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

13. Rumors? (2)

“Did you touch this first?”

In other words, it’s self-defense from now on.

Ignoring his questioning face, I clasped his hands together and raised them high.

In that state, he hit the opponent’s arm with all his might.

The elbow folds momentarily.

Quickly release his hand, grab the back of your opponent’s forearm and pull.

Then the upper body was gently pressed down the frontal oblique line.

Press the opponent’s arms with body and hands as if squeezing them.

A simple wrist restraint arthroscope.

‘List lock.’

As soon as the technology entered, a desperate scream broke out.

“Oh, evil! aaagh!”

“You bastard!”

The other senior, who hesitated in embarrassment, rushed over.

I quickly moved my hand.

I grabbed the collar of senior 1, whose arm was suppressed, and tilted it.

The other hand is still holding the arm. The center of gravity is close to me, so it is easy to move.

I kicked my ankle as hard as I could to sweep it.

Senior 1 fell and got entangled with senior 2 who was running.

“Uh, uh uh-!”

The two seniors screamed and fell to their knees.

I put some distance between them and looked down.

“There are people who cannot accept reality until they are hit.”

“You… !”

“Are you going to do more?”

To be honest, I don’t have the confidence to deal with these two.

Both of them have better physique than me.

This situation was possible because it was purely a surprise.

But the more you do, the more shameless you have to be.

It was a surprise, but the two were very easily overpowered.

You can act confidently.

As expected, the two did not rush into it.

He stood up and glared at me as if on alert.

At that time, when we only stood in tight confrontation.

“There you guys. What are you doing?”

From somewhere, the voice of an adult flew in.

The three of us turned our heads at the same time.

Someone came late with a wobbly gait.

A beard that looked like it had been shaved for a while and slippers that were worn loosely.

He looks like an unemployed person in the neighborhood.

“Sir Shylock.”

The two seniors bowed their heads.

That unemployed person was the driver of this inn.

Probably, he’s in charge of Division 1.

“Leo and Cooper? What are you doing? Next to you….”

Shylock looked down at me and grinned.

“Are you Yuda, the most famous person in our training center?”

A smirk of respect.

I deliberately answered harder because it was awkward.

“This is Yuda from the 13th generation.”

“I know then. If you don’t know, it’s a climb. As you can see, his personality is eccentric. Even though my skills support me that much.”

Shylock intervened when I and those two confronted each other.

But he speaks as if he had seen it all from the beginning.

When I raised one eyebrow in wonder, he just smiled.

As if your suspicions were correct.

‘I didn’t intervene even though I knew on purpose.’

He is openly suspicious.

Shylock. Come to think of it, I think I’ve heard that name somewhere….

“Those seniors got in my way first.”

“Oops, I didn’t know that. Please understand Those two are kind of like that.”

The two seniors, Leo and Cooper, looked at me and Shylock with complicated expressions as if they had a lot to say.

But the two just muttered.

I didn’t say anything at all.

“So, what are you doing here?”

“I am looking for a candidate named Envinil.”

“Aha. Is it because of that rumor?”

“… I didn’t say it was a rumor, but how did you know?”

“Even if you look at it like this, you are the engineer in charge of this district. Can’t know I’m sorry for you, but I can’t manage all the rumors that circulate among the candidates.”

Shylock laughed, putting her hand on the shoulder of the bewildered Leo and Cooper.

“Why are you doing nonsense? Should I apologize?”

“… Sorry.”

They both reluctantly apologized.

I just waved my hand.

“All right. Then can we go find Envinil now?”

“Of course. Who will stop you? You can do it, you better be famous.”

Shylock’s arm moved from top to bottom, in a great arc.

Exaggerated greetings were the etiquette of nobles.

It’s a playful attitude.

Shylock stepped away, placing her arm on Leo and Cooper’s shoulder.

I looked at his back with a frown and then moved his foot.

‘Who was it….’

A cheeky smiling face.

Smirking and playful attitude.

Shylock. Shylock….

“… Ah.”

I remembered.

‘That swindler?’

The point of view of the game is more future than now.

He is a guy who runs around the back alleys to make a profit by tricking people with crude lies.

I also gamble like a thin rock.

