My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 290

DLC

[The requirements for opening the DLC item have been met.]

[Downloading DLC causality from the server.]

[This process may take some time.]

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Numerous notification windows popped up as the quest was completed.

Soon, the phrase ‘Downloading···’ appeared, and the number next to it began to increase gradually.

It was a similar notification window to when Kyle’s journal was downloaded from the Hall of Arnaize.

Sian put down his smartphone for a moment as the download number increased more slowly than before.

“Somehow, I managed to clear the quest.”

Testimonies from the Elhandur retainers.

The report investigated by Diana.

And finally, Aria’s testimony.

The three elements were well-balanced, and the public’s antipathy flared up fiercely.

It fueled a deep anger towards Elhandur.

And finally acknowledged the causality of this.

“But it’s a bit unexpected···.”

It was a bit unexpected.

Rather than unexpected… it should be called an unforeseen event.

“To not even respond at all···.”

The fact that Elhandur didn’t even respond at all.

Naturally, I thought Elhandur would take action.

To explain the accusations of atrocities.

To deny the testimony of colluding with demons.

I thought they would dismiss Aria’s testimony as a witch hunt.

Sian thought Elhandur would definitely do that.

So, he had even prepared to refute each of Elhandur’s explanations.

“I thought it would take some time···.”

I thought it would take a considerable amount of time to clear the quest.

I was expecting not just a few weeks, but months or even half a year.

Even if I could accuse Elhandur of atrocities.

Whether I could clear the quest was a separate matter.

However, Elhandur remained silent.

Elhandur did not offer any refutation or explanation.

And silence was akin to affirmation.

Because being unable to explain was akin to admitting guilt.

Elhandur’s image plummeted rapidly.

As a result, people began to feel antipathy towards Elhandur even more quickly.

“Thanks to that, I was able to clear the territory quest though···.”

Thanks to that, I can now download the causality of the DLC though…

“Something’s strange.”

Honestly, it was beyond unexpected behavior.

“Are they confident?”

Confidence that they can win against the entire continent.

If it were the old Elhandur, that would have been possible.

However, the current situation of Elhandur was not good.

Elhandur was on the verge of collapse due to the defeat against Ruben.

“Or is it resignation?”

A ‘whatever will be, will be’ attitude.

Even if we try to explain and refute, you guys will trample on us Elhandur anyway.

So, think whatever you want.

That’s how it might have come out.

But even calling it resignation felt uneasy.

If it was really resignation, they should have shown a reaction like ‘So what?’

However, Elhandur was just silent.

They didn’t show any reaction and kept their mouths shut.

Now that Durak is gone, the one currently in charge of Elhandur is none other than Isabel.

“What is Isabel thinking?”

Now and then, Isabel was impossible to fathom.

As I was lost in such thoughts.

Ding!

[Downloading··· 100%]

The download number reached 100% with a cheerful notification sound.

At the same time, countless notification windows popped up.

[DLC causality has been downloaded.]

[You can now use the DLC content.]

Sian shook off his thoughts related to Elhandur.

No matter what they do, bringing down Elhandur remains unchanged, and what’s important now is the DLC.

Sian looked at the screen with excitement.

Touching his fingers here and there, he checked the changed Mobile Lord.

And.

“What’s··· changed?”

Nothing much had changed···?

It was just an ordinary Mobile Lord.

The scenery of Ruben’s territory reflected in the background screen.

Above it, 【Territory Facilities】, 【Gacha】, 【Area Expansion】, etc.

The tabs of various items were listed.

“It’s the same?”

It was no different from the Mobile Lord that Sian had been using.

There was nothing that looked like DLC.

“What is it?”

Sian tilted his head, meanwhile, carefully and in detail.

He checked the screen of the Mobile Lord here and there.

And in one corner.

In a place that would not be visible unless focused, he could confirm that the 【DLC】 item had been newly added.

Also, there was a reason why Sian couldn’t recognize it right away.

While other tab items were sparkling and colored, this 【DLC】 item was shown in black and white.

Also, the 【DLC】 tab was tied with an X-shaped chain.

In the middle of the tied chain, it was firmly locked with a padlock.

It was as if it could not be used right now.

“What is it?”

···I thought for a moment.

Sian lightly touched the 【DLC】 item.

And with one notification window that popped up, Sian was able to realize one fact that he had forgotten.

