My Demons - Chapter 184



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My Villains Episode 184

43. Struggle (4)

Time passed quickly with the autumn wind.

About fifteen days after the final battle at Longville. While the wind blowing from the west was slowly drying up, many things happened.

First, Count Tristan’s army retreated to Multingham. It was natural, as most of his troops were dead or wounded, but the cause was different.

About a dozen people were gathered in the hall of the Yeongjugwan.

“They say Count Tristan was poisoned.”

“… … Are you being poisoned?”

The old knight, Sir Ariad, handed me a letter and continued speaking.

“They say it has been confirmed that Prince Toil was behind the assassin. They say the evidence is clear, so his head will be cut off as soon as this month.”

“That’s nonsense.”

After skimming the letter, I burst out laughing.

“Doyle had no reason to kill Count Tristan, right? “Killing his father, who was the only supporter while he took his place.”

“He may have been holding a grudge because he lost his place as successor to his sister.”

I said, ‘Are you serious about that?’ As I looked at him with wide eyes, Sir Ariad smiled bitterly.

“Anyway, the Baroness was in the same boat as Lady Clarissa, no, the Count. “She puts aside her interest in the man who was once her enemy.”

… … Yeah, whatever. Things like the succession to the Count Mullin and your political strategy are none of my concern.

Sir Langbolt, who had a bandage wrapped around his shoulder, looked thoughtful as he smoothed the ends of his mustache.

“It bothers me that the battle was so intense.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Isn’t there more than 600 people who died? “If the Baroness and Count Clarissa join hands, there will be dissatisfied people down there.”

“… … “The reason we fought was because of Doyle, that guy, right?”

“That’s true, but will all resentment be resolved just by beheading one Doil?”

«Ugh W

Dionea, who had been sitting on the ring-cross chair and listening quietly to the story, opened her mouth.

“As soon as the repairs to the gate and fence are completed, we will have to rebuild the military first.”

Is it because we went through a terrible war? She looked haggard than before.

Actually, things are better now. Until a week ago, I was confined to my bedroom, almost completely unable to eat or drink.

If I hadn’t diligently stopped by and comforted her, she would still be imitating a hikikomori.

“We need to increase our troops by at least two or four times.”

Steward Edita expressed his disapproval at Dionea’s declaration.

“But ma’am. “As I told you before, the territory’s budget has already run out.”

“Then let’s resume gold mining.”

“ma’am.”

The middle-aged woman who managed Longville’s property and land had a stern look on her face.

“After your disappearance, Longville was attacked by Anupad, and there was even a war. Moreover, everyone is busy right now to reap what little harvest is left. “What the territory needs right now is not mining development, but peace and stability.”

“no. There is no stability.”

Dionea shook her head resolutely.

“We must prepare for war.”

“Ma’am, what is that?”

Edita was taken aback for a moment by the unexpected answer, and then raised her voice.

“These are words that would make the Lord of Light angry! Do you want war, not peace?”

“I hope for peace. Very earnestly. So we will prepare for war.”

“ma’am••••••

Dionea looked back at Sir Langbolt.

“I believe that the resentment that must be brewing in Multingham will fade with time and dissipate in conversation. But one day, if that trust is betrayed and we have to clash swords with spears once again, then I will ask Prince Ulkar to intercede.”

Even though she had a very pitiful appearance due to her drooping eyes and small tear spots, Daionea spoke with confidence.

Sir Langbolt, who made eye contact with Sir Ariad for a moment, smiled and lowered his head.

“I will gladly convey the words of the Regent. “Your lord will be pleased.”

Suddenly, I made eye contact with Dionea.

Secretly squinting, she smiled faintly.

Besides this, there were a few more interesting things.

Was it around three days after the battle ended? Suddenly, the freckled mummy came to visit.

While I was in the middle of eating breakfast, a mummy came running towards me with a trace of saliva on the corner of her mouth. Then,

“Phoenix, I just can’t stand it.”

He said this and gave me an intense look.

“… … “What’s happening all of a sudden?”

“When I close my eyes to sleep, I can’t stand the dream.”

Ellen, who was sitting next to me, began to emit black flames from her eyes.

“What does that mean?”

“… … “I don’t know.” Before his misunderstanding deepened, I quickly asked Mira a question.

“What nonsense are you talking about this morning? “What comes in your dreams?”

“The equipment. “Magic tools!”

Mira’s brown eyes were shining with lust as she spoke like that.

