My Demons - Chapter 240



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My Villains Episode 240

49. Visitors (3)

“you… …

“why. What?”

Ellen stopped in front of the stairs, frowned, and looked at me again. She pursed her lips in disbelief.

“You’re tall… … “I think it’s gotten a little bigger.”

“key?”

Oh, what can I say again?

“Is it an illusion? Or did you at least swap shoes with Steedman?”

For some reason, the nervous expression on this guy’s face made me burst into laughter. I shrugged my shoulders and answered.

“It seemed like it was about 1 cm bigger. “I think it’s around 193 now.”

“… … under.”

I let out a bewildered laugh and lost myself in other thoughts for a moment.

Was it thanks to meeting a blood-drinking snake in the realm of dreams? The mastery of ‘Legendary Bloodline’ has increased by 2 points.

In the game, ‘Legendary Bloodline’ was a passive skill that slightly increased resistance to all attributes and status abnormalities and also slightly increased defense. Because its skill level was so minimal, it had a low priority compared to other skills. According to the training method, there were many cases where only 3 points were invested or skipped.

In reality, it seemed similar, but a little different. What I felt was that my skin became a little tougher, which was probably an effect of the defense correction.

On the other hand, I can’t really feel the resistance. You can’t do crazy things like set yourself on fire or drink poison just to check if your resistance has increased.

In addition, just like it did the last time it molted, it grew slightly this time as well. It appears to be an additional effect that is not indicated in the game.

“I was wandering around for a while and finally noticed it, but how did you know?”

“… … Nonsense.”

Ellen looked up at me blankly, biting her lower lip,

“Why do you keep getting taller? “What kind of tree are you?”

And he fired.

“… … “Did I do something wrong?”

“No, that’s not it… … . Something’s not right. “I’m not even a child, so why do I keep growing taller?”

“Usually men grow up until their mid-twenties?”

“Twenties, mid-twenties?”

The guy stuttered, almost panicking.

“You are twenty-one this year.”

WO ” After •

“So, then it’s going to be bigger for the next four or five years? like now?”

“… … well. Well, that could be possible, right?”

hmm. Now that I think about it, if I master the legendary bloodline, I might actually grow up to about 2 meters tall.

For Kim Seung-soo, his current size feels a bit excessive, so he feels a little uncomfortable about growing up to 2 meters.

Ellen slumped her shoulders with a despairing expression and muttered, ‘It would be quicker to learn the transformation spell.’

Why is he like this?

“Let’s go down and have something to eat. “I’ve been sweating since morning and I’m hungry.”

“… … I’m not going to eat. I ate it anyway, but it was useless… …

“What nonsense?”

By the time I almost lifted him and dragged him down, the meal preparations had already been completed.

The breakfast menu was quite plentiful.

Bean porridge made by boiling blanched broad beans in sheep’s milk and adding various spices, meatballs fried with minced Swiss chard and garlic mixed with wild boar meat batter, whole quail grilled with oil on the outside and seasoned with herbs, sausage made from goat meat, and pickled vegetables. Herring, flat bread, fresh fennel fronds and arugula.

Although it is difficult to call it an aristocratic diet, it was an extremely luxurious meal for ordinary farmers.

Among the young couple who served as servants, the wife, i.e. Rowen, benefited from her excellent cooking skills. She presented new dishes every time, using ingredients she obtained through hunting and gathering, as well as foodstuffs from other villages. Although she didn’t ask, she must have worked as a maid in a wealthy family.

“Hey, try this. “It’s not too salty and just right.”

I cut the steaming sausage into small pieces and placed it on Ellen’s plate.

But the guy just glanced at me and continued to chew on his porridge. Seeing that his lips are sticking out, he seems to be dissatisfied with something… … .

As expected, it is not easy to understand the girl who is going through a stormy time.

… … No, no. If you’re seventeen, you’d be about a senior in high school in Korean age, but isn’t that a bit old for a time of gale-and-go rage?

Even with that question in mind, I filled Ellen’s glass with cider, removed the bones from a whole roasted quail, and placed it on a plate. Then, as I started cracking open the boiled quail eggs, he glanced at me and opened his mouth.

“Leave me alone. “I’ll eat it on my own.”

“Uh, okay, this is the last one. Now, ah, try it.”

“Stop it, eup-”

Ellen, speechless due to the quail egg, pursed her lips and frowned.

“You said you would eat on your own, but why bother?”

“I’m worried because I saw you gnawing. “I heard you don’t even eat lunch well.”

Here, in the castle village of Modos, every member of our group received a mission.

Hunting for meat and fur, helping train a vigilante group made up of refugees from the territory, traveling to nearby villages to rescue people and supplies, or patrolling around the wide castle walls… … These are missions like that.

