Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 728
728. [Side Story] For the finale
“Shall we go on a picnic tomorrow, Ader??”
When did it happen?.
Ader, tired of being a fake prince, was completely exhausted and was sitting on the sofa when Ariel, who was sitting in front holding refreshments, asked:.
Ader asked with wide eyes..
“A picnic?”
“yes. There is a hill in the suburbs where I often went to play with my brother when I was young. There is a large zelkova tree, and flowers bloom in the summer.…….”
Ariel smiled awkwardly.
“Because you are working hard for me and the royal family. There is no schedule for tomorrow... … Well, you can say no if you don't like it or are tired..”
“No, no! I don't hate it at all!”
Ader waved his hand hastily and smiled awkwardly..
“Thank you for inviting me, princess. tomorrow… … I'll happily wait!”
But the next day, the two failed to go on a picnic to the countryside..
Because it suddenly rained.
So instead of going on a picnic, we sat side by side in the pavilion in the royal castle’s courtyard.…….
We saw the rain falling together.
A memory of an ordinary day with nothing special.
What is the reason why it remains so deeply in my heart?.
***
“Huh! Cluck, cluck, cluck.!”
The moment the lake kingdom sank. lakeside.
Ader fell under the first curse - the curse of eternal life..
Due to the princess's banishment order, the second and third curses placed on the Lake Kingdom were not received and it was thrown out of the Lake Kingdom..
And from the lakeside, he had to watch as the entire Lake Kingdom sank, and in the process, no one but himself could escape..
“…….”
In the face of the destruction of a world, Ader, just a small human, was overwhelmed..
The great kingdom disappeared like foam beneath the lake. Ader could not do anything as he stared blankly at this scene..
After the entire kingdom has completely sunk and all the vibrations and noises that shook the heavens and earth have stopped..
A thought came to Ader's mind belatedly..
‘What should I do now??’
If you think about it carefully, there was no need for you to do anything for the Lake Kingdom..
He was just a slave in the Lake Kingdom and was not even a citizen. He did dirty and dirty work all his life, but was brought in and had to act as a substitute just because he resembled a prince..
No family, no friends. There is no connection or relationship..
Just shake it off like this and leave..
The moment I think so.
rattle.
Something made a noise in Ader's pocket. Ader looked puzzled and reached into his pocket and took it out..
It was a hopae (號牌) made of black wood..
‘this is……?’
It was Princess Ariel's trophy..
Her name and identity were engraved, and, as befits royalty, it was luxurious... … It was made from pieces of the everblack tree..
‘When?…….’
It appears that Ariel handed it to Ader at the moment the deportation order was issued..
Why was it?.
Why did the princess take herself out of the Lake Kingdom at that moment, and why at that moment... … Did she give him the most precious thing she had?.
- Ader.
Suddenly, the image of Ariel smiling brightly passed before my eyes..
the person who gave himself a name.
And for the first time… … A person who treats you like a ‘person’.
- Shall we go on a picnic tomorrow??
“…….”
Know.
That the warmth is not directed entirely towards oneself..
The princess realized that she had merely projected onto herself the image of her brother, with whom she had a good relationship in childhood..
Royalty and slaves, citizens and non-citizens…….
There is a greater distance between her and himself than heaven and earth..
But, nevertheless.
‘I want to save it.’
Even if the whole world perishes, only you.
‘I just want to save you…….’
After carefully taking the trophy handed over by the princess into his arms,.
Ader stood up unsteadily..
“I don't know what I should do…….”
I remember my will on my weak face,
“I'll do anything, princess..”
Ader quietly looked down at the surface of the lake, which was gradually turning black and turbid..
“therefore… … Please wait a minute.”
like that.
To save the fallen kingdom, the fake prince began a long wandering..
***
“……After that, it's just a repetition of a boring story..”
Ader finished talking and looked at me..
“At first, I just held my sword and fought. The three wise men who cursed... … I thought the situation would be resolved if I killed the Demon King and all his associates..”
“So, I succeeded in killing him.?”
I was listening to the story while picking up popcorn (it may seem rude, but the story should be longer), and I asked in surprise..
Then Ader nodded..
“yes. Two of them were knocked down. The two set up their own bases at the end of the continent, after a truly long and terrible fight... … We were able to repel it. Since both of them were beings on a higher level, it was very difficult to defeat them..”
“wow.”
To be honest, this guy, Ada, looks slovenly, has a pale face, and even as a joke, I don't think he's the type to fight on the front lines. I guess I hit it a bit in the past.?
“If you have eternal life and an unbreakable will, anyone can accomplish something like this..”
“No, it's usually because my will is broken.…….”
Don't speak so easily as if you were explaining a recipe to a student living alone..
“In the Lake Kingdom, did you see that only the left and right sides of the three statues were broken? That statue was erected after the Demon King took over, and I defeated the other two wise men.…….”
“The left and right statues are broken. It was something like that..”
Ader let out a light sigh..
“In this way, the second and third curses were resolved. However, there are very few people left who can get out of the Lake Kingdom, and since the Lake Kingdom has already sunk under the water, there is no power left to bring it back to the surface..”
“…….”
“Moreover, the most important demon lord could not be defeated..”
So, if you ask me,.
Is this just ‘the first time’ for Ader?.
“Time passes helplessly, and in the end, monsters pour out of the Lake Kingdom, which is saturated with malice, and the world is destroyed.…….”
Although it may be a heartbreaking story for me,.
Ader calmly explained the past..
“When all life was lost and I became the last man on earth, I received two offers at the same time..”
“two?”
“First of all, the goddess. He offered me the position of tribal god..”
I remembered what Ader said a long time ago..
