Chapter 150
My Villains Episode 150
38. golden slush(7)
Even kings and nobles with powerful armies are frightened by daggers in their bedrooms and poisons in the kitchen. Even great warriors and wizards cannot resist an attack caught off guard..
That's right. An invisible sword is more scary than the sword in front of you..
invisible sword.
A woman who is one of the most dangerous among those commonly called assassins opened her mouth..
“I, I,”
I knew very well how dangerous this once-assassin woman was..
A level 23 swordsman who focuses on learning ninjutsu skills and whose stats are focused on agility..
If we were playing a game, this is someone I would have snorted at. But what if someone like this exists in reality??
What if an assassin with a quick sword who could leap over castle walls and fences in the blink of an eye, blend into the shadows without making a sound, and wield poison at will, really existed??
……What the hell, it's a disaster.
I can guarantee that there will be less than ten lords in the entire kingdom who can survive this woman's sneak attack..
The woman who would become the scourge of the lord and the terror of the kingdom stammered..
“It's beautiful, it's beautiful. Daedable, so please don’t do this to Mu Seom… … The woman seemed to have no interest in the dagger in my right hand, just shedding tears with her eyes tightly closed..
I hesitated for a while and held out the dagger..
“Huh ”
The woman's shoulders suddenly slump..
“are you okay. Stay still.”
Soothing him, he broke the bonds. I have relieved the lord's disaster and the kingdom's terror with my own hands.…….
Hey, what should I do then? How can I hold on to a child who has done nothing wrong, with an idol-like face, crying profusely and saying sorry?!
The restraints were released, but the woman sitting in the chair was just shedding tears with her head down. The only thing that changed from before was that the hands that were tied behind my back were touching my thighs..
“……Uh, that.”
I was trying to tell some bleak stories, but the woman's meaningless hand gestures didn't hit me..
I scratched my eyebrows and smiled bitterly..
“Um, can I give you a hug??”
The small head trembled and nodded, and I pulled the woman's shoulder..
The woman clenched her fists, closed her eyes and lips, and tried hard to suppress her tears. But the effort was in vain, and her crying grew louder, almost to the point of sobbing..
After almost 30 minutes of comforting her, the woman's crying subsided..
“I… … . are you okay?" “Eh, ganchan, seummi.” She wiped her face with her sleeve and played with my tunic..
“This is so cool……
The place where the woman's hand touched was covered in tears and snot. I shook my head and held her hand..
A large hand covered in calluses touches a small hand full of scars..
“I'm not sorry. I tied up all my life savers..”
There was no response from the woman to my apology. The touch seemed unfamiliar, her fingertips were a little stiff..
“Um, wow?”
“••••••to?”
“Can I call you Wu Ming? Well, I have a few questions for you, and can you answer them??”
The woman looked up at me with a blank expression for a moment, then shook her head..
“No, no.”
“Uh, if there's something you don't want to answer,”
“I……
Beneath the swollen eyelids, watery black eyes sparkled like stars..
“A bunch.”
“……what?”
“Me, it's a bunch..”
It was a very firm tone..
Hall of Lords Hall.
Dionea was sitting on the ring-cross chair where Baron Mallory was sitting. Since the Baron was missing, it was only natural that his wife, Dionea, would be sitting there..
Daionea must have suffered a lot in the meantime, and her eyes were sunken under her eyes. Six retainers were gathered in front of her, who seemed ready to collapse at any moment..
“Sir Phoenics.”
“Baroness.”
I gave a brief yes and then spoke straight away..
“I heard you called me.”
“yes. “I gathered opinions with my vassals, and I asked for their advice because I wanted to hear it.” “If you say it’s an opinion,?”
“It's about mercenaries..”
Although the Anupads had retreated, Longville was still in danger..
This is because, centered around Randall, who claims the inheritance rights to the territory, about a hundred skilled mercenaries were begging for gifts..
“Randall, that ruthless man said that since the Baron was absent, he needed to appoint a successor as soon as possible. They say that to fight against the Anupads everywhere, we must unite around the successor..”
When I showed a quiet attitude of listening, Dionea smiled faintly and continued speaking..
“However, since the monsters retreated thanks to Gyeong's actions, Randall's cause was weakened. He will now have no choice but to wait for the Baron's return..”
It's a return.
It seems that she has no expectations that her husband will return alive. Should I say I'm glad I didn't have false hopes??
“……Are you expecting the mercenaries to wait patiently??”
“No way. As the inconvenience it is causing to the residents even now, I plan to order their eviction from the territory..”
“If it's eviction.”
I barely suppressed my laughter..
“I don't know if it's a good choice.”
“Do you have any concerns??”
“As I said yesterday, expelling the mercenaries now is,”
“It's not a banishment.”
The person who disagreed with me was an old man who seemed to be the oldest among the retainers..
“This is a request to vacate, Sir. As the Baroness said,.”
“……Yes, well, a request to vacate..”
When I corrected myself, the old man, Master Tolummy, stepped away with a disapproving look on his face..
“Anyway, kicking out the mercenaries might be seen as, well, a kind of default..”
No sooner had he finished speaking than the middle-aged woman, Steward Edita, retorted in a surprised voice..
“You mean default? Our territory has never entered into a contract.!”
“There is a hunting festival, right? He promised a reward to whoever eradicates the monster..”
“A reward was given. Didn't Lord Phoenix alone receive 700 pieces of silver??”
