Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

81 – Diminuendo (1)

Just before entering the banquet hall, we were able to meet the prince.

The crown prince, who had a pretty spleen expression that hadn’t been seen before,

Then he sighed lightly and raised his eyebrows at us.

He must have been nervous too. He also knew very well that we did not come just to celebrate the birthday party.

After today, wouldn’t the empire face a new phase?

“Everyone is here. Sogaju’s father, and… Duke Biltain’s too.”

“I thought he might leave, but he seems to have come.”

“Shall I be honest? I hope Roman has nothing to do with the warlock.”

After saying that, he closed his eyes and threw his hair back to wipe away the cold sweat.

. His heart understood. If Roman was a black magician,

Because it’s not just annihilation, it’s that the empire’s power is being cut into chunks.

Of course, even so, it had overwhelming power compared to neighboring countries.

“I’d rather have your expectations wrong and just play and move on without any problems with the artifact.”

“I understand.”

“…Your role is really important. Today, and beyond today. It’s a bit harsh to say this, but right now the only thing I can trust is Julis.”

The prince, who smiled bitterly once, knocked on the door leading to the banquet hall stage and looked at us.

Many emotions passed through his eyes. It would be natural. Nana, just an escort knight,

As the crown prince, there must be far more burdens than Irene, who has yet to formally take over as head of the family.

…But, unfortunately, I’m pretty sure Roman is related to the Warlock.

I didn’t bother to tell him that Roman wouldn’t be involved with the warlock.

Aren’t Roman’s actions and some evidence showing that the 5th family has already been stained by the black magician?

“It will be fine.”

When I said that, the prince smiled and patted me on the shoulder and opened the door to the banquet hall.

“Yeah, that would be great.”

If it is revealed that Roman is related to the warlock, how long will it take until the subjugation?

Perhaps the subjugation war could have started right away.

There is nothing more dangerous than giving a warlock a long preparation time.

A strange feeling of uneasiness rose up. However, ignoring it, I managed my expression and headed towards the banquet hall.

I can see the beginning of the end.

Cleaning my breath, I stepped on the stage of the banquet hall where many people could be seen.

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A knight named Evan Fried could be said to be special even in this empire.

He may simply be in charge of escorting Juris Sogaju, but

The various characteristics he possessed attracted everyone’s attention.

Skills close to that of a master, and fame spread throughout the continent by killing the Bone Dragon. As well as his looks.

“Oops.”

There were a lot of spirits, and there were a lot of people with decent abilities.

There is probably no one more attractive to the ladies than a knight who appeared to break the silence of this banquet hall.

A noble laughed at the gaze moving in one direction as if it had been squeezed.

Isn’t it like the shape of a flower full of honey that attracts bees?

There were dozens of young ladies exclaiming while blushing.

There were also dozens of people grabbing their skirts, correcting their outfits and fixing their hair before they knew it.

Occasionally I met his eyes and dropped a teacup.

Irene slightly frowned at the fact that this nonsense had become a reality.

Very little, so that others cannot recognize it. She knew Evan would draw her attention, but

Aren’t there quite a few stupid people who can’t control their gaze more than I thought?

She deliberately chose the nicest dress to draw attention to herself and not to look at Evan.

I was just dissatisfied because the effect was not as great as I thought.

“……”

Besides, I didn’t like Evan’s attitude.

He doesn’t usually look at others, but for some reason, today he looked around.

With a soft smile, he laughed out loud at the sight of him even making an eye smile, which he didn’t usually do to himself.

His eyes narrow. A disgruntled gaze turned to him,

Evan was still smiling softly at the young girls cheering for him.

Why the hell is he doing that? Several thoughts followed,

He couldn’t help but laugh when he saw a smiling face at him before long.

His eyes did not change. He was still green

Isn’t it still a gaze that makes you feel at ease?

It was quiet. No, even though it was a noisy banquet hall, it felt as quiet as the space where the two of them were standing.

Irene’s eyes met Evan’s in this space that was so quiet that they could hear each other’s breathing and each other’s fingers colliding with instruments.

‘…Hmm.’

Realizing that Irene’s gaze was softer than he thought, Evan felt a subtle emotion.

Wasn’t it a signal to Roman that he deliberately looked at the other ladies?

Evan Fried doesn’t value Irene Uris all that much.

It was to show that he couldn’t stimulate himself with Irene.

I was anxious. To be honest, I was the one who stepped forward to subjugate Roman, but what I was most concerned about was Irene’s safety.