Contrary to the fact that he looks dangerous, he is not a great guy.

Just a nuisance petty criminal.

‘Come to think of it, he was from the Bebel family knight…. That guy.’

In this world, knights are treated well.

It has no choice but to be.

Because of demons that threaten humans, a certain level of treatment is guaranteed the stronger they are.

However, even though Shylock was a knight, he wandered around his back alleys.

He didn’t live very well.

It was like earning a living through fraud and barely surviving for several days.

I didn’t purposely live like I didn’t exist.

‘What was the reason…. It was family related….’

He is a troublesome man.

However, it is ambiguous to immediately cut him off or ask.

After all, he was a cheater then, there’s no guarantee he’s a bad cheater at this point.

‘I’ll have to keep that in mind.’

What is urgent right now is envinyl.

Rumors about me.

Actually, there is something more important than that.

‘Judecca.’

Envinyl said he was from Giudecca like me.

There are so many things I don’t know about this Judas character.

In case you don’t know, I’d like to know at least a little bit.

***

Cooper and Leo were taken aback by Shylock.

Since he was wearing a shoulder strap, he seemed friendly on the outside, but in reality he was being dragged away.

I wasn’t afraid.

The smirking Shylock was famous for keeping his fellow students undistracted.

However, it was embarrassing to see Shylock, who was the first to spread disturbing rumors about Judas, come out like this.

“Children.”

Shylock said with a laugh.

“Why are you doing useless things?”

“Didn’t the lord first say to show that guy a good example? When a stern guy starts to stand out, the whole group suffers….”

“I heard that too. And we don’t want to just gossip. You have to check it yourself and give it a shot….”

“Yaya. But that’s the case, should I use it if I suddenly block the kid?”

Shylock saw the back of Judas at the end of that hallway, walking away.

Her narrow eyes smiled like snakes.

“You have to suffocate slowly, without even realizing it.”

Unlike the evil laugh, there was no personal ill feeling in his heart.

I just do what I’m told.

***

I proudly came to Room 5 and asked.

“I am looking for a candidate named Envinil.”

All eyes on me were not good.

What can I say?

I tried to raise my chin and looked down.

‘Wait, this is what Elijah does often.’

As soon as I realized that, I changed my strategy to lowering my chin and raising my eyes to stare.

I felt uncomfortable because I felt like Elijah.

Unlike Leo and Cooper, they didn’t try to test my skills.

I just looked at it with uncomfortable eyes.

A boy in a corner of the room walked out.

At first glance, they seem to be my age.

They are similar in height.

“… I am.”

“Let’s talk for a minute.”

“My, why me?”

“Don’t you know better?”

“I have nothing….”

“It seems like we all know each other anyway, but let’s not be bothered. Friend.”

“… ….”

Envinil immediately shut up.

Your eyes roll uneasy.

He’s a strange guy.

He tries to look tough and tough, but he’s already intimidated by me.

Shrugged shoulders, clasped hands.

I can’t let go of my eyes.

I said it like a frightened guy.

“If you’re like this, I can’t be nice either. I just came to ask you something, so why don’t you quietly follow me?”

“… Like that.”

Envinyl agreed as if it could not be done.

The personnel in Room 5 looked at me disapprovingly, but did not physically restrain me.

One of them.

The eyes of the guy in the back, looking at the center of this room, are particularly tenacious.

‘… Who is looking at me like that?’

I was about to take Envinil and stopped.

I looked directly at the young man.

“What can I say?”

When asked openly, he just shrugged his shoulders and smiled.

Somehow, it’s an unlucky face.

“Not really.”

Some of the people in the room where I was silent glared at me.

“It’s none of my business what you say behind your back…. Can you keep your mouth shut so that no one can hear you?”

A few flinched as if in tears.

However, after watching the young man in the center, he stayed still.

“I have nothing more to say, so I will stop. And if possible, let’s not stand out from each other. Leo or Cooper, if you don’t want to be like them. Follow me if you have any complaints. Come see me later.”

The young man just laughed, and the rest did not protest.

They are the ones who feel bad for being behind Young.

I turned around and Envinil was looking at me trembling.

With a look in his eyes, as if he asked if there were all these crazy people.

“Let’s go.”

