Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

42 – Inauguration ceremony (2)

The crown prince.

Hearing the name, his eyes furrowed for a second,

It occurred to him that maybe he could make good use of this opportunity.

At this point where the heroine has not yet appeared, if the prince is well coaxed into becoming friendly with Irene.

In the future, no matter how much Yeoju coaxes the crown prince, wouldn’t it be possible to prevent the damage to Irene?

Of course he later became hostile to Irene,

I was a bit reluctant to treat him favorably because he ended up cutting his throat, but what can I do?

I had to make the most of what I could use and try what I could do.

Anyway, isn’t it the existence of the imperial family that even Julis can’t help?

I couldn’t even be hostile. If that’s the case, it’d be better to make them treat you kindly.

However, Irene’s expression was not very good. Is there something embarrassing

There was clearly displeasure mixed into her expression as she stared at me with a slight frown on her brow.

Have you already fallen out with the crown prince?

If that’s not the case, is there something wrong with the person called the crown prince?

Thoughts came and went, but when Irene opened her mouth, she finally knew what she was worried about.

“…The prince is showing interest in you. You handled two cases involving black magic alone. The warlocks they caught themselves had already been transported to the imperial court, and this troll also figured out that the court wizards were involved in the dark magic. “

Irene looked at me for a moment and started to speak again.

“In some ways, you might look like a hero from the imperial family’s point of view. A knight who can single-handedly defeat a warlock is rare in this world.”

“That’s too much praise.”

To say he was a hero was nonsense.

Rather than the grandiose goal of saving the world in the first place, I just… Wanted to protect Irene.

However, I was ashamed to tell her that, so I just shrugged her shoulders.

Irene immediately shook her head and opened her mouth again.

“It’s not an exaggeration. The Warlock is a public enemy of the Empire, and the reason why your ordination ceremony is so grand this time is because of your achievements. A lot of people are watching you. Maybe…someone predicts that the balance of the five generations will collapse.”

“How could that be? The name of the 5th family is not that light.”

“…If the Roman family had anything to do with warlocks. It could be.”

Warlock, Irene’s expression darkened after she said that.

Roman is related to the warlock, Ra. Honestly, right now, wouldn’t it just be a possibility?

However, just the fact that there was a possibility was a big blow to Roman.

Of course, if they really had anything to do with the warlock…I’d probably avoid something like this.

It was true that we could not hastily judge at this point.

Now that Adele hasn’t woken up yet, a full-scale investigation of Roman will actually only be possible after he wakes up.

But he still seems to have doubts about Roman,

A subtle disgust welled up on her face as she muttered the name Roman.

“Do you doubt Roman?”

“To be precise, I suspect all the 5 major families except for Julis.”

Anyway, this part seemed to resemble my father.

However, what I was curious about was why the duke and she were suspicious of all the other five families.

To be honest, in this situation, other families except for Roman did not move much.

For a moment, a thought flashed through my mind and I laughed out loud.

It doesn’t move. Maybe that part is a weak point.

“Could it be that you didn’t move at all?”

“…That’s right. Strange. Apparently, the black magician, the public official of the empire, showed up like this at an event hosted by the five families. Even though a black magician appeared within the territory of Julis. Kilrogg, Medivh, Roman and Hattan did not show any significant movement.”

“Certainly, except for the dispatch of knights from the imperial family, it has been quite quiet.”

My eyes narrow.

Several thoughts floated around in my complicated mind, but soon the thoughts began to dwell on the word 5 families.

I couldn’t figure out exactly how Hatan moved.

Shadow of the Empire. As for information gathering and espionage, no one except the head of Hattan would know exactly what the family was doing at the pinnacle of the empire.

But aren’t Roman, Medivh, and Kilrogg different? In particular, Kilrogg should have moved right away.

The Eye of the Empire, Kilrogg is the first to sense and move any threats approaching the Empire.

Why has it not moved so far?

Irene, who was staring at me as if she had noticed that I was thinking that way, slowly opened her mouth.

“I heard that Kilrogg will move soon, but even taking that into account, something is strange about this situation. And in a situation like this, the most important thing is to be careful.”

When she pointed her thin fingers at me, I looked at her and smiled lightly.

“That must be me.”

“…Yes, you should be the most careful in this situation. If the five generations are related to warlocks, they might try to deal with you, who is probably the most thorny.”

“……”

Keep your eyes peeled. Maybe it looks like that

What if I was a warlock? To be honest, the country probably didn’t see the existence very well.

However, it was clear that they would not be targeting me right away. Perhaps rather than targeting me… He would probably choose appeasement.

I was thinking that maybe the day would come when we would meet again, other than to fight like last time.

If that time comes. Wouldn’t my position be clearly decided?

Looking at Irene. Her white hair hangs down long,

A face with a languid expression and sparkling blue eyes stand out.

