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

28. Dangerous Street (1)

“Did you just call me ‘Elijah’?”

“… ….”

It certainly was.

When Elijah appeared, she was startled and called him by name only.

‘But I am not the person I used to be.’

Judah was confident.

Unlike when she was young, she can tell quite a few lies….

“… Oh, isn’t it?”

“Are you sure?”

“Sorry.”

… Still can’t.

“Hmm.”

“That, because he suddenly appeared, I was surprised….”

“You mean it’s my fault?”

“No, can that be? It is because I am a very rude fellow.”

Elijah sighed, and she laughed lightly.

“Try again.”

“No, it can’t be…” .”

“Not that.”

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“Yes?”

“Elijah, try again.”

“… ….”

Once again, Judas’ back was wet with cold sweat.

‘Isn’t this the one?’

If you say you want to do it, do you really want to do it?

How dare you call your master like that?

What should I do?

“What are you doing? Not fast.”

“Anyway, that’s a bit….”

“If you want to do it, do it.”

He let out a deep sigh.

‘Yes. If the owner wants to do it, I have to do it.’

Judas inhaled slowly.

Seeing Elijah, he cast her gaze elsewhere.

I can’t bear to see your face.

The lips and tongue are already ready to pronounce.

But I can’t breathe at all from the bottom of my throat.

After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke.

“… Elijah.”

I was still looking away.

He saw Yuel instead of Elijah.

He is creeping closer as if he knew the battle was over.

‘But why is he so quiet? Awkward atmosphere….’

As he tried to sneak down, Elijah slammed her forehead into Judas’ chest.

“… Don’t do that in the future.”

I don’t think it’s a very pleasant experience to actually listen to it.

Judah thought so.

‘He ordered it….’

Elijah’s true intentions were different from his thoughts, but Judas could not know what she was thinking.

“Yes….”

Judah said he would obediently do so.

There is no way to call Elijah the real Elijah anyway.

I will continue to do so.

‘But is he cold?’

Her face is not visible.

Instead, the small ears visible on the side of the crown are red.

“Are you cold?”

“… No it’s not.”

Judah was moderately convinced.

Anyway, Elijah is a wizard.

If it was cold, she would have lit a fire.

Uel, who had just arrived, put his face between Judas and Elijah.

“Right, right. You were safe. Good job.”

When Judas strokes it, he rubs it as if he likes it.

Meanwhile, Elijah glared at Yuel with her fat eyes.

Without seeing her like that, Judas looked around her.

The three wizards that Hazel summoned.

Everybody fell dead.

Elijah spoke first.

“They said they were the Imperial Magicians. And he is a spy planted by the imperial family.”

As Judas feared, Hazl was right as an imperial knight.

Even Judas knew that Elijah had many enemies.

She thought most of them belonged to the Bebel family.

But it wasn’t.

“Are you targeting the lady in the empire?”

Elijah looked up at Judas.

A calm expressionless expression.

Now, Judas is able to read subtle differences even in his expressionless expression.

Now, Elijah is contemplating whether to speak or not.

Then the small lips move.

“Judas.”

Elijah pushed Yuel’s face away and leaned against his chest.

It’s nice to hear the sound of your heart beating.

“I have one more question.”

“Tell me.”

“How did you find this place?”

The ruins where the statue of the sun is hidden.

Not an easy place to find.

But Judas did it.

It has not even been a week since the test started.

This speed, it’s as if I knew it from the beginning.

Or.

If Judas knows the information leaked to the imperial family, it is possible.

In that case.

How did Judas know that information?

“… ….”

Judah was silent for a moment.

Although she knew that the longer the silence, the more suspicious it was, it was difficult for her to answer hastily.

It doesn’t make sense to say that I knew it from the beginning.

The imperial family also finds this place a little later, but she can’t be aware of it herself.

So he had no choice but to tell a clumsy lie.

Correct your breathing and speak as calmly as possible.

“I looked for the map the lady gave me, and luckily I found it.”

Elijah looks at her face uncomfortably when she naturally listens to her others.

It is both a habit and a skill.

To catch the other person’s lies.

But at this moment, Elijah did not see Judas’ face.

She just leaned against her chest, she said.

“… I see.”

It was the result of unconscious fear.

Judah may not be on his side.

She completely ignored that possibility.

“You’re lucky.”

Accept without critical thinking.

In hindsight, it wasn’t without objectivity.

It’s because the range marked on the map is wide and ambiguous, but it doesn’t mean it doesn’t include this place.

If you want to find it, you can find it.

Also, Hazel and the Imperial Wizard tried to kill Judas.

The artifact she gave him proves this.

If he had been a spy, none of that would have happened.

Verification is sufficient.

Judah is a trustworthy person.

On his own side.

I am not a traitor.

Some beliefs come true because they believe, not because they can believe.

By trusting that person, an irrational circulation structure of trusting that person is created.

Although he knew everything, Elijah covered his eyes.

At that moment, another fear soared.

Her current counterpart is her own.

No different from weak dependence….

The moment Elijah seemed to realize something, she withdrew.

She forced herself to stop her thoughts and get out of the flow of her thoughts.

