My Demons - Chapter 183



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My Villains Episode 183

43. Struggle (3)

As I lie down in the red rain, the smell of blood somehow feels disgusting.

… … Hmm, that’s strange. Are you full from drinking Hayla’s blood?

No, no. This is probably because the battles and slaughter have been repeated to the point of becoming boring for some time.

The setting sun, cool autumn breeze, lukewarm blood, and silence.

I quietly closed my eyes and suddenly got up. Atalanta, who is next to her, as well as Ellen and Heyla, are also injured. I can’t be distracted like this.

Ellen, who had fallen under the rubble of the gateway, ran to check on her and found that she had bruises on her forearms and a few scratches on her calves, but there seemed to be no major injuries. Still, you have to be careful because you might have hurt her head.

As I slowly picked him up, his long eyelashes crossed and his eyes opened. Ellen seemed to be surprised, so the blood that was all over her body was quickly absorbed by her.

“… … Umm, huh?”

The guy lost focus for a moment, then looked up at me with a blank expression on his face. As the large wall blinked several times, I looked at Ellen and smiled.

“••••••trunnion?”

“Yes, it’s me. “Are you feeling okay?”

As soon as I finished speaking, he was thrown into my arms. The soft body hangs delicately, as if it has no bones.

“I, it’s so dark and suffocating, and she took you away, and you, I don’t have anything-”

Ellen buried her face in my neck and started talking nonsense. Did you have a nightmare while you were passed out?

I gently patted his back, and he caught his breath and straightened his upper body.

And then he looked up at me. I felt the hand holding the back of my neck getting stronger.

… … Why is he like this?

“Do you have a headache? Didn’t you hit something while rolling?

The words could not continue until the end.

This is because Ellen, who closed her eyes tightly and pouted her lips, pulled me by the neck and suddenly hit me on the lips.

“What are you doing all of a sudden?”

I couldn’t speak because the guy’s lips were pressing down on my front teeth.

The soft lips, sweet breath, and refreshing lime scent struck my heart.

Ugh, Seungsu Kim, wake up! You can’t do this!

I yelled inwardly and pulled Ellen away.

“W-wait a minute. Isn’t now the time for this? Later, when things settle down, no, I mean-”

Even though he was talking nonsense like that, the guy had a blank expression on his face.

“Uh uh.”

For a moment, the white skin with visible veins turned bright red, as if it had been burned. As a beautiful blush quickly spread to her neck and ears, Ellen suddenly closed her eyes and fell down, burying her face in my arms.

“Ellen. Ellen?”

I shook his shoulder a few times, but there was no reaction from him.

Why is he really like this? Are you seriously hurt somewhere?

Out of urgency, I placed my palm on his back and cheered him up. Anyone else may know this, but there is no expert on Ellen’s body like me. For nearly 4 months, I have been doing scans all the time using blood angiography.

天天tsu

■ —■ — 7、•

Unnatural breathing, occasional twitching of fingertips, stiff back and blood rushing to the face.

I was able to quickly understand Ellen’s condition.

This guy… … .

“••••••Ugh.”

I was pretending to faint.

I tried to suppress my laughter and walked away.

As the three women were lying side by side under the remains of the gateway, Amias and Steedman appeared with a group of soldiers.

They saw red streams flowing everywhere and approached cautiously, their faces turning pale.

Stylish Steedman brought Hayla’s black horse, and found three bottles of wound healing potion in the saddle.

Since Cole was said to be in critical condition, they sent him a bottle of potion and decided to use the remaining two bottles to treat Hayla and Atalanta.

“Wait a minute, Poynix. Are you saying you will treat them both?”

Leader Amias had a very ambiguous face.

“Why, what’s the problem?”

“It was Atilia who blew up this gateway here. Mr. Hatanka was seriously injured while trying to stop her.”

“… … Utequoi? “Where are you now?”

“You are at church. “From what I heard, it’s not going to be life-threatening.”

Well, it looks like the ‘Seal of Predation’ couldn’t be used because there were only human corpses around.

In the game, everyone, regardless of whether they were monsters or humans, ate their hearts to recover their stamina and receive buffs.

But the real Ute Kwai did not do that. Is it for religious reasons?

“Not only Mr. Hatanka, but also many soldiers were killed or injured. Well, Multingham County suffered more damage.”

