The Blood Knight’s Villains

My Villains Episode 150

38. Golden Sludge (7)

Even kings and nobles with powerful armies feel fear from the daggers that come to their bedrooms and the poison placed in the kitchen. Even great warriors and wizards could not resist an attack that caught their attention.

Yes. An invisible sword is more terrifying than the black forest in front of you.

invisible sword.

Among those commonly called assassins, a woman belonging to the most dangerous axis opened her mouth.

I was well aware of how dangerous the woman

I once was.

A 23-level swordsman with a focus on ninjutsu-related skills and stats of agility.

If it was during the game, the opponent would have snorted. But what if such an opponent existed in real life?

What if an assassin with a quicksword, who leaps over castle walls and fences in the blink of an eye, blends into the shadows silently, and handles poison freely?

…what a disaster.

I can guarantee that there are not even ten lords in the entire kingdom who can survive this woman’s ambush.

The woman who would become the terror of the lord’s disaster kingdom continued with a stutter.

“It is beautiful. It’s a great deal, so don’t be stupid… The woman was shedding tears with her eyes tightly closed, as if she wasn’t interested in the dagger in my right hand.

After hesitating for a while, I held out my dagger.

“Huh,”

the woman’s shoulders shrugged.

“are you okay. Stay still.”

I soothed him and broke the ties. The horrors of the lord’s disaster kingdom were relieved with my own hands…

What should I do, Ai? How can you hold on when a kid who has done nothing wrong cries and says he’s sorry with an idol-like face!

The restraints were released, but the woman sitting in the chair was shedding tears with her head bowed. The only thing that had changed from before was that the hands tied behind his back were touching the thigh area.

“…Uh that.”

I was about to bring up some bleak stories, but the woman’s meaningless gestures hit me.

I scratched my eyebrows and smiled bitterly.

“Can I hug you?”

My little head trembled and nodded, and I pulled the woman’s shoulders.

The woman clenched her fists, closed her eyes and lips, and struggled to swallow her tears. However, her efforts were futile, and her cries grew to the point of sobbing.

After about 30 minutes of soothing, the woman’s crying subsided.

“Uh… are you okay?” “It’s a beautiful beauty.” She wiped her face with her sleeve and fidgeted with my tunic.

“This is so good…

The place where the woman touched was covered with tears and runny nose. I shook my head and took her hand.

A large callused hand touched a small hand full of scars.

“I am sorry. I tied up all the lifesavers.”

Despite my apology, the woman did not respond. Her fingertips were a little stiff, as if the touch was unfamiliar.

“Hmm, uming?”

“……to?”

“Can I call you Wooming? I have a few questions for you, can you answer them?”

The woman looked up at me with a blank expression for a moment, then shook her head.

“No no.”

“Uh, if there’s something I don’t want to answer.”

“That…

Under the swollen eyelids, watery black eyes twinkled like stars.

“Come together.”

“…what?”

“It’s that bunch.”

It was a very firm tone.

Hall of the Yeongju Hall.

Dionea was sitting in the chair of the Ringed Cross that Baron Mallory had been sitting on. With the baron missing, it was only natural that his wife, Dionea, would be sitting there.

Dionea had sunken eyes under her eyes, as if she had suffered quite a bit. Six retainers gathered in front of her, who seemed about to collapse at any moment.

“Sir Phoenix.”

“Baroness.”

I took a short example and then spoke right away.

“I heard you called.”

“yes. I gathered opinions with my vassals, but I wanted to hear their advice, so I asked for them.” “How about an opinion?”

“It’s about the mercenaries.”

Although the Anupads had withdrawn, Long Bill was still in jeopardy.

It is because about 100 skilled mercenaries, centered on Randall, who claims the right to inherit the land, were harassing themselves to give away their bounty.

“Randall said that since the baron was absent, he needed to appoint a successor as soon as possible. They said that in order to face the Anupads everywhere, we must unite around the successor.”

As I showed an attitude of still listening, Dionea continued with a faint smile.

“But Randall’s cause is weakened now that the monsters have retreated thanks to Sir’s performance. He will have no choice but to wait for the baron’s return.”

be a return

It seems that she also has no expectations that her husband will return alive. Should I say I’m glad I didn’t have false hopes?

“…Are you expecting the mercenaries to wait patiently?”

“Please. Even now, there are many nuisances affecting the villagers, so I plan to order them to leave the territory.”

“If you are leaving.”

I barely swallowed a laugh.

“I don’t know if it’s a good choice.”

“Are there any concerns?”

“I told you yesterday, but coming now and expelling the mercenaries”

“is not expulsion.”

The one who challenged my words was an old man who seemed to be the oldest among the retainers.

“This is an eviction request, Sir. As the baroness said.”

“…yes, what is an eviction request.”

When I corrected my words, the elderly herald Tollamee stepped back with a disapproving look.

“Anyway, kicking out the mercenaries could well be seen as a kind of default.”

As soon as the words were finished, Edith, the middle-aged steward, retorted in a surprised voice.

“Default? Our estate has not carried out any contracts!”

“There is a hunting festival, right? You promised to reward the one who wiped out the monster.”

“I did the reward. Didn’t Sir Phoenix alone take 700 silver coins?”

I submitted the troll heads yesterday through Veldin the Scribe and got 150 points for the lead male Spugg and 75 points for the baby troll.

