Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 354
◈ 354. [Side Story] The sin born into the world
“You and only you must remain human.”
I blinked in confusion at the anonymous words..
No, what an obvious thing to say.
“I only fight against monsters as a human commander. Of course I have no intention of becoming a monster..”
“…….”
Nameless looked at me with a straight gaze and,
“……The handkerchief is dirty. I'll wash it next time and return it to you..”
He took the handkerchief I gave him in his arms and put on the hood attached to his robe..
Her face, as white as her pale hair, was hidden in the shadows..
“Okay then, Ash. See you next time.”
And the name disappeared into the darkness..
I was just watching the back from afar..
Why??
What Nameless just said to me seemed like a warning to me, but…….
It sounded like something she wanted to say to herself..
‘Don't be like me... … you.’
So does that mean that Nameless himself is already a monster? Does that mean he has already been swallowed up by darkness?.
“……I won't become a monster, unknown.”
Even if I become a tyrant who stands above the rules of the game.
don't become a monster.
I will be a tyrant within the bounds of humanity.
“And I won't let you become a monster either..”
742round of games.
The final boss encountered in the last stage - 'The lake princess who can't sleep'’.
I remember her appearance, completely immersed in darkness and becoming a ruined monster..
‘I won't turn your end into such an ugly monster..’
Because you are within my reach.
therefore… … I will save you too. cotton.
I clenched my fists..
certainly.
Whatever it takes.
***
Time passed quickly. Almost ten days have already passed..
The snow that had been pouring down several times lost its momentum and then disappeared, leaving the weather dry and clear..
Crossroads is preparing for the next defensive battle with all its might..
The sound of construction work reinforcing the walls, the sound of saws trimming wooden fences, and the shouts of people busy moving military supplies echo throughout the city..
After all, Crossroads is a fortress city. The front line of the world where monsters collide.
This scene of doing everything in its power to stop the monster can be said to be the true nature of Crossroads..
And, in a corner of this busy crossroads-
“Ahhhhhh!”
……i was caught.
To Dusk Bringer - the Dragon Lady who growls, sharpening her sharp teeth like saw blades..
‘Holy shit……!’
Dusk Bringer's tiny hands held tremendous power. I grabbed him by the edge of his collar and he couldn't move..
After the last occupation, I was trying desperately to avoid Dusk Bringer for a while, but eventually got caught.……!
“I guess I've been running away for a long time! I won't miss it anymore! Come on, look straight at me! Let's talk, Ash.!”
“…….”
I turned my head and avoided eye contact, and only broke into a cold sweat..
The reason why Dusk Bringer has been looking for me and why I have been running away is simple..
Because they caught me eating a dragon heart..
“What is that thing in your body? Where did such a bad thing come from... … Did you pick up and eat something that was bad for your health? Speak the truth!”
“……No, what are you talking about? This is the royal family. Do not eat junk food and eat only clean, pure and expensive organic food.…….”
“Don't talk nonsense! Gwaine is a woman with the blood of a dragon flowing in her veins! There's no way she couldn't sense the dragon's energy flowing through your body.!”
“…….”
“Can't you tell the truth! Can't I reveal in detail when, where, and how I acquired that power?!”
“No, I didn't eat this because I wanted to.…….”
In the end, I told it all away..
After using [Imperial Decree] for the first time, I collapsed due to exhaustion of magical power, and Unknown found me a dragon heart and fed it to me..
After hearing the whole story, Dusk Bringer looked astonished, then stretched out his hand and grabbed my ear. Ouch! It hurts!
“Did you eat it because you liked it??!”
“No, it’s not honey rice cake… … Someone else fed it to me while I was sleeping! Regardless of my will!”
“You idiot! If someone puts something in your mouth while you are sleeping, you have to spit it out! What kind of home education did you receive??!”
“Who in the world would receive a home education that involves spitting out food while sleeping?!”
“The royal family deserves it! Isn’t preparing for poisoning the most basic of all?!”
uh? really? The royal family also received such education.?
Dusk Bringer must have lost strength after fighting and tapped his round forehead with his small hand..
I looked at her narrowed eyebrows and cautiously asked,.
“As expected, he was angry because he ate the heart of his own people.?”
“what? cognation? Dong Jo-ok?!”
what. Did I say something wrong??
It seems that he has literally touched a crossroads. Dusk Bringer looked completely mad and growled fiercely..
“What did you say? I agree with you.?!”
I immediately bowed down..
“sorry. I was wrong. Please explain why you are angry and I will correct it..”
“……Haaa.”
Dusk Bringer put both hands on his hips and let out a sigh before slowly opening his mouth..
“The dragon heart you consumed does not belong to my people..”
“yes?”
what. You are a dragon. Then the Dragon Heart is not the heart of your people.?
“In the distant past, there were many species of dragons, but among them, two were archenemies..”
Dusk Bringer glanced at the sky..
“Red dragon and black dragon. They are the red dragon tribe and the black dragon tribe..”
“ah……!”
“As you know, the Red Dragon Clan is a wise, intelligent, elegant, and considerate complete creature, but the Black Dragon Clan is vicious, evil, ferocious, ugh, ugh! They are very, very bad guys..”
The further you go, the more intuitive the explanation becomes..
“The Red Dragon Clan believed that the world was worth protecting and that life should prosper, but the Black Dragon Clan did not. They argued that this world was wrong from the beginning, and that all life should be wiped out and start anew from nothing..”
“…….”
“These two dragons fought against each other from birth to the end, and eventually fought a great war. As a result of this war, the two dragons ended up annihilating each other... … . All that remains is my ancestor, the last red dragon, the ancestor ‘Dusk Bringer’..”
