episode_0171

“We killed a lot, but there are still many monsters that survived. “It’s not something that will end in one or two hours.”

“It would be nice if that wall would last for a long time… . How long did you say you could maintain?”

“Commander, why don’t you go and support Baine in person and ask him?”

Isn’t this what your daughter did, and not someone else?

Vine will be able to gain more strength if you directly pat him on the shoulder and cheer him on, saying he is proud of you, rather than asking me to find out.

“If you tell me something for no reason, I will only lose my concentration. “It would be better for you to ask instead.”

However, Commander Thalia seemed to think that her presence would be a hindrance to Baine.

Honestly, if she comes, Baine’s concentration will probably drop.

Don’t they have a relationship between mother and daughter that is different from that of a typical family?

“Let’s go together.”

I invited her again.

How long should we wait for this awkward relationship between mother and daughter?

It was right to bring the commander along in order to renew the relationship between the two.

Isn’t finishing the monster wave my ultimate goal?

The monster wave was the beginning.

“Do you really have to do that?”

The commander seemed to be reluctant despite repeated invitations.

I don’t know what he was reluctant about, but I thought this was a good opportunity, so I actively encouraged him.

“With just one word from you, Commander, we can last a few more hours. “It will give you that much strength.”

“The joke is so exaggerated. “There’s no way my words would have that much of an impact.”

“You don’t know much about Vine. Would you like to make a bet with me? Will you like it or not? And can’t you do that much for the soldiers?”

When Baine’s wall collapsed, soldiers engaged in close combat were scheduled to be deployed.

If that happens, the risk will increase rather than crowding them in one place and beating them from a distance like now.

But how long can we not shift the burden to Baine?

There is a limit to how much you can endure after receiving stamina recovery from Fran.

In the meantime, if Baine can gain strength with a few words of encouragement from the commander, wouldn’t it be something worth doing?

“… “You think that’s possible with just a few words of encouragement?”

“I am a child who works hard because I want to be a daughter that the commander can be proud of. “If you receive praise, won’t strength that wasn’t there before come out?”

“Hmm, that’s true. I understand. “Let’s go sometime.”

The commander reluctantly accepted my recommendation.

However, judging from the fact that he couldn’t hide the excitement on his face, he seemed happy to be going to see his daughter.

I don’t understand why I turned it off when I was going to like it so much.

I shrugged my shoulders and moved on with the commander.

Franc was busy replenishing the children’s stamina from time to time and taking care of the injured soldiers, while Shine was killing monsters in a trance while firing his bow at rapid speed.

Baine was maintaining his concentration more calmly than expected.

“Hmm… .”

Commander Thalia’s eyes turn to Baine.

It seemed like he had no idea how to talk to him.

I felt like there was no need for me to step in and disturb those two people.

“Now, do it while you eat.”

I decided to leave Baine and the Commander alone and focus on the children instead.

He approached Shine and Fran and handed over the lunch box.

“oh! I was really hungry. thank you!”

“thank you.”

“I brought plenty, so if I’m hungry, I’ll eat more.”

“Yes sir, did you eat?”

“no. “I have to eat now too.”

While I was taking care of the kids, Commander Thalia walked up to Baine, clearing her throat awkwardly.

Baine belatedly notices her presence and looks surprised.

“mother?”

“You’re having a hard time.”

“uh… yes.”

Baine smiled awkwardly, as if he didn’t know how to react.

“It’s maintained well without any problems.”

Baine seemed to think that the Commander’s approach was to check whether there were any problems with maintaining the wall.

“How long can the wall be maintained?”

“I will try to maintain it as much as possible.”

Baine also knew how important his work was.

When asked how long he could endure, he showed his determination to endure as long as he could.

The commander nodded, asking if it was so, and then kept his mouth shut.

‘It’s frustrating. Now, please praise me.’

I’m watching the two people, and I’m so frustrated that I feel like I’m going to explode.

Is it okay for a mother and daughter to have a conversation that awkward?

Anyone can see that it is so awkward that it looks like it is about to die.

“that… “Even if you don’t hold out like that, the soldiers will take care of the remaining monsters.”

no!!! That’s not it, praise it! compliment!

If I say it like that, isn’t there a lot of room for misunderstanding?

Of course, the commander said that because he cared about Baine’s suffering.

However, if you take those words incorrectly, it could not be ‘worry’ but ‘ignorance’ that you don’t have to try so hard.

“… Still, wouldn’t it be safer to catch it inside the wall? It’s hard to deal with monsters that come out of the wall. “If they’re scattered, it’s hard to find them.”

just as expected.

Baine’s voice lowered slightly.

The Commander did not notice this and continued speaking.

