episode_0063
by fnovelpia
The palace basement didn’t feel unfamiliar.
It’s humid, damp, and dark, but this is our home.
It was our home.
I would have played with Theo here for ages, with no end in sight… .
It may be like this now because it is not maintained, but in the past it must have been a well-decorated space like a beautiful garden or a splendid castle residence.
So it wasn’t unpleasant.
This darkness.
This quiet underground… .
I walked around feeling peaceful.
Suddenly, I was lost in thought.
This kind of depression wasn’t so bad.
I don’t want to reject this feeling, this loneliness.
Because it’s the emotion that makes me realize who I am, the proof that I’m alive.
therefore….
I won’t turn away.
“You…! Shut up-!”
dump-
Occasionally, when someone appeared to disturb the sadness, he silenced them.
It wouldn’t have been so bad to kill them slowly while listening to their screams, but right now I didn’t want to be bothered by their screams.
Just be quiet… .
Silently took their breath away.
Death lurks behind the footsteps heading towards the ground, towards the garden.
Again-
When I couldn’t control my emotions, I tore them apart without realizing it.
Blood.
Red, hot blood spurted out.
I walk again, my whole body hit by the fountain of blood they are spewing out.
There’s no dress, no one to look pretty in, and I’ll meet them soon… .
Because it’s all covered anyway.
Because you wouldn’t know that I am the country.
It doesn’t matter.
Again-
But everyone, rest assured-
The death I bring might pass you by… .
Again-
if.
If you are not on the side of the church.
Unless someone is connected to Theo’s death.
… .
Don’t be afraid.
It’s thinner than it looks.
*
Carl tried to calm his excitement as much as possible.
Reflect on Lewis’ teachings.
What is more frightening than an enemy is oneself.
To be consumed by the mind and stop thinking is suicide.
It’s a gamble with death as collateral.
“Hey, what’s your name?”
“……”
I would have liked to call him a tin-headed idiot.
But now, I have to think.
Understanding the situation comes first.
With Chloe behind her, she stood a considerable distance away from the attackers.
She probably can’t hear this conversation right now.
“What’s your name, Guardian Knight?”
The count was surprised by Karl’s question.
Clear golden eyes were gazing at him with a sparkle.
He looks like a lump of flesh that has barely reached adulthood, but how can he be called a guardian knight with such a knowing look on his face?
“…Quadras.”
“That must be the fourth guy.”
“!?”
Count Dahlia, who was taken aback, and the retinue that inherited the power of Quadras hesitated and then put strength into their swords to widen the distance between them.
Then he asked slyly.
“How do you know?”
That’s understandable, since few people know the identity of the Imperial Guardian Knights, and even fewer know which knight they are.
What’s more, a child like that would never know. Even in the days when the royal family existed, those who knew such things were rare and could be counted on one hand.
“You don’t know.”
“What a cheeky brat. She needs to be taught manners before being brought to Your Majesty.”
The sword uttered familiar words.
It was something I blurted out because I didn’t want to lie to Beatrice, and it was also something Beatrice glared back at me with a face full of pain.
I don’t know.
It’s the same thing, but the feeling then and now are very different.
For now, it was just words to ignore the enemy in front of you… .
“Yeah, I’ll take you… But you’ll be the one guiding me, in a really bad way-!”
My emotions were stirred again as I thought of the one the Guardians called me, the Unknown, the Tin Head.
It wasn’t easy to keep my composure. This time, I couldn’t stand it.
The sword rushed straight at me.
Kang-!
There was the sound of two swords clashing with one sword.
Kang-! Kang-!
The sword added attack to attack without hesitation.
Once an attack was made, his posture… if his center of gravity changed to match the footwork, it wasn’t the end.
As if he had already predicted the next move, as if it had been a connected movement from the beginning, he shifted his center of gravity and swung his sword for the next attack.
It was almost as if I was watching a well-organized solo dance.
But surprisingly… none of the moves were planned in advance. All the attacks were improvised.
His talent with the sword led his body to the optimal movement before his mind could even perceive it.
It was instinct and the superiority he had.
She was born with an innate excellence that even overwhelmed Chloe.
‘What is this…!’
Count Dahlia was astonished.
I crossed swords with the intention of having some fun, but it got to the point where I didn’t have the luxury of doing that.
But the count, who was a seasoned knight, was not easily persuaded.
