The Escort Knight Who Is Being Obsessed Over by the Villainess Wants To Run Away

18. Rainy night (4)

The feeling of pressing on his cheek woke Elijah.

When she opened her eyes, she found Judas fiddling with her face.

Elijah asked, looking at him with her sleepy eyes.

“… What are you doing?”

Yuda’s expression turned blue.

It’s been a while since the treatment, but I’m worried that she will die.

She looks more dangerous than when she was stabbed and poisoned.

Elijah glanced at her and looked down at the hand that was holding her own cheek.

The hardened Judas did not even think to let go of his hand.

“What are you doing?”

Only when Elijah asked twice did Judah hurriedly remove his hand.

“Sin, sin, sorry….”

Judas raised his upper body and hurriedly lowered his head.

She

“What are you doing?” She asked. It’s not about apologizing.”

Actually, it is right to apologize.

It’s not enough to get down on your knees and pray until your hands wear out.

It is an incident in which a lowly citizen dared to touch the body of a sleeping aristocrat.

It is reasonable to cut off at least one hand.

However, she had no intention of doing that to Elijah.

It was a cold question that sounded like he was angry, but he wasn’t angry either.

I was genuinely curious.

What did you do?

She just wondered what purpose and intention she had of touching her own face.

When she was with her mother when she was little, her mother used to make her own face like that too.

It was because she had just woken up that her voice was low and her words were short, but there was no way Judas knew what she was thinking.

He thought Elijah was very angry.

It was actually a good situation.

But I was at a loss for words to answer.

She had no excuses.

It was impossible to remove dust or cover it up like that.

Judas obviously pinched Elijah’s cheeks with her thumb and forefinger and played with them.

So, he had no choice but to be honest.

“The young lady’s face… touched….”

“Why?”

Judas wanted to bite her tongue and pass out.

I’d rather pretend to be sick.

She was confident that if she could get out of the situation that way, she would do it.

Of course it couldn’t be possible.

Elijah stared at Judas and waited.

“That…. Therefore….”

There was no immediate answer.

You wanted to touch her cheeks for no reason?

It looked so soft that I wanted to feel it just once?

That was a crazy answer either way.

And both of those crazy answers were also raw reality.

If I could turn back time, I would never touch those cheeks again.

… I can’t be sure though.

“Just…. I wanted to touch… There….”

I barely answered in a geared voice.

Not understanding, Elijah tilted her head.

You mean just that?

Uncountably, Judas even revealed the remaining reason as if she was shaking off her soul.

“The ball… very… It looks soft….”

Elijah still did not understand.

Did you touch it because it looked soft?

You put your hands on me, an aristocrat, just for that reason?

Is that while sleeping?

Is that a good reason?

Curious, she decided to touch it herself.

Elijah pressed her own cheeks directly with her small hands and rubbed them.

The warm and soft cheeks were held in her hand.

“That tidyer….”

Judas looked bewitched at Elijah, who muttered incredulously.

She didn’t realize it herself, but the way she licked her cheeks was so cute that it hurt her heart.

Judas must have seriously doubted that she was going mad.

“You can touch it more.”

I wasn’t going crazy, I was already crazy.

Are you even hearing hallucinations now?

Or maybe it’s the influence of overcoming death.

Your mind is not normal.

“Are you ignoring me?”

“Uh, yes, yes?”

Elijah moved her chair. She

She came closer and placed her chin on Judas’ thigh.

I put her round face on her face and stare up at it.

He seemed to be doing something without touching him.

Oh my God.

What she said was not hallucinations.

Is it a test?

But if it’s a test like this, I can’t help but pass it.

“That, then, uh, uh uh…. Excuse me….”

Judas carefully placed her hands on both of her cheeks.

The owner stayed still like a well-behaved cat.

She moved her hand slowly.

Soft, warm cheeks from just waking up.

It was like playing with two glutinous rice cakes.

On the one hand, there was no sense of reality.

She was her own master, a great noble, a magician reaching a level that no one would ever surpass, and she was kneading the cheeks of Elijah, a wicked woman who, to her knowledge, was making a splash on the continent.

Isn’t this a dream?

While her consciousness of Judas faded away, Elijah gave her face and stared at Judas.

