How the Villain Lives

39. It is difficult to pretend to be kind.

In contrast to ordinary people starting at the bottom and gradually completing the foundations, Sung-hoon was different from them from the beginning. The main reason that made it possible was the connection. It took only a few days, but because Miri's role was so great and certain, when she introduced him as someone stronger than herself, she had no choice but to be recognized.

And I could say that Seong Hoon also took part in the advocacy of the girl, Piel, who saved her from the imminent crisis of rape. Of course, by giving grace to only one of the many dark elves, not everyone recognized the Holy Spirit or treated him as a mercenary, but at least he was able to succeed in removing some prejudice. Even if this is enough, it will be possible to obtain higher difficulty missions and many rewards. However, Sung-hoon was not satisfied here.

"You're a ghost man. Nice to meet you. I'm Crimson. It's overwhelming, but it holds the position of Chief Warrior of the Dark Elves."

He was an old man with a hot beard, wrinkles on his back, and wrinkles on his face, but his eyes were strong enough that he could not bear it. Even in front of Crimson, who said he didn't get the title of chief warrior, Sung-hoon smiled brightly.

"I heard about you from Warrior Ciel and his brother. I don't think Ciel likes you very much, but he says you're a rare human and praises you for drooling."

"Of course I did what I had to do. It's a little embarrassing to be praised for something like that."

"There are so many humans who don't do that natural thing. No, most of them. Anyway, since you're skilled and you're not very hostile to us, you can trust me on this, right?"

"Of course, Dark Elves are happy to help you. But I just want to ask you one thing before that."

"What is that?"

"I want to know why the Elves and Dark Elves fight like this. I want you to give me an honest answer, preferably. That's how much you have to know to get involved in other people's wars and fight for their lives."

Crimson shuts his mouth for a moment and gazes quietly at Sung-hoon. The only pupil you can see beyond the mask that covers your face. Crimson opened his mouth shortly after reading something in it.

"The reason we fight like this is because the Elves persecuted us. What image do you have of the elves?"

"A people who cannot lie, a people who do not forget grace, a people of light. That's roughly it."

"It's a lot like the image people have. You can maintain beauty for a long time, and the mystery of living in the forest combines to prejudice it. But because of that, it's easy to have contradictory prejudices about Dark Elves. Elves are corrupt, creatures enchanted by darkness, violent and chasing after pleasure."

Crimson, who spoke all the way there, kept shaking his head.

"But that's not true. It is natural to have darkness when there is light. Originally, Elves and Dark Elves lived together in these woods. Elves lived in forests near rich, wooded world waters, and we lived in black forests where ruins led ferocious monsters and the grace of the world's water was not lost."

"That's the first story I've heard."

"I'm not hiding it, but I'm not talking. Anyway, I've been doing so well so far, but the black and white war that swept across the continent has become a problem."

Lou Church and the Dark League.

The war between the two forces that nourished light and darkness extended to the entire continent, and in the meantime began to affect the elves as well.

"Since when do terrible rumors begin to spread. It is said that our Dark Elves will join hands with the Dark League to contaminate world water and eliminate the Elves."

"Isn't that true? I heard stories from the Elves."

"No, it's just a misunderstanding from the elves. It's just a rumor, and no one knows where it started. However, rumors spread and at the same time elves were raided or disappeared. As they persisted, the division began to grow and eventually the elves began to reject our Dark Elves."

"You sound like an unfair victim. Hmm. Then what happened to the Dark Elves attacking the Elves?"

"The best defense is attack. The Elves have been holding hands with the Lu Church without talking to get us out of this forest or getting rid of us at all, and they've been calling for a lot of adventures lately. Can we stay still in this situation? Eventually, we were forced to call the Dark League to respond. And I have no intention of occupying only the forward bases and important bases of the Elves and expanding the fight even further."

"I see. I can't believe there was such a thing..."

After hearing Crimson's long words, Sung-hoon nodded angrily as though it could happen. However, unlike the outside appearance, the inner heart was completely opposite.

'Well, let's do it.'

I couldn't believe what the Dark Elves were saying, just as I didn't believe it was real. What has happened in the past can easily be changed even if a person changes his or her words a little.

Dark Elves will join hands with the Dark League to pollute the world's water and water the forest into darkness, they say.

Dark Elves say it's just a misunderstanding and associate with the Dark League to survive the Elves who have teamed up with the Lu Church to subdue them.

Which one is real and which one is false?

'I don't care if it's real or false. The important thing is, can it benefit me, and can't I use it?'

At least, if the Holy Spirit wants to know the truth, he will not be there except when he confirms that he is not being used by someone. Sung-hoon doesn't need to think about who's right and who's right and who's really supposed to help him like Arben. It was a problem that would be solved if you fucked them all evenly anyway.

"Then I want to leave it to you..."

"Before that, let me say something first."

"……."

I've explained so hard so far, but Crimson thought seriously about whether he should be angry at the rude attitude of cutting off his words in the middle. If only humans had dared to behave this rudely to the Grand Warrior himself, they would have made skewers with arrows right away.

But now it's a sad situation with one hand. If the female prosecutor named Mirina had sworn that she was stronger than herself, it was better for her to give up one foot.

"What do you have to say?"

"You know this is a bad situation for Dark Elves lately, right?"

"That's a temporary phenomenon. It's just that the adventurers are suddenly joining us..."

"The opponent is not floating. You'll regret it a lot later if you think about it that way. Put your pride behind you and think coldly."

"... Uh-huh."

