Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

96 – To You (5)

“Whoops.”

Irene laughed quietly.

In an empty room, she let out a laugh that only she could hear, covering her mouth and shaking her shoulders.

She wanted to stomp her feet, but as for Irene, she tried hard to suppress that feeling, and she was happy alone.

Dating-

Those are pretty sweet words for what came out of Evan’s mouth.

She always made fun of herself, and the fact that my escort driver, who enjoyed being shy, said that was enough to satisfy her Irene.

Dating, dating. Irene, who chewed on the sweet words that lingered in her head,

She then stood up quietly and looked out of her window.

The clear moonlight illuminated her room. A room lit by a flickering candle,

By the time she went to bed, Irene’s eyelids were lighter than ever.

How could it be otherwise? When the sun rises and the day dawns, just the two of us with Evan…

Irene quietly smiled as she wiped her face with her hands.

Even just imagining it, she couldn’t control her pounding heart,

She just stared out her window, holding her breasts in silence. Evan’s face, with her hair cut short, flickered before her eyes.

She needs to calm down a little, but it’s not easy, so Irene sighs hard and slumps back into her chair.

Isn’t it too much to go to bed? Irene, who was quietly gazing at her empty space,

She soon waved the bell hanging on the wall with determination.

It was 3:00 in the morning, when Lopena hurriedly woke up and went back to Irene’s room.

Irene was already waiting for Lopena with the door of her closet thrown wide open.

“Can you help me choose clothes?”

“…Lady?”

A dark night with no sign of the sun rising. However, Irene’s morning was starting from that time.

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“Hmm, let me be honest.”

“Good.”

Evan, who thought that her sun would rise and that her Irene would soon prepare for her, was surprised to see her Irene standing in front of her own door.

It was because Irene, who was wearing a hat with long brims, was smiling sullenly at herself, as if she had completely finished her makeup.

It’s not as glamorous as when you go to a banquet hall, but it’s a pure white dress that stands out enough, with a long blue belt.

It took a moment for her to open her mouth at the sight of her dressed up for summer without fail, Evan opened her mouth without hiding his embarrassment.

“…I know it’s eight o’clock now. Normally, she thought she would have started preparing by now. Could it be that you prepared from dawn?”

“Hmm.”

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Irene cleared her throat for a moment, then slightly lowered her head, and then she replied with a rather confident look, her face slightly reddened.

“I prepared a little early. You’re not trying to keep your promise to me, are you?”

I wonder if she expected quite a bit more than she thought.

Seeing her dressed up like this already, Evan was a bit nervous, but

She suppressed that and smiled lightly, pretending nothing was wrong.

“It can’t be. It won’t take long to prepare, so I’ll be leaving soon.”

After replying, Evan immediately started preparing for her.

Sprinkling the perfume she had bought with an awkward hand movement, and putting on her clothes.

She was a little fortunate that her experience in preparing for the competition had helped her, and she was not totally ignorant of these kinds of decorations.

Even if it’s not as much as Irene dressed up with several of her maids clinging to it,

Evan knew how to properly handle what he was born with.

When Evan was completely ready, Irene only blushed at the sight of Evan.

‘Surely…’

She didn’t enjoy socializing that much, but in the process, she met several children of nobles.

However, Evan’s appearance is so outstanding that he dare not even compare with those children.

Irene looked at Evan with a satisfied smile.

“It suits you well.”

“…Is that so? Actually, it’s still a bit awkward.”

Evan scratched his cheek at Irene’s praise.

Actually, as Evan Fried, he always kept his hair long, so it felt awkward to have it short.

He bought clothes and sprayed perfume, but he was dubious whether this was really okay,

She was just embarrassed to hear that Irene looked good on her.

However, I can’t stay at the duke’s residence like this. Evan quietly held out her hand towards her Irene and opened her mouth.

“I will escort you. Lady.”

Lady? Irene smiled and looked at Evan.

She always had a smirk, but it was quite nice to see her slightly shy, unlike usual.

As if saying it was a date, Irene lightly held Evan’s hand and kissed her lips.

“Please take care of me, Sir Evan.”

As Irene and Evan went outside, the ladies-in-waiting who had been secretly watching them began to whisper.

Of course, these were words about the relationship between the two, but most of them were words of relief.

I thought when the two frustrating people would be able to properly date, but now I can’t see the end.

At least in the Duke of Julis, there was no one who didn’t support the two.

Of course, the two didn’t know that at all.

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Evan thought. Although she gave her grandiose name of dating,

Isn’t this outing actually more like a proposal than a date?

If possible, I wanted to confess in a place with a good atmosphere.

But how? So, after thinking over and over again, I decided to go on a date today.

Evan calmed her trembling heart and led Irene.

“Do you remember? This is where you are walking right now.”

“…If it’s here.”

Irene, who followed Evan’s gaze and found a bookstore, quietly glared at Evan.

I don’t have any good memories. Rather, wasn’t it the place where I first rebuked Evan?

Evan, who received Irene’s gaze, eventually opened his mouth slowly with his pods on.

“When I first saw her, I thought she was a difficult person to approach.”

