Chapter 313
My Villains Episode 313
56. with change(6)
Spotted is a horse obtained by killing magic enemies somewhere near South Harbor, and is very strong and quite large..
The spotted one also looks like a cute pony because it is riding a utekwai, also called a ‘thunder giant.’ When I watch you run, I feel a little anxious..
But to put my worries to naught, Spotted was riding a utekwai that weighed close to 200 kilograms and was running quite well..
Of course, the sound of Tourezil quickly became harsh, but it was still a great thing to not fall behind..
Meanwhile, the black horse I rode, Oltonise, galloped through the darkness like a war horse with good pedigree..
They say I am lighter than Ute Kwai, but I am a huge man weighing over 100 kilos. In addition, since he was wearing plate armor and had a bundle in front of him as a bonus, the weight that Oltonise had to bear would not be much different from that of Spotted One..
However, you can hardly feel any weight when stepping. I was running moderately to keep pace with the other horses, but if I decided to speed up, it felt like I would be shot like an arrow..
“……Hehe, good.”
I took a deep breath of the refreshing night air that penetrated my helmet and glanced back..
Aside from me and Utequoi, there were sixteen more horsemen who went on an unexpected night hunt..
Half of the sixteen were my men, riding nimble hunting horses borrowed from the city stables..
Except for Umberta, a heavy swordsman who was not used to horseback riding, and the chubby Esson, four of the soldiers followed, and four more men who were confident in hunting, including Dylan the night watchman and Cavas the poacher, were brought in..
Excluding my men, the people were of course people from the Marquis of Eavon..
Two of them were part of Piol's garrison and had followed him to the forest where the wolves had taken refuge, and the remaining six were none other than the Marquis's grandson, the Count of Ost, and his bodyguard..
Of course, Os, a timid and introverted boy, couldn't have set out to chase the wolf. He was only pushed out by his grandfather's order to tour the estate on his behalf..
Well, as a boy from a noble family, he was quite good at riding a horse, and he had four knights and a battle wizard as his guards, so nothing much would happen..
The man called Piol's garrison commander was drinking alcohol with his subordinates in a camp decorated to resemble a sentry post. Then, when he saw us coming out with a cloud of dust, he was startled and jumped up..
“Well, you guys.”
“……I am Knight Phoenix. I have come here to observe the movements of the wolves, accompanied by Count Ost, the grandson of His Excellency the Marquis of Eavon..”
“Os, *sniff* Your Excellency the Count? Oh, how precious he is, *hiccup* coming in person.” The pot-bellied garrison commander's face turned white at the unexpected appearance of a high-ranking official..
Looking around the camp, I saw that the officers and non-commissioned officers who were supposed to assist the garrison commander had drunken faces. About two hundred soldiers were sitting randomly spread out around them, giggling and snoring among themselves..
“••••••Indeed.”
There doesn't appear to be any will to subdue wolves at all. Are you just planning to kill time?.
I can't help but sigh at this pitiful behavior. I wanted to say something, but Count Ost was still, and it seemed foolish for me, an outsider and a wandering knight, to come forward and nag him, so I decided to just endure it..
When I glanced back, I saw that Os was holding on to his horse's reins, as if he was scared by the rugged soldiers and the eerie darkness..
The knights of the Golden Age, who noticed this, secretly clicked their tongues and were alert to their surroundings with a fierce spirit for their future lords..
“The wolf?”
“Chase, no, chase.”
Did he decide that it could be a problem for Ilshin’s safety? The garrison commander quickly answered with a clear look in his eyes..
“We've already driven them to one side of the forest, and plan to hit them as soon as dawn breaks. They're used to the dark, so it's foolish to attack them at night..”
“I don't think he's being cornered right now..”
“The mercenaries are forming a siege. Because such a troublesome task cannot be left to His Excellency the Marquis' soldiers. “Isn’t that right?” It may sound flashy, but I just beat up the mercenaries for some time, right??
“……I want to see the wolves with my own eyes, so please guide me..”
