Dungeon Defense (WN)

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“... they've been relentlessly pursuing us. ”

Munich, capital of the Habsburg Republic, east wall.

Elizabeth frowns as she looks forward. As expected, the pursuit of the enemy was not great. You can loot the corpse with a little pause, but you rush towards it like you're being chased by something.

Kurz said, removing the dirt from his helmet.

“You're not seriously suggesting this is the end of us, are you? ”

“Well, there's no cost to the enemy. If you go any further than this, you won't have any income.... ”

Hmm, and Elizabeth wept.

The majority of the soldiers escaped to the castle safely. At the moment, the commanders of each unit were rushing to overwhelm the soldiers. The troops have been repaired and climbed up to the wall in preparation for a single siege on the bay.

“Look at that, Mr. President. They're reorganizing themselves. ”

Kurz points to the plains ahead.

A vast, deep moat is dug beneath the walls of Munich. Outside the moat were five or six layers of sturdy wooden planks. Since it had originally settled on a vast plains, it had a hand to call it impregnable, but at least it was not an easy city to take down.

On the other side of the plains, however, the Habsburg Empire was reorganizing its forces. The regiment moves to guide the soldiers. As time went by, the line spread neatly.

“I'm not trying to build a camp, by the looks of it. ”

“Hmmm. Trying to attack right away, too. ”

“The same is true in the sight of the signpost. ”

The question became deeper.

It was reckless to attack a city the size of Munich without a catapult. The wizard's power was similar. Fighting in a situation like this will only cause serious enemy damage. Elizabeth has difficulty guessing what her opponent is thinking.

“First, order all troops to prepare for agriculture. The enemy will not attack without any action. There must be a secret behind it. ”

“Yes, Mr. President. ”

Kurzschlairmazan gave orders to his deputies.

That's about an hour. The Imperial and Republican forces each maintain their own ranks. The two armies ate more lavishly than usual, just as they would like to remind us that another fierce fight was booked today.

Elizabeth is also eating with the executives. At this point, an informant approaches and whispers to Kurz. Kurz's face crumpled.

“Your Grace.”

Kurzschleimage said in Kalmar.

“I have some bad news for you. Barbatos, a prisoner in the intelligence services basement, has escaped. ”

“ ……. ”

Elizabeth's silver clover stops as she eats the soup.

“Do you remember the acolyte that Daisy was carrying? ”

“... the blonde boy. ”

“He was surprisingly the one who made fun of the sword. One swordsman who was guarding the intelligence services died, and one was badly injured. Intelligence is pursuing it as best they can. ”

Elizabeth wipes her mouth with a handkerchief. Her eyes darken.

“There's no less reliable word than a report that says you're doing your best. General Schlairmacher. Barbatos is already out of the hands of the Fatherland. Do you mind if I make that decision? ”

“I'm sorry, but yes. ”

Kurz sighs.

“Almost all of the swordsmen who were originally stationed at the intelligence agency went to war. Moreover, I thought we didn't need to take any more seriously because Dantalian's adopted daughter is missing. You must be a skilled swordsman...... It's a mistake. ”

“Where did you run to? ”

“The least of the guards escaped to the west gate. ”

Elizabeth covers her forehead with her palm. There was deep fatigue in her eyes.

“You disguised yourself as a siege to weaken our boundaries... You fooled me. ”

“Is that also a false alarm, Mr. President? ”

“Maybe.”

Elizabeth mutters.

“The problem is that this is a pre-planned fugitive play. Barbatos escaped as soon as we were relieved that Dantalian's adopted daughter had disappeared. However, it is highly likely that he surrendered to us with Barbatos in the first place. ”

“ ……. ”

“This war was technically triggered by the existence of Barbatos. Most likely the cause of the war was a lie. I'm getting very tired.”

Kurz wanted to argue that he didn't think so. How brutally and thoroughly they interrogated a girl named Daisy. If there had been another will in the girl's heart, she would have been discovered during the interrogation.

However, because President Elizabeth looked so tired and Kurz himself was at fault, he kept his mouth shut. Elizabeth continues to mutter.

“We may need to prepare for the worst. ”

“What's the worst? Are you referring to the fact that Barbatos was taken over by Dantalian? ”

Kurz had a headache thinking about the case, even after he said it.

If Barbato returns safely to the Empire and testifies, "I have been trapped in the Republic," the Republic's position becomes very embarrassing. Probably blaming the Republic in almost every country on the continent. The Republic diplomatic clerk was so desperate for his future that he didn't know if he would really hang himself…….

Elizabeth shakes her head heavily.

“No. Quite the opposite. ”

“Yes?”

