Episode 53. A doll’s dream
The deadlord fell to his knees without realizing it.
Moreover, he even bows his head and offers his neck, an action that would only be done to a lord sacrificing his life.
“See you, Maybelle.”
Deadrod froze.
After watching the guy’s reaction, I looked at Cynthia and gave instructions.
“Cynthia, finish him off.”
Cynthia looked down at him and swallowed. She seemed to hesitate about something, then drew her sword and spoke to the Dead Lord.
“By the will of God, I command you to return to where you belong according to His will.”
Shock-
Cynthia’s blade fell in a beautiful curve and decapitated the Dead Lord.
dump.
‘also.’
Cynthia is strong.
However, the stereotypical swordsmanship learned at the academy and her lack of battlefield experience only make her look low.
She clearly had the qualifications to become a knight of 7 stars or higher. For now, cutting off the head of a dead lord was enough to prove her talent.
He is something that can never be cut down by a knight of 5 stars or lower.
“… “Did we win?”
Cynthia slowly turned her head and looked at me. I shouted at her deadlord after reaching out for her to signal her to stop.
“Apostle, the game is over.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Dead Lord fell to the ground and his neck was suffocated! He flew up and returned to his original place.
Pak.
“No, the game is not over yet.”
“Why? “You clearly said that the game ends when all the horses in the stadium die.”
“Because I’m not dead yet.”
I grinned at him.
“Are you going to lie to the apostle?”
“It’s not a lie. “If it were a lie, I wouldn’t be standing here right now because I would be dead.”
“okay? In my eyes, it looked like you came back to life through ‘Undying,’ the ability given to you by the so-called owner of the tower.”
“… .”
“is not it?”
Deadlord glared at me.
“How do you know about Undying?”
“I have the question. “You have the answer.”
“what?”
“Let me ask you again, is this game over or not?”
“… … .”
“I think even if you died and came back to life. I think the game is over at the moment of death. Because the moment has come when all the horses in the stadium belonging to your team disappear.”
There was a difference between victory and defeat.
He answered my question with silence.
The moment he admits this, the ordeal will end and he will be sealed in the temple again.
Since I knew all the facts, I stopped the conversation and waited to see how he would react.
“Did you say Verdin?”
“okay.”
“Before I end my ordeal, let me ask you a few questions. “Can you answer that?”
Well, it’s not difficult.
I didn’t want to set an angle against this guy because he had helped me in a previous life.
“Let me hear what the question is.”
“I feel the same energy from that woman as someone I knew a long time ago. “Does she know what happened?”
The answer to that was simple.
“I am her descendant.”
“… descendant?”
“So, the name of the woman you know is Maybelle, right? That woman’s name is Cynthia. She is her descendant.”
“Cynthia?”
“You’re probably curious about someone named Maybelle. If you want to know anything, ask her. “I will be able to answer everything.”
“… I get it.”
Deadlord returned his sword to its scabbard, carefully took a step forward, and walked towards Cynthia’s compartment.
Trudging.
“You… Are you a descendant of Princess Maybelle?”
“Oh, yes.”
“Maybelle… Tell me about Princess Maybelle. What on earth happened that day? her life and death. “Tell me everything you know.”
Cynthia tilted her head, thought for a while, and then answered.
“… “It’s not difficult.”
She glanced at me and spoke to the deadlord.
“What will it benefit us if you tell us?”
Deadlord made an unspoken promise in her ear.
Cynthia nodded and began to share what she knew about Maybelle.
What happened to her after she left the temple, and what circumstances led her to hide in the Pope’s Office? She had a child with the prince of her neighboring country whom she met there, and through her generations she lived until her own birth.
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Although I couldn’t remember the details, I still had enough information to convince the Dead Lord.
And after hearing the whole story about Princess Maybelle, Dead Lord agreed to the game.
“We inform you that all members of Verdin’s party have passed the test.”
Ssaaaaaa-
Intense light emanated from the stadium floor and poured over the temple.
Quagwang!
A green staircase was created from the point where the light reached to the jungle sky, opening the way to the next floor.
Not only that, but the Gargoyles, the Dead Lord’s subordinates, brought out dozens of treasure chests from the temple and began stacking them in front of us.
“oh!”
Alfredo looked around the box with wide eyes.
Judah watched and began to write something in his book.
Cynthia looked into the distance and asked Dead Lord, as if she was happy but didn’t want to show it.
“I heard that Maybelle’s tomb is in the southern monastery. “When I return to my home, there is a map with the location, so if you want to go see me, I will take you there.”
“No, I can’t go out of the tower. Would you please just pray for her and pray for her instead of me?”
“That’s it.”
“… … .”
Deadlord opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it tightly and shook his head.
