Chapter 239
My Villains Episode 239
49. visitors(2)
Like any other count's castle village, 'Modos', the castle village of Raven's Cliff, also seemed like a small city rather than a village at first glance..
Of course, with only a little over 150 people living in a large village that could easily accommodate 1,000 people, the atmosphere was a bit gloomy. It was a village that had rapidly declined and was in disarray..
But even taking that into consideration, Modos was quite a beautiful town. The wooden fences and castle walls surrounding the outskirts, well-paved roads, tall bell towers, and beautiful chapels all give an idea of the castle's once prosperous past..
What particularly caught my eye were none other than the buildings..
Other cities I've visited so far were mainly built with wooden frames and bricks and mud filled in between..
On the other hand, in Modos, there were only buildings made of light brown or white stone. There were so few people that there was almost no sense of life, so it felt like an unmanaged tourist destination in Europe..
Although I was impressed, I was wondering why this place was so different, but it turned out that there was a large lime quarry nearby. Although it is now half-ruined and deserted, the sale of stone was once the main source of income for the county..
Thanks to this, the guild hall we used as accommodation was also a stone building..
A high wall and a courtyard within it, a first floor resembling a restaurant, and a second floor lined with offices and bedrooms. It wasn't a very big building, but it was enough to accommodate about ten people..
What I felt while living here was that people need rest..
Looking back, I haven't had a proper rest for two months since I was kicked out of Longville. No, I was busy with all kinds of events in Longville, so I couldn't rest for two and a half months..
Maybe that's why I was very satisfied with my rest in Modos..
Well, things often happen due to the influx of refugees and the occasional greenskins that come down from the mountains... … . At this level, it’s actually like playing..
Orcs and goblins aren't much of a threat anymore. This is thanks to the fact that the party's strength has become that much stronger..
Immediately after escaping from the dream territory, the party gained a huge amount of experience points. Just like I did when I left South Harbor and Longville..
So me, Ellen, and Ute Kwai's level went up by 2 levels, and Monggi's level went up by 1 level. As a result, I was level 28 and the other three were level 27..
On the other hand, Hayla remained at level 30. This is a section where the experience requirement increases rapidly, so the level increases slowly..
Anyway, under these circumstances, life in Modos, where the only threats were greenskins and wild beasts, was quite peaceful and relaxed..
The hazy dawn shimmered beyond the hazy window. Sensation as if light is tickling the eyelids…….
I quietly blinked my eyes, half-immersed in reality. Then I suddenly looked to the side..
Well then.
I thought my solar plexus was stuffy for some reason, but there was someone with their head in my arms, struggling to breathe..
He quietly stretched out his hand and smoothed out his black hair. Following the soft texture, a fragrant smell reminiscent of a mixture of banana and apple wafts out..
“......oo ”
Is it because of my touch? The intruder let out a drowsy snort. Then he wriggled around with his face buried in my arms..
The intruder was wearing only a long tunic, almost like a dress. Is it because it is a high-quality product made from goat fur? It's so soft that you can feel it through your skin, and the warmth almost makes you close your eyes..
“Hey, it's a bunch..”
At the low call, the intruder, the bundle, opened his eyes. The guy's round eyes are colored with surprise, embarrassment, and shame, and his eyes swell with anger..
“Eh, eh.”
“Pretending to be surprised.”
Well, maybe I shouldn't be surprised..
He must have been planning on secretly crawling into my arms like he usually did, having some fun, and then going back to his room. I probably fell asleep by mistake..
“When did you come in? It came in through the window again.?”
“Uh, that-”
I was half-asleep and looked down at the bundle with my eyes half-open. I thought it was cute to see him shrugging his shoulders with a confused face, so I gently pinched his cheek..
“I sneaked in because I wanted to see you.?”
“Uh, ahhh……
When I touch the tip of my nose with the hand that was pinching my cheek, my small face and thin neck quickly turn red. There seems to be shame in being a trespasser with numerous criminal records..
“……it!”
Then the guy quickly rolled over to the outside of the bed. Trying to escape like usual.
“where.”
“Ouch-”
Of course, I was not a hunter so foolish that I would let go of the prey right in front of me. I quickly grabbed the shoulder that was thrown back and pulled it into my arms..
While tightly wrapping the boy's struggling upper body with his left arm, he stabbed and tickled each of his weak points with his right hand..
