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

9. Elijah on his birthday (4)

Elijah took my present.

Directly.

That’s because he came to me instead of appearing himself.

“Hey…. You are in trouble.”

Richard said.

That’s right.

Hundreds of nobles here are all looking at me.

Especially men.

He opened his axe eyes and glared at me.

I think I’m going to run right away.

“Who are you? That guy.”

“For the first time among the nobility…. No, judging from the way you look, you’re not a noble.”

“Why, you know. It is said that Lady Elijah brought her into the annex….”

You’re already half famous.

I didn’t know that.

And now you will be irrevocably famous.

hahahaha. Fun.

Unaware of my speed, Elijah walked calmly.

A step up one notch at the end of the red carpet.

Above it was a luxurious and high chair like a throne.

Elijah was so high that she couldn’t sit on her own, so there was a separate set of steps for her chair.

As she sat down, Leah cautiously approached and cleared her steps.

Elijah sitting high and looking down.

The antlers of the moon deer are glimpsed behind it.

“The distinguished guests who gave their time to visit us more precious than gold.”

Elijah opened her mouth.

The little girl’s voice was calm and soft.

He fills a large hall even though he doesn’t speak loudly.

“Thank you very much for filling this vast and black mansion with constellations.”

What are you talking about… ?

Someone muttered next to me.

Judging by the voice, it’s Lindell.

Certainly, it is a metaphor and rhetoric that is difficult for ordinary citizens like us to understand.

The invited nobles smiled and nodded happily.

“I am truly grateful and welcome to the fact that so many people came to congratulate me on my insignificant 13th birthday. Even though I’m the main character today, that doesn’t mean that you can’t be the main character. Individuals are the protagonists who lead their own lives.”

I stuck out my tongue and shook my head.

She is Elijah, who was not like a child at all.

That look is especially true.

Speech, vocabulary.

“Please feel free to enjoy, and please make this event shine.”

The guests clapped.

We in room 13 also clapped our hands without hesitation.

“And my father.”

My eyes suddenly opened wide.

It is the moment when he finally sees Elijah’s father in person.

“Grand Duke Bebel says he is greeting the guests, so please welcome them with applause.”

Elijah grinned and turned her head to the side.

I also followed her gaze.

Closest to Elijah’s seat.

Blonde and red-eyed families gathered around Narsisi.

A middle-aged man walked out of there.

Huge body.

The stomach is protruding, but the body as a whole is solid.

You can feel the unique thickness of a trained person.

The big head and thick beard are both masculine and strong.

‘As expected, that man is Elijah’s real father.’

I know the name.

Balack di Bevel.

A woman waving her hand towards her feet is a narcissist.

She was surrounded by blonde, red-eyed teenagers of various ages.

Perhaps the child of the two.

And there is not a single one of them with black hair.

Even the one who gives the impression that he resembles Elijah.

Balak stood next to Elijah.

There is a clear contrast between blonde and black hair.

The only similarity is red eyes.

“… Ah.”

I only noticed then.

‘Bastard….’

A child born out of an accidental atrocity, not a child born legally by a concubine.

A lineage whose very existence is regarded as a mistake and bad luck.

In this world, you are born into a crime just for that reason.

An illegitimate child.

Balak smiled kindly at Elijah.

It was the same with Elijah.

On the outside, the two were a good father and daughter.

Balack bowed briefly.

“Please, please enjoy it.”

The banquet began in earnest.

Aristocrats talked freely in groups.

Of course, the center was Elijah.

It was so crowded that Elijah could not be seen.

I could barely hear the sound.

“My lady, a gift from our estate….”

“A separate gift.”

Elijah spoke in a dry voice.

She cut it off rudely, but no one pointed it out.

I don’t know what Elijah’s expression is like because I can’t see it.

There was also another centerpiece, which was Ballack di Bebel, which came out earlier.

A large group was also formed around him and his family, the Bebel family.

This side was larger than the group centered on Elijah.

The Balak and Bebel families.

And Elijah.

There was a clear sense of distance between the two, as if they were spread apart with fingers.

“Judas? What are you doing? Let’s go eat.”

Richard took him by the arm and led him.

“Oh, yes. Let’s go.”

I left Elijah behind and moved to the restaurant.

For some reason, I kept wanting to look back.

*

The dining room was a kind of buffet style.

Customers were free to come in anytime and eat as much food as they wanted.

You are allowed to take it outside the restaurant.

“Wow….”

We each piled a plate full of meat.

It was such a large amount that I was full just by looking at it.

“Huh….”

While eating meat, someone let out an ecstatic breath.

