Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 153

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Chapter 153

[You have no idea how frustrating it was!]

Bak, enveloped in black smoke, laughed heartily and shouted.

[Finally, I can show you the appearance of a valiant knight!]

Every time Jigol flapped his wings, the black smoke grew thicker.

[How long has it been since I held a sword.]

With an exclamation, Minte lightly shook his body. Black smoke shot upward like flames.

[Hehe, is it because you’re all young? Your blood runs hot.]

[Says Ganic, who’s too old to even hold a sword?]

[Tristan, you seem to have forgotten who took care of your sword.]

Glaring at the bickering Ganic and Tristan, Palides swept through the black smoke with his hand.

[I don’t understand what’s so good about this hideous appearance that makes you all so excited.]

The thick black smoke dispersed, and my knights revealed themselves, so massive that the clearing which had felt unusually spacious now seemed packed full.

Though they differed slightly in build, size, and appearance, they all wore the same black armor and rode black horses.

And where their heads should have been, there was only hazy smoke rising blackly.

They lined up on either side of me, displaying their magnificent presence. Every slight movement of the knights echoed with heavy metallic sounds and eerie friction.

[Since the Captain retrieved the key to Beladia Castle, we seem to have grown stronger too!]

Jigol shouted aggressively and pulled on his horse’s reins. The black horse he rode pawed the ground with its front hooves and snorted.

Even Minte, usually calm and rational, seemed excited as he swung his sword through the air a few times, loosening his wrist.

“Du, Du, Dura’han…?”

Seeing the attackers’ faces frozen white with terror naturally made me feel cheerful. Standing upright and gazing at them, I narrowed my eyes and smiled broadly.

“I thought I had found a reasonably spacious clearing, but it’s narrower than expected.”

As I spoke calmly, Preshi looked at me with a pale, ashen face. Deep fear lurked in his eyes, which had been consistently arrogant.

“Rampant evil…”

It was somewhat amusing how they froze, unable to even attempt escape.

‘They accused me of being undead, yet couldn’t imagine such a scene?’

I tilted my head back fully to look up at the sky.

It was a clear sky without a single cloud. There were no large, dense trees either, so it was a place where I could soak my entire body in the pouring sunlight.

Though it was a dark and humid forest, the round clearing where my knights and I stood was bright and warm as if blessed.

“I had trouble finding this clearing, so how about showing me a more creative reaction?”

“…It really was an undead that commands monsters.”

Someone must have dropped their sword, as the sound of a blade hitting the ground rang out. Just my knights revealing their true forms was enough to terrify them this much.

I thought it was a bit boring. I had expected them to have some spirit since they confidently surrounded me.

Pouting my lips, I sat down on a rock I had spotted earlier. Just then, my eyes met with a young Lizardman who was peeking out from the bushes.

“Come here.”

The young Lizardman, who had been blinking his large eyes, came running toward me with quick steps.

[Kyu!]

[Captain, this might be too violent a scene to show a child…]

Ganic expressed his concern in a worried voice. Chuckling at Ganic, I stroked the young Lizardman’s head and spoke.

“Then I suppose we should handle this quickly and cleanly, considering the child’s eyes.”

The young Lizardman showed no intention of hiding in the bushes.

Actually, I had anticipated this and brought finely chopped meat for the child to eat.

When I took out the meat pouch I had prepared and handed it to the young Lizardman, he settled down right next to me.

It was a bit disappointing that I hadn’t brought any snacks for myself, but at least one of us wouldn’t have an empty mouth.

“Well then. Shall we face the rampant evil with strength?”

Sitting cross-legged and petting the young Lizardman, I shifted my gaze to the enemies.

“Oh, of course, you’re the evil ones.”

I didn’t forget to smile especially at Preshi, who stood in the center.

* * *

Samuel, who had been quietly gazing at the peaceful Lindea River, suddenly raised his eyes.

Across the river, he could see a forest full of lush, dense trees.

The forest visible from where Samuel stood looked as peaceful as the Lindea River itself. However, Samuel’s gaze upon that forest was anything but peaceful.

Samuel pressed his lips into a straight line and stood still, staring across for a long time.

His hands clasped behind his back were clenched so tightly that blood showed through. An indescribable emotion crossed his face.

As if he wanted to rush out immediately, his legs twitched several times.

But ultimately, or in the end.

He didn’t move a single step from where he stood. He only clenched his innocent fists tighter.

* * *

Actually, there was no need to mobilize all the Dura’han.

At most, sending out just two would have been enough to handle them all.

