Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 782
◈ 782. [Side Story] Para bellum
A lot of time has passed since I was in the nightmare, and it is already mid-February..
The final stage, Stage 50, begins at the end of February, so the end of this long game is really not far away..
Fortunately, the city that had been immersed in a nightmare quickly regained vitality and returned to normal. It is said that the southern part of the continent, which had been paralyzed, quickly returned to normal..
People couldn't remember what they saw in their nightmares.
“I just felt like I slept soundly for a long time. My body is a bit stiff because I slept for too long.…….”
Aryan Kingdom military camp.
Miller Arian, the king of the Arian Kingdom, said, loosening his stiff neck..
I smiled awkwardly and faced him..
“Is that so.”
“Why are you doing this, Prince Ash? If I… … Or were the people of my kingdom a nuisance in that nightmare??”
“no. Rather, it's the opposite..”
I said Miller supported me through my nightmare world..
Then Miller, who heard my story, waved his only hand..
“It wouldn't have been me, it would have been anyone else on this front, Prince Ash..”
“…….”
“We have all seen firsthand the miracles you have wrought and the legends written by the men on this front. No matter how this war ends, we will all support you until the end..”
Immediately afterwards, Miller looked embarrassed and scratched his head..
“Haha, it's funny that I said this when I was taking the lead in leaving the front..”
“……Thank you.”
I quietly bowed my eyes and then stood up..
Me and Miller are busy preparing for the final battle. We shook hands lightly and then headed to our respective places to take care of business..
“Ugh.”
I leave Miller's barracks and head to the entrance of the Arian Kingdom military camp..
I could see Yun's barracks in between..
Since we've come this far, I'm wondering if I should visit the hospital, so let's take a peek inside..
I saw Yun sleeping soundly, and Kuilan sitting silently next to him, knitting..
“……?”
Eh? knitting?
Upon closer inspection, Kuilan was knitting a scarf skillfully..
The scarf that had already been woven was wrapped around Yun's neck, and Kuilan was carefully knitting the remaining long part..
“…….”
Yun sleeping peacefully, and Kuilan concentrating on knitting. The warmth of a fireplace burning in one corner of the room.
For some reason, I liked the view, so I looked at it for a while and then slowly came out..
***
The next place I stopped by was the top of Winter Silver..
Before I knew it, the Crossroads branch of Winter Silver had grown larger than the New Terra branch. This was partly because the land was cheap, but I think it was because they mainly traded military supplies..
“hmm…….”
Right? That's why, right? Are you really not planning on moving the headquarters(?) here??
“majesty!”
As I entered, Serena came running out wearing slippers..
I smiled and asked playfully.
“serenade. How did you sleep well??”
“yes?! Ah yes! Because I slept so soundly, all work stopped... … ! I was sweating a little while trying to fix things again..”
After a brief serenade and a brief conversation about the situation of supplies at the front,.
I saw an escort with royal blue hair standing silently behind Serenade..
“elise.”
As always, it was Elise, dressed in a maid's uniform and carrying a large sword..
When she looked at me strangely when I called her, I smiled..
“You had a lot of trouble.”
“yes……?”
“Let's continue to work hard.”
“Ah, yes.”
Elise looked like she didn't understand what was happening, but she answered quickly..
I wanted to express my gratitude to Elise, who devoted herself until the end during that nightmare..
I smile warmly, and Elise just blinks, not knowing what to say..
“……Ugh!”
Serenade, who was looking at us in turns, suddenly approached me with a slightly annoyed look on her face..
“majesty! Me too, me too!”
“huh?”
“Me too, that… … Please! compliment!”
“Oh yeah.”
I gently held Serenade's hand and smiled..
“Thank you always, Serenade.”
“…….”
“I will continue to be thankful.”
“……Huhuhuhu.”
Serenade's face turned bright red and she had a triumphant expression on her face, wiping under her nose..
In the past, his mental age has been lowering like this in front of me sometimes, but it's okay because it's cute..
After finishing our brief conversation, we left the top of Winter Silver. Behind me, Serenade waved her hand loudly, and Elise slightly bowed..
