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

7. I am reluctant to attend the birthday party (2)

“Next. The opponent in Room 13 is….”

A room competition for the right to participate in Elijah’s birthday banquet.

The opponent in Room 13 was about to be decided.

While Thomas was talking, I had a snowball fight with the personnel in Room 15.

These are the people who talked about me behind my back during the last hunt.

These are the ones who got hit by smoke from my poisonous mushrooms while chasing the moon deer.

“Room 8.”

Room 8, Room 8. Dylan repeated the same thing earlier.

Huh. The giant looking at me turned his head with a snort as if he was sorry.

‘A big, distracted guy, why are you doing that grossly?’

Richard approached before I knew it and asked the staff in room 15.

“Why are they Yari?”

I explained what happened at the last hunting competition.

I forgot to mention that they talked about me behind my back.

A bit like a tell-tale kid.

“… Doesn’t that mean the centipede did something stupid after all? Didn’t you set a bonfire for them?”

“Exactly.”

“What a funny bastard.”

“By the way, who are you? That tall man.”

“Tsk….”

Richard clicked his tongue like a sigh.

“My name is Gulliot, the guy who passed the 6th test. He’s a relatively newcomer, but he’s incredibly ahead of his time. Was it the 10th? He said he was trained by his family when he was young.”

“I see. He’s much older than an adult, and he’s been training for a long time, so he’s strong….”

“Huh? He is not an adult.”

“Yes?”

“You must be 16? Well, he’s older than us. I am not an adult yet.”

“… ….”

That face is 16 years old?

Middle 3?

‘You should avoid it when the time comes, he is really….’

I felt sorry for him.

But isn’t that the guy who chewed me from behind?

I don’t feel sorry anymore.

“Recently, I started practicing magical powers, and I heard that there are results. That’s why it’s good to be born into a good family.”

It is as he said.

I haven’t figured out everyone at this training center yet, but most of the top candidates have good backgrounds.

In that sense, Richard is a special case.

I don’t have a good background and I’m young, but I’m in the upper middle class.

Even in the future, it will be called the ‘Lion’s Knight’.

Looking at it now, he is an extraordinary person from the bud.

‘Anyway, magic training….’

Thanks to the moon deer, I’ve unlocked my magic, but I don’t know how to use it.

Of course I don’t know how to practice.

“Does that magic training require conditions to tell you?”

“Should we have separate classes for those who pass the 6th exam?”

It’s the 6th exam.

I don’t want to pass the exam.

You shouldn’t keep getting closer to Elijah.

‘Because I’m going to run away from here someday.’

However, life after running away is also important.

You need strength to survive in this harsh world.

At least the strength to keep my body intact.

It is absolutely necessary to train magic in order to gain strength.

You can also strengthen your body by using magic.

If you become skilled, you can manipulate magic directly and create it in the form of a sword or armor.

‘There must be a way to practice magic besides being trained here. Let’s not be greedy.’

Thomas told me the number of people to fight in room 13 and the sport.

All of them were randomly selected, and the events varied.

Free sparring with all weapons.

Swordsmanship sparring, unarmed sparring, etc.

“Fortunately, room 8 is worth trying.”

If you fight a room with a strong player to watch out for, there is a high chance that you will be eliminated early.

In our room, Daejin luck was on the side.

I checked the matchup after morning training, and they said that all the strong players, including Gulliot, were on the other side.

You have to win at least twice before you can meet them.

In other words, we fight a relatively weak room until we win twice.

The afternoon training was entirely changed to a pear battle at Elijah’s birthday banquet.

All candidates gathered.

The field where we usually train is small, so we conducted sparring in an indoor arena large enough to accommodate everyone.

I felt that this training center was really big.

I thought there was a place like this.

Although confrontation and viewing are part of the training, everyone was excited.

It is an open competition instead of boring theory or repetitive training.

Although Elijah didn’t come today, it’s also an opportunity to look good to Elijah anyway.

In many ways, it was enough to make the blood of young boys boil.

‘By the way, didn’t Elijah come to see him?’

She was the one who reflected her face every few mornings.

I feel awkward and unfamiliar because I can’t see it.

‘… No, what is this Are you crazy?’

Does that mean she misses Elijah?

That can’t be.

This is, so….

It’s a large-scale tournament held because of me, but it’s dumbfounded that the person in question didn’t come.

“Let’s start the first room versus match!”

Gawain’s roaring voice drove all sorts of thoughts away.

A place where hundreds of people gathered.

It’s noisy with only the sound of breathing, but his voice was not limited by noise.

