I Became a Dark Knight the Empress Is Obsessed With

89 – Aranion Elderheart – (1)

Took.

Fighting.

I woke up to the unpleasant sensation of water dripping down my face.

In the thick darkness, my eyes quickly regained their usual senses.

“Here…”

Where I was was a wide aisle. I groped my hand and found a damp floor. But what he touched was a smooth brick floor instead of dirt.

After seeing it there, I organized my thoughts.

“Is it an underground waterway?”

Apparently, there was an ancient underground waterway right under the banquet hall of the imperial palace.

An ancient aqueduct buried under a veil that is not even shown in the detailed map of the underworld that Hilda handed over. I would just fall into it.

Looking up, I saw a hole in the vaulted ceiling. The hole was so large and long that its end hung in a thin darkness.

“…”

I hope it fell from there.

It was fortunate that there were no serious injuries.

“……Huh.”

The moment I thought so, I heard a groan right in front of me.

When I lowered my gaze, there was a white head resting on my chest. It was so white that even though it was dark, the son-in-law was shining bright white. Of course, there was a lot of dust on it, so it was closer to gray.

I grabbed Lyncia by the waist and pulled her up.

“Your Majesty, are you not hurt?”

“P-Freud… Sir.”

Lincia stood up straight, almost clinging to me. However, the sense of flight was still sharp, and the legs were like those of a newborn calf.

The body was groped, but there were no visible wounds. All of the light abrasions seemed to be moderate.

He took a few steps back and sighed lightly.

“Now what?”

I fell into an ancient waterway without a map.

Moreover, it seems that Lautrec and the person of the church are engaged in a close battle.

It was a really bleak situation.

But I can’t even suck my fingers like this.

In any case, it was necessary to get back to the ground.

I got up from my knees and turned to Lyncia.

“Your Majesty, I think you should leave for now.”

“Ah… that’s right.”

Lyncia nodded.

The wreckage she was standing on looked quite dangerous, so I stepped in front of her and held out my hand.

“……Well?”

However, Lynchia only stared at the hand and never held it.

Looking closely, Lyncia’s expression, which was tired of white, caught my eye.

“……your majesty.”

“Sir Fried. I…, I…”

Having said that, Lyncia jumped up and climbed down from the wreckage with her own strength.

Then, holding onto his shoulder, he turned around.

“…”

Are you also rejecting it?

The conversation from earlier had continued to this day.

Lincia commented on me as being confused. After hearing about the oath, and after having negative trait paranoia, she often avoided me.

I could fully understand that feeling.

In a state where everyone including the family was lost, and even in a situation where Melina, the maid who raised her like a nanny, passed away, it was revealed that even the only knight she trusted was the person who would take her own life.

The article even made an oath with a foreign press that was still looking for his life. It must have been a very shocking fact to Lynthia, who trusted me.

Lyncia was not a weak person at all. However, they were not courageous enough to stand firm in the face of such a huge tsunami.

“your majesty.”

I called Lynchia. She shrugged and trembled.

There was nothing good about continuing a parallel relationship like this.

In order to stand up against Arwen and Cleta and other apostles, she had to improve her relationship with Lincia.

Above all, if there was only one clue to breaking the oath with foreign powers, it was only Lyncia, who inherited the blood of the creator god.

I looked around. This place is deep in the underground water, there was no one but us.

then.

“I have something to tell you.”

I strode towards her.

Lyncia stepped back, turned white, but what touched her back was the feeling of the cold wall.

“What, what is it?”

“I don’t think I’ve been able to explain it properly until now. I understand your majesty’s fear and reluctance of me.

I approached right in front of Lynchia.

From a distance as close as I could breathe, I continued to speak.

“However, I will never harm you. I am always on the side of the imperial family. I made an oath with a being in the outer dimension due to an unfortunate accident when I was young, but I have no intention of fulfilling it.”

“I did that…”

“If you ask me how to believe it, this situation is the basis.”

I put my hand on Lynchia’s shoulder.

Startled, she hardened her face.

