My Villains, Episode 384
, 62. Tactics of Deception (II)
“…So you ran away and collapsed as soon as you arrived at High Castle?”
“O” Heh.
Heila pursed her lips in silence. And somehow, he spoke out with a hard look.
“When my subordinates brought you here, your heart had already stopped.”
Suddenly, chills go down your spine. To believe in small power and run amok and almost died in vain.
He thought he had become strong enough through the trials, but it seems that he is still not enough to run amok on the battlefield lined with knights and wizards.
I wonder if I was surprised by a fatal spell while facing an opponent with better swordsmanship than me. It was natural that his life was at stake.
He would have to be at least level 40 to not have difficulties in such situations. If not, you should get better equipment, better swordsmanship, or more subordinates.
Heila’s explanation continued while he engraved the awakening awareness in his heart.
My condition at the time was appalling. Perhaps it was because he went on a rampage with a dagger stuck in his heart, but he had exhausted all of his mana and vitality.
Even I, who had a regenerative power equal to that of a troll, had a limit, so I couldn’t restore my body without any nutrients.
Besides, the head and face were completely peeled off by the acid slime, so it looked like a pitiful corpse. Even Heila didn’t recognize me at once.
Under normal circumstances, I would have died. But fortunately, there were three women who performed miracles by my side.
The three women were none other than Heila, Theodora, and Iophya.
“Is this Opiya too?”
I had already guessed that the previous two would have healed me.
As expected, Theodora borrowed the power of God and performed the treatment while Heila injected blood full of magic and vitality.
But I didn’t know that Iofiya was also involved.
“As I said, you were like an invoice. It is only natural that the soul leaves the dead body.”
“……soul?”
“huh. soul.”
Iofya, who had been bedridden for two days after feeling the presence of a pagan god, had already left her seat and was waiting in the church by the time I was brought in. As if she knew in advance that she would be needed.
“He played a role in holding the soul that was about to fall away into the body.”
“…they held onto the soul?”
After “O”.
It is said that it was a miracle that only a 17-year-old girl performed a miracle that would have been performed by a high-ranking priest of the cardinal level. It’s not called
a ‘soul’ shaman for nothing.
Meanwhile, I was a little hesitant.
He prides himself on being adapted to this world, but it was still unrealistic and unrealistic to talk about holding on to the soul.
Of course, I have experienced meeting ghosts and ghosts many times. There were times when I cut it myself.
But when it comes to none other than ‘my’ soul, the feeling is quite different. Besides, I never imagined that so much had happened in the brief moment of fainting.
“If it weren’t for Iophya, you would have been a shell. It may look fine on the outside, but it must have become an empty mass of flesh on the inside.”
“…Should I say I’m glad? Where is Iofiya?”
“I fell ill again. I think he was overdoing it because he said it was the first time he had held onto the soul of the dead.”
“Uh ha,
there was a subtle but warm energy in her tone. I wonder if I am feeling grateful to Iophya.
Come to think of it, Heila also looks kind of tired. It’s also a little dark under the eyes. It looks like he overworked himself for a blood transfusion.
I looked at Heila and held her hand.
“thank you.”
Heila didn’t say anything for a moment. It just softened her eyes a little. It was a subtle change, but it was clearly smiling at her.
“……I”
The moment Heila opened her mouth to say
something,
her stomach growled.
She asked, widening her deep black eyes.
“hungry?”
“…uh a lot.”
To be honest, I feel like I’m dying of hunger. I have no strength in my body. It wasn’t just that he almost died, it was because he really died and then came back to life.
Heila said with a slightly gloomy expression.
“I can’t help it. You have to be patient.”
“what? why’?”
“Because the intestines are damaged.”
It was not Heila who answered, but a woman who had suddenly appeared from the side of the aisle.
“…… Princess?”
“Sir Phoenix.”
It was Princess Theodora.
She was dressed in a long, baggy tunic over a linen shirt and a white apron. At first glance, she looked like an ordinary nun or nurse rather than a paladin representing the Calandari Order.
Of course, the word ‘ordinary’ was a little misleading. This is because Theodora’s off-white color was far from ordinary.
If Heila was a beauty that seemed to absorb light, Theodora was a beauty that seemed to scatter light. Even though her pale blonde hair was covered with a kerchief, she seemed to be wearing a golden halo.
The curves that could not be hidden even with the thick and flat outfits drew attention. Shall we say the richness that suits the benevolent atmosphere?
“I didn’t know you would come to your senses already. Should I say I’m lucky?”
As if not noticing my admiring gaze, the princess approached me lightly and put her hand on my forehead. For a paladin’s hand, the very soft and smooth texture made my eyes close. A faint white light pours over the closed eyelids.
“…I don’t feel anything out of the ordinary, but I still need to rest. Please keep the ship empty until at least tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”
“yes?”
