Chapter 192
My Villains Episode 192
44. dreamy(2)
The place where we set up camp was near an unknown forest..
Behind, there was a large rock standing like a cliff, a small stream flowed on the left, and a winding path led into the forest on the right..
Until two days ago, the fortress, the gate, and the village were open every half day, so it was crowded with people everywhere. However, after entering the 'Gistol' region, where mountains and forests occupy most of the area, there were very few people..
Therefore, as dawn was spreading, the three large and small figures that appeared from the other side of the trail looked a bit suspicious even at first glance..
One of the two mercenaries who were on watch came towards us and gestured toward the path..
“Nari, let’s check what kind of people they are.？”
« o ugh w — n •
‘The 'Death King's Scale Handcuffs' are made of a thin material that sticks to the hand, so other gloves could be layered on top of them. Someone might ask where I got these gloves, so I'll keep them hidden like this for a while..
I clenched and opened my slightly thicker hands and looked at the group that had appeared from the other side..
An unarmed young man and woman and a young girl... … . Is it family??
“……No, it's okay. Don't make a fuss and send it to me.”
Cole, who had been bending his maroon bow in protest at my words, opened his mouth..
“Just in case, it would be best to wake up the mercenaries. Anyway, even if you do it slowly, it will pop up..”
When I nodded, the two watchmen went around the camp and busily woke up their comrades..
“Ahhh-!”
A mercenary man with his hair tied together as rough as a broom stretched noisily. His voice struck the rock behind him and echoed softly, and a group of mountain birds flew up nearby..
« OO Ugh......”
—厂一丁he •
Ellen, who was wrapped in a cloak and blanket, frowned and turned over. A pure white hand rubbed her face, and then her long eyelashes crossed each other, and her blue eyes sparkled in the dawn..
Ellen, who had been blinking blankly, made eye contact with me and arched her neck..
“……I'm cold.”
“cold?”
« O ”
flaw.
I have a few things wrapped around my body, but it’s cold.…….
Ellen's obvious whining made me laugh and stand up. Then he walked up to him, lifted his small body, and returned to the campfire..
“It's warm now?”
“ ow O •
Ellen, who slept a lot in the morning, was in a half-asleep state and had to bathe in the campfire for a while before finally breaking out of the chrysalis state..
Whenever Ellen was in my arms, like now, under the pretext of sleeping, I played with her nose, ears, and hair. Then, my heartbeat, which had been slow, gradually became faster, and I woke up quickly..
“Ugh, don’t do it.-”
It was always fun to see Ellen squirming with a sleepy face..
As I was giggling and playing around with the guy, Hayla got up and naturally sat down next to me. Then he unfolded a patchwork made of silk and placed things like a kettle and teacups on it..
Heyla held out a silver kettle to Simos, the magic swordsman who was just getting up while rubbing his face..
“Simos, can you get me some water??”
“Ah, yep.”
Simos took the kettle and poured a glass of boiling water from the brass pot on the fire next to him..
“It's hot, girl..”
“huh. thank you.”
Hayla wrapped tea leaves and herb leaves in a cotton cloth, tied them with thread, and soaked them in a kettle. When I mixed it with honey obtained from Trosher, a region north of Graduil, a sweet scent spread along with the hot steam..
Perhaps attracted by the sweet scent, the bundle hiding near the rock behind appeared as if possessed..
“Come and sit. Just wait a little while.”
“yes.”
The bundle quickly ran over and crouched down next to Heila..
Mungchi really liked the tea Heila made. Even in my hometown in the East, I smelled it occasionally, but I've never really enjoyed eating it..
While Bundle's eyes were shining as he looked at the steaming kettle, Steedman, who had been snoring loudly, was already up and preparing breakfast..
Steedman, who had been washing vegetables in the stream, tore off the fennel petioles into pieces and threw them into a brass pot of boiling water..
“what is this morning?”
“The rabbit meat pie I bought the day before yesterday... … . Soup made with fennel, cabbage, and salted pork.”
“What is that? There is no name for the dish?”
“uh, name?”
Steedman answered Freckled Mira's question by scratching his chin on his shoulder..
“There's no such thing as a name. If I really had to call it ‘Dora Soup’??”
“Dora soup? What is that tacky name??”
“……Because it’s the soup my mom often made. My mom's name is Dora..”
“……Uh, um. what did i just say?”
As it was about to be a peaceful morning like any other day, Cole, who had been watching the trail the whole time, opened his mouth..
“It comes this way..”
When I turned my gaze to follow Cole, I saw Ye's group hesitatingly approaching this way..
……what?
While I was quietly observing what they were doing, the mercenary who was stretching suddenly shouted..
“hey! What are you guys? It won't go away?”