“Anupad, you know that one out of ten was holding a magic sphere, right?”

“What is one out of ten? “It wasn’t that bad.”

“Where are all those magic tools now?”

It looks like you can’t even hear me.

I swallowed my beer and shrugged.

“It must have been burned. “At that time, Utequai was so bad that they burned it all.”

“The bodies must have all been burned. But if you look closely, there will definitely be some useful equipment left.”

“… … Umm. What, so?”

“It won’t be long now that commercial flights will start again. Then, the merchants who came from somewhere will pick up the equipment and take it away!”

“Looking at that makes my stomach hurt, so you’re going to pick it up?”

“It’s not me, it’s us.”

“we?”

“Yes, us!”

I leaned back and shook my head.

“I’m not going.”

“to? why?”

“bothered.”

“… … No, it’s a mountain road right in front of you, right? “You can just think of it as going for a walk.”

I sat down on the chair and waved my hands.

“Walking is a piece of cake. The horse wants to pick it up, it means to look through the pile of burnt ash. When did you turn over that mountain and sit down? bothered.”

“It doesn’t matter what’s bothering you now, there will be magic tools!”

“When it comes to magic tools, how great can they be? Also, it’s been a while since I’ve been resting like this? “Don’t worry about disturbing me, just go on your own.”

“… … “I think it would be a bit dangerous for us.”

“By the way, you just said you were going for a walk?”

Mira looked back at Ute Kwai for a moment before crying.

The guy who was eating roasted pheasant with bandages all over his body had a sullen expression on his face.

“What do you see?”

“… … How about Mr. Hatanka? “Don’t you want magic tools?”

Utekwai wiped the grease that was shining around his mouth and took a sip of beer.

“Wow. “When you feel better, you should play Lufte kapuQ.”

“yes? What cappucci?”

Ellen, who was eating porridge made with chickpeas, cheese, and eggs, answered instead.

“I mean Ye Jang-mo. “The feather hat worn by Utequai.”

“ah. “You’re going to fix that?”

“right. The frame was bent. “You have to fix it with sincerity.”

‘Rikuwa’s Formal Hat’, which Utequai inherited from his ancestor Hatanka, gives bonuses to various resistances and increases health by 2 points.

Thanks to this, no matter what build you ride, it is considered essential equipment in the early game for berserkers. There is so little equipment that can replace it that it is difficult to use it up to level 40… … .

Uh, wait.

Is there any equipment that can replace it? … Hey?

What came to mind was ‘storage of iron.’ An item that drops with a low probability from Chapter 3’s boss, ‘Anu Padh Queen Lamashida’.

The drop rate is low in the game, but in real life, there’s no way the item you’re wearing on your head will suddenly evaporate. So that means the equipment is abandoned somewhere… … .

After thinking for a moment, I reached into my pocket and took out a large handful of silver coins. He then poured it out in front of Mira, who was looking confused.

“Uh, Phoenix?”

“I have something else to do, so use this to find mercenaries and workers and search.”

“Poynix… …

I smiled as I saw Mira, who was somehow impressed.

“Instead, bring all the magic tools you obtained.”

“••••••yes?”

“Why don’t you like it?”

“No, um, that’s it.”

“Well, what?”

“Well, if you really want to ask, it’s true that Poynix claims ownership. Also, since you said it so directly, it’s a little… …

After muttering something for a moment, I raised my hand as if to take the pile of silver coins back, and Mira immediately nodded with a tearful expression on her face.

Before gathering people, Mira persistently persuaded U Te Kwai.

Mira told Ute Kwai that she could get useful items to repair her mother-in-law, just as she had received a tip from me.

Utequai eventually accepted the offer, and people quickly gathered around the news that the red bear was with them. They were mainly farmers who had ruined their crops due to the recent uproar or passers-by who were stranded.

So the search began, and Mira hit the jackpot in just three days. Seven magic tools were discovered. The first magic tool was ‘Iron Storage’, a rare grade equipment.

The word was ‘coffin’, and it was an item that was worn like a headgear, and as a fixed option, it was an item that gave resistance to second-dimensional magical power and immunity to low-level curses.

I gave this to Utekwai as I had planned in advance. Utequai has low magic power, so it lacks magic-related resistance.

He seemed to like it so much that he put the feather decoration on his formal hat into an iron storage box.

… … It’s not some kind of item synthesis, and I’m not sure if that’s even possible. You should watch closely.

