◈ 253. [Side Story] The moon is rising
Every time I look at the character sheet, I feel that Korean and English are randomly mixed.
Why is that English and this Korean? What’s the replacement criterion? Can’t we be a bit more consistent? Even when it was a game, there was a bit of talk.
Now that I think about it, I think it’s just a director’s taste.
I put in useless chatter and looked at the names of the three people.
Lucas [Night Closer]. Evangeline [Frontier Guardian]. Damian is [the shooter of magic bullets].
Lucas and Evangeline got their own jobs in the game.
‘First, Lucas’ Night Closer.’
Viewers were divided as to what this meant.
Does knight mean knight or night? And how should closures be interpreted?
After intense community discussion, here are the conclusions drawn by my viewers:
Because Lucas wearing exclusive equipment and using his ultimate skill shines like the sun, Lucas’ nickname in the second half is ‘The Knight of the Sun’.
The sun rising over the battlefield.
So, Night-Closer.
Although this interpretation prevailed, I preferred the less popular interpretation.
Closer means “finishing pitcher” in baseball.
The strongest hand that ends the game and preserves victory.
So, Lucas is the ‘finishing knight’ who ends the war on the front here and preserves the victory.
Anyway, whenever Lucas’ job name appeared, a war broke out in the chat window.
They cursed each other for not knowing each other, and dissed each other saying that their interpretation was correct and that the other’s interpretation was hopeless.
In the end, Lucas’ job name was even banned from mentioning in the chat window… … The job name isn’t that important. … .
Recalling the broadcast days, I shook my head and came to my senses. Then the story goes like this.
‘Next is Evangeline.’
Frontier Guardian.
There is no room for interpretation on this.
Guardian of the frontier.
The one who defends the front line.
It would be a job title that would be most suitable for the successor of the Cross family who had been protecting this fortress city at the southernmost tip of the continent.
‘Demian is a job I’ve never seen before.’
Magician’s shooter.
It is also the title of a famous German opera.
I’m completely unfamiliar with that area, so I don’t know what opera is about. I’ve heard the name.
‘Well, it should be understood as the rank of a magician.’
Anyway, all three jobs are like this. Now, let’s check out the three ultimates.
Lucas’ ultimate skill [Descent], Evangeline’s ultimate skill [Last Fortress], and Damian’s ultimate skill [Confrontation] were touched consecutively to bring up the skill description-
“Seniors! What are you doing there from earlier!”
Eh.
Suddenly a voice came flying.
Confused, I looked that way, and the other four party members were staring at me. Evangeline waved her hand.
“He called us to celebrate together, and he was just giggling in the corner like a black screen… … . Come this way! let’s hang out together!”
“… … .”
The moment you hear that, what do you say?
I felt like a parent following along to my child’s school art event and only looking at the smartphone camera.
Of course, it is important to know the exact stats of party members through the system window.
Now, it’s a place to celebrate the success of these guys’ 3rd job change.
‘okay. The description of the ultimate skill can be figured out later, and it’s much faster to experience the performance while using it in real combat.’
See your colleagues with your own eyes, not the system window.
I turned off the system window and approached the party members. Then he clapped his hands and asked.
“Okay, what shall we play with!”
***
same time.
Crossroads downtown. barracks.
“I’m back, whoaam… … . The other kids say they’re coming for another drink… … .”
When Quylan returned to the barracks quarters.
Chaeng-Grang-!
“Heuk!”
While cooking something else in the kitchen, Kureha spilled a plate. Surprised, Quylan ran into the kitchen.
“No, he said he’s coming after dinner, so even if I tell him to rest for a while, this man really doesn’t listen… … !”
Kuylan’s eyes widened when he was bruising Kureha.
It was because he had finally discovered that his brother’s right arm had been mummified.
Kureha hurriedly lowered her sleeve to cover her right arm, but it was too late.
“Hyung, my right arm… … ?”
“Oh, this is, so.”
