Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

30 – Before it snows (1)

When the wind suddenly felt cold on my cheek, I realized that the window was open.

Is there still a little time left for the snow to fall?

Looking blankly at the sky that is still grayish white,

I notice that it is morning when I see the sun visible through the white clouds.

“…Ah.”

A cracked voice came from his throat.

Maybe it was because I slept late, or it was just because I slept wrong.

It could be because today is your birthday.

But the good thing is that I don’t have a cell phone to call me anymore.

I rubbed my sleepy eyes like that, then opened the slightly open window and looked outside.

The wind coming through my nose was cold. Why does what happened last night feel like a dream?

Then and now, the wind is still cold.

I gently close my eyes, and the bright light brushes my eyelids.

The sun that was hidden between the clouds rose and illuminated my face. When I opened my eyes again,

The grayish white sky with thick clouds finally began to show a blue light.

It was morning. I’m not going to stay still like this, I’m going to do something.

Leave the light leaking through the window and move on.

I brushed the dust off the curtains and left the room with the sword on the desk wrapped around my waist.

In the hallway full of sunlight, the gloomy atmosphere I saw last night disappeared and it was full of energy before I knew it.

Is it because of the black magician?

If I hadn’t dealt with that warlock yesterday, I probably wouldn’t have seen it again.

As I let out a light sigh, I heard a familiar voice next to me.

A bright and lively sound like a sparrow that cries up on a tree since dawn.

When I turned my head, the person I saw was, of course, Lopena.

“Good morning!”

“…Yes.”

Her mood, which had been subsided, seemed to rise again, so she smiled lightly and waved her hand slightly.

How could one hate a child who smiles so brightly?

I thought to myself that if Rofena hadn’t been hurt because I caught the warlock, she’d be lucky for that alone.

She said, “I heard you hurt her shoulder. Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I don’t even bleed anymore.”

The wound was much worse than before, but after one night, the wound naturally healed.

I don’t bleed anymore, and I wonder if it will disappear without a trace in about a week.

Lopena’s expression instantly darkened as she looked at her bloody bandages.

I was the one who got hurt, but why did he look like he was in more pain?

“I’m serious, why are you laughing like that?”

“Because there is no need to be serious. You’re not even hurt.”

“Still…”

I’m really fine. Let’s laugh and tousle Lofena’s hair,

Only then did Lopena, who frowned at her, let go of her expression and glared at me.

Yes, I prefer this expression.

“Put.”

“Oh, really. Don’t laugh.”

“You look better smiling than crying.”

“…Really?”

As if she liked the sound again, the guy who had been pouting her lips suddenly started laughing.

Not some kind of clown. Still, it made me feel a lot better.

Wouldn’t there be at least one person like this to do anything? A person who becomes a person’s vitality even if he is just next to him.

Maybe it’s thanks to Lopena that Irene hasn’t been completely ruined yet.

“So, is the lady awake?”

“Yes. You woke up right away and are reading a book right now. I mean, it’s already past 10 o’clock. Do you know that the driver overslept?”

“Certainly…The sun was a bit high.”

Somehow the air seemed a little different from usual.

Perhaps because she spent a lot of mana, her spiritual body was not in good shape.

Or is it because she was exposed to black magic?

Fenna’s expression began to darken again as he slightly frowned and rubbed her shoulders.

“…Are you still sick?”

“Oh, no. ‘Cause it’s okay now Come to think of it, did she not arrive with the sword she ordered? I heard she’s probably all coming this morning.”

“A sword?…Oh, that’s right!”

Maybe it was only then that I thought of it, and after clapping my hands once, Ropena patted her on the head and shouted.

It’s probably not just one or two, but when the hell are you going to check them all? As

Followed the direction Pena was running, she soon noticed a pile of crates in the front yard of her mansion.

“Sort the boxes! It is the Duke’s order to sort it out and deliver it to the lady within two hours!”

“Okay!”

People moving busily, dozens of people gathered and moved.

There were even more boxes than that, stacked like a mountain on one side.

Are those crates all on top of that weapon?

What on earth were you thinking when you bought all of that? It was a pretty dizzying memory even now, so I sighed and wiped her face.

“Let’s go and help…”

Anyway, it seems like I have a lot of stake in those weapon boxes piled up like this.

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After clearing out all the weapon cases, some of the most expensive ones were moved in front of me.

While I was thinking about why these things came before me, Lopena looked at me with her lips twitching.

“It looks like the lady is giving it as a present.”

“…A gift? Ah.”

If you think about it, Irene didn’t know my birthday.

Then, did he ask if he needed something, or did he ask for his gift?

Couldn’t have been, but if so, I’d be grateful.

…By the way.

“Ha ha.”

“Why?”

“No, it just reminded me of embarrassing memories.”

Ask for a smile as a birthday present.

At that time, I was soaked in emotion alone and said such words, but when I woke up and thought about it, I couldn’t have said such an embarrassing thing.

Irene was probably laughing at it too. Indeed, whenever I remembered what I had said, it felt like my face would automatically heat up.

Still, that wasn’t to say that it was a lie.

What if the day came when she smiled happily once in a while?

If the day comes when she celebrates her 22nd birthday, prevent her warlock and all future tragedies.

Maybe she can see that.

“Still, I’m only going to use one bag. I should bring some to Sir Chris.”

