My Demons - Chapter 96



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My Villains Episode 096

25. Rainy season (1)

Like other regions of the Kingdom of Milan, Saban’s summers are said to be dry. Aside from the occasional passing shower, it is usually clear weather.

In that sense, the rain that started at the end of the siege was a bit special. This is because it has been repeatedly getting thicker and thinner for three weeks.

It was an unseasonable rainy season.

When I opened the wooden window to shake off my wet robe, the morning sun was showing its dry face.

Patter.

Water droplets fall one after another along the eaves.

Was it a week ago? The Baetgo-dong Inn had a new roof. Slowly, the smelly straw was removed and woven reeds were placed.

Thanks to the owner spending a lot of money, four or five workers were able to finish the job in half a day. Like now, taking advantage of a moment when the rain stopped.

No, it might not just stop for a while this time. I have that feeling when I look at the clear sky without a single cloud.

I looked out the window blankly, then folded my robe and made my bed.

“Ellen, wake up quickly.”

“Umm…”

I left the guy rubbing his eyes behind me and lit the candle on the nightstand. The stuffy, dark room becomes a little brighter.

Ellen twitched in the blanket for a long time.

“Hmm…”

Since buying wool-filled bedding, Ellen’s waking hours have been closer to battle. It was difficult for him to break through the strong defense line of the cozy blanket.

I wore only a tunic and a belt with a hrunting and dagger attached to it. Seeing Ellen unable to come to her senses by then, I smiled bitterly.

“Go down first. “I’ll send Lindsey up.”

“O ugh”

When I went down to the first floor, the inn was already crowded with guests. All kinds of people, including peddlers, mercenaries, sailors, and messengers, were having an early meal to prepare for the journey.

I asked Daria for a meal and gave some coins to the young waitress, Lindsey. It’s Ellen’s bath water and street money.

I left Lindsey climbing the stairs, stretched, and headed to the backyard.

“Phoenix, you’re late today too.”

“Uh, okay. Good morning to you too.”

As he yawned and took off his tunic, Utekwai snorted and lunged at him.

Three weeks ago, Utekwai was seriously injured by the Underlord. He flew like a home run ball and crashed to the ground, so it was actually a miracle that he even survived.

While Utequai lay in sickbed, I hired mercenaries to collect the remains of Riku and his tribesmen.

Well, it wasn’t that easy. It took two days just to find the gods, and because of the wild animals… Well, anyway, I had a hard time.

Ute Kwai, although not as strong as me, was at a post-human level and woke up three days after receiving treatment at the church. Then, he built a raft himself, loaded the remains of the tribesmen, and sent them out into the stormy sea on a day with an east wind.

Perhaps it was a cultural ritual or something, but he danced and sang as he watched the ship sail away. It was a bit sad to see him struggling and crying alone, especially since it was raining.

And since that day, Ute Kwai has never challenged me.

“Whoop, whoop.”

So what we were doing now was not a duel, but a sparring. Dog fighting in the back yard of the inn under the guise of Nabouk training had already become a routine to start the day.

He pulled his chin, pushed away the thick arm, and quickly rolled over to hang on Utequai’s back. While I was frantically adding techniques, I heard whispering from afar.

“Oh, will the bloody prosecutor win today?”

“What nonsense, the red bear has already won five more games!”

Several men were squatting in the corner of the backyard, arguing.

“Are you saying I have to pay a huge price for that? “It’s only right to start by giving Phoenix the 5th edition!”

“You idiot, where is that in a fight? “Stop talking nonsense and give me the money!”

Those onlookers didn’t do any harm, so I left them alone, and now they’re even making bets.

As an old man said, I have not yet been able to defeat Ute Kwai. At least it’s worth it since I’ve reached level 18 and become quite strong, but there’s still a long way to go.

Ute Kwai’s level also increased, but his stats and skills remained the same. They didn’t give me any bonus points.

Well, what can I do? I still can’t trust him 100%. Once I have a firm belief, I plan to record the stats and skills at that time.

After rolling over and over on the wet ground for a while, our sparring ended with Daria’s voice.

“Stop, you two, stop! “The meal is ready!”

As we stand up, covered in mud, the onlookers disperse. Seeing that, Daria sighed heavily and drew water from the well and poured it on me.

“I don’t know why they like rolling around in muddy water so much, not even wild boars.”

Even as she said that, she wiped away the dirt on me with her gentle hands. As Ute Kwai watched, her breath caught and she smiled.

“Poynix, *sigh* I like rolling around. I like Daria too. *Phew* So, the two of you, secretly every night… ”

“You crazy bastard, stop saying weird things!”

When I lost my temper and Daria blushed, Utequoi burst out laughing.

Because he’s such a bastard… … .

“Oh right. trunnion.”

” huh?”

“I got a letter from my uncle.”

“uncle? Oh, that’s in Longville? “How are you?”

“huh. “He said he was worried about me a lot.”

