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Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 653

◈ 653. [Side Story] Dusk Bringer

110years ago.

Principality of Bringer, capital Solar Queen).

The city was decorated with colorful flowers and was full of excitement..

Singing sounds were heard everywhere, and the happy sounds of drunk people came and went in broad daylight..

The smell of alcohol, the smell of cooking cooking, the smell of cosmetics, the smell of perfume, the smell of a burning bonfire.-

fall festival.

1The city was filled with excitement as it celebrated one of the few festivals in the year. People lined up on every street, drinking, dancing and enjoying the atmosphere..

The center of this exciting city. Square with fountain.

A woman stood on the installed platform. At her appearance, the citizens filling the square cheered with joy..

“Long live His Excellency Archduke Bringer.!”

“Glory to the Dragon Lady!”

“Queen of the Sun, may you live forever!”

Receiving a welcome from the citizens, Day-Bringer, ruler of the Principality of Bringer, waved his hand..

She was tall, dark-skinned, and had long braided hair hanging down her back..

The white ceremonial uniform that fit her body nicely emphasized her dignified figure, and the blood-red cape that extended to her waist reminded us of what kind of lineage she came from..

The artistically decorated rapier worn at her waist announced that she was the commander-in-chief of the military and an outstanding military commander..

And, on top of your head - a crown.

The silver crown symbolizing the ruling authority of the Principality of Bringer sparkled dazzlingly on her multi-braided hair..

The Day Bringer, the Dragon Blood Duke who is loved by all the citizens of this country, smiled and opened his mouth and shouted..

“You have waited long, my subjects! It's the fall festival we've all been eagerly waiting for for a year.!”

Wow……!

Daybringer winked at the cheering citizens..

“Gwain also waited for this day. It's a festival I've experienced over a hundred times, but every year it's new and enjoyable..”

The citizens cheered again at the king's words. Daybringer jerked his hand to the side..

“I will skip the long story! Everyone, drink, dance, and sing today! and…….”

Daybringer grinned..

“Love! Love, my subject!”

Citizens received her words with arms stretched out in the air..

I will drink, dance, sing, and love-!

“In the name of Prince Bringer, I bless this year’s festival! Hope everyone has a good time!”

After giving a congratulatory speech, the Day Bringer went down the podium with his cape flapping..

The full-scale festival began with loud cheers. People started drinking, dancing and singing all over the city..

……and.

In contrast to this exciting atmosphere, there was a girl who stared at the people on the street with cold eyes..

“Phew…….”

The girl, who was hiding in a corner of an alley next to the main street, watching the crowds of people sweeping the street, sighed and muttered..

“It's okay, you can do it. you can do it…….”

She was a dirty and dirty girl..

He looked young, as if he were only ten years old. Because he hadn't eaten properly, he was wearing old, dirty clothes that looked like rags on his skinny body..

Compared to the people dressed up for the festival, the girl looked even more shabby..

Through her scattered black hair, the girl's big eyes busily scanned the people. The girl was waiting for the right prey to appear..

“……!”

After some time, the girl found a suitable partner..

He was a middle-aged man who had been heavily intoxicated since broad daylight..

He was singing loudly and swaying with his arms around his shoulders with someone who seemed to be a friend, and there was an appetizing wallet sticking out of the back pocket of his pants..

‘good…….’

After getting out of the alley, the girl naturally entered the main street and quickly walked behind the middle-aged man..

Her slender arms were shaking with tension, but her decisions were quick and there was no hesitation in her actions..

When the girl left the main street and entered the next alley, the wallet she was aiming for was still in her arms..

“Haha, haha, haha……!”

The breath I had been holding came out. Her heart was pounding like it was going to burst..

After seeing the middle-aged man disappear across the street while singing a song, the girl carefully opened her wallet..

“…….”

The girl's face, which had been brimming with anticipation, soon became filled with disappointment..

All that was in the wallet was a few coins. There were no valuables of any kind. The girl shook her purse up and down a few times, then sighed softly..

‘Where is this though?.’

With these coins, you can buy snacks at the festival stalls..

At that time, a faint growling sound came from the girl's stomach. When she thought about food, the girl's stomach, which was very hungry due to starving for the past few days, reacted first..

The girl, struggling with her hungry stomach, staggered and walked. She wanted to eat something quickly..

however.

“……!”

The girl who was entering the next alley had to stop in shock..

A woman with tattoos all over her body was smoking a cigarette. She spotted the girl and smiled and gestured..

“Hey~ Congratulations, our youngest. I finally succeeded in my first theft.?”

