EP.172 A story from a distant place. The noble king and the kind king
The soldiers who destroyed the kingdom demolished the castle and established a military government. The first king to visit the new country was none other than the dog king.
The dog king personally visited the military and asked them to drive out the wolves together.
At that time, the military was fed up with the existence of a king. It was also an indictment towards incompetence and an inferiority complex radiated by those who were not chosen by the king.
Even if it is the king of beasts. The dog king, who fights with wolves every time to represent all dogs, was nothing more than a warring tyrant from the point of view of the military.
However, since the military was not a group of idiots who would try to kill the dog king out of simple hatred, the military had a different proposal.
Hide there as it will give you a place to hide from the wolf’s eyes and nose. He promised to help the dog defeat the wolf if he kept his promise.
Of course, there was also a political calculation in it.
The dog king attracts the wolf king. By executing the king, the military country, which was out of sight of the surrounding countries, had to keep a few bombs in hand to explode in case of emergency. Otherwise, it was certain that the newly born and weak country would be broken and ruined by foreign invasion.
The dog king nodded at the suggestion of the army. It was the first agreement made after the birth of the military state.
However, the difference between entering and exiting the bathroom also applied to Nara.
When the day to repay the old bonds approached, the feeling of the country called the military was one.
Embarrassment.
“…the dog king. You broke your pact.”
The defense commander, Captain Buidun, stepped out of the headquarters. Officers hurriedly moved in front of him. Some tried to stand in front of him, saying it was dangerous, but they hurriedly retreated at the beckoning of Captain Buidun.
Captain Buidun, who had been alone with the dog king, spoke slowly.
“Our promise is the story of when you were quiet in the abyss until the time came. But you ran out of there.”
“bruise.”
Aji snorted and barked. Captain Buidun thought the dog king would argue.
Do not force yourself.
The bottomless pit is gone, so how can we stay longer?
25 years is a long wait.
If he answered like that, it was an intention to seize the dog king by the tail and somehow gain an advantage.
It’s a very political responsibility that looks like it’s all inside, but there is no way to deal with it.
There was a political calculation by Captain Buidun who was trying to get concessions from the dog king.
however.
“I don’t want to keep my promise.”
The words of the dog king made Captain Buidun startled.
It’s too innocent to be called a human, but can we simply dismiss it as a dog? The existence that accurately pointed out the position of Buidun and the military?
“Are you afraid of wolves? You don’t want to fight?”
Captain Buidun replied slowly. Unlike before, I didn’t have a psychological advantage, but I didn’t know what to say.
“I am not afraid. I just wasn’t ready. It’s still time…”
“I’m ready.”
Aji looked straight at the captain and said.
“A pack of wolves. I don’t make a bunch. Instead, make a pact with a human. The people I promised are my group.”
“…we are not dogs. I can’t be your group.”
“know. it’s human so i promised To take the lead when fighting wolves. I will protect humans, so humans will protect me too.”
It is too innocent to be called an agreement, but it cannot be dismissed as a mere promise.
The wolf is a symbol of wildness and the most violent king of animals. A clever and ferocious beast that has had numerous conflicts with humans.
The king, the king of wolves, used to attack humans more aggressively than any other beast. The humans then drove the wolves out with their friends.
…although that is a thing of the past.
“bruise. I waited patiently I kept waiting, believing that the promise would be kept. No sunlight, no walks. It’s not fun, but still, to chase wolves. to protect humans. I waited patiently.”
The halved crown hummed. The dog king, the advocate of all dogs, was commanding humans to help dogs.
Buidun felt anger boiling from below as he saw the king’s symbol expressing his strong presence.
It is different from the fake kings that humans have. The beastman standing in front of my eyes is an existence that the world has foreshadowed. A true dog king who truly cares for dogs, represents them and has the power to do so.
Why is it that only lowly beasts have kings? The more he thought about it, the more he felt hatred and inferiority, but as a senile politician, he skillfully hid his emotions.
“…I don’t know. It is unreasonable to move troops to fight against wolves.”
“Are you not going to keep your promise?”
“It is not something I can decide.”
Captain Buidun is one of the few generals in the military, but he cannot decide important matters alone. Cabinet meetings must be held and resolutions made through the correspondent.
But Captain Buidun knew. That the kingdom would never fight against the wolf king.
Now that the bottomless pit is gone, there is no time to fight against the wolf king. Because there will soon be a lot of wild beasts coming to the Abyss Wilderness, where the grace of the Earth Mother will return.
War will happen. It’s faster than I thought, but it’s already what I expected. The army was preparing for a war with the nations that had the Abyssal Wasteland as its border.
