Chapter 248. The inside story of the ignorant (2)
“…growl! Fuyuu.”
This is the Dragon’s Cave.
It is the home of the Dragon King and a sacred place where all dragons in the world worship.
A vast dungeon cavity that would not be cramped at all even if ten gigantic dragons ate a team and played a game of full-court basketball.
There, the snoring of the Dragon King Verkis resounded.
Now that I am one with the sofa, my posture is so comfortable.
The blanket that a human covered me was really cozy.
However, the gentle breeze fanned by that human being is truly refreshing.
I couldn’t be this comfortable.
My eyelids automatically closed.
Unbeknownst to me, I started a vigorous journey to the land of dreams.
In other words, Berkis was in a state of perfect sleep.
Thanks to that, the corners of Lloyd’s mouth went up.
‘Whoops.’
Succeeded in quelling the dead man in the corner of the room.
Lloyd let out a rewarding smile.
I secretly looked at the dragon king Verkis, who had completely fallen asleep.
I also checked to see if I was really asleep.
I saw it even when I swung my open palm in front of the dragon king’s face.
Again, there was no reaction from the Dragon King.
rather….
“Puyueu! Hmm nah.”
Breathing became more comfortable.
It’s real.
slept well
Convinced, Lloyd raised his heel and slipped away from the Dragon King.
Xaviel, who had been looking this way for a while, asked.
“What are you doing, Lloyd?”
“What are you doing?”
Lloyd grinned.
“I made you sleep, Dragon King.”
“I know that because I’ve seen it-”
Xaviel’s doubtful expression deepened.
“What are you trying to do by putting the dragon king to sleep like that?”
“Two.”
“Two?”
“uh.”
Lloyd’s reply continued.
“One is not going against the dragon king’s will. The first time I saw it, I just got a feeling. Did you see it too? He fell asleep right away without even saying hello after seeing us.”
“Yes, I saw it too.”
“right?”
“yes. It’s just like Lloyd-sama from before.”
“uh?”
“The Lloyd-sama of those days, when he didn’t wake up the next morning after being drunk.”
“….”
“I don’t know if you remember, but Lloyd-sama at the time was just like that. It never happened. The more I tried to wake him up, the more he got angry and threw things at me with swear words.”
“….”
“Thinking of those days, I understand Lord Lloyd’s intentions. Indeed it is. There is nothing more irritating than waking up someone who wants to sleep more.”
“….”
Is this a compliment?
Or was the corn robbed by the stone fastball that flew in without hesitation?
Lloyd felt a surge of sorrow rising up.
It was a bit unfair.
‘Oh Mr. The Lloyd of those days wasn’t me man.’
But neither Xaviel nor anyone in the world would know that.
That fact is your own secret that only you know.
So, this is the original sin that you have to bear.
Let’s think so.
Lloyd made an effort to put on a shameless expression and let out a snort.
“Tsk. Anyway, people say they have a consistent understanding of beating. Anyway, as you said, my first intention was not to disobey the Dragon King.”
“Then what about the second one?”
“Playing.”
“…yes?”
“Did you not hear? I will play.”
“You mean here?”
“uh.”
It seems so natural.
Lloyd nodded vigorously.
His impudent words continued.
“lets think. Didn’t the dragon king call us? Didn’t you send me the Manticore? Besides, you didn’t say anything when you saw us come in, did you? Then what is it? We are officially invited here. is not it?”
“That’s right, but….”
“I was invited, so I should enjoy it. Anyway, the dragon king fell asleep. It’s a bit hard to wake him up. Besides, how could that dragon king sleep for several years? So, while we wait, let’s play a bit.”
“What the hell are you going to play with?”
“Wallow wallow.”
The corners of Lloyd’s mouth went up.
Rolling around with nothing to do.
Just to be scattered like an unemployed.
It was the thing I wanted to do the most so far.
Seeing the dragon king stretched out like that just happened to stimulate his desire even more.
It was because I was tired.
“To be honest, I want to take a break. Think about it. How long have I been working now?”
“Well, almost five months in hell and….”
“Before you went to hell, you did about half a year of construction on Terrmina Grand Garden because of the king’s sister, right?”
“yes.”
“yes. So, I am a person who has been working hard for almost a year now without taking a break?”
“You have been diligent.”
“I don’t like compliments like that.”
“You couldn’t be lazy.”
“Yeah, that’s it. Anyway, that’s it.”
Lloyd pointed to the inside of the vast hollow of the Demon Dragon Cave.
