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

Bonus 8. Children of the Imperial Family (5)

“It was three minutes past the expected time.”

Donum and Fides were three minutes behind Space’s calculations.

In contrast to his complaints, Donum was peaceful.

“Three minutes is within the acceptable range.”

“Why are you setting that range?”

“Then who decides?”

“I wonder how much it costs to run these… Oh, okay. Just burn them quickly.”

Fides and Donum loaded the criminals into the tail compartment like luggage.

After this, the guards and rangers will take turns monitoring.

Fidesz gave instructions on behalf of the group.

“Alejandro. Check the captured personnel once more and decide on replacement personnel.”

“All right.”

Everyone else was moved to the front compartment, leaving only the people who were to be monitored behind.

As the train was about to depart, Donum said:

“Why is this kid, who grew up so well, so poor with money? Are you going to establish a country or something?”

“Money doesn’t last forever.”

“That might be a controversial statement. Are you ignoring my mom and dad’s wealth?”

Spay’s throat suddenly got blocked.

Those wayward twins sometimes catch me off guard.

“… That’s not it, hey. Okay. What would you know?”

“And isn’t it rather contradictory to want to have a lot of things that are not eternal?”

And very occasionally, there are times when the truth is just thrown at you so out of hand that it almost feels like a slap in the face.

Every time that happened, Spay was in an awkward position.

“Be quiet. What’s the harm in having so many…?”

“Even when I was young, being too smart is a problem.”

“It’s better than being an idiot like you.”

“Your personality is really weird.”

“I look like my mom. Are you saying my mom has a weird personality?”

“I look like my dad, but are you calling him stupid just now?”

Fidesz was used to seeing twins fighting each other with remarks that bordered on foul play.

Meanwhile, the water guards and rangers were amazed by the sight.

Spey, a cool-headed businessman known to the world.

Donum is a kind and optimistic person, but he is sharp and keen when it comes to work.

Both are major pillars supporting the empire, and are children of Judah and Elijah.

It was amusing that such great and powerful figures were fighting so young and childishly.

Fidesz didn’t even bother to mediate.

I left them to fight amongst themselves and went to wash up.

First class also has bathing facilities.

Be sure to wash after every battle.

Because my body odor isn’t that good.

Especially since my wife won’t like it.

He raised his left hand, washing his fatigue away with water.

A gold ring on the ring finger.

I engraved my spouse’s name.

Likewise, she engraved her name on her spouse’s ring.

Fides smiled at the name.

‘Erinn.’

Erin.

2 years ago.

As an adult, he confessed to Erin again.

A year later.

So, by today’s standards, it was one year ago.

Fides married Erin.

That moment was celebrated by many people.

That day when I saw Erin crying happily is still vivid as if it were yesterday.

At that time, I was touched, and the faces of my parents who were happy as if it was their own business.

‘miss you.’

My wife, my parents, and my other family members.

I wanted to see you.

Now that work was done, it was time to go back and relax with my family.

*

“… So you’re stupid, you didn’t say that to your dad? You take after your dad, but you’re not your dad.”

“Oh, me too? It’s not that Mom is weird, it’s that you are weird. And Mom is so kind, gentle, and kind, so how come you take after her?”

“this…!”

When Fides returned from washing up, the twins were still fighting.

And the result was Spay’s defeat.

It’s really amazing.

The speech is much better in Space.

When two people argue verbally, Spey usually wins.

Donum smiled mischievously and stuck his tongue out, confident of victory.

“Merong. Idiot. Dumbass.”

“Stop it, you punk.”

Fidesz sat down, pressing the crown of the donut against his head.

At this point it’s time to wrap things up and end the fight.

“There are so many people watching, how long are you going to fight?”

“Oh. Everyone will prove my victory!”

“Let’s stop talking.”

Spay barely managed to calm his mind as he looked out the window.

And now I ask what I was curious about.

“They’re Messianic?”

“Yeah. Those are the key people. There are some people I missed, so we’ll have to investigate further to find out.”

“Tsk. I guess the number of stupid fools is finally decreasing.”

Spay sneered.

