Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

108 – Iron Blood Rejects You (4)

In the morning, Evan cautiously got up as soon as the sun rose.

And when he saw Irene, the woman cradled by her chest, he let out a smirk.

Nothing happened last night. She

Even when she wanted to sleep with her, she was scared of herself, but Irene was really innocent.

Evan silently blamed himself with her eyes closed.

To think of something like that when you hear the word “Sleeping”… No, isn’t it natural to think of something like that?

She pursed her lips for a moment, then she carefully removed Irene’s hand and lifted her from her bed.

At dawn when the sun hadn’t fully risen yet, there was still a bit of darkness in the bluish sky.

Isn’t that the case just by looking at the moon and sun floating together?

Evan got out of bed to keep Irene from waking up and nodded to one of her maids standing by her door.

“His Majesty called.”

“Yes. I know she must have had a hard time exerting herself at night, but she said she apologizes for calling me this because she doesn’t have much time.”

“…I didn’t use any power.”

Evan smiled shyly, but her maid still bowed her head with an expressionless face.

The reason why Evan got up early, Evan moved her steps while remembering a command he heard at dawn.

A carpet woven with red silk and painted with gold borders covered the entire floor of the imperial palace.

How should I interpret the fact that the apex of the empire, the emperor who can reign over Evangelium, has favor with me?

‘…If I think about it simply, it’s a good thing for me.’

Emperor was one of those who did not fully reveal his presence even in the novel.

He was someone who always worked behind the scenes and didn’t show his all in every situation.

It was the first time he had met the emperor up close from the perspective of Evan, the crown prince who carried out his will.

“What kind of person is His Majesty?”

Evan grinned at her maid and opened her mouth.

I feel sorry for Irene, but Evan knew how to use his looks.

The lady-in-waiting, her face slightly reddened by that smile, she stared at Evan for a moment, then hurriedly lowered her head and opened her mouth.

“…I don’t know. Because His Majesty the Emperor is not someone who recklessly shows his dragon face to others. But.”

“Just?”

“I know you are the one who sees and knows more than people do.”

At the abstract answer, Evan could only nod his head.

A person who knows and sees many things. He was already born with dragon blood, and he had his own existence.

I don’t know if there is any special lineage from Allar, the first emperor.

After walking for a long time, chewing on the lady-in-waiting’s answer, Evan’s steps stopped at a huge door that appeared before long.

It was a huge door. The rim was engraved with phoenix feathers,

The closer you get to the center, the more the dragon and the tiger show off each other’s splendor.

Blue jewels for the dragon’s eyes, red jewels for the tiger’s eyes.

The rest of the door, painted entirely in gold, seemed to represent the emperor’s dignity.

“Now I can’t go in anymore.”

“…Is that so?”

At the thought of going inside alone, Evan felt a chill run down his spine.

Even though there was no wind blowing inside the palace, I felt the chill.

Take a step toward the door. Then she pushed the huge door with both of her hands and the door creaked open gently.

When the door opened, what was revealed beyond it was a place difficult to simply call a space.

In the middle of an endless passageway, a space far wider than most rooms, there was a long piece of cloth woven with yellow gold thread.

A jade-carved dragon adorning the sides.

The dragon ascending towards the sky with a yeouiju in its mouth existed even beyond the endless passageway.

The light came in and reached Evan, but Evan’s gaze was more focused on the painting on the ceiling than the bright light.

A dragon that covered the light of the sky with its huge wings inflated,

And beneath it, a small dragon with wings spread to resist the dragon.

Evan tilted his head at the picture because it was this capital, Evangelium, that the dragon guarded.

Isn’t it a bit ominous to be in the imperial palace?

Anyone can see that the painting looks like it depicts the fall of an empire, but why is it here?

After looking at the painting for a long time, Evan suddenly heard a voice from the side, and his shoulders trembled.

“Because no one knows anything about what happened after that painting yet.”

“…You.”

He was a little shorter than Evan. However, he was big, and his red eyes were brightly shining and he was carrying a firearm.

The one wearing a colorful uniform touching his black hair. The man then looked at Evan and quietly licked his lips.

“Nice to meet you. May I introduce you as the emperor?”

In an instant, Evan’s eyes widened.