She remembered her mother.

The touch that touched her own face whenever she had a chance.

Her eyes and voice that she said she couldn’t stand if left alone.

Elijah was awakened.

She assimilated herself, she assimilated Judas with her mother.

It’s not about pushing her mother’s place.

I liked the two colors.

So, the reality of having my face being manipulated by that boy wasn’t too bad.

Of course, her expression is different from her mother’s, but it’s a little goofy.

I decided to put off the possibility that this feeling might be my weakness for a while.

I ignored the obsession that I shouldn’t do that.

I just wanted to be buried in this moment. Just for a moment.

“This, now, that’s it….”

Judas carefully removed her hand.

If you don’t tell me, I’ll be like that for the rest of my life.

Elijah patted her puppies cheeks, which were slightly red.

“Is it that good….”

She responded that she didn’t know herself.

Judah’s heart is more at stake now than when she was stabbed with her sword.

To be dizzy as if drunk.

Elijah is so cute….

In order to dispel her complicated state of mind, Yuda’s subconscious had to spit out nonsense.

“Ah, she is similar to the reason you carry that doll….”

“That….”

Elijah hesitated to answer her. She

She said no. She

She tried to say that it was different, but if so, what is different?

Elijah did not know the answer.

She looked down at the doll in her arms.

Since one day, she has not separated this doll and the red blanket from her body.

It was not a conscious act.

That day.

From the day Judas defended himself from Sardis, the two items became Elijah’s skin.

Being away from her body made me anxious and uncomfortable.

She just didn’t think much about it.

She did just that.

Neither Elijah nor she knew why she was the way she was.

She would startle when she thoughtlessly stroked her doll from time to time.

She felt as if she had gone back to her childhood and she was weird with herself.

I can’t do that.

And she should not be seen by others even more.

But Judas was watching. She

She was conscious of herself that she was not conscious of.

I was ashamed of that reality for some reason.

“… ….”

Elijah lowered her head, blushing.

Seeing Elijah like that, Judas wanted to hit her snout.

For no reason, you make the atmosphere awkward by saying unnecessary things.

Elijah closed her lips and waited until her face cooled.

Judas also stayed quiet.

She still wondered if she was looking at herself, but she wasn’t sure she looked up.

In the end, Elijah raised her head without replying.

When she saw Judas, who was more nervous than herself, she felt as if her shame was washed away.

Elijah laughed weakly.

“Looking at you talking back, it looks like you’re all better.”

“… Swing. Thanks for caring.”

“All you need to know is that.”

Elijah spoke calmly and pulled the dangling rope next to her.

Then the bell rang.

The identity of the rope, which he did not know about Judas, was a seolreong rope that called for servants.

The door opened as soon as the bell rang.

May, the councilor, and Leah, her maid, took the lead in entering.

A middle-aged man in a black priest’s uniform followed behind him.

“My lady. Did you cough?”

“Yes.”

While Leah took care of Elijah, the doctor and the priest looked after Judas.

Mr. May asked as she removed the bandage.

“How are you? Are you sick or not?”

“I have a feeling of pain, but it doesn’t hurt. It is a bit itchy.”

“It must be because the wound is healing.”

Her bandages came off, revealing the spot where she had been stabbed.

The area where the hole had been made had already been filled with new flesh.

The pink flesh that had not completely healed contrasted with the surrounding color.

“It might leave a scar….”

Unlike May, who was displeased, Yuda didn’t care.

She was rather admiring.

The wound that had been pierced and had a hole was filled up in one day.

The scarring was nothing to worry about compared to the healing speed.

“I can’t use more divine power here, can I?”

May asked, and the priest behind her strode forward.

She was the one who healed Judas last night.

The middle-aged man with a benevolent smile carefully examined Judas’ wounds.

“There is no great effect on wounds that have healed this much, but….”

“Try anyway.”

Elijah interrupted.

She did not hesitate to speak flatly to middle-aged people much older than herself.

But she had no one here to point it out, and it wasn’t really a point to point out.

Even Judas is used to this world now.

“You shouldn’t expect too much, but you should do everything you can.”

She added, feeling sorry for Mei.

“Okay.”

