Episode 52. A doll’s dream
A cabin a little far from a village on the eastern outskirts.
A knight with an outstanding appearance and wearing leather armor hugged his mother.
“I will come back as a great knight.”
The white-haired old woman took out a sword from the box with a kind smile and gave it to her son.
“It’s a sword that my father used a long time ago, so it’s not that good. “The village blacksmith polished it, so it should be usable.”
“The sword your father used?”
“Yes, I told you so many times. Your father didn’t make a name for himself. Still, it was an article that was well-known in the city.”
“ah!”
“If you have your father’s blood, you will definitely become a great knight, Carlson. “I have no doubt that this mom will be like that for you.”
“… yes.”
The driver leaves the house.
His mother waved a small handkerchief behind his back.
The two did not look sad.
Because the reason for his leaving was so positive and clear.
‘Commissioned to the Imperial Army.’
Country knights from every corner of the country began to become officer candidates for the Imperial Knights.
This young man was often referred to as having trouble in the stream.
His steps leaving home were so light.
‘Am I finally an official knight?’
Carlson walked into the city with a happy heart.
That is how he began his life as a knight in the imperial army.
However, the official article was not as smooth as he thought.
Even though I went through arduous training every day, my skills did not improve as much as I thought.
Until I left home, I thought I was a genius and could quickly become an officer.
Even though three years had passed, he could not leave his position as a candidate.
“Damn it.”
On the day he failed his fourth promotion exam, he prayed and was pessimistic about his situation.
“God, why on earth am I here?”
Before I left my hometown, my mother’s words rang in my ears like an auditory hallucination.
‘Your father was a great knight.’
Mom, if that were really true, we would have been living in the city instead of the outskirts.
‘If you have your father’s blood, you will definitely be able to become a great knight.’
No, becoming a great knight was a very difficult path.
Perhaps my father, who died on the battlefield and never saw his face, was just another knight.
So, even though three years have passed, I still remain as a candidate.
‘This mother has no doubt that you will be like that.’
The knight lowered his head.
Tears welled up on the tip of Carlson’s chin and dripped down.
Although he was nineteen years old, he did not become a mid-level knight.
The road from 3 stars to 4 stars was a very high wall.
While he was struggling in the area called the Demon’s Advancement Zone, his colleagues were pushing up to higher ground.
My worries deepen.
Should I give up my knighthood now and return to my hometown?
It was not too late to turn into an adventurer.
“hey!”
Someone called Carlson.
I turned my head and saw a woman in a blue dress shaking an apple vigorously over her head.
“Do you want to eat this?”
Let her throw the apple with all her might.
Carlson took a step forward and extended his hand.
Pak.
“Oh, princess?”
“Stop crying and cheer up!”
The princess smiled brightly and left without saying anything.
Carlson looked at the spot she had left for a while and then took a big bite of the apple.
Crack.
“… “It’s delicious.”
Maybelle, the fourth princess of the Duchy of Sirian, located on the southern border of the empire.
This was the first meeting with her that he remembers.
After that day, the princess visited Carlson several times.
Each time, Carlson controlled his expression and bowed.
You must not show weakness to the lord’s daughter.
In the future, I will become her guardian knight.
‘Someday.’
One day, the princess took out a doll covered in stitches that was a little smaller than the palm of her hand.
“I got this from my mother when I was young. “It’s a doll that brings good luck.”
“Is that so?”
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“Yes, since I’ve been with this doll, only happy things have always happened to me.”
“okay.”
“So, take this with you to this test. “I’ll lend it to you until you pass!”
“Oh, no. it’s okay.”
“What’s okay about being okay? Don’t cry if you fail the test again, just keep it!”
The princess crumpled the doll into Carlson’s arms. Carlson accepted it without realizing it and answered.
“All right.”
“See you again then. Back then, let’s go! “You must pass the test and become my guardian knight!”
“… yes.”
Carlson increased the intensity of his training from that day on.
The level is so difficult that other candidates cannot endure it.
A year passed, and Carlson became stronger than others.
And the time he had been waiting for came.
“Magnus Carlson, I appoint you as the third commander of the Purplavite Knights.”
Carlson’s appointment ceremony as Knight Commander was held.
“I will follow your orders.”
He came to the city and became an officer within five years.
If he had been promoted in the order of ten seals, hundred seals, and thousand seals on the battlefield, at least ten years would have passed.
It was truly surprising that he not only became an officer at the age of only 20, but also rose to the rank of knight commander.
Afterwards, Carlson spent a happy time as a member of the Imperial Army.
I now have enough space to lie down and rest at the training ground.
‘I hope the princess is doing well.’
Now I have to go return the doll.
He thought of the princess who would sometimes throw apples at the training ground even though she was busy.
However, it was impossible to go see him in person.
How could a mid-level knight go to see the lord’s daughter first? Just waiting for her to come.
One day, when he was enjoying these prosperous days, an order came to Carlson.
“Come find the fourth princess, Maybelle.”
The princess who showed favor to him was captured by the enemy.
Carlson accepted the order without hesitation.
“Please leave it to me.”
He immediately formed a unit and launched an operation to recapture Maybell.
Those who took the princess had not yet escaped far.
They are probably hiding in the jungle, waiting for the opportunity to open the border.
Carlson’s prediction was correct.
In a small temple deep in the jungle, they found the enemy assassins who had taken the princess.
They took the princess as their prisoner and fought back, but it was not long before they were subdued.
That’s how Carlson found the princess, just as they were about to leave the temple.
