My Demons - Chapter 207



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My Villains Episode 207

45. Into the fog (7)

“… … Huh.”

Reading Ellen’s blue eyes at the same time as freezing coldness and burning heat, I opened my mouth with a shamelessness that surprised me.

“You don’t look good. what’s the matter?” As her big eyes slowly narrowed, she added quickly.

“Oh, you walked a bit too much, right? “Do your legs hurt?”

Ellen continued to remain silent, so I walked up to him, grabbed his waist, and lifted him up.

“Ugh, what are you doing?”

“huh? “Didn’t your leg hurt?”

“No, put it down!”

“Stay still. “It’s nice and reminds me of the old days.”

“profit

A brief struggle with formality.

Ellen, who was sitting on my arm, kept her mouth shut with a sullen expression, as usual. Of course, I talked to him non-stop.

“Ellen, can you still smell the water?”

“… … huh.”

” how much?”

“Just a subtle level.”

“Hmm. “Is there still some magic power left in the spirit world?”

“of course. Or would that fog have been pushed away just like that?” As the sharp answers continued, I scratched my eyebrows and asked Ellen.

“Um, is there anything that bothers you?”

“••••••what.”

“It’s written on your face. “I said, ‘There’s something that bothers me.’”

The guy who was tapping the inside of his lips sighed and nodded.

“It’s just a little frustrating.”

“why?”

“Um, that’s… … . okay. “There are too many anxiety factors.”

“It’s a factor of anxiety.”

I slowly turned my head and looked behind me. What caught my eye was the vampire Kelsen.

She was wearing a tattered skirt, and her arms were tied tightly with thick rope.

It was Gidon who held the end of the binding rope, and he was aiming a heavy crossbow at Kelsenne’s back. Of course, the thing sticking out of the tip of his crossbow was a silver arrowhead.

I briefly tried to concentrate.

Unlike when Tenvierma’s spell, ‘Moon Cloak’, was in effect, Kelsen felt a slight human energy.

“… … Nothing much has changed? “I’m on the verge of death.”

“That’s not what I was talking about. No, of course we have to be on guard against that vampire too.”

“then?”

Ellen began to speak as if she were confiding.

“First of all, that kid.”

I followed his gaze and narrowed my eyes.

“Alena?”

“To be exact, it’s the spirit that resides in him. It’s the same with talking to you about Blackwood, and it’s the same with lusting for something… … . “It is clearly a spirit that has awakened its self.”

“A spirit that has awakened itself?”

“okay. And I don’t think he’s very normal.”

Ellen deliberately lowered her voice.

“Imagine if a spirit powerful enough to create a passage like this went crazy. “A ghost or a devil would be better.”

I nodded obediently.

“i think so too. “If it were a good spirit, it wouldn’t have inhabited a child’s body and acted as it pleases.”

Is it because I struggled earlier? Ellen’s hair was matted here and there. I stretched out my fingers and untangled her tangles as if combing them.

«Uh huh、5

“But right now, Alena, no, the spirit that resides in Alena needs help.”

“Wait a minute, tickle-”

“And, with Utequai watching, we’ll handle it well if something happens. “Don’t worry too much.”

“••••••Yes.”

Perhaps thanks to the calm continuation of the conversation, Ellen’s eyes gradually relaxed. He grabbed her neck, straightened her bangs, and spoke in a low voice.

“actually… … . “It’s annoying even for Haley.”

“Heyla?”

“huh.”

Without realizing it, I turned my head and looked at Hayla.

Hayla, who was walking with One-Eyed Simos, Veteran Confire, and Heavy Soldier Dervish, made eye contact with me and twitched her eyelids a couple of times.

For a moment, she blinked at her usual slow pace. Always ask ‘What are you looking at?’ She turned her head back at the gaze that seemed to be asking.

“why? “What bothers you?”

“that is,”

Ellen, who was choosing her words for a moment, looked sideways at me and then opened her mouth.

“… … Uh, those gloves.”

“Gloves? Ah, the Milky Way gloves?”

“huh. “It’s a dangerous item.”

Well, it’s dangerous. In fact, it is no different from a handgun.

“Yes, but… … . “I’m giving you a magic suppressing potion, so it’s not something you can use freely.”

“It sucked magic power from the blood.”

“Isn’t that a problem with the gloves?”

