Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

39 – When the eyes turn red (5)

The light breaks.

The light of the sun rising high in the sky hit my eyes, and soon it broke with a brilliant brilliance, making the surroundings sparkle.

Looking at the red sunset, the light that dyes the pure white snow red, I turn my attention to the noisy sound that I hear before long.

The knights each walking with their family flags.

Some lifted the necks of the animals they had caught,

There were a lot of people who were heading towards the family I belonged to, showing the carcasses of animals in a sack.

“The driver should be back soon. When are you going to come?”

“…Maybe soon.”

So many people come down from the mountain. How many animals died

When I think about that, I tend to fall into useless sentiment without even realizing it, so I shake my head and brush off the thoughts.

The anxiety that still lingered in a corner of his heart would soon disappear. Sooner or later, Evan won’t be seen.

“How much did you catch? To be honest, there is no one as strong as you here.”

“Perhaps Sir Adele is not as good as Evan. In fact, unlike Evan’s age, his skills are at an expert level.”

Lo Pena’s eyes twinkle at Sir Chris’ words.

Not knowing her sword, I don’t know how much Pena understood what she said, She

She was also well aware that Evan’s level was out of the norm.

That’s why he told him not to be burdened.

No matter how hard the knights here use dragons, in the end, if Evan works hard, he will be able to win.

“But how is it that there doesn’t seem to be a lot of noise in the back? I don’t see many articles coming down.”

“…Hmm.”

My eyes narrow. Sir Chris looked out the window, then frowned and murmured.

“It seems that something went wrong. I guess I’ll have to check it out.”

“Let’s go together.”

“You can stay here. It won’t be a big deal anyway.”

“…Let’s go together.”

When he opened his mouth again, Sir Chris stared at him and nodded.

He felt he should check it out himself.

Somehow, this trembling heart didn’t seem to subside unless I checked it myself.

I was anxious. He was obviously a dangerous hunter, but an unexplained uneasiness overtook him and seemed to choke him.

“No big deal.”

Lo Pena added, worrying about herself, but her pounding heart was not easily calmed down.

If you see it with your own eyes, this anxiety will probably be relieved.

I don’t know why he’s so anxious, but I’m sure that seeing his escort knight in person will calm his heart.

As I stepped out of the building, what I saw in the distance was a scene of a bloody knight arguing with another knight.

Blood, seeing that red color made me frown. There was no knight here who would shed so much blood just to hunt a beast.

The armor he was wearing had been torn, and as if crushed by an overwhelming force, the knight with one side of the armor warped was holding a broken sword and shaking his hand.

What was reflected in his eyes was clear fear. With my mouth open blankly,

Seeing the other knight just staring at him yelling at him, Sir Chris moved slowly.

“What the hell are you talking about? Don’t talk nonsense! Roman didn’t check this mountain himself, there’s no way that could happen!”

“But, I saw it myself. It’s a troll. It can’t even compare to the trolls we know. I saw James torn apart with my own eyes. A person is torn by hand. How do you catch that! You wouldn’t have said this to me if you’d seen it yourself. That purple! You don’t know What have I seen, you do not know!”

“You are weak. Even if the troll appeared, you should have raised your sword and fought!”

“Troll, what do you mean by that?”

Looking at yourself. One with anger, the other with fear.

The knight, who was very angry, let out a gasp, then shut his mouth when he saw the pattern engraved on Sir Chris’s armor.

“This is a troll. The troll is up there!”

The terrified knight pointed to the top of the mountain.

Looking at the trembling fingers for a while,

Sir Chris followed his finger and looked at himself with his lips twitching.

What shimmered in his eyes was astonishment, so as soon as we met his eyes, he immediately opened his mouth.

“…Seems to be true. The problem is, you can feel the energy of black magic as well. We must summon the Templars. Cooperate with Roman-“

“Sir Adele, Sir Adele headed to the top. I also saw the knight who was with me, probably Sir Evan. I saw the two of you going to the top, so I’m guessing both of you are at the top.”

Evan.

At that name, I flinched involuntarily.

Heading to the top of the mountain, didn’t Sir Chris just say that he could feel the energy of black magic at the top of the mountain?

Trolls and dark magic. I look at the terrified knight.

Then what happened to Evan? Eyes flashed.

The two eyes, which had remained chilled for quite some time, pierced the knight’s lungs, and the knight, whose eyes met, looked at me startled.

“What happened to Sir Evan? Could it be that he just left it there?”

“…Uh, I couldn’t help it. I might die if I stay like this-“

“So you ran away.”

Is this the cause of the uneasiness in a corner of your heart?

Unknowingly, I bite my teeth. A fishy taste lingered in his mouth, and he let out his breath and looked at Sir Chris before opening his mouth.

