Dungeon Defense (WN)

“What's the last reason? ”

Ivar mutters. He walks back and forth in a spacious room. It was a habit of worrying, among other things, when it came to pleasant worries. When I was troubled, I just sat in a chair and looked out the window. Now Ivar has been a little excited because his brain has been stimulated for a long time.

It reminds me of a joke Dantalian said.

─ You may speak freely. Because we're partners.

Ivar grins.

"How dare you threaten the council of Kunkuska. ’

He quickly understood what Dantalian meant by saying to himself, "We are accomplices." I only reacted wisely to pretend to be an innocent young man. Even when he was embarrassed and yelled at Dantalian, Ivar was quickly judging the situation in his head. And I came to the conclusion.

This can be used as intimidation enough.

You're still seduced by the fact that you can save the Demon King? At the Kunkuska Chamber of Commerce, serving the Demon King? Even though Kunkuska is the most prestigious of all, there have been quite a number of prestigious councils to replace it. If Kunkusa's credibility fails, the Demon Kings will immediately change partners. Who would trade with the council who might kill him?

Trust is heavier than life for a merchant.

As soon as I realized that they had intercepted the lifeline of the Council from the other side, Buff and Ivar sweated coldly on their backs. The other party is the Demon King who cannot be opposed in the usual way. However, the other party simply said. I'm just kidding.

‘In other words, the Demon King Dantalian…… wants to establish a more intimate relationship with us than threaten us. ’

Ivar interpreted Dantalian's words as follows: I'm gonna make this mistake for you. Instead, show your faith.

Ivar realized something else at the same time. The Demon King Dantalian did not tell his copycat Boov to relay his threats to his superiors. It was just a faint line of implications. What does this mean?

‘We tested our commercial skills. ’

Whether or not he realizes he's threatened, and whether or not the ability of the dispatcher in the Chamber of Commerce…… Dantalian tested it. Laughing and joking.

Why is it so hard to solve something that would easily be solved if it were just to deliver a threat? The Demon King has power over the Horsemen. Use that power to intimidate. Nevertheless, I chose a difficult path.

There's Dantalian's true intentions. The Vampire who lived for 2,000 years thought.

‘If our capabilities do not meet expectations, it means we will trade with other Chambers of Commerce, not Kunkusa……. ’

Ivar smiles. A strong smile. Ivar is more than happy to smile at those who challenge him.

Information about the Demon King's death at the Kunkusa Parliament must have been sold at a high price. The Chamber of Commerce will take Dantalian with them. Unlike being treated as a so-so customer at the Kunkusa Conference, he will be welcomed as the best customer at the Competition Conference.

‘This is the third reason the Demon King mentioned. ’

It's quite dense. What's even more interesting is the fact that the opposing party has taken care of it lightly. As Dantalian himself said, threatening the Kunkusa Parliament was neither the first nor the second reason. It was only the last reason. He also threatened me while taking care of something else.

Preserves authority by retaliating against those who insult themselves.

Gain fame and reputation by dealing with disturbers in the city.

And it benefits by threatening partners who make mistakes.

“Hehe.”

Ivar laughs. I can't stand it without smiling. It's like putting the maestro's clean brush in front of his eyes and feeling the kind of dignity. Killing andromalius for power, fame, and profit. In that short moment, the Demon Lord Dantalian calculated everything.

Good. I'll gladly accept that threat.

Ivar smiles. It was interesting that he approached them purely intelligently without using any compulsive means. He's not the Demon King.

“The worst epidemic last time, this time……. ”

Ivar stares at you, talking to himself. The room is dark. The darkness feels comfortable for him, a vampire. Today, it seemed to rise out of the darkness, not only in comfort, but even in the unknown. Of course, it was an illusion, a pleasant illusion.

“Why are we trying to get our help so far? ”

Naturally, the answer did not come back. However, Ivar nods once. Thinking about how to make Dantalian an absolute ally.

― At the same time as Dalian's place.

“Why did you kill the Demon King? Are you crazy?"

“Oh, no. I mean, my story. ”

“The Demon King must be a sacred realm. I can't believe you broke that on your own. Are you a pervert who deliberately enjoys pain? Is that so? Honestly, it's disgusting. Disappointing. Disappointing. ”

“Ugh… sorry……. ”

If Dantalian knew that the breach was breaking in real time with Laffith, Ivar might have shaken his head instead of nodding.