“Eh, ugh.,”
As the fingertips brushed the nape of his neck, armpits, and side, the lump writhed eagerly. Then, in the end, my ear was attacked and I burst out laughing..
“Poi, yay ho, stop, wait a minute, yo. Let me go-”
“It was okay when I came in, but not when I left..”
“Ugh, it, poi!”
After being harassed by me for a long time, Mungchi finally seemed to have given up on running away and instead came into my arms. The guy made a crying sound and buried his face in his arms..
“Don't bother me……
While we were playing around, I must have woken up a little and I can vividly feel the bundle in my arms again..
Hands twitching on the chest, the sweet smell of flesh, a waist as flexible as a cat, shoulders that tense up and then relax little by little, hair tickling the uvula, and a back that feels elastic thanks to the appropriate muscles..
At that moment, an impulse welling up from my lower abdomen hit my solar plexus. So I had to bite my mouth hard..
“trunnion?”
“……hmm. no, nothing.”
Come to think of it, I haven't had a woman since I left Longville..
If I were an ordinary person, I wouldn't have been able to properly hide my suddenly burning lust. But fortunately, I was a blood magician, and I was able to quickly calm the blood that was running wild by stimulating the blood..
I regained my composure, squeezed and opened my hand a couple of times, and gently brushed the back of the head..
The guy who was catching his breath in my arms soon let out an 'ahhhhh' sound and let his body go limp. I slowly lowered my arm and supported the side of my head..
So we lay there for a while.
I reached out and enjoyed the tuft of hair and the feel of my nightgown. He sometimes buried his face in his arms and took a deep breath. I feel like I can smell it.
Yes, this is peace.
While I was enjoying my leisure time, I suddenly opened my mouth..
“But, it’s a bunch..”
“yes.”
“you're okay like this?”
A small head slightly lifted up. Moongchi said, 'What are you talking about all of a sudden?' He looked up at me with eyes that said.
“You've been through a few dangerous situations since accompanying me. And if you continue to follow me, the danger will continue to grow..”
The guy quietly listened to me..
“So, if you go through all this trouble, you should get something, right?.”
“Eh, that's what you get.?”
“huh. For example……
I took a moment to gather my thoughts and spoke..
“Everyone else in the party has a purpose. Ellen is accompanying me to clear her name, Ute Kwai is accompanying me to follow God's revelations, and Hayla is accompanying me, um, to carry out a mission given by her family..”
“yes.”
“Steedman plans to start his own mercenary group one day, and Mira's goal is to open a large store in the city. Cole's dream is to become stronger than humans, and other mercenaries also have their own goals. So you make money by fighting for me.”
Mungchi quietly nodded..
I used my fingertips to tuck the side of his hair behind his ear. These ears are once again cute and pretty..
“how about you?”
“••••••to?”
“Do you want something? Is there something I want to achieve, or I want to go back to my hometown..”
As soon as I finished speaking, I shook my head with a stiff expression on my face..
“I don't like Touhou.”
«Ugh
Thanks to our already several conversations, I knew that Mungchi had no family or friends. Still, it's such a firm attitude..
“Then, the martial arts association?”
In response to my cautious question, Mungchi closed his mouth with an expressionless face that is rarely seen. After thinking about it for a while, I slowly parted my lips..
“No one showed their face.”
“……face?”
“yes. Teachers, leash ladies, colleagues. no one knows my face.”
“I mean, they don't know your face.?”
“no. I don't know. they know.”
The guy who was about to say more kept his mouth shut, wondering what he was thinking. I bit the inside of my lip for a moment and then,
“I don't want to go back.”
After saying that, he kept his mouth shut again..
I lowered my eyes and looked at the bundle, then slowly opened my mouth..
“Hey. Our group, our talk has increased a lot..”
“••••••yes?”
“My pronunciation has improved a lot. I would believe you even if you were a native speaker.?”
“to.”
For some reason, I smiled while pressing the cheek of the guy who was making a stupid expression..
“ruler. So, shall we say that our group's hometown is Inveri, not Dongbang??”
“Inberry, yo?”
“huh. where we first met.”
‘Inbury' is a small village in the Savon region, where the sheaf in the shape of a young wild boar was picked up..
“no? I want to go with Island?”
