Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 464
◈ 464. [Side Story] Everything Black (4)
Ash and Fernandez worked together to save the world from destruction..
We efficiently optimized the path from the start of a new episode to conquering the monster front, and attracted excellent talent..
We raised as much money as possible and distributed it..
Ash fought directly on the southern monster front, and Fernandez poured material and human support for Ash from the imperial capital..
As each episode progressed, the situation improved. With each new round, the monster front became stronger, and the empire's army efficiently eliminated monsters..
nevertheless.
No fundamental solution was found.
No matter how much optimization was done, in the end, no matter what happened, the monsters' final major offensive could not be prevented..
No matter how hard we struggled, the world eventually collapsed. Destroyed, destroyed, and destroyed again..
Before we knew it, the cooperation between the two had come to a standstill..
……Hope also wears out.
Both Ash and Fernandes were growing tired..
Ash, who returns directly, wears out much faster than Fernandez, who only inherits the record in each round..
At some point, the two separated. To be exact, Ash turned around..
Cooperation broke down and the two moved separately..
Sometimes the two were in conflict. In severe cases, there were even instances where they fought to the death rather than join forces..
They stole each other's subordinates and stole each other's power. Sometimes even the location changed.
Ash's closest associate was Reina, and Fernandez's closest associate was Lucas..
There was a time when Ash became the head of the dark department in the center, and Fernandez became the commander of the monster front..
And, after so many episodes have passed that even these conflicts can be laughed off.…….
Eventually, they realized that the only beings who could help each other were each other, and began to cooperate again..
Now, we are so sick of each other that we have become insensitive to both friendship and hatred..
“hi bro.”
At Dustia's funeral, Ash, who had just finished returning, smiled at Fernandez with a haggard face..
“I'm tired of saying hello now.”
“ash…….”
“Do you have any cigarettes??”
Fernandez was dumbfounded by Ash's request and burst out laughing. Ash's physical age was now fifteen..
“It's already bright blue and young.”
“My mental age is hundreds of times that of my older brother..”
“Burning tobacco from a young age ruins your health..”
“What does it matter if you die young anyway?…….”
Fernandez had cigarettes in his hand..
It was as if Ash knew he would find it..
“ruler.”
“thank you.”
Putting a cigarette in Ash's mouth, Fernandez used magic to light the cigarette..
“Phew…….”
Ash muttered after spitting out a long puff of smoke..
“Will this fight ever end??”
“…….”
“If you repeat it infinitely, one day you will win. but… … I don't think I can go there.”
Ash's soul had long since surpassed its permitted limits..
After too many regressions, the soul's durability was running out, and a symptom called regression dementia was beginning to develop..
Immediately after returning, I maintained my sanity, but as time passed, cracks in my soul widened... … Let alone as a player, he has become unable to live properly as a human being..
“……I came up with a plan with Ader..”
Ash spit out his burned cigarette onto the floor and opened his mouth..
“Since I can no longer function as a player, I have to borrow useful memories from other worlds... … They're going to blame me.”
“what?”
“I won't be me anymore, but I'll still be useful as a player..”
“Doing such a ridiculous thing……!”
“No matter what I did, I couldn't save the world anyway. In that case, it's better to rely on other players' memories... … Let's at least give it a variable..”
Fernandez, who was speechless, stammered and asked:.
“you are still okay?”
“…….”
“Why did you have to do that... … I'm trying to fight?”
“well.”
Ash grinned and shrugged his shoulders..
“Now I can't even remember why.”
“ash…….”
“I will no longer be my brother's younger brother. So, our cooperation ends here..”
Since Ash loses his memory, the close cooperation they had before is no longer possible..
Like before… … Strategies that were optimized for each other without a single word of dialogue are no longer possible..
“Thank you so much, bro. Now, brother, find new possibilities in your own way..”
“…….”
“I will also help you from time to time in the future.”
Ash, who smiled dangerously while saying that, slapped Fernandez on the back, adjusted the hem of his coat, and left the cemetery..
“see you again.”
Fernandez quietly watched his younger brother's thin back as he walked away..
‘……Even if you win that way,.’
Fernandez clenched his fists..
‘You just lose.’
How dare you risk everything you have and lose it, even throwing yourself away to fight?.
Salvation is indispensable at the end of this gruesome battle of eons. Isn't it so cruel.
Fernandez wanted to save his brother somehow..
‘There's no chance of winning anyway.’
Fernandez had already made a decision..
No matter what I did, I couldn't overcome the monsters. As the episode continued, the more hope wore away, the more solid the conclusion became..
If it is inevitable that the world will be destroyed by monsters anyway,.
‘Then it would be better…….’
Looking down from the back of his now invisible brother, Fernandez thought..
‘rather…….’
***
today.
Ecliptic New Terra. Imperial palace. throne room.
“…….”
“…….”
Fernandez, who was sitting on a throne entangled in thorns, and Ash, who had just opened the door and stood under the platform, looked at each other..
The brothers stared at each other in silence for a long time. It was Ash who broke the silence..
“What's wrong, why are you doing this??”
“huh?”
“Why are you giving me such affectionate looks that don’t suit me??”
“…….”
Ash was the first to argue pointedly..
