I Became The Tyrant Of A Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 72

Jupiter was running towards the Golden Gargoyle alone, while the rest of the party members were frozen in shock at the sudden situation.

I shouted urgently,

“Hey, Jupiter! What are you doing! Hey!”

“……”

“Jupiter! Come back right now, Jupiter!”

It was then.

“……Gold.”

Jupiter shouted, drooling from her mouth.

“It’s golddddddd!”

……What?

I stared at the gargoyle with a dumbfounded expression.

Shimmering, shimmering.

The Golden Gargoyle was scattering dazzling golden light all around.

“……No, wait a minute.”

Could it be that her gold-lust trait activated just by seeing that?!

“Are you crazy, Grandma?!”

But regardless of my shouting, Jupiter was already running right in front of the boss gargoyle.

Towards Jupiter, the Golden Gargoyle slowly raised the weapon in its hand.

It’s a huge mace……

“This is driving me crazy, really!”

Tearing at my hair, I urgently ordered Lucas and Evangeline.

“Run, you guys! We can’t let that old lady die here!”

“Understood, my lord!”

“Magician Grandma! Get a grip!”

The two knights shot forward like bullets. I turned my head to Damian.

“It looks like we can’t have an easy time this time either, Damian! Get out the magic rifle!”

Before I could even speak, Damian had already taken out Black Queen and was aiming.

Jupiter was already right in front of the gargoyle.

《Even 20 years ago, a centurion, and 10 years ago, a centurion……》

A booming voice flowed from the Golden Gargoyle’s face.

《Am I supposed to be a centurion for the rest of my life?》

Whoosh-!

Immediately after, the mace held in the Golden Gargoyle’s hand fell downwards.

Lucas and Evangeline were still some distance away.

Damian could attack the gargoyle directly, but,

‘Even if I one-shot it with a sniper, Jupiter could die if I mess up!’

It’s true that Black Queen is an incredibly powerful spear, but it’s impossible to kill the sturdy gargoyle boss in one shot.

Even if it did kill it, the mace already falling on Jupiter’s head wouldn’t disappear.

I clicked my tongue. There’s no choice!

“Damian, shoot its weapon!”

“Yes, sir!”

Damian immediately adjusted his aim and pulled the trigger.

Thwack-!

With a brutal firing sound, the muzzle spat fire. Damian couldn’t withstand the recoil and fell backward.

Clang!

The magic bullet that flew hit the side of the mace.

However, the mace only slightly changed its trajectory and was still falling on Jupiter’s head.

Thwack! Thwack-!

Then, even while fallen backward, Damian fired the magic rifle in succession.

Clang! Clang-!

After being hit two more times, the mace finally went off course and slammed down right next to Jupiter.

Kuwagwagwang!

The huge mace slammed into the ground, causing a loud explosion along with dust.

“Uwaaaaaaack?!”

Jupiter let out an undignified scream that didn’t suit her age and bounced off the ground. Oh, grandma……

“Oh my, what am I doing here……?”

“Sir Jupiter! Retreat!”

Lucas supported Jupiter, who was out of her mind, and ran back.

Evangeline raised her shield at the front line and yelled.

“Hey, you shiny golden dung fly! Look at me!”

It’s a common passive skill for shield knights, [Roar of the Battlefield]. [A skill that draws enemy aggro and buffs allies]

The effect is a wide-area enemy taunt and ally buff!

The Golden Gargoyle’s eyes turned sideways as it was about to land a second blow on the fleeing Jupiter.

The huge mace slammed down on Evangeline’s head in an instant.

Kwaaang-!

Evangeline’s shield, which had taken the attack, glowed blindingly white.

“Kueeek!”

Although she made a strange sound, Evangeline managed to hold on. Good job!

At that moment, Jupiter returned in front of me. I gritted my teeth looking at this damned magician.

“Jupiterrrrr……!”