* * *

I had fun for a week.

Even though Nibbleheim was a city filled with crime and violence that would excite the Earth's Johannesburg cheeks to a sixteenth of a beat, the Demon King could never be threatened. The Demon King was like a free pass to a rather brutal amusement park called Nibbleheim.

Moreover, the citizens of Nibbleheim favored me, from men and women, to merchants and gangsters. Rumors of killing Andromalius spread to the cobwebs at the very edge of the city.

I could tell that Andromalius had been buying a lot of grudges, and the horses on his shoulders came to me and said, "Thank you." I never thought I'd hear a word of gratitude to a gangster in my life. For a gangster with a wolf's head.

I especially liked the casino.

The horse system was moaning in the heat late in the summer and the air was cool at the casino throughout the day. The wizards employed by the casino said they would use alternating ice magic, and there was no such waste of money. What does it matter? Thanks to you, I did a good summer's work.

“Waita.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

“Here's a cool beer. ”

“Yes, Your Grace. ”

A clean-looking goblin waiter bows politely. For your information, it was free to drink at the casino. I didn't have to bring it up myself. It was enough to call a waiter running around the casino and say "a beer" in a slightly twisted tone. At this point, the important thing was the gaze. If I opened my eyes slightly and smiled, I would have to cross the limits of my faction and fall in love with the Goblins.

“Here you are, Your Majesty. ”

I grabbed the beer beaker brilliantly. A cold wheat beer poured down my esophagus. I talked about my elasticity coming out on its own. Unfortunately, there were eyes around me, so I put up with the least authority.

I can cool down, play games, and make money.

Is this... heaven?

Why do I originally build a wall with casinos in the world and live my so-called exemplary life?

“Phew.”

I laughed at the folly of the past. The stress that I had already experienced as the Demon King was long gone. I could have sworn. Now I was filled with more joy than ever before. Hello, past me. Hello, hell of a dungeon. And welcome, all the days of heaven.

“Your Grace, you're running out of options. ”

Lizardman grins from across the table. He was able to rotate the betting chip with his right hand, leaving two cards on the table. In elementary school, my friends boasted about who was good with pencils.

I glanced at him with a relaxed smile.

“Well, maybe there's not enough, maybe there's too many. You're the only one with two pairs of answers. ”

“You never know. ”

“Hmph. Indeed, they're after Straight. ”

Lizardman's complexion shivers briefly. The tip of the left eye was slightly frozen. Who's to say there's such a thing as manners?

“Are you hit? I'd advise you not to use your words to win. ”

“Hehe, I don't know what you're talking about. ”

Lizardman smirks. I laughed face to face as well. And I threw my card towards the center of the table.

“I'm dying.”

“› Xrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! ”

Lizardman jumps up.

“Straight! Straight, only five gold! Five gold! It's been a while!”

Lizardman goes wild. Players laughed around you. As casino patrons, we've all been close like old friends. Not only were the races different, but they were all the same in that they were gamblers, even though they varied from grandfather to son.

“Give it up. You can't do this. ”

“Yes, if you weren't the Demon King, you would have been a liar. ”

Now I was playing poker with them. In fact, I came to the casino and spent most of my time on poker. Purely lucky, poker was dominated by human skills compared to other games. Poker is more than just a gambler. Luck is what determines a battle.

I was the exception.

“Ha. Your Majesty, you really don't know reading and stuff, do you? Why don't you see what kind of genealogy he's playing? ”

“You got a live one. ”

I said with a big smile.

“Where is readouts in the world? It's superstition."

“By the way…… Eww! It's really weird. ”

Lizardman grunts and sits down. It wasn't that I didn't feel somewhat sorry. 'Cause I really do use my reading skills.

Very clear right in front of you.

━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━

Name: Lycal

Race: Lizardman Affiliation: -

Attribute: Neutral (-15)

Level: 31 Notoriety: 72

Job: Gambler (B +)

Tong Sol: 7 Power: 25 Power: 24

Politics: 11 Charm: 10 Skills: 47

Likeability: 32

Current Psychology: "Damn, I'm out of blacks today! ’

━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━

Because of the defeat of Andromalius, the villagers basically saw me as a good person. So was the gambler. I heard he played hundreds of times in the casino. Even if you lose the game, you can still use the Demon King's power to win money. Even if gambling was a place where rubbish gathered, it was rubbish beyond rubbish, in short a very large rubbish.

