Episode 2 of the Overly Competent Villain - Episode 2 of the Overly Competent Villain chapter 16

Poppy Farm

Looking at the poppy plantation, Abdeslam’s face turned red.

The blushing skin and sinewy neck are proof of how angry he was.

Aburak Abdeslam. His homeland, Pasha, was a great kingdom that adhered to old traditions and served the thunder dragon.

It was after he punished the opium lords that had recently become popular in the kingdom that war clouds suddenly began to circulate in such a kingdom.

They punished the sellers of these demonic fragments that caused hallucinations, addictive side effects, and seized their warehouses.

The war caused by this absurd and immoral standard led the country into the flames of war. The same was true of Aburak Abdeslam, a young wizard 14 years ago.

The result was the kingdom’s defeat, which ended only after a humiliating truce was signed and one-third of the kingdom was ceded.

The punishment of the drug dealers led to the kingdom’s downfall.

Even after the war was over, Abdeslam still hated this demon fragment.

Abdeslam looked at the brown powder in front of his eyes and frowned at the peculiar smell.

If you put that on a pipe and smoke it with fire, you will fall into hallucinations through strong anesthesia and sedation. Abdeslam knew the harm better than anyone else.

At one time, he too was poisoned by this demonic plant.

“An opium den is a den of oblivion. The memory of the sins and vices that a dignified human being must endure turns into madness.”

it is sweet

Painful memories, terrible memories, memories that I want to forget.

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There were people everywhere who couldn’t stand the lost reality and got drunk at the moment of oblivion.

That’s why opium dealers target people’s weak points to seduce and extort. I hope they get addicted to happy memories.

– Quaang!

The cold table collapsed as if pushing it away with a foot, scattering brown powder. Hick, flinching came into view, but Abdeslam didn’t care.

“Humans grow only when there is suffering. The present self exists only because there is the pain of the past that shaped life. These things make people weak.”

The gaze is focused on the anger that flows out. The gang members of the Nicola family had nothing to be afraid of, but in front of the man in front of them, they were infinitely afraid.

It is said that the elite swordsmen of the Forgore family who were tracking Jacques Pietro were massacred recently, but there were over a hundred gunmen armed with machine guns and rifles, and there were over twenty swordsmen.

This is a level that can be won even if you wage war against a fair number of cities. however······.

‘Monster, monster…’

The man in front of me was not human. A thunder god who borrowed a human shell and descended to the ground. He thoroughly destroyed hundreds of members of the Triad Circle and engaged in massacres rather than battles.

“You are the seeds of evil that grow the plants of the devil. What should I do with you?”

“Sah, save me. Well, we’re only here to work!”

“That’s right! It’s hard to live on! I have no choice!”

Abdeslam saw gang members saving his life from me. They appear to be simple blue collar workers, and are also mixed with ordinary residents.

Yeah, you can’t just leave all the work to the gang’s gang members.

Those who came to earn money due to poverty, those who were forcibly dragged in, and those who did what their superiors told them to do.

There must be some people whose sins are of a different gravity to pay for them with blood. However–

“Evil is just evil.”

He is not an enforcer of justice, but a demon of vengeance.

An electric shock spread from the fingertips and passed through a man’s brain. And the lightning that pierced his head spread out in dozens of branches like tree branches and passed through the heads of everyone present.

It happened in a short time of less than 0.1 second.

“Stay still! It’s the Bureau of Investigation!”

And at that moment, investigators from the Central Bureau of Investigation burst into the manufacturing room of the poppy farm.

Until here.

It was as designed by Jacques Pietro.

“Aburak Abdeslam! Dispel the magic and surrender!”

“hmm?”

Very slightly, things went the other way than he expected.

* * * *

“Stay still! It’s the Bureau of Investigation!”

Chief Inspector Günter and Inspector Elysia encounter Abdeslam, who has slaughtered gang members in the plantation’s manufacturing room.

“Aburak Abdeslam! Dispel the magic and surrender!”

“hmm?”

Eerie eyes, presumably blinded by the Count of Wittenberg, crossed Elysia’s.

“Are they the dogs of the Empire? Are they just the two of you?”

The subordinates did not bring them. That’s a wise decision.

The magic bombing formations deployed by Abdeslam are still striking and burning farms. With a decent level of defense, you won’t be able to deduce a bone.

‘That means they’re both knights. Imperial bastards’ protective coats are annoying.’

The tactical weapons that the empire boasts are armed with a magic sword called the imperial sword and a protective coat that blocks even shells and magic.

If it was a protective coat given to knights, it wouldn’t be impossible to break through the bombardment of a thunderstorm.

“But I never thought he’d break through. You’ve got guts.”

