I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 192

My Sweet Home

That evening, as the red sunset painted the world. And so, finally, after a long journey, the sight of the fortress city began to come into view.

“It’s Crossroads!” I exclaimed.

I never thought there would come a day when I’d be so glad to see this horrible monster frontline! It had only been a little over a month since I left, but it felt like I had been gone much longer. I guess it’s because I’ve been through so much.

‘I must have a ton of work piled up,’ I thought.

I need to go on a free dungeon exploration, check the equipment I ordered, re-examine the city management plan, set up an advanced base, recruit and train additional characters… There’s so much to do!

‘But I guess I can rest today,’ I decided.

The journey from the Imperial City to here was a full three weeks. There’s a reason why the word ‘travel fatigue’ has the character for ‘poison’ in it, right? I need to get some proper rest.

As I approached the city’s north gate, the hero characters and soldiers were lined up to greet me.

“Welcome back, Your Highness. We are truly glad that you have returned safely,” Reina, the Imperial Army officer who was standing at the forefront with her 50 soldiers, bowed to me.

It seems that Reina, the highest-ranking officer, was representing them since both Commander Lucas and the successor to the Border Count, Evangeline, had come out to greet me.

“Lady Reina, have you been well?” I asked.

“Of course, Your Highness. We soldiers are always healthy as long as we have enemies to fight,” she replied.

“By enemies, you mean monsters, right?” I clarified.

“Are there any other enemies on this front?” Reina said with a sly smile.

That old fox. I already heard from Lucas that you tried to kill Margherita at the temple. But it seems she’s been behaving herself since then. I could see Margherita standing there, looking fine. Lily was here too. I waved to them.

“Has everyone been well?” I asked.

Margherita and Lily smiled awkwardly and bowed to me. They seem to be doing well.

After greeting the other heroes and soldiers, I entered the city through the north gate of Crossroads.

“Any unusual reports, Lady Reina?” I inquired.

“Nothing in particular. We had a defense battle eleven days ago, but we managed to fend it off without any damage,” she replied.

I had already checked the stage result window for the defense battle and received a report from Lucas on the way here. I’m glad they did well without me.

Reina paused for a moment before continuing. “And a messenger was sent from the Imperial City ahead of Your Highness.”

It seems the messenger was much faster than our carriage. I nodded.

“What did they say?” I asked.

“Nothing much has changed. They told us to support three more defense battles before returning,” she said.

“Were there any other instructions for you?” I asked.

“Well… there was an instruction to ‘not cause any trouble’,” Reina said with a meaningful smile.

Indeed, it seems that Fernandez changed his instructions after what happened in the Imperial City. That’s why Reina didn’t attack Margherita anymore and stayed quiet.

“I’m counting on you for the remaining three defense battles, Lady Reina,” I said.

“I will do my best, Your Highness,” she replied.

I don’t fully trust her, but this mage and her soldiers are the elite. While they help with the defense battles, I need to train my own troops to protect this place.

As we entered the city, the citizens who were engaged in their respective businesses rushed out to the streets to greet me.

“Lord!” they called out.

“You’ve returned, Lord!”

“I thought you weren’t coming back!”

“How could I? This is my home,” I chuckled and waved to the citizens. It feels good to be treated like a lord.

Amidst the citizens’ welcome, we first headed to the prison located on the outskirts of Crossroads. It’s usually a place where drunks or petty thieves take a break, but today it was time to use it as a proper prison.

“Alright, let’s go in~” I said, carefully putting the captured bandits and refugees into the prison. The bandits and refugees all looked pale. They must think they’re going to be executed. Heh, the innocents.

“Keep a close watch. Double the security forces,” I instructed.

“Yes, Your Highness,” they replied.

After leaving the prison, I dismissed the soldiers in the city’s central square. You guys need to rest too. You can’t keep following me around forever. And so, the rest went back to their lodgings, and I headed to the lord’s mansion with Lucas, Evangeline, and the escort that had followed me from the Imperial City.

“Though a joyful place may call me~ My only place to rest~ Is my small home~” I hummed as I led the way. Soon, a classic building made of red bricks and marble came into view. My sweet home, the Crossroads Lord’s Mansion.

