Defense 999,999,999 Corps Commander - Defense 999999999 Corps Commander chapter 64

64 – The Warrior (2)

“Here it is.”

I guided the warrior to the most famous lamb restaurant in the neighborhood.

How do you know?

Well, Seina is a famous gourmet. We mostly just go out to look for good restaurants.

“Thank you. This place looks delicious at first glance. Are you from this city?”

“No, I’m a wandering adventurer.”

“It looks like that. Are you very busy right now? If it’s okay with you, I’d like to have a meal together.”

The warrior said with a gentle smile.

The pure white teeth and skin that shines transparently in the sunlight are just like watching a cosmetics commercial.

‘It’s an auto call, though.’

Any promise can be cancelled.

If she’s as pretty as a warrior.

Still, I had to take a somewhat thoughtful reaction.

There must be a reason why you appeared in front of me while hiding your identity.

“Let’s do that.”

Seina and Luna look puzzled at my answer.

‘Sorry guys. The castle will be here later.’

Shouldn’t I get married too?

Besides, it doesn’t take that much time to eat a meal.

“Come in.”

So we went into the store and sat down at a suitable seat.

Maybe because it’s daytime, there aren’t that many people.

“Oh, you didn’t ask for your name?”

Marilyn opened her mouth and pushed her hair behind her ear.

I don’t know if it’s my imagination, but it feels like there’s a halo.

“My name is Ronald.”

“I am Seina.”

“My name is Luna.”

We introduced ourselves to each other.

Marilyn opened her mouth, clasping her hands together as if she was glad to hear this.

“You all have great names. My name is Marilyn.”

‘What, you have no intention of hiding your name?’

I couldn’t tell if he was trying to leave me alone or if he didn’t know I was his colleague.

“I’ve heard that name a lot.”

“Me too. I’m sure I’ve heard the names of these three people somewhere.”

“We did make a name for ourselves.”

Marilyn opened her mouth and chuckled.

“You all already know, right?”

“What are you talking about?”

“About my identity.”

I nodded my head quietly.

She opens her mouth as if she knew it would happen.

“I didn’t intend to deceive you. It was a bit ambiguous. I was a little embarrassed to suddenly show up and say, “I’m a warrior. Nice to meet you.”

Marilyn blushed slightly.

I understand.

Surprisingly, I think he’s a bit shy.

‘Do you like it better?’

Since long ago, I like quiet women.

I don’t like loud and noisy people.

“pass.”

“?”

She looks puzzled.

‘I accidentally revealed my true feelings.’

“Ahem, but my colleagues said he was badly injured.

“I’m feeling a little better now. But why are you suddenly speaking informally to me?”

“Then you do it too.”

“…I wonder.”

Since ancient times, a gentleman like me would never use petty comments like, “Shall we speak comfortably?”

Just dive in and see.

“I heard the story. You said there was an unpleasant incident this time? I’ll apologize instead. They’re not usually like that.”

I think he’s talking about the auction house incident.

She bows her head with a truly apologetic expression.

‘I can forgive you for anything except cheating.’

With that thought in mind, I opened my mouth.

“You don’t have to worry about it.”

“Thank you for saying that. I’ll buy you dinner as an apology.”

She’s a pretty woman who buys me food.

This is a character you would only see in a drama.

Still, I wasn’t that bad of a guy.

I can flex on something like rice.

“Okay. I’ll buy it.”

“You don’t have to do that.”

“It’s okay, Gerard has a lot of money.”

Seina added from the side.

In an instant, Marilyn’s expression turns cold.

“Gerard?”

The atmosphere suddenly drops.

“…What’s wrong, Marilyn?”

“Is that so?”

Seina and Luna began to glance at me with a puzzled look on their faces.

“No… Sorry, I was just surprised for a moment because your name is the same as the Seven Monarchs I hate.”

“…The Seven Lords?”

For a moment I thought I had misheard and asked again.

“Yeah, of all the monarchs, he’s the one I hate the most.”

Marilyn frowned.

It looked like a sullen cat.

Anyway, that’s not important.

‘Why me?’

Including the Great Monarch, there are a whopping eight monarchs.

