episode_0142

It is my opponent, Milton, who takes the initiative.

Milton twirled his hand as if trying to move his rider, Midas, but then changed his mind and chose the rat-man assassin instead.

“Krit-Kirit walks once. And the unique action, throwing a smoke bomb.”

Throwing a smoke bomb – action. Place a smoke grenade terrain with a radius of 6 cm, which is a concealment and line blocking terrain, within 12 cm of the target area.

An illusion that moves according to Milton’s will with his declaration.

Smoke bombs with unlimited duration are laid on the road where the main unit is coming to enter.

“I don’t need to explain to you what the effect of diagonal blocking is, right?”

I nodded slightly.

This effect makes it impossible to draw a diagonal line through the terrain.

You can look out from the inside, or from the outside in, but you cannot draw a diagonal line crossing two points outside the terrain.

“End of turn. Now it’s your turn.”

Milton’s model has 5, mine has 7.

There is no such thing as a pass for me.

A situation where the model must be moved.

“I chose Cleo holding the phantom thief mask. Two 12cm steps towards the eastern edge.”

As soon as my turn was over, Milton moved the second model as if he had been waiting.

What is moving this time is a massive red giant robot.

It advanced toward the center twice, then finished the turn resting against a shallow fence.

“Red Wolf’s abilities. Smoke.”

Smoke – 4cm around this unit is Cloak, Block Line, and Contamination 2 terrain. The cloaking effect of this terrain also reduces the accuracy of melee attacks.

The steam engine roars, and the fence is shrouded in black smoke and disappears.

Considering the covering effect provided by the fence itself, it is not unreasonable to say that it has virtually invincible defense against long-distance attacks.

“What is it like? The thick fog of war?

It’s especially effective against your crew.”

“… ”

“Looking at it, the units brought in this time are mission-oriented units… Still, he could threaten me with a pretty stinging spell bombardment. With this, it is almost impossible to deal with the red wolf occupying the center.”

Although the red wolf was unable to obtain the flag due to its low mobility, there was only one walk left to reach the flag.

In other words, if things continue like this, we are in danger of losing points.

and…

“That’s not all you’re aiming for, right?”

“… Hoo.”

“I’m sorry, but I’ve played all of these games.

It’s out of my control to decide what strategy to use.”

I raised my finger and pointed to Milton’s model.

The emperor’s bodyguard from a cyberpunk world.

“The most symbolic ability of Shinseon Special Rental is the multi-wavelength visor.

Equipment that can see through smoke bombs and camouflage without mercy.”

Multiwave Visor – This unit’s attacks ignore the effects of cloaking and line blocking terrain. If this unit’s fire penetrates concealment and blocking terrain, it ignores all defensive effects from enemy units.

After laying a smoke bomb, only he penetrates the smoke screen and fires a machine gun.

A simple yet thrilling combo that mercilessly slaughters beginners in the game.

Originally used with specialized smoke grenade support special forces, in Milton’s Crew it is linked to units with similar effects from other games.

“As expected, it’s not that easy. But then, is there a way to deal with it?”

It’s a coping mechanism.

In fact, if you ask whether there is a proper way to deal with it, you can only say that there is not.

In this game, there is no super smokescreen that even multi-wavelength visors can’t see through, and if you don’t come out of hiding behind the terrain, the red wolf will quietly pick up the flag and rush towards your camp.

“… ”

“Can we hurry up and do it?”

“I… ”

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“A crew that combines smoke units from various games… ”

“I’m sure Mr. Coleman won’t lose… ”

Those watching the game through the dimensional gap opened by Athena nervously bit their lips.

Units from games with different philosophies from the romantic era.

The unique depth that those units show is interesting… It was also embarrassing.

Every time Coleman gazes at the models, his breathing stops due to tension.

When he shakes his head as if he doesn’t think so, a sigh comes out.

However, one person quietly enjoys the confrontation without being affected by any emotions.

Lilac separated from the group and walked towards her.

“… Aren’t you nervous?”

“… I don’t think that’s what you want to say.”

Athena looked gently at her daughter who came to her side.

“If Milton is defeated, Mom’s plan will fall apart.

The world is back to normal… No, it will go back to the novel my mother first wrote.”

“Life is like that because things don’t go the way you want.

I did my best, so if you guys defeat me here, it really would be fate.

Here, we have no choice but to trust Milton. Because I studied the romantic era really hard for the past year.”

