Chapter 386
My Villains Episode 386
62. deception tactics(13)
Time passed again.
Was it because the darkness was deep, or was it because they realized that attacking the inner wall would not be easy? The momentum of the imperial army subsided slightly..
Although the siege was still ongoing, the soldiers were not pushed back and forth like they were when attacking the outer wall. They just kept shooting arrows and catapults..
Well, the battle had already been going on for over twelve hours, so it was natural for even the largest army to be tired..
Finally, at dawn, the battle entered a lull. The urgent coming and going of messengers gradually became less frequent, and the lords and staff gathered in the hall of the castle tower also faced belated fatigue..
“Please stay at the residence for a while, Your Excellency. “I will protect my position.” At General McNeil's words, Margrave Landry, who had been nodding occasionally at the head of the table, pressed his temple and shook his head..
“……no. How can I lie down in bed while your majesty is struggling to guard the gates?.”
“The battle is getting longer, so taking a break is essential. If we hold out like this until morning and are hit by a major offensive from the enemy, we will be in big trouble..”
Gawin, son of the Margrave of Landry, also added horses..
“3His Royal Highness also takes turns putting his subordinates to sleep. Father, please take some time to rest and rejuvenate yourself..”
«Ugh n
■司三
As the Margrave of Landry was groaning and making noise, I grumbled half jokingly and half sincerely..
“Ah, Your Excellency. Please come in. If your Excellency goes in, won't we be able to rest comfortably?.”
“what?”
Margrave Landry narrowed his eyes for a moment and then burst into laughter. It's not a very formal way of speaking, but I know that I sometimes say this to Ulkar as well, so I don't say much..
Other lords and nobles did not criticize my attitude. Originally, there were few people who could scold me as Ulkar's favored knight, and even more so after the battle at Zellntree..
The Margrave of Landry even giggled in amusement..
“This somehow makes me happy.”
“What do you mean??”
“Sir, that intelligent attitude. Your Majesty said it was like an expression of intimacy..”
“……Uh, did the prince say that??”
“Yes, you did... … . It is an honor to have gained the love of a red knight. Hehehe.”
I unconsciously made an uncomfortable expression at the Margrave's laughter. This is because rumors about his sexual orientation surfaced..
As if he had sensed my intention, Landry Byun Gyeongbaek waved his hand with a smile on his face..
“Don't be wary. Kyeong is too young to be nervous in front of me. I prefer something that is intelligent and has a profound style..”
“••••••ah. yes." I don't want to know your tastes, but it seems like his insides are clearly revealed through his crumpled face. The Margrave stood up, rubbing his tired and smiling face..
“Okay, I guess I'll have to leave soon. It's exciting to think about strong men staying up all night talking about me, but I'll give it a try..”
The Margrave left, leaving behind a low laugh that spread across the table..
Honestly, I felt a little amazed. Is there a father who can make a joke like that in front of his son?…….
Well, whatever the sentiment, I was seriously starving right now. Since the Margrave was gone and there was no one to notice, I quickly ran to my temporary residence on the third floor of the castle tower..
“……Heyla?”
The room assigned to me as the head of the central guard was a cozy room that was neither wide nor narrow. The middle of the room was occupied by Tak and Heyla, who couldn't see..
“Didn't you sleep? It's been a while since I slept well……
“I slept.”
“I slept?”
« O ” ugh.
Hayla, who had Hrunting (what was) wrapped in a blanket on her thighs pressed together, was quietly turning the pages of a book. There was a cup of tea with a lot of honey on the tea table, creating a peaceful atmosphere that made you forget that you were at war.…….
“……Then, I woke up from sleep.?”
«Ugh » huh*
“you? how?”
“I asked Rowen to wake me up..”
“So, you woke up? At this early morning? you?”
« O ” ugh.
“This doesn't make sense.”
Hayla, who cannot do any activity unless she gets more than nine hours of sleep a day, takes a nap and then wakes up to read a book.?
Despite my distrustful gaze, she paid no mind and focused on her book..
I felt like asking something, but Hayla's face was so calm that I decided to just skip it..
“I still read that?”
