Gacha Kingdom Building

Chapter 41: The Fall Of The Snow White Wolves (02)

Confusion overtakes my mind. There's no hint of sense to be found in the picture my eyes deliver to my brain.

Some part of me didn't want to believe what I was seeing and I started to think about another explanation for the current events. From everything I know, there was no reason for Melissa to attack Mia like this. But there's only the three of us here right now, and I'm damn sure I couldn't do something like this to Mia even if I wanted to.

While I still try to understand what is happening, time continues to pass. Melissa impedes Mia's body from falling onto the ground, grabbing her and slowly, gently letting her body rest on the ground.

This only makes me more confused. It's clear that Melissa has the love a mother should have for her daughter, she's treating Mia's unconscious body with great care, completely contrary to what you'd expect from the one who's responsible for knocking her out.

I don't think I can understand what Melissa is doing right now, so I start questioning her.

Miwen: "What is happening Melissa?"

Melissa: "She can't ask to leave if she's unconscious..."

She's very far from the answer I was expecting. This explains absolutely nothing.

Miwen: "This doesn't make sense, why did you attack Mia? What are you doing right now Melissa? Answer me at once!"

I really want to believe her, I want to understand and make sense of it by the end.

Melissa: "You're angry... I see. I made the right choice then."

Miwen: "..."

I refuse to respond to that. She's talking but she's not answering me. Given the current situation, my mind is a mix of strong emotions and rationality is starting to fade away. To add confusion into that mix is just cruel.

Melissa: "... I suppose you deserve answers at the very least. You see, boy, I decided that I can leave my hopes to you. Throughout all of this, you've earned my trust and respect, and this... this is the way for me to win."

Well, at least she didn't give up, so I guess I was right about her after all. Still, I have no clue what is happening, what does she mean by leaving her hopes to me? And what does she accomplish by knocking Mia out?

Melissa: "Sorry, boy. I get that you must be very confused right now. You see, this is what I had been planning since I first met you. For someone to not only have disembarked unnoticed but also cross through the snow to the point of reaching close to the forest, with your level and skills... that would be utterly impossible.

something else must have been at play, so I figured it would be related to your Gift."

I guess it's smart of her to be suspicious of my Gift at that moment, if I was in her situation, I too would find it strange.

Miwen: "But if you found it strange, why did you bring me to the cell?"

Melissa: "Because whatever your Gift was, it gave you the ability to come to this island... I was hoping it would also be able to let you leave. Thankfully, on that very first day, you confirmed that your ability had something to do with teleportation. If it turned out to be something else, and you were unable to leave, then I'd have killed you."

Miwen: "So you were hoping that I could leave the island..."

Melissa: "Exactly. And with some luck, you'd be capable of teleporting someone else with you. You talking about an alliance and bringing items to help was rather convenient too, since it gave you a reason to come back and stay a little while. I wanted to use this to make you and Mia get closer to each other, but it seems like I didn't manage much."

I disagree. If I had to say, we kinda get along well, although it's mostly banter between us, I have fun around her.

It finally makes sense though, this is why she ordered Mia to wait for me day after day. And thanks to it, Mia was the only person from her tribe I trusted and could count on for the scheme against the Angel.

But now I'm beginning to understand what this is all about. Melissa didn't want me to help her win the war, she wanted me to save them from it.

By using Mia, me, and my Gift, she made sure that the pieces would fall this way.

Miwen: "Since the start you didn't have the intention to fight back, you just wanted to flee."

Melissa: "Not quite. I wanted to protect my daughter. My duty as her mother came before anything else. If to protect her I'd need to kill a thousand men, then I'd gladly do so. But I wasn't facing a thousand men, right? My strength alone was not enough, not even near enough.

Miwen: "Check her status, Melissa."

Melissa: "... It... it can't be. To think you'd be able to do something like this for her..."

Mia has been struggling with it for quite a while now. And now that I know Melissa's true character, I was sure she was also having a hard time with it.

That's why, I did what I could, so that even if just by a little bit, I stayed true to my promise, and managed to help Melissa even in her truest desires.

It's such an expensive skill, and I'm not really sure if it's worth the points I spent. But to them, it means much more.

Melissa: "I never thought I'd see the day, but I always knew she was worthy of the [Mark Of The Beast Lord]."

Miwen: "I can't share all the levels you have on it, so she'll have to make do with it at level 3, but I'm sure she'll get it much higher."

Melissa: "It's way more than enough. Thanks, Miwen."

Miwen: "You're welcome, and farewell."

Melissa: "Goodbye, boy. I'll hold you to your promises."

A message pops up, telling me a citizen is asking to leave.

For the sake of my own life, I have no way of refusing it. But this is fine. I did what I could, the rest is up to them.

Checking Melissa's status a few hours later tells me that she managed to kill someone. Her level has gone up, so she must've been able to kill quite a few men. I have no way of knowing who she killed, but I hope she managed to settle her debt.

Sadly, a few moments later, a message comes telling me of her fate.

[A citizen of your kingdom has died.]

Right now, I'm inside the house I made. Mia is sleeping and I'm waiting for the results of the event to come in.

[War! The Fall of the Snow White Wolves Tribe of the Maide Island

As the Chieftess of the Snow White Wolves Tribe falls in battle, her army is soon to follow. Having no way of resisting the overwhelming numbers shown by the enemy, their last fortress falls, and the tribe is utterly defeated.

Due to event choices, some rewards have been blocked.

Due to event progression, some rewards have been blocked.

Ending achieved: A tribe conquered.

The ending achieved rewards you with:

Necklace of The Underdog (x1)]

[Due to successfully completing the event, you can choose to either add or subtract a day from the event timers permanently]

"Successfully" huh? Well, I guess even a bad ending still counts as an ending.

There's no way I'm choosing to subtract a day from the event timers. If I had more time, I could've...

I can't even sell the idea to myself. Even if I had a month, I still would be dealing with something way above my league...

Still, I have to keep going forward, and I can only hope the time I got is enough to prepare myself for next time.