Chapter 161
My Villains Episode 161
40. Again, trackers.(5)
After leaving the dirty armor with Amias and Steedman, he sat down on one side of the manor's courtyard..
“Phew.”
Sir Esselda was a very powerful knight, befitting her reputation..
Not only did he possess sophisticated skills and abundant experience, but his physical abilities were also superhuman..
My current strength is over 30 including equipment effects. I don't know about trolls, but I can overwhelm ogres with my strength..
The fact that I was able to block the sword I swung with all my might was proof in itself that I was extraordinary..
It was also surprising that he was still alive after being hit with two punches with all his might. No matter how much you think about it, it's not human tenacity.…….
It was very encouraging that he defeated Lord Esselda without even using blood magic. But I couldn't be happier.
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This is the public opinion about Sir Esselda..
He was not an unprecedentedly strong man, nor was he the greatest swordsman of his time, nor was he a knight competing to be the best in the kingdom..
There were more than ten knights who were considered to be superior to her, about thirty who were estimated to be at a similar level, and less than a hundred who were considered to be slightly inferior..
……It's truly a world full of superhumans..
Well, magic and supernatural powers are real. It wouldn't be surprising if humans as powerful as monsters were crowding around..
Because I realized this all over again, I couldn't be happy even though I won the duel. I realized that my power was not yet at an absolute level..
It's absolute powerlessness.
Suddenly, ‘Pique Request Note’ comes to mind. A level 95 blood knight who travels across dimensions, chopping up legendary monsters like eating food, and occasionally killing divine beings.…….
At that level, campaigns in Middle World would be considered more like tourism rather than hardship..
“……no way.”
As I shook my head to shake off useless thoughts, the training leader, Chester, approached me and spoke to me..
“Lord Poynix. The Baroness is looking for you..”
“Your wife said?”
“yes. I have something to say about our conversation this morning.……
“......eww ”
I glanced back and saw that Amias and Steedman were still polishing their armor..
“Could you please tell me that I will go up as soon as the armor is finished??”
“That's how you do it, sir..”
As I send Chester away, I feel a stinging gaze from somewhere..
The person glaring at me with her arms crossed was none other than Ellen..
Because he heard the news too late, the guy who didn't even know I was dueling looked like he was upset..
“Hey, stop staring. My face will be pierced.”
When I smiled, Ellen pursed her lips with an unpleasant expression..
“Laugh at what you did well?”
“There's nothing I couldn't do, well.”
““There’s nothing I haven’t done, but I’ve also done useless things.” “That was unavoidable. He was talking nonsense and I couldn't just listen..”
“Since when did you value honor so much?.”
Having nothing to say, I smiled awkwardly and stood up. Then he immediately put his arms under Ellen's waist and hugged her..
“Ugh, mmm, what are you doing?!”
“Let's take a walk like this. long time.”
“Hey it••••••
They said you can't spit on a smiling face, so the guy with a bright red face ended up keeping his mouth shut..
Contrary to her shy expression, Ellen's arms were wrapped around my neck like always. It is a familiar movement that has almost become a habit..
When the bundle standing in the corner quickly caught up, I turned to him and tried to stop him..
“I'm going to walk for a while, so I'm resting in my room..”
Then, Munchie stopped and said, “Eh,” and looked sideways at me and Ellen, pursing his lips..
“……I walk too.”
“no. You've been putting a lot of effort into this and that since dawn. go and rest.”
“That's a nice beauty.”
“ quickly.”
“……Ugh. yes.”
As the bundle retreated with a sullen expression on its face, Ellen, who was sitting on my arm, straightened her back..
“Hmm, hmm.”
……How triumphant do you look?.
After leaving the residence, I walked around the fence and talked about various things with Ellen..
Newly learned spells, the wind getting colder day by day, sheep's milk cheesecake with honey, and grumbles that were confusing whether they were complaints or boasts about my voluminous hair flowed one by one..
“By the way, Ellen.”
“ huh?”
“Meditating, it seems to be working..”
“……I already felt it?”
When Ellen asked in surprise, I nodded calmly..
“huh. I felt it when we dueled.”
“how?”
“that is… … . If you're an opponent of Sir Esselda's level, without even realizing it, well, my blood gets hot.?”
“My blood gets hot?”