W.O. ”
flaw •
The book she was reading was a magic book. This book was obtained from Modos and was held by the wizard of La-Palais Palace who had been chasing Ellen with the ‘black wolves’..
I remember Ellen also losing interest because it was a basic book with nothing special.…….
“I've been holding onto it for over two months already. It's fun?”
“huh. But it's difficult.”
“Of course so. What is magic? Even dogs and cows can use it.-”
“I think I can write it.”
“-What are you saying??”
Whether I was shocked or not, Hayla turned the pages in her usual calm manner..
“I think I can use magic.”
“how? It is said that blood magicians cannot use magic because they cannot control mana.?”
“You can use blood instead of mana.”
An explanation I once heard from Ellen flashed through my mind..
“……Are you talking about blood magic now??”
“ It's similar.”
According to Ellen's expression, sorcerers are those who command change in the world, and ordinary wizards are those who request change in the world..
At this time, general wizards do not have enough spells and mana to manifest magic, so they even prepare bribes. The bribe is ‘mediation’.
Clay figures used to summon golems, sulfur used to create fireballs
Beads, spider silk used to make binding nets, etc. are such media..
And, blood magic, which is now known to be out of practice, is a magic that replaces things like clay dolls and sulfur beads with blood. Instead of preparing a different medium for each spell, blood magic is the ultimate in Yuduri, which destroys the medium for all spells with blood..
“They said it was actually implemented?”
“huh. But I think I know.”
“I think I understand?”
“All I need is a little help.”
“To whom?”
“to another me.”
Hayla made a pouty noise and took something out of her pocket..
“……Uh, this?”
A pair of rings and a small pendant. It looked familiar.
“No, why do you have this??”
“I was curious so I looked into it..”
“inspection? Since when?”
“Was it a month ago?.”
I was dumbfounded by his shamelessness, but I was also a little embarrassed to ask him why he touched someone else's property..
Aren't these items that were so out of sight that I didn't even notice that they were gone for a month? Moreover, it occurred to me that I had been handing over the management of my luggage to Hayla, knowingly or unknowingly..
“……so,”
I asked a question as I glanced at the so-called ‘Rainbow of Incidents’ set, the accessories obtained by killing Akanku Karamek..
“If I have this, I can get help from that ‘other me’.?”
“huh.”
“I don't understand. What does that mean??”
Instead of answering, she put a pair of rings on both hands. I felt a burning pain all over my body when I put that on, and I freaked out and tried to stop her, but she stayed calm as if nothing had happened..
“It's okay, it's okay?”
“It's just a guess, but these are items that show other possibilities the wearer has..”
Another possibility?” “It adds the image of the wearer living a completely different life from now..”
Hayla finally wore the pendant, ‘Rainbow of Distortion’ around her neck..
Whoa whoa.
A faint ripple spread along with the low sound of the wind. Hayla closed her eyes for a moment, as if she was dizzy..
“……Now I am a blood magician who has reached the highest level in nearly a hundred years..”
The great self-praise flowed naturally like water..
“The other me is a wizard who earned the title of Grandmaster..”
The brightly opened eyes gave off a brilliant brilliance..
“It is impossible to fully absorb that knowledge and what has been learned, but it is possible to get a glimpse of it..”
In the game, the 'Rainbow of Incidents' was a set of accessories that had the effect of nullifying the class restrictions of the equipment. As a soul caster, I would wear it when I wanted to use the ‘Tombstone’, a necromancer’s exclusive equipment, and as a blood knight, I would wear it when I wanted to use the ‘Holy Sword’, a holy knight’s exclusive equipment..
And now, the accessory set that encouraged perverted play in the game was being used in an unexpected direction through Heyla..
“Close and lock tightly. ”
I opened my mouth wide. Because at her command, the door that had been open for about a span was closed and locked..
It wasn't that great, but it was magic without a doubt..
“Wow, crazy. Are you really a genius??”
While my eyes widened as I looked back and forth between visiting and Heila, her second order followed..
“Be tightly bound and locked..”
“—uh?”
A small drop of blood rose from the tip of her finger and swelled in an instant. Then it stretched out into the shape of a living snake and wrapped itself around my body..
“What is this,”
Clap.
With a sound similar to a hinge closing, the red snake bit its own tail..
