Chapter 671 – At the Entrance to the Tower

“Just in case, I was thinking of taking one too, so that’s great.”

The old man’s wrinkled eyes sweep across my face.

“May I ask why?”

It’s enough for me alone to secure the tower. Recruiting more than this number made it impossible to move flexibly, and could also suffer losses in terms of mobility.

However, Engahero broke the frame with the previous advice.
I do not oppose it, but approach it cautiously by asking the reason.

At this time. I have only one reaction.

“Do I need to know?”

Are you Alpha?
The king wants to do it, but where is the old bastard throwing up?

He gives strength to his voice and gives out a small warning.

“From taking Aori, it is already an act of wasting time. You wouldn’t know that.”

Even if others joined here, there was no hindrance to the progress of attacking the tower.
I don’t want to blame it, but Aori, who usually has to use a wheelchair, can’t approach the dungeon or fight.

Even if you can walk with artificial legs, it is difficult to dig through the difficult dungeon terrain.
It’s not that there wasn’t a bar with a combat function and it was active, but it was infinitely lacking.

Enga Hero, as if helpless, lowered his head after striking the ground once with his staff.

“All right. However, if you are thinking of taking a sayeongmok or a tree… I want to dry it.”
“Don’t worry.”

I don’t even have the crazy idea of ​​dragging a tree to a tower that is hostile to the World Tree.

“Yes, then… I pray that His Majesty recovers the crown safely.”

Engahero bowed down with courtesy and showed his allegiance.
It was clear where that allegiance lay, and I looked down at the old man and clicked his tongue inaudibly.

A being that moves according to the prophecy of the previous king.

It is not once or twice that I have had trouble sleeping at night because of this old man.
It is absurd to wear a hump in a situation where you have to sacrifice your head to fight against the World Tree and Flower.

“Engahero.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I believe you serve me.”

Raise your voice and ask.
If you were loyal to King Mokryeong, who had already died, rather than me, you could humiliate him just by answering my question.

It wasn’t such a bad thing if getting on his nerves led to betrayal.

“… Yes. Since I met Your Majesty, I have moved to serve you.”
“Okay.”

It should be
That way I can scratch my stomach more comfortably.

“Dozens… No. More than that. It has established a foothold for over hundreds of forces. The castle is full of servants who will be loyal to His Majesty, and since His Majesty came, the swords of angry humans have become even sharper.”

“… Is that so?”

“Yes. According to the previous king’s prophecy, all preparations have been completed. It is His Majesty’s job to reclaim the crown and take the supremacy away from the World Tree and Flower.”

To cut it short, don’t bully me.
From the point of view of knowing everything, there is no comedy. I thought I should bring some popcorn.

I couldn’t see Enga Hero’s face because it was hidden by his shadow, but I could see that his hand holding his staff was very weak.

Try betraying Just like the saying, if someone asks you if you are the prize of a traitor, be sure to do that fucking betrayal.
I welcome you with open arms

Since he is competent, he cannot be left unattended, and it is only right that the snake tramples on his head so that he cannot move.

The cancerous cells that will become a nuisance to the country must be cut off. Even if the country were to be halved, my choice was right.

“Let’s go, Aori.”
“… Your king.”

Aori responded with a slightly dejected voice and followed me.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

7 p.M. That evening.

We settled down near the tower and started light camping.

No matter how much the king of trees jumped out of this place, it was because the amount of resources, including magic stones, that came out of it was superior to other dungeons.
The strategy system, which once collapsed, was well restored and operated by the association.

Since it is on the side of the World Tree, where many national systems have collapsed, each Magic Stone must be hungry.

“Hey, brother. Even the knights who say that ass is heavy? If you get caught, it will be over.”
“If I get caught, I have to kill everyone and go in. Is there anything else I can do? Help me.”
“Deposit”

We plan to take a seat in a place with few people and come up with a plan.

– Knocked up.

Finish by activating an artifact that hides your presence and hides your vision.

