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

13. Rumors? (3)

Judah was hated by Balak and Narsisi.

Narsisi is in exile anyway.

I can’t afford to use my hands on Judas.

Thus, the only thing to keep in mind is Balak.

For Judas, Elijah personally selected a knight to protect him.

One of the most important values.

Skills.

The opponent is Balak.

You can’t afford to be complacent.

The next most important thing is loyalty.

As an illegitimate child, he has to protect Judas, a lowly citizen.

I couldn’t leave it to someone who was forcibly loyal to me.

The result of choosing and choosing like that.

We filtered out those who had the best skills and at the same time had good loyalty.

Hermis.

It was a young woman, but it didn’t matter.

If you have the skills and will to protect Judah, whoever it is.

It seems like a distant relative, but there are family members to support, so the grounds for loyalty were pretty clear.

Yes. That was certainly the case when choosing.

I did….

“… ….”

I forgot that today is the day Hermis meets Judas.

That’s why I didn’t know.

I just had something to do with Judas, so I came to the training center just in time for his training time to end.

I met two close people.

Judas and Hermis.

The two joined hands are probably a handshake.

Looks like we just met.

And the face getting closer.

Whisper.

There is a saying that the volume of a voice is proportional to the psychological distance or emotions.

If you are close or have good feelings, your voice will be quiet.

On the other hand, if you are distant or have bad feelings, your voice rises.

It is similar to an angry person yelling.

At this moment, I couldn’t figure out what caused that hypothesis to come to mind.

However, Judas’ hardened appearance… I didn’t like it.

Elijah used teleport.

There’s no reason to do that, even though it’s not a street.

I reached the side of the two in an instant.

“What are you two doing?”

“Ah, lady… ?!”

Unlike Judas, who fluttered in amazement, Hermis only opened her eyes wide.

Soon she explained calmly.

“Lady Elijah! As I was commanded, I was meeting and greeting Judas.”

“Hmm.”

“Why are you here?”

“I have something to do with Judas.”

“Yes, me, me?”

He was still soothing his pounding heart.

My surprised heart did not subside easily.

It is surprising that it appeared out of nowhere.

But, all of a sudden, he appeared after hearing that he was a contact with the information guild.

I almost blacked out.

You haven’t heard of it, have you?

“Yes. However……. No, just say hello and follow me.”

Elijah went back to her carriage without waiting for her answer.

She sits down and thinks quietly.

It’s inconvenient.

A very minor snag.

It feels like there is a stone the size of a grain of sand in my shoe.

It doesn’t come out when I take it off and check it, but I can still feel it when I put it on again.

I buried my face in the cat doll, ignoring the two of them looking out the carriage window.

Think in the pleasant smell.

What is the cause of this discomfort?

Are you able to name the feelings you feel?

I couldn’t figure it out even after looking through the dictionary in my head.

It was a mystery.

Seeing Elijah struggling with her difficult problem, Leah turned her attention to her.

Out of the window. You see Judas over there.

I watched his actions with cold eyes.

***

“Hey, this surprised me.”

Hermis laughed slyly.

“I didn’t expect the young lady to suddenly appear at that point.”

“Have a strong heart….”

I’m about to die.

It feels like my heart has returned to its place after being beaten from the tip of my toe to the top of my head.

“Anyway, did you say that the blind star sent it?”

“Yes, I am.”

I did mention it to Yuridike, who consulted me when I left the information guild.

It’s difficult to find him every time, so please arrange a way to contact him separately.

It’s been quite a while, so I forgot about it.

But I never expected to do it this way.

‘I thought the information guild would plant an informant in Elijah’s mansion…. How?’

I brought out the question as it is.

“How is that possible?”

“Some time ago, the number of knights employed by Lady Elijah had changed. I heard that it was due to internal corruption.”

Ah….

Several knights have been replaced since I knocked out Cale.

As a result of that incident, the information guild planted a spy in Elijah’s mansion.

“I applied at that time, and luckily I passed. Originally, I was spying on the Bebel family under Archduke Balak, but I came here after finding a replacement.”

Seeing my bewilderment, Hermis grinned.

“Are you surprised?”

“I did, but thanks to you, I was less surprised.”

