Chapter 19

My Villains Episode 019

5-2. Maintenance (4)

I asked Ilton back at the unexpected answer.

“You don’t sell crossbows? why?”

“No, it’s not that I don’t sell it, I can’t sell it. If you sell the crossbow, me or Mr. Phoenix will go to jail.”

“what?”

Ilton refused to sell the crossbow, citing kingdom law.

Selling items such as spears, polearm war bows and crossbows to civilians required a special permit, he said.

I was dumbfounded and asked again.

“No, armor, swords, axes, shields... They sell all kinds of heinous things, but they don’t sell crossbows? What criteria are you using?”

“There’s no point in asking me, but... I’m just doing what I’m told.”

“I’m not arguing—then what do we do?”

I glanced back and Ellen let out a sigh of disappointment.

“After that, there is nothing you can do. Shall I buy a hunting bow?”

“Have you ever shot a bow?”

He answered my question with a confident expression.

“No?”

I want to hit people

“...But you’re going to use a bow in the dark sewer?”

In fact, even when I said I was buying a crossbow, I was worried that this wand holder would stick an arrow into my back, but what? bow? Is he going to kill me?

I don’t know, but I don’t think a bow is something that can be handled so easily.

Ellen must have run away from the palace and gained some experience in her own way, so why are you talking about this?

“But you can’t go into the sewer with your bare hands.”

“Why are you carrying a weapon you can’t even handle? I’d rather be bare-handed.”

“Can’t you just learn it from now on? Anyway, it will be necessary someday.”

What is he talking about?

Seeing the stubborn expression on his face, I laughed.

“Hey, if you use magic anyway, you won’t need a bow, so why learn it? Don’t waste your time...

“How do you know that?”

When he shot at me with a cold expression because he was stubborn, I let out a shrill voice in embarrassment.

“...uh?”

“How do I know if I will need it or not?”

“No, that’s right... if you use magic.”

At my words, he bit his lip and looked around. Then he sighed and spoke in a low voice.

“How many times have you seen me keep talking nonsense like that?”

“What are you talking about, ma’am. Bullshit.”

“That I could use magic? Are you going to become a wizard? Ha, don’t say anything comfortable without knowing anything.”

“I am not like that.”

“I’m a half-penny wizard who can’t even create magic sparks. Even if I practiced every single day from the age of seven until now. Even I don’t have a pedigree-”

He ended with a trembling sigh as if to calm himself down.

...ugh poor bastard.

In this case, I, as an adult, should bend over first.

“Hmm, I didn’t mean it with bad intentions, but it offended me. Sorry.”

“...No, I was a little excited. It’s not something to get mad at you for.” As Ellen and I paused our conversation, Ilton, who had been watching us, interjected with an awkward smile.

“Th-Are you looking for a weapon to use in the sewers?”

“...uh. however?”

“Then I have something I can recommend. How about a crossbow?”

What bullshit is this again?

“Why did you say you can’t sell crossbows because of kingdom law?”

“I can’t even use magic, so why are you taking me around as a colleague? Are you really a noble lady?”

“well. Not as far as I know.”

“okay? No matter what he looks like or what he does, he’s just an aristocrat...”

Then the man straightened his beard and asked the question again.

“So, is that a- ‘such a’ relationship?”

“...What kind of bullshit are you talking about, man? Can’t you see him? It’s a kid.”

“How big is the kid? If only I could get married.”

Uncle Gilius couldn’t take his eyes off Ellen, who was squatting. At first glance, it seemed that something shady had passed in his eyes.

...Did I see it wrong?

“Are you thinking of joining our gang?”

“...why suddenly?”

“I’m just saying this because the world is too harsh to walk around with a girl who can’t do anything.”

weird.

It’s the same voice, why are you suddenly in a bad mood?

I tried to answer by twisting the corner of my mouth.

“Old man.”

” ok?”

“If you know you’re out of the way, stop. It just sounds weird.”

“...Does that sound strange to me?”

Gilius turned to me with a wrinkled face.

Then, his eyes met with me with an expressionless face, and he swallowed dry saliva with a hard expression.

“Kuhmm uh yeah. Did I go too far?”

I stared at Gilius, who cleared his throat and looked away for a while.

Then Ellen turned around and shouted.

“Hey!”

“Huh?”

“Come and listen to this!” The guy seemed to have picked up all the stones around him, so he couldn’t even move his body properly and was moaning.

I was dumbfounded and clicked my tongue.

“Hey what are you doing? There are many stones around the inn.”

“You have to shoot this much to get used to it. Oh, listen quickly.”

“Grunt.”

I lowered the original shield from my shoulder and placed a pile of stones on it.

Hehe, it looks good, so I’ll adjust it to this extent.

As soon as Ellen arrived at the inn, she obtained some rotten wooden planks from Daria and set up makeshift targets.

Then, after shooting the crossbow a few times, he got used to it.

Tung Pak!

“oh!”

“You got it right!”

When the rotten wooden planks shattered, he leaped for joy. No, I actually liked it while jumping up and down.

It seems that the crossbow is really easy to handle.

Could it be that Ellen is on the talented side? I don’t know because I’ve never had a ranged weapon equipped in the game.

“Did you hit it exactly as you aimed it?”

“No, it was a little high. Should I aim a little lower?”

Ellen continued practicing with a serious face.

It was so nice to see a guy who had been blind and weak for the past few days excited like an elementary school student who got a toy.

It feels good. Even if he only serves 0.5 servings, my burden will be greatly reduced. Besides, I was glad that my morale seemed to have gone up.

I checked my equipment and supplies with a lighter heart and took a break.

Ellen shot the crossbow until sunset, and stopped practicing until her arm was so sore that she couldn’t use the string.

Apparently, this guy seemed a bit stupid.

And unfortunately, the next day we couldn’t go to the sewer exploration.