I Became a Tyrant of the Defense Game - Episode 701
◈ 701. [STAGE 40] C’est La Vie
I was standing in a pure white space with nothing in it..
I muttered calmly as it was a pattern I had now become accustomed to..
“Is this your mental world?.”
When I turned my head to look for it, I found it right away..
The very center of this pure white space.
Where there is only one throne lying alone.
《…….》
The Night Bringer was dying, lying down in human form, with black energy like ink scattered on the floor right in front of the throne..
I walked towards it, making the sound of footsteps..
The Night Bringer, who was constantly spitting out black blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at me..
The light was already fading inside his gold..
《player…….》
Immediately afterwards, a wry smile appeared on his lips..
《No, now it's Dawn Bringer... … Should I call you?.》
“…….”
《Persistent, strong, and above all… … The point of not giving up until you get tired of it is really... … You look just like your great ancestor.…….》
Night Bringer closed his eyes tightly and muttered in a much more relaxed voice..
《I lost.》
“Surprisingly, he admits it coolly..”
Since I had overturned the death several times and attacked again, I was going to do it even if it meant complaining that I couldn't accept this result..
Unexpectedly, the Night Bringer calmly accepted his defeat..
《We fought with every means we had, and in the end, I was the one who fell. I have no choice but to admit it.》
Night Bringer took a hard breath and looked up at the sky..
《I am not angry at being defeated by you. What I resent is…….》
I followed his gaze and looked at the sky..
《It's just that I couldn't ruin this world's recurring tragedy and their play of destruction..》
Saaaaa…….
The white ceiling in his mental world became transparent, and the sky of the real world was reflected..
《It's over there. Now that you too have attained divinity, you will see it..》
Night Bringer glared at the sky and growled..
《My death and your futile struggle... … It means facing the malice of those who enjoy watching it..》
In the dazzling morning sunlight, in the veil of darkness that is now completely dispersing.
“……!”
I saw it clearly.
Countless ‘eyes’ opened in the darkness.
The now familiar giant eyes of another world were looking down at us..
《Looking down on the destruction of the world, observing tragedy, and feeling joy in the process.…….》
Night Bringer recited each word with seething hatred..
《A foreign body watching, a constellation observing, an admirer of tragedy - a ‘contemplator’)’.》
I called him by his name.
“observer…….”
《okay. They are the ones who turned this land into a world on a chessboard, and enjoy watching us play with fate... … The subject of destruction play.》
In the disappearing darkness, countless gigantic eyes were desperately staring at me and the Night Bringer..
《Look, you who are newly qualified to sit on the throne. The divinity that has been inscribed.》
Instead of accepting defeat, the Night Bringer seemed determined to persuade me..
《Look at this world that has become nothing more than entertainment! Are you saying you're okay with this world where you become a clown and are ridiculed??》
“…….”
《If this is a world where we are only tormented by others for eternity, regardless of our own will, wouldn't it be better to disappear??》
Night Bringer's logic was consistent..
From the moment we first met him until now, or perhaps even from the time he was born in that distant mythical era... … It felt like I was running toward one goal..
《In the end, we are just actors dancing on the stage they have set up and following the story they have created. What a vain, vain, vain life this is.?》
“…….”
《I wanted to rebel against this fate. That's why I wanted to close this world. So, Dawn Bringer. If you too have realized the truth of this world, it is not too late..》
In this world that is nothing more than a playground for foreign media, it is better to live as a toy for foreign media..
He would rather destroy the world with his own hands and end this play of destruction..
A being who came this far with the consistent will to commit suicide if he is to be ridiculed..
That was the Night Bringer.
《You can bring an end to this world full of contradictions, Dawn Bringer.……!》
“…….”
But, I…….
I looked up at the sky again.
I met eyes staring desperately in this direction..
Is it because he gained divinity and was qualified to rise to the same level as them? For some reason, I felt like I knew a little bit about those foreign media..
There was no doubt that they were filled with pure malice, like the eyes of a child looking down at a flock of ants.-
Why?.
Those eyes felt familiar to me..
‘ah.’
Immediately after, I realized.
I had no choice but to get used to it..
The way those foreign media view this world and me is...…….
‘Because it was essentially no different from the viewers' perception when 'Classic Fanatic' was broadcast..
‘full of malice, but…….’
A hint of good intentions is also mixed in..
I could definitely feel it.
Somehow it made me laugh. I smiled without even realizing it..
and said.
“What's wrong with being a pastime??”
《……what?》
Night Bringer was puzzled. I continued..
“What's wrong with being a clown and being ridiculed??”
《Now, what are you saying?…….》
My main personality is composed of that of a classics enthusiast..
The streamer who loved games.
The clown who played and danced.
“If I'm not ashamed of my life, what's the point, even if it's a clown or a game?.”
If someone makes fun of me and makes me happy, if they laugh at my clowning.
That's not bad either.
《how… … what are you talking about……?》
Nightbringer stammered as if he truly did not understand..
I straightened my shoulders and looked straight up at the sky..
“I don't care if my whole life is just a vain story shouted by a nameless actor on stage.”
Even if life is nothing more than a funny dance routine performed by a nameless clown on stage..