The guy chuckled and answered, ‘I want to do it inberry.’.
“good. I'm thinking of stopping by my hometown of Inverien together sometime. I don't want anything else?”
“……to. What you want……
Mungchi tilted his head little by little, lost in thought. Then he suddenly looked up at me, and when we made eye contact, he quickly averted his gaze and bit his lower lip..
“what?”
“yes?”
“You looked like you just remembered something. What is it? say it.”
“Er, um……
What on earth was he going to say? He hesitated for a while with his face turning red..
“……I.”
“huh.”
“I don't have any.”
“……“No?” "yes. “I don’t want anything.” The hands on my chest were entangled with each other..
“Still, if you ask me to say it... … . All you have to do is hug, talk to, and like it. Like now. Then I'm happy.”
Ha, I'll be amazed..
As the urge surged again, I bit the inside of my mouth until it bled..
“Eh, but……
“ huh?”
Mungchi blushed and spoke in a whisper..
“This is what I want..”
“……What I want?”
Because I was so lazy and hugged the bundle, it was already light in the morning by the time I went out to the guild hall's backyard..
The mercenaries, who had unconsciously become members of the morning training, had already finished their warm-up exercises and were continuing their training..
Because I showed up late, today's training was led by Ute Kwai. In front of him, the tight-lipped Steedman, the freckled Mira, and the heavy swordsman Umberta were on one side, and the ponytail Fritz, the one-eyed Simos, and the heavy soldier Dervish were on the other side..
“Su-ray!”
The two sides faced off with Utequai's loud shouts..
Originally, the main purpose of morning training was to warm up, so the sparring progressed somewhat leisurely.-
“K■-ha! Come on, you bald bastard.!”
As long as Fritz was involved, that was impossible..
The guy attacked Steedman, swinging his weapon like a madman. Although the iron ball was covered with plenty of leather and cotton, Fritz's flail was still threatening enough to crush a person's head..
“……Ha, fuck. That crazy bastard.”
As the steel ball, which had grown as large as a human head as a safety device, made a fierce sound, Steedman lifted the shield, sweat pouring from his head..
The group sparring that started like that started with
It continued with changes. Later, me, Ute Kwai, Mungchi, and Cole joined in, and the training ended only after making a complete mess of the backyard..
After wiping off my sweat at the well in the corner of the backyard, I entered the guild hall and found Hayla already seated at the table in the center..
“did you sleep well?”
“huh.”
She put down the book she was reading on the table and walked over to the fireplace. I took a quick look at the book and found that it was a romantic novel titled ‘Beyond the Derona River’..
I think I was reading it last time, is it a book you like??
While I was thinking, Hayla was preparing tea in the fireplace..
She handed tea cups to me, Utequai, Munchi, and the other mercenaries..
“Oh my, girl. This is for us……
“I'm disturbing you, so sit down..”
Dervish sat down on the chair with a puzzled expression at Hayla's firm words..
Perhaps because the noble lady personally made the tea, the mercenaries all had a sad look on their faces..
Hayla hasn't been like this for a day or two, but it was a somewhat funny scene because everyone seemed to still not be able to get used to it..
By the time I finished drinking my tea, a young man and a woman brought out the food as if the meal had been prepared. The two were working as servants in the guild hall, picking out those who had no particular skills among the refugees and paying them to do the work..
“Ellen is still sleeping?”
“maybe. It looks like you're practicing late into the night..”
In response to Hayla's answer, I got up and headed to the second floor. As I climbed the stairs, the door opened and a sleepy-faced Ellen appeared, rubbing her eyes..
“……Where are you going?”
“I came to get you. It's happened now?”
“huh.”
When I looked again, I saw a breeze blowing through his moist blonde hair..
“……what are you?”
“what.”
“Aren’t you drying your hair with the spirit of dance? They say magic isn't used for that.?”
“……I'm hungry.”
Ellen yawned sharply and passed me by without saying anything..
Ha, indeed. This guy was so strict even when I asked him to freeze his beer.…….
As I was laughing to myself in bewilderment, Ellen, who was ahead of me, suddenly turned around. And he looked up at me with his eyebrows narrowed..
“……What's wrong, suddenly?”
“ O ugh” — 丁g •
The guy moaned for a moment and then opened his mouth with a shocked look on his face..
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