“Call the knights. Search Mount Verdun. Working with Roman, we will find the two knights before the sun goes down.”

“I will follow your orders.”

As I looked at Sir Chris, who moved right away and called for the knights, my eyes narrowed as my heart grew more and more anxious.

For some reason, I feel that it is difficult to breathe, and soon I exhale with difficulty. It would be safe. No, I had to be safe.

What is the reason why the setting sun at the bottom of the mountain looks like blood?

He took a step forward to calm his trembling heart. Looking up at the peak of Mount Verdun, where his escort knights are probably located.

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“You haven’t found it yet!”

The brilliant sunlight disappeared, and the stars were once again scattered in the darkened sky.

The light from the thin crescent moon was weak, so it illuminated the mountain with magic.

It was difficult to even distinguish objects from the densely towering trees.

However, the expressions of the knights searching the mountain were spleen,

It was because the people they had to find were very important people.

An escort knight for Yuris Sogaju and Roman’s successor.

Furthermore, the knight commanders who realized that they could feel the black magic were urgently searching the area.

Occasionally, a magic circle was drawn to illuminate the mountain, but there was no mana energy to capture.

I heard there are trolls, but why can’t I get any reaction?

As if the troll had died and disappeared.

The expressions of the knights began to darken at traces that could not be found even after time passed.

I had to head to the top of the mountain. However, if there is a troll, if black magic is involved like the testimony, can it really be dealt with?

“…Perhaps, the troll has already been caught. I don’t feel the power of black magic anymore. If Sir Adele and Evan had killed the troll. There is no need to waste time here and now.”

As I turned my gaze to Sir Chris’ muttering, he met my eyes and nodded slightly.

Was it so frustrating not being able to properly feel mana?

However, the disappearance of the dark magic was an obvious good news, so the knights began to move toward the top in unison.

Did you really cut down the troll? However, if that is not the case,

I frown at the thought that the troll may just be gone.

I could see the image of my escort knight collapsed in front of me, so I let out a breath with my eyes tightly closed.

There was no way that would happen. It would be fine. Hadn’t Evan already dealt with a warlock once?

Had it not been for the odds, he would have fled.

The road to the top seemed so long.

The more he took each step, the more anxious he was, his breath rising up to the bottom of his chin and his heart pounding.

I gripped his chest with my heart beating like it was about to explode. His tightly clenched hands turned white, and soon his fingernails dug in and blood gushed out.

He exhaled laboriously through the jaws and raised his head again.

Memories of childhood. I thought I’d forgotten about it now, but why is it coming back to me now?

-Irene.

That warm voice calling me lingers in my ears.

I didn’t want to hear it. So I cover his ears, but I close my eyes tightly at the voice that continues to be heard.

Please. Isn’t it a voice you don’t want to hear anymore?

My heart, which gets wet again whenever I hear that voice, accepted the cold more easily than ever.

The bitter cold of winter sets in. The pain of my heart freezing and cracking was more painful than anything else.

He said that what he saw would not happen again.

Evan was strong. It was clear that even such a troll, even if there was a warlock, would be cut down.

So, nothing will happen.

“…Have arrived.”

When a knight said that, everyone frowned at the stench that stung his nose.

I have lived my whole life with a sword. Since the sword had been stained with more blood than the blood flowing in my body, I had no choice but to know this scent well.

“Scent of blood…”

“Looks like there’s a body.”

When I realized that, my lips parted slightly at the scenery in front of me.

The moonlight shone through the towering trees, illuminating only that part.

The huge body of a decapitated troll, the troll’s head falling beneath it.

And.

A knight fell beside him.

“…Evan.”

I thought that the forest dyed with starlight must look gray.

Under that bright light, the knight fell alone and couldn’t even see the slightest movement.

Move slowly. With my hands raised in a daze, I walked toward the fallen knight like that.

It was cold. The pale face was covered with blood, and I thought it looked like a well-made doll.

The anxiety soon dissipated. No, even more than that, emotions poured out and filled my heart.

My back felt cold. What do you see Maybe it’s an illusion created by a warlock?

However, even when I closed and opened my eyes, the scenery in front of me did not change.

Evan was still down, and his hands, which had let go of his sword, lay on the ground weakly.

“Evan Fried.”

Call that name again. However, there was no answer coming back.

The trembling voice reached the air and was soon scattered along with the cold winter wind.

“…I told you not to get hurt.”

The handkerchief that was hung on her wrist was nowhere to be seen.

His bloody hands were full of wounds, and even just looking at the bloody blood, you could tell how fierce the fight was.

The corners of my mouth twitch from the chill I felt when my outstretched hand touched my face inadvertently.

“… Ha.”

If I had been a little faster, I would have been able to prevent my escort from becoming like this.