“The information you gave me was confirmed by the blind star.”

I sold information to Yuridike, the master of the information guild, last time.

Her husband, Orphe. Codename The sun that rises at night.

I lied that I was looking for a person called ‘Euridike’ so that the two could meet naturally.

With the words that Orphe wants to meet.

Through him, I tried to build trust with the information guild and complete the plan to escape by trading with each other.

“First of all, there is something to check….”

Hermis glanced to the side.

Check Elijah’s chariot.

“Are you okay with the time? I think the lady was on business.”

“I just didn’t know the truth, so I don’t know. Let’s talk about what we need as quickly as possible.”

“Okay. First of all, I would like to ask you one thing about what you told me at that time. What is your relationship with the sun that rises at night?”

That was an expected question.

I came up with a prepared response.

“I am also worried about one thing. How much can I say….”

I know who Hermis is.

I thought it was long since he doesn’t appear often in games, but I just remembered him.

She is a distant relative of Yuridike.

It is also the last family of hers to stay by the side of Yuri Dike, who was devastated by the loss of her husband.

“I like your prudent attitude. But you can rest assured. I am a person who even knows the real name of the blind star.”

I nodded.

You don’t have to tell the evidence.

It is enough that he came to know Yuridike and my codename in the first place.

“Okay. Actually, I don’t have a great relationship with the sun that rises at night. I just got a little help from him.”

“Were you at the front?”

The war between humans and demons is not yet over.

Around this time, Orphe traveled around the war zone and rescued several people.

It was a kind of atonement to push away her guilt for unintentionally lying to Yuri Dicke.

I plan to pretend to be someone who was helped by him.

“I met him in a refugee village close to the front lines.”

“I see…” . But it’s not even a relationship, so I asked for that kind of request….”

I pretended to be shy and scratched the back of my neck.

“Actually…. Because I cried.”

“Yes?”

“It’s a long story…. I overheard that he was drunk and missed someone named Eurydice.”

This is half true.

Drunk, he would occasionally talk to himself.

But I didn’t do that in front of others, and I’m not the type to do that.

I just made up a scene that was provided only to game users.

Drunken, he often talked to himself, missing his lover, Yuridike.

“At that time, I was in a difficult situation because I wandered here and there, but he helped me. In a word, he is my benefactor. He insisted on being useful to him in some way, and then he accepted the request.”

Lies are still clumsy and difficult.

But if it’s based on facts, it’s worth doing.

Elijah, who can identify me like looking into the palm of my hand, is unusual.

Usually, it is not so easy to see through.

“Originally, he didn’t want to talk about it, but whenever he was drunk, he persistently inquired about it, so he reluctantly told us.”

Especially if it’s someone who has proven my trust to some extent.

Besides, Orphe is actually a weak character to children.

“Ummm…. I knew your words well. First of all, I want to make one thing clear. The sun that rises at night is looking for a person named Yuridike, and Judas is a sort of agent for that request. Is that correct?”

“Exactly.”

“Okay. First of all, the identity of the person named Yuridike was easily confirmed…. Until I met the rising sun at night….”

As she was talking, she shut her mouth.

“Why is that?”

“Oh, sorry. It’s an area where I can’t tell you more details….”

“Well, I just need to complete that request.”

Hermis smiled gratefully.

Fortunately, it seems my lie worked.

A long-term plan to escape.

The first step, contacting the information guild, was quite successful.

From now on, I just need to sell the information I know to them.

‘I have to complete the plan to escape with the proceeds from selling it step by step.’

Buying and selling information is a business in the dark.

In Yangji, they run several businesses under different names.

And I know a lot about him.

Where the front lines stabilize in the future.

Of the cities that are currently uninhabitable due to war, which ones will be revived in the future? Etc.

‘If you solve a lot at once, you will be suspicious. I have to tell them one by one, starting with the plausible ones.’

The source of information is important.

You can keep things a secret when you talk, but it’s better to be as revealing as possible to maintain trust.

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Successfully, but still need to be cautious.

“By the way, did I become a customer who can sell information like this?”

Hermis smiled like she would treat her child.

“You are a customer from the moment you receive your codename. Do you have any information you would like to sell?”

It pricks your conscience, but there are definitely times when acting like a child can come in handy.

