I Became a Dark Knight the Empress Is Obsessed With

92 – Aranion Elderheart – (4)

“A raid?”

Uriad counted the assailants who surrounded the banquet hall’s balcony on the second floor. Even if you catch the number at first glance, you can easily pass the dozens.

Elven soldiers wrapped in hoods. They were holding different weapons in their hands.

Anyone present could tell who had sent these soldiers.

“Aranion…”

But how? Resistance must have been managed with tight security?

Everyone’s doubts were paused, and one of the assailants jumped down to the center of the banquet hall first. And that was the signal. The assailants who surrounded them for a long time began to descend to the first floor all at once.

kugung.

“Kuk!”

“Stand as straight as possible in the first row! Protect the elements!”

With instructions, the soldiers straightened their weapons.

Before long, the banquet hall, which was already in chaos, became a real mess.

Millia also drew her sword and was attacked by the killers.

visor!

“……yes?”

And Milia frowned at the sensation she felt as soon as the swords met.

Unlike the appearance that covered the whole body, their attacks did not contain much power.

Should I hit it well, is it as good as a guard soldier?

“Milia!”

Miria hurriedly looked back at Yuriard’s sudden cry.

Several assailants jumped out of the hallway and charged the nobles who were sheltering on tables.

“It’s great.”

Millia made a hasty leap. Then he ran in front of the grand dukes and gathered mana.

Paaa!

Golden concentric circles seemed to spread from her center, and soon became a semi-solid barrier enveloping the surroundings.

Suddenly, an ear-piercing metal sound was heard.

However, there was no attack beyond the barrier that Millia had deployed. The assailants’ attacks were repelled helplessly. Even the arrows shot from a distance stopped in the air and rolled on the floor.

“Huh? Leah, your magic…”

Seira looked this way with surprised eyes.

In her eyes, it must have been a very rare scene for Millia to use magic.

Millia grumbled while staggering from exhaustion.

“Don’t worry, sister. I’ll take care of it.”

“Huh.”

Millia approached Seira, whose mouth was half-open in a daze.

And he swung his sword without hesitation.

again.

And the restraints that bound Seira’s hands broke in two.

“So, sister, take care of yourself.”

“……hahahaha.”

Seira laughed dryly.

Then, as if he was interested, he approached Milia and examined her entire body.

“What is it? What is it? What’s the wind? Lia is magic? Has the sun risen in the west today?”

“Sir, you didn’t care.”

When Milia closed her eyes and turned her head away from her tenacious gaze, Seira pouted as if she was offended.

But it didn’t look bad at all.

“It’s fun. It’s fun. Looks like Leah has changed a lot. Is it all because of that man’s influence? After all, it’s good that she came to the capital.”

“……Ugh.”

“Okay. Thank you. I’ll help you. I’ll join you this time, so let’s talk about returning to Highlings later.”

“no.”

“Am I good?”

Saying so, Seira stomped her feet.

Then, fragments of the ceiling that had been scattered around the banquet hall floated up.

“For now, there’s a chance of a mistake… so be as plain as possible.”

Seira just flicked her index finger.

Then, the fragments floating in the air flew out in all directions as if wedges were driven into them.

In an instant, the heads of several assailants wielding swords exploded.

“Uh, uh uh…”

On the other hand, the soldier whose shrapnel grazed his ear was so startled that instead of screaming, he let out a gasping sound.

Seira smiled broadly and flipped her hands.

“It’s been a while, but fortunately my allies didn’t get hit.”

“You almost got it right.”

“But wasn’t it right?”

Saira speaks plainly.

Because of her young appearance, at first glance, she looked like a fresh teenage girl, which was a factor that made Milia more passionate.

“Ha. Let’s not talk.”

Millia shook her head.

As expected, it was very different from this woman, even if it had a different disposition.

*

Chaechaechaeng!

Yuriard parried the sword attacks that flew all at once.

As if turning around, he cut off the neck of the attacking assailant, then tripped the other assailant’s leg with his heel.

Finally, I held the sword in reverse and slashed down deeply.

Woowook.

With the sound of digging into his skin, the hooded elf soldier died without a word.

“Hmm.”

Uriad frowned. And I checked the view of the banquet hall.

It was still a mess, but the soldiers of the Royal Guard were steadily defeating the enemies.

The fact that Seira’s dazzling magic worked was also great. Seeing her floating in the air and slaughtering enemies with a single use of telekinesis magic, Yuriad let out her tongue.

Also Archmage. Compared to general battle wizards, the level of magic utilization was different.

However, there was something else that was trodden on by Yuriard’s sharp eyes.

‘Am I still just watching?’

There was a corridor connected to the windows overhead, and dozens of assailants were still standing there.

Seeing his comrades die right under his feet, not even feeling a change of heart, Uriad felt a sense of dread.

Eventually, as the inside of the banquet hall was roughly organized, the elves jumped down one by one as if it was their turn.

Certainly, it was strange.

Woowook.

As he plunged his sword into the chest of one of the elves who had jumped down, Uriad guessed at the cause of this subtle discrepancy.

And, he soon realized that the inside of the banquet hall was too quiet.

To put it more precisely, I could only hear the cries of my allies.

Even though the two groups were fighting, the only thing that echoed in the banquet hall was the shouts and breathing of the soldiers on the other side.

At first, it was judged that the opponents were well-trained assassins, so they would not be shaken by this situation. However, their swordsmanship was crude. Just like a child clumsily following an article.

“Follow me?”

A thought popped into Yuriard’s head for a moment.

