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Chapter 197

My Villains Episode 197

44. dreamy(7)

When Alena's gaze turned directly towards Phoenix, the girl's parents opened their mouths in astonishment..

“……This doesn't make sense.”

The charcoal maker's wife muttered to herself with her eyes wide open and blood vessels bursting. Archer Kol turned to her and asked.

“What is so ridiculous??”

“When Alena is doing ‘that’, no matter how much I talk to her, she doesn’t even look at me..”

“Even if I sit on a chair like that?”

“yes yes. No matter what happens around us, we only have eyes for the invisible man named Blackwood..”

She mumbled with a dry, pale face..

“This is something strange. It's strange.”

Except for the sound of strong rain and wind outside, the entire room was enveloped in silence. Thanks to this, the woman's small whisper echoed through the walls and pierced everyone's ears.…….

Gidon, the crossbowman, probably sensed something ominous and took a couple of steps back with a stern expression on his face. Then he lifted up his rosary and prayed, ‘Lord of light that destroys evil.’.

Mungchi, who was crouching in the corner, had already pulled up his short cloak and was loading a small crossbow, Utequai had put down his beer glass and was looking at Alena with a serious face, and Hayla was watching Phoenix's reaction and raised her knife and fired a third gun. I cut the roll pie I ordered in half..

Besides him, others also watched with wary eyes the one-person play, or rather, the two-person play that started in the middle of the Oressa tavern..

« O ”

Seeing Alena smiling brightly and shedding tears at the same time, Poynix scratched her eyebrows..

“……Hey, Alena? Sorry, I'm not Blackwood..”

It was a soft tone that did not match his appearance or this atmosphere..

The freckled mummy was somehow exhausted and secretly burst into laughter..

‘Anyway, if you're a child, you can't use your own feet. A person who kills dozens of people without even blinking an eye..’

While she was thinking about that, Alena shook her head and said firmly:.

“no. you are blackwood.”

“Uh, but I don't even know who Blackwood is.?”

“It doesn't matter.”

The girl wiped her tears with her sleeve and smiled brightly again..

“Because I remember you.”

Is it because I read something in Alena's expression and tone that was not childlike? Poynix narrowed his eyebrows, unable to hide his embarrassment..

When he was silent, Alena, who was still laughing heartily, opened her mouth..

“Don't stay like this, please continue with the story..”

“story?”

“yes.”

“……As I said before, I am not Blackwood. I don't even know what you're talking about.”

“Is that possible? Think about it carefully. First of all, the important things..”

“……important things?”

“yes. For example, um-”

The girl rolled her eyes for a moment and clapped her hands as if something occurred to her..

“What happened to my legs??”

“leg?”

“yes. You cut off your leg..”

“••••••I?”

The smile on Alena's face disappeared in an instant. And his eyes got moist and he had a sad expression, as if he hadn't laughed before..

“You were protecting me and your legs were cut off by evil monsters. That wasn't enough, the monsters burned you and threw you outside the forest..”

While Phoenix blinked, the girl continued speaking..

“Alas, poor Blackwood. His handsome face was completely crushed and he was screaming. “I knew it, but I couldn’t do anything.” After saying that, Alena stood up and walked slowly..

“I'm sorry, I'm sorry……

As the girl approached Phoenix, the inside of the bar became silent and noisy. The sound of a blade coming out of a scabbard, the sound of a chain hanging an iron ball being released, the sound of a bow being broken, the sound of an ax scraping against a table.…….

“stop.”

Phoenix said that and looked at the mercenaries..

“Put down your weapon. “I’m just a kid.” Moongchi and the fourteen mercenaries didn't look very convinced, but they soon retrieved their weapons..

As they said, Alena was just a young girl, and even if she had a real devil in her, it was unlikely that Phoenix would be harmed..

As the charcoal maker and his wife sighed in relief, Alena stood in front of Poynix..

“I'm really sorry. “I should have protected you.” “Uh, wait a minute, that-” As the little girl let out tears and dropped her lips, Phoenix threw up her hand with an embarrassed look on her face..