The war only prolongs when the two-sided front is unfolded from the beginning of the war, when suppression of the baseline is important.
“Why should we be involved in your war in the first place? Humans don’t have kings, so why should humans get hurt in the conflict between kings?”
“The human king, the human, got rid of it. He disappeared because he didn’t need it. So I have no choice but to make a pact with a human.”
Aji replied sadly.
“But humans don’t remember promises. No one will protect you…”
I felt sorry for the tone of resignation, but it is too big a thing to move only with emotions. Captain Buidun waved his hand.
“If the business is over, would you like to leave? We have work to do.”
“…bad.”
Captain Buidun replied with a laugh.
“What can you do, dog king? are you going to attack us? Are you going to rebel against humans for breaking your promise?”
Captain Buidun smirked, knowing that the dog king could never do that.
Actually it was. Aji had no hostility towards them, even though there were many people with swords and spears standing in front of him.
But the only thing Aji doesn’t hold hostility to is humans.
A sword and a spear are different. Aji showed his teeth towards everything except humans.
“You’re going to get on your nerves.”
“Nya-ah.”
Pure white, fluffy hair down to her waist. A tail that is static yet agile. Prickly cat ears.
Soo-in, a cat with a very noble appearance that would take away anyone’s attention for a moment, stretched out and waggled his tail. The front legs are long, and the waist draws a soft curve.
The butterfly, which had been relaxed to the fullest, clattered its forepaws and muttered.
“Stupid asshole. Whether you are a king or not, are you chained? Even if you don’t get rewarded, you keep looking for humans? What a pity…”
The crown floating on the butterfly’s head twisted around and disappeared. The king of cats wore the crown for a while because of the ‘prophecy’ conveyed by the king of dogs, but realized that it was only a declaration towards humans, and the king of cats gave up his duties as a king and returned as an individual.
Nabi watched Aji being ‘nervous’ and shook her body.
“Nya-. Does your blood boil because you move quickly? Can I help you?”
A small murmur that could seep through the cracks in the ground. However, the ears of Aji, who had been running wild below, pricked up. Aji also expressed a small refusal.
“bruise. no.”
After hearing the answer, the butterfly lowered its half-raised body and yawned.
“Nya. do it your way Poor, stupid dog.”
Returning as an observer, Nabi silently watched the dog king run amok.
The dog king’s nervousness should have focused more on the king than on the dog.
Fifteen pieces of equipment have already been damaged. All of the black-bladed weapons bore unsightly teeth marks. Officers who said they would not let go of their weapons even in death have withdrawn their pledge today.
The damage was not limited to weapons. At least the weapons in the hands of people and the armor wrapped around them were intact.
Compared to what non-humans suffered, they even maintained their original form.
The entire headquarters seemed as if a bomb had fallen, or rather, as if a giant geomancer had turned the ground itself upside down.
The walls of the headquarters were covered with level 4 alchemy steel to block external attacks. Aji treated it like loose wallpaper.
That means he grabbed it with his teeth.
Alchemy steel was not just a wallpaper, but a glove nailed to the outer wall of the building. Since it was torn apart with the teeth of one individual, there is no way the building will survive. The Defense Command, which boasted a solid majesty, was clearly showing the inside with the wall itself ripped off.
None of the military automatic wagons stood completely on four wheels, and the claw-scratched doors were dented, showing the inside through the cracks.
The yard and walls were full of footprints and claw marks. If there had been a farmer, he would have planted the seeds thinking that the land had just been plowed.
The only response the officers could do was to pursue Aji’s tail. That much is necessary so Aji can catch up before he breaks something in half.
When the officers’ hands touched Aji, Aji happily barked and ran to another place as if playing tag.
In the end, Captain Buidun couldn’t stand it and cried out.
“The riot ends there!”
Pushing aside the officer who was guarding him, he flung himself without even wearing his military uniform. He ran 30m at once, spread his palms wide, and swept the entire space. A blue aura surged from each of his fingers and hit Aji like a net.
Aji jumped up and down like he was on fire. He ran so fast that his body was half buried in the wall. Captain Buidun clicked his tongue and chased Aji again.
The officers admired the commander’s insolence.
“As expected, Captain…!”
But Captain Buidun knew.
The reason why the dog king reacts sensitively is because Captain Buidun is naked.
Buidun Captain’s fists are fast and strong. If you block or knock it out, a huge shock will strike the Buidun captain. Of course, the captain has the strength and qi to overcome it, but Aji cannot pose that threat to humans.