When I first saw her, she looked like she was just wearing her mask,

Emotions were now living and breathing on her white face.

She laughed, sometimes cried, and sometimes got angry. I’m still not sure if it changed after meeting me.

It must be true that I want to watch that kind of situation a little longer.

Now, though, it was just selfishness.

Will this ever end as selfishness later on? There must have been a limit to suppressing my growing heart without even realizing it.

Dear, compassion, if those feelings turn into affection. Smile bitterly

Now I was just hiding it. He touches the corners of his twitchy lips to create the usual soft smile.

“I am fine.”

It was enough just to have someone who cared about me.

It has been a long time since I became calm, and I no longer had to worry about myself.

It’s okay to get hurt. It’s okay to fade. Broken to the point that I can’t do anything anymore,

Even if you can’t even make a sound out of your mouth and become a crawling body.

I just wanted the people I cherish to be fine.

To worry. The only thing reflected in the green eyes was Irene.

The fact that the black magicians value me means that it eventually affects Irene.

If I refuse to appease them, if that’s how I set my sights on Irene.

A cold wind blew and blew around.

What blended into the wet wind was snow without fail, and I frowned in the wind created by that solitary season.

Perhaps noticing my concern, Irene looked at me and quietly opened her mouth.

“I’m fine too.”

“…I’m not okay.”

The existence of a black magician was something that even the crown prince, who was a master, could not easily confront.

Didn’t even the head of the imperial knights, who was the same master, die? It was at best an expert.

It was funny that the word “At best” Was attached to the level of expert, but that was the reality.

I closed my eyes for a moment, then opened them and let out a heavy breath.

Regret. That word always bothered me. Suddenly, my hand felt tingly.

The hand that tortured you when you lost someone. He was fine now, but the burn scars he had suffered at that time were faintly visible.

It will be fine. It will be different this time.

I tried to calm myself by muttering to myself, but nothing changed.

My eyes were blurred. All I could see in my blurry vision was a single blue light.

The light that I always, unknowingly, followed with my eyes. A voice flowed into my ears, and soon I sent a blank gaze and looked ahead.

“Evan.”

Yes, lady. Answer inwardly No sound came out of his slightly parted lips.

I kept my mouth shut and looked for Irene in a slightly clearer view than before.

As always, there was warmth in those eyes that looked at me.

“I believe in you.”

“……”

“You are my knight.”

She bowed her head. And she laughs

Laughter escaped involuntarily, and she smiled as she looked at the ground with her head down.

I remembered the saying that a person’s heart cannot be determined.

I was so frustrated until just now, but it was funny how it was solved like this with just one word.

I believe.

That word tickled people so much.

When she looked up again, Irene wasn’t looking at me. She

Just stared out her window with her head turned.

However, the tips of her ears are slightly reddish. She laughs again.

“You seem to be very shy.”

“…What is it?”

“No, I just did it.”

Her breathing was no longer difficult, and her vision was not blurry.

The wind was no longer cold, nor was the snow falling from the sky cloudy.

It was sunny. A white light came down from the clear, cloudless sky and soon hit my eyes and sparkled.

She looked at it for a moment, then she opened her mouth.

“Maybe it will be spring soon.”

“…I see.”

“And again summer, autumn and winter. It’s snowing again. Spring will come again.”

Irene, who was looking out of her window, turned her gaze to me.

However, I continued her words while still looking out the window.

“I will protect you. Time flies, until the moment the lady kicks me out because she doesn’t like me. The season will turn again so that the lady can continue to see these eyes.”

If you think about it, there was always Irene in the first moment.

Celebrating her birthday and worrying about me.

And the people who believe in me and the people who smile.

The moment I looked at the first snow in a different way than ever before. Even at this moment.

Has it been said that you have to repay those who believe in you? It was a world to return to someday.

I didn’t know if I would return to her world and forget her someday. At least for now.

“Because I am your knight.”

Because he was Irene’s escort knight.

At those words, Irene’s eyes shook.

Are you surprised, or are you surprised by my sudden words?

Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but then she closed them tightly and her blue eyes turned to me.

No more shaking. Worry no more.

Even if the hands holding the sword trembled, the heart wouldn’t tremble.

There was no more anxiety in the smiling face. Can’t you do it

So far, the warlock hasn’t come to see me,

There is still a lot of time left for the extinction to manifest properly.

It seemed that my heart felt much better. A little bit now, maybe in the future I couldn’t hesitate anymore.

And laughed. It’s so subtle that you can’t even notice it unless you look closely.

The slightly raised corners of his lips did not tremble anymore.

#

After that, most of the conversations with Irene were related to her swearing-in ceremony.

Actually, the most important part was the fact that the crown prince was coming, so it was a basic ceremony.

When I heard about the procedure and what I had to do,

Time passed quickly and the scenery outside the window was gradually turning red.

