My Demons - Chapter 197



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My Villains Episode 197

44. Dream (7)

When Alena’s gaze turned directly towards Phoenix, the girl’s parents opened their mouths in astonishment.

“… … Nonsense.”

The charcoal maker’s wife muttered to herself with her eyes wide open and blood vessels bursting. Her archer Kol asked, turning to look at her.

“What do you mean nonsense?”

“Whenever Alena is doing ‘that’, no matter how much I talk to her, she doesn’t even look at me.”

“Even if I sit on a chair like that?”

“yes yes. No matter what happens around them, they only have eyes for the invisible man named Blackwood.”

She mumbled with a dry, pale face.

“This is something strange. Strange.”

Except for the sound of strong rain and wind outside, the entire room was enveloped in silence. Thanks to this, her woman’s small whispers echoed off the walls and pierced everyone’s ears… … .

Gidon, the crossbowman, probably sensed something ominous and took a couple of steps back with a stern expression on his face. Then, he lifted up his rosary and prayed, ‘Lord of light that destroys evil.’

Mungchi, who was crouching in the corner, had already pulled up his short cloak and was loading a small crossbow, Utequai had put down his beer glass and was looking at Alena with a serious face, and Hayla was watching Phoenix’s reaction and raised her knife and fired a third gun. I cut the roll pie I ordered in half.

Besides him, others also watched with wary eyes the one-person, or rather, two-person play that started in the middle of the Oressa tavern.

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Seeing Alena smiling widely and shedding tears at the same time, Poynix scratched her eyebrows.

“… … Hey, Alena? “I’m sorry, but I’m not Blackwood.”

It was a soft tone that did not match his appearance or this atmosphere.

The freckled mummy was somehow lethargic and secretly burst into laughter.

‘Anyway, if you’re a child, you can’t use your own feet. A person who kills dozens of people without even blinking.’

While she was thinking about that, Alena shook her head and spoke firmly.

“no. You are Blackwood.”

“Oh, but I don’t even know who Blackwood is?”

“does not matter.”

The girl wiped her tears with her sleeve and smiled brightly again.

“Because I remember you.”

Is it because I read something in Alena’s expression and tone that was not childlike? Phoenics narrowed his brows, unable to hide his embarrassment.

When he was silent, Alena, who was still laughing heartily, opened her mouth.

“Please stop like this and continue telling the story.”

“story?”

“yes.”

“… … As I said before, I am not Blackwood. “I don’t even know what you’re talking about.”

“It can’t be. Think about it carefully. “Start with the important things.”

“… … Important things?”

“yes. For example, um-”

The girl rolled her eyes for a moment and clapped her hands as if something occurred to her.

“What happened to your legs?”

“leg?”

“yes. “Your leg was cut off.”

“••••••I?”

The smile on Alena’s face disappeared in an instant. And her eyes became moist and she had a sad expression, as if she had never laughed before.

“You were protecting me and your legs were cut off by evil monsters. “As if that wasn’t enough, the monsters burned you and threw you outside the forest.”

While Phoenix blinked, the girl continued speaking.

“Alas, poor Blackwood. His handsome face was completely crushed and he was screaming. “I knew it, but I couldn’t do anything.” Alena said that and then stood up from her seat and slowly walked away.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…” …

As the girl approached Phoenix, the inside of the bar became silent and noisy. The sound of a blade coming out of a scabbard, the sound of a chain hanging an iron ball being released, the sound of a bow being broken, the sound of an ax grazing the table… … .

“stop.”

Phoenix said this and looked at the mercenaries.

“Put your weapons down. “I’m just a kid.” Moongchi and the fourteen mercenaries didn’t look very convinced, but they soon retrieved their weapons.

As they said, Alena was just a young girl, and even if she were possessed by a real devil, it was unlikely that Phoenix would be harmed.

When the charcoal maker and his wife were hesitating and hesitating and lowering their arm with the crossbow, Alena stood in front of Poynix.

“I’m sorry, really. “I should have protected you.” “Uh, wait a minute, that-” Foy Nyx threw up her hand with an embarrassed look on her face as the little girl’s tears fell from her lips.