“How can it not be a problem with the gloves when you use the gloves with that magic power?

Boy.”

When Ellen tried to raise her voice again, I quickly nodded.

“Of course you are right. But Heyla attacked with a magic tool, not an ally, but an enemy?”

“Do you think it will continue to be like that in the future?”

“… … Well, I hope so. “I received an oath, so I want to believe it.”

“It’s just a promise.”

“A mere promise? The ‘Blood Oath’ has its own roots between Zahakar and Baluin… …

When I saw the blue eyes radiating coldness, I quickly changed my tone.

“Oh, of course, such traditions and pretense are not important. In the end, it is people who keep their oaths. hmm.”

As Ellen’s eyes softened, I patted his calf with the hand that supported him.

“I know what you want to say. “I know very well how dangerous Hayla is.”

“I don’t think I know.”

“Really. And,” I whispered softly into Ellen’s ear.

“If anything seems a little strange, I will take action, so don’t worry too much.”

Ellen seemed to have heard what I said and nodded as if she would not argue further.

But why is your expression still like this?

“… … “Do you still have any more anxiety factors?”

« O ” Hmm.

“What is it?”

Ellen looked at me with a sullen expression.

“you.”

“••••••Uh, me’?”

“huh. you.”

I quietly scratched my eyebrows.

“why me?”

“They were always thinking that there would be a dark knight in the realm of dreams, but now they are happy that a passage has been created.”

“You said you were happy? I?”

“uh! Just now with a bunch of-”

“With a bundle?”

“……no.”

“why? “It’s okay, just tell me.”

“Oh, I don’t like it.”

“I told you to tell me. “I’m with a bunch, what?”

Ellen pursed her lips in exasperation as I continued to harass her, then lowered her head.

“… … okay. I was so dazed, I almost wanted to die. In a situation like this, does it make sense to just hug and act like that? And, if that’s not joy, what is it?”

I was speechless and stared at Ellen. Ellen gradually raised her voice, and when she met my gaze, she shook her shoulders and closed her mouth.

For a moment, her pink lips gently twitched.

“… … What. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“what. What you looking at.”

I slowly caught my breath and opened my mouth.

” hey.”

“What, why?”

“Can I just bite your cheek once?”

At that moment, Ellen’s face became strangely distorted.

“… … “What kind of bullshit is this all of a sudden?”

“I’ll bite you gently.”

“You crazy guy, go away!”

Ellen struggled desperately, but she couldn’t shake me off.

Well, what can I do? It is a situation where not only strength, physique, and technology, but also position is lacking. If you feel unfair, do you exercise?

Only after chewing, tearing, tasting, and enjoying for a long time did I let go of Ellen.

“Ah.”

Normally, he would have been extremely angry, but he slowly relaxed and just leaned towards me with his limbs hanging down.

When Ellen became quiet, I patted her on the back and opened my mouth.

“I know.”

w……2”

“I know that the path we are taking now is dangerous. No, I know better than anyone here.”

The half-open eyes regained focus and sparkled like sapphires.

“It’s about ‘the game of prophecy.’”

In the past, I told a story about the Earth to deceive the soul shaman Karamek. At that time, he described the Dark World as a game of prophecy.

Those who were with me at the time did not have any particular questions, or if they did, they did not ask any questions.

Except for two people, Atalanta and Ellen.

I told Atalanta, who was curious about the prophecy, a piece of the truth, and Ellen, who was curious about me, a half-truth.

“pee. “Lower your voice.”

Ellen’s eyes were filled with anticipation as she closed her mouth and said, “Yes.” When I discovered that, I smiled bitterly.

“As I said before, the memories are, um, a bit hazy. “There are many uncertainties.”

“What do you remember about Raven’s Cliff? What about Sights or the Dark Knight?”

“This is completely different. “According to the game of prophecy, there was no Dream Territory or Dark Knight here.”

“ah… …

Ellen pursed her lips in disappointment.

“I thought you knew what was going to happen next.”

“I? “Did it look like that?”

“huh. “She was so upset the whole time, but then she suddenly became relaxed, so I thought she remembered something.”

… … Is he really just looking at me all the time?

I scratched my eyebrows out of embarrassment.

“The reason I became more relaxed was actually because I pretended to be that way on purpose.”

” on purpose?”

