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

26. Enough time to get stained (2)

A court owned by the Bebel family.

Someone walks down the wide hallway.

Ttogak, Ttogak.

A cheerful sound resonates whenever shoes of moderate height step on the marble.

A sky blue skirt that reaches up to the ankles.

The white ankles that appear at first glance every time she stretches out her feet catches the eye.

Actually, it’s not just an ankle problem.

She attracts people’s attention just by passing by.

As naturally as a shooting star is drawn to the ground.

That attraction is more like a natural phenomenon.

It occurs regardless of age or gender, but it is a phenomenon that occurs especially strongly in men.

If her man doesn’t look at her, he must examine two factors.

Your eyesight or s*xual orientation. Or both.

Consistent expressionless expression is like a doll.

Beautiful but hard.

A smile would be a good look, but she usually doesn’t smile.

Very rarely funny.

It is not a pleasant laugh.

There is something eerie about her smile.

Like a knife draped around her neck.

Contrary to the cold and sophisticated atmosphere, the red shawl around the neck has become somewhat worn.

The black cat doll, which is always kept in the bosom, is even cute.

She stopped before her coming-of-age ceremony.

Her thick black hair swayed.

She looks in front of her.

Someone blocked the road.

Face red eyes burning with anger.

A color similar to yours. Uncomfortable.

Blonde hair tied in two ponytails was soft in contrast to the ferocious expression.

The blonde woman says.

“Elijah… !”

Standing opposite her, Elijah answered like a sigh.

“Sister Sarah. What if it gets in the way obstruct traffic.”

A way of speaking that seems to be dealing with an immature child.

The meaning contained within was clear.

Keep out of the way.

Sarah didn’t mean to.

“Give me back my mother!”

One-dimensional expression.

Elijah understood Sarah’s level.

Excluding his own illegitimate son, he is the real youngest of Balak’s direct line.

I grew up with all kinds of love in my hometown.

All her whining was tolerated, and none of her restrained her.

Elijah was only bothered by the fact that he had to treat her sister, who was nothing like an immature gore.

“If you want to object to the judgment, you should appeal to the judge, not the defendant.”

“What, what….”

When I say difficult words, I immediately become speechless.

You can almost see his eyes spinning around.

But Sarah was not discouraged.

If she wanted something, she must have it immediately, she was the one who let her temper loose.

Not to mention five years.

She had to keep Narcissi by the side of her wicked illegitimate son for five years.

But after five years of her trial, the judge acquitted Elijah of her guilt.

As a result, Narcissus still belongs to Elijah.

Now it has even been legally recognized.

“This is far-fetched! That’s ridiculous! Originally, it was a trial we won!”

“Yes. All you have to do is report the complaint to the judge.”

“Yeah, didn’t you do something weird?! Those elders of the Elders’ Council at least rolled their bodies on the pillow heads, so it’s all gone!”

A vulgar insult.

Because she grew up beautifully, she paradoxically spits out her harsh and vulgar words casually.

Lea’s face turned red as she caught up with Elijah.

I couldn’t bear to swear in the face because the other person was a nobleman.

However, Elijah was calm.

I didn’t have to respond to the childish curse words that a man with a hat would do.

“You said you still hang out with that lowly Judas? I’ve heard that they share the same bed until recently! I can’t get rid of that habit….”

Sarah, who was screaming at her throat, bit her mouth shut.

For a moment, I forgot to even breathe.

Because Elijah laughed.

The narrowly folded eyes.

A mouth that draws a soft curve.

Sarah felt a momentary threat to her life.

The tension of walking on her blade.

Elijah, who actually created the atmosphere, was calm.

“Sister.”

The vocabulary used by an individual is influenced by the person’s level of education and background, intellectual ability, recently exposed cultural environment, and personal relationships.

I didn’t bother talking behind my back.

It is an unnecessary waste.

It’s not even someone who will understand just because you’re talking.

I just looked Sarah up and down.

Sarah hesitated in horror.

“Will you come out without taking other people’s time?”

Elijah has come.

Toward Sarah, again. Again.

Her barrier looks down at her and speaks kindly.

“Unlike my older sister who is loved, I am busy.”

Sarah looked up at her and sat down as she was.

Her legs gave out.

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Elijah passed her like a brush.

“Oops. It seems the young lady is overpowered. Take care and support me to a safe place.”

The target to listen was the escort knight.

A number of escort knights following Sara.

