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Chapter 519

My Villains Episode 519

67. Lord of Icebovald(12)

Lannon, who was going down the stairs chasing the scent, pricked up his ears..

The sound of a man and woman talking. Because it was blocked by multiple layers of walls and doors, all that reached her was a humming vibration, but she could tell whose voice it was just by its pitch and intensity..

‘5 floor.’

Lannon's eyes sparkled beneath the mask. My walking became faster. Nevertheless, it was still as if there was no sign of it..

The two maids who were climbing the stairs carrying the washed clothes did not notice the shadow passing by them. Lanon used the blind spot where the lights of the brass candlestick intersect like stepping stones. It was impossible for ordinary people to notice her hidden presence..

5As I reached the floor and was about to leave the landing and enter the hallway, my nose twitched under my mask..

The servants coming and going could only smell the wax candles, but Lannon could sense all kinds of smells all around the hallway. Aside from the scent of honey and wood released by melting wax, the strongest was the smell of alcohol, the most disgusting was the smell of rags mixed with water, and the weakest was the smell of human body..

It looks like someone recently broke a bottle of wine. Well, the people occupying the two rooms on the fifth floor were Heyla and Atalanta, and the only thing they had in common was that they enjoyed drinking. This is where most of the alcohol that enters the fiancées' mansion is consumed, so it was not unusual for the hallway to smell of alcohol - this is Lanon's standard, after all..

Fortunately for Lannon, there was no need to focus his senses on this headache-inducing smell to find Jeongin. It was because the sound of the conversation was getting closer little by little..

As expected, the voice came from the room on the left side of the hallway. A room whose door was covered with a curtain embroidered with red and white patterns. This is Atalanta’s room..

Suddenly, Lanon glanced at the birch door on the other side, with an antique carved pattern. This is Hayla’s room. She is probably handling the affairs of the territory at the Lord's House or the Permanent Court..

From what Lanon heard while drinking honey tea, the pottery merchants from 'Oros' had been causing trouble, so for the past few days, they could only return to the mansion after midnight..

Lannon felt heartbroken at the sound of that languid laughter coming from beyond the curtained door..

He is constantly suffering from tiresome chores as he runs his household affairs, and Heila is the de facto manager of the entire princely estate and works without days off..

Theodora had been struggling until recently to comfort the tyrants while establishing churches and dispatching priests to small settlements, while Iopia played a decisive role in absorbing the captured slave soldiers and magic corps..

Even El Ren, who was busy with her own training, research, and work at La-Palais Palace, sometimes took the time to give magical advice to the battle wizards in the territory..

So here, in the fiancee's mansion, there was only one person who did nothing and just played around, Atalanta..

Lannon, who had been standing in front of Atalanta's room for a while, silently climbed up the wall at the sound of people coming from behind. The hallway had an unusually large number of candle holders, so there wasn't enough room to hide. She concentrated her mind and raised her magic power..

See it.

Internal energy spread throughout the body circulates through the extremities. The black light armor that covered her entire body, ‘Fiend Skin’, absorbed magical power. Soon, Lannon’s figure completely melted into the wall and into the shadows..

It was the embodiment of a 'spirit' - the so-called spirit of darkness - developed using the treasure of the Three Swords Association, 'Fiend Skin'..

The middle-aged maid who appeared from the other side of the hallway had an expression on her face that showed nothing. She knocked on the door through the curtain with a gesture no different from usual..

“Come in.”

Atalanta's voice sounded as if she had been waiting. The maid opened the door straight away..

Lannon, completely immersed in the shadows, slid down the wall, enveloped in a strange feeling of being submerged under deep water, both frustrating and peaceful at the same time. No one noticed that the irregular shadow flowing across the floor had seeped through the crack in the door..

“……what. Why are you drinking this late at night??”

“His Excellency the Earl.”

It was the two counts who greeted the maid who entered the room carrying a large basket. The maid quickly bowed her head towards her master, Poynix, who stood by one of the windows..

On the other side, Atalanta, who was lying reclining on a low, spacious bed, gestured to the maid..

“I asked for it. Bring it here, this way.”

Phoenix was pulling up the thick curtain and tying it up. Then, she found a bottle of liquor with a green decoration in the maid's basket and burst into laughter..

“‘‘Dia Bühlsruhe Fredikat’? “Ah, you’re just stealing from other people’s storage, aren’t you?” “I’m sorry. Are you and I strangers??”

