Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 820
820. [True Ending] Dissolution Ceremony (2)
“……3A promise you made to me years ago. Still, do you remember??”
Damian’s words suddenly brought back old memories..
3years ago. forward base.
The day I took the tutorial stage.
- I promise. If you leave this place alive, I will definitely die by your hands no matter when..
I promised Damian.
In order to move Damian, who was depressed after losing his friend at the time, Ban, and had let go of everything. I declared that one day I would give my life.
Because Damian hated me at that time. Because he wanted to kill me for sending his troops to the forward base and killing my friend..
- One day, when all the monsters are defeated and peace comes to this front. Prince. Please ask me again then.
- I'll answer you then. The prince is still… … Do you hate me?.
From then on, Damian followed me, and the fulfillment of his promise that day was postponed until the battle with the monster..
and 3 years.
All nightmares have been defeated and peace has come here on the front lines..
Damien finally made that promise... … He came forward to demand.
“……Don't remember.”
and i.
I nodded coolly..
“If you wish. I'm willing to die.”
3A year ago, that day at the forward base.
If Damian hadn't shot the Spider Queen, I would have died there that day in the first place..
If it weren't for Damien, I wouldn't have been able to get through this three-year journey in the first place. Because my strategy would have ended in failure long ago..
Damian is the one who started my strategy for the past three years and gave me the first glimpse... … Because it was my trigger.
“Because of you, I was able to come this far. The promise of that day is still valid.”
I smiled and asked the young man standing behind me..
“What about you, Damien? Your hatred towards me three years ago is still valid.?”
“…….”
“Still, me... … I want to kill?”
After a long silence.
Damian answered slowly..
“……In fact, I completely forgot about it. The hatred for the prince and the promise of that day.”
Damian's voice was slightly trembling..
“But today, when the dissolution ceremony is held, as I point out the path I should take in the future... … I remembered the promise of that day.”
“…….”
“I also know that I can't bury that promise and pretend it doesn't exist..”
I quietly listened to Damian. Damian continued..
“I still can't forget Van's death. I will probably remember the last sight of the child who saved my life and died instead, for the rest of my life..”
“…….”
“at the same time… … I remember Van's life.”
Warmth began to return to Damian's voice, which had subsided..
“The hand of the child who led me out of the orphanage, the smile of the child who showed me on the mountain where the sun was rising, the life of the child who fought fiercely against his own life. I remember.”
“…….”
“Look at life, not death, look at hope, not despair... … Because the prince taught me that like two sides of a coin, there is always morning after a nightmare..”
Take a moment to catch your breath.
Damian said as if he promised himself.
“The days here on the monster front are a wound that cannot be healed for me, but at the same time, they are the most sparkling memories of my life. Because they were painful but precious moments.”
“…….”
“therefore… … Let me tell you my conclusion..”
Listening to that strong voice that has already had a strong will planted in it…….
“I, the prince of that day... … no. I was helpless that day.“
I closed my eyes tightly..
“I don't want to hate you anymore.”
In a slightly watery voice, Damien vomited with difficulty..
“I want to acknowledge and accept it as it was back then..”
……Still, I dream of that day.
Thousands of bodies lined up on either side of the flickering blue sacred fire..
The scenery of the forward base that has always been a fan in my heart..
From then on, every time someone fell under my flag, the scenery of that day came back to life in my mind..
“So please, the prince too.”
The last three years I blamed myself for not being able to save at least one more person..
“Myself that day... … don't hate anymore.”
Do I no longer have to hate the person I was back then?.
Is it okay to acknowledge and accept myself as I was back then?.
“……This is my conclusion.”
I realized again.
My sniper, until the very end…….
He was the kind of guy who wanted to heal someone's wounds..
On the same day, I realized that not only did he walk this far with the wound of guilt, but he was also trying to heal my wound..
“……Thanks, Damien.”
Damian will never forget Van..
I won't forget the funeral that day either..
But we can bear these scars and move forward.
I want to believe that it will be so..
“Whoa whoa…….”
After letting out a long sigh of relief.
I cautiously asked Damian.
“It's me, Damian.”
“yes.”
“Then this thing on the back of my neck... … Could you please put away the gun? Honestly it's so scary…….”
Something cold and hard is still touching the back of my neck..
No, if you're not going to kill me, please get rid of this quickly! Honestly, it's so scary! If something like this is stuck to the back of the neck, the average person will immediately faint.!
“yes?”
But what came back was Damian's puzzled reaction..
“Prince, I have never pointed a gun at you.……?”
“huh? then what is this?”
I looked back curiously..
and.
Sigh-
Our gaze met the yellowish, shiny eyes of a reptilian creature..
A snake with a grayish-white body and a long tongue.
It was Jormungand.…….
Jormungand, who was wrapped around Damian's neck like a scarf, stretched out his head and was pressing the back of my neck..
“Wow!?!”
I was scared and jumped up from my seat..
“What, why is he here??!”
“that is… … When I told him I was going on a trip, he wanted to follow me..”
“travel?”
“yes.”
Only then was I able to stand face to face with Damian..