“I’m sorry, Captain.”
Flutter!
His adjutant stabbed him in the back with a sharp dagger.
The blade that penetrated through the iron armor made an eerie sound.
“Yes, why you?”
The adjutant answered, pulling the princess’s wrist.
“This country is already at the end.”
“… “Who instigated you?”
“I don’t know anything up to that point. But if you die, you can save the princess. So please leave quietly.”
The princess screamed loudly.
“Knight!”
after the deputy struck her in the back of the head, knocking her out.
puck.
Carrying it on his shoulder, he left his last words to Carlson.
“Even if you survive, don’t come back. If you do that, only the death of your family will await you.”
Afterwards, the adjutant, the princess, and all the soldiers left.
Carlson sat alone in the temple and smiled helplessly.
‘Did I try so hard just to die here?’
A thought of arrogance passed through his mind.
With my mother waiting for me in my hometown.
A promise to be a great knight.
A mission that has not yet been accomplished.
An unfulfilled dream.
‘under… .’
“Is this how I die?”
Carlson forced his upper body up and looked around.
“… “Is there anyone there?”
His voice returned as an empty echo.
“damn!”
Is it because of bleeding? As time passed, her vision became blurry and her mind became dazed.
The princess’s faint reflection in the narrowed field of vision created an auditory hallucination.
‘You must become a knight commander and protect me.’
Carlson took the doll out of his arms and fell forward looking at it.
“I have to give it back.”
dump.
He wandered around in the chaos for a while. His past and his dreamed future seemed all mixed up.
After wandering around for a while, he came to his senses only after encountering himself as he was before leaving his hometown.
‘I can’t die like this.’
It has to happen somehow.
He closed his eyes and prayed earnestly.
“… please.”
In your holy name, please give me the opportunity to save the princess.
‘If I can achieve my will.’
Whatever it may be, I will follow your will.
As soon as I finished praying, I heard a heavy voice in my ears.
[The contract has been concluded.]
“?!”
[Worship for the High One who sent me for you.]
Kwasik!
Two horns protruded from the dying Carlson’s forehead.
“Kaaak!”
[According to God’s will, I grant you the power of an apostle.]
Kwasik, Kwasik!
All of Carlson’s skin and flesh were peeled off, and his internal organs spilled out onto the ground, leaving only the bones.
“Aaaah!”
Then, metal balls flew from somewhere and stuck to Carlson’s body, forming armor.
Clap, clap, clap!
[The eleventh apostle who received God’s will, Demon King Magnus Carlson.]
Eleventh Apostle. Demon King Magnus Carlson.
[Follow His will and show despair to the humans who came to the tower.]
* * *
The person who taught me chess in the past said this.
‘King should be busy, pawn should be moving leisurely.’
This was very different from the basic common sense of those who play chess. In general, on the contrary, the king is placed in a safe place and the soldiers are sent to the front to fight.
‘The game ends when the king dies.’
Therefore, it is right to place the king in a place where the enemy cannot target him. This is a natural strategy not only in games, but also on real battlefields.
Moreover, the ‘King’ position on the chessboard is in a limited position surrounded by other pieces, so how can you make a busy move?
At the time, I didn’t understand what he meant.
But as time passed, I realized what he wanted to say.
“Come.”
I left all the party members behind and stood at the front to deal with all the approaching gargoyles.
Boom-
bang!
One sword at a time.
Of course, the enemy’s attack did not work on me. The moment they attacked me with their raised claws, I concentrated my Aurors on that spot and blocked them.
‘good.’
Perhaps the person who introduced me to chess was not simply talking about a game.
This time, things caught my eye that I had not seen in my previous life.
When the people who surrounded me like a wall disappeared, I was finally able to make the right decision.
The ‘guardian knight (phone)’ who became my father’s eyes and always watched over me.
A ‘priest (bishop)’ who instigates war, saying it is God’s will.
The ‘Imperial Army (Knight)’ tried to seize supremacy over the continent by taking advantage of my young self.
And Strange Castle’s ‘Butler (Rook)’ who locked me in the castle, saying he would protect me from them.
Lastly, ‘Katarina (Queen)’, who stood by her father and alienated her brothers.
In this life, I am following my own path without their interference. Thanks to this, we were able to grow much faster than before.
bang!
After defeating all the charging gargoyles, I lifted my index finger at the Dead Lord.
“This time it’s your turn.”
Deadlord drew his sword to deal with me.
Crash.
As the old handle was pulled out of the scabbard, a green aura resembling a thorn vine wrapped around the blade.
Slurp.
“It’s pretty good.”
The guy started moving.
thud.
I only took one step forward, but a deadly feeling that seemed to be weighing down my entire body enveloped me.
Rox, who has the blood of a god, was also able to avoid his gaze without even realizing it. How incredible is this power?
“It’s your turn.”
Deadlord lowered his voice.
I looked at him, nodded slightly, and then instructed Cynthia to take a step forward.
Trudging.
Cynthia took a step forward.
Deadlord tilted his head.
“What are you doing? “Didn’t you say you wanted to fight me?”
“You will soon find out what is going on. “Move quickly.”
He hesitated for a few seconds and then took another step forward.
I moved Cynthia the same way. And soon the two met in the center of the chessboard.
‘I won.’
There was no need for me to fight this fight. Dead Lord faced Cynthia and remained frozen for a moment.
Soon he got down on one knee and bowed his head to her.
thud.
“… “Why are you here?”
fantasy,
