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

12. The first test went smoothly and quietly? (2)

Gossip.

Many do.

I thought so when I talked about my backstory.

A childishly obvious and vulgar intention.

I felt bad, but I endured it.

However, Elijah’s gossip is different.

Not even because Elijah is nominally my master.

It is not because of the thought of insulting Elijah on the subject of living well in a safe place with Elijah’s money.

‘An illegitimate son.’

An unexpected child from an affair.

An existence that cannot be welcomed from birth.

It is a sin to be an illegitimate child in a world where status and birth are sensitive.

It’s hard to sympathize.

Though Elijah is a magician, he is treated with dignity.

No matter how much she says that, she thinks that she shouldn’t curse at the target for something like that.

The reason I tried to put up with my gossip is simple.

Because that’s the aftermath of my actions.

I only saw the repercussions of what I had done.

There are things I don’t want to cause an accident.

An illegitimate child is different.

Since she is Elijah, there is no way she wanted to be born as an illegitimate child. She

She is a great aristocrat, and she is admired by many people, so her position as an illegitimate child cannot be good.

A short memory running through my head.

That dawn when I woke up feeling a warm embrace.

The voice of Elijah trembled dangerously.

‘Mom….’

This is just my opinion.

I don’t have the conceit that everyone should think like me.

It’s a funny reaction.

I’m not even Elijah.

Even Elijah, who was supposed to strangle me.

So, taking a corner with Brown is purely because I feel dirty.

I wouldn’t have done this if I hadn’t listened.

That’s not the only reason.

The two even tried to touch Lindel.

Lindel may have been moderately sympathetic.

Apart from the sincerity, there was also a way to get along to avoid uncomfortable situations.

But Lindell didn’t.

She answered honestly and straightforwardly.

Even with two opponents.

I didn’t have enough reasons to get angry, so I was overflowing.

“I was lucky enough to get caught… !”

The tip of Brown’s sword shook.

Unlike his confident lines, his attitude was extremely withdrawn.

I ran towards him.

A sword that extends reflexively without thinking.

Tak!

Slide lightly with a wooden shield.

They stabbed their swords at the same time.

The wooden sword stabbed right into the pit of the stomach.

“Huh… !”

Brown crouched down on his upper body and took a step backwards.

I immediately caught up and landed an uppercut with my shield.

His chin lifted and Brown fell.

I trampled his stomach so he couldn’t stand up, then I stomped him on the shoulder with his sword.

“Keuk….”

Brown couldn’t even get a proper counterattack.

Characteristics have levels.

However, level 1 is not the same as level 1.

When he had just mastered sword fighting and fought Lindel.

And when taking private lessons from Gawain.

Both of them had a level 1 swordsmanship, but they weren’t the same skill.

Right now, my swordsmanship level is 2.

Now, a novice like Brown, who is challenging the first test, is no match.

It’s not necessarily sword fighting, but it’s the same even if it’s bare-handed.

“What the hell… why….”

Brown looks up at me incomprehensibly.

No, isn’t that a bit ridiculous?

“Wouldn’t it be too shameless to break the back of the head while sleeping and try to escape?”

“… ….”

“There are things you cannot understand until you experience them yourself, just like you. By the time you realize it’s your turn, it’s already too late.”

“Ha, only once!”

Brown changed his stance.

He gets down on his knees and bows his head.

“Look at me! I’m sorry, I’m sorry…. If I fail this test, it’s already the second time! I’ll pretend I didn’t see you!”

Not a very attractive proposition.

Because I risked being eliminated.

“I won’t tell you even after the exam is over! Mo, I’ll pretend I haven’t seen it…. That’s why, if you just let it go…. Can’t we?”

My answer has already been decided.

It is impossible for those who did something to be eliminated to pass.

“I don’t like it.”

*

I stole Brown and Connor’s bracelets.

With this, the two are eliminated.

“Geul… omg!”

Right after removing the bracelet, Connor hurriedly exhaled and woke up.

“Uh, what, what….”

He grabs his head and frowns, then looks up at me and opens his eyes wide.

It seems that the memory just before fainting came to mind.

