episode_0116

The first thing the warrior, Kyetmyojoshaegiwat, saw as he followed behind Edan was the sight of two wrists flying up into the air.

– Swish!

“Ah! Aaaaaah!!”

As he hurriedly chased after Edan, who suddenly sprang outwards while they were in the middle of a conversation, Edan had already pulled out the main knife from his waist and swung it once, cutting the wrist of an unknown noble who was screaming in agony.

Witnessing this sight first, Kyetmyojoshaegiwat began to speculate whether Edan had found his true nature from the game, considering that Edan still seemed to retain his original nature, perhaps it was not possession but regression?

Perhaps in his second life, he had not been able to discard his original nature. Was it just his own misconception that Edan might have a similar purpose as himself?

With these thoughts in mind, as he observed the situation, Edan’s lively voice immediately reached his ears, providing Kyetmyojoshaegiwat with the material for his next judgment.

“Repeat the same words once again. This time, this blade will stick out from the back of your head.”

The voice was so full of life that it was hard to believe that this was the same person who had been calmly conversing with him just moments ago.

Although the overwhelming vitality was not blatantly obvious, Kyetmyojoshaegiwat could tell that Edan was excited with intense emotions.

Deciding that it would be best to observe the situation for now, he quietly watched Edan’s next move.

“Hehehe…! W-We need to treat him quickly…!”

“…Serista, just wait a moment.”

“Y-Yes, warrior…?”

“…For now, don’t interfere between them and just watch the situation.”

“…What?”

“It’s necessary.”

“Y-Yes….”

Preventing Serista from stepping in to handle the situation, Kyetmyojoshaegiwat quietly observed Edan’s next actions.

He felt that by observing this situation until the end, he might be able to grasp how much Edan had changed from the Edan in the game to the present Edan.

***

“Ah! My arms! Aaaah!!”

The man from the Raidenhart family, whose wrists had completely flown off, screamed in agony and fear without end.

In the grim atmosphere, the expressions of the other new students watching the duel between him and Edan gradually stiffened.

Edan’s sudden intrusion into the duel with Raidenhart and directly cutting off his wrists was an unexpected situation that even Kyetmyojoshaegiwat had not anticipated.

Seeing his fallen wrists and the man collapsing on the ground, Edan’s blade was aimed at the man’s neck.

With a sharp, crimson vitality emanating from the blade, Raidenhart’s body stiffened in place.

“What did you say to Lillis just now?”

“Heheugh…!”

“Speak properly. If you don’t want to see your parents wailing over your corpse tomorrow morning.”

“Hrk… …Kkuhk!”

Despite somehow sensing the imminent threat of death just moments ago, the man remained on the ground, his head bowed.

Even though it seemed like he would never apologize just moments ago, he began to stammer out an apology.

“I-I was wrong….”

“What did you do wrong?”

“I, I insulted Lady Blackwood without knowing the s-significance of it…. P-Please forgive me….”

“…If you know that, then you should also know that I am not the one you should be apologizing to.”

“I-I’m sorry, milady…. P-Please forgive the i-insult I c-committed just now….”

“….”

Even after Raidenhart’s apology, Edan, who was quietly looking at him without sheathing his blade, slowly opened his mouth as Kyetmyojoshaegiwat watched in silence.

“How do you want to proceed?”

“W-What?”

“Do you think the humiliation you caused Lillis can be resolved with just this shallow apology?”

“N-No! I-I sincerely…! I sincerely apologize! P-Please have mercy…!!”

“You can stop there, Edan-doryeonnim.”

“….”

“I think this is enough to resolve it.”

It wasn’t that Kyetmyojoshaegiwat felt sorry for that Raidenhart guy.

It was just that if Edan, who had already stained his sword with blood on the first day of school, were to commit murder, his academy life would be in serious jeopardy.

He had grown up fine until now, and there was no need for him to become a useless noble just because of this reason. And I didn’t want to hear the evaluation of being the maid of the Viscount family’s daughter who killed the heir on the first day of school either.

It was such a waste for all of Etan’s efforts to be tarnished by the blood of such insignificant trash.

Having witnessed the years of training he had endured, I felt even more so.

“…Really, is it just okay like this?”

“It’s not worth it for Etan Doyeonim to shed more blood because of such trash. Put away your sword.”

“No, you can’t. If you think about what this guy just said to Lilith, at least this guy should have his arms, legs, and tongue cut off just the same…”

“Etan Doyeonim.”

“….”

“Please, stop there.”

Despite the conflict in Etan’s eyes at my final warning, he eventually listened to me and quietly nodded his head.

Turning his gaze towards Raidenhart, Etan asked in a cold voice.

“Reveal your name and lineage.”

