The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 113



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Episode 113 Part 35. Uninvited Guests

One.

Aerin, a patrolman from the village of Aer, adjacent to the South Sea, ran along the forest path, panting for breath.

The paralyzing venom from the stinger embedded in her thigh was spreading rapidly, but she could never stop running.

Wheeeeeeeek-!

Another venomous stinger flew in from behind her and grazed her cheek, but she ran forward, her lips clenched.

‘I have to tell the village. And… … I also need to request reinforcements from Galad… … .’

I already knew the identities of the people chasing me from behind.

Human pirate.

There must have been some terrible people running wild in the South Sea.

She thought of several ships approaching the Great Forest.

The sea area south of Daesurim was originally the territory of the Nagas.

If it were normal times, the Nagas would have attacked the pirates mercilessly.

But Nagas opened the seas to pirates.

What it meant was one thing.

‘The Naga and pirates have made some kind of agreement.’

A story that would shock my fellow countrymen if they knew about it.

Originally, this information should have been relayed to the village through the spirit, but for some reason, the spirit did not respond to her.

There wasn’t even time to panic.

Somehow they found out, those human pirates came straight after her.

“The paralyzing poison will spread soon!”

“The boss said that if I catch that bitch, I can do whatever I want with her!”

The pirates were pursuing her with skillful maneuvers.

As time passed, the distance between us became narrower.

The moment they caught me, it was obvious what would happen to me.

Rather than subjecting oneself to such humiliation, it might be better to commit suicide.

But Eirin simply couldn’t make that choice.

It’s not because I’m afraid of dying.

‘… … I must tell you.’

If things continued like this, the village, and even all of the elves, might be in danger.

Phew-!

“Khuuuhup.”

An arrow flew from behind and struck Eirin in the back.

Her eyes flashed with the pain of her flesh being torn apart, but she gritted her teeth and endured the pain.

She knew very well that there was no hope.

Even the nearest patrol post is another 30 minutes away.

But her destination was not the outpost.

The tree of purification is about 10 minutes away from here.

If you can reach that tree, you will be able to free yourself from the Nagas’ magic and summon spirits.

“please please.”

I don’t mind dying.

I don’t mind dying as many times as I can as long as I can warn my fellow countrymen of the danger.

“It’s slowing down!”

“Cast a net and catch them!”

The pirates’ voices are getting closer and closer.

The heavy breathing of the pirates could be heard vividly through her keen hearing.

Before I knew it, my legs were starting to lose strength.

A body pushed to its limits can no longer resist poison.

“… … Jebaaaal.”

Vision becomes blurred and mentally unstable.

I strained my strength to take a step forward, but now even my strides were shorter.

So she was caught up with by the pirate who was at the forefront.

Kwaaaaaaaang-!

A large pirate blocked her path.

She met his eyes, which were shining with lust.

“I’m first. Hehe.”

The pirate’s hand, as big as a pot lid, reached out toward her face.

Eirin stabbed the dagger she was holding in her right hand into the pirate’s hand.

Phew-!

The dagger was stuck in the pirate’s hand, but it didn’t go deep because he didn’t have enough strength.

Only about half of the short sword went in.

“ah.”

A final sigh escaped Eirin’s mouth.

Now there was no way anymore.

Kuuuung-!

The pirate’s fist struck her head, and soon her body fell limply to the floor like a doll with its strings cut.

“I’m glad you followed the leader.”

Eirin couldn’t understand what the pirate was saying.

But I could guess the general idea from that expression.

It’s all over.

The pirates who joined hands with Naga will attack the village of Ear.

‘mother.’

In her fading consciousness, Eirin repeated the name of the World Tree.

‘Please have mercy on us.’

The pirate’s large hands reached out to her body.

The paralyzing poison that had spread to her tongue made it impossible for her to kill herself.

Unable to even blink, Eirin could only accept the situation with unfocused eyes.

‘……mother.’

The very moment the pirate’s hand touched her clothes,

Sarrururuk-!

Something unbelievable happened.

“what’s this?”

The pirate, who had been soaking in lust, looked down at his hands with a bewildered expression.

The darkness that had crawled up from his shadow was already turning his hands black.

“Is this your doing?”

The pirate bared his teeth fiercely as he climbed onto Eirin’s body.

“Is it spirit magic? I’m sure the Naga bastards have already taken action… … .”

That was when.

“Oh, it was my doing.”

A voice echoed from within the pirate’s shadow. And after a moment, a knight in black armor emerged from within.

“Is this the range of shadow movement? The conditions are strict, and the range is tiny. Tsk.”

The pirate looked at the knight who had suddenly appeared and his expression became distorted.

“What are you?”

“What do you think it is?”

A light tone of speech that lacks any seriousness.

The pirate sat up with his face crumpled. No, to be precise, he tried to sit up.

“Why isn’t my body moving… … .”

“So it’s possible to capture humans with shadows. Hey, thanks. This kid was a great test subject.”

A sly voice rang in the pirate’s ears.

The pirate wanted to shout something more, but now even his tongue was not listening to him.

It feels as if something is gripping my whole body.

In that inexplicable helplessness, the other person’s voice rang out once again.

“Can I ask you a few things?”

“… … .”

“You said no?”

“… … .”

“Answer me, you punk.”

Crunch-!

Bam.

The dark blue blade gently cut off the pirate’s neck, and the pirate’s head fell naturally to the floor.

It happened in the blink of an eye.

“Joe, Jo Jangniim!”

The other pirates who arrived late looked at the black knight with pale expressions.

The knight turned straight towards the pirates.

“No, this kid is asking you to answer but you’re not answering. If you were him, wouldn’t you be angry?”

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, visible beneath his helmet.

