Chapter 269
My Villains Episode 269
interlude. his lovers(1)
It was a day in early summer. Even though the weather was slowly getting hotter, the sea at night was frighteningly cold..
She suddenly realized that this was the first time in her life that she had thrown herself into the sea like this..
She was weak from birth. Although I had no particular illness, I suffered from high fever and stomachache at night and coughing and dizziness during the day..
It was my parents' decision to leave behind my grandmother and uncle's hometown and move to a port city in the far south. The endless scenery of the sea brought her peace. The high fever, colic, cough, and dizziness disappeared. It was magical..
When she was a child who regained her health, if she tried to dip her toes in the shallow waves, her parents jumped up and stopped her. They acted as if the blue wave would take their daughter away..
She questioned her oversensitive reaction, but her parents never opened their mouths. I just said that I would tell you the reason when I grow up..
Parents failed to keep their promise.
Before she became an adult, her mother died from an infectious disease, and her father died after being stabbed by a robber..
Left alone, Daria was taken in by the kind-hearted owner of the Bathorn Inn, who was a friend of her father..
I've been in the sea a few times since my parents died, but this was the first time I've been submerged below the surface like this..
Red water mist bloomed from my thighs and rolled over the waves. Daria watched the scene blankly and stretched out her hand. A few blood-stained petals landed on my palm in a small whirlwind..
At that time, a frost awl cut through the surface of the water and passed before my eyes, emitting a bluish air of anticipation..
Daria, who was startled and burst into bubbles, quickly turned around and swam. Even though it was her first time falling into the sea, her movements were as fluent as a mermaid’s..
Daria was hopeful. The hope that she would be able to return to the knight waiting for her at the inn..
What swallowed up that hope was a bundle of long tentacles. Daria opened her mouth, but all that came out was bubbles, not a scream..
“You are not an ordinary bald guy..”
With a boiling voice, Wen Inyoung approached right in front of us. No, to be precise, Daria was dragged around by a bundle of tentacles..
“……Okay, if this is it.”
He was the ‘Priest of the Deep Sea’, a monster who had lost all of his men and was hiding in the waters off South Harbor..
The ugly monster, which looked like a cross between an octopus and a human, headed toward the den with Daria wrapped around him..
Daria, who had lost her mind, woke up in a small, unknown space. My senses were dull, my head was heavy..
She was in a crouching position, hugging her knees. The narrow, dark space was filled with an unknown liquid..
Is it because I didn't sleep well? I felt an unknown coziness. It felt like I was back in my mother's womb..
After blinking for a while, she realized that her left hand was being held somewhere. The left hand, protruding from the tough, soft membrane surrounding it, is holding something… … I was holding it.
And through that connection, something flowed into her body. Just as she receives nutrients from her mother through the umbilical cord, she receives magical energy from the coral through her left hand..
“coral?”
A mysterious knowledge buried in one side of my head as if it were obvious. Even though she was dumbfounded, she remembered ‘coral’..
The coral, as large as any other continent, was a cradle created by the ‘sleeping god’. It is a place where countless lives have fostered new life, and Daria herself received a new life here..
“iced coffee.”
The legacy left by her distant ancestors gave her much..
Magic power, knowledge, life, and…….
calling.
Accepting them fully, she finally tore the curtain. The sleeping god rose from the pile of bones of those who were crushed by the gift left behind. And opened my mouth.
“Ah, ah-”
Numerous shadows, drawn to the song, swam towards her..
One day in the middle of winter, when a cold wind blows with the force of pushing the sea breeze beyond the horizon..
‘The ‘Witch of Praise’ and the sea monsters she leads attacked the port city of Auduenne..
The monsters that came up from the sea ran wild as the unprecedented spell warmed their bodies against the cold wave. The Witch of Praise sang while riding a monster that looked like a mixture of a shark, a frog, and a seahorse..
“Ahh, ahh, ahh.”
The people who were dazzled by the song walked towards the witch with their mouths half-open. Then the sea hordes could easily take their lives..
That was a common sight, but today was a little different..
“Aieru, ashan, de'equt!”
The wind blew following the girl's sonorous voice. A blue-tinged wind filled the city's alleys..
People who were dazzled by the song and lost focus and stumbled were shocked by the wind. And run away quickly
I fixed my weapon.
The witch's red hair blew in the blue wind. Her green jade eyes turned to the girl who embraced the wind of the meadow. The hundreds of people who followed the witch also followed her gaze..
The girl with blue hair and feathers stumbled for a moment, but did not take her eyes off the Witch of Praise. It seems that gathering up a little magical power means casting a spell again when the witch sings..
The witch of hymns did not necessarily sing. Rather than wasting his strength, he thought it would be better to wait for the fishman warriors to deal with the girl..
“Ahgrrr—!”
“Keregh!”
The sea bass men carrying harpoons and knives opened their mouths wide and attacked..
“Block it!”
“They're nothing special, kill them-!”
However, dozens of warriors were already protecting the girl, Iopiya. Warriors from different factions joined forces to cut down the fishmen..
At that time, the water in front of the dock cracked and a sea giant jumped out. The giant, as big as a sailing ship, waved its massive limbs. In an instant, he jumped over or knocked down the low buildings blocking his way..
“Damn it, run away-!”
“word! Bring the horse! We must send the half-elf to the prince.!”
Even the brave warriors who were blocking the fishmen seemed frightened by the giant's majesty. They tried to retreat quickly, but the sea giant rushed towards them in an instant..