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A huge throne, far short of a single person, the one sitting calmly in the middle looked at Evan on his knees quietly.

He was born with dragon blood, the guardian of the empire… He has been given various titles lately, but the title he was interested in was somewhere else.

“He has an Ascalon.”

Ascalon, the holy sword that Allar is said to have heard, the Dragon Slayer.

Evan quietly lowered his head at those words. That was something Evan couldn’t even say.

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He’s used it well so far, even slashing Vil Thein with it.

If the royal family, which values legitimacy, asked for ownership, Evan had no choice but to give it.

“…Yes.”

“You must know the origin of Ascalon. The sword Taejo held and fought the ancient dragon Mabet. I’ve heard before that I know that a single knight has it. Well, it feels odd to call the Master just a knight.”

The emperor looked intently at Evan. Ascalon, it was good to have.

It is a sword that symbolizes the legitimacy of the imperial family, and the founder emperor was a very important factor in the power an emperor possessed.

‘Does it really need to be like that now?’

The power the emperor held was very important.

In a despotic monarchy, the power of the monarch meant the ability to carry out policies.

However, are you in need enough to take care of power while reaping Ascalon?

The emperor shook his head. It wasn’t. There have been many emperors in history,

In times of national crisis, all power goes to the Emperor.

The sword was broken, but the shield was supporting itself. The magic and the eyes were still there.

Cutting the power of Evan Fried, who is said to be the natural enemy of warlocks, is

It was merely an act of undermining the support of the imperial people.

The Emperor may not have liked it so much to see someone notice, but

The emperor was generous in that respect.

Now, in a state of war, power is concentrated in me as much as the people of the empire feel threatened by extinction.

At least one holy sword… I could throw away as much as I wanted.

“Have it.”

“Yes…?”

“Did I look like a petty person? Ascalon, I’m telling you to make it yours.”

Evan stared blankly at the emperor. He was prepared that maybe he might be taken away,

It was because it was difficult to read the true intention of the emperor who was so willing to go.

The emperor smiled once at Evan’s expression, then swung his hand and opened his mouth.

“Each of these words doesn’t mean much. I just told you to keep it, so you should be able to swing your sword with peace of mind. Any complaints?”

“No complaints.”

“Yes, we have too much to do to be dissatisfied. Hattan, and…”

The Emperor looked at Evan for a while and nodded his head,

Before long, he lightly tapped the handle of his throne and opened his mouth.

“Freed.”

“…Did you know?”

“I don’t deny it. Hey, you’re the one who saw the darkness the closest. I won’t interrogate I fully understand your position, and it hasn’t been long since you’ve come across the dragon.”

“I’m sorry, but how do you know you learned dragon words?”

“Because I told you to tell me.”

At the emperor’s answer, Evan laughed dejectedly. Could it be that Sir Theorard told him about his dragon words,

He learned from the paper and interpreted the letter that came to him…

“Well, it’s not like I’m spying on you or anything like that. I just assumed that you would be exchanging letters with the family, and that if I had been Freed… I would have tried to somehow turn you to extinction. You may not know it, but Fried is one of the families I have an eye on.”

And the emperor, who pointed at his own red eyes, laughed bitterly and muttered lowly.

“These eyes show a lot even if they don’t like it sometimes.”

“Do you have any special abilities?”

“Kaisel does not exist. It is a power that is rarely manifested even among the imperial lineages. Well, it’s not a special power. It just makes you think a little more and reason a little more than others.”

The emperor’s eyes, which were slightly darker than those of the crown prince, twitched.

As if alive, the emperor closed his eyes beating like a heart.

“…That’s why I became suspicious of Hattan, Fried, and a few others. And for Freed, I had no choice but to call you after all.”

“……”

“You won’t be dealing with Freed alone. You won’t even deal with it with Hatan, and maybe you’ll deal with it with a family name that’s unfamiliar to you.”

The emperor, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth to Evan, who quietly lowered his head.

“Therazane. Do you know?”

Evan’s eyes widened. From where the name Therazane came from,

Evan’s thoughts had already reached Scarlet Therazane.

The same goes for the emperor. He recalled the red-haired woman and slightly frowned at her.

