My Demons - Chapter 113



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My Villains Episode 113

29. Hunting Festival (1)

Oh my.

Three days ago, Bobpuri showed me his jewel-like eyes. Quietly looking into those eyes has become my new hobby.

It was not a luxury that could be enjoyed for very long.

The director said.

“It’s a bum bag.”

“yes?”

“Beombaek. It’s a virus called feline panleukopenia, but the baby is so young…J

The next words.

I paid for the diagnostic kit and medical expenses.

Balance, 130,000 won.

Antibody injection, fluid, hospitalization, 220,000 won.

“It is close to impossible to treat Bumbaek at home.”

The nurse’s reproachful words.

“The parvo virus doesn’t die easily, so from now on, every cat that comes home will get the disease. The problem is that you pick it up with a light heart. “If you have a child, you have to take responsibility until the end.”

I stabbed her in the neck several times, but the nurse didn’t finish what she was saying.

He returned with rice in his arms.

I couldn’t sleep a wink for four days.

During a short period of drowsiness, the jewel-like eyes lost their shine.

I put on makeup. It was 30,000 won.

I was awake for such a long time, but I couldn’t sleep.

It’s a regret. A regret worth 90,000 won.

Oh my.

The cat cried all night.

I tied a belt around my neck, but I couldn’t sleep.

♦ ♦ ♦

The next morning.

As we left the tavern after a hearty meal, we found ourselves in a completely unexpected situation.

“therefore.”

I scratched my head under my helmet and looked back at the dozens of mercenaries surrounding me.

“Join the gang, is this it?”

“exactly.”

“Why all of a sudden?”

A mercenary who introduced himself as ‘Randall’ answered.

“I heard you have good skills. “I heard you made a name for yourself in the South.”

“… … “Who heard that from?”

“I heard the rumor before. Did you say ‘Ed’? “I heard he came with you from South Harbor.”

“Ed? By any chance, Eod?”

“is it? Anyway, he confirmed it. “You are the bloody prosecutor.”

… … This damn thing must have shaved his head as soon as we parted ways. How can he miss a day?

While I was swearing under my breath, Randall shrugged his shoulders.

“You’re not planning on going out on your own, are you? “No matter how good your skills are, there’s no way you can do it with just three people.”

“So, what specifically are you proposing?”

“The kids I have with me are a little over twenty. “All of them have been on the run for more than five years.”

I followed my thumb and looked at the mercenaries standing behind Randall.

All of them are well-armed officers. Half of them were wearing heavy scale armor, and the rest were wearing chain armor. As Randall said, they all seemed to have unique expressions in their eyes, as if they were veterans.

“I don’t know if you saw the bulletin board, but we are the leader in the hunting festival.”

“Q”

“Do you know what the benefits are for winning the hunting contest?”

“… … “Do you really believe that?”

“There’s nothing I can’t believe. “I heard that the lord has no children or brothers.”

The lord announced that he would reward the five people who performed best in the hunting festival.

Heaps of gold coins, historic heirlooms, and even knighthoods. There were various prizes on offer, but the one that stood out the most was, of course, the prize given to the winner.

Contrary to its name, the gift was not an object but a right. The right to nominate an adopted child to become the lord’s heir.

In other words, the territory was offered as a product.

“I have a younger cousin. I’m studying law at the royal university. “I’m going to make that guy a lord.”

Your dream is big too.

“Join us. “I’ll give you a lot of money.”

“What’s the score?”

“No points. “I’m in the lead, but it’s a bit tricky.”

I smiled bitterly and shook my head.

“I also have a situation and am in a position where I have to collect points. “Thank you for the suggestion, but that won’t work.”

“You want to collect points?”

Randall’s face distorted slightly. Wow, it looks scary.

“Now, collecting points means nothing. “It is impossible to receive gifts.”

“How much did you say your score was?”

“… … “Just under five hundred points.”

In response to Randall’s answer, Ute Kwai, who had been silent, snorted.

“If you kill 100 orcs, you get 500 points. “You can collect it quickly.”

“That’s nonsense.”

I met his skeptical gaze and shrugged my shoulders.

“Isn’t each orc worth 5 points? “If there are 100 horses, that’s 500 points.”

