Episode 13. Fire at the King (3)
“Damn. You. You’re that teddy bear bastard from back then?”
Gat Juntae could be certain it was Ted from the voice coming from behind.
“What story do you want to have now? Why are you really doing this to me? Our deal before ended neatly enough, didn’t it? What are you unsatisfied about that you’re shoving a musket in my face?”
Gat Juntae whined in his characteristic tearful tone.
“This time it’s a different story.”
“Ha…, this is really annoying. You. But fuck, does a guy who comes to talk shove a musket against the back of your head? Then do I feel like talking?”
As he spoke, Gat Juntae naturally turned around to face Ted.
“Now that I think about it, this is absurd. Who do you think you are to act so high and mighty? Disgusting.”
The one who had spoken pulled something out from his bosom. It was a fist-sized bead that looked like a mechanical device.
“What are you doing?”
“Haha, do you think I’ll roll over for you as easily as last time?
Gat Juntae, who had spoken, threw the bead to the ground.
‘I was already in a bad mood from losing to you last time. You came at just the right time, you bear doll bastard!’
Gat Juntae thought back to what had happened before.
That bear doll bastard had possessed absurdly strong attack power.
How devastated he had been when he was helplessly beaten by him.
So he had saved up quite a bit of money and purchased a new armored doll. Top-tier combat armored dolls worth tens of thousands of gold, level 500, even AS-grade!
But Gat Juntae, who had been smiling triumphantly, froze. Because the bear doll was leisurely shaking its head as if it were nothing.
“Oh? Let’s do this properly.
He bluffed, somehow removing Ted’s buff skill, but Ted’s voice was utterly cold.
“I’m busy, bastard…… I don’t have time to play.
Screeeech—!
Last time, the bear doll had summoned silver goblins.
But this time, he summoned golden goblins.
“
At the same time, the bear doll’s terrifying attacks began to explode across the air.
* * *
Three minutes later.
Gat Juntae, sprawled on the floor, trembled as he let out a deep sigh.
His vitality had dropped to 5%.
“Just kill me. You son of a bitch. I don’t know why you keep doing this to me, but if I come back, I’ll kill you somehow……”
“No, I didn’t come here to kill you.”
Ted had learned how to deal with Gat Juntae while undertaking a Sibori Academy quest in the past.
Now that he had become docile. It was time to get to the main point.
“I’m saying let’s make a deal.”
“What? You come to my house, smash everything, and then want to make a deal with me?”
“Those are AS-grade models anyway. The house won’t cost more than a few dozen gold to repair, once repaired.”
At Ted’s words, Gat Juntae quickly looked around.
For some reason, only things like the windows were broken.
Ted had shot him while controlling his fire to be just so.
“There’s no time. The guards will enter this house soon. I’ll only tell you the main point, so listen well.”
Ted briefly summarized the plan for Gat Juntae.
“What’s so good about it that I’d help you?”
“How about this.”
Ted opened his inventory and took out the miscellaneous items that had filled it, along with a
“Huh?”
Miscellaneous items he had collected while catching the numerous users who had rushed at him when he turned into a Demon Lord!
The value of those miscellaneous items was tens of thousands of gold. It was simply that they were stolen goods, making them impossible for Ted to sell.
But when it came to fences, wasn’t Gat Juntae the one?
The moment he saw the various rare-grade stolen miscellaneous items, Gat Juntae’s eyes widened.
“Wh-what are all these? How many are there?”
“I know everything. That you’ll create event maps in every corner near the upcoming proclamation ceremony venue and sell stolen goods.”
“……How did you know that……?”
Information Ted had found out by diligently trailing Gat Juntae within Count Sauron’s territory.
It was a deduction based on that. The regrettable part was that while his suspicion was 100%, he had no physical evidence.
So Ted had spoken, partly to probe him.
‘Was it real? He really is a bastard crazy for business.’
But just now, Gat Juntae had confessed. With this, the game was over.
“Help me and two others enter the proclamation ceremony as if we were invited guests.”
Ted got to the main point.
“How?”
“Putting aside selling stolen goods through event maps, you normally have quite a few beverage carts supplying the inside, don’t you?”
“Right. Damn, there’s nothing you don’t know about me.”
“Help us sneak in with those. And separately, get us proclamation ceremony invitations. For three people. It’s not like you don’t have those rotten things like
“Ugh…… alright. It’s not impossible if we do it. Sigh. Really. Fifty thousand gold…… ha……”
“I’m counting on you.”
Fifty thousand gold. That was 500 million won in real money. To that extent, it was honestly worth taking the risk. At least, that’s what Gat Juntae thought.
‘Good enough.’
Ted made a contract with Gat Juntae and came out.
He gave him half of the stolen goods as a down payment.
If Gat Juntae violated the contract here, he would receive direct censure from the
Therefore, Gat Juntae would grit his teeth and try to get the job done successfully.
‘Hoo, losing 50,000 gold is a big loss but……’
Ted was slowly beginning to understand. The fact that tens of thousands of gold wasn’t even money worth comparing to the value he possessed.
Ted leisurely slipped out of Gat Juntae’s house and headed toward the alley where he had promised to meet the other two.
“Done?”
“How did it go?”
Tisai and Sibori asked, seemingly tense.
Ted poured power into his hearing and sight, closely surveyed the surroundings in every direction, and then slowly opened his mouth.
“…It’s all been resolved. Now let me briefly organize the plan one last time.”
The grand picture he had drawn. Ted summarized it clearly.
1. Ted, Tisai, and Sibori secretly infiltrate the
‘And there’s step 1.5. Me turning on the broadcast inside the proclamation ceremony.’
Rudisa TV had been contacting various cafes and groups that had been Ted’s fandom in the past since a few days ago. Announcing that Ted would be conducting a personal broadcast through Rudisa TV anew.
