I Became The Tyrant Of A Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 642

And so.

Suddenly, even ‘Black Dragon’s Reverse Scale’ Skaerian became one of my captured monsters.

I groaned, looking at my captured monster list in the system window.

‘No, why… am I really becoming a captured monster master?’

And they’re all legendary-grade. There are two dragons, no less. If a captured monster league championship were ever held, I’d be a top contender right away.

“If I had known this would happen, I should have tried to capture Winged Hwan too? Or maybe Ipian… Huh, what if I catch them all, is there a set effect…?”

As I muttered about the achievements I might have missed, a rebuttal came from behind.

《That would be difficult.》

Skaerian, who was curiously touching the dog collar-shaped restraint around his neck, explained.

《It’s a bit awkward for me to say this, but me being friendly to humans is a bit strange… My two brothers hate humans to their core. They’d rather kill themselves than become your subordinates.》

Suddenly, I remembered Alexander, who, despite being friendly to humans, committed suicide as soon as he became a captured monster for his legion.

And Salome, who willingly became my captured monster…

“……”

Which side is this guy on?

Is he really planning to be on my side?

Skaerian is currently in a polymorphed human form.

He has messy long hair, large glasses that look the same as when he was a dragon, and is wearing baggy robes.

His true form is clearly handsome, but his gloomy complexion and the awkward upturn of his lips, as if he’s trying to read the room, ruin his looks. He’s oozing nerdiness…

‘……It’s strangely unsettling because he seems like my kind.’

The memory of a classic enthusiast flashed in my mind.

I quickly shook my head. Ugh, no. This isn’t the time to form a connection between nerds.

“Hoo… Okay. We’ll talk about the details later.”

I snapped my fingers.

“For now, get stored away.”

《Oh, so this is how you store things in a subspace…》

Skaerian, who was muttering something as if amazed, disappeared with a whoosh into my captured monster-only subspace.

Suddenly, Parekian was also sucked in, and Violet, who was lying on top of him, fell to the floor with a shriek.

I clicked my tongue inwardly.

‘……Is there any point to this?’

It seems that if they’re dragons, they can tear through the subspace as they please, whether I put them in there or not.

Anyway, Skaerian’s intrusion (?) was resolved, and thankfully, Ipian didn’t intrude. It seems today’s situation is really over here.

“Alright, everyone, you’ve all worked hard! Let’s wrap things up! Quickly gather what you need and let’s go home!”

I had the heroes collect Winged Hwan’s corpse and the loot from the lair.

While everyone was busy gathering loot, I turned to the side.

“And… I need to deal with these guys too.”

《…….》

Standing awkwardly there was the Banshee Legion Commander. She was still holding the Dullahan Legion Commander’s head in her arms.

“Leave it to me, Prince Ash!”

The mage party, led by Diermuidin, simultaneously conjured attack magic in their hands.

“We haven’t done anything today, so let us at least take these guys’ heads!”

They had been excluded from the battle to prepare for the possible intrusion of other dragons and to prepare for a possible series of battles. The mage party seemed very restless.

Diermuidin approached the Banshee Legion Commander with a sinister grin.

“It’s a bit disappointing that our mages’ only targets are a dead Dullahan and a half-crushed Banshee, but if we can defeat a monster…”

That’s when it happened. The Dullahan Legion Commander’s head, which was being held by the Banshee, suddenly opened its eyes.

《I’m not dead, though…》

“Waaaaah!”

Diermuidin, startled, jumped back. The other heroes around him also screamed in terror.

I screamed along with them, but then I quickly regained my composure and tried to regain my dignity, scolding them.

“No, I thought you were dead since you only had your head left! What is it!”

《Dullahans are separated from their heads and bodies from the start… They don’t die just because their head is left behind.》

No, I… I know that, but still, since you were closing your eyes with that kind of visual, I naturally thought you were just dead!

“M-m-my heart… it’s not good for my heart…”

Diermuidin, whose legs had given out, trembled and searched for medicine in his pocket. Oh, grandpa, you should be careful when watching horror movies at your age…

At that moment, the Banshee Legion Commander, who was holding the Dullahan Legion Commander’s head, opened her mouth.

《Hic…》

“Why is she pretending to cry when she can talk perfectly fine? Just speak normally.”

《Hic… It’s none of your business… hic…》

Did you just say ‘none of your business,’ you jerk! You definitely said ‘none of your business!’

《Guardian of the mortal realm. I would like to make a proposal.》

The Dullahan Legion Commander said. I’m not a big fan of horror movies, so it was uncomfortable to look at him, but I still listened to him.

“Speak.”

《Would you not allow us to join your alliance?》

I furrowed my brow. The Dullahan Legion Commander continued calmly.

《The Black Dragon clan has not only ruled our legion for hundreds of years, enslaving us, but they have also… killed us all like this.》

“……”

《We want to take revenge on them. If we can destroy them, we will gladly cooperate.》

I scoffed.

“Isn’t it just because you don’t want to die right now?”

《…Honestly, that’s also part of it.》

Diermuidin, who had taken his heart medicine, seemed to be feeling better and started doing some warm-up exercises! He was slowly doing his health exercises with flames swirling at his fingertips, and it was clear that he would be grilling these monsters as soon as he finished.

The Dullahan Legion Commander continued, his tone slightly more urgent.

《But our hatred for the Black Dragon Legion is genuine. If we can contribute even a little to their destruction, we will do anything.》

The Banshee Legion Commander chimed in.

《Hic… Black Dragon bastard… hic…》

“Now she’s cursing so naturally, this Banshee.”