The priest nodded her head and placed her hand over Judas’ arm.

Soft light emanated from her hand, which had fallen through a small gap between her.

The warm temperature was strangely similar to what Elijah’s fire felt.

Judas looked at the light and looked up at her priest.

To be precise, I saw her priestly robe he was wearing.

Black clothes.

The sun pattern on her shoulder is yellow.

‘So you’re a priest of the Sun Bridge.’

The sun, the god of this world.

The largest religion that serves him, the Sun Church.

It is the religion that the Bebel family follows, and it is also the antipode of Moonsinism.

‘Looks like a very high priest….’

A faithful priest can handle divine power, a unique power that is distinct from magical power.

It is an ability that exerts its power only for healing and purification.

But not everyone can benefit from that divine power.

It takes a lot of money to heal even light scratches while working in the field with divine power.

Not to mention filling the hole in the arm.

Even if a commoner sold his house, it would be impossible to meet this high priest.

In other words, it comes to the conclusion that all of this is the benefit of Elijah’s name and power.

And those guesses were all true.

The archbishop in charge of half of the Duchy of Bevel shook his head while healing.

“It is impossible to treat more than this.”

“I can’t help it…. I will take good care of it so that there are no scars left.”

Mei immediately began to write down the ointment she would prescribe to Judas and the medicines to use for it.

“Please call me if you need anything else next time.”

As if about to leave, the priest bowed her head to Elijah.

Elijah nodded her head with her calm face.

“I will remember today.”

In Elijah’s mansion, there is no place for priests to live.

Even the nearest church is far away.

She brought this parish for Judas, farther away than that.

I don’t know what to pay for it.

She left only a promise to remember today.

The promise that awakened the power of a wizard was worth more than money.

“May the protection of the sun be with you.”

The priest who left a greeting left.

Judas looked down at her wounds in a daze and said to Elijah.

“Thank you for your concern.”

At that greeting, Elijah smiled faintly.

“It is me who should be thankful. If it wasn’t for you, I might really be dead.”

It was not an exaggeration.

If Judas hadn’t noticed earlier, Elijah would have died that day.

She can purify even Ramek’s special deadly poison, but she can’t stop the surprise attack. She

If she dies instantly, she doesn’t even have a chance to purify the deadly poison.

The reminder magic goes off when you fall asleep.

Elijah decided that she would have to alter her magic so that she could stay awake while she slept.

“That’s why I’m worried. How should I compensate for this?”

Elijah gently placed her hand on Judas’ wound.

An area filled with pink flesh.

Rather than a scar, it should be called a scar.

Someone would say it would be an honor.

Because she sacrificed herself for Elijah, a great nobleman, and her death is the scar she got over her hump.

It is a great honor for someone who will become an escort knight.

But Elijah couldn’t take it that way.

How sick she must have been.

She is used to pain.

But she is not insensitive.

It hurts when you get hit and fall, and it hurts when you get rubbed.

But she was stabbed and her flesh was pierced.

She didn’t even want to imagine it.

She thought that she was a stranger to herself. She

She had never felt empathy for the suffering of others in her life.

No matter who dies or gets hurt.

It happened outside her self.

It didn’t matter.

Since her mother’s death, other than her mother’s death, all of her empathy has been put outside her awareness.

In other words, Judas’ affairs came within her own realm.

Elijah looked at Judas blindly.

She brings up her word of compensation, but instead of expecting it, she looks worried.

It was difficult for Elijah to name her feelings for Judas.

The emotions she felt all the time were constant and simple.

Boring. Fluff. Bother. Boredom. Annoyance.

That kind of thing.

A little curiosity and interest was rare and short-lived.

The boy in front of me seems to be a person who was created out of that rare and brief interest.

And now my feelings towards him have changed a bit.

Something out of interest.

A certain emotion beyond liking.

I couldn’t figure out what it was.

In order to survive the persecution of her flesh and blood, it seems to be a little like some emotion that she has buried somewhere in her heart since her mother died, but it is too old to be sure.

It’s a feeling I forgot where I buried it.

While continuing the complicated worries, Elijah’s gaze did not depart from Judas.

For Judas, who didn’t know her heart, her persistent gaze was burdensome.

