Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

90 – Crescendo (5)

The darkened sky slowly regains its light.

Theorad let out a small breath as he saw the blue sky appearing in its place as the dark paint that had painted the sky was erased.

The gargoyles were slowly collapsing from the collapsing stone statues and the light spreading around the duke’s residence.

“…Looks like Sir Evan did it.”

“I almost died right here.”

Kaisel murmured as she ran through her sweat and blood-soaked hair.

A gargoyle, chills ran down my spine as I remembered the threat of being almost killed by a monster that would not die no matter how much I cut it.

It was completely different from dealing with warlocks.

An enemy that regenerates and regenerates no matter how many times it is cut or broken.

When Kaisel, who had given up on even supporting himself due to completely running out of mana, collapsed on the floor,

After wiping the blood off his head, Theo Rad turned his gaze to the top of the Duke’s residence.

…I definitely felt that Evan Fried’s mana had run out,

I couldn’t feel Viltein’s mana anymore.

Moreover, the purity of this mana is surely not mana that non-masters can handle.

The necklace that fell from the sky and the expression Evan Fried made.

Swipely inferring the reason, Theorard smiled bitterly once before long.

Did Biltain finally touch the yoke?

He might have thought that if the darkness that dyed the sky was his realm, he would have had a good chance of winning, but

In the end, the last thing that colored the surroundings was a dazzling light.

Master, a being who can dye the world in his own color.

Seeing that the darkness of the duke’s residence, which had been dyed black, had lifted and returned to her original color, Kaisel quietly took a breath.

Oddly enough, I wasn’t particularly thrilled about the widening of the gap.

Maybe it’s because I can’t even feel it now that the difference has widened so far.

I learned a lot from this fight.

Someday…I will reach that realm myself. Thinking of something somewhere in the imperial warehouse,

Kaisel quietly looked at the end of the duke’s mansion. The tip of brilliance where colors spread like watercolors play.

Wouldn’t the things that Evan Fried and Irene Uris wished for come true now?

Just imagining it was quite fun, Kaisel smiled quietly.

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Biltein was silent. Without even the slightest force entering the body,

Moving his wriggling fingers, he soon realized that all he could do was look up at the sky.

Where the hell did it go wrong? I had been exposed to black magic since I was very young.

Seduced by the word that he could transcend human limits, it was probably the first time he had signed a contract with a warlock following his father.

Bil Thein smiled lightly as he recalled his past memories.

But wasn’t it defeated in the end? She saw the green eyes looking at her, and Bilthein opened her mouth small.

“…That must be fun. Won’t everything be done the way you want it now? He became a master at a young age, and now he subdued Roman, one of the five great families. It’s okay to laugh, because I don’t have enough strength left to blame for something like that.”

“Okay.”

Evan looked at such a Viltein gently.

His appearance, split from the shoulder blades to the waist, was horrendous, and it was surprising that he was still breathing.

The black blood seeping through the cracks, could that be a fragment of his dark magic?

I won. However, despite winning, his heart was not relieved.

The look in his eyes now is not a miserable one struggling after being defeated.

Because I was just detached from something and looked empty.

Who would have imagined that the words of a person like Biltein Roman, the sword of the Empire, would be so shabby.

Maybe, if I hadn’t experienced the world of images.

Evan quietly closed his eyes, thinking that it might not be Viltein who was lying there, but himself.

My chest felt like it was throbbing. Wasn’t he actually pierced once?

Although there were still scars and blood flowing from him, the piercing in his chest was completely healed without even a trace.

“Am I funny?”

Evan didn’t answer Viltein’s muttering.

Because if you ask him if he’s funny, he doesn’t know what to say.

I didn’t know what he had in mind. The urgency he showed at the end,

For a person who simply had the goal of destroying the empire, he had eyes that were young even mad.

Could the Empire have been so hateful?

Or, is there something else he doesn’t know about?

Not knowing that, Evan couldn’t open his mouth easily.

Fishik, seeing Evan’s expression like that, Biltein’s lips twitched.

