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

30. Inauguration Ceremony and Coming of Age Ceremony (7)

After the confrontation between Achan and Judah.

Several priests guarding the temple secretly appeared.

For the post-processing of the confrontation.

I mainly looked at the condition of Agan, who was horribly defeated.

Some priests approached Judas.

Judas waved her hand.

“I am done.”

“No.”

That opinion was dismissed by Elijah.

She quickly scanned Judas’ body and said.

“Just in case you don’t know, check your status too.”

“It didn’t even touch me….”

“Still.”

Elijah can also use healing magic.

The level is equivalent to that of a cardinal.

However, that magic only heals trauma.

She can’t take care of her internal injuries like her divine power.

“Okay.”

Judah agreed.

She had no reason to accept it, but there was no reason not to.

Sit on the prepared chair.

While the priest was examining Judas, Elijah was looking at a door.

She said suddenly.

“I have a place to go to for a while. Can I be alone?”

“I am not a child…. No, rather than that, where are you going alone?”

“I have someone to be alone with for a while. No one should listen to that conversation.”

Even escort knights have a line.

They are just employees.

During a conversation the owner is having with someone, there are some things you shouldn’t listen to.

“Okay.”

Judah admitted.

Even if you’re far away anyway, you can summon it right away if you want.

But, for some reason, a little….

“I will call you in case of emergency.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be right back.”

Elijah has left.

Judah calmly looked at his back as he received the priest’s hand.

A notification arrived in her head.

Actually, I came earlier, but now I’m checking.

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***

While Judas and Achan were fighting, Balak talked with Bishop Harald.

A small confessional located on one side of the temple.

Nobody can come in.

“It’s been a while since we met like this.”

Balak spoke leisurely first.

“I haven’t been able to see you because I’ve been busy with work. Sorry.”

At the polite words, Balak just laughed.

“Is there anything to apologize for? Both of us are in a position to prepare for a big event, so we have no choice but to be busy.”

“The part you said is a bit late, but we are proceeding without a hitch….”

“Bishop Herald.”

Balak calmly cut him off.

This is not a place set up for non-nutritive discussions.

“Yes. Grandee.”

“I won’t talk too long. Do you have any intention of joining hands with Bevel again?”

“What do you mean….”

“Did you really think I wouldn’t know?”

“… ….”

“Your Majesty must have noticed, but it’s strange. Didn’t you get any word from me?”

“… ….”

The Silent Herald.

Balak deliberately prolonged the silence.

To make the opponent feel uneasy.

Silence is a very good means of alienation in that it frees the other person’s imagination.

“This is a warning and appeasement. I don’t know what Your Majesty promised, but do you really believe that He will fulfill it straight away?”

Balak paused for a moment to examine the Herald’s reaction.

A calm silence.

He didn’t even stop breathing.

Either that His Majesty doesn’t do that, or that you can’t believe that either.

I expected an answer like that to come out reflexively, but it wasn’t that lax.

“Think carefully. When the hunt is over, when it is judged that there is no need to hunt after that, the hound will be slaughtered. It’s not about feeding them.”

“… Well sir.”

The Herald left behind an ambiguous answer that was difficult to understand.

Balak quietly leaned against the backrest.

‘I don’t know if this is enough….’

The time has come to show any action.

There will probably be a big war.

What will happen after that?

The Bevel family.

Your own children.

And Elijah.

“Whoa….”

That time when I sigh because I don’t know.

The door on the other side opened.

The confessional is divided into two spaces.

The room where believers who confess their sins sit.

This is the current seat of Balak.

Across the street is the room where the priest who hears and forgives sins sits.

The door to the priest’s room opened.

Balak looked in that direction, wondering.

Beyond the dense grid.

Unable to recognize opponent.

At least the long black hair.

“Who is there….”

“Archduke Balak.”

“!”

Balak opened his eyes wide.

It was a familiar voice.

A calm and relaxed female voice.

“I’m not someone you want to talk about at length, so let’s get to the point. What is your relationship with Angra?”

“… ….”

“What are you plotting behind the scenes with the Wolsin Church?”

Balak was silent.

That wasn’t half the intention.

Her mouth did not drop in embarrassment.

How does that opponent know that?