I submitted the troll heads to Scribe Veldin yesterday and received 150 points for the alpha male Spurg and 75 points for the baby troll..
By adding 225 points, the total number of hunting festival points I earned was 705. So, this means that 705 silver coins were received..
“It's money, right? But the gifts weren't distributed, right??”
“That's right, the hunting festival isn't over.,”
“Mercenaries think differently..”
I shrugged my shoulders and looked back at my retainers..
“They regard the current situation as a delay, so to speak, wasting time because they do not want to give something as a gift. In this situation, eviction may sound like fighting..”
Steward Edita groaned and groaned..
“In the first place, the idea of giving inheritance rights for something like this was ridiculous. It is absurd to give heirlooms to mere mercenaries,” this woman is talking about big trouble.?
I laughed and was sarcastic..
“aha. So it wasn't a default, it was fraud.?”
“yes? It's a scam?”
“This means that the promise to give a gift was a lie. So you're saying that they tricked the mercenaries into luring them in, but that's a scam..”
“no… … . Sir, how can you say that?!”
Dionea stopped the steward who was trying to say something..
“That's enough, leave now..”
“ma'am! Sir Phoenix insulted the Baron.!”
……I?
Dionea forced a smile and shook her head..
“It's not like that. I'll talk to you, just calm down..”
“ma'am. That knight is no different from other mercenaries. They are blinded by the greed of receiving gifts and are accusing the Baron of being a fraud.!”
Dionea looked at the woman who was staring at me and talking nonsense, and sighed deeply..
“Edita.”
“Look, ma'am. It's not anyone else, it's Ulkar's knight. That damned person who completely ruined my husband's life.,”
widely!
“Edita!”
When Dionea hit the armrest, the steward, who had been talking while foaming at the mouth, was startled and fell silent..
“Get out. “Right now.” Contrary to his usual helpless attitude and pitiful appearance, it was a very dignified command..
Only then did the steward realize his mistake and leave the hall with a hard face. There was a moment of silence, and Dionea, who had closed her eyes, looked back at me..
“I understand your words well..”
Her face was full of fatigue, but her dark green eyes still held light..
“But we are not in a position to distribute the gifts right now. The fiefdom and family have lost their owner, but the inheritance rights of the fiefdom or the family treasures have been misused.
You can't solve it with.”
“You are representing the Baron, aren't you??”
“that is……
As Dionea trailed off, Heraldry Tolummy came out again..
“According to kingdom law, the lord's representative cannot handle the estate and family assets carelessly. You can decide by discussing it with your vassals, but of course we cannot allow it..”
The old man started speaking while facing me and at the end he was looking at Dionea..
“……Thank you, Mr. Tolummy..”
The magistrate retreated without answering..
The vassals don't seem very obedient. I think I understand why Dionea is having a hard time..
I felt sympathy for some reason and quickly opened my mouth..
“I understand the situation, ma'am..”
“……I can only see my ugly side.”
“These are difficult times, so you have to persevere. “Then, do you have any intention of negotiating with the mercenaries?” “If it’s a negotiation.”
“I'm sure there are people out there who would rather have silver than a piece of knighthood or a worn-out heirloom..”
Dionea nodded, her face still dark..
“……You're asking me to buy it..”
“That's the rule. Because they are mercenaries.”
At that time, the young man who had been watching behind the retainers cautiously raised his hand..
“……Yes, madam. Can I tell you something about what is being discussed? On behalf of Dita.”
“Sure, Veldin. speak.”
With Dionea's permission, scribe Veldin cautiously stepped forward..
Since he was the lowest ranking among Longville's vassals, it is said that his normal routine was to keep quiet even when attending meetings and then return to the library..
Did your voice get any louder because you brought me here two days ago? anyway.
“As you may know, we are almost out of silver coins. “Let alone the money to buy mercenaries, we don’t even have the money to maintain the hunting system,” Veldin added cautiously as Dionea quietly closed her eyes..
“On behalf of Edita, I would like to suggest that if we do not end the hunting festival immediately, the territory will go bankrupt. so……
Well, after spending so much money, there's no way there's still anything left. This is a pain in the ass.
‘Dionea's logic was that since the hunting festival was not over, no bounty could be given. However, ending the hunting system in this situation would be like giving mercenaries a reason to rise up..
When there was silence for what may have been the first time, a soldier rushed in alone..
“mercenaries are moving!”
At the soldier's unexpected words, the training leader Chester, who had been standing silently, became angry..
“mercenary, who?”
“Randall, Regan, Sorgil, Norman - they're all there! If you add them all up, there will be over a hundred people..”
“what are you doing?”
“They're still gathering, but it looks like they'll be flocking here at any moment.,”
“Holy shit.”
Chester, a middle-aged man with a rough beard, just nodded at Ionea and ran out of the hall..
“Noncommissioned officers gathered together-!”
Following his urgent shout, the retainers started making noise..
As the lord's representative, you must show off your dignity and chase them away. It's dangerous, so you must take refuge in the stronghold. You must use the remaining money to conduct final negotiations.…….
“stop!”
Dionea, who had her eyes closed, kicked off her chair and stood up..
“I've heard your opinions, so everyone please step aside..”
“But ma'am.”
“Come on. They might violate the permanent residence..”
Herald Tolamy's face turned pale at her words..
“No way, no matter how unscrupulous they are, there is no way they can go to the permanent residence.,”
While the vassals, including the old man, were in confusion, Dionea left the hall..
I read something in Dionea's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then followed her..
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