“Then you guys answer instead of him. I’ll spare the lives of those who answer. Oh, and by the way.”

Crunch-!

The knight’s sword swung and the pirate standing in front had his head cut off with shocking ease.

“It’s first come, first served.”

Caron spoke cheerfully to the pirates.

2.

Of the ten pirates, only one survived.

The moment Charon cut down the third pirate, the rest of the pirates chose to abandon their companions and run away.

But none of them escaped from this place.

This is because his comrades who arrived at the scene following Caron neatly cleaned up the fleeing pirates.

“Caron. It’s all taken care of.”

“great job.”

Caron nodded towards Leo, then looked at Leon and said:

“Sister, please heal the elf.”

“Should I use some dew dilution?”

“uh.”

“okay.”

The elf lying on the floor was in a critical condition.

After handing the elf over to Leon, Charon looked at the pirate again.

“Okay. Now that everything’s settled, let’s talk properly. So you came to attack the elf village?”

“Yes, yes. That’s right. The chieftain said he was going to raid the elf village. Of course, we… … followed the chieftain here.”

“Number 6, Beshik. Is that your boss’s name?”

“That’s the boss’s name.”

The lone surviving pirate began to readily reveal all the information he knew.

This guy was the first of the ten pirates to surrender.

There was no way a guy who had no sense of loyalty to his comrades would keep his loyalty to the pirate group.

Charon nodded slightly, then drove the guillotine right into the pirate’s thigh.

“What is your name?”

“Hugo. It’s Hugo.”

“Wigowigowigow? Your last name and first name are the same? Why did your parents name you that?”

“… … It’s just Hugo.”

“Sorry. Don’t stutter. I almost misunderstood.”

Caron leaned in slightly, then smiled faintly as he looked at the guy’s face.

“Okay, just go ahead. How big is the fleet?”

Hugo answered Charon’s question with a shudder.

“Our White Shark Pirates have 8 ships, and Edward’s Pirates have 5 ships… … That’s a total of 13 ships.”

“If it’s the Edward Pirates… …. The 4th member, Edward, he’s come too.”

As many as two heroes under the Empress’s command were mobilized.

The number of pirate ships is 13.

At first glance, it may seem like a small number, but considering the size of the ships they operate,

‘At least a thousand people.’

Caron frowned.

The number of troops was too large to have come simply to plunder.

“Did the heroes come in person?”

“That’s right.”

The fact that even the heroes came in person meant that they had put a lot of effort into this attack.

‘……why?’

Raiding elf villages and capturing elves?

That’s definitely a lucrative business.

But it would be a stretch to say that they came to capture elves for money, as they had already been sucking up all the profits from the coasts of the southern kingdoms.

Just by looking at this guy Hugo’s equipment, you can get a glimpse of their financial status.

Armor and weapons that are well maintained to a degree that is appropriate for a pirate theme.

If even the lowest-ranking guys are armed to this extent, there’s no way there’s no money in the pirate group.

In other words, it was highly unlikely that they were raiding the Great Forest for money.

The Great Forest is also a dangerous place for pirates.

When you think about opportunity cost, there must be other reasons.

Caron, who had thought that far, turned to Hugo and asked.

“It doesn’t seem like you guys would turn around and crash into the forest as a group… … Is there another reason?”

In response to Charon’s question, Hugo immediately banged his head on the ground and shouted.

“I just did what the boss told me to do. I really, really don’t know anything.”

“Oh, so if you want an answer, go ask the boss?”

“It’s true. The chief only said he was going to raid the elf village, but he didn’t tell me why. Please… … . believe me.”

Hugo appealed earnestly to Charon, even shedding tears.

It was a desperate struggle to survive.

Caron looked at Hugo’s messy face and clicked his tongue in pity.

“Tsk. A pirate begging for his life. That’s a good thing.”

“If you just spare my life… … I’ll do anything.”

“I told you earlier that I would save you on a first-come, first-served basis. Even though I may look like this, I’m a person who keeps my word.”

It seemed like there wasn’t going to be any more information to be extracted from this guy anyway.

At best, pyramids, I didn’t have high expectations from the start.

Just finding out the size of the pirates was a sufficient achievement.

There is a huge difference between knowing the size of the enemy and not knowing it.

“Open your mouth.”

At Charon’s command, Hugo opened his mouth wide.

Saruruk-!

The darkness flowing from Charon’s hand formed a small ball. Charon then immediately stuffed the ball into Hugo’s mouth.

“Ugh, ugh.”

“If you want to live, swallow.”

Hugo tried his best to swallow the black ball.

I felt like I was going to throw up, but I was okay.

As long as I could afford it, it would be fine.

“Okay, you can turn it off now.”

As Caron spoke with a smile, Hugo answered with a trembling voice.

“… … Really? Really… … Can I go?”

“If you don’t want to go, I can kill you.”

“Oh, no!”

“Get out of my sight within three minutes. If I still see you after three minutes, I will chase you down and kill you. Understood?”

At those words, Hugo immediately stood up from his seat.

His pants were soaking wet from the pee, but that didn’t really matter to him.

He started running forward without looking back.

“Can we send him like that? What if he goes back and reports on us?”

Leo, who had come up behind Caron without realizing it, spoke quietly.

“What on earth are you thinking?”

“A sort of experiment. Seeing how far Pluto can go, that kind of thing.”

“… … Are you some kind of warlock? Experimenting with pirates?”

“Is that a bit harsh, brother? Stop bothering me and go bury the body with Utula.”

Caron, who had roughly pushed Leo away, looked in the direction where Hugo had disappeared.

The bait has been thrown.

‘Let’s wait and see.’

If you do it well, you might even get a monthly salary.

There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house