Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 49

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Chapter 49

Palides shyly but clearly corrected his words.

If I called a Dura’han transformed into a knight in full plate armor cute while he stood there covering his cheeks, someone would call me crazy, right? But the fact remains that he’s cute.

Just ten minutes ago, this guy was beating up thugs twice his size, and now he’s stamping his feet at the sight of a small boat.

For now, I approached the dock with the Dura’han. Several empty small boats were moored there. They were rowing boats. Since Palides is strong, he should be good at rowing too.

However, the small boats were too tiny.

“I don’t think Nadab will be able to ride.”

Transformed Nadab looked like such a fine horse that it wouldn’t be strange if someone stole him.

If we left him alone and went boating by ourselves, someone would definitely try to steal Nadab.

Of course, Nadab wouldn’t let himself be stolen quietly, but I didn’t want to cause unnecessary commotion. We’d already secretly dumped the thugs we beat up in a back alley.

“We can just abandon Nadab and ride!”

[Abandoning me? Please think before you speak!]

“Or should we leave Jigol behind?”

[No way! I’m riding too! I’ll sit on Captain’s lap!]

[Just like a kid, talking about sitting on laps?]

[A kid! You’re just a bumblebee!]

They’re fighting again…

Suddenly, a headache hit me again.

“Ah, wait a moment, customer!”

While the others were fighting, someone blocked Palides’ path as he was cheerfully trying to board the small boat. It seemed to be the boat’s owner.

“I’m sorry, but boarding in armor is difficult.”

“Can’t the boat handle this much weight?”

“As you can see, the boat is small. Moreover, if you fall into the water wearing such armor, it would be serious, so we restrict clothing for safety reasons.”

The owner glanced at the sword hanging from Palides’ waist but firmly blocked him.

Faced with this unexpected situation, Palides stood there dumbfounded, then slowly turned to look at me.

“Captain…”

If Palides had a head, his eyes would probably be brimming with tears.

[Wahaha! He says you’re too heavy to ride the boat!]

In the midst of this, Jigol laughed and stamped his feet without reading the mood. Hearing that mockery, Palides burst into pitiful tears and swung his fist.

But Jigol quickly dodged, and her fist ended up striking the top of Nadab’s head.

Wow, that sound was no joke. Is Nadab’s head okay?

“Palides, you can just change armor.”

There’s plenty of light armor.

At my suggestion, Palides, who had been flailing his arms trying to catch Jigol, turned to me with tears in his voice.

“But Captain.”

She touched her helmet.

“I can’t wear this helmet with festival clothes…”

No, I wasn’t telling you to wear festival clothes.

“It wouldn’t match. I carefully coordinated even the hair accessories and shoes with the outfit! Not only have I become this humiliating mess, but I can’t go around wearing mismatched clothes too!”

Looking for a helmet that would cover her entire face except the eyes, the helmet Palides was currently wearing was a crude iron type. The armor was also matched to it.

And Palides was apparently a Dura’han with very sensitive aesthetic sense, completely unable to tolerate any mismatch between helmet and clothing coordination.

“Then I guess we’ll have to give up on boating, unfortunately.”

“Sob… I can’t eat food, and now I can’t ride boats either. It’s humiliating…”

Having lost even the will to fight with Jigol, Palides crouched down. Do you have to have your breakdown right here at the dock entrance?

The owner couldn’t bring himself to forcibly kick out Palides and was just fidgeting nervously. At this rate, we’d get reported for causing trouble at someone’s business.

“How about we go buy new armor instead?”

“What?”

“A complete set including the helmet. Buy several and change according to your mood.”

I drove the point home to Palides, who was looking up at me from her crouched position.

“I was going to buy you a new sword anyway, so I’ll replace everything.”

Let me show you what it means to serve a wealthy master.

The weapon shop was at the very end of the commercial district, very close to the city entrance.

It would be nice to ride there, but since Nadab wouldn’t carry anyone except me, Palides and I decided to just walk.

Instead of taking the main road, we were crossing through narrow alleys as a shortcut.

Perhaps because everyone was playing in the festival streets, the narrow alleyways were sparsely populated.

Finally, peace came to my ear canals that had been suffering from all sorts of noise, aside from the Dura’han’s chatter.

[Captain, Captain! Will you grant me a sword someday too?]

[Captain, I’d be grateful even for just a cloak! I won’t act like a child begging for an expensive sword.]

[Tristan! Are you saying I’m acting like a child right now!]

Ah, thinking about it again, it’s not quite peaceful.

“Nadab, I’ll change your horseshoes too.”

[Thank you, Captain.]

I was walking leisurely, half-listening to what I should ignore, when Palides, who had been stepping lightly ahead as if about to fly, suddenly stopped.

Nadab did the same. Jigol and Tristan, who had been bickering, also stopped talking simultaneously.

