Chapter 250. (2)
This is the county of Prontera.
A province located at the easternmost point of the Magentano Kingdom.
Originally, it was a small and insignificant rural area, but it was recently reborn as the hottest development area in the kingdom.
Coal mines blowing black fine dust again and again today.
Even the carpet in the corner of the room is warm and soft on the ondol.
Marez clearing land and terraced farmland are being reborn as frugal grain fields.
In addition, there is a waterworks with clean water from the alpine region pouring 24 hours a day, and an apartment complex with a generous heart.
Even a large sewage facility where all living waste of residents is sanitarily disposed of.
There was no territory in the kingdom that ran at the cutting edge like this.
In addition, even the support of the royal family was great.
Every month, abundant supplies came down in the name of reconstruction aid.
It was a similar situation to receiving dozens of tons of cooked rice and side dishes by courier every month even though I didn’t spend even one won.
And that wasn’t all.
The water tax that is not ripped off from the neighboring Viscounty of Lacona.
Slope stabilization facility management fee received from Namaran Territory.
Each of them was a source of money with perfect nutritional value.
‘And then, whoa. Elencia Sap came in from the Elf Village this month as well. To be able to get a bottle of something so precious for only thirty sacks of coal. Lloyd said to stock it in the warehouse as it comes in, maybe?’
Perhaps the eldest son asked for it that way.
Count Arcos Frontera worked hard, recalling those memories.
Pak Crisp! Pak!
At the Count’s diligent gestures, the trowel moved without pause.
Every time that happened, the weeds that were attempting unauthorized residence in the mansion’s flower garden disappeared.
The count’s heart softened as well.
“Whoa.”
An abundant territory without any deficiency.
A strong future that will not be regrettable in the future.
In addition, the two sons are also walking their own way with sincerity.
As the owner of the manor.
as the head of the family.
Could it be more heartwarming and warm than this?
“Isn’t that so, honey?”
“yes?”
At his question, the Countess tilted her head.
He stopped the trowel he was playing hard with and asked again.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“just. I feel warm and warm and happy. The weather is nice too. So, how about riding a horse later this afternoon?”
“You’re not saying we’re going to run a race, are you?”
“No way. let’s ride together side by side front to back. Stick tight.”
“Oh my, this person is really.”
“Heh heh, are you embarrassed?”
“No, not that.”
“then?”
“Why do you want to bring up such a good story now?”
“Heh heh heh!”
The same smile bloomed on the couple’s faces.
Even though my hands were covered with dirt from squatting in the flower garden, even the texture of the soil on my hands was pleasant and happy.
Even the sun felt warmer.
Like under the warm sun.
The couple looked around and their lips drew closer.
But that was then.
Suddenly, a teleportation magic circle opened in the air next to the flower garden.
Parts Tsutt! Shaaaaaaa-!
“…What?”
“Oops!”
The count couple, who were just before their lips touched, were startled and moved away.
In the meantime, I held my hand tightly and looked at the teleportation magic circle.
Soon the magic circle disappeared.
Instead, three people and a large lump (?) appeared on the spot.
“…Whoa.”
Right after the teleportation magic circle disappeared.
Lloyd staggered slightly as he landed on the ground.
‘Ugh motion sickness.’
He was the one who had been in the center of the Demon Cave until just a moment ago.
But when Dragon King Berkis snapped his fingers, everything changed drastically.
Her body floated in the air along with waves of magical power that wrapped around her.
Starlights all around were twinkling.
But that’s really short-lived.
When I landed on the ground, the scenery around me completely changed.
Instead of the inside of the majestic Dragon Cave, I saw the warm, sunny, and familiar flower garden of the mansion.
I saw some happy faces with their butts on their butts in surprise while trimming the flower garden.
“Lo Lloyd?”
Two happy faces.
The count couple muttered in unison.
Thanks to this, Lloyd was able to quickly grasp the situation.
‘I came from the Dragon’s Cave to the Frontera Mansion in one queue.’
Indeed, it is the magic of the dragon king.
He nodded to the countess and his wife.
“I’m home. Were you very surprised?”
“…oh yes it is What about him and that lion?”
The Count’s bewildered hand pointed at the Dragon King Berkis and the Manticore.
Lloyd’s bitter smile deepened.
“You are an honored guest. First of all, I’ll explain it a little later. First of all, it seems that it is much more urgent and important to serve these people. Excuse me for a second.”
he felt it
Now is not the time to be distracted by explanations.
Indeed, the expression of the Dragon King Berkis standing next to him was changing.
‘I’m strongly appealing that I want to sleep right now!’
Eyes already half-closed.
A dynamic look that flashes through them.
Shoulders drooped.
The waist was bent.
Both hands and knees were sore.
What if you put a blanket on the dirt floor here?
He looked like he was about to get into the futon and go to bed for 24 hours without a single word of protest.
‘no. Still, it’s been a long time since I’ve brought the dragon king here. You have to sleep in the right place. That way, I’ll be able to show a lot of condescension later.’