“You are confused. I was breathing slightly. This is the reaction when the truth that you want to hide is revealed. Well, since he wouldn’t have been promoting world peace behind the scenes with the Moonsin Church, it’s understandable.”

“… ….”

“Would you like to tell me something? Then how about this I know the location of Angra. If you want, you can capture him right away.”

“… !”

“What is the Grand Duke’s goal…. Now, secretly making contact with the Wolsingyo, who can openly make peace, must have had the intention to do so, right? Shall we guess? Empire fall? Evil Resurrection? Or, an illegitimate child who has grown too much to handle….”

At that moment, the other person’s words were cut off.

An unnatural silence.

Balak looked across.

“… ?”

I couldn’t see my opponent.

It’s obviously gone.

The door didn’t even open.

It’s not like they suddenly hid underneath like children’s pranks.

There is only one conclusion.

I moved by teleport.

Balak was a bit dazed and called the name of the person he had just been questioning.

As if I would answer that.

“… Elijah?”

***

All the priests who were checking internal injuries left.

With no internal injuries, it was quick.

[Please select a reward.]

[1. Soul Bond]

[2. Magical Barrier]

[3. Enhanced Discovery of Revelation]

Still, growth is sweet.

I was left alone and pondered over the list of rewards.

‘Hmm, what would be good….’

All of them are pretty impressive rewards.

Soul bonds.

By binding certain objects to my soul, I can summon or send them back as I wish.

This is a reward that has appeared on the list before.

‘Back then, there was nothing to bond with, but now it’s different.’

The pupil of the moon.

This relic is an excellent weapon for bonding.

The benefits of soul bonds are not limited to portability.

It’s possible to pretend you don’t have a weapon and then summon it to attack.

‘It’s pretty good, but…. It’s strangely unfortunate among these three.’

On hold for now.

Next is the magic barrier.

He is also quite attractive.

Similar to making a sword with magic, you can form a large barrier.

‘In a way, if it suits the status of an escort knight, then it suits me.’

There are just a few problems.

As much as making it bigger than a sword, it consumes a lot of mana.

More fundamentally, in fact, Elijah is not a person who needs such excessive protection.

‘Honestly, you’re taller than me, um….’

Actually, if you look at its effectiveness, it is more suitable for a person on the battlefield than an escort knight.

Let’s go for now.

Last.

Enhanced Discovery of Revelation.

I couldn’t figure out what the name alone meant.

I read the description.

[Strengthen the effect of completely blocking all magical damage only once.]

[Activates automatically when hit by magic, completely immune to all magical damage for 3 seconds immediately after. The first magic cast is also nullified.]

[Cooldown 24 hours.]

Elijah who used fire magic on me.

I’m sure we’ll avoid that tragedy, but just in case….

The moment I was about to choose a reward.

“Are you Judas?”

A priest suddenly approached.

Her face is not visible because of the deeply pressed hood.

“Yes. What are you doing?”

“I’m trying to see if there are any injuries.”

“Another priest confirmed it earlier.”

“Ah, that’s right. Is there anything wrong with it?”

“That’s right.”

“Thank God. But I came after being ordered to check…. If it’s not rude, can I check it for a moment?”

The priest’s attitude was very serious and cautious.

If that’s what you have to do.

“Yes, what. You see.”

“Hands up for a moment.”

I obediently held out my hand.

The priest also reaches out to me.

Looking back to the light.

A question suddenly arises.

‘Why are you wearing a hood like that?’

Among the priests here, there is no such priest.

From the beginning, the dress code….

It’s strange.

An uneasy sense of incongruity.

The moment you try to withdraw your hand.

“Back off.”

Someone said.

The slender woman who appeared out of nowhere was very familiar to me.

A red scarf and a black cat doll in her arms.

Even the red eyes looking down at me sitting down.

“My lady?”

It was Elijah.

But why did you look at me and back off?

“Why are you telling me to step back….”

“Be quiet….”

Elijah turned behind her, blushing.

Only then did I realize.

‘Ah. You made a mistake in specifying the direction when moving to the teleport….’

Wait a minute.

But how did you get right in front of me?

Why all of a sudden….

“What is your business with my escort driver?”

She said to the priest who tried to touch me.

Unlike the embarrassing moment, the voice returned to normal.

The priest seemed to be taken aback and took a step backwards.

Elijah’s words shot like wedges.

“That, too, the warlock.”