My Demons - Chapter 81



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My Villains Episode 081

22. Witch⑴

Sir Ariad asked, shaking off the bloody dagger.

“Do you feel like talking now?”

“Off… .”

Uvar rubbed his forehead against the floor and ground his teeth. Then he raised his red bloodshot eyes and glared at the old man.

“Uh, heh. I get it. You are that guy. Prince Silver’s old viper… .”

“That’s not what I want to hear.”

As Sir Ariad clicked his tongue and adjusted his grip on the dagger, Uvar’s complexion turned a little pale.

“What I want to hear is the names of your collaborators.”

“Huh, collaborator? What collaborator?”

“There is no way the thieves outside can stand by and trust in just one gangster like you. “There must be someone who will play a decisive role.”

A wrinkled hand grasped the tangled hair. The blood from the old knight’s hands flowed down Uvar’s forehead. Sir Ariad said, looking down at his bloodshot eyes.

“Tell him that guy. Guard Captain Kunried? Gatekeeper Wusen? “Alfrid, military commander?”

“Hehe.”

Uvar, whose face was covered in blood, smiled crookedly.

“I will negotiate with the prince. “Not a pit viper.”

“… I guess the lesson wasn’t taught yet. “Well, take off your shoes.”

Looks like this old man really intends to go all the way. It’s poisonous, it’s poisonous.

“wait a minute. Sir Ariad, may I speak to him?”

“You?”

When the old knight gave me a suspicious look, I shrugged my shoulders.

“I have some personal business to do with him. “It will just take a moment.”

Sir Ariad, who was quietly looking up at me, quickly nodded.

“hi. “This is my first time seeing it like this.”

“Bloody prosecutor… …

“The gift you sent was well received. “Isn’t that little rat pretty flighty?”

As I was being sarcastic, veins appeared on my scarred face. But there was no sign of opening his mouth.

“I thought about that gift carefully.”

“I wondered why they did it that way. How can I beat up a few people, set fires in your city, and even kill people? Besides, are you sending your henchmen in case they miss you?” “Listen to the bullshit.” “Don’t interrupt.” So I had a question. Why did you try to kill me? “Why do you want me dead?”

“joy.”

This bastard is snorting, telling me to rummage around.

“I finally figured it out. That you are just a bastard. “You’re just a bastard who runs errands as instructed from above.”

“You dirty mercenary bird,”

Sigh.

Blood splattered from his mouth as I pounded his ears hard.

“I told you to shut up.”

“•••Ugh,”

“LC, the person who gave the reply to ‘Torvald the Swift’, is your master. Right?”

“Huh, huh.”

Wow!

“You’re not answering?”

“You did it because you knew that Seongju would entrust the request to me. I’m afraid I might go outside through the sewer. Because it would be bothersome if the letter was delivered to Prince Ulkar. Right?”

Uvar, like a guy who was at the bottom, had a harsh side. Even though his hands were like rags and his face was swollen, his eyes were full of venom.

I squatted down and quietly looked into Uvar’s eyes. Then I quietly whispered.

“Lady Camilla. “It’s Countess Camilla, right?” Uvar’s eyes twitched.

“You bastard, this. “Look at the rolling eyes.”

“this person-”

“Hey, listen carefully.”

As Uvar grabbed his messy hair and grabbed it, he let out a suppressed moan without trying to say anything.

“Huh.”

“Now you have two options. The first option is… “You’re keeping your mouth shut.”

I lowered my voice a little more and continued speaking as if in a whisper.

“Then I have to persuade that harsh old man behind me… . Actually, I don’t have any clear evidence. So, we have no choice but to force our way into the salt castle. “The conclusion is the same anyway, but it is a loss both in terms of time and mentally.”

“Hehe, you idiot. “You are clearly showing your weaknesses.”

“To persuade people, you have to be honest. But aren’t you curious about the results of choosing the first choice?”

“I will go through a lot of trouble and win the countess’s head, despite the opposition of the knights. But you know? The Countess has to reveal her true identity. She has that hideous appearance of hers. Then I will become the hero who eradicates the traitor from the city. you? You just die. “Without any chance.”

Uvar was still glaring at me with his eyes wide open.

Oh my, I’m tired.

“Okay, then the second option. Put aside the bullshit about negotiating with the prince and confess quietly. Say, ‘I only did what Countess Camilla told me to do.’”

“Then the story will be resolved quite easily. The knights will take the soldiers straight to Salt Castle. Cut the countess’s head and root out the traitor. you? Since you are nothing more than a mere lackey and you have cooperated with us, there is room for extenuating circumstances. I will also speak kindly to the prince. “Thanks to you, I caught the witch.”

Before I knew it, Uvar was rolling his eyes. I found that sight so funny that I burst into laughter.

“Now, decide. Is it the first or the second?”

“•••Time to think about it for a moment,”

Wow.

“Kuhok,”

Uvar, whose head was pressed down and whose face was ground on the floor, was drooling bloody saliva.

“first second?”

“Now, wait a minute.”

Wow.

“Nope,”

“first second?”

Wow.

“Ugh-”

Uvar, whose front teeth were all broken and down to his nose, let out a moan that was as loud as a mosquito.

“I know, I know. “Say it.”

“What is he saying now? “You understood?”

The guy nodded with his eyes half-open.

Ugh, finally. It’s very difficult to persuade even once.

