I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game - Chapter 515

◈ 515. [Side Story] Surprise party (2)

Ash left the invitation and disappeared.

Dark Night sat down bewildered and looked at the invitation. On the luxurious invitation, it was written in neat letters that she was invited to the party.

‘party… ?’

I broke into a cold sweat at the unexpected invitation.

No, you’re inviting yourself to Inse’s party here? Is this a sane idea? Ash, is that a really crazy bastard?

‘Could it be a trap?’

Naturally, this thought came to mind first, but the darkness soon concluded that it was not.

First of all, now Ash neutralized the magic tower and killed another himself.

Now, he is going to cooperate with Ash for a while, so there is no reason to be hostile.

Even if it was a trap, Dark Night had confidence. Even if he was surrounded in the middle of enemy lines, he had the confidence to easily break through with his own magic.

then. If it’s not a trap.

‘… Do you really think of me as an ally?’

When he thought of Ash laughing at himself, he was speechless. It was to the point of pure madness in the way he handed out the invitation in a calm manner.

‘If so, you’re too naive. ash.’

I have to deal with the devil right now, so I’ll lend a hand, but in the end, I’m going to destroy the royal family. He’s just a monster who wants to look down at his royalties burning and drowning.

It’s so easy to get into the courtyard… … .

‘… It’s a party after all.’

Darkness was deep in thought.

Come to think of it, I had never attended a party in my life.

Even when I was alive, I kept confined to the mage tower and continued boring research, and since I was revived as an undead, there was no party at all… … .

It was an unexpected invitation, so I was rather interested.

‘… Shall we go?’

In the not-too-distant future, people will perish anyway.

If so, wouldn’t it be fun to go to a place called a party at least once before the world ends?

It’s been a while since I put my hands on smoking, gourmet, and drinking over my life as a seeker. It’s just one party… … .

《… Um!]

Dark night, determined, jumped up from his seat. And I realized right away.

‘… Do you have any clothes to wear?’

After urgently summoning a mirror and examining his entire body, Dark Night realized several problems.

‘What about the shoes? What about makeup? Is my hair okay with this?’

After the dark night that had been pressing down on the aching head, he took a deep breath.

《Adjutant-!》

He shouted as he searched for the lieutenant of the Lich Corps, whom he did not usually find.

《Is there a clothing store left intact nearby?!》

***

After coming out of Dark Night’s stronghold.

‘It’s going as planned.’

Thinking about it, I walked briskly through the lake kingdom and headed to my next destination.

Where I’m headed… … Outside of the Lake Kingdom.

It was the outskirts outside the walls of the Lake Kingdom that came out after passing through the ‘dry drain’.

As I walked forward, cutting through the thick darkness with a torch, I could see it before long.

Sitting blankly on top of a low hill… … The figure of the fallen princess quietly watching her kingdom.

“cotton.”

As I approached while calling, a light of surprise passed through the blurry gaze of an unknown person looking back.

“… ash? How did you know this place?”

“When I broke up with you a while ago. I kept an eye on the direction you were moving.”

I sent reconnaissance to every place in the Lake Kingdom that I could go to by moving in that direction, but I couldn’t come across Nameless.

So I’ve come to a conclusion.

Nameless is outside the Lake Kingdom.

The first place I met – right here on the outskirts of the Lake Kingdom.

I sat down next to the nameless. Anonymous slowly opened his mouth.

“… I was thinking.”

Moo-myeong, who had been walking around outside the Lake Kingdom as if on a pilgrimage, opened her mouth in silence.

“Is what I am doing right for the people of this country?”

“If that’s what you’re doing… … .”

“… To fight.”

A bitter smile formed on the corner of the unknown’s lips.

“To fight against the darkness that has taken over the Lake Kingdom.”

“… .”

“I’ve never been shaken before… … Not too long ago, I met a young citizen. Like the rest of the people here, he was dead but not alive.”

People of the Lake Kingdom.

Most of them are stuffed and wrapped in something like a black cocoon.

“With neither death nor life, while having nightmares for the devil… .”

“nightmare… .”

“The Demon King is looking for something in the nightmares of our people. So all captives were forcibly confined in a nightmare. I can’t even sleep peacefully in this purgatory without salvation.”

Anonymous lowered his head.

“… As my older brother said, if I had given up resistance a long time ago. So if you begged the devil for mercy. Maybe my people could have at least a peaceful dream instead of a nightmare.”

“… .”

“I was thinking about that… The child’s nightmare was forcibly ripped out. And it moved to me.”

Anonymous smiled sadly.

“Then the child who was suffering… I finally fell asleep comfortably.”

“… .”

“I swallowed that child’s nightmare. And now I realized My people have been living with this kind of pain until now. It hurts so much that I can’t even sleep… … .”

“so.”

I asked urgently.

“Could it be that you decided to make the nightmares of all your people instead?”

“okay.”

Anonymous nodded his head.

“This is the pain my people have been carrying for the past five hundred years. This is a mistake made by the royal family of the Lake Kingdom.”

“but… !”

“Even if I can’t save my kingdom with my own hands, even if it’s a nightmare that all the people are having… … I want to hug you instead.”