The Count found an opening in the sword attacks.
His foot kicked the sword away.
Phew-
There was no room to swing a sword.
But it was an opportunity that could not be missed.
The sword hesitated in shock, and as if trying to gain some distance, it spun around and tried to stab him with the sword in the other hand than the one it had swung earlier.
‘Wow, you have no hesitation in counterattacking.’
Curiosity – A knight’s natural reaction when faced with an amazing talent, even though he may still be weaker than himself, the respect that talent gives… A curiosity that he cannot help but feel because he is an opponent blossomed.
The count took the sword from the sword with curiosity.
‘But why don’t you use the Holy Sword?’
As the princess had urged, I just wanted to buy time.
But the talent that Karl displayed, his amazing sword, stimulated the Count.
‘You’re saving it for Your Majesty!’
The Holy Sword was like rat poison to the royal family.
I couldn’t allow the man in front of me to meet the princess while still having the will to hold the holy sword.
The count seemed to have made up his mind and straightened his posture.
Mana gathered at the tip of his cool sword.
“……”
Seeing that sight, Karl realized what his opponent was trying to do.
Black ink.
The privilege of those who can wield both swords and mana is about to unfold.
It was clear that someone as powerful as the Imperial Guardian Knight would be able to unleash an incredible sword energy that could never be seen at the Academy level.
-Don’t use the Holy Sword. The Holy Sword will be confiscated!
The advice of my stupid boss came to mind.
Of course, he was not a fool at all when it came to swords… .
Out of respect for his superior and teacher, he does not use the holy sword in accordance with his desire to become stronger following his advice.
When Beatrice is engulfed in darkness, I almost lose my mind and summon her, but I have to endure it.
Because this is a test.
It was a cruel ordeal to determine whether Carl Mayner, who was a reader, was worthy of being the true protagonist, the original Carl Mayner.
I thought about it calmly.
Beatrice will be safe. She must be safe.
Even if I borrowed the power of the royal family, so many people at the banquet hall, especially Nathan…
It would be impossible to destroy it in the blink of an eye.
That’s because the unknown magic I saw before wasn’t as scary as the original.
It would be nothing more than a teleportation spell.
Action taken to leave only Karl and Chloe behind.
The calmness that rational reasoning brings is more powerful than I thought.
after-
Carl took a deep breath and crossed his two swords.
Woo-woong – A sound was heard, and blue mana surrounded the blade.
There is no holy sword. I will not use it.
I have decided to tackle the current challenge head on.
“You’re a guest.”
“Well… maybe.”
The Count said as he saw the sword trying to fight against the sword energy without the Holy Sword.
It felt as arrogant as it was interesting.
Because in his opinion, it was still not enough.
“…?!”
fault-!
Carl had no time to focus on the people in front of him.
Other innocent followers took advantage of his gap.
There was a follower running towards the sword from a blind spot that I hadn’t noticed.
Useless stuff!
The count thought to himself.
The only people the princess asked not to harm were the Count and Blair.
The other followers did not hear those words.
Their excessive loyalty made them try to kill the owner of the Holy Sword by any means necessary.
The Count did not like the followers Matthias had gathered from the beginning.
Because they were literally followers outside the imperial court, whom he neither knew nor could control.
It was different from the clan.
I had no idea that there might be fanatics and inhuman scum mixed in there.
Chook-!
But a third party, neither the count nor the sword, blocked the followers.
The follower who was aiming for the sword’s blind spot fell down, bleeding profusely.
The sword that had pierced him was withdrawn. Behind the fallen follower, a brightly shining beauty was seen. Even though it was a dark night, her aqua-colored hair was noticeable.
I could see sea-blue eyes that were darker than her hair color.
It was Chloe.
“Knife, are you okay?”
“…Yeah, thanks.”
She had already picked up the sword that had fallen on the floor.
He swung the sword in his hand and killed the fallen follower.
Unlike her delicate face, she carried out fierce actions without any hesitation.
Before she was a heroine and a delicate woman, she was a prosecutor, a first class, and a descendant of a warrior.
Carl realized that fact again.
“I’ll help you.”
I had no intention of giving up.
Because it wasn’t easy without the Holy Sword, as the opponent was the opponent.
Also, you never know.
If Chloe were to awaken the power of the warrior, things might become much easier.
As Carl nodded silently, Chloe came over and stood next to him.
chuck-
He took up his stance, holding his sword.
