Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 565
◈ 565. [Side Story] Before the Storm (3)
After the meeting broke up.
As I was leaving the conference room, someone spoke to me..
“His Royal Highness Prince Ash. for a moment.”
Looking back, Valen, the head of the Southern City-State Alliance, was smiling while stroking his uniquely handsome beard..
Valen has been one of those who has been actively helping Crossroads since the Goblin God King battle, and has been representing the voices of not only the South but also other regional city-states..
I smiled at him and approached him..
“Prince Valen. what's going on?”
“Hehehe.”
Valen smiled, continuously stroking his mustache. She looks like she has some hidden gift..
“You said that the monster you will face in this defense battle is a fly.?”
“That's right.”
“A few days ago, I somehow got in touch with you, and there are some mercenaries who were brought here to Crossroads with difficulty through the introduction of our city-state alliance.…….”
Valen narrowed his eyes..
“They say he is a master at exterminating bugs. How would you like to meet sometime??”
“……!”
Master of insect extermination……?!
I gestured urgently, and Valen took the lead with a grin..
The mercenaries were waiting right in front of Hotel Crossroads, which was the conference hall..
“Wet-hoo. Wet-hoo. After wet.”
Similar to Earth's quarantine uniform... … There were five people wearing protective suits made of elastic material that covered their entire bodies..
The protective clothing on the face had a goggle-like glass structure to ensure visibility, but it was foggy and the face was not visible..
Every time I breathed in and out, the sound of the wind coming out came out..
As soon as our eyes met, the man who appeared to be the leader asked in a thick, choked voice..
“Where are the rough bugs?”
I put both hands over my mouth and blurted out without realizing it..
“Oh, my God.”
Hero party, ‘Insect Busters’!
These five heroes with intuitive names are all N-rank, and based on their stats, they are ordinary heroes..
However, they have unique characteristics:.
‘bug slayer!’
It has a characteristic that makes it a natural enemy, increasing damage by 100% against monsters tagged with bugs..
Things like flies can be deleted in a wide area..
These friends can literally be called the walking F-killers, the Sesco of the fantasy world. These guys are joining here!
I gave Valen a thumbs up with an impressed face. Valen seemed to like my reaction and laughed out loud..
I stood in front of the five Insect Busters and immediately said:.
“How much salary do you want??”
I feel like throwing in a blank check.!
The man who was the leader of Insect Busters gave me a concise answer..
“Salary is not that important. However, I hope I can kill at least one more bug..”
“I'll be satisfied with that.”
I laughed bitterly..
“Because soon there will be a lot of disgusting, disgusting, horrible people coming..”
“I heard the fly monster is coming, Your Majesty..”
The man spoke confidently, waving the long equipment in his hand..
“We, the experts, will exterminate it, so go in and relax..”
It was a bit arrogantly confident, but it was good..
I confirmed the employment of all five people and set generous salaries..
These five were so happy that they could eradicate the swarm of flies that they entered the barracks, breathing heavily beneath their protective clothing..
***
Lake Kingdom District 5 Dungeon, ‘Fiery Colosseum’’.
I stopped by this place where jackals once ruled.
Since Jackal was dead, I was worried about the remaining captured monsters, and if there were any useful monsters among the captured monsters, I planned to incorporate them all into my force..
I write everything I can.
With that in mind, I came here and was met by a goblin butler..
《Kirik, welcome, our new master..》
“master? I?”
When I asked curiously, the goblin bowed his head again and answered..
《That's right, Kirik. Jackal, the former owner of the arena, told me that if something were to happen to me, I should transfer the ownership of all the monsters here to His Majesty..》
“…….”
《This Colosseum, and all monsters belonging to it, belong to Your Majesty. Just give me an order.》
I was speechless for a moment..
I remembered the first time I met a jackal here. And even the moment he died not long ago.
I used to imagine that after defeating all the monsters, I would bring him back to earth..
Hundreds of years ago, he was dispatched here under the Lake Kingdom by order of the empire, and his name and existence were completely forgotten by the higher-ups. A man who never forgot the name of the empire and remained loyal to the end..
Give him a new home, a new name, find his old skills, give him the compensation he deserves, reinstate him... … I used to picture him adapting and living as an ordinary person in a peaceful world..
One quiet afternoon, sitting in a cafe on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, I saw him trying to adapt to modern times, reading a newspaper on a street hundreds of years had passed by in my memory..
But in the end it ended up being just imagination.
The jackal died here in the dark.
I remember him. We remember his life and death, his loyalty and his history. But the jackal is dead.
And even when he died, he left me everything he had achieved..
I saw monsters lined up in rows in the Colosseum. They are all monsters that Jackal has finished taming..
If you include the captured monsters that I have captured from time to time, you can literally form a small army with just the captured monsters..
“…….”
I took a deep breath..
I remember the faces and names of all who died under my banner..
Although they died, they left behind their own legacies on this front. All of those subsequent things became intertwined and became the foundation for the next step..
So you can't lose.
Are you afraid of losing? Damn you monster bastards. My flag is a collection of the legacies of all those great people..
“Hey, Butler.”
When I called the goblin butler, the goblin quickly bowed..
《Kirik, please give your name..》
“The monsters that are flooding in this time... … what do you think about paris?”
The goblin rolled his eyes and answered cautiously..
《It's a worthless monster..》
“Right.”