« o ugh ” — W •

“And Heyla, no, Miss Heyla kidnapped Ellen and almost killed Cole. “But you treated those two beautifully?” Amias, who was talking in a slightly excited tone, scratched the tip of her nose as if something suddenly occurred to her and added.

“Of course, Lady Hayla is Master Poynix’s fiancée, and we owe her our lives. Atilia also saved Phoenix once.”

Amias continued speaking with a calm expression.

“But it’s too dangerous. Aren’t they superhumans who can turn hundreds of soldiers into blood clots in the blink of an eye? “You need to be a little more careful.”

Hmm, that’s definitely true.

Even though I was worried, I first sprinkled some of the potion on Hayla’s stomach. Aside from both my wrists and ankles, my stomach, which had been torn by Hrunting, was a problem and I felt like I was going to end up in hell if I didn’t get treatment right away.

At that time, Ellen, who was lying next to me, squirmed and raised her upper body.

“Uhm. Where is here?”

… … It’s as if you’re reading a Korean language book.

As I was trying to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out, the guy stretched out in an awkward motion and stood up.

“Uh, um. I guess I used a lot of mana and she fainted for a moment… …

Ellen’s cheeks were still blooming with bright red flowers.

Ugh, you should just be quiet. He’s cute so I watch him when he cries.

Ellen, who was acting appropriately, immediately expressed her opinion.

“The disposition of the two must be decided very carefully.”

Honestly, I was a little surprised by what he said. I thought both Hela and Atalanta would want to kill them right away.

Ellen, whose lips were trembling, took a small breath and opened her mouth again.

“Hayla… … . “If you kill someone carelessly, something beyond your control may happen.”

“Something you can’t handle?”

The guy glanced at the soldiers around him and lowered his voice.

“Hayla’s brother might raise an army to avenge his sister.”

Oh yeah.

Hayla is the younger sister of Caisis of Baluin, the current Duke of Eyland.

I scratched my eyebrows and opened my mouth.

“But I can’t just let you go. “He is a very dangerous person with both his abilities and personality, so he will face repercussions in many ways.”

“So, let’s hold him prisoner.”

“Captive?”

“huh. Then, we can prevent the army from coming in, and by suppressing Heila’s magical power, we can prevent any future troubles.” Suddenly, a famous line from ‘The Godfather’ comes to mind.

‘Friends close, enemies closer.’

Sounds like a good plan… … .

“I’ll have to keep making magic suppressing potions. Is that possible?”

“That’s no problem… … Well, it might cost quite a bit of money.”

Amias, who had been quietly retreating, suddenly intervened.

“If it’s money, you don’t have to worry.”

“… … what’?” “Because the captive is extremely rich.” Amias lifted the black horse’s saddle and revealed bags full of gold coins and jewels. Ellen, roughly assessing the amount, shrugged her shoulders.

“… … “I think that’s enough.”

After coming to that conclusion, he looked back at Atalanta.

Did I remember something? Ellen’s blue eyes wavered for a moment.

“Whew. Atilia is probably,”

Just as he was about to say something, a group of men and horses came running from the west.

“••••••what?”

“Be on alert! “You tell Master Chester that the cavalry is approaching!”

The soldiers became busy at Amias’s command. However, before the reinforcements could arrive in Longville, about 30 warriors on horseback approached.

Well, I’m not really nervous. At first glance, they didn’t look like knights.

I stepped forward with my hand on Hrunting’s pummel.

The warriors on horseback had red cloth wrapped around their foreheads and decorated with iron rings here and there, and they usually held spears and wore curved swords when dancing around their waists.

In short, it was a typical Nude people outfit.

And, the middle-aged man who rode at the head of them had a very familiar look.

«o ugh2”

“… … Phoenics, sir?”

When I had a party with Atalanta the other day, she brought two of the clan’s best warriors.

Vittorio, who wielded a long spear, died in a dimensional rift, and Agos, who wielded a long bow, returned safely to his clan.

The middle-aged man who appeared before me leading the warriors was none other than Agoth.

«Ugh W

Agos noticed me and swallowed dryly. When he slowly raised his hand, the warriors following him lowered their weapons while making puzzled expressions.

Agos lightly lifted the reins and stepped forward a little further.