Could it be that he is aiming for Irene while he is gone? I’ve never had anything like that before,

It was only because he had dealt with all the warlocks himself.

Since I killed everyone before I met Irene, how can I aim for Irene?

But this time I wasn’t sure I could do it.

I wondered if doing this would change anything, and I wanted to risk something, even with that feeble hope.

Irene’s expression is pretty good, so can we think she’s lucky?

With such a question in mind, Evan’s fingers slowly touched the keys.

Duwoong-

As soon as the first note of the keyboard resonated, the banquet hall instantly turned into silence.

All sounds are gathered in one place. Piano and violin,

The music of Saint-Saëns, which had never existed in this world, was stirring the banquet hall.

Gigigig-

The moment you hear the mournful sound of a violin resounding to the calm introduction,

Evan smiled as he guessed Irene’s psychology. Was she suffering from the inside even though she looked fine on the outside?

I could feel a slight annoyance at this sound, which could be said to be nothing more than a mere melody.

However, I hoped that you would understand. I couldn’t tell you why right now,

We’ll be able to talk about everything after the fight with Roman is over.

Allegro ma non tropo. Again, fortissimo.

Unlike when practicing, Irene slightly opened her eyes at my performance as I played it vigorously.

With no warning, she could have been caught up in this tempo. Direct one’s gaze

Can you understand why they say to play as it is and keep your own pace?

Rondo’s eyes met once more as the performance intensified.

Performance does not end with simply playing an instrument.

As expected from the listener, the performer was bound to kiss constantly on stage.

Not with the mouth, but with the music. Our eyes met in the fast-flowing melody,

At first, Irene looked at Evan with a disgruntled look.

As time passed, the corners of his lips were slightly raised.

Being together was a pleasure just for that.

Only two people could understand each other on this stage.

I put all the emotions I have now and the stories I want to say into this feast of notes.

Repeated Rondo, Evan thought in the ensuing performance.

Perhaps Irene and herself are now at this stage.

It could have been boring because it was repeated, but the thrilling melody just by listening to it didn’t give a new inspiration every time I listened to it.

It was music that did not exist in this world, and it was music that only he knew. No, now Irene would also know.

The corners of Evan’s mouth curled softly. All her attention was on Irene, even as she played the piano with her hands.

If it is ‘Rondo’ when expressing their relationship through this music, will they be able to greet Capriccioso next?

Can it be like this song that is romantic and soft, but doesn’t give you boredom and is more splendid than anything else in the past?

‘…I don’t know about that yet.’

Catching Roman was probably just the beginning.

Warlocks who did not appear in the novel constantly appear,

After her original heroine appeared, shouldn’t she also be kept in check?

As the performance greeted the capriccioso, the beginning of the end, the atmosphere gradually began to lighten up.

People’s eyes began to blur.

Those who were surprised by the sudden change of the song in the quintet were now smiling as one intoxicated with the melody.

And in the center, Evan, who looked at Duke Roman watching their performance, sighed quietly.

Maybe it was Ki-woo, but what she felt the moment her eyes met him was something indescribable.

Can you cut him? I’ve definitely seen eyes like that before, but it felt different from Garot.

Eyes that make your whole body tingle the moment you look at them, as if you are being sucked into somewhere.

She thought that if she kept making eye contact with her, she would ruin the performance, so she looked away and saw a familiar face.

Garrot Julis, who was unusually present at this birthday party, raised his fist slightly to Evan and muttered something with his mouth.

You look pretty angry, but I couldn’t figure out what the hell it was so I frowned slightly.

You were so kind to yourself the other day, but in the meantime, what didn’t you like?

Looking back at the piano. The performance has come to an end,

The violin was moving dazzlingly in Irene’s hand.

Of course, most of the eyes were on him.

It turned out as expected, and it was a pretty satisfying performance for Evan.

I don’t know what Irene thinks, but somehow it didn’t work out as she intended.

But after this performance was over, it was even more important.

As Irene approached the end of her performance, she remembered what had happened after the performance.

She knew that the moment to use the artifact Count Kassim had created was coming soon.

If the mirror really contains Duke Roman.

Irene looked at Evan.

If it was the same as before, I would have told myself that I would come back unscathed,

Somehow, I had never said anything like that to myself before.

The reason he didn’t say it this time, knowing that he couldn’t keep it.

It was natural to be worried. Even when he left to destroy the curse alone,

I felt even more anxious this time than before. I had a hunch that he wouldn’t come back.