The savory taste of oil spreads throughout your mouth.

And the flavor of spices.

It was definitely the first taste in my life.

Aristocrats passing us glared at each other grinning.

Looks like beggars who get their food from begging.

The amount of food on their plates was so small that one bite would not be enough.

The speed of eating slowed down a few people who flinched at the nobleman’s gaze.

“Yumma, I care about everything. Eat it up Did we steal anything?”

Richard stuffed the meat into his mouth and pointed with a fork.

“And you, Judas.”

He pointed at me this time.

“Why are you so depressed?”

I didn’t have much of an appetite even in front of the protein I wanted so much.

Because of Elijah.

An illegitimate child.

A sense of distance.

A bruise on the wrist.

Isolated mansion.

All of that meshed together.

Like completing a puzzle.

That bothered me, so the food didn’t go into my mouth at all.

‘What if I cared about it….’

The opponent is different.

The Bevel family.

The most powerful person in this world next to the imperial family.

It cannot be compared to Kale or Guliott.

‘What a great person I am.’

You should do it in moderation, too.

‘There is no guarantee that just because you are an illegitimate child, you will definitely get along…. Tsk. What kind of ridiculous optimism.’

No matter how much I know the future, Elijah’s abilities are objectively superior to mine.

The magician’s talent she possesses.

That ‘mad fire’ is a force that can shake the world.

I’ll take care of it.

First of all, I am the one who will leave here.

No need to worry.

“Isn’t it because you realize the difference between you and the lady?”

“That’s right, that’s it! In fact, I realized that this is an impossible love when I saw a young lady among the nobles!”

“The insurmountable difference in social status that hinders relationships…. Her Judas accepts her willingly and buries her in her heart….”

That’s crazy.

… The word rose to the top of my throat.

However, that exaggeration made me feel a little bit uncomfortable.

I guess I’m the only one who cares that Elijah is an illegitimate child.

Did they already know?

Or whether he is an illegitimate son or not, isn’t Elijah a great nobleman something we can discuss?

“It’s not like that.”

I replied brusquely and cut the meat with a fork.

“Not really.”

Argon giggled.

“Everything is like that at your age. It can be, um.”

Is it okay to be treated like a child by a child much younger than me?

There is nothing to refute, and in fact, this body was younger than Argon, so it stayed still.

The meat was definitely delicious.

It was the most mouthwatering thing I ate after coming over to this world.

‘I don’t need the taste to be this luxurious, but I wish I could eat this amount every day….’

Remembering another wish, she forced Elijah out of her head.

*

There is still time left after the meal.

I’m an invited guest here, but I had nothing to do here.

We couldn’t build relationships with other nobles or build bridges in the social world.

Although there was a noble background, it was not enough to show the name of the family here.

If I was at that level, I wouldn’t have been able to become an escort knight.

Wandering aimlessly around looking at mansions.

I am also the first to enter Elijah’s original book.

She always stayed in the annex.

I didn’t even want to come here.

Colorful carpets were laid in each hallway, and sunlight streamed in through long, thin windows.

On the wall there was always a picture or a potted plant.

There was no place left unattended.

It is only for a moment to admire the aristocratic mansion.

It’s still a pity to go back to the room, and there’s nothing to go to.

We finally returned to the main hall.

In the hall, Elijah’s birthday gift delivery ceremony was in progress.

It was an event where Elijah checked out some of her collected gifts.

Sitting on a high chair, Elijah held onto the gift box I gave her.

“The next gift is from the Marquis of Vuitton.”

The butler, who served as the host, spoke loudly but formally.

He was the butler who rejected my gift earlier.

“The Marquis of Vuitton is famous for exotic hunting. I can’t wait to see what kind of presents will arrive.”

The head butler, Miguel carefully unwrapped the box.

It was a small leather bag.

It was the right size for a girl.

The Marquis of Vuitton, who gave the gift, came out and explained.

“This bag is handcrafted stitch by stitch by our family artisans by processing the skin of a monster, the big jawed crocodile. Using a method that boasts tradition, the color and design that best suits the young lady….”

Elijah listened to the explanation with an expressionless face.

Realizing that her marquise was boring her, she cut her off abruptly.

Elijah gave a short reply with her sullen face.

“I will write thank you.”

The Marquis de Vuitton withdrew, and her maid took her bag and took it elsewhere.

The moment I was about to introduce the next gift.

Elijah’s eyes met again.

It’s a bit scary now.

Out of so many people, how can I accurately find only myself?

She sneakily avoided her gaze and tried to hide behind her, but she beckoned.

To me.