Maybe the dragon king will lie down here right now.
Lloyd became desperate.
He hurriedly evaded the count and couple, and almost shoved Berkis on the back.
“Hey, Dragon King?”
“…uh.”
“Thank you for the teleportation magic. Then follow me.”
“Should I follow you? ….”
“Aww, you can’t sleep here!”
“I’m sleepy….”
“Cheer up a little!”
Lloyd quickly supported Verkis.
Just like struggling to move a wounded comrade on the battlefield.
With a solemn expression and gesture, he almost wrapped himself around the Dragon King Berkis.
I tossed Verkis into the guest quarters bed in the mansion’s outbuilding.
“Then I’ll wake you up at wake-up time in the morning. Please have a good night!”
“Growl.”
Another crisis (?) passed like that.
Lloyd was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
I went back to the count couple, who were still stunned, and explained what had happened.
“…If you do, that guest will become the king of all dragons in the world…Is it new?”
“Yes, that is an accurate summary.”
“It is said that you will serve such a person in our territory? Nearly a year from now?”
“Yes, by chance.”
“Did he have any special requests or conditions?”
“Um, I do.”
“which?”
“All you have to do is wake me up once a day, every morning.”
“Sleep?”
“yes. My wife said that I should contact Yongwangbi every morning. As I said earlier, that’s why I brought him in in the first place.”
“…Heh heh heh.”
Count Prontera stopped laughing and threw it away.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t help but smile.
‘How did my son do this….’
Did you mean to become a giant?
The Count looked at Lloyd with new eyes.
Frequently being called by the king to take on work has become a matter of course.
But that wasn’t enough, so now he even brought the Dragon King himself.
Following the king of the country, he was able to establish a personal relationship with the king of dragons.
‘Perhaps I might become the father of a child who will go down in history.’
I felt like that out of the blue.
Still, there was one thing he didn’t know.
It was the fact that Lloyd forged a bond not only with the human king, the dragon king, but also with the king of hell.
Of course, Lloyd didn’t bother to let me know.
‘Because it’s hell. You’re literally just a grim reaper, aren’t you? If I told her that I had been there, she would be very worried.’
Besides, it was embarrassing at the same time.
Because I met the real Lloyd in Hell.
Because I helped the reincarnated guy who wandered around as a specter.
It was a bit like leaving out the story alone.
It felt like the voice of my conscience was grabbing my hair.
I will tell you the story of the real Lloyd later.
I will tell you someday when the right opportunity to bring it up comes.
Even if she is criticized for her honesty, even if she is resentful of the count or couple, she will reveal everything honestly one day.
‘But now is not the time.’
There was a lot of work to do first.
So it was.
Lloyd hid the story of going to hell while informing the count and his wife of what had happened.
As a result, the topic naturally drifted elsewhere.
“But I…Is the lion a newly summoned friend like Sir Podong?”
Count Prontera’s curiosity turned to the Manticore.
Coincidentally, Manticore was sniffing the flowers in the flower garden.
A bitter smile bloomed on Lloyd’s lips.
“Ah, that’s not it. That person is called Manticore and is a servant of Dragon King Verkis. That’s why we came here together this time.”
“Hmm, that’s right.”
A nod. That was all the reaction the count and couple showed to Manticore.
Even the reactions of the mansion’s guards, servants and maids, and the villagers were not much different from those of the count couple.
“uh? Is there a giant lion you haven’t seen?”
“Are you really big and fat?”
“It’s about the same size as Sir Podong?”
“mom! I want to touch that belly!”
In other words, the people of this region were not at all frightened (?) by the enormous size and majesty of the Manticore, which they had never seen before.
The reason was simple.
Residents of the Frontera Territory.
They were the ones who had already gone through the troubles of Ppodongi and Bangbangi and Hamangi and Bibeongi.
In addition, while going through the monster domino crisis, I experienced all kinds of monsters without a wish (?).
In other words, they were the ones who had gone through all kinds of prenatal battles.
Thanks to this, in the eyes of the locals, even the legendary monster, Manticore, looked just like a ‘big, fat, pink-pink lion or fat cat with a bald stomach.’
Of course, Manticore also gladly enjoyed the hospitality of such people.
“dad! I want to ride that!”
“Corolong!”
“You can ride!”
A few days passed like that.
Manticore quickly became a soft and fluffy playground equipment or insect-collecting friend of the children of the Frontera estate.
In the meantime, Lloyd was also busy moving.
It was because he had returned to the manor after a long time and had a lot of work piled up.
‘It’s like the water supply pipe that has been frozen and thawed over and over again. We also need to check the drainage system of the Marez clearing and the retaining walls of the terraced farmland. There were also a lot of requests for ondol repairs. In addition to safety inspections in coal mines, and maintenance of large sewer drains. Wow crazy crazy.’
It was because he had been away from the estate for too long.
Although Count Prontera was paying attention.
Although the Bayern Lord and the Corps of Engineers, the Turtle Neck and the Bone Guards have been taking care of it.
