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History of the Greatest Estate Design - Episode 237

237fury. A begging fool (2)

“Lloyd? Why are you sighing so deeply??”

A voice that came so suddenly.

Haviel’s question came from right behind me..

“……!”

Is it a time like this that the phrase “my heart is sinking” is used?.

Lloyd was shocked..

No, I tried not to show any signs of embarrassment..

I bit my lip tightly without realizing it..

I hold my breath for a moment and roll my eyes..

My head is spinning as I think of what to say..

Since Javiel was coming from behind, I turned around, thinking it was a good thing that I didn't show my expression to him..

I chuckled..

“Does it look like you can't sigh right now??”

I grumbled while pointing at the roadbed construction site..

“Hey, can you see it? The roadbed over there. I'm going crazy, really..”

“Is there some problem?.”

“Oh, there is. Construction surface above the upper roadbed. It's a huge mess in there. I really told you that you shouldn't compact the roadbed like that, but it's true. Satan these guys really don’t listen.”

“Hmm, I don't think there's anything wrong with it..”

“Even though you don't see anything wrong, I see a lot of problems, right? If you install the sleeper and rails in that state, everything will be distorted later..”

“Is that so.”

“uh. I'll have to call the Satanists later and work things out again. Whoa, I can't trust this and leave it to you..”

“You will miss Lord Bayern..”

“Oh, right. Engineer corps and bone corps.”

Lloyd's smile turned into a bitter smile..

It was a topic I brought up just for the sake of going around..

It was sincere that I missed Lord Bavaria, his engineers, and his cavalry in the Frontera territory..

They are people who have worked together on numerous construction projects and worked well together..

They are veterans who you can trust and entrust with their work..

“But why did you come here??”

“I think it's time to eat..”

“Please don't tell me that tonight's menu is grilled lava centipede belly fat..”

“Unfortunately, tonight's menu is also grilled lava centipede belly..”

“Hey, that's the best?”

“It would be best. It's the only menu item that can be sourced and prepared here..”

“Besides grilling, there are also steamed and fried options.?”

“Water is precious to make steamed food, and there is no flour to make batter for frying..”

“Then why not eat it raw??”

“Do you mean raw??”

“uh. Like soy sauce crab sauce… … No, just raw anyway..”

“Are you sure you want to do that?.”

“……no.”

Lloyd sighed heavily..

It's already been about 3 months since we've been working on roadbed construction..

In the meantime, I was so sick of eating only centipede meat..

In fact, it was the only food available here..

It was quite delicious at first, but now just the smell of centipede meat made me feel nauseous..

“Well, what can I do anyway? Let's go, go.”

I sighed even louder and walked away..

I went one step ahead of Javiel..

Without Javiel’s knowledge, a faint smile was drawn on his lips..

On the other hand, I was heartbroken inside..

‘Phew, that's a relief.’

With difficulty, I succeeded in changing the topic..

Judging from the atmosphere, it seemed like Javiel didn't notice anything..

‘If he caught me, I would have been in a lot of trouble..’

Lloyd smoothed the chest of his robe..

Slightly bulging inner pocket.

The ghost of Frontera, the bastard hidden there..

Just a little while ago, I was having an argument with this guy..

So, my heart sank as I wondered if Haviel had heard that..

As I changed the topic, I took a quick look.?

Fortunately, Javiel seemed calm..

I didn't seem to sense anything in particular..

Lloyd was finally able to calm his pounding heart..

His steps became a little lighter..

Javiel's gaze became heavy that much..

‘…….’

I guess Lloyd is strange..

I can't help but think so..

‘Because Lloyd is not a person who complains about food..’

At least that was the Lloyd Frontera he knew..

At least it really was like that after I stopped being a bitch..

Even if I was offered quite ordinary or poor food, I rarely refused it..

There was nothing picky about the taste at all..

I wasn't even tired of it.

Even if I ate the same food for 10 days or a month, I ate it well without complaining..

Although he may feel dissatisfied in his heart, he does not express it outwardly..

He seemed like someone who had lived in poverty for several years..

So it was like someone who deeply knew the importance of food..

But just now?

‘I said outright that I was sick of centipede meat..’

A person who wasn't like that at all until morning.

In the evening, he suddenly responded that he was fed up..

I couldn't help but think it was strange..

‘Besides, that self-talk from earlier was definitely strange..’

The back of Lloyd walking ahead.

Javiel's gaze became meaningful when he saw that..

In fact, right before he spoke to Lloyd, he was the one who heard Lloyd's voice..

‘It felt like I was muttering to myself. No, should I say that it felt like two Lloyds having a conversation?.’

I couldn't believe it, but.

It really felt like that..

I couldn't hear Lloyd talking to himself because of the noise coming from the nearby volcano..

However, I was able to understand the tone of voice and atmosphere to some extent..