‘The detached palace in the Imperial City was nice, but this is my home in this world,’ I thought.

As I arrived at the mansion, Aider, who was waiting at the entrance, came running out.

“Lord! You’re back!” Aider exclaimed.

“Aider,” I replied.

“I knew you would return safely! Now, I’ve prepared a hot bath and a meal, so please come inside!” Aider said.

I had a lot to talk about with Aider, but first, I needed to take care of the escorts who had come all the way here with me.

“Assign rooms to the guests. Let them take a bath and have a meal together,” I instructed.

“As you command!” Aider replied. Following Aider’s guidance, everyone went to their rooms. I stretched with a ‘Ugh’ and went upstairs to my room. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to relax in my room.

Thud. Then, someone grabbed my shoulder.

“Huh?” I turned around, wondering what was going on.

“Um… Senior,” Evangeline, looking pale, was there. Behind her, Lucas was holding his forehead as if he had a headache.

I blinked. What’s wrong?

“Please… don’t get angry,” she pleaded.

“…?” I was confused.

“Promise me. Don’t get angry?” Evangeline forcefully took my pinky finger and intertwined it with hers.

“Okay! Promise complete! Now you can’t get angry!” she declared.

I was dumbfounded, not knowing what was going on.

“Huh? No, what am I getting angry about?” I asked.

“Just don’t ask! Just promise me first! Don’t get angry at me!” she insisted.

I wondered why she was acting like this, but the meaning of Evangeline’s words soon became clear. The second floor of the Lord’s Mansion. The Lord’s bedroom. I opened the door and froze, my mouth agape.

“What the…?” I muttered.

The classic beige wallpaper that had been elegant with age… was neatly painted pink. The dignified dark brown furniture was all replaced with new white wooden furniture, and the cute-sized bed was covered in frills and lace. On the fluffy blanket was a large teddy bear. And, flowers. The entire room was covered in colorful flowers. The smell of the flowers was so strong that my head was throbbing.

“…” I rubbed my eyes hard. Am I hallucinating from fatigue? My sweet home has become sweet in a different way?

“What a magnificent… flower garden-like taste…” I trembled and turned around. Aider, Lucas, and Evangeline, who had followed me, were there.

“What is this! Why is my room like this?! What is this pink and bling-bling interior?! Why did you do this?! Who did this!” I exclaimed.

Who has such a wickedly flowery taste that they remodeled someone else’s room into a flower garden!

Then, Aider and Lucas’s gazes all turned to one place. I looked there too. The culprit was obvious.

“Whee~ Wheee… Whistle~” There was Evangeline, pursing her lips and trying to whistle, but failing miserably. Her large green eyes were desperately avoiding my gaze.

“…Evangeline?” I asked.

Flustered! Evangeline, sweating like a waterfall, continued to try to whistle. Her protruding lips were trembling.

“Can I… ask for an explanation?” I asked.

“No, uh, ahem! So, um!” Evangeline rolled her round eyes from side to side and chirped.

“I thought that you, Senior, might not come back, and maybe you wouldn’t come back at all,” she said.

“So?” I asked.

“And you weren’t coming back, and Lucas was going crazy, so I thought that since I’m the successor to the Border Count, I might have to rule this city in the future?” she explained.

“So…?” I asked again.

“Eventually, the Lord’s Mansion will be mine, and the Lord’s bedroom will be mine too? And it’s the house I was born in anyway?” Evangeline smiled awkwardly and pointed to the room.

“So, I did some remodeling in advance. To my taste. Ah~ But you came back right after the remodeling was done,” she said.

“…” I was speechless.

“So, even though I worked hard on the interior, I’m giving it back to you so you can use it,” Evangeline nodded, then pointed into the room with a ‘Phat!’

“Honestly, isn’t it pretty? Admit it? If you live in a place like this, your dry sensibility will bloom~” she said.

“…” I was still speechless.

“Ah, don’t look at me like that! Just try living here for a week! Your dry sensibility will become moist, I tell you!” she exclaimed.

