Dungeon Defense

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“You were briefly blacked out by the poison. ”

“Hmm.”

Laura gathered eyebrows as if they were in trouble.

It was an atmosphere that made me happy to hear that I was invincible, or that I should be angry at the crowd for a while again. Later, Laura de Farnese approached the Dantalian-Dantalian doll and sighed.

“ ……. ”

Ivar Lodbroke thought someone was squeezing out his heart. I was so frustrated. A month ago, Ivar remembered the whispering of Dantalian only that night when he collapsed.

‘Use Laura as a test. ’

Cold voice.

I felt a seamless sadness in the tone that seemed to have cut off all kinds of recognition.

"You are the test base."

‘Yes, Ivar. It is a test of how far your smoke will go. Laura must be the woman who loves me the most. Just like you.’

‘ ……. ’

Ivar understands Dantalian's intentions.

‘If I succeed in deceiving the Military Registry, other people can easily deceive me. If the military secretary can't figure out who the doll is, it means that my manipulation is completely intact. ’

‘Yes.'

‘What if I didn't? ’

Ivar asked.

It was a somewhat provocative tone. What happens if your plan fails? More frankly, Ivar was eager to fail this script in his mind. Failure. It was better to lose Phatan than to suffer forever.

Dantalian was speechless.

"Kill Laura. ’

‘ ……. ’

‘Laura cannot accept that I am dead. Laura is a strong woman, but her strength does not come from her. The fact that I am. The fact that you're with me. It's the only place Laura can stand. ’

Dantalian looks out the window.

Dantalian's gaze stayed not outside the window, but in a window where the moonlight had faded. Outside, the moth was banging its head against the window. The moth doesn't understand why it can't get in here if it's inside.

"Once I'm gone, Laura's dead. He'll go crazy for revenge. He doesn't know what to avenge himself on, he just blames and curses the world forever. And at some point, I will stumble upon the fact that I am no longer there and commit suicide. ’

Dantalian glances at the moth's resolve. The moth realizes that it can see inside, but it can't penetrate through, so it swoops its wings and flies away somewhere. Then Dantalian turned his gaze.

‘I don't want that end. Relax. Kill Laura quickly enough that she doesn't even know it's you. ’

‘ ……. ’

Ivar nods.

The moment of the Dantalian's prophecy has come. Laura approaches the bed and looks down at the doll that resembles her master. Watching him from behind, Ivar carefully touches the dagger he has wrapped around his chest.

Notice.

Ivar puts his hand on his chest and eagerly craves it. Laura de Farnese's back reflects in her eyes. The white-neck is exposed to Ivar defenselessly. If you cut it down with a dagger, the human body, such as Laura de Farnese, will collapse without a sound of screaming.

Notice.

Ivar mutters in his mind. The man you love. He was blind enough to love everything he had to offer. His love won't be so weak as to confuse him with a doll. Notice that no matter how much it looks the same, no matter how much you lie there, something is strange.

And let's end it here.

Ivar was going to kill Laura and then kill himself right away. It was impossible to deceive the other princes, Gamekin, and Citri with Laura's impenetrable performance. Dantalian's plan fails and goes back to nothing....

It's for the best.

It was the only end for Ivar Lothbrok.

The bed of the barracks. Laura reaches for the doll. Did you notice? Did you notice anything strange? Ivar looks at Laura, feeling her heart beating.

“Phew.”

What came out of Laura de Farnese's mouth was a kind reprimand.

“The Lord always overexerts himself. ”

She gently smiles and strokes the doll's forehead. He looked down at Lau's doll like he was touching his lovely girlfriend and whispered.

“ ……. ”

Ivar Rothbrok turns his right hand in place, where it rests on his chest. She covers her right hand with her left hand, hiding a slight tremor in her hand. Ivar couldn't tell if he should be happy he succeeded or sad he failed.

Ivar has found a suitable expression. Dantalian wins. But to himself, Ivar Lothbrok has failed. In fact, it always has been. Ivar tried to make a self-absorbed smile, but all he could think about was the look of distress.

“Armed Forces. I have something urgent to tell you. ”

“Hmm? What's going on? ”

Ivar Lodbroke ran the next test.

At the same time as Dantalian's death, the castle began to collapse. The magical forces supporting the structure of the Castle have been scattered to all sides. It was a huge collapse as the entire Democratic City changed.

If it was going to collapse anyway, now would be the time. That's what Dantalian said.

‘As soon as I die, Lapis will detonate inside. You don't have to make it big. All you need to do is destroy the critical structure that supports the Castle. ’

‘Lajuli's secretary of state.... ’

"During the war, the Republic sent a Special Forces unit. Daisy and Luke were the ones who informed us of the inner structure of the Castle. That would explain how the Special Forces hit Marathon. ’

Provide a good reason for the demolition of the Castle.