“The security outside the tower is tight. Only hunters or priests who have been recruited and certified can enter. The ordeal is over, so it must be a bonanza over there.”

The sun entered the huge tent and stretched out in a chair.

“By the way, brother, why are you folding?”

Aori fell asleep for a while.
The use of heavy prosthetic limbs is twice as tiring.
Even when changing the magic stone for the battery, excruciating pain accompanies it. Better to let it rest.

Taeyang looked at the sleeping Aori, tucked his tongue, and looked at me again.

“There are many people who are better than me.”
“You are enough.”

From the leadership that led the termites, to the hair that has survived from various s-class hunters, to the strength that does not lag behind them.
What do you mean by a giant who is branded as a king by the World Tree?

“It’s a bit strange to say that… What is not very wrong? Haha.”
“Actually, I didn’t call you for that.”
“…”

The sun scratched his cheek shyly.

“I’m sorry first. I didn’t mean to call you anyway.”
“Ah~ Brother. What are you talking about? Aren’t you a first-class subject, brother? You have to come when I call.”
“How is the sky?”
“Don’t even talk, Mister, when are you coming~ when are you coming! I thought you were going to marry your older brother very soon?”

Neck sky. It seems that Yuli and Taeyang’s daughter are growing up without any problems.

Because of Yuli’s heavenly beauty, Taeyang’s frivolity was erased, and Ha-neul, a calm girl.
They follow me to the point of being a bit excessive, but good is good.

I thought while looking at the flirting face of the sun.

‘… Is it hereditary to follow me?’

It must be more polite than following well.
Sometimes, it is admirable how he managed the termites with this naive personality.

“That’s why Haneul likes me. Because I buy you a lot of presents.”
“Ah~ It’s just because hyung-nim is cool. Kids say they are innocent, but when you see them, they care more about their looks?”

Is it?

“Let’s get back to the point. What is the real reason you called me?”

– Thump, thump.

A mysterious mechanical sound echoed from beyond the tower entrance.
I crouched down and muttered.

“You’ve been with Aori for a long time, haven’t you? There is no other reason.”

I don’t know much about Aori’s inner thoughts, but compared to her cheerful side, she has many scars inside.
Even though Aori follows me, Taeyang would know much better about the wounds he inflicted on her.

“Is it just because of that?”
“Not only. Aori is, after all, a princess. It’s the blood of the royal family.”
“Ah, that’s right… Doesn’t look like a princess at all, huh? Is that why you brought me here?”

Know how things are working around.
I nodded lightly, and the sun clapped in admiration.

“Obviously, Aori is the best when it comes to persuading people in the tower. But she said that’s not a reason to bring me…”
“There is a possibility of betrayal.”

The sun made a bewildered face.

“Yes? Who? Are you Aori?”
“To be exact, it was Aori who had been conspiring with Engahero. I might do something because I think it’s for me. You don’t know where it might bounce.”

I told Taeyang the story I had heard from Hongyeon and the circumstances of my suspicions.
After hearing all the stories, Taeyang nodded and swallowed his spittle.

“Are you saying I’m going to keep an eye on Aori?”
“There is that too. I’m going up the tower, but I need someone to protect Aori. Also…”

I don’t know when it will be, but if the moment to convince Aori comes.
I think it would be daunting on my own.

Taeyang looked at me with a proud expression and smiled.

“All right. I understood it well~ Do you plan to go in right away when Aori wakes up?”
“It should be. Take a breath too Replenish your stamina.”
“What about your brother?”
“I don’t need to sleep.”

I’ve been a bit worried when I say this, but it’s true.
Because of the power of healing, his body was incapable of feeling fatigue, so he was able to utilize the entire 24 hours a day.

“All right.”

The sun, which was snugly inside the duvet spread inside the tent, soon forced me to sleep.

I moved to a chair outside the tent, and soon I was lost in thought as I looked at the entrance of the tower where the light leaked out.

‘Perhaps Aori is far from betrayal.’

