I Became a Villain who Receives Obsession

12 – Anomaly(3)

There will be happiness behind the pain.

These were the words Kaz had heard from his mother.

No matter what hardships come, it was said that if you overcome them, a good ending will surely come.

As if to prove this in practice, a large-scale food aid was recently provided to Mene from the neighboring noble Theseus family.

Not only that, but I also heard that even old houses that had collapsed were being rebuilt.

It was then that Kaz could see his mother smiling happily.

The end was in sight for the mother and son’s life on the street, which was like hell.

He may count the number of days in his life when he ate so generously.

Kaz still couldn’t forget the smile of her mother when she returned with a full bag of bread.

A mother who has gone through all kinds of hardships to raise herself alone after her father ran away early.

A being that you can’t help but love.

Kazu prayed to the intangible being to make him an adult every day.

He said that he would quickly become an adult, earn money, and then make his mother happy.

It’s been two years since I sold even the one remaining house and sat down on the street.

It was when Kaz had just turned 13.

“I heard there was a forest nearby some time ago.”

“forest?”

“yes. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a dungeon. I sneaked in while hunting, and I picked up a gold coin there.”

“Gold, gold coins?!”

Words from a group of men sitting together chewing on beef jerky.

There was a forest where gold coins fell.

what is the gold coin

Isn’t it the money to buy a decent tree house with just a few?

There was a rumor that was heard all the time that some time ago, people who worked at the manor house left after receiving a bag of gold coins.

‘If what the men say is true, I have to go before the rumor spreads.’

Kazu looked up at the forest in the distance and swallowed.

If you’re lucky enough to find gold coins in the forest… .

Naturally, Kazu’s footsteps began to head elsewhere.

*

“Um… .”

“Ka, Kaz… Kaz! Are you out of your mind? Open your eyes!”

“Uh, Mom?”

Kaz jumped up.

He was surrounded by villagers, including his mother.

After that, I saw familiar abandoned houses.

“Here… Mene?”

“Kas! Where did you go without saying anything! Do you know how much your mother worried about you?”

“Uh, how… .”

The place he woke up was in the town square.

Kazu hurriedly recalled his memory in the arms of his mother who was screaming furiously.

Apparently, he picked up a gold coin he luckily found at the entrance to the forest and found a large tree on his way forward… .

‘ah.’

Kaz’s body trembled.

The body remembered.

Cass murmured quietly.

“… tree.”

“tree?”

“Um, I saw a moving tree.”

“Are the trees moving?”

“Really! There are gold coins in the forest… I followed and saw a big tree staring at me!”

“Kas… Are you really okay?”

Kaz remembers the single black eye that appeared between the trees.

The moment when the creepy-looking eyes were looking down on him

His body flying somewhere in an instant.

“Look at this! I brought gold coins like this… What?”

Kazu’s expression turned to astonishment the moment he opened his pocket of gold coins and was about to show it to his mother.

“This… Aren’t they stones?”

“Ahh… No! clearly… It must have been a gold coin!”

What came out of the pocket were stones.

Kaz’s mouth fell open.

“Uh, uh… ?”

“Kas. Let’s go get some food first. It’s because my energy is weak. yes?”

“Looks like you’re awake.”

“… Oh, Miss Nadia.”

A pure white leg appeared in front of Kazu, who was devastated.

Kazu slowly looked up at the owner of the bridge.

The woman his mother called Nadia looked like a witch with red hair like flames.

“Are you Kazu?”

Nadia grinned and looked down at Kaz. As the beauty hidden under the hood was revealed, Kazu stared blankly at her face without realizing it.

She was a great beauty.

“Didn’t you say you saw a moving tree earlier?”

“Ah yes! Obviously with my own eyes… .”

“Miss Nadia. It must be because Kaz is tired.”

“no. Really!”

“Perhaps Kaz is right.”

“Yes?”

Nadia’s words surprised Kaz and her mother.

“The forest Kaz entered, it was a dungeon that had just been created.”

“Dungeon… ?”

“Simply put, it can be seen as the habitat of monsters. Dungeons usually attract monsters because the concentration of mana floating in the air is dozens of times higher.”

“Well, then… .”

“Kazu, the moving tree you saw is a monster.”

“Monster… .”

“… When I went, it was right after it had disappeared.”

Nadia’s gaze was already on the forest.

“Then Kazu… No, is that forest a forest of monsters?”

“that’s right. However, most monsters are evil. They will mercilessly attack those who invade their territory. Then how did Kazu come back to the village?”

“ah… .”

Kaz touched my side.

It was a place where I was hit by a big tree earlier.

The wound was already healed.

Did the pretty witch sister fix it?

‘Who’ brought him here in the first place?

Nadia asked Kaz.

“Have you not seen any man in the woods? hair color… Is it gray?”

“Nope… . I was alone.”

“I mean… .”

Nadia’s eyes narrowed at the forest.

For a while she looked back and forth between the forest and the manor house.

“Even though I’m not particularly interested.”

Then he gave Kaz the medicine bottle and said.

“Anyway, I’m glad you look healthy, but… We’ll keep an eye on it until tomorrow. Kazu, this is an elixir, so you should take care of it, right?”

“Gam, thank you… .”

The last elixir that was kept until the very end.

Nadia handed it to Kaz and headed straight for the manor house.

‘If my assumptions are correct… .’

*

“Ouch.”

The sides are hot.

Since the wound wasn’t that big, the bleeding stopped even with basic hemostasis, but the pain didn’t go away.

