Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 515
◈ 515. [Side Story] Surprise Party (2)
Ash disappeared, leaving behind an invitation..
Heukya sat down in a daze and looked at the invitation. Her luxurious invitation had her handwriting written on it, inviting her to her party..
‘party……?’
I broke into a cold sweat at the unexpected invitation..
No, you're inviting yourself to Royalty's party here? Is this a sane idea? Ash, is that really crazy??
‘There is a possibility that it is a trap?’
Of course, this thought occurred to me first, but Heukya quickly concluded that it was not the case..
First of all, now Ash has neutralized the magic tower and killed his other self..
Now, he plans to cooperate with Ash for a while, so there is no reason to be hostile towards him..
Even if it was just a trap, Heukya was confident. Even if you are surrounded in the middle of enemy lines, you will be able to easily get through it with your own magic..
then. If it's not a trap.
‘……Do you really think of me as an ally??’
When he thought of Ash laughing at him, he felt absurd. The way she calmly handed over the invitation made you feel pure madness..
‘If so, you're too naive. ash.’
Since he has to deal with the devil right now, he will lend his hand, but in the end, he will also destroy Inse. He's just a monster who wants to watch royalties burn and sink..
It's so easy to get into the courtyard.…….
‘……Anyway, it's a party..’
Heukya was deep in thought..
Now that I think about it, I have never attended a party in my life..
Even when I was alive, I stayed in the magic tower and continued doing boring research, and after being revived as an undead, there was no party.…….
Because it was an unexpected invitation, I was intrigued..
‘……Shall we go??’
In any case, royalties will perish in the near future..
Well, wouldn't it be fun to go to a party place at least once before the world ends?.
It has been a while since I gave up my life as a seeker and gave up smoking, gourmet food, and drinking. Just one party…….
《……hmm!》
After gathering his thoughts, Heukya jumped up from his seat. And then I realized right away.
‘……Do you have clothes to wear??’
Heukya urgently summoned a mirror and examined his entire body and realized several problems..
‘What about shoes? What about makeup? Is your hair okay with this??’
After the dark night that was pressing down on my aching head, I took a breath and.
《aide-!》
I shouted, looking for the Lich Legion's adjutant, who I normally didn't even look for..
《Is there a clothing store nearby that is still intact?-?!》
***
After leaving the home of the dark night.
‘It's going according to plan..’
Thinking, I walked through the lake kingdom and headed to my next destination..
Where I'm headed... … Outside of the Lake Kingdom.
‘It was the outskirts outside the walls of the Lake Kingdom, reached after passing through the ‘dry drain’..
As I walked forward through the thick darkness with a torch, I soon saw it..
Sitting blankly on a low hill... … The image of a fallen princess quietly watching over her own kingdom..
“cotton.”
As I called out and approached, a light of surprise passed through the blurry gaze of the unknown person looking back at me..
“……ash? How did you find out about this place??”
“When I broke up with you a while ago. I've been keeping an eye on where you're moving.”
We sent reconnaissance to every place in the Lake Kingdom that could be reached by moving in that direction, but we did not encounter Nameless..
So I came to a conclusion.
Obscurity lies outside the kingdom of lakes,.
The place where you first met me - right here, on the outskirts of the Lake Kingdom..
I squatted down next to the unknown person. Nameless slowly opened his mouth..
“……I was thinking.”
Nameless, who had been deep in thought as he walked around the outside of the Lake Kingdom as if on a pilgrimage, opened his mouth in silence..
“For the people of this country, is what I am doing right?.”
“if that's what you're doing…….”
“……fighting.”
A bitter smile appeared on the face of an unknown person..
“Fighting against the darkness that has taken over this Lake Kingdom..”
“…….”
“I've never been shaken before... … Not long ago, I met a young citizen. Like other citizens here, he was still alive, but he didn't feel like he was alive..”
People of the Lake Kingdom.
Most of them are stuffed and wrapped in something like a black cocoon..
“Neither dead nor alive, having nightmares for the devil…….”
“nightmare…….”
“The devil is looking for something in our people's nightmares. So everyone captured was forced into a nightmare. In this salvationless purgatory, I can't even sleep peacefully..”
Nameless lowered his head..
“…… As my brother said, it would have been better if I had given up resistance a long time ago. So, if you begged the devil for mercy. Maybe my people could have a peaceful dream instead of a nightmare right now..”
“…….”
“While I was thinking about that… … The nightmare of that young child was forcibly torn away. and moved to me.”
Anonymous laughed sadly.
“Then the child who was in pain... … I finally fell asleep comfortably..”
“…….”
“I swallowed that child's nightmare. And now I realize it. My people have been living with this pain until now. It hurts so much, I can't even sleep, like this…….”
“so.”
I asked urgently.
“No way, you decided to live the nightmare of all your people instead.?”
“okay.”
Nameless nodded his head calmly..
“This is the pain my people have been bearing for the past five hundred years. This is a mistake committed by our Lake Kingdom royal family..”
“but……!”
“Even though I cannot save my kingdom with my own hands, even if it is a nightmare that all my people are having... … I want to hug you instead.”
