Episode 2 of the Overly Competent Villain - Chapter 44



Mir

A luxurious airship lands at the Kralles airship dock.

As predicted by the controllers, ladies of noble status came down from the airship with the emblem of the Mayer Group.

“Whoa, I think I’m finally going to live.”

Aris stretched out and stepped on the ground.

At one point, they wanted to be in distress in the middle of the wasteland, but fortunately Mayer’s bodyguards soon came to find them.

“Be careful. It’s still west here.”

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Mir warned them not to do anything stupid in the city they visited to supply the airship’s energy.

“Heh, this is where the Imperial fleet is guarding. That criminal won’t be able to do anything here?”

It was also the reason why Aris, who had been rescued, dared to find Krales on the company’s airship.

The city of Kelbeg had to leave without supply because it was afraid of being pursued by beastmen, and the other cities were under the influence of Jacques Pietro.

This is the only city left where you can buy supply magic cartridges for the magic engine that will move the airship.

“I’m going to go shopping and do some cultural life while I’m here.”

“Are you going to the Opera House?”

Mir recalled that here in Krales there was the largest opera house in the West. My half-nephew has long dreamed of being a principal in such a big opera.

Even though she was thwarted by her own too great talent.

“I’m just going to watch.”

“okay.”

“I’m going with the bodyguards, so you can play as you please.”

At those words, Mir was relieved inwardly. She’s not interested in that kind of thing.

“Then be careful. I’ll follow you to treat the bodyguards.”

“Say hello instead of me.”

After Aris said that, she and her bodyguards headed to downtown Krales.

“Miss Mir. You don’t have to follow us.”

“It’s a moral issue.”

Mir looked up at the head of the bodyguard who was wrapped in bandages. When the beastmen attack, the wounded man can barely stand.

Although guarding is his job, it is also her job to encourage the servants.

It’s not that my half-nephew doesn’t have a good personality, or that he’s not a bad person, but in many ways, it wasn’t an environment to worry about.

It was for times like this that Mir guarded Aris in the first place.

Mir confirmed the treatment of the injured bodyguards at the general hospital in Krales City.

“Fortunately, it’s not serious. But I’ll need recuperation for a while. I think I’ll have to hold the hospitalization for a little longer.”

“Oh, how much…?”

“You need to rest for at least 8 weeks…”

The head of the bodyguard and the bodyguards seemed to be feeling frustrated. It’s not a matter of the severity of the injury, but if you’ve been immersed in work for two months, there’s nothing strange about being fired right away.

The Meyer Group is an iron-blooded family devoted to profit. There, parts that fail to do their job are mercilessly replaced.

“Don’t worry. Aris seems to be staying here for the time being.”

“Go, thank you.”

I reassured the bodyguards, but, well… putting Aris aside, I wondered if Aris’ father… who would be my half brother would make fun of Aris in a place like this.

Even for the Mayer Group’s succession competition, my first half-brother needed Aris. That wealth suit was too fraudulent even for Mir to see.

‘I wonder what to do with my little brother.’

Their existence would be like a thorn in the eye to that person.

With that thought in mind, Mir came out of the hospital. It was already evening.

‘Come to think of it, no one died.’

Like the bodyguards, the beast warriors were only suppressed.

It is surprising in many ways that even after such a battle, not a single person died.

It may be that the beastmen didn’t care because their purpose was theirs, but what about Pietro?

‘There must have been plenty of opportunities to kill them.’

Even so, Zach did not kill the prisoners. It could be any situation.

Interfering with work, but not building a grudge. such a treat.

It is a well-known story that Jacques Pietro was at odds with the Brotherhood.

In the clash in the north, he had a fight with Cromwell, the leader of the Brotherhood.

According to the information Mir gathered, Zach survived the invincible King of Madness.

If you look at his various records, he is so talented that everyone puts their tongues on his run.

While Mir was thinking about that, an attendant asked while waiting for a car.

“My lady, would you like to go back to the hotel? Lady Aris must have returned too.”

“······No. I’ll look around some more. Go back first.”

Even though it was a safe city, it was west and out of the way. The attendant did not question Mir’s dangerous instructions.

Mir is a genius wizard of the Mayer family. His skills were to the point where he was even invited to the Magic Tower.

Although he couldn’t go to the Mage’s Tower in the name of having to train Aris, he achieved amazing achievements by self-studying.

Above all, Mir, the illegitimate son of the current chairman, sometimes gets some time alone in the middle of the night. As it was not a decadent time for chaebols, the attendant calmly stepped back.

“·······.”

Mir looks at the vehicle leaving and gives a complicated gaze. If it was Aris, it would have been impossible.

She walked through the streets of Krales looking for a suitable place.

A dark, damp back alley. A place with many flaws for a young lady of the empire’s leading conglomerate to attend.

She sneaked in and took a breath.

A breath that unravels as if taking off a stuffy corset. At the same time, an abnormality occurred in Mir’s form.

From among her black hair, something like a seedling grows, which then branches out like a branch.

Resembling a deer’s antlers, it is proof of Mir’s lineage.