“Isn’t it a waste? Still, all the things here are hard to buy with the money that one person has accumulated in his or her entire life.”

“…Then only two?”

She smiled lightly as she said that, and Lopena also smiled and picked up the lid of the box.

But isn’t Lopena Irene’s exclusive maid? She seemed to roam pretty freely for that matter.

The guy who looked away must have noticed that I was staring at him, and immediately tilted his head.

“Can you stay here? What about the lady?”

“Aha, I was on vacation. Actually, I can go home, because this is my home.”

“…Is that so?”

It’s a vacation, so didn’t Sir Chris tell me that he had to meet the Duke today?

I don’t think they called yet. Maybe it wouldn’t be bad to meet Irene once before that.

Anyway, it would be nice to say thank you for receiving the sword like this.

Lofena whimpered and opened the lid of her box, revealing a cloth-wrapped sword underneath.

One 70cm? Will it be around that time? The black side, engraved with a luxurious pattern, had an elegant silver color.

I stared blankly at the sword, which gave off an elegant atmosphere that made me feel like it was carved out of the moon, and as soon as I picked it up, her mouth opened slightly.

“…Looks like you just didn’t have anything?”

The sword I usually wear was also very light, but this sword was so light that I felt like my hand was empty.

Would this feel like holding a dagger? However, the lightness of the sword was not an advantage.

When cutting, you need to have a sense of weight to properly apply power, but if you do, you may accidentally cut shallowly.

“Adamantium.”

I heard that this is the lightest and hardest metal that exists in the world.

It is said that the more the process of processing with magic is repeated, the lighter it is, and it is often used as armor.

It might be nice to make a sword out of this kind of metal because it’s light, but I didn’t like it that much.

“…This.”

But the next time I opened the box, I slightly frowned.

A box with no blades, only handles.

Lopena got angry at me for being a net cheater, but I picked up the handle with a serious expression.

A handle engraved with teeth, as if it had been bitten by an animal.

This is definitely the sword mentioned once in [My Love of the Rose Thorn].

The sword that Irene fought with Yeoju when she fought Yeongji.

Unlike other swords, it was a magical sword that could not be broken or worn out, so I heard that it was the only one in the world.

As I blew mana into my mind just in case, a bluish sword blade suddenly rose from the empty place where only the handle had once been.

A sword with a deep blue color, as if blue waves were swaying.

Its appearance was different from what I knew, but there was only one sword with such a function in the world.

“… Ha.”

I never thought that Irene’s sword would be in my hands.

There was no other way to explain it than luck. Because the value of a magic sword could not be compared to any gold or silver treasure in the world.

An unbreakable sword. Doesn’t that mean that no matter what kind of mana you put in or what kind of attack you receive, if you bring your sword to it, it will block it.

“What, what is it? That?”

With her eyes wide open, I stared blankly at Pena for a moment, then smiled and put the handle into my arms.

Looks like the harvest is much better than I expected. I thought I should properly say thank you to Irene.

“I decided on this one. Send the rest to Sir Chris.”

“What is that?”

Looking at Pena as I asked as I turned my back, she soon put her index finger to her mouth and quietly opened her mouth.

“It’s a secret.”

Seeing Lopena staring blankly at me like that, her laughter leaked out.

If you ask how you know this, it’s probably going to be quite a headache.

As I walked down the hallway, I was headed to the place where Irene was, of course.

I was still quite ashamed of what I said, but since I received it like this, I should say thank you at least once.

“Ah.”

As I was walking like that, the memory of yesterday suddenly came to my mind and I let out a sigh.

What the hell did I do with that spirit? Perhaps the moon was the problem.

It must be my fault for saying such a nonsense because I was alone with my emotions because of that month.

It seemed impossible to manage her expression when I saw her in this state.

-I just want you to smile.

I just patted her chest, then smiled bitterly and started walking again.

It wasn’t long before we reached Irene’s visit,

After gently closing her eyes for a moment, she calmly opened her mouth, hiding her trembling voice.

“My dear, this is Evan.”

However, even after time passes, I do not hear an answer, so I am puzzled for a while,

There was no response even after knocking on the door, so his expression began to harden.

“My lady.”

She said that she was reading a book, as Pena said earlier, so she must not be sleeping. Maybe she was attacked.

Then what the hell is Sir Chris doing so she doesn’t care what Irene is doing?

Her mind was complicated for the moment, and she let out her heavy breath.

She wasn’t like this at the time.

Her thoughts were scattered, and she immediately opened the door and followed Irene’s figure with her eyes.

What the hell are you doing right now-

“…Ah.”

And when the gaze reached a woman,

So. When her blue eyes met that look that shimmered with obvious bewilderment.

I opened my lips in a daze.

The image of Irene pulling the corners of her mouth with her fingers while looking at her in the mirror is quite funny.

Covering the corners of her twitching mouth with her hand, she carefully opened her mouth.

“My lady?”

Doesn’t she look like someone who practices smiling?

At that moment, her brow furrowed slightly at the memory of her passing through her mind.

Could it be because of what I said?

“…Evan.”

Irene’s voice when she called my name was trembling beyond compare to her usual.

This is probably the first time I’ve seen her so flustered.

Her usual expressionless face disappeared, and soon after, her face turned slightly red and she quietly opened her mouth.

“Go away.”

In the world, what should I think of this situation?

All I could do was stare blankly at her.

I’m really dumbfounded.

Really blank.