Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 454



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The Cheerful God of Betrayal Chapter 454

Arendt blurted out, blinking her eyes slowly.

“… … What? Why are you here?”

Salem, sitting on the chair next to the bed, said in absurd tone.

“Is that something you say as soon as you open your eyes? After all the care I gave you.”

“Of course this happens when you wake up and make eye contact with an elf kid out of the blue.”

Arendt yawned and raised her upper body.

“Oh, I slept too long. My whole body hurts.”

“Of course you would. The person was carried here without a single sane part. I thought we were in real trouble!”

“This little thing is so noisy I could die.”

chin.

With a sleepy face, Arendt placed her hand on Salem’s small head.

Just as Salem’s eyes widened, a scarred hand began to tangle the boy’s hair.

“Oh, really! What are you doing?”

When Salem, who had been suddenly struck by a calamity, screamed, Arendt responded listlessly.

“It’s a good place to put your hand. How many days have passed since then?”

Salem, who was fixing her messy hair, made a strange expression.

‘Something… … .’

Maybe it was because I had just woken up from a deep sleep, but the atmosphere seemed strangely different than usual.

‘You seem a little refreshed… … .’

When Salem didn’t answer for a while and just stared blankly, Arendt, who had been yawning repeatedly, frowned slightly.

“What are you looking at? It’s not like I’ve been handsome for a day or two.”

“… … .”

Cancel. He was as shameless as ever.

Salem’s face instantly turned pale.

“It’s exactly the fifth day today. It’s morning now.”

“And seeing that other people can’t even see their noses… … . Haam.”

Arendt yawned once more, opened her eyes halfway, and answered leisurely.

“It looks like something happened.”

“… … .”

Salem, with her mouth tightly shut in discontent, changed the subject.

“First, let’s eat. You must have starved a lot.”

“It’s annoying.”

“You usually snack a lot, but why do you find it so hard to eat at times like this?”

Salem exploded with annoyance at the fat response.

Salem jumped up from her seat and called a servant outside to bring her food.

Not long after, a servant came running as if he had been waiting for us and returned with warm bread, soup, and other easily digestible meals.

Arendt picked up the bread and asked again.

“Tell me what’s going on. I think something interesting is about to happen.”

“… … I don’t want to say that to someone who just woke up. You really have a bad personality, don’t you? You already knew what was going on, and yet you say that?”

Salem replied in an absurd manner while looking at Arendt who was tearing open a piece of bread and munching on it. Then Arendt swallowed the thing in her mouth and chuckled.

“Was there a real mess? And the seniors and the captain were like calves on fire trying to somehow handle it?”

“Yes! That’s right! If you know, why are you asking?”

Finally, Salem couldn’t stand it any longer and shouted hysterically.

“No, why are you so happy in the first place? Everyone is going crazy. Are you in your right mind? What on earth are you thinking?”

“Hey. So it’s definitely my fault? What if it wasn’t me? It could be a false accusation.”

“You are more than enough!”

Salem, who had been shouting, sighed deeply and placed his hand on his forehead.

“So, what you’re saying is that this is what Arendt really did?”

“Well, I don’t know.”

“Oh, really? Are you kidding me?”

Arendt, who had been watching Salem bursting into flames with amusement, shrugged.

“Why? Should I just straighten up like you want? That wouldn’t be a very desirable thing either.”

“… … .”

Salem was left speechless. Only then did Arendt resume eating.

“If you’re going to be that picky, then you shouldn’t be here either. It would be better for both of us to just joke around. I was prepared to be locked up in prison when I opened my eyes, actually.”

“Lord Arendt is really… … .”

It wasn’t funny to see him talking like that while continuing to eat nonchalantly. The conversation stopped, and silence fell over the room for a while.

And just as Arendt was finishing her meal, Salem spoke again.

“… … I still believe that there must be a reason why Arendt did that.”

“I guess so.”

Arendt nodded indifferently.

“Isn’t it because other people think the same way that they still treat me like such a precious person?”

“… … .”

Salem, who had been keeping his mouth shut for a long time, mumbled.

“I really don’t know what Lord Arendt is thinking.”

Arendt asked, putting the remaining bread in her mouth at once.

“What if I’m really a bad guy?”

“What are you talking about?”

Salem arched an eyebrow as if she found it odd.

“Ms. Arendt was originally a really bad person. Why are you saying this again?”

It was a response so clear that it was disheartening. Arendt, who had been silent for a moment, burst into laughter.

“… … I lived my life well, to the fullest.”

“Still.”

But Salem wasn’t finished talking yet. Lowering her gaze, Salem continued speaking slowly.

“He’s a bad, prickly person with a bad personality, and his hobby is to make people suffer.”

“Long introduction, kid.”

“Anyway, Lord Arendt always finds a way for everyone.”

Arendt, who had been grumbling briefly, closed her mouth.

“Look at this time too, the one who ended up getting hurt the most was Lord Arendt. Of course, there were quite a few casualties among the soldiers of the Kingdom of Everan, but if Lord Arendt hadn’t taken the lead, the damage would have been greater.”

Before she knew it, Salem was looking up at Arendt with extremely serious eyes.

“No one doesn’t know that. At least everyone who has watched Arendt closely knows that.”

“… … .”

Arendt just stared at Salem for a while. Salem stared at Arendt, somewhat nervous.

After a moment of silence.

