Chapter 212
My Villains Episode 212
46. dream master(2)
After Esanna with braided hair, 'Casley the Thunderbolt Axe', and 'Archibald the White Knight' were buried in the ground, a simple funeral followed..
Well, actually, it wasn't something grand enough to be a funeral. All we had to do was gather in front of the tomb and say a quick prayer..
“I will give the memorial address..”
“••••••I?”
Crossbowman Gidon held out his rosary and nodded..
“A knight's prayer is better than a wandering mercenary with no home, right? Essanna would like it better too..”
“There is no particular prayer that comes to mind..”
“Not even one?”
“Well, I originally didn’t have much of a connection with the church..”
Gidon opened his mouth as if he was dumbfounded..
“That is not something a knight of the kingdom would say, sir..”
“why? I'm not even a cathedral knight.”
“It is the duty of every knight to protect the church. You must have sworn at the investiture ceremony..”
……Well, now that I think about it, I think I heard something like that. Was it ‘protect the church and build this altar’?.
I remembered what Prince Ulkar had whispered next and shrugged..
“The person who made me a knight said that's enough, just protect the weak and do good deeds. The church is not weak?”
“Yeah? What blasphemous is that?,”
“Just kidding, kidding..”
When Gidon's face hardened, I smiled and tapped his shoulder..
“The rosary is fine..”
“……yes.”
I passed Gidon, who was wearing a rosary around his neck with a mysterious expression, and stood in front of a crude cross made of woven tree branches..
The wizard of the palace, the great warrior of the plains, the princess of Baluin, the assassin of the East, the girl with the spirit, the powerless vampire, and even ten mercenaries..
Everyone's eyes of different colors were focused on me..
“Hehehe.”
Ugh, I’m not good at this. I have no experience or talent.…….
But I couldn't just remove it. Not only Gidon but also the other mercenaries seemed to be secretly expecting me to step forward..
Well, it wasn't something I couldn't understand why mercenaries did that..
Mercenaries are people who live with death on their feet. It is natural that such a ‘ceremony’ is considered important, and that they expect me, a knight of great repute, to participate in that ceremony..
“Lord, the one who lies here dead is Esanna..”
The prayer started out of nowhere, and a bustling crowd flowed..
The sound of putting a helmet on one's side, taking off one's gloves, adjusting one's stiff leg, and then clasping one's hands together..
“She is a faithful mercenary, a brave warrior, and a trustworthy companion..”
I wasn't that close to Esanna. However, since we were colleagues who had been traveling together for a month, we had a lot to say. It was fortunate..
“She is a faithful farmer's daughter from Unfast, a warrior willing to raise her spear for justice, and a northerner who drinks good wine and sings..”
Hey, it's difficult as expected..
I wet my dry lips for a moment and chose my words..
“…… I avoid stepping on a solitary flower and share the hem of my long blanket with a colleague. When I meet a monk on the street, I donate a few coins, and on days when I curse harshly or kill someone, I increase my evening prayers..”
I took a quick breath and continued praying..
“My friend Esanna is a good person. So take me to your side, clothe me in soft clothes, feed me good wine and food, and give me a peaceful home..”
I don’t know if it fits the doctrine here, but… … . Well, I guess no one is really arguing..
“My friend Esanna is a good warrior. Use them as warriors when necessary, and reward them when they merit merit. and… … . Anyway, please make me happy.”
After finishing the prayer, I glanced back and saw that the group was still with their heads down and their eyes closed..
As I scratched my eyebrows, Ute Kwai, who was crossing his arms on one side, quietly laughed. I frowned at him and opened my mouth..
“……That's it..”
Hayla quietly added to my foolish ending..
“Esanna came to the temple.”
“Esanna came to the temple.”
The short funeral ended like that..
Gidon, the crossbowman, had a slightly ambiguous face, but the others didn't look too bad..
I felt embarrassed for no reason, so I opened my mouth with a calm face..
