episode_0147

‘When the sun goes down, I’ll come find you.’

Alana waits to hear Carl’s words.

It’s a secret promise that makes my heart flutter, but it’s not one I’m particularly excited about keeping.

As if to prove it, Alana was blowing air into her small ball loudly, expressing her discontent, even though the man in question was not there to see it.

This is the basement of a small cathedral in the Empire where Alana is anxiously waiting for her sword. Despite its modest appearance, there is a huge teleportation device hidden underground.

This isn’t the first time the device has been operated without the church’s knowledge.

It was an uncomfortable request then and now, and I didn’t like the reason for asking.

But I can’t refuse Carl’s request.

Because I made a promise.

Because I promised to grant your wish when this is over.

“Alana, have you been waiting?”

Carl’s voice was heard from up the stairs.

It was then that I heard footsteps.

Alana turned around, her ears perking up. She could immediately see the man who stood out from anywhere. His hair was neatly slicked back, and his dignified uniform looked like it had been freshly ironed.

In a word, he showed off his style a lot.

Alana, who was observing the knife, sighed and said.

“What kind of person goes undercover like that?”

“?”

Stupid woman.

Alana whispered to herself.

I regret myself for going overboard and agreeing to commit such a great sin.

“Are you really looking forward to meeting Trixie Green?”

“No. You can’t go wearing the Academy uniform or the Intelligence Service uniform.”

“……”

It was also shameless.

However, Alana couldn’t help but feel angry because the outfit she chose was one that highlighted her tall and handsome figure.

“Don’t worry. I didn’t forget my sword, just in case.”

Carl revealed two swords hanging from his waist.

“Okay. You didn’t forget, did you? This time, I’ll go with you.”

“Are you okay?”

“How can I send you alone to Primera? This time, you have to go with me. Otherwise, I won’t let you go. And if there’s a battle, you’ll need my help too.”

“Battle… … ”

Carl muttered as he approached the teleportation device.

It was so enormous that it filled the entire basement of the cathedral.

This is already the second time Alana has used this for her sword.

And both times he uses it to go see other women.

It couldn’t have been more terrible.

“Alana, if that happens, I’ll give my life to protect you. In the worst case, I’ll make sure you escape.”

“……”

Carl approached and grabbed Alana’s hand.

And he kissed her hand and said,

“I am your knight.”

… … Alana hesitated and pulled her hand away.

It’s so shameless that it’s ridiculous, but I don’t hate it.

You’re good at saying embarrassing things.

It’s something I couldn’t have imagined in the past.

She felt less relaxed and wanted to show it, but Alana’s expression brightened.

“Thank you for helping me.”

“I know… I know! I, I have to get ready now. It’ll take a while to start up, so wait.”

“Yeah.”

Alana quickly turned around, trying not to be caught with her stupid, grinning face, and headed towards the control sphere containing the magic circle and divine power.

“But… How has the princess changed?”

“I never thought about that. Change, why all of a sudden?”

“No. It’s just… There are rumors like that. Rumor has it that some of the previous emperors were unable to control their magic and turned into hideous figures. There’s also a story that they didn’t leave the palace to hide their appearances.”

“……”

This isn’t a random remark.

Now that we know that Beatrice is a member of the royal family, it is difficult to categorize her as an ordinary human being.

Even Carl never truly understood what it meant to inherit Green’s blood, nor did he know about the curse that flowed through that blood.

Not much was revealed in the original work, and in fact, there was no interest, but even after coming to this world, all I heard was wild rumors.

“Beatrice is… ”

“?”

“I think it’ll be the same. It’ll be equally cute.”

“What?!”

Alana frowned at the words she blurted out without thinking.

Karl realized too late that he had made a mistake.

“Sorry.”

Alana was not easily relented.

So Carl treated her several times more affectionately than usual and prayed for the teleportation device to work.

It’s a huge mistake to say that another woman is cute in front of a woman.

Karl knows too.

But I couldn’t understand why I kept making mistakes even though I knew it.

*

The two, who had been arguing for a while, climbed onto the teleportation device as it became darker outside.