Hermis took out a small note and held it.

“Jericho will be recaptured soon.”

“You mean the territory that was stolen by her demons?”

“Yes. That’s right there.”

Hermis asked, tilting his head questionably.

“Could I know the source?”

I’m bad at lying.

It is natural to make up fiction.

Of course, it can explain why Jericho was recaptured.

I just can’t explain how I know that.

So you should answer as simply as possible.

“I overheard the story of the Imperial Army coming to support near the front line. That’s how she lived then.”

Orphans on the streets are easily stained with bad things.

Theft, pickpocketing, eavesdropping. Etc.

It is a world where such children are very common.

But it would be hard to believe based on the fact that he was simply overheard.

A short addition.

“Besides that, there are a lot of people coming and going on the front lines. I listened to what they said and put it together, and it turned out that the next city the Imperial Army would recapture would be Jericho. What did he say…. Ah!”

Just a thought.

If you’re not good at lying, just say it as if you’re listening to someone else’s story.

Then wouldn’t you think that even if you stumble, it’s because you’re recalling memories?

“They say the number of imperial troops deployed is too large compared to the size of the town we have to protect. A lot of supplies were supplied around that time, but they were not relief supplies for refugees. Did you say it was all munitions?”

I acted like a kid I didn’t know well.

I was embarrassed inside, but I couldn’t help it.

“You are stealing military secrets….”

Hermis said, covering his mouth.

“You are amazing!”

The mouth under his hand grinned.

Fortunately, it seems to have worked effectively.

“My God, how much is this information worth…. A cross-validation process would be necessary, but if it’s true, preempting this is really….”

Hermis muttered excitedly.

His eyes filled with joy quickly scan the memo I just gave you and put it in your bosom.

“I will listen to this first. You shouldn’t make her wait too long.”

“Yes. By the way, can you find out about my parents?”

Actually, I’m more curious about Yuda’s past than her parents.

But it was strange for her to ask such a question, so she chose a different approach.

Because there are many orphans who are curious about their parents.

Hermis smiled and nodded in understanding.

“Let’s see. We will calculate the cost of this information and request later.”

I made Elijah wait too long.

We hurried to the carriage.

I saw Elijah through the half-open door.

An expressionless expression like a doll.

By the way….

‘… Is he mad?’

It is strangely different from usual.

Are you sullen or upset? Or both?

Anyway, it’s a fairly subtle difference. Is it because of the mood?

“… It’s late.”

“Yes?”

“No. Come in.”

Elijah and Leah are sitting facing each other.

I sat next to Leah.

There was no specific intention.

Elijah stared at me.

Large, clear eyes like those of a cat.

Sometimes when I do this, I act like a cat.

“Can I ride too?”

Hermis asked, and Elijah nodded her head.

She sat next to Elijah.

The carriage departed.

I thought he wouldn’t tell me if I didn’t ask, so I asked Elijah.

“But…. Did you tell me that you have business with me?”

“I’m on my way. See that thing.”

“Where are you going?”

“To buy flowers.”

“… Yes?”

Elijah did not explain further.

Resting her chin on her chin, I look out the window as she passes by.

The scenery passes over the red eyes.

‘… No, what kind of flower is that all of a sudden?’

I glanced at Leah.

She seemed unwilling to answer either.

Or maybe you don’t know.

By the way, Lia’s eyes looking down at me are colder than usual.

She raised her head cautiously.

I ran into Hermis in the front.

She asks with her glance.

‘What’s going on?’

I don’t know….

*

I heard that I was going to buy flowers, so Elijah brought me to the flower shop.

I have never seen so many flowers in my life.

This is not just a flower shop, this is a flower garden.

The large flower garden was full of people tending flowers.

No one looked like a guest.

A woman who seemed to be the owner came out to meet me.

“It is an honor to meet Lady Elijah. After hearing the news that she was coming, I left it empty so that you can look around comfortably.”

… You emptied this vast space because of Elijah?

It is a treatment that makes the mind go away.

“Call me if you need anything.”

“Yes.”

Unlike me, Elijah was calm.

Look at me after answering briefly.

“Choose.”

“… Yes?”

“I want to buy a planter, but I don’t know what would be good.”

