Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 476
◈ 476. [Auto Play] Foreshadowing)
a few days ago.
Southern part of the continent, Crossroads, Temple.
“Ahhhhh!”
Lily's screams echoed throughout the temple..
Lily, who was lying on the bed, gritting her teeth and enduring the pain, let out another scream..
“It hurts so bad, shibaaa!”
To ease Lily's pain, Chief Priest Zenith, who was injecting divine power into her swollen belly, said a word..
“Oh how many times can I say this! They say swearing is bad for prenatal education.!”
“Do you seem to care about things like prenatal education now?! I'm dying!”
Lily's birth is near..
Lily's private room was already in chaos. The midwife and her priests busily came and went in turns, mopping up the amniotic fluid and blood as she fussed..
That wasn't all.
“Lily! cheer up!”
“We are here! Let's go, let's fight!”
“Take a breath! Breathe in! after! after! under!”
Acquaintances gathered like a cloud outside the hospital room..
Wizards, alchemists, elves, and all sorts of other acquaintances... … Everyone Lily had met since she came down here to the Southern Front was waiting to cheer her on as she gave birth..
“The child will be sponsored by our Alchemy Guild.!”
“What are you talking about! Our mercenary guild, the Wizard League, added it to our wish list first.!”
“This kid is an object, should I save it? And he's half an elf! Our Elf Autonomous Region has already collected donations.-”
“Uh- huh! Stand in line first, first in line! Our Crossroads Women Heroes and Mercenaries Rights Committee, shortened to the Women's Heroes Committee, has already finished fundraising.!”
“Why on earth does the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission have that name?……?”
Starting with the fight to occupy the front row of the list of sponsors whose creation we do not know when.,
“He said he had a name in mind?”
“But you have to give it a human name, it has to be an elf name.?”
“If you build it in human style, is it imperial style? Or Lily's hometown style.?”
“His name is different when he is a boy and his name is different when he is a girl.…….”
“They say mixed race people are sometimes neutered.?”
“Then how many cases are there??”
Even the question of what to name the child..
The people who were arguing noisily with each other went as far as grabbing each other by the collar, and eventually, perhaps because they thought a referee was needed, they stuck their heads into the hospital room and asked..
“I've thought about what to do, Lily.?!”
Lily, who was touched by everyone's warm thoughts for her and her child, answered vigorously, even with tears in her eyes..
“Get out of here, you bastards.-!”
In the end, Chief Priest Zenith came out of the hospital room and dispersed the crowd..
“Now, I know everyone feels the same way, but the mother is having a hard time, so please leave it at this and leave..”
“But, I want to see the baby’s face.…….”
“I have to remind my aunts and uncles. They say there is something called the imprinting effect.?”
“We have to show it off now so they will follow us later.!”
In front of these people full of dark hearts, Zenith let out a sigh..
“Lily's inability to use her legs is also a problem, and the baby's birth was difficult due to concerns that someone might be mixed race... … If things go bad, it will take a few more days..”
Her water broke much earlier than expected, and it was already several hours since Lily was taken to the temple and suffered from full-blown labor pains..
But the baby still showed no signs of being born..
Janice, who had helped give birth to mixed-race children several times, realized this intuitively..
This birth will be a very long and arduous battle..
If we gathered here and went to Busan from early on, it was obvious that by the time the baby was born, everyone would be having a hard time and not even be able to celebrate properly..
“I'll let you know as soon as the baby is born, so come and congratulate me then... … now! Please come back quickly.”
In the end, at Zenith's euphemistic request, Lily's acquaintances dispersed in groups, urging them to call her when the baby was born..
All that was left was burnouts and body bags..
These two elves took care of Lily, who was sick. So he couldn't leave because he was even more worried..
“Chief Priest, Lily won’t be in danger.?”
Instead of Burnout being unable to speak, Body Bag stepped forward and asked..
“I'm worried that you've been going through a hard time these past few months.…….”
“How many priests are there? Don't worry. I'm just making it a little harder for you..”
Janice was trying to take out a cigarette out of habit, but when she realized she was taking care of a pregnant woman, she hurriedly put it back in her arms..
“Originally, babies that were fed by their mothers at birth grew up strong and well. He too will grow up very nicely and strongly..”
“Is there anything we can do to help?……?”
The two elves asked earnestly. Janice grinned..
“Then at least say a prayer!”
“Oh, that's because we don't believe in goddess religion.…….”
Zenith winked at the two embarrassed elves..
“Then to the elf god! The World Tree or anything else is fine! Right now, you need the grace of your god.?”
Zenith nodded and entered the hospital room..
Burnout and Bodybag looked at each other, then put their hands together in front of their chests at the same time, as if they had made a promise..
If humans are looked after by the human god, and elves are looked after by the elf god. Who takes care of the mixed race children born between them?.
It was something to think about after praying to both sides..
***
crossroads.
on the southern wall.
Whioooo-!
Here, on the castle wall, where the dry winter wind blew, two knights stood..
Lucas and Evangeline were the ones who inspected the state of repair of the castle walls with serious faces and tested the status of various weapons and water-based weapons..
“Uncle Lucas.”
Evangeline swept away the artifact with her hand and blurted out. Lucas, who was aligning the cannon's aiming line, asked back without turning around..
“speak.”
“What if Lily has a baby?.”
Evangeline muttered with a serious look on her face and a furrowed brow..
“It must be cute.”
“…….”
I said something and.
Lucas, who looked back in bewilderment, shot back..
“Don't take things for granted. That must be so cute.”
“That cute baby is going to be born soon, and I've decided on a gift to give him.?”
“…….”
Lucas, who had been silent, looked embarrassed and looked at the next cannon..
