I'm A Villainess, Can I Die? - Chapter 112
Translator and Editor: Effe and Tea
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Chapter 112
The place where the monsters were first seen was at the outskirts of the territory. Upon entering the area, monsters appeared frequently.
It’s already been about two weeks since they arrived at the outskirts, and for those past two weeks, they’ve been fighting day and night, setting up sentries because things are creeping out of nowhere.
“There are more than I expected.”
“It seems that the person behind it has surplus power. Still, I’m glad that destroying the marble will shock them that much.”
“Yes. If that’s the case, the more marbles there are, the faster the subjugation will end.”
Lucas nodded to the duke.
Certainly, if the more marbles are broken and the power behind it weakens, it might be better to deal with many monsters at once and end the matter.
Yes, as long as there are no more wounded.
Lucas’ gaze turned to the makeshift tent where the wounded were being treated. He felt uncomfortable seeing the rows of young knights.
Their families, like himself in his childhood, will be anxiously waiting for the young knights to return.
“Is there a shortage of treatment items?”
“No. We’re still fine.”
The duke asked, and the medic answered.
“First, the goal is to deal with monsters from the outskirts. Judging from the frequency of their appearances, it seems that the outskirts is where the monsters are stationed…… We’ll deal with it here as much as possible to prevent the damage from continuing. You haven’t forgotten right?”
“Of course.”
Lucas replied with a calm smile. Like a parent looking at his grown-up child, the duke looked pleased.
“But don’t overdo it. Yesterday, you shared some of your ration of bread with others. Everyone has equal shares, so there’s no need for that.”
“…… I was just full.”
It was obviously a lie. The rational Lucas sometimes lost his mind in strange places. The duke knew that. Even where his heart got weak.
Yesterday, Lucas handed out bread to a volunteer with skinny limbs.
At first glance, the man with gray hair reminded him of Lucas’ father, the duke’s best friend.
“Then I have nothing to say. I care about you, Sir Lucas.”
“Yes. Duke.”
Lucas smiled heartily when the duke said he was worried about him.
Lucas soon left and looked at the duke as he went to encourage the others.
For the duke’s sake, Lucas would gladly give his own life. A resolution quite different from the Duke’s worries resonated in his heart.
That night, Lucas was on the night watch.
The beautiful dots of stars in the night brightened the sky. The night sky was so beautiful, but the air beneath it was just heavy with tension.
Lucas sat upright in his seat, fiddling with the handle of his sword.
So that whatever appears at any time, he can cut it down with a single strike.
When a monster appears, it is normal for at least ten or more people to work together for a small monster. With monsters in the form of bears or lions, more than twenty people might work together.
However, Lucas was a little, no…… quite different. Unless it was a really great monster, he could easily deal with it alone.
And even faster when others work together.
That wasn’t all. Lucas was talented in strategy. His talent shone where he formed a team or divided roles.
He discovered people’s talents and placed them in good positions.
If they had never thought about whether they had good footwork skills or not, if Lucas said so, then it was so.
Thanks to this, despite being called a war, there were no deaths yet. The only injuries were a broken leg or a little tear somewhere.
Truly a genius of the century, the words fit the young man perfectly.
A young knight standing guard beside him glanced sideways at his idol.
Just by standing guard with Lucas, the tension was reduced, and confidence seemed to rise.
The knight had been fiddling with the handle of his sword copying Lucas but suddenly shrank back when Lucas’ hand stopped. Somehow, he thought he was caught peeping and copying.
He slowly raised his gaze to look at Lucas’ face, and there was a sharpness on the well-shaped visage.
“…… what is wrong, Sir?”
“Shh.”
Lucas slowly lowered his body. It was unusual to see him holding his breath as he placed his ear to the ground.
“…… seven, eight…… ten? Ha, that’s quite a lot.”
“Sir…… ?”
With the knight’s call, Lucas stood up. There was not even a slight movement in his eyes as he gazed at the black forest. He stopped breathing for a moment, then he let out a loud breath and yelled.
“A raid! Everyone! Sentries, listen, it’s a raid! The number of monsters is more than ten! Light the lanterns and wake everyone!”
The night sentries moved quickly at Lucas’ cry.
“Attack!”
“Attack!! Prepare for battle!”
Each of them lit a lamp at the tent base they were guarding and shouted. The knights who woke up after hearing the alarm quickly grabbed their weapons and jumped out.
Lucas took the lead and looked over the situation behind him.
‘There aren’t many people.’
The outskirts of the territory were never narrow. Therefore, they built military bases at three major locations and built tents around them for accommodation.
This was the most central base, and about a third of all the knights who participated were gathered there. The number was sufficient, but it seemed that it would be a bit too much to deal with the sudden crowd of monsters in the dark night.
Swallowing nervously, Lucas drew his sword.
“Duke, are you alright?”
“I’m not old enough for you to be worried before I even draw my sword.”
The duke standing behind Lucas spoke softly and raised his sword. Lucas nodded and stared straight ahead at him.
