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

32. Mixed Clues, Wrong Conclusions

‘Judas….’

The result obtained by tracking the warlock.

Through the letters left there, Elijah came to a conclusion.

‘I almost fell for brainwashing and suggestion.’

She remembered Judas’ final test.

At that time, she went to look for a statue of the sun.

Elijah found out the traces of the warlock.

Traces left in places where Judah stayed and fought.

As if they were being chased.

‘A black magician who left a mark during the last test. Also, the black magician I tracked down after approaching Judas during the swearing-in ceremony.’

The two subjects are the same person.

‘The purpose is the same.’

In both cases, Judas was approached.

‘The contents of the letter indicate that the brainwashing was attempted again, which means that the first attempt was made.’

During her final exam, she tried brainwashing, but it seems to have failed.

I don’t know why.

Maybe the opportunity simply didn’t come, or the spirit of Judas could have resisted.

Brainwashing and suggestion magic are not omnipotent.

The effect varies depending on the mental state of the victim.

Let’s assume that someone is hinting at killing someone.

At this time, if the target subject to the suggestion does not want to kill the target, the suggestion will be released soon or not at all.

On the contrary, if you have the intention to kill, it is easier and it takes more time.

‘I don’t know the exact reason, but for some reason, suggestion and brainwashing failed.’

After that, they found Judas again.

By using the swearing-in ceremony.

‘The existing magic must have been modified or supplemented. And if you immediately apply this suggestive reinforcement on the spot…. There’s no guarantee that Judas won’t get caught.’

Fortunately, Elijah stopped it.

On that day, she felt the energy of black magic and moved to Judas.

‘Dare….’

Elijah felt sick to his stomach.

Before she knew it, her eyes were colored with mad fire.

Among many, many people, he tried to use Judas to kill himself.

Judas is the person closest to him.

If you can use it, you know that using it is most effective.

He would have done the same if he had been his enemy.

But understanding it with your head and experiencing it yourself are two different things.

A written order hinting at killing Elijah.

This belongs to Tredito.

Elijah knew that, and she couldn’t help but be sure.

What she found out through that order was the existence and use of the dark magic called ‘improvement of suggestion’.

And the only possibility is that the opponent tried to use it against Judas.

I couldn’t think of anything else.

“Whoa….”

Elijah sighed deeply and buried her face in her stuffed cat.

An item used as a substitute for Judas when stability is needed.

Sometimes I would lie alone in bed when Judas wasn’t there.

I reorganized the situation with a calmer mind than before.

‘The opponent tried to brainwash Judas, but failed.’

So, how far is the category of the ‘opponent’?

First of all, the warlock.

He is also an imperial mage.

That includes the Empire.

Also, Elijah guessed that there was some connection between the Church of the Moon and the royal family.

The evidence is a corpse found in the secret residence of the Imperial Magicians.

Gaston, Salaman.

Gaston Bordeaux.

He is a member of the Moonsin Church.

Also, Salaman had made a deal with Gaston to receive a minor title after converting to the Church of the Moon.

Elijah organized a fact.

‘The Empire has joined forces with the Church of the Moon to kill me.’

There is one more faction that has done something similar.

Ballack.

He secretly communicated with a person named Angra of the Church of the Moon.

Elijah considered himself the reason and purpose.

I summarized the second fact that I discovered earlier in a sentence.

‘Balak tried to kill me using the Moonsin Church.’

Guard Knight Training Center.

Written by Balak.

The conditions for accepting candidates without discrimination were also set by Ballack.

At that time, Elijah did not refuse. She

She couldn’t say no.

It wasn’t long before her mother died.

She was adapting to life at Bebel’s home and was receiving education directly from Narcissus.

I was busy getting my calves beaten every day.

It was only later that she found out that her own escort knight training center was being built.

And Gaston, a member of the Church of the Moon.

He is the person Balak planted in the training center to trample on Judah.

The forces are intertwined one by one.

The Imperial Family. Moonsingyo. Ballack.

A loose link connecting them.

That’s right, Elijah himself.

‘I….’

Who is Elijah?

Synthesize various names reflected in the world.

A direct descendant of the Bebel family.

A cursed illegitimate son who inherited the abilities of a wizard.

A wicked woman who does not choose any means.

The Mad Fire Mage.

‘… The Second Coming of the Age of Myth.’

The power that everyone fears and longs for.

Balak rose to his current position by force.

Fire Mage.

Emperor John won the hearts of the people with his overwhelming divine power.

And a person who could threaten both of them.

Elijah.

The Second Coming of the Age of Myth.

A dangerous strain that could cause a rift in the precarious balance of power.

A seed you can’t predict what it will grow into.

Elijah combined the two facts and arrived at a complete conclusion.

‘John, Balak. The two of them tried to kill me using the Church of the Moon.’