Irene didn’t hesitate to deny that.

At that time, I didn’t really want someone to dig into my heart.

Like a garden full of her rose thorns, she wanted to be left alone in her feeble security.

Funny enough, in the midst of that, she also wanted affection from others.

Isn’t that why I was so shaken by that one word?

When Irene was silent, Evan continued her speech with a smile.

“I don’t think I’ve changed much now, but I think I’ve improved a lot.”

“Evan…”

“The book the lady gave me at that time is still on the bookshelf. Sometimes I read and recall memories. A tea party, then a feast. Still, isn’t it nice to see fireworks again that I didn’t see then?”

“Not bad. During the festival…to be honest, I felt sorry for Evan.”

Evan shrugged slightly at that. In fact, the image Irene showed her at that time was almost forgotten from her memory.

Irene then and now are completely different,

It was because the appearance she shows these days is enough to leave memories of her.

Maybe she thought she was hurt, because she didn’t like Irene’s way of looking at her own eyes.

Evan grabbed Irene’s hand and pulled her completely to her side.

As Irene’s face turned red with her body clinging to her, Evan opened her mouth again while looking at Irene.

“You don’t have to be sorry. Are you going to be sorry all day today?”

“That… It’s not like that. But it’s too close-“

“Shh. She said she would borrow a lady for the day, so I hope you will do what I say.”

What she decided to borrow was time, not herself, but

It’s not that I don’t like this, Irene clung to Evan without saying anything.

Because her body is attached, her body temperature is transmitted, and as the body temperature is transmitted, the heat naturally rises.

The beating heart makes the blood circulate throughout the body,

The two people, whose faces were quickly stained red, looked like they were in love without fail.

A lot of people, maybe because it’s a holiday?

Because there were more people than usual, Irene and Evan’s bodies continued to rub against each other.

The hand you’re holding, your arms, legs, and then your body.

Neither Evan nor Irene could keep their composure at all when her body was attached to them as if they were hugging each other.

I could feel each other’s hearts pounding and ringing from our chests and from our backs.

If you find composure in this situation, isn’t that person strange?

“Ah…”

“…Well.”

As it became difficult to even meet each other’s eyes, Evan struggled to open his mouth and try to cover up the situation.

It was hard to wake up to the body that was completely attached to it, but it was the moment when the plan that had been prepared for a long time came to light.

“For now, would you like to follow me?”

When Evan opened her mouth, Irene nodded her head and avoided her gaze.

Even at this moment, it was difficult to think of her because of the attached body. Wouldn’t it be a little better if we headed to a more secluded place?

The steps taken slowly while holding each other’s hands were followed by Irene’s heading towards a familiar alley.

Shabby restaurants, shabby alleys. It was a place where buildings that didn’t suit the clothes you were wearing were lined up,

In a way, it was more familiar than any other restaurant.

A restaurant that has become famous and even has a signboard, Irene smiled unconsciously when she saw the restaurant.

I was stunned by its appearance when I came a few years ago, but

Now, the old memories just felt familiar.

“Welcome-.”

Her face was a little wrinkled, but the owner, still sporting a full beard, greeted her guests.

Four years later, I heard a creak whenever I stepped on the floor, which hadn’t changed at all even after a long time.

The old table, if there is anything that has changed, is it that the old door has been replaced?

“I’d like to serve you a meat stew and sliced hind legs.”

At Evan’s order, Irene covered her twitching lips with her hand.

Wasn’t she the same spell as back then? The one that came to her order is also the same as then,

Irene met Evan’s eyes and burst into laughter at the same time without saying anything to each other.

“Isn’t it the same as back then?”

“Yes. She thought about adding a drink, but she just didn’t want to give her a drink.”

“Um…”

“For the rest of my life, I will never give a lady a drink. If you want to eat it without my knowledge, why don’t you drink it with my permission?”

“You talk like you’ll be by my side forever.”

Irene, who was embarrassed by recalling her old memories for a moment, replied with a snort at Evan’s words.

Lifetime, if Evan said that she would stay by his side forever, she wouldn’t even drink alcohol-

“Maybe.”

“…Evan?”

Evan didn’t answer anymore. She just pointed at Irene’s plate with her fork and said finish.

Irene, who had been staring blankly at Evan, who hadn’t opened her mouth ever since, moved her knife while lost in her thoughts.

As she shoveled her meat into her mouth like her machine, she pondered over what Evan had said to her.

That might be the case. She must have said that when she said she would be there forever.

I couldn’t figure out what she meant.

Does that mean she will remain an escort knight for the rest of her life, or else?

Irene’s gaze turned to Evan, but Evan casually ignored her gaze and tilted her head.

Irene’s eyes narrowed for a moment, she realized that Evan wouldn’t say anything more, and she let out a quiet sigh.

She thought that being an escort knight for the rest of her life was okay with that.

However, wouldn’t it be a little regretful if that were true?

Remaining only as a knight and a young lady, Irene felt weakly sorry for her relationship.

She would be fine with a little closer relationship. As she moves on after eating, she does not easily get rid of the thought,

Seeing Irene’s slightly darkened expression, Evan quietly held her hand and opened her mouth.