“If I wanted to murder Your Majesty, if I had made up my mind, there would be no enemies like now. As you can see, there is no place as secret as this place.”

“…”

“But am I doing you any harm now?”

“that’s…….”

“I had several opportunities. I could have done so if I wanted to harm His Majesty at the National Foundation Day, the Senate Council, and the Director’s Office. But I didn’t. Rather, I defeated the enemy.”

“……Yes.”

I put my hand on Lincia’s shoulder and took her hand.

And pulled it towards my chest.

This time, Lyncia didn’t even shake my hand.

“There’s no time. Count Aurier’s murder case involves my sister, Cleta. And I’m sure she’s fighting Lautrec right now.”

“……then.”

“Trust is important in an urgent situation like now. As much as I trust you, Your Majesty must also trust me. Isn’t that why you didn’t retrieve Ernst?”

Without a word, Lincia lowered her head.

But the response was unmistakable.

“About the oath… I’ll take the time to explain it to you later. But for now, the priority is to get out of here.”

Lyncia raised her head and nodded. did you understand

I rummaged through my sleeves to drive a wedge. I thought I might have lost it in the chaos, but I felt a cool touch on my fingertips.

I placed the dagger I had tucked into my inner sleeve in Lyncia’s hand, which I pulled to my chest.

Her eyes widened.

“This is… of the Iscobal family…”

“Yes. It is the family sword.

I felt a bit guilty about giving the dagger that had been given to me by Millia to Lyncia, but I couldn’t help it.

“This is proof of my loyalty. Will you accept it? If you really do not believe me, you may stab me with this sword at any time.”

“How am I going to stab Sir Fried…”

“hahahaha.”

When I stepped back with a slight smile, Lyncia was looking at the dagger with a dumbfounded expression.

The moonlight shimmering through the hole illuminated the half-moon crest floating on the dagger as well.

Lincia, who was staring at the pattern with her eyes wide open, looked at me. Emerald green eyes shone brightly.

“……Sir Fried.”

“Yes.”

With a still hesitant expression, Lyncia smiled vaguely.

But as if he had made up his mind, he opened his mouth.

“I am…….”

teodeok teodeok.

At that moment, footsteps began to be heard from across the canal.

I turned around hastily. Lincia also stopped talking and held her breath.

Before long, several armed soldiers appeared around the corner. It was difficult to see their faces because of the darkness, but the armor they were wearing was not that of the Royal Guard.

I lowered my stance on alert and asked.

“Who are you guys?”

At my words, one of the soldiers took a torch from his bosom and held it up.

Thanks to that, the surroundings became brighter.

I checked the long ears sticking out from between the helmets they were wearing.

was an elf

In other words, it meant that he was a private soldier of Aranion.

“……The protector of the border? And… the empress?”

The lead knight, who appears to be leading the soldiers, came out and recognized Lynthia.

Lyncia, who was behind, muttered.

“Carlon. An aide to the Grand Duke of Winter.”

“Thank you so much for noticing.”

The knight whose name was called, Carolon, bowed respectfully. And Carolon raised his head and glared at me.

“But… before I thank you, I wonder why the Guardian Guard is here.”

“what?”

“Stop making excuses, Guard Guard Fried Iscoval. You are listed as the prime suspect in the assassination of Count Aurier. What were you planning to do to the Empress in such a dark place?”

Sureureung.

It was the sound of a sword being drawn.

So did the soldiers standing behind him.

In the suddenly chilled atmosphere, Lyncia shouted.

“Sir Carlone! Misunderstanding. Sir Fried is not the culprit!”

However, Lyncia’s appeal was put to shame, and Carlon pulled out his sword.

And he muttered sarcastically.

“Anyway, while the empress is confused, it seems that the traitor Iscobal has dazzled His Majesty with his tongue. But don’t worry. I, Carlon Steelheart, will solve it.”

“What the hell…!”

“Just close your eyes and stay still for a few minutes. It’s simple.”

I realized it when I saw that tone.

These bastards, in the first place, did not have the slightest intention to save Lyncia.

They are Aranion Elderheart’s forces. In other words, it was a group that wanted to harm Lyncia.

