episode_0018

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“I told you! Were you spying on me?!”

“Are we talking about that?”

“Yeah. You two.”

“….I didn’t know that looking at you would feel like I was peeking because you were so beautiful. That healthy red hair, that bronze skin that’s hard to find here, those long legs, and that cool facial features… You were so pretty that I couldn’t stop looking at you. Also…”

Lacia started spewing out words of praise without even taking a breath. I just stared at her blankly.

There’s no way I’d let that slide….

“……Ah, ah, okay. Stop it. Well, I know this body is beautiful. Hahaha.”

…..This is going too far.

Fortunately, the former mercenary king is a simpleton, and perhaps he was flattered by the obvious compliment, so he tells the employee to give him some service before returning to his seat.

Then Rashia leaned down and whispered in my ear.

“Jodel. That’s him.”

“….Huh?”

What is that guy?

I was dumbfounded by Rashia’s confident words and asked back.

“I didn’t hear any footsteps when you walked here earlier. It was the assassin’s footsteps.”

At Rasia’s words, I looked at the mercenary king with a trembling face.

Of course I felt it too. But as the mercenary king, it was obvious that he had lived a rough life.

There was a high probability that he had learned various things here and there. So, wouldn’t he have a basic knowledge of how to kill a person?

‘…..Now, Russia, the problem is over there rather than there.’

I glanced in the direction of the knights. Fortunately, they seemed to have lost interest in this area and were seen ordering food.

I have to get out during this gap.

“….Miss.”

“Yeah. You said you saw it yourself. What do you think?”

“That’s definitely not him.”

“What? Why?”

Rashia opened her eyes wide, seeming bewildered by my answer.

I calmly began to explain why the last suspect, the Mercenary King, was not an intruder.

“At that time, we were about the same height, but… our chest sizes were different.”

“….what?”

I have pinpointed exactly why the Mercenary King is not an invader.

Even Russia has no choice but to admit it…

“Isn’t that person’s chest glamorous? That person’s chest is…small.”

Because I reduced it. I was surprised because it transformed so much…

I swallowed the words inside.

Rasia turned her head again and looked at the Mercenary King.

Still, the mercenary king waved his hand and pretended to know Rashia, saying that they had talked earlier.

Lacia’s eyes turned to the chest of the mercenary king.

Rashido was big, but not big enough. That mercenary was bigger than that.

Literally the chest of an adult. No matter how much pressure bandage was applied, it would be impossible for a chest like that not to show.

“It’s so stupidly big… Jodell. You should have told me something important a long time ago.”

“….I just saw it and it just occurred to me. That one was especially bigger.”

“……Now that I look at it, you’re a pervert?”

“…Absolutely not.”

It’s just that the situation was so urgent that I couldn’t find anything else to do.

It was also perfect for persuading Russia.

Finally, the exhausted Rasiya put down her fork.

“What? Then all three are not. Then where is the intruder?… This means the mission has failed…. What should I do? Jodel.”

“You can ask me….”

“I’ve never failed a mission before…”

“In this case, isn’t the information wrong? So…”

“That kind of excuse won’t work with my grandfather. He told me to catch the intruder… Then it’s my job to find him by any means necessary. Oh, this is the worst. I’m in a bad mood. I want to go back.”

Rashia stood up from her seat.

Rasia, whose mood suddenly seemed to be sinking, seemed to be giving off a slightly dangerous vibe, so I followed her while keeping an eye on her expression.

Anyway, I was also welcomed to leave this tavern.

I was so nervous that I started to feel a headache, worried that the knights might notice Rashia’s ring.

I walked close to Rashia, trying to cover the ring as much as possible.

As I was barely passing the table where the knights were sitting, I ended up running head-on into one of the knights who was opening the door and coming in.

As the female knight with short black hair and fierce eyes entered, the knights here and there made eye contact.

“Oh, Captain! Why are you so late?”

“Come quickly. I said I ordered all the food…!”

Unfortunately, the article was written by a face I also recognized.

‘shit.’

She was Chou, the commander of the knights of the palace.

He was a sword master knight who was recognized for his abilities and was promoted to captain at the young age of 30.

He was one of the main characters of Munchkin, who had a fairly large presence in this webtoon.

Why is she here….

‘…..It wasn’t for nothing that Russia was captured.’

It was caught because there was a super storm.

Although Lacia was strong, she was still unable to deal with the Sword Master.