“Who dares to use someone’s name so carelessly…?”

The contempt in those eyes at that moment was genuine.

When fighting Donum, getting upset feels like child’s play.

Fidesz and Donum had the same feelings.

There are many reasons why I dislike Messianism, but the biggest reason is one.

He committed and justified his crimes in his mother’s name.

Whose honor do you dare to tarnish?

“Well, I feel a little better now that I finally got it cut into pieces.”

Donum said, leaning back on his chair.

“How on earth could you do something like that…?”

The previous emperor who attempted to resurrect the evil spirit.

Judah and Elijah stand in front of him.

And Elijah, who eventually perished together with the resurrected evil spirit.

I didn’t personally witness the miracle that day.

However, the realized myths have been compiled into numerous books and are passed down through even more oral traditions.

My parents did something for it, and now there are forces out there who are taking advantage of it.

“If you knew Mom and Dad’s true feelings, you would never do something like that….”

It was refreshing but also disappointing.

Spey looked at her and sighed.

He speaks indifferently, looking out the window.

“That’s just how it is. People don’t try to see the truth, they live believing what they want to see to be the truth.”

That was a consolation of its own.

Donum was saying that there was no need to be upset.

Donum, who knew the meaning well, smiled wryly.

“Yeah. That’s true too.”

Spey followed him and smiled heartily.

“Are you hurt?”

“Of course. Who am I?”

“Fools are strong….”

“what?”

Fidesz has created an atmosphere of fighting again.

“For now, we just need to be satisfied with the fact that we’ve suppressed their forces. There’s no reason to worry about anything else.”

My parents always say.

The present is always important.

So for now, just be happy in the present.

“That’s something my dad says often.”

Donum smiled broadly.

Even though she was an adult, she was still a very affectionate youngest daughter who loved her father very much.

As soon as the topic of parents came up, the atmosphere quickly became warm.

Parents you can trust and rely on are a source of joy just by mentioning them.

Now, it was time to go back to them.

Into the arms of a loving and loved family.

*

The place where the Emperor and the State Council reside is the Sky Palace in the center of the Imperial Palace.

He built a new palace to the east for his married wife, Fides.

This is where Fides and Erin live.

When they got home, it was dinner time, so Fides decided to take Erin to see her parents.

But then I heard some shocking news from Erin.

*

Judah and Elijah were spending a leisurely afternoon sitting side by side in the garden in front of the barn.

Their daily lives, now that they were middle-aged, were so peaceful and quiet.

As the emperor and the state secretary, he is always involved in important matters, but his daily life is generally like this.

Sitting next to him was an old moon deer, Yuel.

As a spirit, he lives a long life and is still healthy.

A kitten was on her lap, and puppies ran around it, wagging their short tails.

A cat that resembles dust.

A puppy that resembles a spotted family.

But they are not dust, nor are they spots.

It is a cross-section of the truth that there is no eternity in this world.

Fortunately, fortunately, they lived a very long and healthy life beyond my lifespan.

Thanks to this, the couple and their children had ample time to prepare for and face the separation.

Over the long years, the couple has grown into middle age and their children have become adults.

Elijah, still leaning against his sturdy husband, suddenly spoke.

“kiss.”

Judas chuckled.

There were faint wrinkles around his eyes.

Those wrinkles that make people look kind were traces of laughing a lot.

Judah still kissed his cute wife.

“Why are you still so cute?”

“What can I do about being born that way?”

“It was a natural talent. That’s true.”

Elijah still smiles like a child even though he is old.

Especially when it’s just the two of you, it’s still like that.

It’s strange.

By this point, you might get sick of it, or you might get older and start to dislike doing it.

He himself finds Elijah so infinitely cute.

“love you.”

I know without you saying it.

But just because you know doesn’t mean you don’t have to say it.

There are some things that cannot be expressed in words.

“I love you too.”

Even though we’ve been married for about 27 years, our hearts are still the same as before.

“It’s almost time for the kids to come home.”

“That’s right. It’ll be evening soon. But I guess you’re okay since you haven’t called me yet.”

A stuffed doll that each child carries around.

