The Escort Knight Who Is Being Obsessed Over by the Villainess Wants To Run Away

5. I decided to just participate, but (3)

“I’ll save you.”

“… Yes?”

“This. I will not kill you.”

Said Elijah, looking at her moon deer.

I couldn’t believe it, so I asked back like a child.

“Really?”

At that question, Elijah covered her mouth and burst into laughter.

Somehow, it was a leisurely laugh.

“Then why would I lie to you?”

That’s right….

Because I was a human who would kill, burn, and insult people on occasion….

A sky where man-made ashes are scattered.

Elijah smiled faintly under it.

Maybe not yet, but surely the seed will remain in you.

Why?

Elija understands ethics and morality through theory, and tramples on them with his heart.

Why is she sparing her moon deer as if she were patronizing her?

“You still can’t believe it. Is there any reason to distrust me so much?”

“Oh, no. That is….”

He saves me.

It is a word that does not suit Elijah the most, but also suits him.

Elijah tricked her opponent into letting her live every time, then killed her.

She told her that her promise to save her was the same as her promise to kill her.

She said, “At her birthday banquet, I heard she uses it as a food ingredient….”

“It used to be like that.”

Elijah approaches slowly.

A gray dress.

A color resembling burnt ash.

Since it was daytime, it couldn’t absorb the moonlight, so it was just silver, a color resembling the antlers of a moon deer.

Which one?

“But. Rather than that, I thought it would be more effective to show off being alive.”

“… Yes?”

“No matter how smart and special creatures are, if you kill them and cook them, will there be anything but meat? Honestly, if you need meat, the quality of the meat is much better from livestock raised for food and then slaughtered according to the process.”

Elijah looked up at the moon deer.

The innocent eyes of the moon deer also looked down at Elijah.

Since it is the time when the moon does not rise, it is just black.

“On the other hand, such a living figure has a value that cannot be compared to that much flesh.”

Only then did I recall Elijah’s other way of thinking.

Nobility.

Despite killing people like an executioner for all, she valued nobility.

It was close to an obsessive obsession.

Justification. Reputation. Splurge. Stuff like that.

She calculated thoroughly aristocratically.

To serve dead moon deer as a dish.

Displaying her live moon deer as her own.

Which one is more beneficial to you?

I was an idiot for expecting her heart for a moment.

You should expect what to expect.

“I heard that there is no record of taming it at all.”

“Yes. It will.”

“Really? You answer as if you know at least a record of the history of communication between spirits and humans.”

“… ….”

I admit it.

I’m not that smart.

It is more emotional than rational.

I am more of an impulsive person than a planner.

That’s why, when you open your mouth, it can’t be helped that suspicious-looking words and actions come out on their own.

‘No way, this Judas doesn’t have a strange background, right?’

I’m sure there’s a reason why Elijah is smart.

Because she is one of the most talented geniuses in her work.

Just now, I deliberately conducted an induction interrogation. Clearly.

“So this is going to be the first time. I think I’ve tamed you halfway, but maybe you can only tame one person at a time?”

Probably not.

It was possible for multiple characters on the same account to tame a creature at the same time.

The same goes for this lunar deer.

If you replace it with reality, it is possible to have multiple masters.

But I can’t talk about the game, and I may not be sure, so I saved the answer.

I’m sure it’s possible with a high probability.

“I don’t know.”

“Are you hiding it on purpose?”

“… ….”

“It’s completely unpredictable, but sometimes it’s surprisingly obvious. You.”

No matter how smart and highly educated Elijah is from a young age….

Are you still a child?

He looks like Judas, can he be this sharp?

My level of being caught by a kid, is it okay as it is?

The mind is governed by the body.

So, let’s believe it’s the effect of getting younger.

“Follow me. Oh, Gawain.”

“Yes. Miss.”

Gawain, who had been by his side until now, answered.

“The winner is the boy.”

“Okay.”

The hunting competition ended in vain.

The candidates who were watching around were mesmerized as a group.

You must have known about it when you saw the moon deer I brought, but you probably didn’t know that Elijah would openly declare it.

“Let’s go. The prize money will be given to you later.”

Either surprised or not, Elijah calmly gave orders and took the lead.

I couldn’t refuse, so I followed Elijah first.

A look of envy poured over his back at once.

She was recognized by Elijah, and since she won the competition, a huge prize money will come in as well.

Deserved of envy.

However, I couldn’t be happy.

I know very well that being close to Elijah in the long run is never good.

*

They moved separately from Elijah in a carriage.

The moon deer ran and followed.

It is fortunate that it is an animal with good stamina.

Following me means that it has been firmly imprinted as the owner.

‘I wonder if Elijah can do this….’

I arrived at Elijah’s mansion.

It’s similar to what I remember, but different.

A gray stone wall and a gate made of sharp iron.