Okay.
“Because that too is definitely life.”
No matter what life I live.
My life is beautiful. Because there was someone who recognized it from the beginning..
“Just because you were born as a clown who was ridiculed on stage means that your life is in vain. Don't judge your life to be unhappy..”
I looked down from the sky and looked at the Night Bringer..
“I am the only one who can define my life.”
Place your hand on your heart and feel the warm flame pulsating within it..
said with confidence.
“And this is beautiful.”
Anger appeared on the dazed Night Bringer's face..
《You… … ! Dawn Bringer! So are you saying that you agree with their play on destruction??!》
“it is not.”
I shook my head..
“This play of destruction, which destroys the world and sees only tragedy, is flawed from the very beginning..”
《Then why…….》
“But your decision to destroy the stage just because the play is wrong is even more wrong..”
I grinned..
“You are magnanimous, Night Bringer..”
The Night Bringer stuttered, as if he couldn't follow the context for a moment due to the sudden sound..
《What, what……?》
“I am not a stage…….”
I raise one hand and stop it in the air.
I clenched my fists tightly..
“I will destroy the system called destruction play..”
《……?!》
The astonished Night Bringer's golden eyes widened. I continued.
“To that gigantic will that repeats all these tragedies, throughout this universe. I will rebel.”
I have a leather necklace around my neck... … After clearing Stage 0, I swept the necklace I received with my fingertips..
[Traitor's Necklace]
- The necklace of the ‘player’ who rebels against fate.
Why is the player a rebel against fate?.
I truly understand what that means now..
I and the Night Bringer were both traitors..
We were all players who wanted to defy the fate of destruction..
But he and I have different directions.
He tried to destroy this world that was the stage in order to ruin the Destruction Game, but.
I destroy the game of destruction itself.
“So, even though we are the same actor, the same traitor, the same player... … You could say I'm a little more magnanimous than you..”
The Night Bringer, who was now looking at me blankly with his mouth wide open, stammered..
《How on earth... … Are you saying you're destroying Destruction Yugi? How on earth are you going to rebel against this universe??》
“Too bad I can't show it to you, Night Bringer..”
Night Bringer's shoulders trembled at my words..
The tips of his hands and feet turned into black powder and began to disappear, and the speed rapidly increased..
The Night Bringer's end is near.
《Due to the resonance between the polyps, we were able to have a brief conversation right before we died... … Looks like it's over now.》
The Night Bringer calmly accepted his own death and looked at me with trembling eyes..
《Dawn Bringer. If you truly intend to commit such a great treason. Establish a new dynasty... … If you want to walk the path to becoming a true prince.》
He placed his hand on his chest, took out a black flame and handed it to me..
《Take my flame too.》
“…….”
《If your will is true, my blood and my soul... … will help you.》
I took a moment to look at the flame that the Night Bringer gave me..
he is my enemy.
He murdered my people, destroyed my city, and tried to destroy the world..
I will never forgive him.
but…….
I stretched out my hand and slowly took in his flame..
It was because I knew that I needed this spark on my future path. I took his flame as a trophy.
The black dragon's flame was not absorbed into my body, but instead revolved around my body... … Combined with the ‘traitor’s necklace’ worn around my neck..
“Let me say one last thing.”
After absorbing his essence like this,.
I exhaled dryly..
“Go to hell, evil dragon..”
The Night Bringer burst into laughter and muttered bitterly..
《There is nowhere else to go but there anyway..》
“…….”
《Even though he probably hates me, he talks to me until the end... … thanks.》
“no need to be thankful.”
I was cold to him... … And whispered with a faint hint of pity.
“For me to remain human. and… … To gain even more clues to conquer this world. Because I just talked to you.”
Night Bringer burst into laughter again..
《I have no regrets in life, but I am unable to follow the path of rebellion that you will walk until the end... … Too bad…….》
Most of his body had already turned into black particles, and he muttered with a dreamy, dazed look on his face..
《Anyway, it's strange…….》
His darkened golden eyes slowly closed..
《The woman who said she would follow me soon, even now that I came back to life and died again... … I can't see you…….》
Everything, even the last piece of the Night Bringer, turned into black powder and disappeared..
In front of the lonely throne in the empty white space, the scepter he was carrying had fallen..
The kingship of the Lake Kingdom... … The scepter that symbolized the rights of the king of nightmares..
After picking it up, I slowly raised my head..
The veil of darkness in the sky had now almost completely disappeared. A glimpse of 'snow' was seen for the last time in the last remaining fragment of the curtain..
“I'm looking right there.”
Gritting your teeth, lifting your lips and smiling.
“I'll show you the greatest treason in the universe.”
After saying that, I turned my back on the throne..
And I took steps to escape this lonely space..
***
I was just trying to escape the mental world..
At the edge of this white space that is starting to collapse... … someone was standing.
“…….”
I slowly walked towards him..
The entire body was broken into pieces like broken pottery, with the empty insides clearly visible. White ash flying all over the body.
A face that is cracked and broken with holes still has an inexplicable, relaxed smile on it.…….
A man burned white.
I called his name.
“……bone hater.”
Then, the real Ash laughed..
I had a hunch.
It was a time of separation.
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