episode_0068

Elia, her face red, stamped her feet.

“What are you two doing in broad daylight!”

“…”

Flinch – shuddered.

… It’s a surprise.

Anonymous was also surprised by Elia’s sudden reaction, and he flinched and trembled, then held onto my hand tightly and froze like a stone.

The sight was so funny that I squinted my eyes and looked closely at the nameless figure.

The guy was so surprised that his heart started pounding loudly.

But strangely enough, his face came to mind.

like.

It’s like doing something bad and getting caught by someone else.

I felt something thrilling, and my heart started pounding for no reason.

He shook his head quickly.

… that’s not the point.

I tilted my head and wondered why Elia was reacting so violently.

If Elia reacts that much, then there must be something wrong… .

Hmm, nothing comes to mind.

From the beginning.

I did nothing but tickle the nameless.

There is no reason for Elia to react so violently.

I tilted my head this way and that to think about it, but nothing came to mind, so I scratched my head.

Then suddenly.

‘I wonder if the person Elia is talking about is not me but someone else?’ The thought occurred to me, so I raised my index finger and pointed it in my direction.

Elia nodded in agreement.

Hmm, I guess you’re right about me.

What did I do?

I couldn’t understand anything from A to Z, so I kept tilting my head.

Was it frustrating to see myself like that?

Elia let out a loud “huh!” and turned her head around so violently that it made a whooshing sound.

“Hmm.”

I’m confused… .

I didn’t know what to say, so I just kept moving my lips.

I can’t think of a reason on my own.

He turned his head to look at Nameless, noticing Elia’s grumbling for help.

“Nameless, why is Elia acting like that?”

Moo-myeong, who saw me tilting my head as I asked, let out a deep sigh and wiped his face with his hand.

And yet, it doesn’t seem like a big deal that he’s holding my hand tightly with one hand.

I felt somewhat relieved.

Anonymous is the answer to my question.

For some reason, he calmed his rough breathing by taking a deep breath and turned his head away from me.

“I don’t know either.”

“… Is that true?”

“Yes.”

Hmm, I think I know… .

The nameless one has one habit.

Whenever you lie to me or have something to hide, you can’t look me in the eye.

Just like the current anonymous one, he turns his head away and opens his mouth.

He tilted his head.

… Is there any reason to lie?

My curiosity got the best of me and I briefly considered asking more persistently.

I quit soon after.

If it was really a serious situation, Anonymous wouldn’t have hidden it.

Besides, Anonymous wouldn’t do anything to harm me, and seeing him hiding it like that probably means there’s something I would find uncomfortable if I found out about it.

With a sigh of relief, I nodded.

… Well, still.

Apart from Elia’s somewhat incomprehensible reaction.

It’s really fortunate that the original goal, ‘calming down the troubled nameless one’, seems to have been completed without a hitch.

At that thought, the corners of my lips rose and I looked at Moo-myeong.

“… ?”

Brrrr- My body shuddered.

The anonymous gaze looking at me is somehow sticky… ?

This is my first time experiencing this feeling, so I don’t know how to express it.

“Um… .”

…I guess I did a good job of coaxing you?

…

After such a small incident.

I was climbing the mountain, sticking out my lips.

however….

“Is there a problem?”

I let out a small sigh at the sight of the nameless figure glancing at me from earlier.

…Why is it like this?

The anonymous man pursed his lips for a moment and then opened his mouth slightly.

“… The teacher’s expression is not good.”

Hmm, was it that obvious?

He smiled at his cute disciple’s worry and waved his hand appropriately.

“It’s okay, don’t worry.”

However, it is true that I feel bad.

He pursed his lips again and walked away.

I wonder if Lucius is quite bothered by this appearance of mine.

Lucius, who had been looking back and forth between the map and me, stopped walking for a moment and looked back at me.

“Cheonharangnim, if you walk for about an hour more, you will reach your destination.”

“… Is that so?”

already?

