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

28. Final Test (7)

Heavy sword strikes pour down like a landslide.

It is also a landslide where a stone mountain collapses.

A large rock falls and hits you.

He is barely holding on with his broken sword.

The feeling of a limit gradually comes.

‘I think it will break….’

The body, kendo.

Fatal wounds were avoided.

There are no scars.

However, damage continues to accumulate on the body that blocks it.

It is said that he has flaws in his personality, but his skills cannot be ignored. Surely.

‘Well, not everyone is an imperial knight.’

Dodged, spilled and barely survived.

It squeezes out every drop of mana from its entire body.

Concentrate on weapons while strengthening the body.

A skill that allows you to use a sword even without a sword.

The thing I wanted the most when I was training with Gawain recently.

But it can’t be easy.

The only thing left to do is avoid Hazel’s attack.

Even if you try to close the distance, it’s not easy to let go of that sword with a broken sword.

Besides, if the distance was reduced even a little, Hazel would often slip away.

‘Just once… !’

That moment.

Hazel’s sword came in quickly.

I hurriedly blocked it with my sword.

Kwadeuk-!

Even the broken blade was broken.

I avoided injury by rolling backwards, but all I had left in my hand was the handle.

The weapon lost its function.

Hazel didn’t wait for me.

Perhaps it was a golden opportunity, he rushed at it immediately.

A stab with confidence.

While fighting that guy dozens of times, it’s a technique I’ve been hit with multiple times.

Hazel’s finishing move.

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No tools to block or evade.

It’s too late to avoid it.

I calmly stare at the opponent and roll my head.

There is no clear breakthrough.

In the midst of urgency, a sudden thought rushes in.

‘Is Elijah all right….’

I am worried about others in a dangerous yard.

It was strange.

I must be in a hurry, but I am relaxed.

It feels like time is passing slowly.

The feeling of splitting one second into many moments and feeling each moment.

I remember what Gawain once said.

‘The maximized sense reads the time in detail and promptly. It is to feel one second that is completely different from the one second that ordinary people pass by. When that happens, it is often expressed as having reached the ‘state’.’

Which level.

Critical point.

He said that the reason for the fight between talented players is rather short, few in number, and not flashy.

In just one second, with just the movement of the shoulders, feet, and eyes, countless numbers come and go.

So, only the fastest and simplest basics remain.

‘Now I….’

I feel like I can do anything.

If you fight strength in close combat, you can win with judo skills.

However, as long as the sword is broken, it cannot reach that close combat.

It must be so.

Still, I think I can do it.

No. I’m pretty sure you won’t even need such a workshop.

Raising a sword.

A sword with no blade and only a handle left.

Infuse the whole body’s mana into the sword.

If you exceed the level of strengthening the body with magical power, you can strengthen the object in your hand.

A level reached when fighting Salaman in the past.

And if you go beyond that, you can project your magic directly outside of your body.

That’s swordplay.

It is a form of overlaying magic on the blade.

And there are more steps.

‘Even if you don’t have a sword, you can use a sword….’

Magic power flows.

It crosses the hand, rides the handle, and dwells in the seat of the broken blade.

‘Sword skill itself.’

The sword forged with magic shines.

A sword that glows ivory.

The soft yellow and blue light are mixed together, and it is like the moon.

Old moon thinly sliced.

Hazel’s sword that stabs.

We reached a distance before we knew it.

His expression changes slowly.

Embarrassment, surprise, confusion.

I’m just.

Cut.

Evil-, doing.

There was something like a cool breeze.

“… ….”

A brief silence.

Chang, doing it.

The sword fell.

It was Hazel’s two-handed sword.

The sword, which had been cut vertically, rolled with a loud noise.

Then Hazel knelt down.

As if by a precise machine, his armor was cut in a neat straight line.

It pours blood from its body and mouth.

Hazel muttered something.

The weak voice disperses far away.

“Ah, John… sir….”

Hazl didn’t open his mouth anymore.

At some point, only a clumsy knob remained in my hand.

