My Demons - Chapter 226



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My Villains Episode 226

47. Nightmare (8)

There was an awkward silence.

Hayla was walking with her eyes fixed on the direction of Takanto Palace.

It seemed like he was giving an explanation for this dream earlier, but it looks like he won’t talk about the appearance of Phoenix in his childhood.

Cole also kept his mouth shut.

A tight-headed Steedman or a freckled Mira would have said something to break the awkward atmosphere, but Cole wasn’t the type to be easygoing.

Lastly, I was adding more scenes about Hayla from Poynix’s memories. Then she rubbed her forehead and sighed.

“… … Phew. wait for a sec.” As their gazes gathered, I gave Cole a wink.

“Well, I need to talk to Hayla for a moment… …

” yep,”

Cole quickly nodded and continued speaking.

“There’s a watchtower over there, so I’ll go up there to check the surrounding situation.”

After speaking, he headed toward the nearby security post as if he had been waiting. He must have been paying attention in advance.

I grabbed Hayla’s wrist, who was standing still, and led her to one side.

On a high embankment overlooking the castle town, small, waist-high stone walls were lined up in a row. There were several wooden boxes filled with fine sand and pebbles placed next to the stone wall, so I made Hayla sit there.

Meanwhile, she just looked up at me without saying anything.

If you look closely at the slowly blinking eyes, you can see a somewhat sullen expression.

Hmm, if I look closely, my eyelids seem to be shaking a little… … .

Are you perhaps embarrassed?

It’s not something you can’t understand. Since his most intimate memories were revealed through the realm of dreams, it was natural to feel embarrassed.

Of course, this could all be my imagination. It is not easy to guess emotions just from the blink of an eye or the flow of a conversation.

“… … “What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?”

“Well, that is.”

I wet my dry lips as I tried to figure out Hayla’s intentions. Then she gathered her thoughts and opened her mouth.

“First of all, I’m sorry.

“I never imagined you would remember this long. “Because it was something I did without thinking when I was young.”

He started to make excuses, but Hayla just blinked and didn’t react.

“I was a little emotional back then. I was stupid. Maybe it was because I was a teenager, but everyone around me… … “Well, I hate it.” In fact, the emotions that thirteen-year-old Poynix had were not that cute.

It was a dark and shady feeling that did not suit my age, and I did terrible things to relieve it.

I tried to ignore those facts and focused on the innocence Poynix had in her heart.

“You said that before, right? “He said he saw me crying the day Ayla married Ganix.”

« O ”

“I hated everyone just as much as the sadness I felt at that time. “Not only Ganix, but everyone in Zahakhar and Baluin, even my father.”

Hayla blinked and slowly opened her mouth.

Two bright red lips fell in a very slow movement, as if they were forcing something they didn’t want to say.

“You loved Ayla that much.”

“… … It did.”

I nod my head, but for no reason my mind feels hazy.

The Phoenix I have left must be missing Ayla. I lent Poinix my mouth for a moment.

“It was like that back then. “The wilting, crumbling bouquet that Ayla gave me as a gift was precious to me.”

“But a servant threw it away arbitrarily and I got really angry, and while I was trying to get it back, I ended up running into you.”

Heyla nodded quietly. I guess my story isn’t that surprising.

It may be an illusion, but… … .

I think she already knew my heart, no, Poynix’s heart.

“So, what I want to say is,”

“know.”

“…You know?”

“You don’t just hate me. They hate our entire family. “Unlike Ayla and you, they are all monsters who are somehow broken.”

The calm continuation of his words reminded me of a conversation I once had in the hallway of Longville’s residence hall.

-Even if I’m not around, there are plenty of people who could be chosen as the next concubine, right? How many men use the last name Zahakar?

-no. I have no intention of giving birth to such monsters.

-okay? Ha, me too.

… … I’m going to turn away.

That’s not really what I said. These words are spoken by the dark side of Poynix, which has been torn away for a while, and even though it is not a hot day, beads of sweat are rising from my forehead.

She didn’t do anything wrong, so maybe I said something mean to her for no reason?

What if he was crooked because of that and tried to attack Count Tristan’s army in the battle?

“Okay.”

While groaning, I suddenly felt Hayla’s gaze on me. Now it was time to reveal Kimpo Inix’s feelings… … .

“… … Um, yeah. It’s true that it was like that at one time. “He hated my entire family.”

“But not anymore.” I scratched my eyebrows and continued.

“After spending time with you, I realized that not all Zahakar and Baluin are monsters.”

“……me’?”

“huh.”

Heila blinked rapidly three or four times, so I was able to quickly answer her question.

“You’re just not good at expressing your emotions, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have any emotions.”

“What I saw… … Hayla moistened her lips as she remembered the sights she had seen during the journey to Raven’s Cliff.

“He is the person who shares warm tea with Umberta, who is particularly cold because she is from the archipelago, relieves the burden on Eson, who has a sprained ankle, and calms Simos, who is always anxious, without saying a word.”

“He is the kind of person who listens silently to Mira’s endless chatter and easily explains difficult words to Mungchi.” When I saw Hayla sitting quietly and blinking, I burst into laughter.

“Even though he seems indifferent, he always pays attention to other people and is the first to lend a hand when help is needed.”

If I had been myself, if the darkness, including the evil of Phoenix, had settled in my heart, I said something I would never have said.

“There’s no way you’re a monster.”