Daria is said to have come to South Harbor with her parents at the age of twelve. His father was a skilled craftsman and was planning to settle in the city.

However, it is said that his father lost his life to a robber, and his mother and only younger brother died of illness. That’s how Daria lost her family at the age of sixteen and became alone.

Since then, she has been living as a waitress at an inn in Baetgo-dong with the help of the owner, who was her father’s friend.

It may be a common misfortune in this world, but… … . In my opinion, it is a very strange life.

So, I was really happy when Daria said that she had made contact with her only relative.

“It went really well. But, the letter arrived sooner than expected?”

“You wrote the letter in May. “The man in charge of the letter has arrived only now because the thieves were wandering around the area.” It’s July in a week, so if the letter was written in early May, it came very late.

“By the way, my uncle wrote a letter… …

Just as Daria was about to say something, Lindsey walked out of the inn. Then she emptied the basin full of water.

“Lindsey, what about Ellen?”

“You’re drying your hair. “He’ll probably be out soon.”

“How can you wash your hair every day? This guy takes a lot of work. right?”

Lindsay, who was very shy, just smiled softly and shook her head. It seems like just yesterday that every time he saw my face, his face would turn white and he would run away, but I guess he’s gotten used to it now.

By the way, it looks like the belly skin will stick to your back. Let’s go quickly and eat something.

When I returned to the inn after shaking off the moisture, I saw Ellen coming down the stairs.

Ellen’s level went up two levels, she learned a new spell, and her magic power also increased by 3 points. Moreover, thanks to three weeks of daily flight practice, she had become even more adept at using her guy’s feathers.

To some extent, I was able to move at a slow walking speed while hovering about 10 centimeters above the ground. Very stably, without dance spirit assistance.

As I watched Ellen come down the stairs and gently settle into the chair, I felt somewhat moved and asked, “What are you looking at?”

“… … Ugh. “No, man.”

Due to the end of the siege, the meals at the inn were extremely rich.

Whole duck meat sprinkled with various spices, pork grilled over an open fire with Brussels sprouts and onions, thick fish porridge, fresh beer and cheese, boiled eggs, warm rye bread, peach-like fruit, etc… … .

It was a meal that looked like it could easily serve 7 or 8 people, but since there were two big eaters, there was no need to worry. With a little help from Ellen, Utequoi and I finished our meal in no time.

Ellen, who had quickly finished eating an egg and a loaf of rye bread and was munching on an apple, looked bored when she saw Utequoi and me.

“Not even a bull or a bear would eat that.”

“새끼 돼지도, *꺼억* 계집보단 더 먹는다.”

Ellen, covering her nose, let out a small sigh and blew a fist of wind into Utequoi’s face.

“Keodut,”

As the guy fell backwards noisily, spraying beer, the eyes of the people eating gathered and then dispersed. Has it already become a routine scene?

I poured out the diluted beer and scolded Ellen.

“Hey, don’t use magic carelessly.

peel?”

“Then what should I do? “They don’t listen to me verbally, and even if I hit them with my fists, they just tickle me.”

“Then at least use it when no one is around. “What if people are surprised?”

The guy looked around and shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t think anyone was surprised?”

“… … okay. “You did a great job, guy.”

Utequai, who had passed out, wiped his nose, stood up, and sat back down. Then he picked up the apple and took a big bite, saying, “Kingdom, alcohol and cheese are bad, but the fruit tastes good.” “It’s very juicy.”

I sat down and said something like this.

I’m now confused as to whether I should say it’s a good thing that he didn’t attack Ellen, or a bad thing because Ellen’s bad habits got worse.

Ugh, I don’t know.

After eating, Ellen and I left the inn.

Ute Kwai will be enjoying drinking, singing, and dancing throughout the city today. Well, he says he wants to spend his own money and I have no intention of stopping him.

I’m a little worried because he spent almost 20 gold coins in 15 days, but considering how much money he received, it’s ridiculous to meddle with him and tell him not to save.

Ellen naturally sat down on my arm and gently gestured toward the south.

“Come on, let’s go.”

“… … You’re used to earrings now. Are you going to go alone soon?”

“I heard you have to save your mana.”

“There’s no other way to use mana unless you’re flying.”

“A wizard always has to save mana in preparation for a crisis, right?”

“Who told you not to save it? “You should use it when you need it.”

“Hey, don’t waste time, just walk fast!”

These days, Ellen has been going to the laboratory she created.

Well, the only thing that could be said about the laboratory was that they rented a well-ventilated building and equipped it with simple tools, but the guy seemed quite satisfied.

As we turn from the street vendor street to the square, five or six security guards are rushing somewhere.

Everyday scenery. Even though the bandits withdrew, petty crimes continued throughout the city.

As I followed the soldiers disappearing into the alley, I suddenly asked Ellen.

“So, did you get any results?”

“of course. “Who am I?”

In this world, alchemy is recognized as a very important discipline.

Making things like soap and perfume contributed to that perception, but the most important thing was making potions.