“Alena, um, as you can see, I’m fine? The legs were in good shape, it wasn’t burned, and the face wasn’t crushed. So don’t cry-”

“Blackwood.”

Alena slowly stretched out her hand. Phoenix felt somewhat reluctant, but did not avoid her girl’s touch, only narrowing her brows.

And finally, the moment the girl’s hand touched Poynix’s face.

“… … ah.”

Alena suddenly opened her eyes.

“iced coffee?”

The girl who was looking up at Phoenix was startled and took back the hand that was touching his face.

“Ahhh-”

Then he stiffened as if he had seen a ghost, and then his face twisted in anger. Her eyes were wide, her teeth were clenched, her cheeks were dropping, and deep wrinkles were etched around her mouth and between her eyebrows.

“… … Alena?”

When the girl, who was about 11 or 2 years old, made such a hideous and evil expression, even Poynix, who was quite a brave person, felt a chill in her heart.

Alena suddenly shouted at Phoenix, who was making such a shocked expression.

“You damned soul!”

“Ugh?”

With a deafening shout, the girl lunged at Phoenix.

Although Poynix was surprised, she grabbed both of Alena’s wrists, which were reaching for her neck.

“Alena, stop!”

“Get out of Blackwood’s body!”

Alena, whose both wrists were restrained, screamed and struggled like crazy. But of course, there was no way that a small girl could take on Phoenix, whose strength was equivalent to that of fifteen strong men.

Realizing this, the girl bit down on the hand holding her wrist.

“O” “S”.

Of course, even that fierce attack did not cause any damage to Phoenix. This is because, thanks to the awakening of the ‘legendary bloodline’ and the shedding, his skin became as tough as tanned cowhide.

“Wait a minute, Alena-”

But Poynix was restless and flustered.

It wasn’t because of the very slight pain I felt in my hand. This was because she was afraid that the young and fragile girl might get hurt by the grass.

At that time, the charcoal maker and his wife were shocked and rushed at Alena.

“Alena, Alena!”

“Come to your senses, please-”

As the couple hugged Alena from behind, the girl, who lost sight of the phoenix, waved her hands in a frenzy.

“Blackwood, give Blackwood back!”

Alena fell to the floor and screamed as her parents threw her body and grabbed her. The girl scratched the floor as if struggling.

A small fingernail caught in a crevice in the wooden floor, and it flipped over. Her hands were covered in blood, but the girl didn’t care and continued to scream in a hoarse voice.

“Damned soul, get the hell out of there!”

Facing those hateful eyes, Phoenix took a couple of steps back, stood still, and swallowed dry saliva.

As if it seemed like the charcoal maker and his wife were going to miss Alena, the tough Steedman, the heavy soldier Dervish, and the chubby Esson joined them.

“You’re such a crazy bitch, you can’t stop now!”

The dervish shouted and grabbed the girl’s arms and body tightly with his thick forearms.

“Blackwood, Blackwood-!”

Unable to move, Alena screamed for a long time, then rolled her eyes and fainted.

As the deep night turns into dawn.

The Oressa Tavern was fast asleep. No, I was pretending to be asleep.

The tables that had filled the spacious hall of the tavern had only one left in the center, and the rest had been moved to the corners or propped up against the wall.

The merchants from the west and the mercenaries who followed me were each laying down on the floor with blankets or cloaks.

I sat down at the table and quietly looked at them. Everyone was tossing and turning often, and breathing was unnatural. The usual noisy snoring or grinding of teeth was not heard at all.

It’s probably because of the mess that happened earlier.

No matter how veteran you are, it is natural to have trouble sleeping after seeing a child struggling who is said to be possessed by the devil.

“trunnion.”

When I slowly turned my head, I saw the bundle that had been sleeping behind me, standing there with sleepy eyes.

“Do not sleep?”

“… … “I need to sleep soon.”

“Umm.”

I don’t know why, but he pursed his lips for a moment and then pulled a chair next to me and sat down.

“Don’t worry about me, lie down and sleep.”

