Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 97
◈ 097. [Side Story] Consolation
Temple.
I heard that Jupiter was still receiving treatment, so I stopped by Godhand's hospital room first..
So I opened the door to the hospital room..
“Hey, stand there~!”
“Ahahaha! catch it!”
“Throw it here for me!”
Shadow unit members are running around and giggling.…….
They are having fun running around throwing balls and playing tag. what. Isn’t this the intensive care unit? Is this a children's playroom?.
“Ah, your highness.”
Godhand, who was sitting on the bed and quietly watching the unit members running around, spotted us..
“Are you here?.”
“Ah, convey!”
“You are here! majesty!”
“okay. You came. Kids.”
These kids, at first, they at least pretended to have discipline. There's no such thing anymore.
After saying hello once, they start playing amongst themselves again. Do whatever feels comfortable to you..
After getting through the kids and entering the hospital room, I sat down on the chair next to the bed..
“How about it, Godhand?.”
“Thank you for coming this far. majesty. But you don't have to worry.”
Godhand casually raised his empty arm..
“The joints remain, so when I wear the prosthetic hand, I can move as before thanks to my ability to manipulate metal..”
“…….”
“All you have to do is heal all the wounds. You will be able to resume your activities as if nothing happened..”
Are you pretending to be calm? Or do you really think that way?.
Either way, it was sad. But I nodded without saying anything..
“Still, a rehabilitation process will be necessary. Take your time and don't rush.”
“Thank you for your words, Your Majesty..”
“If you need anything, let me know. I will provide you with as much convenience as possible..”
Besides that, we had a brief conversation and left the hospital room. You will rest more comfortably without me.
“Goodbye, Your Highness!”
“See you again!”
The kids waved their hands. I also waved my hand..
As I left the hospital room, Lucas muttered dissatisfiedly..
“Those guys are becoming more and more disrespectful to their lord..”
“What do you think? Leave it alone.”
I am not a real prince, and they are not proper citizens of the empire either..
It's cute when immature children become friendly. It's better than keeping a close distance..
Thinking that, I came out, but Lucas was standing in the hospital room, looking at me..
“What's wrong, Lucas??”
“……No, no.”
Lucas shook his head slightly..
“I thought it was really different..”
“huh? what?”
“The depth of your magnanimity.”
With a grin on his face, Lucas strode in front of me and took the lead..
“Come here, my lord. I know the location of Lord Jupiter's hospital room..”
“okay. Let's go quickly.”
As I headed to Jupiter's hospital room, a thought occurred to me..
‘That gold-digging old lady won't say anything if she didn't bring you a consolation gift.?!’
***
Jupiter's hospital room.
When the treatment was over, I opened the door and went inside. Suddenly!
“Are you alive, Jupiter??!”
“No! majesty!”
When I entered the hospital room, Jupiter, who was scooping something up with a spoon and putting it into his mouth, looked at me and smiled..
“It's been a while since I saw you! How many days has it been since I stretched it??”
“Almost ten days have passed. Jupiter. I'm glad you look okay..”
I chuckled. Seeing this Don Misae acting cheerfully as usual made her feel relieved..
Jupiter was leaning against the back of the bed, putting a bowl of porridge on the bed table and eating it..
I was unconscious for ten days and only received healing magic. The old wizard's entire body was skinny..
“How are you feeling??”
“It's completely fine... … I would like to say that.”
Jupiter pushed the bowl of porridge aside and raised his hand..
“I have to be honest. It's not very good.”
I saw my fingertips shaking..
“The magic circuit was half burned out. I'm recovering slowly, but…….”
“Is it possible to get completely better??”
“It will get better. It takes time, and even if it gets better, I don't know if the output will be as good as before..”
Jupiter, with a bitter smile on his face, let out a soft sigh..
“This is what happens when you only block a few magic shots... … I'm old too.”
“Eat well and get plenty of rest. Recover quickly.”
I grinned..
“The last defense battle was a disaster because the Lightning Wizard was away. Get well before the next defense..”
“haha. Is there any possibility? Also, I can't just spit out my weekly salary..”
Jupiter, who was giggling, slowly looked down at his hands..
“……Above all, not yet.”
The old man's slightly trembling hand soon clenched tightly..
“I can't go yet. There's a lot to do.”
Jupiter had a serious face, but I was joking for no reason..
“What else is there to do? Are you planning to make more money and build a castle??”
“ha ha ha! How did you know this old man's thoughts, Your Majesty? That's accurate..”
Hahaha - Jupiter, who was laughing loudly, slowly erased his laughter..
“A castle, a castle. That would be really cool…….”
I shrugged..
“I don't know the last name, but I'm going to build a luxury hotel in Crossroads soon..”
“Ohh!”
“I'll give you cheap accommodation there. Since this is my direct party, I will provide that level of service..”
“I will be happy to stay there. So, does that mean I will be the number one guest??”
“1Ho is me. I saved it. I'll give you turn number 2..”
“Whiskey and cigars while overlooking the city from your hotel suite… … Wow, what luxury can a mercenary have??”
With empty hands that hold neither whiskey nor cigars.
We laughed as we talked about non-existent suites in hotels that weren't even built yet..
Perhaps surviving day after day with this mirage-like dream is a mercenary... … no.
maybe we are humans.