***
The next place I stopped by was the Alchemist's Workshop... … It was Lily's house nearby..
“Ah, your highness!”
A surprised Lily greeted me..
Inside Lily's house, there are body bags, Scarlet, Orange, and Violet from the Gamble Club, and even Evangeline. There were several female heroes gathered together..
I blinked in surprise too..
“nice… … It's not a gathering. what are you doing here today?”
“It's not something big, it's a big thing! And what do you do? Since we had some free time, we came to see Sid..”
As expected, just as Evangeline said, everyone's faces were bright as they admired the small figure of Sid..
“All we do these days is seed appreciation parties... … I don't know if the name should be changed to Sid's fan club or something like that instead of Big Women's Youth Committee..”
Evangeline mumbled, lifted Sid up in her arms, and gave him a ride on the plane. The baby kept cackling and laughing as if it was fun..
“…….”
Evangeline, you sure won’t make a lot of mistakes over there, right? No, it's been a long time since those negative characteristics disappeared..
Still, I watched with anxious eyes, wondering if anything would happen. Rather, her mother, Lily, was now familiar, looking at her papers with a relaxed expression on her face while Evangeline played with Sid..
“Wow!”
At that time, Sid, who was floating in the air, waved his arms towards me..
Wow, what is it? Are you asking me to play??
I asked Lily's permission first..
“Lily, can I hug Sid too??”
“Sure. Who else would be qualified but your Majesty??”
After Lily gave permission, Evangeline looked regretful and handed the seed to me. I carefully picked Sid up in my arms..
“Hello, Sid.?”
“cadet!
“Yes, the godfather has arrived. Godfather~ Try it, Sid..”
Then the child really said.
“Dyaboo!”
“……?”
I opened my eyes wide..
After being frozen for a moment in shock and astonishment, I asked the person next to me in a trembling voice..
“Hey now... … You called me ‘godfather’?”
Then Evangeline snorted as if she had no choice..
“No, I said ‘dyabu’..”
“That's it! Sid! You just called me your godfather??!”
Then Sid smiled brightly, raised his chubby hand and tapped my cheek..
“Dyaboo!”
“They say you're the real godfather, godfather.!”
“Dyaboo~”
“Oh my god, it's crazy. I guess our Sid is a real genius.…….”
I was so moved that I even had tears in my eyes..
Big around... … The women who were wondering what was going on or what was going on in Sid's fan club all looked shocked, but was this really real? You called me Godfather, not Dyabu.!
“It's Sid.”
To the child who smiles brightly with an innocent face, as if he doesn't even know what's going on in his nightmares..
I promised once more.
“My godfather will take you there..”
to spring.
3To the world of the moon.
To the future where you can live as you wish.
certainly.
***
smithy.
As soon as I escaped the nightmare, this place was put into operation again and was sweltering with heat even though it was the middle of winter..
Fortunately, while the blacksmiths were all down, Kelly Bay continued to light the fire to maintain the heat or something..
Anyway, equipment was being manufactured busily in preparation for the final battle..
Basically, in the final battle, Crossroads may have to endure while blocking infinite waves of monsters, so the soldiers and overall equipment of the castle walls were the top priority..
However, even in the midst of being busy, Kelly Bay was providing the equipment I ordered..
“Among the equipment you didn't use was an invisibility cloak..”
“Oh, there was.”
Yes, there was equipment that I got a while ago, used once in the imperial capital, and then left behind. The stealth level was low, so I was neglecting it because it was just too much equipment to use on the battlefield..
Recently, I gave all of my remaining equipment to Kelly Bay and told her to do whatever she wanted, whether it be baking or melting, but did she touch anything??
“I upgraded the equipment with Parekhian's magic core and Parechian's scale..”
While saying that, what Kelly Bay took out was a cloak with dragon scales tightly crafted into it..
“name is… … [Dragonscale Cloak] should be enough..”
“What about the function??”
“Basically sturdy. And to some extent, it inherits the characteristics of Parechian.…….”
take it?
