Chapter 339
My Villains Episode 339
58. reunion(8)
The battle ended with the death of the troll psychic..
The spirits were swept away by the cold wind and died out like candles, and the troll warriors who had taken in the souls of beasts and ran amok were beheaded while groaning from exhaustion..
Most of the Bloodmane mercenaries had already dispersed, and only a few of them were able to agitate Count Osu's main army..
Of course, right after the entire group of trolls were slaughtered, they fled in all directions to save their lives..
The Antram army was very tired from the battle that started with a night raid, and the Ulkar army was also very weak from running at night, so they could not pursue it. Of course, Utequoi, Fritz, and some other reckless guys chased the enemy, but they returned after taking some supplies..
And finally, the time has come to solve the problem..
“nicks.”
As I drove the bicorn and approached, Atalanta, who was catching her breath after stepping on the ground, threw away her white spear and flew away..
“Ugh. Hey, be careful.-”
As if it didn't matter what she said, she took off my helmet and started kissing me..
Reason ordered Atalanta to be pushed away, but instinct, paralyzed by the sweet scent of jasmine, stopped it..
Huh.” The men, including Conwyr, came this way and stopped. Everyone was pretending to be embarrassed except for the dervish, who was whistling with a sinister expression..
Atalanta, who did not care about the gazes of my men, stopped kissing only when six or seven cavalrymen decorated with red cloth and iron rings came running..
“Oh, hyala - Napidot!”
“......uh?”
Among the Nudein cavalrymen, the middle-aged man running at the head looked familiar. Who was it??
“Sir Phoenics.”
The warrior who caught my gaze raised his iron helmet under a black hood and gave me a quick glance. It was only when I heard his voice that I remembered his name..
“Agos.”
“Long time no see.”
Agos was an archer who freely wielded a longbow as tall as me, and was one of the Nu Dane warriors who accompanied Atalanta in Longville..
“…… The last time I saw you, I felt a great blessing. I and the entire Al Qadari clan will never forget the mercy you showed us back then..”
When Atalanta lost her intelligence for some reason and went on a rampage and was subdued by me, it was Agos who begged for her life..
He received a proper greeting and looked around to see that following him were six men and women wearing thick armor and carrying curved swords. It was clear that they were elite Nudein warriors called ‘Hares Kiss’..
“Sir, please excuse me for a moment..”
Agos politely bowed and spewed out words as if reprimanding Atalanta. It was the language of the Nude people, also called 'Goulan'..
Atalanta did not hide her annoyance and answered in their language and handed the white thorn to Agos..
“Ah, enough of the nagging. I'm busy.”
“Napidot.”
“Stop, stop. Everyone is probably tired, so go and get some rest. I'll rest on my own too.”
“••••••Umm.”
Agos sighed deeply, with the look on his face like a father looking at his immature daughter, and retreated, leading the Hareskis..
“uh?”
Atalanta opened her eyes wide as if she had finally discovered my men..
“These are the kids you have with you.?”
“Well, that's it..”
“It's everyone's first time seeing this face..”
The cathedral knight Kavar had returned to camp first, and Fritz was nowhere to be seen. So, the only ones following me were five soldiers including Conwy, Dylan the night watchman, MacKay the spearman, and Taggart the iron glove..
“I can't see him. Who was it?…….
What a boring kid. archery.”
“who? call?" “Oh, right, Cole. I can't even see him and the short bald guy.?”
“Steedman.?”
I smiled bitterly and scratched my cheek..
“I'm somewhere else for some reason..”
“Hmm?”
“That's not what's important now, what happened? How did you get here??”
Atalanta was sitting on the front of the bicorn saddle, facing me..
Her posture was so close that it was a bit embarrassing, and thanks to this, some of her subordinates who had never heard of her asked, 'Who is that woman again?' He was giving me a look like.
Anyway, she just touched my earlobe with a rolling look on her face..
“Do you remember? We met before.”
“……Are you talking about quasi-dimension? It's your clan's camp.?”
“It wasn't a dream after all.”
“of course. It was at that time that I talked about EOP..”
“that's right. Then you will remember that I said that I worked under Prince Ulkar for a while.?”
« O ” ugh.
He said he planned to rely on Ulkar to gather forces before reclaiming the clan's homeland..
I nodded calmly and added,.