‘Did this also strengthen the voice with magical power?’

I think so.

It is impossible to make such a sound with a normal human throat.

“Room 15 and 2.”

Room 15 appeared from the first confrontation.

The first contestant in Room 15 was Guliott.

Certainly, among all candidates, he has a good physique and a different attitude.

“Oh…. I’m stuck with room 2.”

“Then can you see me fighting Boros?”

“Gulliot and Boros….”

Boros. It’s a name I don’t know.

Looking at the context, it seems that he is a strong enough candidate to be compared to Guliott.

Dylan explained if he knew my question.

“I am a 4th grader and a top candidate who passed the 7th exam. There was a minor friction with Gulliot in the past.”

At that time, cheers erupted from the surroundings.

“It’s Boros!”

A man named Boros walked out against Gulliot.

Like Gulliot, she has a good physique.

Impression is tougher than anything else.

‘That friend also ate the years head on.’

Before the confrontation began, Guliott raised his hand and asked Gawain.

“Can I use magic?”

At that question, Boros’ expression twisted.

Gawain stroked his chin thoughtfully and then nodded.

“Originally not, but. Let’s add a rule that says it’s possible if both are magic users. It will be of great help to use mana in practice.”

Boros chuckled.

It’s a bit bloody because he smiles with that face.

“Didn’t I tell you to let me use the real sword? I would have gladly chopped off the head with my axe.”

“Sorry. In a duel like this, I have no desire to kill.”

“… ….”

Unlike Boros, whose complexion was hardened, the onlookers exclaimed excitedly.

I wonder if this is part of the training?

Everyone just came to the arena to play.

That’s the case with Richard sitting next to him.

Anyone with an academic attitude like me… For now, I only see Dylan.

‘But, well, I’m looking forward to it. It’s true that watching a fight is fun.’

Gulliot has a sword and shield.

Boros raised the ax that killed the blade. It’s practically a hammer.

As soon as Gawain dropped his glove, Boros charged.

The ax flew fiercely at Guliott’s head.

Boom! The shield that blocked it was bent.

At the same time, a wave spread like wind towards the audience.

At that moment, I felt a strange sensation.

‘… What was it?’

My heart is tickling for some reason.

No, is your whole body itching?

It’s not severe, but it’s strangely uncomfortable.

I don’t know exactly, but I think I can tell by feeling.

‘… Is it magical power?’

The confrontation between the two was quite intense.

The ax that killed the blade and the sword broke, so the two even fought with their bare hands.

Every time the two used strong power, a corner of my heart kept tickling.

I was more and more convinced.

‘This is magic.’

It’s like you’re feeling the magic emanating from someone else.

But I’m still at a loss as to how I should use this.

The battle ended in a narrow way.

With Gulliot’s victory.

Gawain announces victory while the crowd cheers enthusiastically.

Guliott, who was standing in the center of the arena, looked straight at me.

After the fierce sparring, I stare straight at myself while struggling to catch my breath.

‘It’s a start again.’

“What is that bastard looking at here?”

Richard asked from the side.

“I think you are looking at me.”

“That sucks.”

Richard leaned toward me.

He showed Gulliot his face.

Then he raised his middle finger proudly at Guliott.

“Cut your eyes.”

It’s not audible, but he must have known it by the way he said it.

Guliott simply bowed his head and went back.

The higher the nose, the stronger the force.

In reality Guliott would be stronger, but judging from how he bends.

“What a strange bastard. Is that going to be so hard on you?”

“I am also curious. Why do you hate it so much?”

I did stand out.

I admit it.

That may not be the case.

I don’t know if he did something snarky, but people didn’t necessarily hate it when he did something snarky.

Still, isn’t this a bit harsh?

Even I’m a lot younger than Gulliot, I’m a low rider, and I haven’t even passed a single test.

‘What’s wrong with him? How low is your self-esteem?’

Honestly, if you don’t run into each other, it’s none of your business. Hate it or not.

I hope we don’t run into each other.

But maybe we will run into each other. In any way.

I think that’s how it feels.

Just like my life has been.

*

A few days have passed.

I still couldn’t get out of Elijah’s mansion.

This is because the work of the Elijah’s Mansion member to verify the safety of the yellow umbrella mushroom took longer than planned.

In the end, I had no choice but to go to and from the training center at Elijah’s mansion.

Elijah and the moon deer gradually became close.

I hoped that the moon deer would serve Elijah soon before the verification results came out.

To get out of here.

So far, there has been no sign of that.

Sorry, but it wasn’t bad.

Every time I put my hand on the Moon Deer’s antlers, magic flowed in.