Thanks to this, I was able to easily take my liking to 20. Reflective effect. As Android has so far accumulated poor imagery, my exponential appeal has increased as I take clean manners in the game. I don't know if they'll die because of that, hahaha.

“I don't know. Next round! Let's go next time!”

“You don't have to be bluffing. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. They're running away from their luck. ”

“I bet you he'll die as soon as he gets his card. ”

“This is a coincidence. I think so, too. ”

“You bastards!? ”

I burst out laughing again. Not just our table, but the people next to it laughed. The Vampire Dealer held back his laugh and handed out cards to all of us. I continued the game with a moderately mature and humorous attitude.

My heart is like an infinitely clean and still pond. Relaxation itself. These people can never beat me. At least until you reach the next level of unconsciousness, I want you to challenge me. if you're still willing to gamble your way up there.

It was the moment the dealer was about to open his first community card.

“Well, then it's open.... ”

“Your Highness, it's 'd'! He's here again! ”

The Goblin Waiter approaches the table and says in a tense voice. I was hot inside. I had to run. I barely kept my composure on the outside, and slowly stood up.

The other players looked at me with a look of regret and half joy. The sad thing is that I am a rotten and funny man, and the happy reason is because an unspeakable enemy is gone.

“I'm sorry. I have to go. Let's call this a dead game. ”

“There's nothing to be sorry about! ”

Lizardman is as single as a kitten. Oh my, I can see right through my head without having to look at the status window. I really felt like I had mastered reading.

“Come again as soon as you like, Your Majesty. Because if it's not Friday, I'm here. ”

“Farewell! ”

“Shoot me another cocktail next time. ”

I nodded. Then I hurried along the way that the waiter led me.

We opened the door in the corner of the casino. The narrow, serpentine passageway continues. The waiter was quick on his feet, but confident as his voice was.

“This is the emergency exit. It's an employee corridor. ”

“Oh, that's good. ”

“No matter how much he does, he doesn't know about this place. Here we go. The exit is just around the corner... ”

Oh, shit.

Our feet stop in a crooked lane. I felt the waiter's horror. But I couldn't care less about the waiter's feelings. There was a huge emotional storm coming from up ahead.

There, Lapis stands dressed in black conquest as ever.

“Greetings, Dantalian. ”

Laffith bows politely. I was more afraid because I was polite. Now that I know exactly what her mind is like, More or less, Chaos occupies the chest of Lapis.

Enemies, anger, hatred, contempt, disappointment, despair, grief, all the negative emotions of the world were there.

And Lapis was expressionless.

He was expressionless without a single crack.

It was an expressionless marble statue.

I was scared.

I couldn't keep an eye on the vibrating voice. Poker Face, which was maintained a little while ago, evaporated somewhere.

“Ah, ah. Lapis, good work. ”

“Yes, I'm doing quite well. I'm a little curious about who you're working for. ”

Laffith glances this way, expressionlessly. The waiter frowned and frowned.

“I, Your Majesty. I'll be going now…. ”

“No! You're running away from yourself! ”

As I try to catch the waiter, Laffith says coldly.

“Escape? From what, Dantalian? ”

“Huh? Ah, that's... …. ”

“I don't think that means you're running from me. ”

“Of course! Of course! Of course not. Haha!”

The waiter follows me through the cracks I was caught in by Lapis. You cheeky son of a bitch! You'll build a mountain of gold just by tipping me off!

After all, Laffith and I were the only ones left in the narrow passageway.

“Haha, hahaha. ”

“ ……. ”

“Haha…. ”

“ ……. ”

Silence came. It was a very painful time, as if my mother had just heard that I had gambled money. In addition, the money that was wasted was actually prepared by my parents to spend on college tuition. I couldn't take the pain, so I bowed my head.

“Sorry……. ”

“Haah.”

A long, long sigh pierced my earholes. Along with him, I dug deeper and deeper into my guilt. It was the sigh of my mother.