“Aburak Abdeslam! I recommend it again! Dismantle the magic and surrender!”

“Surrender? In this victory? Only two swordsmen don’t know the subject.”

Abdeslam’s lightning bounced lightly. But the results are not light at all.

-Tukaaang!

Arrows of lightning poured down like whips and shattered all around. Günther and Elysia put on protective coats and endured, but a heavy blow hit the two as if they had been hit by a hammer.

“Kuh…!”

The anti-margin of the protective coat withstood the lightning strike, but my whole body felt numb. Powerful firepower that even a knight’s protective coat could not block. However, Abdeslam condenses the current in his body as if even this was a light greeting.

“It wasn’t in the plan to mess with the Investigation Bureau, but it’s like one or two dogs of the Empire that I hate…”

At that moment, the thunderstorm that hit the entire farm stopped. Everyone intuited that it was a harbinger of great destruction.

‘come···!’

-Karleung…!

the sky is angry It wasn’t a sporadic, frenzied bombardment like before, but a cold blow.

‘I can’t stop it with just my coat…!’

Elysia had a hunch. The moment it falls, only one Abdeslan will survive on this earth.

“die.”

Huge energy turns into disaster. An overwhelming disaster that even a knight could not reach.

Kwah–

The moment the disaster caused by the natural energy called the thunderbolt stone fell, Elysia’s sword shone.

────■■■■■■■!!

There was an explosion, and the two knights were caught up in it.

Tuck! And the two new figures roll on the floor. The reason the two people swept away in the aftermath of the explosion barely survived was thanks to the full performance of the protective coat.

“Keuugh…!”

The two of them were at a loss for words at Abdeslam’s mad magic bombardment. Because it was such a mighty blow.

“·······.”

But the dissatisfaction is the same with Abdeslam.

I concentrated my energy with the thought of killing. Nonetheless, the result is the survival of both.

“That was just…”

The moment the lightning strikes, the arc drawn by Elysia with her sword. because it was very familiar.

“nice······.”

My left eye is throbbing. Memories of the past are recalled.

“I guess I need to check.”

take a hit No matter how much he is the owner of the brain stone, he is slowly getting overpowered. it’s time to step away

“You’ve been lucky, dogs of the empire. If you run wild here, you’ll be hated by your partners.”

“Stop… please!”

In the fading field of vision, Elysia finally lost consciousness as Abdeslam left her seat.

* * * *

The Bureau of Investigation’s operation to capture Abdeslam was only half successful.

Abdeslam’s poppy plantation terrorism was not prevented, and the most important Abdeslam was missed, but Deputy Director Rickert’s expression was not dark.

“Okay, it’s a 20,000 pyeong poppy farm. Not bad.”

Although it cannot be said that the terrorism was stopped, the victims were criminal organizations, and human lives were also lost there.

Initially, this operation was officially a picture of a ‘passing by’ investigation bureau investigator ‘accidentally’ discovering and arresting a poppy farm, so missing Abdeslam is not a big deal.

Not only was Abdeslam’s existence itself unknown right away, but at the time, among the investigators, there was only one veteran knight and one average knight.

On the contrary, since it was possible to make an official request for troops under the pretext of a shortage of personnel, the need to rely on corrupt public security agencies was reduced.

“Okay, it’s been confirmed by the Ministry of Military Intelligence and the Directorate General of Foreign Affairs. sh*t, they knew about Abdeslam’s existence and were hiding it.”

Rickert, who confirmed the information about Abdeslam with the authority of the deputy director, was even more surprised by Jacques Pietro.

This is information that could be confirmed with the authority of the deputy director because he confirmed the existence of Abdeslam and even engaged in direct combat.

This means that even in the upper echelons of the Imperial Army and the Ministry of Justice, only a very few people know about it. Even they were presuming Abdeslam as a group rather than an individual.

How the hell did Jacques Pietro figure out all this information?

‘It’s really not impossible to go up if you use him.’

The deputy director was increasingly confident in his decision.

* * * *

Elysia regained consciousness three days later in a hospital in Lombardy.

“Sir Elicia. Good job. Get some rest for the time being.”

“······yes.”

“You don’t look so happy, do you?”

To Günther’s gaze, Elysia answered honestly.

“Because I couldn’t catch him.”

The goal of arresting the poppy farm was achieved, but the real tycoon, Abdeslam, was missed.

Elysia tried to regain her condition, still moving her numb body, but stopped after being hit on the top of her head by Gunther’s blade.

“I was able to live thanks to you, but don’t overdo it. That’s how much lightning was blocked with a sword. It’s an arcane swordsmanship, right? The Count’s.”