Heyla was looking at me with faint, lively eyes as I was caught off guard and unable to react..
“……Uh, Heyla.?”
“Phew.”
She blinked a few times as if feeling dizzy again, then took off the rainbow set and stored it away..
“Um, can you explain what this is??”
“you almost died today.”
“……however?" “The reason you don’t value life is because you don’t feel responsible as a pregnant woman..”
I noticed the situation slowly turning and strengthened my arms..
Sigh.
The spell Heyla used was 'binding', and it wasn't anything special. However, since the person who completed the spell was a snake made of blood, it was natural that her powerful blood magic would have an impact..
What this means is that no matter how hard you tried to break the rope, you couldn't move it..
“Or maybe you don't consider your promise to me important..”
Heyla's magic power is a whopping 46 points..
Utequoi, who uproots and throws a tree, has 42 points of strength, but her magic power is 4 points higher than that..
“Wait a minute, Heyla..”
“I'm not asking you to go back to Tau's Den right now. Because I respect you.”
Even if my condition was the best, I'm not sure if I would be able to break this trap, and right now I'm on the verge of starving to death. Because my heart had stopped for a while, I was lacking in magic power and vitality..
In short, resistance meant nothing.
“But you have to get the price up front. Because you never know what might happen.”
“……Hey, don't play around.-”
Looking down at me, who had been thrown onto the bed by an unknown force, Hayla, who had already come up to me, stroked her hair..
What was revealed was the face of the conqueror. Eyes that reveal an unknown sense of victory, and a smile that is rarely shown on the lips.…….
There was quite a bit of tension visible from the beads of sweat on her forehead and the small amount of dry spit she swallowed, but I was able to tell that she was sincere..
“wait for a sec. You're not this kind of person.”
“You made me into this person.”
“no… … . Okay, okay, I get it. I understand why this is happening. Still, isn’t this a bit much??”
“That's enough. stop talking.”
The strange force almost made me go blind, but I managed to come to my senses..
“Hey, hey hey！”
A second lily emerged from the snake wrapped around its body and crept up to the corner of its mouth as if to gag it. I shook my head desperately and continued..
“Wait a minute, this, this is something I cannot accept as a pregnant woman.?”
“……As a conceiver?” “Yes, as a pregnant woman..”
When Hayla hesitated, I let out all the words I could..
“What, yes, the ritual of conception! They say it must be done in the ‘Red Room’ of Tawj Den.!”
“huh. That's tradition.”
“It's not tradition, it's additive! There is a strict method, but it is okay to be like this.?”
She blinked her black eyes and answered.
“In the old days, it was additive. Not now.”
“W-what? you must be,”
“It was a lie.”
“what? why,”
She didn't answer, but I thought I knew why. He lied to get an opportunity like today, to catch me off guard.!
“Hey, you really-”
“I'll say it again, you're the one who made me like this.”
Hayla said and unbuttoned her vest. Because my fingertips trembled slightly, I was able to get a second chance..
I calmly took a breath and opened my mouth..
“Heyla. This is not good for the child.”
The fingers fumbling with the golden button stopped twitching. The reaction was so good that I quickly continued talking..
“I died and came back to life today, so I'm almost a shell of myself? I feel like I'm starving to death because you didn't let me eat, and I have no strength at all..”
“And, who likes it if you force it like this? “I’m not ready physically or mentally, will I be okay?” The sense of victory and vitality that permeated his white face gradually faded. The smile, whose presence was faint to begin with, also disappeared like snow on a spring day..
“So, at least let me unpack this and fill my stomach..”
“……I need to fast.”
“Hey, I’m a blood knight too, right? I know my body better. They say if you eat some food and take a nap, you'll be fine right away.?”
Heila stood there silently for a moment and then flopped down on the bed. Soon the bloody snake melted away..
When asked to prepare a meal, Rowen hesitated for a moment..
But even for a moment. Heyla, who seemed somewhat downcast, bowed her head and retreated when no one tried to stop her..
Perhaps because I had emphasized this several times, Rowen and her husband, Hicks, prepared a meal with the intention of emptying our food pantry. I was on the verge of starvation, but I faced her attack without even an inch of retreat..