“Come on, let's go.”
While the mercenaries were busily packing up their belongings in the clearing, Steedman, a tight-lipped man, slowly approached them and smiled..
“……What to split?”
“If I die too, Phoenix please pray for me. Easy to understand is exactly what I like..”
When he said that and laughed, I responded with a strange expression..
“Is that a death flag??”
“What is a death flag??”
“what you said A bastard who says such ominous things is sure to die first..”
Steedman's expression fell at my decisive words..
“Is it like a superstition??”
“Rather than a superstition... … . It's an inference from experience. In fact, it’s the established theory.”
“Is that possible? This is my first time hearing this..”
The guy's expression was funny, so I giggled and said teasingly..
“how is it? I want to cancel?
“……can you buy it?”
“For a silver coin, I'll pretend you didn't hear anything..”
Steedman made a groaning sound, then took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it to him. I flicked the silver coin with my thumb and rubbed his bald head..
“Now, are you soft? Then you won't pray even if you die.?”
“Eh, where is that??”
“If you are wronged, persevere and survive. I, too, am a young bastard, so don’t say whether I live or die..”
Steedman shook off my touch, shook his head, and grumbled, crumpling his face..
“…… Jegi, I just threw away the silver coins for no reason. Just wait and see, even if it’s a waste, I’m telling you to live stubbornly..”
There was a quiet laugh among the group at his complaint..
The subsequent journey was very peaceful..
Well, how many enemies can there be in this narrow passage? Meeting Soleva was strange enough..
We arrived at our destination after traveling and staying for two full days..
“Is this Raven’s Cliff?.”
The main castle of the Gistol region stood with its back to a rocky mountain. As befits the name 'Crow's Cliff', the castle walls were sheer and high, and the black rocks piled up closely were bruised here and there, perhaps due to being exposed to long waves..
In addition, it is a unique structure in which the outer castle wall and the inner fortress are in contact with each other, so at first glance it looks like a greatly enlarged stone watchtower or castle tower..
The water in the moat had dried and the bottom was exposed, and it seemed to be about 4 or 5 meters deep. It seemed to be about three times as wide..
The group lined up in front of a thick drawbridge over the moat. On the other side of the drawbridge where the chain had been broken, a rusty barred door was visible, and it was dark inside without a single light..
“……Ha, X arm. It must be so boring.”
Fritz with the ponytail stuck out his tongue, licked the corner of his mouth, and spit out phlegm on the floor..
“Are my eyes wrong? ‘Welcome. I think it says, ‘This is hell, you newbies.’.”
“A guy with a head tall and can't even read.”
“……That's what it says, bitch.”
While Fritz growled at the freckled mummy, I lowered my backpack and pulled out a javelin..
The tip of the spear is a little dull because I've been using it so hard, but it doesn't matter..
Ellen, who was standing next to me and watching the castle closely, looked puzzled when she saw my actions..
“what are you doing?”
“just. I have something to check for a moment..”
What caught my eye was a pair of large statues placed across the drawbridge..
Black skinned wings, goat horns, monkey-like face, sharp fangs, squat muscular body, short but sharp claws.…….
The rest of the group only felt eerie looking at the ugly statues..
I wasn't.
It's so obvious just by looking at it, that thing.
“Inhale,”
I took a short breath, stamped my feet, flipped my back, and threw the javelin..
With a loud crack, the neck of the statue sitting on the left broke. The javelin didn't stop there, it only stopped after it had penetrated about a span..
“Wow!”
When the statue with a javelin stuck in its neck suddenly screamed, the mercenaries gaped in horror..
“Oh man, what is that??”
“The stone pieces are moving!”
I picked up the second javelin and shouted to my companions..
“Ready for battle, it's a gargoyle!”
The gargoyle sitting on my right suddenly opened its eyes, as if it had heard my introduction or the screams of a colleague..
