Dungeon Defense (WN)

I continued to get wet in the place where I wiped my tears. I continued to wipe Jack's eyes, regardless. Conversation is about confronting each other.

“Ugh... Liar... khhhhh...! ”

“First I must have Laura de Farnese. This is a decision. And you're willing to pay 3,000 gold. I think this is a reasonable trade. De Farnese's ransom was roughly 2,000 gold anyway. Think of it as a reward for your right arm. Why, if you want to give a beggar 1,000 gold for an arm... ”

“Liar... khhh, liar! ”

Tsk.

I kicked my tongue. I can't do this. The opposing Pokémon seems to have its head all red with the pain of the severed arm. It wasn't that I didn't understand. Of course it hurts. However, I also dealt with the adventure squad in Zahsen with a completely broken right foot.

I didn't know if my head wasn't spinning because of the bleeding and not the pain. I asked Lapis if she could simply recite the healing magic. Laffith nods. But how she practiced the so-called healing magic, it was also a sham. Laffith ignites a small flame in the palm of his hand, and literally wipes off the cutting edge of Jack.

“Khhhhhhhhh!”

This time, I had to frown. Jack cries out, "Help the chief rip his ears off." It was hard to imagine how painful the sensation of burning flesh would be. I've never been burned.

“Laffith...... I told you to heal me. When did I tell you to lose? ”

“Excuse me, I'm not very good at healing magic. I've never treated a human. That's why we've implemented treatments that we think are most appropriate in our current situation. ”

Laffith, who looks like a ten by the looks of it, said coolly. Have you seen all these tough girls?

“Are you okay? I'm sorry. He's very smart, but he's in a weird corner. ”

“Glug... Glug... glug... ”

Jack bites the froth. My eyes almost flipped over. I was worried. I was genuinely worried that if Jack fainted, things would get messy. I asked Lapis to use the healing magic on Jack, even if he wasn't familiar with it. I was hoping it would at least help ease the pain.

“ ……. ”

His complexion improved noticeably as Laffith cast his healing magic. In short, his eyes were stable enough to be placed upright. Jack groaned from time to time as if a pulmonary patient coughed. As time goes by, Tyring! I heard an effect.

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Lesser Merchant Jack Orland is hostile to you!

I took this as my cue. You must have regained your senses enough to hate the opponent. Jack stares blankly into the air. You grip the shoulder of your right arm with your left arm constantly. A few moments later, Jack mutters in a trembling voice.

“Lie... why...?" ”

The situation seemed unreliable. Saab felt that Jack and I were naturally different. Jack is more curious as to why I did what I did.

Whereas, when adventurers threatened my life shortly after I fell into this world, what were the first sentences I shouted?

Don't shoot.

It's not me.

Help me.

It was only after that that that we decided to find out the cause of the incident. Immediately appeals to the other party, and it's urgent to conform to the other party's wishes. Maybe that's common sense and common sense.

No, I don't want to criticize Jack. In a deeper sense, we had different ways of thinking. It was comparable to two people whose language was different. I didn't know that maybe there was a more serious difference between Jack and me. I felt the need to have minimal communication before entering into a full negotiation.

I sat on my ass in the grass. He turned to Jack lying on the ground.

“I'm not lying. You had your arm cut off. I cut that, too. If there's a lie here, I'd say it's a lie from start to finish. ”

“…… why? Why?"

Jack mutters, not looking this way.

“Because I want De Farnese. ”

“No... I don't know... I don't know. ”

“Change your mind. Jack, it's simple logic. Why did the opponent officially refuse to trade in the Merchant Guild? Why they made extreme choices. Because, right away, logic sets in. ”

“Officially… who can't trade……? ”

I applauded briefly. For the first time with an outsider, I felt like an indigenous person through body language.

“Exactly. In fact, it's hard to get into a city. ”

“You weren't a merchant…… Lorita! ”

Jack jumps to his feet. Two eyes gleaming with hatred pierced me. He lunges at you, screaming. Laffith, who was standing next to me, quickly stabbed him in the chest in the black spot. After being priced at the tip of a fairly pointed pinprick, Jack falls without hesitation. I shake my head, gazing down at Jack overwhelmed by Lapis.

“Cut off the pinkie in your left hand. ”

“Yes.”

Another scream broke out. The next sequence was the same. Groaning, nominal treatment for the poor, screaming and stabilizing phase. Jack regains consciousness sooner than expected, whether the pain of losing his weakness was somewhat less, or he was already accustomed to one arm falling off.

