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Chapter 240

My Villains Episode 240

49. visitors(3)

“you……

“why. What is it?”

Ellen stopped in front of the stairs, frowned, and looked at me again. Then he pursed his lips as if he couldn't believe it..

“You're tall... … I think it got a little bigger.”

“key?”

Oh, what else can I say?.

“Is it an illusion? Or at least I swapped shoes with Steedman.?”

For some reason, the nervous expression on this guy’s face made me burst into laughter. I shrugged my shoulders and answered.

“1It seemed like it was about a centimeter bigger. I think it's around 193 now..”

“……under.”

I let out a bewildered laugh and lost myself in other thoughts for a moment..

Was it thanks to meeting a blood-drinking snake in the realm of dreams? The mastery of ‘Legendary Bloodline’ has increased by 2 points..

In the game, 'Legendary Bloodline' was a passive skill that slightly increased resistance to all attributes and status abnormalities and also slightly increased defense. Because its skill level was so minimal, it had a low priority compared to other skills. Depending on the training method, there were many cases where only 3 points were invested or skipped..

In reality, it seemed similar, but a little different. What I felt was that my skin became a little tougher, which was probably an effect of defense correction..

On the other hand, I can't really feel the resistance. You can't do crazy things like set yourself on fire or drink poison just to check if your resistance has increased..

In addition, just like it did the last time it molted, it grew slightly this time as well. It appears to be an additional effect that is not indicated in the game..

“I was just wandering around and finally noticed it, but how did you know??”

“……This doesn't make sense.”

Ellen looked up at me blankly and bit her lower lip.,

“No, why do you keep getting taller? what kind of tree are you?”

And he shot it..

“……I was wrong?”

“No, that's not it... … . Something's not right. I'm not even a child, so why do I keep growing taller?.”

“Normally, men grow up until their mid-twenties.?”

“twenties, mid twenties?”

He stuttered, almost panicking..

“You are twenty-one this year..”

After WO ” •

“So, does that mean it will be bigger in the next 4 or 5 years? Like now?”

“……well. Well, maybe so.?”

hmm. Now that I think about it, if I master the legendary bloodline, I might actually grow up to about 2 meters tall..

For Kim Seung-soo, his current size feels a bit excessive, so he feels a little uncomfortable about growing up to 2 meters..

Ellen slumped her shoulders with a despairing expression and muttered, 'It would be quicker to learn the transformation spell.'.

Why is he like this??

“Let’s go down and have something to eat. I'm hungry because I've been sweating since morning.”

“……I don't eat it. I tried it anyway, but it was useless……

“What nonsense??”

I almost lifted him and dragged him down, and the meal preparations had already been completed..

The breakfast menu was quite plentiful..

Bean porridge made by boiling blanched broad beans in sheep's milk and adding various spices, meatballs fried with minced Swiss chard and garlic mixed with wild boar meat batter, whole quail grilled with oil on the outside and seasoned with herbs, sausage made from goat meat, and pickled vegetables. Herring, flatbread, fresh fennel fronds and arugula, etc..

Although it is difficult to call it an aristocratic diet, it was an extremely luxurious meal for ordinary farmers..

Among the young couple who served as servants, the wife, i.e. Rowen, benefited from her excellent cooking skills. She presented new dishes every time, using ingredients she obtained through hunting and gathering, as well as foodstuffs from other villages. I didn't ask, but I'm sure she worked as a maid in a wealthy family..

“Hey, try this. Not too salty, just right.”

I cut the steaming sausage into small pieces and placed it on Ellen's plate..

But the guy just glanced at me and continued to chew on his porridge. I can see that his lips are sticking out, so he seems to be dissatisfied with something.…….

As expected, it is not easy to understand a girl who is going through a stormy time..

…… No, no. At 17, I would be around 3rd year of high school in Korean age, but I guess I'm a bit old for a time of gale and fury.?

Even with that question in mind, I filled Ellen's glass with cider, removed the bones from a whole roasted quail, and placed it on a plate. Then, as I started cracking open the boiled quail eggs, he glanced at me and opened his mouth..

“Leave me alone. I'll eat it on my own.”

“Uh, okay, this is the last one. Come on, try it.”

“Stop it, eup-”

Ellen, speechless by the quail egg, pursed her lips and frowned..

“You said you would eat it on your own, but why bother??”

“I guess I'm worried because I see you cracking up. They say you don’t even eat lunch well..”

Here, in the castle village of Modos, every member of our group received a mission..

Hunting for meat and fur, helping train a vigilante group made up of refugees from the territory, traveling to nearby villages to rescue people and supplies, or patrolling the wide castle walls... … What are those missions?.