Out of all these numbers, why do you hate me?

What on earth did I do wrong?

“Ronald? You don’t look so good. Are you okay?”

Marilyn looked at me with a worried face.

He continued with a sigh.

“… I had a bad thought for a moment. More importantly, the Seven Lords must have done something terrible to you. I can see that you hate them so much.”

I quickly started rewinding my memories.

Have I ever hurt Marilyn?

No matter how much I think about it, it doesn’t exist…

‘ah.’

By the way, when I was testing the performance of the Blunderbuss, I accidentally killed a colleague who had infiltrated the Seven Lords’ Castle.

Is that why you’re doing this?

“You know that the Seven Lords are human, right?”

He nodded.

“If he has the ability to become a monarch, then he must have the ability to help others. But he betrayed humans and sided with the demons. Isn’t that reason enough? I can never forgive him.”

Marilyn gives a murderous look.

I got goosebumps for no reason.

Why did the story have to turn out like this?

“… He must have his own circumstances.”

“Circumstances? Everyone has circumstances. I am no exception. But are you defending the Seven Lords right now?”

Marilyn glares at him.

I had no intention of backing down either.

There are a hundred things you can say in rebuttal.

It was when I was about to open my mouth.

“Hey! When are you going to order there?”

A balding waiter approached our table, scratching his head.

“Give me the most expensive one here.”

As Marilyn spoke, she took a gold coin out of her bosom and handed it to the employee.

And then he looks at me with a blunt face.

“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you just said. I’d like you not to talk about the circumstances or anything like that in the future.”

“Okay.”

First, take a step back.

This issue may take some time.

**

The food we ordered came out.

The group began to eat as if nothing had happened.

The store was soon packed with people.

Is it because it’s lunchtime?

‘Did I speak too harshly?’

Marilyn glanced at the man.

He is eating ripe lamb in silence.

‘I was overreacting to the Seven Monarchs story. Ronald is a new recruit who just joined our team.’

Marilyn fiddled with the asparagus with her fork.

It is right to apologize.

It doesn’t justify the sins of the Seven Lords, but as Ronald said, he may have his own circumstances.

“Hey.”

Marilyn mustered up her courage and opened her mouth.

But Ronald absentmindedly puts his index finger to his lips.

She felt offended for a moment.

I finally tried to muster up the courage to apologize.

Because you ignore me so blatantly.

“I apologize for my harsh words just now. But I don’t think it’s right to act like this…”

“Be quiet, Marilyn.”

“Are you not even going to accept an apology?”

Ronald shook his head.

“Look around you. Isn’t it too quiet?”

Only then did Marilyn look around.

The store was already full.

However, people are glancing at this table without even making a sound.

“Kill the hero—!”

People started to rush in at once, accompanied by shouts.

“Frozen-!”

The ice pick rushed towards Marilyn.

She intended to avoid it, but there was no need.

Thud.

“…with bare hands?”

Because Ronald absentmindedly reached out and blocked them all.

“Dieeeeeee—!”

A man with a large, stupid sword charges toward Marilyn.

She was thinking of quickly drawing her sword.

At that moment, I felt a pain in my chest.

‘Ugh! My wounds… .’

It was a power that could sweep away everything with just one check.

However, because my body had not yet fully healed, any sudden movement would be painful.

“Stand back, Marilyn. It looks like your wounds haven’t fully healed yet.”

“thank you.”

Marilyn stepped back at Ronald’s words.

I didn’t notice it at all.

Is it because the wound hasn’t fully healed yet?

I couldn’t tell exactly if it was because I couldn’t feel the demon’s energy.

But one thing is certain.

“What are you doing, fellow humans?”

I couldn’t understand why I, who was sacrificing myself for the people, was being threatened like this.

Ting!

The man’s sword breaks when it hits Ronald’s forearm.

“These guys are bounty hunters. I guess they’re planning on capturing you and handing you over to the demons.”

As he says this, he starts to deal with the soldiers approaching Marilyn one by one.

“…Why on earth?”

Ronald turned around with a bitter look on his face and opened his mouth.

“Well, humans are much more rotten than you think.”