Chapter 261
My Villains Episode 261
51. truth, separation(3)
12first day of the month.
There was a snowstorm in the morning.
At first glance, thick snowflakes blown by strong winds seemed to fly upward against gravity. So, as I quietly looked up at the sky through the window, I could see a scene that looked like a black whale swimming on a swell and sucking up a school of white minnows. The dark clouds seemed to be swelling up as they swallowed up the snowstorm..
The castle village of Modos has suffered big and small scars all over its body due to all the uproar of the past few months. So, when I went out on the street at dusk, it felt like I was walking through a village with a deep story on the outskirts..
But now, Modos, covered in white blankets, seemed like a peaceful country village. The thick snow could easily hide the scars..
As I lay on the leather-covered couch and quietly looked at the scenery, the maid Rowen muttered, ‘Oh, it’s cold,’ and closed the window..
I was trying to say something into those cold hands, but I closed my mouth as I saw Rowen moving around busily, rummaging around in the fireplace. I've been enjoying my rest for three days now without lifting a finger, and it's because I'm reminded of the fact that she's only half of the credit..
The fire crackled and sparked, adding to the heat. Thanks to the heat, the first floor of the guild hall, with only a few candles lit, felt dark yet cozy..
Palak, Hayla, who was sitting at the table, quietly turned the pages. As if there was no fireplace, he had a thick cloak wrapped around his shoulders and even had a coal brazier nearby. It seems she is weak to the cold. Is it because I am from Eyland, a southern country??
“Why are you reading so hard??”
“magic book.”
Heila answered and gently lifted the book and showed the cover. It was the magic book held by the wizard who was killed by a bunch..
“That's what Ellen didn't have.?”
“I borrowed it. It's useless to Ellen anyway..”
The magic book she was reading contained basic spells, but upon hearing the story, she said it was for ordinary wizards..
In other words, this means that it is not a sorcerer who can freely cast limited spells like Ellen, but rather an item for general wizards who can cast a variety of spells under limited conditions..
“Aren’t all the wizards in the palace sorceresses? Why did you have something like that??”
“I guess he was trying to do research..”
Hayla continued speaking in a calm voice as she read the lines..
“The ability to freely manipulate the spells engraved in one's soul and use spells when necessary. It's the dream of not only sorcerers, but all wizards. If successful, it will be a major achievement that opens a new horizon for magic..”
“Hmm. Then why are you reading it??”
“……“I’m bored and have nothing else to read.” It was an attempt to gloss over it, but I could roughly guess her intentions..
Hayla previously mentioned the family's secret art, 'blood magic', which was put into practice..
Blood magic is said to have a wide range of uses and considerable power because it can perform various spells like regular magic and can replace all media with blood..
Looking back now, Hayla had a feeling of regret or desire in her eyes when she mentioned that secret technique..
Since she was exceptionally talented and had grand ambitions as the daughter of the family, it was natural for her to be interested in the power the family had lost. And interest in the lost secret arts, blood magic, would soon spread to general magic..
As Hayla was trying to figure out why she was reading the magic book, a figure appeared from the second floor. The guy who came down the stairs and threw himself at my side was none other than a bundle..
“trunnion-”
“Uh, I'm done with my work.?”
“no. It's too cold so I can't do it.”
A bunch of people sitting with their knees on the couch
He quickly stretched out his hand and wrapped it around my waist. Then, he buries his face in my chest, and he looks like a puppy meeting its owner for the first time in a long time, and I burst into laughter..
While hugging each other's shoulders, he covered both hands of the tightly clasped bundle with his right hand. Since I was using the alcove on the third floor as my studio, my hands might have been frozen, but it wasn't as cold as I thought..
“Hey, it's warm.”
Either way, Mungchi laughed loudly and rubbed his forehead in my arms. Meanwhile, he is secretly sniffing, as if he is smelling my scent as usual..
At first, Mongchi’s behavior was a little unfamiliar and burdensome. But I can feel it beyond the thin fabric... … Well, as I enjoyed the soft and soft texture, any discomfort or irritability would dissipate like a wisp of smoke..
Maybe that's why, at some point, I started to savor his body odor..
Originally, it was a bundle that did not leave any scent like a skilled assassin, but recently, when I sharpened my senses, I was able to vaguely savor its unique scent..
It was a sweet body odor, like a mixture of banana and apple. Also, it is not yellow or red ripe, but seems to have some freshness left in it..
