How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 67
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Episode 67. Moving forward (2)
Alencia Hair looked at the white woman with flushed cheeks with a complicated expression.
‘He is an assistant sent by the manager to join us, but he is an unknown person and his abilities are unknown, so he is not trustworthy.’
The fact that he sent a companion because he didn’t trust himself as an executor. I’m not particularly dissatisfied with that.
If I had to point out a complaint, it would be the attitude of this white woman.
‘You look away even when a vicious criminal is right in front of you. Do you trust me to protect you, or are you confident in your own abilities?’
If I had to guess, it seemed closer to the latter.
The strange and inexplicable feeling that had been emanating from her since she first saw him continued to stimulate her senses.
Like Alencia, it was the vicious criminals of the judicial transaction who noticed the extraordinary nature of the white woman.
Especially, the older middle-aged people felt an inexplicable chill the moment they saw the white woman, and felt a sense of crisis that they had to run away from that place immediately.
‘Alencia hair is dangerous, but that pure white woman is even more dangerous.’
Fortunately, the white lady is not paying attention to them, who are criminals.
Her rapt eyes were fixed as if nailed to the spot beyond, where the fight had been taking place just moments before.
“Ah. I never thought we would meet again like this. I’m glad I came looking for you.”
The woman in white, who looked like she was going to jump out of joy at any moment, soon regained her senses and shook her head.
“I want to see you, but if I go in this immature state, it will only be a nuisance to him.”
As a substitute, at least.
The gaze of the white woman who had been muttering those words finally reached the two criminals.
Phew!
A black poisonous fog burst into the sky.
It was a black magic spell cast by a man with a gloomy expression, a 3-star black magic spell called [Breath of Corruption].
A mechanic in his mid-30s, seeing the billowing black fog, took action as soon as he could.
The mechanical arm on his back spread its arms out and transformed into propellers.
Booaang!
The day was spinning rapidly, creating a rough wind. Black poisonous fog surged towards the white woman and Alencia Hair like waves.
“Avoid!”
Alencia Hair stepped back with a warning, but the white woman still stood still.
There was a moment when Alencia looked at that sight and wondered what was going on.
“I guess I’ll have to get rid of all the dirt around here with my own hands.”
The white woman muttered softly and reached out her hand toward the poisonous fog.
A pure white aura shot out from his hand and shot towards the poisonous fog.
Although it was a very small and delicate looking energy, the moment the poison fog touched it, it turned into a pure white light and disappeared like powder.
The two criminals who were trying to escape beyond the poisonous fog stared at the sight with astonished eyes.
The pure white energy wriggled in the air like a snake, splitting into two and each targeting the criminals.
“Do you think you’ll get hit?”
They each took to their defense to prove that they were not locked up in Uluaz Prison for nothing.
As the warlock drew up his dark magic, his body was covered in purple armor.
[Poison Armor] was one of the most difficult spells in the black magic sect, Curse Magic.
The man with the mechanical arm was the same.
Other mechanical arms shot out from the pack on his back.
A sharp blade emerged from the tip of his arm and stabbed into the pure white energy.
and.
The two criminals collapsed in their seats, their eyes rolling back.
Alencia Hair hurriedly approached and checked on the condition of the two.
‘He died?’
For a moment I couldn’t understand what was happening.
The two criminals each used their skills to resist the white woman.
And the pure white energy touched their bodies as if it were a goblin, ignoring their resistance.
‘And he died? Without a scratch like this?’
The vicious criminals fell without even being able to put up any significant resistance.
The white woman who was actually involved in this incident didn’t even pay attention, as if she had just removed a stone.
“… … Was it really necessary to kill him?”
Alencia asked, looking at the white woman.
If he had the ability to kill like this, subduing him wouldn’t have been a problem.
But the fact that she killed him right away as if she found it annoying made me question the humanity of the white woman.
“huh?”
The white woman reacted strangely, as if she had never expected Alencia to say something like that to her.
