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

11. Destiny (1)

“If you leave, you will die.”

Elijah said with an eerie grin.

I tried to move my rigid body.

First, apply strength to your fingertips.

I rolled my eyeballs and looked around.

It’s just me and Elijah in the room.

Since it was an important conversation, all employees were sent out.

I draw a path to escape with an imaginary line.

Is it possible?

Elijah is a wizard.

She doesn’t even need to teleport.

The fire I used to oppose Balak would burn me to death.

A brilliant golden flame.

How many times did I die in it?

To be precise, it’s a character.

‘It’s a problem even if I go out. They say they are not in the room, but there must be people outside….’

Seeing me seriously troubled, Elijah quietly took a step back from her.

She talks casually as she walks to the window.

“Can you handle the behind-the-scenes work of the Bebel family?”

… Ah?

‘If you’re going to die, then….’

The escape routes that were busily popping up in my head are erased.

Elijah didn’t say she would kill me. She

She said she would die.

Thinking only of Elijah, she was missing something else.

Ballack.

He declared that he would keep an eye on me.

He said he would use the method of not directly touching Elijah.

That means, from now on, Balak will use all means to keep an eye on me.

In the worst case, you may die on the road.

It is safest to stay in this mansion close to Elijah.

It is true.

It is also not a good choice to stay at the training center.

As Elijah has been indifferent to the escort knights, the place is not thoroughly defended.

Elijah made that point.

Now, I had no choice.

“Ah….”

Alone, what kind of delusion did he spread….

I was embarrassed.

Elijah asked with a smile.

“I have no choice but to live here, right?”

I stared blankly at Elijah, who was smiling brightly.

A clown standing tall.

What’s good, is she laughing like that?

I want you anyway….

‘… ….’

I remember Elijah whining and crying.

She was not the Elijah I knew, so she was awkwardly unfamiliar.

She laughs so well that she doesn’t even remember.

This face is also unfamiliar.

I have never seen Elijah smile like this.

And again, she looks superimposed on it.

Reappearance of the homicidal villainess that seemed like it would kill me.

“You are safe here.”

“… I will make sure not to become someone for you.”

In the end, I had no choice but to accept it.

Think positively.

I am still afraid that Elijah will burn it.

Especially the look she just showed…. Just thinking about it makes her spine go numb.

‘Why did you laugh so scary to confuse people… ! Was it just me being scared and delusional?’

But there are also good points.

You can follow the nutrition coach’s diet.

It is the only consolation.

Ah, and being partially safe from Balak.

‘… But isn’t it because of Elijah that Balak is watching me? Even if he hadn’t tried to keep me by his side, wouldn’t this have happened?’

It’s unfair, but it’s already in the past.

If you go back to that, it’s more than the karma that I noticed.

Self-employed.

To lie down and spit.

It’s not even a day or two.

I can’t control my temper.

‘Because of that nature, it’s no problem to run away now.’

Balak may think that my existence is a stain on the life of a noble lady and try to clean it up.

‘If the information guild helps me, I can avoid Balak’s eyes, but I haven’t heard from you yet.’

When Elijah’s interest cools off, she runs away.

The plan remains unchanged.

Balak and Elijah.

You can’t keep two time bombs nearby.

‘It’s time for Elijah to lose interest.’

I think now is the peak.

Now all that remains is to fall.

Although I ended up living in the next room, I don’t see much of Elijah.

She is very busy.

I don’t know the exact schedule.

I also have to go to and from the training center.

You can’t spend a lot of time here during the day.

Her interest is bound to decline in the end.

‘From now on, I have to kill my temper a bit….’

It’s not that Elijah wasn’t pitiful.

However, it is arrogant for her to take responsibility for others with only sympathy.

If you are responsible, how long? Forever?

Cannot be set arbitrarily.

Especially because if you decide, you can’t do it recklessly.

‘The idea of running away is a bit arrogant.’

Elijah’s interest has completely disappeared, and she may or may not even be interested.

The Elijah I know has a personality that gets bored quickly.

Among the hopes, I have one question.

Why did Elijah come to me? At that dawn.

Maybe, if she doesn’t lose interest, then what?

If Elijah had me….

“Hmm.”

Elijah stared at me.

“Did you think it was strange?”

“… Yes, yes, yes? Isn’t it?”

“You show it all in your face.”

I tried to fumble my face.

I don’t know….

“I don’t hate that.”

“… Thank you.”

“Is this place burdensome?”

Even if you lie, you see through everything.

I gave up on the tour.

“To be honest, yes. As I said, it is too much for me and it is a treat.”