Stumbling around, I managed to ask.

“Then what about you?”

“It’s still fine. Worth it.”

Moomin ran his hand under his tired eyes.

“… I just couldn’t sleep for a bit.”

iced coffee.

It was this.

I finally noticed I finally understood.

The moment when I put the nightmares of everyone in this city and this country into this small body. The moment you take that pain instead.

Nameless will eventually become the final boss – the ‘sleepless lake princess’.

“… .”

I still don’t know how to save this woman.

therefore.

“cotton.”

Let’s hand over what we prepared today.

“Actually, I came to invite you today.”

“invite?”

“huh. As the legitimate successor and spokesperson of the Lake Kingdom… … Would you like to attend the party to celebrate the new ally joining the World Defense Front?”

Along with the invitation, I handed over the princess’s soul fragments that I had collected over the years.

“… party?”

Anonymous who accepted the invitation smiled dejectedly.

“It’s a party. This is a word with a very nostalgic tone.”

Moo-myeong slowly opened the seal of the invitation with a blunt hand, opened it, and read the contents.

At the same time, the fragments of her soul that I had collected glowed white and seeped into her body.

“… Is it because of your gathering of souls or because of this invitation?”

After reading the entire short invitation, Moo-myeong folded the invitation again and put it in my pocket.

“A long time ago… It reminds me of the party hall in my kingdom.”

“What was the party like in your country?”

“It was so gorgeous that it couldn’t be better.”

Moo-myeong closed her eyes and recalled the past.

“A dazzling, magical light shines on the crystal chandelier… .”

The submerged city was immersed in complete darkness, and

“the music of the orchestra resounded throughout the castle.”

In the middle of the silence without any living life.

“People were holding hands, laughing and dancing.”

Those who can neither die nor live are wrapped in black cocoons and have nightmares.

“I put on makeup and a dress and I enter the middle of the party, showing off my best.”

Wearing a ragged robe and holding a rusty iron sword.

We are sitting on a sand dune outside the city.

“When people all looked at me and bowed their heads, I used to say that.”

Moo-myeong whispered in a rustling voice, reminiscing about the distant past.

“You don’t have to set an example for me, gentlemen. Please enjoy the party… … .”

“… .”

Having been bitterly silent, I smiled and poked the side of the cotton ball with my elbow.

“Did you get a lot of dance requests?”

“I’ve had it all my life. Whatever I say, I was quite popular.”

“Are there any of them you like?”

“At that time, I was also a young man in my prime. Of course, I was also interested in fellowship. but… .”

Anonymous closed his eyes.

“I can’t remember the face or name of the person I had a crush on. Too many years have passed.”

“… .”

“It’s all like a dream… … .”

Silence passed.

Hmmm! Clearing my throat, I chinned my invitation in an unknown hand.

“Though it won’t be as fancy as your kingdom’s party. A party in our city would be quite fun.”

“… But Ash. My people are suffering. How can I enjoy a party under these circumstances?”

“It is also for your people. This is not just a party.”

I explained to Anonymous about the White Night Raid Operation ‘Operation Surprise Party’.

Mumyeong, who heard all the plans, opened her mouth slightly.

“You’ve come up with such a ridiculous plan, Ash.”

“haha. Wouldn’t it just be enough to knock down the enemy commander at all costs?”

“That is true. If that were the case, I wouldn’t be able to leave it either.”

After thinking for a while, Moomin looked straight at me.

“I want to participate. but… .”

“but?”

Anonymous, who was hesitant, said with a smile.

“I have no desire to wear it to a party.”

I smiled.

“don’t worry. I will prepare it for you.”

“No crown, no dress, no shoes, nothing.”

“I’ll do everything from makeup to hairdressing here. As the representative of the Lake Kingdom, don’t be ashamed.”

I got up from my seat and bowed deeply toward the nameless.

“This is a request from Ash ‘Bonehater’ Everblack, the third prince of the Everblack Empire, the lord of the Crossroads, and the commander-in-chief of the World Defense Front.”

I smiled at the nameless.

“Please join me in the party I prepared for you to shine. Lady of the lake.”

Then, Moo-myeong hurriedly stood up from his seat and bowed his back in a slightly awkward manner.

“If it’s okay with me, who has long since forgotten my name, dignity, and greetings. As the successor and spokesperson of the Lake Kingdom, I will gladly accept your invitation.”

Right after that, a faint smile appeared on the face of an unknown who slowly straightened his body.

“Thank you Ash. I will look forward to the day when the party will be held with a joyful heart.”

Is it an illusion?

The darkness of her haggard complexion hung over her limbs and even under her eyes… … .

It seemed to disappear a little with that smile.

***

And a few days later.

Originally, it was early evening when the defense battle was supposed to take place.

Nicely decorated party hall at Hotel Crossroads.

Heroes wearing suits and dresses instead of armor began to enter this battlefield named the party hall.

Stage 25.

To face the enemy magician who has no answer in a head-to-head match.

The strategy surprise party, which I concocted by squeezing trick after trick, is finally ready for its opening.