I’ll Just Live as a Villain Chapter 17

Chapter 3. Pretend to be relaxed and show off your guts. (One)

“Ugh.”

When I woke up in the morning, my whole body felt sore.

‘Your body has become accustomed to luxury.’

I had been sleeping on a very soft and luxurious bed for the past few days, but sleeping on the hard floor felt like death.

“Hwaam.”

Yesterday evening, I sat leaning in front of the tower and waited for the sun to set.

Requiem appears exactly at the moment the sun passes over the ridge, that is, at sunset. Signs are also revealed by pouring rain without warning.

Yesterday’s weather was clear and pleasant. Even until the sun sets.

Thanks to this, I had a leisurely dinner early and went to sleep leisurely.

“It looks like he’ll show up today as scheduled.”

I looked around with hazy eyes.

There was no one in Magna Morten except for the tombstone. The desolate landscape was no longer scary.

‘Fear is an emotion that arises when you don’t know what will appear.’

Now that I knew exactly when and what would appear, my mind was just at peace.

“Let’s eat something.”

I woke up and opened my lunch box. Because I ordered correctly, the contents were quite plentiful.

“It would be really boring without this lunch box.”

I muttered while munching on the pickled chicken.

The reason I prepared such a generous meal was not simply for the sake of gustatory pleasure.

“Make sure your stomach is full.”

It is described that the person who holds the Requiem will feel a hunger that can threaten their life.

To prepare for that, I planned to have both my body and mind in perfect condition before taking Requiem.

So, I took out three days’ worth of food and ate it.

“Ugh. It doesn’t taste good.”

I told them to prepare something that can be preserved well, but they put in beef jerky that was too functional.

“It’s dried so well that it won’t rot even after a year.”

While swearing like that, I ended up swallowing all the remaining food.

bang.

After throwing away the empty lunch box, he stood up.

“The gauntlets are well prepared.”

I checked the situation once again. Then I sat down on the floor and calmly waited for evening to come.

There are conflicting emotions going back and forth between being bored and nervous, not wanting time to pass, but also wanting it to pass quickly.

“…….”

I closed my eyes and controlled my mind, fighting off the urges that were still bothering me.

As soon as I finish the now easy task, questions arise.

‘Can I do it?’

Sword of Death, Requiem.

Will I be able to overcome that powerful magic sword that is said to make me forget myself and the world the moment I hold it?

‘No, I have to.’

There is no point in worrying about whether you can do it now or not. It is also unnecessary to imagine the future after failure.

‘If you fail, the only thing you can do is die.’

My heart, which was trying to scatter in vain, hardened. My agitated heart calmed down.

“…….”

I opened my eyes to the sound of rain grazing my ears. The sun was slowly setting towards the ridge.

“It’s really raining.”

A clearer omen than anything else.

The time was approaching when the sky turned black and the sun, the symbol of life, disappeared.

“Whew.”

He stood up, clenching his gauntleted fists. In this place where it was clear that no one was there except me, something like a strange whisper tickled my ears.

[Mom, mommy.]

[Ahh, my arm. My arm!]

[I don’t want to die like this… … .]

The final words uttered by the dead buried here. That sorrow was calling the Requiem here.

This was the second sign to appear before the Requiem descended. The discomfort felt as if my bones were being scraped, and the chill that froze my skin was intense.

“…….”

I strengthened my trembling chin. I put my feet wide, straightened my shoulders, and looked straight ahead.

‘My vision is dark.’

It was not a phenomenon that occurred simply because the sun was setting. In fact, the inside of Magna Morten was filled with a dark and unpleasant energy.

I narrowed my eyes and focused on that energy. What was like pitch-black fog was slowly gathering in one place.

‘come.’

Right where I am standing, in front of the tower.

The flow that had been like a calm wind slowly began to become rough, like a gust of wind.

Hwiiing.

The eerie sound became increasingly stronger. Black energy gathered and swirled like a typhoon.

“this.”

Her hair was flying wildly, and the hem of her clothes was fluttering wildly.

I raised one arm to secure my view. I did not take my eyes off the black energy in front of the tower.

“-!”

Before I knew it, a strange shape was emerging from the whirlpool. Absorbing all the black energy, something slowly emerged.

‘… … oh my god.’

The first thing that catches your eye is the pitch-black color that doesn’t seem to reflect a single point of light.

It was surprising that such an extremely black color existed in the world. What would happen if you shaped the darkness in the abyss with a sword?

On the long, well-cut blade, letters of unknown meaning flickered. Below that, a guard that coils like a whirlwind surrounds the top of the grip.

“under…….”

A sigh came out of my mouth. I stopped on the spot and looked at Requiem as if mesmerized.

Requiem was absolutely perfect. I felt like nothing more beautiful or darker than me existed in the world.

It truly had the presence of a legendary sword.

Even a person unfamiliar with swords would be able to instinctively see it. That it has an astronomical value, no, it has an inestimable value in terms of money.

“That’s Requiem.”

As if responding to my mutterings, a strange whisper came from the Requiem.

It was clearly not a human language. However, it contained a clear and firm meaning.