She seemed to urge her to tell her if she wanted anything.

“It wasn’t really something I was hoping for in return.”

She just did what she had to do.

That said, she replied that Judas had done her duty.

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Maybe that was right.

Although she is not yet an escort knight, it cannot be said that she does not have such obligations as a candidate.

But she didn’t like that answer for some reason.

It was annoying.

“… Okay.”

My heart groaned as if a wagon that was running well was caught on a rock.

“But I can’t go on like this. It doesn’t do me any good. Even if you have a duty to do as her cadet escort knight.”

Judas shut her mouth at her well-reasoned words.

Elijah, who was thinking quietly, said.

“Come to think of it, I couldn’t even repay you for protecting me on my birthday.”

Elijah was also in a very hectic time, so she couldn’t take care of her Judas.

“I’ll take care of the work together with that time, so tell me anything.”

Elijah smiled softly.

It was a smile that really meant to listen to anything.

Judas stared at her smile for a moment.

It was unfamiliar.

I was no stranger to the laughing Elijah.

She was not stranger to Elijah, she was herself.

Judas pondered as she wet her lips.

If only she had heard this when she had just been here.

What did she ask for back then?

Perhaps, she hadn’t thought of a way to get her out of here safely.

But she was Judas, and she didn’t want to leave this place.

She is not an afterthought.

She just didn’t mean to.

No, to be more precise….

A dangerous flow of thoughts that seems to be aware of something.

Judah withdrew from its borders.

Not yet. Nothing is certain yet.

She came up with an answer with a heavy heart.

“… We need time to think.”

Elijah smiled and nodded her head.

“I’ll wait.”

At that time, someone knocked on the door.

A voice came from outside.

“Miss Elijah. This is Miguel.”

Miguel received an order from Elijah yesterday.

A very important order to find out about the residence of the Duchess of Narsisi.

It was an order that was sure to be an inflection point for the Bevel family.

Elijah was sure he had brought Narsisi’s information, and she answered right away.

“I’ll be leaving soon.”

Elijah stood up.

Lea immediately came over and prepared to leave.

She was supposed to wash and change her clothes, but Elijah insisted that she sleep here, so she couldn’t afford it.

All I did was simply tidy her hair and wipe her face with a wet towel.

Put on the blanket Judas gave you and take her doll for the end.

Elijah, who held the cat doll as usual, hesitated. She

She became conscious of an act she hadn’t been conscious of.

But she didn’t want to leave.

Elijah, who had finally taken her doll, was about to leave, but she turned to Judas.

“Oh no.”

Looking back, she said.

“Thank you.”

Even if he didn’t say anything, Judas could tell what he was thankful for.

Judas also said it in a haphazard manner.

“Ah, yes…. I thank you too.”

What are you thankful for?

I couldn’t figure it out even after I said it.

While thinking about it, Elijah asked May.

“Do whatever you can. Never mind how much it costs.”

“Okay. Miss.”

Thinking about it, there was nothing lacking in gratitude to Elijah.

No.

Unexpectedly, there were quite a few.

Before leaving her room, Elijah looked back at Judas and smiled one last time.

“I’ll be right back.”

What should I say to the greeting that I will come back?

Judas did not know, so she only lowered her head.

Outside, Miguel was waiting for Elijah.

“I have gathered and brought all of the information you mentioned.”

“Yes. Let’s go up and check.”

Elijah nodded her head and took the lead.

*

Upon arriving at her office, Elijah immediately identified Narcissus’ location.

She was trustworthy because Miguel brought the documents from his home.

Location. Surrounding terrain.

Standby troops.

I’m going to kill them all with my own hands anyway, but I checked.

‘I left it for too long.’

I didn’t care because she was quiet, but she ended up touching herself.

It is also her own most precious thing.

The price must be paid for sure.

Clumsy retaliation is a weakness.

Not showing the strength you have is the same as weakness.

And, she was a personality that only unlocked when she got rid of her own weaknesses.

As for one boy, she decided to cover her eyes for a moment.

“Recall all the knights of the mansion except Hermis.”

Elijah quickly read through her papers and put them together.

“Is it time to go see the Duchess?”

A cold smile hung over her lips.