Cynthia lightly waved hello and returned to the seat next to me.
So we succeeded in opening the way to the next floor.
‘There it is.’
I even succeeded in obtaining a hidden piece hidden on the 20th floor, an artifact I had never had in my past life.
“good.”
I picked up a shabby-looking wooden box among the stacked treasure chests.
The deadlord who had been waiting for my choice approached cautiously and asked in a low voice.
“Are you sure you want to take that box?”
“okay.”
“It’s as if you know what’s in it.”
There was no need for an answer.
I just look at him with a nice smile.
“Don’t you miss your mother?”
“It would be a lie to say otherwise.”
“What about the princess?”
“… … .”
“I guess I said something unnecessary.”
Dead Lord answered, pressing his helmet deeply.
“If I say I want to see it, will I be able to? “As you know, I cannot leave this tower.”
“Pray to God. He said he was going outside the tower for a while. “If I were God, I think I would listen to that much.”
“If that were possible, I would have left a long time ago.”
“Well, until I came, you were locked in the temple and couldn’t come out. “Well, it must have been frustrating, so just wander around the jungle.”
The guy chuckled and pointed to the stairs leading to the next floor.
“Go, the door will close soon.”
“Carlson.”
“… “It’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time.”
“I will come back here soon, so just wait.”
“You’re coming back?’
“Okay, who is stronger between you and me? “I want to compete once.”
Carlson, the apostle and knight who had a fierce battle with me in my past life.
Unfortunately, I don’t have time to deal with him right now.
We already know who has the upper hand.
We’ll get back together someday, so let’s just be patient until then.
“Come anytime.”
“When I come back, I hope there’s a village here.”
“Town?”
“So that adventurers can rest.”
“… It’s not that difficult. “But is there any reason why I should grant you a favor?”
“No, there is not. “I just thought that if there was a village, someone would be able to live comfortably.”
I took a wooden doll out of my pocket and threw it to Carlson.
“This is a gift.”
He waved his hand lightly and left.
“doll?”
“Yes, I bought it at the market. “They say it’s a doll that brings good luck.”
There was no further conversation.
I led the party members and headed to the next floor.
Deadlord looked at our departing backs.
“He’s a fun guy.”
* * *
Verdin and his group followed the green stairs to the 21st floor.
And soon after, Bae Hu-ryeong, a clown with a comical appearance, appeared in front of Dead Lord and spoke to him.
“Can you hear my voice?”
Deadlord nodded.
“Whose Bae Hu-ryeong is this?”
“That’s none of your business. Just think of what happens from now on as a dream.”
“… dream?”
“Yes, dream. “It’s a very good dream that I’ve never experienced before.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Hahaha! you do not have to know. “After today, it won’t happen again anyway.”
Clown Bae Hu-ryeong waved his hand in the air.
At the same time, the doll that Verdin had given to the Deadlord slipped out of his hand, and suddenly inflated like a balloon, taking the form of a slender woman.
Paaaaat!
“… ?!”
Dead Lord took a step back with an expression of disbelief.
A doll in the shape of a woman looked around her body, then lightly waved her hand with a shy smile.
“how have you been doing? Carlson.”
“mail… “Princess Ebel?”
Trudging.
When Maybelle takes a step forward.
Plop, plod.
Carlson took two steps back.
“Is it a dream or a fantasy?”
Clown Bae Hu-ryeong chuckled between the two and whispered in Carlson’s ear.
“I’ll just leave. ah! And that woman, although her body is fake, her soul is real, so handle her with care.”
“The soul is real?”
“Yes, Verdin himself went all the way to the south and rescued him.”
“… … .”
“I want to give a gift to an old friend.”
“Old friend? “Did you say that about me?”
“Well, that’s it? I don’t know if her old friend is you or that girl. Let’s ask Verdin about that later. “She said she would come here again.”
With these words, Bae Hu-ryeong, the clown, let out a loud laugh and flew into the sky.
“Khahahaha!”
After Bae Hu-ryeong the clown disappeared, the two looked at each other blankly.
As the wind blew from somewhere and shook the tree branches several times, Maybelle broke the silence and approached me, speaking with eyes as beautiful as a half moon.
“Can you be my guardian knight now?”
Carlson clenched his fists.
He took off his helmet and showed the brightest smile he could see.
“… yes! princess.”
* * *
The second day after Verdin leaves for the tower.
Unusual things began to happen on the Legion’s border.
Strange’s knights, who were commissioned by the imperial army, fell one by one.
The cause of death is unknown.
But their actions before their deaths had one thing in common.
“You fainted after taking an advanced potion?”
The incident quickly spread throughout Strange through the command system. From the moment Lois hears things, things get out of hand.
“It’s all-out war, send Valentine to the Legion.”
fantasy,