Elijah raised her head.

I finally see the face of Judas.

If you saw it earlier, you would have been able to detect that it was a lie, but now there is no clue in Judas’ expression.

When I looked at her face, I smiled for some reason.

She grinned.

“Congratulations.”

“Yes?”

“To be my escort knight.”

“… !”

“Of course, I have to take care of the sun table properly.”

“Ah!”

I just remembered.

A statue of the sun held up.

He approached the altar.

I was in a bad mood.

‘An escort knight….’

Passed the final exam.

She almost lost it to Hazel, but in the end, she won.

Elijah said that if she passed this test she would qualify to become an escort knight.

I wonder if those words were recognized here.

‘It’s a statue of the sun held up high.’

Items used before being possessed.

A holy relic that is said to make any miracle come true.

The reason I didn’t come here to find it is simple.

Owning it doesn’t mean you can make a wish.

To manifest the power of the sun image, you need something very difficult to obtain.

And, that’s something you can never get even with your current level.

It’s relatively easy for an emperor who wants this.

‘Even before being possessed, I had a hard time waking up to try this. The character back then was incomparably stronger than I am now.’

As I was thinking about it, I suddenly remembered what I had been missing.

‘… Wait for a sec. Where is Richard and what is he doing?’

And the moment the sun statue was removed from the altar.

[You have completed the Hidden Quest, ‘A Man Attracted by Reason’.]

[Provides a reward.]

‘Reward Offered, Not Selected?’

I turned around curiously, and Elijah was staring at him.

‘… Sometimes like this, it’s like a real cat.’

I wanted to confirm the reward, but now it’s time to talk to Elijah.

“Judas. Are you on my side?”

A word thrown lightly.

Contrary to the calm tone, it was a heavy question.

Elijah is the only enemy around.

That’s the case just by looking at Hazel.

The number 1 in the training center, he was an imperial spy.

How narrow is her ‘on my side’ to her?

Judah was deeply troubled.

‘I….’

Though words do not guarantee sincerity.

Still, he answered as honestly as possible.

“I am on your side.”

There is no reason not to.

As long as it’s not the woman he cares about, she has no reason not to take her side.

“… Okay.”

Elijah nodded her head.

Her light smile was difficult for Judas to read.

She was relieved by her words that did not guarantee any truth, and she felt a sense of distance from herself who was relieved.

However, Elijah was at least convinced by that answer.

I have to tell Judas.

“Is the empire targeting me or the family? I haven’t quite figured it out yet. I set a trap like this to find out.”

I left Hazel at the training center and threw out a test to bring the statue of the sun upheld.

It was all a trap.

“There are many reasons to aim. I am a great wizard Even the Duchy of Bebel can be irritating to the imperial family.”

“Then what is behind them….”

There are too many people in the imperial family.

An enemy that is difficult to identify.

However, Elijah was convinced.

“John.”

“… ….”

“John Rebellatio Helios.”

‘Emperor….’

Even Judas, who knew the future, was difficult to know or infer this part.

Because there is no Bebel family in the future he knows.

All that was left was Elijah.

At the time, the relationship between Elijah and her family was bad.

That’s right, Elijah, the wicked woman, was a villain who often killed people and set them on fire.

‘But now… So many things are different.’

First of all, the Bebel family is alive and well, and the Moonsin Church is also intact.

Elijah does not kill people like a madman.

The sun statue the emperor was aiming for was taken by Elijah.

‘What is the emperor’s purpose?’

Is it because Elijah is an excellent wizard?

“Ah, then is the bracelet you gave me a trap too?”

“That is different. In case you don’t know, you’re worried….”

“Yes?”

“… ….”

Elijah suddenly shut her mouth.

“My lady?”

Even when Judas calls, he averts his gaze and does not answer.

For some reason, she was ashamed to say the word ‘worry’ in her own words.

There was a subtle but distinct difference between saying that she was worried and saying that she was worried.

Elijah hid behind her sneaky Yuel.

I stare at her Judas with half her face out.

‘Um…. I don’t know why, but I like it because it’s cute. It’s fine as long as it’s cute.’

She just came up with something, so Judas changed the topic.

“Oh no. Miss, I have something to tell you.”

While camping, he was attacked.

The suspicious group was no ordinary robber.

A trained movement.

It was clearly aimed at him.

Probably, some group of secret agents.

They too may be Elijah’s enemies.

After hearing all of Judas’ story, Elijah looked him up and down.

“I’m glad you’re fine.”

Judah scratched his cheek in embarrassment.

‘Are you saying this because you’re worried?’

Unfamiliar, awkward, and a bit strange.

My heart tickles strangely.

Are you worrying about being an escort driver?

What…. It wasn’t bad.

“And great. From identifying suspicious things to determining obligations to report.”

“Thank you….”

“If I see it myself, I might get a clue. Do you remember where?”

“Yes. I remember.”

I marked it on the map to avoid forgetting it.

“Guide me.”

***

It’s not far from the ruins, so we arrived quickly.

A space in the forest where traces of a bonfire are left.

But, it has changed since I left.

‘The corpse….’

The bodies were all withered.

Like a mummy.

“… Did they attack you?”