“That, um. I have no knowledge of this at all….”

“It doesn’t matter.”

What is this?

What do you want from me?

Is it a new type of power abuse?

I can’t guess the intention at all.

Why?

Still, if the owner is rude, he should.

There was no need to walk around the vast flower garden.

Among the many flowers and pots on display, I found a familiar name.

‘Anemone?’

This is the flower that Anna picked for me last time.

But at that time, the flowers that had already grown were picked and sold.

Now this is just a potted plant, nothing has grown.

Are you just planting seeds?

‘No matter what I choose, it’s there anyway.’

So I decided to choose something familiar.

“How about this?”

Elijah came to my side.

Check the name of the flower.

“Anemone….”

Whatever you like, smile brightly.

I don’t know. Now.

I felt like I was in a bad mood, but then he suddenly asked me to pick flowers, and now I’m laughing alone.

It’s comfortable to think that there’s a cat in there.

A wild cat.

Elijah said to the garden owner.

“Give me two of these.”

“Okay. Are you going to take it right away?”

“Yes.”

The owner immediately brought two new flower pots.

The flower pot was safely packaged and handed over to Leah.

The unexpected flower shopping ended just like that.

As they got into her carriage to go back, Elijah knocked on the seat next to him.

“Sit here.”

“… ….”

It was clearly meant to me.

I followed without answering.

Me and Elijah sitting side by side.

On the other side are Hermis and Leah.

With a different composition from when it started, the wagon runs again.

‘What…. What kind of situation is this… !’

My head was complicated and confused.

*

Hermis shares a room with Anna.

In other words, the room across from me.

To respond quickly in case of emergency.

After a hearty dinner, I went back to my room to rest….

“… Why is this here?”

There was a pot of anemones I bought earlier.

On the bedside table.

I asked Anna, and she said it was given to me by Elijah.

I quietly looked down at the flowerpot.

A potted plant with nothing but soil yet to bloom.

If you take good care of it, anemone will bloom into a flower someday.

Tragedy.

Elijah strangles me.

The more Elijah behaves like this, the more intensely the scene comes to mind.

As if to warn you not to be vigilant.

***

Elijah did not forget the red blanket even after changing into her soft nightgown.

Wear it around your neck when you go out.

Like when Judas first looked around.

You don’t have to do that when you sleep.

Usually wear it like a blanket and cover it with a quilt.

If you hug the cat doll, you will be perfectly ready to sleep.

Elijah lay down on her side and looked at the window.

Judah and mountain pots.

Anemones that have not bloomed yet are scattered on the window sill.

The moonlight breaks through the window.

Illuminate the flowerpot like a soft light.

It was good to see him, so Elijah smiled softly and went to sleep.

‘Should I fill the mansion garden with anemones….’

***

Water once a week.

A lot of time to give once.

Place it near a window to receive sunlight.

It’s winter, but if you don’t open the window, it’s okay to leave it by the window at night.

So, for the first time in my life, I am taking care of potted plants.

It’s already been a few days.

It hasn’t been a week yet, so I only watered it once.

But I’m worried for no reason, so I look into it every day.

‘I can’t see anything….’

You’re alive, right?

This was given to me by the aristocratic owner. If you kill me, I will die too.

‘The future strangled by killing anemones…. There’s no way that could happen.’

What was the tragedy?

The only hope to avoid tragedy.

That this is not a game where choices are given.

It has become a reality where I move and judge.

Can we escape the tragedy of fate by running away?

Or is the method of preparing a means to deal with the situation effective?

The reason Elijah had to strangle me.

Will I die then?

Then, why did Elijah have to do such a thing?

Although the current Elijah is creepy at times, she doesn’t seem to choke me all of a sudden.

The present and the tragic future.

The gap between them.

What is going on?

The reason.

If only I could know Elijah’s thoughts.

You could come up with a new solution.

A question that suddenly comes to mind.

A word Elijah once asked.

‘What do you think of me?’

If you return the question as it is, what will Elijah answer?

Looking at a pot of anemones that haven’t sprouted yet, I was in a disturbed mood.

*

“Mr. Judas.”

Hermis said in a heavy, subdued voice.

Her Now I’m about to go back to her mansion with her.

