The Grand Duchess of the North Is Obsessed With Me

25 – Grand Duchess’ Birthday Party (7)

Why, when danger arises, do I fling?

Because I just saw it. And that’s my reason

Cudangtang——!

“Keugh… !”

A sudden explosion?

Because I pulled Illencia into my arms and protected it inside, I took the shock intact with my back and looked around while letting out a sigh.

What the hell is going on?

One wall of the grand duke’s house collapsed. With a big roar. It was clear that something was going on, but thanks to the dust, nothing was visible.

I hurriedly got up and hugged Illencia, widening the distance.

There must have been something unusual going on.

Shuk——!

‘… It’s fast.’

Something came out of the dust and rushed at us. Watching it with my eyes wide open, I instinctively realized that the target of ‘it’ was Illencia.

“Illencia! Step back… !”

Step back… ! I was about to shout, but I shut my mouth and tried to block her in front of me, but stopped.

“aaa!!”

“Whoah, man, I told you to wait.”

It was because a man’s voice rang out along with a scream.

The figure wrapped in black armor was lying on the ground as if being attacked by a knight in white armor.

The white knight, speaking in a relaxed voice, was startled when he found us belatedly.

“What? Aren’t you Master Cain?”

“… Do you know me?”

“That’s right. There are rumors that he is a handsome man who stole our lady’s heart.”

Flinch!

That person doesn’t seem to know that Elencia exists.

I laughed awkwardly as I felt Elencia’s body tremble behind me.

I thought the situation would be as tense as the situation, but it didn’t seem like that either.

Because he was more relaxed than he looked. There was no sense of urgency in the image of him holding down the other with one foot while holding the sword over his shoulder.

Moreover, the momentum that flowed from him was formidable.

‘You are stronger than you look….’

“Ah, I wondered when I would see the face of the boy who stole my lady’s heart… It is an honor to see you all here.”

Green hair, thin narrow eyes. He smiled strangely and spoke in a smirking tone.

He grinned and nodded as he touched his chin with the hand that was not holding his sword.

“As expected, he was handsome. Miss….”

“Go, go there! Melon!”

… How come the person’s name is Melon.

As if she couldn’t stand Melon’s words, Illensia shouted back.

He only blinked at her, embarrassed by Illencia’s voice.

“What? Are you a lady?”

“… If you know, stop now.”

“Hey, I didn’t know you were here.”

Even though she was embarrassed for a while, Melon scratched the back of her head and said slyly.

I heard the sound of Ilensia grinding her teeth at the smirking attitude, but I tried to ignore the sound.

“Anyway, what happened? Suddenly?”

“Ah… Do you mean ‘this’?”

Melon asked calmly, pointing at the person lying at her feet.

“Awesome….”

The man called Lee struggled, twisting her body, but Melon lightly subdued him with one foot and continued her words.

“Isn’t it disrespectful to create a commotion on the lady’s birthday? That’s why I am playing with myself.”

… You are playing

That’s not going to happen, but you shouldn’t ask Melon to play.

“Breaking down the walls?”

“That’s just the way it is. She seems to like this thing being played surprisingly rough.”

Hey~ This is the first time I’ve seen a guy go wild like this~.

I wanted Melon’s personality to be pleasant and light-hearted. Neither the way she spoke nor the way she behaved was very serious.

Even so, one of her skills seemed certain.

The person underneath didn’t look too weak either. How can you easily subdue such a person?

Is it also a knight of the grand duchy?

It was around the time she was thinking about that.

Pod!

“Oops!”

The man underneath grabbed dirt from the floor and threw it at Melon, who was startled and stepped back behind her footprint.

And through that gap, her man spurred the floor strongly and rushed towards us.

‘Fast… !’

She responded with her eyes, but her body didn’t move.

However, her head was aware of the situation faster than anyone else.

‘I’m aiming for Elencia.’

Those who came to ruin Illencia’s party were those who held a grudge against the Grand Duke’s family.

Besides, it’s hard to see that such people simply appeared to ruin the party.

Then what are they aiming for?

The most lethal thing for the grand duchess to lose.

No matter what anyone says, it must be Illencia. Firmly protecting Illencia behind me, I glared at the tip of her sword.

‘I plan to pierce it at once.’

Are you planning to pierce me and Elencia like skewers?

Not a bad decision. Seeing how quickly Melon killed me, it seems that the difference in skills is quite large, so if you cut me and Illencia, you’ll catch up soon.

Blame.

My reason was surprisingly cold.

The opponent was given only one sword strike. If we don’t want both of us to get hurt by that, it’s only right for me to be pierced alone.

Twist your body as you step forward.