Even so, it was bound to be different from Lloyd’s direct inspection and inspection.
‘Well, it won’t be easy to leave the estate for such a long time in the future.’
It’s good to leave the territory while taking on someone’s work.
to revive the family.
to protect the estate.
To raise money to take care of old age.
Going out to other places and rolling around to make money is over now.
because it is no longer necessary
Because all the crises have passed.
Now, the only thing left to do is to live the rest of my life sucking on honey.
‘So this is the last time I’ve been working so hard on maintenance and inspection.’
From now on, it will be enough to live attached to the Jugujangchang estate and constantly pay attention to and manage it little by little.
All you have to do is protect and nurture the precious honey pot.
Thinking so, I didn’t even feel tired.
I was more focused on repairs and inspections.
Meanwhile, he did not forget to wake up the Dragon King Verkis every morning.
Becoming the dragon king’s alarm was never easy.
“Hey, Dragon King?”
“….”
“Is it time to get up?”
“…growl.”
“Should I contact the Dragon Queen over there?”
“Um…later….”
“Later? Then can you wake me up in a little while?”
“uh….”
“How long can I wake you up?”
“tomorrow….”
“….”
No, what is this dragon king talking about?
The Dragon King was much more sleepy than expected.
In the end, Lloyd had no choice but to pull out his secret weapon.
‘I’m sorry, Dragon King. This is all what the Dragon King has done. Hmmm!’
Lloyd cleared his throat.
He started singing in a soft voice.
“Lush, lullaby, our Dragon King↗ Lullaby, our Dragon King↗, don’t cry! Wake up our Dragon King↘Ah↗!”
It was a lullaby of doom.
Or, it was a wake-up call from hell.
To silence the listener’s eardrums forever.
Opening Good Morning Hellgate at a reasonable price.
It was a song that seemed to pour Albo-7, the legendary drug, into the cochlea of the listener.
Thanks to (?), the dragon king Verkis’s sleep was all gone.
“…Do you want to burst into a fist and return to Mother Nature?”
“Kuhm! hmm! sorry.”
“Or you don’t want to ascend to heaven as a handful of dioxins in the world, do you?”
“Ugh, I’m sorry. still!”
“still?”
“First of all, I thought that I should protect that mission by contacting the Dragon Queen.”
“Tsk. Is that why you sang a terrible song on purpose?”
“no.”
“then?”
“I sang it as hard as I could.”
“that is?”
“yes.”
“…sorry.”
“Cheup.”
Anyway, like that, Lloyd was able to become the dragon king’s alarm every morning, albeit on a narrow scale.
And I was finally convinced.
‘Now I’ve really done it all.’
really got it all done
To live out the rest of his life comfortably in the uncrowded countryside.
Living as a landlord or unemployed who only sucks honey without hard or complicated work for the rest of your life.
He said he had worked so hard for that goal until now.
I’ve been through countless crises.
Sometimes I’m about to be frustrated.
still stand up
I was told that I ran breathlessly without giving up.
And now I have achieved everything I set out to do.
Yeongji has become safer.
Funding has also been very strong.
There was nothing to worry about in the future.
The truth about the real Lloyd will be told to the count and couple sooner or later.
Except for the trivial task of clearing the debt of the heart, there will be no storms and waves.
Thinking so, Lloyd took a deep breath in his bedroom.
A bedroom in the middle of the night with no one visiting.
In that silence, I hardened my heart.
‘This is the final confirmation.’
A life that made it all happen.
A life without worries.
Will he really live such a life and meet a peaceful end?
Will there be unexpected changes or bends in front of you?
To check it out, Lloyd opened the skill window.
I brought out a skill that I had been dormant for quite a long time.
Click.
[Skill Name: Ending Spoiler]
[Skill Attribute: Absolute Power]
[Required CP: 80 (3rd round)]
[You can get a glimpse of some of the ending scenes that will unfold at the end of the current story by consuming a certain amount of CP. It could be a happy ending or a sad ending.]
The familiar skill guide unfolded.
Lloyd took a deep breath.
‘Let’s check.’
Select ‘Execute’ at the bottom of the skill window.
[Skill: Do you want to use the ending spoiler?] [
Consumed
CP: 80 (3rd round)] [Current CP: 1192]
[YES / NO]
‘Of course yes.’
Ding dong.
[Skill: Ending spoiler activated.]
[80 CP consumed.]
[Current CP: 1112]
The skill activation message came to my mind.
It was from then.
Tsuzuzuzu…!
Time around me slowed down rapidly and finally came to a standstill.
The window curtains rustled in the spring breeze.
Even the petals that flew from somewhere.
All of them stopped as if they were stuffed in time.
And, as always, the space in front of Lloyd shook.
A round, blue passageway opened.
‘Let’s go.’
Lloyd moved into the aisle.
The entire field of view was colored with flashes of light.
Paaaaa…!
It’s like closing and opening your eyes.
Lloyd cast his gaze at the new sight unfolding before him.
And soon, I was stunned by the unexpected scenery.
‘…What is this?’