Of course, Ellen and I also have missions, so we can't be together 24 hours a day like before. So I have no choice but to keep worrying about it..

“I take my lunch with me?”

“Is lunch just about picking up a few snacks? It's not like there's no one to take care of you, so why do you fill your meals with something like that??”

“……It's a hassle to come down.”

Ellen set up a makeshift laboratory in the guild master's room. So, I split my days by doing experiments or making potions during the day and practicing magic in the evening..

“Then I'll tell you to bring the food up to the second floor, so you can eat lunch starting today..”

Indeed.”

“Okay? I ask Rowen what he ate after returning.?”

I said those words with the intention of internally getting annoyed.,

“……Something like that. Do whatever you want.”

Surprisingly, Ellen just grumbled a little and let it go..

Next, he picked up the meat I gave him and ate it, then glanced at the other side. I don't know if it's an illusion, but it's an expression that feels triumphant..

W... I followed Ellen's gaze out of curiosity, and before I knew it, Hayla had finished eating and was quietly sipping wine..

When her pitch-black gaze met mine, she quietly blinked and raised her glass..

“I want to drink?”

“uh? No, it’s okay… … . That's water?”

“no.”

“……So it's just fresh wine? From morning?”

Hayla didn't answer. Instead, her unique ‘Why? 'What's the problem?' He showed his eyes saying.

I burst out laughing.

“Eh, hmmm.”

At that time, the bundle made a whining sound..

As a well-trained assassin, this guy rarely showed his presence, but now for some reason he was wrestling with a roasted quail while making a rattling noise..

“Eh, that doesn't work.……

Perhaps because he was watching, or for some other reason, Mungchi kept glancing in my direction. For some reason, it looks like it's looking for help.

“Moongchi, shall I do it??”

“Hee, yes-”

Just as I was about to hand the plate towards me with the bundle shaking, Ute Kwai, who had been quietly watching what he was doing from the seat next to me, suddenly came forward..

“No way.”

He reached down, picked up a bunch of quail from the plate, and stuffed the whole thing into his mouth..

““Ugh!” Whether the crowd was surprised or not, Utequai chewed the quail with its bones. Did the sound of crunching sound ring out three or four times? He swallowed the contents of his mouth..

“That's mine, that's mine!”

“If you don’t know how valuable food is, you don’t deserve to eat it..”

“Hey, hey! You pig, you stupid savage!”

The munchies shouted loudly and clapped their hands, but Utequai just giggled and continued eating..

……Oh, it's a beautiful morning.

After finishing the meal, all the mercenaries were gathered in the guild hall. Because today was pay day, no, weekly pay day..

“Now, stand in line..”

When I sat down at the table and opened the ledger, twelve mercenaries quickly lined up..

“The first one is Confior? ruler.”

Veteran Confire counted the money he received. He checked the three silver coins and the six pennies and nodded..

“Confirmed, Nari. thank you.”

It goes without saying, but mercenaries' weekly pay varies depending on their abilities and equipment..

As a veteran soldier and mercenary, Conwyer is paid more than average. There are only three mercenaries whose weekly salary is higher than that..

“Come on, Gidon. It's hard to go hunting while carrying a piece of iron..”

“it's okay. “It’s also quite rewarding.” “If that’s the case, I’m glad.” Gidon's weekly salary is 4 silver coins..

They don't give him this much weekly pay just because he's a good shooter. A luxury heavy crossbow that can pierce Drake's hide in an instant will cost about half of that weekly wage..

“ Next is,”

“It’s me, Nari..”

The one who walked forward ostentatiously was the ponytail Lee Fritz. As soon as I saw him, I immediately frowned..

“right. I heard you stabbed a vigilante yesterday.?”

“There was a guy who was having a bad mood, so I gave him some trouble to enforce discipline..”

“This bastard. Almost made a person disabled-”

Fritz's confident expression almost made me raise my hand without realizing it. The guy must have noticed that and flinched for a moment, but he frowned and protested to me..

“Oh, normally they would have pulled out an eye, but they ended up with a few teeth. They said they thought it would save Nari-myeon's life..”

“If you wanted to save your face, you shouldn't have used your fists in the first place, you fucking idiot..”

“That's it-”

“That's it. If you do this again, you will die. It's not a metaphor, it's really going to kill you. Do you understand??”

Fritz remained silent at my soft-spoken advice, wondering if the careful discipline he had received so far had helped..

This crazy guy's weekly salary is 5 silver coins, that is, one gold coin..

This is partly because they have quite high-quality equipment, such as reinforced chain armor, war iron flails, and iron-padded shields.…….

To be honest, even putting that aside, his skills are overwhelmingly good. His physical ability is approaching that of a superhuman, and his weapon skills are so good that he can act as a knight in a country estate..

