Chapter 101

Episode 26 of My Villains Episode

26. Fever (2)

Turn the leather bottle over and soak the cloth. Then, he squeezed hard to remove some of the moisture and wiped his sweat-stained forehead.

“Would you like some water?”

“...no. I don’t think I can drink.” Ellen, who had turned to one side of the wagon, answered in a small voice that was barely audible. I wiped his face, the nape of his neck, his hands and arms, then put the robe back on him.

“It’s a little further to the village, so let’s be patient.”

“Yes.”

On the third day after leaving South Harbor, Ellen was suffering from a fever.

From the first day, I had a strange sign, but today my forehead was as hot as a fireball and I couldn’t eat properly.

Even after taking all of the covenants given by Prince Ulkar, the fever did not go down.

The journey is just beginning.... Worries come first.

After getting off the wagon and hanging the empty leather bag on the saddle of the spot, he glanced around.

After leaving South Harbor by boat, we sailed for about half a day before landing on land.

It wasn’t because something suddenly happened, it was the plan from the beginning.

To board a ship heading west, get off on land, and join the inbound journey to Longville. This was my plan.

Why did you do such a complicated thing... Of course, to deceive the pursuers.

The wizards of the palace are chasing Ellen, and they say, ‘We’re going north! Go through Leadburn to Longville in Marva!’ You can’t start by advertising like this.

It’s a not-so-great fake... but it wasn’t too much of a pain, and it could buy you quite a bit of time if you cheated.

The ascendant who joined through this process appeared to be an ordinary group of moderate size.

The head of the party and what could be called our employer was a middle-aged man of a little over fifty-two, a merchant named Perso.

It is said that he was hired by a certain count, and he had three baby merchants, two workers, and four soldiers.

On the road, the bigger the group, the safer it was. So it was quite common for peddlers to ask Perso to accompany them. There were nine peddlers attached like that, and a total of ten mercenaries, including us, hired by the merchants with their money.

The composition of the party was quite diverse, including three travelers who paid and asked to join.

And the proportion of armed personnel is very high. Mercenaries in a group of a little over thirty. Four soldiers in this column.

I wondered if it was a bit excessive, but as I heard before, it seems that it was an inevitable choice for the merchants as the remnants of the bandits were prowling around.

After taking a glance at the diligently walking party, I climbed back into the carriage. As I was about to settle down next to Ellen again, the group started to buzz.

“Hey look over there!”

“I can’t believe that.”

Grabbing the cover, I peeked out and saw that dust was rising from the west side as the sun was setting. The sound of horse hooves followed.

“What a goddamn magic!”

“Old men, stop the cart and go downstairs!”

Ellen lifted her heavy eyelids as the carriage stopped as the surroundings grew noisy.

“...what’s the matter?”

“Nothing. ruler.”

“I’m a bit cold.”

“cold?”

Hearing Ellen’s words, he quickly got off the wagon and rummaged through Spotted’s saddle when a mercenary shouted.

“hey! Stop procrastinating, grab a knife and jump out!”

The mercenaries and soldiers were already preparing to fight with their weapons in their hands. Among them, a man with a messy beard was staring at me with his eyes wide open.

...Didn’t you say he was from ‘Abiden’? I guess you haven’t stayed long in South Harbor.

I thought so and chined one side.

“He’ll even do my share.”

“...what? What kind of bullshit is that?”

The man who had said that far shut his mouth at the dissuade of the other mercenaries.

Nana and Ellen Utequai had very distinct personalities, so it was not easy to hide their identities.

Of course, Ellen’s blonde hair and face are hidden as much as possible. It’s not that hard, there’s nothing to cry about. You just have to press the hood down to use it.

But me and Utequai can’t change equipment or wear robes. The pursuers in the palace were terrifying, but the enemies they would encounter in the future were threatening as well, so they couldn’t make a choice to lower their combat power.

And in fact, if you try to camouflage it, the problem starts with the size. Me too, but Utequai stands out too much.