Dozens of torches burned fiercely, driving away the darkness. Beneath the waves of smoke emanating from the torches, soldiers holding weapons were spreading a sinister energy.

Sir Langbold, who was leading them from the front, muttered in disbelief.

“I heard that the Countess had a coming-of-age ceremony the year before last. “I can’t believe that such a young woman was a liars.”

In this world, coming-of-age ceremonies take place when you turn 15 or 16… You’re turning eighteen this year.

Hmm, was ‘Unveiled Witch’ that young? I didn’t know that.

I shrugged my shoulders and said.

“That’s right. “It’s a real pain in the ass.”

“I’m worried that I’m misunderstanding something after hearing only one story about a gangster.”

“Same with the confession… “The circumstances are clear, so shouldn’t you believe it?”

“conditions? “Were there any other circumstances?”

“It’s the same with the initials LC written on my letter, and the last time the security team’s operation was leaked… .”

“Ough”

Lord Langbolt still looked uncomfortable. But you can’t go against the trend just because you feel uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, Sir Ariad says, ‘You’ll find out if you interrogate the Countess.’ . Somehow it sounds like ‘If you pull out all her fingernails, they’ll blow.’

No, even if I didn’t know the countess’s identity, I would think this old man was an eighteen-year-old girl… . Ugh O

As I was thinking about that, I saw a fire burning in front of me. There were dozens of soldiers lighting torches like this one, and people asked, “Uh, that one?”

The Salt Castle stood tall among dozens of soldiers.

Sogeumseong is a building where the lord of the castle resides and serves as a stronghold.

If I think back to the scenery I saw the other day… . There was a palace tower with white tiles at every corner, and it looked like four small circular towers centered around a square tower.

However, on the day when a strong earthquake struck the city, Sogeumseong was also swept away by the disaster. Two of the palace towers broke in the middle because the nearby floor cracked open.

In addition, the entire castle was slightly tilted and looked dangerous, as if it would fall backwards if a giant pushed it.

In front of the dangerous salt castle, a large pillar of fire was rising. When I looked closely, I saw that what was burning was a large wooden staircase. This is the staircase that served as the only entrance.

“Holy shit.”

Sir Langbolt sighed slightly and then roared.

“What are you just watching! “Quickly turn off the light!”

Despite the Blue Knight’s shouts, the soldiers surrounding the salt castle only hesitated and no one came forward.

It turned out that arrows rained down from the salt castle every time we approached to put out the flames.

When Sir Langbolt learned of the situation, he immediately went to see Sir Lyam. The knight was easily spotted with the feathers on his helmet, and we were able to join him.

“Liam, what kind of fuss is this?”

“The castle lord’s personal guards suddenly appeared.”

“The SS?

“okay. “He massacred the troops who were watching, or rather guarding, the Salt Fortress and set fire to the stairs.”

“Are you saying you knew we were going to attack and hit the player?”

“maybe.”

The old knight, who had been quietly watching the question and answer between the two knights, opened his mouth.

“Was the information leaked?”

“It’s absurd that information is leaking. “The soldiers I personally managed had surrounded the Salt Fortress tightly.”

“Wasn’t there anyone who came and went?”

“Of course. My soldiers delivered all the food and candles. “The only people who came were two nuns who were called by the count’s son.”

•••Huh, I feel uneasy for some reason. Sister Olga, you probably didn’t find out about the letter, right?

In the letter, he wrote that if things went well, he would attack the Salt Castle with Prince Ulkar’s soldiers. At that time, he advised me to open the door and surrender and make a merit… … .

Eh, a. There is a Jjambap that I served as a mercenary, but I guess not.

I got impatient for no reason, so I picked up Hrunting and a shield (I stole Uvar’s) and said.

“Isn’t that important now? “Let’s go in quickly.”

Sergeant Gilbert, who was listening to the conversation a step back, intervened and gave advice to the knights.

“You can clear the stairs somehow, but it will be difficult to enter because the lattice door is down.”

“Well, shouldn’t you just bring an ax or a hammer and destroy it?”

Gilbert laughed at my question.

“Easier said than done, buddy. But what about the murder hole in the ceiling? “Can you split a door with a piece of iron stuck in it while being hit by arrows and boiling oil?”

“•••Uh, this might be a bit difficult.”

Sir Lyam, who had his arms crossed, shook his head.

“I also have no intention of going in head on. There is a passage created when the palace tower collapsed behind the castle, so you can aim for that. “Everyone this way.”

With that said, Sir Lyam led us to the back of the Salt Castle.

The Salt Castle was leaning towards this side, and a pair of palace towers were half destroyed. Because more than half of the roof and exterior walls had collapsed, rooms that were confusing as to whether they were on the third or fourth floor were clearly exposed.

Archers were stationed nearby, and soldiers holding shields were preparing ladders.

“Preparations are almost complete. “I take the lead.”

As Sir Langbolt spoke, tightening the straps of his cloak, Sir Lyam furrowed his brow.

“What are you talking about? “This is my place, so the lead is mine.”

“Don’t you know that my quick movements are perfect for situations like this?”

“They have several crossbows. “You’re going to take the lead when you don’t even have a helmet?”

In response to that question, Lord Langbolt’s young squire quickly took off his helmet and handed it to his master. Lord Langbolt chuckled softly, ruffled the squire’s hair, and put on his helmet.

“Are we done now?”

“… It’s annoying. “Don’t force yourself and back off.”

Sir Ariad, who was watching the two knights bickering, let out a small sigh.