They didn’t reveal the content details, but the fact that the BJ was Ted was enough promotion. Moreover, since he would be debuting through the
2. At that time, Ted assassinates
3. Then the quick-footed Tisai will snatch the crown like lightning. Sibori will cover Tisai in the meantime.
4. When all personnel retreat at the end, Ted will completely destroy the ceremony hall through
“I understand.”
“Hoo…… It really sounds plausible, Ted.”
Ted nodded.
“This is the beginning. Until that day, we must conduct mock drills.”
After that, Ted began conducting mock drills with them.
Thus day by day. The day of the decisive battle began to approach.
“Hoo. I’m nervous.”
“Old man. You haven’t lived all those years for nothing?”
“You who hasn’t even dried the blood behind your ears…… Why don’t you stop trembling your legs and talk?”
Tisai and Sibori, who had grown considerably close in the meantime, began to rely on each other.
‘Damn…… we’ll succeed, right.’
‘Huu……’
As days passed and the time approached, they felt the pressure of the great undertaking.
The more nervous they became, the more the two NPCs couldn’t help but rely on Ted.
“Don’t worry and follow me.”
A voice and movements without a single tremor. Eyes.
Ted told them with his body. “We will succeed.”
* * *
D-5, a day passes.
D-4, another passes.
D-3, 2, 1, time approached quickly like that.
And on the day, D-day.
Time passed, and the day of the
The three members including Ted were secretly clinging to the floor of a wagon Gat Juntae had modified in advance. Moreover, Gat Juntae had completed their camouflage using all kinds of
“Halt!”
At the proclamation ceremony guard’s words, the three members held their breath and stilled the trembling of their hearts.
‘Shit. Please…… please……’
Gat Juntae, who was pulling the wagon right there, also forced a smile while extremely tense and looked at the guard.
The guard slowly approached and began rummaging through the wagon, checking the goods.
“Hey. Why are you checking so thoroughly? Didn’t you hear the news? I’m Gat Juntae. I brought drinks so our esteemed superiors can enjoy themselves coolly. If the cold drinks get lukewarm because of you, will you take responsibility?”
“Do you not have cold preservation spell arrays? If you don’t interfere with the inspection, I can finish faster.”
“Ah, haha. Right, right.”
‘Ha…… this cocky bastard…… really want to smash his damn head……’
Gat Juntae let out a deep sigh and watched the situation.
Soon the guard looked down under the wagon.
At that moment, Gat Juntae gasped.
‘Please…… you damn bastard, don’t turn your head around?’
But had Gat Juntae’s desperate wish been answered?
The guard gave an OK sign.
Around then, Ted, Tisai, and Sibori thought their hearts would stop.
‘Huk! Huk! I was really done for……’
Among them, Tisai had used
“Alright. Everyone out.”
Having reached the warehouse, Gat Juntae called the other three.
“Now my job is done. I don’t know what you’ll do after this, but it has nothing to do with me.”
“Yeah.”
“……Sigh, I don’t know. If you do anything suspicious, you’ll get caught.”
When Gat Juntae muttered something inauspicious, Ted, slightly annoyed, said:
“I got it, so get lost.”
“Damn…… anyway, I got the money so I’ll root for you. Give it your best shot.”
Gat Juntae left, and the three including Ted pinned
“Let’s go.”
Now it was time for the real game to begin.
Ted led the three and headed inside.
The hall was about half the size of a soccer stadium, filled with thousands of invitees. They were eating and drinking noisily, waiting for the ceremony proceedings to begin soon.
And as planned in advance, he deployed them in suitable positions.
Sibori at the right rear of the hall. Ted in the center. Tisai completely on the right.
‘Good. Ready.’
During this time, Ted had taken out the
‘Perfect so far.’
—Laaaadies! Everyone! We shall now begin the Unified Pixie Kingdom Proclamation Ceremony!
Waaaaah—!!
Soon the ceremony proceedings began with the MC’s voice amplified by voice amplitude magic.
Ted set the cam to
‘Six arcanists on the right. Six on the left. Twelve defensive magics active…… Distance is around 80 meters. Wind direction is rightward at 1.2 p/s. Tenichi is guarding the left side. Several rankers including Musashi are in the back too. But they’re also fairly far away. That distance is about 40m. If Tisai moves one beat faster, it’s enough.’
And he completed all calculations and preparations needed for the sniping.
After several ceremonial rites passed.
Finally, it was the turn of the
Ted took out the cam hidden in his bosom, switched it to
“Everyone. Hello. This is Ted.”
At that time, Ted had taken off his mask while infiltrating this place. It was the first time in a while that Ted’s face had appeared on broadcast. Soon the chat window began to go wild.
Since Ted was nervous right now too, he couldn’t see how many viewers there were.
“I’m currently at the Pixie Kingdom proclamation ceremony. From now on, I will snipe Denno.”
Ted pulled the cam close to his mouth and muttered quietly.
“Please watch.”
Then he threw the cam behind his back. So that the scene of him sniping would be captured properly.
—Laaaadies! In accordance with the ceremony proceedings. Denno—the prospective Pixie King shall read the proclamation address!
As the MC finished speaking, Denno raised his hand and shouted loudly.
“I proclaim! From this place, the Unified Pixie Kingdom’s……”
He began reading the proclamation for himself, proudly ascending as the king of the Great Pixie Kingdom.
But then. A sound cut in, interrupting his words.
“!”
A thunderous sound erupted from the spectators’ seats, ringing throughout the hall.
A sound imbued with the skill
‘What on earth……’
A momentary silence fell upon the hall at that massive voice.
Before everyone could properly grasp the situation, the next Lion’s Roar burst out.
“
At the same time his words ended,
BANG——!
A heavy sound rang and descended upon the hall.