As the scary-looking Jang-han shouted, clinking the chain of his flail, the three people who were approaching stopped in shock..
“fritz.”
A mercenary with ponytail hair and an iron flail shrugged his shoulders and looked back..
Ute Kwai, who was sitting on a fallen piece of wood and drawing with a bullet point, narrowed his eyes slightly..
“It's noisy. the forest wakes up.”
“……But Brother Hatanka. Those bastards, just look at them-”
“Shut your mouth.”
'Fritz', a mercenary with an impatient personality, said, and closed his mouth..
Fritz was a mercenary from the Mittergerand Empire, and although his skills were quite good, he had a very dirty personality and was a bastard who would do anything when angry..
How much was 3 weeks ago? There was a time when the top turned around and attacked Ute Kwai..
No matter how angry he was, seeing him foaming at the mouth and attacking a giant who was about 40 centimeters taller than him made me admit, 'Ah, that guy really has anger management problems.'.
I think I'm turning 30 this year, and it's a shame that the cutthroat bastard has survived so far with that temperament. Anyway, since he almost died at that time, he received constant 'treatment' from U Te Kwai and his symptoms improved a bit, but he was still a nuisance at the party because he often started arguments here and there. If my skills were just a little worse, I would have kicked you out a long time ago..
“••••••Okay.”
When Fritz made eye contact with Utequai and shrunk, another mercenary from the empire, 'Confire', asked me a question..
“It looks suspicious just by looking at it, but maybe it's a good thing??”
“well.”
I asked Ellen, who was slowly coming out of her chrysalis state..
“Ellen, I can't feel anything.?”
«......Ugh pear
“G",
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the three figures on the path..
“I don't feel any magic..”
“right?”
«Ugh n huh-
I got up off my ass and walked towards Seinyoung. Cole and Conwy naturally followed behind..
“What's going on?”
Would you say this is proof that you have adapted quite well to this world? I'm now used to being treated poorly from the first meeting..
20A man and woman who looked to be in their mid to late teens quickly rolled their eyes and looked at my behavior..
The two of them must have guessed my identity based on my height, which was much higher than average, the breastplate made of chains and iron plates, the belt with an unusual energy and the long sword hanging from it, and the long suede neck. The two of them bent down at the waist..
“May the Lord of light look down upon you.
Hello, Nari.”
“okay. who are you?”
“Schöne is a charcoal worker who lives in the castle village of ‘Tbas’. This is my wife and daughter..”
“He's a charcoal guy. however?”
“Well, while we were on the road, we happened to meet Lee and the mercenaries, and I had the courage to ask you something..”
When I winked at him to continue, the charcoal maker wet his lips and continued speaking..
“As you probably know, this area is a place where people don't often pass by. This is especially true in the last 4 or 5 years. So, as a village wife, I am afraid that I will be able to protect my family during the journey..”
Confire, a middle-aged mercenary, burst out laughing as if his words were absurd..
“Ha, you approach a group of mercenaries and say something like that. Do you not know what's going on in the world, or do you think we're idiots??”
“At first glance, they seem like just and good people, but what kind of ugly words would they say...” “Do you think that kind of flattery will work?” When Confire, who had a terrible scar on the corner of his mouth, rolled his eyes, the charcoal maker quickly slapped his hand away..
“No, that's... … . I'm not saying that I or the elders are like that, but wouldn't it be better to be mistreated by people than to be mistreated by monsters that came down from the mountains? Because we can communicate.”
As he said that, he kept glancing in my direction. I crossed my arms and opened my mouth..
“So, you want to join this side? To ensure safety?”
“So to speak, yes. ah! Of course, whether you call it a courtesy or a sincerity, I will certainly express my gratitude, sir..”
He opened the pocket on his waist, hesitated for a moment, and then held it out entirely..
They probably won't give away all their assets, but rather hide some in advance and perform a performance.?
“I got the money, where am I going??”
“We're on our way to Raven's Cliff..”
Raven's Cliff?”
“Yes, Nari.”
When I closed my mouth, Conwy, who was standing behind me, muttered quietly..
“The destination is the same. exquisitely.”
As I was quietly scratching my eyebrows, the charcoal maker opened his mouth again..
“To be precise, we are on our way to the church at Ravens Cliff. I'm going to see the priest..”
“Is there no church in your town? They say it’s Seonghama Eul.?”
“Yes, of course there is. However, the priest of the church left seven days ago because he was called to the Norric Order.……
The Norik Monastery is a group that handles heresy interrogation of the religious order, and I had encountered it before. The monk named Lewis or something I met at the church in South Harbor was a member of the Norric order..
“They say it's because an oracle came down to the church, but a village father like me doesn't know the exact circumstances..”
“……hmm. So are there any priests left at Raven’s Cliff??”
