Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 760
760. [Side Story] Brand new day (2)
Against the background of Evangeline's screams echoing from afar.
Lucas and Hecate were sitting by the window in a cafeteria, drinking coffee in silence..
Lucas had a cold and functional face as always when his master was not around, and Hecate stared at his face as if admiring a statue..
“Not wearing armor.”
“hmm?”
Hecate looked at Lucas' coat and smiled faintly..
“It's been a long time since I last saw you.”
Lucas absentmindedly brushed his hand against the collar of his coat..
“is it?”
“huh. Because you were always in uniform, even during your academy days..”
School uniform at the academy, armor here on the front line.…….
Lucas was always armed in most situations. It was also an expression of his will to always be alert to his surroundings as the prince's bodyguard, but Hecate now seemed to understand the true meaning a little more..
‘I was closing my heart too.’
So it was nice to see him in civilian clothes after a long time, and…….
I felt sick to my stomach as I reaffirmed the fact that Lucas had closed his heart to me for the rest of his life..
“It may be a disaster, but it's nice to have peace like this..”
However, Hecate, who spoke softly and without showing it on the outside, winked playfully..
“I asked her out on a date first, but there was no other special course.?”
“I didn't think about anything other than eating and having a cup of coffee..”
“That's also like you, hey…….”
No, should I say that I am proud of him for asking me out on a date first and even allowing me to eat and drink coffee?.
A Golden Retriever who only knows swordsmanship and his master - isn't this a huge improvement for a human?.
sweet.
At that time, Lucas put down his coffee cup after taking a sip and looked at Hecate with serious eyes..
“So Hecate. How did you organize your thoughts??”
“…….”
Lucas' question is none other than.
I guess it means that Hecate, who can no longer live as a knight, has decided what to do and where to go in the future..
“……well.”
Hecate smiled and picked up a spoon and stirred the coffee cup..
“I wish the handsome driver would grab it. Because I don’t think so.”
“…….”
Lucas, who had been silent with his eyes downcast, cautiously opened his mouth..
“Hecate. if you really want…….”
“lucas.”
But Hecate interrupted him..
“I know. You never had feelings for me?”
“…….”
“That's why I pretended to be insensitive and kept an iron wall. I know everything too.”
Lucas was silent. Hecate eventually stopped stirring the spoon..
I'm sick of going around in circles without meaning..
So, I put down the spoon and slowly but surely swallowed the last bit of bitter coffee left in the cup.…….
I mustered up the courage to face Lucas..
“I'm not that selfish of a person. I also have pride. I have no intention of holding on to your heart with sympathy..”
Actually there was.
There was a time when I wanted this man to look after me, even if it was just sympathy. Until recently, it was clear.
but…….
‘after.’
Now, I try not to do that..
Even for everyone.
“I don't even know what I'll do with my life in the future. This time, when she was almost killed by those zombie flesh bastards, she remembered one thing she wanted to do..”
“What I want to do?”
“huh. Something I never dared to imagine, but maybe I really wanted to do..”
Hecate laughed like a child about to play a naughty prank..
It was the first time he had seen her smile like that since he was very young, so surprised Lucas blinked like an idiot..
“It's such a small and insignificant wish. Can you listen to me??”
“If only I could listen. However much.”
Lucas nodded..
Then Hecate took a deep breath and said,.
“Lucas. can i dump you?”
I said something like that.
“……?”
Lucas couldn't react because he didn't understand the meaning. Then Hecate covered his mouth and giggled..
“I have clung to you my whole life, and in the end, I am going to kick you away. Yes, this is my wish. how is it. I can listen to you?”
“uh……?”
In front of Lucas, who was still confused, Hecate suddenly thought..
that day. Before the Monsters - The story told by Junior at the end of the world.
- After losing everything. You just… … It becomes you.
- Not a curse inheritor, an avenger of an old war, or a knight of the empire. You're just 24 years old.
“…….”
Hecate closed her eyes for a moment and caught her breath..
“I still don't know what kind of life I will live in the future. I can no longer use the sword, I have lost the curse, and even the stage for revenge has disappeared..”
lost everything.
And, because of that.
“So I'm trying to be reborn.”
from the beginning.
On these ruins.
Any way, anything, you can start.
“Now I just... … Because it’s me. Me, only 24 years old, far removed from the past, able to find anything I want to do.…….”
Know.
Maybe this is just a pun. Maybe this is a loser's excuse.
But Hecate decided to stop looking at the dark end of the tunnel..
Like the young wizard who was a survivor of a country he hated, but who saved him from the monster.…….
Even though I couldn't dream of a tropical resort with a sparkling swimming pool, I decided to look for something else shining..
“I will let bygones be bygones, find new goals and start over from the beginning. So, I'm done clinging to you now.”
I liked it so much.
No, maybe I still like it.
However, Hecate smiled brightly and declared to this sickening and cruel first love who had never opened her heart to her..
“Live happily ever after, you bastard..”
“…….”
“This is what I gave you. Surely? got it? We agreed.?”
“No, that's it.”
“Then I'll go.”
Hecate stood up and smiled brightly, clutching her sore but relieved chest..
“First and last date, it was fun.”
“…….”
“So goodbye.”