Goooowoong-

The magic circle glowed, and the divine power Alana breathed into it enveloped the underground.

As divine power and magic circles came into harmony, letters that were called the language of the gods began to be carved into the air.

Feeling the shaking and the energy radiating from it, Carl held Alana’s hand tightly.

It’s a tense moment.

There is no time for jokes or affectionate bickering anymore.

If you use the power of the device to cross space, you may face some danger when you arrive at the Kingdom of Primira.

The war began and all teleportation stations were closed.

The Station Administration is a supranational organization.

It was unacceptable that the station built for the development and revival of the continent was being used as a weapon of invasion.

So, we decided to close down all stations in the Empire and the Primira Kingdom, as well as all over the continent, until the war ends.

However, the stations used in the classroom are different.

Since the Order was separate from the Administration, they were still able to utilize their teleportation devices that were spread throughout the world.

Except for the branch of the Kingdom of Primira.

As soon as the war began, the kingdom seized all the cult branches within their territory and expelled the cult’s clergy.

So, we can operate the teleportation station towards the Kingdom of Primira, but the branch beyond space is already under the control of Primira.

There may be a trap installed at the destination that will automatically explode when the teleport device is activated.

Alternatively, the soldiers guarding the Primera branch could pull their bows as soon as they see the two of them.

It’s a kind of gambling.

Carl looked at Alana, who was standing there tensely.

His eyes seemed to be saying that he would definitely protect me.

Feeling the heavy and intense gaze, Alana slowly closed her eyes.

What on earth made the knife so desperate, Alana wondered secretly.

I already know the answer.

The sword wants to meet the princess.

I don’t know if they’re meeting to end the war, or if there’s really… really some other intention.

But one thing is certain.

It is his heart that cannot let go of the reckless sword. It is his heart that cannot let the sword go alone, so he follows it like this.

Alana decided to call this feeling love.

Not the compassionate love that a saint has, but the erotic love shared between a man and a woman.

He heard many confessions and showed mercy in the name of God, but who could possibly forgive the sins that she, a saint, was committing?

“I’ll go.”

Alana opened her closed eyes and said.

Already, the loud noises of devices activating and the energy of divine powers were filling all around.

… It’s all your fault.

“…I have to go.”

“Huh?”

Because of the noise and the wind, Carl couldn’t hear what Alana was saying.

So I asked back.

“You idiot!”

The word ‘idiot’ shouted out loud out of nowhere was clearly audible.

Carl looked at Alana, puzzled.

She was smiling as if she was both dejected and happy.

Once the teleportation is over and you arrive at Primira, there may be some danger lurking there. That’s why I’m scared.

It’s so obvious why he would recklessly ask to be sent to the enemy country, so it’s a shame.

But what I was most displeased with was myself for having no choice but to readily accept his request as if it didn’t matter. That’s why I was embarrassed.

No matter what happened beyond space, Alana was sure that Carl would protect her. So she smiled.

If you come back safely, I will never let you go again.

Alana won’t leave on her own, and she won’t let Carl leave under the pretext of the Academy or the Intelligence Service.

I will either use my status as a saint to make her a knight, or just stop being a saint.

I always hoped that one day, Karl would become a great knight and kneel down to swear an oath and propose to her.

But not anymore.

Alana will choose.

She will approach Carl first.

*

Swoosh-!

It was a split second.

Carl and Alana slowly looked around. They had been here once before, but the atmosphere was different then.

The clergy who stayed there had been expelled early on, and the religious facilities were virtually closed. So it was quiet and desolate.

But Karl did not let his guard down.

Alana stayed by his side, wrapping her arms around his arms, and whispered softly.

“Knife, can you light it up a bit?”

“Just a minute.”

The sensation against her elbow was incredibly soft, but now was not the time to worry about it. The two of them got down from the device engraved with a magic circle and walked toward the passage.

It was dark, but not completely dark.

Torches hung on the walls to light the passages and interior.

That means there are people coming and going here.

Carl looked at the torch and thought. Was it just a brief moment to come and go? Was it just a brief moment to watch and then go back? Or…

Then Alana gripped Carl’s arm tighter.