The magical tool also has an emergency call function that can call Elijah and Judah.

Even though so much time had passed, the strength that the two of them possessed was still absolute.

“Those Messianic guys… I heard they’re going to attack our base this time, so I hope they’ll be quiet.”

“They are our kids, so they must have done well.”

While I was happily thinking about my children, I heard footsteps.

The puppies rushed out to greet us first.

The people who came were Maria and Galahad.

Although I have become an old man with gray hair, my heart is still younger than when I was young.

Maria said.

“It’s time to go out for dinner, so I stopped by. Do you want to come with me?”

Judah and Elijah willingly rose up.

“Yeah, Mom.”

“We were just about to go, so this is a good thing.”

As they became a family, they naturally joined together and moved.

*

The dinner table was harmonious as usual.

There was a lot of chatter while we drank tea and had dessert.

The current topic of conversation was Donum.

She told tales of bravery.

“There was a time when Fides missed someone. He was running really fast towards the escape route. So I was like, whoosh!”

Donum pretended to throw a stone as if reenacting that time.

The hunting stone is one of the tools mainly used by rangers.

It is a tool with a stone attached to each end of a tough rope, which is spun around and then thrown.

The flying hunting stone wraps around the opponent’s legs and knocks them down.

“I threw it and knocked it over perfectly. If it weren’t for me, you would have missed it.”

Fides just snickered and listened, while Spey grumbled.

“I’m sure you’ve received a lot of help from your mentor.”

“Of course. But now it’s my time to brag.”

“Being so shameless is also a talent.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

Maria, who was listening to the story, said.

“But I’m always worried that it might be dangerous… Are you okay?”

Galahad felt the same way.

I was worried that my lovely children might get hurt.

Donum said confidently.

“Don’t worry, Grandma! I’m currently the most promising talent among the Rangers! I don’t know about Fides Oppa!”

“Me too.”

“Anyway, I’m paying extra attention!”

“Then that’s good… . Yeah, I believe he’ll do well since he’s an adult too. Yeah.”

Donum then remembered that he was almost ambushed today.

“Oh, and Mom. I got help from the doll today too. Thank you. I mean it, unlike what I told Spy.”

Spay glared at Donum, and Elijah covered his mouth and laughed.

“I’m glad that you always seem to be helping me out.”

“I would have had a hard time without this thing my mom gave me.”

Spade agreed with that statement.

That doll is really versatile.

Although the coordinates are fixed, it is especially so in that it enables teleportation.

“We need to commercialize that….”

Amor grumbled.

Her recent interest, which has led her to develop a field called Magical Engineering, has returned to the popularization of teleportation.

“If you have Amor, you can do it. Just study it carefully so that it’s not dangerous.”

Elijah admitted.

He underestimated Amor’s talent when he was young.

Her genius, in some ways, surpassed his own.

Magic engineering? It’s a field I never thought of.

Maybe Amor would be able to do it.

Elijah decided not to limit the possibilities.

“Oh, right.”

Fides said to Amor.

“I used the fireball you gave me this time well.”

“… Ah! That’s right. It didn’t fail, did it?”

“Yeah. The performance was good.”

“thank god….”

What I gave to Fides was not a magic stone containing an ordinary fireball.

It was a magic stone that condensed the high-power fireball Elijah used.

Because it is high-level magic, the magic may not activate, or in the worst case, it may explode without even working.

Of course we had safety measures in place, but it was true that we were worried.

Fortunately, Amor’s magic stone exerted its power in time.

Judas, who had been listening quietly, interjected.

“… Amor. When are you getting married?”

Amor quickly pouted his lips at those words.

“In the past, I hated it when men came near me… Now, they just tell me to get married… Huh.”

“Amor. You are now twenty-six… .”

What about marriage?

Amor has yet to have a proper relationship even though he is 26 years old.

Considering that the average person gets married around the age of 20, it was an unconventional love story.

I’ve received countless confessions.

But Amor was consistent.

He smiled and declined.

It wasn’t because of my dad.

It’s not like I had no desire to date at all.

There just wasn’t a guy I liked.

That’s all.