By adding 225 points like that, the total number of hunting festival points I got is 705 points. So, he must have received 705 silver coins.

“Money, yes. But the bounty is not distributed, is it?”

“Well, since the hunting festival isn’t over.”

“The mercenaries think differently.”

I shrugged and looked back at the vassals.

“They treat the current situation as a time-consuming, so to speak, procrastination that they don’t want to give away. Eviction in this situation sounds like a fight.”

Edith the steward grunted.

“In the first place, it was absurd to give inheritance rights through such a thing. Giving heirlooms to mere mercenaries is also absurd.” Is this lady saying something big?

I laughed and sneered.

“aha. So it was not a default, but a fraud?”

“yes? Is it a scam?”

“You mean that the promise to give you a gift was a lie, right? Then it says that the mercenaries were deceived and lured in, but that is a scam.”

“No… sir how could you say that!”

Dionea dissuaded the steward, who was about to say something out of admiration.

“Enough is enough, so please step back.”

“ma’am! Lord Phoenix insulted the baron!”

…I?

Dionea forced a smile and shook her head.

“It’s not like that. Calm down, I’ll talk.”

“ma’am. That knight is no different from other mercenaries. Blinded by the greed to receive bounty, they are accusing the baron of being an impostor!”

Seeing the woman glaring at me and talking nonsense, Dionea let out a deep sigh.

“Edith.”

“Look, ma’am. No one else, but a knight of Ulkar. The cursed “

Tak! ”

“Edita!”

When Dionea slammed the armrest, the steward, who had been foaming at the mouth and pouring out words, fell silent in surprise.

“Get out. Right Now.” Contrary to his usual helpless attitude and sad impression, it was a very dignified order.

Only then did the steward, realizing his mistake, leave the hall with a hardened face. After a moment of silence, Dionea, who had closed her eyes, looked back at me.

“I understand your words well.”

Her face was full of fatigue, but her dark green eyes were still radiant.

“But we are not in a position to distribute the bounty right now. Yeongji and the family have lost their owners, but

I can’t loose the inheritance rights of the Yeongji or the family’s treasure.”

“Isn’t your wife acting for the baron?”

“That’s it…

As Dionea was speechless, Heraldic Officer Tolammy came forward again.

“According to kingdom law, the lord’s agent is not allowed to dispose of the estate and the family’s assets indiscriminately. You can discuss it with your vassals and decide, but of course we can’t allow that.”

The old man, who started talking to me, was looking at Dionea at the end.

“Thank you Mr. Tolamy.”

The herald withdrew without answering.

The vassals don’t look very compliant. I think I know why Dionea is having a hard time.

I felt sympathy for some reason, so I quickly opened my mouth.

“I understand the situation, ma’am.”

“…I only see my ugly side.”

“It’s a tough time, you have to persevere. Then, do you have any intention of negotiating with the mercenaries?” “If it’s a negotiation.”

“I’m sure there are some guys who prefer silver to a knighthood with a piece of land or an old heirloom.”

Dionea still nodded with a dark face.

“…You mean to buy it.”

“That is the standard. Because they are mercenaries.”

At that time, a young man who was watching from behind the vassals raised his hand cautiously.

“…the lady. Can I comment on what is being discussed? On behalf of Edita.”

“Sure, Beldin. tell.”

With Dionea’s permission, scribe Beldin cautiously stepped forward.

He was the lowest in rank among Longville’s vassals, so it was normal for him to keep his mouth shut even when he attended meetings before going back to the library.

Did your voice get louder because you brought me in two days ago? anyway.

“As you know, my wife is almost out of silver coins. There is no money to buy the mercenaries, let alone to maintain the hunting system.” Dionea quietly closed her eyes, and Veldin cautiously added.

“I would like to suggest on behalf of Lady Editta that if the hunting festival is not ended immediately, the estate will go bankrupt. So…

well, after all that money, there’s no way there’s still anything left. This is a pain in the ass.

Dionea’s logic was that ‘since the hunting festival is not over, we can’t even give out bounty’. However, ending the hunting festival in this situation would be like giving the mercenaries a reason to stand up.

By the time the silence, which may have been several times already, a soldier hurriedly rushed into the hall.

“The mercenaries are moving!”

Chester, the training leader, who had been standing still at the soldier’s sudden words, became furious.

“Who is the mercenary?”

“Randall Regan Sorgil Norman- it’s all there! Together, there will be more than a hundred.”

“What are you doing?”

“They’re still gathering, but they’re going to come here any minute.”

“Damn it.”

Chester, a middle-aged man with a rough beard, only nodded at Dionea and ran out of the hall.

“Gathering of the sergeants-!”

Following his urgent shout, the vassals chatted noisily.

As the representative of the lord, you must shake off your dignity and drive it away. It is dangerous, so you must hide in the stronghold. You must negotiate with the remaining money for the last time

…

Dionea, who had her eyes closed, kicked off her chair and stood up.

“I listened to your opinions, so everyone please step back.”

“But ma’am.”

“Come on. They might violate the lordship.”

At her words, Herald Tolamee’s face turned white.

“No matter how reckless they may be, there’s no way the lord.”

Dionea left the hall while the old man and her retainers were in confusion.

Having read something in Dionea’s eyes, I hesitated for a moment before following her.

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