My Demons - Chapter 231



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My Villains Episode 231

47. Nightmare (13)

The place where I stepped through the black disk was on a sloping rock.

I quickly looked in all directions, and saw a pitch-black sky that seemed to be full of stars and a vast grassland spreading out below.

Because countless stars were burning their bodies, the short grass and scattered old trees were colored in pale silver.

“Ugh,”

Unlike Munchi, who took a stance with agile movements, Cole, whose legs gave out, fell hard and tumbled down the rock.

“Urwha, call?”

At that time, a familiar low-pitched sound was heard from under the rock. I followed the voice and turned my gaze to see the large figure sitting by the campfire standing up straight away.

“Poy nix!”

A red-skinned warrior wearing only a steel-padded feather hat and rawhide pants, exposing his muscular upper body.

“Ute kwai!”

It was a nice face to see after a long time, but there was no time to unwind.

I quickly ran to the campsite under the rock. He then laid Hayla, who was carrying him, next to the bonfire.

“You’re hurt.”

“You need to get treatment right away.” Cole, who had been lying down next to me, stood up shakily. Although he fell from a fairly high rock, he didn’t seem to be injured thanks to the soft grass.

“Here, there is a potion.”

What Cole held out was a glass bottle filled with a sticky red liquid. The iron frame on the outside looks quite familiar.

“This?”

“It was created by Ellen in Master Caswright’s laboratory.”

As expected, it is a wound healing potion made in Longville.

It is a potion made using specially treated orange juice instead of troll blood, and has the side effect of causing rapid hunger when used.

“good. Open the lid and wait!”

Of course, now was not the time to worry about such side effects.

First, I checked Hayla’s condition once again.

“Heyla, wake up!”

I patted my cheek, but my consciousness had already disappeared, and my breathing was weak. He was shot below his left ribs and on his right thigh. Both of them would have been fatally wounded.

“Ute Kwai, do you have any water? Water clean enough to drink.”

“we are here.”

“Wait a minute. Bundle, dagger and rope!”

A bunch of ‘four!’ He answered and held out a sharp dagger and a rope. First, I took the dagger and tore off Hayla’s vest and shirt.

When the red-stained cloth was removed, Ute Kwai, holding a water skin made of cow skin, poured water on it.

While I was washing the wound on my abdomen, I tied the rope that the bundle gave me tightly to the top of the wound on my thigh.

“… … “Have you been under magic?”

“It’s similar.”

“Athar Marta. “It’s terrible.”

The wounds were serious enough to make Utequai drool.

Of course, this is my first time seeing a gunshot wound. Therefore, there was no way to know whether it was hit by a 12.7 mm or a 7.62 mm bullet.

But one thing was certain: at least two bullets had penetrated Hayla’s stomach.

“Pour the potion, only one-third.”

As Cole poured the wound healing potion, the wound boiled over with acrid smoke. Even though I gained weight like that, I wasn’t sure if my internal organs would be treated properly.

Next, he tore the hem of his right pants using a dagger, washed it with water, and poured a little water medicine into it.

I traced the back of Hayla’s waist with my hand while the white flesh appeared on her thighs.

“0 O ” —

I felt about three cracks at the tip of my finger. It appears that the bullet went through cleanly. I guess it was natural since I was shot with a machine gun while wearing casual clothes.

I heard that if you get a gunshot wound, the bullets may break and remain inside your body. Are machine gun bullets okay?

Heyla still couldn’t come to her senses, even though she was forced to drink the remaining potion. Her demeanor was solemn, and her face was as pale as white. Are you in shock?

… … This can’t go on. Also, blood transfusion was performed,

必, iba-r

M Ugh

A voice from somewhere struck my ears. Even though it was a mountainless plain, the voice echoed loudly and fiercely… … .

Utekwai sighed and looked back at the group with a stern expression.

“We have to move.”

“what? but,”

“Move now!”

What kind of mess is this again?

Uncharacteristically, Ute Kwai seemed to be in a great hurry.

“Ugh, shit.”

In the end, I pulled the half-cloak over Hayla’s upper body and picked her up. It was fortunate that the potion stopped the bleeding to some extent.

“Hehe.”