I wonder if alchemy (鍊金) has anything to do with potions, but alchemy itself was a fairly broad discipline. All acts of processing magical items are lumped together into alchemy.

Ellen’s main research these days was also related to potions. I’m evaluating the potions obtained from the underground relic room.

“First of all, we confirmed the identity of the two bottles.”

“Oh, really? What?”

“Potion of magic recovery. “As expected from the imperial era, the quality is extremely good.”

Potion of magic recovery? Mana potion?

“Isn’t that terribly expensive?”

“of course. “It’s several times more difficult to make than a wound healing potion.”

“Wow, that’s awesome? “Then you can make up for the money you spent so far?”

Ellen glanced at me as if asking me what I was talking about.

“It’s a treasure that can instantly replenish my vast magical power. “I don’t know when and how it will be used, but I’m sure you’re not planning to sell it, are you?”

“If you sell that and buy a few bottles of healing potion,”

“Let’s exchange this treasure for something like blood mixed with a few herbal leaves? no way.”

Speaking of that ‘that’ healing potion, there must be more than one person who dies without a bottle of it…

“Okay. Well, I understand.”

In fact, the wound healing potion was also quite valuable. Unless you’re in a few major cities, including the royal capital, you can’t get it no matter how much money you have.

There’s no need to feel sorry for something you can’t buy.

“Ah, then what about the underground, or ‘Crawling Dragon’? Do you think it would be useful?”

“Well, I’m not sure about that. “It is an unprecedented monster, and using a corpse is not that easy.”

‘Crawling Dragon’ is the new name of the underground lord. It was given a strange name because it was a monster that had never been seen in the world.

I was wondering if his body would be of any use, but I don’t think it would be useful for alchemy.

As we walked diligently and reached Ruge Street, Ellen clapped her hands and said.

“Oh, right. “I’m out of money to buy ingredients.”

“So what?”

“What should I do? “Give me money.”

After saying that, he proudly held out his hand.

“… … “I tell you again, public money is not your money.”

“It’s not like I’m wasting my money playing like a barbarian. “Give it to me quickly.”

“Hmm, how much do you need?”

“Just give me ten generous sheets.”

“Ten sheets? No, what on earth do you want to buy?”

“Do you know what it means?”

“This bastard,”

“Red thistle, finely ground silver dust, De Belesh’s horn, blue coral, swamp drake’s fin…” …

“Hey, that’s enough. Take it, take it.”

When he handed over the gold coin with a groan, Ellen smiled and slowly flew up.

“Then see you in the evening.”

“okay.”

As he was about to disappear into the makeshift laboratory he had borrowed from a merchant, a familiar voice was heard from behind.

“Hey, Phoenix.”

What appeared was Arnal, the archer of the Grania gang. She was with two of her companions, all of whom were fairly well armed.

I looked at the two mercenaries Arnal had brought and scratched my chin. One face is somewhat familiar, but the other is a face I have never seen before.

“… … “This way?”

“Oh, hello. My name is Lemus. It is a great honor to meet Poynix, who is called ‘Blood Beacon’… …

As the young man, who must have been in his twenties, kept talking about something, Arnal intervened with a frown.

“Hey, shut up.”

“••••••yes.”

“I’m a new recruit. “He may look stupid, but he’s kind.”

He’s a good mercenary. Is it a compliment?

“How many new recruits have you received?”

“Grania is a bit greedy. “I want to use this opportunity to gather some people.”

Grania’s gang gained a reputation of its own thanks to their outstanding performance in this siege. He also received generous combat allowances, and is using that money to grow in size. If you have a lot of pages, it is also advantageous to work as a mercenary.

“Well, that’s your situation. “For someone who is entrusted with escort work, it is not very pleasant because new faces come every time.”

“Hey, why are you being so strict?”

“You know the atmosphere in the city these days is ugly.”

“atmosphere? Ah, that’s the back alley. “Anyway, if you have magic like Ellen, no one will touch you.”

Arnal, who was talking like that, turned a little pale under my quiet gaze.

“No, I mean, I’m not saying you’re shaking… … . Hey, Lemus.”

“Eh, yes?”

“Go and tell Anton and Farrell to come.”

“Okay, I’ll be right back.”

“No, you go and rest.”

“yes? “Are you resting?”

“You don’t have to come. “I’ll speak to Grania separately, so get the hell out of here!”

Arnal, who had kicked out the newcomer, looked back at me and smiled awkwardly. He quietly watched the smile, then handed over a gold coin and quietly made a request.

“Please take care of me. “Don’t make a mistake.”

“… … Um, radish, of course.”

I left the two mercenaries with pale faces and headed to my next destination.

As I turned the corner, I heard someone exhaling.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, yes. “Wow, I almost peed myself.”

“He’s not a bad guy, but he cracks his sashimi like that sometimes. “It’s a little less today.”

“Is that so? As rumored, his voice, with his eyes full of fear, was drowned out by the noise of the city.