The garrison commander called a young officer and assigned him to us, and following his guidance we headed towards Gurungji, a forest filled with forests..
“It's better here.”
Numerous torches surrounded the hilly area in a semicircle..
Unlike the garrison commander and soldiers spread out like the Tang Dynasty army, the 300 or so mercenaries were in full force..
Well, at best, it would be all in vain if the wolves, scared by the torches, ran away to the hill on the other side of the siege, but no, maybe they were just hoping for that. Rather than hunting the wolf without causing any harm, it might be better to just chase it away in another direction..
“……His Excellency the Marquis of Eavon sent him.?”
The mercenary leader, who commanded three hundred mercenaries, was a tough-looking general. He looked at us all the way and frowned as if he was annoyed when he saw Os..
“What's going on here, Mr. High-ranking master? I haven't heard much about escort duties, but I guess I'll have to charge more later..”
“Don't worry about the Count's escort. We'll take care of it.”
“......flaw”
The mercenary leader took turns looking at me and the bundle in my arms and asked a question with a wry smile on his face..
“But, where and who is our young self? Judging by the lack of a coat of arms, it appears that he is not a member of the Knights of the Golden Age..”
“Poynix. It's article Poinix..”
“If it's a knight, who's- No, wait a minute. Sir Phoenics?”
The mercenary leader, who remembered my name, looked back at his men with a shocked face and whispered something..
“Phoenix? that phoenix?”
“I think that's right. Hey, there are tattooed barbarians too..”
“……It's bigger than I thought. What is it? It looks like a human.?”
While my name was spreading through whispers, the mercenary leader looked back at me with a new look in his eyes..
“I never imagined that I would see the famous bloody swordsman Nauri here. I am Jaeckel, leader of the ‘Angry Donkey Mercenaries’. You can call me Captain Jaekel..”
Just when I was about to answer,
“A bastard the size of a rat sat down and said something like a leader..”
Fritz, the ponytail who had been grinning in the back, stepped forward and swore. Mercenary leader Jaekel's face immediately hardened..
“……what? What a bastard?”
“Are you the boss to your kids? Are you the boss to my lord? Where are the dogs and rice trying to match each other??”
“This damn guy-”
“Your mother must have been fucking you. Judging by your shitty face, you were born a beggar..”
……At times like this, I hear that the Ghelan people speak Milano very well..
Hahaha/ Fritz, you have a dirty mouth.!”
Following Utequai's loud laughter, the soldiers also started giggling..
I also unconsciously smiled and tried to appease the mercenary leader..
“Because he's a bit heartbroken. I would appreciate your understanding.”
Mercenary leader Jaeckel and his men glared at us with grim faces, but the only people who paid attention were the weak-willed Count Os and the poacher Cavas..
Then, seeing Count Orth's frightened appearance, the four knights of the Golden Age widened their eyes and placed their hands on the handles of their swords. The mercenaries who saw this hurriedly hid their expressions and looked away. Aside from me and Utequai, it will be difficult to keep expanding since we have Os, the great lord's grandson..
After winning the childish fight, I swallowed a bitter smile and asked a question..
“What about wolves? From what the garrison commander said, it seems like the real hunting will only start at dawn..”
Mercenary leader Jaekel wheezed for a moment, as if cooling off his anger, and then answered..
“……First, we set up a siege and prevent the wolves from running wild..”
“Can't you run away to the other side?‘?”
“Well, that may be true, but that's as far as we've been told. And the wolves have something to aim for, so they won't just run away..”
“There's something I'm aiming for?”
“Look over there.”
He pointed to the forest, and when I looked in that direction, I saw chestnut trees, ash trees, and radish trees shaking their leaves vigorously. Although it was faint, I could also hear the sound of a wolf howling..
“what?”
“The guy from the north said he was hunting..”
“……hunt? There are so many torches around, but they are hunting.?”
“It's not just a hunt to fill your stomach. Because I have something to aim for..”