“Hueup-”
Suddenly, I felt playful and stuck my nose into the guy's neck and took a deep breath. And he made a crunching sound. Next, I tickled his side and the inside of his arm with my fingertips, and he laughed and struggled until he was out of breath..
Of course, there was no way to escape since you were already in my clutches..
“Stop, stop-”
I stopped holding my hand after tickling him until he was tired of laughing and crying, but he didn't even think about running away and instead burrowed into my arms..
At that time, Hayla, who was quietly watching us with her legs crossed, blurted out..
“I heard that Yun Guk is a country with cold winters..”
“……Where is Yun Guk??”
“It is one of the countries in the East. It is also the hometown of a bunch..”
“home of bunch?”
When I looked down at the bundle with surprised eyes, it looked at Heila with a face similar to mine. It's like, 'How do you know that?' It was a face that seemed to ask:.
Hayla, who had been blinking quietly, lowered her gaze to the magic book and opened her mouth..
“The martial arts association is a group established in Yun-guk, and ‘Hwansin’ is also a custom of Yun-guk. So, if you are a reincarnation of the martial arts association, you have no choice but to come from Yun Guk..”
Munchi, who made eye contact with me, nodded with a calm expression and said, ‘That’s right.’.
“It's Yun Guk.……
Maybe it's in Phoenix's memory, maybe it's not... … . I'm a little confused..
“But what is there? It's a cold country?”
“huh. I heard that in winter, all the rivers and streams in the country freeze. So I heard that the people of Yun Guk are very resistant to cold..”
After saying that, Hayla turned the pages and glanced at the bundle..
The eyes that briefly passed by were the same colorless color as usual, but I had become so used to her that I felt like I knew the meaning behind those eyes. Roughly speaking, it was a look in his eyes that said, ‘But why are you stuck there because it’s cold?’.
However, Mungchi turned his head away and ignored those gazes, and just lay down with his head on my thigh. The guy had his legs on the armrest of the couch and was shaking his feet while looking up at me with a bright smile..
Was he this fox-like? I don’t think it was like this originally.…….
As I watched Hayla blinking rapidly and pinched Munchi's nose slightly, the doorpost creaked and someone pounded on the bolted door..
“Hicks! Rowen! Open this before I freeze and fall asleep!”
Hearing a familiar voice, servant Hicks quickly ran to open the door, and five or six men rushed in. The leading two were Pakpak Steedman and heavy swordsman Umberta, and the rest were rookies from Modos..
“Ugh, I'm dying..”
Steedman took off the hood of his wolf fur cloak to reveal his bald head, brushed off his eyes and trembled. He then handed the bag he had brought to his servant Hicks and frowned as he looked back at the newbies who were opening their eyes..
“What are you doing? Food is in the kitchen, oil and firewood are in the warehouse! in action!”
The young people, who must have been around 25 at most or 18 at most, were surprised at how hot it was and dispersed carrying large sacks of gunny sacks..
They may look clumsy on the outside, no, they are clumsy in reality, but they have a lot of courage for country youth..
Three days ago, when black wolves swept the streets, the fiery gates of hell opened, and flames lit up the night sky, I curled my tail and kicked out everyone except me..
So, the young men who were running errands under Steedman's orders were the ones who stayed where they were even as the army collapsed the building with a single wave and the flame demon Lasaldeha wielded his flaming whip..
The young men who proved their courage began their lives as mercenaries under my command. While receiving only five pennies a week. These are guys who chose the easy life..
“I bought flour, pickled pork, rapeseed oil, and other things. A wanderer named Jo Gap-jang came and said he was good at it, so I gave him some weapons..”
“Oh, you must have had a hard time. sit down and warm up.”
Steedman pulled a chair closer to the fireplace and sat down. Umberta, who was sitting at the table warming her hands on the coal stove, looked back and forth between Hayla and me and opened her mouth..
“Miss Heyla was right..”
“hmm? Hayla says?”
“That undead army. Army led by the King of Death.”
Hearing this unexpected story, I adjusted my posture and narrowed my eyebrows..
“Why is that story coming up all of a sudden? Have you heard any news??”
“yes. The merchants we dealt with were a gang from the west. They say that the undead who came down from the plateau are besieging Seteniora Monastery..”
“the monastery……
Luke, that bastard seems to have quite a big liver. A single necromancer is targeting the sacred site of the Gwangmyeong Church..