My chest was stuffy. I want to pour out something right now, but I don’t know what this feeling is.

The outpouring breath trembled. Grab her chest.

Even though the hem of the dress in his hand was crumpled and wrinkled, he continued to squeeze the hem.

I told you to come back safely. Eventually it happened again.

The human heart is truly cunning, and only when you lose something precious do you realize how important it was.

It felt as if a chill was running through my empty heart. Since when What he valued my escort knight.

There was no turning back now. Just like when her mother died, she regretted it again.

Regrets, and then regrets again. Blue eyes stained with remorse shimmered. The stars no longer twinkled.

The moon obscured by clouds no longer illuminated the surroundings.

All I could see in the dark was red. Grasping the red, snowy soil.

My hand, which had been scarred by the digging of my nails, was stinging, but I thought that if I didn’t do that, something would break.

Close your eyes. Could it be because of the blood? Green seemed to shimmer in the dark.

It must be an afterimage left after seeing the red color. Exhale lightly.

And when I open my eyes again, I see black and red.

And it was green.

“My lady…?”

For a moment, I felt like I was out of breath.

I thought it was a voice I would never hear again. The colors around me dissipated at the sound of voices in my ears again.

Evan, who was lying like a corpse, got up. And look at yourself

Even in this darkness, the green color was clearly visible, so I blankly stared at Evan with my lips parted.

How the hell.

“I fell asleep for a while, but it seems that time has passed…”

“…Evan?”

“You look bad. What happened? I caught the troll. Ah, Sir Roman over there-“

The reason was unknown.

My body moved before I thought, and at some point I realized that I was hugging Evan.

However, I couldn’t let go. Unlike before, the warm body temperature, the beating of the heart felt in the chest.

For reassuring people like this,

So I couldn’t let go.

“Stay still.”

When the breath of the escort knight that was occasionally exhaled reached me, my heart tickled for no reason.

It was warm. Although the body was so cold from the strong winter wind.

On the contrary, his breath was warm, and I was relieved without knowing it.

If I let go of this hand, wouldn’t he disappear like a lie? If this spectacle he sees is an illusion.

“…I am not going anywhere.”

Raising his head at the voice that reached his ears, Evan smiled lightly and opened his mouth again.

“Did I make you worry?”

“…I wasn’t worried.”

Then Evan narrowed her eyes. She was in fact worried, but somehow she had a hard time saying it.

Needless to say, she was worried. As she stared into those eyes, her squinted eyes quickly curved. She was the face she always looked at herself.

When I see that smile that dissolves the darkness and melts my cold heart.

Why does her face always glow with heat? It took a while for me to touch her cheek without realizing it, and then Evan slowly opened her mouth.

“I guess I didn’t trust you. Didn’t I tell you, I’m your escort driver.”

“……”

“No matter what happens, I will be by your side. So don’t make that face. Wouldn’t it be much better to laugh like last time?”

How can I laugh?

Her eyes frown when she recalls the moment when her heart felt empty at the mere thought that the person next to her had disappeared.

Wasn’t that moment just now? She was, but she was surprisingly calm now, and she soon burst into laughter.

It was amazing. It’s just one person.

The fact that even though he was just one knight, no different from others, he had such an impact on himself.

After waiting for a long time, she slowly raised her head at the voice she heard.

“By the way… Can you please leave me now?”

“Ah…”

She dropped her body at those words, and then Evan let out her breath and brushed her face.

Somehow, is it his own illusion that his face is stained red? Only then do you realize that your surroundings look bright.

It wasn’t dark anymore. The stars twinkled as they had seen at first, and the crescent moon illuminated the forest with its dim light.

Red eyes.

But it didn’t look so ominous anymore.

The anxiety that lingered in her chest also disappeared, giving only the feeling of being red.

When I looked at the red light, what remained in my eyes was a green afterimage. The world turns green

And when he turned his gaze, what he saw were green eyes staring at him, and the corners of his mouth curved softly without even realizing it.

What do you think about that existence?

However, nothing comes to mind right away, so she sighs and stands up slowly.

One day you’ll find out, she said, but not now.

The moment I became aware of this feeling, I feared that I would not be able to look at him with the same gaze as before.

I closed my eyes and slowly opened my mouth.

“…Take care of Sir Adele. Go back to the duke’s mansion.”

Now that we’ve found the escort knight, shouldn’t we finish this job?

Roman, and black magic, and trolls. It occurred to me that this affair of the three was not just an ordinary thing.

So I guess I’ll have to look into it. The Roman Dukes who hosted this hunting festival.

I looked at Adele Roman lying on the floor covered in blood for a while, then looked away and looked into the air.

Unlike when I looked at Evan, a rather cold chill lingered in my eyes.