Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

31 – Before it snows (2)

My ear lobe gets hot.

The corners of his lips that he had just pulled felt like they were being pulled, so he tried to look away as he touched the corners of his trembling lips with his hand.

What the heck, do you mean to open the door and come in at that time?

However, I couldn’t blame him. It’s just that he was caught doing something impulsive.

The only thing flowing in this space was an awkward current.

He glared at Evan, who was glancing at him, then sighed and lowered his head.

What does he think of himself? You might think he’s frivolous, practicing smiling in the mirror.

But isn’t this all Evan’s fault?

He said that he wanted a smile as a gift, so I just considered it once.

He just looked in the mirror, wondering if he might be wearing a cold expression.

“…Ha ha.”

However, he couldn’t say anything, so he just stared at Evan, who was staring blankly at him.

The aroma of the tea entering my parched mouth was bitter. Would this feel like sitting on a cushion made of thorns?

However, since he couldn’t tell his escort knight to leave, he turned his head and looked out the window.

Cheer-

I frown at the thought that even the birds chirping outside the window seem to be laughing at me.

I just felt resentful of my escort knight who didn’t say anything.

I wish I could talk about something else, but how long has it been since I hated that green eye that was just looking at me?

“Why don’t you just laugh.”

“…hahahaha.”

As I stared at him with his eyes narrowed, Evan turned his head away from his gaze and smiled awkwardly.

It would be embarrassing if he just laughed, but whenever he looked at me, his twitching mouth was annoying, and a brusque voice came out of his mouth without even realizing it.

-I just want you to smile.

I listened to the words that there is a wish.

There would be nothing I couldn’t give to him who fought against the warlock while suffering wounds for himself and Julis.

I was obviously going to listen to anything.

Isn’t that what Evan wished for himself to be?

-I hope there will be no shadow on that face from now on. I hope you put down the responsibility that always rests on your shoulders and smile wide because it’s good even once.

Those words made me reflect on myself.

What kind of expression did Evan have on his face in front of others?

Since he always lived hiding his emotions, he was confident in hiding his expression.

Even when he’s sad or happy, he always has an insensitive expression. Didn’t he have a knack for being like a well-crafted doll?

Of course, after meeting Evan, I felt that my expression had loosened up a lot.

Sometimes when I looked in the mirror, there was warmth in my gaze, which had only felt cold.

Because she said Lopena also looked at me and said she looked good these days.

So he didn’t care what face he was making.

The words he uttered seemed to keep pounding on his chest.

At least I thought that I wasn’t hiding my feelings from him, but I wonder if I was still treating him coldly.

If he thought so and he wished himself such a gift,

At least once, he thought it wouldn’t hurt to show a smile.

Laying the responsibility off his shoulders, the shadow cast over his face disappears, la.

When I remembered those words, somehow my heart tickled.

Is it because Evan is the only person in the Duke’s residence who says that to himself?

Or maybe it’s because the green eyes that say such things are annoying.

Those always pretty, sparkling eyes were still lingering in front of my eyes.

His eyes that shine the spring even in this desolate winter, he constantly disturbed himself.

“By the way… Did you really do that because of what I said?”

“……”

I don’t even notice.

I laughed out loud when he stabbed me in the chest with a dagger like this, who usually knows his heart so well.

His appearance, which looked so beautiful, made me hate him.

I wanted to jump right in and shut his mouth, but I couldn’t, so I just narrowed his eyes.

If you ask me if I did it because of what he said, I have no choice but to say yes.

The words you said as a wish make you worry so much, how can you ignore those words?

I looked in the mirror. I was just practicing laughing on my own.

He wanted it as a gift for his birthday, but he wasn’t so heartless that he couldn’t even smile once.

Of course, it was awkward because it was the first time I smiled consciously, but it seemed to get better after some time.

If I had practiced a little more, I might have been able to smile naturally.

However, everything was shattered. The moment I caught him pulling the corner of his mouth while looking in the mirror.

His shame had already risen to the limit.

“Can you leave?”

“Unfortunately, that seems difficult.”

“Let’s take a break today. I will have Sir Chris in his place.”

“Because I have something I want to say.”

“…Evan.”

I wondered why he was smirking like that, even though I thought it was strange from the first time we met.

He knew very well how to deal with himself. You can’t be angry at someone who smiles like that.

I hate it, but I don’t feel hateful, so I let out a small sigh.

“What do you want to say?”

“I received the sword you received earlier from the top of the weapon. I just wanted to say thank you for that.”

“…You don’t have to say thank you. I just bought it because I needed a sword.”

I bought it thinking it was a birthday present, but since I bought so many things at once, I was a bit embarrassed to call it a gift.

He doesn’t give it only to him, isn’t it like giving it to other knights as well?

When I thought of the word gift, what came to my mind was the embarrassing wish he had mentioned.

He lowers his head slightly to hide the heat rising from his face.

It wasn’t long before I wiped my dry face down, and I bit my lip at the sound of Evan’s voice ringing in my ears.

I’d rather do anything if I was alone, but I can’t do anything if I’m with you like this.

I wanted to kick at least the blanket with my feet right away.

This shame soared deep in my heart. Every time I saw the escort driver’s face, it felt like it was getting hotter for no reason, so I just fanned it.

“Are you okay?”

“…Do I look okay, now?”

“No.”

I glared at Evan’s still smiling face, then let out a light sigh.

Isn’t my escort knight playful today? Yesterday, too, it seemed that his attitude had subtly changed, but

When the green eyes that looked at me drew an arc, I naturally frowned.

It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s that my heart feels stuffy.

