My Demons - Chapter 150



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My Villains Episode 150

38. Golden Slush (7)

Even kings and nobles with powerful armies are frightened by daggers in their bedrooms and poisons in the kitchen. Even great warriors or wizards cannot resist an attack that catches their attention.

Yes. An invisible sword is more scary than the sword that is right in front of you.

Invisible sword.

A woman who was one of the most dangerous among those commonly called assassins spoke.

“I, I,”

I knew very well how dangerous this once-uncommon woman was.

A level 23 swordsman who focuses on learning ninjutsu skills and whose stats are focused on agility.

If we were playing a game, this is someone I would have snorted at. But what if this kind of partner existed in reality?

What if there was a real assassin with a sharp sword who could leap over castle walls and fences in the blink of an eye, blend into the shadows without a sound, and wield poison at will?

… … What the heck, it’s a disaster.

I can guarantee that there will be less than ten lords in the entire kingdom who can survive this woman’s sneak attack.

The woman who would become the scourge of the lord and the terror of the kingdom stammered.

“It’s true, it’s beautiful. Daedable, so please don’t do this to Mu Seom… … The woman seemed to have no interest in the dagger in my right hand, just shedding tears with her eyes tightly closed.

I hesitated for a while and held out the dagger.

“Huh ”

The woman’s shoulders suddenly slump.

“are you okay. “Stay still.”

Soothing him, he broke the bonds. I have relieved the lord’s disaster and the kingdom’s terror with my own hands… … .

Hey, what should I do then? How can a child who has done nothing wrong, with an idol-like face, cry and say sorry?

The restraints were released, but the woman sitting in the chair was just shedding tears with her head down. The only thing that changed from before was that her hands, which were tied behind her, were fiddling with her thighs.

“… … Uh, that.”

I was trying to tell some bleak stories, but the woman’s meaningless hand gestures didn’t hit me.

I scratched my eyebrows and smiled bitterly.

“Um, can I give you a hug?”

The small head trembled and nodded, and I pulled the woman’s shoulder.

The woman clenched her fists, closed her eyes and lips, and tried hard to suppress her tears. But her efforts were in vain, and her crying grew louder, almost to the point of sobbing.

After almost 30 minutes of comforting her, the woman’s crying subsided.

“I… … . are you okay?” “Eh, ganchan, seummi.” She wiped her face with her sleeve and fiddled with my tunic.

“This is so cool… …

The place where the woman’s hand touched was covered in tears and snot. I shook my head and held her hand.

A large hand covered in calluses touched a small hand full of scars.

“I’m sorry. “I tied up all the life savers.”

There was no response from the woman to my apology. As if the touch was unfamiliar, her fingertips were a little stiff.

“Um, Wu Ming?”

“••••••to?”

“Can I call you Wu Ming? Well, I have a few questions to ask, can you answer them?”

The woman looked up at me with a blank expression for a moment, then shook her head.

“No, no.”

“Uh, if there’s something you don’t want to answer,”

“I… …

Beneath the swollen eyelids, watery black eyes sparkled like stars.

“A bunch.”

“… … what?”

“Well, it’s a bunch.”

It was a very firm tone.

The hall of the permanent residence.

Dionea was sitting on the ring-cross chair where Baron Mallory was sitting. Since the Baron was missing, it was only natural that his wife, Dionea, would be sitting there.

Daionea must have suffered a lot in the meantime, and her eyes were sunken under her eyes. Six retainers were gathered in front of her, looking as if she might collapse at any moment.

“Lord Phoenix.”

“Baroness.”

I gave a brief yes and then spoke straight away.

“I heard you called me.”

“yes. “I gathered opinions with my vassals, and I asked for their advice because I wanted to hear it.” “What if you say it’s an opinion?”

“It’s about mercenaries.”

Although the Anupads had retreated, Longville was still in danger.

This is because around a hundred skilled mercenaries, led by Randall, who was claiming the right to inherit the territory, were begging for gifts.

“Randall, that ruthless man said that since the Baron is away, we must appoint a successor as soon as possible. He said that in order to face the Anupads everywhere, he must unite around his successor.”

When I showed a quiet attitude of listening, Dionea smiled faintly and continued speaking.

“But because the monsters retreated thanks to Sir’s actions, Randall’s cause was weakened. He will now have no choice but to wait for the Baron’s return.”

It’s a return.

It seems that she has no expectations that her husband will return alive. Should I say I’m glad I didn’t get her hopes up in vain?

“… … Are you expecting the mercenaries to wait patiently?”

“No way. “As the nuisance it is causing to the residents is still significant, we are planning to order their eviction from the territory.”

“If it’s an eviction.”

I barely suppressed a laugh.

“I don’t know if it’s a good choice.”

“Do you have any concerns?”

“As I said yesterday, the reason we are expelling the mercenaries now is,”

“It’s not deportation.”

The person who disagreed with my words was an old man who seemed to be the oldest among the retainers.

“This is an eviction request, Sir. As the Baroness said.”

“… … Yes, well, a request to vacate.”

When I corrected myself, the old man, Master Tolummy, stepped away with a disapproving look on his face.

“Anyway, kicking out the mercenaries could be seen as, well, a kind of default.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than the middle-aged woman, Steward Edita, retorted in a surprised voice.

“You mean default? “Our territory has never entered into a contract!”

“There is a hunting festival, right? “You promised a reward to whoever eradicates the monster.”

“A reward was given. “Didn’t you receive 700 pieces of silver just from Lord Phoenix?”

