My Villains Episode 324
57. Introduction (5)
“Reveal yourself. As the plain-looking middle-aged Lord Kabar murmured, a faint air wave spread
.
Golman’s bangs fluttered in the wind mixed with divine energy. The boy narrowed his eyes as if he was slightly frightened.
“O uh”
Lord Kabar tilted his head and stepped back. I looked back at the three priests including him and shrugged my shoulders.
“How is it?”
The three priests of Gwangmyeong Bridge secretly met their eyes.
Lord Kabar put his hands together and looked at Okan. As if to say something first, he was very polite, befitting a cathedral knight standing in front of a priest.
Priest Okan stroked his gray beard and winked at Theodora. Even for him, who doesn’t care much about authority or face, it seems a little burdensome to be a princess with the great prestige of being an ‘anointed one’.
It was the same that Theodora was not willing to step out. Okan was an excellent exorcist befitting a priest born as a monk, so if he showed off his shallow knowledge, he would end up wrinkled in front of a chrysalis.
…it’s frustrating.
yes what It’s not something you can’t understand.
Theodora belonged to the Church of Calandari, and the other two belonged to the Church of El Ganore, so it was only natural that they knew each other. It would be appreciated if we didn’t fight each other over dogma or orthodoxy.
But I didn’t bring them together to enjoy this awkward atmosphere.
“Hey, can you answer me? Are you all sleeping?”
After urging with a trembling smile, Theodora eventually stepped out.
“First of all, I don’t feel anything special about this boy. Even if there was such a thing, it must have been washed away already.”
At her words, the two priests of El Ganore quietly nodded.
Well, not only Lord Kabar, but also Theodora and Okan poured their holy energy into Gollman. Even if something unclean magic had been cast on him, he would have been purified by divine power.
“Then why are your eyes doing this?”
“There are several possibilities. It is said that the genetic disease is transmitted through the mother line, so it may be a rare and unknown disease. Mutant cataract or something.”
Theodora raised her divine power as she swept the knife through her light blonde hair reminiscent of lemon. Then her light green eyes turned white.
“Maybe I was gifted with such a divine power.”
Theodora’s eyes pouring out auspicious brilliance seemed like a being from another world, not a human being, so Golman shrugged his shoulders when he saw that gaze.
Either that or not, the princess raised her hand with an expressionless face.
“Go away sick.” A warm aurora rose from the low prayer and wrapped around the frightened skeleton. Theodora, who looked at such a boy through the ‘eyes of truth’, immediately turned off the light and shook her head.
“It is neither. Not even magic.”
“Then what is it?”
She quietly crossed her arms. Instead of armor, he was wearing light everyday clothes, so the voluptuous curves stood out above his crossed arms. I had to do my best not to pay attention to it.
“It seems…”
“Huh yes?”
“The pedigree. It means that there could be something non-human among the boy’s ancestors.”
“Something inhuman?”
“exactly. For example, the Elyos, Asmodians, or Fairies.”
At first glance, the story sounds absurd, so most of the men gathered in the hall looked bewildered.
“…just a plain old country bastard.”
When heavy swordsman Umberta looked at the goal with suspicious eyes and muttered, everyone silently agreed.
“Actually, I also have a little doubt about that part. I heard that those who carry on a mysterious lineage show signs of it.”
“What if it shows?”
“I know they have unique looks and talents, or have body parts that humans don’t have, or have a strange atmosphere….”
Theodora doesn’t seem too sure. Instead of her, monk Okan, who had been silent, spoke.
“That is correct. The ancient middle-earth was the home of many different races. So, even among modern humans, there is bound to be someone who inherits their lineage.”
“So, are you really saying that this guy is a descendant of a different race?”
“Yes, I think so. However, since ‘eyes that glow in the dark’ are a characteristic of many races, it is not easy to identify his ancestors.”
The audience listened. Okan continued talking while stroking his neatly trimmed beard.
“The races that come to mind right away are the Elyos and Asmodian fairies, as the princess said. Depending on the sect, they are the races with ‘eyes that shine in the dark’.”
“If you say sect.”
“The black fairies, a branch of the fairies, are an example. Since they are familiar with darkness, they are famous for their bright eyes at night.”