Crimson sighed slightly in the direct words of Sung-hoon. It was as he said. A few days ago, the strangers suddenly started to help the elves in earnest. Even if it is numbers, individual skills can also be first class. Moreover, they were using rare magic and unheard of techniques as free materials to push themselves.

I urgently asked the Dark League for help, but the Elves also asked the Lou Church for help.

"If those adventurers continue to be on the side of the Elves, there is little chance that the Dark Elves will win this war."

"Then what do you mean? Are you saying that we should attract adventurers from outside too?"

"No, why bother? There's a simpler way, isn't there?"

Just right!

"All you have to do is bring the adventurers over here on the Elves side."

"Then I'll step back."

"... Are the adventurers really going to stick this way? That sounds like an operation."

"The more attractive, the better. Because what they want is not the truth, it's just an excuse. Goodbye then."

Interference.

"It took me a long time... Yes."

"Ho, are you hungry?"

Mirina and Piel spoke simultaneously toward Sung-hoon. If it had been usual, Mirina would have said a word to Piel, but she came solely to thank him, and she left him behind because she was vague about expelling him.

"After the battle, I don't think you've eaten anything so far, so if you're hungry, try this."

"Thank you. I had a bit of a market in time, and that would be great."

"If you're hungry, why don't you come eat with me right now?"

"No, I'm not hungry enough to eat, I just went out a little bit."

"Argh!"

Seeing Mirina as if she was losing, it was absurd, and Seong Hun bites the apple that Piel gave her. Incident patterns within Miri are unpredictable, but I had a bit of a guess about Miri when I assigned the mission with the two of them last time. He also talked about how he was thinking about himself before starting this mission.

'Though I don't believe in common sense, Mirina thinks she's not helping me at all. I'm saying that I'm misunderstanding much, much more seriously than I thought...'

At first, he just wanted a duel to find out what he was capable of. One day, he regained consciousness, and Mirina had respect, admiration, or other feelings for herself. What's the best way to satisfy Mirina like that?

"Myriana. There's something very important I can only entrust to you."

"Something important you can only leave to me?"

"Yes. It may be quite difficult, but can I ask you a favor?"

"Everything's fine!"

When other people heard the sound of being overwhelmed, they nodded with a bright smile on their faces. The more I work, the harder it is, the more I like it. It was completely unfit for skill, but I could say it was better on this side than it was on the other side, rather than being awkward or hard to handle.

He sighed at Mirina, who was smiling infrequently, and said this time, looking at Piel.

"Hmm, Miss Peel, I'm sorry, but can I ask you for guidance?"

"Of course you can! Any places you'd like to see?"

"Of course. I'd like you to introduce me to the Wizard who specializes in dark magic, among other things, the Necromancy family. I heard from Crimson that there is a necromancer sent by the Dark Federation to help the Dark Elves."

"Oh, if you have the permission of the High Warrior, I will guide you. I'll be by your side, so if you have any questions, you can always ask."

It was a gloomy sight to see a dark elf girl clinging to her feet. Moreover, for Piel, Sung-hoon was more favorable because he prayed for the one who saved him from the worst situation as a woman.

Seong Hun, who thought he might be able to do a little bit of visceral work, realized that Mirina was next to him, and later cleared his mind.

'I have to cover the time and place, too.'

"Then why are you looking for the necromancer? Is something cursed going on?"

"That's not true. I just want to make an undead."

"The ghost is underneath?"

Piel has a look that he doesn't understand.

Undead also uses dead bodies, and the value ratio is not very good, so Necromancers don't want to make it too well. If that ghost is so strong, it's not like she wants an undead like a zombie or a skeleton.

Death Knight or Richie? But that's going to take a lot of ingredients. '

"Are you going to use the body?"

"It's only a matter of time. If you miss this opportunity, when will you meet another skilled Necromancer?"

Myrina also knew that Sung-hoon was using Ryosuke's corpse to make an undead. She was the one who killed Ryosuke to get permission. Of course, Myrina had no choice but to say that she had Sung-hoon. I was going to get you a better corpse, so I asked you how to make an undead out of it.

"But would a normal undead help? No matter how strong you make it, you won't be able to use the undead made from the body of the second Awakener now that the third Awakener is coming."

"That's what I thought. But things didn't always work out that way."

Sung-hoon laughs and pulls a small bottle out of Cook's arms.

A small bottle with a blue liquid. Surprisingly, even though the light was not shining, there was a subtly miscoloured white light around the bottle.

elixir

Rating: Legend ()

Type: Elixir

The ultimate goal of alchemy, Homonclus, is a legendary liquid elixir considered to be the equivalent of the Wise Man's Stone. Taking it will heal any serious wounds and illnesses and will give you a lasting blessing, greatly increasing your ability. It's also the best catalyst for all kinds of magic and manufacturing. However, this elixir is not in perfect condition.

All stats when taking (+50?)

Bonus stats when taking (+300?)

HP and Magic Recovery +10% (?)

Full recovery from injury, illness, poisoning, cursing (?)

Can be used as the best catalyst for all kinds of magic and alchemy.

It can be taken up to 5 times and will only be effective if taken more than once.

However, this elixir has not yet undergone the final process. It doesn't matter if you use it as a catalyst, but no one knows what side effects it will cause if you take it yourself.

Unexpected loot brought by Borang at the time of processing the High Priest.

Though I was worried about eating from that enormous ability, Elixir ended up sleeping in Sung-hoon's inventory as a pet complex. So when you get a chance to write it like this, isn't it the right choice?

The expression about Elixir describes the High Priest for the first time, and it's secretly written in the words of salt, and no one notices it surprisingly, but it's strange to notice that it's written in just a few lines as it passes.