Of course, Ellen and I also have missions, so we can’t be together 24 hours a day like before. So, I have no choice but to continue to be concerned.

“Are you eating lunch?”

“Is lunch just picking up a few snacks? “It’s not like there’s no one taking care of you, so why are you filling your meals with something like that?”

“… … “It’s a hassle to come down.”

Ellen set up a makeshift laboratory in the guild master’s room. So she split her days by doing experiments or making potions during the day and practicing her magic in the evening.

“Then I’ll tell you to bring the food up to the second floor, so you can eat lunch starting today.”

what the.”

“got it? “Are you going to ask Rowen what he ate?”

I said these words with the intention of internally getting annoyed.

“… … Something like that. Do whatever you feel like.”

Surprisingly, Ellen just grumbled a little and let it go.

Next, he picked up the meat I gave him and ate it, then glanced at the other side. I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but it’s an expression that feels triumphant.

W… I followed Ellen’s gaze out of curiosity, and before I knew it, I saw Hayla, who had finished eating, quietly sipping wine.

When her pitch-black gaze met mine, she quietly blinked and raised her glass.

“Do you want a drink?”

“uh? No, it’s okay… … . “Is that mixed with water?”

“no.”

“… … So it’s just fresh wine? from morning?”

Hayla didn’t answer. Instead of asking her unique ‘Why? ‘What’s the problem?’ Her eyes showed that she was doing it.

I burst out laughing.

“Eh, um.”

At that time, the bundle made a whining sound.

As a well-trained assassin, this guy who rarely showed his presence was now wrestling with a roasted quail, making a rattling noise.

“Eh, that doesn’t work… …

Perhaps because he was watching, or for some other reason, he kept glancing in my direction. It seems like their eyes are looking for help.

“Moongchi, should I do it?”

“Hey, yes-”

Just as I was about to hand out the plate towards me with the bundle shaking, Ute Kwai, who had been quietly watching what he was doing next to me, suddenly came out.

“That won’t happen.”

He reached down, picked up a bunch of quail from the plate, and stuffed the whole thing into his mouth.

“Ugh!” Whether the group was surprised or not, Utequai chewed the quail with its bones. Did the sound of crunching sound ring out three or four times? The guy swallowed the contents of his mouth.

“That’s mine, that’s mine!”

“If you don’t know how valuable food is, you don’t deserve to eat it.”

“Hey, hey! “You pig, you stupid savage!”

The bundle shouted loudly and clapped its hands, but Utequai just giggled and continued eating.

… … Oh, it’s a beautiful morning.

After finishing the meal, all the mercenaries were gathered in the guild hall. Because today was pay day, no, weekly pay day.

“Now, stand in line.”

When I sat down at the table and opened the ledger, twelve mercenaries quickly lined up.

“First, Confire? ruler.”

Veteran Confire counted the money he received. He checked three silver coins and six dimes and nodded his head.

“Confirmed, Nari. thank you.”

Of course, the weekly wages of mercenaries vary depending on their abilities and equipment.

As a veteran soldier and mercenary, Conwyer is paid more than average. There are only three mercenaries whose weekly salary is higher than that.

“Come on, Gidon. “It’s hard to go hunting while carrying metal.”

“it’s okay. “It’s also quite rewarding.” “If that’s the case, I’m glad.” Gidon’s weekly salary is 4 silver coins.

They don’t give him this much weekly pay just because he’s a good shooter. A luxury heavy crossbow that can pierce Drake’s hide in an instant would cost about half of that weekly wage.

” next,”

“It’s me, sir.”

The one who walked forward ostentatiously was the ponytail Lee Fritz. As soon as I saw him, I immediately frowned.

“right. “I heard you stabbed a vigilante yesterday?”

“There was a bastard who was having a bad mood, so I gave him some trouble to discipline him.”

“This bastard. “She almost made someone disabled-”

Fritz’s confident expression almost made me raise my hand without realizing it. The guy must have noticed that and for a moment his body flinched, but he frowned and protested to me.

“Ah, normally I would have pulled out an eye, but I ended up with a few teeth. “They thought it would save my life.”

“If you wanted to save yourself, you shouldn’t have used your fists in the first place, you fucking idiot.”

“That’s it-”

“That’s it. If you do this again, you will die. It’s not a metaphor, it’s really going to kill you. Do you understand?”

Fritz remained silent at my soft-spoken advice, perhaps wondering if the careful discipline he had received so far had helped.

This crazy guy’s weekly salary is a whopping 5 silver coins, that is, one gold coin.

It may be because they have quite high-quality equipment, such as reinforced chain armor, war iron flails, and iron-padded shields, but… … .

To be honest, even putting that aside, his skills are overwhelmingly good. His physical abilities are approaching the level of a superhuman, and his weapon skills are so good that he can even pretend to be a knight in a country estate.