The friendly soldiers said, ‘Black fairy? Looking back at the goal with eyes wondering, ‘This bastard ■?’, the monk quickly continued.
“However, the possibility that this boy is a descendant of the Black Fairy is extremely low.” “Why?”
“Because ‘eyes that glow in the dark’ are among the low-ranking and profound traits of black fairies.”
what is this
Okan, who read my expression, smiled understandingly and asked a question.
“Lord Phoenix, what do you think of when you think of a black fairy?”
“…well. Aren’t you the black and troublesome flying fly Riddle?”
As a gamer, when he talked about his feelings while defeating the Dark Elf, Okan narrowed his eyes for a moment.
“That’s a bit of an unusual answer.”
“Isn’t it?”
“Rather than no…
he cleared his throat and continued his explanation.
“Anyway, among the characteristics of black fairies, the ones that are ranked high and superficial are things like dark skin, beautiful appearance, light bones and thin, flexible muscles. Evil Minds and High Intelligences Exceptional magical talents are low-ranking, deep traits. Similarly, ‘Eyes that Glow in the Dark’ ranks pretty low.”
“…So you’re saying that if you’re a descendant of a different race, high-ranking traits should manifest first?”
“you’re right. It is extremely rare that a person has none of the superficial traits, but only deep ones. It is virtually impossible.”
“aha.”
I roughly understood it, but my subordinates were still puzzled. Recognizing this, Okan pointed to the goal and elaborated.
“Look at this child. A little tanned, but I’m not born with dark skin. It’s not as beautiful as a fairy, but it’s a sturdy physique with lots of muscles. His mind is pure and he is not very clever.”
For some reason, the monk continued his story calmly, with only the bone in front of him.
“I’m not a descendant of the Elyos or the Asmodians. ‘Eyes that glow in the dark’ are a low-ranking trait even for those races.”
“Then what are Goleman’s ancestors like?”
“This is just my guess… but Okan is careful to put his thoughts out there.
“It could be a beast race.”
“A beast tribe?”
“yes. Those eyes are known to be a fairly high-ranking trait among feline beastmen.”
Dervish, who was listening with interest, giggled and patted Goleman on the back.
“Looking at this guy’s whole bones, it must be on the side of a lion or a tiger.”
“A lion has horns.”
Fritz snorted and only glanced at the goal.
“You’re a big kid. If you hit it well, it must be a hyena.”
“What a stupid thing to say. Are hyenas cats?”
“That or that. And hyenas are also bright at night, you stupid bitch.”
“This baby-”
Fritz and Derbish growl in between me, and only the goal noticed his shoulders. Seeing that, I let out a sigh mixed with annoyance.
“…Don’t be a jerk here, would you like to go out and fight?”
As the two mercenaries were silent, Monk Okan offered another guess.
“In fact, there are many other surface characteristics among the Beasts, so we can’t be sure. It could be that they are descended from a completely different race whose story is not passed down.”
“…In short, nothing is certain.”
“Now it is.”
“Is it like that now?”
Instead of answering, he looked back at Golman.
“Didn’t you say you were seventeen this year?”
“yes yes. you’re right.”
“When did you first learn about those strange eyes’?”
The boy opened his mouth after rolling wide eyes like those of a calf.
“Uh- I think he was six or four.”
“Right.”
Okan gave me advice while fiddling with the holy symbol hanging around his neck.
“Many of the traits of this race are expressed with age. This boy, Goleman, is still young, and he will change in the future.”
“So you’re saying there’s nothing to do?”
“yes. But… I think we’d better get together on this one. Curious wizards or nobles might come up with some wicked tricks.”
I nodded quietly and looked back at my subordinates.
“Did you all hear? Let’s not go anywhere and set fire to me.” Among the men who seemed to agree, I warned Golman again.
“Keep it a secret from Shea and Cavas. just in case.”
“Oh, I see, sir.”
“Don’t worry too much and tell me right away if something changes. got it?”
“yep.”
Seeing the boy’s frozen figure, I laughed and tousled my hair.
“This won’t get you into trouble with the church, right?”
“Of course.”
Theodora nodded with a very determined expression.
