Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

80 – Long Day, Long Night (5)

Lofena’s gaze towards Irene and me has become subtle. She

Would lower her head when she met her eyes, and she would stutter her words by herself, and then she would disappear, saying something had happened.

Why the hell is this all of a sudden? She thought many times,

I couldn’t figure out why Pena’s attitude changed. Irene also had no idea about him.

“Isn’t Lopena a bit strange lately?”

“I will. She wasn’t such a shy kid.”

I couldn’t figure out what the reason for this was,

Anyway, the priority was the birthday kite that was right in front of her nose. Successful play,

And even uncovering Roman’s identity. The performance itself is pretty well polished.

Now all that remains is to reveal the identity that Roman is related to the warlock, and to subdue him neatly.

I just wanted everyone to remain unscathed at the end.

Irene and me too. It would be nice if we could see each other smiling at the end.

She gazed at her fingers, which had been pressing her piano keys until just now, then smiled bitterly and sighed.

All was well. You don’t have to worry anymore.

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The day of the birthday party has arrived. Maybe it’s because she couldn’t sleep a sigh in her complicated head.

The humming voice grabbed her head and let out a heavy breath. It should be fine today.

It was natural to worry about playing. However, it was still Roman that came before that.

Take out and use artifacts naturally, but don’t get caught.

And hand it to the crown prince to receive the promise of imperial support.

It was clear that the prince must have vaguely guessed.

I believe that Irene and I will not accept the fact that we are performing at the birthday party simply to congratulate ourselves.

He wasn’t such a stupid person, and unlike his lame appearance, he was someone who knew how to make cool-headed judgments.

Today’s task was simple. Raise a hand mirror to capture Duke Roman.

Hand over the evidence contained in the artifact to the crown prince.

Remembering these two things, I slowly got out of bed and took a deep breath.

“Let’s do it well.”

It didn’t mean that everything ended just because today’s work was over, but today was a very important day.

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Didn’t you wait for a long time? End Roman, break off that f*cking engagement to Irene.

Isn’t it the future that makes your heart pound just thinking about it?

I still have a lot left to think about the future… But I don’t know.

As I stepped out into the hallway with the thought of focusing on today, I met Lopena’s eyes as she passed by.

When her eyes met, Lopena froze in place like a stone statue. Licking her lips,

A strange sound leaked from the guy who couldn’t hide his shaking pupils.

“Eh.”

“…What are you so surprised about?”

These days, the way I look at Irene and me is strange, and it was a car that I thought was strange because I reacted with a particularly sensitive reaction.

What is the problem? Rofena, who rolled her eyeballs around, stuttered back as she quietly opened her mouth.

“Oh, you woke up late today?”

“Because I couldn’t sleep. I’m leaving in the morning anyway, so I don’t have time to train.”

Looking at Lopena with her gibberish, several thoughts came to her mind. Why have you been so visibly upset lately?

What is the reason for her heart rate to rise so steeply whenever she sees me and Irene while blushing?

Unexpectedly, the conclusion was easily reached. If you think about when Lopena’s attitude changed,

Because it must have been the day I heard about Irene perverting.

“Did you hear that?”

As she said with a smirk, Pena shook her little shoulder in her stunned surprise.

The pupil, trembling like a reed shaken by the wind, was talking to me. I heard that – and said.

At that time, she could have misunderstood. It’s the same with Irene making strange noises,

If you don’t know the situation well, even if someone hears what you say to me, they’ll think it’s strange.

“It’s worth thinking about.”

“Oh, no. It’s not like that…I really didn’t hear anything back then…”

At that time, I felt the presence of people in front of the door, so I thought it was an illusion, but it seemed that Lopena was really in front of it.

I don’t want to cause any misunderstanding. Anyway, it was thanks to Lopena’s help that I was so close to Irene.

When she hesitated a little, she gently pushed her back,

Irene acted strangely that day… It must have been at Lopena’s instigation.

“It’s all thanks to you. That’s how it happened.”

“Did you barely hold her hand? But all of a sudden, if you do that…”

“Because we can’t just hold hands forever.”

She is honestly 4 years old, but I was thinking that it was about time to kiss her.

I took courage and succeeded at the seasonal festival. After that, Irene became quite active,

She is now able to do light skinship without hesitation.

Just thinking about it made me feel embarrassed and let’s scratch my reddened cheeks,

Somehow, with her mouth slightly open, Lo Pena, who opened her mouth blankly, spat out her words with difficulty.