Elijah was not impressed with my honest answer.

I could be rude.

He just smiles as if he is satisfied.

“Not too much. Because I, your master, feel that way.”

“… ….”

A carelessly kind voice.

As if he would protect you.

Again, again.

A strange look that I keep seeing.

The face of the new Elijah.

Confused.

Every time Elijah does this, I….

“Oh no. I just had to ask you something.”

“For me?”

“Yes. I’m going to leave it up to you to decide what to do with Sir Gawain.”

“Yes… ?”

“At the time of the dueling competition. You couldn’t detect the mana properly.”

Ah. Something like that happened.

I forgot.

“I should be punished for that, but nothing really comes to mind. All I can do is kill them gracefully and return them to my family.”

… She is also a villain.

“But Sir Gawain is someone I cannot be. So, he thought it would be better to ask you, who could have been the victim.”

“That…. Thanks, but can I decide?”

“Yes.”

Because you say it so naturally, I think so too.

Since I’m the victim, I guess it’s the right thing for me to decide?

But I am different from Elijah.

He is an ordinary person who has never talked about how anyone treats him.

“Talk to me comfortably.”

Elijah smiled and said, holding her chin with her hands.

She had an attitude that no matter what she said.

What should I do?

Gawain. A competent knight of the Bebel family. The general manager of the current training center.

He’s such a talented person. It will make a name for itself in the future as well.

My worries were not long.

“I want you to teach me the sword.”

Two things are needed now.

Power or money.

But punishing Sir Gawain and asking me for money doesn’t make sense.

In exchange, I will receive his power.

Perhaps it was because he was complacent, he lost Guliott’s magic, but he is quite a skilled knight. As I know.

Elijah looks at me and blinks her eyes.

The glittering red eyes have returned to normal before I knew it.

It folds nicely and smiles.

“It’s new. I never knew you would want something like this.”

“… ….”

“You are very sincere. Is that why you want to be my escort?”

Anyway, Elijah seems to have taken my enthusiasm differently.

I couldn’t say no, so I quietly lowered my head.

“You are so amazing. When you see him acting like he wants to die, he’s trying to plan the future so much.”

… I have to be that way.

Without back and forth, as if he were going to die soon.

I know.

But I don’t want to die.

It’s not that I’m not afraid.

“It’s not that I want to die, it’s that I don’t want to give in even if I die.”

If I don’t touch you, I’m also calm.

Unexpectedly calm and gentle side….

‘… ….’

Uh, no, no. Really.

So…. Oh, when sparring or exercising, I am really calm.

It’s just that it doesn’t look like that because it’s been touched around so much.

But I learned from my previous life.

If you stand still, you will be stepped on.

It is not because you are weak that you will be stepped on.

People step on people who are still even if they step on them.

That’s why you have to bite and struggle to prevent someone from stepping on it.

I have to tell you that even if I die, I won’t become your footing.

If you stay still, you’ll just be treated like a step.

People have the right not to.

Justice, ethics, good and evil, I don’t know what’s difficult.

It’s not that it isn’t.

That’s the only reason he gave up on Balak.

I don’t want to pretend I don’t know, knowing that it’s not the case.

I don’t want to be a person who stoops to the absurdity in front of me, criticizes the absurdity in the back, and later takes advantage of the injustice or passes it down.

As for the people who turn their backs on me and point out the wrong structure only after the damage has happened to them.

‘But really, as long as you don’t quarrel, you’re calm.’

For example, Elijah is the same.

I don’t fight against Elijah.

… Come to think of it, I’ve never really challenged Elijah.

Are you afraid to die?

The reason is great.

But more than that, Elijah never messed with me.

I didn’t try to force myself to break or step on anything.

On the contrary, I was really surprised, but he often acknowledged me….

“You are free.”

Elijah’s words cut off my thoughts.

A light voice, as if it had been uttered out of nowhere.

She smiles at me.

Unlike a bright smile.

“Her individual is free to rebel against the suppression of his own freedom.”

The words that came out of his small lips were a bit lonely.

It seemed frustrating.

A word that sounded like talking to oneself.

“You are ready to die for your freedom. I am….”

Stop talking and shut her mouth.

Elijah looked out her window.

As if looking at something far away.

Out of the window on the second floor, you could see the garden of the mansion.

A garden planted with green grass even in winter.

The sky rising high above it is vast.

And the window was closed.

I finally open my mouth.

Still looking out the window.

“I can’t, so you stand out.”

A gaze reaching somewhere high.

