Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 819
819. [True Ending] Dissolution Ceremony
next day.
I wonder if spring will really come, the time of noon when the cold slowly disappears and the weather becomes warmer..
Above the clear, high blue sky without a single cloud-
I love you so much!
Griffons with their wings spread wide were launched into spectacular aerobatics..
Wow-!
The people who gathered in the square to watch this cheered in unison..
It was an air show by the Sky Knights led by Michael, the King of Vermilion Kingdom. The griffon and the knights riding on it gracefully chased each other, leaving clear traces in the sky..
“……I asked for a dissolution ceremony..”
I laughed out loud as I looked at the air show, which progressed quickly and reached its climax before I knew it..
“Well, this is very festive..”
Now Mikhail and his wives are flying in a triple-air formation. That's something I requested a long time ago. I wonder if you remembered it.?
“Breaking up while crying also has a traditional taste.!”
Evangeline, who was in charge of planning this dissolution ceremony, appeared next to me with her arms crossed and smiling..
“This time, I want to part ways with a smile.!”
“Hoo…….”
“Since the World Defense Front successfully achieved its purpose, it would be right for it to be happily disbanded.?”
Smile and say goodbye.
Well, if we can part ways with each other smiling, what better dissolution ceremony in the world can there be?.
The Gryphon Air Show, a spectacular show I had never seen before, was already coming to an end. Mikhail and the Gryphon Riders spun around in the air and landed as if crashing to the ground..
pop! Bubbling bubbling!
As soon as the Gryphon Riders landed, fireworks soared into the noon sky..
Mikhail greeted with a cool pose, and the people watching cheered at the top of their lungs. Perhaps because Mikhail is handsome, the cheers, especially from the female audience, are huge.…….
Mikhail smiled without notice, and the five wives, who looked somewhat angry, dragged him away and disappeared. If you're going to get expelled, you'll have to be more observant of her, man..
Evangeline, who was smiling and looking at me, frowned at me..
“This is the last of our world defense front. Let's have fun!”
I smiled silently and gestured. Go quickly.
Evangeline ran up to the stage in the central square and shouted loudly..
“Hello, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the World Defense Front who have gathered here! ladies and gentlemen!”
Then he twirled his arms and raised his voice as if gathering energy..
“The dissolution ceremony you have been waiting for, sijaaaaaaak~”
He continued talking like that for a while, as if showing off his lung capacity.…….
“-I'll do it!”
I shouted loudly.
At the same time, firecrackers shot up into the sky, and people screamed and cheered for the square to leave..
“young, young…….”
Watching the new lord jumping around without being able to control his talent, I burst out laughing without even realizing it..
Lucas, who was laughing and watching this scene next to me, suddenly blurted out:.
“It's coming to an end.”
“……I know.”
The days here at Crossroads are coming to an end.
We quietly looked at the scenery of the square for a moment..
Under the spring sunlight, everyone who poured into the square was smiling. There is no shadow on that face.
Holding a dish in one hand and a drink or glass of alcohol in the other..
But smiling… … People were exchanging greetings every time their eyes met..
After this dissolution ceremony, we will leave for our comrades-in-arms..
It was a goodbye.
“…….”
A festival commemorating separation.
Among this fun and noisy scenery... … For some reason I felt a little sad..
But I suppressed those feelings and smiled at Lucas and asked,.
“what do you do now?”
“I will stay by your side like I always have..”
Answer vending machine Like Mr. Lu, each correct answer came back like a knife..
However, immediately after that.
“……but.”
Lucas added hesitantly..
“This time, I'd like to ask for a short vacation. I have such cheeky thoughts..”
I looked at Lucas a little surprised..
Eventually, Lucas seemed to have made up his mind, puffed out his chest, looked at me, and nodded..
“Returning to the imperial capital, my past that I had been ignoring... … My family, McGregor. I want to make it completely clean..”
“…….”
“Will you allow it, my lord??”
“of course.”
I grabbed the beer glass that was sitting on the table next to me and held it out towards Lucas..
“You can come and explore the world as much as you like. If only you would be my knight again.”
Lucas also held his glass and carefully clinked it against mine..
visor-
After a light toast, we slowly swallowed our respective glasses..
“By the way, you are very busy too. I have to go to the emperor and sort out my family. You should come see me as I leave for the principality. furthermore…….”