Kureha, who was waving her hands, smiled bitterly.
“The other day, I happened to be in a situation where I had to use my strength… … haha. It happened.”
“… … .”
“No, it’s similar to the left leg! I quickly adapted. It’s not even uncomfortable! No need to worry! really!”
Quylan asked in a calm voice to his older brother who was trying to be cheerful.
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“Why did you keep it a secret from me?”
“… … It won’t do you any good to tell.”
Kureha made an excuse for his younger brother, who had a stiff face.
“It’s a curse that can’t be healed anyway. I was just trying to hide it.”
“… … Kureha.”
Quylan, noticing something, asked slowly.
“Could that curse be caused by the blood flowing in our bodies?”
“… … .”
“The monster wolf I met in the dungeon said that. I’m a descendant of that bastard… … The curse on his brother’s body, could it have something to do with the wolf monster?”
I’ve come this far, how can I hide it?
Kureha nodded slowly.
“okay.”
“He knew from the beginning. Monster blood running through us.”
“… … okay.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
Anger flashed in Quylan’s eyes.
“Why is it that only hyung knows everything?”
“… … .”
“Are you hiding something else from me?”
“Quilan.”
“say. entire. right now.”
The younger brother, once small enough to carry with one arm, is now a young man one head taller than himself.
Looking up at her younger sister and the coin necklace hanging around her neck, Kureha closed her eyes tightly.
Old memories flashed through my mind.
Maple tree.
The father who put a curse on Quylan.
Villagers who turned into wolves.
burning burial. Screams and the smell of blood. Disheveled death everywhere.
A full moon night that was like hell… … .
All of that, how the hell am I supposed to explain it?
“… … .”
The younger brother who was easily deceived when he said, “It’s all because of the empire,” was no longer there. Quylan has grown too big.
but. No matter how thick my hair is and how big my body is.
Do I have to remind myself of the terrible memory of living as a victim of a curse?
Wouldn’t it be much happier now that I can’t remember… … .
So Kureha hesitated, and Quylan became angry.
“Why can’t you talk, Kureha! Don’t my words sound like words?!”
“Quilan, I… … I just want to protect you.”
Kureha reached out her left hand and tapped her brother on the shoulder.
“Give me a little more time. I will definitely tell you everything someday.”
“… … .”
Watching Kureha treat him like a child, Quylan annoyedly removed his brother’s hand.
“I still look like the weakling kid who couldn’t even walk properly, brother?”
“Quilan.”
“what? You want to protect me? f*ck the bullshit! I already have our bandits and my older brother! They are guarding it!”
Cuilan gritted his teeth and turned around and left.
“Live all your life hugging yourself like that and grunting, damn it.”
“Quilan! for a moment… … .”
thud!
Quylan left the inn and shut the door.
“… … .”
Kureha looked around the kitchen with a long sigh. She saw the cold food, which was laden with food.
No matter how big his body grew, in his eyes, his younger brother was still the same skin-to-bone child of the day.
A child to be fed, guarded and protected.
“It’s all because of my guilt, I know… … .”
I know.
I didn’t have the courage to speak.
The mistake he committed that day, and the curse his younger siblings will have to take back when he dies one day… … .
Kureha sighed and looked out the window. Suddenly, the moon was rising in the sky.
The moon, which had filled more than half of its body, was slowly inflating its body.
***
Lake Kingdom Dungeon. District 7 [Wolf Den].
Contrary to the name of the oyster, this was a large underground bar.
The name written on the sign creaking in the dark was ‘Wolf Den’.
A herd of werewolves poured out from here. At the forefront was the wolf king Lunared.
Based on the crossroads, there are now three days left until the defense battle.
The monster corps on the Lake Kingdom side are about to begin their campaign.
Hundreds of werewolves formed an orderly parade and advanced to the northern gate of the Lake Kingdom.
The murderous spirits emitted by the elite monsters under the Wolf King were like blades.