This isn't worth it either.

I continued the conversation as if nothing had happened.

“Yes, I'm not a merchant. ”

“And there's a cure for the epidemic, too! It was all a lie!”

Jack has more hatred in his eyes. I immediately bit my teeth after the pain was still there, but my pronunciation was fading slightly. But there was no problem understanding it.

“No, it's true. ”

“Don't play with me! Cursed devil! Die! Die! ”

“Jack, he's an idiot. If you want to lie, you have to mix up the truth appropriately. ”

“I did! I did! You're the one who summoned the monsters at the Auction House! ”

Jack yells in excitement.

I shrugged.

“That's right. I admit it.”

“and set the city on fire! ”

“Now my head is spinning. ”

He pours his insults out like a waterfall. It felt like every insult in the world was exhibited. I was silent. I wasn't offended or hurt. Rather, I watched Jack in a slightly curious mood because I couldn't quite understand why he was trying to cut his own string like that.

“Good.”

I told you.

“To sum up your opinions for the past minute, I am the Devil and the Trickster, the two craziest sons of bitches in the world, and the son of a bitch who's going to hell. I totally agree, so I think it's okay to get into productive discussions now. ”

“ ……. ”

“Once I take De Farnese, it's settled. I hope you remember, we need to negotiate something else. Jack, we need to figure out how to deal with you. You know my face, you know my crimes. Which means there's a very high chance that keeping you alive is gonna be dangerous. The problem is I want to save your life if I have to. I'm asking you to negotiate your life in one word. ”

“You devil……! ”

I smiled bitterly.

“You're not listening to me now. What do you want from me? You want me to pity you? You want me to reflect on my terrible actions? Are you hungry for a heartfelt apology? ”

I was upset, too. It was the first time anyone had harmed a good citizen, not an adventurer. Although almost everyone in the human race would have hated the Demon King within a few years, they now had only moderate vigilance and hostility towards the Demon King. It's probably about the same amount of hostility you feel towards your neighbor.

“I'm sorry, but don't expect me to. ”

If my arm is precious, it is just as precious as someone else's. That's the most fundamental ethic. Guilt is the emotion that comes from trying to protect ethics. But now I have clearly violated ethics and will continue to do so without hesitation. You think I'm gonna let that guilt out of my mouth? Expressed?

It doesn't fit back and forth.

The guilt I feel is merely a massacre of the heart.

“Jack, I don't regret what I did. ”

“ ……. ”

“I don't want to regret it in the future. I'm letting you go now, and if you ever threaten my life, I'm going to regret this decision. Well, I need you to convince me. Even if I regret it in the future, you have to give me something to set you free now. ”

Jack doesn't have any answers. You won't get a good idea right away.

Too many incidents have happened to him today. I almost had the biggest deal of my life, got attacked by monsters at the auction house, escaped with my brother for my whole life, and was betrayed by my admiring brother and I lost one arm. An enemy that one person could afford was a day with too much capacity. I've decided to understand his position.

We got back in the wagon. Jack's hands and feet are filled with chains. I ran for a long time until the wagon was completely out of the influence of the city.

It was evening, and we went camping. Lapis boils the soup deliciously. I ate soup excitedly because I found her new talent. But Jack didn't get out of the wagon to make sure he wasn't interested in eating at all. It was stuck in the wagon at night.

Me, Lapis and Laura lay around a campfire. I looked up at the night sky with my palm pillow. The constellations sparkle. The colors in the sky are so colorful that even compared to the original world. It was only when I came to this world that I realized that there could be green, red, pink, blue and borate light in the night sky together. When I was in middle school, I worked as an astronomer, so I was close to the constellation. However, no matter where I looked in the sky, I couldn't find the constellations I knew.

I couldn't sleep. The sound of Laffith's purring breath catches my ears delightfully. Laura then silently talks to herself all day.

“I don't understand. Why don't you just kill him now? ”

“Hmm."

It was difficult to answer easily. I immediately said the sentence.

“Because I don't want to kill you. Well, it's a fluke. ”

“…… it is against every soldier to make unnecessary enemies. If the slaver survives like this, he will surely reveal his role in the case. Even if no one knows your true identity, you will no longer be able to wander around the city barefoot. ”

“Haha. I don't know about that. ”

I looked around at the night sky with my eyes, wondering how to make a new constellation plainly.