“…….”

“Now you too can do your part. Come on. This big sister will pet you.”

“…….”

“Come here? I can not hear you?”

The girl hesitantly approached the woman. The woman spit out her cigarette on the floor and stomped it out, then she held out her hand to the girl.

“Give it to me.”

“……yes?”

“Give it to me. Our youngest’s first income. Just take a look.”

When the girl hesitated, the woman frowned fiercely..

“Ah, I'm starting to feel sad about this. Youngest child, you know how hard I worked to raise you.?”

“…….”

Then, the abuse she had suffered from this woman flashed through her mind..

Just because he was a vagabond living on the same street, he took away his food and often beat him up.…….

The leader of all the female outcasts on this street. That was the ‘eldest sister’ in front of me..

That's why I couldn't refuse it anymore. The girl took out her purse that she had kept in her arms with her trembling hands and held it out in front of her..

widely!

The woman who took the wallet looked at the contents and made a sound like 'egg~'..

“Why is it so difficult to start a business? Anyway, you too are truly amazing. Tsk.”

The woman calmly put her wallet in her pocket..

“ah……!”

When the girl made a bewildered noise, the woman's eyes brightened fiercely..

“‘What kind of ‘ah’ is this, you girl? Don't close your eyes?”

“…….”

“I couldn't even afford to pay rent, and I was too young to work as a prostitute, so I took care of you and raised you for several years. huh? Then of course you have to repay my favor, right? Right, no.?”

I know I should say yes, but.

Today, those words did not come out of the girl's mouth..

I didn't know if it was because of the festival atmosphere, the first theft, or the hunger that was building up in my stomach.…….

For the first time, the girl chose to rebel.

“……Also, you can't give it back.?”

“what?”

“I, you, are so hungry. I'll steal another wallet and give it to my sister, so if you give me the coin... … Why not??”

What came back was not an answer, but a woman's strong grip..

Wow!

The girl was knocked down by the slap and thrown against the alley wall. The woman grabbed the girl who couldn't come to her senses by the collar and lifted her cheek..

“You stupid bitch! What a cheesy bitch! what? Can you give it back? Can you give it back to me? This piece of trash has completely forgotten the grace that was raised during this time.!”

Wow! Wow! Wow!

Blood spurted from the girl's small nose as she was beaten repeatedly. All a girl could do was say she was sorry, and put her hands together and say sorry..

“Haha, haha, haha…….”

After beating the girl until she lost her temper, the woman, out of breath, spat on the floor..

“I live in poverty like this after raising a spoiled brat like you. It's all because of you!”

“…….”

“Don’t you feel sorry for this sister? I don't pity myself for ruining my life and living like this because of people like you.?”

“I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sister... … I was wrong…….”

“If you feel sorry, go pickpocket next time. It's a festival. It's the part. It would be better to steal today than you have ever earned in your entire life..”

“…….”

“And from now on, everything you earn every day will be brought to me. I will share your share. okay?”

“yes…….”

“If you know, go quickly!”

The girl hurriedly ran out of the alley..

“Tsk.”

The woman clicked her tongue as she looked at him, took out the coin she had just obtained from her pocket, and flicked it in the air. And she glared towards the central square.

“Drink, dance, sing, love... … There is no damn disease like this..”

The woman sneered as she pondered the words left by the ruler of this country..

“All four of them have nothing to do with us..”

***

The girl who left the alley took to stealing once again..

He chose a fat, old, retired soldier with a prosthetic leg and boldly attempted to pickpocket him..

If I had as much stamina as usual, or even half as much, I would have succeeded without any problems..

But I was so hungry, and my body couldn't move properly because I got beaten up so much in the alley..

I was already caught when I took my wallet out of my pocket, and before I could run away, I was grabbed by my hair..

“Ahhhh!”

Realizing that the situation was amiss, the girl quickly got down on her knees and began to pray. Because she knew that it was the safer way out..

“Sorry Sorry! just take a look…….”

“why me?”

However, the opponent was also not normal..

The old veteran muttered bitterly. The girl asked back with a trembling voice while being held by her hair..

“yes?”

“Why me? Why did you try to steal my wallet?.”

“No, hey, that's it.…….”

“I looked easy, yeah?”

The veteran roared and waved his hands..

“You thought it was easy for me to end up like this, damn it.-!”

girl beaten to death.

My whole body was covered in blood and I was beaten until there was no bruise..

And in the back alley of the city where the festival was held, no one paid attention even though a parentless beggar and petty thief girl was beaten to the point of death..