They made no reply before Elijah.

My body stiffened like a frog in front of the snake.

“Oh no.”

Elijah, who passed by, suddenly spoke.

“I will send my regards to the Duchess.”

Actually, the Duchess would have no interest in the other children.

I swallowed the afterword.

In the end, Sarah burst into tears.

Elijah left the courthouse with a brisk gait.

*

5 Years.

This is the period during which Elijah was judged for the kidnapping of Narcissus.

In her first trial, she lost.

After appeal after appeal, five years have passed.

In the end, she won.

The verdict is not guilty.

A trial conducted according to the internal laws of the Bebel family.

The Tribunal consists of the elders of the Bebel family.

There is no room for outside forces to intervene in this trial.

And for five years, Elijah had the majority of her council of elders on her side.

If she has a majority in a group, she can mobilize that group as a whole.

The method was not difficult.

Her talent as a wizard exceeded everyone’s expectations.

There is even an evaluation that the progenitor of Bebel Family, which has been handed down in history, has returned.

People call it the Second Coming of the Age of Myth.

A reenactment of those days when only transcendent beings such as gods lived on this land, not people.

Her magic was that strong.

Natural persuasion that proceeds according to the growth of power.

Crucially, Narcissus, her victim, stood up for Elijah.

It has to be.

In order to temporarily escape the pain of eternal calamity, he had to please Elijah.

‘Now that the trial is over, I’ll use another method.’

The trial is a moderate method.

Elijah and Bebel do not lose as much as both sides.

The opposing side would have hoped to win without bloodshed if possible.

But the winner is Elijah.

There is no way the opponent will be calm about this result.

‘It’s what I hoped for.’

I grew stronger for 5 years.

Reorganized the troops.

His power as a mage is unparalleled.

Even though he lacks experience, he has the confidence to face Balack head-on.

Elijah will not back down.

‘By the way, there is still no progress on the news about sobriety….’

A kind of magic that can interfere with the mind.

A forbidden drink that was dangerous and sealed under the cooperation of the Imperial Family and the Mage Tower.

Elijah has been looking for that magic since 5 years ago.

It was to peek into Judas’ memories.

He must have important information about the Church of the Moon in his head.

Other than that reason, there is no reason to manipulate memories.

That’s not the only reason.

I also wanted to find memories of Judas childhood.

‘I’m looking into other ways, but….’

A child brought out by Angra from Judecca.

By chasing and chasing the record before Giudecca, he even secured a record that he grew up in a childcare facility in the Church of Wolsin.

It was not an ordinary facility.

It was a kind of training center to raise as a paladin.

Judas also stayed there for several weeks.

It’s not just Judas.

An assassin from the Wolsin cult who broke in to kill himself on his birthday five years ago.

Traditor Heis.

He also came from the same facility as Judas.

‘In other words, it also served as a facility that raised not only paladins, but also usable assassins in the Church of the Moon.’

And Judas is a person who entered his training center before Tredito.

The circumstances under which it is presumed that he received special training.

Has come from the same facility as Tredito, and approaches himself in a similar way.

‘The possibility that Judas is an assassin prepared for me.’

In theory, yes.

However, the word that it exists in theory is close to the meaning of impossible in reality.

As Judas guesses, Elijah is still insensitive to rational curiosity and s*xual love.

I just recognize that such a concept exists in the world.

I have never felt it myself.

In her opinion, Yuda’s feelings for her are quite special.

This is truly extraordinary loyalty.

Therefore, it is not too hasty to conclude that there is no possibility that Judas was his assassin.

‘It might be different if you dig deeper into the past….’

We are also chasing the records of the daycare facility transfer.

As a result of tracking, the record before that should be searched near the Pandemonium.

No matter how Elijah is, it is difficult to obtain information around the Pandemonium.

This is because there are few people who live in the first place, and they either die or disappear somewhere.

‘It would be easier if sobriety was discovered quickly….’

A few years ago, the Magic Tower proposed an exchange, and Elijah responded.

After that, she asked the Mage Tower to investigate or research on sobriety.

There is still no news from either side.

‘I guessed it would take a long time, but it’s frustrating to see no progress at all.’

I could have approached the imperial family, but I’m reluctant.

5 Years ago.

A person presumed to be an imperial spy infiltrated her own escort knight candidate training center.

Elijah still hasn’t figured out the reason.

‘I’ll find out sooner or later.’