Unlike me, who rushes into what is right in front of my eyes, my eyes see far away.

I thought she looked exhausted.

“Am I foolish?”

“Where is that?”

I said reflexively.

“Not everyone can live like me. You don’t have to live like me. However, according to the young lady, the only difference is that I want near freedom, and the young lady values something more distant and greater.”

I said my thoughts.

It was a wonderful experience.

In the game, Elijah did not have this opportunity.

Even if I can barely communicate, all I’m given is a choice.

I’m not talking about that.

Elijah chuckled.

“Are you teaching me?”

“No, that means… It’s not….”

“It is unusual. Usually, a person with strong convictions and stubbornness like you will force your ideas on others. You….”

Elijah’s head turned to me.

Red eyes.

He didn’t blink his long eyelashes, he didn’t speak, he stared a little awkwardly. For a long time. Quietly.

Her eyes narrow slowly.

Draw a line like a crescent moon.

The corners of her mouth go up.

Her ruddy pink cheeks rise round. Light shines through

They say it with a smile.

“You, who rejects even the instinct of life and burns as if it doesn’t matter even if you die right away, are truly amazing people.”

Elijah saw me.

But I just bowed her head.

She couldn’t face her.

“… Thank you.”

She answers with a bright smile.

“I will look forward to it in the future. Judah.”

In this way, it’s like receiving recognition for the first time in my life.

The target is Elijah.

My mind was strange.

*

“It’s a private lesson….”

Gawain stood in front of me and muttered, stroking my chin.

“I didn’t know that something like this would replace discipline. Well, it’s something I should thank you for.”

Elijah’s Mansion, quite far from the main building.

Me and Gawain met at a gymnasium.

An indoor gymnasium covered with clay.

It is a training ground for the knights and soldiers who usually stay in this mansion.

I have exported everything now.

“Are you really satisfied with this? My sins are not so light.”

“It’s okay. Rather, I think it is a good opportunity.”

“Hmm…. I thought you were an enthusiastic candidate, but you exceeded my expectations. Good night. If that’s the price, whatever.”

He lightly threw the wooden sword for training.

“I have personally taught many people, including Jongja, but honestly, I wouldn’t be a kind teacher. I don’t even have the confidence to become a good teacher.”

After receiving it, I continued to listen to him.

“You will value practice more than theory, and you will criticize more often than praise. If you don’t even know how to do it properly, you’ll get hurt badly. Last question. Are you okay?”

That’s exactly what I want.

A harsh and cruel lesson is much better than a clumsy and considerate education.

What I seek is the power to protect my life.

Not to mention, Balak has to be careful now.

I want to become stronger as soon as possible.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“Yes. I like your eyes.”

Gawain even threw his shield.

“First of all, let’s look at the proper skills. Go ahead with the determination to kill.”

After adjusting my posture with the help of [Sword Defense], I slowly approached him.

Gawain’s armament is a long sword.

After careful exploration, I inserted my sword into what I thought was a gap.

But the sword twisted easily, and at the same time, Gawain’s sword pierced my stomach.

A blunt impact penetrated her body.

Her breath choked her jaw.

“Huh-!”

“Again.”

After that, I was beaten like laundry with a club.

*

“Are you crazy….”

Swearing came out spontaneously.

The target is Gawain.

Her whole body was beaten with excitement.

To the extent that I doubt that she usually wanted to beat me.

However, it is certain that it is an effective and meaningful training.

It was qualitatively different from what I learned at the training center.

Rather than teaching, it was a process that I learned by myself while being beaten, but anyway.

[Swordsmanship (Lv.1 ＞ 2)]

The level of the swordsmanship attribute that has risen proves him.

‘It’s not something I do often….’

He and I also have work to do, so training is twice a week.

The place and date are said to be irrelevant.

‘Learning while getting hit is the fastest. It’s a good opportunity, so I have to absorb it as much as possible.’

After training, Anna led me.

There was a commotion last night, but there were still many customers.

It seemed that Elijah’s birthday banquet was still going on.

“This is the room that Yuda will use from now on.”

The bedroom next to Elijah.

It was quite spacious for a bedroom, and had all the necessary space.

The bathroom, of course, even the dressing room.

I never thought I would live in a room with a dressing room.

If this is luxurious, then it is luxurious.

It was much more spacious and tidy than the room I was quarantined in last night.

Even here, Anna will be my attendant.

“If you need anything more, just let me know. I will be staying in the room directly across from you.”

If there is anything more needed here, it is not something else, but a person who needs a conscience.

After checking the room, I went to see my colleagues in room 13.