Leaving Lucas with his mouth slightly open, Hecate left the cafeteria and quickly disappeared into the snowy winter streets..
“…….”
I quietly looked at the back.
With another 0 confession and 1st chime score recorded.
Lucas, who was sitting blankly, opened his mouth slightly and barely made a sound..
“burdock……?”
It was a very bear-like sound, not inferior to Evangeline's scream as she recreated a pterosaur..
***
Crossroads city center, street stalls.
“Wow, so much delicious food.!”
Hannibal shouted with a bright face in front of the stalls set up by each country..
Zenith and Rosetta were held in each hand of the boy spiritist..
“Come on, Dad! Chief Priest!”
“Yes…….”
“okay…….”
Both Zenith and Rosetta looked very uncomfortable..
That's right, this image of Hannibal caught between the two is definitely…….
‘It's like family…….’
Isn’t it the atmosphere of a married couple and their young son?.
Of course, this was a very intentional atmosphere created by Hannibal, and Hannibal naturally played the role of an innocent young son and led the two into the street..
Zenith and Rosetta were quite embarrassed, but they didn't seem to dislike each other..
The three walked together, tasting New Year's food from each country, holding pots in their hands, laughing happily and joking with each other..
“Oh, it's cotton candy.!”
Then Hannibal found a cotton candy stand and shouted..
“Let’s eat cotton candy, cotton candy!”
“okay. I'll come back.”
Rosetta winked at Zenith and headed to the cotton candy stand and ordered three..
While Rosetta was receiving the cotton candy, Zenith bent down on one knee and was at eye level with Hannibal, who was smiling brightly..
“Hannibal.”
“yes dad.”
“I know how you wish you had a mother, but... … Please don't be too upset with Priest Rosetta..”
Hannibal's big eyes were shaken by the sudden but profound words..
The boy spiritist stammered..
“Ha, but you two get along well, right? Goddess priests are not prohibited from dating or getting married..”
“between… … Well, whatever. Not bad.”
Zenith laughed bitterly..
“To be honest, I even liked it at one point..”
“really? But why?”
“Well, I mean…….”
Then Rosetta came back with cotton candy..
Hannibal urgently asked Rosetta.
“Chief Priest, you don’t like my dad.?”
“huh? I don't hate it. There was a time when I was almost executed because of my doctrine, and I am steadily accumulating heresy points, but I still don't hate it..”
Then Rosetta laughed..
“On the contrary, there was a time when I liked it when I was young..”
“yes? Then the two of you…….”
“The timing was mixed, but yeah. We had feelings for each other.”
Speaking calmly, Rosetta handed each person their own piece of cotton candy..
“But our relationship is deeper than just love.”
Life savers, sworn siblings, comrades in arms, and worshipers of the same God..
The relationship between Rosetta and Zenith was complicated..
“I'm afraid that if we become closer as a man and a woman, all other relationships will lose their depth. we were afraid of that.”
“…….”
“So even though we knew each other’s feelings, we pretended not to know each other. And so much time has passed.”
Rosetta looked at Zenith, and Zenith smiled awkwardly..
“The hearts that were young and young have now worn out properly. We're comfortable with it the way it is now.”
“but……!”
“Hannibal.”
Rosetta quietly comforted Hannibal..
“There are many types of relationships in the world. And you and I don't have to be together within the confines of family..”
“…….”
“I can't be your mom. But I can worry about you and bless you and think about you..”
Rosetta gently stroked Hannibal's hair..
“How about starting there?.”
“…….”
Hannibal nodded slowly with his head down, then urgently wiped his eyes and ran into the street..
“Well, I'll buy something more.……!”
Zenith sighed deeply as she watched Hannibal run away and disappear..
“Since the first day of the new year, I think I've only said things that are too harsh for a child..”
“Because it’s not a world where you can have everything you want..”
Rosetta grinned. Attractive wrinkles around her mouth and around her eyes.
“Still, the kid's idea is really cute. Are you thinking of joining me with you? Should I say that it was a plan that seemed immature and bold and therefore plausible?.”
“ha ha ha…….”
“It's not a world where you can have everything you want, but those who don't give up and work hard will one day obtain the right fruits..”
Rosetta made the sign of the cross and said a small prayer..
“I hope that many good relationships will come to that child..”
Zenith smiled quietly as we prayed next to each other..
“As many relationships have crossed paths here at Crossroads, I hope that many more people will form new relationships..”
The two priests prayed together.
Blessings to Hannibal's future and to the relationships of the others at Crossroads..
Happy new year to everyone…….
‘……But wait a minute.’
At that time, while they were praying, a random thought suddenly entered the minds of the two priests..
‘We've never really opened up to each other..’
‘I never even confessed to you properly, but am I dumped now?……?’
The two priests glanced at each other, then closed their eyes again..
“…….”
“…….”
The score of 0 Confession 1st Chime, which only hurts, was spreading throughout Crossroads..
***
Small town near Crossroads.
In front of a small brick house in the suburbs where the smoke of freshly baked bread rises..
“…….”
Standing in front of him with crutches.
Holding in my arms the letters I exchanged with my daughter,.
Chain took a few breaths, closed his eyes tightly, and then opened them..
I slowly put my hand on the door..
and,
smart-
I gathered my courage and knocked..
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