I left the inn with him.

Envinil followed me without a word.

Honestly, rumors are good.

Whether you chew on the back or not.

It’s unpleasant, but I can’t catch them one by one.

Those who don’t even have the guts to speak in front of you.

I was more interested in Giudecca than that, so I looked for her.

The thing is, when I ask about my origins, the picture is a bit strange.

You have to go around and dig up information.

‘It’s already uncomfortable…. I’m not good at using my hair like this.’

I am not a smart person.

I don’t know how to secretly get the answer I want.

If it were Elijah, he would do well.

What would Elijah have done in this situation…. No, what are you thinking

I shook my head and said whatever came to mind.

Just my way.

“I heard you were chewing on me from behind.”

“… ….”

“Are you not me?”

“Huh?”

“Do you know me?”

It might be a strange question since you are from the same Giudecca.

But I don’t know Judas, but I know Giudecca.

It’s a place where you can’t get to know each other or be close to each other just because you’re from the same background.

For the comrades who fought together yesterday, tomorrow may be a place where you may have to point your sword.

It would be different if you were a talented and popular fighter, but neither he nor I are on that level.

“I heard you talk like you know me very well.”

“That, that….”

“What?”

As I pressed for an answer, Envinil shrank.

“… Hey. If you react so violently, it makes me look like a mean person. If someone sees you, you’ll know he’s hitting you.”

“… ….”

“… Why no answer You mean right?”

“Oh no!”

Why was he so scared?

I’m famous at the training center, but I didn’t go around with anyone?

… Did you lose?

No, no.

I fought with those who were arguing with me, not like a bully.

I don’t know why you’re afraid of me, but it’s a good thing.

A frightened opponent will spit out information just as easily.

“I don’t think we were close to each other.”

I have no memory.

It’s just speculation.

It will be true with a high probability.

If we were close, there would be no way he would be so awkward and scared.

“Yeah, it was….”

“But why?”

“I-I heard it too. Just listen to what other people are saying, so, you know….”

“Aha, someone else. Who else?”

“Just, here and there….”

“Everywhere, so who.”

Soon many names came out of his mouth.

Starting with Leo and Cooper who stopped me earlier, to names I don’t know.

There are too many.

Anyway, Envinil didn’t seem to be the first spreader of the rumor.

Then, an unexpected name popped up.

“Sir Shylock said yes….”

“Shylock? Are you the engineer in charge of division 1?”

“Uh….”

A rumor spread in the 1st and 4th compartments.

Shylock agreed with the rumor.

He is a talkative trickster.

‘… Why, I think Shylock spread it?’

But I have a question.

As far as I know, Shylock doesn’t do anything that doesn’t benefit him.

He can’t benefit from spreading my rumors.

‘But what if it is profitable? For example…. Hmm. I don’t know this far.’

By the way, if he’s scared of me, will he even sell out Shylock’s name?

“Why were you so scared? Did I do anything to you?”

“Oh, no…. It didn’t….”

“But why is this making people uncomfortable?”

Envinil noticed a little bit.

He is contemplating whether to speak or not.

Maybe he was afraid that I would bully him again, so he opened his mouth knowingly.

“I saw you fight….”

I fought twice in front of others.

Lindel and Guliott.

In particular, beating Guliott was impressive, so everyone was wary of me or acknowledged me.

But, among them, no one is so frightened.

‘In other words, I didn’t fight at this training center, but I saw a fight at Giudecca.’

The main confrontation in Giudecca is murder.

Envinil saw Judas killing people there.

‘Still, this fear is too much. There are two reasons to be afraid. Either too brutal or overwhelmingly powerful. Or maybe both….’

This is an unfounded speculation.

There are also many logical jumps.

However, plausible conclusions have been drawn.

Judah tried killing people in Judecca.

Brutal. Or overwhelmingly.

After killing Sardis, I remembered how calm I was to the point of being strange.

‘Is that why…. What was the original owner of this body doing?’

If I get a call from the information guild, I’ll make a request.

Since he must be an orphan, it wouldn’t be strange for him to be curious about his background.

First of all, I pretended to be okay.

“Ah, was it like that? I again.”

By the way, one thing is strange?

“What were you thinking, chewing me up like that?”