It was when Lunared and his wolves arrived at the plaza in front of the North Gate of the Lake Kingdom.
Flash! Flash-!
I could see the dazzling beams of light emanating from the plaza cutting through the sky. Luna Red clicked her tongue.
“It must have already started.”
Entering the plaza, the appearance of the beam of light was more visible.
Flash-!
cotton.
She swung her sword and emitted beams of light to kill the monsters, and countless werewolves were rushing at her with their jaws wide open and their claws brandishing.
They are an army of decoys to attract time by dealing with obscurity.
While the main force led by Lunared went out of the Lake Kingdom, they took on the role of drawing attention from the unknown.
Every time they hit the ray of light shot by the nameless, the decoy corps was oxidized into a handful of blood.
Lunared wanted to have a life-or-death relationship with obscurity, but she didn’t know what kind of punishment she would receive from the demon king if she did so.
《Let’s play after ending the royalties first, nameless… … .》
Lunared murmured and led the main force to the northern gate of the Lake Kingdom.
Kugoogu Palace… … !
The rusty iron door, which had been firmly locked, slowly began to split left and right.
“… … ! Stop, Lunared!”
Noticing that Lunared’s main force was approaching the door, Nameless swung his sword.
The light exploded, and all the wolves in the area died.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”
He took a deep breath and wiped the blood from his cheek. Lunared stood still and stared at the unknown.
“It looks difficult. cotton.”
“… … .”
“Even a hundred years ago, I was not tired. Do you think your limbs are trembling even against these small puppies now?”
“Even you can’t see it in its normal state. Lunared.”
Nameless smirked coldly. Lunared’s eyebrows furrowed.
“What nonsense? I am in perfect condition.”
“You can only hear one heartbeat?”
Anonymous laughed and thrust the tip of his sword into the wolf king.
“It must have been spilled somewhere.”
《… … .》
Lunared quietly furrowed her brow and placed her hand on her chest.
When he was ‘punished’ by the demon king, one of his two hearts was crushed.
The heart is not only the most important organ, but also the source of magical power.
It was by no means perfect because it had lost one, but the wolf king raised his long mouth leisurely.
《Hey, it would take two hearts to destroy the royalties. One was deliberately abandoned.”
“Which one did you lose?”
Anonymous asked, narrowing his eyes.
“A wolf heart or a human heart, which heart is left?”
“What do you know? As long as either heart returns blood to my body, that’s enough.”
“… … indeed.”
A meaningful smile lingered on the lips of the nameless who had closed her eyes and listened.
“Lunared. listen You are no match for Ash.”
“what?”
“Even if I let you go like this, your army will be defeated horribly.”
Power entered Lunared’s fist.
《You seem to trust those little humans quite a bit.》
“okay. It’s been a long time since someone who has only good intentions explored this place.”
“You would be very happy if you cut off the heads of those you love so much, Nameless. I’ll be sure to cut one by one and bring it to you.”
“As I said, even if I let you go like this, you will be defeated. i will never come back here again But in spite of that, I will stop you with all my might.”
The nameless man who straightened his sword murmured coldly like a blade.
“Because that is my mission.”
《… … .》
Lunared, whose mouth twisted fiercely, slowly turned her body and moved toward the square where the nameless was.
“I was ordered to avoid you, but… … I can’t either. I’ll slap your handsome face and then go out.”
The Royal Guard tried to stop it, but Lunared, who ignored it cleanly, headed towards the unknown.
In the middle of the plaza lined with wolf corpses.
Faced alone, Moo-myeong and Lunared raised their swords and claws at each other.
“No matter how much you sacrifice yourself here, there is no salvation for you. The dethroned princess.”
“I never asked for anything like that.”
Anonymous laughed.
“I just want to die here at the bottom of the lake with all of you.”
In the next moment, two mighty beings rushing at each other collided.
***
Time flows relentlessly.
Helplessly, the lost weight of the moon fills up in a round shape.
Soon, it will be a full moon.