The guardian dragon who married the emperor of the Everblack Empire, who passed on the name to the current Dusk Bringer..
I guess this is why the red dragon is the world's last dragon. They all died in a war among themselves..
Dusk Bringer placed his hand on his slender body..
“As you know, the blood of the Red Dragon Clan flows through Gwain's body. And what you consumed…….”
Only then did I get a guess..
“……Are you saying it's the heart of the black dragon tribe??”
“Yes! Do you finally understand the identity of the bad heart you ate?!”
Dusk Bringer pointed at me and shouted wildly..
“Eating the heart of the Black Dragon Clan just because you're in a depleted state of magical power?! Isn’t it like setting your body on fire just because it’s cold? It's like a big bomb has been planted inside your body.!”
“Hehehe!”
Oh no! Anonymous! Why on earth did you feed me something this dangerous? Well, the situation was urgent!
“Do you know what happens when an ordinary human consumes dragon heart??”
“What happens??!”
“It becomes a ‘vessel’ that can contain the dragon. It means that you are now halfway qualified to become a dragon.!”
Ho, Holy Shhh! Even though I was a dragon on Earth,!
“Well, then what is the other half of the qualification??!”
“…….”
“yes?! What is it?! I'm a little scared right now! I don't want to be like a dragon! I will live as a human!”
However, Dusk Bringer was just lucky and did not tell me about the other half..
Instead, he cleared his throat and changed his tune..
“Anyway, the Black Dragon Clan are very, very bad guys. They tried to destroy this world.”
“No, what is a sudden change of topic? So what should I do if I don’t want to be used?!”
“They all had to be killed and eliminated, and they actually died and disappeared. But then, out of nowhere, you ate their hearts! Where on earth…….”
Dusk Bringer, who had stopped, seemed to have noticed only then that his shoulders were shaking..
“Could it be that the Black Dragon clan has been revived in that dungeon?……?”
“yes? Yeah, whatever.…….”
Black Dragon Legion.
One of the most powerful monster legions. Even in the game, every time we catch these bastards, our allies die in droves..
But since it's not someone I need to worry about right now, I honestly didn't pay much attention to it.…….
Dusk Bringer gritted his teeth and muttered fiercely..
“The Black Dragon Clan are people whose birth into this world was a sin. They all need to be killed and eliminated..”
“No, isn't that too extreme??”
It's a sin to be born into this world.
That's too much talk.
“There are people who were born sinful, Ash..”
But Dusk Bringer said this with a serious face..
“For example, think about the monsters you face..”
“…….”
“The goblins are attacking this time. They are like the tumors and skin diseases of this world. They are monsters who just repeat looting, killing, and burning..”
Dusk Bringer raised his index finger and poked me..
“Are you not in a position to exterminate them without leaving a single one behind? Couldn't it be said that it was a sin for these monsters to be born into this world??”
“that… … Of course, I'm in a position where I have to kill them all.…….”
but.
Even so.
Does it mean that just being born, existing in the world, is a sin??
The reason I'm trying to kill them is because they wanted to destroy Inse..
If by any chance there is a goblin that does not harm people, if there is one that is not interested in looting, killing, and burning,.
Even for goblins like that, should they be killed as soon as they are born??
that… … Is it right??
‘No, what are you worrying about? Are you hungry? Soon, over 50,000 goblins will invade here.!’
Know.
but… … I couldn't help but suddenly have doubts..
While I was in trouble, Dusk Bringer snatched my hand and led me recklessly..
“Anyway, let's go to the temple..”
“yes? Why the temple??”
“Why why! Since I ate junk food, shouldn’t I get tested to see if I’m okay?!”
No, what kind of prosecutor are you? Of course it's perfectly healthy!
***
In the end, I couldn't overcome Dusk Bringer's pressure and visited the temple..
However, I could not get a checkup right away. Because the temple was quite busy..
The party that had gone on an autonomous exploration of the dungeon today had just returned, and it seemed like there were several injuries..
Hero characters were seen groaning and getting their injuries healed by priests..
“But fortunately, there don't seem to be any serious injuries..”
Dusk Bringer said as he craned his head to look at the wounded. I also took a close look at the heroes..
“huh?”
Then, I found a man standing alone in this group of injured people..
“…….”
It was Thorkel, the leader of the leper extermination squad who joined this time. He was standing still, leaning against the wall of the temple hallway, his ceremonial helmet pressed down..
“Thorkell!”
As I got closer, I was startled. Because there was a pool of blood under his feet..
“What is this, are you okay? Are you seriously injured??”
“……Ah, your highness.”
Thorkel slowly looked back at me and bowed. Blood dripped from his body. What are you doing?!
“are you okay?! I'm not dying?!”
“it's okay… … . It's worth holding on to. Finally, to get treatment... … I am waiting.”
“What are you waiting for? Quickly go over there and ask them to bandage it first.!”
“…….”
After hearing this, Thorkel glanced at the other patients gathered over there.,
Rumble!
Other patients who were watching started shaking and quickly left the room..
“……This is why I'm waiting to receive it at the end..”
Thorkel let out a bitter sigh from inside his helmet..
“Because everyone avoids lepers..”
“no…….”
“it's okay. I'm used to this kind of treatment..”
Thorkel bowed his head in silence..
“It is said that a person who committed a sin against the goddess in a past life will be reincarnated as a leper..”
“…….”
“So, for us lepers, being born into this world is a sin in itself..”
Being born into this world is a sin…….
This was a topic that came up a little while ago. I never thought I'd hear it here again.
While I was struggling, not knowing what to say, Dusk Bringer jumped out next to me and shouted..
“No, anyone! Being born into this world can’t be a sin, right?!”
……Isn’t that a bit different from before, Grand Duke??
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