On stage, the new Lord Evangeline was seen busily shaking hands and greeting heads of neighboring countries..
“I won't be able to see you and Evangeline that often anymore..”
“…….”
Even I, a lover of romance, could tell that the atmosphere between the two knights was unusual..
That's why I was more worried. Unlike the past three years, when they were always close together, now the two will have to live busy lives in separate places..
“Do not worry.”
But Lucas showed a smile full of confidence, truly like the main character..
“Because I won't miss anything.”
“…….”
“I decided to live the way I wanted to live, so for that decision... … I will try hard.”
Without realizing it, I was amazed and held out my beer glass one more time..
“You've grown up well, you guy..”
Lucas winked slyly as he clinked glasses together..
“Because I learned from the best man..”
This guy, if you drink alcohol, your tongue will become smooth, it's a work of art..
I shook my head and swallowed my beer glass. Lucas chuckled and sipped his beer glass, as if it was funny even though he said it to himself..
We drank together in silence for a while, smiling quietly and looking at the square..
***
I started walking around the city to greet people..
After we break up this time, I don't know when we will meet again. I shook hands and greeted as many people as possible..
And while walking down the street like that…….
“Wow!”
Suddenly, we arrived at a place with a gloomy atmosphere! what?!
The whole city was in a festive mood, but this small square had a particularly gloomy atmosphere. Just looking at the black and damp air, it felt sadder than yesterday's funeral. What's going on?!
“Oh, your highness!”
Among the people gathered in the small square, someone who recognized me waved enthusiastically. It was none other than Junior..
“welcome!”
“Uh, Junior. nice to meet. But this meeting……?”
A group of people dressed in robes, all looking like they are about to die, are pouring wine into glasses in each hand and drinking it like water. What is this painful atmosphere just watching?!
Then Junior broke into a cold sweat and muttered..
“That's a gathering of wizards... … no see…….”
“ah.”
If we looked closely, we saw that they were wizards from all over the world. Everyone's expressions were so dark that I couldn't recognize them at first, but they were familiar people..
Among them, a particularly familiar old wizard with a long white beard - Diarmudin, spotted me and jumped out and shouted..
“Yes Enomeme, Ash! Welcome!”
“D, Diarmuddin.?!”
Diarmudine's face, which had always been dignified, must have been drinking a lot, was red with intoxication..
“No, a person with a weak heart should not drink too much and get excited like this.!”
“Is my heart the problem now?! magic, magic…….”
Afterwards, Diarmudin collapsed into his seat, crying like a child..
“All the magic has disappeared, so I wonder if I can survive without drinking.!”
“…….”
I broke out in a cold sweat..
With the closure and destruction of the spirit world, all magic, miracles and mystery disappeared from this world..
Most magic users lost their powers. People who demonstrated talent using magic in various fields have lost that specialness..
Society will be in turmoil for some time. You will have to go through quite a bit of pain..
Among them, wizards were the profession that was hit hardest by this incident. Because I lost all my foundation.
To put it simply, I have collectively made these people unemployed.…….
“Because it’s for the world! Everyone understood! I understand! I did understand, but!”
Diarmudin, who had gathered the consensus of the wizards and agreed to close the spirit world, now wept loudly..
“No matter what, everything I've worked for my entire life is in vain, oh my.……!”
“that… … Sorry, I… … Regarding future employment issues for wizards,…….”
“Getting hired or making money is not the problem! Since the magic is gone anyway, everyone in this world will suffer together for a while.!”
Diarmudin blows his nose into his handkerchief! I unwrapped it and.
He sounded much calmer..
“The problem is the magic we have cultivated..”
“Magic… … This is it.”
“This means that the magic that has existed for the past thousand years as a discipline has been lost. As a scholar who inherited this discipline from ancient teachers, how could I not be disappointed?…….”
Not only because of interest, but also as a pure scholar..
Diarmudin and the wizards were saddened by the loss of their learning..
“So I was just pouring out alcohol in despair, but damn it, Ash was the one who saved us! It was you!”
“yes… … yes?”
I blinked because I didn't understand what was happening..
I saved you? What does that mean??
“From Miss Junior, the historical foundation you want to create... … I heard about the ‘Jupiter Foundation’.”
When his story came out, Junior looked embarrassed and scratched the back of his head..
Jupiter Foundation.
A historical foundation that cross-verifies events by faction and records only the neutral truth as much as possible..
