Chapter 174
My Villains Episode 174
42. bridle(6)
The pounding in my chest did not subside even after I searched the first floor of the Yeongju Hall..
I was heading to the alchemy lab at a hurried pace, and as soon as I saw Ellen coming out of the lab, I let out the breath I had been holding..
“ Ellen.”
In that brief moment, Ellen showed many different faces..
A face that is deeply contemplating something.
Your face turns bright red after discovering me.
The sullen face I made up by erasing it.
Then, his eyes widened and his face full of worry appeared.…….
It's amazing how such a variety of emotions can be contained in such a small face. Is it because I have big eyes?.
“…… what's the matter?" The guy who came closer carefully stretched out his hand. I slowly lowered my upper body and greeted the white hand..
“I have a bad complexion.”
“……There was a problem for a moment.”
“problem? what problem?”
Instead of answering, I held Ellen's hand that touched my cheek and was silent for a moment..
The guy's hands were so warm that it felt like they were hot. No, is my body cold?.
“......trunnion?”
I tried to take the other hand from Ellen, who was looking confused.
I put it on.
“Hey, what are you doing?.”
The guy who was holding both hands was standing awkwardly, as if he was about to be punished..
After struggling weakly for a moment, Ellen gave up resistance and pursed her lips with a red face..
“……“What is it?” “It’s cold.?”
“what?”
“my face. It's not cold?”
““Suddenly what?” To the unexpected question, the guy pursed his lips for a moment before answering..
“……It looks a bit cheesy, but it's not something I can't look at..”
The answer makes me burst into laughter without realizing it..
“Pha-Hey, what nonsense are you talking about??”
“••••••what?”
“Other than that, isn’t my body temperature cold?.”
Ellen bit her lower lip with an expression that said, “Oops.” For a moment, the guy changed his expression and frowned..
“You were confused, you should have said it straight from the beginning! And, your body hasn't been like that for a day or two..”
“uh? My body is naturally cold?”
“……It's cooler than cold, usually. But why are you suddenly asking that??”
“Just because your hands are warm again.”
Ellen paused for a moment, lowered her head and muttered, ‘Tell me about this.’.
When I obediently let go, the guy pulled up the hem of his robe and swept it over my face a couple of times. Ellen, who had taken some time to calm down, raised her head..
“……So, what is the problem??”
“problem? ah.”
I blinked for a moment..
“uh……
……Now that I think about it, I feel better now.
Until just now, unexplained anger, objectless resentment, overwhelming longing, overwhelming sadness... … . Well, I couldn't even breathe because of those things..
“why is there no answer?”
“Um, that's it.”
I quietly scratched my eyebrows at Ellen's staring gaze..
In my defense, I explained to the guy earlier that I had absorbed the souls and memories of another dimension based on Phoenix..
But now I can't say that I'm confused because of the emotions attached to Poynix's memories..
I quickly cleared my mind and opened my mouth..
“You know what I said last time. strange voice.”
“……I heard it again?”
“Well, similar. That's why I was looking for you.”
I looked at the guy's serious face and shrugged my shoulders..
“When I see you, I suddenly come to my senses. It's strange?”
“What is that?.”
When Ellen made a depressed expression, I smiled and lifted her up by holding her stomach..
“Huh.”
Ellen suddenly sat on my arm and tapped my shoulder in surprise..
“Y-You were surprised! Why is this happening all of a sudden??”
“Suddenly, not too long ago, this was the norm..”
“Well, that was already two weeks ago..”
“I was on my way back to my room.?”
When he nodded, I walked briskly. Then I muttered, “Ah,” and asked Ellen for a favor..
“But just in case, stay with me at night..”
“M, what, what?”
“ huh?”
“At night, together? no, i haven't-”
I furrowed my brows as I looked at the guy talking gibberish..
“What nonsense are you talking about? Please watch me meditate..”
“……name, award?”
“Uh, meditation. Even if I have to reduce my sleep, I plan to increase my meditation time. Just help me when I start like last time.”
“ah……
Ellen nodded blankly..
For some reason, he leaned against my chest, looking exhausted..