《Kirik. However, there is something that the previous owner, Jackal, always told us..》
“what?”
《The insignificant things are the greatest and must be guarded against..》
The goblin cleared his throat once and spoke in a low voice, as if imitating a jackal's voice..
《It is said that building a tall tower is done with each and every humble brick, and also that tearing down that tall tower begins with removing that single brick..》
“…….”
《He did the restoration work of the Colosseum here and explained it like that while holding a brick. kirick.》
The goblin looked at me but didn't stop talking..
《A fly is just an insignificant monster. but… … It's also a monster big enough to pull out a brick..》
“……thank you for the kind words.”
Can we consider this as a message left by the jackal?.
After thinking about that advice, I nodded towards the goblin butler..
“Get ready to go. You all have to fight this battle..”
The goblin butler saluted me..
《I will not be ashamed of Jackal’s name..》
***
Time passed in an instant.
Heroes and soldiers have become adept at tactics to deal with the fly monster..
Various equipment came out of the blacksmith shop, and all kinds of fly traps were produced in the alchemy workshop..
Body Bag and Burnout began training to increase their proficiency with the newly manufactured equipment, and fly traps were attached to various front lines under my command..
Masons and carpenters were busy strengthening the forward base and the main walls..
The new mercenary group, Insect Busters, gave out all kinds of advice like a professional bug catcher..
All soldiers were issued sturdy armor to resist the polluting attacks of flies..
It was a type of armor that was made of strong leather all the way to the joints so that it could block all gaps..
While the vanguard heroes and soldiers were well-armed, the wizards were also preparing diligently..
“These young chicks! Things that even magical wizards don’t know! Should I teach you everything from the basics?!”
Under Diarmudin's command, all mages attached to the front line formed a system, formed a party, and formed a formation..
The existence of a wizard is basically an occupation with a maverick personality, unwilling to cooperate with others..
It may be a somewhat biased view, but this trend clearly exists..
However, this inevitably resulted in the military becoming less efficient..
I requested Diarmudin to integrate the wizards attached to the front lines into one army. And Diarmudin faithfully fulfilled my request..
After arduous training, the wizards have reached a point where they can easily fire joint magic by grouping themselves by attribute..
And, after going through hard training together,.
“grandfather!”
“I don't know this part of the magic circle, Grandpa.!”
“Please give me some tutoring too.!”
“You spoiled brats, I am not your grandfather… … Wow!”
Diarmudin looked around at the young wizards squirming around like chicks, then shook his head and clicked his tongue..
“I'm only going to explain this once, so listen carefully, okay??”
Around Diarmudin, who spoke sternly, the young wizards all answered yes..
Diarmudin was grumbling, but like the owner of the Ivory Tower, he was teaching the young wizards efficiently..
As I watched the wizards gather among themselves and put their heads together and discuss magic, I couldn't stop laughing..
“…….”
Preparation time is over.
I glared at the south and bit my lip..
Now, tomorrow is the day the monsters crawl out of the lake..
***
That night.
“…….”
Sitting on the roof of the barracks, Kuilan was looking at the sky..
While Kuilan was lost in thought looking at the sky, someone came up the ladder and climbed onto the roof, whimpering..
“Tskcha!”
When Kuilan looked over, the person who had just come up was Princess Yun..
“What are you doing here, Kuilan??”
Yoon asked energetically, narrowing his distinctive bright yellow eyes and smiling. Her ivory hair shimmered exceptionally white under the clear summer night sky..
Kuilan, who glanced at Yun, looked embarrassed and looked at the sky again..
“I was looking at the moon.”
“Hmm. When the moonlight is dim?”
What rose in the sky was the old moon.
Yun, who was examining the nail-like shape of the moon, turned his gaze back to Kuilan..
“That's why you don't have pretty hair.?”
“……That's right.”
Kuilan was not currently a beastman, but a normal human..
From the lower moon to the full moon, from the full moon to the upper moon - during the full moon when the moon is full, it is a beast. During the remaining full moon when the moon is waning, we are ordinary humans. The Danpungrang tribe, who currently live as half-humans and half-animals, looked different at different times..
As a normal human being, your physical abilities are weakened, so it was a burdensome situation for Kuilan who had to fight on the front lines..
Especially in this battle, where the enemy is predicted to be stronger…….
“Well, don't worry too much! If anything happens, I will protect you.!”
Yun rolled up his forearms and spoke confidently..
“…….”
Kuilan, who was quietly looking at Yun, hesitated for a long time before slowly opening his mouth..
“Princess Yun. Well, I have a story to tell…….”
“Oh, don't say more.”
Yoon interrupted. Kuilan opened her eyes wide..
“huh? no, i…….”
“i know. What do you want to say? I know that I still haven't entered your heart.”
“…….”
After the night of the party, Kuilan and Yun continued to hang out together. Yun continued to show affection towards Kuilan..
however… … Kuilan developed a crush on Yun, but his feelings did not develop beyond that..
Yun sighed heavily..
“It's not easy to be in love. I think I'm not a bad woman, but why don't I get so much love?…….”
Yun rested his chin and looked up at the old moon..
“But honestly, I don't want to get dumped before a big battle like this..”
“…….”
“So, we will still remain in our flirtatious relationship. Just a few more days. That's okay?”
Yun grinned and looked back at Kuilan..
Her unique, confident smile looked very bitter today, so Kuilan was speechless for a moment..
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