“This is a long-awaited vacation. Someone’s going to touch me while I’m in the dragon cave. is not it?”
It was true.
It was, in a sense, the safest place in the world.
It was a dragon cave where the dragon king lived.
But who would dare to come here?
Who will come to call you
It was literally a space where complete freedom and rest were guaranteed without interference from anyone.
It was from then.
Lloyd began to openly enjoy a break in the Demon Dragon Cave.
It was a vacation or vacation.
There was even a shelter that would not be enviable in a 5-star hotel.
Unbelievably, it was the royal castle.
There were even two such royal castles.
“…Where do you think this was ‘pulled’ from?”
Two royal castles placed side by side in one corner of the dragon cave cavity.
Lloyd found it while exploring the cavity, and his expression turned sour.
no matter how you look at it
Look from the left and look from the right.
The majestic building in front of me was the royal castle.
However, the lower part of the royal castle was a bit strange.
‘It’s a trace that looks like it was ripped from somewhere or pulled out.’
sure
A part of the support structure of the entire castle, even the ground beneath it, was moved here with the entire castle torn off.
Seeing that, Lloyd could suddenly recall a memory from the past.
‘that’s right. It was also mentioned in the Iron Blood article. Was it the time when the royal capital Magenta was called by a different name in the past? At that time, it was said that there was a stupid king who was twice crowned by a dragon. The first time I went to the capital, I talked about it with the envoy.’
Then I remembered.
Surely there was such a story.
But now, after coming here to the Demon Dragon Cave….
‘The dragon that selected the royal castle was the dragon king!’
I finally found out.
That’s why the Dragon King really pulled out the strong castle like a radish in a field. They brought it all the way here while humming Lululala.
‘Then it was placed as an interior accessory.’
Something felt far away.
But Lloyd soon came to his senses.
Since this happened, I thought of taking a look inside the castle.
And soon I realized
‘The inside of the castle is much better managed than I thought?’
It was unexpected.
All sides were glistening.
It was as if they had been diligently cleaning and tidying up until this morning.
There was no dust anywhere inside the vast castle.
Even the beds in each bedroom were soft!
‘Heh heh heh. oh my god.’
Lloyd made up his mind.
If not at times like this, when will you sleep in the king’s bed?
He openly took his place in the king’s bedchamber.
I enjoyed a full-fledged vacation.
Coincidentally, there was not enough food in the dragon cave.
A huge cavity in the middle.
A passage that stretched out in all directions like a spider’s web centered there.
No matter which passage you went through, sweet potatoes were growing in abundance in the soil on the floor.
It was even a super-sized sweet potato the size of a basketball.
“Hey, let’s bake.”
“….”
“What are you doing? Don’t light a fire right away.”
“….”
Lloyd groaned and carried five huge sweet potatoes.
Xaviel looked at Lloyd’s figure with an absurd feeling.
he asked.
“It seems to be a valuable crop in Ma-ryong Cave, but can I just bake it and eat it?”
“It will be.”
“How do you know that?”
“I asked Manticore.”
Lloyd replied calmly.
It really was.
Could it be that he was incurring the wrath of the Dragon King Berkis because of his digging up sweet potatoes?
With a feeling of knocking on a stone bridge, he went to the Manticore.
I asked openly.
I asked if I could eat some of the sweet potatoes that are full of the aisles here.
The manticore’s answer that came back was a cool ‘YES’.
“Cologne! and he answered.”
“…Are you sure the answer was yes?”
“uh. I nodded and cologne.”
“Did you get permission?”
“yes. So, as a thank you, he introduced me to Podongi.”
“Sir Podong?”
“uh. At first, the manticore tilted its head. Then, when Little Boy ate red sunflower seeds and grew up, he was very happy.”
“I guess so. It’s because they’re about the same size.”
“I think so. Fortunately, Podongie became friends with Manticore right away.”
“Are you two playing together now?”
“uh. You must be playing hide and seek. By the way, don’t you light a fire?”
“….”
“Let’s do it right away. hungry.”
“….”
Unexpectedly, the iron-blooded knight who saved the world in the world of the novel became a baker of sweet potatoes with soot on his face here.
Just like that, Lloyd was rolling around for days and days.
I just played and rested after the overwork and overwork.
It was comfortable.
It was fun.
happy.
In the meantime, Xaviel observed Lloyd with strange eyes from time to time.
“….”
It’s already been ten days since I came to the Demon Cave.
After watching it for so long, now I can finally feel it.
As expected, Lloyd-sama in front of me was not real.