Cold air filling the blood vessels.

It feels good like the coolness of a rainy summer night.

However, I still don’t know how to use that magic.

It’s ambiguous.

That’s how we arrived at the final day of the dueling tournament.

“My God…. Please give us daily bread and heavenly tastes….”

Room 13.

Richard bowed to the watchtower.

Following behind him, Lindel, Argon, and other personnel also knelt down and bowed their heads.

Each person speaks of one wish.

“The butter cookies I ate last time….”

“I love chocolate….”

And then, I was sitting on top of that watch tower.

You ate all the cookies and chocolates Elijah gave you.

It has been like this ever since.

Everyone is insane.

Since it is a world based on polytheism, you will not be executed for heresy.

“Come on, give us a heavenly taste again….”

No matter how much I was, I couldn’t tell Elijah to share some cookies if it wasn’t rude.

“I’m sorry, but that’s not something I can decide on my own.”

“Aagh! God has fallen!”

Someone shouted as if screaming.

I looked at him and said solemnly.

“… Bring back the lost sheep that has committed blasphemy.”

“Offering! Sacrifice!”

“God wants a sacrifice!”

“The sacrifice runs away! Offer your flesh and blood!”

The commotion that erupted in an instant subsided as the door was violently opened.

“What are you doing now!”

At least, he was a rational Dylan.

“To make a fuss over something like this, what kind of day is today… !”

Richard immediately retorted.

“Only? Did you say just now? Are you kidding Yuda, the Goddess of Dessert? The subject of not being able to get even a piece of cookie.”

“Right! A host more incompetent than Judas!”

From the side, Lindel and Argon booed and gave thumbs up.

“But today is an important final!”

That’s right.

Today is the final of the dueling tournament.

And our room reached the finals.

It was really a luck to advance to the finals, overlapping Daejinwoon and bye win once.

“Besides, the opponent is in room 15.”

Room 15. In other words, it is the room where Guliott is.

It is now known to everyone that Gulliot and the person in the room talked about me behind my back.

“I know what you know, but is there anything special? We don’t decide the event or the number of people to compete.”

“Still, I am nervous….”

“Man. Live comfortably, live comfortably. It’s not something we can do.”

Richard is right.

Order, item, number of people.

Everything is randomly determined.

Though I thought about it, there was nothing I could do.

I’ve never had a fight before.

In a way, it’s fortunate.

I beat Lindel, but overall, I’m on the weak side.

‘The final is a particularly important match, so I hope I don’t get picked today.’

… Did you put a flag on this?

Ignoring my anxiety, I headed for the Dalian location.

*

“I will name the contestant in Room 13. Esmo, Dyke, Feline, Dylan, Yuda.”

… Ah.

“Next, the confrontation in Room 15.”

Don’t put a flag on it.

With belated regret, I heard the name of room 15.

Then the last one. A familiar name stuck in my ears.

“… Gulliot.”

Involuntarily, I raised my head.

I made eye contact with Guliott, who was sitting in the audience in room 15.

“Above 10, down.”

Richard punched Dylan and me in the shoulder.

“Go and kill me.”

Dylan sighed.

“Intentional killing is prohibited by the rules….”

“Shut up and go.”

Dylan grumbled and went down, and I replied with a grin.

“I will win and come back.”

“Just try to lose. Does Argon know how to write? I’m going to make a religion by writing papers right away.”

“… I will definitely win.”

I have to win even if it’s burdensome.

I came down to the wide arena.

Smell of dry sand. Hard floor.

The cheers of the spectators surrounding the amphitheater like stairs prick your ears.

Since it is the final, Elijah came to watch today as well.

A high seat with the best view of the stadium.

I met eyes with Elijah.

She smiles and waves her hand.

I bowed my head and looked ahead.

Five people facing each other.

Rooms 13 and 15.

In front of me, stood Goliot, about three heads taller.

Fifth just like me.

It is a rule that the winner stays and fights.

Gulliot and I will fight.

Can you win?

I don’t know.

I don’t know about the others, but that Gulliot.

Among all candidates, he is a person who belongs to the top ranks.

More than Richard.

‘Still, I win.’

I erased my thoughts.

I filled my body with only the enthusiasm to win.

It’s not enough to just focus on that.

“Forward to the first opponent. The rest go back to the waiting room.”

Gulliot didn’t take her eyes off me as she turned.

Me too.

We glared at each other until we sat down in the waiting room.

As soon as Gawain, the referee, dropped his glove, cheers from the crowd exploded like fireworks.

The final has begun.