-Reward: DLC Unlock.

The quest reward was ‘DLC Unlock’.

Yes, it was DLC ‘Unlock’.

『DLC Super Special Package (1,000,000,000 G)

-Contents: DLC Causality.』

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Not DLC application, but unlock!

“Yai─!”

Sian 벌떡 [beoljjeok – abruptly/suddenly] stood up from his seat without realizing it.

An indescribable resentment boiled up from deep within his chest.

He gritted his teeth, trying to spit it all out, but just for a moment.

“Hoo···.”

Sian was able to calmly calm his mind.

“Is this the first or second time this has happened···.”

It wasn’t the first or second time the Mobile Lord had done this.

From the beginning, it was clearly written as ‘Unlock’.

Honestly, it could be said that this was Sian’s fault for not preparing for it.

Above all, Sian currently had a considerable amount of gold.

There was about 2.1 billion gold that was being produced diligently at the mint right now.

Sian calmly checked the price of the DLC Super Special Package.

Since it was labeled as Super Special, it wouldn’t be too expensive.

『DLC Super Special Package (1,000,000,000 G)』

“1 billion···?”

He could confirm the goddamn price!

Sian checked the price once again with trembling eyes.

One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand··· hundred million, ten··· hundred million.

But the price did not change.

No matter how many times he counted, the value did not change!

“What the hell is this─!”

Sian 벌떡 [beoljjeok – abruptly/suddenly] stood up from his seat once again.

The chair he was sitting on fell over with a crash from the shock of standing up!

But he didn’t care.

What the hell kind of price is this!

“Yai ssi─!!”

The resentments that he had been holding back boiled up in his throat.

They burst out through his teeth with numerous swear words.

And right then.

Ding!

《If you want to buy the DLC, try paying for it!!》

The Mobile Lord’s notification window popped up on the screen···?

Sian’s movements stopped for a moment.

His thoughts froze for a moment at the notification window that popped up on the screen.

Wasn’t the Mobile Lord unconscious due to maintenance?

As if answering that question.

The Mobile Lord’s notification window popped up once again.

《King Mobile Lord who has returned after maintenance! No! No!》

《God Mobile Lord who has become the strongest after finishing secluded training!》

《There is no causality to be afraid of in this world!》

《I am~! The absolute powerhouse of causality!》

《Doom Chit Tah Chit! Doom Chit Tah Chit!》

《All the causality in the world, come at me!》

《Abyo~!》

“······”

Sian was speechless.

No, look at those notification windows.

How can you not be speechless?

《It was only for a moment that the King God Mobile Lord, who had become so powerful, returned!》

《Oh myyyyyyyyy god?!》

《What is going on!!!》

Then 띠리리리리링!!! [ddiriririring – Onomatopoeia for a loud, frantic alarm sound]

A scream-like notification sound poured out in all directions.

As if he had discovered something that was so exciting that he was about to go crazy.

Like finding the medicinal herb that he had been searching for so long in the mountains.

《DLC Causality, you sayyyyyyyy!!》

《DLC, you sayyyyyyyy!!!》

The Mobile Lord started to go wild.

《What happened while I was gone!》

《No, no, no!! That’s not important!》

《What’s important is that you’re trying to pay for it!》

《But you don’t have any causality in your inventoryyyyyyy!!》

띠리리리리리링!! [ddiriririring – Onomatopoeia for a loud, frantic alarm sound]

The notification sound that burst out again was truly··· a spectacle.

It was as if Sian was possessed while looking at the dazzling gold.

If that scene were expressed as a notification sound, it would sound exactly like that.

《Now, then, shall we briefly explain why the price of the DLC causality is so high?》

《First of all! This is not a simple DLC!》

《It’s the sequel to Mobile Lord!》

《It’s no exaggeration to say it’s Mobile Lord 2!》

《But before we release the sequel, we must be able to answer one simple question!》

《Why are we making a sequel in the first place?》

《That’s because everything in this world is a sequel!》

《When you wake up in the morning at dawn.》

《When you look at the dawn before the sun has risen!》

《We expect the sequel to dawn to come out soon!》

《That’s the sequel called morning when you have to go to work!》

《The sequel to morning at work is the sequel to afternoon at work!》

《The sequel to afternoon at work is the sequel to night at overtime!》

《This world is all a series of sequels!》

《You are also a sequel born from your parents··· Oh my. What am I saying!》

《Mistake! That parental gag was a mistake!》

《Anyone can make a mistake!》

《It is the sequel that makes up for these mistakes!》

띠링! [dding – Onomatopoeia for a notification sound]

《In that sense, I also released this sequel!》

“What the hell is this─.”