The retired soldier slapped the girl until he lost his temper and then limped away..

The girl was left dead in a corner of a dirty back alley along with trash..

“…….”

I was hungry.

Really, just, just, that was it..

A city where even begging can only be started by paying rent to other beggars..

It's a festival. The whole street is overflowing with abundance and excitement. There is plenty to eat and drink. It was all a distant story for the girl..

***

It was nearing dawn when the girl, who had lost consciousness as if she had fainted, came to her senses..

Today's festival is already over, and the city is cold in the middle of the night..

The girl got up shakily and staggered towards the street stalls. I was thinking of donating the food scraps thrown away by closed stores..

however.

“What dirty thing is snooping around my store??”

“I can't quite turn it off!”

“Don't spread the disease and go down the drain where you live.!”

The girl was kicked out from nowhere.

He was covered in blood, his clothes, which already looked like rags, had become rags, and he even had a foul smell from rolling around in the dirty back alleys..

“…….”

If it was a normal festival, I wouldn't have been hungry..

If I pretended to be pitiful and just snooped around, I could have gotten some food..

I got a little more greedy, and ended up resorting to theft, and got into even worse trouble..

The girl who was staggering suddenly stopped. It was the middle of the night and I saw a house with bright lights on..

Let's approach as if fascinated and look inside through the slightly opened curtain on the glass window..

‘ah…….’

I saw the scenery of a warm home compared to the cold autumn night outside..

A warm breeze pours from the burning fireplace..

New toys purchased at the festival were piled up at the bedside of a young child who was sleeping soundly on the sofa..

A brown-cooked turkey is seen between a young couple elegantly sharing glasses of wine in the kitchen.

The two sleeping children were whining and turning over. The couple, who had been chatting affectionately, burst out laughing when they saw the children..

‘Envy you.’

The girl's skinny hands clenched into fists as she looked at the scene as if fascinated..

‘me too… … If I could live like that.’

If only I could have grown up happily in such a nice home..

No, it's okay to be poor and lacking, if only I had a house where I could shelter from the wind and rain..

No, it’s okay if you don’t have a home… … If your parents hadn't abandoned you.

Numerous meaningless assumptions passed before my eyes. Before the girl's eyes, images of her enviable life, which she could not live, continued to flow in succession..

And, that imagination ended at some point..

slap!

The couple, who belatedly noticed the girl's presence, approached with cold faces and closed the curtains on the window..

Covered by dark curtains, I could no longer see the view of the house..

“…….”

The girl who was kicked out even in her imagination stumbled back and lost her footing..

I didn't have the strength to stand any longer, or even to live..

The girl collapsed in place and fell. The strings of her consciousness snapped..

In a world becoming dark, the girl had a wish.

I would rather my life end like this. I hope I never open my eyes again.

I hope I can escape this hell forever…….

***

“Your Excellency, you must return to the palace soon..”

Daybringer's loyal lieutenant and Dragon Blood Knight, Layton, urged..

Daybringer, who was drinking with the citizens in the central square, shook his head with a calm expression..

“Don't be too hard on yourself, Lord Layton. Isn’t it the first festival in a year? Please look at it a little longer. I'm not even drunk yet.”

“dismissal… … Your Excellency needs to stop eating so this place can be ruined. Only then can citizens go back and sleep. It's already dawn. Dawn will come soon.”

“Ugh, I said I got it, I got it. Anyway, there is a lot of nagging.…….”

The Daybringer finally gave in to the constant nagging and waved his hand wildly..

“That's all for today's drinking party! You can continue drinking the alcohol you didn’t finish tomorrow.!”

The warriors who had been drinking until the very end cheered in unison, but immediately collapsed at the same time..

Everyone was holding out for a glorious drink with the queen..

Leaving the barren drinking party behind, the Day Bringer left the scene looking clean. Layton shook her head as he followed her..

His Dragon Lady was a great monarch in every way, but the problem was that she loved festivals too much and enjoyed socializing with the citizens..

As an adjutant, I was extremely tired every time there was a festival..

“When I get back, let's have another drink together, Sir Layton.?”

“Please be patient, Your Excellency… … I'm already tired to death…….”

“I heard that one fatal attack is amazing, so you... … huh?”

Daybringer, who was covering his mouth and laughing, suddenly noticed a shadow lying on a road in a city immersed in darkness..

“Sir Layton. what is that kid?”

“yes?”

Layton also looked in that direction and eventually found it..

The image of a young girl lying dead and covered in blood..