◈ 182. [Side Story] Reader’s route
“The Kaiju Front will take a completely independent route separate from the Empire.”
okay. I decided.
To cooperate in maintaining the Empire’s four fronts.
Also, my marriage of convenience with Princess Yoon to benefit the imperial family,
In return, the imperial family promised to send reinforcements to the southern front.
to reject all of these.
Not only that, freed from imperial shelter, the southern front would be split into an independent front.
I decided.
“… … .”
At my declaration, the atmosphere in the room cooled down.
After a short silence, the emperor stared at me and opened his mouth.
“Explain it. Commander of the Southern Front.”
I faced the emperor. The emperor looked more curious than angry.
“Why did you make that choice?”
“… … .”
why, why
After – I took a deep breath.
‘There are three major reasons.’
first.
It is because of the adverse effect of the imperial family’s reinforcements on the southern front.
I requested reinforcements from the imperial family from the beginning of stage 1. Then Ader told me:
– … … Are you really okay, Youngjoon?
Because I and Ader knew that requesting support from the center of the Empire would trigger some fatal ‘event’ in the middle of the game.
And that event was the imperial family’s encroachment on the command of the southern front.
The more frequent and more imperial reinforcements are dispatched to the southern front, the more they will gradually take over the southern front.
And in the past, the player’s authority is deprived and the southern front is wielded according to the taste of the imperial family.
‘When I was an ignorant newbie, I used to issue a lot of commands to request reinforcements, but I was dumbfounded when I saw that I lost all authority as commander and the game started automatically.’
The Imperial Support Army, which had taken control of the southern front, never operated the front properly.
Heroic characters of SR grade or higher are recruited and sent to the ecliptic, and high-grade items and magic cores are similarly scrapped and presented to the imperial family.
In this way, the southern front only plays the role of an expansion base to mine resources right in front of the enemy camp, but perishes without being able to prevent the raids of monsters in the gap that has become ineffective.
That’s why I tried to use a reinforcement chance only once, in a small group.
To get help just once, until the southern front grows strong enough to hold out on its own.
However, if I continue to work closely with the imperial family, the imperial family will continue to send reinforcements to the south.
Then, sooner or later, the southern front will be swallowed up in the hands of the imperial family.
So I declined.
More than the first. It is a functional reason for front line operation.
second.
“Because what I want to protect is not the empire, but people.”
Raising my head, I confidently raised my voice.
Embarrassment crossed the faces of the emperor and princes. the emperor asked curiously.
“person?”
“Standing on the monster front, I had only one goal.”
I voiced the goal I had brought from the beginning.
“Killing monsters and saving people.”
Yes.
One purpose, never to be forgotten.
“Monsters don’t discriminate against people. kill equally. They don’t kill people of the empire first, and they don’t kill people of different races later.”
The purpose of the monsters is simple.
Kills people. destroy the world
That’s why the purpose of the monster front against him is also simple.
save people protect the world
“There is no ideology in the struggle of the monster front. There is no nation, no race. It is there for the simple purpose of rescuing the people behind the walls.”
Sublime in its simplicity
But as soon as I become subordinate to the imperial family, this simplicity will lose its luster.
The Kaiju Front, like other fronts, will prioritize the people of the empire, persecute alien races, and use and discard people from other countries.
It shouldn’t be.
“The monster front should not be divided into ideologies, nations, and tribes, and infighting. On the monster front, only people should take precedence.”
“… … .”
“For that reason, the Kaiju Front has to take its own route.”
The front line that the emperor and the other two princes were in charge of was only to protect the empire.
It is a front to maintain the system called the Empire and to protect the ideology called the Empire.
But the monster front is different. I am also different from them.
I’m not fighting to defend my empire.
I fight to keep everyone within my reach. That’s all.
And in order not to lose this purpose, the southern front must become independent.
“… … I’ve heard why you’re so cool, Ash.”
The emperor hung his head to the side.
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“But for such a nominal reason, do you really need to pretend to be with the imperial family?”
“… … .”
“People rather than empire! good, not good! How beautiful is this. It’s a bit harsh for a guy called the prince of the empire to spit out, but I like Jim.”
Golden light shone sharp like an awl in the black eyes of the emperor.
“But for that reason alone, are you denying all the benefits this empire can give you? It seems like a decision too hasty.”
“… … .”
“Are there any other reasons? tell me.”
After that, I inhaled and swallowed dry saliva.
okay. as the emperor said
“As I said, I fight to save people.”
The third reason why I want to make the southern front independent. that.
“But Obama and his brothers are killing people to save the empire. Isn’t it?”
… … It is because they are walking on the Surado (修羅道), out of the way of people.
I shot the three people in turn, whose expressions hardened.
‘serenade.’
The information you gave me at the risk of your life, I will use it well for the southern front.
Reflecting on the information gathered by the Winter Silver Merchant, I spat out.
“Brother Lark. War crimes are rampant on the dragon blood front in the west, aren’t they?”
“… … !”
“In the name of finding the Duke of Bringer who escaped, and in the name of obliterating the stronghold of the guerrilla army, murder, arson, looting… … He seems to be turning the entire Duchy of Bringer to ashes.”
Lark shook his head with a stiff face.
“The material to wage war was burned by the surprise attack of the enemy guerrillas, so only some looting was allowed. It’s not as much as you think.”
