Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 92
◈ 092. [Side Story] Take off the pretense
“Tell me. Don't hide it. why did you save me?”
“…….”
Godhand, who had been silent for a long time in response to Lily's questioning, let out a low sigh..
“Can I be honest??”
“of course. If you're not honest, I won't forgive you..”
“…….”
After hesitating for a long time, Godhand opened his mouth..
“It's not a great reason. But the moment the Gargoyle Chieftain charged at you, I thought of my mother..”
It was an unexpected answer. Lily frowned..
“Mother?”
“My mother too... … I couldn't use my legs like you.”
Lily's body trembled..
“The tendons in my legs were cut when I was captured by slave hunters. You've spent your whole life sitting in your seat..”
Godhand's eyes scanned the distant sky..
“He couldn't even stand up, and whenever my human master tried to beat me, he would hold me and receive it with his body..”
“…….”
“For some reason, a thought suddenly occurred to me. I saw my mother in you standing in front of the Gargoyle Chieftain..”
Lily, who was slightly opening her mouth, pointed to her leg in annoyance..
“Now, because of this bridge, I see myself overlapping with your mother. That's the story?”
“Are you upset?”
“It's not good.”
“It was Lily who told you to be honest, right?.”
“That's that, this is this.”
Lily sighed heavily..
“Are you saying he lost both arms for just that reason??”
“Rationally, it is the tactical reason I mentioned first. And emotionally, it reminds me of her mother. I think this is enough to explain why I stayed in front of you..”
“…….”
Lily, who was holding her forehead, shook her head..
“I thought you were the more rational type.”
“I thought Lily was the more emotional type..”
Someone else risked their life to save you, but you never thought you would suspect the intention behind it..
Lily was a more level-headed person than I thought..
“Lily.”
Godhand opened his mouth quietly..
“We cannot understand each other. There is no doubt that the wounds each species inflicted on each other... … Because it's so deep that it can't be filled..”
“…….”
“But even if you don't understand…….”
Godhand smiled faintly and gestured out the window..
“Wouldn’t we be able to celebrate that we survived together?.”
A loud singing voice was heard from outside the window..
At the victory banquet, the heavily intoxicated soldiers would be singing with their arms around each other's shoulders..
The tongue-twisting military song disturbed the ears of the two people. ‘Comrades, together, back to back, we will overcome the waves of the enemy.…….’
“…….”
“…….”
After an awkward silence, Lily blurted out..
“I hate you.”
It was full of sincerity..
“I'm annoyed by their intention to arbitrarily put me in debt..”
“Aren’t these too cold words to say to someone who lost both arms while protecting that side?……?”
“Okay, just get yourself up..”
Lily shrugged, bringing back the tray of food..
“Let’s eat something. It's sad to be starving alone while everyone else is having a banquet.?”
“I think it would be good to just rest. I have no appetite…….”
“So, I slept soundly. Won’t you get better quickly if you eat it? Come on, let me get you up..”
Lily whined and grabbed Godhand's upper body and lifted him up..
I put a tray of food on the bed table and then placed two cups. And poured a different liquid into each cup..
Godhand frowned as he looked at the clear liquid being poured into his cup..
“Is this just plain water??”
“Then the person who cut off his arm today tried to drink alcohol.?”
“It's the day I lost my arm. Wouldn't it be okay to have a drink??”
“You seem to be a person who surprisingly knows how to joke.?”
Lily poured water into Godhand's cup and filled her own cup with alcohol..
“what… … Let’s make a toast first.?”
“I can't lift a glass because I have no arms..”
“I'll do that for you..”
Instead of God Hand, Lily held two cups in both hands and made a sound..
And then he put the cup filled with water to God Hand’s mouth..
Godhand emptied a glass cleanly. Lily snorted her hum and took a swig of her own drink..
“It's ridiculous. A human woman who can't use her legs, an elf man who can't use his arms, and they can't attend the banquet and are shivering in a hospital room..”
“But it will remain in my memory.”
Godhand looked up out the window..
“If it were an ordinary banquet, it would be easily forgotten, but today's scene will remain for a long time..”
“…….”
Moonlight poured in from outside the window. The sky was so clear that it felt like the cloudiness of the past few days was a lie..
Lily, who was drinking while looking up at the moon in a daze, heard God Hand's voice..
“It's funny to even say this now.”
“……?”
“May I ask you to take good care of me in the future, Lily??”
Lily quietly stared at God Hand and then,
“Take care of your health. God Hand. Let’s quickly make a prosthetic hand and put it on..”
With a snort, I turned my gaze back out the window..
“As long as you are sane, I can feel comfortable doubting you, hating you, and treating you harshly..”
Godhand chuckled..
“Then you won't be fine for a while..”
“No, I mean, don't say such nonsense with your face like a beggar.…….”
After that, the two no longer spoke..
Lily put the cooled vegetable dish into Godhand's mouth one by one. God Hand took it without saying anything..
A drunken military song continued to be heard from afar..
The night of victory... … It was getting deeper.
***
tweet. tweet.
……I hear the banal sound of birds announcing the morning..
“Ooh, ooh ooh.”
A zombie-like scream escapes from my mouth..
My head feels heavy and dizzy. The speed is pounding. These are typical hangover symptoms.
“Oh my, my oh my…….”
I guess I drank a lot of alcohol. Ugh, I feel like I'm dying.
As I struggled to open my eyelids, there was something in my still blurry vision... … I saw flesh color.
Someone was lying next to me with their shirt off..
‘Wow, what is it??!’
Is this a classic cliche where you drink alcohol and open your eyes to find a woman you've never seen next to you??!
I rubbed my eyes and looked at the other person, half worried and half excited(?). who is this!
And next to me... … A man with a big belly was dozing off..
The man who made eye contact with me yawned profusely..
