Dungeon Defense (WN)

― ― The sky that looked up was always grey.

“ ……. ”

The girl blinked her eyes.

You can smell the black smoke on your nose. I even felt a faint smell of blood. Apparently, she fell asleep on the battlefield again, and convinced herself. There was something sticky on my cheeks, so I looked at my palms, and I saw this. A dark red scab is buried.

“Hey.”

You hear a thick, heavy voice. At the same time, you turn your head in the direction of the sound, and the damp towel hits the girl's face. The girl grabs the towel and looks at the other person.

“He sleeps like a dead rat. I don't know if it's a big lump or an empty head. Then what if the Straggler strangles you? ”

“You're not dead. ”

The girl wiped her face with a towel. I wonder how much blood he's drawn to his face. The gray towel quickly turned red. It was hard for a girl to determine how much blood came out of her body.

“Isn't that enough? ”

“It's too close. I can't just sit here and watch. ”

“What a spacious place. It's not like the devil.”

The girl smiles blankly.

The girl looked around. Now that I wiped my face with a towel, I can see a little. It was an enormous plain. The barren ground stretches to the horizon without giving up a single bush. The wizards said something, and the girl suddenly remembered. It is said that if the magical power is wasted rapidly, these barrens form.

The only thing that stood out was the ground covered in red sand. Bodies. Lots of them lying on the ground. Soldiers who died in battle last night.

“I just became the Demon King. ”

“How old are you? ”

“I don't know. I've aged... more than ninety years. ”

“You're such a kid. ”

The girl smiled.

I did not mean to insult my opponent. Only, the opponent was too presumptuous. Grey hair. Wrinkled face. I would be treated as the oldest of all the Demon Kings if I had to face it. In fact, he was the youngest.

“ ……. ”

“I'm sorry. Don't stare. It's funny how I'm 200 years older than you. What, what did he say his name was? ”

The girl scratches her back like a charm.

“I can't remember anyone's name. ”

“I said that yesterday, and I said that yesterday. It's already been a week. Why don't you think a little bit about my position, which I should introduce myself dozens of times. ”

“I'm sorry.”

Chug Chug Chug, and the girl got up. My whole body frowns. My joints twitch like an old hinge. The girl twists her waist and releases herself.

“But I'm not bad. If you remember their names like I do, they'll all die. Especially for a new Demon King like you, who just got his head chopped off. How many Demon Kings died yesterday? ”

“Three men died for all I know. ”

“Look. There's over 20 evil Demon Kings this week. How do you remember all of them? ”

Demon King and Dragon Warrior.

The blood of the incompatible rulers came to an end.

The Demon Kings declared themselves the Monarchs of the Horses. On the other hand, dragons who were able to strongly resist the Demon King's dominance reacted. It didn't take much time for the two forces to create a bloodbath battle.

It was not an ordinary war. The Demon King and the Dragon Nation insisted that each of them was the most noble being in the world. Fight until either one is completely destroyed. It was literally an extinction war. In a war that cannot be retreated, those who cannot retreat hold their weapons.

The girl folds her fingers one by one.

“Let's see. Uncle Mammon was torn to death, Aunt Beelzebub was burned to death, and Belpegoro was flayed to death. Baal is preparing to die behind a battered corpse. Look, the best of the best got beat up pretty bad. If I remember your name, where do you think you'll go for another full night? ”

“I don't die. ”

The Demon King of Noan said as if it were unpleasant.

“At least not to die like you. You have my word, even if I die, I will not die before you. ”

“He's a funny guy. ”

The girl frowned.

“Okay, I'll really remember you this time. What's your name?"

“Zephar.”

The man stares at the girl in the face.

“Zephar. Don't ever forget that, kid. ”

“Who said anything about a kid? A child who hasn't lived a hundred years. ”

The girl put the towel in her pocket. I was going to wash it later and return it.

He didn't say anything, but he couldn't have known it was a girl. When the girl fainted, the man saw Bunn around her so that she wouldn't get excreted. I accidentally handed her a wet towel.

Maybe the man dies. That's what the girl thought.

It was not a war for the infamous Demon King to survive. You succeeded in killing most of the mercenaries, but the Demon Lord's damage was too great. Now we had to march to subdue the last remaining enemy, the most powerful mercenary lord.

No, a man must die.

That's why I couldn't remember his name intentionally. He didn't even tell me his name. It was only later that they became afflicted when they recognized each other on the battlefield.

However, it was hard to refuse even Sung Nam... … The girl smiled bitterly and said.

“Barbatos, let's try not to die today. ”

“Barbatos.”

The man recites his name slowly, as if trying to recall it.