Just before he raised his foot and trampled a mercenary, a flash of light flashed above a nearby building..
The person who gave off a flash of light was a tall woman holding a white spear. The purple rays of light that sprouted from the back of her neck spread out in an instant and pierced the sea giant..
“Gregh,”
The sea giant, whose neck, shoulders, chest, stomach, crotch, and thighs were impaled, stumbled and made a bubbling sound..
Just as the giant was about to resist, the woman leapt forward with a short leap forward, her purple hair flying..
It was at that moment that the six tentacles that pierced the sea giant, no, the 'Spear of Void' contracted..
wedge!
Thanks to the elasticity created by the contraction of the Void Spears, the woman was literally shot like an arrow. The white spear blade she extended cut through her shiny forehead and came out through the back of her head. The giant trembled and fell backwards..
“Napidat? how did you get here,”
In response to a question from a middle-aged warrior wearing scale armor, the woman, Atalanta, put away her spear and opened her mouth..
“Go away. I will block your back..”
“Then, Nafi Dat-”
“It's an order.”
Atalanta, who had risen three or four spans above the ground, turned her golden eyes to look at the warrior. The warrior, Agoth, chewed his lower lip and looked back at his comrades..
“Let's go, come on!”
While Iopia and her warriors quickly retreated, Atalanta turned toward the sea and made eye contact with the Witch of Praise..
“……this scent.”
The Witch of Praise muttered with a blank face and stretched out her hand towards Atalanta. The witch's left arm was stained black up to the elbow, as if it had been painted with ink..
“a familiar scent.”
While the witch's face gradually took on a faint glow, Atalanta looked at her with a puzzled expression, as if she knew nothing. And opened my mouth.
“who are you?”
“......me?”
The Hymn Witch blinked and looked down at her left hand..
The left hand stretched out in front was completely stained black, but only the center of the palm had a white and red pattern engraved on it. It seemed like it vaguely smelled like flowers..
“ I am••••••
The witch was lost in thought with her red hair hanging down, but was unable to come up with an answer..
Meanwhile, all kinds of monsters were crawling out of the sea. The sea bass and sea giants were all grotesque, including a sea snake with hook-like feet, a turtle the size of a house with a dragon's head, and a jellyfish golem with sticky slime skin..
“••••••okay.”
Atalanta watched the march of the monsters for a moment, then drew strength from the empty channel located in the pineal gland..
“You must be a monster too. It only looks like it.”
Following the absent-minded muttering, a visionary light emanated from Atalanta's golden eyes..
The Witch of Praise, who had been lost in confusion, soon came to her senses and raised her magic power..
“Ah, ah, ah-!”
Against the background of a song of strange tones, the white and purple spears of Atalanta began to dance..
Lately, Longville has been filled with dust, with soldiers undergoing training and workers moving lumber and laying stones. Because of this busyness, Longville attracted a lot of attention from surrounding estates..
The man who was newly appointed as the gatekeeper of Longville also became the subject of conversation among many celebrities. His name is Amias, and despite being a former Korean-American mercenary, he has recently emerged as one of Lady Dionea's closest associates..
In addition to his current position as a non-commissioned officer in command of the most core troops in the territory's army, he also held the position of gatekeeper, the commander of the garrison of a large territory. Thanks to this, even at a young age, it is known that his rank is second only to three or four long-time vassals of the Anig family..
Also, Gatekeeper Amias was famous for always carrying a large axe on his shoulder. There were already rumors circulating nearby that even a fierce orc could be cut in two with his axe..
Amias already has a rather rough-looking appearance due to his angular chin and upturned nose. As rumors spread about him, the merchants who traveled to and from Longville and the soldiers under his command were all fearful of Amias..
To add a little bit of exaggeration, the atmosphere of the territory changed completely depending on whether the ax spear, which stood tall like a flag, was near the castle gate or near the training ground..
But even that Amias is afraid
Wow, there was an unstoppable person..
Amias, who had been called, stood in front of the large oak door and cleared his throat..
“Hmm, ma’am. This is Gatekeeper Amias..”
When a small voice called 'Please come in' came from beyond the door, Amias carefully opened the door..
The person who greeted him inside the office was none other than Dionea..
This fall, there was a tragic event in Longville when Baron Mallory was assassinated by his brother. Afterwards, his wife, Lady Da Ionea, became temporary lord..
Actually, if you look at it, Lady Dionea was not qualified to succeed, but surprisingly, almost no one was dissatisfied..
Not only is she credited with successfully protecting the territory on behalf of her previously missing husband, but it is also thanks to the fact that in Dionea's womb was growing the child of the deceased Baron Mallory and the only descendant of the Agnig family..
Immediately after taking power, Lady Dionea inspected the territory's defense posture. It was natural for a woman who had defeated a horde of vicious monsters and her lord's army to suffer the death of her husband to be interested in fences..
So, in just two months, 72 new soldiers were recruited, and in addition to the 200 farmers who had finished the poor autumn harvest, about 150 workers hired from outside were added to repair the exterior walls..
The residents of the territory did not have much doubt when they saw Lady Dionea taking control of the territory as if she had been waiting, but the old vassals of the Anig family gave her a suspicious look..
“Welcome, Gatekeeper.”
“Did you call me, madam?.”
Of course it wasn't Amias..
He was already a confidant who shared a deep secret with Dionea, and for the sake of survival, success, and loyalty, he devoted himself to being loyal to the woman in front of him..
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