“Then, traitor Iscobal. As the great ruler of Eisenward and the head of the Snow Elves, Prince Winter, I will hold him accountable.”

“Summary execution? It’s f*king democratic.”

When Carolon sneered and beckoned, the soldiers settled down in perfect order.

A completely surrounded situation. There was no good way to escape.

Moreover, Lyncia was standing behind me. I don’t know if I’m alone, but running away while protecting Lyncia would be close to impossible.

Is there no choice but to fight?

Sureureung.

I drew my sword.

The sound of soldiers swallowing saliva was heard at Ernst’s figure, which was shining brightly.

But Carolon shrugged.

“Kill!”

At the same time, the intent to kill came.

*

visor!

Crack!

A rustle rang out. It was a series of strong swordsmanship that rang through the high ceiling of the canal.

Lyncia, who was watching from behind, trembled.

Poof!

Chae Chaeng!

Between the sharp sword attacks of several soldiers and knights, the gray knight, Fried, was parrying them as if performing a feat.

Although Fried’s personal military strength was excellent, the soldiers of Aranion who dealt with him were skilled. Even Lyncia, who had little knowledge of swordsmanship, could tell that they were well trained.

In fact, as the battle continued, red lines were forming on Fried’s body. Blood spattered from deep cuts. Since Fried was not even wearing armor, the damage was greater.

It was clear who was thirteen.

“Frid… Sir.”

Lynchia was confused.

I was afraid. Fried go.

I was afraid that it would turn around and aim for my heart at any moment.

But at the same time I was worried. I wanted to know about him.

After hearing about the oath, it occurred to him that something inside him had been twisted since the day he met Freed.

And that thought was multiplied when Count Aurier was assassinated. The crest of the Iscobal family embedded in the silver sword that was said to have been used as a weapon pushed the hesitant Lyncia behind.

But.

What about now?

Fried Escobal, who was feared, was now in a state of disrepair, and was receiving the sword more fiercely than anyone else.

Looking at that figure, who the hell would point fingers at Fred as an assassin?

When I first met Fried, he faced a formidable enemy alone with Lyncia behind him in the same raid on the National Day.

Thinking that far, a memory flashed through Lincia’s brain.

When the Senate Council was held, Fried returned with a visibly darkened expression.

At that time, Lyncia asked why, and Freed’s answer was… … .

“There are things I dare not go against, but I want to go against them…”

From then on, Fried was already agonizing over the oath. No, I would have been thinking and conflicting for a long time before that.

Even at that moment when he was suffering like an immature child, Fried was looking for a plan to survive.

Finally, Lynchia looked at the black dagger in her hand.

The dagger of the Iscobal family.

Perhaps, to him, this dagger is a symbol of a past stained with pain.

The fact that Fried handed it over.

Could it be that it symbolizes such unrepentant trust?

Lynchia thought so on her own.

“I need help…”

Lynchia murmured.

He could no longer put all the burden on his knight.

There was no more hesitation like before. In the twisted heart, there was a correct conviction.

More than anything else, the soldiers of the Grand Duke of Winter who are now fighting Freed.

And the attitude of Aranion’s knight, Carlon, proved that this series of events were all caused by the Grand Duke of Winter.

There was no reason for further conflict with Lyncia.

match.

Lyncia slapped me on the cheek.

I was tingling. But the spirit has definitely returned.

Chae Chaeng!

Even while Lyncia was in conflict, Freed was fighting a bloody battle. However, he was visibly exhausted and open wounds all over his body, bleeding continuously.

And the next moment, Fried stepped back and stepped on a puddle of blood on the floor.

“Kuk.”

Lose your balance and slide.

With a face contorted in embarrassment, Fried clicked his tongue.

As if not wanting to miss this, Carolon struck down the sword with an evil smile.

And, Lynthia was not idle enough to wait and see.

Whoops.

I raised my hand and concentrated my mana.

Lyncia waved her arms and shouted loudly.

“Wig! Bite it!”

Wheein!

The wind blew.

Then, the shape of a giant owl rushed into Carolon’s face.