Dungeon Defense (WN)

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The way back from the ball.

“Heheh heh.”

I rode around in the wagon all the time. Lapis sits across the hall, staring at you fat. Is the dress uncomfortable? Laffith keeps on touching the clothing on his sternum.

“What's so funny? ”

“Hey. His face when he's spreading his memory. I pretended to be a decent gentleman until then, and it broke my face. ”

“ ……. ”

Laffith hated it without a word. Regardless, I was passionate about counting with my fingers.

Let's see. Barbatos told roughly 15 female devil lords about "play." I've met 17 Dukes of Hell. I solved the memory video for seven of them....

“We can spill it to only eight people in the future. ”

I shudder. The laughter in my ears is truly sinister. What? The Demon King was supposed to be evil. In that sense, there was no devil king more sincere and virtuous than me. A pronoun of good faith and good faith, said Dantalian. It was not enough to be praised by everyone.

“I can't believe you're only returning what you got. No matter how much I think about it, I'm too conscientious. ”

“…… Yes? ”

Laffith is in a state of confusion.

“Excuse me. I think I just heard the word conscience...... There is no one in the world who doesn't match the word conscience as well as Dantalian. I think I heard it wrong. ”

“No, I heard you correctly. Think about it! I can give you more than I deserve. But I will return to the other person exactly as I received it, not less. ”

I was amazed. I thought I was going to fall for my own resourcefulness.

“Righteous Enforcer, Wise Judge and Trusted Partner. You need at least that title to express my personality. In fact, it's not enough to develop a new title. ”

I was a little bitter in admiration. Like someone who has seen such a beautiful landscape, but has not yet found a word to express its beauty, like someone who is soon lonely by saving the limits of language.

I nodded my head in a bad mood.

“But that's how life is supposed to be. I want to express it, but can't express it. No matter how many times I try, I can't express it all. A constant frustration with challenges and clichés...... I also became a greatness that cannot be expressed to people. Tragic.”

“ ……. ”

Laffith looked at me quietly. I don't know what to say. It was a confused and angry cocktail face. She flaps her dress collar as if it were very stuffy.

I grabbed my hand against the wagon window and asked.

“Why, are you frustrated? Should I open the window?”

“If Dantalian is going to jump out the window, yes. Please open it."

“No, I don't like that. ”

Laffith sighs. She mutters a little something. I couldn't hear very well, but I didn't know when it was going to get cheeky. I couldn't understand what I was talking about.

Enough with the jokes.

I took the paper out of my sleeve. "The Serpent Duke, 2 million, 6 months" was written in Korean. In addition to the Serpent Duke, the paper also lists the names of the dukes who promised to help.

“I have now been promised 10 million gold. ”

“…… you met your goal at the beginning. ”

After talking about money, Lapis' face became serious in an instant. Laffith had no way of stirring things up. It was clear that they would break up.

“Are you going to ask the Grand Duke for help in the future? ”

“It's working better than I thought. ”

I threatened the ducs with a lie. The High Demon Kings have made an implicit alliance with each other, and have agreed to take care of the horse system before subjugating the human race. Barbatos objected…… Everything was a lie.

An alliance. That would have been a success. The Moon Blind forces made the assumptions that were impossible seem possible. Why are the troops gathered in one place? Why did the plains go over Ivan in the mountains? Why...?

For the Grand Duke, the current situation is unexpected. The more sensitive the information, the more desperate they are to figure out what brought this situation here. Then I gave him a plausible answer. The current situation is actually an outpost to wipe out your dukes.

“Thank God the Grand Dukes were capable. ”

“You're lucky you're competent? If the other side is competent, isn't that a problem? ”

“Well, it usually is. But it's not the same now. The Dukes have stumbled on their own abilities. ”

I know how things work. But we don't know why it works that way. At this time, a competent person tries to interpret the situation negatively rather than positively interpreting it. Skeptical

It's like a GO. Let's say the two masters are facing each other. At that time, the opposing Pokémon makes an unexpected move. What do you think? There's something about it that you don't know. Be vigilant. If you're careless, you might hurt your nose. Be careful.

“If the Grand Dukes were incompetent, they would have dared to invade if they came in here." My schemes would have been of no use. I was fortunate that the Grand Dukes were capable. ”

“Competence sometimes becomes poisonous. ”

Laffith says to himself, a little dazed. She tried her whole life to be competent. Maybe there's something I can relate to.

A man is not good enough. You have to trust yourself in addition to that.

The world revolves around me. Not only that, I will make it so. Such self-confidence should be shared. The High Demon Kings are invading with an alliance? Nonsense! I need a face like that sometimes.

