Chapter 357
My Villains Episode 357
60. end of winter(8)
Lunch was cheese fritters prepared by Keivor's tavern, 'Golden Coins and Mules'..
It is a dish made by mixing minced cheese and flour to make a dough and frying it in rapeseed oil. It can be eaten as a snack with rapeseed honey. Perfect to eat as a lunch box.
Theodora also seemed very satisfied. I think I was surprised that it still had a crispy texture even though it had been a few hours since I made it..
I felt it the day before while eating pork rib soup and grilled trout, but it looks like the chef's skills are quite impressive..
Should we try recruiting him? I think Haley would really like it too..
After eating, I took a leisurely walk around the hill..
Like a plateau, there were few green pastures, the yellow fields were wide, and there were mountains and hills big and small all around. It is a sight worth seeing..
“You couldn't find a mountain like that in Hundred Years Castle or the royal capital. Even though I ran through the wide fields, all I could see were the occasional castle towers and bastions..”
“Uh, I heard that there is a river flowing near the royal capital..”
“Temel River? It's in the west. The only place I could go was the horse training range southeast of the capital. My mother-in-law took me there sometimes..”
“I guess you liked riding horses since you were young.?”
“Well, not so in Topal. At that time, I was just an ordinary girl from a noble family. I occasionally went hunting with my brothers, but I rarely took the reins myself..”
……Come on brother..
Yes, General McNeil once said that at a military doctor's office. Theodora's father, the Duke of Guelambas, was poisoned, and her brothers were assassinated..
I swallowed dry saliva and took a quick look, and the light golden eyes were just filled with memories..
“Still, it was a good thing that I got used to the language at least a little. After being kicked out of the Mittergerand and imprisoned in a convent in the royal capital, horseback riding was the only escape..”
That's why I developed an affection for horses..
Come to think of it, Hayla also really liked horses. When I saw Oltonize come back alive after disappearing in the fog, my voice went up about half an octave higher than usual..
Isn't liking horses a basic trait of all princesses??
While we were thinking about such random things, we happened to find a small pond..
No, because the water was dry, it was more like a swamp or puddle than a pond. Perhaps because the pond repeatedly froze and thawed, it looked like a mud flat..
Of course, it wasn't the thick mud that caught the attention of Theodora and I. It was a bunch of flowers sitting by the pond..
“……ranunculus.”
“Ranunculus? Is that what you call that flower??”
“exactly. The cold hasn't gone yet, but it's in full bloom!.”
White petals are wrapped in layers in a round shape. The outside and inside are white like a lily, but the middle part is light pink like a cherry blossom..
2It's been three days since we entered the month, and as Theodora said, it's still winter, but it's just amazing to see flowers blooming like this..
“……It's beautiful. Isn't that so??”
Princess Theodora squatted in front of a pile of flowers with her mouth half-open. Humming as if smelling incense, taking a deep breath.
I closed my eyes, but I couldn't smell any special flower scent. However, the faint smell of grass was enough to make me realize the end of winter..
“Sir Phoenics.”
“yes‘?”
“This is a secret between us..”
What are you talking about suddenly??
When I looked back in confusion, I saw that she was praying with her eyes closed..
“-Lord, who brings warmth to the whole earth. I ask for early spring here.”
The air trembled from the waves that came from the words. Recently, my sixth sense, which has become particularly sensitive, has become more aware of the flow of magical power, or rather, divine power..
Wow.
A pillar of golden light rose up..
The divine power contained within Theodora's body was not that great. However, the boundary of the invisible dimension, the divine power that seeped through that tiny gap, flowed through the air and formed a river..
“This is,”
A huge amount of energy soaked the earth in all directions. Not only the pond where I stood, but also the nearby rye fields and hills were bathed in golden sunlight..
At this moment, it was not Mana that filled nature, but the hand of God..
“It's a blessing ceremony..”
As the light faded, Theodora, who had been the medium for the miracle, stood up and looked back..
“Sir, if I keep quiet, I can keep the secret. It'll be okay?”