The two heads of different factions couldn’t have tried to kill themselves by contacting the Moon God Church separately.

It is more likely that they agreed and it is realistic.

‘Instead of killing myself, I borrowed the help of the Moonsin Church. I’m going to pass on the responsibility if I have to.’

Even if he’s an illegitimate child, he’s a wizard himself.

It also has great potential.

An age of living on a precarious peace where the war with the demons is not over.

Power itself is an object of admiration.

Even if it’s a dirty illegitimate child.

‘The Empire and Bebel don’t want the war to end.’

It is a story floating around like a conspiracy among citizens.

The socially powerful do not deliberately end the war.

Elijah knows about half of the conspiracy theories are true.

In fact, the forces that rule this continent do not want the end of the war.

But it’s not that I don’t finish it on purpose.

I don’t have enough strength to finish it.

‘It may be possible if all forces are united in one mind, but…. That’s not going to happen.’

The reason they wish for a prolonged war is simple and short-sighted.

War feeds on the lives of the lower classes.

Being conscripted to die, sitting on the streets and dying of starvation are all up to the lower classes.

Also, they have to pay high taxes because of the war.

On the other hand, the aristocracy at the top of society has no such thing.

It is the same even if it is Elijah right now.

As life in front of them becomes impoverished, the lower class cannot see the structural defects of society.

The two main powers of mankind took advantage of him.

By maintaining the war, blinding the lower classes, the lives of the upper classes were solidified.

Helios and Bebel.

A relationship in which we keep each other in check and at the same time sometimes cooperate for the common good.

And they tried to kill themselves, a dangerous seed, in order to maintain the peace they had built.

‘The reason why I didn’t use an Assassin Guild that can definitely kill is obvious. First. Record remains. Second. Ramek must tell them that it was their fault.’

Also, if you move the Assassins Guild, it becomes a clue in itself.

Not many forces tried to kill Elijah even by moving the Assassins Guild.

Someone will easily guess, and when the truth is known, the public sentiment of the two powers will collapse.

‘Is that so….’

Across the tangled clues, a conclusion has been reached.

Balak, the royal family, and the Church of the Moon God all worked together to try to kill him.

All sorts of enemies lurked in a wider area than he could observe.

In front of Elijah’s finished reasoning.

Pissik, I just laughed lightly.

It’s nothing new.

Her own birth is original sin.

I don’t even care if more people hate me and try to kill me.

Likewise, all you have to do is kill the target.

It’s a simple story.

‘I’ll have to catch Angra and interrogate him.’

Until now, I knew his location and left it unattended.

It was because there was no clue to ask even if they were caught.

I couldn’t touch the pilgrims for nothing in a situation where I couldn’t expect any benefit.

However, a new force called the imperial family was attached.

There is a high possibility that he, who had contact with Balak, was a contact with the imperial family.

I have enough motivation and grounds to pursue him.

Elijah left her lab after organizing her data.

Outside was Judas, who had washed himself.

It is dangerous to enter the laboratory carelessly.

So Judas always waited outside unless Elijah personally gave permission to come in.

It was extremely principled.

Elijah didn’t know he was waiting outside, sorting out clues and thinking.

‘I’ll ask if you can come in….’

“My lady. Are you done with your business?”

Elijah looked up at him without answering.

It’s a little dazzling with the sun behind you.

Shadows cast against backlighting.

The golden eyes contain themselves.

The escort knight. Judah Defacet.

The person you chose.

And finally, a man who became his own.

The enemy tried to use Judas to kill himself.

Although it failed.

‘If at all, if this child tries to kill me….’

Just thinking about it made her feel like the blood was draining from her body.

Her whole body seems to be getting cold.

Bad imagination expands the scope even more.

‘If only Judas had been a prepared assassin like Tredito….’

It’s a possibility that’s hard to ignore.

Just thinking about it made my breathing slow.

“My lady? Why….”

Judas asked her worriedly, watching her tremble her lips.

Before he could say anything, Elijah rushed into his arms.

I hug her by the waist and take a deep breath.

I just came out of the wash and the moist air fills my lungs.

The smell of soap was subtly mixed with his body odor.

Elijah was relieved by the fragrance.

I was relieved when the warm body temperature reached me.

A strong and spacious body does not budge even when leaning on weight.

The anxiety disappeared as if washed away.

The existence that comforted me five years ago.

If. Without Judas.

If Judas tried to kill himself.

If Judas were to be killed….

‘… ….’

That can’t be.

There’s no way someone like that would be so devoted to himself.

He risked death several times for himself.

He stayed by his side.

That’s enough.

Elijah did not think deeply.

She tied the knot on her own.

I just closed my eyes in this arms and listened to his heartbeat, and that was all good.

I enjoyed the cold energy that flowed in faster than usual.

Elijah said, rubbing her face like her cat.