“Alena, um, as you can see, I'm fine. The legs were in good shape, it wasn't burned, and the face wasn't crushed. So don't cry-”

“blackwood.”

Alena slowly stretched out her hand. Poynix felt somewhat uncomfortable, but only narrowed her eyebrows and did not avoid the girl's touch..

And finally, the moment the girl's hand touched Phoenix's face..

“……ah.”

Alena suddenly opened her eyes..

“iced coffee?”

The girl who was looking up at Phoenix was startled and took back the hand that was touching his face..

“Ah, ah-”

Then he stiffened as if he had seen a ghost, and then his face twisted in anger. His eyes widened, his teeth clenched, his cheeks dropped, and deep wrinkles formed around his mouth and between his eyebrows..

“……Alena?”

When the girl, about 11 or 2 years old, made such a hideous and evil expression, even Poynix, who was quite brave, felt a chill in her heart..

Alena suddenly shouted at Poynix, who was making such a shocked expression..

“You damned soul-!”

“Ugh?”

With a deafening shout, the girl attacked Poynix..

Although Phoenix was surprised, he grabbed both of Alena's wrists, which were reaching for his neck..

“Alena, stop.!”

“From Blackwood's body, get the fuck out!”

Alena, whose both wrists were restrained, screamed and struggled like crazy. But of course, there was no way that a small girl could overcome Poynix, whose strength was equivalent to that of fifteen strong men..

When the girl realized this, she bit the hand holding her wrist..

“ O ” “S".

Of course, even that fierce attack did not cause any damage to Phoenix. Thanks to the awakening of the ‘legendary bloodline’ and the shedding, his skin became as tough as tanned cowhide..

“Wait, Alena.-”

But Phoenix was restless and flustered..

It wasn't because of the very slight pain I felt in my hand. It was because I was afraid that the young and fragile girl might get hurt by the grass..

At that time, the charcoal maker and his wife were shocked and rushed at Alena..

“Alena, Alena!”

“Come to your senses, please-”

As the couple hugged Alena from behind, the girl who lost sight of the phoenix waved her hands in a frenzy..

“Blackwood, give me back Blackwood-!”

Alena fell to the floor and screamed as her parents threw her body and grabbed her. The girl scratched the floor as if struggling..

A small fingernail caught in a crevice in the wooden floor, and it flipped over. Her hands were covered in blood, but the girl didn't care and continued to scream in a hoarse voice..

“Damned soul, get the hell out of there now.!”

Facing those hateful eyes, Poynix took a couple of steps back, stood still, and swallowed dry saliva..

As if the charcoal maker and his wife were about to miss Alena, the tough Steedman, the heavy soldier Dervish, and the chubby Esson joined them..

“Such a crazy bitch, I can't stop now!”

The dervish shouted and grabbed the girl's arms and body tightly with his thick forearms..

“Blackwood, Blackwood-!”

Alena, unable to move, screamed for a long time, then rolled her eyes and fainted..

As the deep night turns into dawn.

The Oressa Tavern was fast asleep. No, I was pretending to be asleep..

The tables that had filled the spacious hall of the tavern had only one left in the center, and the rest had been moved to the corners or propped up against the wall..

The merchants from the west and the mercenaries who followed me were each laying down on the floor with blankets or cloaks..

I sat down at the table and quietly looked at them. Everyone was tossing and turning often, and breathing was unnatural. I didn't hear any of the usual noisy snoring or teeth grinding..

It's probably because of the mess that happened earlier..

No matter how veteran you are, it is natural for you to have trouble sleeping after seeing a child struggling who is said to be possessed by the devil..

“trunnion.”

I slowly turned my head and saw the sleeping bundle standing behind me with sleepy eyes..

“I'm not sleeping?”

“……I need to sleep soon.”

“Uhmmm.”

I don't know why, but he pursed his lips for a moment and then pulled a chair next to me and sat down..

“Don't worry, just lie down and sleep.”

“Nope.”

