Evil Veigar

Mangi immediately led us there, briefly recounting his encounter with Veigar along the way:

After leaving the Northern Plains camp that day, he wandered aimlessly, and after some time, he discovered an abandoned manor. 🐚♠ ♥😂

Mangi had never been to this world before and was full of curiosity about everything, so she decided to go on an "adventure" in the manor.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he sensed a familiar aura, like that of Yordle, yet mixed with a strange restlessness. To find out what it was, he called out.

After calling out a few times, a familiar figure appeared. Sure enough, it was a Yordle, and it was Veigar, whom he knew very well!

Mangi enthusiastically approached, but Veigar remained indifferent, saying things like, "Finally found him," and "Now we can get our revenge."

Mangi thought he was joking, but then Veigar suddenly launched a magical attack!

Mangi was caught off guard and rolled backward several times, getting his prized white fur dirty, which angered him and led to a fight with Veigar.

Clearly, he was defeated. Veigar was much stronger than before, and faced with all sorts of bizarre magic, Mangi could only flee for his life.

"Luckily I ran fast, otherwise I would have lost this beautiful coat of fur."

"That's strange, why would he attack you?"

"How should I know! You have to help me get revenge, Kled! Make him give me an explanation!"

"Let's put that aside for now. Do you even know the way?"

"This... should be fine."

The roads in Ionia are notoriously difficult to navigate, and with Mangi being a bit directionally challenged, it took us more than a day to finally find the manor where he and Veigar met, around noon on the second day.

The houses in the manor were dilapidated, probably built a long time ago, and the architecture wasn't in the Ionia style, but rather resembled that of Noxus.

As soon as I approached the gate, I sensed a restless atmosphere, quite different from the other Yordle. Kled noticed it too, frowned, and stopped in his tracks.

Instead of rushing in, we found a nearby village and decided to ask around to see if we could get any useful information.

The villagers were terrified when they saw the two Yordle arrive. The women and children fled, while the men took up arms and pointed them at us.

Before coming here, we passed through several villages where the people didn't recognize the Yordle. Since the people here are so afraid, they must have suffered some kind of attack.

In other words, Veigar hurt them!

I quickly went over to comfort them, saying, "Don't be afraid, we mean no harm. We just came to inquire about the situation at the northern manor. We hope you can share what you know so we can perhaps help."

People hesitated upon hearing my words. Soon, an old man came over and said he was an elder here.

In Ionia, the title "elder" is like a person in charge. The leader or abbot of a sect can be called an elder, as can officials such as village chiefs or mayors. Even masters in various fields can be called elders.

For example, Yasuo's master, Elder Suma; Master Sword Saint's masters and uncles, Elder Cheng Ren and Elder Cheng Li, etc.

"I am an elder here. You just said you came to inquire about the situation at the northern manor. Why are you doing this?"

"It's like this, I've never seen a building like that in Ionia before, so I found it very strange. But when we went inside, we were attacked, and my friend was even injured. Look..." I pointed to the wounds on Mangi's body.

Hearing that we were also victims, people finally lowered their guard, and the old man even told me about the estate:

Just like the manor's architectural style, its former owner was a Noxus who came to Ionia during the Age of Exploration and settled here.

He had a very good relationship with the locals, and later returned to Noxus to visit relatives, citing homesickness, and planned to bring his family with him, but he never came back after that.

Because he entrusted the estate to a villager before he left, it eventually changed owners over time.

One day, a short man wandered in. No one knew who he was or where he came from. In any case, the short man drove away the villagers who lived there as soon as he appeared.

The villagers were indignant and gathered a large group to reclaim the manor, but they didn't expect the little man to be so powerful. He easily defeated them with magic and warned everyone: anyone who comes any closer will be turned into a monster!

From then on, no one dared to mess with the little man, and the events at the manor were gradually forgotten. Until later, villagers began to mysteriously disappear, especially children!

Not long after, some people saw a dark, monstrous creature lurking nearby, which was terrifying!

At this point, everyone suspected that the short man was responsible; he really had turned people into monsters! But there was nothing they could do; they couldn't afford to mess with the short man, so they could only keep an eye on their children and minimize their outings.

The monster never appeared again, but people still dared not go near the manor. No one wanted to risk their lives. Now that they saw that Kled and Mangi were also small, they naturally felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Kled was incredulous after hearing the elder's description. He asked Mangi beside him, "Veigar is about your age, what is his will?"

"I don't know either. He left Bandle City not long after you left. You went back often, but he never did."

"Let's go, this is strange. We won't find anything out just by asking around. Let's go take a look!"

"But..." Mangi was still shaken.

Don't worry, I'm here, everything will be fine!

We returned to the manor, and this time, before we even went inside, we found Veigar waiting for us at the gate.

His appearance was similar to that in the game, with a high collar and a huge mage's hat that completely covered his face, and his staff in his right hand was wrapped in dark purple energy, crackling like electricity.

"Mangi, why are you back again! Wasn't the lesson learned last time enough?" Veigar's voice was sharp and piercing.

"Hmph, this time Kled will help me, so don't get too cocky!" Mangi's appearance and attitude perfectly illustrated what it means to "abuse one's power."

"Are you really going to help him, Kled? We have no grudge against each other."

"What exactly happened, Veigar? Why did you hurt Mangi?"

"He's a despicable scoundrel. He stole Corki's model airplane and framed me for it. Of course, I won't let him get away with it!"

Hearing this explanation, I was both amused and exasperated. What kind of grudge was this? It sounded like a child's prank. Kled, his face darkening, turned to question Mangi:

"What exactly is going on?"

"I don't know what he's talking about. Maybe I did it, but I've forgotten. Who would remember something from so long ago? And is it really necessary to hit me the moment we meet?"

"Yes, Veigar, it's not a big deal. There's no need to start a fight right away, is there? Chief Antiquit forbids us from killing each other."

"Yeah, it's not a big deal, why would I hit him?" Veigar retorted, leaving us even more confused.

This confirms our earlier suspicions: besides the presence of Yordle, there's also a chaotic magical aura here. Could Veigar have lost his mind due to his research into magic?