“······Yes. It’s exactly the family’s vision.”

The moment Abdeslam dropped the thunderbolt, Elysia swung her sword with full concentration to dispel the thunderbolt.

A sword that cuts through lightning that my father also showed off in the war 14 years ago. The inexperienced self was only able to offset some of the lightning strikes.

“Kuhk, anyway, stay in the hospital for a while. Of course, the deputy director will also give you a consolation money.”

“No, I will be discharged. My father will be… worried.”

“Ah~ Well, the sword is strong, but don’t overdo it.”

When the Count’s story came out, Günther did not dissuade Elysia. It is because he knows very well that she is extremely filial.

“Rather than that, what happened to Pietro? Will he be repatriated to the center?”

“That part is a bit ambiguous. Even though the deputy director asks for reinforcements, he hasn’t taken steps to repatriate Pietro.”

still? Elysia was embarrassed, but she thought that the deputy director couldn’t answer when she asked something that even Günther didn’t know.

In the end, putting her feelings behind and going through the discharge process, Elysia went straight to the nursing home.

‘You’ll be worried. I see you once every two days.’

He said he was a crazy father, but he recognized himself as a daughter from time to time. Elysia was worried about her father, but she still wanted to brag about it.

After entering the Bureau of Investigation, he captured numerous wanted criminals and made an achievement, but this time it is a rather big achievement.

Even though I missed Abdeslam, I might give extra points to the next promotion screening because I rounded up a huge poppy farm that can be distributed throughout the south.

‘Because I also caught Jacques Pietro…’

If you catch Jacques Pietro in the Empire, it’s to the point where it’s evaluated that you go straight to at least the minister. If you’re lucky, you might get a position instead of receiving a title.

Of course, most of the achievements will be taken by Deputy Director Rickert Bergman, but Günter and Elysia, who have been in Pietro’s task force for many years, will also benefit greatly.

“Whoa…”

Shake your head and close your eyes. Relief spread slowly.

Her life was completely ruined when she met Jacques Pietro.

Due to his father’s demotion and insanity, no one to lead the family disappeared, and collateral bloodlines and creditors began to eat away at the head family.

At one time, Wittenberg, which had a reputation as a founding contributor to the empire, was thoroughly excluded for failing to prevent terrorism in the imperial family.

Some mention the close relationship between the Count of Wittenberg and Pietro, and even speculate that they are one of them…

She has done the best she can think of to rebuild the Kkuyeokkkuyeok family by saving her mentally ill father from a collapsed family.

While being suspected of colluding with Pietro, there was no senior knight to accept her as a servant, and she was finally appointed after winning the imperial swordsmanship competition.

「It’s shameless to crawl into the imperial family again. It seems Wittenberg knows no shame.”

“If Count Wittenberg had done his job properly, the empire wouldn’t have suffered so much damage.”

However, it was not easy to endure prejudice and ridicule. No matter how hard Elysia tried, the yoke of Jacques Pietro was heavier than expected, and she had to be looked upon with suspicion whenever a crime involving him surfaced.

“To overcome this contempt… I have no choice but to catch him.”

It was a natural process that led to such a conclusion.

Jacques Pietro is her enemy. Since he was an enemy that must be overthrown, she pursued him all the way until the task force was reduced by the deputy director.

“You are Miss Elysia.”

What I just don’t understand.

He visited the mansion at the invitation of his father, and the smile he showed him was so bitter that even the young himself could feel it.

What was he thinking when he betrayed us?

Why was his father so afraid of Pietro?

In the midst of unanswered questions even after 10 years have passed, now there is only the burden of wanting to shake off the ghosts of the past.

‘Father too…’

The criminal who harassed us has been caught.

Now there’s no need to be afraid.

So please come back now…

I wanted to say that.

“I would like to meet you.”

“Ah, Sir Elysia…! I’d like to contact you anyway—”

The facial expression of the nurse who was taking care of the count was unusual.

Pale complexion and trembling lips. There was nothing but ominousness to be read on her expression.

“Ah, father!”

Elisia hurriedly ran to her father’s room without waiting for the caregiver’s words. The white hallway, which is usually breathless, is strangely long.

Imagining the worst case scenario, she opened the door, not paying attention to the dripping cold sweat and quickening breath.

“······!”

There was no one in the room. Is it a regular walk? No, then there’s no way you wouldn’t know. rehabilitation exercise? meal? Are you being examined for a seizure?

But nothing made sense. In caring for her father, there can be no number of cases she is ignorant of.

“ah······.”

broken windows. broken furniture. Traces of a violent struggle.

Putting it all together, there are not many conclusions that can be drawn.

kidnap.

father was kidnapped