Chapter 273

My Villains Episode 273

52. Ancient Gate (1)

The pale light of the fluorescent lamps chilled the room.

“Winner! Baek Seung-soo!”

The thick iron door rattled.

Tick Tick Tick –

The old ballast made a jarring sound. The lights flickered.

I let out a deep sigh as the rattling door slammed.

“What kind of dog dream is this?”

At the same time as the murmur, the world stopped. The electric current that has stopped moving in the dusty fluorescent lamp is impressive.

The gray-haired middle-aged man froze as he entered the room with an angry expression.

Behind him are three or four children my age, no, five or six years old, huddled together.

A scene from when I was staying at an orphanage.

If it had been before, I would have had to appreciate this painful memory to the end, but now dreams are completely my domain.

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

Before I knew it, a white belt was wrapped around my left wrist. The band oscillated for a moment, then flashed.

Middle-aged children in a small room lit by fluorescent lights turned to dust after being bathed in white light. The nightmare ended like that.

no it’s not over

The stars rose up in the dark space where dreams had turned to dust. I could instinctively figure out who was doing it.

“...Trickster old man?”

“Old man- I grunted.”

Shining silver crown Demon god’s robe with stars reflected in the lacquer, blue-eyed pupils and wavy blond hair.

Beautiful boy sitting in the air and crossing his legs.

“Did you solve the nightmare well? After all, luck alone is staggering.”

“...lucky? I?”

“okay. Aside from anything else, I never thought I would get a dimensional seal. It is something I have never observed.”

“What are you talking about when you suddenly appear? What is the tea circle seal?” The boy pointed his chin at my left wrist.

“That’s the dimension seal.”

“......this?”

“It is a material that proves that you are the owner of the dimension and at the same time contains the dimension itself. What you’ve gained is nothing more than a lowly quasi-dimensional, but... Even a journey across the world begins with one step.”

I quietly examined the band of light around my wrist. The band gradually faded and disappeared.

“Daddy Trickster.”

“say.”

“Did you come to pick up the equipment?”

“what?”

“It was like that every time. Around the time of the next chapter, he appears like this, says a few words, and throws a piece of equipment.”

“...so?”

“If you’re going to give it to me, give it to me with a magic sword this time. Apostles and shields are good too.”

The boy laughed as if it were absurd.

“Is that equipment important? Is there anything else you want to ask

?” “question? Ha, I’m not even going to tell you properly anyway. If you’re going to squeak some nonsense, just give me your gear.”

The boy looked at me with a complicated expression and sighed heavily.

“The will of the magic sword and the apostle is not acceptable.”

“why’?”

“Because it’s not something you’re allowed to do.”

“Mmmmm.”

I expected it, but it doesn’t work either.

“You can only give out the items stored in the warehouse?”

“Can’t you give it all at once?”

“...Yes, it is as you said.”

“Then give me the shoes instead of the stupid ones.”

“shoes? Aelopos?”

“uh. Let’s escape from our debt.”

“...okay. When you wake up like usual, Aelopos will be by your side.”

When the boy reluctantly nodded, I crossed my arms and ordered a celebration.

“good. When you’re done, get out of here.”

“...I told you once a few years ago, but you are the most rude Asian I’ve ever seen.”

“This swindler, kidnapper bastard is polite. Did you have a good conscience while eating at night?”

The boy stayed still for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his hand. Unfathomable magic power engulfed the space without any sign.

“Cheuk”

It was as if an invisible hand was gripping the whole body. I struggled to raise my blood, but I couldn’t move.

“Isn’t that the girl? He was also famous for his pretty face.”

Gollman pointed at the peerless beauty, Heyla, wide-eyed like those of a calf. Shea firmly shook her head.

“Your hair is black. The fire witch is blonde.”

“Then is it over there?”

Cavas raised his long monkey-like arm and pointed in the direction of the stable. Fifteen mercenaries were waiting there for Phoenix, the leader, to come out after finishing his business.

The one Cavas pointed out was one of the few women among the mercenaries.

“...I don’t think so.”