“K-Kashius Theodora, Raidenhart. I-I am the third son of the Raidenhart Viscount family, and I have two older brothers and one older sister.”

“Kashius Theodora Raidenhart.”

“Yes…”

“I will remember this.”

“…What?”

“Make sure I never have to use this memory against you.”

With those words, Etan withdrew his sword from Raidenhart’s neck.

After wiping the blood from the guy’s wrist on the blade, he returned the sword to its sheath.

“Aurelia Church is behind the magic department building.”

“Yes, yes…?”

“…I mean, leave right now with your hands intact in front of me.”

“T-Thank you!”

Trying to pick up the severed limbs that fell to the ground to heal the wounds caused by Etan’s sword.

It was a pitiful sight, but I didn’t feel the need to help.

“Ugh…! Ugh…!!”

Struggling in pain, the guy finally stood up with his hands on his mouth and ran towards the church, desperate to escape from Etan. …Leaving behind his sword dropped in the chaos.

Even though the sword was one thing, the scene was a mess with bloodstains everywhere, so I used a clean spell to clean up the mess.

From the bloodstained floor to Etan’s uniform splattered with blood.

“Thank you, Lilith.”

“…Did you really intend to kill him, Etan Doyeonim?”

“If that’s what you wanted, Lilith.”

“…It would be better to stop at a certain level of threat next time. If you really do something irreversible, Etan Doyeonim’s safety will be at risk.”

“…Yes, I’ll be more careful.”

Etan, slightly humbled by my warning, nodded his head.

Seeing Etan’s bitter expression for standing up for me, I felt a strange sense of satisfaction, but I knew I had to be cautious.

It was a fact that I had been threatened by that guy a little while ago, but it would have been going too far to try to kill him.

If I kept drawing my sword for such trivial reasons, Etan might really be in danger.

Especially with that hero who had been watching Etan and me with meaningful eyes.

“…Hmm.”

The main character who had been looking at Etan and me with a strange expression since earlier.

As someone who had to let the hero know that Etan was not a villain, I couldn’t just accept this situation.

Although it would be difficult to easily explain the tension that had been shown just now, I needed to appeal as much as possible to the hero that Etan had grown into a good person.

Thinking about the future, it seemed best to leave this place now.

“First, how about having a meal, Etan Doyeonim. You’ve been under scrutiny at the table for two hours, so you must be tired, right?”

“Yeah, Lilith. And if that guy causes any more trouble, just let me know anytime. No matter who it is, I’ll take care of them all…”

“I’m fine, Etan Doyeonim. You don’t need to worry that much.”

“…Alright, Lilith.”

…There’s no need to be so dejected just because I said you don’t need to worry.

I’m not ungrateful for the situation just now. As a nobleman, I know for sure that I will attract the resentment of the Raidenhart family if I provoke them.

Although I was threatened by that guy a little while ago, it would have been a bit too much to try to kill him.

If I kept drawing my sword for such trivial reasons, it would really put Etan’s life in danger.

Especially with the hero who had been watching Etan and me with meaningful eyes.

“…Hm.”

For some reason, the protagonist who had been focusing on Etan and me since earlier, making a strange expression.

As someone who had to let the hero know that Etan was not a villain, I couldn’t just accept this situation.

Although it would be difficult to easily explain the tension that had been shown just now, I needed to appeal as much as possible to the hero that Etan had grown into a good person.

Thinking about the future, it seemed best to leave this place now.

However, if I were to express my gratitude straightforwardly here, Edan might get carried away for no reason, and then that knight might see Edan as a psycho path obsessed with me.

Even though Edan’s appearance had changed beyond recognition to the level of rebirth, there was no guarantee that the story would unfold similarly to the game.

If a knight with a crazy mind who named his character “겧뫄조셰기괏이” suddenly decided to kill Edan and try to take me into his party, it wouldn’t be surprising.

Therefore, intentionally distancing myself a bit from the scene, I moved my steps to a place where the knight and his party couldn’t be seen.

After confirming that there was no sign of the knight or anyone else nearby, I quietly whispered my thanks to him.

“I appreciate what happened earlier, Sir Edan.”

“…L-Lilith?”

“I know it’s inappropriate for me, as Edan’s exclusive maid, to say such things, but… still, you were quite impressive.”

“W-Wait! What did you say at the end?! I couldn’t hear you because you spoke too softly!”

“…I just said thank you.”

“No, you definitely said something else!”

I don’t know, it’s annoying to repeat such words twice.

And a man might feel a bit flattered when complimented by another man. There’s nothing wrong with that.

But no matter what, I couldn’t bring myself to say the same words again, so I casually replied to Edan’s persistent questioning, pretending not to care.

I guess next time, I should be more selective in giving compliments if I want to avoid this kind of situation.