Since the banquet was not over, they also stayed in the annex.

“Judas!”

“What happened!”

“Hey! What happened this morning!”

“Is it true that the monster appeared?”

“Are you okay?!”

I am asking loudly.

As it turns out, Balak gave the guests a rough explanation of what had happened at dawn, and they heard it too.

So I was honest, but not specific.

It’s just that Elijah was attacked by an assailant, and I found it by accident in the bathroom.

An incredible coincidence, but that’s true.

“… That’s how it happened. As you can see, I am not hurt.”

I was hurt because I was beaten by Gawain, but I wasn’t hurt at dawn then.

When they finished talking, they were briefly silent.

Richard was the first to speak.

“Are you okay?”

I’m not talking about the body.

The first time I killed a person.

I also receive mental education about murder.

As an escort knight, in the end, it is a job that requires killing all life that threatens the owner.

Even if it’s a person.

However, training and actual killing are different.

I spoke frankly.

“I was nervous at first, but unexpectedly… it’s okay.”

“Yes…. That’s it, man.”

Nobody else except Richard said much about the murder.

On the contrary, they comforted and encouraged me that I did well.

Since they are trying to become Elijah’s escort knights, it might be natural.

Dylan patted me on the back.

“I had a hard time.”

As expected, this place has a different view of ethics from the world I know.

Still, it’s true that it’s quite comforting.

***

“Hmm.”

Miguel, the head of Elijah’s mansion, adjusted his glasses and observed his surroundings.

A dump in the corner of the lot.

This is the place where all the garbage generated from the mansion is gathered.

Throw away all at once at regular intervals.

The birthday banquet for Elijah is not over yet.

So, as the head butler, he had to serve or manage guests at the banquet hall.

However, as the general manager, I had to visit these places from time to time.

When surveillance is loose, work tends to flow lazily.

Rather than loyalty, it was more of a professional obsession.

Elijah and Judas went through that, but the world goes on as usual.

That fact was not new to Miguel.

Just who should I truly be loyal to from now on, that was my biggest concern.

“Miguel?”

A servant approached.

The sack he dragged is full of all sorts of trash.

On the first day of the banquet, garbage is almost pouring out.

Especially a broken glass. Things like wine bottles. Therefore, Miguel did not pay attention to the few pieces of glass inside.

“I found this.”

The servant handed over a piece of paper the size of a palm.

Among the garbage, paper receives special treatment.

Especially on a day like this when nobles gather.

No one knows what kind of writing the nobles in attendance secretly exchanged.

It’s rare to spill it carelessly, but it’s definitely there.

In fact, writing conversations shared in places like this cannot be important and valuable.

Most of them are love letters from young nobles.

It’s trivial, but it can’t be neglected.

“Hmm.”

Miguel accepted the paper.

A lot of crumpled paper. Full of usability.

It was dirty with sand, probably from rolling around on the floor.

But nothing was written on the paper.

Blank content.

‘Durable material. That’s a pretty expensive item. It’s not worth throwing away like this.’

The rough torn end is worn.

It is clearly a trace of writing something down and handing it over to someone.

Miguel asked as he held the paper up to the sun.

“Where did you find it?”

“That… I don’t remember very well. As I was cleaning it up, I found what was there. Sorry…. Oh, but it seems that it was close to the seat that selects candidates for escort knights. I’m not sure, but….”

A piece of paper with no content.

Miguel took off his gloves and touched them with his bare hands.

After pinning as flat as possible, feel the texture of the paper finely with your fingerprint.

Crumpled and creased, it’s hard to sort out, but obviously….

‘… There are traces of writing.’

There are marks left by someone writing with a pen.

Extremely fine, but sure.

‘I used a volatile or easily erased type of writing instrument.’

Details that should never be revealed to the outside even if they are caught.

It means that the secret order was written.

‘Who cares so much… ? And, what is its purpose?

Miguel had to fall into a second thought.

He himself is Balak’s henchman.

He was in charge of watching over Elijah and reporting his actions to Balak.

Miguel speculated on Balak’s motives separately.

That is, to keep Elijah, a wizard with great potential, in check.

Recently, Elijah has awakened her power.

The flames that lit up yesterday’s dawn remained strong in his mind.

So conflict.

The power of Elijah that even Balak is wary of.

It may cause a new power dynamic.

Should we trust and follow that power?

Then you have to show me this paper.

But, a fledgling mage who has just awakened.

There is no foundation.

So, should I be loyal to Balak as I believed?

Then this piece of paper must be hidden.

‘… ….’

Miguel made a decision.