his voice..
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you with your hair tied up like that. Before the kingdom got to this point, I would often go around with my hair tied up like that..”
“……?”
“It's nice to see it because it reminds me of the old days. From now on, keep it tied like that..”
And Crown also walked forward..
Mumyeong looked puzzled and touched the back of his head. He didn't even realize it, but his hand caught a red string that someone had tied neatly..
“……When did you tie this up??”
I don't remember getting any hair care here in the past 500 years..
Mu-myeong, who was recalling his memories, finally said, “Ah!” made a sound.
When Jormungand was invading Inse, he briefly went to the surface and helped repel it..
Then, someone tied me up on my way back from a night's stay at Ash's mansion..
So, that person…….
- I was truly happy.
……Who was it??
My memory is already blurry.
Nameless, who was tilting his head, eventually started walking again without paying attention. Where are her lost memories?.
The next monster flood is coming soon.
We must kill as many monsters as possible for Ash and the outside world. She stepped forward to do her duty..
***
Walking down the street, Crown looked down at the list in his hands..
Nightmare Corps Commander.
Originally, it was a name for all monster corps commanders, but at some point, the 10 monsters who rule the 10 highest-ranking corps came to be called this..
Crown raised his hand and scratched down the list with his fingernails. It listed the names of those he had to summon to the royal council..
10th in rank, Goblin God King.
Rank 9, Slayer of Full Moonlight.
Rank 8th, Ghost Privateer Captain.
7th in line, prostitute.
6th in rank, Black Spider Queen.
Ranked 5th, Vampire King.
4th in line, Lord of Plague.
3rd place, Magic Emperor.
Second in rank, leader of the Demon Guardians.
1st place, black dragon.
‘Should I be thankful that three of them have already fallen over?.’
9Above Luna Red.
6We Orlop.
5Above Celendion.
Ash killed these three like this..
‘Definitely different.’
Ash this time is exceptional. Maybe we will achieve remarkable results.
But in the end... … Victory belongs to the devil.
Knowing this, the Crown gave up resistance and chose to submit to his command..
‘A traitor will do what a traitor can do, little brother..’
Crown smiled bitterly, recalling the image of his little sister who had just broken up with him..
‘Please remain noble until the very end..’
okay. At least until just before. Blooming so nobly.
Anyway, in the end.
Because everyone will fall into darkness.
***
same time.
Crossroads Central Prison.
Mason was having an uncomfortable sleep, with his huge muscular body pushed into the narrow prison cell..
Jeez. Jeopuk.
Mason slowly opened his eyes at the sound of footsteps approaching..
Before I knew it, a knight in black armor was standing outside the iron bars. A smile spread across Mason's bushy mouth..
“Good evening, Master Lucas..”
“……Mr. Mason.”
Grumbling-
A chair was dragged in front of the iron bars, and Lucas sat on it, his bright blue eyes flashing..
“I thought about the suggestion you gave me... … I thought it wasn't bad..”
Mason's Proposal.
In other words, a message from Fernandez..
- If you keep your old oath, I will absolve your family of any remaining sins, restore your honor, and restore your family's old fiefdom and property..
The old oath - an oath of loyalty to Fernandez and in the name of the family..
“…….”
Lucas, who closed his eyes and remembered his childhood for a moment, shot his blue gaze forward again..
It was a cold gaze, as if it would freeze me if I even touched it..
“So, what exactly do you want me to do??”
A faint smile spread across Mason's lips as he faced the master..
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