Chapter 363
My Villains Episode 363
61. art of war(5)
As the name suggests, a soul shaman is a shaman class that uses spirits. It deals with three types of skills, namely ‘Beast’, ‘Assimilation’, and ‘Guardian’..
Akanku Karamek, the alt character I defeated after a desperate battle a few months ago, was of this class. Take the 'Fairy Tale' series to its ultimate level,
‘He was a fairly high-level soul shaman who had mastered the 'Beast' series to the point of ultimate skill..
“Uh, hi?”
The girl hiding behind Ute Kwai's large body was also a soul shaman..
Now that I think about it, among the characters I had, there was only one female soul shaman. Maybe this guy is that character.
“lorphia. Ur'ne ahunga nm'oyed, ahunga kanzai.”
As Utequai spoke harshly in the language of the grasslands, the young spirit shaman stepped forward as if he could not win..
Skin with a slight red tinge, light blue hair that exudes magical power, and even a headband with a small feather decoration. She was a girl with an exotic look and a mysterious aura..
Although he was quite tall, his facial features were small and narrow, giving him a youthful appearance. I don't know her exact age, but Ellen looks younger than me and Mungchi. I guess I'm about sixteen or seventeen.
“Uh,” the hesitation that appears when making eye contact is not due to wariness but to shyness..
The way he smiled and quickly lowered his eyes reminded me of forget-me-nots at dawn. I heard they are called 'half-elves' among Ulkar's soldiers, and I think I know why..
“Ah, hello. I am Iopiya, a shaman of the Rikuwa tribe and sister-in-law of Utekwai... … It's called.”
Contrary to my expectations, I was a little surprised by Mila's fluency..
“Are you really good at speaking? I learned it in advance on the grassland.?”
“yes? No, no. I learned this while sailing and while staying in Auduenne..”
“When did you come to the kingdom??”
“Three months - no, three months ago..”
“I learned this much in just three months.?”
When I opened my eyes and looked surprised, Iopya smiled and nodded..
“Isn't it great? Much better than Utequai
Everything, hey.”
Ute Kwai seemed to have no problem with what I said as if I was teasing him. No, on the contrary, he grinned proudly..
“Iopiya was smart from an early age. Learning to speak is very easy..”
“Hey, brother-in-law,”
“Moreover, I read about the sky at the age of six. Faster than all of Rikuwa's shamans. No wonder he has already become a shaman..”
“Ah, my brother-in-law-”
“Ah? Dorwa omnui?”
“Th'ol en jubie rehon......
“Rec'ne? what?”
“……no, nothing.”
While Iopya cupped her face, I tried to recall more information about her..
My only female spirit shaman was created to form a duo with a friend. I was planning to raise it for PvP in the future, but for now I didn't have enough skill points in the 'Guardian' category..
However, because the friend quickly got tired of Dark World, this character was also forgotten..
The level... … Was it around 20? Probably around that or lower..
30It was a low level compared to my colleagues and I, who were in the early to mid level, but the gap was not so big that we couldn't even accompany them. Moreover, even if he is a close combatant, he can do his job well since he is a guardian spirit in charge of healing and support..
“Anyway, nice to meet you. I heard it was in Port Auduenne, but I finally got to meet it..”
I smiled and held out my hand..
“I'm Poynix. You and your brother-in-law are friends..”
“uh……
I hesitated for a moment. Iopiya smiled with a slightly puzzled expression and held my hand..
“Hello, Poinix. I heard a lot of stories from other people..”
“others?”
After hearing the story briefly, it is said that Iopiya traveled all the way to the port alone..
It is said that the young girl traveled a long way alone and could have been dangerous, but after boarding a ship far to the west, she received help from the kind boat captain and after arriving at the port, she received protection from the Grania gang she met by chance..
“‘The deck captain of the 'Sea Mist' was a person whose mother was a person from the plains..”
“You were lucky. How did you meet Grania??”
“I met some bad people in the market at Port Auduenne, and Arnal saved me..”
“Arnal?”
Arnal shrugged his shoulders as I looked back at him..
“I only helped a fierce girl who was being robbed in broad daylight. It was a time when I was acting as a security guard under the orders of Lord Lyam..”
