The Villainess is my Boss 2

Chapter 11: Down and Out

„So, where are you going next?", she asked me.

„Why do you care?"

„Why shouldn't I care? You are our benefactor, so I am interested."

„Huh?! I didn't ask to become one. Do you want to rob me for the third time? What do you want to steal from me next time? My life? Or do you want these rags back? I have nothing else... thanks to you. I will not let you have fun anymore, so I will stay here under the bridge."

„Oh... you don't have to be so rude. I just asked."

Since I probably gave her very scary look, she and her boys left me alone and rode away.

(Aaah, she made me really angry!)

(But what shall I do now?)

When I was walking through the river, I noticed several fish swimming there and so first I could catch one or two. Using small pebbles accelerated with wind magic, I managed to knock out one of them just in dinner time.

(My dinner: baked fish... I wonder how it gonna taste.)

While working in the inn, I learned how to prepare them, so I proceeded in similar way. Just instead of a knife I had to use one sharpened piece of stone.

Surprisingly it was not too bad. To wash it down I cast just necessary big amount of water directly in my mouth and swallowed it.

There was nothing else to do and so I just lay down on my new sandy bed under the bridge and closed my eyes. To my surprise, I didn't feel any cold.

(Hopefully I won't be drowned during the night.)

„(Aaah... it is good to be home and be bathing in this large pool.

‚My lady... do you want me to wash your legs?', asked me my maid.

‚Please, do so.'

My maid entered the pool and crouched at my legs and... slightly started to bite them.

‚Hey?! Why are you doing that?!', I told her, but she didn't want to stop.

‚Hey!)"

„Hey!", I shouted at her more loudly and wanted to get up, but someone hit my head.

„Ouch!"

(Uh!)

I just realized, that I am still lying under the bridge and several water bugs keep biting my legs.

When I got outside, the sun was already shining. For my breakfast I had another fish with some water.

(Does that red haired woman ‚own' all the bridges here?)

I decided to avoid them from now on and left the river behind me.

While walking on a road toward mountains, many wagons passed me, but non of them stopped. Their drivers even didn't greet me... either they stayed silent or shouted... „Move away!"... and almost ran over me.

I am walking along another city. A man is siting at the road and begging for a silver coin. One gold coin here is equal to 10 silver coins. In my old kingdom it was abandoned and everything was rounded just to gold coins. No one wanted to carry 10 times more coins with so low value with them. But if anyone would want to pay with them, they might be still accepted.

While I was watching the man, one young merchant showed mercy and threw 1 coin at the man.

„Thank you, my lord.", said the man and the merchant walked away alongside his wagon.

„Hey, that is my spot! And so also my money, return it to me!", another man approached the one sitting on the ground.

„That is a lie, I am always sitting here."

„I wanted to be kind, but since you don't understand...", the standing man kicked the beggar many times.

„Aaaaah!", he cried out, but no one came to help him.

„Hey! Leave him!"

I decided to stop him.

„Huh?! Who are you, bitch?! Why do you care? Is it your husband?"

„N... no. But he fairly earned it, so it is his, you thief!"

„You don't know me, right? If you don't want to get hurt then clear off!"

(Why do I need to clear anything again?)

„Why do I need to clear anything?"

„Are you dumb? That means to get away.", he shook his head.

(Oh... maybe I am really dumb.)

„I might be dumb, but I will surely stay here. And you should rather get away!"

He wanted to punch me, but I hit him with my fire bullet. which slightly knocked him back, but to my surprise, he still remained standing.

„Now you pissed him off, girl. But thanks to you, I can easily make myself scarce.", the beggar told me and ran away.

„Wait! Where are you..."

The other man raised his hand and tried to hit me again, but I managed to dodge it and kick him to his abdomen.

(Oh! When did I learn this?)

I don't know how I managed to knock him out now, but it granted me enough time to run away.

(That was close.)

And again I am on the run. But mountains are getting closer and closer and so hopefully I can soon reach a place, where no one will bother me again.

How could I be so naive? The first thing I spotted when I climbed up the first hill was...

(An orc? Why is it here?)

(Hopefully it didn't see me.)

„Hhuuh... do I sense a human here?"

(sniff, sniff)

„And a wwoooman... guys catch me the woman."

(Oh, no!)

I tried to get away fast, but I suddenly tripped over one larger stone and fell down to the ground.

„Heere is one... look!"

Suddenly 3 orcs surrounded me and then also a bigger one arrived.

I sat up and kept watching them.

(Is it my end?)