“Dad, I’m just, huh? I’m worried.”

“I don’t know. There’s no one I like. I just want to marry you, Dad. You promised me when you were little, that you’d marry me. So marry me!”

Amor, now a full-grown boy, sprawled out on the desk and cried like a child.

But Elijah shook his head.

“That won’t work. Dad belongs to Mom.”

“Tsk… . An opponent that even a princess can’t overcome… . Such a formidable foe…”

Amor pouted like a baby.

He was a gentle scholar on the outside but secretly cold, but not in front of his parents.

“Isn’t it time for you to get married soon?”

“Ah, ahh… . What… .”

For a moment, Donum blushed and scratched his head.

I have a romantic interest in Don.

Patrick.

He is the eldest son of Dylan and May.

The two, who were the same age, were in the same class in their first year of middle school and started dating from then on.

At the news of his youngest daughter’s love life, Judah burst into tears.

Enough to make Donum feel embarrassed.

But I quickly came to my senses and accepted it.

I was glad that Patrick was a well-mannered man, just like his father, Dylan.

And it was about time for Donum and Patrick to start talking about marriage.

“There’s no rush, but… I did talk to Patrick. I’m thinking about it.”

“Um… I guess I should talk to Dylan.”

Spado Amor was also unmatched.

It’s not that I have no dating experience.

However, because I was busy with work, I didn’t have time to meet the opposite s*x.

It wasn’t that desperate.

Judah and Elijah wanted Spay to take it easy.

But that well-raised son turned out to be a workaholic.

There was no special reason.

I just found something I was good at and started doing it, and that’s how I ended up managing multiple businesses like I do now.

Anyway, since he is satisfied and happy with the current situation, he lets Judah and Elijah do whatever they want.

Suddenly Elijah looked at Erin.

The daughter-in-law sitting next to Fides.

He lives in the palace, but often visits his parents’ home.

It’s to maintain family ties.

Judah and Elijah were considerate of Erin, and Erin quickly adapted to life here.

He’s usually good at talking, but he’s unusually quiet today.

It looks like it’s uncomfortable.

“Erin. Do you have anything to say?”

Elijah quickly noticed the difference and asked.

“Oh, that’s….”

Erin glanced at Fides.

Fides exchanged a glance with Erin and nodded.

“I’ll tell you.”

“Is something wrong?”

Judas asked, seeming worried.

When his worries and curiosity were about to lead to some possibility, Fidesz confirmed the possibility out loud.

“Erin is pregnant.”

My daughter-in-law is pregnant.

That is, I have a grandchild.

“…!”

Judah and Elijah’s eyes widened.

Amor sat up without realizing it and said.

“Nephew?! I have a nephew!”

“It’s still a long way off, but it’ll happen. I got confirmation today.”

“My nephew…! My nephew!”

Erin smiled happily as she watched those people rejoicing as if it were their own business.

Judah and Elijah were astonished.

Grandson.

I was expecting it, but I didn’t know it would actually come to this.

I soon happily accepted this fact.

The child’s love bears fruit and is about to be born into another life.

It was something I couldn’t help but laugh about.

“Erin. You’ve worked hard.”

“No, what is it?”

“Does your father know?”

“I couldn’t tell you directly, but I wrote you a letter.”

“You must be here by now. But I think it’s better to say this in person.”

Judas quickly prepared to go out.

I must also tell Richard this good news.

Now he was excited.

Meet Elijah, fall in love, and have a child.

That child gives birth to another child, and another child, and so on.

The love between the two seemed to roll on like an eternal cycle.

Elijah saw through his true feelings and smiled.

“love you.”

Judah kissed Elijah on the lips and answered.

Still, when we make eye contact like this, whisper, and kiss.

It’s like going back to those days when I was young and young.

“I love you too.”

It was a word that would last forever.

*

Deep darkness.

Countless stars shine faintly, silently.

The stars are so far apart that they cannot reach each other, so even when they have light, they are dark.

It’s pitch black emptiness.

Above that void, the entangled sun and moon drew a line.

A spiral of gold and ivory light flickered endlessly across the eternal darkness.