Episode 72. Blood Banquet (5)
Including Arin, Ellis, Lunab, and even the knights.
They were all thinking the same thing now.
At least the man in that mask is not in the same company as these monsters.
The energy I felt was so different.
Unlike the white-masked monsters who don’t even feel like they’re human, they seem to be humans, but it gives me a strange feeling that they’re somehow much higher than humans.
However, no one could figure out what it was.
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A gorgeous sword dance performed under the moonlight.
The flower petals fluttering in the wind added color, creating a wonderful scene.
A masked man quickly cutting down the monsters surrounding him.
Sometimes the speed was so fast that I couldn’t keep up.
Even though he was clearly attacking from the front, he suddenly moved to the rear and was freely walking around the given space.
2 minutes.
It was the time it took for all dozens of gunmen to be annihilated.
It was an unbelievable sight performed by only one being, without anyone’s help or support.
“… … !”
His eyes suddenly turned to Arin and the others.
As Arin met her gaze, she felt as if all her senses had stopped, and her feet, which were shaking endlessly, could not get off the ground.
“Da, don’t come closer!”
The guardian knights blocked the princess’s path and thrust their swords.
“Immediately reveal your identity and tell me what happened here! Otherwise, you too will be considered an enemy… … .”
-Sigh
Even before the article finished speaking.
The masked man suddenly disappeared from their sight.
-Whoa!
Soon a strong gust of wind blew.
The knights found out later that the masked man had already passed them by.
“… … !”
Ellis and Lunav also passed by in an instant.
The place where his body finally arrived was none other than in front of Princess Arin.
It was said that when people are so surprised, they become speechless.
Arin was so embarrassed that she took a step back, and her steps were so distorted that she lost her balance.
“Aaaah!”
At a time when Arin’s body was helpless,
-chin
The man’s gentle hand supported her back.
“… … !”
The faces of the two men and women naturally became closer.
At this, Arin’s face turned red, and the man raised his hand regardless.
The place where his hand was directed was none other than her chest.
“W-what are you doing!”
Arin was embarrassed and tried to struggle for a moment.
Soon something fell from her body.
-Toduk
Jewels sparkle and flutter like falling rain.
What the man grabbed was the pendant that Arin was wearing.
-Kwasik!
The red jewel that had attracted everyone’s attention shattered into shape as soon as he caught it in his hand.
The man threw the remains of the jewelry on the ground.
“Princess!”
The guardian knights came to their senses and rushed over.
“Are you okay? “Where are you hurt?”
There was no way there was any injury.
All the masked man did was snatch the necklace she was wearing around her neck.
Arin was just standing there with a blank expression on her face.
“Uh, who is that person?”
It felt like I had escaped from a brief fantasy.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream wouldn’t be so vain.
The masked man has already completely disappeared from everyone’s eyes.
* * *
“Aaaah!”
Emily and Nana are running away while shouting, “Step, save me!”
Brian was following closely behind and protecting him.
“What on earth are they? “Why do you suddenly appear and attack us?”
Just a few minutes ago.
When I heard a scream coming from the banquet hall and came out to see what was going on, white masked men suddenly appeared and started attacking Emily and the others.
With the entire imperial palace in chaos, I had no choice but to trust my own two feet and run if I wanted to survive.
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“Driver, do you have something against those people? Otherwise, why do you keep chasing us, the good guys?!”
“Well, I don’t know? I don’t think I’ve lived that bad myself, but oh, isn’t it? If you think about it, it seems like it happened… … .”
“What kind of guardian knight is so indecisive? cadet! “What on earth were you thinking, taking these people with you!?”
In the end, it was Emily who was venting her anger while running away.
It was only for a moment that I ran away like that.
They soon encountered a dead-end wall that they could not advance through.
“wall?!”
A situation where you are trapped with no way out.
Emily’s face was distorted in sheer despair.
“That’s better!”
Brian pulled out a dagger from his chest instead of the long sword stuck at his waist, as if it was a good thing.
The total number of gunmen is five.
Although he was outnumbered, Brian was not intimidated.
Rather, he seemed very confident.
“Are you crazy, sir? “How can I handle so many people by myself?”
“Don’t worry. Maid! “If I can’t even overcome this, how will I be able to see your face later?”
With bold ambition, Brian ran away from his seat.
Use your senses to the fullest, but reduce your actions to a minimum.
It was the most effective theory to subdue the enemy that I had learned over the past two years.
In other words, all that is needed to annihilate five enemies is five sword strikes.
Brian cut down the masked assailants with clean, uncluttered movements.
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The assailants collapsed without any reaction.
Emily, who watched the scene, couldn’t believe her eyes.
It was a bonus that my face naturally turned red.
“Are you hurt anywhere, maid?”
“You don’t have anything to say to me, do you?”
A bewildered look that feels completely different from before.
The sight of him scratching his back awkwardly was quite a sight.
“Krrr… … .”
An eerie sound was heard that gave me chills.
At this, Emily hugged her body as if she had goosebumps, and Brian adjusted his stance and held his sword.
Eventually, the sound of heavy footsteps came from an animal, not a human.
Soon a huge hellhound appeared from around the corner.