It was absolutely necessary to hide Dantalian's death. Fortunately, Marwan was located very deep underground. When the ruined Castle is buried underground, it's hard to tell if the magic is still there or not.

This was also the second test.

‘If the Farnese Military Registry felt even a hint of camaraderie. ’

Right after Laura disappeared. Ivar enters the barracks and thinks:

‘You might notice something because of the fact that the castle has collapsed. The Dantalian charge has collapsed to Castle Marwan, strangely. Then there is only one correct answer. ’

On the contrary, if Laura witnessed the downfall and still didn't realize it,

"Dantalian is dead," it meant Ivar's doll was perfect.

Ivar waits calmly until Laura returns. It was only until Laura realized nothing that Ivar was convinced. I am confident that no one will recognize me even if I act ahead of the doll.

“ ……. ”

It was a nervous wait. Ivar has taken out his watch several times to check the time. Five minutes, fifteen minutes, thirty minutes. She half intentionally fixed her gaze on the clock. I tried not to think at all.

Otherwise, it will remind you that Dantalian is sleeping dead under that bed.

“ ……. ”

Ivar leaves the barracks because he can't stand it.

A moment later, Laura de Farnese returns home with the SS. Ivar noticed that the script was "successful" as soon as he saw the look on her face. Laura was definitely anxious, but there was nothing suspicious about looking at or scolding this side.

‘Yes, that's good. ’

Ivar's mind froze rapidly.

I feel like the girl that Dantalian discovered and raised.

Now the petals that were about to bloom have fallen, and the face of Ivar as a ruler has moved for thousands of years. Not only did I laugh at the Demon Kings, but I gradually thought of a voice that despised the whole world that cherished such a Demon King.

"Let me see your smoke. If my manipulation is so perfect that you won't even notice it, then your love for the Dantalian Empire is just that. ’

Ivar opens his mouth.

“Armed Forces. The king has awakened. ”

“My lord!”

“You're having a hard time even though you've regained consciousness. ”

Ivar felt that he was acting freely.

A long time ago, it was the same sensation that was familiar to him. Ivar has manipulated five or six people at once. One day, he lived as a resident of Kunkusa, and one day he was a candidate for a promising executive at the Council. No one has ever seen Ivar's mask.

Except for Dantalian.

Ivar Rodbrock leads Laura inside the barracks. Just as I overheard Laura's footsteps and woke up, Ivar manipulated the doll to speak out.

“Laura? I can hear Laura's footsteps.... ”

“Yes, Joo. It's the Lord's Laura.”

Ivar's puppetry deceived the military.

“The lord is a fool. He was lying down again because he tried to numb everything with his body. I heard that even if a fool dies, he won't be fixed, but the Lord will be a fool forever. ”

“That's too much. This is the result of my best efforts. I drank three bottles of poison…… I've done all my duty since I came back alive. ”

“The Lord has never fulfilled any obligations in his life. Really.”

“Maybe so. Haha... ”

The more Laura talks to the doll, the more she resists the tears.

Moreover, the more the doll acted and answered Dantalian, the cooler Ivar's heart cooled. Suddenly, the world seemed to be infinitely far away from him. There was a terrible sense of distance.

‘What is she looking at? ’

Ivar looks at Laura.

‘What did I see? ’

Maybe Dantalian will answer. But a lot of time has passed to ask this question. She can no longer look up at Dantalian, hoping for an answer.

"It is like that girl still has the Dantalian charge. ’

Ivar clenches his teeth.

I felt unforgivable.

Ivar was not the only one who brought down Dantalian. Laura de Farnese. That humanoid woman was also involved in the fall. Rather, Laura was the biggest perpetrator of all.

‘Then why am I the only one responsible? Why did you allow that girl to live a comfortable life? Because I'm a puppeteer? Because I can act and that girl can't? ’

It was irrational.

I couldn't bear it.

So, I broke it.

Ivar delicately mimics the Dantalian nuances and pushes Laura's spirit into a corner. It's simple. Dantalian continues to subtly stir up Elizabeth. Laura is increasingly in pain.

Laura vomits her breath.

“But...... the Lord has a girl. Even if something bad happens, the girl is confident enough to respond. Lord. Shouldn't we be preparing for an ally's defeat? ”

“We have to prepare for the worst. ”

Ivar laughs coldly in his heart.

“I can't help but overlook the possibility that I might be wrong. Yes. For example, a dragon may suddenly appear from the sky and help Elizabeth. ”

“ ……. ”

Laura's expression falls.

Laura tries to straighten her face somehow, but it's too much. Her tremors of breath, swollen lips, and, above all, pale complexion hinted at her psychology.

Ivar could feel the dark despair all over his body. And I was monogamous.

‘Taste hell, too. ’