◈ 080. [Side Story] Aegis Task Force Team 8 (3)
After a while.
The task force members sat in an orderly manner on the floor of the room.
They ate their late-night snack in an orderly manner with firm movements.
It cuts food with a fork in a knife-like motion, opens its small mouth hard like a robot, puts it in one mouthful, chews it exactly ten times, and then swallows it.
Like five people doing synchronized swimming at the same time. repeat the same action
“… .”
Looking at this, I feel like I’m going to pretend that I haven’t even eaten a late-night snack.
“That dick, that… .”
In the end, I couldn’t stand it.
“Don’t be so uncomfortable, eat comfortably… .”
“What are you talking about, Your Highness?”
God Hand, who knelt down and put the fork down in a right angle motion, laughed like a machine.
“We are extremely comfortable right now.”
“No, I am not comfortable! I feel uncomfortable because you guys are holding each other like that!”
At least move in a streamlined fashion! Because my joints are stiff when I watch something like direct eating!
***
Late night snack time is over.
The five task force members, who wiped their mouths clean, are sitting upright in front of me.
“The five of us will cherish the grace like a river bestowed by Your Highness deep in our hearts.”
God Hand said and lowered his back, and the other four followed suit. I touched my sore forehead.
“No, it’s grace like hahae. It’s just a late night snack.”
“Since His Highness personally showed generosity to us who were starving, what is it other than grace like Hahae?”
“Let’s not talk… … .”
Originally, I fed him something to relax his mind, and asked questions like this and that… I was going to do an interrogation that abetted him.
Judging from this defensive attitude, it seems unreasonable to listen to an honest answer.
Well, I’m not going to open my mind that easily.
So I decided to ask a side question instead of what I originally wanted to ask.
“Since when did the five of you guys be on the same team?”
Since the five of them seemed to be close in their own way, it was a question intended to lighten the mood by asking about each other.
but.
“It has only been a year and a half since our eight teams were formed. However, as a candidate for the special task force, he was in a position where he was managed together. We have known each other since childhood.”
Somehow a rather heavy answer came back.
I asked shyly.
“A special task force candidate? management?”
“We lost our country and our land, and now we elves are left with only ourselves. We are ‘selling’ our human resources in many ways.”
“… .”
“Children with combat aptitude are trained from an early age as reserve task force members. It is also put into small practice. Then, according to the strategy established by the top, people with appropriate skills are combined and formed into teams.”
God Hand lowered his eyes and answered slowly.
“After being trained and deployed as a team for this one operation… .”
“… Will it be discarded regardless of success or failure?”
“That’s right.”
I kept my mouth shut.
From the point of view of ‘humans’ and ’empires’, this method is extremely efficient.
No matter how dangerous the operation is, precious human lives are not used.
There is also less risk. If it succeeds, it’s good, if it fails, it’s okay to get rid of it.
Because it was committed by a different race of elves, who were once the main enemies of humans. There must be several routes to take.
Politically and practically, there is almost no risk and it is easy to take advantage. how efficient is this
but.
but… .
how cruel is this
This idea of using the lives of other races as bullets without hesitation. how much
“Who is the commander-in-chief of the Aegis Task Force?”
I asked cautiously.
“Who is it?”
I asked because I wanted to know who made this cruel decision.
God Hand hesitated for a moment, but then lowered his head.
“What would you hesitate to say to Your Highness now? You all know it from the start. You just want confirmation from me.”
No, I’m asking because I really don’t know… … .
“The commander-in-chief of the Aegis Task Force has been served by the imperial family’s internal policy officer for generations. Currently-”
A moment of vague fear passed in God Hand’s eyes as he spit out his name.
“This is the 2nd Prince, Her Highness Fernandez.”
“… .”
Fernandez ‘AmberKeeper’ Everblack.
My older brother who sent me these.
At the mention of Fernandez’s name, excitement spread across the faces of the other task force members.
I caught them without missing them.
They are task force members who are not afraid to risk their own lives.
How can you make them feel fear?
‘What kind of person are you… … .’
Anyway, the atmosphere got too heavy, so I changed the subject.
“How is your room? Do you think it’s worth living for?”
The faces of the special forces members brightened up.
Some wiggled their hands and glanced sideways at the cushions and pillows rolling behind them.
It seems that he is eager to touch it right now.
“majesty. We have been confined to death row prisons for the past few months, and for the past few days we have been brought in in convoys.”
God Hand smiled softly.
“This room is like paradise. To be more honest, I don’t even want to step out.”
“No, that’s difficult… … .”
Avoid being a roommate. … . When I was a streamer, I only had a computer in every corner of the house… … .
“Is the meal okay? I did pay attention to myself.”
It’s not that elves can’t eat meat, but anyway, it’s because they’re vegetarian.
I asked the chef to prepare a vegetarian-oriented menu.
What I brought for a late-night snack was the leftovers from making it that way.
“It couldn’t be better to experience such a delicacy while eating only prisoner meals. Especially since the other agents are still at an age to eat and grow.”
Agents except for God Hand responded in unison! and nodded.