“You, you… !”

He tried to stand up with the momentum to rush.

I grabbed the shield with both hands and swung it with all my might.

f*ck! And hit Connor’s face.

“This is out of my mind.”

Blood gushed from Connor’s nose.

He hurriedly covers his nose and rolls his eyes belatedly.

Look around.

I’m surprised to find Brown in a similar position behind me.

“If young people only learn bad things….”

I took out their bracelets from my pocket and shook them.

“If you have any questions, ask him. Because it’s hard to explain.”

Connor, who blinked stupidly, immediately lowered his head.

Even without having to listen to an explanation, he seemed to understand the situation and resigned himself.

“And you two.”

“Uh, huh?”

Brown and Connor trembled in surprise.

It doesn’t seem like you’re going to protest even if I use short language.

I sat down by the campfire, talking sparsely.

“Go tomorrow morning.”

“That, what….”

“Are you going to get lost and hypothermia wandering around this late at night? If it’s bright, go then.”

As annoying as they are, I don’t want them dead.

It’s even embarrassing if you die because of me.

“It’s disgusting, so don’t look at me with moved eyes. Go to sleep.”

“That night watch….”

“What do you guys trust and leave it to? I don’t intend to hit the back of the head while you sleep like anyone else, so just sleep in peace.”

Brown and Connor opened their mouths with complicated expressions.

I wanted to say something, but it didn’t seem like it would come out easily.

I put some more firewood in the campfire.

In the end, the two entered the tent without saying a word.

The emotions that appeared on his face were guilt and shame. Resemble those things.

“What happened… ?”

Felin, awake from the commotion, asked cautiously, sitting next to him.

“Something special… It’s not like this.”

If it wasn’t for a big deal, there’s no way I’d have put up this mess.

I didn’t bother to hide it.

“I woke up and found those two talking behind my back. Well, to be honest, it’s not a big deal, but he also made comments insulting Lady Elijah.”

Then he woke Lindel up and forced him to go along with their gossip.

When Lindell was serious, they betrayed and planned to run away.

Looking at it now, it’s highly likely that it was an impulsive bluff.

However, the possibility that it was not a bluff cannot be ignored.

“That’s how it happened. It was a relief that I was awake because the bed was uncomfortable.”

After I finished speaking, I broke the jewel in my bracelet.

It is fragile like glass and breaks easily.

Now, I am also confirmed to be eliminated.

“… ….”

Feline nodded her head with a confused expression.

Lindel’s face hardened as well.

“Over there. Judah.”

Lindel said.

He has a spleen face as if he has decided on something.

“Rather, I’ll drop out instead.”

“… Yes?”

“After all, it was me who got into a fight with them. So wouldn’t it be better if I fought for you and you passed the test? You won’t know if you change the bracelet….”

“No. I’d rather stay still….”

Felin also insisted that he be eliminated instead of me.

I laughed out loud because I was dumbfounded.

It’s also unique.

“All right. You don’t have to.”

I stopped the heated discussion between the two of them.

I hate to hear that it is better for each other to drop out, or that it is better for me to pass rather than myself.

“I don’t want to make others pay for my actions.”

It’s the cause. Anyway, I risked my elimination and hit those two.

I have no intention of avoiding it.

There are times when I’m mean to win, but I don’t want to hide it cowardly.

I didn’t say anything.

If you say that, it sounds like you’re saying that Lindell and Feline are cowardly.

These two are not cowards.

You’re stupidly nice.

And then, I can take this test again.

Because you just have to believe in the characteristics of being a survival expert.

“I will only be grateful for your heart.”

My attitude was stubborn.

Those two didn’t convince me further.

I just sat next to him and kept my seat.

I was the one who broke the silence.

“… We have to stand in twos during the night shift, but one person sleeps.”

After that, we argued for a long time, saying that I would stay awake until morning, just the two of us, after I slept.

Then, knowing that it was far from sunrise, I decided to take turns keeping watch.

***

“Since the investigation began, Bishop Angra has disappeared.”

Miguel reported.

Elijah sat at her desk and listened in silence as she hugged the stuffed cat.