“It may have been like that in the past, but I don’t hate you now. Rather, um.” The staring gaze was a bit burdensome, so I slowly turned my head and blurted out his words.

“Anyway, I sincerely apologize for what happened in the past. But now it’s completely different from then, so keep that in mind.”

“rather?”

“••••••huh?”

As I was blinking foolishly, Hayla, who had interrupted me, licked her lips a little faster.

“Rather, what is it like?”

“… ♦’What?”

“I stopped talking. “Rather, what is it like now?”

“uh… …

You’re being needlessly persistent.

“Well, that is.”

“huh.”

“In terms of ho-oh, it’s close to ho, well, that’s what I meant.”

I always think about it, but among the heroes of the dark world, the ones whose appearance best matches my ideal type, that is, Kim Seung-su’s, are the blood knights and the holy knights.

I don’t know if it was because of that, but Hayla, who didn’t have a very good first impression, quickly changed her mind after observing. Ha, after all, the human heart is like a reed.

After I finished speaking, Hayla closed her eyes.

How much time has passed?

Just when I thought she looked like a doll sitting still and silent, she suddenly opened her mouth.

“That’s not the real me.”

“… … uh?”

“It was done on purpose.”

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

Hayla looked at me with her belatedly opened eyes and continued her confession.

“It’s because of you.”

“… … because of me?”

“You are good at trusting others. “The ones I trust the most are Utequai and Ellen, followed by Mungchi and Cole.”

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

“Pay a lot of attention to other mercenaries too. “Always listen to what they say.”

As I quietly narrowed my eyes, Hayla added.

“You were originally very stubborn, but after leaving Eyland and experiencing many things, you changed. “Now I easily agree with the opinions of people around me.”

“… … so?”

“That’s why it is like that. “If people you trust talk about me, you will believe it.”

“… … I’m a little confused. “Why are you suddenly saying this?”

“I realized this was no different from a trick.”

“Trickery?”

Oh O ” “〒

She continued speaking with sunken eyes.

“I have no interest in other people.”

“… … “Are you saying you’re not interested?”

“I know the names of all of Umberta’s siblings, I know what gifts Eson wants to give to the children he left behind in his hometown, and I also know why Simos became a magician.”

“But I wouldn’t mind if they died right in front of me.”

The calm, pitch black eyes looked at me without blinking or trembling.

“I am not as warm a person as you think. “I just did it to win people’s hearts.”

“Like all Baluin, like Zahakar, I am a monster.”

As soon as she finished speaking, I immediately shook my head.

“I don’t think so at all.”

“No?”

“huh. “Everything you’ve said so far proves you’re not a monster.”

Hayla blinked. The meaning contained therein was probably questionable.

“Real monsters may not even be monsters themselves. “I don’t feel guilty for doing something that doesn’t seem like a trick.”

“And most importantly, why did you act like that? “You know, because you want to get what you want, or because you want to look good to me?”

It was a very shameless remark, but Hayla nodded calmly without any change in her expression.

“That’s it then.”

“It’s done?”

“It is a hundred or a thousand times better to be cowardly than to go on a rampage with the intention of killing people.”

“So, please continue to do so. huh?”

As he said that and smiled, Hayla blinked her eyes quickly. Perhaps the meaning behind it is, well, something like embarrassment.

“… … “I don’t really understand what you’re saying.”

“What don’t you understand? “I want you to act like you have for the past month.”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a trick or a pretense. “I like it much better that way.”

She still looked confused. So I grinned and stretched out my arms.

“It’s nothing to think about.”

Hayla looked at her wide open arms in turn, then looked up at me.

“… … what are you doing?”

“What ordinary people do in these situations.”

“What is this situation?”

“A situation where misunderstandings are resolved and reconciliation is achieved.”

“Then a hug is a good ending. no?”

The rosy lips slowly fall and then close again.

It was an insignificant movement, but it felt very new as it was extremely rare for Heyla to do such a useless movement.

“huh? no?”

As I shrugged my shoulders and eyebrows together, Heyla eventually spread her arms.

Perhaps that was the end of it, but she just blinked her pitch black eyes.

Well, you have to have this much sense.

While I clicked my tongue, I pulled her shoulder and hugged her. And she completed her embrace by wrapping both of Hayla’s stiff arms around my waist.

Despite her usual icy face, her body was very warm.

After patting her back a few times, he broke the hug and made eye contact with Hayla.

“So, are we reconciled now?”

Well, it’s not easy to understand the meaning of this look.

She quietly looked up at me and answered ‘yes’ in a very quiet voice. As I was finishing my conversation with Hayla, Cole came down from the watchtower at a truly ghostly timing. He followed us, walking shoulder to shoulder, about five or six steps away from us.

As Heila said, her dream ended before she reached Takanto Palace.

Unlike any mansion in the suburbs, Taus Den was lost in silence.

Thanks to this, I was able to clearly hear the strange metallic ‘keying’ sound when a black disk appeared in front of my nose.

It looks like he fell asleep briefly while crossing the passage. Thanks to you, I was able to see the sixth character sheet.

Name: Heila of Valuin

Level: 30

Class: Blood Knight

Stats: Remaining Bonus – 2

Strength – 15 (20) Dexterity – 15 (20) Health – 21 (33) Magic – 41 (105)

skill :

Blood 6pt, Blood Swamp 5pt, Blood Shield 5pt, Iron Armor 3pt, Flowing Blood 5pt, Hot Blood 3pt