Chapter 6
My Villains Episode 006
3. Elemental Wizard＜1)
I felt uncomfortable and groaned for a while to stop the bleeding in my shoulder, then asked the elemental wizard for help..
“excuse me……
“huh?”
The girl raised her eyebrows as if asking what was going on..
I was reluctant because he was a guy who would cut people's throats without any hesitation... Seeing that angelic face made me feel a little relieved..
“Could you tie this for me? It's difficult to do with one hand.”
“ ah.”
The girl rolled her eyes for a moment and shook her head..
“no.”
“…uh?”
“It's dirty. no.”
I was dazed for a moment by the unexpected and firm refusal, but I nodded calmly..
“Yeah, yeah. I can't help it.”
There were other passengers and crew members, but there didn't seem to be anyone who could help me..
It wasn't a question of personality, as everyone else seemed to be busy taking care of themselves or their colleagues' wounds, or doing something else..
A thought suddenly crossed my mind and I opened my luggage that was rolling around on the floor..
Indeed, among the miscellaneous items such as short blankets, emergency rations, and coin pouches, there was what I was looking for..
‘potion！’
There was not one, but four bottles of potion that glowed bright red..
Even in the dark world where magic and mystery abound, potions are quite valuable items. The health recovery potion is not sold in stores until Chapter 5, and even after that, you have to pay a fairly high price for it..
I quickly took out a bottle of potion and drank it down..
— n big.
It was fishy yet refreshing, bitter yet sweet – a mysterious taste that could never be said to be good. However, the effect was clear, the pain clearly subsided and the bleeding seemed to stop little by little..
Come to think of it, I used the passive skill ‘Running Blood’. It was a basic skill that increased binding power to my blood and helped restore vitality..
I don't know if it's the effect or what, but the arrow stuck in the wound is slowly rising.
I felt it coming.
Just as I was about to open the second bottle of potion, a white hand suddenly came into view..
“There was a potion?”
Then, a small hand arbitrarily invaded my bag and stole two bottles of potion..
“What are you doing?!”
I looked at the Elemental Wizard, who quickly retreated before I could stop him, with a devastated expression on his face..
The girl shrugged her shoulders and said.
“Huh? I forgot I gave you the potion earlier.
It was?”
“No, it was just one bottle..”
At my words, the girl narrowed her eyebrows and shook her head..
“You saved my life in an emergency. Even two bottles is a losing business..”
I took a deep breath to calm my anger..
I can't believe you compared a guy like that to your angelic nephew. I'm sorry, Jiwon..
He managed to control his quivering mouth and spoke in a calm tone..
“Are you still in a hurry? I'll give it to you later, so bring it..”
“I don't like it?”
“Bring it when you have good words to say..”
“What if I don’t say nice things? What are you going to do??”
“you-”
The girl said that and tapped her shoulder with a wand that looked like a recorder..
I kept my mouth shut as I remembered the scene where the sharp wind blowing from that wand blew away the limbs of the pirates..
As I quietly lowered my gaze and opened the last remaining potion cap, a small voice passed by my ear..
“Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk.
“•••what?”
“huh? what?”
When I glared at her with murderous eyes, the girl, who had an innocent expression on her face, calmly pointed to my wound and said,.
“For wounds like that, it's better to spray a potion than to drink it. Well, it's common sense, but.”
I glared at that crazy woman, no, girl, for a moment, then did as she said and sprayed the potion on the wound..
Indeed, I gained weight at a faster rate than when I drank it..
‘I'll pass this time.’
I gritted my teeth inwardly as I tended to the wound..
You will pay me back someday. really.
South Harbor's navy, which dominates the harbor and nearby territorial waters, did not show even a hint of its nose until the ship docked at the dock..
It was due to the abnormal conditions of South Harbor..
Perhaps it is natural, that under normal circumstances it would have been absurd for pirates to appear right in front of the port in the first place..
After recovering quite a bit for a while, I got off the ship with the help of a kind sailor..