She held a sword filled with blue mana, and it matched well with the mint colored dress she was wearing, making it a beautiful painting.
“……”
The count looked at the two people and was lost in thought.
I couldn’t figure out how much strength I should use.
It didn’t seem like it would be easy to just play around with her, but it didn’t seem like it would be possible to take her to the princess if I treated her sincerely.
I didn’t want to disappoint you again, because I already had the unforgivable sin of not being able to protect the prince.
It was at a time when such a tense standoff was continuing.
“Does it look good?”
A eerie voice was heard.
… altered by magic, so that its identity is unknown.
But when Karl heard the voice, every nerve in his body stood on end. He knew who the voice belonged to.
“…unknown.”
The voice, the subtle changes in the air in the air, and the mana gathering before my eyes revealed the identity of the opponent.
In the empty space, mana began to realign in front of Karl and Chloe, who were facing the Guardian Knight.
Swoosh-
At the end of the rearranged mana, an unknown man wearing armor suddenly appeared.
It was teleportation.
“Very… nice to look at.”
The turquoise eyes that I had seen before were also visible outside the helmet.
A black darkness bloomed around the unknown.
It was the same kind of darkness that enveloped the people in the banquet hall.
Again, I thought of Beatrice disappearing into the darkness.
Bam-
I clenched my teeth until they broke.
Bloodstains were visible all over the black armor.
The blood soaking through his cloak and dripping from his armor tickled his sword.
My anxiety grew.
A scary thought occurred to me.
“What did you do with the people?”
I was on the verge of losing my mind and rushing in, but I barely held myself together.
“Why are you curious about that?”
“…what?”
I asked, surprised by Unknown’s cold answer.
I didn’t know there would be this kind of reaction.
“Don’t worry about other people.”
“……”
It was an answer that seemed like a scolding or a sarcastic remark.
“Wouldn’t it be okay if only the descendants of the warrior next to me were okay?”
“What is that… .”
“Don’t pretend to care now.”
It was different from what I saw in the potion lecture hall.
“…and I have nothing to do with you today.”
The tone of voice was different, and the feeling from the voice was different.
It seemed like he was someone I had known for quite some time, but at the same time he seemed angry. Was it a grudge? Carl was confused.
But his doubts soon turned to astonishment.
It was because the unknown’s gaze, the turquoise eyes, and the light emanating from within the helmet were watching Chloe.
“……”
“Those, those eyes… .”
Chloe’s voice was heard muttering.
She too was staring blankly at Unknown as if possessed by something.
“Ah, no…!”
Carl shouted hurriedly.
A scene from the original work came to mind.
The two must not meet.
Chloe and Unknown should not have met.
“Do not disturb.”
Before the sword could cross their path, before they could even extend their hand, darkness fell.
widely-
When Unknown snapped his fingers, a huge gust of wind blew.
I couldn’t see ahead because of the wind and darkness.
Wheein-
“Ugh!”
It was blown away a long way by the strong wind.
The sword barely landed on the ground and looked at where he had flown from.
It seemed like it was about thirty steps away.
A huge dark storm arose where he had been.
It was a barrier.
A dark barrier isolated Unknown and Chloe from the world.
There were only two of us inside.
…
It sent shivers down my spine.
A scene from a novel he had been reading before entering Carl’s head flashed through his mind.
-I’m sorry. Carl, I couldn’t help it. We were meant to be… .
It was Chloe’s line as she was held in Unknown’s arms, holding Unknown’s hand, looking down at the sword with empty eyes.
The shocking scene that I had only seen in print was heard through Chloe’s voice after I got possessed. The scene from my imagination vividly flashed before my eyes.
The development that shocked the readers was about to unfold before their eyes.
The heroine chose the nemesis instead of the protagonist… .
That doesn’t make sense.
I couldn’t bear to experience such a terrible development.
already.
I already gave Beatrice away!
In the changed development after the ice break, Beatrice has a boyfriend…
It’s not fair, I can’t accept taking Chloe too.
I wanted to call the writer out and slap him in the face. Tell him to stop.
Please, this kind of development cannot happen… .
“Chloe-!!!!!!!”
The unbearable anger became a voice and came out into the world.
It is uncertain whether his screams will be heard by the two people inside the barrier.
Perhaps it would be better not to hear it.
There is something very scary there….
Because there is an incarnation of jealousy.
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