“No.”

“Is the seat uncomfortable? “Ellen, you can go into your room.”

Mungchi swung around and fell down on the table. She put her head on her arm and looked up at me.

Those sleepy, bright eyes were so cute that I gently pinched his cheek without realizing it.

“What, why are you looking at me like that?”

“swimming.”

“What are you doing? Why do you look at me like that?”

“lol.”

Lately, Mungchi has noticed that I find him cute. So, he would often act cute or be silly and enjoy the reactions I got, that is, the way he looked cute and went crazy.

“… … Ugh, this. “If it’s cute, I think it’s sweet.”

But, well, there is no reason for me to dislike this.

Munchi is a young-faced beauty with soft facial features that are unique to Asians. To put it simply, it is an idol award. When a guy like that longs for my touch and fawns over me, I feel sad.

I stroked the side of his head as if possessed by something.

Even with sleep dripping from the corners of his eyes, Moongchi smiled like an idiot.

Sometimes, when his fingertips brushed the shell of his ear, he frowned with a smile, and when I massaged the nape of his neck, he shrank his neck and held my hand with his shoulder. Then, I easily escaped by wiggling my fingertips and tickling him.

When he poked the tip of his nose, his soft cheeks, and his soft earlobes with his freed hand, he burst into small laughter.

Just a moment ago, my mind was so busy that I wanted to scream. The reason was, of course, because of the words Alena shouted in an angry tone.

What’s really surprising is that, just like the necromancer Luke and the spirit shaman Karamek, when I start to forget about it, someone appears who talks about my soul.

Each time, the evaluation of my soul was similar but different, but this time, I realized

The words spoken by Lena, or the demon that resided in Alena, were a bit harsh.

-Damn soul, get out of there right now!

… … What a damned soul. For me, who was brought into this body by the Trickster as a ghost, these words are extremely unfair.

w……Off ”

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Ah, stress. If it were Earth, I would have just dismissed it as the nonsense of a crazy child and ignored it.

However, as I said before, in this world where all kinds of strange and bizarre things are rampant, it is not that difficult to do so.

Of course, I didn’t feel any magical power from Alena, but the eerie feeling that sent goosebumps down my spine made me wonder, ‘Does she really know something?’ Her doubts grew out of control.

Even I, who pride myself on being rational, had these doubts, so the mercenaries’ reaction was even more intense.

Not only Gidon, a faithful member of the Gwangmyeong Church, but also Steedman, Fritz, Conwyer, and even the cautious Cole said that something had to be done about Alena.

All of the measures they proposed – burning them on fire and sprinkling them with holy water, sending them out on a rainy night, tying them to wooden poles – were all unacceptable.

The idea of ​​harming a child as young as an elementary school student would be unthinkable to Kim Seung-soo, who has lived in Korea for 30 years, as would Poynix, a heartless knight.

Just a moment ago, I felt like my head was going to explode with all these complicated thoughts, so I couldn’t sleep… … .

“Hey, it tickles-”

As I stroke the bundle and enjoy the soft texture as if there are no bones, it feels like the threads in my head are loosening a little.

Me and Mungchi were giggling and joking around, Hayla sitting next to us was quietly turning the pages, and the mercenaries who couldn’t sleep were tossing and turning. U Te Kwai, watching with hollow eyes the scene illuminated by the wax candles arrayed on the table, groped under his chair and pulled out a piece of paper.

It was then.

“to-”

The guy who was playing around with me jumped up and picked up the dog. Seeing him perk up his ears, I quickly held my breath and regained my spirits.

Since I couldn’t feel anything, I took a quick look at the bundle, and the guy tilted his head as if he was confused about something.

“…What’s coming?”

“what?”

“Eh, it looks like people, four? “No, what?”

“Where is it?”

“I’ll be arriving soon. “In front of the door.”

“… … what’?”

A bunch of human radars can’t count the people who come to the door?

I adjusted my posture and sat down, watching the entrance to the bar. The sound of faint footsteps gradually became louder, and small breathing and speaking sounds were heard one after another… … .

And finally, the wooden door opened.