“Oh well, the soldiers took care of everything? How brave our soldiers are! These are not people who are afraid of injury. Even if there wasn’t a barrier, all the scattered monsters would have been blocked! So you don’t have to make any effort…!”

“Okay, so should we remove the wall right now? “Because it’s not really necessary.”

Baine cut the commander off and spoke in a cold voice.

“huh?”

ah!

A sigh comes out of my mouth and my eyes close tightly.

It seemed like the commander had finally noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

What would you do if you already realized all the misunderstandings and realized it too late?

I’m not a gentle person enough to kindly explain that I misunderstood something just because I realized it was a misunderstanding.

Sure enough, I could see them just watching and not saying anything, so I decided to step forward.

“The reason the commander told me to do it in moderation was because I felt bad for you suffering. “I’m not saying your walls didn’t help.”

“… really?”

“Yeah, yeah. What Suhan said is correct.”

Fortunately, the commander did not kick away the opportunity I had created.

In fact, if even this is abandoned, there is no answer to the relationship between Commander and Baine.

“Before he came here, he promised to praise you a lot. He said he was very proud of you. But now that he’s in front of you, he can’t say anything.”

There is doubt in Baine’s eyes.

Since I had seen the commander longer than I did, I naturally knew that he was not the person to say such a thing.

But I shamelessly continued to lie.

“The commanders praised you a lot. I heard that your daughter grew up really well. But you know that, right? Commander, this is something you can never say because of your nature of speaking kindly. “You’re proud, but you’re embarrassed to express it.”

Baine’s eyes turned to the commander, as if this lie seemed a bit plausible.

“I think you’re lying… .”

The Commander was unable to hide his embarrassment and was at a loss as to how to answer.

I looked at the commander and glared intently.

‘please! I’ve spoon-fed you this far, but you have to accept this!’

Did you read my earnest eyes?

The Commander finally spoke.

“Wow, really! I don’t know why you’re saying such nonsense. “Keuhum!”

They implicitly took the side that what I said was true.

Encouraged by the commander’s retort, I spoke even more eloquently.

“How can this be so useless? Look at Vine’s face. “Okay, I’m about to die.”

“what?”

The commander looked at Baine’s face in surprise.

In fact, Baine was smiling so brightly that he couldn’t control his expression.

“Hmm… .”

Only then did the commander admit that Baine was tired of his praise.

“I should have said it a long time ago, but I think I said it too late. It’s very special. “You’re being good to me.”

“!!!”

“I was always proud, but… “I’m especially proud of it now.”

Commander Thalia seemed to have made up her mind and spoke words of praise to Baine.

And Commander Thalia’s praise created something more incredible than expected.

Pow!! Pow!! pop!!!

The ability responded to Baine’s feelings of being praised and excited.

“Huh?”

“Why is it like that all of a sudden?”

Gurgling, gurgling!!!

The stream of water from a waterfall falling at a constant speed.

This thing suddenly started pouring out water at a tremendous speed.

The monster that was snooping near the wall, looking for an opportunity to escape, was suddenly swept away by a stream of water pouring down at an alarming speed.

He was dragged into the wall and suffocated to death.

“Vine? You seem excited now… .”

It’s good for monsters to die, but if you suddenly use too much force, the time you can maintain the barrier will inevitably be shortened.

But surprisingly, Baine shook his head.

“no. We use the same amount of power. “It’s because I’m influenced by my emotions.”

The barrier that had been trying its best to trap the monsters had now become a trap itself and was killing the monsters.

However, this change is only a change caused by emotions.

“Can you keep it that way?”

“Yes, I think it’s possible.”

“Amazing?”

As Baine knows very well how important maintaining the wall is, there is no way he would lie.

Seeing him say it was possible so casually, I thought that he had raised a monster beyond what I could have imagined.

“I can’t believe it.”

Commander Thalia also seemed unable to believe what had happened with just a single compliment.

“When did I grow up like this? .”

“mother?”

“I guess I was the only one who didn’t know. “I am the one who should know you best.”

“You’re busy, so it can’t be helped. And I didn’t even tell you.”

Baine offered some comforting words, but they were not very effective in consoling Commander Thalia, who was blaming herself.

No, rather, that comfort made me blame myself more.

“No, being busy was just a good excuse.”

I was happy to receive the praise, but in the meantime, the commander suddenly started blaming himself, and Baine seemed slightly embarrassed.

“Even though I was busy, I should have paid more attention to you. “You kept repeating pathetic things until you grew up on your own.”

“Why are you doing this all of a sudden? “I’m really fine.”

There was a reason why Commander Thalia was blaming herself like this.

“I heard the nanny who took care of you when you were little said something strange?”

Commander Thalia remembered what I said again.

The fact that he didn’t know more about his daughter than others may have come as a shock.