The Imperial Family. Abstinence. Moonsingyo.

She threw bait in various directions.

It’s time for her to bite.

In particular, the location of Angra, who is on the run in the name of her pilgrimage, has already been identified.

“I heard you are going to have a random accompaniment training today?”

Elijah asked as they got into her carriage.

I almost memorized Judas’ training schedule.

Leah, who sat across from her, answered.

“Yes. Miss.”

“I have some time left, so I have to go see it.”

Elijah is busy.

The occasional trip to see Judas was added to that busy schedule.

Every time she visits her sometimes, she has so much fun with her embarrassed and surprised face.

The carriage moved.

Elijah leaned against her back and hugged her doll.

A gentle smile spreads.

It was a smile that was hard to see in the world, without a single shadow.

‘I’m tired, so I should hug him as soon as I go.’

Lia watched her with a complicated state of mind, then lowered her gaze.

***

“Miss Elijah is here!”

A carriage enters.

An ivory carriage with golden sun motifs.

The door opens.

It is a door that must be opened by someone else, but Elijah always opens it himself.

Long legs stretched out.

The white ankles exposed under the skirt.

Sky blue shoes step on the grass.

A white blouse that can be seen if you raise your gaze.

Black hair flowing softly.

Red eyes that make it difficult to understand the depth.

Originally, Elijah grew up the way I knew him as an adult.

They look alike, but there are minor differences.

There are no scars on her face, and she is less skinny.

It’s probably my fault that she’s gained the right amount of weight.

She tried to get on her one knee on the floor with the others, but they couldn’t.

Width, and.

Something is leaning against me.

This is Elijah.

It was an instant approach by teleport.

“Ah, lady, people….”

“Shh.”

“… ….”

It’s always like this.

The victim doesn’t even think about it.

Several candidates on their knees around them quietly avoided their gaze.

Among them, Richard smiled heartily at me.

‘Let’s put that old man’s smile away right away.’

Even if you say it with your eyes, it’s useless.

Laughing like a liberated old man, he nodded her head.

‘Ugh….’

I looked down at the crown of Elijah’s head and sighed lightly.

Then Elijah raised her head suddenly.

In the past, the heights were similar, but the difference suddenly widened.

She tucks her hair on the side behind her ear, and speaks in displeasure.

“Why are you sighing?”

I quietly averted my gaze.

From some point on, it was hard to see Elijah’s face straight.

“Do you hate me coming?”

“… It’s not like that.”

“Then what?”

She took a step back and crossed her arms.

A cat doll is under her breast…. No.

“… It’s not that I don’t like it.”

“Then what about the sigh?”

“That, it was because I was embarrassed.”

“Hmm. You mean you don’t hate it anyway?”

“Yes….”

“Okay then.”

Elijah smiled and went back to her place.

It’s very difficult.

The curiosity and interest Elijah showed me when I was admitted.

She thought it would be short, but that’s what she has been doing for 5 years.

‘… It’s my karma. Hmm.’

Richard approached me before I knew it and poked me in the side.

“Are you okay? Everyone who sees it tickles me.”

“… ….”

Instead of answering, he looked at me with contempt.

Richard doesn’t care and laughs.

“Pretending not to know. The voice of the young lady is different when talking to us and when talking to you.”

“… ….”

While swearing with his eyes, the drill instructor said.

“Oh, hehehe! As I announced, the young lady gave me the honor of observing the training today.”

… By the way, don’t you want to see this training?

What are you here to see?

“If there is one difference, the purpose is not simply to observe.”

… ?

“The young lady expressed her intention to participate in the training herself as a ‘voluntary protection target’ designated in the voluntary accompanying training.”

… ….

“To be able to practice with a happy heart.”

Embarrassing to even call it training, this training is a kind of etiquette education.

Well, manners and etiquette, things that must be followed among nobles.

The content is similar to a role play.

First, the instructor gets on the wagon.

At this time, the instructor is the master role that the candidate should serve.

Candidates either drive a wagon or ride a horse.

This is different from time to time.

How diligently he carries out his master’s orders and how courteous his attitude is.

The instructor evaluates this.

‘It would be better to have a free match at least during that time….’

Because I have a personality where I have to do well when asked, I have been working diligently.

That’s why you get second place at the training center.

‘But today, the role to be protected… Elijah, who really needs to be protected?’

It is clear that in the past few years Elijah has been researching a new type of power abuse.