She was smiling mischievously, clad in a light that was unclear whether it was an afterimage or a halo, and looked like she could be embroidered on a tapestry. Overwhelmed again, I opened my mouth and then nodded..
“I have to go now. Someone might have seen the pillar of light, so I should leave..”
I was mesmerized by the goddess-like appearance and unconsciously looked back at the pile of flowers. All the petals were moist, as if they had been hit with dew at dawn on a spring day. Even with the naked eye, I could see that it was overflowing with vitality..
Among the vivid ranunculus, a flower that had not been seen before caught my eye..
“kyung?”
“Just a moment, I'll be there soon.”
Compared to the surrounding family or colleagues, which boasted a bright light pink color, the flower was half as tall and black..
Black ranunculus. It was an alluringly colored flower whose outer leaves were darker than the night sky and the inner leaves were whiter than milk..
Is it like a mutation, or is it a different breed? It looks so pitiful that he raised his head towards the sky only after receiving the blessing..
When I looked at that flower, a person came to mind. A young woman hiding her skin as white as jade in a pitch-black outfit.…….
It is unfortunate that the foreign appearance will soon wither away..
I unconsciously reached out and broke off the black ranunculus from the root. And then I put it in my arms..
Day with Theodora - No, I finished my walk and returned to Keibor..
“......What's the fuss??”
I was about to head straight to my lodgings, but the people gathered around the Yeongjugwan were causing some kind of commotion. I tried to pass by pretending not to notice, but the shouting of a middle-aged man standing tall above the well stopped me..
“Kaybor's affairs must be resolved by the people of Kaybor.!”
“That's right!”
“No matter how much you are a prince, it is impossible for you to infringe on our territory, manor, and rights! Asking for excessive obligations is also outrageous.!”
“Yeah, it's a big deal!”
“Heresy go away!”
A middle-aged man clenched his fist as he shouted at the slogans coming out of the crowd..
“Okay, well said! heresy!”
“heresy/”
“If the prince's request itself was problematic, how could he entrust the blessing to a heretic paladin! The Lord will be angry, so you should never have let that woman into Keibor in the first place!” Theodora, who was standing next to him, flinched. Before I got caught up in a fuss, I sent her to the dorm first and went to the residence to figure out the situation..
“lily!”
“Confire.”
At that moment, veteran Confire and his subordinates were gathered nearby. I asked him as I tied the bicorn to the fence..
“What kind of situation is this??”
“The prince announced that he would use the farmland around Keibor as a mound. “They are the group that opposes him.” “… … under.”
In a medieval feudal society, serfs protest against the royal family? Does this make sense??
“Are they sane? Even if the liver is swollen, it has some degree..”
The cavalry led by Ulkar is only a small part of his army, but it is more than enough to push out this settlement. They probably don't know that, but they dare hold a protest.?
“No matter how important faith or whatever, you risk your life..”
“Probably the nobles instigated it..”
“nobles?”
“yes. The prince was afraid to step forward himself, so he sent the tenants..”
“Indeed.”
In front of the manor house, the serfs were crowded together like bean sprouts. The windows and rooftops of nearby buildings and alleys were equally crowded..
At first glance, it was a huge crowd, probably around a thousand people. It's not just the residents of Keibor who came, there are also refugees from the east..
While I was speechless at the scale of it, Randel, the prince's closest soldier, was busily moving somewhere with some soldiers..
“Uncle Randel!”
“Ah, Lord Phoenics..”
I called him over and asked him about the situation, but it seemed like there was nothing he could do..
“Was there no order from the prince??”
“Did not receive delivery.”
“yes? “What do you mean?” Randel responded with a stern expression..
“My lord headed to the manor house to meet Baron Boanen. But as you can see, it's blocked by a crowd of people..”
“Is that why you're just stamping your feet like this??”
“First, we gathered all the troops. However, you cannot point your sword at the helpless serfs without your Majesty's orders.……
I narrowed my eyes slightly..
“Wait, you're not in there alone.?”
“Of course not. You took most of the knights, including Lord Ankir..”
“……That's a good thing.”
