38 - The Youngest is Hiding a Lot
Episode 38
Changgeureureu.
The knife that fell to the floor spun sharply.
“Kkam…….”
-Jjakiya!
Ugh, what is this!
I calmed my pounding heart.
Everyone except Leviathan and Cal had eyes wide with surprise like rabbits.
“My dear, it’s alright. It’s alright.”
Ah, except for Grandfather, who was patting me.
“Wh-What…… what……!”
Delmon, who was suddenly grabbed by the scruff of his neck, could only gape with a terrified expression.
“Ah, I’m sorry.”
Khalid seemed to finally come to his senses and released him.
“I felt a murderous aura.”
“A murderous aura…… and you used me as a shield?”
Delmon, who collapsed to the floor, had a blank look on his face.
Obron rushed over and demanded to know where he had been hiding the knife. Cal slyly looked away.
Leviathan, who had been watching all of this, sighed and scratched his temple.
“We’ve got a troublemaker.”
“Your Excellency, I apologize for stepping out of line.”
“It’s fine.”
I felt somehow self-conscious and cautiously rolled my eyes around.
Uncle stood up from his seat and gestured.
“Enough. That’s enough for today.”
Obron, who had been jumping up and down, snapped his mouth shut.
“Enough of that and give the three of them a tour of the Knights.”
“Ah, y-yes…….”
Obron quickly cleaned up the mess.
I made eye contact with Khalid, who was nonchalantly brushing dirt off his shoes.
‘Sorry.’
His lips moved slightly.
Thanks to his spectacular display, all the white powder that had been on his body had flown away.
‘Ahyo. Seriously…….’
I slipped back into my seat.
“Uncle, Khalid is…….”
“Yes. He doesn’t seem to be used to mock battles.”
“……Uh-huh.”
Khalid was a child raised on the battlefield.
He had grown stronger by wandering through dangerous battlefields where his life was at stake, so elegant duels and ticklish mock battles were not familiar to him at all.
How to fight ‘fake’ without killing or harming the opponent.
Cal clearly didn’t understand the fundamental meaning of it.
My mouth felt a little bitter when I realized that.
“That’s right, the mercenary kid.”
A large hand came up over my head. I tilted my head slightly to look up at Uncle.
“But Ruby.”
“Yeah?”
“Are you two very close?”
I blinked, wondering what he was suddenly talking about, and answered quietly.
“Close…… I guess? But why?”
“When he sensed the murderous aura, the first person that kid checked on was you.”
“Oh……. Is that so.”
I turned my head creakily and pretended to continue eating my walnut pie.
‘I can’t tell him it’s because he’s like a puppy.’
Ugh. The gaze fixed on my temple was so hot that I raised my hand slightly to cover the side of my face.
“Our youngest has some extraordinary friendships.”
Although it was lightly stopped.
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There were some minor incidents, but……. As the Zeberth Knights don’t stop anyone who comes and hold on tight to anyone who leaves, the three of them became members of the Knights without any problems.
I felt a little wronged, because…….
“Why? Why am I still the youngest? Who cares about age!”
“It’s not that, Ruby.”
Uncle pointed to Khalid’s application with a cold expression. It was the experience section that he had written in large letters.
“He has experience.”
“…….”
“You don’t.”
“Wow, experienced.”
It was just painful that I had to hide my brilliant career.
Anyway, Khalid Liork proudly wore the Zeberth Knights’ cloak.
Not only that, but he even received accommodation in the Knights’ building.
The magician boy and the second male lead had suddenly planted a stake in the North.
“I like it.”
Khalid said nonchalantly after scanning my room.
“Of course you do.”
I lay sprawled on the sofa and retorted sullenly.
“Are you angry?”
“Aah, no. How dare I be angry. I’m used to you doing things on your own without consulting me after being subjected to it twice.”
Even so, I couldn’t help but let my words come out sharply.
Khalid, who had been watching quietly, gently placed his finger on my pinky finger.
Cool magic carefully flowed into me.
“Don’t be angry.”
“It’s no use acting cute while injecting magic.”
“Well, it seems to be working.”
“…….”
Cheekbones, corners of the mouth.
Are you guys really going to do this?
I awkwardly got up from my seat and let out a long sigh.
“Do you really have to go this far? We can contact each other even if we’re not together.”
I tapped the Magic Circle that was engraved small behind my ear.
Khalid smiled with an ambiguous expression.
“That’s the problem, Master.”
“What is! There’s no problem as long as you don’t block me!”
“If something else happens, are you going to abandon me again, trusting in that?”
“I told you I didn’t abandon you, really…….”
“Never again.”
It was a firm tone. Khalid chuckled and drove in the wedge.
“And I’ve decided to walk the path of the swordsman now. I’ve decided not to even look at magic.”
“Then what is this.”
I lightly gestured to the rushing magic.
“Hmm……. Selfishness?”
“What?”
“Loyalty. You’re my Master.”
Seeing Khalid smile softly, I realized that I had crossed a river that could not be turned back.
“Aish. How can I stop you.”
“I know, right?”
I glanced at the boy, who seemed to be in a strangely good mood. I was who I was, but he was really stubborn too.
Letting out a sigh mixed with resignation, I muttered sullenly.
“……If you’re going to keep staying here, do something about the title.”
“Yeah, I was going to do that anyway.”
“…….”
“Ruby.”
The boy, bathed in the light of the setting sun…… was beautiful to the point that it was pointless to even say it.
‘I don’t know anymore.’
I dusted off my hands and grabbed a handful of cookies. Khalid, who was wearing a bracelet, watched me with an interesting expression.
“I know what you’re worried about, Ruby.”
“Ningga molarang…….”
“Swallow it first……. That’s right. Anyway, I’m better at pretending not to be a magician than you are, so don’t worry.”
Honestly, that’s true. Khalid had lived his whole life pretending not to be a magician.
Although he had a tendency to use magic carelessly.
‘Yeah, maybe…… it might be a good thing.’
I tried to turn on the hopeful circuit.
Anyway, Zeberth is the strongest Knights.
‘Khalid is still just a fledgling when it comes to swordsmanship.’
No matter how much he had been hardened by actual combat, there was still a limit to self-study.
And…… you never know, right?
Cal is the second male lead, so maybe he’ll be of some help later when Leviathan goes to cut off the Magic King’s head.
“Okay……. Then work hard to get stronger while you’re building up your strength.”
“Until Duke Zeberth goes to take the Magic King’s head?”
“Yeah……. Huh?”
I stopped the movement of mumbling.
“You…… did you read my mind?”
There’s no such magic?
“I knew it.”
Khalid stroked his chin and muttered.
“I kept thinking about it. The reason you’re here.”
The sun was setting quickly. The shadow of the night was quickly added to the boy’s smooth face.
“You’re planning to use Duke Zeberth to kill the Magic King, aren’t you?”
“…….”
“Because you can’t because of that damn brand.”
I unconsciously moved my magic. Mute Magic appeared like a white veil and permeated the air.
Khalid clicked his tongue briefly and injected magic into me again.
“Is your great magic warehouse still looking for a way to erase the brand?”
“Wije……ria.”
My voice was slightly hoarse.
Wow, seriously. What’s with his perception?
Honestly, I was surprised. Khalid had approached the correct answer with only the information he had.
“I’ve said about five hundred times that I’ll do it.”
A strange light flashed in his gray-blue eyes.