After exchanging small talk about this and that, I slowly stood up..
“There is quite a bit of time until the next defense battle. Get some rest and focus on your recovery, Jupiter..”
“I will obey your orders, Your Majesty..”
Jupiter, who couldn't get up because he was unwell and just nodded, said, "Ah!" made a sound.
“By the way, Your Highness.”
“huh?”
“You came to comfort me, but didn't you bring me a gift??”
Hey, I knew you would say this.!
***
“4Recovery within a week is absolutely impossible..”
Saint Margerita said clearly:.
“Since Godhand's injury is external, it is easy to treat and the recovery speed is fast. He'll be able to return soon. But not Jupiter..”
“…….”
“Mana runaway is the most serious of internal injuries. It's as if the magic fields that wizards are based on have been completely burned down..”
Margerita compared the principles by which wizards use magic to farming..
The result of cultivating the field of the body with the fertilizer of magical power is magic..
Jupiter suffered a blow to the rice fields that are the basis of this farming..
“If you are young and have good resilience, there are cases where you can recover somehow, but in Jupiter's case,…….”
“So you can't do that..”
“This means that you cannot return to the field for at least 4 weeks..”
Margerita glanced toward the hospital room..
“It's obvious that it would be unreasonable if I sent it out, so I'll keep it in the temple..”
“You are strict, saintess..”
“All mercenaries are like that..”
Margerita crossed her arms and shook her head..
“In order to defeat the enemy right in front of you, you burn everything, even your future self... … I have seen so much.”
“…….”
There was a moment of awkward silence, and Margerita was the first to bow her head and turn into the temple..
“Well, I'll let you know again when your condition improves..”
“Ah, yes. thank you.”
As always, put the gold coin in the offering box..
I walked out of the temple.
I sent Damian, who had come to meet me, back into the temple, and stood in front of the carriage for a moment..
“Phew…….”
I sighed and scratched the floor with my toes..
In fact, Jupiter is no different from being sentenced to a season out..
‘You can't believe you're throwing away an SR grade wide-area wizard like this in vain.…….’
Of course, if you work hard to recover in the future, it doesn't mean that you won't have a way to use it in later stages..
It can be said that it cannot be used in Stage 5, the next defense battle, which is the biggest hurdle in the early stages. The operation to recapture the base camp will also have to be avoided..
‘Can these fights be accomplished without an area wizard??’
Although shadow archers may fill similar roles, physical archers and wizards ultimately have different uses..
If I don't have Jupiter, I have to take Lily with me. We can't keep Lily, who can't use her legs, in danger forever..
After repeatedly thinking about drawing a dotori table, I shook my head. Hey, it’s not nutritious..
I shouted energetically to Lucas, who was waiting for me next to him..
“Should I go hire a new friend??!”
It's lottery time!
All I can do is hope that a new friend who can be useful to the mercenary guild arrives..
‘There's no way a wide-area wizard is here just for the sake of it..’
But do you know anything? Will the god of dice in this game play a prank again?.
***
Thus, the mercenary guild.
Standing in front of the door, I took a long breath..
“Phew…….”
I want to take a bath and make an offering at an altar somewhere before going inside..
“I'll just trust my luck!”
I grabbed the doorknob and opened the door with force..
“Has a new character appeared?-?!”
and.
flashing-!
Inside the mercenary guild, a dazzling golden light was coming out..
“……?”
I was so embarrassed that my movements froze for a moment..
No, wait a minute..
I'm not looking at nothing.?
really? real gold?
‘The SSR rating appears here?! real?!’
Tadat!
I had no respect or anything. She was a first impression, she was naive and it was not time to care..
I quickly ran inside the mercenary guild. Then Lucas hurriedly chased after me..
A bar inside a secluded mercenary guild.
He wore a long robe loosely wrapped around his body and a large hat pulled down... … There was a woman with bright yellow hair..
The golden light indicating SSR grade was emanating from this woman..
bang!
I ran like I was flying and sat down next to her. she immediately asked.
“Are you a mercenary??”
“…….”
The woman slowly turned her head and looked at me..
Bright yellow hair was sticking out in all directions, covering the left side of his face..
The exposed right eye is droopy and the corner of the eye is drooped, and there are some freckles on the cheek..
20Is it around the early teens? A youthful look remains.
It somehow reminds me of a fox..
“Excuse me, sir..”
She smiled brightly and opened her mouth, and sweet smoke came out..
If you look closely, you can see that he was burning tobacco with a long stick in his hand..
“I am not a mercenary.”
“I'm not a mercenary, so why am I in the guild??”
“I'm looking for someone. I came to visit because my grandmother was staying here. But she doesn't even show her nose..”
An old woman staying at a mercenary guild.
There was only one person that came to mind. I asked, half confident..
“Your grandmother, her name is?”
“Jupiter.”
Grinning.
I asked her one more question as she smiled leisurely..
“your name is?”
“I inherited my grandmother's name, Jupiter Junior.).”
She waved her hand to clear away the smoke, raised her hand in front of her chest, and elaborated..
“For short, it is commonly called Juju. Just call me Junior.”
Jupiter Junior's drooped eyes let out a narrow smile..
It really looked like a fox.
“Call me whatever you like, O High One..”
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