The Escort Knight Who Is Being Obsessed Over by the Villainess Wants To Run Away

5. I decided to just participate, but (2)

Gulliot and his party slowly drifted away.

I, of course, talk very excitedly about Richard’s gossip.

I came out of the bush after they were completely gone.

‘About 12 people.’

As a result of watching, no prey was caught.

I wonder if they are trying to get their prey after securing the moon deer first.

Or is it a battle that only drives one person?

I looked up at the sky.

Activate [Hunter’s Sense].

This isn’t just a trace-chasing trait.

Wind direction.

Temperature, humidity.

The slope of the shadow.

It helps me to closely grasp my current surroundings.

‘About 4pm.’

The sun is slowly setting.

In other words, it is time for the moon deer to be active.

‘At this rate, Guliott will find the moon deer.’

I looked in the direction Guliott and the party had gone.

I squeezed the flint and stone knife in my hand.

I received it from Dylan and Richard, respectively.

‘Good luck. It must be these two things.’

Can a guy named Gulliot catch the moon deer?

I don’t think so.

Spoken as if he only knew how to track, but absolutely nothing about hunting.

The moon deer is not a formidable beast.

However, Gulliot is not without a chance to win.

Hunting skills to track the moon deer.

The unity of other personnel.

You can win if you use both well.

‘That doesn’t work.’

I want to go away and f*ck those guys.

There is no surer way to f*ck me than to win.

So I have to win the championship.

‘I need to collect more yellow umbrella mushrooms. Other things too.’

I left immediately to find the things I needed.

‘The moon deer is my cup.’

*

I gathered everything I needed using [Hunter’s Sense].

It took quite a while because the attribute level was low and I wasn’t a real hunter.

‘About 5:30 in the afternoon.’

The sun began to set and it became dark.

It looks like it will get dark soon.

High altitude.

It is a fairly open place because there are fewer trees than the surrounding area.

I sat on the floor and checked the items I had found.

A flat stone board, kindling, and firewood.

Leaves, twigs, and vines gathered to make a simple fan.

And the flint and stone knives I got from Dylan and Richard.

‘I’ve gathered everything I need.’

First, I tore the clothes with a stone knife.

A piece of cloth was placed over the mouth and tied behind the head.

It was a temporary mask.

I covered my mouth and started a fire with my back to the wind.

Thanks to the flint, it was quick.

The heat and burnt smell of the campfire carried away with the wind.

I watched the fire for a while and waited until it was completely dark.

‘It’s a crescent moon. Then the moon deer becomes particularly violent.’

A crescent moon that looks like a smiling narrow eye in the night sky.

Somehow, it resembles Elijah’s creepy laugh.

I shook my head and cleared my thoughts.

All necessary preparations have been completed.

‘I have the moon deer.’

The only thing left to do is to win.

***

“I found it.”

Gulliot said softly.

At those words, those who were cowering in the bush looked back at one place.

Across the dark forest where the crescent moon rises.

Passing by the giant tree, a moon deer appeared.

Sabak, Sabak.

A calm gait stepping on the grass.

A moon deer came out into the clearing where the faint moonlight was pouring.

“Wow….”

Someone quietly admired it.

The gray horns shone softly as if absorbing the feeble moonlight.

The incontinence drawn on the horn like lightning flashed openly.

Unlike other creatures, they are highly intelligent and have special powers, so they are called spiritual creatures.

It was the true form of a ‘moon deer’ called a messenger of God in a certain religion.

Many hunters attacked the moon deer, a spiritual creature.

The success rate is very low.

There is an anecdote about hunting, but the method was not specific.

There is no record of taming.

Gulliot’s plan was simple.

‘Trap and chasing.’

If you look at it as a spirit creature, in the end it’s just a beast.

We cannot be free from the long history of human hunting.

In particular, humans have become stronger due to the long war with the demons.

Isn’t it called ‘new mankind’ because it can’t be compared with the past?

Besides, deer. I’ve hunted several times.

It was an obvious prey.

The moon deer was sitting and basking in the moonlight as if sunbathing.

Unlike the peaceful scenery, the hearts of Guliott and his candidates beat fast.

Gulliot glanced around.

Thumbs came up cautiously here and there.

It was a signal that they were ready.

I set a trap, set a direction for the mole, and carved a tree to make a simple spear.

The preparation is complete.

‘The championship belongs to me.’

After taking a deep breath, Guliott boldly ran out and shouted menacingly.

“Wow!”

It was intended to startle the deer and make it run away.

Starting with him, people burst out from the bushes.

“aaah-!”

They shouted equally menacingly.