“……yet.”
“Anyway, it's insensitive. Only then can you say you are the acting commander? If you become a frontline commander, you should take care of these things..”
“noisy. To begin with, I'm only good at swinging a sword, and I'm really weak at things like that.…….”
Wouldn't it be okay to give a mobile, diaper, or other childcare items as a gift? Otherwise, just give the congratulatory money…….
As I thought about the items, I became dizzy. Lucas, whose head was in pain, groaned and looked at Evangeline..
“You are ready?”
“sure? Who am I? Isn’t he the chairman of the Great Yeo Yeongyong Committee and the next Lord of Crossroads??”
indeed. Come to think of it.
This little girl knight in front of me - now quite tall to say the least - was the heir to the Cross family. Lucas, who realized it again, made a loud noise..
Evangeline shrugged..
“I have one year left until I regain my rights as a permanent resident of this city, one year. Of course, I also take care of the welfare of people belonging to my territory! This is what I have to do in the future.”
Immediately after, Evangeline smiled haughtily and said,.
“So, in a year, I will inherit the title of Earl of Margin? Then you won't be able to speak informally to me like you do now.?”
“……I guess I should also ask my lord to give me the title of earldom. Let me speak informally to you.”
“Ah, where is that? It's disgusting! It's a foul, it's a foul! I also want to receive some respect from you.!”
Lucas shook his head in front of the whining Evangeline and gestured..
“……So what did you prepare??”
“Oh, I lost my words. Voila! This is it!”
What Evangeline pulled out from the space between the armor as if she had been waiting for it was... … It was a paper box packed with clothes..
It was a gorgeous children's dress decorated with various frills and lace. Evangeline laughed hahahaha.
“A dress to wear for your first birthday party! I bought it in advance with my own money!”
Here again, Evangeline revealed her love for frills and lace. Lucas, who was clicking his tongue inside her, looked puzzled..
“rock… … party? what is that?”
“Eh? Don’t you know about the first birthday party? The one year anniversary of a child’s birth is called the first birthday. It's always a celebration in this town..”
“Ah, indeed.”
It was Lucas, a native of the imperial capital, who had never heard of this custom, but he immediately understood that it was a celebration of a child's first birthday..
“Is there a reason to celebrate your first birthday in particular??”
“of course. Crossroads is the southernmost fortress city in the world..”
Evangeline packed the clothes box into the space between the armor and looked toward the southern field..
“Basically, people die here. It is a place where people flock to maintain the front line and build a wall of death to block monsters..”
“…….”
“Crossroads has grown so large that it is now called a 'city', but decades ago it was a smaller town. How many children are born in places like this? And the probability that the child will grow up safely for the first year is?”
Lucas closed his mouth and looked at Evangeline quietly..
Evangeline continued to explain with a more mature look than when she first saw her..
“In this place where monsters and people are tangled together and dying, new life is born and new life is all something to celebrate..”
“…….”
“So, me too... … As the next lord and heir to the Marginal Earldom, I must bless all the lives that will be born in this city..”
Until one year from now.
Until the day when three years have passed since Ash took office..
I will protect this city and my new child. Evangeline was declaring.
Lucas, who laughed while listening to this young and fresh-faced lord-to-be's pledge, tackled him..
“But why the dress? What if it's a boy??”
“This guy is too. Kids these days don't have that distinction! Even if it’s a boy, if I give this to him, will he wear it well? It'll be so cute!”
“Don't project your desires onto someone else's child.…….”
The two people who were bickering had just finished inspecting the southern wall..
“gasp, gasp! Sir Lucas! Lord Evangeline! It's a big deal!”
A knight dressed in armor came running in a huff. The two knights looked puzzled..
He was one of the heroes belonging to Lucas' knight party. The driver who came running, sweating profusely, reported out of breath..
“That is, the three parties who went on an independent exploration of the Lake Kingdom dungeon.……!”
“Three parties? what happened?”
“They didn't return even after the scheduled return time, so I and other party members entered the dungeon to check.…….”
At the next words, Lucas and Evangeline's faces froze in embarrassment..
“I, I, found it wiped out.!”
“what……?!”
“annihilation… … That's it?”
The knight led the bewildered Lucas and Evangeline..
“Well, please check it out yourself! This way!”
***
Lake Kingdom. Inside the dungeon.
Lucas entered the dungeon shrouded in darkness through the teleportation gate and drew the [granted sword]..
A blade of light was created, pushing away the pitch-black darkness in all directions..
Likewise, Evangeline held out her cavalry spear imbued with the spirit of fire..
The light extending from the two knights' weapons cleared the surrounding darkness like a wave..
It was because we had not advanced far from the safe point where the teleport gate was located..
“This……!”
Lucas' face froze in embarrassment..
was there.
At the entrance to the narrow alley leading to the safety base.
Fifteen mercenaries who went on an autonomous expedition. Just like everyone running away miserably-
“……It hardened?”
was petrified.
Some people fall down, some people run, and some people kneel and pray..
hardened like a stone.
“Everyone turned alive into stone.……?”
Evangeline, seeing this phenomenon for the first time, muttered with a trembling voice..
“What the hell is this… … who did this…….”
“…….”
Lucas didn't answer..
Instead, he picked up something lying around the petrified heroes..
“This…….”
Lucas muttered, glaring at the sparkling jewel-like object..
“……scales.”
Lucas clenched his fists as he picked up the scales of something..
And I stared into the darkness.
Inside the ominous darkness that spreads like waves and makes a sound like bugs eating..
“…….”
something…….
Something outrageously evil was lurking within, preparing to attack..
To invade Royalty and kill the living.
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