Subtle emotions soared. A feeling he had long forgotten,

That knight who didn’t open his mouth was taking care of himself. Even though we just swung our swords to kill each other,

Even the one who pierced the heart is not taking any action even though he is lying defenseless like this.

When I first saw the sky, I was filled with resentment.

Now even that has faded, and I was feeling an unsuitable peace.

He would be an unthinkably good death compared to what he had done all his life.

Viltein slowly closed his eyes and let out a slow sigh. There was not much time left.

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And there are quite a few things I want to say…

“I do not hate the empire.”

“The bullsh*t.”

“To be precise, it would be right that there is no emotion at all. Never been loyal It’s just that I used the Empire. For my family and extinction.”

The reason he even betrayed his close friend Theo Rad was because he just wanted to be above him.

He was given the title of Imperial Sword, because he was born and raised a sword.

He was driven by a fairly simple desire to become stronger than anyone else.

Loyalty to the Empire? Wasn’t it an oath in the first place?

Even among the five generations, each family had their priorities.

Medivh prioritized the truth about mana, and Kilrogg prioritized obtaining more information than any other country.

And Roman, the head of the family, only wanted to become stronger than anyone else.

…So, I borrowed the power of the black magician. Plan they say.

The plan that begins on the day the red moon rises will destroy the empire,

I joined hands with the words that if you help me, I will help you become a stronger knight than anyone else.

Since Roman had been rotten for quite some time, even if he hadn’t had that kind of heart, he wouldn’t have held his hand.

“I thought there was ‘beyond’ the master.”

“What is that…”

“Just be aware. Because it is not accurate.”

One day, a phrase I saw in a document that was so old that the writing was blurred and couldn’t be seen properly.

It is said that it is not all about coloring the world, but that there is a state where you can awaken mana, which is called the will of this world.

However, I just knew, didn’t I eventually reach it? Biltain looked at Evan.

If that’s the case, will you be able to accomplish what was written in that document?

However, he did not explain such a thing. If there really is a beyond, he will be able to reach it himself.

With not much time left, Bil Thein smiled lightly and opened her mouth again.

“I didn’t kill anyone left in Yuris. Because it was you that I was aiming for in the first place. I only brought Irene Uris, who would react the most to you.”

“…Really?”

“You are free to believe, but I have never ordered anyone to kill you. It was set to wake up when the sun rose. Anyway, if my plan had worked, the sun would never have risen.”

The sunlight shone on Viltein. Had the plan worked, there would have been nothing to see,

Evan Fried fought back brilliantly. Isn’t it funny?

I’ve been holding a sword my entire life, but to lose like this to someone who hasn’t lived even half of it.

But his heart was clear, and Bill Tane had no intention of saying anything to Evan.

Rather, isn’t it to the point where you feel favorably? Feeling his heart stop, Vilteyn took a deep breath.

“You are a lucky person. Evan Fried.”

This fight was actually a fight he won himself. Even if Theorard helped in the first place, he was confident of winning.

But luckily, Evan Fried had dragon blood.

Fortunately, he was only defeated because he had an epiphany about mastery.

How long will that kind of luck follow him? It was something no one would know.

Bil Thein, he thought it was ridiculous to think he didn’t lose.

Could it be because he was defeated by him? If possible, I wanted him to sort out the extinction by himself.

“Don’t be conceited.”

Don’t be arrogant. Always look around. Evan looked at Viltein with a strange expression.

He smiled at this situation as if he was advising the supporters rather than the enemy.

What is the reason for his change of attitude? However, I never thought that it was something to be heard as a joke.

He may have survived because, as he said, he was just lucky.

If he hadn’t been through the image world, if he hadn’t seen his brother in it,

If he hadn’t had Irene. Even if he had awakened as a Master, he would have been broken from the heart.

Conceited? He didn’t even think of having anything like that.

It wasn’t all over yet, but we had successfully completed the beginning of the end.

“…As you say, I’m just a lucky guy.”

Evan didn’t look at Viltein anymore. That was enough.