Elijah asked curiously.

It looks as if the undead have attacked.

“No. He was clearly alive and well.”

A body with dried blood.

I couldn’t help but think of a certain monster.

‘Vampire?’

If you get hit by a hungry vampire, you’ll end up in a similar situation.

‘But, it’s not an area where vampires are frequent….’

As a result of a simple check, it was not a vampire.

There are no teeth marks anywhere on the body.

“… It is the work of a black magician.”

As Elijah looked around, he had a serious expression on his face.

“It looks like he absorbed blood to use it as magical power. The magic power unique to a black mage remains.”

I didn’t feel it, but if Elijah felt that way, she would be right.

‘Because it’s also a place where warlocks can appear.’

Dark magic.

It is a twisted implementation of magic created by those who both envied and admired the talent of wizards.

They use the lives of others as fuel to use magic.

Warlocks cannot live among people.

It is because they are periodically weeded out like a witch hunt, and they are very obvious.

Of course, the place to go after being kicked out is a place where people are rare.

Pandemonium.

Lives in seclusion nearby.

‘I almost got into trouble.’

If the timing was just off, I would have run into a warlock.

There may be differences among warlocks as well, but it is advantageous to not get entangled with each other.

“… Judah.”

“Yes. Miss.”

“Still, can’t you remember the old days?”

5 Years ago.

Elijah asked about my past.

I answered honestly.

I don’t remember.

After that, I thought about this and that on my own.

However, nothing has been found out.

I had a dream.

Things presumed to be Judah’s past.

As with dreams, most of them are quickly forgotten.

“Yes. That’s right.”

“Yes….”

Elijah nodded with a determined expression.

In the end, we couldn’t get any clues from the scene.

There was nothing to salvage from the skinny corpse.

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It’s time to go back.

As I was tying the holy relic to Yuel’s side, Elijah held out her hand.

“… Yes?”

“What are you doing? I have to go back.”

Ah.

Teleport?

‘Wait a minute. I have to run from the mansion to here on horseback for several days, but I came here by teleport?’

Teleport is a difficult magic.

The amount of mana consumed is staggering.

As the distance increases, the difficulty and magic power consumption increase rapidly.

It becomes doubly difficult if you move with other characters or objects.

‘By the way, will that happen now?’

It is beyond the scope of common sense.

I knew it was great, but every time I realized it from the side, I was shocked.

It seems like he is growing much faster and stronger than the Elijah I used to know.

“Give me your hand.”

Unfortunately, I had to decline the request.

“Sorry. Going back on the UL, I’m going to make sure Richard is all right.”

I am not a great man who will die anywhere.

I still couldn’t see the nose, so I tried to go back while looking around for a bit.

“… ….”

In displeasure, Elijah crossed her arms.

She looks up with her head slightly crooked.

Is it because of the relic?

“Ah. This is what the lady is taking now….”

“No.”

Elijah cut me off.

“I’m coming too.”

“Yes? Even if you don’t have to….”

“Just go with me.”

What…. If you do that, then so be it.

If Elijah is with me, it’s good for me.

After looking around for a while, if you can’t find Richard, then you can use teleport.

‘Of course, Elijah has to write it for it to be established.’

By the way… Only one word?

Uel is not a word, but anyway.

Two people can ride on Yuel.

Besides, Elijah is small compared to me.

However, her form is a bit….

“We have to ride back and forth together, is that okay?”

“Why is that?”

I forgot.

Elijah has no thoughts in this direction.

Is the concept of s*x itself lacking?

I still crawl into my bed from time to time, so riding back and forth in the saddle would be no big deal.

‘You don’t even know it’s a big deal to me. Uh.’

“The lady gets on first.”

Elijah hesitated rarely.

“… I don’t know how to ride a horse.”

Ah. But.

Elijah never has to ride her horse.

She has far superior teleport magic.

Because of that, she has never ridden UL.

She just watched me ride every time.

Now I know where Elijah is ashamed.

Whenever she has to show that she isn’t perfect, she gets embarrassed.

Like she hesitated when she first moon petted her deer.

“Come here.”

In the end I had to lift her up.

“Put your hand on my shoulder.”

Elijah quietly obeyed my words.

A hand reaching for her shoulder.

‘… Wait, if this is, uh, um.’

I held her by the waist as calmly as I could, pretending nothing was wrong.

It is so thin that you can almost catch it with both hands.

‘But why are you talking like this…. Oh no. You can’t be conscious of it.’

He lifted Elijah carefully.

Then, as if she was surprised, she hugged me by the nape of my neck.

“Wow!”

Afraid that Elijah might stumble or fall, I hurriedly wrapped my arms around her waist.

Naturally.

The face gets closer at once.

It gave off a subtle sweet scent.

“… ….”

My vision was filled with Elijah’s face.

I met the red eyes right in front of my nose.

The tip of the nose barely brushes.

Every time Elijah breathes, a warm breath touches her lips.

Slightly parted red, thick lips.

I unknowingly swallowed her saliva.

Elijah’s pupils fall and rise.

Look at my lips, then again with my eyes.

She stared down at me.

In close contact, at a dangerous distance.