Stomping his feet, beating his shield and making a fuss.

‘Then I have no choice but to run away.’

If it is an ordinary deer, it is bound to be so.

But the moon deer was calm.

Whether or not you make noise around you.

He maintained a lofty figure.

Looking up at the moon with her eyes closed, it seemed that she was drenched in the moonlight.

“… ….”

Starting with Gulliot, one by one they became quiet.

The beast clearly ignored them.

“Oh, Gulliot. Why are you like that?”

“… ….”

I don’t know either.

He wanted to answer that.

But he couldn’t show weakness.

Everyone waited for Eoyoung, Booyoung and Gulliot’s reaction.

“Nothing to be afraid of! It’s just a little big deer! Attack!”

Gulliot shouted, hiding her bewilderment.

Representing the group, he strode towards the moon deer.

The others followed.

It stopped within reach of the window.

The moon deer did not react.

There was no need to wait any longer.

If you died quietly, you would be comfortable with yourself.

Gulliot thrust the spear at the scruff of the moon deer’s neck.

Hook!

A cheerful sound of tearing through the skin spread.

Only in Gulliot’s head.

“… ….”

The spear scratched the hide of the moon deer and slipped.

It’s like scratching a tough, hard rock.

While Gulliot was flustered, the moon deer slowly opened its eyes.

Black eyes.

The crescent moon floating inside it is like a cold forged blade.

Guliott’s heart throbbed when he met him.

“Oh, brother Guliott… !”

The moon deer shook his head.

The big horns raised the wind and swept the surroundings wildly.

“That’s… !”

Guliott was blown away by the horns.

The same goes for the other candidates who got caught up in it.

I didn’t swing very fast, but it floated as if it had been hit with all my might.

“Purreuk….”

The moon deer lowered its head and rolled on the floor.

An angry snort dispersed like mist.

“aaah-!”

“My older brother was beaten!”

“Everyone run away!”

Candidates screamed and scattered in all directions.

It was a meaningless outburst.

The moon deer did not run wild.

I just thought it was getting blurry before I knew it, then suddenly appeared in a different place.

It was like a ghostly movement.

The moon deer that appeared then swung her head and hit her candidates with her antlers.

Gliott’s body trembled as she stood up clutching her ribs.

“Keah!”

Several people were knocked over by the moon deer.

In the meantime, the moon deer suddenly stopped moving.

Keep your head high and look somewhere.

“Brother! Are you okay?!”

“Uh, uh uh…. Okay. Who is injured?”

“Five people were injured. Why are you doing that all of a sudden?”

It was something Gulliot didn’t even know about.

In the first place, I didn’t know that the moon deer was so strong.

I was too ignorant of the subject of spiritual creatures.

The moon deer walked slowly somewhere, as if it had always been like that.

“Brother, what should I do?”

It’s impossible to hunt that thing.

I wouldn’t be able to win even if I was in good shape, but my ribs broke.

‘But I can’t go back like this….’

Looking for traces is not necessarily something that can be tracked.

It’s a hard-earned opportunity.

“They don’t seem to want to attack us any more, so we’ll go after them first.”

“Yes… ? But the injured kids….”

“I am not hunting. They look at opportunities to see what they’re trying to do, and when they decide it’s impossible, they run away.”

“Okay.”

I immediately gathered the number of people and chased after the moon deer.

The movement was slow, so it was easy to follow.

I just followed without anyone knowing where I was going.

“Doesn’t it smell strange?”

“Who spilled blood?”

“No. It’s not…. It smells like burning.”

Someone ahead said.

I tried sniffing all at once.

As you say, I am the same.

“Who started the fire?”

I looked in the direction the smell was coming from.

It matched the direction the wind was blowing.

At the same time, it was where the moon deer was headed.

“Is it a forest fire?”

For that reason, the surroundings were bright.

In doubt, they walked on.

Then suddenly.

“Hey, hey! Hee hee!”

Someone twisted like a fit and laughed with a grotesque grin.

“Hip, hee hee hee, hee hee!”

“Why is he like that… !”

“Hey, wake up! What are you doing, man!”

“Hee hee hee hee hee!”

It was one person.

But there are two of us.

“hehehehe, black, hehehehe, black!”

“This, this… ! Crazy guys! Don’t play around!”

Gulliot looked around in bewilderment.

Goosebumps all over my body from the grotesque laughter.

On the other hand, the moon deer continued to move forward calmly.

“Brother! Hey, here, ho, maybe there’s an evil spirit?!”

“Don’t talk without foundation. There’s an evil spirit in this inland. Nonsense.”