“What’s wrong?”

[I sense an unpleasant aura.]

Jigol, with his sensitive senses, spoke first. Then Tristan flew in front of me.

[If I transform to my true form, I can win.]

“That’s not allowed.”

No matter how sparsely populated, this was inside the city, and someone could appear from anywhere. If Dura’han appeared in the city, rumors would spread immediately.

Heinrih, whom I met in Freya before, had told me. When I escaped riding Nadab, people understood that the Reviver had been kidnapped by Dura’han.

That’s why Maxel came down after hearing that Dura’han had appeared in Freya.

So there was nothing good about showing the Dura’han’s true forms to others.

[But Captain!]

“It’s an order. None of you are to transform to your true forms inside the city.”

If you must transform, do it outside the city walls where it’s easier to escape.

“Palides is strong, so it’ll be enough.”

“Don’t worry, Captain. I’ll protect you.”

Palides’ confident answer put me at ease.

She ranked first among the four Dura’han I commanded. I suspected their ranking was based on strength.

That would mean Palides was the strongest Dura’han among the four.

“If necessary, Nadab can also trample them with his hooves.”

With Nadab’s large size, if he trampled someone with his weight, anyone would suffer serious injuries.

At my words, Nadab snorted and stamped his front hooves. Tristan flew around quickly, searching for the source of the unpleasant aura.

Preparing for any possible situation, I also moved Jigol to my shoulder and concentrated on sensing the surrounding presence.

Inside buildings and in every narrow path connecting the alleys, there were faint presences everywhere. There seemed to be humans as well as animals like rats.

They seemed to be just living creatures inhabiting this city. I didn’t think Jigol would call this kind of thing an unpleasant aura.

Come to think of it, I’d experienced a similar situation before, hadn’t I?

Probably when I was only with Nadab, back then Nadab also said he felt an unpleasant aura, and what appeared next was…

“…No way.”

It can’t be, right?

[Someone’s approaching!]

Even without Jigol’s shout, I could feel the strong presence of someone approaching from the front.

Among the numerous human presences around, this was a particularly intense and distinctive existence.

Wow, this is really too much. I’ve been diligently running away all this time, and I just let my guard down for a few days?

“Captain, please step back.”

Palides smoothly drew his sword. The moment I confirmed the large-framed man who appeared from the opposite entrance, a sigh escaped my lips.

“Good heavens.”

Samuel, you persistent human… What kind of mortal enemies were we in a past life for you to bother me this much?

“I see I’ve found you well.”

He stared directly at me as if he couldn’t see Palides standing in front of me, blocking my way.

“I’ve caught up.”

“My, don’t you ever get tired?”

I was genuinely curious. Even I could tell we’d been traveling all over the place randomly, and seeing how he managed to catch up like this meant that man had pursued us quite relentlessly.

Ignoring my disgusted expression, he calmly surveyed my surroundings.

“I see your companions have changed since we last met.”

“Captain, stand back.”

“Wait, Palides.”

If the opponent was Samuel, rushing into a fight was something that needed more careful consideration.

“That bastard is dangerous.”

But something was wrong with Palides’ condition.

“We need to eliminate him right now!”

“Palides!”

“Die!”

As if she couldn’t hear my voice, she leaped forward in one bound and charged at Samuel.

Samuel immediately drew his sword to block the rushing assault that seemed like it would split his skull. The two swords clashed, and a sharp metallic sound rang out.

“Palides! Wait, stop!”

Clang, clang, clang!

Instead of an answer, only the sound of blades continuously clashing could be heard. This was an attack on a completely different level from when she had dealt with those thugs earlier.

Palides’ sword was so fast that even I couldn’t see it, and it cut through the air terrifyingly.

What was even more surprising was Samuel, who was blocking all these attacks without losing his composure.

Since she’d already started attacking, if she could at least land a critical hit, our subsequent escape would be a bit easier. Should I cheer for Palides even now?

But even to my untrained eye, Palides’ attacks weren’t working on Samuel.

It seemed difficult to inflict any effective wounds unless the Dura’han returned to their true forms.

Moreover, Palides was too agitated.

[At this rate, she’ll go berserk! Palides’ mental state has become unstable!]

What? Palides’ mind, more fragile than glasswork, again?

“Why is Palides acting like that?”

[I don’t know! If we don’t stop her right now, she’ll get excited and rampage in her true form!]

[Palides! Snap out of it, you stupid fool!]

The voices of Jigol and Tristan didn’t reach her either.

Biting my lips anxiously, I finally had no choice but to shout to Samuel.

“Samuel! Please subdue her without letting her get hurt!”

Could he hear me while they were fighting like that?

As I watched them both worriedly and was about to shout once more with all my strength, Samuel, who had knocked Palides’ sword away with a large strike, answered in a calm voice.

“If I do that, you won’t run away, will you?”

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