“I have a question for you. ”

“Huh? What? ”

“Hundreds of thousands of Mages are dying in this war. It is truly astonishing considering the damage done to the whole house. Do we need to go to war with this kind of damage? ”

The girl narrows her eyes.

“What. A philosopher who suffers from worthless worries when he thinks he's too quiet. ”

“I am seriously asking questions. You didn't want to be the Demon King anyway. One day, I opened my eyes and I was born accidentally a Demon King. What right do you have to bring hundreds of thousands of people to their deaths? ”

The man stares into the girl's eyes.

The girl belonged to a relatively young Demon King. In the war, however, he showed more overwhelming talent than anyone else. As the girl wields her double-handed sword, the soldiers charge forward with a hundredfold of courage toward the oversized mercenaries. I did not fear death.

In short, there was something that made the girl throw her life away and go after it.

That's where the man thought. Maybe she'll answer the question. If the soldiers are willing to sacrifice their deaths, they might tell us what it means....

“It's a simple matter. ”

The girl shrugs.

“A world ruled by the Demon King and a world ruled by dragons. If you think about which side is happier for the witches, the answer will come out on its own. ”

“Happiness...? ”

“Yes. We Demon Kings can read the mind of the Demon to some extent. At least we know if he's lying or not. If we become judges, at least those who won't be punished for sins they didn't commit, those who haven't been punished will disappear. ”

The girl grins.

“Do you understand? The world is gone. ”

“ ……. ”

“That's just it. It's the world that doesn't even work now. ”

The girl reaches out to the sky. And he clenched his fist as if trying to grab something.

“Until all the unhappy and unjustly dying lives in this world are gone. I'm going to fight until then. A world where everything becomes clear. I want a world where sin is punishable, and a world where sin is not sacrificed. ”

That's more than only we can accomplish, "said the girl.

“Of course, a lot of people are going to die to get there. There's virtually no way I'm responsible for those lives. So... at least I swore I'd be first. ”

That's why the girl ran ahead of everyone in the battlefield.

You don't hide behind someone because you're the Demon King. You did not force the soldiers to sacrifice. I've always stood on the front lines and led the soldiers. They were fascinated by her appearance, followed by her sincere behavior.

And the final battle.

Even there, the girl kept her beliefs.

When all the Demon Kings were frozen with dragons with huge sheep wings covering the sky in front of them. When the screams of the dragons shook the earth and all 100,000 soldiers trembled in terror. At that moment, there was no hesitation, no hesitation in taking a step.

The girl wields her gray hair and swings a big-handed sword a thousand times larger than herself towards the great dragon. The strike must have torn the scale of a dragon harder than steel.

Every step of the way, she bled out.

Another step, tens of thousands of screams chased after the girl.

The battle lasted three days and nights.

Everyone was tired and fell down, but not as bent as the girl. Now, when I stared blankly, desperately, I was forced to lose, and there, the girl held the eyes of the dragon while shooting restlessly.

Perhaps one moment, the girl stood alone against the dragon. Whether someone was around or not, the girl continued to take a step forward.

If there is a myth, then that's when the myth begins.

The little girl relies on her sword to subdue the dragon on her own.

Though she seemed to be burned and disappear by the dragon's flame right away, she always managed to avoid the flame. The girl seems to burst from the dragon's paw right away, but she dodges the attack with just one stone's distance. And the shooting that seemed to be broken but never broke continued.

Someone mutters.

Immortality.

― ― Barbato the Immortal.

In the end, the man who put a knife to the nose of the last mercenary was also a girl. Out of the 100,000 armies, 80,000 soldiers lost their lives and forty Demon Kings died. The war began at the girl's feet and ended with the girl's sword.

“ ……. ”

As soon as she hit the dragon, the girl collapsed like a broken doll.

The man hurriedly ran to rescue the girl. At this point, the man truly thought the girl was dead. For the past three days, the girl has been struggling with blood that won't freak her out at any time. However, it was ridiculous that the girl who held him in her arms smiled small.

“We're screwed. ”

“…… Ah. Really, it's a mess. ”

The man laughed because he was ridiculous.

“I really thought I was going to die this time. I'm a little cool, aren't I? ”

“Sad to be undeniable. ”

At that moment, the man found the answer to his question. Protect this girl. The man realized that protecting her path forward meant that she was born the Demon King.

“I loved it because it was so cool. Marry me."

“Come on, old man. ”

The girl closes her eyes and whispers faintly.

“Grow a beard. Then there's nothing you can't consider. ”

And so the war ended.

Old memories.

It was the day one man swore allegiance forever.