“huh. Anyway, there is only one way to go. “If I were to be anxious in a situation like this, would it only end up agitating those around me?”

As I shrugged my shoulders, Ellen fell silent, as if speechless. Then she narrowed her eyebrows and spoke.

“You are a difficult person to understand.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“It seems like you are overly conscious of what others think, but there are also times when you are not at all… … . Oh, I don’t know, you’re just a little weird.”

The guy said that and shook his head. And he rested his shoulder on my chest and his head on my shoulder.

“What are you doing, you’?”

“Don’t talk to me anymore. “I’m tired because you bothered me so much.”

Ellen closed her mouth after saying those words.

Ha, indeed.” Ellen and Moongchi, they just believe in cute things and do whatever they want. I’m very worried, very worried.

As I told Ellen, I was only pretending to be relaxed, but I was not relaxed at all.

So, as I was passing through the tunnel that Alena had made, all kinds of thoughts were running through my mind.

That thought is,

-I’ve already left the forest, but I ended up not meeting the first pickm, ‘Fallen Guardian’. Is it just skip?

-The second pickneme, ‘Spell Thief Sai Tsu’, seems to be in the castle, not the castle village… … . Wait a minute, now that I think about it, is there still a castle village left?

-The fourth pickneme, ‘Three Brides’, and the chapter boss, ‘Vampire Lord Tenvierma’ have already been dealt with. What happened to the third pickneme, ‘Knight Sawa Mongma’? They are Tenvierma’s subordinates.

It was roughly like this.

My thoughts continued until the faint light disappeared through the thick fog and I set up camp on a dry hill.

-The random names that appear in Chapter 4 are, um, about ten. Based on experience, the most difficult person to deal with will appear, and then the candidate will be… … .

Is it because of these endless thoughts?

After a night, dawn broke and we were ready to move again.

Boom, boom –

Even from the faint sound of footsteps that came out of nowhere, I was able to guess its identity right away.

“The enemy! “Scattered, scattered!”

Fortunately, the mercenaries had already had enough rest and were ready to move. So it reacted quickly and immediately to my yelling.

Those armed with sturdy shields and armor, including Steedman the Steadman, Confire the veteran, Fritz the ponytail, and Dervish the heavy soldier, lined up loosely in front of the hill.

The lightly armed Freckled Mira, the heavy swordsman Umberta, the plump Esson, and the one-eyed Simos were scattered in the middle and on both sides of the hill.

The archer Kol, the crossbowman Gidon, and the trapped vampire Kelsenne hid behind a half-demolished stone wall.

While the mercenaries were busy moving around, I unloaded my backpack, grabbed three javelins, and walked forward.

“Go to the direction where Cole and Ellen are together! Heyla, take the child and hide! Ute Kwai, come quickly!”

Alena’s tunnel was still spacious, so there was no shortage of space to fight. However, because the fog was so thick behind the hill that escaping was virtually impossible.

Boom, boom, boom!

The sound of footsteps coming from far away, beyond the foggy tunnel, grew louder little by little, but rapidly.

“Alena, come here.”

When Hayla beckoned, Alena immediately looked up at Utequai with a tearful expression on her face.

“mister.”

“There is no need to be afraid.”

Utequai adjusted his steel formal hat and smiled.

“It will be over soon. “Go quickly.”

After a moment of hesitation, Utequoi ruffled her hair, and Alena nodded and grabbed Heila’s outstretched hand.

“… … “Hold on a minute, Heyla.”

Eyes darker than the night sky turned to me.

“just in case.”

I took out a small glass bottle from my belt and threw it. Of course I thought Hayla would receive it with flying colors,

“……2”

She blinked quietly and watched the trajectory of the glass bottle.

Crispy. The glass bottle fell to the floor and hit the stone, shattering in vain.

I was dumbfounded and asked Hayla.

“No, why don’t you accept it?”

“… … You threw it suddenly. “Without warning.”

“what?”

“Next time, hand it to me directly. “I’m not good at things like this.”

I burst out laughing at her words. Either way, Hayla squatted down in front of the broken glass bottle.

“It’s blood.”

“Yes, it’s blood. “I made it early in the morning just in case, but wow, what a waste.”

“There is no need to feel sorry.”

With those words, Hayla placed her index finger on the dirt floor.

The blood that had seeped into the ground flowed back down her long fingers and split into five branches. And then her procrastination was wrapped around her finger.

