24 – Run!

On her way back, Selene looked bright.

She slumped in her couch from exhaustion, but the corners of her mouth could be seen slightly raised.

Her joy will be doubled since it is her victory in fixing her own problems.

Lily was celebrating hard by Selene’s side.

“Selene is amazing! A freshman in the quarterfinals! Already this is an outstanding achievement!”

“hahahaha… thank you.”

“Lily will talk to her other professors. Selene, it’s okay to straighten her breasts.”

It’s good to celebrate a victory, but it’s too much.

How to always be self-respecting and diligent.

I advised.

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“Take a break today and start practicing tomorrow. The hesitation when digging into the enemy, and the fact that it took a lot of energy to open the Winter Queen’s sword were terrible.”

“Hey, are you good at talking even though you got eliminated?”

“The reward for teleportation ends here.”

The content of the advice was not difficult, so I talked a lot.

Now it’s up to Selene to take care of herself. She looked up at me as if Selene was dumbfounded.

I looked towards the Colosseum.

At the beginning of the finals, her unclean magic, which was weak, became stronger.

From when the game was all over and the spectators started to leave.

There are more minions of disaster than in the preliminaries, so it seems like someone is ambush.

‘That’s great.’

I came to this swordsmanship tournament and couldn’t do a proper sparring.

I couldn’t meet the people I watched in the game, and all the people I met were lousy.

If you go back like this, you’ve wasted your time.

But if you fight the minions of disaster, you will have your own reward.

It’s not common to encounter disaster.

“Go back first.”

After talking to Selene, I ran to the place where I felt the unclean magic.

“Hey! Where!”

Selene’s cry was heard from behind, but she ignored it.

“…… Grunt.”

Selene pressed her own forehead.

Evan just said what he had to say and then disappeared.

It doesn’t even look like it’s running fast, but it’s already far away.

“…… What a strange kid.”

Through the Humbaba Swordsmanship Competition yesterday and today, Selene learned about Evan in her own way.

He’s still an unlucky and cold man, but at least he’s not a pervert.

A boy who just likes swords? Doesn’t sound like a bad kid.

‘Very cheeky though.’

Selene was dumbfounded when she gave advice as if she was proud.

Evan was eliminated in the preliminaries.

Why does it sound similar to the sound of moonlight?

She passed the round of 16 only thanks to Moonlight’s advice.

Selene was strengthened by the advice of her moonlight.

His words of digging into Changsoo’s arms with courage.

A dignified voice permeated his body.

‘…… Did he go home well?’

Thinking of Moonlight, I naturally became curious about his post-match.

When Selene returned to the waiting room after her game, her moonlight was nowhere to be seen.

He got through the round of 16, so we’ll see him in the quarterfinals, but…….

It’s kind of sad to see him only at the stadium.

“Little lady, would you like to go back?”

Selene woke up from her thoughts at Robert’s words.

A wizard from Gramberge wearing a blue hood.

I’m sure he meant to use teleport now.

Originally, I would have used it right away.

Selene hesitated.

Then he sighed.

“…… Ha, wait an hour.”

Located in the backyard of the Colosseum, the entrance exclusively for the royal family.

Those wearing black full armor are surrounding the princess.

The knights escorting the princess made her circle around her.

Inside the circle, Princess Cornelia looked outside her with her uneasy face.

‘It’s not an easy opponent.’

The knights in black full armor surrounding the princess, the black knights, were very skilled.

It was a sudden surprise attack, but three of the princess’s escort knights were taken.

Now, there are only four escort knights left.

There were 11 enemy dark knights.

‘…… A heretical country.’

Cornelia knew where they belonged.

A circle drawn in red on the chests of the Dark Knights.

It is a symbol of heresy.

One of the three major disasters that serves an unclean spirit and somehow tries to destroy the empire.

‘I was careless.’

I believed in the Duke of Demazière and accompanied only 7 escort knights.

Since I moved by teleportation anyway, I didn’t know what would happen in the Colosseum.

Tsu-tsu-tsu…… ….

A red pattern glows from the floor.

A curse that blocks teleportation and imprisons people.

The teleportation magic circle originally on the floor was nowhere to be seen. Was it destroyed, or did they hide it with a curse?

Clock! Iron gruck.

The dark knights drew a circle and slowly cornered the escort knights.

“Keugh… If you somehow ask for reinforcements from the Demagère knights!”

One of the escort knights shouted with a feeling of vomiting blood.

The Black Knights invaded just as the Demazières retreated.

As if he knew when the Demagère knights would retreat.

Come to think of it, Cornelia was strange.

If it’s a curse that’s obvious like this, there’s no way the Duke of Demagier wouldn’t have noticed it.