“I can walk on walls.”
“……?”
“This is an effect that causes 'dragon claws' to grow on the shoes of the wearer of the equipment, allowing them to walk and run freely even on walls or ceilings..”
I was taken aback because an unexpected feature popped up..
Come to think of it, that lizard did climb the walls.…….
“And the effect of the original hiding cloak has been strengthened. Like this, salty.”
When Kelly Bay, who tried it on, infused magical power, the dragon's scales sparkled all at once and matched their colors with the surroundings, like a chameleon changing its body color..
“Hey… … That's a great camouflage effect..”
“The special effects are like this. Anyway, since it is a piece of equipment with bravery, you can expect effects such as increased magic power..”
The person who would receive this equipment was decided from the beginning..
It was violet.
When I called immediately, Violet, who came running from Lily's house (it was right nearby), was delighted and immediately put on a cloak..
“Oh oh!”
Violet shouted after activating stealth..
“I can't see it!”
I really can't see it. I can only hear voices in front of me.
Violet's voice, with the wall walking function activated, could be heard from the walls and ceiling of the blacksmith shop..
“Can you really not see me? at all?”
“uh. at all.”
“Even if it’s like this? Elelele?”
I can't see it, but I know you're upset about something, hey.…….
Violet got down next to me, removed her cloak, and muttered with a frown..
“……So, if you go into the men’s bathhouse at a public bathhouse while wearing this… … Hehehe……?”
“Because I'm such a fool to think about that,…….”
For reference, a stealth detection magic is always in effect in public bathhouses. Arrest him red-handed, you bastard..
“Hey, it's a joke, a joke. Hehehehe.”
Violet, who seemed to be completely serious, wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth and then nodded with a serious face..
“Anyway, I think this would be really useful for stealing and stealing.……?”
……After the final battle is over, I'll have to take that equipment back..
As I watched Violet running up the walls and ceiling again, I made up my mind to myself, but next to me, Kelly Bay took out another new equipment and showed it to me..
“And this… … I didn't have time, so I made it simple..”
It was four pistols..
A single-shot gun that can fire only one shot at a time.
“The 4th commander of the Apocalypse Knights, it was made from that magic core..”
“Ohh.”
“Since it's a pistol, it's only an auxiliary device, and it can only fire one shot at a time... … Power is not guaranteed. It will be your secret weapon.”
Four pistols in white, black, red and blue.
The names of the demons were [Plague], [Famine], [War], and [Death]..
Shoots magic bullets of poison, water, fire, and ice properties respectively..
“Of course I'll give it to Damien.…….”
As I was packing my pistol, Kelly Bay pointed to the next item..
“This is an item that is being made as you ordered, and contains the magic core of that Tamjinchi monster.…….”
Even though he was the producer himself, Kelly Bay looked worried as if my idea that brought the project was still unreliable..
“Will this really work the way you think it will??”
“…….”
“Not only us, but also masons, carpenters, and alchemists. Everyone is tinkering with it in their spare time.…….”
I grinned and looked up at the large object that Kelly Bay was making..
“Sure. Just trust me.”
Of course, the Tamjinchi magic core was used for ‘this purpose’ in the game as well.……!
***
As I left the blacksmith shop, it was snowing heavily..
I wanted to call Lucas and take the carriage back, but somehow I didn't feel like it..
I wanted to walk around the city.
I walked along the snow-covered streets and looked around my city..
Amidst the soldiers from each country busily coming and going ahead of the final battle, the scene of the city's residents preparing dinner coexisted..
The smell of baking bread mingled with the smells of oil, iron, and gunpowder..
The sound of a couple fighting and the laughter of children playing and throwing snow were mixed among the sounds of weapons and steel plates clashing..
As I quietly looked at this strange scenery,.
As I slowly walked towards my house, I muttered a poem that suddenly occurred to me..
Past the dignified hearts of the people of this village who live and die from generation to generation, past their dull dreams,
Just another night with thick snow piling up on the roof, in the yard, and on the well.
It was a peaceful evening before the final battle..
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