The best territory designer of all time - Episode 89
89fury. Between construction and trust (1)
“The news is all true?”
“yes.”
“It was really not an illusion or misunderstanding, it was real.?”
“Yes that's right.”
“So, what I'm saying is that the fact that you stopped the Giga Titan from landing on Cremo and that your brother finished it off was all an actual incident without any additions, right now.?”
“yes. of course.”
“…….”
Julien swallowed..
And looked across the table.
Across the table, a handsome man with incredibly silver hair who would make even the luxurious royal quarters look plain was sitting facing us..
It was Habiel.
“Phew. Lord Asrahan, who is not anyone else, I can't believe it's you..”
“Then you didn’t believe me before?.”
“I should never be able to believe it.”
Now I can't help but laugh out loud because of the absurdity..
Julien shook his head and said.
“Actually, I first heard about it through news from someone from the royal family. He told me to keep it to myself for the time being. There is no detailed news yet in the royal capital..”
“Did you do that?.”
“huh. He also said that sooner or later, His Majesty will call you and your brother, award a prize, and announce the news to the public. But that was it.”
“That's it!?”
“Stories like how my brother caught the Giga Titan or something like that..”
The bridge of Julien's round nose wrinkled..
Suddenly, I remembered a time when someone from the royal family came to visit..
‘You truly have a great brother. envious.’
I still couldn't forget the last words the royal family member said as he left..
I'm honored and proud?
Absolutely not..
“It was really absurd. lets think. He said he was a great brother. Can you believe it??”
“Hmm, didn't you ever suspect that someone from the royal family was an impostor?.”
“Of course I did.”
“also.”
“Isn’t it obvious? He comes to me out of nowhere and gives incredible praise, saying that his brother has achieved some kind of achievement, that it is great, etc. Of course he was suspicious. But it turned out he was a real royal..”
“You must have been confused..”
“huh.”
Julien shook his head..
“So I thought there was some mistake or misunderstanding. Because it's Lloyd Frontera. Because he was the one who got drunk every day and caused accidents..”
it was true.
That's certainly the way Julien remembers Lloyd..
3It was like that a year ago, when I left Frontera territory to enter the academy..
I tried to say hello just before I left..
Still, we're brothers.
Even if I hate you, I’m your brother.
I went to Lloyd's room..
And I couldn't stay for even 10 seconds and was kicked out..
The foul smell of alcohol wafted in as soon as I opened the door..
He yelled at me to get out of bed while I was sleeping..
Eventually, the liquor bottle flew in and smashed against the door right next to my face..
The smell of alcohol, harsh shouting, and broken liquor bottles..
That was Julien's last meeting with Lloyd Frontera three years ago, when he left his hometown..
“That's why.”
Julien's pure white hand habitually touched the eyelid at the corner of my left eye..
There was a very small, dot-like scar there..
3It was a scar caused by a fragment of a liquor bottle thrown by Lloyd on that day a year ago..
“That feat was actually accomplished by an unknown real hero. My brother said he was just nearby and was noticed by others. So I thought people misunderstood..”
“Are you saying that Lloyd stole the real hero's achievements or just picked them up for free?.”
“huh. That's it.”
Julien nodded vigorously and added.
“No matter how much I thought about it, there was no other way to understand it. But I didn't know it was all true…….”
I really didn't know.
Suddenly, a long breath flowed out..
A faint smile appeared on Javiel's lips..
“but. I understand how you feel, Julien. Because I was like that too..”
“shabby hardness?”
“yes.”
Javiel nodded..
“It started one day. It was an ordinary day with no omens or signs. It was one of those mornings where even the night before, I was drunk and caused a ruckus at the bar..”
“What happened that day?”
“yes. Lloyd has changed.”
“It's changing?”
“It has literally changed. It's like the soul of a completely different person has entered..”
fireplace warm interior.
Cozy accommodation with no drafts.
Javiel's soft voice filled that space..
“I have become sincere. I came to do something called consideration. I quit drinking.”
“……What? Nonsense.”
“But it's true. Not only did I quit drinking, but I also started doing various construction projects that I had never thought of..”
“It is said to have been made at the request of the Count of Cremo, as if it were an artificial ground.?”
“yes.”
Javiel’s answer continued:.
“He also accomplished many other things. It is a combination of sincerity and cleverness, as well as pettiness and cleverness..”
“You're so small and so clever.?”