It’s not a bad idea to believe in Aori.
Aori, unable to comprehend that Engahero had been devoured by the mold, believed that he was caught up in the plan.

‘… It would have been a big deal if I hadn’t met the King of the Trees.’

Heavenly luck.
No, is it a carefully crafted version?

The dim light that I could see with my eyes closed reminded me of the world tree of purity.

How far have you seen and how far have you helped me?
I wondered if the achievements I had achieved on my own were in fact what she intended.

“Under.”

Then little by little it gets scary.

Perhaps, I am afraid that I will end up in one of the same cases as them.
No matter how hard he struggled, the face of the king he could not overcome remained in front of his eyes.

An old, broken, maddened man’s face.
I resisted fate longer than anyone else, but eventually collapsed.

Just imagining it makes my shins tingle, but what I have to do hasn’t changed.

-Brush.

The sound of a tent that breaks your thoughts.

– Knocked up.

A girl with bright red hair crawled out of the gap with the creaking sound of the artificial machine.
Fluffy ball. The king’s eyes covered with eye gob.
A cute little sister with a young body.

“… King.”
“Huh.”
“Do not sleep?”
“I was waiting for you to wake up. Are you awake?”

Aori shakes her head slightly.
Aori’s clumsily walking steps get twisted and she is about to fall.

Oops
I hugged her tiny, almost muddy body and sat her on her lap, and Aori lifted her head away from her.

The outside of the tower still reverberates loudly.

“That’s it, King. You know…”
“Huh.”
“Sorry.”

At Aori’s sudden words, I raised my hand and pounded Aori’s head with beans.

“Oops!”
“What are you sorry about?”
“They said they would go together.”

To write a herd.
He gently stroked the area where he had been beaten and told him that it was okay.

“Reasonably, it is right to take you. They strangely hate me.”
“But you were angry.”

Did raising your voice to Engahero remain in your heart?

“That was for a different reason, and I wasn’t particularly mad at you.”
“…”
“But I am curious. Why did you make that choice?”

Aori cuddled up to me and spoke in a voice that crawled into her rat hole.

“… At first, I thought it was a waste. Because Aori is uncomfortable. What we can do together… As a woman, Aori can do nothing but relieve the king’s sexual desire.”

She seemed to be aware of it herself, and her self-esteem shattered voice sounded pitiful.

Talking about sexual desire is Aori’s unique way of speaking, so aside from that.
As I placed my chin on the top of her head and waited, Aori looked up at me and continued.

“The person said it. The tower is hostile to the king.”
“I see.”
“That’s why I said that if Aori goes, everyone will understand. It’s all been talked about. It’s just a shape, but if Aori gets engaged to the King…”

Arranged marriage.
Aori seems to have hoped that I would get the tower without any blood loss.

Judging from the conversation with Aori. I could see why Engahero wasn’t trying to hide the information so thoroughly.

There’s no big problem if you get caught anyway. Because it was a good story for me.

“But it is funny.”
“Yes?”

If you take Aori to the tower, he will welcome you.
The thought of it is a bit disgusting.

To come down to the human world.
She even made the people who raised her, the size of her parents, die.
Selling her body and putting her child, who was barely pasting her mouth, back to the royal family?

This isn’t even the Middle Ages.
It makes me angry because it’s ridiculous.

I hugged Aori tightly and gently stroked her hair.
Let’s stroke it with all our heart so that we can feel the affection as much as possible. Aori’s body trembled.

“King? Oops My head tickles.”
“Aori, don’t worry about anything. The woman you serve will finish everything.”

To put it bluntly, all of Engahero’s claims are lies.

Aori, who did not know that, just looked at me with an innocent face.

“It will be fine.”

Hug the body that was hurt because of me stronger.
To make you think that I care for Aori a lot.

This is not even an atonement. He still had a lot to pay back to Aori.

“I don’t know… It feels good to be embraced by the king. More than the flesh of other trees.”

Aori carefully relaxed and entrusted herself to me.
Until I’m completely free of the little guy’s body. They shared their love over a long period of time.