Biltain’s body was destroyed by the light, and the fragments were gradually blown away by the wind.

Watching the end would not be a very good choice.

Thinking it was his last consideration for the person who left such advice, Evan turned around and quietly added his words.

“So, it won’t be like you.”

Because he was arrogant, because he was arrogant, it was Viltein who was lying here.

In a way, he might have said something unpleasant, but upon hearing that, Bilthein smiled contentedly.

Don’t become like yourself. That was enough. At the end of the day, it’s pretty good, isn’t it?

“I hope so.”

Viltein looked up at the sky again. The thick darkness was no longer visible.

The dark curtain that had blocked the light disappeared, and only the pure white sunlight was illuminating the surroundings.

Clouds, sky, sun. Viltein, who had been chewing on the word for a long time, laughed dejectedly.

Perhaps it was not that light that he was looking for, that he was aiming for so much.

The feeling of looking at the clear sky was really refreshing, and Viltein stopped breathing quietly as the emotion filled a corner of his heart.

It was futile. When I close my eyes, what I see is a black void where not a single light enters.

Even if you don’t want to… In the end, you will see the darkness.

What if I had realized this a little earlier? The one who walked in the dark eventually came to the end and missed the light.

A broken breath, when the trembling fingers soon stopped moving.

It was after Biltain’s body disappeared with the wind without even leaving a trace.

Without even the slightest shadow left.

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Let’s reach out her hand to the pillar that has grown small in one place.

Holding her hand, Irene cautiously slipped out.

I checked to see if there were any injuries, but luckily there were no injuries.

I sighed lightly and grabbed Irene’s hand.

“…Thank God. There were no injuries.”

If Irene had been seriously injured while I was down,

It was clear that he hadn’t sent Viltain so neatly.

I must have been restless in the first place. Really… I had to say that I was lucky, as Biltain said.

It’s a new realization, but aren’t Lee Jewa and Irene the people I can’t be without?

As I gently grabbed her hand, Irene followed me and held her hand, smiling lightly.

“Is Duke Roman dead?”

“Definitely dead. There was no chance of any more resuscitation.”

At those words, Irene quietly wiped her face as if she was glad.

Even if he was resurrected, I don’t think he’ll be hostile to us, but

Still, for Irene, this night was bound to be quite a shock.

Aside from anything else, didn’t you see me die?

With that in mind, let’s look carefully at Irene.

Before long, Irene met her eyes and let out a sigh as she leaned her head in my arms.

“…The smell of blood.”

“Anyway, I didn’t have time to wipe it.”

“I didn’t mean to say sorry. It just felt like Evan was an illusion in front of me… I wanted to check it out a bit.”

Her hand gently brushes her chest and touches her heart.

Do you hear the sound of your heart beating fast as Irene gets closer?

Irene smiled and quietly opened her mouth while holding my waist.

“It’s alive…right?”

“I am alive. It’s not a dream or a fantasy, so don’t worry.”

When I answered by hugging Irene who came into her arms, Irene closed her eyes tightly without saying anything.

In her chest, she felt Irene’s heart beating. The sound of a heartbeat speeding up little by little,

As I slowly stroked her blushing cheek, I gently pulled Irene’s hair and buried it in my chest.

What if I said I like you? But I felt that now is not the time.

It’s a situation to confess something, but isn’t the surroundings a bit messy?

Irene’s condition was the same, and my physical condition after a series of fights was also meaningless.

As far as what she was wearing, it was just a torn, red-soaked shirt.

In her arms, Irene’s thin breathing was heard. It was a weak breath,

I let out a clearing of my throat at the sound I heard from my heightened senses and slowly removed her Irene from her chest.

For some reason, it felt like it was digging deeper and deeper into my arms, and I thought it would be even more difficult for me to dig any further.

Irene’s eyes that she took off were stained red.

Noticing her trembling shoulders, I looked at Irene and smiled softly.

“Why is she suddenly crying? Did I make a mistake?”