What is the reason that ordinary woman is so annoying? She was normal

There was nothing ordinary about her except that she was born as a commoner, was taken in as a foster daughter of an aristocratic family, and grew up being loved by others.

Even when she was a commoner, she hadn’t done anything special.

In fact, she was a difficult person to be wary of.

However, the emperor’s eyes read the woman’s anxiety.

Exactly, when she looked at the woman, she read the anxiety she felt.

It harms the empire. Even if it’s not now, I thought it would be harmful later.

“…I intend to meet and judge. How should I deal with the Therazane family, or should I just leave it alone?”

“Do you need my help?”

“It’s not helpful, it’s just watching. Aren’t you the one who’s faced the warlock the most? See it for yourself and write it down. What kind of existence will the family of Therazane become in the Empire?”

“I am returning soon. How can I see them?”

At Evan’s words, the emperor snorted.

Resting his chin on his throne with his elbow on his throne, he opened his mouth while looking at Evan.

“Therazane’s foster daughter is here tomorrow.”

“You’re too lazy.”

“Nong? I’ve never heard that I’m good at joking.”

Evan’s expression hardened. Scarlett comes to the Imperial Palace.

Doesn’t that mean that Irene and Scarlett are meeting each other?

As Evan’s complexion turned noticeably pale, the Emperor tilted his head.

“Are you also acquainted with Therazane’s foster daughter?”

“…No, it’s not like that.”

“Her complexion is pretty bad, yes. If you’re guessing anything…”

“The lady is a little jealous…”

The Ah-Emperor furrowed his eyebrows and nodded his head.

Since the story of Evan and Irene is already famous in the imperial kingdom,

Recalling that story, the emperor smiled happily and looked at Evan.

I thought she was a noble and pure love, but in fact, she was the one who was tightly held by the woman.

To think that a knight who is called a master is being oppressed by a woman…

“But that is it, and this is this. How about we meet again?”

At the emperor’s resolute request, Evan had no choice but to bow his head.

In fact, what she feared from meeting Irene and Scarlett wasn’t that Irene would be jealous.

A scene in a novel, like in a novel, Scarlett is connected to the crown prince. If she tries to keep Irene in check through him…

‘Even if that’s the case, it won’t change much.’

Evan took her strands in a reassuring way. A lot has changed.

Isn’t that the effort of the past 4 years? Now, to tremble with anxiety,

It was nothing short of disproving that he did not trust the things he had done before.

As Evan’s expression calmed down, the emperor, who looked at Evan for a while, opened his mouth.

“So, what I want to say is to talk about that painting from earlier.”

“Are you talking about the picture?”

The painting on the ceiling, the emperor’s fingers pointed toward the painting covering the entire ceiling of the palace where the emperor resides.

A picture of a huge black dragon covering the sky.

“Ancient Dragon Marbet.”

“…You mean the black dragon.”

“I thought. What is extinction aiming for? What are the sacrifices they say for? Why did they go to such an unreasonable level to kidnap, imprison, and kill the people of the Empire?”

The emperor, who had been sitting with poor posture, corrected his posture.

The wriggling eyes of red light shone grotesquely, and shimmered beautifully with the new light streaming in through the window.

“Decades ago, it is known that the Annihilation failed to destroy the Empire. It’s funny. I, who was the crown prince at that time, watched everything and knew everything.”

“No way-“

“I didn’t destroy it. The dragon bowed the empire? It’s funny. Because it wasn’t the time they wanted, there was nothing to gain from destroying the empire at that time. It just didn’t do it.”

The Emperor’s finger pointed towards the sky.

The thing at the tip of that finger is tyrannical and cruel. An old dragon that means the extinction of this world.

Mabet.

“They want to resurrect Mabet. The day the red moon rises, that’s what they’re aiming for.”

“However, will that be easy? Roman has already fallen, and Maloric is dead. A lot of the sacrifices used in the Roman Subjugation also disappeared. And I know when the day the red moon rises comes…”

“Do you know about a total lunar eclipse?”

The emperor replied coldly. Total lunar eclipse,

As a modern man, Evan knew the word. His shoulders trembled at the coldness he felt down his spine.

“On the night the year ends, a total lunar eclipse begins.”

Evan laughed bitterly at that. Apparently, I had a lot of work to do before the year is over.