If you use your mana externally, the repulsion will cause pain in your body.

But there is no room for pain.

The barrier is still intact.

It doesn’t budge even if you hit it with your fist.

‘Elijah… !’

How is it outside now?

Did Elijah win?

In that moment, jump! And cracked the barrier.

I reflexively withdrew.

‘What… ? When did my power become so strong? How far do you want to grow….’

No. That is nonsense.

It’s not the kind that can be broken like this in the first place, right?

Finally, the barrier is broken.

Someone’s figure has been revealed.

***

In the end, the Imperial Magicians didn’t spit out any information.

It was an expected result, so Elijah was not regretful.

After completing the interrogation, she saw the barrier.

The white barrier, as if woven from fog, was opaque.

A barrier that blocks out even sound.

Judas is in there.

Are you all right?

That was the only thought.

That’s why the interrogation ended rather hastily.

Not knowing that he was impatient, he only watched the barrier.

I was uncomfortable with this situation.

In this situation, someone close to you may die again.

It reminded her of her mother who died when she was young.

There is no way Judah will lose.

I was so sure.

I know because Elijah has seen Judas and Hazzl from a distance.

The fact that Judas had been dealing with Hazel to some extent.

However, I became more and more anxious.

Isn’t it supposed to appear unharmed by now?

I analyzed the barrier while controlling my restless mind.

A force field that blocks magic.

This is a key skill for dealing with wizards.

No wizard in history has been able to destroy this station field.

‘But, if it were me, it might be possible.’

During her five years, Elijah steadily objectified her position as a wizard.

Then she realized.

Her own talent is not enough to say that she is a genius.

I realized it again today.

You beat the 3 royal mages like dusting them off.

To win faster, it could have been.

The magic tower lord evaluated her talent like this.

‘Second Coming of the Age of Myth.’

The evaluation that was known to the public started from the mouth of the Master of the Magic Tower.

At that time, Elijah tilted her head.

Is that so? Is that enough?

I know now.

Her own talent is enough.

I touched the barrier.

A light repulsive force pushes the body.

If you apply force, the repulsive force increases.

Elijah thought.

What is a wizard?

Wizards aren’t the only ones who use magic.

Trained warriors sometimes strengthen their bodies with magical powers.

Like Judas.

However, just knowing how to use magic doesn’t mean you can use magic.

The difference has not yet been verified.

However, there is a common description of how wizards express magic.

‘The embodiment of abstract thinking.’

Thus, magic begins at the stage of imagination, before it is realized as magical power.

To materialize after transforming abstraction into structural imagination according to complex formulas and systems.

That’s magic.

If you touch this barrier, the thoughts in your head will become entangled.

The rules get messed up.

Like the gears of a clock that have been aligned so they don’t turn.

Rearrange the order.

As you rearrange, find the scattered core.

It is impossible.

Many wizards have challenged this force field.

No one has been successful.

Currently, the industry has given up.

Even Elijah would not have paid much attention.

If only Judas hadn’t been in here.

The concentration did not last long.

‘… Done.’

The core of the force field was found at the same time that the rearrangement was completed.

Pulp your fingertips with magical energy.

Then, jump! And cracked the barrier.

Cracks spread like a spider’s web.

The hemispherical barrier collapsed from the top.

Elijah took a step back and she watched.

The barrier that collapsed was like an egg.

You broke the barrier that blocks magic.

That historical achievement did not touch me very much.

I didn’t even have time to rejoice and realize it.

She only thought of the people in there.

She clenched her fists and waited.

Maybe.

If only.

Judah….

Beyond the collapsing barrier, I saw Judas face first.

My vision narrowed.

Only Judas could be seen.

He sees himself.

Always bright golden eyes.

Smile.

Why are you laughing?

Relieved for his own survival.

Why are you relieved?

Because it’s an escort knight.

Yes, that’s simply why.

I know everything. When I see you smile, my heart breaks….

At the same time, he was also relieved.

It was a contradictory feeling.

I thought I knew Judas would win, so why am I relieved to see him safe?

Why the hell….