The second was the ‘Crystal Orb of the Rao Family’.

Yes, this is the same crystal ball I received from Siren. Ellen found it quite useful.

It was an item lost during a battle with the wizards of La-Palais Palace, but it seems they managed to find it during the search. There were cracks here and there, but not to the point where I couldn’t use it.

Well, of course I gave it back to Ellen.

Next was ‘Synthetic Bow of Seeds’.

This is an item used by Anupad’s named ‘Halfblood Juama’, but I’m not sure about the options.

I know what it looks like, the name, and that it’s rare, but I can’t remember the actual effect. Because bows weren’t originally my interest.

And it was unclear whether the protest would be able to achieve its full potential as the demonstration was burned and the bow was damaged.

For now, I left it with a bowsmith at the estate, and once it is repaired, I plan to give it to Cole, who is recovering at the church.

The fourth was ‘The Scintilla of Destruction’.

It looked like an ordinary Pulsion, but it was extremely heavy, making it difficult for the average person to use with one hand.

It seemed like it could be quite useful, but it wasn’t rare and it was a magic grade item, so it wasn’t comparable to Hrunting. That’s why it’s so tight that you can handle it with both hands.

I gave it to Steedman.

The fifth was ‘Flaming Ax Spear’.

It was a weapon used by the named ‘Red Pshaka’, and as befits its name, it was an object that created sparks every time it was swung.

If Buni and meek Jenessa were fine, I would have given it to one of them… … .

Booni, who had his arm cut off, decided to work as a magistrate at my manor, Lavalton, and Genessa decided to give up her mercenary work until the wound on her lung healed.

I decided to keep the ax spear that couldn’t find its owner for a while.

Lastly, I don’t know what the sixth and seventh are.

They were a long sword and a ring, but they didn’t seem to be that big of a deal. If it had been a game, I wonder if it would have just been a trip to the store.

I thought Mira would burst into tears if I took these too, so I told her to just take them. She somehow felt sorry for her and thanked her for her hard work and gave her a handful of gold coins. Anyway, the search that started at Mira’s suggestion ended very successfully.

And this spread through word of mouth, and it became a trend for farmers who had nothing to do to search the nearby mountains and forests.

You can make some money by picking up useful metal or clothing from the corpses of mercenaries or monsters and selling them. Well, the monsters nearby have dried up, so they probably aren’t that dangerous.

The only danger that comes to mind is the blood knights who followed Hayla… … .

But strangely, it had been 15 days since they had taken Hayla prisoner, and the Blood Knights had not even seen their noses removed.

When I asked Hayla the reason, I got a rather poignant answer.

“Because I didn’t call you.”

“••••••what?”

“Because I didn’t call you.”

Hayla was sitting with an expressionless face, with iron shackles on her arms and shackles with iron balls on her ankles.

Hayla was imprisoned in a small room in the residence, but she didn’t look like a prisoner because of her neat clothes, noble appearance, and calm aura.

I frowned slightly as I watched her repeating the same thing.

“So, you’re saying I’m stuck somewhere right now, waiting for your call?”

“Because you got stuck?”

“Are you hiding?”

Hayla nodded quietly.

“… … “It’s absurd.” I scratched my eyebrows and asked the question again.

“So, there is no news from the person being escorted, but they are just hiding in silence?”

“I told you not to move until I tell you to.”

“And what if you die?”

“I’m going back to Eyland and report to Kaisis.”

“Looking at what you’re doing now, I don’t think you know whether you’re going to die or not.”

“There is a way to find out. “If my heart stops, Eordan will notice.”

‘Eordan’ was a middle-aged blood knight belonging to the Baluin family and Heyla’s uncle. He is a person who is also well-respected by Poynix, so he is very close to the Royal Blood of the Twin Kings among his direct descendants.

“… … “Then how will Eordan behave if you leave Longville like this?”

“He’ll wait another 15 days and then go looking for me.”

“15 days… … . “What if I don’t find you then?”

“I’m going back to Eyland and report to Kaisis.”

“O ugh”

When I was silent, Hayla sat still and looked out the window.

She had bandages on both wrists and right ankle. Perhaps because I crushed her so mercilessly, Hayla was not able to recover easily.

In fact, it was an injury that was not unusual even if it remained a disability, so it is surprising that the bone is still attached without any treatment.

I knocked on the table in silence and then opened my mouth.