“saliva, particles—!”
It started flapping its wings with a strange, machine-like voice. I threw a second javelin at him, but it was blocked by the thick film of the wings..
The gargoyle that was struggling on the left also pulled out the spear stuck in its neck and flew into the sky..
They're pretty tough..
“retreat from the moat!”
The mercenaries hurriedly took a step back at the veteran Conwyer's words, and in the meantime, archer Cole and crossbowman Gidon quickly shot arrows..
“chant, god!”
Cole's composite bow and Gidon's heavy crossbow were powerful enough to tear through iron plates, but only a couple of fingers could pierce the gargoyle's hard and thick skin..
The gargoyle shook off the arrow with a flap of its wings and flapped its wings furiously, making a sound that sounded like a knife scraping a stone wall. At the same time, it flew towards the mercenaries as if falling..
“Haha-!”
Ute Kwai made a sound that was confusing as to whether it was excitement or laughter and jumped up..
When a human half its size attacked, the gargoyle bared its fangs and sneered..
But that too for a while,
Kkwangwang!
A huge sound of rocks crashing against each other pierced the air and thick fog, and the statue that had just moments before been in the shape of a grotesque monster was shattered to pieces..
“Ugh, damn it! be careful!”
“on the shields”
As large and small stone fragments fell, the mercenaries hurriedly raised their shields to cover their heads..
Meanwhile, heavy swordsman Umberta and chubby Eson grabbed their heads while catching rocks with their helmets, and Hayla used one red ring to spread her 'star shield' wide..
Underneath that silvery, sparkling hemisphere, Ellen spat out a starter word..
“Lumfere!”
The fireball erupted from the wand and was shot in a steep curve..
“Yeah,”
The gargoyle flew up late with a javelin stuck in its neck, and when it saw the fireball filled with powerful force, it whirled and spun in the air..
Boom, bang/
The fireball, unable to keep up with its own speed, exploded as it hit the black castle wall, leaving only a scorch behind..
“Hahaha-”
The gargoyle, who was laughing while having his neck pierced by a spear, was later pierced in the left wing by a silver bullet and in the right wing by a javelin..
But it did not fall in the end, and quickly regained its balance by flapping its wings in the air..
At that time, the bundle guarding Ellen's side shot forward. He jumped nearly 2 meters in one leap.,
“Keck! Mr. Geese-”
A woman with a sturdy physique stepped on the head of a heavy soldier dervish and leaped again..
The guy floating in the air performed a 'kite' stunt, a leaping stunt by stepping on his own feet, and jumped up in front of the staggering gargoyle..
And, he swung the cloud sword with jade-colored scales wrapped around the handle like a thunderbolt..
The abnormally sharp blade split the black stone like a piece of wood, and the gargoyle, who lost his head, fell to the ground..
“Wow, wow-”
“Crazy, that's Bethany..”
Munchi, who landed beautifully among the admiring mercenaries, slowly raised his head.,
“......Ah, ah.”
I cried and let go of the knife..
“It's a bunch?”
“Oh, it hurts..”
When I looked again, the guy's hands were stained red. It seems that the drag force cutting the stone was stronger than expected..
While looking back at the castle while soothing the whining bundle, I ran my hair back as a thought occurred to me..
“Ellen. I see that?”
At the place I pointed with my hand, there remained a trace of Ellen's stray fireball..
“what. Just to make fun of you?”
“no, that's not it.”
I looked back at my group and scratched my eyebrows..
“Everyone look over there.”
w......2”
“Doesn’t that castle wall look like it’s about to break??”
The mercenaries widened their eyes at my question. The veteran Confidant burst into laughter and opened his mouth..
“Nari, no way……
“Do we really need to go in? Just by looking at it, it looks like you shouldn't go in..”
Ignoring the group members who were giving me strange looks, I smiled broadly at Ellen..
“Come on, try your best.”
Go, walking catapult!
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