I felt like time was passing slowly. I put my shoulder to the tip of the sword, thinking of giving myself a shoulder blade to avoid the sword that is trying to pierce my heart.

‘My body doesn’t move like I thought… !’

The untrained body reacted slowly compared to the cognitive speed.

But it can be done.

It was when I thought so.

“Hey… Don’t you have any pride?”

Chew!

Blood is gushing out. It was because the wrist holding the sword rose straight up, and blood gushed out from the cross section.

There was no sense of tension or urgency in the way he slowly raised his sword.

!”

Even in the midst of that, the blood that rose up was not sprinkled on us. It just poured back down on the man as if against gravity.

“A nobleman called a knight rudely sprinkled dirt on it. Don’t savages have a thing called pride?”

Barbarians.

Was it them too? Looking down at the savage knight coldly with eyes that felt no mercy, he turned his sword around and aimed it at his neck.

“What are you going to do if there is a flaw on the lady or the young master’s jade body?”

You could have been blown up to my neck if you were too quick.

…… Fast

It was so fast that even barbarian warriors couldn’t react, but Melon showed a different movement.

No matter how much I kept my eyes on the barbarian warrior, I couldn’t feel any movement at all.

Contrary to the smirk and light attitude, light and quick movements. It may have been more advanced than I thought.

“Hey, I’m sorry about this. I’ll take care of this dangerous thing, so please go back quickly.”

He turned his head to look at us, focusing all his attention on the barbarian warrior.

It seemed that he was thinking of sending us off and finishing the job as if he was not paying attention once.

There were many things I wanted to ask, but I had no choice but to move forward, being guided by Illencia’s hand pulling my collar from behind me.

“Then, have a good time!”

Looking at Melon fluttering and waving her hand with her cold eyes, Ilensia turned her head and hurried her steps.

I looked at Illensia, who was holding my arm and moving her steps, with a strange and pitiful look.

Illensia’s calm attitude made her look sad for some reason.

How many times has this happened, how can I be this calm when there is such a fuss on my birthday?

It was clear that he probably expected this to happen and placed the knights to prevent people from escaping.

I was resentful of those who even tried to ruin my birthday, but I was reminded of the fact that Illencia wouldn’t be of any help if I did the same.

Her hand held by Illencia couldn’t move, so she stretched out her other hand and gently stroked Ilensia’s head, keeping pace with her.

“… What’s the matter?”

“I just wanted to do it. Why? No?”

“Huh? No?!”

When I asked with a smile to Illencia, she asked me with big eyes, and she shook her head slightly, afraid that her hand would fall off her head.

We hurried her steps as we looked at her in a way that was both pitiful and cute.

I continued to feel her soft, soft touch on her arm, but I tried to ignore it and continued to stroke her hair to make her Ellencia feel better.

Huh? Come to think of it, I didn’t go to the bathroom?

…… But I can’t talk about it now.

Mind you, let’s go to the bathroom later.

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“It really looks exactly like what the captain said.”

Melon stared at the hallway where Cain and Illencia disappeared with her thin eyes.

Earlier, Melon could see when the barbarian warrior escaped from him for a while and ran towards Cain.

Of course, I let it go on purpose.

Barbarian warriors were strong enough even if they were not comparable to Melon.

There was no way that those who were moving to assassinate the Grand Duchess were talking nonsense.

She is now eleven years old.

It was also said that it was not a movement that a boy who had never held a sword could see.

‘There….’

They reacted and even made predictions.

Realizing that the barbarian warrior intended to pierce Cain and Illencia at the same time, he gave his shoulder blade and stepped forward.

It was great that he made the decision in such a short time, but the greatest thing was the move to safely protect Illencia during that time.

“Kuh… this… dog child….”

“Ah, stay still. This time, I really die.”

Just a moment ago, Captain Berman deliberately let Cain go so he could see his talent, but it’s different now.

Melon erased her smile as she pressed her foot firmly so that the savage warrior would never escape.

“Well, it will look worse than dying.”

Melon’s expression had a coolness that he hadn’t shown since meeting Cain and Illencia.

It was anger toward the barbarians who dared to attack the grand duke’s family, and hostility towards the person who tried to ruin the grand duchess’s birthday.

“Still, it’s fortunate that the young lady is by her side.”

Chew!

After talking to herself, Melon lightly cut the tendon of her leg from her barbarian warrior and slung it over her shoulder.

Bulky like a savage, he boasted tremendous weight, but Melon didn’t care and lifted it with one hand.

“Okay, let’s go back.”

Jeobeok, Jeobeok.

When Melon, who calmly moved her steps, disappeared, only silence flowed in the hallway of the grand duke’s house.

Only the holes in the hallway and the blood splattered here and there were the only indications of what had happened there.