It would have been a bit different if personality had been included in the standard for calculating weekly wages, but a dirty personality is not a flaw in this industry. That’s why his weekly salary is ranked 2nd.

“Okay, next.”

The person who appeared when my name was called was none other than the one-eyed Simos.

I asked, picking up the gold and silver coins.

“Isn’t it hard to get hit here and there?”

“… … “No, it’s okay.”

“It’s okay.”

In my opinion, she is the person who suffers the most in this castle village.

Simos served as Heila’s assistant and helped manage the territory’s residents, and in the meantime, Ellen began to show interest in her.

Of course, the reason Simos caught Ellen’s attention was because of magic. They’re magic enemies, no, they’re mercenaries, and they use lightning magic.

Ellen originally had no interest in Simos because her magical level was so low. However, it seems that her interest was piqued when she found out that she had recently mastered ‘Arrow Lightning’.

So now, Simos was busy helping Hayla during the day and managing the refugees from the territory, and in the evening, he was taken by Ellen to master the lightning spell.

“Now, count.”

More about Ellen and Hayla’s overflowing interest

So, among the mercenaries, it is Simos who receives the highest weekly salary.

Simos’ swordsmanship is just average among mercenaries, but she is a magic swordsman who uses three lightning-type spells. In other words, she is a lightning mage, but she has mercenary-level combat skills.

This is why it is not a waste of money, say two silver coins per gold coin.

“… … That’s correct, Nari.”

“Okay, go ahead.”

And, to be honest, one gold coin from Simos’ weekly salary comes back to me.

As the infamous magic thief, ‘Moses the Blue-Haired’, I should have received this much since I healed his neck when he should have fallen off a long time ago.

Meanwhile, the trio from Longville, Stylish Steedman, Freckled Mira, and Archer Cole, only receive one silver coin each week.

I offered to raise my weekly wage, but he sharply declined, saying that it would be shameless to accept more money since he had improved his skills thanks to me and had even received magic tools. It took a while for Mira, who had a reluctant expression on her face, to stand between the two men with a firm attitude, but I eventually accepted their strange wishes.

After biting the mercenaries, I briefly organized the ledger.

After staying in Castle Village, the amount paid to the mercenaries was about 100 silver coins.

Of these, 80 coins are two weeks’ weekly wages, and the rest are combat allowances. Fortunately, since there were no major battles, I was able to save a lot on my combat allowance.

Now the party’s remaining assets… … .

Three diamonds purchased at South Harbor with money given by Prince Ulkar. Converting this to gold coins, it is about 60 coins.

The remaining assets obtained through hunting festivals and loot were 23 gold coins and 73 silver coins.

The remaining money in Hayla’s possession is 12 gold coins and 36 silver coins.

After arriving here, Freckled Mummy searched the entire neighborhood for valuables, including 2 gold coins and 27 silver coins.

In total, there are 97 gold coins and 136 silver coins. It’s a huge amount of money.

When a merchant arrives here, he will make some money by processing the fur and other loot he has collected… … .

My wealth increases endlessly. As expected, as the party gets stronger, does the income increase exponentially?

Well, that’s inevitable. Ellen alone has firepower that surpasses that of a fairly large mercenary force.

And when a sizable mercenary unit is hired by a noble to fight, they receive a combat allowance of about 70 to 80 gold coins.

In short, to add a little bit of exaggeration, the value of Ellen pouring out orders with her mind is about 100 gold coins. Even if Ellen is the only one, our party’s profits are bound to go crazy.

“••••••Hmm.”

However, one thing we must never forget is that holding on to money is of no help in combat or survival. I have to use this somehow to make it useful… … .

I have no idea how to spend the money. I’d like to have a chat with my companions.

As I was about to close the ledger, a shout was heard from afar outside the guild hall.

“Phoenix—!”

Led by the voice of Steedman, who was supposed to be patrolling the castle walls, the youths of the vigilante group were noisily looking for me. As I quickly ran outside, Steedman, who was riding his horse, pointed east with an urgent look on his face.

“The priests and monks are coming! Even merchants!”

“Oh, finally?”

Five days have already passed since Max, a merchant from the west, left here with news from the castle town of Modos. It seems that visitors came from a nearby village where the news was spread.

“But we are being chased by greenskins.”

“Holy shit. “Where did you get stuck and then pop out?”

“I don’t know, but a giant was also there.”

“giant?”

“Yes, a giant. “I saw it clearly with my own eyes.”

A giant? What kind of guy is this?

“I’ll go first, tell everyone the news! Right Now!”

Before Steedman could answer, the man snatched the horse he was riding and rode straight to the east.

……Giant Ra’.

My heart is pounding wildly.

I thought I was very happy with the peaceful life I had been living for a while, but I guess there were some parts that made me a little dissatisfied.