In order to acknowledge and settle each other's mistakes and move on to a new era, the first thing I will implement if I become emperor of the Everblack Empire is the officer training project..
I had my eye on Junior as the right person for this project, and had already made a scouting offer..
“Still, I'm not sure if I can do such an important task well.…….”
And Junior readily agreed..
“Still, I'll try my best. So, I told Dear Myudin that after the dissolution ceremony, he would go to the imperial capital to receive officer training.…….”
“A historical foundation! Wizard oh my! That's a really good idea, Prince Ash.!”
Diarmudin, who came in after interrupting Junior, nodded fiercely..
“I got a hint after hearing that. So, our ivory tower organizes and records the history of magic over the past thousand years... … We are trying to be reborn as the ‘Ivory Tower History Foundation’.!”
“Ivory Tower Historical Foundation…….”
I repeated in surprise, and Diarmudin nodded seriously..
“The history of magic is also the history of humanity over the past thousand years. However, after our generation passes, there will no longer be anyone in the world who remembers magic..”
“…….”
“This means that the miracles that we could touch with our hands will not even remain in our memories. So, I'll write it down..”
Hearing Diarmudin's story, the wizards who had dark, dead expressions raised their heads one by one..
“I know. There is no more magic. In the world of the future, the glory of the past may not be a record of much value. It doesn't matter though.”
Diarmudin looked around at the other wizards and raised his voice..
“Because magic was once everything to us. Because it was once more valuable than any jewels, gold or silver treasures in the world..”
“……!”
“Because magic kept us alive. Recording that history, keeping magic alive even in records, is something that we who have enjoyed even a little of the blessings of magic must do.!”
Before I knew it, I had shaken off all the intoxication..
Even though there is no more magic light, he has taken control of this small square with his enormous charisma. Lord Diarmudin of the Ivory Tower declared with a firm voice:.
“As a magician. I will record the history.”
The wizards who were listening to the story stood up all at once..
“We'll be with you, Diarmuddin.!”
“Our Cheongma Tower will be with the Ivory Tower.!”
“Our Red Horse Tower……!”
“Let's gather together all the magic records that are fragmented and scattered around the world.!”
“Let’s organize and record it thoroughly so that it won’t be forgotten even after a thousand years.!”
This small square, which was gloomy just a little while ago, has now regained vitality and has become a place for serious discussion about the launch of the Ivory Tower Foundation..
Scholars who had devoted their lives to the study of magic, magic, were suddenly spouting out their thoughts passionately with faces as innocent as children..
Junior and I stood side by side and watched this while laughing..
“It’s the Ivory Tower Foundation… … I think we can have good cooperation with the Jupiter Foundation..”
“In the past history of mankind, magic is an important element that can never be left out. I think it will help us a lot.”
Junior, who was excited as he was listening to the wizards' discussion on the history of magic, must have been itching, quickly greeted me..
“Well then, me too! As the first officer of the Jupiter Foundation and a former wizard... … I'm going to join that discussion.!”
And then I spoke quietly behind Junior as he ran back into the small square..
“junior.”
“yes?”
I smiled at her as she looked back..
“thank you. Thank you for thinking about many things together so far.”
“…….”
“In the future again... … Let's think about many things together.”
Then Junior laughed like a fox..
“Isn't that something I should be thankful for??”
Then Junior jumped into the discussion room where the wizards were having a discussion..
The sight of scholars busily exchanging glasses of wine and talking about the magical and human history of the past thousand years. I wanted to remember clearly.
This is also a scene from history that should not be forgotten..
***
The road leading to the temple leaving the small square.
“I will first go to the temple and announce my lord's visit..”
“okay. Please.”
In the alley right in front of the temple, Lucas ran with long strides and headed towards the temple first..
As I see the entrance to the temple getting closer, I walk leisurely.…….
-chuck.
“……?!”
suddenly.
Without foreshadowing. without a sound.
Something cold and hard touched the back of my neck..
I froze and stopped walking. At the same time, I heard a familiar voice behind me..
“Prince.”
my sniper my trigger.
It was Damian's voice..
“damian?”
“…….”
Even Lucas was fooled by the perfect concealment of a sniper..
Hidden in the shadows of the alley, Damian waited for me..
After a short silence that followed.
“……3The promise you made to me years ago.”
In a low voice, Damian asked in a whisper..
“Still, do you remember??”
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