“ah. Are you awake, Your Highness?.”
“Who are you showing??!”
Startled, I jumped up and looked around..
It was a spacious room, but they were all old men with a dignified middle-aged look, and for some reason, they were all topless and sprawled out. What's this?!
“It's us, us. Twilight Legion.”
The old man who was spread out on the other side yawned and said to me..
When I looked closely, it was the old man who was the leader of the Twilight Legion..
“Are you feeling alright, Your Majesty? You drank a lot yesterday..”
“No, uh, well, it's okay. You can ask just one question?”
With a trembling voice, I asked a fundamental question about this situation..
“Why is everyone taking pictures of people lying down with their tops off?……?”
“Your Majesty gave you an order. Let’s take off the pretense and have a hearty drink, man-to-man. Everyone take off your clothes and scream! Everyone liked it so I took it off..”
I said that?! I have a bad habit of ordering myself to expose myself when I'm drunk.?!
I was so scared that I fumbled around and found that I was also topless..
What are you really doing, Ash Kim? You crazy drunkard.!
As I was trying my best to repair the broken film, the soldiers of the Twilight Legion surrounding me threw out one word at a time..
“Prince, yesterday was really... … You were amazing..”
“It was my first time drinking like this in my life..”
“I will never forget, the precious memories of last night…….”
“No, please don't say it with such subtle nuance because it makes me feel bad.?”
Muscle men with big beards are not the ambassadors to say! That's exactly what happened! When did my film stop running??
“Ah, you're awake. lord.”
At that time, a refreshing voice came to save me..
“lucas!”
The main character of this game and my escort knight! After all, you are the only one who can save me! I looked there with a smile on my face..
Lucas took off not only his top but also his pants and was walking into the room wearing only his trunks..
“No, why did you even take off your bottoms?!”
As I screamed and pulled my head out, Lucas scratched the back of his head shyly..
“Well, it was my lord who told the main party members to take off their pants.…….”
“I said that?!”
I was so shocked that I fumbled with my legs and found that I had no pants on either..
He is wearing panties. Really Ash Kim, this crazy guy is so diverse.!
“Ooh, it's cold…….”
I hear a faint groaning sound coming from the corner of the room, and when I look, I see Damian, as expected, trembling while squatting down, wearing only underwear.…….
“……I'm sorry. I don't know what happened, but I'm sorry anyway..”
What kind of crazy banquet took place last night?.
I gave up on recovering the film because it seemed like it would only get more painful if I remembered it..
I was squatting on the floor, covering my face with both hands and muttering..
“A bathroom is enough to see men's naked bodies.…….”
“I was already going to tell you that.”
Lucas gestured out of the room..
“Let's go, my lord..”
“huh? Where?”
“Didn't my lord just say this??”
Lucas smiled refreshingly. I just look like a pervert when I smile sweetly like that while wearing only panties..
“It is a public bathhouse. It's right next door.”
I opened my eyes wide..
“public bathhouse?”
***
The place I stayed was the imperial barracks..
It was originally a facility used by a corps belonging to the Imperial Army, but it is currently completely devoid of manpower..
Instead, it serves as a lodging for mercenaries..
“Soldiers are covered in the blood of monsters every day, so shouldn't there be a facility to wash them??”
Lucas said as he led me to the public bathhouse. Fortunately, I have something on top now..
“So there is a public bathhouse at Crossroads. Originally, it was a facility used only by soldiers..”
“As the size of the city grew, it became a space that citizens also used. Something like that?”
“You are correct, my lord. As the city grew, public bathhouses expanded their facilities and are now quite large facilities..”
I shook my head and looked back..
Damian is following me, shaking. I think I caught a cold or something.
“Let’s go quickly and take a dip in the hot water, Damian. It'll get better.”
“Yes, prince.…….”
Damian, sniffling snot, answered in a voice as loud as a mosquito. What did I order my child to do yesterday?……?
The public bathhouse was a short walk from the barracks. When I arrived at the entrance, I let out a small exclamation..
“It's pretty big?!”
“It's big. We need to accommodate as many soldiers as possible..”
The entrance to the public bathhouse was quite large, and judging by the size of the building, the interior appears to be quite spacious as well..
“There was also a facility like this. I didn't know because you didn't come.”
Come to think of it, in the game, you used to click on the bathroom upgrade to keep the city clean..
I never thought I would go in.
“It is said that his Majesty's past emperors often visited the public bathhouse in the imperial capital. To meet with citizens and understand the mood of the country..”
Lucas guided calmly..
“As the lord of this place, if you follow the example of your predecessors and visit the public bathhouse often, it will be helpful in understanding the city's current issues..”
That's really helpful advice..
“But, if the emperor visits the bathhouse often, don't you think it would be difficult for the guards to miss something? You are my escort too, so be careful..”
“It's already hard…….”
“What did you say??!”
“No, I didn't say anything..”
Lucas turned his head and laughed! I cleared my throat. When this guy drinks, his tongue gets longer.?
Upon entering the public bathhouse, it was divided into men's and women's baths from the entrance..
Even though I somehow ended up in a different world, the bathroom feels very different..
‘No, humanity's bathhouse culture may be universal at any time and anywhere.?’
It is said that bathhouse culture has developed on Earth since ancient times. Rome or Islam.
In a world with such a magical civilization, it might not be strange to have such a luxurious bathhouse..
Stop.
I stopped at the entrance that separates the men's and women's baths..
Lucas and Damien, who were heading to the men's bathhouse first, looked at me in confusion..
“lord?”
“Prince? Why are you doing this??”
“that…….”
After hesitating for a moment, I spoke honestly..
“When you think of a bathroom, it's... … With the girls... … Is there any event like that??!”
No, honestly, I think it's something to look forward to.?!
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