Her divine power detected the presence of humans.

“Who, who’s coming.”

The enemy was coming. One? Two? Or many?

Carl hid Alana behind his back, and placed his hand on the sword at his waist.

Finally, his eyes had just adjusted to the moderate darkness here. The light from the torches on the wall was enough to see everything inside.

Knock knock knock-

Footsteps were heard nearby.

I could also see the light coming from across the passage.

And the sword had no intention of hiding.

“You have guts, thinking of coming over to the teleport station.”

Soon a voice was heard from the hallway.

It was a person’s voice, and it was a woman’s.

“The energy is so great, and the vibrations spread so widely. You can tell that the device is working even if you don’t go underground.”

The voices were getting closer and closer.

After a while, the quiet footsteps stopped.

Instead, a woman appeared, holding a light bulb in one hand and a sword in the other.

Her cool gaze met the knife.

“That’s right, how gutsy of you to come alone to fight the intruder when you know so well?”

Carl stepped forward, leaving Alana behind.

Swish- He took out the two swords he had on his waist.

“Oh my, you’re a pretty good-looking young master for a sectarian sect? Have you ever thought that I came alone because I can stop you all by myself?”

“You’re just bragging.”

The woman looked at the two people.

I immediately knew that she was a woman with extraordinary divine powers and a man with seemingly useful strengths.

“Well. Since only two of you made it here, I guess you guys are the ones who are bluffing. Or… Did you come here to surrender because you hate the church?”

“I came to see Beatrice.”

“……”

At that moment, the woman’s mood changed.

The cold gaze became sharp, if not cold.

The woman placed the magic sphere on the floor in that state. The magic sphere emitted a stronger light.

Now the interior of the underground was bright enough for them to see each other clearly.

“Your Highness’s name… It would be better not to call her in vain. She has abandoned that name.”

Alana was horrified.

This was because the woman suddenly gave off a scary aura.

Black. The power of the royal family called Magi and the unique mana of a woman are mixed together.

wickedness-

The woman aimed her sword at the two men.

A black streak spread from the tip of the sword.

The black aura stirred up the wind, causing the woman’s cloak and blonde hair to flutter.

“Knife, this energy… It’s definitely a Guardian Knight!”

Carl glanced back at Alana, then turned to the blonde woman and spoke.

“Yeah, I think I know. I didn’t recognize you because you didn’t have a fucking mask on.”

“Are you trying to run away now? But it’s too late.”

“What about running away? So what’s the answer?”

“?”

“I came to see Beatrice.”

He was so calm and shameless.

He speaks as if he had come to a friend’s house.

The woman, Blair, tilted her head and looked at Carl and Alana.

“How presumptuous, I can take you to His Majesty, but… I guess I’ll have to cut off your arms and legs first?”

To Blair’s eyes, the two of them looked extremely dangerous.

In particular, the divine power of women was at a lethal level.

“It seems we can’t communicate with each other, Guardian Tress.”

“……”

As Carl spoke, pointing both swords at her, Blair glared at him.

“Not many people will know that name… ”

“A blonde knight wearing a mask. Tress. I know her well. Oh. You’ve fought a guy called Quadras? He’s weaker than I thought. Are all Guardian Knights the same? ”

As Carl finished speaking, Blair rushed in.

Kang-!

Carl raised his two swords and faced Blair’s attack. He blocked it with all his might, but the impact was so strong that his arms shook.

She was so honest and bold that it was hard to believe she was a woman.

Kang- Kang- Chaeng!

The sound of swords clashing echoed underground.

The sword was busy blocking the female knight’s attacks, which were much more brutal and brutal than those of the guardian knights he had seen in the palace.

It was a swordsmanship that was simple and even cunning rather than technical.

The swordsmanship that seemed to target weaknesses and deceive did not feel unfamiliar.

A strangely familiar swordsmanship… although, of course, it was much more threatening than he remembered.

The sword came to mind as it withdrew from the Guardian’s attack.

The moment I was sparring with Beatrice.