Meanwhile, I heard a conversation between the captain and the dock manager..
“No, a blockade? what does that mean?”
“Oh my, tsk tsk. I guess you haven't heard the news. “Am I lucky or is it bad?” “Please explain so I can understand.”.”
“A blockade has been placed on the port. There are magic bandits lurking in the reed fields outside the castle, and the sea is full of pirates..”
“What on earth is that?……
“Can you explain it easily? You guys are locked up. It's completely fucked up..”
After confirming that it was not much different from the Dark World scenario, I only listened to that point and moved on..
The scenery of South Harbor felt new, as if the bean pods had been removed from my eyes due to the pirates' attack..
Black smoke was rising in the distance, and the high castle walls were broken in places and stained with blood..
The port, which seemed busy, was a mess with stranded merchants and soldiers carrying out orders..
The facial expressions of the passers-by seemed to show unconcealable anxiety, fear, and hostility toward strangers..
Because I was armed, I was captured and interrogated by soldiers, but thankfully the sailor who helped me and some merchants on the ship stood by and guaranteed my identity..
Well, the guarantee of status wasn’t anything particularly grand. He talked about my activities in chopping up pirates..
There, a merchant seemed to be giving something to the soldiers. At first glance, it looked like a few coins, but the effect was not bad..
I can't believe you did this. The sadness I felt while holding on to my wounds alone and groaning seemed to have eased..
The soldiers, who had earned a little extra income, let me pass, saying it didn't matter as long as it wasn't a group of bandits besieging the city..
“I am indebted to you.” When I slightly lowered my head, the merchant who offered the bribe waved his hand as if he were embarrassed..
“What is your situation? If it weren't for you, we would all have died. I'm actually sorry that I can't give you much compensation..”
With his tanned skin, wide eyes, and rough-growing beard, he looked like a cattle thief, but he was a merchant with his own sense of shame..
He stroked his beard and hinted..
“I'll visit the captain later. If my guy had a conscience, he would give me a few silver coins. You seem out of your mind right now..”
“I will do that.”
He said as he walked on the dock, it was only natural that the captain would reward me..
The expensive ferry fare also includes safety costs. I did what a captain should do.
But my thoughts were a little different.
If you think about it from the captain's perspective, more than half of the crew is dead and he is trapped in a closed port. I didn't know that if I went to ask him to give me money, I might end up in an argument..
Plus, thanks to the money I earned from Eyland, my pocketbook wasn't that bad..
As I walked away thinking that, the place behind me became noisy..
“Get down, you magician.!”
“Don't put your hand in the cloak!”
I wondered what the commotion was, and when I turned around, I saw soldiers aiming their spears at the elemental wizard..
It's like heavily armed soldiers pointing spears at a little girl and yelling..
The soldiers made threats in overbearing, high-tension voices, like American police officers threatening a murder suspect..
I was dumbfounded..
The girl seemed embarrassed, but tried to raise her voice with a calm face..
“I am a wizard who studied at the Palace of La-Palais!”
“Damn, how can you trust a magician with no cards?!”
“I don't have a plaque, but a letter of recommendation from my teacher.,”
“Don't put your hand in it!”
““Evil!” As the girl rummaged in her arms, a soldier hit her on the arm with a spear..
She gritted her teeth and screamed..
“How dare these guys-”
As the girl put her hand into her bosom again while saying that, the soldier behind her aimed his spear at Ogeum..
deeply!
“Wow!”
•••It really stung me.?
A spear point was sticking out through the thin legs exposed between the hem of the robe..
The soldier swung the spear to the side while dangling the girl's legs, and the girl fell down without even being able to scream properly..
“Subdue it!”
The soldiers rushed in like crazy, throwing down their spears. One soldier trampled on the girl's wand and broke it..
“That crazy—”
The first time the girl was hit in the arm... To be honest, I felt sorry for him. However, the scene where a girl who appears to be a high school student gets stabbed with a spear and is mercilessly lynched completely erased that thought..