‘It felt like Lloyd was talking to Lloyd. And what's even weirder is... … During the conversation, two voices were heard alternately..’

As if two personalities with the same voice were talking.

Or as if two people with the same voice were arguing..

It was just like that..

‘Moreover, one of the two personalities who were talking seemed… … It was like the way Lloyd used to speak in the past..’

It was exactly like that..

In the past, before Lloyd came to his senses and became sincere..

Those were the days when I was doing all kinds of crazy things..

I was using the same tone of voice at that time..

So, Lloyd's muttering to himself that I overheard earlier felt like Lloyd in his days as a bastard and Lloyd in the present were arguing..

‘…….’

Lloyd, do you have a dual personality?.

‘No, I don't think that's the case.’

Javiel shook his head slightly..

No matter how I looked at it, Lloyd didn't show any signs of a dual personality..

So Javiel was even more confused..

‘Moreover, last time, the King of Hell called Lloyd by a strange name. Suho Kim. What on earth does that title mean?.’

Although Lloyd at the time responded that he didn't know what that title was,.

It seemed different to me.

‘Lloyd seems to know something..’

But it seemed like they didn't bother to reveal that..

The more I looked at it, the more I felt that way..

‘but. There were more than one or two strange corners. From the past.’

To be exact, it was a few years ago, when Lloyd suddenly started working on underfloor heating..

Lloyd definitely changed from that day on..

It's like I've become a completely different person.

At the time, I thought it was strange, but deep down I didn't think it was a bad thing..

Because a person who was a messy asshole became sincere in an instant..

Rather, everyone around him, including himself, welcomed the change..

But now?

I became a little anxious.

I was afraid that Lloyd would suddenly return to being the old idiot he was..

Because I’m a person who changed drastically once..

Because there is no guarantee that it will not change again..

So I felt even more anxious..

‘Lloyd, I want to protect your sincerity now..’

Although I was often criticized for being petty and mean,.

Still, he thought Lloyd was much better now than he was when he was a mess..

No, in my heart, I truly believed and thought that I could follow..

That's why I was even more anxious.

‘If Lloyd returns to his old self... … What should I do?.’

I had no idea.

I just hope that doesn't happen.

So I hope everyone doesn't fall into misfortune..

I just sincerely hoped and hoped.

And I just made up my mind.

‘I don't know what help I can be, but I will do everything to protect Lloyd as he is now..’

Lloyd walking ahead.

A determined light appeared in Javiel's eyes as he looked behind him..

♣

Railroad construction continued.

There seemed to be no way to help the ghost of the damn Frontera right now..

Therefore, Lloyd focused on the construction work he was working on for now..

From the edge of hell to the castle at the center of hell.

Roadbed construction spanning 110 kilometers has entered the final stage..

In the meantime, Lloyd exploited and exploited the 30,000 Satans more efficiently..

The secret was simple.

All I had to do was cosplay as an evil business owner as much as possible..

“Everyone knows, right? Today is also an all-night vigil.!”

Special allowance for vigil?

Of course there wasn't.

Welfare benefits for poor working conditions?

Of course there was nothing like that..

I just played it viciously again and again..

They didn’t even let me leave work..

Then, if you feel that your work efficiency is decreasing even slightly,?

He called me over and started yelling at me with all kinds of threats..

“Now, repeat it again. The reason you are having a hard time and being lazy is because you lack passion and perseverance.!”

“Passion! patience!”

“Your voice is small!”

“Wow! persistence!”

“Okay, work harder with that energy.!”

“……Sigh! Still, it's so painful and difficult!”

“shut up! Only when it hurts and is difficult is it Satan.!”

……It was like that..

Of course, that was completely contrary to Lloyd's usual philosophy and was something he never did..

If you are asked to do hard work, pay a decent wage..

If there is a risk, take safety measures and hazard pay..

For all such work, a labor contract must be drawn up..

That was Lloyd's usual theory..

The sorrow and humiliation he experienced countless times while rolling around in the field in Korea. Plus the misery of having to pay daily wages..

It was because he did not want such dirty things to happen in his field..

But now?

It was completely different.

‘Because this is hell!’

Hell was truly a strange place..

If other places treated workers like this,?

The scene must have already been turned upside down and there was chaos..

But this hell was completely different..

The harsher the situation was, the more Satan liked it.!

The more grueling work was done, the more Satan cheered.!

The more we ignored welfare and other things, the more angry Satan became.!

‘……Aren't they completely crazy, perverted psychopaths, this is enough.?’

The thought almost occurred to me..

So, in other words, the more the Satans here treat people in a soft, gentle, and reasonable manner, the more they view them as benefactors. He looked at me lightly, climbed up on me, and didn't listen to anything I said..

That's why.

‘It doesn't really fit with my on-site policy, but I can't help it. This is localization. Operate the site in a way that is appropriate for local customs..’