Everyone in the hall turned to me.

“What? What’s the matter?”

“Isn’t that the girl?”

“Ah, that person who was brought into the annex….”

People have withdrawn from my surroundings.

The colleagues in room 13 are far away as if they are not part of the group.

Just in case, I pointed my finger at my face.

As expected, Elijah nodded her head.

I approached her without her help.

The eyes pouring from the surroundings are stinging.

She was sitting on a high chair, so I had to look up without kneeling.

“This.”

Elijah asked, holding out her gift box.

“Can I check here?”

Yes.

Don’t be.

It’s yours now, so do as you please, don’t ask me.

Why do you do this in a place where there are a lot of people?

Isn’t he trying to bully me on purpose?

… Hiding her true intentions, she nodded her head.

“Yes. Miss.”

Elijah immediately unwrapped the gift.

There was no word to go back, so I waited awkwardly on the spot.

What was finally revealed was a sleeping black cat doll.

Elijah stared down at it.

A laugh broke out somewhere.

“Poop…. This is why the eyes of lowly things are.”

“Do you think the young lady would like such a childish gift?”

“You’re really low on standards.”

It is a voice that laughs at others while pretending to be modest and trembling with humility.

Honestly, it’s okay.

I want to get down from here.

Perhaps that statement is true.

It’s not a gift Elijah would like.

However, contrary to my expectations.

Elijah hugged the doll as it was.

A gentle hug, not strong.

Somewhere, a scream of pain broke out.

Elijah is so cute that she can’t stand it.

She smiles lightly at me when I am confused and asks.

“By the way, why were you holding it? I received the gifts separately. Didn’t Anna guide you?”

“No, no. No. Anna faithfully informed me.”

“Really? That means….”

Elijah’s head turned slowly.

I stare at the butler who is in charge of the proceedings.

This is the butler who refused my present.

Elijah meets her eyes, and her expression hardens quickly.

Elijah smiled, nodding her head slowly.

“… It’s worth knowing. It’s good to go back Thank you for the gift.”

“It is an honor….”

I went back to my place.

I don’t know. Am I walking properly now?

A few nobles blushed.

It’s not a blush of shame, it’s a reaction that’s about to explode in anger.

One of the young men glared at me savagely.

‘Ah. It must be one of the kids I cursed at earlier.’

I met her eyes with his and gave her a soft, relaxed smile like a winner would wear.

To be confused is to be confused, and to be f*cked is to be f*cked.

What did I do?

Of course, I don’t think I’m a real winner.

I’m just giving it back because it made me feel bad.

He nodded her head benevolently.

The young man did not take action even though his face was about to explode.

I couldn’t have done that here.

That evening.

The idiots in Room 13 went back to their room and had a heated discussion over whether Elijah liked me or not.

It is not me who has to overcome the barrier of status, but now Elijah has become.

They are crazy people.

It is no different from insulting the owner in Elijah’s mansion.

It’s good that you only talk about it when Anna isn’t there.

If anyone hears it, it’s a continuous execution.

The pointless discussion continued late into the night.

I muttered to myself, sitting blankly on the bed.

‘I hope everything turns off.’

***

“Are you insane?”

Narcissus asked.

The look in his eyes seemed to tear the cat doll held in Elijah’s arms.

“Are you determined to disgrace the family? Doing that in front of everyone… !”

“But.”

Elijah answered calmly.

“I didn’t know that the Duchess would try to assassinate me. I couldn’t stop the rebellion welling up in her young heart.”

“… ….”

“I knew you wanted to kill me, but I didn’t know you would go that far….”

Narcissus just opened his mouth like a crucian carp.

It was the first reaction.

Elijah grinned as if he were curious.

“Didn’t you already hear about it? It must be that the acting of pretending not to know is not enough when unexpectedly stabbed in the middle.”

“You are… !”

The moment Narcissus raised his hand.

Elijah raised only her pupils.

Cold red eyes pierced Narcissus.

“It’s so obvious. It’s hard at first, but once you’ve done it once, it’s easy the next time. Now you don’t mind touching my face.”

“… ….”

“But shouldn’t you be careful? Even though the eyes of this mansion are not all on my side.”

Elijah’s smiling eyes quickly scanned her surroundings.

Lea, Miguel.

The high-ranking servants in the mansion, including the two, were in the same room.

“If you tried to assassinate me and only responded with emotional violence, wouldn’t it be too easy to misunderstand? Actions are more truthful than words, and actions are said to prove one’s true intentions.”

“I didn’t do that!”

“Isn’t it? I believed in you, Duchess. But since there is no such evidence yet, we should try to figure out who is behind each other, right?”