“… … “Are you serious?”

“I’m serious.”

Randall quietly looked up into my eyes and spat on the floor.

“Okay, good luck.”

“That one too.”

When Randall and his men withdrew, the other gangs who had gathered for a similar purpose clicked their tongues and dispersed as if they were disappointed.

While watching the mercenaries scattering, Ellen suddenly opened her mouth.

“You don’t have any children at that age?”

“huh? Oh, Baron Mallory?”

I recalled the story I heard from the Amias gang yesterday.

“He had three children, but they all died young.”

“He died young?”

“huh. The last child died with the mother during childbirth. “It’s a shame, whatever.”

“Then who was the Baroness you saw yesterday?”

“It’s like a cage. “They got married right before the Thousand Day War.”

As I slowly started to walk, there was still one group left behind.

“… … “What are you doing here?”

The gang was none other than six mercenaries, including Amias.

Steedman, a tough guy from Lavalton, said with a smile as if he was embarrassed.

“that… … . “Good morning, Nari.”

“What are you doing? “Put it aside and tell me what’s going on.”

As I grinned and scolded him, Steedman wet his lips and spoke.

“We had a drink together, so I thought I’d go out hunting with you.”

“… … “Didn’t you hear what I said earlier?”

“Of course I heard. But, we don’t need points.”

As I quietly crossed my arms, the leader, Amias, spoke instead.

“It’s just as this guy said. I can’t even dream of receiving a gift that I can’t even imagine because there are so many pages. “We just need to take care of the money.”

“You’ll give up all the points?”

“okay. The bounty is… … Each of us six gets one share, and you each get two shares. how is it?”

In cases where the bounty was collected through the ears or nose of a monster, as in this hunting festival, it was common for the entire gang to receive the bounty and then distribute it.

Of course, since each person had different equipment and abilities, it was natural that the amount distributed would vary from person to person.

“In other words, you’re saying we should split half and half with you?”

“yes.”

… … Did I miss something? What confidence?

I looked carefully at the six mercenaries.

Amias, Steedman, and Mira were holding axes and swords and holding federal flags the size of their own. Amias and Steedman were each wearing a pair of old chain armor.

Buni and Jenessa were wearing only a short sword, and Cole was wearing only a dagger.

The three guys in front seem to be in the vanguard role, what are the three guys in the back? Why don’t you have any weapons?

Amias, who read the doubt in my eyes, quickly opened his mouth.

“Boonie and Jenessa use long weapons, and Cole is an archer. “I left the weapons at the gate.”

“Hmm.”

Three shields, two polearms, and a long range weapon. It’s a fairly balanced combination.

However, the distribution ratio is still unconvincing. I think they’re poorly armed and their skills aren’t very good.

In the midst of thinking, Ellen opened her mouth.

“What are you worried about? “It’s better for us to just go by ourselves rather than taking these guys with little manpower.”

“…Isn’t it polite to at least lower your voice when you say something like that?”

“why me?”

I pointed at Ellen and shrugged my shoulders at the mercenaries.

“Are you okay with a guy like this?”

“What do you mean by that?”

When Ellen started to complain, I asked Amias for a moment of understanding.

Then, we started discussing with Ute Kwai and Ellen.

“No matter how much I think about it, it’s a bit dangerous for the three of us to go out hunting.

same.”

“So, let’s go around with these idiots?”

“Something is better than this. “If I went under a guy like Randall, I’d be at the mercy of him.”

Utequoi, who had his arms crossed, opened his mouth.

“Phoenix and I are strong enough. But girl, you’re weak.”

“Do you want to get hit?”

“But it’s true. Girl, she’s strong in deception, but she needs protection. “Two are not enough.”

“••••♦•Keuung.”

Ellen fell silent as Utequai spoke seriously.

“Yes, that’s what I said. Since there are three vanguards, they will at least serve as meat shields in case of emergency.”

“What if those guys betray me?”

“You just have to be careful. And I had a quick chat yesterday, and everyone was nice. “Even if I betray you, I don’t think it would be much of a threat.”

Ellen reluctantly nodded, and I looked back at Amias.

As if that group had finished talking, Amias looked at his colleagues and nodded to me.