Reinforcements are not coming.

Clock! Chunk!

The dark knights raised their swords and stopped.

Preparations just before the charge. Anyone looking for his life is Princess Cornelia.

Cornelia lost her thoughts at the tension of her approach.

Anyway, survival is the priority.

The escort knights made preparations. I ran the simulation hard in a cold sweat. Imagine stopping 3 black knights for every escort knight.

Impossible, but I have to somehow make it possible.

Ross, the commander of the escort knights, put strength into the hand holding the sword.

“Make a gap somehow! Even if we all die, the princess must be saved!!”

“Old!”

Clock!

The black knights rushed in. Taking advantage of numbers, the black knights aim for the head, waist, and legs respectively.

The escort knights raised their mana with all their might.

Chaechaechaechaechaechaeng!

Most of the Black Knight’s swords were blocked by the armor of the escort knights, but some were deeply embedded. A powerful blow imbued with unclean magic incapacitated the two escort knights.

‘Ah… ….’

Cornelia felt like time was slowing down.

Two escort knights are staggering from cut legs.

The black knight’s sword falls on their necks like judgment.

And the dark knights staring at the princess indifferently behind them.

Cornelia saw Rose hurrying away.

Rose hugs Cornelia.

Rose spares no effort to protect herself as much as possible.

‘I didn’t want it to end like this… ….’

I wanted to spend more quality time with my own people.

Rose’s red hair falls from her helmet and obscures the princess’s view.

Cornelia got her eyes between her hair. She already didn’t want to see the dark.

If possible, I want to see more of the world.

Even if it is the moment of approaching death.

But of course, the swords of the upcoming black knights were nowhere to be seen.

There was a boy instead.

The back of a plain helmet and a good quality leather garment.

The boy blocking the black knights’ front attacked the black knight’s head, waist, and legs in three parts. Just like the Dark Knights did to the escort knights. The black knight who had been cut by the boy’s sword hesitated and stepped back.

Other dark knights surround the boy.

The boy was somehow happy.

Familiar look.

Isn’t that the contestant you saw in today’s match?

“…… Moon?”

The aspirant I saw in the round of 16 was here.

At the princess’s words, the boy looked back for a while, then looked ahead again.

As if all the attention was on the black knight.

Cornelia couldn’t understand the current situation.

The 11 black knights who blocked my way.

All of them are wrapped in unclean magic.

I only saw one in the preliminaries, but it’s great to see that the number has increased to 11.

‘I tried to cut it, but I survived.’

I aimed for the head, waist, and legs with Bell in mind, but the black knight’s hard armor withstood it.

Can we have some fun?

I glanced at the princess.

The princess staring blankly at me is messy. She rolled on the dirt floor, her jewelry dangling, her hair loose and scattered.

I thought the dark knights would be targeting only me when I stood on the side of the princess, but I was right.

The princess would be a great bait.

A fight with 11 people.

It’s been a while.

‘There are no obstacles.’

Honestly, there is a sense of haste, wondering if there is a hindrance.

As soon as the crowds disappeared, they put on helmets and leather clothes and disguised themselves as moonlight.

I was worried that the sword castle would appear, but I couldn’t feel the magic of the sword castle anywhere.

Perhaps the Heretic Religion was waiting for the sword castle to disappear.

In my previous life, the heretical country was already destroyed, so I only met remnants.

The remnants weren’t too bad either.

A strong, healthy heretical country.

I hope it fits your level.

“Moonlight… why do you…… ?”

The princess asked me in a questioning voice.

I glanced at the black knight.

The dark knights are searching for me who suddenly appeared.

Wasn’t it coming right away?

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The princess’s voice was heard again.

“Did I enter this place by mistake…… ? They’re the kind of people you can’t handle at the level of an aspirant! Come here, no… Run away!”

“Noisy.”

“Yes…… ?”

“Stay in the corner whenever possible. Don’t go anywhere.”

If the princess disappears, these guys will go looking for her.

It is true that the princess is behind me.

When I turned my head and said, the princess tried to answer right away, but shut her mouth.

An expression that seems to be worried about me.

This time the red-haired knight who was holding her princess shouted.

“Moonlight! Or I will fight with you!”

It looks like he’s trying to help, but it’s a very useless meddling.

Do you dare try to steal your real opponent? I’ve come this far and I’ll never let it go like that.

I said in a growling voice.

“Never interfere, protect the princess.”

At my words, the red-haired female knight became hard-faced.

A quiet monologue.

“Really… upright……… All right.”

Fortunately, the female knight seems to have agreed.

I looked at the dark knights again.

Time for fun.

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