Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 762
762. [Side Story] Brand new day (4)
Snow was falling quietly from the sky..
Evangeline let out white breath and muttered slowly..
“That's how it happened…….”
Lucas nodded slowly..
“It happened like that..”
Lucas and Evangeline briefly shared what happened with each other today..
0Since they achieved the unprecedented record of being the first to confess on the same day, the two also shared the same feelings..
It is unfair…….
“Well, it's still somewhat fortunate..”
Lucas chuckled..
“If Hecate's condition continued to worsen, I was thinking of helping her as a sponsor... … Anyway, we're friends.”
“as a friend?”
“As a friend. For Hecate, I have no thoughts of anything more than that before or in the future..”
“It's really an iron wall.…….”
“But it seems like he decided to hold his own and stand up… … I need to support you.”
Evangeline let out a light sigh, lifted her clasped hands behind her, and leaned the back of her head against them..
“I'm glad too. The waiter relented.”
“I guess it was hard for you to refuse like a knife.?”
“Well, I am also a resident of the city I will rule from now on... … To be honest, it was the first confession I ever received.?”
“ha ha ha!”
Lucas suddenly burst into laughter while listening to the story..
Evangeline opened her eyes again and glared at Lucas..
“Why are you smiling again?.”
“No, just…….”
Lucas muttered while looking up at the sky with his blue eyes..
“It's kind of funny how we report to each other like this..”
“…….”
Evangeline slightly puffed out her cheeks and looked at Lucas’ side face and said, “Eye!” Screaming, she kicked out of her seat and stood up..
“We can't just end up being unfairly dumped like this.?”
Evangeline raised her small fist and fluttered it..
Lucas tilted his head..
“0It's definitely unfair to be the first to confess... … so? Is there a way to turn this score around??”
Then Evangeline grinned dangerously..
“Let’s go kick someone too! 0Confession Let’s spread the 1st chime score and increase the number of innocent victims.!”
“Hoo…….”
It was a pretty crazy thing to say, but Lucas, who, like Evangeline, got kicked out for doing nothing, somehow found the offer quite appealing..
“By the way, who?”
However, who will be the unfortunate victim??
Then Evangeline's evil smile became even deeper..
Evangeline whispered quietly as if she had someone in mind from the beginning..
“What about the person who seems to be the least likely to be kicked on this front??”
***
It's the first day of the new year, but I always have a lot of work to do..
“It's unfair~ It's unfair~”
While I was humming a song I made up on the spot and processing various documents in the lord's office, there was a knock on the door, and my knight duo came inside, walking side by side..
I waved at them both..
“Did you both have a good time? How is the atmosphere on the street? I also took a quick look around earlier, but I was busy so I just stopped by the temple and ended up here..”
“…….”
“…….”
But Lucas and Evangeline have no answer..
They looked at each other and started bickering, saying things like ‘You do it first’ or ‘You do it first’, and eventually Evangeline stepped forward first..
“huh?”
I didn't know why, so I just blinked. Why are they like this??
“What's going on?”
“Wow, senior. that is.”
Clearing her throat and clearing her voice, Evangeline stood in front of my desk, glanced left and right to organize her thoughts.…….
“Actually, I think I liked you a little at first..”
suddenly started talking.
I was embarrassed, but listened quietly to the story. Evangeline scratched her cheek and continued speaking..
“He came to save me when I was isolated in front of the golem army, taught and guided me on behalf of my father, defeated any enemy without giving in, and knew everything… … Honestly, from my young perspective, you were like a prince riding a white horse..”
“…….”
“so… … is it so. Honestly, I liked it.”
I saw my shield knight standing in front of me, who had already grown tall..
There is already no trace of the 16-year-old kid I first saw..
3Years passed, and Evangeline Cross, who had now become a full-fledged adult, felt embarrassed, but calmly poured out her feelings..
“But as time passed, I understood. The feeling was not love, but longing..”
“…….”
“Because you had many things that I did not have. Adult, wise, strong-minded… … I wanted to be like that senior. A commander like you, a lord like you, a leader like you,.”
Evangeline no longer avoided eye contact, but looked straight at me with her emerald eyes shining..
“But again, now I know. You and I are different people. You can learn from your seniors, but you cannot become a leader like them. I am making my own path in the way I can... … I plan to rule over this Crossroads from now on..”
“…….”
“Haha, of course! Although it's still a few months away.”
I did not teach or transmit anything.
The rightful heir of this land, who had grown so much on his own, smiled brightly like never before..
“From now on, you will forever be the object of my admiration. But Evangeline Cross tries to live her life the Evangeline Cross way..”
“…….”
“Thank you, senior. really. Everything you've taught me, everything you've given me, and... … Most of all, you made me fall in love with this city again..”
When I heard Evangeline's sudden but firm declaration of independence, it only felt real..
Almost three years have passed since I took office as the lord of Crossroads..
And I thought that I had to reach the ending and return this land to this child..
The process of Evangeline becoming a great lord who rules this city in her own way.…….
Because I miss you too.
“Umm… … How should I finish this?……?”
Evangeline, who was speaking well and then rambling at the end, finally said, “Eight!” She made a noise and jumped back, punching Lucas on the shoulder..
“Hey, I don’t know, I’m done here! Baton touch! Uncle's turn!”
