Somehow, after getting ready, I went out to the living room and found Isabel waiting for us, all alone, having finished cleaning and organizing the room.
"If you are tired, it may be better to rest more."
"It's okay. Not only is it dangerous to wait any longer, but if you take the potion, you will feel better, so you can leave now. "
"Hmm? Then I wouldn't have to carry it from the beginning."
"Ah, ah…"
Amelia suddenly sulked with a disappointed look on her face.
They looked at me in turns for a while, and I thought it was cute that they were just kissing their lips, so I decided to just carry them on my back.
"Hehehe."
Amelia smiles innocently, burying her head in the crook of my neck.
For some reason, ever since I carried her on my back and brought her here, she started to like being carried on my back very much. As if I wanted to be held in her arms without any worries.
After that, everything went smoothly as planned.
As Isabel and Amelia expected, it was dawn when the full moon rose, a time when monsters became more active.
Just as I skillfully navigated the monsters, I moved quickly to avoid the traces of the guards.
Isabelle seemed to be a little behind here, but she was somehow able to keep up with my running speed thanks to her knack for using her magic power well.
If we keep going like this, we'll be able to get out of the forest before the sun rises.
After that, all you have to do is disguise yourself and hide in the city.
If there's something a little strange…
"…It's quiet."
There is an advantage that the guards can be chased away thanks to the monsters moving actively.
On the contrary, this also meant that monsters could find us.
Actually, I thought I would definitely encounter a monster at least once as I went.
It was so quiet that I felt some kind of strange feeling while running.
It's as if all the monsters around here have disappeared.
How far was it from the cave?
It was around this time that everyone was feeling uncomfortable.
"….Yuseong, someone has been following here while hiding."
Amelia whispered in my ear and spoke in a serious voice. When I turned around, she silently cast her eyes towards the bushes.
The surrounding bushes sway awkwardly even though there is barely any wind blowing.
'…are we already half surrounded?'
Not only did they use stealth, but they also covered their bodies with other special artifacts.
Even if I tried to run away from here, it seemed difficult to escape this siege.
"After all, you know everything around you. How about all of them come out?"
So I let go of hiding, and Amelia said that while still hiding.
"Or are you scared?"
As they laugh and hit the floor, creating a crater, their human figures begin to appear in the air.
-Srumbling!
The elite soldiers, with their weapons drawn and gradually going out of hiding one by one, began to slowly appear.
And in the center of it all, the famous swordsman appeared, pulling out his sword.
The reason why I was so confident even though I had never seen a swordsman before was simple.
When everyone was wearing full plate armor, there was one woman walking out proudly.
An aristocratic atmosphere that exudes an overwhelming sense of nobility to the viewer.
However, the sight of her standing still while holding a sword looked like a single flower.
Eyes that are a mixture of gray and emerald. Short hair that falls below the ears.
Even though he must have fought on countless battlefields, he had a clean appearance without a single scar, and although his clothes were not very flashy, he had a noble and elegant beauty. Should I say that it exudes an aristocratic feel?
"Like a dirty bitch, you go around giving off a strange smell. How did a warrior become a prostitute?"
The swordsman soon frowns and looks towards Amelia.
However, unlike the tone mixed with such a sharp provocation, the dead eyes and voice at the end showed no emotion at all.
I soon noticed that she was looking in this direction.
"Still, I understand why it survived like that. Surely a woman like you is bound to cling to these people and eat them up."
The swordsman did not speak for a long time. He just flicked the tip of his sword again and looked in this direction.
I felt like he was guessing to what extent I had hidden skills.
"…What are the monsters around here?"
"I killed them all. That's probably why it was so easy to find."
The swordsman calmly gazes in this direction and speaks as if reciting obvious facts.
However, unlike her, the monsters here are at least intermediate level or higher. Capturing all the monsters in this area… is literally impossible unless you drop the tactical nuclear weapon…
So does this mean that the woman in front of me right now is a prosecutor who is stronger than a nuclear weapon?
"…"
Can you run away?
Probably impossible. You can also tell by feeling it. The fact that the entire surroundings are now within the range of the sword in her hand.
The hands that are clenched into fists are sweaty.
Amelia looked at me in turns, holding on to my collar as if she were anxious.
It seemed like he was afraid. If she lost even me anymore, she would really lose everything she had left.
He was pushed to the edge of a cliff and could barely take a breather in my arms. If I were to make a mistake, how would Amelia react?
Amelia is no longer a sword-wielding warrior.
Now, I'm just a woman who likes me.
I don't say anything. I threw the stiffened Amelia to Isabelle.
She instinctively grabbed me and gave me a worried look.
Then, as if he had made a big decision, he pushed my hand away. Very carefully.
"…Lia?"
When I called his name, a low voice came out.
"…Their goal is my life. Actually… I didn't deserve to feel this way from Yoosung."
"What is that…"
"I don't know if we'll be apart for a while, maybe forever… but I'll leave you alone. I'll take my time."
After saying that, I was shaking severely and my shoulders were shriveled. I looked blankly at Amelia's face as she walked forward, wiping away her tears.
-Okay.
It happened in an instant.
By the time she closed her eyes and opened them, her entire body had already been stained with red internal organs.
The entrails of the monsters they had hidden away were scattered on her.
A bloody smell began to emanate from Amelia's body. Just like when I first met her.