“At this point, I think I’ve heard enough about the swearing-in ceremony. I hope you won’t make a mistake.”

“It can’t be.”

How many times have you listened until your ears were worn out? If I made a mistake, I was a fool.

But I guess it’s good to practice once in a while.

But if I make a mistake in front of many people, it will not only hurt me but also other people.

Once I erased my thoughts on Seo Im-sik, the other thought that came to my mind was Adele Roman.

“By the way, is Sir Roman okay?”

When she mentioned Adele, her expression darkened again, but then she clicked her tongue once and nodded her head.

“It will happen soon. It will probably happen when your inauguration ceremony is over. After that, there will be an investigation into the Roman family, so it will probably be quite busy.”

Irene sighed as she said that she would be busy. She smiled bitterly and drank her tea.

Perhaps this situation is just embarrassing.

It’s not enough that you have to touch the Roman family, one of the five great families, and it’s related to the warlock, so

Even the slightest mistake could have been a big problem.

Stay up all night again. Looking at the shadows slowly forming under Irene’s eyes, she opened her mouth.

“Then you’d better rest early today. You’ll probably be busy soon. I don’t want you to collapse again like last time.”

“…I think so too. It’s good to take a break beforehand when you have time like this. You should also go in early. Seeing you earlier, you didn’t look very good, but don’t come out and train again at dawn.”

Those words pricked my stomach, so I shrugged my shoulders once and stood up.

“Then let’s go.”

Perhaps it was because he thought a lot, he seemed a little more tired than usual.

Maybe I can get some sleep today.

Now that I’ve relieved myself of some of my worries, I felt sluggish at the thought that the bed would feel soft.

I then slightly lowered her head towards Irene and she looked at me and quietly opened her mouth.

“Good night.”

She paused at that, then replied with a light smile.

“…Have a nice dream too, young lady.”

Then the door closes. I leaned against the door for a while in the ensuing silence,

She sighed as she moved her steps.

After the swearing-in ceremony, it will probably be quite busy. I thought it would be nice to take a little break today.

#

Darkness falls. Roman, a known family that starts with a sword and everyone in the family dies with a sword.

A shadow began to rise from the vines rising like blades.

Purple, the darkness reminiscent of death knocked on the window, and soon the window began to open like magic.

“…Are you here?”

As soon as a voice came from the pitch-black darkness, the darkness that entered through the window gradually began to take shape.

Sharp nails, pale skin like a corpse.

Purple flames blazed from the crushed nose and empty eyes.

At first glance, it looks like a human, but in fact it is the most distant being from humans.

Then the mouth opened, and the shadows around it began to vibrate slowly.

“Gikalisa du Ainiho Lehu Aveom.”

“Darkness shelters us as annihilation looms.”

“Dubesa ni Ainiho Def Calventa.”

“In the beginning of the end, let the darkness punish them.”

As soon as the person standing like a corpse opened his mouth, the young man standing in front of him replied,

The pale tooth nodded his head as if satisfied at last. The vibrating shadow becomes still.

The shadow of the night touched the darkness, but was soon consumed by the thicker darkness, and the moonlight slowly began to fade.

The purple light shimmered.

Not the flames spewed by pale teeth,

The young man’s eyes were purple as he stood upright in the dark.

That name, the son of Roman and the heir to the sword.

Adele Roman, who thought her entire body would be crushed and unable to move, was moving more lightly than ever.

What is reflected in the empty eyes is a purple color darker than anything else. The swaying purple eyes finally looked down.

Bend his knees. The tip of the sword touches the ground,

The posture Adele Roman took looked like a knight’s posture.

And when he bowed his head.

Purple flames burning in the air flowed from the pale man’s hands and began digging towards Adele’s head.

A split body, like a burning tree, purple light emanated from his cracked body.

Soon, joy filled his empty eyes.

The purple eyes that bloomed in the darkness swayed alone. Satisfaction of power,

He was no longer loyal to the emperor.

The glory he would dedicate would not go to Evangelium.

Only the darkness lurking around him made him feel comfortable.

Adele Roman quietly bowed her head. The power that filled my heart made my body shake.

However, I persevere. I had to be patient now. At least until the moon turned red, I had to keep my head down.

When the image of a knight slaying a troll passed through his mind,

Adele twitched the corner of his mouth. Perhaps, if there is a person who is most at risk, he is.

Soon, his own blade was going to be pointed at him.

No.

Maybe all of Roman’s blades will point towards him.

Adele crawled into bed and quietly closed her eyes. Now, it was time for him to just play a sickly patient.

It’s not long before the name of extinction spreads throughout the world, so there’s no need to move first.

Shortly, when Adelman was left alone in an empty room, the moon that had been covered in darkness began to shine brightly around.

However, why does the shadow of the reeds swaying in the wind look so ominous?

In the cold winter, no more snow and dry wind. It was roaring more ominously than ever.