No, no.

Let’s not think about that nonsense.

The moment I bring up common sense and awareness, I lose.

If I recognize that nonsense with normal thinking, I will be defeated.

Sian temporarily put aside his mind, the brain, and briefly enjoyed the Mobile Lord’s nonsense.

《And those sequels all get one chance!》

《A chance to correct the mistakes that were made before!》

《The pain of going to work that I couldn’t enjoy in the morning at dawn!》

《The sequel to morning at work that makes up for that flaw!》

《The fatigue of labor that I couldn’t enjoy in the morning at work!》

《The desire to go home that I couldn’t enjoy in the afternoon at work!》

《The sequel that makes up for all those flaws, the night of overtime!》

《What your parents made up for the flaws they had is you··· Oh my. What am I saying!》

띠링! [dding – Onomatopoeia for a notification sound]

《In that sense, I also released this sequel!》

“······”

What··· what kind of flow of thought is that?

No, what kind of thoughts do you have to have to make those nonsense come out in droves?

Do you even learn it separately?

《The DLC sequel that was released this time, the moment you buy it, huh?! Is this Mobile Lord?!?》

《···It’s such a vast content that you can’t help but say that!》

《So I had no choice but to think hard!》

《What should the sequel to Mobile Lord be called!》

《It’s too vast to simply call it DLC!》

《It was too good to be called just a DLC!》

《So I really had to rack my brains to answer this question!》

《Because I had to come up with a really cool name!》

《Mobile Lord 2?》

《Mobile Deluxe Lord? Mobile Ultra Lord?》

《Or Mobile God Emperor Ultra Chungmugong Lord? [Chungmugong is a Korean honorific title given to a highly respected military commander]》

《What name should I give to express this ecstasy!》

《As a result of countless worries that made my head explode!》

《I was finally able to come to one conclusion!》

띠링! [dding – Onomatopoeia for a notification sound]

《Who the hell cares about that kind of thing!》

《Let’s throw that kind of nonsense to the dogs and shout it out together!》

띠링! [dding – Onomatopoeia for a notification sound]

《If you want to buy the DLC, try spending some real money.》

Click.

Cyan pressed the X button on the notification window that popped up.

Nevertheless, ding-a-ling! The notification window kept popping up, gugugug.

He kept turning off the notification window.

How does that nonsense get stronger every time?

And how come this damn spending money never seems to end?

“Haa…”

Cyan couldn’t help but sigh.

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The Mint, located in the capital, Darcan.

Numerous people were moving around in the Mint, carrying bags filled with gold.

“If you pile them up here, I’ll check and process them.”

At the words of Amelia, a beautiful woman with long red hair, people poured the bags they were carrying onto the floor.

Whirr, the waterfall of pouring gold soon created a mountain.

Amelia looked through the ledger, scribbling with a pen.

She moved as if navigating through a mountain of piled-up gold.

“From 1,994,222 gold… here, 57,842 gold…”

How long had it been?

“Huu, Lucas. I’ve checked everything, so you can put it inside now.”

“Understood, Miss.”

At Amelia’s words, Lucas gestured to the back.

Then, the Black Lion Knights approached and carried the gold one by one.

And again, whirrrrr.

The countless gold pouring to the other side formed a mountain again.

Amelia wiped the sweat flowing down her forehead with her sleeve.

Just as she was about to calculate the gold again.

“Is it going well?”

Cyan appeared next to the pile of gold.

“Ah, Lord. You’re here.”

Amelia responded with a small smile.

Cyan nodded and approached Amelia.

And looking closely… Amelia’s face was completely wrecked.

Hollow eyes and dark circles.

Her fair skin was dry, and her long red hair was slightly disheveled.

Cyan looked at Amelia and suddenly thought.

Is this the afternoon of work where you can feel the fatigue of labor?

A sequel that complements the shortcomings of the morning of work?

‘What am I thinking?’

Somehow, it felt like he was gradually being permeated by the nonsense of Mobile Lord.