Come and take yourself in your hands. A whisper that seems to be pulling me in.

“……Yes. I will gladly give it to you.”

I slowly closed my eyes and caught my breath. I calmed my racing heart and cleared my confused mind.

The more thoughts you have, the greater your greed, and the more regrets you have, the easier it is to be manipulated by Requiem.

I had to leave only a clean and clear mind and an unwavering, upright image.

“……”

After a moment, I lifted my eyelids. He stared ahead with cold, blue eyes.

Requiem was still calling to me from that place.

“Goes.”

I muttered like I was chewing and stretched out my hand. Putting on the gauntlets that Alessia had made, I grabbed the handle of the Requiem.

“Ugh!”

A pitch-black energy assaulted me. The feeling of being swallowed into the mouth of an animal.

The moment the energy of the Requiem surged through me,

phut!

It collided with the green energy from the gauntlet.

‘It works!’

Requiem showed its black teeth and tried to eat me. But the gauntlet’s energy primarily protected me.

I smiled faintly.

‘Thank goodness.’

But the gauntlet’s protection was only temporary. In the end, the moment will come when I will have to overcome the whispers of Requiem by my own will.

The intense struggle ended with Requiem’s ​​victory, as expected.

‘come!’

The persistent energy of the Requiem surged beyond the gauntlet. I gritted my teeth, preparing for the disaster that would come.

“……?”

The next moment, I was standing in a pitch-black space with nothing in it.

‘this… … ‘What happened?’

The Requiem that I was holding in my hand had suddenly disappeared. I looked around in confusion.

‘What the hell is this place…’ … .’

I couldn’t finish my sentence. This is because immediately after that, a huge feeling of hunger rose up.

“Ugh!”

The exact same sensation described in the original work. Pain that feels like your stomach is being squeezed, or your stomach is being scratched by something sharp.

It was different from the hunger I usually felt when I skipped a meal. No, it was on a completely different level.

‘Void, vortex.’

One of Requiem’s ​​nicknames came to mind. It was truly a much reduced representation of reality.

A void of unknown depth. It’s so far away that you can’t even guess the end.

Holding the Requiem meant that I had to be with this feeling for the rest of my life. It meant having to live with a thirst and hunger that would never be satisfied.

“Ugh.”

I fell down and scratched the floor with my hands.

I just wanted to die. Ordinary humans would never be able to live while maintaining this sense.

It was then. I felt another presence in the darkness around me.

‘That’s it!’

I gasped and lifted my head.

It was visible even though it was invisible. No, I felt it.

A living, breathing human being. A life with a powerfully pulsating heart and flowing red blood.

‘hungry.’

I was so, so hungry. I wanted to cut open that human’s chest right away and eat the bright red heart that was fluttering inside.

“kill.”

Without realizing it, a brain teaser came out of my mouth.

I stumbled out of my seat. I moved my shaky legs and slowly approached the human in the distance.

“…….”

The senses are expanded. Ears that were far away open, dark vision becomes brighter, and stuffy noses clear up.

‘little bit more.’

The more I walked, the more life I could feel around me. No, the presence of every human being in this territory was felt.

“haha.”

Before I knew it, I was biting into a smile full of blood. It seemed like if I could kill them all, I could fill this terrible void just a little bit.

“Kill them all.”

The moment you take one more step,

“ah.”

Something touched my toes. I lowered my head and looked down.

“That…”

My face was reflected on the pitch-black water pouring in moonlight. The lilac-colored eyes were stained red.

“ah.”

Only then did I realize who I was.

“I am Abel Kindreal.”

Next moment,

with a plop!

I threw myself towards the lake.

The lake on an autumn night was bitterly cold. The hem of my clothes is soaking wet, and cold rushes into the tips of my hands and feet.

Boogrrrr.

The air bubbles flutter and move away.

“…….”

I only exhaled through my nose occasionally and did not lift a finger. No, actually, I didn’t have the strength to do that.

‘I’m dying.’

Escaping even for a moment from Requiem’s ​​control took an enormous amount of mental strength. Now my body was as heavy and limp as wet cotton.

‘I don’t think it was like this even when I was training with Liam.’

I just stared blankly at the air bubbles being pushed out of my nostrils.

I felt so comfortable in this state right now. This dark lake feels like my mother’s belly.

I couldn’t have felt more refreshed after escaping from the emptiness that felt like it was eating away at my marrow.

‘I was prepared, but… … It’s truly awful.’

I painfully understood why those who held the Requiem had gone crazy. It was strange to be able to hold that and remain sane.

‘It’s a sword that turns people away.’

But I succeeded in finding reason, even if only for a moment.

My face reflected on the surface of the water felt foreign as it was colored with unfamiliar colors. And the moment I recognized ‘me’, I was able to return.

‘But it won’t be over yet.’

He raised his right hand with a self-deprecating smile.

My hand was still holding the Requiem tightly. To be exact, Requiem was holding me and not letting me go.

I felt a pressure that seemed to suck me in from the pitch black sword.

‘OK.’

I grinned. Anything is difficult the first time, but becomes easier the second time.

‘Come, Requiem.’

fantasy,