“Tsk.”

Arendt clicked her tongue briefly and raised her hand. Then she once again ruffled Salem’s hair, who looked bewildered.

“Oh no! Why is there chaos again?”

“You look so arrogant and worried. Are you dissatisfied?”

Arendt let out a small laugh and took her hand away.

Thanks to that, Salem, who had been losing her temper, stopped. But Arendt didn’t seem to notice it.

“Well, I don’t really know how things will go from here on out.”

“… … You don’t know?”

“But if we try, it’ll work out somehow.”

Arendt spoke briefly, leaning her back against the head of the bed.

This was also something that was unusual for his usual thoroughness. He was the type of person who tried to look ahead a few steps and calculate every possible scenario in everything he did.

‘The atmosphere is a bit different… … .’

Salem glanced at him, adjusting her hair with a strangely pouty face.

It felt like he had given up something, but at the same time, he seemed relieved, as if a burden had been lifted.

But Salem still couldn’t figure out how to accept this change.

“That’s why I’m like that. Are you dissatisfied?”

Arendt let out a small laugh and took her hand away.

Thanks to that, Salem, who had been losing her temper, stopped. But Arendt didn’t seem to notice it.

“Well, I don’t really know how things will go from here on out.”

“… … You don’t know?”

“But if we try, it’ll work out somehow.”

Arendt spoke briefly, leaning her back against the head of the bed.

This was also something that was unusual for his usual thoroughness. He was the type of person who tried to look ahead a few steps and calculate every possible scenario in everything he did.

‘The atmosphere is a bit different… … .’

Salem glanced at him, adjusting her hair with a strangely pouty face.

It felt like he had given up something, but at the same time, he seemed relieved, as if a burden had been lifted.

But Salem still couldn’t figure out how to accept this change.

“Don’t just sit there blankly. Go tell the captain. A troublemaker has arisen. Get ready to return.”

“yes yes?”

Salem, who had been blankly staring, answered in surprise.

“Give me the communication port. I’ll ask Lexion if he can come get me.”

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

“What if it’s not okay? As things stand now, it’s not a good idea to continue relying on the Everran Kingdom.”

When Salem asked cautiously, Arendt answered nonchalantly.

“I think someone is starting to run out of patience.”

Just waiting until now would have been the best favor he could have shown me.

* * *

Until she was ready to leave, Arendt was able to fully enjoy the uneasy atmosphere surrounding her.

The servants were constantly glancing at Arendt and gossiping, and the soldiers who had fought alongside her on the battlefield just a few days ago and the knights belonging to the Kingdom of Everan were also avoiding her for fear of making eye contact.

Some even openly looked at Arendt with contempt.

Ludwin tried to look calm as he saw them off, but he couldn’t hide the nervousness on his face.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen anything like this. It feels like I’m back home.”

“You crazy kid, are you saying that now?”

Of course, the apprentice knight who was the culprit was only saying things like this.

Arthur tried to suppress his rising fever somehow.

“I heard that Prince Llewelyn is going with them too. I heard that Prince Ludwin strongly advised against it.”

“I told you to do whatever you want. You know what to do, whether it’s going to be tough or not.”

Arendt shrugged.

It wasn’t just Ludwin. The Crown Prince, the King, and the Queen all contacted Llewelyn separately to try to dissuade him, but he insisted on going to the Empire with them.

In the end, the royal family, unable to break Llewelyn’s will, had no choice but to give up.

‘That makes sense.’

Arthur looked at Arendt with complicated eyes.

Not only was the empire in turmoil, but even the Allied Powers were in turmoil.

The culprit was, of course, that damn junior.

“… … Hey. Let me ask you something serious.”

“What?”

“Is that really you?”

Arthur looked at Arendt with sunken eyes. Arendt nodded to him readily.

“Yes, that’s right. Honestly, in this situation, wouldn’t it be less credible for me to say it wasn’t me?”

“… … .”

The way he answered confidently only made him even more speechless. Arthur, who had moved his lips a few times, simply shut his mouth. He was at a loss as to what to do about the situation.

Arendt was clearly not the type of person who would not have noticed Arthur’s uneasiness, but she remained calm.

“It’s too late, actually. I thought it would explode at least before I got here.”

It may have been a stroke of luck that I was able to kill Jiklin before anything else happened.

Even the Third Imperial Knights, who had become accustomed to all of Arendt’s antics, were completely taken aback this time.

This was especially true when he realized the reason for the Crown Prince’s hasty order to return.

“… … Hey. I don’t know about anything else, but until we get back, try not to go out alone. Stay right next to us.”

Arthur advised seriously.

Of course, Arendt was not one to blink at a rash attack, but in a situation where enemies appeared on all sides in an instant, it was best not to create even the slightest problem.

Fortunately for him, Arendt nodded readily instead of responding in her usual sullen manner.

“Don’t worry. I don’t plan on causing any more accidents here.”

The starting point of all the problems was not the Kalion Empire, but the noble commander of the soldiers of the Kingdom of Everlan.

The commander was shocked to receive the urgent communication from his own household and immediately informed Prince Ludwin.

By that time, the rumor had already spread throughout the barracks and even to the Everran Palace.

Arendt von Eckhart of the Kalion Empire is accused of inciting people to rebellion by speaking slanderously of the god Luce.

There wasn’t a single person in the barracks who hadn’t heard the news.