History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 384
384fury. honest determination (2)
sick.
Every time that person does that.
Every time I try to carry everything alone.
My heart hurts and feels numb..
‘FALSE. why are you.’
Javiel let out a faint sigh..
I silently leaned against the wall in the hallway..
And I glared at the door opposite..
bedroom door tightly closed.
A small sound was heard from across the street..
It was the sound of a fake Lloyd Frontera sobbing under his breath..
Where has the confidence you always shown gone?.
What happened to that calmness that was always shameless?.
Now I'm crying quietly like everyone else.
Only when I am alone do I reveal my honest feelings..
‘I don't want to die…….’
Did you just repeat that to yourself?.
The moment I remember Lloyd's sobs.
Javiel clenched his fist without realizing it..
I don't know why.
For some reason, I felt angry..
‘Why do you want to carry everything alone? why?’
In fact, he is not even a son of the Frontera family..
Just wearing Lloyd's shell.
Then, when things are really difficult, you can take a step back..
Why are you trying to take all the responsibility so much harder than the real Lloyd?.
Why do I have to put my life on the line every time?.
Are you sobbing quietly in secret?.
‘Better speak up. It's hard. It's a burden. It's scary. That's it..’
Of course, I knew that it couldn't be done..
I also knew that I wasn't that kind of person..
Always pretend to be okay.
Always pretend to be calm.
I knew very well that he was that kind of person..
‘It's been like that for a long time. Even in ant caves. Also in Cremo. Even in Namaran. Even when I encountered the Bone Dragon in Termina Grand Garden. Always looking for a corner to escape to. At one time, even that was a strategy. I thought so too.’
As it turns out, it was all sincere..
That person was always scared.
I was afraid of risking my life..
Nevertheless, I overcame all the hardships by pretending to be okay..
‘idiot.’
Javiel's fist gained even more strength..
And on the other hand, I made a promise. I was prepared.
I will protect that stupid friend even more firmly..
no matter what happens.
No matter what situation comes.
I will protect that coward who pretends to be calm..
‘So don't whine that you don't want to die. Because that won't happen. If that moment comes, I will be the one who dies. for you… … Because I'm willing to do that..’
A quiet sigh came out..
Meanwhile, the fake sobs continued to be heard..
Did you cover your face with your hands?.
Did you bury your face in the blanket?.
Even though I tried to hold my breath, my heart ached at the faint sound of crying..
‘Anyway.’
It's a needlessly long night.
I hope this darkness goes away soon.
Javiel looked up at the ceiling of the hallway with mixed feelings..
It was really a needlessly long night..
♣
Haviel's wish came true.
The law of time drove away the dark night without fail..
A bright, clear sun rose in the empty space in the sky where the darkness had receded..
And Lloyd's expression as he opens the bedroom door and comes out.…….
“Uh, what is it?.”
Lloyd, who opened the bedroom door and came out, flinched..
He stopped moving and frowned..
I stared at the hallway wall across from the bedroom door..
Javiel was there.
Leaning against the hallway wall.
With my arms tightly folded.
With an expression that seems incomprehensible.
Similar to usual, but with a calm look that somehow feels different..
I was calmly accepting the scathing gaze from this side..
“What. from morning. why are you here.”
Lloyd asked, trying to suppress the feeling that he was getting uncomfortable..
But Javiel takes a deep breath without answering.?
“Phew.”
“why. what. why. Why are you sighing first in the morning breeze?.”
“I just can't sleep..”
“sleep?”
“yes.”
“So since when have you been here??”
“It hasn't been long.”
“okay?”
“yes. by the way-”
Javiel nods his head calmly..
Lloyd felt relieved(?) at that sight..
However, in Habiel’s subsequent remarks,.
My heart, which was briefly relieved, suddenly sank..
“Lloyd, what did you do last night??”
“uh?”
“It's a little strange.”
“That's strange?”
what.
What's strange about that guy?.
‘I'm sure you didn't hear me crying at night.?’
I covered my mouth with my hand..
I wrapped my face tightly with a blanket..
I also did my own muting process perfectly..
So, in any case, that sound wouldn't have leaked out..
Lloyd felt his heart pounding with impatience for no reason..
But don't you know how they feel?.
Javiel's still calm words flew out and stuck in my cochlea..
“Lloyd, your eyes are a bit swollen for some reason..”
“what?”
“Really. My eyelids were considerably more swollen than usual. if…….”
Javiel bobs his head to one side.
With a look in your eyes that seems to know everything.
“Did you cry??”
“…….”
shit. Did you hear??