“Why are you doing that? You were supposed to kill him anyway. You said he was a vicious criminal.”
“Even if he’s a vicious criminal, the first priority is to catch him. If he gets out of a prison where he absolutely cannot escape, it means he’s made a deal with someone.”
Capturing and interrogating them was the best option, if only to find out who was behind them.
At those words, the white woman looked at Alencia with golden eyes as if she was interested.
“Yeah. You’re right.”
“But why… … .”
“I know who it is without having to question them. It’s the military that got involved in this case, right?”
“Even if it’s the military, the scope is wide. You can’t say that they’re all accomplices.”
“If you poke at the military anyway, they’ll figure out how to punish those who need to be punished internally. They don’t care who did what exactly.”
“If the military was involved, they would not have escaped anyway. The military would have planted bombs in their bodies.”
“That’s right. I would trust those vicious criminals with my work. But those two guys aren’t. They already defused the bomb themselves.”
Alencia opened her eyes wide.
“Is that true?”
“I think it’s the work of that mechanic over there, but it’s much better to kill them as soon as you find them than to let them run wild like this. Of course, my reasons are a little more personal.”
As she said that, the white woman blushed again and stared at one spot.
Only then did Alencia realize who the white woman was looking at.
‘You said Ossian? The troubleshooter.’
The white woman continued to gaze at Ossian with rapt eyes.
Alencia didn’t understand.
Why on earth would someone who the stadium manager treated so kindly show such kindness to Ossian?
‘He was unusual from the moment we first met. Was he really a man with something hidden?’
Alencia decided to put aside her immediate doubts.
Her first task was to capture the vicious criminals who escaped from prison.
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Ossian didn’t react much to the gaze he felt from afar.
Because the emotion felt from the gaze itself was somewhat subtle.
‘I don’t know who it is, but it doesn’t seem like it’s particularly hostile to me, so I guess it’s better to ignore it.’
Rather, considering that he dealt with other vicious criminals who were targeting this group, he had to be seen as a potential ally.
Ossian decided to turn off his nerves.
Since we never knew when new enemies would attack, the priority for now was to take Orlea and escape this place.
“thank you.”
The eldest daughter, Croa, expressed her gratitude to Ossian for quickly recovering from his wounds.
“If it weren’t for you, we would have been killed by that fucking Bola guy.”
“It wasn’t specifically meant to help you.”
“I know. But I still received help. I will definitely repay this debt later.”
“Weren’t you captured?”
In response to Ossian’s question, Croix nodded and showed something in his hand.
It was a tiny bomb, covered in blood.
“It’s a bomb planted in our bodies. It’s the same for all the other guys, not just us.”
“It would be dangerous to just let them go, so they must have taken out some kind of insurance.”
“That’s right. But Attila and I are different. We can bring out things like this whenever we want.”
Attila turned his head away as if embarrassed.
Seeing the tips of the tentacles writhing beneath her billowy skirt, Ossian couldn’t bring himself to ask how she had gotten them out.
“Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you again.”
“……thank you.”
Attila also bowed his head shyly to Ossian.
“Let’s meet again someday.”
Sisters Croix and Attila left those words behind and opened a nearby sewer lid, disappearing down below.
Orlea muttered with a disgusted face as she watched the sight.
“How dare you think of going to such a dirty place.”
“Why are you saying such comforting things?”
“huh?”
“We’re going too.”
Orlea’s face turned pale.
“Now, wait a minute. Are you serious?”
“What are you talking about?”
“You really want to go to a smellier and dirtier sewer? Taking me, a princess, with you?”
“We just drew too much attention with the fight. If we’re going to buy time, we need to at least get out of the way of being surrounded on top of the building.”
So the choice we made was the culvert.
If the underground passages were as complex as a maze, at least we could narrow the range of attack if we encountered enemies.
“Wouldn’t it be better to hold out like this until reinforcements arrive?”
“There is no guarantee that the people who will come in the future will be friendly supporters.”