At best, it’s all about biting off weapons or tearing off armor.
That’s why the other officers easily disarmed, but Captain Buidun’s attack was avoided from a distance.
Captain Buidun shouted while chasing after Aji.
“go away! Get out of the military and find another owner! A human who will kill a wolf for you!”
“Kong kong!”
Aji barked menacingly at Captain Buidun, who had not kept his promise. Of course, Captain Buidun didn’t blink an eye.
Instead, I thought to myself.
Even a dog whose only purpose is to ‘play’ with humans is this much power.
If so, how strong is the king of wolves, who will use a stronger power than this only to destroy humans? They would even hunt systematically in groups with other wolves….
It must be the price the humans have betrayed their king.
This is why I should have gotten my hands on the dog king before the promise was fulfilled.
Regret implies lateness in its meaning. Captain Buidun shook off his thoughts and shouted.
“The human you are looking for is not in the military! go away!”
“Auuuuuuuu!”
The howl of the beast rang for a long time. Captain Buidun was trying to kick Aji out.
I looked up, startled by the death that I felt above my head.
Tirkanjaka, who was sitting on top of the coffin and watching what happened below, turned his head to the murderous feeling beside him.
Shay was pointing Jizan down. With a serious expression like an inspector conducting a survey.
“…what are you doing?”
“Wait a minute. I’m calculating how many seconds it will take if I drop it from here.”
The weight of Jizan is comparable to that of Mount Tai, but its power is always based on earth magic. Jizan cannot break the ground with her own weight.
Still, it can create the impact of a huge boulder falling. If you drop it from this height, you won’t be safe even if you say it’s a captain.
Even if Tyrkanjaka hadn’t stopped him, Captain Buidun wouldn’t have been safe.
“Didn’t you say you had to find Hugh? Why did you suddenly want to kill me?”
“I wondered where I’d seen that captain, but he was the lord of all things. He’s the one who runs and supports the Warrant of All Creation. Better to kill him now.”
Tyrkanjaka frowned.
“If you’re going to kill him, do it after asking Hugh whereabouts. Wouldn’t it come out uncooperative if you killed a human like that?”
“That’s why they’re trying to kill us by dropping only Jizan without revealing our identities.”
“They won’t be suspicious if we show up after their leader is killed by a sword that fell from the sky.”
Tirkanjaka scolded Shay, but Shay didn’t act without thinking. I just forgot because I was unfamiliar with explaining it to someone.
Shay decided to dispel the doubts of his colleagues by collecting Jizan for now.
“There is no reason to keep him alive. The lord of all things has a very different disposition from that of a military state. To achieve a goal, the means, methods and costs are not calculated. How much is the warrant base or supply plan of all things that we have destroyed as we come? Will you cooperate meekly? I could really make him a hostage.”
“Hmm.”
Tyrkanjaka looked down in embarrassment. Their help would make things easier, but I never wanted him to be in danger.
Clearly given up, Tirkanjaka gestured towards Shay.
“Leave it there. If you can kill him at any time, why bother killing him now? Let’s get to work after finding Hugh.”
“Okay. I want to kill him right now…”
But, as Tirkanjaka said, he could kill Captain Buidun at any time. There is no need to completely fight with the military already.
Shay clicked her tongue and reaped Jizan.
“Tsk. I can’t help it. Captain Buidun is not even a body.”
The true body of the lord of all things is not him, but the six-headed soldier. A weapon master who is stronger than anyone in prepared battles.
She knocked it down a few times in previous rounds, but Shay also had a hard time with the weapon that changed each time.
It might be better to kill him here and leave him alive as a warning to Gwabyeong.
“Good idea. Now that this has happened, let’s use the second and third methods. What is the second method?”
“The second way is to ask Aji and Nabi to find it. If you have the sense of smell that the king of beasts has, you will find it with just a little effort.”
“Hoo. That’s a good idea. And what about the third?”
Shay smiled. Waiting for the moment to prove her competence, she opened her chest and spoke confidently.
“The third one is from the information guild. I know how to get in touch with them.”
“Information Guild.”
As expected, an interesting reaction came from Tyrkanjaka. Shay added with a slight smirk.
“Speaking of information merchants in Amittengrad, it is a black cat. It’s a magazine that specializes in gossip and revelations, but what it does is no less than an information guild. If you go to the window that only Secret members can go to, they will sell the information and even conduct a direct investigation if you give them a commission. It’s not that dangerous to find someone, so you’ll find it soon.”
But no one here expected it.
A magazine created by beastmen. What kind of information awaits there?