“Apart from that, I also heard some news. I heard you're stationed at Port Auduenne..”
“uh. We got pushed back by the fish for a moment, but we got it back quickly. That happened almost two months ago already..”
“In the meantime, you came here..”
“yes. For some reason, the 'Witch of Praise' obediently retreated, and what was urgent at the time was the 'King of Death' and the undead army..”
At that time, Ulkar gathered most of his troops to High Castle. The plan was to fight against the undead army and then fight against the Elector Counts of Mitergeland..
“But the work has been cut in half. Thanks to you.”
It is said that since the undead army was crushed at the Monastery of Seteniora, the Ulcar army continued to defend High Castle and prepared for battle with the Elector Counts..
“Meanwhile, that woman found a wyvern. I saw dozens of them passing above the clouds..”
Atalanta pointed to Ulkar, who was talking with General McNeil and others at a camp with black smoke rising in the distance, or rather, to the female knight guarding next to him..
“Everyone calls me ‘The Birdhawk Knight’, I guess they call me that because I have good eyes..”
It was Gisella Winged, the sixth knight of the Silver Prince..
On the outside, she appeared to be just a pretty woman wearing a lily-patterned cloak, but she was a famous knight who had been known as a warrior for ten years..
Because he was away for a while on family business, he never ran into me. But apart from that, he seemed to have quite a close relationship with Ulkar..
……No, if you look at his eyes, it seems like it's more than that. I'm a little confused.
“So, the prince himself came to chase after the dragon knights of Topal.?”
“uh. Since reconnaissance was necessary anyway, among the guard cavalry, I
I only brought the elite..”
“It was a situation that required reconnaissance.?”
“Blood Mane Mercenaries. About a week ago, I received information that the Bay of Blades was crossed..”
Well, we from Antram had also expected the appearance of those mercenaries, so there is no way the Ulcar army guarding the plateau wouldn't have known..
“you got in there?”
“Our kids won't get anywhere if they don't handle horses as well. And, somehow, I got the feeling..”
“ persimmon‘?”
“Yeah, persimmon.”
Atalanta smiled brightly. Because his son-in-law was dark, his eyes appeared to be a deep amber color, which created a subtle harmony with his hair, which was stained with the purple color of the void..
What do they call that hair color? Ash gray, no, ash purple??
“I thought I would meet you if I followed the prince..”
“how do you know that?”
“I told you. It's a feeling.”
“really?”
“Well, I heard you were going to bring reinforcements from Lianwell..”
I also had a need for face to keep my upper body in close contact, so I stopped the bicon at an appropriate place..
It was around the time when I roughly tied the reins to a perfectly intact sycamore tree at the edge of the campsite, without a trace of soot..
“……Hey, it's been a while?”
Hearing Atalanta's cold voice, I turned around and saw a beautiful woman riding a black horse approaching among the men driving their horses and clearing the road..
“Heyla.
“You must be tired when you wake up, so come and sit down..”
She blinked quietly, then got off the horse at my suggestion and handed the reins to Umberta. And then he walked slowly and made eye contact with Atalanta..
“Yeah, it's been a while..”
“How are you these days? If you still make a mistake, you solve it in a fun way like ‘back then’.‘?”
“no.”
“Oh, really? I guess they decided to change their strategy‘?”
“no.”
“……no?”
“huh. There was no need to use it that way. For a while.”
Even though we didn't exchange a few words, the early morning air became twice as cold..
“He's very brave. Nyx, where are Moongchi and Ellen??”
“……“I have to stay somewhere else for a while for some reason.” "aha. “That’s why he did this.” I sighed deeply at the not-so-friendly atmosphere between Hayla and Atalanta..
“……Is this deja vu? I think I have made peace with someone in a similar situation..”
“that's right. We reconciled.”
Atalanta shrugged her shoulders with a calm expression..
“But it's not strange that I smile and say hello to him haha?”
““You think so too, right?” Heyla answered with an expressionless face..
“well. Anyway, I'm not good at making people laugh, no matter who they are..”
“what?”
“The Nudeins are good at that..”
“Har carbatu.”
Atalanta's muttering, which could be guessed as an insult even at a glance, turned her head away as if it was not worth responding to..
I cupped my forehead and there was silence for a moment..
Eson, who was covered in dirt, said, ‘What is this? I can't breathe... … ' As he muttered, the dervish, covered in an unknown dark green bodily fluid, replied, 'Shut up, you idiot.'.