Four bowls of pea porridge, two bowls of pork stew, a whole roasted chicken, six boiled eggs, and two plates of pickled herring grilled in pork fat with red onion and celery. The meal was completed only after the procession of food was finished..
“……Ah, I think I'll buy it now.”
I don't really feel full. Would you say that it seems to be broken down as it is consumed? I could feel my body absorbing calories like crazy..
Still, it's much better than before, when I felt like I was going to starve to death at any moment. It seems like my energy has returned to some extent, and my magical power has begun to wiggle..
I patted my swollen belly and washed my body in the well under the castle tower, but Hayla was still sitting on the bed with her head down..
“……why are you doing this?”
“what.”
“Why are you so depressed?.”
Hayla, who had been silent, suddenly made an odd noise..
“I said it a while ago.”
“ huh?”
“It's hard, it hurts, I hate you.”
Her eyes were already filled with moisture, so I couldn't help but be embarrassed..
“Why are you doing this all of a sudden??”
“Why do you do that??”
“uh?”
“why do you hate me so much?”
“……No, I don't really like it..”
“lie.”
I blinked, a little embarrassed..
“I'm not sure what context this conversation came from.?”
“You won't do it.”
“uh?”
“You won't do it.”
While I was dazed by the unexpected words, Hayla misunderstood my reaction and closed her mouth..
Gooooooo.
Magical power flowed out from her as if soaking the floor. I felt it before, but the pressure of 46 points of magical power was truly enormous..
But it wasn't that I couldn't react. No, when we were close friends like we are now, it was rather easy to deal with it..
I quickly walked over and placed my hand on the back of Hayla's hand..
“ eww?”
She and I are the same blood magician. Both manipulate blood energy and use blood as the source of power..
They belong to two families that have had complex blood relations for generations, and are relatively close blood relatives called cousins, and have even transfused blood with each other for therapeutic purposes several times..
In short, it was much easier to influence each other's blood and the energy it contained..
“This is,”
“I think order blocking is similar to this..”
Hayla's blood mixed with my blood..
From her perspective, it was difficult to filter out the energy because it was so similar that it was difficult to distinguish between them, and because it came from someone else, it was an energy that was not easy to absorb..
As a result, both she and I lost control of our blood. Both of them were in a state where it was like they had no magic power..
However, unlike me, who could show off her skills among superhumans even without magical power, Hayla was just a healthy ordinary person without magical power..
If I give it time, Hayla, with her overwhelming magical power and blood magic, can absorb all of my blood energy and regain control. But, well, if you don’t give me time, that’s it..
“cold,”
Her eyes widened as she pinched her bright nose with her finger and covered her bright red lips with her palm..
““Wow,” “Don’t raise your magic power. Then I'll let you go.”
“ O '' 厂 9 ver. •
“hurry.”
Regardless of Hayla's will, her control of magical power was shaking due to her breathing becoming difficult. She was stubborn for a while, and only after her face turned red did she stop resisting and let her magic calm down..
“Yeah, that's nice..”
Heila took a deep breath and twitched her lips for a moment. Then, like he did a while ago, he blinked and let water droplets flow from his eyes..
As if that wasn't enough, she showed off a new look again..
“motherfucker.”
The beautiful features moved dynamically. Feelings of unfairness, regret, and resentment were mixed appropriately..
‘The feeling of ‘resentment’ is felt very clearly. So, like I once did, I fell in love with her face like I was admiring a work of art..
“ O ” •
Actually, as Hayla said, I was planning to let it fester for a while before stopping.…….
“……It won't work today.”
“what,”
When I lifted her up in one go, supporting her lower thighs, Hayla was instantly confused..
“what are you doing.”
“I have to keep doing what I'm doing.”
“what are you talking about,”
“no?”
She closed her eyes tightly as a hand grazed her spine. Trembling like an aspen tree.
Soon, I looked into the opened eyes right in front of my nose..
The confident spirit of a conqueror from before has disappeared, and I am filled with the pitifulness of a lamb or a deer..
“you,”
“That's enough now.”
He put his thumb between his red lips and whispered..
“stop talking.”
He smiled. My breathing, which was already heavy, stopped for a moment..
Comments