“where!”
“That black••••••
The girl was lying face down and crawling on the floor, but a soldier trampled on her arm, leaving her pinned down and exposed to violence..
The girl crouched down, covering the back of her head with one arm, then kicked her in the back and screamed..
I tried not to compare, but I kept thinking about my nephew, Jiwon..
So, I shook off the sailors and merchants who tried to stop me and limped towards the soldiers and shouted..
“for a moment! Stop for a moment!”
As if they didn't hear my voice, the soldiers continued to throw their spears..
I gritted my teeth and jumped in, got down on one knee, caught the spear with my back, and shouted..
“stop! Stop it.!”
A couple of spears that I could not retract struck my shoulders and arms..
It hurt terribly, but I didn't have the heart to complain because the soldiers were glaring at me with their murderous eyes..
“What is this, you bastard?!”
“It won't turn off?”
As the sharp spear tip wandered in front of my nose, my shoulders automatically shrank. I showed both hands and calmed the soldiers..
“Just calm down for a moment - Oh, I'm sorry, soldiers.!”
After saying that, he bowed down in front of the soldiers..
The soldiers seemed a little taken aback as the warrior, who was said to have cut off the pirates' heads like fruit, fell flat on his face..
Well, it was a behavior that didn't quite fit with Phoenix's cold-hearted impression..
He looked at the surprised reactions of the soldiers and pointed at the fallen girl..
“This guy was in my group, but he was young and didn't know much about the world and had no manners, so he made a mistake with the soldiers..”
This was my own way of dealing with life, a know-how I had acquired through a long social life that included school, the military, and work..
When dealing with someone who is extremely angry or excited, let them lie down until they calm down..
“The situation is already bad, and I'm sorry for putting you through unnecessary effort while you're at work. I'd like to compensate you a little, but can you open my bag??”
Originally, people had pride and respect, so they needed a justification even when they were angry..
When I asked in a polite manner, the soldiers, who looked shocked, made eye contact and nodded..
I quickly took out a coin bag from my bag..
After opening my pocket and thinking for a moment, I decided to close my eyes and use the silver coin..
After quietly counting the number of soldiers, I took out five silver coins and slowly got up..
“You are having a hard time at work. This is no big deal……
While saying that, he secretly handed over silver coins as if he were a corrupt politician..
However, the soldiers proudly packed the bribe into their arms, as if they were not paying attention to the people around them..
I spoke carefully, looking at the red-faced soldiers..
“As you can see, I have a lot of injuries, so can I just leave? I feel sorry for wasting the soldiers' time for no reason.……
As I trailed off, the soldier, who had always had a stern expression on his face, spoke..
“I heard that magicians rarely forget a grudge once they have held it. Would it be okay if I let it go??”
“Well, that's right..”
Only then did I remember that the perception of wizards in the Dark World universe was not very good..
However, when playing the game, all I could hear was the NPCs' lines becoming blunter, and there were no events like this... … I shook my head and both hands exaggeratedly, shaking off my thoughts..
“Oh my, is this a grudge? How can you hold a grudge over something you did wrong? There is no case for this guy, but not to that extent. You never have to worry!”
“•••You can trust me?”
“Oh, of course. “There is nothing to worry about.” The soldiers thought for a moment at the loud shouting and then gave a subtle gesture of their chins..
“thank you Have a hard time!”
I quickly lowered my head and helped the elemental wizard up, even though he was limping..
The girl stumbled, as if she hadn't fainted, but managed to get up from her seat. However, because his leg was stuck in a spear, walking alone seemed impossible..
In the end, the girl had to cling to my arm and walk with no trace of blood..
Fortunately, my body's strength was comparable to that of a superhuman, so it didn't feel too burdensome. Moreover, befitting her small size, the girl was light enough not to feel weighty..
As I reached the dock with my help, the girl who had been keeping her mouth shut opened her mouth in tears..
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