“Ha, but all of a sudden, uh, hee, hee, hee hee, hee hee hee… !”

The candidate who was arguing distorted his face and laughed.

Only the eyes asking for help were pitiful.

“It is the work of an evil spirit… !”

Someone shouted.

The fear spread quickly.

Many of the candidates, except Gulliot, ran away.

He wanted to run away too.

But he couldn’t do anything unsightly.

“Hee hee hee!”

Gulliot went on alone, leaving behind those who laughed peculiarly.

He didn’t walk long.

Upon that hill.

Someone was sitting in front of a campfire.

Wielding a fan made by intertwining leaves and stems.

This was the place where the moon deer headed.

Gulliot recognized him.

He covered his mouth, but he had enough of his shaggy hair and disgruntled golden eyes.

“Judas… ?”

“Eh?”

Judas, who was fanning, was surprised.

I finally realized that someone was approaching from behind as it was covered by the moon deer.

“Ah…. Was it your party laughing in the woods?”

“What?”

“I thought it was a ghost…. Phew.”

“Wait. What is that….”

Gulliot was speechless.

The moon deer snorted as it approached the fire.

Something burned in the campfire.

It was black, but I guessed it from the shape.

‘Mushroom?’

Judah reached out to the moon deer.

A yellow mushroom cut into small pieces was placed on top.

The moon deer cautiously approached Judas and took the mushroom from her hand and ate it.

“By the way, you are strong.”

Judas said.

“If you wait too long, you will get poisoned and your muscles will go numb.”

“What is that… Do you mean….”

“The details are a secret. To cut a point, I’m burning a toadstool right now and blowing it into the wind. What you guys inhaled was the powder of that poisonous mushroom.”

“A poisonous mushroom?”

Gulliot’s gaze reached Judas’ feet.

There were a lot of yellow mushrooms.

“It’s called the Yellow Umbrella Mushroom. Oh, don’t worry. Symptoms include temporary muscle paralysis and shortness of breath. I’ll laugh for about 30 minutes and then I’ll be back to normal.”

Judah was silent.

The difference between yellow umbrella mushrooms and yolk mushrooms.

The moon deer likes yellow umbrella mushrooms. I didn’t have to say those things.

‘I’m glad it was worth turning my back to the wind.’

The moon deer quietly chewed the mushrooms in my hand.

He was a very gentle child.

‘But… Come to think of it, this is a hunting competition?’

The skin of a moon deer bathed in moonlight is very strong.

I don’t know if I can handle sword skills.

I can never kill you with my own power and ability.

‘If I bring it in, the butcher will get it for me.’

Guliott muttered in front of him.

“I, I first, obviously, how….”

“Sure.”

Judas continued swinging the fan nonchalantly.

“Is it okay if you gossip about others so easily?”

“… ?”

“There are so many of them, so you can’t turn me around because I’m weak and young.”

“How do you….”

“If there are many people, don’t there inevitably be many mouths and ears?”

“… ….”

Yuda picked it up by chance.

But she didn’t tell me the truth.

It was as if there was a spy among them.

He watched Guliott carefully, lost in thought.

‘He has a big physique. 180 Tall? I think my height is roughly 145. The body is also pretty good. Is this a guy who has been training for a long time? Are you roughly 19 years old? He’ll never win.’

Even a surprise attack like Cale’s case did not guarantee victory.

Above all, it is a body that can withstand the smoke of this poisonous mushroom.

‘Looking at the corners of his mouth shaking, it looks like he’s finally getting a reaction.’

High resistance and strong body.

In other words, it is a human being who accumulates magic in the body and trains.

You can’t get over it with cheap tricks.

“I go down first.”

Judah stood up.

The Moon Deer naturally followed him.

Guliott, who was still grasping the situation, stood still.

I felt like I was tricked into falling into a trap.

But Judas did not deceive him or set a trap for him.

I just lured the moon deer.

It was as if he and his teammates had just tripped over and fell.

Judas headed for the entrance where the test began.

When he had secured his prey, he was ushered back to the entrance from which he departed.

‘Rather than that, is it okay if I take him?’

Moon deer.

In the civilian world, it is called a spiritual creature, and in some religions it is praised as a holy beast.

Of course, if you recklessly hunt or tame it, that religion will see it badly.

That wasn’t what Judas was worried about.

‘Was the name of that religion Wolsingyo? . If my memory serves me right, I’m not on good terms with the Bebel family.’

He doesn’t know exactly either.

In the future he knew, the Moonsin Church was suppressed by the Bebel family and fell into ruin.