The second day after Judah’s first test began.

Her face was powerless.

Her half-closed eyes were more tired than before.

Miguel continued.

“The reason he disappeared is said to have been on a pilgrimage, but there is no physical evidence.”

“It’s openly questionable. Is there no need to hide it? Or maybe I just couldn’t afford to hide it.”

Elijah gave her directions to find out about Judah’s activities.

A slave who passed through several markets.

It was difficult to trace because there were no written records left.

The last achievement was to secure a record that Bishop Angra, a priest of the Church of the Moonshine, had brought from the Amphitheater Judeca.

No progress since then.

Angra hid as soon as the background investigation began.

She said she went on a pilgrimage.

There is no justification for an open hearing in the Wolsin Church.

“What was the record before Giudecca?”

“To date, no books have been left. But…. All remaining slave markets now belong to the danger zone close to the Pandemonium. There are many areas where assassins’ guilds and warlocks live in hiding.”

“Ummm….”

Elijah opened up a map of the continent in his head.

The boundaries of various regions were naturally drawn around the Duchy of Bevel.

Among them, places close to the Demon World.

It is a difficult place to set foot in.

And among those who currently follow him, there is no one loyal enough to take such a risk.

Elijah recalled the record of the document she had last read.

Possibility of special training.

What does the sentence imply?

Angra disappeared.

It has become difficult to dig up information because it is hidden, but the fact that it is hidden already occupies part of the information.

This is information about information.

I’m not sure what you’re referring to.

Knock-knock-knock on the desk, Elijah made a decision.

“Keep looking. Avoid touching the beehive as much as possible.”

“I will deliver it like that. And, a notice regarding the disposition of the Duchess of Narsisi has arrived.”

Miguel carefully held out the envelope.

Elijah opened the envelope roughly as she always did.

Contrary to her dry touch, the envelope was neatly torn.

[It is admitted that Narcissi di Bevel had been charged with judging the qualifications of tutors, but was negligent in doing so, and was also insufficient in ascertaining the identity of the candidates selected for Elijah di Bevel. According to the internal norms of the deep Bebel family, he is sentenced to six months of exile to a remote area in the duchy.]

He was found guilty of what he did to Elijah.

The punishment is exile.

‘I wish I had died.’

It wasn’t going to be that easy.

She didn’t expect it anyway, so she didn’t regret it either.

The lawful and beloved wife of Balak.

Narsisi’s foundation and power are formidable.

‘I like the fact that I won’t see you for a while. She’s not the type to sit still, so it’s time for her to go mad.’

She will seek revenge on herself at any cost.

She might be trying to kill her for real this time.

Since the wizard’s powers bloomed, the atmosphere within the family has become turbulent.

Elijah, who was already strong as her next head of household, became even stronger.

Narcissi has few options left.

Kill Elijah.

Death to Elijah.

A cornered mouse tends to bite.

“The mansion must be well-prepared.”

A spark rose from Elijah’s hand like a thorny vine, and threw her letter into the fireplace.

‘I guess it’s time to change people.’

At that time, Leah spoke cautiously.

“My lady. Time to move.”

“Huh? Ah.”

Elijah checked her watch and smiled.

It was a smile that I did not know.

“Let’s go.”

Elijah stood up holding her stuffed cat.

The red blanket wrapped around her neck is also tidied up by tying it with her little hands.

Elijah looked at her in the mirror and said.

“Miguel. Leah.”

“Yes. Miss.”

“The time has come to make a decision. I don’t have much time.”

“… ….”

“You will have to stand in line.”

To Elijah leaving the door, Miguel did not return any answer.

Lia followed suit as well.

She was silent with a heavy heart.

Already, the fact that she had been on Elijah’s side for a very long time was a secret she knew to herself.

*

Today is the second day since Judah’s first test began.

In other words, it is the day when his test ends.

She looked out the window as she rode in her carriage to her test site.

Her hand slowly stroked the cat doll’s head.

It was an unconscious act.

To be honest, nothing was expected of Judas in this test.

‘I must have passed.’

I brought a moon deer from the hunting ground and even tamed it.

It should be as simple as surviving two days in the wild.