“huh. It's not a metaphor, it's actually hot. And then when it gets worse……
I licked my dry lips and chose the right words..
“Well, that's a bit of a turnaround. Like I said last time.”
Ellen nodded quietly and looked into my eyes..
“But, it didn't happen this time.?”
“huh. just… … . It was only moderately pleasant..”
“It's because of the meditation I did last night.?”
“maybe. I definitely felt like my mind became clearer..”
Hearing my confident words, he sighed slightly and smiled..
“Good. Thank goodness, really..”
Slightly parted pink lips drew a soft curve..
Suddenly, transparent skin dyed in sunlight and large eyes with blinking long eyelashes caught my eye..
When I stopped without saying a word, Ellen, who was relieved, looked puzzled..
“……what's the matter?”
That too for a while. As if my eyes had ignited fire, his face started to burn red..
The series of flows where the smile I made out of relief hardened into excitement was like a rainbow shimmering in various colors. It was like a pond receiving green rain. It was like a flower getting wet with dew.
“••••••trunnion?”
“uh,”
I swallowed all my evil desires and imaginations with dry saliva..
“Well, um, how much did we talk about??”
“Oh, that's right.”
Trying to avoid direct gaze, I snapped my fingers as if I were nonchalant..
“Meditation. Meditation.”
“••••••“Ugh.” “Can you get me the potion you gave me yesterday??”
Ellen, who had a blank expression on her face for a moment, narrowed her eyebrows..
“Potion of concentration? why?”
“Keep one for emergencies. I think it will help clear my mind,”
“no.”
“••••••Um, why?”
The face that had been mushy as if it had been soaked in warm water had disappeared, and the guy had a determined look in his eyes..
“A potion of focus only helps you once. After the second time, it becomes rapidly difficult to meditate alone..”
“So, I'll keep it for emergencies..”
“By no means do you mean to take a potion and calm down when you feel like you're going to 'turn away'??”
“……That's right?”
Ellen's eyes became more stern at my acceptance..
“Don't be stupid. I think that makes sense.?”
“What's not to do??”
“you… … . Well, it's when you're in combat that you become mentally unstable. Instead of fighting, I decided to meditate.?”
“I'm not saying you'll meditate, but if you drink water, your mind will become clearer. therefore,”
“no. Controlling your mind through meditation is not that simple..”
Ugh, I can't understand..
I scratched my eyebrows and opened my mouth again..
“That doesn't mean I'm going to take any shortcuts. I literally want to have an emergency means. Just in case……
“trunnion.”
Ellen softly called my name and gently touched my face..
“I'm nervous?”
“••••••yes?”
“Are you nervous?.”
I kept my mouth shut..
well. Am I nervous??
Standing next to the wall of the residence, I remained silent..
“It'll be okay.”
“Don't fret, just take it slow. I'll help you, ugh.”
widely.
I impulsively grabbed Ellen’s hand. This is because the hand touching my face felt hot like fire..
“......trunnion?”
Looking into his slightly surprised eyes, I tried to smile. Blue eyes shook slightly.
The next day, we climbed Mt. Graduil. The goal was reconnaissance.
Ellen, Utequai, and Mungchi, as well as Amias' gang and Siren's group were also there..
‘The main goal was to find out where and what the remaining Anupads, including 'Queen Ramashda', were doing, and I also looked for traces of Baron Mallory..
As for Baron Mallory, first of all, nothing came of it..
Well, two weeks have already passed since the Baron was defeated by Anupad's army and went missing. There's no way it would be easy to find traces now..
Actually, there was a separate corner that I believed in. I was planning to use Druid Xanavas' abilities to find nearby humans..
“First of all, it looks like people are moving. Recently.”
“ recently?”
“yes. It looks like it's been around for three or four days at most.……
Xanavas sent away the small sparrow he was talking to. Then, with an ambiguous expression, he said, “Hmm,” and fell asleep..
“Hmm, they seem a little confused too..”
“Are you confused??”
“Everyone says something different. Some say there are only a handful at most, some say there are an enormous number, some say they crossed the mountain, and some say they came back.……
I listened to the story in silence and looked around at the group..
“Did something like a top go over the hill? A person who has heard something?”
No one answered, everyone just shook their heads..