Before we knew it, Mungchi was standing on the rock behind the camp, looking somewhere and opening his mouth wide.

“trunnion! “Hey, over there-!”

“uh?”

In the direction he is pointing… … .

Kugugugung-

Just like the suburban mansions and the Nudein camp, the starry meadows were crumbling from the distant horizon. The scenery looks as if a strong wind is carving a sand castle.

“… … Holy crap. already?”

I know that this is a world made of dreams, and that if certain conditions are met, it will collapse like me.

But this is the first time it collapsed so quickly. Why?

“Aiba-!”

As the voice echoed across the meadow again, Utequai gritted his teeth and pushed me and Kol on the back.

“Run, now!”

We had no choice but to run to his torch. The bundle on the rock quickly followed suit, and the moonlit night race began.

Moongchi and Cole are people you can’t miss anywhere when it comes to hard work.

However, when Utequai started running with all his might, the two quickly became out of breath, and after a few minutes, they began to gradually fall behind.

“Ute kwai! too fast!”

“Hold on a little, *sigh*!”

“If this continues, Moongchi and Cole will be left behind!”

“There is a river! “If you just run to the river, you’ll be *poof*!”

必, iba-r

A voice rang out.

It was already the third time, and despite the strong echo, I was able to recognize the voice as the boy’s.

“They’re all here!”

When I looked ahead at Utequai’s shout, I saw that there was indeed a wide river flowing. I picked up Hayla and picked her up, speeding up. Munchi and Cole also exerted their last strength and worked on their legs.

What greeted us as we reached the river was a wooden boat.

The boat had an elongated shape compared to its narrow width, and was large enough to comfortably carry about fifteen people.

“Get in!”

I arrived first, put Hayla on the boat and pushed the wide stern.

Utekwai arrived soon after, threw the bundle and call that looked like they were about to fall over onto the boat, and then offered me a hand.

“Hmph!”

“Grunt,”

If we combine the efforts of Ute Kwai and myself, we will probably be able to produce the equivalent of 30 men. Thanks to this, the wooden boat, which was halfway along the riverside, glided up the river.

“Ai-ba!”

It was a fast-flowing river. After the speed increased, rowing became meaningless. So Utequai stood on the gunwale and dipped his oar into the water only when the direction of the bow changed.

After panting for a while, Mungchi held on to the railing and stood up.

“Ugh, *heh* I’m getting closer.”

“… … I know.”

What he was looking at was the end of the world rushing towards us.

The starry night sky and the pale grassland quickly faded away. The border that turned the world into dust was following us closely, only 200 or 300 meters behind.

“Don’t worry.” Ute Kwai opened her mouth with a stern look on her face.

“You can escape. “Nothing happened.”

w……uh ”

Putting aside my curiosity about this world, I first looked at Hayla again.

Because I continued to pay attention while running, my condition did not seem to get worse. But of course, there was no improvement, so treatment had to be continued as soon as possible.

“O ugh” — —1 9

However, I did not have the confidence to perform a blood transfusion and blood manipulation on a boat that was shaking violently.

“When do you think it will end?”

“… … “I don’t know exactly.”

Utequai’s hollow gaze was directed to the other side of the river.

“As you go, it will be over before you know it. “It’s not long.”

“So, you said that in your dream?”

“right. It’s always been like that, so don’t worry.”

I moved my lips for a moment and then spoke carefully.

“Where am I?”

Unusually, the guy was hesitating.

Utequai soon let out a short sigh and told the story.

“Children of the prairie, you must prove yourself to become a man. “So do we, Riku and the tribe.”

“… … “Coming-of-age ceremony?”

“That’s right, coming of age ceremony. “When they are young, up to fourteen, when they are old, up to seventeen, the children form a gang and leave the village.”

“What are you doing when you leave?”

“Do anything.”

“Anything?”

“Hunts of beasts, monsters, and humans are common. Go out to sea on a boat. They even cross the imperial border to obtain valuable items. It doesn’t matter what. “It proves your qualifications to become a man.”

“Aiba-!”

Utequai picked his words while the boy’s voice rang out. And when the echo ended, he took out his chosen words.