In the end, I gave up halfway on hiding my identity. You have to be careful not to gossip.

At that time, the wagon pulled by a mule rattled loudly, and a huge figure appeared.

“Uh-uh—”

U Te-quai stood up, stretched out, and leisurely donned a formal hat and slung a dolma over his shoulder.

...Coming to think of it, I don’t think rumors about that visual can go viral no matter what.

In the meantime, the bandits were shouting loudly and running towards the party. It seems to be about 2 or 30 people. Sounds like a pretty big bunch.

“Fifteen chapters? With gold coins?”

“Oh, of course.”

Oh that’s salty.

I didn’t have much luck in the fights in the city, so I didn’t capture any horses, but I’m lucky here.

It was around the time the son-in-law started to wander as the twilight colored the sky when he finished organizing and set out on the road again.

Merchants and mercenaries should slowly light their torches, but by the time they were confused, they saw a village in the distance.

Fields planted with wheat, barley, greens, etc. were spread out wide, and a gentle hill rose in the middle.

Houses were dotted around a large tree on the hill. It is a quiet town.

Was it because of the diligent movement toward the northeast for three days? It was a typical rural village with no scent of the sea.

Of course, the word ‘typical’ was an expression based on the standards of this side of the world.

It was because it was not enough to put two layers of wooden fences around the village, and the scenery where each house had a high fence mixed with mortar was a little different from the picture in my head.

It is natural for him to be the leader of a self-proclaimed vigilante group, but he did not look like a kindhearted middle-aged country man.

“Up to ten people can come in for a silver coin per head.”

The old gangster smiled wryly at the words of the vigilante, who had a pretty dignified appearance and a sword at his waist.

“Hmm, did the price go up a little?”

“Aren’t the times dark? I recently bought 15 bows and crossbows, so the situation in the village is out of the question.”

The gangster and the vigilante leader exchanged a few words as if they knew each other.

In the meantime, the men on the wooden fence were scanning the party with wary eyes. It was as if ferocious watchdogs were watching outside the yard.

“I guess we’ll have to camp here. Does anyone want to come in?”

It was not an acceptable price to pay silver coins just to enter the village. In the end, I was the only one who stepped out.

“My colleague is sick, so I have to take care of the village.”

“Good. Do whatever is convenient for you.”

As I moved, I suddenly looked back at Utequa.

“What are you doing? Follow me.”

“The village men were frightened. They fear me.”

When I glanced back at his words, I saw that more than half of the self-defense group’s eyes were on Ute Kwai.

I couldn’t leave him behind though. If something happened, it would be easier to deal with with Utequai than with me alone.

“It’s done, and the spots are dragged and followed.”

“......Hmm.”

As Utequai and I drew closer, I could clearly see the sharp rise in alertness. It was like fiddling with the feathers of arrows or fixing the spearhead for no reason.

Not only Utequai, but also I was a giant that is hard to find in this world, so it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand. Besides, I’m wearing black plate armor, and Utequai is dressed in a grotesque outfit, so it’s scary.

However, my heart was not at ease enough to watch such actions.

“hello.”

“...what’s going on?”

Looking up at me who was approaching me, the commander of Jagyeong put his hand on the handle of the knife.

I handed over a gold coin and said.

“We are just ordinary travelers.”

“What is that?”

He handed another gold coin to the middle-aged man whose eyes were widened to the size of a bell.

“Three of us have to go in. Rent the best house in town.”

“Let’s tell the village chief about it.”

“great.”

another chapter.

“And this is a request and advice.”

“......2”

“Now I will take my sick colleague into town.”

“Oh, I have a patient.”

“yes. By the way...

I put my hand on the permal and glanced over the wooden fence.

“I don’t want anyone to put his hand on a weapon when he passes by.”

The men whose eyes met mine shook their shoulders.

“I don’t want anything unfortunate to happen.”

The vigilante, who swallowed dry spit, nodded absently.

The gold coin paid for itself.

It was because when he entered the village holding Ellen, the mutts with their tails were guarding the fence.