Hellmode ~A Hardcore Gamer Becomes Peerless in Another World with Retro Game Settings~

Chapter 667: Shea's dream (4)

after the trial of the wind god vess, they went to sleep. neither of them had good memories, so shea wanted to avoid sleeping as much as possible.

before she had to see luvanka's horrible past, and she could not stop trembling. the story of luvanka was famous, so shea knew of it, but seeing it play out in front of her made her understand luvanka a lot more.

but sleep was also necessary to recover from wounds and exhaustion.

at the same time, knowing each other's past helped them cooperate more.

'where is this?'

'...so we have to see this place too... i mean, i guess it was bound to happen considering the previous dreams. still, this is beyond bad taste...i'm almost astonished if anything.'

shea was 10 years old in that dream. luvanka could tell that they were in the palace, but did not understand why shea replied like that.nôv(el)b\\jnn

in the dream, shea was standing proudly in front of a kneeling beastman. shea was 10 years old there, so lud was obviously standing behind her.

"speak, why are you kneeling in front of lady shea?"

"i'm grateful for the opportunity to express my fervent feelings here today. i would be honored to join the ranks of the beautiful lady shea's forces..."

'i think he was the third son of viscount sislack.'

shea explained what was happening in the dream to luvanka.

'oh?'

'he had no prospects of inheriting a position, so he worked as a knight, and then heard there was an opening amongst my ranks.'

'hm?'

'what's wrong?'

'sorry, i just didn't think he was that interesting of a man.'

luvanka was a bit surprised that shea knew so many details about the man.

'just things that happened...or rather, i guess you could say that there's a lot of memories.'

luvanka was still curious about that fox faced beastman, but shea did not seem too keen on sharing many details.

"there's no need for so much flattery..."

"i apologize if i stepped out of line. you're just so beautiful..."

shea was 10 years old, and the the man seemed like he had lived twice that, but he blushed when shea looked at him.

"what should we do with him?"

"well, sure. you can join. but if you can't keep up, then i'll just leave you behind, is that clear?"

"thank you very much!! i'll stand with you even if there's no one else left in the world!!"

he pressed his fist against the rug beneath him, trembling with excitement as he swore loyalty.

'he seems really happy.'

'that's because i earned the right to compete for the throne. brother bek was still in good health, but still.'

'brother bek, huh. you seem to treat him differently from zew.'

shea would often be a lot more casual when talking about zew.

'hm? well, we're seeing each other's memories almost every night now, so you might see the reason why sooner or later.'

they muttered amongst themselves as they watched the third son of viscount sislack kneeling.

"well, yes, but that's because of who she is..."

mea had a hunch that they would bring that up. when she arrived from barrio and married muza, she had managed to slash at his throat.

recalling that night, muza also touched his neck while laughing loudly.

"father, is that true?"

the young shea asked that.

"yes. this is the least you can do if you end up getting married to someone in a foreign land."

"i understand, father!"

shea happily acted like she was holding a dagger and stabbing someone, and muza told her to make sure to aim for the heart. luvanka was shocked watching that. and rena was carried away unconscious, with zew following right behind.

'this is quite different from what i envision a family as.'

'that's how beast kingdoms are. in a way, this is how rena was accepted into my family...'

'rena, huh...'

'what's wrong?'

'i'm just trying to process it all.'

'well, i'm sure it'll make a lot more sense if you keep watching. it's not like we'll wake up any time soon.'

their dreams usually lasted twice that. and shea was well aware that the main point of the story had not been shown yet.

'i'm not sure i really want to know that.'

'don't worry, it's still tame compared to your story. look, the scene is changing. we'll go 2 years ahead, if i had to guess. to when i was 12.'

just as shea said, they skipped 2 years after the arrival of rena. the sun was already setting when there was a loud explosion and the sound of metal clinking.

"hey! what happened!!"

there was a tumult in the palace, with many beastmen gathered outside.

"lady shea..."

shea's army had just returned, with some of the members in bloodied armor and covered in bandages.

they were around 300 beastmen, and they had been hunting monsters outside the city to train for the last 10 days, and when they returned they found the palace completely changed.

the sounds of swords clashing together told them that there was a fight there. there were flames sprouting all over the palace, and magic cannons set siege to it. all sorts of guards were there too, making sure that no one left the palace.

"answer already! what's happening here!!"

shea demanded an answer from one of the royal knights. the knight turned around annoyed, but then froze in place when he noticed it was shea talking to him.

"hey! are you deaf?! those flames are right in the area granted to lady shea and her men!!"

lud became enraged and pressed the knight for an answer, and after averting his gaze, he replied.

"l-lady mea tried to stage a coup. she was secretly gathering men and weapons! the beast king dispatched all the guards and knights to stop her!!"

eventually the knight replied.

"what?! mother!!"

shea looked at the palace again, and the fire and smoke coming out from mea's room.