Mir has physical abilities and special abilities that are different from those of ordinary humans.

A nocturnal eye that can see as clearly as daytime even at night. And whenever he grows up, he naturally possesses magical powers.

Among them, the art of shaping was of great help to Mir.

Although the empire forbids discrimination against prisoners by law, they were discriminated against in every corner of society and secretly abused and exploited them.

Even the Mayer family is no exception.

Mir, the president’s illegitimate child and the deer-bearer, can never reveal his antlers in public. Among the reasons why she was shunned by her half-brothers were because she was a sasaeng, but also because she was a prisoner.

‘Because I can’t reveal it next to Aris.’

Aris was kidnapped by beastmen when she was young.

The incident left Aris with deep-seated trauma, and although she doesn’t show it, Mir knows that Aris is terrified when she sees a beast.

That’s why Mir can only reveal his true self hidden by shamanism only on the streets at night or in his own room.

‘It’s frustrating.’

How long will I have to live like this?

When will he be able to begin his revenge on Jacques Pietro?

At one time, he asked his real father to help him avenge himself if he thought of her as a daughter, if he loved her mother, but–

“Animating him doesn’t do business any good. Stop thinking about useless things.”

Chairman Mayer refused Mir’s request under a single word. He had no intention of taking the risk of the business of Jacques Pietro.

So… Mir went to see her older brother.

Help him succeed in his eldest son’s succession, and ask for revenge against Pietro in exchange for a friendly stake in the company he was given.

It was the only thing Mir could do, and she waited with bated breath for that day to come.

– Do, help! who! Can someone please help!

Then, the screams echoed through the streets at night. Surprised, Mir hid his horn again and looked outside the alley.

-Kyaaak!

Under the flickering street lights, someone is exposed to merciless assault.

She caught Mir’s attention just because she was a prisoner with distinctive animal ears, but what’s even more surprising is that the perpetrators of the assault were soldiers in military uniforms.

“what···!”

The imperial army is assaulting the prisoner? That in itself is quite likely.

No matter how much the law to treat prisoners as citizens of the empire was open, discrimination against prisoners in every corner of society was still the same.

Police officers and soldiers more openly assaulted prisoners and shot prisoners claiming self-defence whenever they had a chance.

Mir asked passers-by for help to stop the merciless violence inflicted on his people, but no one tended to ignore them and avoid them.

“It’s okay, too, but don’t get involved. Those beast hunters are merciless even to ordinary citizens.”

“A beastman… a hunter?”

For a while, they looked blankly at the attitude of not getting involved as if it was something they were used to. Mir suddenly realized that the battered prisoners had disappeared from their seats.

‘I have to save it…’

When was the hunt for beastmen?

No matter how lawless Mir is, it gritted its teeth at the open hunting taking place in the middle of the city.

That’s why a soldier, a soldier who should protect citizens, stepped up and hunted his own people…

She chased away the metal smell from the soldiers’ guns with her unique sense of smell and soon found them loading a truck with a prisoner mother and daughter.

‘no. I’ll miss it!’

the truck is leaving It is impossible to chase a truck naked, not even as a knight. Magic doesn’t have the ability to move stealthily, chasing the truck’s maneuverability.

She pondered for a moment, but soon revealed her horns.

Although she was a wizard, she was still a beast, and although she did not have the physical ability of a knight, she had the physical ability to secretly chase a truck.

As a deer beast, she jumps to the roof of a building with amazing leg strength. We ran between buildings and chased trucks along the road.

The place we arrived at was the port. Mir realized that this is a military port where the Imperial fleet is staying.

-insect!

-OK.

– How was the hunt?

-Kkuyeokkkuyeok, there are so many of them. Beggar-like beasts looking for work in the forage——

Trucks passing the post. A fence and watchtower have been erected around it to deter intrusion.

‘Soldiers… are kidnapping prisoners?’

Listening to the conversation, it wasn’t yesterday or today. Mir pondered over what was happening there.

Should I report it to the Public Safety Agency? No, the West is a lawless land. Most cities are maintained by a handful of sheriffs, and even if there are serious wanted criminals out there, no one pursues them except bounty hunters.

The city of Krales has at least an army stationed there, so it is taking its place.

But if the army is like that, who the hell are you going to complain to?

Mir thought that at least he had to figure out the reality of this place. If the system submits a petition, a fact-finding will be conducted.

If the young lady of the Mayer group, not anyone else, submitted the petition herself… No, it was not enough. That alone…

‘I need proof. The Empire is neglecting the West. If you don’t collect evidence, they won’t listen to you.’

Mir peeked at how they could infiltrate the interior if they used the beastman’s physical abilities and abilities as a magician.

It’s not impossible. If you take a little risk–

“What are you doing here?”

thud!

My heart pounded. The moment Mir opened her eyes wide and tried to look back——

“······!”

The opponent who blocks her mouth and embraces her. He subdued Mir at once and whispered quietly.

“quietly.”

I look up at the man who has subdued me with my eyes wide open. Mir’s eyes widened.

‘Jacques Pietro?’

he was looking down on himself