Looking at him like that, my gaze soon lands on the bandage wrapped around his shoulder.

The red-stained bandages have not been worn yet. Wounds left like that might become infected.

Whenever I see those bandages, I naturally feel uncomfortable.

When I think of him fighting the warlock alone in the dark where even the moon was invisible.

My eyes were furrowed at the blushing heart.

I have never seen anything called black magic, but it is known to cause pain on a different level than normal magic.

No matter how weak he is as a warlock, there’s no way he won’t be sick.

Enduring the pain and bowing my head to me seemed to keep projecting onto him, so I averted my gaze without realizing it.

“…Change the bandages.”

“Ah, I was going to leave after a while. I have to see the Duke.”

My eyes narrowed at those words. To meet the duke, doesn’t it mean meeting one’s own father?

An anxious mind passed by for a moment, but he shook his head and brushed it off.

You’re probably talking about warlocks. But isn’t it too early?

I should have waited for his body to recover before meeting him, but why are you in such a hurry to meet him?

…No. To be fair, my father’s judgment must have been correct.

Warlocks were threats to the empire, no matter how low their level was, it would be right to quickly find out what was related to warlocks.

No one could have predicted that this attack would not end it. In the future, the number of contacts with the black magician will continue to increase.

In that respect, Evan’s performance this time was more important than anything else.

Not only did they eradicate the warlocks, but they were also able to develop a vaccine against the diseases created by the warlocks.

Maybe there will be a change in his position as well as congratulations to him.

If, because of this incident, he will no longer be his escort knight.

His chest seemed to thump for a moment and then sit down.

As I chewed the soft flesh in my mouth, I frowned at the fishy taste.

If that happens, what should you do next? I finally found someone I could put my mind to.

A person who recognizes his shadow, removes it, and smiles for himself came looking for him like this.

How could he let such a person go so easily?

“…Evan.”

He opened his mouth calmly, but his voice was slightly trembling.

He himself was nervous. Because the target Evan met was his father,

Because no one dared to predict the thoughts that the head of Julis would have in his head.

Maybe he is different from the worst situation he thinks.

“What are you so worried about?”

“…I’m not worried.”

Evan looked at himself and opened his mouth.

Mixed in those gazes was warm concern.

If it was someone other than him, what was mixed in that gaze would have been close to the disgust of looking at the foolish Sogaju.

A cold wind began to blow in from the open window.

No, maybe I finally felt the chill. Did he become accustomed to the warmth of the presence next to him, realizing too late that this winter is such a cold season?

. My escort knight, whom I had just met, had become a being who removed his cold.

… He might be greedy. He did not know that this heart he harbored might someday change and become a desire.

At least for now, I wanted him to be by my side.

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“Perhaps the reason your father calls you is to congratulate you for dealing with the warlock. Warlocks are a very important issue in this empire, and it is also true that you have dealt with them without damage this time.”

“Lord Chris said that too. Perhaps he will call me to congratulate him.”

“…He will call you soon. After work in the morning, he always used to meet customers at lunchtime.”

Is that the reason why you haven’t called me yet?

However, the thought of the duke calling me quickly dissipated.

Somehow, is it really my imagination that the girl’s face, which I saw earlier, looks much darker than the first time?

What are you worried about?

Looking at the sudden darkening of his expression since he brought up the subject of the duke, it must have something to do with my father.

Perhaps the fact that I meet the duke doesn’t like it that much.

Garot Julis, though not much has been said about him.

I knew for sure that he was very close to the spirit of Julis, Iron Blood.

A person who lives for his family rather than his blood, and for the emperor whom he is loyal to.

When I first became her escort knight, I wondered if it was because of her dukedom that she was twisted.

Perhaps the possibility of sending me a favorable attitude was slim.

But even so, he wouldn’t be hostile to me,

Not quite sure what she was worried about, she sighed lightly.

She was with her for a long time, but even I couldn’t figure out what was in her head.

I just barely noticed that the thing on that face was worry.

Isn’t there really nothing the duke could do for me other than congratulations?

At most, it would be to the extent of giving them gold and silver treasures or swords, and asking for cooperation in matters related to warlocks in the future.

Then, all of a sudden, a thought flashed through my mind and my eyes narrowed.

If this happened to you, your status would change.

If I was incorporated into the Knights of Julis instead of being her escort knights.

I couldn’t let it go like that. Wasn’t he the only one who knew the tragedy she was going through?

If she can’t be by her side,

If you can’t stop her from twisting like this, she will become a villain in the future.

Everything I had done so far was like nothing.

And now, there weren’t many people she could open up to and be comfortable with.

Lofena, Sir Chris. And maybe even myself, these three are all.

I couldn’t leave her side.

At least if it wasn’t for me to remove all her tragedy and leave on my own,

He had to be by her side forever.

“Don’t worry too much, young lady.”

If the shadows on her face were those worries,

Shouldn’t I be the one who erases those shadows?

Like the wish I made.

I hoped that the time would come when the shadows on her face would disappear and the responsibilities on her shoulders would disappear.

How can I keep the promise I made at dawn?

I wanted her to be happy. If the time comes when I can regard the contents of the novel I read as a mere dream.

Maybe he can leave her side with a feeling of peace.

So for now, all she did was smile at her.

Let the darkness disappear from her face. Let the anxiety in her heart disappear.

“I am your escort driver.”

Will my smile really erase her anxiety?

Honestly, I had doubts, but I smiled nonetheless.

I thought for a moment that it would be nice if she smiled at me, but it soon dissipated and disappeared like her mist.

This was just greed.

A little bit of my selfishness, that kind of greed.