While I was enjoying Ellen's body temperature warming my heart, I suddenly asked a question..
“That's right, Ellen. What are you making these days??”
“••••••Ugh?”
“I heard you are making some kind of potion with Master Casswright..”
“ ah.”
The guy hesitated for a moment and took out a small glass bottle from his pocket..
“this.”
“What is this??”
“Replica of Potion of Disarming.”
“Oh, you copied that? how?”
When I showed interest in the potion, he made a sullen expression and shook his head..
“Actually, I failed. That's not a dispelling potion.”
“then?”
“It's just trash. There is an effect to disperse magical power, but there is no effect to actually cancel the magic effect..”
“aha." “The main effect disappears and only the side effects are strengthened, so if you drink it once, you won’t be able to gather your magic power for at least three days..”
In short, the 'Dispel' effect has disappeared and only the 'Energy Burn' effect remains. Well then, this is completely acid poison.?
“It would be very useful?”
“what‘?”
“If you feed it to a dangerous wizard, you can neutralize it. useful
“Don’t you know?” “… … Do you think wizards are fools? Why don't you just accept something suspicious like this? Plus, this thing smells really bad..”
When I looked again, Sanggong poison, no, 'Potion of Magic Suppression' was a thick liquid with a light blue color..
No one in their right mind would drink this shit.…….
“And what I make is not poison, but medicine. “No matter how much there is a difference between medicine and poison, this is the first time I have made something so harmful.” Ellen’s grunting continued..
“I was about to give up because I didn't have enough ingredients, but Mungchi got a lot of herbs and tried making it, but I had no idea it would turn out to be such a mess..”
“A bunch‘?”
“huh. I gave her herbs and borrowed alchemy tools..”
“……Where did you get the herbs??”
“You go around here and there digging up things? “He can fill up a basket just by going around the wooden fence once.” hmm. I didn't know that Moongchi was skilled in herbalism..
……No, since I am learning the 'Poison' type skill, that is, the Dragon Poison Art, I wonder if I also know something about medicinal herbs.?
“Come to think of it, I haven't seen the bundle lately except when I'm sleeping..”
“Even now, he's probably wandering around somewhere..”
“Is that so??”
Saying that, I entered the Yeongjugwan.,
“……Uh, a bunch.?”
A bundle protruded from the corner of the main entrance of the residence with its foggy glass windows..
“trunnion. Ellen.”
“They say even tigers will come if you tell them what to do. I was just talking about you.”
“Eh, that's right……?”
Mungchi wiggled both hands and nodded..
When I glanced down at the guy who was making awkward gestures, he made eye contact with me.…….
“Ugh,”
A blush appeared on both cheeks and he avoided eye contact..
……what?
Ellen opened her mouth on behalf of me, who was quietly examining the bundle..
“I learned some herbs today too.?”
“to? Oh, no. I don't dig it up.”
“then?”
“Uh, that-”
After hesitating for a moment, Mungchi took out a small object that was hanging on his sword belt..
“I made this.”
“It’s a crossbow, right?” "yes. Saenoeoh.”
What Munchi took out with an awkward Milanol speech was a crossbow the size of his palm..
I forgot to look at the bundle's complexion and burst out in admiration..
“You made this? directly?”
“yes……
“Wow, that's great. You can take a look?”
“yes yes.”
When I received the crossbow from him and examined it, I saw that although it looked crude at first glance, it had a proper bow, trigger, and string..
“Where did you get the protest??”
“Uh, I'm picking leaves and vines, and people are asking me questions. When I said I was making bow strings, I got a call..”
From what I've heard, it seems that originally they were going to make a protest out of something like a tree trunk, but Amias' gang saw that and saved the protest..
“……Wow, you're good with your hands..”
“to. It's no big deal.”
“It's no big deal. I can't even make a rubber motor properly..”
“Rubber-girl talent?” “No, no. Anyway, good job, our bunch..”
When I returned the crossbow and patted its head, Mungchi lowered his head and let out a small smile..
“swimming……
His face is red and he is fiddling with the crossbow, just like a child who is excited to receive praise..