“I, I’m sorry, Your Highness……”

“Are you not going to get a grip, really?! You’re supposed to be the most senior, what are you doing!”

Jupiter, who was always shameless, was repeatedly bowing her head this time, as if she was truly sorry.

“My mistake has put everyone in danger.”

“It’s good that you know it, you old hag!”

That gold-lust trait of hers, I need to find a solution for it!

‘In the game, it only activated in chests, but in reality, it activates in ridiculous places.’

I scanned the glittering Golden Gargoyle with my eyes.

There will be more gem monsters like this in the future, will she cause this kind of ruckus every time?

“I will join the front line!”

After supporting Jupiter to my side, Lucas quickly ran back towards the Golden Gargoyle.

He must be trying to help Evangeline, who was starting to struggle.

Jupiter quickly reached out her hand.

“I will take that guy down right now…… Ugh!”

The current that was about to gather at Jupiter’s fingertips soon disappeared weakly.

Jupiter tried to gather magic power repeatedly, but it didn’t work properly, perhaps due to the aftereffects of the injury from earlier.

I waved my hand at Jupiter, who kept trying.

“It’s okay, don’t push yourself and recover first.”

“Tch, I’m losing a lot of face today……”

“Since when did you care about face in front of us.”

I looked around.

Lucas and Evangeline were taking turns blocking the Golden Gargoyle’s attacks.

Since it’s a boss with high physical defense in the first place, it’s unreasonable to expect them to attack as well.

Jupiter is out of it and groaning.

Damian…… looks pale.

He used his less-than-recovered Clairvoyance [A skill that allows the user to see the future] for three consecutive shots, and forcibly endured the massive recoil of Black Queen. He must be dying.

“I’ll…… finish it! Cough!”

I waved my hand at Damian, who was still trying to regain his posture and aim the magic rifle.

“It’s okay, step back.”

“Yes? But then……”

“Because the Prince needs to test the new product. Just wait a bit.”

I pulled out a short magic staff from my pocket, after pushing Damian back.

SSR-grade staff, Maestro. [A high-grade item]

It’s a good opportunity to test this new item in a real battle.

“Maestro, begin the performance.”

As I uttered the activation phrase, I felt the staff sucking magic power from my body.

Following that, light blue magic particles gathered in front of the staff I held up, and three magic blades were created.

Thin and sharp rapier shapes. Blue and transparent, magic blades that looked like they were crafted from glass.

‘It feels like I used half of my MP, but only three came out……’

I felt a stiff sensation as magic power left my body. Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve used magic power since coming to this world?

“Let’s see…… is this how you use it?”

I lightly swung the staff forward, imagining the magic blades moving in my head.

Swish! Whirr!

The rapiers made of magic flew as if dancing.

“Oh ho.”

After moving it a few times, I could intuitively understand the principle of how it moved.

Basically, if I concentrate in my head, I can control the magic blades.

Moving the staff in my hand in that direction increases the accuracy even more.

Jupiter and Damian were staring at me with wide eyes.

“Your Highness…… you always bring new and amazing means every time we see you.”

“I’m kind of like a cornucopia.”

I smiled brightly.

“It’s good to keep me in your good graces, right?”

Damian nodded his head diligently. He’s cute.

I thrust the staff forward. The training is enough for now, it’s time to verify the actual power.

Whoosh!

The three magic blades shot forward.

The three magic blades, thrown while spinning, rushed straight towards the Golden Gargoyle,

Thwack-!

Hitting the gargoyle’s left shoulder.

It destroyed the connecting link of the golden armor worn on its left arm, and the armor on its left arm shattered and fell down.

“Not bad?”

I spun the staff to retrieve the magic blades.

The magic blades that quickly returned lined up neatly behind my back.

“Whew!”

A whistle came out without me realizing it.

Although I’m not yet skilled, so the control is clumsy, the power is certain.

‘At least it’s possible to deal damage more stably than Lucky Strike.’