He really was from another world.
‘So it was. It seemed like the person suddenly changed.’
It reminded me of a morning a few years ago.
Lloyd Frontera, who had been drunk and rambling the day before.
But when morning came, he acted like a completely different person.
It was strange.
but it passed
It was a welcome change.
‘I get it now. The meaning of the title Kim Soo-ho, which the King of Hell used to call him.’
Kim Soo-ho.
It was probably the name that fake Lloyd originally had in the world.
If so, the unexpected appearances that person has shown in the meantime.
The mysterious construction knowledge that was often revealed.
Everything must have been learned in that world.
I finally seemed to know.
I finally understood.
On the other hand, there was also a point that I was a little curious about.
‘That fake Lloyd…How will they react if they find out that I know the truth?’
Shall we be as shameless as always?
Or will I be afraid of this?
When such a day comes, how should I deal with that fake?
I couldn’t tell.
But one thing was certain.
‘As long as you don’t lose your present form, I will stand by your side until the end.’
There was a faint warmth in Xaviel’s eyes as he looked at Lloyd.
Seeing those eyes, Lloyd tilted his head.
“Hey, what do you think?”
“yes?”
“Did you feel something in the eyes looking at me just now?”
“….”
“Tell me honestly. You found something more delicious than sweet potatoes and are hiding it, right? yes?”
“no.”
“really?”
“yes.”
To be honest, there are things to hide.
But for the time being, I plan to keep it hidden.
Thinking so, Xaviel smiled.
A bitter smile spread across Lloyd’s lips.
“Then let’s quickly bake sweet potatoes. hungry.”
“All right.”
Xaviel’s hand while baking the sweet potatoes became diligent.
The day of the two people enjoying a long-awaited holiday was passing by.
and the same time.
In one corner of the dragon cave.
The dragon king, who had been sleeping soundly, woke up feeling a sudden sense of danger.
♣
“…omg?”
Dragon King Berkis opened his eyes.
Is it because the sleeping posture is uncomfortable?
Or because the gentle fanning breeze is gone?
Not all.
The bed was comfortable.
It didn’t matter if there was no breeze.
But why did he suddenly wake up with a sense of crisis?
It was simple.
‘I was upset. I forgot the most important thing.’
A promise I had forgotten came to my mind belatedly.
It was a promise he made with his lovely wife.
‘…I was supposed to be in touch every day!’
I forgot.
never did it
So since when?
‘I don’t know. How long have I been sober?’
Berkis searched for his memory.
At least before he became a drowsy dreamer.
That day, my wife went out to the world outside the dragon cave.
It was for a filial piety trip with her mother-in-law, Hwahwa-ryong.
‘I’ll be traveling for about a year. In the meantime, wake up every morning and be sure to contact me. I went to ask for trust.’
In other words, it was homework.
But I ate a lot of it.
Berkis felt his 2 atria and 2 ventricles tighten.
I immediately raised my hands.
Formed a magic circle in the air.
It was an advanced communication magic that would allow her to be contacted immediately no matter where she was in the world, even if she didn’t know her coordinates.
Shaaaaaa…!
The magic circle rotated in the air and tracked the coordinates of his wife. Attempted to connect. And it failed.
Parchit!
The communication magic circle disappeared in the air with a spark.
It was a communication failure.
Berkis could see why.
“…I refused.”
wife is pissed
This was really upsetting.
‘What do we do?’
Berkis’s head spun.
She is a very kind and noble wife who never gets angry.
Judging from the refusal to even contact him like this, I wonder if this time he was really angry.
So, how should I deal with this situation?
‘Should I run right away and beg? no. That’s too much trouble.’
It was annoying to run long distances.
That would have required moving a lot of muscles.
He would have to mobilize a huge amount of mana and even go through space movement.
But that was too annoying.
‘Then what should I do?’
How can I make up for the overdue homework and appease my wife with the least amount of effort?
“Ugh. Think. think.”
Dragon King Berkis covered his head with both hands.
went into intense trouble.
But that was then.
While he is caught up in his troubles and doesn’t realize it.
Someone crept up from behind.
And Taeyeon shamelessly asked.
“Oh, Dragon King? Did you have any worries?”
As soon as he realized that the dragon king had woken up, the man ran to his nostril hairs.
In the meantime, the man rubs both palms together to manage his first impression score.
A man who shamelessly put all sorts of flattering comments on his salivating tongue.
Lloyd, who appeared out of nowhere, was firing at Berkis with a sweet, insurance fraudulent smile.