“well. Is that all there is to it?”
I smiled and turned my gaze to my second brother.
“Brother Fernandez. On the dark front in the center, they seem to be doing terrifying things here in the ecliptic.”
“… … .”
“In order to hunt down hostile secret agents, they caught innocent citizens and kidnapped, tortured, and killed them as if they were eating.”
Fernandez stared at me with narrow eyes. I shrugged.
“There are already rumors in small towns and harem districts outside the imperial capital. Rumors about gangsters who show up in the middle of the night and take entire families away.”
“Rumors tend to be exaggerated. And it’s a natural thing to do to find out the hostile secret forces.”
“Hmm. well. How are you?”
I glanced at Lark and Fernandez alternately.
“From what I’ve heard, prisoners captured from the Dragon Blood Front. And citizens abducted from the central front. all… … I heard that they are being replaced for human sacrifice.”
“… … ?!”
Lark and Fernandez’s eyes widened. It’s a face that looks like how did you know that.
I turned my gaze away from those two and slowly faced the emperor.
“Yes, Obama. In order to maintain the Northern Ishin Front… … You are making human sacrifice.”
“… … .”
“In order to activate Everblack, a dark beast, to peek into the future, and to access the spirit world through that tree… … I heard that it requires an enormous amount of mana. There is so much magic power that even the magic stones that are available on the market cannot handle it.”
The emperor is a face whose emotions are unknown.
But I kept spitting out, no matter what kind of stomach the emperor had.
“That’s why they captured slaves of different races with wizard skills from all over the continent and offered them as sacrifices. Using their souls as fuel, Obama can access the spirit world.”
These gods are attacking to save their own children, the different races, but the emperor was burning the different races as fuel to stop them. It was a bitter irony.
“But gradually there were fewer slaves able to use them for fuel, and you had to come up with other measures.”
“… … .”
“That’s why you started the invasion of the Duchy of Bringer, which you had to strike anyway. If they were prisoners of war, especially if they were the people of the Principality of Bringer, where the dragon’s blood flowed even faintly, they would be great as fuel. It would be more useful as fuel if you catch the duke and steal the dragon blood.”
When I looked up, Lark averted my gaze.
“In the imperial capital, citizens were captured and tortured to find out the identity of the hostile secret drug forces, and after the torture and interrogation, well-informed people were selected and sacrificed as well.”
Fernandez continued to stare at me without averting my eyes.
– No matter what happens, we must prevent that fate of destruction. To protect the empire at any cost.
It wasn’t just words.
In order to really protect the empire, they did anything and made any sacrifices.
“It’s a really great cycle. The three fronts work so closely together and interlock.”
“… … .”
“Heterogeneous slaves, prisoners of enemy countries, and citizens of the outskirts… … What are you going to burn next?”
I smirked at the emperor.
“In order to maintain this huge mass of flesh called the Empire, Obama. And my brothers are killing people.”
“… … .”
“Killing, killing, killing, killing, killing again.”
I chewed on them and spit them out.
“You are another monster who kills innocent people to protect the empire.”
My purpose is to kill monsters and save people.
Only this banner must not be damaged.
That is why I cannot be with you who have become monsters for only one country.
It’s just such a simple story.
“… … haha.”
and,
“Ahahahahaha!”
The Emperor laughed.
He smiled coolly and cheerfully. I frowned. what?
“So, what are you trying to do? my son.”
The emperor stopped laughing and yelled at me.
“On my own, down in the monster fields of the South, away from the bad guys like us! Are you going to wither away and claim yourself to be good?”
The Emperor’s voice was booming.
“That road is Sura-do!”
“… … !”
“You want to protect people? Then what is the definition of a person? Are you human? Are you of a different race? Or is he a monster that spit out human words? How far are you human?”
I gritted my teeth in front of the Emperor’s outpouring of words.
“Who is the traitor? the traitor? What about thieves, robbers and crooks? All these stinking garbage heaps are people! Are you declaring that you will keep all of them together?”
“… … .”
“The more you pursue the innocent good, the more you suffer! Hell is where you are headed. Are you saying you don’t know?”
The emperor spewed out his lion’s roar, kicked off his chair, and stood up.
“No matter how white and clean you are with the flag! Eventually, the moment it passes through the battlefield, that flag will be covered in blood and ashes. My little son, do you really not know!”
“… … .”
clenched fists
I barely raised my voice.
“… … I have already sacrificed a lot.”
742 attacks.
741 perishes, only one success.
In all those games, I always threw my characters to death.
In order to efficiently clear the entire game, he threw countless subordinates to their deaths without any remorse. He had no doubts about the act.
I was a monster.
It was a monster that was crazy about efficiency, knew nothing but strategy, and didn’t see people as people.
won’t do that a second time
“Sometimes there will be an unavoidable situation. There will come a time when you have to bend your beliefs. Maybe at the end of this road I will be half a monster again.”
But I will do my best.
At least, at least, I won’t forget what is most precious.
“If there is even a single white part left on the last flag I held in my hand, no! Even if there is not even a flag left and only the flagpole is held in hand. Even so, I will go forward with this flag.”
kill monsters and save people
Don’t let go of this banner.
To do that,
“I will say it again. The Kaiju Front will take a completely independent route separate from the Empire.”
I spoke to the guardians of the empire.
“… … I will protect the people, not the empire.”