“I don't think it's worth the risk. That's what I thought. ”

“Somehow. Reduce the threat as much as possible. That's the best way to survive. ”

“Yes, I don't know why I'm doing this, actually. ”

Oh, that looks just like the Orion Belt. It's a constellation that looks like Samseong in Orion, but you can make it any way you want.

A yawn came out of my mouth.

“Laura. You've decided that death is the inevitable reason that life is imminent…… but for me, wanting to live more…… maybe the things that come to us by chance will determine the meaning of my life. I want to embrace it completely. ”

I closed my eyes. The consciousness sank down gradually. The sense of time became blurred, and I heard a voice as soon as I stopped.

“That was the meaning of the life you spoke of that night. ”

Then I mumbled something. But it was just a murmur. Soon I would fall asleep, and the last thing I could think of was nothing more.

…….

The next morning, I woke up refreshed. The sand stuck on my face all night. I rub my face with my palm. It was refreshing in my head, but I felt bad about my face. Hmmm, it would have been a perfect morning.

You look around. Laura falls asleep without knowing it. Laffith, on the other hand, had already finished preparing for the morning. In fact, I couldn't imagine Lapis sleeping later than anyone else. He must have been born as a high school student in Korea and would have woken up at 12 o'clock and studied at 4 o'clock. Disgusting.

Lapis told me as he poured the soup with a ladle.

“Dantalian. The slaver has escaped.”

“Oh, yeah? ”

Somewhat surprisingly, I thought I could escape, but I didn't really think I could. It didn't suit Jack very well. But it seemed like a natural thing for Lapis. She sighs.

“Ha. I woke up at dawn and I wasn't in the wagon. The chained foot couldn't have gotten far. Should we pursue?”

“Leave it. I have no reason to complain if I want to live. ”

I said to Laffith in earnest, handing him a bowl of soup.

“I missed a slave auction this big, but I don't think I'd recognize my father or the Chamber of Commerce. It is unlikely that Jack will ever seize power in the merchant world. ”

“His father is a target. And I think there's a way to do that. ”

“I'm going to get cancer first while using a kid that incompetent. I like a kid who's just as talented as you. ”

I covered my mouth with soup. With a strange spice, the taste of chicken was all over my mouth.

“Khh, yummy! ”

It was like eating something that wasn't spicy. In the Middle Ages, I asked a question last night because I thought spices were rarely used. Unlike humans, Lapis told me that the Horsemen love spices very much. I would welcome Southeast Asian and Indian food with my own two hands.

“Lapis, what is it you really can't do? You're so great! ”

“Thank you."

Laffith bows.

“We will add all the accommodation, transportation and meals we offer up to 10 gold. ”

“ ……. ”

Laffith was always so lame... ….

After breakfast, my skin complained apart from the delightful taste. It felt like my face was more salty. I was annoyed.

“Is there a stream around here? ”

“Walk eighty paces in that direction and you'll see a pond. ”

The prepared answer came back as if he had waited. I have no knowledge of the geography of the human race, so I followed Laffith's plan completely on this operation. She must have considered an overnight stay from the escape route. Perfection like this! It was worth 10 gold.

I snore and walk in the direction Laffith pointed. It was full of bushes. The unknown grass grew high, giving me no vision. The serpent seemed to protrude, but I did not hesitate to take my steps because I knew that the Demon King exercised command on monsters and beasts. He walks as boldly as he marches.

When I got out of the last bush, Jack was dead, like he was hiding.

“ ……. ”

I don't know what to say.

Surprise or sadness? No, I was rather surprised.

Jack could have done this, feeling that way later.

There's a big rock next to the body.

There are several bloody stains on the rocks. Along with that, Jack's head catches my eye. The spidery blood coagulates. He stabbed himself in the head with a rock and killed himself. Like the ramblings of a story, relentlessly devoted to the bell.

“…… you're dead. Jack.”

What he's been through all night. I had no idea what kind of accident led me to this conclusion. Maybe I'll never know. Only the results of the corpses and rocks will remain like a mystery, imprinting forever on my brain.

I wanted him to survive as much as possible.

I wanted you to live quietly, despite being ignored and exploited by lowly people like me. It was my hope that I, as the Demon King, had not yet fully adapted to this world.

The morning sunlight pierces the wood roof of the forest and shines around it. I looked at the corpse for a while. A stream flows from beyond the rock. But instead of going into the stream, I turned around. Because I thought approaching Jack was an insult to his death.