Damn it. Did you hear it?.
damn. Probably not.
Lloyd said yap and put an iron plate all over his face..
“under. What does that mean?.”
“I'm telling you this because I think it's true. It's not like you cried because you had a scary dream or something.?”
“Hey, of course. I'm not a kid.”
“I guess so.?”
“Why do you keep asking the obvious?.”
“Hmm.”
“what. why. what.”
“I feel like you keep acting calm..”
“Wow. no it's not? Peel off the pods of prejudice that coat your eyeballs, sentient being..”
“Is that so?”
“uh.”
“Tsk. You seem to be worried..”
“Of course I'm worried.”
Lloyd accepted Javiel's sharp questioning with amusement..
I took it and handed it over more calmly..
“They say the legions of hell are coming, huh? Would you be human if you didn't have any worries?.”
“but. I guess so..”
“of course. Isn’t this a true self-portrait of this era, where I still live steadfastly even though I am mentally complicated and under a lot of pressure?.”
“……Hmm. It seems like you're just adding random words..”
“It's the same informal language, man..”
“It seems like it is.”
“Tsk. That's it. Let's just do our work.”
Lloyd chuckled..
I wanted to quickly change the topic..
I saw the most terrible ending spoiler of all time last night..
The fact that I dreamed the whole thing as a nightmare.
That's why my heart broke for a moment.
it was true.
But I didn't want to show it off.
‘Then it's a nuisance.’
Anyway, I live alone in this world..
Sometimes we can give and receive a little help, but.
Still, in the end, you have to take responsibility alone..
Lloyd realized this too painfully, wholeheartedly, and unnecessarily early on, during his time at a gosiwon in Korea..
‘Especially when I worked part-time on the viability test..’
There were many people with similar expressions to themselves..
Faces that were blank as blood was drawn every hour.
I was sitting in the gap with the same expression..
I realized it right then..
Both yourself and the people around you.
I came this far to take on the burden of a life that no one was responsible for..
‘It's still the same now.’
The army of hell is about to invade..
There is no one who can stop it.
Maybe someone can help.
In the end, this is what needs to be resolved..
That responsibility must also be borne by us..
‘That's how it should be. Because it is a restoration of fate that occurred because of me. Because this whole situation is happening because of me..’
I tried to live hard.
I tried to live well.
As a result, I naturally changed a lot of things..
The ruined estate came back to life..
The fate of those who fell into the abyss in the original work has changed..
So, I achieved a lot with my own efforts..
I felt rewarded every time..
I was proud.
But there was a fact that was overlooked.
He was responsible for those actions as well..
Now the responsibility was placed on their shoulders..
‘So this is all my responsibility..’
I can't pass it on to someone else.
It shouldn’t be passed on to you..
With renewed determination,.
Holding the responsibility tightly in a corner of my heart.
Lloyd grinned..
“First of all, for the first time in a while, I thought I would try using the Jewel of Truth..”
“If you use the Jewel of Truth?”
“Hell Legion. To find out how much it's going to take.”
I hadn't gotten that information yet..
Last night, in the ending spoiler, the timing of the invasion was found out, but the exact scale of the invasion was not found out..
This is because the situation in the ending spoiler was so urgent and confusing..
‘So, I should at least use the jewel of truth..’
I can't write ending spoilers again..
If you try to use it now, you will only see the same situation as last night..
Moreover, the remaining CP is now in vain..
I've been using too much CP lately..
I should save as much as possible when I can..
With that in mind, Lloyd walked with Javiel..
escape from the manor house.
along the paved road.
Through the villages, past the apartment complexes.
Arrived at the dam reservoir built on the outskirts of the territory..
It was a reservoir where the jewel of truth was locked..
‘Hmm. Fortunately, the dam is in good condition..’
As soon as Lloyd arrived at the reservoir, he first inspected the dam and surrounding conditions, as was his habit..
Fortunately, there didn't seem to be any problems..
“Then I'll come back. you are here.”
After admonishing Javiel, I jumped into the reservoir..
I took a deep breath and dived deep..
In the deep water where the morning sunlight shimmers diagonally.
A quietly sleeping building was seen at a depth of 70 meters..
General gun with pyramid shape.
It was a gem of truth.
He climbed to the top of the jewel.
In the past, Kiaora, a key material obtained from Seoul, was placed on top like an altar..
‘good. The condition of the Jewel of Truth is well maintained. There doesn't seem to be any trace of anyone using it in the meantime..’
The water stains on Kiaora were uniform..
That means no one touched it while you were wandering around outside the territory..
‘Well, really. If you just leave this alone, no one can touch it..’