“There's a side to me that wasn't there before.”
Haviel's brows were wrinkled..
“This is another change from the past when we just thoughtlessly thought about things. I became petty. We are never willing to take any small losses. The moment you realize that the construction payment you received that day is not enough, you throw away the meal you were eating and run to collect even a coin..”
“……Whoa.”
“Even clever. If they find even the slightest weakness, they will torment the person to the end. Hold it in your hand and shake it. But there is no way to rebel. Moreover, they even enjoy openly appreciating the other person's suffering because of it. Is this really a bad mentality?.”
“Isn't that worse than before??”
“of course. Oh, there's another one..”
“What?”
“I feel like I'm secretly proud of my appearance..”
“what? My brother?”
“yes.”
“Nonsense.”
“It's true. Sometimes, when you look at me, you ignite a sense of competition..”
“Tsk tsk. I lost my senses.”
“That's right?”
“huh. I have to rub it where I need to rub it..”
“you're right. Still, in the past, you at least had an accurate understanding of your face level, but how did you end up like that? Sometimes, they even get openly jealous or annoyed when they see the number of confession letters I receive..”
“It's a shame. pity me.”
“I agree..”
Julien Frontera, the baron's second son..
Baron's faithful knight, Javiel Asrahan.
3Two people of the same age who reunited after a year, sympathized with a strange(?) topic and their story blossomed..
Thanks to this, Lloyd, who was concentrating on the design in the next room, had to lament..
“……I can hear it all, you bastards..”
Why did you have guys like that as your younger brother and bodyguards?.
Lloyd let out a deep sigh, filling his cochlea with the loud chatter he heard from the living room of the dormitory beyond the wall..
But unlike that sigh, a smile appeared on Lloyd's lips..
It was thanks to the message that appeared before my eyes..
Ding dong.
[Julien Frontera's affinity for you has increased by +2..]
[Current relationship with Julien Frontera : -59]
[Earned 28 RP by slightly improving relationships with key characters.]
[RP you currently own : 2,164]
[The intimacy level with Julien Frontera has been increased from to.]
[An additional 5 RP was obtained as a bonus for increasing the intimacy level..]
[RP you currently own : 2,169]
‘Hehehe, yes. good.’
A satisfying message that RP has increased.
Every time I saw it, every day, every time I saw it again and again, it was new and refreshing..
Moreover, this message felt even more meaningful to him..
‘Because there is a new RP supply source..’
it was true.
Looking back, it was like that..
Julien was a character that gave RP that I discovered after a long time..
‘Looking at the cases so far, it was definitely like that. No one gave me RP just for being friendly..’
In the past, at first, I thought I could get RP just by becoming friends with others..
But it wasn't.
The representative figure was the Count of Cremo..
‘No matter how friendly I became and how much I showed kindness, I didn't get a message saying that my favorability rating had increased..’
However, this did not mean that the Count of Cremo did not have a liking for this side. In fact, he showed great interest in this side. He even went so far as to later suggest that he become his son-in-law..
However, no messages were sent between him and the count..
A message saying that favorability has increased.
The message that RP was obtained was also the same..
That's why.
‘People who give me RP have something in common. Is it true that the liking system is activated in a relationship with a person only when certain conditions are met?.’
I had that assumption in my mind..
And at this moment, I got the answer to that guess..
‘You had to become a member of my faction. That's the answer.’
While carefully reading the message with Julien,.
Thinking back to past examples with the Orcs,.
I was almost certain.
‘Most of the people who gave me RP so far were from the Barony. The Baroness, Javiel, Lord Bavaria, the residents, and even the Orc tribe members who have formed an official blood alliance..’
or a member of a faction.
an official alliance.
The RP system will only be activated between people who have such a relationship..
Lloyd was almost certain.
Seeing Julien like that made me feel new again..
‘Come on. This is my first time going to Hogu.?’
Grinning.
Thinking about kicking him and eating him and eating all the RP at the same time made my gums bloom with a happy smile..
At the same time, he thought about the future.
‘First of all, I brought him here, so now I have to take responsibility..’
Julien was put on leave from school..
So I brought him to the royal quarters..
But that is not a fundamental solution to the bullying that Julien suffered..
‘He needs to become stronger and stronger himself..’
If you become strong, you won't be bullied..
It’s even more icing on the cake when it gets stronger..
That is the most fundamental solution.
It's really dirty and unfair.