The medium-sized woman was not a wizard at first glance. It was because he was wearing a chain vest over leather armor reinforced with animal hair, a small shield tied to his left forearm, and a large one-handed half-sword tied to his back.

Even her hair seemed to be a light brown rather than gold. Also, according to rumors, the fire witch had snow-white skin, but that woman, Umberta, had beautifully tanned skin.

“Well, the important thing now is not to find out who the Fire Witch is.”

“then?”

Conscious of the people’s gaze, Shea dragged Goleman and Cavas to the back of the barn.

“You don’t know yet? The way to live now is open to you.” “To live?”

“I’ve found a way to get out of town.”

“Leave town?”

“Why us?”

“No... Whoa.”

Shea almost pounded her chest when she saw the stupid faces of her two childhood friends. However, as if her years at the monastery were not in vain, she soon suppressed her irritation and continued.

“You shouldn’t be avoiding conscription.”

“Conscript? you can’t.”

“What can it be? ‘I cannot betray His Majesty!’ Are you going to say the same bullshit

?”

Goleman frowned in bewilderment.

“You’re not telling us to follow those mercenaries, are you?”

“Exactly.”

“Shea, are you crazy?”

Goleman burst out laughing as if it were absurd.

“Following a bloody prosecutor to avoid conscription? A creeping dragon, Anupad, a fiery demon, and a man who hunts down all kinds of ferocious monsters?”

“okay.” “That’s like jumping out of a boiling pot and into the fire!”

“Listen to me first. If you are dragged into conscription, you will in effect become a slave to the royal family. If he even ran away, he would be wanted as a deserter. yes?”

“however?”

“Mercenaries are different. He may become a subordinate of the bloody swordsman, but he is still a free man, and there is no problem even if he runs away after paying attention when he leaves Gistol.”

“Oh,”

Golman paused for a moment before opening his mouth again.

“But why is it a bloody swordsman? If that’s the case, it’s better to follow the upper ranks or other mercenaries.”

“That’s not allowed.”

“Because your brothers will not stand still. You, who should be dragged into the conscription on their behalf, run away with some idiots? Of course, they will try to stop it by asking for help from the chief and vigilantes. is not it?”

As Golman kept his mouth shut, assuming that the words were plausible, Shea added with a confident look.

“But what if you become a bloody swordsman’s henchman? Which of your brothers or villagers would dare to stand in front of those monsters?”

“...Still, if my brothers harbor a grudge and report me to the king’s army, I might accuse them of running away from being drafted.”

“The bloody swordsman is a knight of Prince Ulkar. Being a servant of the Bloody Swordsman is tantamount to being a servant of Prince Ulkar. There is no way the accusations will work.”

Golman kept his mouth shut with a serious face, and Kavas, who had been crossing his arms in silence, suddenly opened his mouth.

“I’d rather run away to the woods than that.”

“...To the forest?”

“If you pass through the jackdaw forest in the north, you can go to Oak Deli.”

“Then, as Goleman said, you could be accused. You might be able to live as a fugitive for the rest of your life, but it’s not just Goll.”

“But Shea. Goleman is naive and I don’t notice. Even if I became a bloody swordsman’s subordinate, would I be able to survive and escape?”

“of course.”

Shea peeked out of the barn and inspected the village chief’s house. Phoenix was having a conversation with the elderly village chief.

“I will go with you too.”

“what? why are you Aren’t you even subject to conscription?”

“I have work to do.”

Seeing the suspicious gazes of the two childhood friends, instead of explaining, she asked with her eyes shining.

“how is it? Are you going to do it or not?”

Goleman and Cavas met each other’s eyes and eventually nodded.

“good. Now then, I have to trick the bloody swordsman into becoming a mercenary.”

Shea smiled brightly.

“The most important thing is the first impression. Let’s get rid of the money we have today to get weapons and armor and visit them tomorrow.”

The two young men felt that their friend had acquired a modest demeanor befitting that he had acquired since he had been to the monastery.

“how is it? Will it be fun?”

It was a mistake. Shea was just the same as the tomboy girl in her childhood.