Like a conductor leading an orchestra, I quickly waved the magic staff in my hand.

Following that movement, the magic blades swirled.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack-!

The three magic swords continuously cut through the air, and made cuts all over the Golden Gargoyle’s body.

Since the gargoyle has low magic resistance, the golden armor was helplessly destroyed every time the magic blades grazed it.

As the armor was peeled off, the relatively low-durability body was revealed, and Lucas’s sword and Evangeline’s spear did not miss the gap and dug in.

《If I had worked in the inner castle, I would have been promoted long ago. I took the wrong line and have been rotting like this in the outer castle for my whole life……》

The Golden Gargoyle was muttering to itself again with incomprehensible words.

Why do all the boss monsters in this area mutter to themselves? If you’re going to reveal the backstory, at least explain it in a way that we can understand!

Crack-!

The magic blade struck the Golden Gargoyle’s armor for the fifth time, and at the same time as the breastplate joint burst open, my three magic blades shattered.

‘Five times, huh. It doesn’t have high durability.’

I was about to summon the magic blades one more time, but there was no need to.

Clang! Clang-!

The golden armor was already mostly destroyed, and through the gaps, Lucas’s and Evangeline’s attacks landed in succession.

Lucas’s [Willpower Strike] and Evangeline’s [Damage Payback] unfolded with flashes of light, and the Golden Gargoyle’s entire body was torn to shreds.

《I wish I could get promoted and wear a cool armor like that statue……》

The Golden Gargoyle, who was wielding its mace until the very end with its tattered body, suddenly stopped moving.

《What is this.》

And then, it slowly looked up at the sky,

《The rainwater, why, is it, black……?》

It uttered such words.

Flash-!

Lucas’s powerful slash cleanly cut off the gargoyle’s neck.

The gargoyle’s body, having lost its head, staggered back and forth before collapsing awkwardly to the side.

Thud! Thud thud……

The heavy gargoyle’s body fell to the ground, sending up a cloud of dust all around.

Lucas, who was carefully checking the gargoyle’s condition until the very end, turned to me. And nodded his head greatly.

“We’ve defeated it!”

“Haa……”

I let out a long sigh of relief.

And I gestured to Jupiter, who was standing at attention with her head bowed next to me.

“Jupiter, write a report when we get back.”

“Yesss……”

“And return one week’s worth of your salary from your annual pay. Put it into the city development fund.”

“Eeeek! Your Highness, that’s too……”

When I glared at Jupiter, who was about to say something, Jupiter immediately lowered her head.

“That is a very just measure. I will do as you say.”

I didn’t intend to severely criticize Jupiter. Anyone can make a mistake.

However, if mistakes are repeated in the future, they must be punished.

As the leader of the first army, rewards and punishments must be strict. Even if the target is a precious magician.

“……Jupiter. I don’t know why you go crazy whenever you see something shiny.”

I said quietly to Jupiter.

“Before you are a mercenary who lives and dies for money, you were a honorable soldier of the Everblack Empire.”

“……”

“I hope you will think of the pride that remains within you before the material desires in front of you.”

The trait ‘Gold Lust’ is an unremovable trait, so it cannot be artificially fixed, and it is not the kind of status abnormality that can be blocked by my passive [Unbreakable Commander]. [A passive skill that makes the user immune to status effects]

In the end, I can only hope that Jupiter will resist it on her own.

Jupiter stared blankly at her gloved hand.

“……An old person shouldn’t be a burden on the path of the bright young people, let alone be of help.”

Jupiter looked at me with a solemn expression.

“If something like this happens again, I will take responsibility with my life.”

“No, not with your life……”

“Then I will take responsibility with money, which is like my life.”

“Oh ho, how much?”

“As much as my weekly salary……?”

“……”

After staring at this money-obsessed grandma for a moment, I smiled bitterly and gestured with my chin.

“Let’s go.”