I guess I'll have to hurry with this. If I'm tied up in Modos like this, the whole scenario will be ruined without me having time to do anything..
As I was chewing my lower lip while thinking about that, Hayla spoke in a feminine tone..
“Don't worry too much.”
“……uh?”
“Seteniora Monastery is fortified. There are countless famous priests and cathedral knights, and most importantly, there is Saint Abel. Unless there are tens of thousands of undead, it won't collapse in a day or two..”
but. When you become a saint, you have the power to pulverize hundreds of undead with a single shout. It won't be easily defeated by the undead army.…….
“Well, I don't think it's time to take it easy though..”
“that's right.”
Hayla glanced towards the office at the bottom of the stairs..
That was the room Ellen was using as a laboratory, and she was probably checking the golden plate on which the 'Dimension Gate' spell was engraved with Master Hagni..
“What are you going to do if Ellen says she wants to go back to the palace right away??”
“Let's go together.”
Heyla blinked for a moment, perhaps because my answer was a little quick..
“……Then setenio?”
“I'm thinking about that. First, I'm thinking of sending a messenger to Prince Ulkar and asking for support..”
As soon as I finished speaking, Steedman, who had been warming himself in the fireplace, looked up..
“Oh, that's right. There was also news from Prince Ulkar..”
“what? What kind of news is it??”
“‘They are gathering troops at a place called ‘High Castle’. Is it because the Mitergeland guys are showing signs of attacking again?.”
“Okay.”
“Instead, the 'Red Militia' will move. The army of the Calandari Church..”
“ Umm••••••
Although this is good news, the Red Militia is an army of only about 150 people at most. I'm not sure that that number of people will help dramatically..
“……Oh, my head hurts..”
“But isn’t it useless to worry about it??”
“what?”
As I frowned, Steedman buried his already short neck between my shoulders. Even though he pretended to be scared, he continued to speak steadfastly..
“We can't leave Modos anyway. If you move carelessly, that wildcat-like woman will run amok, talking about treason..”
‘‘A woman like a wildcat’. I'm talking about Baron Shaenna..
“……okay. I guess I'll have to settle that matter first.?”
“yes? How do you mean?”
I was about to say something, but I shrugged my shoulders when I saw the newbies gathering after work..
“……well. I need to think about that..”
Hayla, whose eyes were shining darkly as if she was deep in thought, suddenly raised her head at the sight of the newcomers..
“ ah.”
And with incongruous, busy hands, each person was offered a cup of warm tea..
The country youth, who had worked in fields, forests, and quarries all their lives, seemed thrilled to be served warm, sweet tea by a peerless beauty..
“Oh my, what are these things?.”
“Thank you, lady..”
I don't know that Hayla is the duke's forbidden jade, but I guess they already knew from the way other mercenaries treated her that she was a noble lady..
Well, if you can't guess Hayla's identity by looking at her appearance, clothes, or atmosphere, then she's from the countryside or whatever, you're just stupid..
The new mercenaries were about to warm up and retreat. The bar at the entrance snapped and shattered, revealing a large figure..
“hey! Why did you break down the door and come in when I told you to knock?!”
The man who exposed his upper body despite the fierce snowstorm was, of course, U Te Kwai. He shook the snow out of his pigtails and chirped, ‘I knocked.’.
“Oh, you barbarian-”
“I had a dream.”
“-what? You've been wandering around since early in the morning. What are you talking about? Are you drunk??”
Utekwai completely ignored my scolding and put down the sack of paper he was carrying on his shoulder. And he continued speaking with passionate eyes as if he was fascinated by something..
“my mother leads me.”
“what?”
“I have to go to the mountains.”
“ no••••••
What the hell are you talking about, this crazy guy??
I looked down in frustration and remembered the character sheet I saw last night..
Name: Hatanka Utequwai
level : 29
Class: Berserker
Abilities: Remaining Bonuses - 1
Strength - 38 (92) Dexterity - 22(36)
Health - 29 (57) Horsepower - 16(22)
Skill: Remaining Bonus - 2
Blunt weapon tattoo 7pt, Veil's protection tattoo 5pt, Night sky blessing tattoo 5pt, Iron seal 5pt,
Zelkova root tattoo lpt rhinoceros strike 3pt, proud charge lpt berserk 3pt,
Madness unleashed lpt
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