“Sir Phoenics!”
A very cheerful voice came from somewhere and broke the tension..
“Ah, Princess Theodora..”
“It was great earlier..”
Theodora had taken off not only her three-colored brilliance but also her heavy full helmet. Light blonde hair, light green eyes, and a bright smile seemed to dispel the darkness..
“Uh, what do you mean??”
“Those boots. I guessed that it was a magic tool, but I never imagined that it could fly like a bird like that. I was so impressed with your boldness without even realizing it..”
“ah••••••
“Most likely, the 'fall from the sky' that was shown before was what increased my respect for him. When I remember that time, my stomach still feels numb, but my heart flutters as I think that one day I will overcome that ordeal and gain great courage..”
Heila just blinked her eyes at the sight of Theodora smiling brightly and talking. Atalanta muttered, 'Alkarf, what is this?', but the voice she spoke unconsciously was quite loud, so the princess immediately turned her attention to her..
“Oh, there was also 'Aran Hareth'.”
“Aran Hares?”
Atalanta came out with an awkward smile at my puzzled gaze..
“It's a Gowlan word for a high-ranking female warrior, and it's similar to my nickname... … After whispering so, she bowed to Theodora..
“It is an honor to have the opportunity to meet you again, Princess..”
“Yeah, nice to meet you too..”
Theodora, who had been talking innocently until now, showed a very natural attitude befitting her status..
“I saw you and your warriors in action. It was really great. Through the Lord's blessing, my mother-in-law has been greatly blessed..”
“…… thank you." I heard that the Nude people's religion, 'Goulan', has the same roots as the Gwangmyeong Church, but has significant differences in doctrine in that it worships a personal god..
This is why the Elganor Church and the Calandari Church, which superficially recognize each other as brothers, regard Gowlan as a clear heretic..
Theodora spoke with a gentle smile, wondering if he did not know this, or if he knew but was pretending not to know..
“Sir Phoenix, it seems you are acquainted with Aran Hareth.?”
“Yes, I've been in a relationship before... … . I didn't know that the princess knew Atalanta..”
“There's no need to say we're acquaintances. We only exchanged greetings through mutual acquaintances. Since he is an arcanist with outstanding skills, I wanted to see his skills, but he was truly unrivaled..”
Atalanta nodded with an awkward expression at the praise. Theodora continued speaking with a smile on her face..
“However, as a paladin, I should warn you..”
“yes‘?”
“Showing something like that may lead to some inappropriate misunderstandings. Even though the peoples and cultures are different, there are laws that must be followed, so be careful..”
“……What do you mean by that?.”
When Atalanta asked again, dumbfounded, the princess made a vaguely stern expression..
“Lord Phoenics and Miss Hayla here have promised to marry each other. Even if you share affection as comrades in arms, you must maintain good manners when dealing with the opposite sex. It would be good to keep this in mind.”
Atalanta was speechless and closed her mouth, and Hayla blinked her slightly wide eyes and looked at Theodora..
w......uh ”
M3
Theodora is the granddaughter of King Milano, the niece of the Duke of Topal, and an anointed member of the Calandari Order..
From her point of view, I was my uncle's knight, so I had a reason to behave erratically. Also, as a priest, she had the right to lecture on the law..
In the end, in a situation like this, it would be best to just shut up, but seeing Atalanta looking aggrieved, I couldn't stay still..
“Princess.”
“hmm? Speak, Lord Phoenics..”
“Thanks for the advice. However, I will resolve the issue you mentioned on my own, so you do not need to worry about it..”
Theodora seemed a little surprised, perhaps because the words were quite direct..
“……Yes, I understand. I said something for nothing..”
She closed her mouth without saying anything, then stepped back a little and touched the stain on her coat..
This time a sullen face. She is a young lady whose facial expression changes subtly and dramatically..
A strange current was centered around Hayla, Atalanta, and Theodora. A strange atmosphere that is difficult for anyone, including me, to leave out.…….
Just when I was thinking about just running away. A savior has appeared.
“I made you wait a long time.”
As if the conversation with General McNeil was over, Ulkar was approaching with only a few of his closest associates..
“prince!”
The face that bursts into laughter is so handsome. It was definitely the first time in my life that I was this happy with a man..
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