“Do you have any concerns?”

“No, nothing.”

She wanted to ask what she meant by maybe beside her forever, but

Irene shook her head with effort and looked at her Evan with a bright expression again.

Wouldn’t the day come when you’ll ask about those words someday?

But I just wanted to enjoy the time we were together like this.

Hasn’t the sun risen in the middle of the sky yet? There was plenty of time, and there was still plenty of time to ask questions.

The two walked around like that for a long time. Looking at Mount Verdun rising in the distance, I recalled old memories,

Evan remembers Irene crying then and she gently stroked Irene’s cheek.

Wouldn’t she be happy just having someone who cried for her?

However, because he had the desire to become happier, Evan checked her ring box in her arms and she smiled.

The now gone purple tent, recalling her memories of seeing her love affair before, Irene looked carefully at Evan.

Now we know that each other has hearts for each other.

However, if there was a problem, it was the contents of the divination I heard at that time.

It’s tough, and a lot of blood will be shed. As the saying goes, Evan shed a lot of blood.

Injured, injured again. Didn’t she really die once, crossing the crisis of death.

However, if the hardships still remained for him, she had no idea how to endure herself, who had to only look at them.

I remembered the image of him with his heart pierced, soaked in blood and not saying a word.

If she goes through something like that again, will she be able to endure it herself?

Evan, seeing Irene’s eyes flicker slightly, instead of saying something,

She quietly opened her mouth while holding Irene’s shoulders.

“It will be fine.”

When he saw the place where the purple tent had been, Evan coincidentally thought of the same thing as Irene.

At that time, I was honestly dubious about fortune telling, but now I believe it to some extent.

It was the Archmage Azest who handed over the fortune-telling, but things were actually happening just like the fortune-telling.

If that’s the case, wouldn’t the ending also be according to fortune telling?

It was supposed to happen eventually. And he would make it himself.

Evan patted Irene on the back, and Irene finally buried her face in Evan’s chest feeling relieved.

The sound of the heart was vivid. When she felt the warmth of her body, she wanted to stay like this, but

Thinking that she couldn’t stay like this forever, she immediately removed her body.

The two continued walking. Looking at the clock tower, I also recalled memories of extinction,

I even laughed when I saw an accessory store that I passed by for a while. Evan recalled Irene’s broken necklace and sighed quietly.

Isn’t it a memory that makes your heart explode even if you think about it again? I couldn’t let that happen anymore.

Like that, taking care to match each other’s steps, burst into laughter again.

The time when the sun in the sky was gradually setting and disappearing towards the horizon was approaching.

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The night is coming. The flowing wind caught the stars, and the flowing jet-black scattered the darkness like a watercolor painting.

The moonlight hanging from the sky shines on the shore of the lake, creating a halo of light. The ensuing silence,

At the lakeside, which gave unforgettable memories, Evan looked at the rippling lake while holding Irene’s hand.

“We have come a long way.”

It was a mixture of several meanings. Siren was also a place that could be reached by walking quite a distance from the city,

It was a time that implied and expressed the time I had been through.

From being cold to each other to being in love with each other and trying to hide their feelings.

Furthermore, they hold each other’s hands and kiss each other.

Didn’t it take four years?

Even though I was holding her hand like this, I was worried that I would lose that hand any minute.

I want to extend this time even a little,

Wanting to have a little longer time together, Irene quietly smiled at the woman’s hand that even held her hand.

“It reminds me of the old days.”

“Definitely, yes.”

Evan had a subtle impression of this lake shore. Music played here

When she recalled the past, she felt a bit bitter.

She still can’t tell the truth about the song she played then.

Actually, I wanted to tell you that I wanted to confess to you, but

Evan smiled bitterly at her lips that did not come off easily, holding onto the fence surrounding the lake.

But she felt that the time had come to speak. The ring box in your bosom,

Remembering the ring in it, Evan looked at Irene.

Will the sirens fulfill human aspirations again?

A question came to my mind, but I intended to say it even if nothing happened.

Prick-

The sound of grasshoppers crying was heard mixed in with the silence.

The sound of flowing water and the shadows created by the moon slowly grew in size and swallowed up the surrounding light.

The moon was covered by clouds, and while it was slowly getting dark, the two eyes met.

Blue light and grassy eyes touched each other, giving off a strange atmosphere.

“My lady.”

Evan quietly opened her mouth. Irene didn’t answer.

As if enchanted by the silence created by the lakeside where the brilliant moonlight disappeared,

I just stared blankly at Evan’s eyes that were still shining in the darkness.

“There is something I want to say.”

When the moon finally reached Evan after the clouds disappeared, Irene thought that Evan alone was receiving the light in this darkness.

The stars began to shine in the disorganized darkness. The full moon also emitted light.

As if by magic, the forest began to sing in the brightest light.

A lakeside named after the legend that even the Sirens are bewitched by anyone.

Upon meeting Evan’s eyes, Irene felt an inexplicable attraction to her.

I had an intuition that if there was a destiny, it would come today.

Stars have white keys, and darkness has black keys.

Just like that, the serenade of the night was about to begin her performance.