Dungeon Defense (WN)

I've placed my luggage in the corner of the stable. A backpack of potions and pencils sat on the bed, making a loud noise.

“Today is your holiday! ”

I jumped into bed with my bag. And I teased my arms and legs as if they were swimming. The bed welcomed my body warmly like warm water.

“That's not polite, Dantalian. ”

Lapis cleared my backpack for me. I packed a bag full of dizzy stuff and put it all over the Crown Prince's room. I was figuring out exactly where to place it

I said in my bed, free-spirited.

“If I look at Lapis, I'm just like my sister! ”

“Yes, Dantalian is such a handy little brother. ”

“In short, he's a deadly charmer and a cutie. I know.”

Laffith sighs. I thought it was okay.

I lay on the bed with my arms and legs extended.

“Haah.”

A luxurious chandelier hangs from the ceiling. Only a few months ago, there was no luxury like that. But with Laffith running enormous capital, my fortune became as solid as the seawater that did not dry up.

Seeing the faint light emanating from the chandelier, I was captivated by certainty. Everything is finally stable.

I died in an accident unreasonably, fell into a strange world...... and struggled somehow. I made it this far on my own. Honestly, I survived.

“ ……. ”

I lay in a comfortable bed and closed my eyes for a while.

A short dream came to my mind, as if I were carefully knocking on the door.

In my dream, there was a mother. My mother always looked worried about my son, but for some reason, today she laughed. She sits in the living room, smiling in harmony, from Lapis, Laura, Barbato, and Pymon to Elizabeth.

Like a fog, a faint sunlight surrounded him. It was ridiculous. I stopped laughing at how ridiculous it was.

In the dream, I was divided into two.

One of them laughs, chatting with the other, sunny over there in the fog. Laughter becomes the sacred air that hovers around their edges.

On the other hand, this way.

Completely separated from the fog, everything was clear and everything was a distinct world.

It is surrounded by white walls. The air seems to have died down here. It would be a good place for a psychopath.

There were a few people here, too. One by one, they sat on a dry wooden chair. Jack, Reef, Hawk…… they just sit on the chair and stare at me silently.

Quiet.

I just stared at this place quietly.

I've had dozens of dreams. The patterns are the same. At first, I tried everything on the stars to talk to them, but they didn't react like corpses. Then I gave up and remained silent.

Then I woke up.

“ ……. ”

My forehead was cold. Damn, I felt dirty.

I scrambled halfway up to search my body. There was no drugs. Put it in your coat. I scratched my head with one hand and muttered nervously.

“Damn it. Lapis? Lapis, I'm sorry, but I need your coat. ”

“…… you haven't eaten in 20 minutes. ”

Lapis was sitting at a desk nearby.

“Why don't you get some more sleep? ”

“I've slept enough. You know, the Demon King doesn't need much sleep. Bring me my coat. ”

“Dantalian. ”

Laffith expressionlessly said.

“Your search for drugs is increasing. He also drinks too much wine. In recent years, you have not abused medications such as beauty pills. Sir Jeremy told me. Dantalian asks us to make medicine without even trying. ”

“Okay, okay. I'm sorry."

I was anxious. Your body is shaking with anxiety.

It seemed like I was going to get angry inadvertently. But I could never forgive myself enough to be angry at Lapis at any moment. Laffith helped me get up here today. I couldn't have done anything without her.

It was the most important act in the world, even though it did not appear in. I couldn't be mad at her. Dammit! It was true. It was impossible to be angry with Lapis.

I thought an angry voice would pop out right away, but I could hardly bear it. And I consciously trimmed my voice.

“I'll listen to your nagging anytime, okay? Lapis, get me a coat. ”

“…… Dantalian. ”

“You know, it's only this bad after waking up... Huh? A sip of that will do you good. One sip and everything will be back to normal...... Drugs are also medicine. It's okay if you take it properly. So.”

Dammit, the skull twitches like it's missing.

I used to think it was bipolar. But when I asked the leading members of the Magic System, I thought they were far from bipolar. This was a little worse. The congressmen said they didn't know what caused it, and lifted their spirits.

As time went on, the symptoms worsened.

At first, I solved it by drinking. I often drank luxurious wine. And then there was sex. When I mix Laura and her shake, my head doesn't hurt as much, and I don't feel a sudden reversal.

Next cigarettes. Next cigarettes, slightly more toxic drugs...... I've been using them now and then. I didn't just carry thirteen bottles of herbs. It's not really the right thing to do.

“I'm sorry, Lapis… hurry……. ”

The headache disappeared for a while after sharing a drink and having sex suffocatively. But this was the last resort. If you become a drug addict, your life will end that day. Besides, I couldn't use anything as nasty as medicine on Laura...

He's been there until he went like Barbatos. Or a painless whore. But Barbato and the whore were not always around me. Then I mixed up with Jeremy…….

“Here you go. ”

Laffith approached me one day. Upon raising his head, Laffith hands you a pipe. The dried herb in the pipe was pressed down. I took the herbs for my head ache.