“Hey, is this the duke’s residence?”

“…The place doesn’t matter. Is it okay if no one sees it?”

“The location doesn’t matter… Uh.”

Lopena covered her face with her hands, her face flushed perfectly.

The guy, who barely opened his mouth while stamping her feet, eventually started running away with the laundry she was holding.

Why is it reacting like that? Scratching her messy hair, she slowly moved her steps to change her clothes.

“Um.”

It didn’t take long to wash.

As she wiped the moisture from her wet hair and looked at the clothes she was wearing today, the corners of her mouth twitched at the thought of the past.

The shape is a bit wrong, and there is no bow tie either.

When I saw a black suit, I was bound to be reminded of a performance outfit.

Wouldn’t Irene wear comfortable clothes for playing the violin today?

…Women’s performance clothes were quite revealing.

Since she is often sleeveless, she was a bit worried. Couldn’t she somehow put something on the outside?

Since it’s summer, I can’t give an excuse that it’s cold, so what should I do? There weren’t too many ways.

Taking people’s eyes away from me. She looked in the mirror and had a soft smile that she usually doesn’t wear.

In the past, if I did this, her eyes would always be on me. Whether that will happen now… Well, I think it will probably happen.

There hasn’t been much change in appearance between then and now. Rather, I can say that it is slightly better now.

Irene probably doesn’t like the way I do this, but

She didn’t like having other eyes on her, at least not for me.

‘…I’ve been acting weird lately too.’

Remembering what I was thinking when I first became an escort knight,

It was all about simply feeling sorry for Irene.

She seems to be looking at the old me, so I just hoped that she would cheer up a little.

But now? Whether she does or not, doesn’t she try to satisfy a little bit of my greed.

A slight laugh leaked out. I was having some fun with this.

Anyway, isn’t there a little peace left now? At least until I’m done playing.

No. Until they reached the imperial palace where the birthday party was to be held, they thought it would be nice to enjoy this leisurely atmosphere.

I put on clothes. She unbuttoned her tight-fitting shirt and put on a black jacket over it.

Of course, there were pretty cool patterns drawn with silver thread, but

Compared to what I usually wear, it must be a bit plain.

As I dressed up and went out, I met eyes with Irene standing in front of him.

Coincidentally, by coincidence. How long has this lady standing in front of the slightly open door been here?

You haven’t seen the entire process of changing clothes, have you? Let’s smile lightly

Irene looked at me with an expressionless face and slowly opened her mouth.

“…Preparation was a bit late, so I came just in case.”

“Is that so?”

I thought it was not a good choice to ask any more questions.

Aren’t you a proper lover yet? Even if Irene might think of us as lovers,

I wanted to deny that relationship a little bit. At least after this

After properly expressing my feelings out loud. If she accepts, won’t she be able to admit it only then.

After that, it won’t hurt to tease her as much as she wants.

As she organized her thoughts, the dress Irene was wearing caught her eye.

A design in which purple and black are mixed like scattered paints, like a single violet blooming from the ground,

The combination of colors rising up like that was pleasing to the eye.

However, the part I was worried about remained the same, and I couldn’t help but smile bitterly when I saw her almost bare shoulder.

If this happens, I will have no choice but to act as I thought.

“It’s not long before the birthday party, are you ready yet?”

“No, it’s over now.”

As I looked in her mirror and straightened the wrinkles on her shirt, Irene looked at me blankly and grabbed my wrist for a moment.

Is there anything left? She came to me after a moment of hesitation,

Before long, he tugged at my collar and quietly moved his lips.

“What if I can’t even wear clothes properly? Just right.”

“…That’s right.”

I liked the closer distance, but it would have been better to stay here for now.

If the atmosphere heats up any more than this, it might be late for the birthday party.

Irene must have known that as well. She patted my collar and she immediately fell away from me.

Eventually, after calling Pena and taking Irene’s instrument, we started moving her steps to head to the imperial palace.

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At the birthday party of the prince, tension began to rise in the banquet hall, which was quite different from usual.

Is the meaning of the birthday party simply celebrating the birth of the crown prince?

No, all the nobles present knew it. That this place is not just a celebration banquet.

This was the first time that all the heads of the five families attended.

Garrot of Juris, Viltane of Roman, Shurica of Hattan, Caligo of Medivh, and Ain of Kilrogg.

Due to the gathering of those who each boasted their splendid families,

The banquet hall, which should always be noisy, had a slightly solemn atmosphere today.