"It's part of the vital organs of the humans you killed. Isn't this the perfect treatment for you, like a gutter rat?"
"…"
"No, the rat at least has a family. You even killed your new colleagues… In a way, you could say you're worse than a street rat."
-Wow.
Amelia, who was lightly slapped, rolled on the floor strewn with internal organs.
Amelia didn't need to say anything more.
Were they really worthy of being called colleagues?
Were they people worth killing?
The only reason Amelia was able to keep quiet was because she had someone precious to her. I hope you don't lay your hands on him at least. He quietly accepted high-level criticism.
If you are easily captured. With the hope that the shooting star will not be touched.
I hope he's okay.
If he gets hurt because of you. Because I feel like I can't hold on any longer.
-Drop, drop, drop,
The empty iron container was lying on the floor, and red blood was dripping through the hair.
"Facial expression: Do you think that something that is worse than a pigeon rat has the right to be crushed?"
"…"
"You raise your eyes cheekily."
The swordsman stepped on Amelia's fallen chest and looked down at her with cold gaze.
"I can't believe I was so quick to catch this rat-like woman… If I had known the subject before I got into trouble, things like this wouldn't have happened."
"…"
"Why is this guy from humble backgrounds trying so hard to become something? If you're a parent who has been hanging out with a dog on the street, shouldn't you know this topic?"
Amelia gets into trouble.
I watched that for a while. I moved my body.
-Isabel. I have a favor to ask.
How did Isabel, who was quietly using her quill pen, take my words? He looked back at me with slightly serious eyes.
-We will probably definitely meet a swordsman on the way. You probably won't be able to escape. Actually, I can't imagine quietly leaving this forest without meeting that swordsman.
"…"
-So, if that situation comes up, you… please protect Amelia for me for a while. Then, the Book of Knowledge or whatever. Because it's okay to have it all.
-Kaang!
-Degurur, boom!
When something happens so suddenly and unexpectedly, there are times when you don't immediately understand the situation.
The sight is so far removed from the reality he had imagined that his mind cannot yet accept it.
That was the situation before our eyes now.
Even those who were pulling bow strings around them and the elite soldiers who were watching Amelia's sight.
Everyone, without exception, was frozen in shock, as if cold water had been poured on them.
The shoulder armor of a swordsman who had been pushed all the way to the far wall and was half stuck in a tree.
In front of him was a swordsman with blood dripping from his shoulder and an interesting, passionate expression, smiling darkly.
"Hmm… The wound… on this body… You are the third."
The cold silence makes you wonder if time has stopped.
The atmosphere was so heavy that I even forgot to breathe.
Amelia next to me had her eyes wide open, not yet even understanding what had happened. The pupil contracted to its limit in shock was a bonus.
Who is the swordsman?
A person who is also called the best among those who are said to be the strongest in the kingdom.
Wasn't he a cruel person who was even given the nickname 'Sword Demon' in other countries due to his cruel and emotionless appearance?
Now, it may have worked because it was a sudden surprise attack. After that, I can't guarantee anything. No, you will definitely die.
That's why Amelia bent down. I tried to be as obedient as possible so as not to offend them. Because it's already been caught. I want to protect at least as much as my husband.
But despite all that, blood was pouring out of the swordsman's shoulder.
-Wow.
I hugged Amelia's body.
Then, he cleaned the soiled clothes and body in one go with magic and immediately pushed them towards Isabel.
Amelia, overcome with shock, instantly turned her head and desperately stretched out her arms towards me, but despite all her efforts, she was unable to touch my body.
"…Yu, Seong! No ㅡ"
Isabel then nodded once as if she had kissed beforehand and jumped up into the air without saying a word.
Amelia was saying something as she stretched out her hand to me as if I had been lifted up by her. It was already so far away that I couldn't hear it.
There were only a few teardrops that fell and stuck to my cheeks and clothes.
"…"
Amelia's sweet scent came from her body.
Amelia's prediction was correct. Those words were all sincere.
I often felt guilty about killing people.
And I was scared that other people were looking at the blood on my hands, so I went into the mountain alone.
You were the first person to embrace me while I was having a hard time alone.
With my round eyes, you were the first person to come to my ear and comfort me with a warm voice.
-It's okay. Yoosung is not a bad person. They just tried to kill me. Yoosung just protected me. Yoosung did nothing wrong.
-…
-Even if Yoosung has committed some mistake that I don't know about, even if he is despised by everyone, I, as his wife, can accept him until he dies… so I can pamper him as much as I want. That's what my wife says.
I was saved that day.
"Come on."
I rolled up my sleeves and gestured to her.
The sincerity of someone who is prepared to die.
no.
If only Amelia had died. I probably had no intention of returning alive.
I will return from here alive. To not make Amelia sad anymore. In order not to leave Amelia alone in this world.
"…Okay."
I will defeat the swordsman here.
[??? You cleared the quest in a special way. ]
[ ?????????The main story has changed. ]
[—-Save the " warrior " who is in despair. ]
[Special conditions have been cleared. ]
[Segment Reward: 1500 points]
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[ ####@!: As your relationship with the hero increases, new events occur—_ni-%$$ ]
[ Additional clear reward…ㅡ Intuition (A++), 10,000 points. ]
I had no intention of going back to life without Amelia. She has already made such a big decision for me. Because it held a big place in my heart.