Nevertheless, the reason I summoned all the Dura’han from the bracelet was because Preshi, who had been chasing me around and acting as Lilia’s lackey, was too annoying.

Also, there was added resentment from when he deceived me on Lilia’s side in the past.

“Anyone would see this as a monster attack.”

I could get rid of the annoying tail that had been following me, and convince the Emperor who had foolishly fallen for nonsense about magic and whatnot.

I had deliberately shattered some nearby trees convincingly, so anyone who discovered this place later wouldn’t doubt it was the work of monsters.

And that was actually the truth. Dura’han are monsters, after all.

“If she has any sense, she won’t assign people to follow me anymore.”

I crossed my arms and stared at the corpses, then clicked my tongue and turned around.

Since Lilia has no sense, she’ll definitely send someone to tail me again. However, it would be hard to find someone as capable as Preshi, so they’d be much more careless and easier to shake off.

It was truly fortunate that I could deal with Preshi, the most troublesome of Lilia’s people, in this way.

Moreover, this man had many subordinates planted in the Imperial Palace and was someone who had helped during the past succession struggle, so I had been planning to deal with him.

‘Now that I’ve taken out the ringleader first, cleaning up the small fry will be easy.’

So Heinrih should be able to handle that much on his own.

[Minte is still strong, truly my beloved…!]

[Shut up, Bak.]

Minte kicked away Bak, who was charging at him noisily, and looked down at his sword.

[Anyway, there were just many of them, but they were nothing special.]

Minte, who had been happy to hold a sword after so long, seemed disappointed that the situation ended without him swinging it much.

At Minte’s words, Jigol spoke in a prim voice.

[They were nothing but a swarm of ants!]

[How dare you disrespect ants! Jigol, ants are amazing insects that can lift 30 times their body weight!]

Tristan immediately retorted. Then Palides interjected with a reluctant voice.

[…Tristan, are you seeing a queen ant these days?]

[No, no… I got lost in an ant hill and accidentally entered the queen ant’s chamber…]

What does it even mean to get lost in an ant hill? And you accidentally entered the queen ant’s chamber?

How does a bumblebee even enter an ant hill in the first place?

Even to me, it sounded ridiculous. Ganic, who had already transformed into a sea turtle and was being held by the young Lizardman, sighed.

[Don’t listen to such useless conversations. You should only hear good things as you grow up.]

[Kyu!]

[But did you eat a lot of meat earlier? You need a balanced diet to be healthy.]

[Kyuu…]

What exactly constitutes a balanced diet for a Lizardman? Various meats? Surely they don’t eat seaweed too?

I couldn’t focus at all because of the Dura’han’s chatter after so long. Still, I felt secretly pleased.

Being out here in the forest like this, away from the ice-cold Imperial Palace and mansion, reminded me of my wandering days.

‘It would be perfect if only Jeon and Nesi were here.’

Come to think of it, it had been too long since I’d seen Nesi. If Nesi had been here, he would have clicked his tongue gracefully, saying the group was too noisy.

While I was sorting through the creeping wistfulness, the chattering Dura’han transformed one by one.

Only torn earth, broken trees, pools of blood, and cold corpses remained in the clearing.

Glancing at the clearing’s devastated landscape, I walked toward the forest.

“Now I need to find Nadab quickly. Tristan, do the insects have anything to say?”

[I already stopped by a nearby beehive earlier to ask for their cooperation!]

Because of the Dura’han, all the animals in this forest had fled long ago. At least the insects remained, so we were gathering information through Tristan for now, but no particularly useful information had come in yet.

“Don’t worry, Captain. Nadab must have found another knight and is keeping them safe.”

I nodded in agreement with Palides’ words.

Since Nadab is prudent, I think if he met a new knight, he would have persuaded them well and kept them with him.

However, what I was curious about was that power that made the Empress fall asleep. Whether it was the power of a newly appeared knight, or some other monster, or perhaps a third possibility I couldn’t even imagine.

“I said that you all became stronger after I retrieved the key to Beladia, right?”

[Yes! We are the Captain’s retinue! Of course we’re affected by the Captain’s power!]

Jigore, who had been happy about becoming stronger earlier, answered energetically. Having returned to his sparrow form, Jigore circled around me while enthusiastically explaining how much stronger he had become.

Listening quietly to that explanation, I slowly parted my lips.

“By any chance, was there a knight who could use magic after being influenced by me?”

The answer to my question came from Minte, who was lying leisurely on Bak’s back.

[There was a knight who was temporarily granted a portion of the Captain’s authority.]

At Minte’s words, Jigore exclaimed brightly as if pleased.

[Ah, Mori!]

Mori?

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