It seems truly unreasonable and wrong, but.
In the end, it was an uncomfortable truth that could not be denied even if one wanted to deny it..
‘Of course, there are rules and systems to prevent such misfortune. However, such numerous systems can only somewhat reduce irrationality and unfairness. It cannot be an absolute shield.’
He remembered the housemaster at the academy dormitory..
I also remembered the people who worked there..
Everyone was silent and watched.
I turned away from Julien who was being bullied..
At times, it could be said to be a good example of how powerless rules and systems are..
‘So, I need to train myself to roll a little bit..’
Of course, Julien is not her biological brother..
I've never had a younger sibling, even in Korea..
Besides, it's only been half a day since I saw that guy's face..
But the message and RP system were telling me.
The conditions of the system that I was finally convinced of were telling..
‘That guy became mine too.’
I take care of the people next to me.
You have to make that principle clear so that others can feel that fact..
Only then will my people continue to grow and stay by my side..
‘That's how you get more RP..’
Lloyd kept that fact in mind and made plans for the future..
More attention was paid to the design and simulation of suspension bridges..
Meanwhile, the friendly voices of Julien, Javiel, Podongi, Bangulgi, and Hamangi continued to flow from the living room beyond the wall..
Among them, Julien's voice was filled with the greatest joy..
A feeling of relief and coziness surrounded by friendly people, free from the bullying and discrimination that tormented them every day..
Those warm emotions felt in every corner of your voice.
While listening to that, Lloyd suddenly thought..
Good job getting him out of the dorm..
Let’s take better care of ourselves from now on..
A night of intense planning and warm conversation passed..
♣
The next day dawned.
Lloyd got busy..
He left the dorm as soon as he woke up..
He was carrying dozens of blueprints in his arms as he headed toward the royal blacksmith shop..
Last morning, various types of blueprints were drawn out through 'Drawing Print', an option in the design skill..
“I'd like to meet the person in charge of this place..”
He visited the royal blacksmith shop and disclosed his business..
When told that he was the builder of the work entrusted to him by His Majesty the King, the chief person in charge of the blacksmith shop appeared..
“What brings you here?.”
Is he about 120 centimeters tall?.
A body like a drum.
great shoulder width.
There appeared an old man with a beard like Santa Claus..
I looked up with stubborn, wrinkled eyes..
‘That's a dwarf.’
It was my first time seeing dwarves that I had only heard about in novels..
But he quickly withdrew his curious gaze..
Instead, he quickly put on a friendly business smile..
“hello. My name is Lloyd Frontera. I have come to request a few production requests to carry out the construction work entrusted to you by His Majesty..”
“Production request?”
“That's right.”
“What grandiose thing are you trying to make? This is not a place to make random things. What's more, it's not a weapon or armor, but an item to be used in construction. I'll leave that to another blacksmith.?”
“If it was something that could be made at another blacksmith shop, I wouldn't have bothered to come here..”
“Hmm, it can only be made here.?”
“That's right.”
“You are a person whose flattery is blatant..”
“I would like to say that I have an honest personality..”
Lloyd grinned..
Suddenly, the contents of the novel Iron Blood Knight came to mind..
Dwarf craftsman in front of you.
The general manager of the royal blacksmith shop here..
It was said that he had the best skills in the kingdom..
It was said that there is nothing that cannot be made if it is made of metal..
So this time I definitely needed that dwarf’s help..
‘No other dwarves.’
It is a material used to build suspension bridges that can withstand enormous loads..
Unless it has the best rigidity and quality, it cannot be trusted..
So, I had to leave the work to that craftsman..
But the problem was that, unless the dwarf was happy with the work, he rarely picked up the hammer himself and left the work to the craftsmen under him..
‘He was famous for not even moving the king's orders unless his interest was piqued..’
So you have to get that craftsman's interest..
‘It should make people feel like they want to make it themselves..
Lloyd looked around, as if reminding himself of that fact..
I happened to see an empty work table..
I walked towards it..
I unfolded the blueprint..
Wow!
“Here, take a look at this.”
The blueprint presented by Lloyd with confidence.
The dwarf craftsman's eyes turned to the blueprint..
‘This…….’
Wells Corgidus, head of the royal forge and master craftsman..
His eyebrows twitched widely..
Lloyd's meaningful words suddenly reached his ears..
“Have you ever heard of a bridge that walks in the sky??”
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