“It’s very sticky and thick.”

Hayla said and stood up. She blinked slowly, looking down at the five red rings on her right hand.

… … Even though his expression is no different from usual, he somehow looks happy. I guess it’s my mood, right?

“Thank you, I’ll use it well.”

Heila left only those words and walked away, taking Alena with her.

Immediately after the two people hid behind the hill, the owner of the roar emerged from the winding tunnel.

‘Thump, thump, thump.’

It was a huge monster that looked about three times the size of an elephant.

Hard gray scales covering the body, a head resembling a dragon, a thick tail with many spines, fifteen horns rising from the nose to the spine, short, scanty forepaws, and inverted-jointed hind limbs filled with elastic muscles.

“Oh my god, it’s Drake.”

The ponytail-haired Fritz, who was lying face down, let out a double curse.

“What kind of bullshit thing is this? “There isn’t a single stream, let alone a river, around here.” As he said, drakes originally live near water. This means that it is not a monster that would appear in Gistol, a mountainous region in the middle of the continent.

Then why on earth did that Drake appear here?

I looked at the person riding the Drake to get the answer.

It was placed on a purple velvet saddle in the small space between the successive horns on Drake’s back. And there was a person sitting there.

As Drake’s standard bearer, Inyoung was acting very strangely. He wore a black conical hat with a crimson feather on it, a fancy robe with a neck collar as high as a peacock’s tail feathers, and he held a drake’s reins in his right hand and several golden rings in his left hand.

Boom, boom –

Drake, who was approaching, stopped tall still far away. I felt like I had found myself and Ute Kwai standing at the foot of the hill.

“Oh-!”

The frivolous exclamation was heard clearly, as if there were a speaker right in front of my nose. Corporate 刀｝?

“nice to meet you! When I discovered this strange passage, my curiosity and motivation aroused! I just walked upright and thought, wow, I actually got to meet an intelligent being! I-I didn’t know! Truly!”

“… … “He’s a weird guy.”

I nodded at Utequai’s muttering. Meanwhile, Inyoung, riding Drake, continued speaking in an exaggerated tone.

“Of course I had expectations, but I was hopeful that it would come true! Yes, there is hope! That wasn’t there! that

In a sense, I met you here – the blessings of the ancestors must have been with you! Really!”

… … Oh, I hate to hear that.

Cracking voice, constricted vocalization, exaggerated emotions, unnatural intonation.

It felt uncomfortable because it seemed like an ordinary person with great motivation was forcing his acting skills.

“Uhm, but I can’t see you guys very well. Oh, trouble! “I ask politely, may I come a little closer?” We just frowned and didn’t say anything, but the man on the Drake said, ‘Ah, thank you!’ He shouted and slapped the reins.

Boom, boom!

… … Wow, seeing it again is really big.

If you see that the distance narrows by tens of meters in just a few steps, the stride length must be over 4 or 5 meters.

I fiddled with my javelin and slowly raised my voice towards the back.

“If you come into range, just shoot!”

Whether he heard those words or it was just a coincidence, Drake stood tall again.

It’s still a long way, but um, if Drake runs at full speed, it’ll take less than 20 seconds to get there.

“Oh, cum! “There hasn’t been an introduction yet!”

Because I was close enough, I could finally see his face.

The face revealed beneath the black cone hat decorated with crimson feathers was not human.

“My name is Sole-Ba! Soleba is good, but toleba is even better! “Call me whatever you want!”

I couldn’t believe he was talking. Because he was a dragon with the face of a lizard.

“My friends in the underground call me Gil-”

No, does it make sense to give a human voice through the mouth of a lizard? Isn’t that impossible due to the structure of the oral cavity?

The Yongin riding the Drake flicked his forked tongue and spread his arms wide as if showing off.

“Starmaker Sole-Ba! Yes, that’s my nickname!”

‘Star Maker Soleva’. The worst random name you’ll encounter in Chapter 4.

The red-scaled dragon continued speaking with his vertical pupils unique to reptiles.

“Okay, now it’s your turn. Lucky people who met the stylish Soleva! What are your names? Yes?”

… … Well, what should I do?

Soleva is a really dangerous bird. Should we avoid fighting through conversation? Or should I take advantage of the opportunity and strike first?

I fiddled with the javelin and thought about it, then took a step forward.