It is said that Arnal, who rescued an innocent-looking young traveler from the hands of thugs at the port, learned through a brief conversation with the girl that she was the sister-in-law of ‘Mr. Hatanka.’.
“So you guys were protecting it.?”
“Well, it was both a business and a business..”
“Doing both the job and the job?”
“yes. Iopiya's healing skills were better than most priests. We also got some help..”
“It was something like that..”
If my prediction is not wrong, there are only four skills that IOPYA has mastered: 'Protection', 'Neutralization', 'Transportation', and 'Rumination'. Although they are small in number, they are all valuable skills, so Grania's gang must have received quite a bit of help..
“Still, you're lucky. My mother cherished Iopiya..”
“I guess that's really true.”
It is said that Iopiya, who joined the Grania gang, also met Atalanta and Lord Lyam through their introduction. She seems to have attracted attention because she is the sister-in-law of Utequai, who is called 'Red Bear' or 'Thunder Giant'..
“Thanks to you, I heard a lot about Poynix. Contrary to what I heard, you have a good impression..”
“okay?”
I smiled and looked back at Grania, Arnal, and Atalanta..
“……‘‘Contrary to what you heard’? What the hell are you talking about me, you guys??”
“Oh, I didn’t mean that-” I suppressed the urge to further question the three women who were looking away and looking the other way, and I turned back to Iopiya..
“Well, anyway. Just call me uncle. Speaking of being a friend of my brother-in-law, what is Poynix?.”
“……Uncle?”
“uh.”
The girl tilted her head, but didn't say anything. He doesn't seem to be bold enough to ask someone he meets for the first time, 'How old are you?' Or maybe you're not used to being called 'uncle'.
“By the way, what brought you all this far? I came to look for my brother-in-law.?”
“Oh, there's that too-”
“This office.”
Utequwai stopped Iopiya, who was about to say something, and shook his head at me..
“There are many ears to listen. Let's go in and talk.”
“……Is that so??”
I suddenly turned to the people gathered in front of the ‘Rose Garden’ inn and asked Ute Kwai a question..
“Come to think of it, Heila?”
“2It's on the floor.”
“2on the floor?”
On behalf of Utequai, Eson, who was standing behind me, explained in a low voice:.
“I'm not sure, but it seemed like he wanted to avoid eye contact..”
“Gaze? What kind of gaze?”
“The nobles, sir. It seemed like there was something going on... … . Oh, there.”
When I looked up to the second floor at Eson's glance, I saw a human figure peeking out between the thick curtains hanging over the large window..
They say that even tigers will come if you tell them, and Inyoung's identity was none other than Heila..
She was looking down here with eyes full of coldness. His eyes met mine and he blinked once, then rolled his black glass-like eyes and scanned my surroundings..
“……what?”
“ Q ”
Grania, Arnal, Iopiya and others trembled their shoulders without knowing why because of the chill they felt from somewhere..
Atalanta and Theodora instinctively raised their heads and made eye contact with Heyla..
“……Damn it again, he.”
“ O ugh” —
Unlike Theodora, who simply narrowed her brows, Atalanta raised her magic power as if she had been waiting..
Jiing.
The amber eyes turned purple. A strange presence coming from the void flowed from her body..
Hayla, who was looking down at this, twitched her eyebrows as if it was funny. Immediately, an enormous amount of magical power flowed out, turning into sweet, no, fishy blood, and pressed down on the son-in-law..
When the people gathered in the inn's front yard stiffened or took a step back due to an unknown pressure, Utequwai frowned and opened his mouth..
“Poynix. Are you just going to watch??”
“……no. There's a way.”
What I looked back at was the bicorn that had left the reins to Fritz. I searched through his saddle and pulled out a glass bottle..
“what is that?”
“alcohol.”
“alcohol?”
It was cherry brandy bought at Longdale's tavern, 'Golden Coin and Inn'..
I put on a confident expression and raised the bottle towards Heyla..
‘I want to have a drink?’
As I licked my lips silently, Hayla opened her mouth slightly as if she was dumbfounded..
She still had an expressionless face, but she quickly lost her temper as if she had lost her temper..