It would have been a bit different if personality had been included in the standard for calculating weekly wages, but a dirty personality is not a flaw in this industry. That's why his weekly salary is ranked 2nd..

“Okay, next.”

The person who appeared when my name was called was none other than the one-eyed Simos..

I asked, picking up the gold and silver coins..

“It must be hard to get hit here and there?”

“……no, it's okay.”

“It's okay.”

In my opinion, she is the person who suffers the most in this castle town..

Simos served as Heyla's assistant and helped manage the territory's residents, and in the meantime, Ellen began to show interest in her..

Of course, the reason Simos caught Ellen's attention was because of magic. Since he is a magician, no, a mercenary, he uses lightning magic..

Ellen originally had no interest in Simos because her magical level was so low. But recently, I found out that she learned 'Arrow and Lightning' and it seems like she became interested..

So now, Simos was busy helping Hayla during the day and managing the refugees from the territory, and being dragged by Ellen in the evening to master the lightning spell..

“Now, count..”

More about Ellen and Hayla's overflowing interest

So, among the mercenaries, it is Simos who receives the highest weekly salary..

Simos' swordsmanship is just average among mercenaries, but she is a magic swordsman who uses three lightning-type spells. In other words, he is a lightning wizard with combat skills at the level of a mercenary..

This is why it is not a waste of money, say, two silver coins for one gold coin..

“……Exactly, Nari..”

“Okay, go for it..”

And, to be honest, one gold coin from Simos' weekly pay comes back to me..

As the infamous magic thief, 'Moses the Blue-Haired', I should have received this much since I healed his neck when he should have fallen off a long time ago..

Meanwhile, the trio from Longville, Steedman the Grumpy, Meera the Freckles, and Cole the Archer, are receiving only one silver coin each week..

I offered to raise my weekly wage, but he sharply declined, saying that it would be shameless to accept more money since he had improved his skills thanks to me and had even received magic tools. It took a while for Mira to look reluctant between the two men with a firm attitude, but I eventually accepted their strange wishes..

After biting the mercenaries, I briefly organized the ledger..

The amount paid to the mercenaries after staying in the castle village was about 100 silver coins..

Of these, 80 coins are two weeks' weekly wages, and the rest are combat allowances. Fortunately, there were no major battles, so I saved a lot of combat allowance..

Now the remaining assets of the party are…….

Three diamonds purchased at South Harbor with money given by Prince Ulkar. If you convert this into gold coins, it's about 60 coins..

The remaining wealth obtained through hunting festivals and loot is 23 gold coins and 73 silver coins..

The remaining money in Hayla's possession is 12 gold coins and 36 silver coins..

After arriving here, Freckled Mummy searched the entire neighborhood for valuables she collected, including 2 gold coins and 27 silver coins..

In total, there are 97 gold coins and 136 silver coins. It's a huge amount of money.

When a merchant arrives here, he will make some money by processing the furs and other loot he has collected.…….

My wealth increases endlessly. As expected, as the party gets stronger, does the income increase exponentially?.

Well, that's inevitable. Elen alone has firepower that surpasses that of a fairly large mercenary force..

And when a sizable mercenary unit is hired by a noble to fight, they receive a combat allowance of about 70 to 80 gold coins..

In short, to add a little bit of exaggeration, the value of Ellen pouring out orders with her mind is about 100 gold coins. Even if we only count Ellen, our party's profits are bound to go crazy..

“••••••Hmm.”

However, one thing we must never forget is that holding on to money is of no help in fighting or surviving. I have to use this somehow to make it useful.…….

I have no idea how to spend the money. Should I have a chat with my companions?.

As I was about to close the ledger, a shout was heard from afar outside the guild hall..

“Poinix—!”

Led by the voice of Steedman, who was supposed to be patrolling the castle walls, the youths of the vigilante group were noisily looking for me. As we quickly ran outside, Steedman, who was riding his horse, pointed east with an urgent look on his face..

“Priests and monks are coming! Merchants too.!”

“Oh, finally?”

Five days have already passed since Max, a merchant from the west, left here with news from the castle town of Modos. It seems that visitors came from a nearby village where the news was spread..

“However, they are being chased by greenskins..”

“Holy shit. It was stuck somewhere and then popped out.?”

“I don't know, but a giant was also there..”

“giant?”

“Yes, a giant. I saw it clearly with my own eyes.”

A giant? What kind of guy is this??

“I'll go first, let everyone know! right now!”

Before Steedman could answer, the guy snatched the horse he was riding and rode straight to the east..

......It's a giant‘.

My heart is pounding wildly..

I thought I was very happy with the peaceful life that had lasted for a while, but I guess I was a little dissatisfied with it..