‘To think there was such a monster around town.’

Although immature, the spirit of the forest was an Ent.

If it weren’t for the power of attitude and the talent of Altair, it wouldn’t have been possible to annihilate it. When the monster was destroyed like a ghost, it became one with the scabbard.

It was fortunate that the opponent was a monster. If it was a person, the attitude wouldn’t have been open.

“… Should I hire a priest if I can afford it?”

I was dizzy just thinking about the branches of the Ents still passing by my head.

Thanks to the power of attitude, my motor nerves got better instantly, it’s a shame.

Fortunately, it was said that they were able to annihilate the Ent, but since there was no proper intention from the mansion to Mene, this became a matter to be considered first later.

If there is no way to recover from an injury like this time, it is difficult, so let’s return the announcement when the mene redevelopment is over.

Grabbing my side, I slowly got up from the bed.

I saw Risha lying face down next to the bed.

I tried to hide it, but as soon as Risha saw me, she noticed that I was hurt.

Then, like a maid, she skillfully stopped the bleeding with various tools.

‘I didn’t know he would treat you.’

To be honest, I thought Risha would be delighted.

Because the one who was called a tyrant, who treats people’s lives like insects above all else, came back injured.

If there were still servants, most of them would have neglected me.

But instead of being happy, Risha stopped the bleeding on my wound and volunteered to take care of me.

Risha, who was a slave, must hate Altane. It didn’t.

why?

“Yes… Lord, master?”

Lisha calls me rubbing her eyes.

It looked like a baby bird waiting for its mother bird, and I laughed involuntarily.

“Have you been like this all day? Lisa.”

“… ah.”

Lisa’s eyes flashed.

“This, this… ”

“done. Thanks to you, the blood has stopped.”

The wound almost healed within a day.

The area around the wound is still throbbing, but there seems to be nothing wrong with moving.

“Ugh.”

However, there was no strength in the body.

‘Is it because of the Ent?’

Did you spend too much energy in the fight against the Ent?

Maybe it’s because I used the power of attitude.

It felt like a huge amount of mana was instantly draining out.

When I let out the pain, Lisa hurriedly shouted.

“Lord, master!”

“Okay. It looks like you put a little effort into it.”

“If it’s power… .”

“There was a monster near the village. got rid of it.”

I haven’t been able to confirm it, but since I’ve gotten rid of the boss, the Ent, it’s going to disappear gradually.

Even in the game, the disappearance of a dungeon takes quite a while.

Originally, we should watch until the dungeon disappears, but we don’t have enough manpower, so let’s investigate later.

“More than that, Lisa. How did the food distribution go?”

I asked Risha, who was staring blankly at me.

‘It looks strange today.’

The original plan was to distribute the food provided by Zed to the residents and rebuild the houses while the food ran out.

Risha was the only one following me right now, so I was entrusting most of the work to her.

I was worried in my heart, but Lisa was showing great results in her ability to handle tasks because of her extraordinary brain rotation.

I’ve already done a few manor tasks, but I’ve done it without major problems.

This food distribution plan was also done by Risha.

After a few years, I will definitely be able to become a competent maid.

“Eh, I sorted it out as you said, and it came out in about a month.”

“… One month.”

If it had been a previous life, there would have been no choice, but this is a fantasy game.

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Just like my body, which healed immediately, I will be able to quickly build a house.

I nodded and waved my hand to let Risha go.

She must have been tired from caring for her all night, so she meant to take a rest.

“Good work Risha. Just rest for today.”

“… .”

“Lisa?”

“Aren’t you going to tell me?”

“what are you saying-“

‘ah.’

Lisa looked at my side with a sad expression.

It must be strange for the lord to say that the man who didn’t even pay attention to the lord suddenly caught the monster.

It wasn’t anything to hide, so it doesn’t matter if I tell you… .

“… .”

I shook my head.

Lisa is still young. Even though her behavior was mature enough to nurse someone like me, she was a child with a tender heart.

Besides, if I told her about fighting monsters, that kind-hearted Risha might be worried.

You can’t be a nuisance to a child already.

“It was just a wound caused by carelessness. There was no danger in the monster itself, but I was out of luck.”

“that… Go.”

“So you go and get some rest. Are you going to tour the village again tomorrow?”

“Ha, but.”

“stop.”

“… All right.”

I shook my hand and forced Risha away, who was biting her lip, and lay down on the bed again.

Risha turned her head once as she left the room as if she wasn’t convinced, but she didn’t bother asking.

‘I can’t rely on a child already.’

lay down on the bed again.

Although the recovery was quick, the pain did not go away.

Thanks to Risha’s excellent first aid, I’ll probably be able to move normally by tomorrow.

-I’m going I can’t live a life like livestock anymore

―Anyone is fine, so I’d like you to slit the damn Countess’ neck.

It reminds me of the words I heard in the village the other day.

To them, Altein, I was an object of hatred.

A lord buried in an aristocratic society who almost destroys the estate and treats the lives of the residents as if they were livestock.

Honestly, it’s weirder not to hate.

Altean’s already widespread notoriety cannot be undone. Wherever I go, the label of Altane will stick with me.

Even Raina, who was her fiancée, is about to drop out of school, but what about other people?

The food supply is going smoothly, and the redevelopment of Mene is in its final stages, as long as the workers to build the houses and buildings arrive.

At this speed, Mene won’t collapse before going to the academy.

When that time comes, the impression of the residents on me will change a little.