Inside an inn room filled with luxurious furniture. Me, Utequoi, and Hayla sat around a small table in the middle..
Hayla seemed to like the cherry brandy I brought. It was obvious to see that the hardened eyes had relaxed slightly..
As expected. Good thing I bought it.
Utequoi, on the other hand, took a swig of brandy, gulped a couple of times, and furrowed his brows..
“It's not even alcohol, it's alcohol. Phoenix, I have terrible taste..”
He shouted into the hallway, ‘Hicks!’ Then servant Hicks appeared as if he had been waiting and brought out a large oak barrel..
“The clerks here say they all jumped out. Then you and your wife are in charge of all the inn work.?”
““That’s not it, Nari.” A young couple, Hicks and Rowen, have been with Gistol since their days, and they serve as servants to Hayla and I and do chores for our subordinates..
The salary is quite generous - Hicks and Rowen together receive one silver coin a week - and perhaps it is because of this that they are still attached to the group. Considering what I experienced while traveling, I am thankful that I didn't run away sooner..
Hicks glanced in Hayla's direction as he pounded the brass knob into the oak barrel..
“Thanks to your consideration, I am receiving help from mercenaries. Donnell and Mittelman take care of the stables, and Taggart and Gollman take care of the firewood. My wife and Shea take care of the young lady..”
“okay? Supply is sufficient?”
“yes. As always, Esson is taking good care of me. He is a very talented person..”
Hicks filled the glasses by turning the brass spigot, dumped the first glass into the bucket, and placed the second glass in front of Utequai..
“This mead was also obtained by Eson..”
“Mead? Where did you get mead in the highlands??”
“Uh, I don't know. I don't know, Nari..”
Heyla parted her lips in place of Hicks, who shook his head..
“I bought it from Rujan..”
“To Baron Rujan?”
“huh.”
From what I heard, it is said that as soon as Ruyan arrived at High Castle, he emptied his pockets and bought all kinds of luxury goods. The merchants and rich people who were preparing for evacuation sold goods at low prices to lighten their burdens, and Lu Yan was hoarding the luxury goods and selling them little by little to his fellow nobles..
“……He's a real hitter. What kind of 13-year-old kid runs a business during a war? I don't swear?”
“Everyone turns a blind eye because they are equipping the soldiers with the money they earned..”
“really… … . Anyway, it's amazing.”
After hearing about the city's situation through Heila, I turned to Ute Kwai..
“But didn't you say something happened??”
“work
“There was something worth being angry about.”
“Ah, that's right.”
He poured a glass of mead and made a sour expression..
“Enemy, commanding the brothers of the grassland.”
“what does that mean?”
“The father's slave army. There are tribal warriors among them..”
“……In the heathen slave army, there are warriors of the steppes?”
“be right.”
Utequai snorted indignantly..
“Do you remember the Sueatan tribe??”
“……No, I don't know.?”
“Then the warrior of the plains whom I met in the sticky fog?”
“A warrior from the plains met in the fog? Oh, I mean Schunkasle.?”
“Schunkasle?”
Oops, Utequai doesn't know that warrior's name is Thunderaxe Xionkaslane. I just inferred the tribe by looking at the decoration.
Because.
“No, anyway, why did that warrior?”
“His tribe is Sueatan. Among those cutting down the forest for their father in front of the city are the warriors of Sueatan..”
“……Well, it's not surprising. Since it is said to be a pagan slave army, there must be warriors captured from the plains..”
“Heh, you talk like an onlooker..”
The table resounded with a thud in the palm of my thick, large palm. I didn't knock it too hard, I just placed it on the table, but the table felt a little incontinent..
“I can't just watch. As the great warrior of the grasslands, you must save them..”
Ah, it's an annoying additional quest..
Of course, this was not something I would say to Ute Kwai, whose little eyes were burning brightly. I just nodded..
“Yes, yes. I know what you mean. Let's think carefully about how to save our friends in the grassland..”
After placating Utequai, I asked him questions about topics that were far more interesting than the prairie warriors captured by the slave army..
“so. Is your cute sister-in-law here?
Why did you come??”
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