I made a sneaky laugh.

‘I can never be that kind of person. ’

Unfortunately, I'm close to the ducs. I suspect anything. I predict what the Grand Duke will think, as it is the same type. This was the best trick I could do.

The acronym "true hero" was suitable for that Princess Elizabeth. She was both capable and extraordinary. It was truly a spectacular gift.

I envy you, but I don't lose. There are other things that can only be done by those who doubt anything. Anyone who sticks a dagger into an emperor is always the most humble slave.

“Dantalian. I have a question. ”

“Ask me anything. I can tell you everything except the color of my underwear. ”

“…… I already know that Dantalian doesn't always wear underwear. ”

What the hell.

“Well, how did you do that? ”

“Who do you think has prepared Dantalian's clothes so far? Clothes on now. Cloak. Pants and vests. I got it all. You didn't order any poisonous underwear. ”

Laffith glanced at me with a disdainful glance.

“Of course, we know that the Demon King naturally reduces metabolism. You won't get sweaty at all. But I still order a single pair of underwear... ”

“Sorry, please ask a question. ”

I tightened my head. I thought I should be asked a gentle question, and I was joking once for no reason, and then a huge reaction came in. Laffith was almost breathtaking in a counterattack that he never allowed the Serpent Duke. What a frightening woman.

“Dantalian has met 17 Grand Dukes to date. ”

“Hmm."

“But only six of them asked for aid. It's hard for me to guess why. Isn't it great to ask all 17 people for funding? ”

“No.”

I was speechless.

“Laffith, you're saying it's better to tear out 17 people one million, two million? ”

“Yes. I've only received it from six people, and I've already collected 10 million gold. If I had received it from seventeen people, how much would I have collected……. ”

“Huh-huh.”

I smiled unconsciously.

“To give the Grand Duke awareness. ”

“Alertness...? ”

“Yes, the dukes are not fools. From one million to two million gold. You have to pay me that much, and you're not going to do any research. ”

The Grand Duke will do everything in his power. To better determine if what I'm saying is true or false. They'll start by searching for the other dukes around.

And I realize that there are some ducks who haven't even been told to give money to Dantalian.

“Do you know what I mean? ”

“I'm sorry."

Oops, Lapis also had a fierce corner. Financially, he was extremely competent and weak in power play. Let me give you a hint.

“Think about what it means to the Grand Duke. They must be thinking like this. I invested a lot of money to buy my 'safety'. ”

“ ……! ”

Lapis' eyes widened. It was probably noticed.

“No way, you had a choice...? ”

I nodded.

“The High Demon Kings did not pledge allegiance to any Grand Duke. Only a handful of the Grand Dukes were required to be loyal. So what happens to the dukes who are not being asked to be loyal? Why did I get paid by some duke and not even talk to some duke……. ”

I remembered a smile in my mouth.

“Can you imagine how the ducs who pledged money would judge? ”

“Is this an example…… ”

Laffith said as if he had barely breathed. That was correct.

“The Demon Kings have never completely renounced the Magic Cube. I merely concealed loyalty and cunning. Dantalian is not a tax collector sent to collect funds. The real me is the person who kills the Grand Duke and decides which Grand Duke to save.... The Grand Duke will think so. ”

And he's terrified.

The fact that you missed the Purge blade without even knowing it.

“By the time I realize it, I don't know, but my throat will be a little cold. ”

I smiled small. When I imagined it, I couldn't help but laugh.

“I worked hard for that. I purposely excluded the enemies of the Demon King. I just made enough threats to end the conversation. The Demon King only took a small amount of money from the mild horde. ”

“Perhaps, in the past month, you have hired a tribute to gather information on the magic world. ”

“The objective was to find out the Duke's usual attitude. ”

As a result, only nine Grand Dukes had relatively respect for the Demon King. All the other dukes were uncooperative with the Demon King. No, to be more precise, he was uncooperative with the Moon Blind War expedition.

Some of them were giving financial aid to the sub-Demon Kings. There was a reason why the Demon Kings of the Mountains were so vigorous. I was so hostile that I lost my words.

“Well, that's not the only purpose I have. The other dukes immediately. ”

You hear a loud explosion from the front. The wagon rumbles as it vibrates. The wagon quickly loses its balance and staggers. Laffith jumps up and attacks me.

“Dantalian. Keep your head down.”

I didn't have time to say anything. Lapis wrapped my face around his arms as much as he could, then deliberately rolled it onto the floor of the wagon. Just after that, there was another loud explosion. This time it was near the wagon.

I had a hunch that wrapped around Laffith's body.

Terrorism!