Ellen, who was quietly watching the scene, made a humming sound before speaking..
“It's a bunch.”
“to‘?”
“Make me one of those too.”
“Saenoeoh?”
“huh. Instead, shoot stones instead of arrows..”
“ Dool?”
“huh. I know it's a crossbow?”
Mungchi tilted his head at Ellen’s words..
“to… … . Stones are easy to block. It's hard to kill people.”
“doesn't care. It's a crossbow, because it's meant to shoot something other than rocks..”
“Something else?”
“huh. Something like oil or potion. So, it would be nice if I could put this and that on it and shoot it..”
“ ah.”
As we went back to the room together, Ellen and I had a conversation about the crossbow. As I hear people talk about the weight, lethality, and range of crossbows, I feel a sense of discomfort..
Thanks to his race, he looks younger than his age. Ellen is a seventeen-year-old girl..
Maybe that's why it feels harsh to see them talking about murder weapons..
……Well, it can't be helped. This is Middle World, not Korea..
Okay, let's not get lost in sentimentality and pay attention to the fact that Ellen is comfortably chatting with Mungchi..
After watching closely, it seems that Ellen, who has no social skills, would be a good conversation partner for the very gentle Mongchi. I hope you two become friends.
“Why are you looking at me like that??”
“……no, nothing.”
I smiled brightly at Ellen, who was looking at me with narrowed eyebrows, and at Moongchi, whose big eyes without double eyelids were blinking..
“Let's eat lunch quickly.”
As the sun was slowly setting, I climbed to the castle located in the innermost part of Longville..
After climbing the prefabricated wooden stairs that were made to be easy to clean up, I passed the second floor where supplies such as food and oil were piled up, and the third floor where a meeting was held centered on the old knight Sir Ariad..
The fourth floor we climbed up to was a very dark and empty space. The waning sunlight and the flickering light of the torch illuminated the two soldiers and a pile of boxes containing arrows..
Leaving behind the guard's polite greetings, I walked towards the 'Hoarding', which is shaped like a terrace and surrounds the stronghold..
Creak.
The large man sitting on the railing turned his head at the sound made by the wooden plank..
“phoenix.”
“What are you doing alone, so desperate??”
Her long braided hair, like a Daenggi, was blowing in the breeze. Utequai turned his head towards Longville and moved the bullet in his hand..
“I was drawing a territory.”
“••••••what?”
When I looked again, Ute Kwai was holding a large piece of paper on his thigh. The poor quality paper with fibers scattered here and there contained scenes of Longville..
“No way, you drew that?”
“be right.”
What day is today? Both Munchi and Ute Kwai show amazing talents..
“……I didn't know you had that kind of aesthetic sense..”
Ute Kwai's painting looked pretty good even to me, a layperson. The landscape of Longville he drew lacked perspective, but instead had an inexplicable liveliness..
“I am Daejeonsa. The picture shows a cow and sheep at Daejeon Temple..”
“Indeed, nonsense.”
“It's true.”
It must be said that it is Utekwai-like, but even though it speaks white words, it is very confident. I sat down next to him, laughing at his shameless attitude..
Well, if you combine the weight of Utequoi and myself, I think it would be well over 300 kilograms, but I guess it won't collapse.?
“What brought you here??”
“I didn't see you until after dinner time. I heard from Steedman that you've been posting here for a few days? It's because I'm drawing a picture.?”
“be right.”
“Why are you so urgent that you don't even eat??”
Utequai quietly turned his head towards the west..
“the wind is blowing.”
“ wind?”
“be right. It's war luck.”
“……Do you know that saying? My Milano skills have increased a lot..”
Utekwai chuckled and moved the cartridge again. Shadows were added between the gate and the wooden fence..
“The territory I see now, today is the last day..”
“War changes everything. Tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, the estate, Longville, will look different..”
I was silent for a moment and looked around Longville. Then I asked Ute Kwai..
“He said he didn't want to get involved in politics, but he was quite active in training conscripts.?”
“I already said it before. Helping you become a warrior.”