“Lady!”

Judah came calling to himself.

“Are you okay?”

Elijah looked up blankly at the man who had come right in front of her.

With her fists clenched in front of her chest.

My heart beats fast.

“My lady? Are you okay? Where did you get hurt….”

Elijah didn’t want to show her face.

So she threw herself into his arms as she hid. To hug

But….

“Ouch!”

I slammed my forehead into her hard armor.

Of course, Judas was wearing all his armor.

Elijah rubbed her tingling forehead and said with a troubled face.

“Take it off quickly.”

“… Yes?”

“Take it off.”

“… ….”

Yuda took off his armor while feeling embarrassed.

After unfastening the belts that secure the sides and shoulders, the front and back are separated.

I threw off the chain mail I wore inside.

‘Are you trying to be hugged…. It must smell like sweat….’

Unlike him, who became stiff, Elijah didn’t mind.

As soon as the upper body, which was safe with only the clothes left, was revealed, I was embraced by him.

The warm body temperature seems to melt the heart.

His heart beats in his ears.

The flames that were about to go wild while using magic fade away.

Only then did Elijah completely put his mind at ease.

Involuntarily, I smiled.

“Um…. Are you not hurt?”

Elijah, calm as usual, nodded her head in his arms.

“Yes. You?”

“… Yes?”

Judas asked back in bewilderment.

This is not the first time this has happened.

A situation where Elijah, in her role, asks her own regards.

She couldn’t help but be embarrassed whenever she was in trouble.

Because it makes me feel weird.

Meanwhile, Elijah was puzzled.

I can’t get this short answer wrong.

Did her head hurt too?

“Are you okay?”

As she said that, she carefully examined Judas.

She had no visible wounds.

The inside may be different.

“… Yes. It’s not fine, but it’s okay.”

“Hmm.”

Elijah hugged him around the waist.

She seemed to act natural and familiar.

While Judas was at a loss, Elijah checked his magic circuit.

Other people’s circuits cannot be examined in such detail.

Only Judas can.

“The state of magic is messed up.”

As an analogy, the magic circuit was twisted like a dry well.

It seems that they fought fiercely inside.

Belatedly, I see the place where the barrier was.

The fallen Hazel.

This is proof that Judas won.

And then, the holy relics behind it.

Even the sun statue held up.

That’s evidence of something else….

At that moment, Judas hugged his shoulders.

Elijah raised her head.

Judah was looking at himself.

It’s the same as concentrating on something, and it’s the same strange expression as being blank.

“… ….”

Elijah was embarrassed for the first time in a while.

It was the first time Judas ever touched himself.

It is an unfamiliar and new reaction.

Both Judas and himself.

A part of my heart felt itchy for some reason.

I tried to analyze the reason, but Judas hurriedly removed his hand.

“… Ah! Sin, sorry….”

I wanted to take a step back, but I couldn’t because Elijah was holding me.

‘Am I crazy… ! Come on!’

I felt something slipping out of my body just touching Elijah.

I was trying to get to know him more clearly, but I hugged Elijah without realizing it.

“Yeah, you said you were okay? Yes, uh, that’s fine. Yes…. No, um sorry…. I made a mistake….”

Gibberish.

Elijah laughed at the sight, but somehow she couldn’t see it straight.

The heat rose to her face.

She barely answered, pulling her scarf up to her nose, hiding the corners of her mouth that went up.

“… Huh.”

Without even knowing what the hell he was saying, he just did it.

I just remembered one thing.

I’m officially going to be an escort knight, so I’ll have to get you a sword or something.

No, even shields and armor.

A good one from the Bevel Family Warehouse or the Temple of the Sun Reliquary.

Judas looked at her as she tried to cover her face.

Her ears are red, showing through her dark hair.

I was staring at it wondering why, but Elijah glanced at me.

Then he speaks calmly.

“But you know.”

“Yes?”

“Didn’t you just call me ‘Elijah’?”

“… ….”

Judas swallowed her saliva, avoiding her gaze.

I started breaking out in a cold sweat on my back.