It is said that when you become the last survivor of each race, you can ascend to the position of race god..
Because Ader was an immortal and eternal being, he reached the end and became a tribal god..
“And then the devil proposed a deal..”
Ader laughed bitterly..
“Since we couldn't save the person we both wanted to save, let's play this game of destruction 'one more time'.”
“…….”
“As the representative of the entire fallen world, I agreed. The world was 'reset' to the moment after the sinking of the Lake Kingdom..”
It is said that since the Demon Lord's two companions were beings of the same high dimension, they were already defeated even when they returned..
In other words, from the second round onwards, all you had to do was defeat the demon lord..
It was like that, but…….
“It wasn't successful..”
Ader waved her hands in a polite, carefree manner..
“I tried everything, but I couldn't defeat the Demon King or save the Lake Kingdom. It just kept repeating hundreds of years of reckless fighting..”
“…….”
“Then, my soul reached a limit, and I felt limited in fighting in person, so I looked for a substitute player.…….”
Ader winked at me..
“After that, as you know..”
“indeed…….”
“Since I had a piece of the Everblack, a black tree, I used it to revive the Everblack Empire, a country that would prevent the monster invasion... … Then I found you who had the aptitude for being a returner, and after endless battles, shoulder to shoulder, here I am..”
Ader smiled brightly and picked up the cold teacup..
“It was a long story.”
It was a long story.
But Ader's actual fight would have been a million times longer than this story..
Ader, who had brushed aside and crushed so much pain, loneliness, and anguish into a summary, stared at me intently..
“Actually, what is the meaning of the long failure story above? Now, the last battle left to us, all we have to do is succeed..”
“……You're right, Ader..”
I grinned..
“No matter how much you get beaten up in front of you, it's enough to win with a killer kick in the end. yes?”
9999Even if you lose, what's the point? A win at the end is the way to live with the feeling that one side won for the rest of your life.!
“Hehehe. That's right..”
We looked at each other for a moment and giggled..
I tapped Ader on the shoulder..
“By the way, after keeping quiet for so long, it turned out to be a love story. You innocent man, you son of a bitch.”
Ader scratched the back of his head in embarrassment..
“To be exact, it's unrequited love..”
“Hey~ Still, I admit it, it’s love. I was preparing to make fun of you in advance because I was afraid they would tell me that I said no..”
“If I was younger back then, I wouldn't have acknowledged it. How dare a slave love his princess? She would have denied having such feelings..”
Ader lowered her aged eyes behind her glasses..
“But I am old, my lord. I'm older than anyone in this world.”
“…….”
“Now I know very well that those innocent feelings back then were love..”
“That feeling at that time?”
I asked cautiously.
“Then now?”
“……well.”
Ader was fiddling with the empty teacup..
“I'm curious too. The first feeling that made me decide to save him was unmistakable love. But now…….”
He mumbled for a moment, trying to form words, but eventually gave up and laughed as if he had lost his temper..
“What are my feelings? Why did I try to save that person for so long?.”
“…….”
“Well, the reason doesn't matter anymore. I just want to see it. The real ending we will reach.”
There was silence for a moment..
widely.
Ader put down the teacup and cupped her teacup, then took a breath and.
“Now that we've had enough of talking about old times... … Let’s talk about the future.”
changed the topic.
In a way, the main topic we need to share here is.
“The road to the Lake Kingdom was closed, but has now been opened..”
“huh. So I was about to send you on a free exploration..”
The next stage is 45.
It's a boss stage. You need to scout out who your opponent is..
“Let me tell you first..”
But Ader told a different story..
“Now, if you enter the Lake Kingdom dungeon, you can encounter the final boss in the deepest part..”
“……?!”
“‘It was like that in ‘game’ too, right? We could have met from this point on..”
I swallowed dry saliva..
“If it's the final boss…….”
“‘The lake princess who can't sleep’.”
Ader nodded..
“yes. This is anonymous.”
“……!”
“What is the reason why entry to the Lake Kingdom has been blocked so far??”
Ader calmly recited the cruel truth..
“It was his process of becoming a monster. The entire Lake Kingdom was covered in darkness. And the transformation is already over.”
The person you have a crush on.
The person I tried to save after fighting for eons.
The story is that in this final episode, he has already lost his humanity and has become a monster. So calmly.
“He carried the nightmares of everyone in the Lake Kingdom, became the culmination of all those nightmares, and has now become a being more powerful than any monster in the world..”
“…….”
“And when Stage 50 begins, he will leave the Lake Kingdom and head to Inse..”
Before I knew it, Ader was staring straight at me with cold eyes..
“‘In the game, you had to kill him before that to stop the monster invasion and win..”
“……!”
“In other words,.”
With a voice as cold as your eyes.
Ader spoke about the conditions for winning the game..
“‘In order to win, you must kill the nameless person who has transformed into a monster between now and the start of Stage 50..”
“…….”
“of course.”
Immediately after, Ader smiled brightly..
“This is not the ending I wanted. And, it's probably not the way you thought..”
Yes.
I came up with a strategy of my own to save Obscurity and turn this game upside down..
And Ader said she was leaving here to prepare for 'something'..
“From now on, I will prepare one last move, and the strategy the lord has in mind..”
Ader smiled sinisterly like a villain and winked..
“Combining this... … Wouldn't you like to commit something extravagantly??”
“…….”
“The most splendid final ‘play of destruction’ that will astonish the entire universe..”
Ah!…….
If you say that, who in the world could refuse?!
I laughed and stretched out my hand forward..
“good! Let’s give it a try, accomplice.!”
Ader also took my hand..
We shook hands firmly and laughed evilly..
“The best finale that concludes our tiresome united front.……!”
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