To begin with, Damian was completely unarmed. A thick scarf on top of a warm-looking coat... … It was wrapped around a snake that looked like.
the hands were empty.
There was no intention of killing me from the beginning..
Damian glanced south and scratched the back of his head sheepishly..
“Now that you've seen the end of the south... … We have to go all the way to the north, east, and west..”
“…….”
“It was my promise to Ban to go on an adventure to the end of the world..”
And on his journey to the northern tip, Jormungand, who also wanted to go north, accompanied him..
Damian smiles meekly, saying that he will now become an adventurer and leave for the end of another world..
After looking at Damian for a while, I opened my mouth..
“damian.”
“yes. Prince.”
“Let's make a new promise.”
I put my hand forward.
“When the trip is over, please come visit me.”
“…….”
“And be sure to tell me what you saw at the end of the world and what you felt there.”
“……Okay. Prince.”
Damian held out his hand..
“promise.”
We slowly held hands and shook hands..
“It was an honor to be a part of the prince's journey..”
“Because of you, I really, really... … That was a relief. Damian. I can't thank you enough.”
Damien's hands were covered in burns, blisters, and calluses, like those of a sniper..
At the same time, it was the hand of a healer.
I held onto that hand, which still had traces of the past three years, for a while and couldn't let go..
Eventually my hand fell.
Damian bowed politely to me once more, then took a few steps back from me.…….
“…….”
Suddenly, I stopped walking and.
He looked at me again..
Then, he spread only his thumb and index finger from his fist and pointed the tip of his index finger towards me. As if pointing at me with a hand-made gun.
and…….
smiled peacefully.
Damian slowly raised his hand and aimed the tip of his index finger at the distant sky..
“Bang.”
I pretended to shoot a gun into the sky..
at the same time,
Taaaaaang…….
A gunshot rang out from a nearby temple..
One after another, loud bells rang out from the temple..
Dang… … . Dang… … . Deng…….
The birds, startled by gunfire and the sound of bells, soared into the sky all at once..
All kinds of birds lined up on the left and right stone walls of the alley and on the roofs of buildings were flapping their wings and flying up like a picture..
In the midst of the flight of birds, Damien gave me a reassuring smile for the last time and turned around, giving me a good look..
“Hi Damian.”
I muttered towards my trigger that was moving away..
“Have another great trip.”
I turned around and also took a step forward..
No longer bound by the wounds of the past, each head towards a new path..
Escape from the shadows of the alley and into the bright sunlight in the square.…….
and beyond.
***
When we arrived at the temple, the service had just ended. The congratulatory gun and bell ringing must have signaled the end of the service..
“This is the last service that the head of the church, Rosetta, will hold here. It's more crowded than usual.”
“Ah, indeed. It's definitely a rare opportunity to see a service conducted by the head of the church himself..”
As usual, I am standing side by side with Thorkell, who is guarding the entrance to the temple, and talking..
“What are you going to do now, Thorkell??”
“Thankfully, we've had a lot of suggestions here and there..”
Thorkel scratched the top of his helmet, feeling a little embarrassed..
“I received a scouting offer from a famous mercenary group, and the kings of several countries... … He also offered me a knighthood..”
“Hey, even a title? It's amazing?”
It seems that several kings were impressed by Thorkell's sincere and dedicated attitude and the way he generously sacrificed himself for the sake of his duties. There are many countries that are trying to take you away at any cost.…….
“Miss Evangeline... … no. Margrave Cross too. He offered me the position of Crossroads cavalry commander..”
“This is another sparkling stove league unfolding.…….”
But it can't be taken away. Thorkell is a talent I have my eyes on. I will boil it and take it to the Bringer Principality.!
So, as I was about to state my conditions, Thorkell spoke first..
“But first, let’s take a little rest… … I want to go to my hometown island..”
“ah. hometown island?”
“yes. Leprosy patients like me lived together... … That island.”
Thorkell's eyes within the helmet became distant..
“It's a place I haven't been to since I left, but I realized it here at Crossroads. That place, like Crossroads, was always a sunny land..”
“…….”
“so… … I plan to return to my hometown with plenty of presents in both hands. I would like to think about my future career there..”
I smiled and patted Thorkel on the back..
“Great idea, Thorkell. You worked hard for a long time, so take a good rest.”
“yes. majesty.”
“And be sure to contact me after your break.…….”
I'm trying to add some more words to secure a contract for the next season..
“Thorkell!”
There was a voice that cut me off..
I looked to see what it was, and saw that it was a group of priests walking out from inside the temple. At the head of the group is Rosetta, the head of the church, with her unique, soft look... … Even so, he had a sad smile on his face..
“Oh my, His Royal Highness was there too..”
“rosetta.”
“I'm sorry, but would it be okay if I spoke to Thorkell first? thank you.”
Then Rosetta naturally came between me and Thorkell..
My eyebrows twitched. Oh, no way, Rosetta, you too…….
“Let me ask you a blunt question. Thorkell, do you want to become a priest??”
Are you a scout too?-!
When he noticed that I was trying to take Thorkell, he blocked me and made a recruitment offer to Thorkell first! This snarky priest!
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