He pulled the elf that was running towards him, broke his joints, and took off the hood that was wrapped around his body.

“…”

The white-skinned elf had closed pupils, his lips parting weakly, and a single strand of transparent saliva flowed down the gap.

Even though his joints would be broken and painful, he did not show any reaction.

“What is this…?”

As Yuriad muttered, Seira, who was flying next to her, clapped her hands.

“Yes. It’s a seduction magic, Grandpa Yuriard.”

“A magic trick?”

“It’s a simple but complicated tactic. It’s to capture a suitable person and slam magic into their brains as if brainwashing them. Now they’re just like puppets that move according to the scenarios Aranion put together. Did you see a lot of puppet shows when you were young? Oh, and me are of different generations?”

At those words, Yuriad shook the elf in front of him.

Even though our eyes met, the elf swayed and swung his swordless hand.

Yuriad asked, snapping the elf’s neck.

“But, why the hell did you do this?”

“Yeah…”

Seira saw the elven soldiers lined up overhead as if waiting for their turn.

And cutely nodded.

“You’re trying to kill time, right? To serve another purpose.”

“……It’s a double operation.”

Murmuring so, Uriard swallowed.

“The main unit is underground…”

*

I heard the sound of splashing water.

Right in front of us, Eina held a small lantern to shine in front of us, and Lynthia and I followed after her.

It was out of the way here. It is also a small single road on one side of the waterway. It was so narrow that an adult man could reach both ends with his arms wide open.

I followed Eina, who was beckoning, and she silently guided me to this place.

And Eina’s decision was correct. If the road is this narrow, even the pursuers cannot attack at once. And you will never be able to wield a weapon with a long reach.

In fact, the sound of the pursuers following them had disappeared before they knew it.

Is this a joke? It was a sober judgment.

“That, Sir Eina.”

I said to Eina, who was ahead.

When her name was called, her ears perked up and she turned her head slightly.

Plump eyes and graceful features. Small lips stick out.

The innocent look on his face seemed to relieve tension.

Let’s not be fooled. Inside, she is a 140-year-old grandmother.

“Why is Lord Eina here?”

Asked the most curious questions.

Then Eina explained with gestures.

… … Although explained.

“What is he saying now.”

Unfortunately, Todd Howard was not present to interpret her sign language.

Eina also repeated the sign language a few times, and when I couldn’t understand it, she shook her shoulders with a disappointed expression.

He probably took advantage of his elf characteristics and infiltrated as if he were on the same side.

Well, in any case, Eina came to help out of kindness.

I bowed down. Lyncia, who had been clinging to the wind, stumbled.

“But thank you. I lived thanks to you.”

When I heard that, it was very easy to understand that my shoulders jumped up and the ears hanging on top of my head went up.

I’m a grandmother who can’t afford her age.

“That, over there…”

And Lyncia, who was riding on my shoulder, started wriggling.

When I looked at her, I saw her head bowed with a blushing face.

“Is there anything that makes you uncomfortable?”

“I-Now… I can walk on my own. Stop it… Please put it down…”

“ah.”

“…And it’s said to reach, again and again…”

Come to think of it, it was just as it was, with Lincia hanging on her shoulders as if hanging from her neck.

but. It must be a very embarrassing attitude from Lyncia’s point of view.

I apologized and put Lincia down. Then she hesitantly tried to retreat to the back, realizing that there was only empty darkness behind, and hurriedly came out and settled down between Eina.

I inadvertently laughed at the appearance of a puppy visiting my house.

“What’s up!”

Lyncia raised her eyes fiercely with a widened expression.

I waved my hand.

“No… just… as usual. Everything.”

“…”

Suddenly, a few months ago, I remembered the time when I used to wear a flashlight in my office. I must have been caught talking to Cora the wrong way.

leisurely day. lazy afternoon. A loose and comfortable daily life where you joke around.

It reminded me of that time. Of course, the locational background was somewhat different.

Although the misunderstanding with Lincia has not been completely resolved, it can be said that mutual trust has been restored.

Is it because of the relief that came from that? It felt as if the huge burden that had been weighing down my shoulders all along had disappeared.

Hearing my words, Lincia sighed and laughed.

“What is that? It’s strange.”

“That’s right. It’s strange.”

I also smiled at you.

Then Eina also laughed.

what are you again

Splash splash.

As we progressed a little further, the road began to widen.

As I walked along the light at the end of the road, I came across a blocked bulkhead. After kicking down the wall, we finally found a path leading to another canal.

And the place I arrived was a familiar place to me too.

“……That’s the entrance.”

The place where Milia and I visited to contact the mouse king.

It was a hill located north of the capital, Sigrun, and a tunnel behind it.

Could it be that it led to here?

It was like a secret passage.

I looked at Eina with admiration inside. Then she was holding her thumb up. It was as if he was happy that he had made up for the mistake he had made on the last visit to the estate.

“Thank you. All thanks to Sir Eina.”

I fist-fisted her.

“…”

Lyncia looked at me and Eina with a strangely firm expression, but I tried to ignore it.

Now all I had to do was return to the imperial palace. He had to stop Aranion’s plan and help Lautrec.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

I took the lead and turned around.

“I’m tired of waiting. It’s taking a long time.”

As soon as we turned the corner, there was a group of black people standing right in front of the entrance.

The man sitting on the chair in the center clapped his hands. A faint smile hung on his lips.

Naturally, it was Aranion, Grand Duke of Winter.

“……I’m going crazy, really.”

There was no easy way to go.