I, who had been comfortably closing my eyes at the sound like thunder from the sky, asked in surprise.
“You want me to starve for that long? I’m fine right now”
“My heart and brain stopped for a while, but there’s no way I’ll be fine. Kyung’s internal organs are not in a state where they can function normally.”
“No, it’s not like that, but you think you’re going to starve to death right now?”
“With the blood that Miss Heila transfused, you won’t die of starvation.”
“Even so”
“Even if you don’t become a vegetable, it’s the Lord’s care, so don’t complain needlessly and drink lukewarm water.”
He complained a few more times, but Theodora was resolute unlike usual when he was generous. Hayla was no different, only quietly turning her head away from my coy gaze.
“You guys should think about the comfort of your master and act accordingly.”
“Yes, princess.”
With a deliberately stern face, the princess even asked my subordinates and servants to go over to the next bed.
After I grumbled for a while, I shut my mouth, and it was around the time that monk Okan, dragged by Eson, took care of his injured men.
coogu palace.
A faint roar came from far away.
“…What are you talking about?”
“well. Couldn’t it be the saboteur and the trebuchet?”
I noticed the situation and opened my mouth wide at Heila’s indifferent reply.
“You’re still fighting?”
“huh. The siege must have begun now.”
“This crazy-”
As soon as I tried to get up, a white hand pressed my chest.
“Oh wow.”
Could it be the aftereffects of being stabbed in the heart? I was overcome with intense pain that I had never felt before.
“Are you thinking of dragging your body as a bouncer back to the battlefield?”
That’s right. Right now, the priority is to focus on recovery and get back in shape.
Still, I couldn’t contain my curiosity.
“Could it be that the siege started immediately after that battle?”
WO ” Heh.
“No, even those guys will need time to repair the damage. Why are you fighting so hard?”
“I heard you killed Conrad.”
“…What is that boy? What do you want to win?”
Heila blinked for a moment before answering.
“Burcard’s nephew.”
” nephew?”
“O” Heh.
Conrad was a knight with a courageous character that did not suit Alzenberg’s bloodline, so Burcard cherished him like a son. Prince Savellard, the eldest son of his father and currently in command of Alzenberg’s army, also regarded him as his own younger brother.
“They killed Odelidis, ‘The Black Hand,’ Sorg, ‘The Rock,’ Hafner, ‘Sword of Noon,’ and Colzen, ‘who knew no retreat.’”
“Who are they all?”
“I heard that Savelad was a favorite knight. Didn’t you know anything?”
“uh. You can’t speak loudly in battle.”
The Prince of Savellard lost all of his cousins whom he cherished as if they were his own brothers and all of his entourage. In addition, Hofken Seongbaek, a sword master invited by his father, was seriously injured, and half of his disciples lost their lives. For the sake of the military morale or the reputation of the family, he could not retreat without suffering losses.
“The situation is that they are attacking by mobilizing all the slave corps and magic troops, but it’s not that urgent. Prince Ulkar is alive and well.”
Before she could finish, another faint roar came.
This time it was a human voice.
A roaring yet faint voice that is presumed to have originated from the outer wall.
“…Is that Utequa?”
“Uhhhh*
The shouts from the outer wall far away reached the inner sanctuary of Andal-Viren. This is something that anyone other than Utequai would dare to imitate.
“I thought I was going out to convince the warriors of the Sueatan tribe… but it didn’t seem to work out.”
Since Ulkar was in command at the west gate, my men, with the exception of a few, had also joined them. If Utequai was out there, I wouldn’t have to worry too much.
“Then let’s move.”
“trunnion.”
When Heila made a determined expression, I waved my hand.
“I don’t mean to go to the battlefield. He said that all I need to do is settle down, so there is no need to occupy a seat here.”
Even now, the Cathedral of Andal-Biren was crowded, but if the siege warfare began in earnest, an incomparable number of wounded soldiers would pour in. It would be better to vacate the place in advance.
“Where are you going?”
“Let’s go to the castle tower of Naeseong High Castle. Even if the prince is away, the staff will be there.”
In the inner high castle, there are private soldiers led by Conveyor and Dervish McKaig, as well as old artillerymen led by Burnt Donnel and Yuk Son Yi Mitelman. Although he was not in good shape, he should have been able to keep his post as a commander.
Heila hesitated for a moment, but eventually accepted my offer. After all, he didn’t need the priests’ treatment. On the way to the castle tower with his men in good standing, he stopped at the Rose Garden Inn, which he originally used as a lodging. It was because Heila was extremely stubborn, but as it turned out, it was to take care of the Hrunting (that was) that I kept in my room. She didn’t want to separate Hrunting from her side at all. Did he have affection for that unknown egg?
Eventually, by the time we arrived at the castle tower, the sun had set while all sides were filled with faint roars and shouts.
It was a moonlit night.