After me, the seventh knight, Ulkar brought many knights under his command. Thanks to this, there are now more than thirty knights following the prince, and those who accompanied him on this expedition were ten of them with outstanding skills..
If the elite knights and their squires are together, there is almost no chance of Ulkar suffering any kind of embarrassment. After all, even the gigantic Lord Ankir is a monster that can easily overwhelm a general-purpose knight..
“……Still, I can't just sit there and ignore it. Where are all the wizards??”
“Master Epoz is with you, and the rest of the wizards are coming, led by Master Limond..”
“Well, what was that wizard grandfather??”
“If it's Ogshlizo of Antram, Lord Bran will bring it..”
I opened my mouth after looking at the permanent residence, which looked like a castle scaled down to the size of a mansion, the crowds surrounding it, and the surroundings..
“Gather everyone here..”
“••••••yes?”
“Soldiers. I say don't just spread it around and gather it together. Even the wizards are told to come here..”
“But sir, if you want to control them when they get into trouble,-”
“Control is a matter for the lord here to take care of. If something happens, I'll break through that and join the prince..”
When Randel hesitated with a puzzled look on his face, I frowned..
“Man, I don't have time for this..”
“Wouldn't it be better to gather at the back of the building? If you see troops gathering, you'll feel threatened..”
“We need to look threatening, so gather here. It's better to scare them away than to cut them..”
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Still, when Randel hesitated, I got annoyed and fired low..
“……I know you're a little confused, but I'm not giving an opinion, I'm giving an order..”
The soldiers, including Randel, are Prince Ulkar's private soldiers. There was nothing wrong with Ulkar's knight giving orders in his absence..
Well, if the driver said something like this, I might be annoyed, but looking at Randel's expression, I didn't think he would..
“……Yes, I will follow..”
This is why people are famous and must be seen. When you gain fame, authority naturally follows..
As Randel was hurriedly disappearing with his soldiers, the ponytail-haired Fritz, who was looking at the crowd, spoke..
“Nari, what are you waiting for? I think we'll be enough, so let's go in and beat up the few guys we see. It will disperse soon.”
“wait. I plan to start by scaring them and if they don't disperse, I'll do that..”
“Tsu ” Ugh、.
The guy spat and grunted..
“Our prince has been completely captured..”
“……The prince caught Hogu? What kind of bullshit is that??”
“Champion of the underdog and all, funny
Isn’t that why you’re creeping up like that because you have a nickname that isn’t right?.”
This is something that cannot be denied.
Well, no matter how much the nobles and landowners incited it, would they have been able to protest like that if the opponent had been the Marquis of Eavon or Zacharis??
Of course not. They believe the rumors about Ulkar's benevolence and do such outrageous things..
“Well, it's not something to think of as a bad thing. “That means the prince’s reputation is good.” I also hate seeing blood against the powerless and the weak. Because I feel like my humanity is being diminished..
“But we don’t really have to worry about reputation or anything like that.?”
But beating up those ugly guys isn't that difficult..
“Isn't it?”
I looked back at my subordinates and shrugged my shoulders. Everyone was giggling..
“Well, that's right.”
“Because it's already been messed up enough. It's funny to pretend to be nice now.”
I laugh along with them, Bicorn's
I took the reins back and climbed up..
About a hundred elite soldiers and wizards gathered at some distance from the crowd..
Because the unit from Antram arrived late, I took the lead by driving Bicorn, who had been scolding cavalry officer Seto and headmaster Bran..
There was no need to put on a special performance to scare them. He simply placed his wrist on the pummel of his long sword and looked back at the crowd..
“……You probably don't mean to attack?”
“Oh, no way. It's Prince Silver's army..”
“The one in the lead over there is Poi Nyx, the beheader. I might blow off the heads of about 15 people as an example.……
An ominous commotion spread..
Those who raised their voices fell silent, those holding torches hurriedly put out the lights, and those holding something resembling a weapon in their hands also quickly threw away what they were holding..
The effect is better than expected.
Hui Ying.
When the front of the Yeongjugwan was enveloped in a silence that did not suit the crowd of people..
The iron-clad wooden door opened, and Prince Ulkar finally appeared..
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