“Thank you.”

I hurried to get my pipe. Laffith used magic to start a fire.

I bit the tip of the pipe and drank for a long time. The headache slowly fades away, as the tide leaves the shoreline sand. The pressure and nervousness that had been tightening my whole body was also gone.

“ ……. ”

“ ……. ”

I was speechless with my cigarette.

Especially after waking up like now. I've always had strange nightmares, and they've made me feel pretty dirty. I couldn't control myself if anyone touched me like this. Daisy's failed assassination was a good case.

Anybody touches a little Dantalian, it's a brand new thing.

Well, you're sober enough to joke around.

Suddenly, Laffith turns to look away. It doesn't look like Laffith, but it's easy to feel that she truly cares. I said it clearly.

“Don't worry too much. All the hard work is done now? ”

“But……. ”

“Humans and Demon Kings have been harmed. At least a decade to rebuild the force. There were forces nearby who could have attacked my Horseman Castle. I have supported and sponsored all factions, including the Plains, the Mountains, and the Neutral Factions. ”

Empress Elizabeth became a bird with lost wings, and the warrior brothers and sisters tied their feet to me. Even the worst variables were eliminated.

“All threats are gone now. Laffith, you've done this for me. Of course, I may have tasted a little off in the process, but things don't go unpaid. ”

“…… I see. ”

Laffith nods cautiously.

“Just as Dantalian said. Obviously, most of the risks are gone. ”

“Isn't that right?"

I laughed so hard.

“The money must have piled up terribly, too. We're 10 years old, a hundred years old, and we just need to relax and enjoy life. ”

As time goes by, headaches and nightmares will all be blurred. That's for sure. There's nothing that time can't solve.... I looked up at the gleaming chandelier while smoking drugs.

* * *

As I agreed last time, a new law has entered my territory.

The problem is that it is still unfamiliar to the territory. After solving the problem through customs alone, people could not easily accept the law as it became known to all villages. It was hard to get used to.

“Perhaps the new legal system is being rebelled against by the colonists? ”

“No, it's a matter of getting used to it, my lord. ”

Farsi said.

Parsi began to act as a permanent representative. I built an office on Palestine Hill, which is the center of the territory, but with a stone wall, which is roughly the same as the bureau. Farsi was the only one who managed it yet.

“How can lifelong habits change so easily? ”

“Tsk. You're still young, Parsi. If you can't change the way you live like that, reform will evaporate. You have to be brave to change it. ”

Farsi shrugs.

“What do I do? Stop forgetting and don't follow the new laws. Do you want me to give you a fine? ”

“It's not easy to force a new law on the people. No matter how good the law is, once coercion is mixed, it is the people who reject it and see it. You have to voluntarily do whatever it takes. ”

I turn my head to look at Daisy. The girl was listening to us quietly.

“Daisy, don't you have an idea? ”

Daisy followed Parsi on a tour of the town's major affairs. It was to attach my insight as my maid. I was too young to learn how to work in the Territory, but I never intended to be generous with Daisy.

It's best to shove the lion into a cliff. Daisy was not a lion, but a dinosaur cub. You have to push it into the cliff and then roll it to the rocks.

Daisy said calmly.

“You'd better wait. ”

“Wait? What? ”

“Waiting for someone in the territory to do something big. When one man takes the law seriously, he exemplifies it. You can build a beekeeping system. ”

It was the same answer as the best answer sheet.

There was no more effective means to set an example. I patted my beard, wondering if it sounded right to Parsi. But I snorted.

“Stupid. The only thing I've learned is a book, and I'm not foolish enough to give it away. What, you're executing him? You've been following Parsi for days. What have you learned? Does the life of a British citizen seem as light as the life of a fly to you? ”

Daisy stops.

“Where did the girl who stood in front of me, begging me to spare the lives of her village, disappear to? You mean it doesn't matter if he's from his village or dead or alive? You hypocrite, aren't you ashamed of your long rain? ”

“…… I thought you would prefer an efficient method. ”

“Heheh. Not much to go on with your delusions. ”

I laughed.

“I was clearly told not to use coercive means. I thought the slime was out of my body, but now I think I planted it in my ear. Yeah, you don't think executing people as beekeepers is a lot of pressure. ”

“ ……. ”

“Isn't it a great name?" It is truly shameful to have such a wise girl as this as a adopted woman. ”

The girl bit her lip constantly.

Parsi talks with a frowning face.

“You're too hard on the little girl. I don't know yet. ”

“Parsi, I decide how I want to raise my adopted daughter. ”

“What the heck. Well, it's not my job to be responsible... ”

Parsi has had a taste for redness. Farsi has not interfered with anything more. It was clear that man would make and break even if he looked like that.

“So, do you have any clever plans for the Demon King? ”

“Simple. Prepare only three large stones. ”

“What kind of stone? Are you going to use a stone for nothing? ”

Farsi tilts his head.

I shrugged his shoulder.

“Watch quietly. You're the leader in farming, but this is my area of expertise. I'll show you what politics is. ”