Black, sharp teeth filled with murder were pointed at Emily and the others.
“No way! “Why is the hellhound in the imperial palace?”
Emily, who had experience at the front line, couldn’t help but be scared, and Brian also couldn’t hide his nervousness as he encountered the beast for the first time.
“Um, is that a magical beast?!”
-plodding along
Meanwhile, Nana, who had been quiet, suddenly came forward.
“Nana… … ?”
It took a moment to ask what he was doing.
“Sniff!”
She finally started sniffing, sticking her nose forward as if trying to smell something.
-Sseu-eup
Then, with an inexplicable smile, he took a sip of his appetite, and it was like seeing a wild beast consumed by his appetite.
Immediately, he looked at me with a meaningful look and quietly recited.
“looks delicious!”
The moment when he was about to run away, revealing his white fangs that had grown out before he knew it.
-Kwachang!
The window next to me shattered with a loud noise.
“… … !”
A man wearing a black mask leisurely flew in through the broken window.
I still didn’t know who it was.
“Kung!”
A fearless puppy barked bravely at a stranger who suddenly appeared.
“What is this guy?”
-False
As if it was annoying, he kicked it and sent it out the window.
“after… … .”
He took off his mask with a deep sigh.
“Papa!”
The man’s identity was Sian, who had a very dissatisfied expression on his face.
“Do you, master?”
Without even having time to respond to the call, Xian collapsed on the floor.
* * *
As I was wandering around the imperial palace, only one thought came to mind.
Oh, it’s so hard.
Rather than feeling physically exhausted, I felt mentally exhausted.
I had no idea that ominous thoughts would never go astray, and that I would have to take on such a bothersome task on my own.
“No, no, master!”
Nana, with a bright smile, ran straight into my arms.
But it seemed like he just approached me to eat the hellhound. I guess it was just his mood, right?
“What are you doing now, master!”
Before I knew it, Emily came running and separated me and Nana.
“You’re doing something that’s going to be a real problem, aren’t you? Where in the world is there a maid who embraces her master? No, in the first place, you have a maid other than me? Master, aren’t you really crazy? Besides, what did Hellhound do just now? … !?”
Where in the world is there a maid who asks her master if he is crazy?
I don’t have the presence of mind to listen to her complaints right now.
“That’s it. Emily, did you get anything from someone?”
“Did you get it? Oh right! There was something I forgot to give you earlier… … .”
She took out a bow tie from her pocket.
I snatched it before it was handed to me and immediately tightened my grip.
-Kwasik
The jewel embedded in the tie was crushed into powder.
Without looking any further, I immediately threw it out the window.
“W-what are you doing, master!!”
Emily, who was shocked, ended up grabbing me by the collar and shaking me back and forth.
“That’s what Master Eshel gave me! “Why are you ruining my brother’s gift like that?”
Do you think they know that you have been being chased by a monster because of this stone?
Daze Stone.
One of the artifact stones that can contain human magic.
On the outside, it looks just like a red, flashy gem, but in fact, owning it is tantamount to suicide.
The magical energy contained within the stone periodically generates an energy of delusion, which has the effect of beguiling other beings.
To put it simply, if you just have it, you become a target for marionettes and witches.
So, I think the princess and hers probably suffered quite a bit from those puppets until I came.
Well, she doesn’t understand if you explain it anyway, so it’s better to just leave it alone.
“Brian?”
“yes! young master!”
“Go to my room and get me a change of clothes. “I’m sure there’s a tuxedo similar to the one you’re wearing now.”
“Yes, I understand!”
“what? Why do you ask a guardian knight to do something like that, leaving a perfectly fine maid behind? “A maid should do that!”
What else are you talking about?
“Let’s go, knight! “It’ll be troublesome if you bring it back crumpled, so I’ll accompany you!”
I don’t know what to do in front of the true maid.
It was Emily who built her pride in strange places.
“uh? “Then I’ll go with you!”
Nana said she would go too and followed them.
It’s like three people going to get just one piece of clothing.
With Brian, there won’t be any problems.
Well, just because you guys leave doesn’t mean you’ll be alone.
[…] … .]
Meanwhile, Kayram was watching me in silence as I rested against the wall.
The smiling face with strange eyes looked like a devil with a plan.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
[No, just. I wonder if it’s okay to relax like this!]
Judging by the nuance of his words, he seemed to be enjoying himself rather than worrying.
“All the marionettes in the imperial palace have been taken care of. “The same goes for the summons, and all the Day Stones you mentioned have been destroyed, so the knights of the imperial palace will take care of the rest.”
[All Day Stones were destroyed? Do you really think so?]
“of course. You definitely meant me… … .”
I suddenly came to my senses.
It’s been a while since I felt the eerie warning of the magic sword.
That wasn’t something I said for laughs.
“One for the princess’s pendant, and one for the bow tie Emily tried to give me… … . “Wasn’t that the end?”
I couldn’t have heard it wrong.
There was a Daze Stone at exactly the two points she said, and I destroyed it.
It would be like that, it would have to be like that.
Kayram Why is she smiling now?
[I never said there were two?]
(Continued in the next part)
fantasy,