I submitted the troll heads to Scribe Veldin yesterday, and received 150 points for the alpha male Spurg and 75 points for the baby troll.

By adding 225 points, the total number of hunting festival points I earned was 705. So, this means that he received 705 silver coins.

“It’s money, right? But the gifts weren’t distributed, right?”

“That’s right, the hunting festival isn’t over,”

“Mercenaries think differently.”

I shrugged my shoulders and looked back at my retainers.

“They see the current situation as a delay, so to speak, wasting time because they don’t want to give something as a gift. In this situation, eviction would sound like a fight.”

Steward Edita groaned and groaned.

“In the first place, the idea of ​​giving inheritance rights for something like this was ridiculous. It is absurd to give heirlooms to mere mercenaries.” Is this woman talking about getting into big trouble?

I laughed and said sarcastically.

“aha. “So it wasn’t default but fraud?”

“yes? “A fraud?”

“It means that the promise to give gifts was a lie. “So you’re saying that you tricked the mercenaries into luring them in, but that’s a fraud.”

“no… … . Sir, how could you say that!”

Dionea stopped the steward who was trying to say something.

“That’s enough, just leave.”

“ma’am! Lord Phoenix insulted the Baron!”

… … I?

Dionea forced a smile and shook her head.

“It’s not like that. “I’ll talk to you, so just calm down.”

“ma’am. That knight is no different from other mercenaries. “They are so greedy for receiving gifts that they are accusing the Baron of being a fraud!”

Dionea looked at the woman who was staring at me and talking nonsense, and sighed deeply.

“Edita.”

“Look, ma’am. It’s not anyone else, it’s Ulkar’s knight. “That damned person who completely ruined my husband’s life.”

widely!

“Edita!”

When Dionea hit the armrest, the steward, who had been talking with foam at the mouth, was startled and fell silent.

“Get out. Right Now.” Contrary to his usual helpless attitude and pitiful appearance, it was a very dignified command.

Only then did the steward realize his mistake and leave the hall with a hard face. There was silence for a moment, and Dionea, who had closed her eyes, looked back at me.

“I understand your words well.”

Her face was full of fatigue, but her dark green eyes still held light.

“But we are not in a position to distribute the gifts right now. The fiefdom and family have lost their owner, but the inheritance rights of the fiefdom or the family treasures have been misused.

“You can’t solve it.”

“You are representing the Baron, aren’t you?”

“that is… …

As Dionea trailed off, Heraldry Tolummy came out again.

“Under the kingdom’s law, the lord’s representative cannot handle the estate and family assets carelessly. You can decide by discussing it with your vassals, but of course we cannot allow it.”

The old man started speaking while facing me, and by the end he was looking at Dionea.

“… … Thank you, Mr. Tolummy.”

The magistrate retreated without answering.

The vassals don’t seem very obedient. I think I understand why Dionea is having a hard time.

I felt some sympathy and quickly opened my mouth.

“I understand the situation, ma’am.”

“… … “All I see is my ugly side.”

“These are difficult times, so you have to persevere. “Then, do you have any intention of negotiating with the mercenaries?” “If it’s a negotiation.”

“I’m sure there are people who would rather have silver than a piece of knighthood or a worn-out family heirloom.”

Dionea nodded, her face still dark.

“… … “You’re asking me to buy it.”

“That’s the norm. “Because they are mercenaries.”

At that time, the young man who had been watching behind the vassals cautiously raised his hand.

“… … That, madam. Can I tell you something about what is being discussed? “On behalf of Dita.”

“Of course, Veldin. tell.”

With Dionea’s permission, scribe Veldin cautiously stepped forward.

Since he was the lowest ranking among Longville’s vassals, it is said that his normal routine was to keep quiet even when attending meetings and then return to the library.

Did your voice get any louder because you brought me here two days ago? anyway.

“As you know, madam, we are almost out of silver. “Let alone the money to buy mercenaries, we don’t even have the money to maintain the hunting system,” Veldin added cautiously as Dionea quietly closed her eyes.

“On behalf of Edita, I would like to suggest that if we do not end the hunting system immediately, the territory will go bankrupt. so… …

Well, after spending so much money, there’s no way there’s still anything left. This is giving me a headache.

Dionea’s logic was that ‘since the hunting festival is not over, no bounty can be given.’ However, ending the hunting system in this situation would be like giving mercenaries a reason to rise up.

When there was silence for what may have been the first time, a soldier rushed into the hall.

“The mercenaries are moving!”

At the soldier’s unexpected words, the training leader Chester, who had been standing silently, became angry.

“Mercenary, who?”

“Randall, Regan, Sorgil, Norman – they’re all there! “If you add them all up, there will be over a hundred people.”

“What are you doing?”

“They’re still gathering, but they’re likely to come this way at any moment.”

“Holy shit.”

Chester, a middle-aged man with a rough beard, just nodded at Ionea and ran out of the hall.

“Non-commissioned officers, assemble!”

Following his urgent shout, the retainers started making noise.

As the lord’s representative, you must show off your dignity and chase them away. It is dangerous, so you must take refuge in the stronghold. You must use the remaining money to negotiate the final negotiations… … .

“stop!”

Dionea, whose eyes were closed, kicked off her chair and stood up.

“I have listened to your opinions, so everyone please step aside.”

“But ma’am.”

“Come on. They may violate the permanent residence.”

At her words, Herald Tolamy’s face turned pale.

“No way, no matter how ruthless they are, they can’t possibly get a permanent residence.”

While the vassals, including the old man, were in confusion, Dionea left the hall.

I read something in Dionea’s eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then followed her.

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