Cyan shook his head violently.

Perhaps conscious of Cyan’s gaze.

“I’ve only been at the Mint for the past few weeks…”

Amelia tidied her hair and clothes with an embarrassed look.

At Amelia’s words, Cyan briefly thought, ‘Was it the night of overtime, not the afternoon of work?’ but quickly dismissed it.

Cyan waved his hand slightly, feeling unnecessarily sorry.

“How much has been collected so far?”

Then, Amelia checked the paper she was holding.

She tapped the paper a few times with her quill as if calculating, and then immediately spoke.

“So far, it’s a little over 1.1 billion gold.”

“Already?”

“All the imperial finance personnel are rushing in, and they said it would be better to clear the debt at the Mint first. Well, it’s not really a debt… anyway. We’re printing our gold first.”

“Is that so?”

Cyan grinned.

“Then can I take 1 billion to use?”

“Yes, yes?”

Amelia tilted her head without realizing it.

“Can’t I?”

“No. It’s not that you can’t. It’s your gold, Lord. But…”

Only 1 billion to use?

No, is the word ‘only’ appropriate in front of 1 billion gold?

So, what does it mean to only take 1 billion…

“I suddenly have a urgent use for it. Calculate it again after deducting that.”

Soon, Cyan walked past Amelia.

And without hesitation, he reached into his pocket.

For a moment, she wondered what it was.

Suddenly, a sound of chararararak came from the pocket…?

Amelia tilted her head without realizing it.

And with one thought that came to mind, Amelia approached Cyan as if possessed.

No way. It can’t be.

There’s no way, right?

She constantly denied the thought in her head.

Nevertheless, the thought wouldn’t go away.

“Huu, shall we go again then?”

Soon, Cyan took his hand out of his pocket.

And Amelia stood next to Cyan.

Amelia gently pushed the pocket with her foot very slightly.

Then, the pocket moved with a jolt.

“······!!!!”

Amelia’s eyes widened.

Her expression distorted, and she froze in place like a statue.

Because the pocket hadn’t moved at all until just now.

With 1 billion gold in it, the pocket was carrying a terrible weight.

Amelia’s strength could never have moved it.

But now it was shaking when she applied force!

That means.

“Gone…?”

It had disappeared.

1 billion gold had disappeared!

The gold that she had collected with that mind-numbing calculation and hard work.

The gold that all the machines in the Mint had been running 24 hours a day to print.

The gold that all the finance officials of the imperial family had created!

The gold that so many people had piled up for weeks of hard work!

“Gone…”

It disappeared.

In just one moment!

Ah.

Amelia let out a small moan.

At the same time, her legs gave way, and Amelia’s body staggered.

Amelia’s frail body, collapsing to the ground, fluttered like a piece of paper.

The absurdity ascending to the sky was also torn away like a piece of paper.

And as if to understand Amelia’s feelings.

As if not much different from her feelings.

《Kkueeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!》

A scream of unknown origin was heard from somewhere.

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A super-discount DLC package worth 1 billion.

I don’t know what’s so super-discount about it, but anyway.

After spending real money after many twists and turns.

Cyan was able to return to the VIP room of the Imperial Palace.

The VIP room, a public space for guests and VIPs of the Empire.

But now it was almost being used like Cyan’s personal room.

“To be able to have a personal room in the Imperial Palace.”

If I could buy this room, how much would it cost?

So, if a room in the Imperial Palace came out as real estate, how much would it cost?

“Would it be about… 200 million?”

I thought it would be around that much.

Of course, there’s no way a room in the Imperial Palace would come out as real estate.

“But if it’s 1 billion, I think the story would be different.”

It cost 900 million to borrow Valua’s Zodiac Sword.

With 1 billion, I thought I could buy a room in the Imperial Palace.

“I spent that 1 billion buying the DLC…”

It was truly a crazy price.

Moreover, it wasn’t just about buying the DLC package.

The DLC package was only about applying the DLC cause and effect.

Quest clear is DLC unlock.

The DLC package is DLC application.

Content related to the DLC had to be purchased separately.

In other words, I had to buy the diversification of support devices that Cyan needed separately.

In the process, there was an additional expenditure of 100 million gold.

So, the total gold that Cyan spent was 1.1 billion.

“I wonder if Amelia is okay…”

As a result, Amelia broke down.