“Well, back then you were like this… Geek, oh no. Sorry. I wasn’t the type to run amok….”

I know one more thing.

Judas’ original personality seemed to be quite docile and calm.

It’s not like I am right now, if you touch me like a madman.

“Umm. So, it was scary, but on the other hand, it seemed easy on the other hand, so I chewed it from behind? Do you think that will make you feel better?”

Suddenly, I thought about how Elijah would have handled and shaken this situation, and I came to the conclusion that he just threw out random words.

I tried it, but it works surprisingly well.

“… !”

Envinyl’s complexion turned blue.

‘I just stabbed whatever I could think of…. Do you think this is the correct answer?’

I shouldn’t be too smart at this point….

‘… Wait for a sec. Did I just think like Elijah? Why?’

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No, there’s no law against that.

Anyway, it’s a good thing because I used it usefully.

I put my arm around Envinil’s neck and patted him on the shoulder.

“No matter how much it is, it is too short even if you think it is short. Then, if you meet the wrong person, it will be really big.”

“… ….”

“Be careful in the future, my friend. Because there are many ears to listen.”

“Uh, uh….”

We can’t help the rumors that have already spread.

It’s not like he’ll disappear just because he’s cut off one of them.

However, it is annoying that it spreads beyond this.

“Next time it won’t end well. Understand?”

“Oh, everything, of course!”

“Yes. Just go.”

Envinil left for the dorm as if running away.

I walked, organizing my thoughts.

The origin of the rumor is probably, Shylock. The odds of you holding a grudge against me are low. Since he only works for profit, there is a high probability that he will be bought by someone. But it’s hard to dig carelessly….’

I arrived in front of room 13 in block 3 before I knew it.

I have to go to Elijah’s mansion soon, but I came to see the faces of my colleagues before I go.

You might be curious about my test results.

“Oh, Judas is here!”

As expected, Richard greeted me.

Next, following Lindel and Feline, the room’s personnel rushed out.

“The test? What happened?”

“I heard you talked to the lady separately. What is it?”

“Um….”

After a moment of hesitation, Lindell and Felin nodded briefly.

They seemed to have explained what had happened.

Thanks to that, I was able to speak briefly.

“My lady passed the test.”

“Ohh… !”

“It’s great,” Richard said, laughing.

Lindel and Feline breathed a deep sigh of relief.

They were the friends who tried to get eliminated instead of me, so they seemed worried.

“I’m glad, I’m so glad….”

“Yeah, even if you broke the rules, it doesn’t make sense for you to be eliminated.”

“I heard you did almost everything yourself, Judas?”

“No, it wasn’t that much….”

“And those bastards did it wrong first?”

She cursed at Brown and Connor for me for a while.

I didn’t miss my compliments either.

In particular, Lindell and Felin took the lead.

If it wasn’t for me, I would have given up, or I would have dropped out halfway through.

It was on a different level from the last exam, so it seemed like he came to play, etc….

I laughed awkwardly in the gap.

It’s embarrassing to praise someone openly.

I’m weak against things like this….

“This is going to be very big.”

Richard tapped me on the shoulder.

It was a proud smile.

Next to him, Dylan smiled contentedly and nodded his head.

“From now on, I just need to do it like this time.

“Yes, it should.”

“Aren’t you the first to become an escort knight at this rate?”

Richard made a terrible noise.

All of them are escort knight candidates, but I couldn’t say no, so I just laughed.

Heh heh.

***

Envinil returned to the room with his shoulders shaking.

The place where Judas’ hand touched was still dirty.

‘That madman….’

I remember smartly.

The first match I saw at Giudecca was held to check my skills.

Judah killed people like cutting off branches.

Used discarded glass fragments as if they were well-polished weapons.

Clean technology was both creepy and wonderful.

The image of him wiping away the blood with an emotionless face is so clear.

It didn’t even look like a person.

Then, I had to see Envinil.

The day the first game was played.

A night when everyone was asleep, Judas was crying and trembling.

A weak figure suffering from the aftereffects of murder.

Envinil was surprised.

At the same time, I felt an unknown pleasure.

A sense of superiority soared for some reason, and I was relieved again.

He looked like a monster, but he was also a human being.