“It’s common knowledge that wizards have, um, difficult personalities. I understand.”

“good. And, why don’t we decide the distribution ratio later?”

“later? “If you don’t decide on something like that in advance, it will cause trouble.”

I chuckled and shook my head.

“That won’t happen.”

“Well, if that’s the case with Knight Nari.”

While Amias and I were having that conversation, Ellen’s eyes were focused on one person.

The person trembling under Ellen’s gaze was Mira, a mercenary with impressive freckles.

“… … Ellen, just in case.”

“what’?”

“You’re not going to stick a frost pick in the back of their head or anything, are you?”

Ellen was silent for a moment and glanced at me.

“That doesn’t happen.”

“Well, then I’m glad.”

All kinds of pseudo-human species live in Middle World.

When people think of similar races, they often think of fairies or dwarves from legends, but most of the ones we encounter in reality are monsters.

This is because all kinds of monsters, such as orcs, lizardmen, goblins, giants, and fishmen, are classified as similar races.

So, contrary to the intimacy implied in the word, similar races are usually enemies of humanity.

Such was the case with Anupad, the half-man, half-dog monster.

Kkuk, kkkkk!

As one Anupad barked fiercely, the guys behind him all threw javelins.

“Bow your head!”

As Amias shouted, the other mercenaries quickly lowered their posture behind the shield wall.

I blocked the flying spear with my shield and then threw the javelin back. The javelin drew a trajectory that was close to a straight line.

One Anupad fell down with a cry. He aimed for the commanding entity, but unfortunately the one next to him was hit.

Amias’s gang was still cowering behind their shields. I got angry and started yelling.

“How long are you going to be like that, you idiots! Look ahead!”

Meanwhile, five of them jumped out from among the twenty or so Anupads.

Anupad was a dog-like monster.

Round, large ears and a protruding muzzle. A messy mix of black, brown, and white fur. White tail and loud howling. Even group life where hierarchy is important.

It is a monster that closely resembles a beast called Lycaon, or ‘African wild dog.’

The difference from Lycaon is that the size of the adult body is comparable to that of an adult male, and that it can hold weapons with its long fingers.

In short, they are dangerous.

Crrr!

Anupads with weapons in their mouths came running on all fours. The five members of the detachment, who had been running like fast hunting dogs, took a detour to the side of the shield wall in an instant.

“Holy shit, turn around!”

The ranks that were moving quickly became disorganized.

Not a hundred or two hundred people, but only six. But the team is disorganized because their hands and feet are not in sync.

I sighed and opened my mouth.

“Ute Kwai, stop him coming back.”

” i get it.”

And yelling.

“You idiots, look ahead and raise your shield! “The javelin is flying!”

Utequai blocked the detachment, and the mercenaries hastily raised their shields to block the javelins.

Cole, an archer with sharp eyes, shot and killed one of the detachments in the meantime. That guy seems at least useful.

“Darrve, qun-ta!”

The dolme recovered from the gate tore through the air and smashed one of the dog’s heads.

Kekeung, quake!

The other Anupads quickly stood upright, holding their weapons in their mouths.

“Wow!”

Utequai swung his sword fiercely, but Anupad was not a good match since they were all quick guys.

An Anupad holding a sharp pulse bent down to avoid Dolme and then pounced on Utequai.

“joy!”

Utequai threw away the dolme and lashed out with his fist.

Bah!

The muzzle was crushed in an instant, and the outstretched hand squeezed the neck.

Kkuk, kkkkk!

The other three, thinking that Utequai had lost its weapon, attacked immediately, but shouted, “Dumb, attack!”

Utekwai swung the dead Anupad with one hand, letting go of the attack, then kicked the ground and grabbed the large Anupad.

Within seconds of being touched by Utekwai, the large Anupad suffered a broken neck and back and died.

Utequai snatched the spiked club from the corpse’s hand.

While the Utequai were active, the enemy

The Amias gang that clashed with the main force was…

“Wow!”

“Ouch, Steedman is on a rampage again!”

“Call, call! Here, arrow!”

“Mira, where are you going! *Ugh* You have to protect me!”

Literally, I sat down and danced wildly.