If you see someone suddenly coming and harassing you.

When her eyes met, she smiled mischievously.

‘That’s what I want….’

“I will serve the lady in a pre-determined order.”

I am the back number.

She looks like she’s just waiting.

*

As the training progressed, a question arose.

‘Why quarantine?’

It is common to wait with other candidates after their turn in this drill.

However, returned candidates are isolated so that they cannot mix with other candidates.

Don’t even let me approach you.

“What happened?”

Richard asked, and I shrugged.

I don’t know either.

Just like that, time passed and it was my turn.

Elijah smiles at me while holding a stuffed cat.

“Please take good care of me.”

“… Yes. Miss.”

Then he reaches out to me.

As I stare blankly, Elijah also stares at me.

Looks like what are you doing?

“Should I escort you?”

This is also something I learned.

If the target to serve is a woman, she should hold her hand when going up or down somewhere.

In this training, it was decided not to do it after an amicable but serious agreement between the instructor and the candidates.

Everyone was of one heart and mind.

‘Why….’

Hesitation is not the only reason.

In the previous turn, Elijah did not hold anyone’s hand.

I raised my hand.

Make sure your palms are visible.

“I didn’t bring my gloves.”

Wearing gloves when holding hands is also considered etiquette.

“It doesn’t matter.”

But Elijah didn’t care.

She was always like that.

Elijah cares about her face as a noble, but she doesn’t bother to act like a noble.

She is not bound by the rules that must be followed as an aristocrat. She

She doesn’t force herself.

A way of speaking that is always relaxed.

So, paradoxically, she was more aristocratic than anyone else.

I had no choice but to reach out.

Rough hands with calluses and small scars from frequent training.

Elijah’s hand covers it.

Compared to me, it was a very small and soft hand.

Both have grown more than before, but the gap has widened more than that.

Take her hand and get on the carriage.

Her weight was light.

“Thank you.”

She bowed her head to the laughing Elijah and shut the door.

When I turned around, all the candidates were staring at me.

“… ….”

You can get used to this favoritism, but it just doesn’t happen.

They see me or I suffer.

For some reason, whenever this happens, my face gets hot.

Richard meets her eyes and smiles.

I quickly climbed into the driver’s seat.

I drove the carriage as if running away.

*

Smart.

While driving the carriage, Elijah gave her signal.

There is a small sliding window between the inside of the wagon and the driver’s seat.

A window to block out noise and open when necessary to communicate opinions.

When I opened the window, bright red eyes were waiting for me.

“… What are you doing?”

“I want to see some flowers.”

“Yes? A flower?”

… Wasn’t this something you didn’t have in training?

“It is not the season for flowers to bloom yet. I don’t even know if there is a place where flowers bloom around here….”

“There will be some winter wildflowers. Just bring me two of them.”

If the owner tells you to do it, you have to do it.

“Okay.”

I had no choice but to get off the driver’s seat.

I’m anxious about leaving Elijah behind, but I can’t refuse.

‘Who cares about who?’

To be honest, Elijah doesn’t need an escort driver right now.

There is a high probability that the escort knight will receive help from Elijah.

Compared to five years ago, my abilities as a mage have grown ridiculously.

‘No big deal. It’s hard to be there, but rather.’

*

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I found two yellow flowers.

I don’t know the name.

Since we came quite far, we returned quickly.

“I brought it.”

Knocked on the door twice.

No response.

‘… Are you asleep?’

I knocked again, but it was quiet.

“My lady?”

I put my ear to the door.

It’s quiet.

I can’t hear a single breath.

Her face hardened.

Anxiety ran down her spine.

I quickly opened the door.

“Lady?!”

There is no one.

Warm remaining warmth.

It hasn’t been long since he left.

I hurriedly activated [Hunter’s Sense].

The marks on the floor are clearly visible.

The footsteps of my return.

Traces of rolling wagon wheels.

Among them, there was something heterogeneous.

A trail leading off the road towards the forest.

A mark where something has been dragged for a long time.

As if dragging a fainting person.

It was a matter of seconds to put the clues together.

‘Kidnapped… ?’

Elijah, the magician of the century.

However, no matter how much she is, there is one weakness that cannot be avoided as long as she is a mage.

If you use that, kidnapping isn’t impossible.

For a moment, I felt my heart pounding and falling.

It’s a while to panic.

I immediately sprinted up and ran at full speed, following the trail.

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‘Elijah… !’