Besides, all the other knights were close to that level. It was not surprising that Rashia was caught.

Chowoo’s gaze naturally turned to Rashia and me, who were standing in front of the door.

Her eyes scanned over Rashia and I, searching our bodies, then stopped at Rashia’s hands.

‘…..I’m screwed.’

“Huh, huh? Jodell?”

I sensed doom, grabbed Rashia’s wrist, and quickly ran through the open door.

A beat later, Chow’s voice followed suit.

“…….Chase her now! There was a ring on that woman’s hand that looked similar to the Crown Prince’s ring! We have to check it out!”

At Chow’s firm and loud voice, Lacia also realized the situation and, unlike before when she had been chasing me in a dazed manner, she started to run at full speed, pulling me along.

“Gasp, gasp… Jodell.”

“Yes.”

“Oh my gosh, this won’t work.”

How far did you run?

Rashia looked at me, gasping for breath.

I looked at her wavering eyes, wondering if she was going to abandon me, but instead, Rasia hugged me and put me next to her.

“……Miss?!”

I looked at Russia with a puzzled face.

What the heck, why am I like this? I’m not tired at all? Rather, I’m adjusting my strength to match Rashia’s pace, so why am I doing this?

It wasn’t me who was gasping for breath, it was Russia.

But Rasia seemed worried that I would fall behind, so she put me under her arm and ran towards the alley at full speed.

I was secretly amazed at the sight of Rascia walking around the complicated alleyways as if she were walking around her own home.

‘Still, that’s amazing… If she were her age now, Rashia would be around 17…’

It was clear that he had been educated since childhood.

Despite the enemies following behind, he quickly assessed the situation and entered a familiar alley where he could most easily hide.

‘But what can I do….’

If it had been a normal enemy, I could have easily shaken it off, but unfortunately, it was now my strongest enemy.

I glanced behind me and saw that Chow was running towards me at a frightening speed. The distance between us was also getting shorter. If this continued, I would soon be caught.

“…..Fuck.”

That’s when I saw a dead end.

Rasia bit her lip and abruptly stopped in her seat. Then, the knights and Chou who had been chasing her also stopped.

Rashia turned around and tried to quickly run away along another route, but she was already surrounded on all sides.

“Haa, ha….”

Rashia exhaled harshly.

Chow looked at her like that and said in admiration.

“….Wow. I almost missed it. Well, it would take something like that to come to the palace and steal the ring. I didn’t see it when I was looking for it, but I didn’t expect to run into it in a tavern like this.”

“Fuck. That’s right. My luck is really bad~”

Rashia spat out a curse and complained.

It’s the first time I’ve seen Russia swearing. That must mean the situation is urgent.

Lacia put me down and motioned for me to go to the wall. I followed Lacia’s gaze and clung to the wall as much as I could.

‘If you had left me and run away, you could have run away a little faster…’

It was unexpected.

You’ll take care of me till the end.

A little touching?

I looked at Rasia. Rasia had taken out the whip hidden in her bosom and was ready to swing it at any moment.

“….Let’s talk more in detail in the palace prison. Bring him here.”

“Yes!”

At Chou’s command, five knights rushed toward Rashia as if they had been waiting.

Rasia looked at those approaching with cold, sunken eyes, then whipped the knight who first extended his fist.

“Aaak!”

The whip struck the knight squarely in the stomach.

“This idiot!”

Then another knight reached out to grab Rashia.

Rashia grabbed the knight’s hand with her whip and slammed him into the wall.

The same was true for the other knights. All the knights who approached Lacia were struck by the whip she swung and fell down, blood splattering.

Although it seemed to be swung indiscriminately, the whip accurately blocked the knights’ attacks and dealt with them quickly and efficiently.

“ha….”

Chow looked at the sight as if he was amazed.

“….What on earth are you?”

As if realizing that the situation was serious, Rasia’s face, which had previously been playful, took off its mask and took on a creepy, doll-like appearance.

All it contained was a chilling murderous intent to kill the other person.

‘This is its original appearance.’

It’s not even ripe yet, but if it’s like this, how much more of a monster will it become in the future…

But what can I do?

I looked towards Chow.

Chou pulled out his sword. Floating clearly above it was the Aura Blade, which only Sword Masters could use.

Even if it’s the future Russia, it’s impossible for the present Russia to stop that.

‘…But you didn’t abandon me and took me with you.’

I’ll try to help too.

I opened the skill window.

I guess it’s my turn to step up.