“From what I heard, the High Lord has been living in seclusion for several years, so the priest is taking charge of various affairs in the territory. I was wondering if the priest would stay because the religious order would probably know about the situation.……
“Why do you want to meet the priest??”
“Me, that is.”
The charcoal maker wrapped his arms around his daughter's shoulders and spoke with difficulty..
“……Actually, my daughter got sick..”
“party?”
I looked at the girl quietly..
The child, who must have been twelve at most, had a very ordinary appearance, except for being a little thin. Although the expressionless face was a bit scary,,
“……I don't think my complexion is bad. What kind of disease is it??”
“that is.”
The charcoal maker rolled his eyes and hesitated, and his wife whispered with a worried look on her face..
“honey.”
“It's okay, you just stay still..”
After reassuring his wife, the charcoal maker hugged his daughter tighter and looked up at me..
“According to the village elders, it looks like he was possessed by the devil..”
“......devil?”
“Of course I'm not sure, it could just be the old people's whining..”
At those words, I looked at the charcoal maker's daughter again..
The expressionless face did not show any innocence or innocence typical of a child.…….
A girl possessed by the devil. It's like something out of a horror movie..
While I was thinking about it for a moment, I heard a 'Daughter' sound from behind me. When I turned around, I saw a bundle holding a teacup in both hands, standing up and staring towards the forest..
The way he raises his heels and pricks his ears looks like a meerkat or a meerkat..
And in fact, Munggi had better senses than most dogs. Not only me but everyone in our group knew that fact..
After a brief silence, 'Umberta', a mercenary from the Crescent Islands, stood up and pulled out a one-handed sword..
“all border-!”
Taking her shout as a signal, the other mercenaries also grabbed their weapons and stood up..
Around that time, I could also faintly hear the sound of trees cracking and breaking. Munch climbed a nearby tree with movements like a squirrel and pointed to one side..
“excuse me!”
Ellen, who had already stood up, began to recite a spell. Kol stringed an arrow to the string of his red-brown bow, Utequai wore a feathered steel helmet, Hayla leisurely sipped tea, Mira drew a glowing longsword from the crossbar, and Steed. Mun held an ax and a shield…….
Hayla blinked quietly at my staring gaze and held out her empty teacup..
“Would you like a drink??”
“……No, that's enough.”
I walked toward the campfire and ordered Cole and Conwyer..
“You two take charge of this family..”
The quick-witted Cole and the veteran Conwyer immediately understood what I was saying and took the charcoal maker's family to a corner behind the camp. Then, instead of being alert to the forest where they heard the sign, they kept an eye on the family..
As I was picking up the javelins lined up near the campfire, the mysterious characters appeared from the dark forest..
“It was a huge monster that appeared with a loud roar..
At first glance, it resembled a human, but its wide-open mouth, bald head, depressed nose, and knot-hole-like eyes gave off an air of hideous barbarism..
3His stout body, which appeared to be over a meter tall, with arms extending below the knees, and large muscles, was extremely menacing. He was wearing an unidentifiable leather around his waist, and his large hands were holding a rough-hewn club..
“Damn it, it's an ogre.……
As a mercenary muttered, those monsters made up of several men and women were ogres..
“X arm, fucked..”
“Those bastards are faster than they look, so they won't be able to run away..”
Unlike Cole, Steedman, and Mira, who were not particularly shaken, the mercenaries they hired at the time of leaving Longville looked a little scared..
Well, we hardly ever fought while passing through the Trosher region, that is, the territory of the king's bannermen. Do you sometimes encounter thieves and stab them a little? As there are many forts and gates, the security is so good that there are no threatening enemies such as monsters or bandits..
“Ellen, don't start the fire..”
At my words, Ellen just nodded her head while reciting a spell..
At that time, among the group of ogres who had come out of the forest and were roaring, one who was smaller than the others walked forward..
“Yeah, I'm sorry-”
The ogre, which looked only about 10 centimeters taller than Utequai, surprisingly spoke Milanol..
“Half, it remains. The rest, take a look!”
“……What is it, that bastard??”
As Steedman mumbled something as if he was dumbfounded, Hayla, who was drinking tea, opened her mouth..
“He's a shaman. Among ogres, it is rare to see one because it is almost deformed. I'm lucky.”
As she spoke, a voice came from somewhere saying something like, ‘It’s a piece of cake to be lucky.’.
I slowly relaxed my shoulders and adjusted my grip on the javelin..
“Hey, did you eat it? Right now, chapter-”
Powok
The javelin flew nearly 50 meters in a straight line and exploded the shaman's head..
“her. Phoenix, javelin throwing has increased significantly..”
“Well, I didn't know it would be right..”
As soon as the delicate conversation between Utequai and I ended, the ogres who had lost their shaman went crazy and rushed towards me..
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