Fernandez, who was looking down at his younger brother blankly, soon burst into laughter..
“……The illusion is also oily resin. Why do I look at you with affection??”
This little brother in front of me doesn't remember.
Cooperation over the past many years.
We fought together, conflicted, separated, and joined forces again... … The days of the tiresome united front.
And yourself too... … don't remember.
Only fragments of records of those countless years are engraved on my body. I can't actually recall that memory..
Just like reading other people's memories, I can only guess about my and my younger brother's days by reading the records..
‘There are friendships that neither you nor I remember..’
We fought together for a long time, sometimes separated, and then quietly joined forces together..
And now, no one remembers the relationship.
……What use are those memories?.
The road has already split.
“ash.”
Fernandez blurted out..
“I never told you... … I always wanted to reach your solitude.”
“……?”
Ash frowned as if asking what kind of bullshit he was talking about. Fernandez giggled..
“Brothers are truly a strange relationship..”
Caring, hating, fighting, cooperating - the boundaries of brotherhood can accommodate any form..
“Okay, so… … Our fight now is still within the framework of brothers..”
“What were you saying to yourself earlier?-”
“Come on, Ash..”
Fernandez raised his head and glared directly at Ash..
“In this final episode. My records too. your penance…….”
A huge thorn tree in the throne room - Everblack's body began to vibrate..
“Let's end it.”
When Fernández stretched out his hand, a huge thorn tree trunk coiled and rose according to his will..
Kwagwagwagwang!
Dozens or hundreds of thorns stretched out like whips and rushed towards Ash..
and,
flutter-!
In response, Ashe unfurled his own flag - the [Banner of the Great Commander]..
The old, black flag without any patterns, as if it had been patched together..
And then I shouted.
“This is right here…….”
Putting the flagpole into the ground, with all my might.
“It is the forefront of the world-!”
flashing-!
The wind spread out in a circle around the place where the flagpole was planted, and gray magical energy poured out in all directions..
Brothers who once fought together to save the world, but now no longer remember it..
They started fighting against each other with all their might..
***
same time.
ecliptic underground.
“……Is this a shutdown protocol?.”
The emperor who descended underground using a secret passage exclusively for the imperial family sighed..
“They did a good job of setting it up this big without my knowledge..”
The huge magic circle installed throughout the entire area below the ecliptic was terrifying in scale. What could be seen in the basement of the imperial palace was only a part of the magic circle..
“Can I just destroy this??”
“let me check.”
Junior bowed his head and touched the magic circle. And right after,
Pachichik!
“Pfft?!”
As soon as Junior touched it, an electric current erupted from the magic circle, pushing her back with a strong repulsive force..
“……The magic has already entered into operation sequence.”
Junior gritted his teeth, covering the tingling fingertips with the other hand..
“Even if you destroy some of it, it won't stop working.……!”
“So what should we do??”
“You must inflict a certain amount of damage to the entire magic circle! But the size of the gin is too big…….”
Another voice took over Junior's words..
“yes. In reality, destruction of the magic circle is impossible..”
“……?!”
“The operation sequence has already started, so just a little while later... … It will be activated and cover the entire imperial capital..”
everyone looked that way.
Takkak. Takkak. Takkak.
It was a middle-aged female wizard who appeared in the basement, making the sound of her wand hitting the floor..
Junior looked at her face and let out an embarrassed groan..
“……Lord Rayna.”
Raina saluted the emperor without even looking at Junior..
“Long time no see, Your Majesty.”
“I know. Raina. It's been so long.”
The emperor gestured towards the magic circle..
“If Jim orders me to stop this magic, will you comply??”
“no.”
“Why??”
“Because my master is not His Majesty the late Emperor..”
“The late emperor... … Jim has never crossed the line.”
“His Majesty Fernández, whom I serve, is the only emperor of the current empire. So, I am proud to say this, but I cannot listen to His Majesty’s words..”
the emperor sighed.
“Now not only does he not treat me like emperor, but he doesn't even listen to my orders? Are you still a soldier of the empire??”
“I am a hunting dog, Your Majesty..”
Raina answered bluntly..
“Dogs are loyal to those who feed them. Not the one who abandoned me.”
15years ago. During the operation to occupy the Kingdom of Camilla.
Jupiter, who was the leader of the 2nd Division of the Magic Corps at the time, rebelled against the massacre of civilians to save Junior..
This remained the only blemish on the operation directly led by the emperor..
As a result of the series of events that followed... … The Magic Corps was expelled from the Imperial Army's 1st Corps and abandoned..
Raina, who was the leader of the 1st Division of the Magic Corps, was in charge of the entire Magic Corps..
Raina tried her best to provide for the livelihood of her subordinates..
It was Fernandez who took back the magic corps that had been driven out like that..
At that time, the owner of the magic corps changed from the emperor to Fernandez..
“……That's ironic.”
The emperor laughed..
“That day, about what happened in the Kingdom of Camilla... … How many people have been separated from each other?.”
Jupiter retired in disgrace,
Reyna became Fernandez's hound.,
Junior has been living with a lifelong disability, while at the same time becoming a magician of a new era..
The emperor looked back at the path where the three wizards parted and muttered bitterly..
“These are all immoral acts committed by me..”
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