Then, Lucas, who was shaking his head behind me, whispered to me. “I told you, my lord. While you were gone, Evangeline was the most out of her mind among us…”

I sat down weakly on the bed. The transparent frills and lace fluttered and covered my head. I muttered in despair. “I really… will never leave you guys again.”

One became a spinach-tomato hanger, one became a chuunibyou [a person with delusions of grandeur] boy, one became a dog, and one became a flower garden interior designer who remodeled someone else’s room without permission. How can all of you go crazy without missing a single one? It’s all my fault. I will never leave you alone again.

“Sigh, but it’s a relief that it’s only my room. If the whole house was like this, I don’t know how I would handle it…” As I sighed and muttered,

“…”

“…”

“…” The three people in front of me glanced at each other. Feeling a chill down my spine, I quietly asked. “…Did you make a mess of other places too?”

Aider chuckled and stepped forward. “It’s not all of them! Just all the guest rooms, the dining room, the reception room, and about two places on the exterior walls of the mansion?”

“You messed up more than half of it!” I jumped up from the bed, spitting fire, and Evangeline quickly held out her pinky finger.

“You promised not to get angry, right? Promise?! And anyway, I’ll get it back in three years, so what’s wrong with painting it to my taste in advance!” she exclaimed.

“You have to think about the tenant too, you landlord brat-!” I yelled.

No, I bought the rights to this house from you in the first place! You can get it back in three years, but it’s my house right now! What are you doing to someone else’s house!

***

Anyway, so. I had a meal in the flower garden-style dining room with the guests staying in the flower garden-style guest rooms, in a flowery atmosphere. Before it got too late, I left the mansion. I was accompanied by Lucas and Aider. Behind us, Evangeline, in her pajamas, peeked out.

“Where are you going, Senior? You’re not running away because you’re angry, are you?” she asked.

“No…” I replied.

“You’re not going to a hotel because you don’t like the room, are you?” she asked again.

“No, I’m not…” I said.

Evangeline, who had been hesitating behind me as I put on my shoes, lowered her head. “I’m really sorry, Senior. I didn’t know you would hate it so much…”

“…” I was silent.

“I’ll take responsibility for the interior and restore it to its original state. So please don’t be angry…” she said.

“Evangeline,” I sighed softly and turned to look at Evangeline with a bitter smile.

“You can change the room however you want,” I said.

Evangeline’s eyes widened. I shrugged.

“I’m glad that Crossroads was safe without any major accidents while I was gone. That’s the most important thing,” I said.

No one died, and no one was seriously injured. The city is also intact. How fortunate is that.

“If you and my comrades are safe, and if this city is safe, then you can change the interior of the room however you like,” I said.

A mansion full of flowers, lace, and frills is much more beautiful than a burnt-down mansion, isn’t it? I smiled gently.

“So, don’t worry too much. I won’t hate you for something like this,” I said.

“Senior…” Evangeline’s eyes welled up with tears, touched.

‘Yeah~ But I’m going to tear down that flower garden interior tomorrow,’ I thought.

I’m glad that the city and my comrades are safe, but the interior is the interior. I’m looking forward to seeing your face screaming when you see the interior being torn down tomorrow.

Evangeline, who had no idea what I was thinking, smiled brightly and asked. “So, where are you going now?”

“To the prison,” I replied.

Lucas and Aider were holding a lot of food. I grinned.

“I’m going to show my prisoner friends what Crossroads food tastes like,” I said.

It was time to start negotiations with the Bandit King for recruitment.

I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]

I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]

Tyrant of the Tower Defense Game 디펜스 게임의 폭군이 되었다
Status: Completed Author: Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation] In the relentless pursuit of conquering an unbeatable tower defense game, a dedicated gamer finally achieves the impossible—only to awaken within the very world he just mastered. Now inhabiting the body of a noble exiled to a perilous border fortress, he faces relentless waves of monstrous adversaries. Armed with his gaming expertise and strategic prowess, he must rally heroes, fortify defenses, and navigate treacherous politics to protect his newfound reality. Dive into a thrilling saga where virtual tactics become real-world survival in "I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game."

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