“That's not what I meant. Hayla doesn't say anything.?”

“Your cousin is not such a petty person. It's different from you.”

“under. Did you just call me petty??”

The maid, sandwiched between the two counts, placed the contents of the basket on the lame table with a calm expression on her face. Meanwhile, Lannon, who had sunk under the shadows, hid himself in a corner..

The spiritual embodiment of darkness is a skill that is difficult to maintain for a long time, so her human spirit soon rose from the floor. However, the presence of her presence was almost completely eliminated, so she was able to easily hide herself in the cluster of flower pots..

“Anyway, is it normal for an unemployed person who plays and eats all day to drink wine worth thirty silver coins like water? With just one bottle of that, you can buy three or four cows for farming..”

“Drink like water, who said I drank like water.”

“Who is it, you?.”

Phoenics gave a slightly disgusting smile and asked the maid about Atalanta's wine consumption. Knowing full well that the two counts enjoyed playful arguments, the maid told the truth without any sign of embarrassment..

“Twenty bottles of the highest quality in one month? Hey, I was wondering which hole our territory's finances were leaking through, and it was all here..”

“Showing off with little money.”

“Go out there and say the same thing. Let me watch you get stoned..”

“Phew, liljiaram.”

“……“Does that mean he’s crazy?” "oh. How did you know?”

“Ugh.”

Atalanta's residence was as wide as a banquet hall, had a high ceiling, and had no walls, giving it a great sense of openness. The thick carpets on the floor, the string decorations hanging from each pillar, and the incense burners emitting soft heat looked like they had been copied straight from the luxurious tents of the Nudein people..

Thanks to this, the sight of Phoenix drawing thick curtains and opening transparent glass windows looked somewhat unnatural..

“Because of you, I chase after the Nude people

It's already been a year since I finished everything, but you still can't understand that much??”

“That's also true.”

Atalanta smiled brightly and raised her drink. Lannon, who was hiding, clicked his tongue when he saw the sight of him taking a few sips of wine and eating dried fruit..

She acquired the Angst region as her territory through the Battle of the Blades, and fled to Eisbovald only 7 months after starting full-fledged management of the territory. He abandoned both his responsibility as a leader of the Nudein people and his responsibility as a lord..

Lannon still remembered the pitiful words that Atalanta, who suddenly appeared in Icebobalt at that time, said to Jeongin while crying..

‘The prophecy, the nation, I'm sick of it all! I won't do it, I won't do it!’

When we first met in Longville, Atalanta was a brave warrior who led a small clan called 'Al Qadari'. During the Kalman War, he was a dignified war leader with numerous warriors and three clans..

When stability and peace finally came, Atalanta had nothing left but her extinguished passion and exhausted mind and body. She freed herself from Asun's control by killing the clan chieftain and the six elders, and even threw away all the duties and responsibilities she had been carrying from the moment she was born and became an unemployed gangster..

Whining.

As Poynix opened another window, a headwind blew in. In the late winter night air, Atalanta, almost naked, trembled her shoulders..

“Ugh, it's cold. “What are you doing opening all the windows like that?” “You need to ventilate. That's why you leave the window open when the sun is warm. Won, if you keep a fire burning in your room and don't ventilate it all day, how can you breathe??”

“Sometimes I open the door towards the stairs, so it's okay. And, this is how we live. In winter, it's best to stay hidden in a cozy tent..”

“Yes, go talk like that to a cozy tent. And if it's really cold, cover yourself with a blanket.”

“I don't like it, it's frustrating.”

“Then what should I do?.”

“Why? “You come here.” Atalanta twisted her waist and acted coquettishly..

Among her many pastimes were horseback riding, dancing, and vigorous spearmanship. Thanks to this, his young body still maintained the same health as when it was in full swing on the battlefield..

Although Lannon doesn't want to admit it, it was actually more beautiful. Perhaps thanks to the effort spent on grooming for more than three or four hours a day, the exposed skin was overflowing with shine and fragrance..

Phoenix closed his mouth quietly. After a moment of twitching his jaw muscles to suppress the urge, he took a short, deep breath and sat down on the bed..

Atalanta frowned..

“hey. Outerwear is not allowed here.”

“Wait a minute - let's talk about work first..”

“Come on, talk about work. But that doesn't necessarily mean you can only say it while wearing pants.?”