“So, what are the wolves after? I want you to stop being frustrated and just tell me..”
Frowning slightly, Jackel licked his dry lips, hesitated, and then lowered his voice..
“I'll tell you, so please distribute the product you get from him instead..”
“……product? It's probably not about direwolves, and I don't even know what it is, but they ask me to distribute it right away.?”
“Promise me a distribution and I'll tell you what it is..”
This bastard.
I sighed in frustration..
“ hey.”
“••••••yes?”
I shot at the guy who stopped and frowned in a low voice..
“You didn't come across that pack of wolves by chance while walking down the street. I encountered it while carrying out a mission requested by the mayor of Piol..”
“That's it though,”
“But, what? Are you trying to negotiate with your employer using the information you obtained during the request? Have you ever heard of a duty of good faith??”
“Don't turn your head and speak obediently. If you want to walk out of Antrum safely,.”
At my threat, the mercenary leader, Jaeckel, pursed his lips and mumbled, 'Damn it.'.
“what?”
“No, no… … . The forest keeper saw an animal being chased by wolves. That's a horse with horns.”
“horned horse?”
Veteran Confidant, who was quietly listening to the story, muttered as if groaning..
“……No way, unicorn?”
A unicorn is a spirit creature commonly called a unicorn. It is extremely rare and is incredibly smart and agile, making it extremely difficult to hunt..
In addition, the unicorn's horn is considered to be the highest quality alchemy material along with 'Sky Rising Flower', 'Mercury Coral', and Dragon's Claw..
The most recent transaction price was 1,000 gold coins, so it is understandable that the mercenary leader Jaekel tried to play a trick..
“Not sure. That forest keeper, he was drooling over something and saying bullshit like ‘the horse has horns’.……
w O ugh” —
Is this really a unicorn??
Out of curiosity, I quietly looked towards the bushes and suddenly narrowed my eyes..
There's something holding me back…….
“It's a bunch. how?”
“to.”
The bundle sitting in front of me looked at the forest with sharp eyes..
The forest located on the hill was dense, wide, and dark, but the bundle's almost supernatural senses could easily see through its interior..
“I think there's an ambush..”
“It's a person?”
“yes.”
Mercenary leader Jaekel was startled by the conversation between me and Mungchi and raised his voice..
“yes? What does it mean that there are people??”
“I can feel the presence in the forest..”
I said, ‘Aren’t they your subordinates?’ When I looked at him with those eyes, his face turned red..
“Hundreds of wolves are swarming in that narrow forest. What kind of crazy person would push his subordinates into a place like that? Oh, I guess they smelled it, and these bastards, this is no different from robbery.!”
……hmm. It doesn't seem like he's acting..
I stared at the mercenary leader and opened my mouth..
“I have to go in and take a look. Maintain a good siege.”
But he insisted on following me..
Just a moment ago, they said it was crazy to put subordinates in a place like that, but they seem to have changed their minds due to their greed for individuality..
I approached Os while Jaeckel pulled some of his men out of the siege..
“The forest looks dangerous, so your Excellency will supervise the siege from here..”
“uh……
The young earl fiddled with the reins and looked back at the knights. Their eyes looked like they were asking for advice, but the knights of the Golden Age just said with a cold face, 'I will follow your judgment.'.
“Well then, I get it. In accordance with the wishes of Lord Phoenics, here,”
“dismissal.”
The main character whose voice sounded like scraping on a metal plate was someone I had already noticed..
A monster with a long, thin body reminiscent of a spider and wearing a black cape and hood. He was the battle wizard favored by the Marquis of Eavon..
“root ip‘?”
“think again.”
“Well, what do you mean??”
“The will of the lord.”
This is my first time hearing that monster's voice, and its voice is just as spooky as its appearance..
While examining Raph with a reluctant feeling, Count Orth secretly sighed.
He said he would go into the forest..
“Monsters are disturbing the territory, so how can the person who will become the great lord's successor just watch?……
“……Okay, sir..”
Ugh, what is this all about?.
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