But I couldn’t stop it. Don’t you know that he is doing so much for himself?

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…My heart was heavy. He was always the one Evan waited for when he fought,

This time, the wait seemed even longer. Maybe, the wait could be forever.

Even after her performance, Irene was still looking at Evan. She

Thinking of the artifact she carried in her arms, she remembered how it had been used.

“Evan.”

“Yes?”

Evan looked at himself with a face that wasn’t nervous at all.

Does she know that she is worried about him?

Barely suppressing her urge to wipe off the sweat, Irene smiled quietly and shook her whale.

“…No.”

He would do well. Didn’t she always come back safely?

So this time, I thought it would be like that. Irene headed down the stage.

The artifact in her bosom trembled quietly. Each step, each step taken, was cautious.

She casually greeted the nobles around her,

She then had to pull out her hand mirror to check her own makeup.

Irene smiled lightly as she saw her trembling hands, just saying that she would do it naturally.

If she can’t control her emotions like this, won’t she ruin what she’s trying to do well?

She let out a sigh and slowly turned her head again to look at Evan in the distance.

Facing her own father, he had a subtle expression on his face.

She looks somewhat embarrassed, but maybe her father said something.

She felt quite at ease. Evan’s presence gave him a sense of security.

If he hadn’t been by his side, what would he be doing now?

He remembered a figure he did not want to imagine. His own father would be dead,

The warlock kept appearing and the dukedom would have been ruined. Yes, it would have been without him.

However, Evan was by her side, and Irene carefully took out her hand mirror.

Unlike before, the hands that did not shake, the hand mirror that naturally reflected her face, only reflected her Duke behind Irene.

And then, a ripple arose in the mirror for an instant.

“…Ah.”

Small waves hit the surface of the bluish hand mirror,

Irene, who checked the inside, let out her sigh. In her mirror, which contains her neat reflection of herself,

It was because the figure of Duke Roman was distorted.

A dark shadow enveloping Duke Roman,

And the purple eyes were definitely pointing at one thing. Irene swallowed her drool at her rising concern.

It was the moment when it was confirmed that Duke Roman was related to the warlock.

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After confirming Irene’s artifact, I was surprisingly able to accept it calmly.

I was expecting it from the beginning, and it was after I was determined to a certain extent.

Irene’s gaze at me was strange, but what worried me more than that was the prince’s reaction.

Seeing her white face, I couldn’t help but scratch my cheek.

He was probably the one who was most shocked by this situation.

I laughed bitterly, and the prince, who wiped his face with his two hands, slowly opened his mouth while looking at the artifact.

“Yeah… Damn it. Roman is related to the warlock, that’s it. I got confirmation.”

“…Wouldn’t it be better to subdue them as soon as possible?”

“I know. But, I just don’t want to believe it.”

The prince shook his head for a while, then smiled lightly at us and licked his lips with difficulty.

No matter who saw it, he looked mentally pretty exhausted, so I wondered if I should step back.

“We will go alone. Call me when a plan for the subjugation is established.”

“…Yes. Let’s see later It didn’t take long. Sir Theorard and your Majesty the Emperor are already making some preparations.”

Maybe it will start within a week. I was expecting, but

I felt a bit nervous when he approached me like this.

Sometimes strange thoughts pop into my head. With such a complicated mind, I looked up at the sky.

At that time when the crown prince disappeared before he knew it, and he gazed at the sky for such a long time.

Irene held my hand and quietly opened her mouth to me.

“Aren’t you going to talk this time?”

“What do you mean?”

After hesitating for a moment, Irene looked at me and bit her lip.

Her hands clasped together trembled slightly, and she realized that she was uneasy about something.

If the reason she’s anxious is… Maybe it’s because of the imminent subjugation of Roman.

She deliberately did not say that she would return safely.

Don’t worry, she couldn’t bear to say that she would come back intact this time.

“…To return safely.”

If I told her that, it was probably a lie.

There was no way she could return safely.

I was more likely to get hurt than I was against Malloric. Because she didn’t want to tell her lies.

I smiled lightly and said something else.

“I will definitely come back.”

It would be best not to get hurt, but I couldn’t promise that.

I promise that I will definitely come back.

…After returning, after the fight with Roman is over.

Isn’t there a lot to say to Irene?

She smiled brightly at Irene, who was still looking at me with uneasy eyes.

Obviously everything was going to be fine.

Perhaps, definitely.