“Barbatos isn't going to Dantalian like this, and getting assassinated by rats and birds is the worst of it. ”

Kurz narrows his eyes.

“It's a good thing, isn't it? And then the evidence that we kidnapped Barbados disappears. There doesn't seem to be anything to be afraid of. ”

“You have a fixed angle of thinking that's because you're a natural born informant. ”

Elizabeth smiles bitterly.

“Think not of us, but of other countries. The Empire claims Barbatos has been kidnapped, and we say no. But soon after the Empire army won the war, Barbatos' Castle suddenly collapsed. What would the nations think? ”

“ ……! ”

Kurz breathed.

“Dammit. They'll think we got rid of Barbatos! ”

“Ah. They strangled him in the Republics to cover their tracks... There will be doubts." ”

Elizabeth takes a sip of diluted wine. The sourness of wine close to vinegar was strongly irritating to the mouth. Thanks to this, Elizabeth has become a little more transparent in her head.

“On the contrary, if Barbatos passes safely to Dantalian, it will be in our best interest. The Empire staged a kidnapping by itself. How Barbatos came back to life after he was abducted. The nations will send suspicious glances.... ”

But that's not gonna happen.

Elizabeth sighs again.

“Is it that there is only symptom and no evidence to comfort them? No. I hope Dantalian loves Barbato as he is rumored to. We have no choice but to spare Barbato's life, despite our political gain. ”

Elizabeth could hardly imagine Dantalian choosing the latter when both political gain and lover's life were at stake. If there had been such a 'human' aspect, there would have been no reason for Elizabeth to fear Dantalian from the beginning.

‘I never thought I'd wish the Demon King good luck. ’

Elizabeth held herself short.

“It is unlikely, however, that the battle will resume today. Eat slowly.”

“Yes, Mr. President. ”

* * *

Luke urges his feet forward, breathing heavily.

“Huff, puff... huff. ”

Immediately after Daisy ran off to the battlefield, Luke infiltrated intelligence and stole Barbatos. At the same time, the boundaries were not completely removed, so two swordsmen guarded the intelligence services. Luke dealt with the swordsmen skillfully.

Barbato is still in deep slumber with his limbs cut off. Luke carries Barbatos firmly on his back and walks away from the intelligence agency. At that moment, Luke felt his heart shrinking, as if a single wind had passed by.

Daisy's dead! ’

Luke pauses without my knowledge.

Oh, Daisy! ’

Luke instinctively feels that the slavers are gone.

He is free, but Luke is never happy to be free. Tears rise from the snow and flow down Luke's white cheek.

I lost my master.

I lost my blood.

And above all, the woman you love.

I lost my one and only love.

“ ……. ”

Luke wipes his eyes with his sleeve.

My eyes did not stop burning, but I endured it somehow. Daisy is dead. However, Daisy's last words to herself have yet to be fulfilled. That's how Luke dealt with himself.

“... we have to move. To your father's place... Come on. ”

Luke walks out of Barbato's body.

‘As planned, Daisy was killed by the godfather. Now the godfather will see Barbatos as a victim by Daisy's cunning. ’

He leaps through the building's shadow to avoid being caught in the guard's sights. The guard at the Wall didn't notice Luke approaching at all.

‘The godfather cannot kill Barbatos. Yeah, well, Barbato and the godfather went down side by side to finish the mutually encouraging ending. That's enough.'

The guard turns his head in the opposite direction for a moment, and Luke quickly climbs over the wall.

The guard notices that the intruder may not be able to cross the wall completely quietly. The guard howls and draws his sword, but Luke is already past the wall and sprints to the ground.

‘Yes. Because Daisy said she was satisfied with it…… I'm satisfied with it. ’

A few steps later, the guards find Luke and urgently pull an arrow. Arrows fly over the wall. They're stuck in the void where Luke passed. Luke sighs, whoops, and runs with his breath.

‘Cause I decided to live for Daisy. ’

That was Luke's oath.

He was ignorant and ignorant, and had no idea that Daisy had been suffering for five years. Luke wants to atone for his sins for the rest of his life. Even if Dantalian sees himself angry and kills himself as he did Daisy, Luke has no complaints.

‘We can be satisfied. ’

I wonder how long he's been running.

Luke feels like he's come a long way from Munich. Luke picks up the grimoire, hoping to escape the anti-magic influence. Luke pours his magic into the grimoire momentarily.

A sacred swarm of white light surrounds Luke.

Right, Daisy? ’

In a minute.

Luke has shifted from Munich west to east. It was a wooded forest. Luke walks out of the forest looking carefully, and you see a group of barracks flapping with the Habsburg Imperium's flags.

The Godfather will stay there.

Luke takes a heavy step.