It was originally a building built under 70 meters of water..
First of all, you have to swim down here bare-body to use the gem..
With that one condition alone, all ordinary people are eliminated..
Moreover, in order to operate the gem while holding your breath at this depth of water,?
‘Even a sword expert with advanced skills will have a hard time. Because I have to hold on in this depth and even move my mana. If you don't have a bad mind, you have to be a sword master to do it.?’
It was actually going to be like that..
‘Well, the elves in the territory are not greedy. I'm the type of person who thinks about things on his own when he needs to find out the truth. So what about orcs? In the first place, they don't even bother to research and find out the truth. I think that if you worry, you will lose muscle..’
Also, Solitas would not rely on this gem due to the dragon's unique arrogance..
So, if you think about it, there is no one who will use the Gem of Truth in the territory.?
It was safe to assume that there would be almost no one but himself..
‘anyway. Now let’s ask what we need.’
Lloyd placed both hands on the altar..
Moved Manahat.
The mana circle was rotated..
Kiiiiing-!
Activated mana was absorbed into the altar.
Mana woke Baok from a deep sleep..
The entire gigantic jewel trembled faintly..
Light poured from the sky.
The entire underwater area was brightly illuminated..
Opened my eyes to the mythical building.
Finally, Bo-ok spoke to us as if making a request..
With a huge voice ringing in my head.
A feast of water drops and light unfolds before your eyes..
I have tapped the five senses here with sounds, letters, vibrations, all the senses..
[Those who seek to obtain true answers from the Jewel of Truth. In exchange for the truth, you will have to reveal to the world a secret truth about you that only you know..]
It was a procedure I had already experienced..
Lloyd made use of the vibe that came from his free time and gave a pre-prepared answer..
‘Reveal my secret. In fact, I sincerely care and love my residents, especially those who work in the field with me..’
said shamelessly.
He said it like a confession.
Although it's a little embarrassing.
It was an absolute fact..
That's why I chose the answer.
‘Among my secrets that no one knows, I think it would be the least damaging if revealed. But there is just one thing that worries me. What should I do if the residents and workers all know my feelings so well??’
I was worried(?) that it might be like that..
Usually, this side has built up virtue so well..
Because I always looked kind, big-hearted, and warm-hearted..
So, I thought that probably a lot of people already knew about this feeling..
‘Tsk. It's because I'm so great and proud. If this answer doesn't pass, I'll have to reveal another secret I've prepared..’
Lloyd thought so and waited for Book's reaction..
Bo-ok’s answer soon came back..
[In exchange for the truth, you willingly gave up a secret truth that only you know about yourself..]
‘……uh?’
Lloyd winced..
At that moment, a character of light appeared on the flat surface of the altar at the top of the jewel..
This was the secret we just revealed..
Partz tsk tsk!
The text shined brightly.
Through the water, onto the surface.
rose, soared.
engraved in the sky.
Everyone nearby can see.
It was a font that was so vivid and clear, and even thick..
[The Jewel of Truth informs you. It is said that Lloyd Frontera truly cares for and loves all the residents of the Prontera County, especially those who work in the fields! Above, we have informed you of the jewel of truth that reveals only the truth.!]
“…….”
Lloyd became completely dumb..
I stared blankly at the thick letters slowly scattering away..
For a moment, the joy of knowing that your answer passed the queue was momentary..
But why.
why.
Am I starting to feel unfairly treated?.
‘……Did no one know my true feelings?!’
How I cared for everyone and treated them kindly.!
Something became very unfair.
Although I sometimes showed a little money.
Although I was asked to do some pretty tough work,.
However, the salary and allowances were not delayed even once and they were taken care of..
‘If you don't miss out on your salary and get paid well, doesn't that mean you care and love??’
I didn't understand.
So it was even more unfair.
But Lloyd was an indomitable Korean..
Even if immediate resentment bloomed, I never forgot to move for the purpose..
‘Eight. Let's get an answer quickly.’
He strengthened his hands on the altar..
I asked a question in my mind.
‘90I want to know the size of the hell army that will invade this place in a few days..’
Immediately after asking that question.
Tsuzuzuzu-!
Mana Heart was activated regardless of our will..
Some mana was absorbed into the altar.
amplified through the altar.
shot toward the surface.
In the distance, 70 meters above, a huge wave appeared on the water..
break from school-!
Waves hitting water trapped in a dam.
Shock waves traveling through water pressure.
Baoyu's answer echoed in my head through shock waves..
[The power of the Hell Legion that will invade Frontera Territory is…….]
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