A remnant of them died while trying to attack Elijah, the only survivor of the Bebel family.

In other words, there is a possibility that Elijah would rather hate it.

In hindsight, she was worried about that.

‘… I don’t know. Elijah will know for sure. It’s a win, well, it doesn’t matter if I don’t.’

Judah neatly cleared away his troubles.

‘Anyway, this month’s deer follows me very calmly….’

The crescent-like eyes were infinitely gentle.

It was practically half-tamed.

The way he lured the moon deer was one of the taming procedures in the game.

‘I’m going to die from Elijah, but I’m sorry for some reason….’

Spiritual creatures are smart creatures.

It has intelligence comparable to that of a human.

Thinking of that made me upset.

Judah had to try hard not to look the moon deer in the eyes.

***

A campsite at the entrance of the Moon Deer Forest.

It is a resting place for those who have secured game early or who have given up hunting.

Those who didn’t want to spend the night in the woods probably returned.

I arrived at the campsite with the Moon Deer Forest.

“What is that… ?”

People resting in the camp found me one by one.

Even if you can’t see it, open your eyes wide as if you saw it.

Or as if denying what he sees.

“Rookie in Room 13?”

“That one next to me…. Isn’t that the moon deer?”

“Ah, no way. Have you ever seen a moon deer? Probably not….”

It’s hard to believe even if it’s like me.

Some young guy brought a moon deer much bigger than me without thinking about it.

“… Judah?”

There were also Richard, Dylan, and a few other people from Room 13.

“Judas, you, this, what….”

Richard stuttered rarely.

“Moon deer. Somehow it happened like this.”

There was no other way to explain it, so I said it roughly.

“Heh, heh heh….”

Richard laughed like a distraught man.

“I should have stayed by your side and put my feet on it…. Why am I so impatient….”

Looks like he’s blaming himself.

Although there is only one winner, wouldn’t something fall if he helped capture the moon deer even a little?

You seem to be expecting something like that.

“… Amazing.”

Dylan gave a brief exclamation.

“I heard that they are such unruly creatures that even capturing them, let alone taming them, is difficult.”

I also found out after seeing a strategy written by someone else.

I never thought that yellow umbrella mushrooms could be used like this.

Dylan was admiring, but frowned as if he was dissatisfied with something.

A lot of people gathered around to see the moon deer.

“Wow…. I never thought I would see the moon deer I had only heard about.”

“It’s not easy to find, but I guess I should call it luck.”

“Winning was a mistake….”

I unintentionally broke the will of another candidate.

Dylan, seemingly pondering over something, lowered his voice and hinted.

“It is said that there is no one in the world who does not have a story, but if you stand out like you, you will have more enemies than necessary. Someone will be curious about your back.”

The tone was stiff, but I was worried to be careful.

I know. That it’s very dubious.

‘But what? It’s already starting to stand out. Is there anything special?’

And it must have been the background of being sold as a slave after eating on the street.

Who is my past Wouldn’t waves be okay?

Still, there was nothing wrong with Dylan’s words.

I was too afraid to worry.

“I will keep this in mind.”

“By the way, will the deer die tomorrow?”

“Anyway…. Wouldn’t it be?”

“It’s a pity.”

Elijah decided to come tomorrow morning, at the start of the hunting competition.

Until then, I had an uncomfortable life with the moon deer that followed me.

*

Elijah always wears a mask.

Not only does she smile, but even her expressionless face is a mask.

It is also rare to express emotions.

It’s just an expression tailored to the situation.

The Elijah I know is like that.

The Elijah in front of her now is somehow a little different.

She looks up at the living moon deer and only blinks.

As if surprised. Like embarrassed.

Is it weird that I feel thrilled for nothing?

Her slightly parted lips closed belatedly and formed a smile.

“It’s fun.”

Morning.

This is the place where all the candidates gathered.

After word spread that I had captured the moon deer, the contest was virtually over.

“No way, I didn’t expect to catch something like this. Even alive.”

It was not even in my plan.

How the hell did this happen?

“Anyway, you look very friendly.”

“… ….”

“To use it as food, you have to kill it. Are you okay?”

Sorry, but there was no other way.

I can’t tell you not to kill me because I don’t want to kill you.

That’s the purpose in the first place.

I affirmed in silence with my head bowed.

Elijah stared at me, and then she blurted out an unknown word.

“It’s cute.”

“Yes?”

“I’ll save you.”

“… Yes?”

As she raised her head, she met Elijah’s eyes.

The red eyes smiled.

“This. I will not kill you.”

I couldn’t believe it, so I asked back like a child.

“Really?”