At that moment, Envinil realized.

Couldn’t he be like Judas himself?

Similar age and build.

There is no law that he could not murder as ruthlessly as Judas.

Because in this world, good killing skills are money.

But I couldn’t.

It was arrogant confidence.

I was terrified at the first skill check match and gave up.

The reason he didn’t die was simply because the other person was a child as weak as himself.

I got beaten up and kicked out of Judeca, and luckily ended up in Elijah’s escort knight training center.

And here, I met Judas.

I was jealous, I wanted to overcome it, but I gave up.

As a result of the backlash, I actively participated in spreading rumors.

I can’t do it anymore.

Envinil returned to Room 5 without power.

One of my roommates approached me.

A young man who gazed intently at Judas who came to him, and the representative of Room 5.

It was Salaman.

“Envinyl. What’s wrong with your expression?”

“Oh, no.”

“What did Judas say?”

“… ….”

“Why are you not talking? Were you threatened not to speak?”

Envinil looked up at him with a wink.

Salaman smiles and speaks confidently.

However, he didn’t feel like it was for himself at all.

He has other goals, but he might be trying to use himself as a reason.

I thought so.

Nevertheless….

“If you have touched the number of people in our room, this side can’t stay still either…. Envinyl. Can you tell me what happened?”

Several people in Room 5 listened to him.

If this is the number of people, we might be able to do something about Judas.

It’s a hard temptation to shake off.

Envinil threw his reason into pitiful hope.

***

He ate until dinner with his roommates.

The amount is not enough, but it’s okay.

When I go back to the mansion, I’ll ask Anna to prepare it for me, so I’ll eat more.

You can eat this body like that.

I still need to get fatter and taller.

This is the part I am most satisfied with after living in Elijah’s mansion.

The point is that you can eat all the nutrients generously.

Every time I eat, I feel grateful to Elijah.

‘If it weren’t for that tragedy….’

“Judas.”

Before I went back, Gawain came to visit me for a while.

“Passed. She must have heard it directly from the young lady.”

“Yes.”

“Hmm. Okay….”

Gawain stared down at me.

She waited to see if she had anything to say.

At last, he turned around without a word.

Then he murmurs softly.

“… You did well.”

“Yes?”

“No. To be diligent.”

“Yes….”

I went out to the front gate of the training center.

There was always a carriage waiting for me to ride, and next to it was a woman I had never seen before.

Looks like a knight.

A neatly dressed black livery.

A red sun is drawn on the splendid golden epaulets.

All are symbols of the Bebel family.

“Ah, are you Judas?”

She approached me first.

Brown hair, brown eyes.

Compared to his job as a knight, he has a very naive impression.

And the freckles on the bridge of the nose.

“Yes. I am Judas. Who are you?”

“Hello! As of today, I am Hermis, who is in charge of escorting Juda-sama!”

Elijah said he would be my escort.

Not just an Anna or a soldier that follows you, but a knight with proper power.

The reason was that Balak’s check would become more severe in the future.

‘He looks young, but being a knight is amazing.’

And this woman named Hermis seems to have taken on that role.

Impression like a simple country girl.

The tone is formal like that of a knight, but not rigid.

It was kind of friendly with the way he spoke, almost like ‘It’s ~’ or ‘It’s ~.’

“May I call you Sir Hermis?”

“Yes! If you are comfortable with that name.”

“Thank you very much. Sir Hermis.”

“Yes. I am.”

She stretched out her hand.

She gladly accepted the handshake.

‘But…. Where did you see The name sounds familiar.’

Shaking her hand, she leaned over to me.

I put it in my ear and whisper softly.

“Please take good care of me in the future. Vicious Hedgehog.”

“… !”

I froze while holding her hand.

She whispered in my ear, still keeping her distance.

“A blind star has sent you.”

An escort knight assigned by Elijah. Hermis.

She was also a contact from the information guild.

I belatedly remembered.

Hermis is Eurydice’s….

“… What are you two doing?”

At that time.

A familiar voice suddenly flew in coldly.

She turned her head away in surprise.

I didn’t hear you were coming?

“Oh, lady?!”

When did you come?

From right next to me, Elijah was looking this way with sunken eyes.