Ossian recalled the gaze he had felt from afar.
Although he showed a favorable attitude towards this side, he just watched and did not approach them at all.
That meant that he was an observer, not a complete ally.
“Rather, if you let your guard down and are surprised by them, thinking they are your allies, what will you do then?”
“that…….”
Can’t you protect me again?
Orlean couldn’t bring herself to say those words.
It was not only because I had no shame, but also because I realized that I had become too relaxed, as Ossian had pointed out.
“You have to live. There is nothing more important than that. No matter how dirty and smelly the place is, living comes first. You won’t forget that.”
“… … I understand. I was short-sighted.”
Now Orlean has no one to trust.
The military has turned against us, as have some of the guards who have joined forces with them.
Not to mention the envoys of the kingdom who came with her.
Of course I had to be suspicious.
From where to where, their grasp extends.
‘Anyway, this fight will end as long as we hold out.’
And the only person Orleia can trust and rely on here is…
The black-haired man in front of me.
It was Ossian.
“Go in. I hate it so much I could die.”
“Probably not to that extent.”
Ossian kicked open the manhole cover through which his sister had disappeared.
Usually, manhole covers like that weigh over 100kg, making them difficult to open carelessly.
The fact that he was able to kick it open with a light kick of his foot showed how absurd Ossian’s brute strength was.
However, Orlea, who did not even possess such simple knowledge, gulped as she looked into the black darkness beneath the open hole.
Even though she felt her life was in danger, she only ate good food and wore good clothes in a fancy and beautifully decorated place.
I never imagined such a smelly alleyway, or a dirtier underground sewer.
still.
I guess I should go.
Orlea proudly extended her small hand toward Ossian.
Ossian raised his eyebrows at the sight. He quickly grabbed her hand and hugged her like a princess.
“Go.”
“… … .”
Orlea nodded silently.
Ossian immediately took Orlea and jumped down the hole lightly.
Arriving at the sewer with a slight sense of buoyancy, Ossian thought it was okay since the stench wasn’t as bad as he thought.
‘Did the sisters Croix and Attila go first?’
Since you are also being chased, it would not be beneficial for you to stay in a place like this for too long.
“Are you okay?”
“Ugh. Well, well. It’s more bearable than I thought.”
Orlea’s expression was not good, perhaps because she was not used to this kind of environment.
Rather, I was suspicious as I looked at Ossian, who seemed fine.
‘He seems like a noble person, but why is he reacting so insensitively? Is he used to this kind of environment?’
Perhaps Ossian had overcome countless hardships despite his appearance, so Orlea thought she needed to be more determined.
At least so as not to be a stumbling block to Ossian any longer.
So the two walked through the culvert.
Orlea, who had a hard time at first, gradually got used to the stench and was now looking at the sewer with curious eyes.
“It’s amazing. I’ve heard that Tirna is a city with everything developed, but I never thought they could build an underground waterway this large and extensive.”
Just because it’s an aqueduct doesn’t mean it’s just a waterway with water flowing through it.
Water flow was a given, but there were also large pipes connected here and there, and areas that were steep like cliffs or transformed into a three-dimensional maze.
A place where you could easily get lost if you’re not careful.
At this point, it should be called an underground maze rather than a sewer.
That was when.
Aaaa …
An echo coming from somewhere.
It sounded like metal was ringing, and it also sounded like something was howling.
For some reason, Orlea felt goosebumps appearing all over her body.
“You. Did you hear that?”
“Hmm. It looks like there’s something going on.”
I wonder if there’s a large crocodile living underground.
The moment Ossian thought that to himself, a third party intervened and spoke.
“It’s just a common monster that lives nearby. Don’t be too surprised.”
At those words, Orlean flinched in surprise.
Ossian, who had sensed the presence from the beginning, looked back at the owner of the voice with indifferent eyes.
A man in a dark brown coat, wearing a plague doctor’s gas mask over his face, stood there.