“……Ugh, this burn.……

“Ughhhhh.”

The ones who rule the Angst region on behalf of Atalanta, who is busy smiling lazily and groping Phoenix's buttocks, are the high-ranking warriors under her command - the Praetorian Guard 'Hares Kiss' and the officer order 'Syrid Kiss'. ' These were the elders of each clan..

“The atmosphere in your territory is very strange these days. I need to move slowly, but I'm worried that I might get caught by Angst..”

“Umm, yeah?”

“uh. I was already worried that the number of Nude people was growing too much to handle, but since you were away too, they were splitting up among themselves and there was a lot of chaos - Mr. Lee, please keep your hands still..”

“Nude things are like that, right? If you are poor, you fight because you are poor; if you are rich, you fight because you are rich..”

“Hey, ugh, stop.”

“Was it for no reason that one nation was divided into five sects and hundreds of clans? Division is in their nature. There is no way that nature will disappear just because you own a prosperous city in a fertile land..”

While muttering in a light yet cold tone, bright amber eyes were looking up at Phoenix..

“……Still. It doesn't matter if they do it among themselves, but problems will leak out..”

“how?”

“They say that in the city, they kill people in ssambak fights all the time and even hang their bodies. It's not some kind of den of thieves... … . They say the sailors are so scared that they don't want to come out of the dock..”

“The sailors have small walls..”

“That's not all. As if there was a poppy field somewhere, there was a lot of opium. Even a few days ago, it came all the way here to Icebobalt, and if it weren't for Deo Zen, he couldn't have used his hands, but the gentle movements of his hands and kisses made Poi Nyx's chin lift. Atalanta smiled slightly and raised her magic power..

OO Ugh ' -■ -■ - Q •

Long, voluminous hair mixed with gray and purple and dyed a mysterious ash purple. Void spears slowly rose from the cervical vertebrae below. The six stems of purple spears waved gently, neither alive nor unexpected, and extended towards Poynix..

The two counts focused all their senses on each other, unaware that the red-faced eyes hiding their excited breathing were voyeurizing at them..

“Hey, not yet. The conversation isn't over yet.”

“Yeah, I know. keep going.”

“This is not the time to act like someone else's business. Atalanta. This has been enough, so now-”

“nicks.”

Brightening her faint purple eyes, Atalanta spoke without a smile..

“24I lived as a slave for years. 24 years.”

“……I know what you mean. But your men, no, the Nudein need you.,”

“I've done enough. And if a people is going to be wrong because they don't have a single woman, it would be better for other peoples to just perish..”

“Hey, then what about Angst?.”

“Do whatever you want. You can easily solve it.”

Atalanta’s assertion had a basis..

Among the Nudein people who followed her, Phoenix was known as 'Hunapi' - literally translated as 'male master'. It was not just a title, but he was regarded as the actual husband and agent of Atalanta..

“hey. Then, in the end, you will play until the end.-”

Poynix, who had been talking like a joke, swallowed his words again. However, this time, Atalanta was not in a position to intercept the words..

While Poynix was distracted by soft lips, wet tongue, and warm breath, purple spears wriggled and wrapped themselves around her limbs. Part of his mind wanted to struggle and break the bonds, but he eventually gave up resisting..

Contrary to its seemingly normal appearance, the current Atalanta was far from normal..

She has lived her entire life under oppression and has strained her mind to deal with the powers of vision and void. It's strange if it doesn't break down anywhere..

The complete loss of passion and motivation was only a side issue..

After some observation and conversation, Poynix gained a vague understanding of her condition. He was able to realize later that it was almost a miracle that Atalanta left her territory intact..

Z Z JX O U-O 9 o •

The spears of emptiness containing Atalanta's extended spirit vibrated slightly and made strange sounds..

As I observed many times during the battle, whenever those purple spears were damaged, Atalanta would feel terrible pain and fall down..

If Poynix were to rip off the purple spears wrapped around both wrists and ankles, there was a high possibility that it would be a direct blow to his fragile mind, like a cracked glass. Despite accurately understanding this situation, Phoenix, who was tied to the bed, sighed involuntarily as the two remaining tentacles wrapped around his neck and waist..

“……I'm going crazy, really..”

To Lannon, it looked like a spider attacking prey caught in its web. She held her breath and counted the optimal moment..

In the end, as always, Lannon's surprise attack was successful..