Well, the rumor that the pass was blocked by Anupad's army must have spread widely around here. Unless you're crazy, there's no way you'd take this route..
“They could be mercenaries.”
“mercenaries?”
Archer Kol opened his mouth..
“Yes, Randall's mercenaries. They may have decided that there was nothing to save if they stayed nearby and moved north..”
It was a plausible opinion, but not certain. There's nothing you can do about it since it's an assumption you made after hearing the stories of the wild animals..
We climbed the hill again.
A group of mountain birds and robes, requested by Xanabas, went out to scout..
Since we didn't know when the Anupads would attack, we were on high alert and guarded all around..
But Anupad didn't even see his nose until he climbed all the way up the hill. Anupad is alive.
Ute Kwai, who was examining the corpse of Anupad, mumbled something..
“darran miqiel......
Xanabas, who was next to him, looked surprised..
“Miqiel? kanggu sepa?”
“Nge'elti.”
Utekwai felt the traces of his internal organs and then stood up..
“……What are you saying??”
The guy just looked around with hollow eyes and didn't respond. Just as I was about to pick it up, Xanavas quickly gave an answer..
“They say there was an offering..”
What does this mean again??
“…… Offering? “You say this is a trace of offering?” I looked around again. There was a rotten and bloody smell everywhere, and animals big and small, bugs, etc. were feasting. The food served was the countless corpses of Anupad. It's a terrible sight.…….
Ellen and the brother and sister of the Lao family were so upset that they could not climb up the hill, and the mercenaries, including Amias, also had pale complexions..
I held back my pounding head and burst into laughter..
“Ha, I think I said something wrong. It's not an offering, it's not a massacre?”
“No, it's an offering.”
“what?”
Utekwai looked around at the number of corpses, which seemed to exceed 200, and spoke in a heavy tone..
“What animals like to eat, all internal organs.”
“••••••however?”
“Even though the internal organs are clearly exposed, no one eats them..”
Now that I think about it, the flesh of all the corpses has been eaten away, but the internal organs stretched out on the floor are still in good shape..
No, it wasn't fine. It looked shriveled, as if someone had sucked it through a straw..
“……Why are you doing that??”
“It cannot be touched. Because there is a separate owner.”
I looked around with a somewhat ominous feeling. At that time, the bundle that was standing at the top of the large spruce tree landed on the ground, showing off its movements like a squirrel..
“trunnion.”
“Did you find something??”
“no. Anupad, gone..”
He said that and pointed towards the north..
“You went? how do you know?”
“Smell. It smells.”
“……smell?”
“yes.”
Mungchi nodded with a confident attitude..
“No, you can figure out things like that by smell? you are a puppy?”
“It's not me, it's a dog. Yes, I can smell the bundle too. Because the smell of Anupad is strong..”
I looked at the bundle answering with slurred pronunciation and then quietly scratched my eyebrows..
……Well, along with your agility, your senses would have been abnormally heightened, so your sense of smell would also be good..
By the way, what the hell is going on??
I checked with Simos again last night, and he said that the 'Messenger of the Dark World' would be nearby..
Originally, he should have stopped by 'Robber Baron Albianne', but he got caught early.
They said that since it was dead, it would be waiting for another host.…….
I gave him a questioning look, but Simos also looked confused, as if he didn't understand what was going on..
And what was even more questionable was the whereabouts of ‘Anupad Queen Ramashda’, the boss of Chapter 3. Because among the numerous corpses, there was none that belonged to Ramashda..
“……What the hell.”
Did the queen escape while the other Anupads were dying??
Or did the queen herself sacrifice her children to something and then leave??
After thinking about it for a while, Mungchi added, pointing to the south..
“There are a lot of people over there.”
“huh? what people?”
“Put on some armor. I'm hiding.”
Not only me but also the other party members' expressions hardened at the sudden remark..
“……They're hiding?”
“yes. wait for us.”
These are the ones waiting in hiding, wearing armor. Malice abounds..
While I was thinking for a moment, Mungchi opened his mouth again..
“so,”
Black eyes flashed like glass and scanned the group. Then a wide smile and a look as if asking for permission..
“we kill first.”
While everyone was silent, only Ute Kwai clicked his tongue quietly..
“This girl is also strange.”
……I agreed..
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