‘… Roman.’

Garot Juris quietly looked around.

The one who came into sight was Biltein Roman, the head of the Roman family who, as always, was silently keeping his place.

A neat appearance without a beard, a sharp gaze reminds me of a hawk,

There were sometimes nobles who flinched just by looking at them.

A family that has the most powerful knights among the heads of noble families, and at the same time is responsible for the attack power of the empire.

If Roman like that turned into an enemy, what kind of loss would the empire have to consider?

However, it was almost a confirmed fact that Roman was related to the warlock.

My eyes narrow. Between those thin gazes, Garrot’s pupils were focused only on Viltein.

Aren’t the curses that I’ve suffered before, and the timing quite coincidental? If she had died then she herself,

It was clear that a lot of time would have been consumed to settle the dukedom.

Uris was the one who consumed the most power in the warlock situation.

In that situation what if she herself died? In addition to dying due to a curse and losing morale,

It must have taken quite a bit of time just to refine the power that was not properly managed and find stability.

Of the five major families, it is definitely Yuris who “Protects” The empire.

Imperial Shield. It is the gateway to protect the north, and the access road that must be passed through in order to pass through the empire’s ecliptic.

However, that was only what it looked like on the surface.

Aren’t Hatan and Kilrogg working secretly the ones that help the empire’s safety?

If the force of annihilation really tried to destroy the empire, it would have to attack a family other than Julis.

‘It’s probably not a problem limited to Roman.’

Annihilation was eating away at the empire far more than he thought.

Roman joined hands with the warlock? Even if they subjugated them, the problems related to extinction did not seem to end.

The problem grows. Maybe more than she knew

It might…Be worse than the annihilation that brought the empire to the brink of destruction a few decades ago.

Then what should he do himself?

He still remembered the oath he made when he first became the family head of Julis.

The oath to protect the emperor and protect Evangelium still remained in a corner of his heart.

But now, if you say that you are worried about your own blood and relatives. Wouldn’t the other nobles laugh at him?

As you grow older, your steely will slowly begins to rust.

He would have never thought of it if he had thought that he would never be broken, that iron blood flowed through his body instead of red blood.

The thing that pops into my mind the most right now is my daughter, who, funny enough, hates me the most.

I thought I wouldn’t regret it. At the time, she seemed to think she would understand her later.

Of course, when she acted a little too much, she felt sorry for her, but

Still, she thought that one day she would make up her mind like herself.

However, now that I think about it, I couldn’t tell the difference between myself and the father I resented.

Left her own hands. There is no turning back now. The heart that once left,

Now I know that I can’t turn back the heart that has become a resentment.

In such a situation, what should you do? At least his daughter

Wouldn’t that daughter be helping her article that she had in her heart go well?

Recalling the emperor’s face, Garrot Yuris ate and burst into laughter.

It’s been over 40 years since I devoted my allegiance to the Empire.

There was a time when I would be rewarded for that loyalty at least once, and now I thought that time would come soon.

At that moment, Garot’s thoughts were shattered by the sound of applause.

Hearing applause in the banquet hall, which had been quite quiet until recently, would mean only one thing.

Since the prince was already here, his daughter left with a musical instrument to celebrate the birthday today.

And the knight who stole her daughter’s heart.

Even when her own daughter appeared, Garot maintained her indifferent expression. She

She didn’t deserve to laugh in front of her. Always, Her

She couldn’t smile at her until her own daughter forgave her me.

Because she knew she didn’t even deserve it.

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However, when Evan, who appeared with Irene, smiled at the other young girls,

Unknowingly, I had no choice but to hold the cloth covering the table roughly. Damn it

Garot, who had swallowed her insults inside her, swallowed her anger with her eyes raised.

She knew perfectly well that she was here and acted that way.

She was full of desire to immediately cancel the previous permission to call herself an adult father-in-law.

However, the moment Irene met Evan’s eyes.

Seeing that she had a soft smile that she had never shown before, Garot finally let her sigh.

Isn’t she herself unable to meddle with me? Sitting here and watching that scene was all I could do.

Looking at each other, sharing their hearts with their eyes, and conversing through performances.

I drank some water, but somehow the water just felt bitter like alcohol.

Letting go of her tablecloth, which she clutched roughly, Garrot turned her gaze back to the podium where her daughter stood.

I hope that the things the two wish for will come true.

Now it was just a prayer.