After passing through the gate guarded by the knight, you will find a garden.

It is wide enough to be used as a training ground.

Because it was winter, the garden was desolate.

Even the central fountain did not gust water.

And on top of that higher hill.

A lonely gray mansion looked down at me.

‘I think it used to be more flashy.’

Since now is the past, is this supposed to be ‘original’?

Anyway. Elijah’s mansion in the future I saw was quite splendid.

The overall gray color is the same.

However, expensive and rare jewels, statues, and trophies of the demons were displayed throughout the garden.

Even in winter, the burdensome decoration was still there.

When plants are in bloom, they bring hard-to-find flowers and trees and plant them indiscriminately.

That’s why it was a splendid but discordant mansion. Where is Elijah staying?

‘Now it’s just empty and lonely.’

There was a stable on one side of the estate.

“Currently, this is the largest barn in the stable.”

The butler, Miguel, guided us.

A look of bewilderment.

You probably didn’t expect to bring a living moon deer.

“Okay, then you can stay here.”

Elijah did not bother to enter her stable.

It’s only natural since he’s a noble.

The stable keeper came out bending over.

He tried to take the moon deer, but something went wrong.

The moon deer did not follow.

“Oh, listen to me, you bastard….”

He was sweating profusely as he looked at Elijah.

Elijah looked at her moon deer with her puzzled eyes, then turned her head to me.

As if I knew the answer.

This is a very accurate intuition.

“… Could it be that they think this place is unsafe?”

I couldn’t overcome the pressure of the gaze and cautiously made a guess.

Elijah asked with a smile.

“Then what should I do?”

“Because I have to let them know that this is a safe place…. Let me go in first.”

“Hmm. No, let’s go together.”

“Yes?!”

She was startled.

Not me, but the stable keeper and Miguel.

“This is my house, but I can’t stay with you forever. If I want to tame it, I’ll have to let you know it’s safe.”

This is the theory.

I was also surprised.

Those two were surprised that Elijah, a high nobleman, dared to step into her stable.

I was surprised that Elijah spoke so rightly.

The stablekeeper opened the large door of the stable and led them inside.

It’s a pity that her knees are shaking.

Elijah didn’t show any particular reluctance. She

She entered the stable as if she were taking a walk.

Extremely high ceilings and spacious spaces.

It is a place reminiscent of a large warehouse.

It didn’t smell like cattle, probably because it hadn’t been used for a long time.

There was only the faint smell of dirt and dry grass.

The moon deer quietly followed me when I entered.

“I will have to stay here from now on.”

I said while gently stroking the moon deer’s neck.

A creature smart enough to understand if taught.

I don’t know the exact meaning, but you probably understand what I’m trying to convey.

The Moon Deer shook its head slowly.

As if you don’t like it.

“Hmm.”

Elijah asked, crossing her arms.

“How did you do it?”

“Yes?”

“How to tame it. If I want this child to serve me, shouldn’t I do the same?”

“I am not wrong, but…. First of all, you can use this mushroom.”

She took out the pocket she had put in her bosom.

The moon deer sniffed and stuck its nose.

Elijah nodded her head.

“You’re taming them with something to eat. It’s just like people.”

… I can’t follow the flow of thoughts at all.

“You are half right, but this is not an ordinary mushroom, it is a poisonous one.”

“Poisonous mushroom?!”

Miguel stared at me with sharp eyes.

It’s understandable since he’s holding a dangerous object close to Elijah.

“It is not a poisonous mushroom. It’s called the yellow umbrella mushroom, and it causes temporary anesthetic symptoms.”

“Can I check it out for a minute?”

Miguel asked.

I placed a mushroom in his white gloved hand.

The eyes behind the glasses carefully observe the mushroom.

“… I’ll have to call the congressman and check.”

You look like you know something, but you don’t.

The stable keeper went out to find a doctor.

“Are you feeding those mushrooms?”

Elijah asked.

“Yes. You have to feed her directly with your hands. I did that, but I was worried that even touching this poisonous mushroom would cause problems… I cannot recommend it to you hastily.”

“Hmm. Okay.”

The councilor arrived right away.

Round glasses, black pigtails, and a long white gown.

She is a woman who gives off the aura of a doctor or scholar to anyone.

After a few observations, she recognized the mushroom.

“The yellow umbrella mushroom is poisonous. It’s not known that the moon deer likes this….”

She raised her glasses and looked at me.

I didn’t have anything to give back, so I just pet the moon deer.

“So. Can I touch you?”

“So far, there has been no report that symptoms appear only through contact. However, it has not been thoroughly tested…. I need about three days to find out for myself and give results. Just in case, please be careful not to touch the mushroom directly with the lady’s hand.”

“Yes. You better be careful. Because I hate being sick.”

Elijah stared at the moon deer and nodded her head.

Her bright red eyes seemed to be determined.