“Coming of age ceremonies are dangerous. The tribe’s best warrior follows the children without their knowledge. “We hide and watch, and if there is danger, we protect ourselves.”

“hmm. “It’s quite humane.”

“If the warrior helps, the coming-of-age ceremony will fail. “Children cannot become men.”

“Are you saying I have to try again?”

“wrong. No retry. “You can’t be a man forever.”

It’s so humane, it’s so cruel.

“I am the greatest warrior of the steppe. “Gender awareness always followed me.”

The world faded away after about 100 meters, but Utequai continued speaking without changing his expression.

“It was like that until three years ago.”

“Three years ago?”

“Twelve people. Everyone was brave and smart. ‘Gitamawi’ served as the leader.”

“so?”

“They were really courageous kids. “I crossed the forbidden river.”

“Forbidden river?”

“This is the place. “Forbidden River.”

It’s a forbidden river. On the outside, it’s just a beautiful river dividing the grassland.

“If you walk for two days across the forbidden river, you will be in the devil’s land.”

“What is the devil’s land?”

“This is the land where devils live. “It turns the earth black and spreads to the surrounding areas.”

“It’s spreading?”

“That’s literally it. One day, even the Devil’s River will be painted black. “All the shamans say so.”

iba—r

“Children, you have entered the devil’s land.”

w O ugh”

—”司三

“If you stop in the devil’s land, you can prove that you are a man. No, I have to prove it. “Because you become a hero of the prairie.”

Utequai stopped talking and took a deep breath. His long swallowed breath escapes, and his hard chest sinks.

“I had to stop it. “I should have stopped him, but I didn’t.”

“why?”

“Because they were brave and smart kids. “I may not be a hero, but I could become a man.”

“… … What are you talking about? Surely, even trying to stop it in advance is considered a failure?”

“right.”

“Hey, that’s a bit harsh.”

“The fact that the best warrior was stopped means that the plan was made wrong.”

“No, that’s still true… …

At this point, I can roughly guess what Utequai’s dream, no, nightmare, is like.

“Three days after entering the devil’s land, the children met the devil.”

As expected, the story went as I expected.

“It was my first time seeing a devil. It was bigger than the Drake of Soleva and had eight arms. It was very powerful. So much so that neither the kids nor I could handle it.

By the time the story reached its conclusion, the border had extended just behind the stern. The boat we were on and the river water below were floating on an empty space.

“Eh, eh. Poi, how about this-”

“… … It looks dangerous. “I wonder if it will be okay,”

Munchi and Cole couldn’t hide their anxiety. On the other hand, Ute Kwai just had a calm expression on his face.

“We rushed over, but eleven out of twelve were dead. I almost died too. “My mother’s blessing killed the devil and saved my life.”

Mother’s blessing.

You’re probably talking about berserk. I guess I learned it back then.

“… … So, only one of them lives and they all die?”

“Chief, Gitamawi, died on this ship. “I lost a lot of blood.”

“Hmm.”

I don’t know what to say.

I didn’t want to reprimand the kids for not stopping them. However, something in Ute Kwai’s eyes was too dark and deep for him to comfort you by saying it wasn’t your fault.

So I just patted him on the shoulder without saying anything.

“Poi, over there!”

The bundle jumped up and pointed forward. The place he points to, in the distance where the river ends and turns into a waterfall –

“… … “It’s a passage!”

-A black disk was floating!

“Utekwai, over there! “We have to get in there!”

“i get it!”

Utequai skillfully rowed and controlled the direction. The wooden boat riding the rapids rushed toward the black disk.

Looking at the border that follows closely behind… … .

“Whoa.”

lived There’s still room.

“Aiba-!”

As I looked back and forth between the gradually growing black disk and the smoothly flowing ship, I suddenly opened my mouth.

“But Ute Kwai.”

” hmm?”

“There’s a voice I keep hearing right now. Aiba? “What does that mean?” Utequai answered as he rowed his oars one last time and adjusted his direction.

“It’s my father.”

“father? “Aiba means father?”

“right.”

“… … “Wait a minute, then.”

A hollow gaze filled with unknown emotions turned towards me.

“Gitamawi, this is my first child.”

The moment I opened my mouth, the neckline passed through the black disk.