“Is your seat uncomfortable? Ellen, you can go into the room..”

Mungchi swung around and fell down on the table. He put his head on his arm and looked up at me..

Those sleepy, bright eyes were so cute that I gently pinched his cheek without realizing it..

“What, why are you looking at me like that??”

“swimming.”

“What are you doing? Why do you look at me like that??”

“lol.”

Lately, Mungchi has noticed that I find him cute. So, he would often act cute or be silly and enjoy the reactions I got, that is, the way he looked cute and went crazy..

“……Ugh, this. If it's cute, I think it's sweet.”

But, well, there's no reason for me to dislike this..

Munchi is a young-faced beauty with soft facial features that are unique to Asians. To put it simply, it is an idol award. When a guy like that craves my touch and cries out, I feel sad..

I stroked the side of his head as if possessed by something..

Even with sleep dripping from the corners of his eyes, Mungchi smiled like an idiot..

Sometimes, when his fingertips brushed the shell of his ear, he frowned with a smile, and when I massaged the nape of his neck, he shrank his neck and held my hand with his shoulder. Then I wiggled my fingertips, tickled him, and easily escaped..

When he poked the tip of his nose, his soft cheeks, and his soft earlobes with his freed hand, he let out a small laugh..

Just a moment ago, my mind was so busy that I wanted to scream. The reason, of course, was because of what Alena shouted out loud..

What's really strange is that, like the necromancer Luke and the spirit shaman Karamek, when I start to forget about my soul, people appear who talk about my soul..

Each time, the evaluation of my soul was similar but different, but this time, I realized

The words spoken by Lena, or the demon that resided in Alena, were a bit harsh..

-Damned soul, get the hell out of there now.!

……What a damned soul. As someone who was brought into this body as a ghost by the Trickster, these words are extremely unfair..

w......no ”

O •

Ah, stress. If it were Earth, I would have just dismissed it as the nonsense of a crazy child and ignored it..

But as I said before, in this world where all kinds of bizarre and bizarre things are rampant, it is not that difficult to do so..

Of course, I didn't feel any magical power from Alena, but the eerie feeling that sent goosebumps down my spine made me wonder, 'Does she really know something?' My doubts grew uncontrollably..

Even I, who pride myself on being rational, had these doubts, so the mercenaries' reaction was even more intense..

Not only Gidon, a faithful believer in the Church of Light, but Steedman, Fritz, Conwyer, and even the cautious Cole, said that something had to be done about Alena..

All of the measures they proposed - burning them on fire and sprinkling them with holy water, sending them out on a rainy night, tying them to wooden poles - were all unacceptable..

Wouldn't Poynix, a heartless knight, know that he would harm a child as young as an elementary school student? For Kim Seung-soo, who has lived in Korea for 30 years, this is something that cannot even be imagined..

Just a moment ago, I felt like my head was going to explode with all these complicated thoughts, so I couldn't sleep.…….

“Hey, it tickles.-”

As I stroke the bundle and enjoy its soft texture, as if there were no bones, I feel like the threads in my head are loosening a little..

Me and Mungchi were giggling and joking around, Hayla sitting next to us was quietly turning the pages, and the mercenaries who couldn't sleep were tossing and turning. Wu Tequai looked with hollow eyes at the scene illuminated by the beeswax candles lined up on the table, then groped under the chair and took out a piece of paper..

It was then.

“to-”

The guy who was playing around with me jumped up and picked up the dog. Seeing him perk up his ears, I quickly held my breath and woke up..

Since I couldn't feel anything, I took a quick look at the bundle and saw that he was also tilting his head as if he was confused about something..

“......What's coming.”

“what?”

“Eh, looks like people, four? No, wow?”

“Where is it??”

“I'll be arriving soon. in front of the door.”

“……what‘?”

A bunch of human radars can't count the people who come to the door.?

I adjusted my posture and sat down, watching the entrance to the bar. The sound of faint footsteps gradually became louder, and small breathing and speaking sounds were heard one after another.…….

And then, finally, the wooden door burst open..

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