“You come here for three days.”

“… Yes?”

“If I stayed with you while you were around, I wouldn’t be able to build a little intimacy.”

… Right?

“So you are not for the time being. Just stay here for a few days.”

“… Yes?”

The same reaction as before came out.

I couldn’t think of anything else to say.

“Lots of rooms.”

I guess so.

As far as I know, Elijah is the only one using this large mansion.

The rest are all employees.

Soldier, Knight, Maid, Maid, Butler.

Others, such as the chef and stable keeper.

“Give him a room.”

While I was unconscious, Elijah ordered Miguel.

“Yes? But….”

Miguel looked at me with his brow furrowed as if in trouble.

This is a mansion where the direct children of the great aristocrat, the Bebel family, live.

A person like me who dares to step in should not be tolerated.

I understand Miguel’s objection.

I support you again.

Elijah said nothing.

She just looked up at Miguel blankly.

She seemed to ask herself if she had to say it twice.

“… I will serve you. Miss.”

I was cheering for him in my heart, but I lost my strength like Miguel.

“Choose a wagon and coachman to take you to and from the training center every morning and evening. Do you need anything more?”

Yes.

Please send it.

Please let me go.

“No….”

The words came out differently from the heart.

Miguel left for a while.

“Hey….”

The stable keeper said carefully.

“If you need an excuse to interact, why not give me some water?”

“Water?”

“Yes…. I heard that this deer came running. Then you will be thirsty. Oh, but wild animals must have parasites….”

“I heard that the moon deer is a special animal and has no parasites on its body.”

Perhaps it was because of the power of the moon flowing through the body.

Since I’ve been close to you since yesterday, I’m fine, so it really must be.

“Yes. Bring it.”

The stable keeper hurried over and brought cold water in a bucket.

“… ….”

Elijah looked down at the bucket expressionlessly.

She is a bucket used by livestock.

I’m sure I brought the cleanest one, but there’s time left here and there.

In Elijah’s eyes, it would look very unclean.

As expected.

“… You want me to touch this?”

“Heeuk-! Sin, sorry! But, this is the cleanest….”

“… ….”

This is what it means to curse with your eyes.

Didn’t even frown at her.

However, contempt is dripping from his eyes.

“I will do it.”

I thought I would choke on the gaze, so I stepped out.

“Wouldn’t it be effective just to stroke it from the side while watering it?”

“… Okay. Do it.”

Elijah said like a sigh.

As if reluctantly.

You deserve to be displeased.

You’ve probably only seen people who would lower their heads at the slightest eye contact, but to think you have to make an effort to become close.

I approached the moon deer with a bucket.

As if he had accepted that this was his place to live, the moon deer was roaming the stable freely.

“Right, right.”

The deer seemed to be thirsty and immediately put its head into the bucket.

It is calm even if you stroke the area around its head and neck.

The stable keeper immediately brought a stand for Elijah.

Standing next to the moon deer on a wooden platform, Elijah hesitated.

“… What can I do?”

The way he acted awkwardly was oddly unfamiliar to me.

You have a childish side to it.

Somehow, I thought I would laugh, so I cleared my throat a few times before answering.

“Just stroke the fur naturally. Ah, the antlers of the moon deer are a special part, so be careful not to touch them.”

“… Huh.”

Elijah’s small hand carefully touched the moon deer’s back.

Stroking it slowly.

It’s unfamiliar.

This is Elijah, who is calm and caresses animals.

“… It is soft.”

“Yes? What did you say?”

“No. Nothing.”

Did I hear that wrong?

Fortunately, the moon deer did not reject Elijah’s touch.

She stayed where she was even after drinking all the water.

Elijah silently stroked the moon deer’s back.

Steady movements and firm expressions.

It’s more like working than communicating.

“… How long?”

“It is not decided, so you can stop if you want to.”

“Hmm….”

Even while writing her impression, her hand does not stop.

She seems to think that if she was this far, she should have been tamed already.

But, you only touch the same place over and over again?

“Don’t just stroke one spot, but also touch other areas….”

Elijah glanced down at her, then she stretched out her arms farther away.

She’s childlike and cute when she tries.

Apparently, the target is Elijah, so she seems to see something bizarre.

But now she thinks Elijah is cute?

This is insane.

Her outstretched hand pulled her sleeve.

A thin, white wrist that was lightly exposed.

There, there was a red, swollen mark.

‘What is that? Come to think of it, I think she had a similar mark on her wrist when we first met….’

Belatedly, I realized the identity of that trace.

It was a bruise.

It is caused by being hit by someone.

I was dumbfounded for a moment, staring at Elijah as he eagerly stroked her moon deer.

A hard face like a shy child.

An awkward stroking hand.

And the bruise on the wrist.

It was only after she came to her senses that she realized that her maid, Leah, had been observing me.