I stuttered and managed to ask..
“Then what happens to you??”
“So far, it's okay. It's worth holding on.”
Nameless swept his hands under his tired eyes..
“……Just a little bit, I couldn't sleep..”
iced coffee.
This was it.
I finally figured it out. I finally understood.
The moment when I put the nightmare of this city, this country, and all people into this small body. The moment you take on that pain.
Nameless finally becomes the final boss - 'The Lake Princess Who Can't Sleep'.
“…….”
Still, still, I don't know how to save this woman..
therefore.
“cotton.”
Today, let’s at least hand over what we have prepared..
“Actually, I came today to invite you..”
“invite?”
“huh. As the rightful successor and spokesperson of the Lake Kingdom... … I will not attend the party commemorating the joining of a new ally of the World Defense Front.?”
Along with the invitation, I handed over the pieces of the princess's soul that I had collected..
“……party?”
Anonymous smiled empty-handedly after receiving the invitation..
“What a party. This is a word with a nostalgic connotation..”
Nameless slowly opened the seal of the invitation with a blunt hand, opened it, and read the contents..
At the same time, the pieces of her soul that I collected glowed white and seeped into her body..
“……Is it because you gathered your soul to come, or is it because of this invitation?.”
After reading the short invitation, Moo-myeong folded the invitation again and put it in his arms..
“A long time ago... … The scene of the party hall in my kingdom comes to mind..”
“What was the party like in your country??”
“It was so gorgeous that it couldn't be any better..”
Nameless closed his eyes and recalled the past..
“A dazzling magical light shines from a chandelier made of crystal.…….”
The submerged city was immersed in complete darkness.,
“The whole castle is filled with the sound of music and music from the orchestra..”
There is no living life, only silence falls..
“People held hands, laughed and danced.”
Those who cannot live or die are wrapped in a black cocoon and have nightmares..
“I put on makeup and a dress, looked stylish, and entered the center of the party..”
Wearing tattered robes and holding a rusty iron sword.
We're sitting on the sand dunes outside the city.
“When people all looked at me and bowed their heads, I would say.”
The nameless whispered in a rustling voice, reminiscing about the distant past..
“You don't have to be polite to me, folks. Please enjoy the party…….”
“…….”
I, who had been bitterly silent, laughed and poked Nameless' side with my elbow..
“Have you received many dance requests??”
“I've had it all my life. I don't know what to say, but I was pretty popular..”
“Among them, there was someone I liked.?”
“At that time, I was also a young man in my prime. Of course, I was also interested in dating. but…….”
Nameless closed his eyes quietly..
“I can't remember the face or name of the person I had a crush on. So many years have passed.”
“…….”
“It's all a dreamy story.…….”
There was silence.
Hmm! I cleared my throat and gestured with my invitation in an unknown hand..
“It may not be as fancy as the party in your kingdom. The party in our city must be pretty fun too.”
“……But, Ash. My people are suffering. How can I enjoy the party under these circumstances?.”
“It's also for your people. This isn't just a party.”
I explained to Unknown about this midnight raid operation, ‘Operation Surprise Party’..
Nameless opened his mouth slightly after hearing the whole plan..
“Well, you came up with such a ridiculous plan, Ash..”
“haha. All you have to do is overthrow the enemy by any means necessary.?”
“This is indeed true. If that happens, I can't miss it either..”
After thinking for a moment, Mumyeong looked straight at me..
“I want to participate. but…….”
“but?”
Nameless, who was hesitant, looked embarrassed and said.
“I have no intention of wearing anything to the party..”
I grinned..
“don't worry. I'll prepare it for you.”
“No crown, no dress, no shoes, nothing..”
“From makeup to beauty, we will do everything here. Don't be embarrassed as the representative of the Lake Kingdom..”
I stood up and bowed deeply towards the unknown..
“Ash 'Bonehater' Everblack, the 3rd prince of the Everblack Empire, lord of the Crossroads, and commander-in-chief of the World Defense Front, makes a request..”
I smiled at the anonymous person..
“Please join the party I have prepared and brighten up the occasion. Lady of the lake.”
Then, Mumyeong stood up in a hurry and bowed in a slightly awkward manner..
“If you don't mind me, who has long since forgotten my name, my dignity, and how to greet people. As the successor and spokesperson of the Lake Kingdom, I gladly accept your invitation..”
Immediately after, a vague smile appeared on the face of the unknown person who slowly straightened up..
“Thank you, Ash. With a happy heart, I will wait for the day when the party opens..”
Is it an illusion?.
Her haggard complexion, the darkness that had fallen on her limbs and under her eyes.…….
With that smile, it felt like it disappeared a little bit..
***
And a few days later.
It was early in the evening when the defense battle would have been in full swing..
The nicely decorated party hall of Hotel Crossroads.
Heroes wearing suits and dresses instead of armor began to enter this battlefield called the party hall..
stage 25.
In order to deal with the enemy wizard who has no answer in a head-to-head match..
The surprise party, the plan I devised through trick after trick after trick after trick, has finally finished preparations for its opening..
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