I pondered for a moment.

The surrounding heroes and monster legion commanders stood stiffly, waiting for my decision, while Diermuidin continued his slow exercises. One, two…

“Haa…”

I sighed and nodded.

“Okay. But you have to become my captured monsters.”

Anyway, I have a few more uses of [Become Mine!] left. If they accept without resistance, there’s no reason not to accept a legion commander-level boss. These guys haven’t really harmed us either…

A faint smile crossed the Dullahan Legion Commander’s scary face.

《We will gladly do so.》

The Banshee Legion Commander sobbed.

《Hic… Thank you… hic…》

“Either cry or talk, just do one, please…”

I used [Become Mine!] in succession and captured the Dullahan Legion Commander (only his head remained) and the Banshee Legion Commander (who speaks well).

Thus, today’s captured monster haul.

[You have added Black Dragon’s Reverse Scale Skaerian (SSR) to your allies!]

[You have added Dullahan Lord Black Rider (SSR) to your allies!]

[You have added Banshee Queen Cliodhna (SSR) to your allies!]

“……”

It’s like I reluctantly accepted food from a neighbor that was about to expire, but…

Actually, isn’t today’s haul amazing…? They’re all SSR grade?

‘Huh? No joke, am I really going to become a captured monster master like this?’

I shook my head to clear my mind after a moment of useless thoughts. No, what am I going to do if I become a master! There’s no championship league!

“Get yourselves together. I’ll call you again next time.”

I snapped my fingers, and the two monster legion commanders were also sucked into the subspace and disappeared.

I nodded to the heroes who were looking at me with cold sweat.

“Well, that’s how it is. Let’s all go back quickly! We need to clean up and rest.”

“Yes!”

The rest of the heroes rushed to help with the loot recovery.

“Huhu, as expected, doing the Ivory Tower health exercises that I developed myself makes my cardiovascular system feel healthier…”

Diermuidin, who had finished his exercises and returned late, widened his eyes and looked around.

“What! Prince Ash, where did all my achievements go!”

“……”

Well, I thought it would be bad for your cardiovascular health, so I cleaned it all up, senior citizen…

I massaged the shoulders of the complaining old mage and walked with him towards the lair.

“You’ll have to play a big role in the next battle anyway. Let’s save your strength for then.”

“Is that really true, Prince Ash?! I’m counting on you!”

I smiled bitterly.

Because this old mage really has to play a big role in the next battle.

‘We defeated Winged Hwan and captured Skaerian, so the next battle is Ipian.’

A battle where the mages of our front line will have to go through a lot of hardship was approaching.

***

After returning to Crossroads and taking a rest.

The next day.

I went straight to the smithy.

The loot acquired from this free exploration was piled up in the smithy. Kellybay was constantly exclaiming in admiration as he examined Winged Hwan’s scales and feathers.

“Amazing, truly amazing…! I’ve never seen materials like this in my life!”

Even Tustibean was an unprecedentedly excellent top-grade material, and it was possible to create powerful equipment, but.

Winged Hwan was a higher grade than that. He was a true dragon of dragons.

“This feather is especially amazing.”

Kellybay held up a feather and shook it.

“It’s not as good as the scales, but it’s still sturdy… and most of all, it’s light.”

“We can make equipment that won’t be burdensome for the rear support heroes to wear.”

It was a reality that ordinary armor was heavy, making it burdensome for mages, rear support, and heroes with weak stamina like me to wear. Equipment made from Winged Hwan’s feathers would be a very good alternative.

“Please process them into robes or cloaks. Hmm, then we should prioritize equipping the mages first. They’ll have to suffer a bit in the next battle…”

“No.”

Lukas, who had followed me and was standing behind me, said in a stern voice.

“My lord must wear it.”

“……”

“My lord. Please. You almost died in the last battle. It would have been really dangerous if it weren’t for Hecate and the Glory Knights.”

Lukas, who seemed to have a lot pent up, spouted out the right things, and Evangelin, who was standing behind him, nodded with her arms crossed.

“Variables always occur on the battlefield. No matter how careful my lord is, accidents that you haven’t noticed are bound to happen.”

“……”

I recalled Winged Hwan gathering his breath even as his wings were cut off and he was falling.

That would have been impossible in a game. But this is reality.

The evil dragon’s transcendent will and hatred… will continue to pierce through the parts I haven’t even thought of.

“Me and Evangelin, the Glory Knights, and many others will risk our lives to protect my lord. But there may be situations where our hands cannot reach you.”

I could only groan and couldn’t say anything in response.

“Please wear good armor. This is my advice as a guard knight.”

“Okay, okay… Kellybay, then please make a cloak first. Add a barrier-generating artifact too. Make it so it can withstand at least one dragon breath.”

Kellybay made a dumbfounded face.

“Look at this shameless guy… What are you going to withstand with a cloak? Dragon breath?”

“I think it’s possible with this material? Isn’t it? Try it.”

“Look at him talking so casually as if it’s not his job.”

But Kellybay didn’t refuse in the end. Seeing the grin under his beard as he grumbled, he must already be excited about making it.

“Let’s say we’ll do that for the general equipment… and this is the problem.”

Thud!

A beautiful magic core, shining with ancient colors, was placed on the workbench. We all swallowed hard as we looked at it.

Winged Hwan’s magic core.

In other words, a dragon heart.

Just as the dagger [Isageum], made from Tustibean’s magic core – a dragon heart, possessed an extraordinary destructive power.

This equipment made with the magic core of Winged Hwan, a more powerful dragon, will also possess tremendous power.