“Ellen and Amias were also there. Cole, is he here too?”

In front of Agos, who was scornful, I tapped the pummel and then asked directly.

“Have you come to save Atilia?”

“no?”

“… … That’s right, sir.”

“Do you know what Atilia did?”

When I pointed backwards with my thumb, Agos had a dark look on his face as he discovered the remains of the gate.

“yes. “I watched from afar.”

After a moment of humiliation on his face, Agos opened his mouth again.

“But, Sir. Lady Atilia did not move of her own will.”

“… … what?”

“It’s because of the gold pendant. “The elders are a tool to restrain Atilia.”

“From what I’ve seen, it doesn’t seem like you can make someone massacre even if you have that pendant.”

“… … Have you seen the gold pendant?”

“Well, it just so happened. But, I guess that’s not what’s important right now.”

“okay.”

Agos shook his head and found it difficult to speak.

“This is the atrocity of Elder Del Auto.”

“Dell Auto?”

“yes. “He boasted that he would destroy the gateway to appease the anger of Prince Doyle, Count Tristan’s second son.”

“… … “It actually happened that way.”

“It wasn’t what Lady Atilia wanted. Del Otto used a strange magic trick to forcibly awaken Lady Atilia.”

“Awakening?”

“It’s a crazy thing that opens a portal to the void in your head. “As proof, you must have opened your third eye. Didn’t you see it?”

When I glanced back, Ellen quietly nodded.

“… … that’s right. “The power of vision was unleashed beyond its limits.”

“Atilia was pouring most of her mental energy into maintaining that passage, so she was almost half asleep. “She was in a state where she could not refuse orders given by the person holding the pendant.”

I let out a small sigh at Agos’ explanation.

“So, since Atilia is not guilty of anything, please return her?”

“… … How can you say there is nothing wrong with you? Although she has been manipulated by the elders, she is a warrior of the Al Qadari clan. She cannot escape the responsibility of her clan.” He said that and got off his horse. Then he took a couple of steps forward and fell down.

“… … “What are you doing?”

“I beg for mercy, Lord Poynix.”

About thirty Nude warriors who followed Agos also got off their horses and bowed.

“She is the child of a demigod and the daughter of a prophecy that will save the Nudein people. Please give mercy and grace to our people.”

……Hey. Why are you doing this so burdensomely?

“Hmm, even if I give Atilia back to you, there’s no way she won’t become a puppet for the elders again, right?”

“… … “Maybe so.”

Agos slowly raised his head and looked up at me.

“But Lady Atilia has already been forcibly awakened, and without the help of the elders, she cannot continue her life.”

“… … what? What are you talking about?”

“It is as you heard. Lady Atilia must return to Asun or she will be swallowed up by the void. Doing so will also cause harm to the Lord.”

Ha, this got really nasty.

Would you say this is how it feels to be a social worker who has to return abused children to their homes?

I looked back at Ellen.

“What do you think?”

The guy held his hands together for a moment and fiddled with his fingers. When I looked closely, I saw that the thing I was fiddling with was a small handkerchief woven from silk.

“••••••send.”

“what?”

“Let’s send it.”

Ellen raised her head.

“If that woman is swallowed by the void, she could turn into a monster. Now people are getting hurt… …

The guy trailed off like that.

I waited for a while, but Ellen just kept fiddling with her silk handkerchief and didn’t open her mouth any more.

… … Judging by the look on his face, I think it would be better to leave him alone for a while.

I looked back at Agos and nodded.

He looked angry for a moment, then adjusted his expression and carefully supported Atalanta with three or four other warriors and placed her on a horse.

“Thank you, Lord Phoenix.”

“… … Thank you. Attal, well, Atilia was a good friend to me too.”

“Thank you anyway.”

He turned the horse’s head and suddenly pulled the reins.

“By any chance, would you like to convey this to Lady Atilia?

“Do you have anything to say?”

“… … “What do you want to say?”

“yes. “I somehow feel like I should ask.”

I was silent for a moment and then smiled.

When I said a few words, Agos looked at me quietly and then lowered his head.

“I will tell you. then.”

Led by Agos, who carried Atalanta on his saddle, the Nudean warriors made a wide circle around the farmland and headed west.

I suddenly looked up at the sky.

Green autumn.

It was a season of peace.