Grooowwll……. A low, cold sound began to come all over the place.
Lucas jumped at the monster in front of him with trembling arms.
He thrust his sword into the gaping mouth, and rolled to the right, tightening his arm.
Kiieekk
The snake monster wriggled while making a strange noise. Dark green blood gushed from the torn and tattered roof of its mouth.
“Shit.”
Snake monsters have poison in their fangs. As he turned his sword, he must have brushed against its fang, and the area around his left arm felt hot.
However, he had to fix his sword before he had time to dress the wound.
The snake monster continued to fight even after its head was cut in half. His whole body was covered in mud from jumping around like a spring to avoid its approach.
“Whoo…….”
Taking a deep breath, Lucas ran to the monster’s side.
Kicking the hard wooden pole with his feet, he climbed onto the neck of the snake he had torn apart earlier. The scars he had split were clearly visible.
‘Persistent.’
The snake bounced like a spring, trying to shake Lucas away. This was what he had hoped for.
Lucas thrust his knife into the side of the wound he had previously inflicted and jumped down holding the sword in line with the snake’s movement.
Thump.
The neatly cut snake’s head rolled on the ground. Lucas trampled the rolling marble with his foot and looked around, clutching his poisoned arm.
There were twelve monsters in total. Among them, this was the second monster he defeated. The rest were blocked by other knights.
Confirming that the knights were fighting well, Lucas turned his head to look for the duke’s location.
‘What is that?’
As he turned his head to look for the duke, a strange movement caught his eye. A shadow standing awkwardly on the tree.
It disappeared in an instant, but it clearly had a human form.
“Is that a monster too…… ? Or not…….”
The rear? Having reached that point, Lucas looked for the duke more urgently.
The shadow had already disappeared, and the urgent thing was to protect the important person from the unknown.
As he briskly turned his head, he caught the image of the duke wielding a sword with the crowd of knights on his left.
Lucas hurriedly tore his clothes and made a bandage and tied his left arm, and walked there.
However, he could not reach the duke. Because once again, a monster blocked his path.
“At this point, it seems strange that they are targeting only me…… am I misunderstanding things?”
It’s already the third one to stop him in his path like this.
The wolf monster did not move, only made a growling sound and salivated. Lucas shook his head and straightened his grip on the sword.
His joints tingled. At the same time, the small hairs on his back felt like they were standing on end.
His father’s empty left arm.
His own left arm throbbed with the poison.
Faced with the monster’s fierce gaze, Lucas thought for the first time since the subjugation, ‘It would be fortunate if it only ended with the left arm.’
‘I miss the duke’s family. Especially….. ’
Lucas swallowed his thoughts. The corners of his mouth curled in an arc.
Under the desk was now like my fort.
Like a child who puts a blanket over a chair and uses it as a secret base, I watched the day get brighter under the desk with the blanket over me.
Today’s nightmare was a dream in which black monsters came out from here and there and opened their mouths at Lucas.
He fantastically slashed the dark lump, but he couldn’t avoid getting hurt.
Before long, the largest lump rolled around and blocked his way, swallowing Lucas in one bite.
I finally woke up after seeing Lucas trapped in the monster’s mouth without leaving a trace.
“I’m sick of it.”
The nightmare was very boring. If someone did this to drive me crazy, they’re very successful.
The day was completely bright, and I took the blanket to the bed. After the sun came up, I was able to get some sleep again.
It was my very early nap time, and it was also a very late night sleep time.
I must have slept for an hour or two, but I woke up to noise coming from outside.
What is this sound?
“Bell, pick up the utensils.”
5 o’clock. The day in the kitchen starts a little earlier than elsewhere.
Because they were responsible for the breakfast that opened everyone else’s day. The kitchen maid, Melissa, shouted at Bell who was standing in the distance.
Bell stood blankly, watching Melissa screaming. There was no movement whatsoever. Melissa clicked her tongue out loud.
‘I don’t know why she’s acting so stupid.’
It was unavoidable that the workers were slow during busy time slots.
Melissa clicked her tongue, hurriedly asked someone else for the cutlery, then walked toward Bell.
“Bell, wake up! You weren’t like that before, what’s wrong with you? If you keep doing this, we will be delayed.”
As kitchen maids started their day early, they were paid well. Although the work was hard, they were willing to risk that much effort if they were paid well.
Bell gave no answer.
She just stared blankly at Melissa, who slowly and stiffly turned her head and approached.
“Hey, can’t you hear me? Don’t just stand around like that, get to work!”
Standing in front of Bell, Melissa put her hand on her waist and raised her voice again. And then. Bell’s lips opened slowly as she stood blankly.
“Mel…… Mel…… lisa…….”
—-
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Join our discord to receive the latest updates as soon as possible!
Comments for chapter "Chapter 112"
MANGA DISCUSSION
What Are Pilot Novels?
Pilot novels are novels that will only have a few chapters released from our group. We hope that someone else can continue these novels for the enjoyment of everyone!