“You are mine.”

“… ….”

“So, no matter what, you must be on my side.”

Even though he was taken aback, Judas readily answered. She didn’t know how to answer

That she was mine, but she was able to answer that she was on my side.

“Of course.”

Elijah looked up at Judas for a moment.

She may be targeting Judas again.

‘… What do we do.’

She doesn’t mind targeting herself.

But Judas can’t.

She’s weaker than he is, so I’m worried about her.

‘Where should I lock it up so that it cannot be observed from the outside…. If I use teleport, I can find myself even in a completely enclosed space…. I’ll just give up my breathing hole and I’ll have to procure the food. Real-time location tracking alone is not enough….’

Where would be a good place to hide it?

‘… Shall I dig a mountain? Then nobody will find it. After digging it out, I can fill in the parts visible from the outside with magic. Sometimes, if you want to see the sunlight, it’s as easy as taking her for a walk. Then, which mountain would you prefer…. Wait for a sec. What kind of brainwashing magic is possible and to what depth? Hmm….’

The red eyes that gazed intently and burdensomely deepened.

Judah asked, avoiding the gaze that was nearby.

“Uh, um…. Why?”

Elijah just grinned and replied.

It was a slightly cool smile, strangely different from usual.

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“No. Nothing. The cleanup is over. Which wizard did you bring?”

Elijah leaned against Judas’ chest and waited for her answer.

Judas couldn’t bear to hug her, and she answered with a slightly awkward attitude.

She’s used to being hugged as she pleases, but she still doesn’t know how to treat her every time.

“She is said to have been moved to the dungeon. You must still faint.”

“Yes…. I have someone to go find one more. Judah. You still don’t remember Angra?”

“Yes.”

“I’m going to pick up that Angra now.”

It was embarrassing in many ways to Judas.

First of all, Elijah never informed Judas that she knew the location of Angra.

This is the first time I’m talking about this.

So it was very out of the blue.

Second, Judah has no memory of her regarding her Angra.

Although she was curious about her past, she didn’t feel the need to find him.

In the end, he replied while scratching his cheek in bewilderment.

“Uh, yes…. Then, shall we go?”

At her exhausting reply, Elijah narrowed her eyes and glared at Judas. She

She was considerate of herself. This fool….

Elijah shook her head and took her hand.

“I’ll move.”

She didn’t have to hold hands.

However, she didn’t have to hold hands.

Then, Elijah thought, it was better for her to hold rather than let go.

*

The place the two arrived was barren land.

The entrance to the Demon Realm.

A place just out of human land.

In the distant past, all of this land belonged to humans.

The holy grounds built in those days are also in the demon realm.

Some pilgrims cross the demon realm to find that sacred place.

There was a small camp at the entrance of the Demon Realm.

A simple tent that can barely accommodate one person.

I didn’t even light a fire.

Elijah strode towards it.

Judah followed him.

An old man was sitting in the tent.

On his knees as if in prayer, quietly.

He lifts his head and opens his eyes, probably feeling the presence.

“Who are you… ? He doesn’t seem to be a warlock or a robber…. Why did you come to a place like this?”

A bearded old man asked.

He must have been tired from the arduous pilgrimage, but his eyes were full of guns.

Eyes stained with pure faith.

Elijah felt a sense of alienation in those eyes.

‘… What?’

While Judas watched the surroundings, Elijah spoke.

“Well…. It’s hard to say in one word.”

Elijah spoke slowly and she was subtly wary of Angra.

Divine power does not harm people.

However, there may be a weapon in her arms.

Balak, the operation to assassinate Elijah in concert with the imperial family.

Angra is at the center of it all.

If the move is wrong, it may attack and run away.

‘It’s normal for pilgrims to walk around empty-handed, but I can’t trust this human.’

By the way, there was no hint of that at all in Angra.

Although wary, she smiles lightly as if she is glad to see people.

“I didn’t expect to see people walking around here unscathed.”

Elijah took a step back from the situation.

A strange sense of incongruity.

“Judas. Take a look at this person.”

“Yes… ?”

Judah was taken aback.

She doesn’t know how she knew Angra’s location, or why she came looking for Angra.

However, the way he was treated was no different from that of a robber.

I couldn’t refuse.

“Then, excuse me.”

Yuda carefully rummaged through Angra’s arms.

Looking at Elijah with her uneasy eyes, she sees herself.

Her eyes met.

Grey eyes.

This old man’s face. Those eyes.

I think I saw it somewhere.

Even this shabby outfit.

It’s not strange that I saw it.

She said that she was the one who brought her back from Judecca.

‘But…. It feels different from that….’

Judas involuntarily stopped her hand.

‘Angra, Angra….’

While repeating that name, Judas quietly observed the old man’s face.

‘This person made me…. When and where…. I mean, a long time ago….’