A very calm tone of voice, unbecoming of someone who had planned such an evil plan.

Lilac closed her mouth, then spoke again in a trembling voice.

“I did my best.”

“Yes. I did my best.”

“Is this the result?”

Athena turned her head towards her daughter.

“Can’t you see it in your mom’s eyes? Nothing has changed.

no. In fact, it got worse.”

“Of course, I admit that there is confusion. But it’s just a temporary transition.

People will eventually adapt. Soon, a new order based on games will be established.”

“What if I can’t adapt? What are you going to do then? Are you going to intervene and change the world again?”

The Crown Princess’s voice rose slightly, but did not reach a scream.

“Right now, me and Coleman were making the world a better place, starting from the Academy.

But mom didn’t care about that and took advantage of the coup to carry out her plan.”

“… I will admit that you and Coleman have accomplished a lot. But-”

“In the end, we are just kids? We can’t do it?”

Silence of consent.

Lilac looked at her companions.

Colleagues watching the match with sweat in their hands.

Even after confirming that no one was listening to the conversation between her and her mother, Lilac could not easily open her mouth and took a deep breath.

and-

“Mom. I’m pregnant.”

“… ”

“I should have had my period a week ago, but it didn’t come out.

I have a fever, and my chest is swollen and throbbing…

I’ll probably get morning sickness soon.”

Looking at the frozen Athena, Lilac placed her hand on her heart.

“Mom. Mother and daughter are no longer children.

It’s not the world that mom created, nor is it a child that mom has to lead.

So stop… Please put it down and step away.”

“… Now, what does that mean?

Anyway, everything depends on whether you win or lose the game.”

A voice mixed with bitterness.

Lilac also smiled bitterly and turned around again.

“… i know. just… I wanted to tell you.

I also become a mother now… ”

With that, the mother and daughter closed their mouths.

The only thing that changed was that Athena’s wrinkles became deeper.

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“I choose Tangaroa. And walk forward 12cm twice.”

“Hoo. Is that your answer?”

“I don’t need to explain my strategy to you in detail.”

“Well. He is like that too. Let’s see… ”

The Grand Mage tapped his chin.

“Apart When Tangaroa reaches the enemy’s deployment area, he fulfills his dream and receives a reward.

I can’t just leave it alone. so… ”

Just as he was about to declare an attack, doubt welled up in his eyes.

He thought for a moment and then declared the next unit.

“I chose six-footed, six-footed, and walked once. and… ”

Just as he was about to say, “Shoot,” Milton realized the problem.

A smoke screen blocked the line of fire of the robot, each equipped with a revolver on each of its six arms.

He had no choice but to make the six-legged leg walk once again.

“Not taking action?”

“When I saw that he threw the model at me, I thought it was just bait.”

“It’s a wise decision. Then it’s my turn again, and I move my own model.

No, this is what happens, I consume 1 wind mana to use the leap spell.”

Leap – Wind 1, Self, Swiftness

Relocate within 4cm of the current location.

My model arrived right in front of the central flag with a short flashing effect.

If left unattended, my model can capture the flag and infiltrate enemy territory.

Milton thought about it again, but as if he couldn’t think of a sharp move, he used the pass ticket.

Next to advance is the rider, Angela.

This side also must not tolerate intrusion into enemy territory.

“… Right. Your plan… ”

“Milton. The crew composition was wrong.”

I looked at him with a grin.

“Your units have a total of 5, which is two fewer units than my unit of 7.

But not all of those five units are combatants.”

No, to be precise, except for Midas, who is a soccer player, all of them can be used as combatants.

It was Milton himself who used it as a smokescreen for the fresh bodyguard.

“In this game. Long-distance attacks aren’t very lethal, right?

It looks like a machine gun, but in reality, it’s not easy to shoot twice and take down a person.”

Heavy Machine Gun – Range 36 / Attack 4 / Accuracy 7 / Penetration 3 / Damage 1

In the Romantic Era rules, it is a heavy machine gun with a long range but vague damage.

This cannot properly fulfill the role of the chainsaw seen in the original game.

“What. Still, if you get hit three or four times, at least one person will be defeated… ”

“Are you saying it’s okay for one or two people to die?”

I nodded.

Just because I brought out such a romantic crew, you probably didn’t think that the game would be full of romance, right?

Of course, it is still too early to say that we have won.

We don’t know how many of these suicide bombers will complete their mission.

But at least in the first psychological warfare, it’s clear that we got a kick out of it!