That’s good. I will have to make this in the future.
“But thank you very much for your consideration, Your Highness.”
God Hand said carefully in a serious tone.
“We just stay, eat, and follow as they drop us off.”
“… .”
“Please treat me more comfortably as if you were dealing with something.”
no. So that’s inconvenient… … .
If I were the real prince, that might be possible.
I am a petit bourgeois in Korea in the 21st century. Can a person be treated like an object?
After that, we talked a little about our future lives. Things like clothing and range of motion.
After roughly speaking about the immediate situation, I left the room.
“Let’s keep talking and guessing.”
“Thank you very much again, Your Highness. Have a good night.”
Headed by God Hand, Body Bag Skull Burnout were all bowing respectfully, but only Old Girl was smiling and waving.
Unknowingly, I shook my face again and suddenly came to my senses. what?!
thud!
As soon as I closed the door, there was a whooping sound from inside.
“Is the Third Prince a good person? Are you a good person?”
“You seem like a nice person?!”
“You saved us in the first place! Even if you have dark ulterior motives, this is acceptable~”
“I even gave you a late night snack!”
“Midnight Snack!”
“I wish I could serve you another late-night snack!”
… I’ll have to move her to a room with better soundproofing.
Leaving the noisy children’s room behind, I walked down the hallway. My mind kept spinning tight.
In the end, I couldn’t ask the part I was really curious about.
I don’t know if he would have given me a clear answer if I had asked him.
‘Did they really pull the trigger for the war?’
The war between the Everblack Empire and the Principality of Bringer was also a big event in the game.
This is because several major events take place starting from the fall of the Principality of Bringer.
War refugees from the Principality start pouring into the Crossroads, and new mercenaries of good quality are also incorporated into the Crossroads.
‘Enemy NPC groups are also created in large numbers.’
The defeated soldiers and knights poured out of the Principality of Bringer.
If you safely absorb it, it will become a reliable force for the monster front here.
‘If I’m wrong, I have to deal with humans as well as monsters in defense.’
If you do even spin, you may have to go to war with the human army.
I was able to absorb it without any problems in the game.
Although the Kaiju Front was a front belonging to the Empire, it had little to do with the war with the Principality of Bringer.
But now, the party accepts the Aegis Task Force 8, which can be said to have been the spark of the war.
What kind of factors will this act in in the future… … Nobody knows.
Thinking about that, I turned the corner of the hallway and said,
“Ah.”
Lucas was hiding and looking this way.
“… .”
“… .”
There was an awkward silence between me and Lucas for a moment.
I was in a daze for a moment whether to ask Lucas why he was hiding here or if he wasn’t comfortable being squatted down like that with his big size.
Anyway, I couldn’t stay still like this, so I asked.
“What are you doing Lucas?”
“Your Highness was going in alone, so I was preparing to go right in if anything happened.”
Lucas cleared his throat and looked away.
“Aren’t they death row inmates suspected of treason anyway? I feel like I need to be monitored.”
“Since I have their ‘leash’, I don’t think it’ll be a big problem… … .”
There is no such thing as one thing.
‘I guess I’ll have to keep an eye on Lucas.’
I raised my voice toward the inside of the mansion.
“Ader! Hurry up and see!”
After waiting for a while, Ader rolled over with a thumping sound. It seems that he came down from the second floor.
“Yes yes! Lord! How can I help you?!”
I gestured toward the room where Task Force 8 was located.
“Just in case, keep an eye on it and report back immediately if anything happens.”
“yes?! Me?!”
“Then, you, the surplus manpower, should do it. Should we do a defensive battle every time or go on a free exploration?”
Of course, I’m not asking you to stand guard with that weak body. It means to use something systemic. Are there many such means?
“No, even the lord knows… They are not the ones to betray… … .”
“Yeah~ I can’t hear you~ You’re having a hard time~”
Leaving Ader muttering something in tears, I left the place with Lucas. It should be like this.
***
the next day.
[STAGE 4]
– Until the start: Day 5
The start of the next stage is just around the corner.
Preparations for defensive battles must be accelerated.
So forge.
“This is the result of disassembling the equipment you requested last time.”
The head of the Blacksmith Guild politely held out the box to me.
I swallowed and accepted it. please!
Even though it was broken, I changed four pieces of SSR grade equipment. There is a good chance of getting a thal-class magic core!
‘please! Please leave, please!’
I even prayed and checked the contents of the box. Did you wake up?!
Degur.
Inside the box was a golden glowing magic core rolling around.
“It’s up!”
Picking up the SSR grade magic core, I let out a scream of joy.
[Standard type special magic core (SSR)]
If you grind four and get one, it might seem like a loss, but where did you get it in the first place!
‘This way, I can make ‘that equipment’!’
Plans were drawn up on how to use the magic core.
I laughed and put the SSR grade magic core into my inventory. I’ll use it well.
“And the three horse guns you ordered have been completed.”
As I danced with the magic core, the Blacksmith Guildmaster held out equipment wrapped in cloth.
Ratman Champion Three horse guns made from three magic cores.
It looks like it’s finally finished.
