260. To kill (4)
The game was played in the same form as last time.
A board with realistic topographical features is completed and horses are placed on it. Yeonhwa, who was scanning the terrain without thinking, noticed something that caught her eye and frowned.
‘Is it a coincidence?’
The supply route is the same as last time.
The terrain on the board only takes the characteristics of the map, and other unknown parts, such as food storage, are randomly placed in empty space. If the number of times the board was pushed was the same as last time, it might not have changed, but since the dice rolled this time came out with a completely different number than last time, those parts naturally had to be in different positions from last time.
And yet the supply route is the same?
‘I need to check.’
I reached for my horse, thinking I would have to move as soon as this game was over.
A small war has begun.
***
After returning from the night’s game, Deon laid out the chess board on the table and fiddled with the pieces. The deeply sunken eyes soon curved with a slight smile, as if reliving the game with the King of the Mountain Kingdom a moment ago.
When will you notice?
‘I hope you find out as soon as possible.’
The speed of digging at Gaisitel is faster than expected. It is even said that he touched a water vein while digging. Looking at the amount of water gushing out, it seems that if it were combined with the flowing waterway, built a dam properly, and then burst, it would be quite powerful…. I just
thought the ground was a bit moist, but who would have guessed that there might have been a water vein?
This is an order given to buy time, but if we delay any longer, it will be useless.
Even though you can just issue another command to get the job done, it’s still better to get it done all at once without any hassle.
‘I think I noticed something, so I guess I can look forward to it.’
I didn’t sleep. As time passed and the moon hid and the sun came out, even the strange plants were keeping quiet.
Fortunately, the King of the Mountain Kingdom did not disappoint his expectations.
Not long after dawn, the outside of the barracks began to become noisy.
It feels too chaotic to be the movement of people simply waking up from sleep. Deon, who felt something intuitively, walked out of the tent.
“What’s all the fuss about?”
“Ah, Master Deon! They say the supply route has been attacked!”
“…okay?”
Deon Hardt puts his fist to his mouth and lowers his eyes, as if surprised or lost in thought. However, Dan, who was watching the situation from the side, saw clearly.
The corner of the mouth that was hidden under the hand slowly rises.
Deon Hardt laughed.
at las.
***
The moonlit night game continued thereafter.
In the game, a small number of Deon’s horses came out a short distance away from the camp to procure materials for siege weapons. The next day, San Guo attacked the material procurers.
The location where the prisoners were held was revealed on the game board. When day broke, the captive was rescued.
The strange game between the King of the Mountain Country, who had no idea what his intentions were, but took advantage of it, and the Commander of the 0th Corps, who kept giving away information, ended only after they met once more after Deon Hart was attacked.
There were people who noticed that Deon Hardt was secretly crossing the castle walls.
“What on earth?”
Paul, the leader of the revolutionary army, sounded confused.
“What are you planning…? Did you two even hold hands?”
No, it’s too one-sided for something like that, and only the demons are suffering losses. The battle is still fierce enough to be seen as holding hands.
But…
I stared at the document containing the report as if I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
“…I don’t know the reason, but looking at this situation now, I can’t guarantee that there won’t be a situation where they join hands.”
If there is even the slightest possibility, you should not just ignore it.
I picked up a pen. Paul muttered softly as he scribbled a comment at the bottom of the report.
“Just in case, it would be better to separate them just in case.”
If you can do it at this point, kill Deonhardt too.
***
The game was the same as before.
The only difference is…
exactly.
The number of players has risen to the plate. Yeonhwa’s attention naturally shifted to the appearance of a particularly important piece among the game pieces that, despite being the strongest, had never been active on the board before.
The location is a place where water flows, a little away from the Sanctuary camp.
‘It’s a meaningless position within this ‘game’, but…’
Yeonhwa raised her eyes and looked at Deon Hart. He was smiling inexplicably.
“…At this point, I guess I can’t help but ask again.”
“….”
“What on earth are you planning?”
Instead of an answer, silence returned.
Without hastily putting down the game piece he had picked up, he fiddled with it and pointed at Deon Hardt. The tip of the game piece was aimed at the opponent’s head, and eyes full of suspicion shone through narrowed eyes.
“I’ve been thinking about it all this time, but I can’t figure out what’s inside you.”
“I’m glad you thought that far.”
“Don’t act like a fool.”
“…yes?”
Deon Hardt made an expression of bewilderment. Either way, Yeonhwa took her eyes off his face and spoke slowly.
The game pieces that were hovering in the air eventually failed to find an appropriate position and ended up falling outside the game board.
“You are a warrior. You are a warrior who can move in and out of the king’s room like this right now. If you put your mind to it, not only will you open the castle gate, but you will be able to turn this entire castle upside down all by yourself.”
I stretched out my finger and touched the horse that Deon Hardt had placed.
“I guess the games before were for now, right?”
“…”
“Oh, there is no need to answer this question. I’m just sharing my thoughts. In that sense…”
Calm eyes looked directly at the red eyes.
“In Gwaine’s eyes, the death of this ‘corps commander’ appears to be your goal.”