“I thought you were dead…Young-young, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to meet you. I haven’t done anything to help you-“

“What are you talking about? Didn’t help.”

The sunlight broke through the clouds and reached Irene. She gently touched Irene’s eyes, which shimmered with her tears, as her pure white hair glistened brilliantly in the sunlight.

“I came back because I have a lady.”

If there was any lingering attachment in this world, it was only Irene. Her

Looking at her novel, she mourned for her and hoped that she would not have to go through her tragedy.

And she now had her in mind, for she saw Irene as her woman. Exactly, because she loved her.

Didn’t she come back to life like this?

“Just being by my side is helpful enough.”

She presses her fingers down her slightly parted lips and smiles.

Her red lips turn white when she presses them against her fingers, and she pokes her cheeks with her fingers that have touched them.

“So please don’t cry. I came back like this, and if you show me just this… Wouldn’t it be a little sad?”

“…Foot.”

As I nodded her head, seeing the corner of her mouth pulled slightly with my finger,

Only then did Irene burst into laughter and leaned into my arms, removing my hand.

The ever-present scent of roses stings her nose. An intense scent that will instantly blow your mind away.

As if I was possessed by the sweet reverberation that did not disappear even though it was stained with her blood. Her face was closer towards Irene.

“…Close.”

I knew. Unknowingly, the close face narrowed the gap a lot more than I thought.

However, I did not avoid it. Because if it wasn’t now, I couldn’t do it.

The courage you barely gained will only work in this moment.

Lightly wrapped around her waist. Her waist was thin enough to be held with one arm.

It didn’t smell like fruit like back then. There was no strong scent of alcohol, no exhilarating breath enough to redden the tip of her nose.

It was hot nonetheless, her cheeks dyed red enough to make the sunlight fade. The lips.

Because it smelled so sweet.

We didn’t say anything as if we promised each other.

As if they had been waiting for this moment, as soon as their lips met, their tongues began to intertwine.

While supporting Irene’s body with her tiptoe, he coveted her lips.

Maybe it seemed desperate. Those terrible memories that I went through at dawn.

She had no choice but to watch the death of the person she loved, the memory of dying helplessly while leaving such a person behind.

Wanting to forget, they hugged each other even more tightly.

Enough to leave red handprints on her shoulder holding her, to the extent that the hand holding her waist turned pure white.

We felt each other’s breath. I confirmed that the person in front was alive.

That we are alive, that we can continue to be together.

Even though we kissed each other to the point where we couldn’t breathe, we still met our eyes and kissed our lips.

An excited breath touched the overflowing breath, and a silver thread flowed from the corner of his mouth along with the hot breath.

“…Ha ha.”

Before I knew it, Irene leaned against the wall and exhaled with difficulty.

Gently brushing her reddened cheeks, she kissed her lips lightly again.

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I felt the fishy taste. Whose blood could it be… But I thought it didn’t matter.

It was after a lot of each other’s saliva mixed together that we couldn’t figure it out anymore.

Seeing Irene’s slightly hazy expression, she smiled slightly. I could have done more in my mind.

But…Now, can’t we do this anytime?

I just checked. This is how we survived, adversity, hardship,

Through the tragedy. In the end, it was just to confirm that we could stay like this and look at each other.

I looked at Irene’s slightly trembling shoulder for a while,

I picked up Irene, who was avoiding my gaze, and held her in her arms.

“Eh, Evan?”

“Why is that?”

“This posture…Isn’t it a bit embarrassing? I can walk enough now-“

“I don’t like it.”

Irene’s face was so red that it started to turn red as if her face would explode at any moment.

Although it was quite embarrassing to show it to others.

Aren’t the crown prince and Sir Theorard the only ones anyway?

She was the one who put her face in my arms and tried hard to hide her expression,

Looking at the tips of my ears dyed red, I smiled lightly.

Tomorrow is coming. A little bit different now, with such a future.

Is tomorrow the word that makes your heart flutter?

Feeling the warm sunlight shining towards us, we were just enjoying this moment.