Seeing Elijah smiling brightly, Narcissus choked on her throat.

It is a creepy child.

She is so clever it’s hard to believe that she is 13 years old.

“I will make sure to find out the truth. Any way. So, do your best.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Narcissi stomped away.

Elijah’s smile was washed away.

She was tired.

A banquet that continues into the deep night.

Even just before that, Elijah had been afflicted among the nobles.

Her hand stiffened as she stroked her doll.

“Hmm, hmm.”

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Dolls.

She has never received one and never wanted to.

It’s something her own age would love.

But she is not herself.

It’s too childish, and, again, um….

No, it’s the same thing that I liked a little a long time ago….

Elijah shook her head and brushed off her childish thoughts.

She recalled her compulsion to be more mature than others.

But she didn’t let go of the doll.

“What is the name of the butler in charge of counting presents today?”

“My name is Haz.”

“I remember there was no instruction to receive the present.”

“Yes.”

“He doesn’t know fractions. Tell Miguel to punish him severely and get rid of him.”

“I will.”

Elijah sighed softly as he unconsciously stroked her doll again.

Since she is an illegitimate child, she has no one truly loyal to her.

Even in trivial places, unnecessary frictional noises occur.

If you think about what you will do in the future, even if you have many allies, it’s not enough.

“My lady. It’s time to go to bed soon.”

“Yes.”

Elijah stood up from her seat.

She did not let go of the doll held in her arms.

She never liked it, she didn’t like it, but it wasn’t too bad.

So she didn’t even have to let go.

Elijah didn’t let her doll fall from her arms while Leah was washing her, putting her in a fluffy nightgown, and drying and combing her hair.

Leah saw Elijah lying on her bed and she turned off the light.

“I hope you have a peaceful night. Ellie… hey lady.”

Elijah just quietly closed his eyes. While holding the doll.

After a while, Elijah slowly raised her body.

‘I can’t sleep.’

It happened often.

I took the medicine prescribed by May.

A medicine to take when suffering from insomnia.

Still unable to sleep, Elijah eventually left the bedroom.

“My lady?”

The soldier guarding the door turned around.

“I can’t sleep. Call me Lia.”

“Yes. All right.”

Ria came out of the room directly across from me.

“Miss Elijah?”

“To go study or something.”

“… All right. Where would you like to go?”

“Magic Lab.”

A magic lab located in a remote part of the mansion.

It is where Elijah uses her alone to practice her magic.

It’s a dangerous place, so it was built far away from the main mansion.

In addition, no one was allowed inside the laboratory.

It’s easy to get hurt if you get caught up in a magic experiment.

“If you need anything, please pull her sling.”

“Yes.”

Lea left for the waiting room, a building one block away.

Elijah opened the door to her lab.

It is a laboratory, but it is large enough to be used as a home.

Numerous books stacked on a low bookshelf.

And on the large table in the center of the lab, traces of the previous study remained.

An open book, an experiment flask or glass bottle.

She used to experiment with alcohol, oil, or sulfur-based liquids to make the fire stronger.

Elijah hung a lantern by the door and went inside.

After lighting the candles one by one with the fire raised from her fingers, she began to study.

The history of magic, the system of manifestations.

She read books on various theories and understood them.

I’ve been trying to manifest magic following the theory for a long time, but it wasn’t easy.

It’s still too small to kill someone or defend yourself.

Today’s reading is the history of fire magic.

It all started with Bebel and the Helios family….

Then suddenly.

“Lady Elijah.”

Someone opened the door without knocking and came in.

One of her tutors was the Marquis of Sardis.

And again, he is the same man who asked Narcissus to replace him last time.

Every time his gaze landed on her, Elijah felt annoyed, like worms crawling all over her body.

A tall, skinny man approached me laughing like a snake.

“What are you doing alone late at night?”

***

“Judas… where are you going….”

Woke up.

I feel bad because I ate too much earlier.

“The bathroom….”

“It’s cold outside….”

She heard Dylan mumble as he was using the bed next to her, and wrapped herself in a nearby red blanket.

‘Why is this annex building outside the bathroom….’

It was definitely cold at night in February.

I was going to the bathroom, and I saw Elijah in the distance.

He is wearing fluffy pajamas and holding the doll I gave him.

‘What is this time?’

She went into the building in front.

Lea, the lady-in-waiting, goes to the building next door.

Looking at the outfit, it doesn’t seem like an official schedule.

Did he come out to study alone?

‘It’s your birthday, but you’re busy until late….’

Seeing Elijah reminded me of the scenery I saw during the day.