The face of the smiling merchant hardens.

I look down at my wristwatch with only my eyes moving.

I was too nervous to ask.

“Why is that?”

“They say he has a great reputation, and he is also very popular.”

“Yes… ?”

“There is tailing.”

I tried to maintain a calm expression and nodded.

Inwardly, I was embarrassed, but I couldn’t show it.

The follower might be looking at me.

“In fact, even on the first day I met Judas, there was someone watching from afar. I didn’t mention it because I wasn’t sure at the time, but seeing that it’s been following me for several days, it’s a clear follower.”

“… How many days?”

Hermis looked at me and smiled confidently.

“You can rest assured. Didn’t the lady choose me for this situation?”

“The lady picked it herself?”

“It went through a screening process, but yes. Yes….”

Hermis cut off abruptly.

Then he smiled and asked as if nothing had happened.

“Are you going to the lady’s mansion now?”

“Yes? Oh what…. Training is over, let’s go back.”

“Let’s go. Wouldn’t the owner be anxiously waiting for the ‘one and only’ knight?”

At the sudden joke, I narrowed my eyes and looked up at Hermis.

She was smiling mischievously as before.

A mischievous smile as if teasing a child.

Her smiling eyes blinked only on one side.

‘… What are you doing? Come on? Wink? Am i too young? No, I don’t think there’s much of an age gap with Hermis…. Rather, I….’

The random thoughts that came to me quickly disappeared.

She was sending me a signal.

We are being followed right now.

‘In other words, there is only one person following you….’

There is one more clue.

She stopped what she was about to say and changed her subject.

‘The other party is within hearing distance of our conversation.’

I also decided to match her rhythm.

“Don’t say something big. I’m not a knight yet, and I’m not that skilled. By the way, what level of knight is Sir Hermis? How does that compare to the average knight ‘one’?”

“Ummm…. Although I belong to the young axis, I am confident in my skills.”

“I wish I could see it.”

“Sooner or later it will happen.”

If you go out of the main gate of the training center and go to the right, you will find a place to park the wagon.

Our wagon is also there now.

We walked towards it naturally, as usual.

There is no particular person on the way.

Not too far.

A fleeting moment of silence.

Suddenly, the girl walking beside her disappeared.

There was a loud sound of something falling behind.

“Keugh… !”

When I turned around, I could see the man on the ground and Hermis overpowering him.

It was so fast that I, who was right next to it, didn’t even notice it.

‘I knew he was a talented person, but I never thought he would have been like that since I was this age….’

It is only for a moment to admire.

I couldn’t help but be surprised to see the man collapsed on her knees.

‘That person followed me?’

“This person was tailing you.”

Hermis confirmed my doubts.

The trailer underneath was a knight.

A knight belonging to the training center.

Shylock.

He smiled slyly even in the midst of this.

“Wow, you’re much stronger than I’ve heard. Sir Hermis.”

I quietly looked down at Shylock.

I don’t know the purpose of this person following me.

It is unlikely that Shylock harbored a personal grudge against me.

There may be, but it is not a fact.

The important thing now is that I know quite a bit about Shylock.

‘A person who will not be swayed by personal feelings and would risk his life for what he wants.’

And I probably know what he’s wishing for now.

And even the way to make that wish come true.

“How would you like to do it?”

Hermis asked about Shylock’s disposition.

How should I solve this situation?

I hate to admit it, but the Elijah mindset is pretty useful in times like these.

‘Fortunately I know a man named Shylock. Because he heard a story from the past that he met from a future point of view. At this point, he probably wasn’t after me for personal reasons. There must be a force behind it that ordered Shylock. By holding on to Shylock’s weakness.’

If it were Elijah, he would use this Shylock to dig up the forces behind it.

It would be a loss to deal with Shylock alone right now.

Then how should I use it?

I can’t imitate that.

So go easy and ignorant.

My way.

I crouched down in front of him and openly threw the main topic.

Perhaps the subject of his wrath.

How lucky I am to know the future.

“Do you want to cure your family of incurable diseases?”

Shylock’s face hardens quickly.

The eyes that had been smiling narrowly widened and glared at me fiercely.

Now I am the one who laughs leisurely.

In one word, the position has changed.