If things continue like this, Lily will soon meet the demons that she asked me to protect at all costs… .

I bit my lip in a situation that wasn’t going as planned.

Lucius, seeing my expression not softening, broke out in cold sweat and hurried his steps again.

I guess so.

Lucius seemed to be under the delusion that he was frustrated because he was arriving at his destination too late.

But the reality was a little different.

… too fast.

Contrary to my wish that there would be even a little delay.

Lucius’s footsteps showed no sign of stopping, and he steadily moved towards his destination.

…and.

There is one more little problem.

I don’t know the destination we’re moving to now.

He smiled bitterly in embarrassment and made a small gesture to call out to the nameless person.

“… But where are you going?”

Not to brag, but… .

As you can see, I can’t read or write the letters here.

So, naturally, there is no way to read the paper Camilla handed me, so I don’t know the destination.

You could say that you could just ask Lucius or Elia… .

Why wouldn’t I have done it?

I already asked.

At the time, I asked Lucius whether he thought it was faster to convey it in person than through words.

Or maybe it was an expression of his intention to show me more detailed information, he handed me the paper and moved his feet again.

How can you say you can’t read the letters in that case?

… Isn’t it a little embarrassing that you can’t read at this age?

There was no need to feel ashamed of my lack of knowledge, but even so, at 300 years old, my writing was a bit… .

anyway.

At that time, I had no choice but to nod my head.

… I guess I can’t ask them now.

At my call, the nameless one glanced at my expression, as if he understood the situation.

He nodded slightly and opened his mouth.

“Let me explain.”

…thank god.

The anonymous words that followed were as follows:

There was business at the ‘end of the world’, and he dispatched his knights to investigate.

Before the Knights reach ‘the end of the world’.

It is said that a powerful magical energy has been detected in the Est Mountains, which surround the area as if guarding it.

The knights who had been dispatched in small numbers had no way to deal with the magic, so they had no choice but to return to the castle.

Ellen, who had been busy fighting the barbarians, was in trouble because she could not send a large number of knights there.

It is said that he remembered us as we were looking for a demon tribe at that time and passed on the information.

Hmm, so the reason you said you were busy was because of the barbarians… .

Certainly, dealing with the barbarians who are plundering the people you are supposed to protect is a priority over the demons who are not doing anything right away.

He nodded and continued listening to the anonymous explanation.

Just because the barbarians are in power, we can’t completely neglect the demons.

It is said that a capable group of knights was sent for the subjugation.

Rather, it is said that only a few knights were defeated and the suppression failed.

It’s not like the Knights Templar had no achievements at all, though, as they say they learned about the appearance and abilities of the Demons.

First of all, the appearance of the demon was said to be that of a sturdy man with a huge goat horn on his head that gave off an ominous feeling just by looking at him, and a black tail with a pointy tip.

I was extremely cautious about seeing the demonic form for the first time and tried to subdue it, but…

It is said that the subjugation failed because of the unique magic used by that tribe.

It was said that the demons could pull out an infinite number of chains from the air using magic, and if your body touched those chains.

It is said that the mana in the body stopped working all at once and the person became no different from a normal person.

It is said that the Knights Templar could not have properly dealt with such an absurd ability, and so the expedition naturally failed.

But that’s how the anonymous explanation ended.

Even after hearing such a detailed explanation, my expression became more and more rotten.

The more I listened to the explanation from the anonymous person, the more an image of Inyoung kept coming to my mind.

…no.

That person I met when I was living in the cabin… No, isn’t that a demon?

Why wasn’t he there?

The demon who used rude and polite language and arrogantly looked for the nameless one.

It may be too hasty a thought, but… .

Horns and tail like a mountain goat.

And, crucially, a fighting style that involves pulling chains out of thin air and binding the opponent.

Rather, it is information that is so similar that it is ridiculous that it is not that tribe.

“…”

The demon that Lucius was chasing was a demon I knew in the past…

Cold sweat began to flow down my body.