Elijah was away from her family.

The fact that she is an illegitimate child.

“Huh….”

As she sighs, her breath disperses as a mist.

It was frustrating. Somehow.

When I came out of the bathroom to do my errands, someone was entering the building Elijah was in.

Tall and skinny.

The pale complexion is like that of a snake.

‘… Who is it?’

It’s a face I don’t know.

Because it’s from the past, there are quite a few people I don’t know.

Late night.

A small building lit up alone in an isolated location.

Elijah in it.

A man who came to Elijah.

Since I found out that she is an illegitimate child, everything in this mansion is uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

‘Who cares about whom? . Anyway I….’

A young Elijah who is similar to the Elijah I knew, yet oddly different.

The birth of an illegitimate child that meshes with evidence of abuse.

Facts I didn’t know.

The past I don’t know.

And one overlap, another past.

An authoritative senior in the same sports field. Director. Coach.

Women and men my age who are called separately. Or even younger children.

It is not limited to the sport I exercised in.

At that time, I did my best.

But in the end nothing changes….

“… Hey man, really!”

I scratched my head.

I don’t even like to use my hair, but I even remembered the unpleasant old days.

‘I can’t. If I just go back, I won’t be able to sleep because I’ll be embarrassed.’

Let’s just check. It won’t be any big deal anyway.

All you need to know is who that man is and what relationship he had with Elijah to find him.

I did not go back and approached the building while using [Secret Step].

***

“Ugh!”

Marquis Sardis shouted as if punishing him.

The small hand that was reaching for his sling line was caught by him.

“Let go of this!”

Elijah struggled with her and made her fire with her opposite hand.

But the fire was quickly extinguished by Sardis’s glance.

I couldn’t defeat him with magic.

Sardis was Elijah’s magic teacher.

“You shouldn’t make such a fuss.”

Sardis immediately bound Elijah’s hands.

“It only takes a moment, just a moment….”

Elijah’s trembling eyes met Sardis’s.

Those eyes she always looked at herself with displeasure.

The eyes are pitch-black, covered with sticky desire.

I was scared.

If swallowed, you will be erased.

Sardis, who came in saying that Elijah, who was studying until late at night, was admirable, and soon revealed her hidden true nature.

This is what happened while running away from the outstretched hands of suppressed desire.

‘Ah.’

Elijah groaned inwardly.

Admiration close to resignation.

Time passes slowly.

Consciousness escapes reality.

Look back.

The past was a thorny road.

I walked on thorns planted by others.

I walked silently, but it did not mean that I did not shed blood.

It’s not that she wasn’t sick.

Even if the soles of her feet were tattered, she just endured it.

A thorny road stretched out in a straight line.

I crouched in the reflection of the lake made of blood.

Hug her knees and cry.

Cry out in a trembling voice.

I’m scared. Scared.

What are you trying to do?

Don’t do this to me.

Please, keep me still….

The sensibility of expressing one’s true intentions was one’s self in reality.

I can’t do anything, I’m powerless, I’m terrified, I’m crying myself.

A weak self is disgusting.

That’s why I hid it under the blood.

But I didn’t get rid of it.

If I erase even that weak self, I’m afraid I’ll forget the memories left in my heart.

It is the only memory that retains color.

Sardis’ hand approaches.

‘I’m weak, I am. It might be.’

There was no one to help.

Her life has always been like that.

No, there was one.

Now I’m dead.

The Bebel family killed it.

The world killed it.

Since then, she has been alone.

The moment I realized that, my heart ached.

I am out of breath.

‘Mom….’

If you need to erase it.

If you have to trample on and burn even the last remaining seeds of emotion.

If you have to kill yourself to gain the power to kill others.

‘Kill.’

Scary, but willing, me.

In consciousness.

The rational Elijah drew her sword.

Buried in her emotions, he thrusts a knife into Elijah’s throat as he cries.

Red eyes that symbolize the Bevel family.

As if trapped inside, her orange light rippled like waves.

The middle pupil glowed a bright golden color.

The pupil, which at first glance resembled yellow, was like the sun.

Tears flowed from the sun.

The accumulated evil and longing, resentment and sadness pushed away the tears.

Eyes were crying, but the corners of the mouth were smiling brightly.

Seeing the slow change, Sardis involuntarily drew in his breath.

“No way… !”

The moment Elijah was about to slit the weak Elijah’s neck.

Boom!

The door opened violently, as if exploding.

The heads of Sardis and Elijah turned at the same time.

A boy broke through the door.

Judas glared at Sardis with his golden eyes wide open, his teeth clenched.