“….”
The general’s horse sways back and forth with the fingers on its head and then falls down. The noise of falling was quite loud, perhaps because of the quiet space, but neither of them paid any attention.
Our gazes collide in the air. As if the blood-red eyes weren’t enough to bother her, she looked as if she could see into Deonhardt’s inner self, and spoke out the questions she had built up while playing the game.
“Are you really on the side of the demon world?”
“….”
“This is a question, so answer it.”
“…In Your Majesty’s eyes.”
Deon grinned.
“Do I look like I’m on the side of humans?”
“… Don’t push it with black and white logic. There are many things in the world that cannot be divided. Do you think that reducing the options like this will lead to over-indulgence? … And I would have said not to be a gimmick.”
“….”
Laughter was hidden behind the absurd emotions.
The red eyes seemed to roll to the side for a moment, but then returned to their original position. After a long silence, the answer that came out as a whisper was short.
“…I am not a traitor to humanity.”
“then?”
“Well, if I had to ask… wouldn’t ‘Avenger’ be more suitable?”
“plural?”
Yeonhwa’s face distorted.
“Is messing with Sanguo considered revenge?”
“To be exact, ‘destroying the human world’ is revenge.”
“What…”
There is some kind of grudge against the human world.
If there was anything he could take revenge on, wouldn’t it all be related to the death of his family?
“Isn’t it enough to have revenge for bringing down an empire?”
“Do you think so?”
“I think we have more than enough.”
“Well… if you only consider what your highness knows, then yes.”
The reason Deonhardt messes with the human world is to screw the world that controls its fate. Humans are presumed to be the world’s most cherished species. Although this is only a guess, it is probably true, considering that all other races were driven into the dark abyss and only humanity was left under the sun.
A bitter smile appeared, as if he was a little tired.
“The only object of revenge left for me is the Demon King.”
“…!”
“And the object I want to fuck is ‘the world.’”
The King of the Mountain Country’s eyes widened at the words that were spoken without any hesitation.
It looks like he was more shocked than expected, but was it so shocking that even the king of a country could not control the disturbance? Deon, who was quietly looking at her, added as if to reassure her.
“Still, the human world will never be eaten by demons.”
“…Why?”
Because I will die before then.
Why would people who were born from revenge get the human world for free just because it’s pretty?
Yeonhwa, who was looking at the face that was just smiling without answering, sighed deeply.
“I don’t know what the story is or what truth is hidden… but I do know this one thing.”
“….”
“You are crazy.”
This is crazy.
There was no answer this time too. Deonhardt just smiled. Unlike the pretty smile, I could see bright red eyes shining with madness between the smiling eyes.
…He’s a lot more dangerous than I thought. Feeling an eerie sensation running down her spine, Yeonhwa gently grasped the hand she had placed on her knee under the table.
Deon Hardt laughed, reading the clear warning in his eyes.
“Thank you for your concern, but I’m not crazy yet.”
“…Not yet.”
“I don’t think that’s important right now.”
The air became lighter.
Yeonhwa laughed at the shameless remark.
“…Okay, that’s not important right now.”
To tell this story confidently means that the fate of the mountain country will soon come to an end.
I rolled the fallen general’s horse. It rolls around in a circle around the waterway.
It’s a waterway, a waterway….
‘Even if I wanted to, I wouldn’t be able to do anything like a stream, so I’d rather be like a river.’
But if there was a river nearby, I would have known about it first. Did I touch a proper vein somewhere?
I moved my mouth, thinking separately from the words.
“Does this mean that the Mountain Kingdom will greatly shake or collapse due to this move you made?”
“….”
“Even if Gwain uses this in reverse and disposes of the ‘General’, the ‘Hero on the Demon World’s side’ will personally step forward and destroy the Mountain Kingdom in order to take responsibility for it.”
“As the ‘general commander’ of the four Demon King’s armies, I must fulfill my responsibility for the loss of such a great force as the ‘corps leader.’”
He confirmed that the piece in this game is ‘Legion Commander.’ The corps commander went over there and was plotting something.
Yeonhwa’s expression hardened at the relaxed affirmation.
“It’s an external channel.”
Whether you stay still or take action, the mountain country will collapse.
Deon Hart smiled and nodded as if it were the correct answer.
“That’s right. I wonder which one you will choose.”
“….”
“Well, it’s late, so I’ll just leave. I don’t know if I’ll ever see you again.”
We’ve been ending by saying we’ll see each other again, but this time the greeting is different.
Leaving the silent king of the mountain country behind with no choice but to come and go, he gathers his game tools and climbs out the window with his hands on his side.
Yeon-hwa, who had been staring at the window where he had disappeared for a long time, waiting for only silence to remain in the quiet room again, reached out to the communication table. A low muttering followed as if through gritted teeth.
“No, I’m sure we’ll see each other again.”
The communication was connected and a familiar voice came out.
-What prompted you to contact me at this late hour?
“I apologize for my rudeness. “I knew it was rude, but the situation was urgent so I had no choice but to contact you.”
Can I ask how Leweche’s persuasion is going?