There is a natural assumption that he passed the test.

So I can’t help but have high expectations.

Plays and literature that know the ending are not fun.

This is the same.

The outcome is obvious, so it’s impossible to hope.

Nevertheless, she dares to go see Judas.

It’s not just today.

Elijah often visited the training center and reflected her face.

This is the first time.

Elijah, she’s a little strange to think of herself, but she’s not quite sure why.

Why are you doing that?

She wonders why she does that and she herself is weird.

That is not the only strange and curious thing.

Judah’s expression as she looked down at herself when she passed out while tending to the moon her deer.

She still couldn’t decipher the meaning of that expression that resembled her mother’s.

Her most unknown thing is her own heart.

She goes to see Judas.

She jumps clear with just that fact.

Why?

She hasn’t seen him for two days, so why is her limp body energized?

It was the first time in her life that she did not know so many things.

To her, her world and people were too obvious and boring.

Until she met Judas.

Looking out of her window, she involuntarily grinned.

‘It’s fun.’

*

Elijah got out of her carriage.

The very place where the test began.

The place where she left Judah.

Because she hadn’t informed in advance, her candidates and knights looked at her in amazement.

All of them were cloudy and dark.

As if ink was sprinkled on it.

Just far away.

Among the people, a single being with a color stood out.

Bright golden eyes.

Look at yourself with a puzzled face.

Elijah walked towards him with her strides.

Getting closer quickly.

Ivory light spreads.

Its unique cold aura that is transmitted even without touching it.

It is a thirst that only lasts for two days.

There was a time when I went through two days without holding Judas’ hand.

However, the fact that she was physically distant made her thirst even more than that.

“Baby….”

There was no time for Judas to set up an example.

Elijah suddenly embraced him.

“… ….”

Judas stiffened as her hands trembled.

She couldn’t hold her, or push her away.

Yes or no.

Elijah felt the chill all over her body.

*

After that, she fell as if nothing had happened.

There was no color on his face as usual.

A sad cat-like face.

Looking at that shameless figure who didn’t even explain, Judas was full of spirits.

Actually, Elijah was not brazen. She

She has no awareness that she is ashamed, so she is shameless and has nothing to do.

She admits it wasn’t something a noble would do, but it wasn’t something she wanted to concern herself with right now.

So I ignored it.

She said that if she herself would do it, she would.

Her stories about male and female emotions and scandals were just socially learned.

Elijah did not deeply sympathize with such matters.

When Judas tried to wake up from sleep, she panicked, it was just because it was an unexpected situation.

She closed her eyes for fear that Judas would make a fuss over her.

It gets annoying when others find out.

Anyway.

Elijah, who had returned to normal before he knew it, came across a very interesting fact.

“… Leaving out?”

Judas failed her test.

She is impossible by her reckoning.

However, Judas showed off his expectations.

Could she be the existence that came to give herself a new interest?

She is the right person, reserved for herself. Arrogant wind.

Did the Christmas prayer really come true?

It was only for a moment that I was confused by her sudden appearance.

Reactions of the candidates were divided.

Those who were eliminated lowered their heads, and those who passed raised their shoulders to stand out more.

Yes or no.

Elijah only looked at Judas.

Judas had a hunch that something was wrong with her.

‘Ah. No way….’

Elijah stared at him.

The corners of her mouth go up.

The red blanket wrapped around his neck is like a scarf that doesn’t fit his body.

In addition to that, she was a very cute girl with a black cat doll hugging her.

The fact that I just hugged you is a bit….

But now Judas was anxious.

“Judas.”

“… Yes, lady.”

“I was eliminated.”

Laughter and interesting voice.

It’s like, there’s no way you’ll be eliminated, so why did this happen? Seems to be asking

She seems to have aroused the little devil’s interest again.

Elijah takes a step forward.

Judas stiffened at the thought of having been held earlier, but it did not happen again.

Just look closely.

A bright smile.

Ask with a smile like a little devil who found a fun toy.

“Why did this happen? Huh?”

“… ….”

Judah had a headache.

This bastard’s temperamental hair. It’s crazy.