“That's right, actually, at this point, it's hard to get out even if a battle breaks out..”
“Well, that's right.”
When he nodded his head, I took a moment to choose my words and then sighed..
“Well, I'm sorry.”
“What do you mean??”
“For getting me involved in something that has nothing to do with me.”
“It doesn't matter. This is also what my mother means.”
As I was quietly scratching my eyebrows, Wu Tequai spoke first..
“why did you intervene?”
“here at work?”
“be right.”
“Things are complicated. There's also something to do with Prince Ulkar..”
Ute Kwai, who was teasing Tanpil, quietly shook his head..
“I regard you as my lord, Prince Ulkar.
does not.”
“……That's right. But, you owe Ulkar something..”
“ debt‘?”
“The manor title certificate. How would a heretic and an unarmed wizard travel comfortably if they didn't have proof that they were nobles? You must have been having a hard time because of all the people arguing here and there..”
“Well, that's it. But ordinary people don’t go to war because of that much debt.” “… … That's right. Actually, there are some things that I had no choice but to get involved in..”
As I trailed off, Ute Kwai hummed and snorted..
“You had a chance to fall out. You weren't forced into it, it was your choice..”
“……You bastard, why are you making such a fuss today??”
As I grumbled like that, Ute Kwai let out a low chuckle..
“Be honest, Phoenix. You fight because you are the lord wife..”
……This guy is pretty quick to notice if you just look at him..
“It's not just because of Dionea.”
“There will be others too. Chester, Beldin, the pot-bellied owner of the Golden Knife tavern, men dragged in without knowing why, children frightened by war clouds..”
……To be honest, I never thought about other people, but I didn't really bring it up..
“Sympathy is good. If war is fought for good reasons, Mother will look down on you..”
“……Well, thank you..”
“So, there's nothing to be sorry about..”
To see if the picture was complete, Utequai unfolded the paper and compared it with the actual scenery. The view of Longville as seen from a bird is spread out in black and white..
Utequai nodded in satisfaction and continued speaking..
“I am Daejeon Temple. It is natural to stand by a friend who is at war for a good cause..”
……It's a good reason. Did I have something like that? I don't know, but I didn't necessarily want to change Ute Kwai's mind..
Ute Kwai, who had put the cartridges in what looked like a leather pencil case, got up from his seat. Then he wrapped the picture up and held it to the torch..
“Oh my! Hey, what are you doing??”
“ hmm?”
I quickly stretched out my hand and snatched the painting that had just started to catch fire, and Utequwai looked confused..
“Hey, why did you burn what you drew??”
“It's useless anyway.”
“No, it wasn't a meaningful painting, painted to remember the last peace of Longville.?”
“It is I, not the painting, who remembers peace..”
“But still……
After barely turning off the light to save the painting, something suddenly occurred to me and I raised my head..
“Did you ever draw something like this in South Harbor or Inbury??”
“Inberry, I didn’t draw it. I didn't have time to draw because I was looking for herbs..”
“……“So in South Harbor or somewhere else?” “I drew it..”
“I burned it all?”
“be right.”
“crazy.”
Normally, the only things that remain from a trip are photos, but you drew pictures and burned them all? It's such a waste…….
“Off ”O •
Okay, who is to blame? It was my fault for not paying attention to what Utequai was doing..
““If you draw a picture like this in the future, don’t burn it, but bring it to me.” “To you?”
“okay. How nice it would be to have something like this to reminisce about later.?”
“Memories are not for sale.”
“Hey, I'm not selling memories... … . Anyway, don't waste your time burning it and bring it all to me. Do you understand??”
Utequai shrugged his shoulders as if he didn't understand, but readily agreed..
Then, suddenly, I turned my head towards the setting sun. I can hear something like a vibration through the distant mountain valley..
“Phoenix, what do you see??”
“Look over there.”
“ o ugh”
Ute Kwai followed my gaze and narrowed his eyes. I hope so for a while,
Buuuuu-
All of Longville woke up to the sound of a horn sounding somewhere in the fence..
Count Tristan's army has arrived..
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