“There is no way to punish someone for having a slightly special ancestor, even though they are not descended from evil bloodlines. Don’t worry.”
“thank god.”
First of all, I had to resolve the misunderstanding with the cathedral in the city, so I entrusted the goal to the two priests of the Church of El Ganore.
“Please reveal his innocence. Please.”
“As a servant of the Lord, this is the right thing to do, but it is not right to ask.”
“Thank you, priest.”
Even though it was quite late, the two clergymen wanted to head straight to the cathedral with Gollman. I gave them dervish.
“Take some of the kids playing. Because the candle maker might run into the guild guys again.”
“yes? Hey, unless those bastards aren’t crazy, would you dare to attack them? There is a priest of St. Dang-dang Sarang.”
“You never know. And-”
I took out a heavy pouch and handed it to her as I looked at the priests. Realizing that what was in it was money, Derby Shih lowered his voice.
“What is this?”
“It’s the same Church of El Ganore, but Lord Kabar or Lord Okan won’t have any connections. It means that words can’t communicate.”
“Aha, I see.”
“It’s okay to sell my name, so take care of it and come.”
After the two priests and Gollman Dervish had left the hall, Theodora returned to her room.
I wanted to talk to her separately, but there was still a report from my subordinates. Also, Theodora was tired, as if from travel poisoning, so I let her go.
“Unexpectedly, there were a lot of applicants.”
“How long have you been together?”
Confair, who had been walking around the plaza during the day to recruit new recruits, pondered for a while before answering.
“I think there were roughly over four hundred people.”
“…four hundred? so much?”
“It’s a big city, isn’t it? And, probably thanks to the fact that Nari’s fame had spread quite a bit, literally dogs and cows flocked to it.”
“Hmm. Wouldn’t it be foolish to hire them all?”
“Not a good idea.”
As I narrowed my eyebrows, Confair continued talking as if there was nothing to worry about.
“First of all, let’s cull those with clear identities. I put in a request to the human resources company, so you should be able to get the results tomorrow at noon.”
“A staffing company? Is there such a thing?”
“It’s just the name, but it’s not that grandiose. It’s just an office that brokers work.”
“Are they picking out usable guys over there?”
“No, as I said, it only verifies your identity. We’ll have to see if it’s useful.”
“is it.”
As I scratched my eyebrows, Confair advised.
“Look at their skills and select only 40 people. That should be good enough.”
“Forty.”
The current party is thirty-four in total, of which twenty-three combatants are clearly my men.
There are six people who have followed me from Longville and have recently become friends, and three, five and eight people who have joined from the monasteries of Modos and Paulville Seteniora respectively. The other is Dylan, my private watchman from Lavalton.
Considering the composition of the number of people, it was a little burdensome to take 40 mercenaries in one area.
“Let’s pick only 20 people.”
“Wouldn’t it be a little less?”
“Even though it’s few, if you’re twenty out of hundreds, you’ll be able to pick them up as the elite. Only bring in talented people who deserve two silver coins a week.”
Confair nodded, and this time he turned to Esson.
“Let’s dispose of some magic tools we don’t use while we’re in the big city.”
“I was going to tell you that anyway. I’ll try to sell it a little and sell it at a decent price.”
“okay. I use the money I earned to buy some equipment for the current kids and the new ones. Pack supplies and buy some carts and horses.”
The items to be sold were the ‘Majestic Robes’ stolen from ‘Starmaker Sole Bar’ and the ‘Early Harvest’, a scythe recently obtained from the monastery.
It was difficult to find use for the majestic formal attire as it was an obstacle for the battle line to use even though it had sword-proof abilities. The early harvest was difficult to handle because it was a scythe, and it lost most of its power because it was purified by the holy power of the Paladins.
Well, even if it rots, you can get a pretty high price because it’s a magic tool.
After letting the two go, it was Umberta and Dylan’s turn, who had been to the bank to mail the letter.
“What are you missing? Did you leave the letter well?”
“Yeah, nothing happened. But…
“But?”
Umberta continued with a puzzled face.
“Here, a nobleman called Haengjang wants to see Mr. Lee.”
“…the chief of staff?”