Weeks of all-nighters were blown away in an instant, so…

Cyan had nothing to say and ran away.

Well, anyway.

《Crazy…! How can… such a big cause and effect as soon as it comes out…!》

The panting Mobile Lord’s notification window filled his vision.

While admiring the Mobile Lord’s strength for not fainting from spending 1.1 billion.

“It’s amazing.”

Cyan let out a small exclamation at the function of the new DLC content.

Because the Mobile Lord’s notification window was floating in front of Cyan’s retina, not the smartphone screen.

The diversification of support devices obtained by spending 100 million gold.

One of them was the screen that was now visible like a hologram in front of him.

In this regard, explanations such as 3D stereoscopic were followed.

“But I need to know what it means.”

Anyway, the key was that he no longer had to rely on the smartphone screen.

He could run and use Mobile Lord even without a smartphone.

“This is a bit convenient.”

It wasn’t just a little convenient, it was quite convenient.

Because he could run Mobile Lord anytime, anywhere.

He could even run Mobile Lord during intense battles.

“Functions such as taking pictures still require a smartphone…”

Still, convenience was maximized.

Above all, this was only a part of the opened content.

There was an enormous amount of content that Mobile Lord was making a fuss about as a sequel.

“I want to check what’s there, but…”

I had something to do right now, so I put my curiosity aside for a while.

Cyan stretched out his hand and waved it once in the air.

Then, blue letters appeared stereoscopically in Cyan’s eyes.

“This is only visible to my eyes.”

A sight that was amazing no matter how many times he saw it.

Cyan admired it once again and opened the 【DLC】 item.

He touched the DLC content inside, ‘Kyle’s Journal’.

Soon, Cyan swallowed hard at the ‘Loading…’ notification window.

And how long had it been?

[Checking compatibility of the device in use.]

[Verification complete.]

Notification windows filled his vision, and his vision began to intertwine dizzyingly.

Soon, Hwaaaak!

A dazzling light embraced Cyan.

[Executing DLC content – ‘Kyle’s Journal’.]

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The light that embraced Cyan covered his entire vision.

Cyan had no choice but to close his eyes at the dazzling light as if facing the sunlight head-on.

How long had it been?

The light that had covered his vision gradually decreased.

Vision gradually recovering.

The first thing he saw was a blue tree.

“Huh?”

Cyan tilted his head without realizing it.

Soon, his vision completely recovered, and he was able to fully confirm the scenery in front of him.

“What is it?”

First of all, it wasn’t the VIP room of the Imperial Palace.

It was impossible to think that the VIP room he had been in just a moment ago.

The trees densely filled his vision.

There’s no way that trees over 10m [~33 feet] would grow naturally in the VIP room.

It would have been possible if the seeds of the trees buried in the ground suddenly grew rapidly.

But would that be possible?

“Forest?”

It was extremely common sense and normal judgment to say that this was a forest scene.

But this didn’t make sense either.

“I was in the Imperial Palace until just now?”

Cyan had been in the VIP room of the Imperial Palace until just now.

Then did he teleport?

But Cyan didn’t feel any magical fluctuations.

In the first place, teleportation was not something that could be done so easily.

Only Dragon Karze could even attempt it.

No, Karze could only move short distances.

It was impossible to move this far.

“What the hell is it?”

In such a bewildered and confused state, at that moment.

“Cough…!”

A painful groan was heard from somewhere…?

Cyan paused for a moment.

The sudden movement of space also had an effect.

But he didn’t recognize it.

Until he heard that breath, Cyan hadn’t felt any presence.

That meant that it was an existence that Cyan’s senses couldn’t even feel.

Cyan carefully turned his head in the direction of the breath.

And what he saw was a man.

Also, a man with red hair.

But Cyan quickly shook his head.

It wasn’t red hair, it was black hair.

The reason he thought it was red hair was because of the blood.

The man was covered in blood all over his body.

Cyan checked the man’s appearance in detail.

And as soon as he confirmed his face, his body froze.

The man who was bleeding and panting.

He was… someone in Cyan’s memory.

However, there were some aspects that were slightly different from his memory.

But his appearance and atmosphere were no different from what he remembered.

‘Kyle…?’

The strongest Arnaiz, Kyle.

“Keuheok…!”

The man who was lying down covered in blood was none other than Kyle.