Lucas rubbed his shoulder and narrowed his blue eyes, then stepped forward and stood in front of me..
I laughed because the situation was now interesting, and looked at the two articles in turn, then focused on Lucas. What is he trying to say?.
“……There was a time in my life when all I had was my lord..”
Lucas slowly opened his mouth..
“There was a time when my only purpose in life was to protect my master. It could have been due to childhood guilt, or it could have been his duty as a knight... … Anyway, my only purpose in life was to follow my master's orders..”
Lucas, who had been looking at the floor with his eyes down, slowly raised his head..
“But after coming to this city with my lord, I saw and felt many things… … Many precious things have been created.”
Suddenly a memory crossed my mind.
When was it?.
There was a time when we laid down on one of the sunbeds in the garden together and looked down at the entire Crossroads while basking in the sun..
- It has suddenly become precious. … … So, I think I want to protect it..
Lucas told me at the time that other colleagues were also important..
And now Lucas has grown even more than then..
“Those who fight together have become precious, this entire city has become precious, and furthermore... … I came to believe that this whole world was worth protecting..”
“…….”
“At first it was enough to be the sword wielded by the lord. It was enough to fight at the tip of a sword as the lord commanded without any awareness or thinking. But now, cheekily, with my own heart… … I want to follow my lord's banner..”
A look into the eyes of Lucas, who has gone through a lot of changes over the past three years..
The knight's blue eyes, once incredibly cold, sometimes fiery like a beast, emotionally as dry as dead metal, are now as deep as a well..
A well that gently sinks while containing many emotions..
“Now, no longer as the master's valet, but entirely of my own will... … I want to fight for my master's banner.”
“…….”
“Permit me, my lord.?”
I smiled faintly.
“of course.”
And I looked alternately at the two knights standing in front of me..
Before I knew it, my knights had grown by a span in both body and mind.…….
And I decided to accept it with a happy heart..
My younger siblings, who always seemed young, declared independence on New Year's Day..
Instead of saying anything more, I stood up, lightly held both knights in my arms at the same time, and patted them on the shoulders..
“You grew up well, all of you.…….”
It's covered, everyone..
Grows so quickly, so quickly, so quickly.
After breaking the hug, Evangeline and Lucas, who were looking at each other with embarrassed expressions, opened the office door at the same time and ran out..
“Well, then this is what we'll make for you, senior.!”
“Thank you, my lord.!”
“huh? What are you talking about?”
Actually, I was about to ask because I didn't know the context in which the Declaration of Independence came from, but the two ran away without answering..
“0Confession 2nd term hard work!”
“Congratulations on breaking the new record, my lord.!”
“No, what does that mean?-!”
I quickly left the manor house up the stairs and scratched my head as I looked out the window at the two knights rushing away in the distance..
‘Well, good is good.’
I chuckled as I watched the backs of the two friendly knights running away side by side..
The new year has arrived.
I don't know yet whether this year will end in just a few months or whether it will continue.…….
Watching people grow every year is a joy and joy..
***
“Hehe, hehe…….”
“gasp, gasp, gasp.”
The two knights who ran away in a panic caught their breath in a vacant lot not far away. Evangeline grumbled while wiping her chin..
“No, wasn't that the place we went to fill? Why did it suddenly become time to confess our past feelings??”
“You were the one who created the atmosphere like that, right?…….”
Lucas straightened his back and smiled reassuringly..
“Well, anyway… … Thanks to you, I feel a little less resentful..”
“…….”
Evangeline glanced at Lucas and bit her lip..
And since I made an embarrassing confession anyway,…….
I decided to ask an embarrassing question here too..
“By the way, uncle. You said that to your senior earlier. Those who fight together have become precious.”
“okay.”
“Well, then me too... … It's important to you?”
It was a question I asked with great intention, but Lucas answered immediately..
“no.”
“…….”
Just as Evangeline's face was about to heat up with anger, Lucas added,.
“It's very precious.”
“…….”
This time my face heated up in a different way..
No, wait. What does it mean? Very precious? Why did you answer like that? What is the speaker's intention when he says that??
Is that it? Are you valued as a colleague? Valuable as a shield knight in a capable white combat unit? Isn’t this the build-up to continue with something like that??
Then Lucas glanced at Evangeline with a shameless look on his face..
“Evangeline, was it your birthday soon?.”
“Oh what. I remember?”
“After this birthday, you will become an adult..”
“Yes. He finally meets the conditions to inherit the position of Margrave..”
“okay…….”
Lucas let out a sigh..
“When this war is over and you become an adult…….”
“……After?”
Evangeline swallowed dry saliva..
After you become an adult, well?
Then Lucas roared! He cleared his throat and walked away with long strides..
“……Don't tell me then.”
“What, what?.”
“Well, that's fine. Listen to it then.”
“No, can't you just tell me now?! What are you putting off, be curious! tell me right now!”
“no.”
Lucas added bluntly..
“……I waited a long time too. You wait a little longer too.”
As Lucas walked away after saying that, his earlobes were turning red..
“uh?”
Evangeline's face turned bright red, and she covered her mouth with both hands and let out a strange sound..
“what? Ahhhhh……?!”
White snow continued to fall.
It was the first day of the new year.
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