Lloyd struggled to suppress the voice of his conscience and constantly used self-hypnosis(?) to manipulate Satan..

Thanks to this, roadbed construction was completed much more quickly..

The roadbed that will serve as the foundation for the railroad.

After making it all, we immediately started constructing the track..

‘There’s no need to make it grand and complicated. All that is required is for the train transporting the soul to travel smoothly on both the up and down lines at an appropriate speed..’

There was no need to make it as complicated and luxurious as the KTX high-speed train built in Hyundai Korea..

Lloyd pledged to stick to the basics..

‘First, start with the roadbed that will support the track..’

He based the orbit in the form of a ‘guided orbit’..

In other words, to put it simply, the entire island was covered with pebbles..

‘The gravel itself on the floor exerts frictional force and absorbs shock and vibration to some extent. Easy to construct and simple structure.’

On the other hand, it had the disadvantage of generating some dust when the train was running and requiring a lot of effort to maintain it..

But it didn't matter.

‘Because it's hell, fine dust isn't a problem, and there will be plenty of Satan to use for maintenance work anyway.!’

Even now, as many as 800,000 Satans are transporting souls one by one on carts..

However, later, when the railway was operated in earnest,?

It was obvious that a huge number of Satans would be driven out as unemployed(?).

If the surplus Satan generated in this way is put into orbital maintenance, things will become simpler..

‘Phew, so let's work, work!’

Digging the gravel was easy.

Basically, hell was full of rocks..

This was because various rocks formed as volcanic debris cooled were scattered everywhere..

I scraped it all together..

It was laid flat on a roadbed with a total length of 110 kilometers..

Sleepers and rails were laid on top of it..

The format wasn't necessarily too up-to-date either..

Of course, it was possible to create the latest high-performance orbital anti-vibration fastening device, such as the ALT-System (Alternative System), which is widely used in modern Korea, Germany, the United States, and Switzerland..

‘But there's no need to do that..’

Of course, the latest construction method is good..

When the train runs, there is much less vibration and noise, making it more comfortable..

But here?

If such a construction method were chosen, the construction would become unnecessarily complicated and the construction period would be greatly extended..

‘Moreover, it is a train that will only carry a lot of microbial souls escorted by Satan, so there is no such thing as a comfortable ride.!’

It was none of his business..

That's why.

He also decided on the relatively old and simple 'STEDEF' type of orbit..

‘It's the oldest and simplest method I've ever studied..’

The STEDEF orbit was first developed in France in 1964..

In fact, it was a method that was widely used in early trains in Korea as well..

For example, the national railway and Seoul subway lines 1 to 4 could be mentioned..

“Lay down sleepers! Leave the rails! Fill the fasteners properly! Follow construction guidelines properly!”

Sleepers placed horizontally on the bed to secure the rail and distribute the load.

It was made from countless centipede legs obtained by dismantling lava centipedes..

Four sturdy centipede legs woven together.

I was able to make a sturdy sleeper with it..

Rails were laid based on the centipede leg sleepers that were driven into the pavement..

The rails that the train wheels will run on while actually making contact..

The rails were made from centipede shells..

who?

Javiel.

how?

With the dazzling aura of power gained by reaching the level of a grand master,.

Scar Gagak!

When you swing your sword once, dozens of auras shoot out..

attacked the centipede's body.

The thick and hard centipede shell disintegrated in an instant..

It was cut and processed to a certain standard that was truly horrifying..

I laid the centipede shell rails I had acquired so many times over the sleepers..

Centipede antennae were used as fasteners..

As if tying it with a cable tie.

The holes made under the rails and the icons were woven together..

Then, the sleepers and the entire rail were additionally fixed as if hammered into the bed..

“Podong! Step on it!”

“Podong!”

After eating red sunflower seeds for a long time, Podong became huge and jumped happily..

Plump and plump belly and bulging thighs.

I put a lot of my weight on it and stepped on the sleeper and rail..

Bang, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, loud and heavy noises were made all day long..

Of course, Lloyd didn't pay any attention to the noise coming from the scene..

The reason was simple.

Because this place is hell.

‘It's a hell where no one lives anyway, so why bother about noise??’

There was no need to worry about any damage to the surroundings such as noise or dust..

Thanks to this, construction progressed much more quickly..

Of course, that's why Lloyd didn't even know about it..

Because it's hell.

Because there is no one.

Noise from construction sites that we didn’t pay attention to..

Because of this, the construction site is becoming increasingly dangerous..

- ……Roll! Noisy!

At the bottom of a lava lake near a railroad construction site.

There was someone sleeping soundly there..

But now?

was angry.

Because of unexpected construction site noise.

It's like struggling on a Sunday morning from the noisy and inconsiderate noise from upstairs..

- Roll! all… … Should I kill you?.

The most dangerous and violent being in the wilds of hell.

The lava giant opened its eyes in destructive rage..