Chapter 88: Lili’s Knight (2)
I wore a black suit and stood in front of a mansion.
Of course, in the Roach family’s car. As usual, I was accompanied by a driver.
But the driver who took me here got out of the car. Then he bowed his head deeply to me.
“Good luck. Mr. Frontier.”
“… … .”
This driver was hired by his father, Ampere. He’s usually an unfriendly driver who leaves without saying a word no matter where I take him.
“Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
“I thought you might need it. “Lucky.”
“More than when you went to Tavern or Göranhes?”
nod
The driver nodded without hesitation.
“Then let’s go. Please come back alive. Mr. Frontier.”
Then the driver bowed his head to me, got into the car, and left.
It was the most polite process I have ever seen.
“… … Well, anyway, here it is.”
It’s Lili’s mansion.
I take a deep breath at the majesty of the mansion, which is larger than I expected.
Although the Roach family’s mansion is large, it has a somewhat noble and neat feel, but Lili’s mansion is incredibly luxurious. Not only the decoration of the mansion, but also the road leading to the mansion and the surrounding gardens. This level of splendor seems to have a purpose rather than a personal taste.
‘For the next month, I will be living here as a knight.’
I came here to keep my promise to Lili.
Of course, I was the one who suggested it first, but I can still clearly see Lily being happy after hearing my suggestion.
… … In fact, everyone reacts to Lili’s knight as if they are hearing some kind of ghost story, but few people know what Lili’s knight does specifically. Only Lili and Lili’s knights know.
The reason why everyone is afraid of becoming Lili’s knight is because everyone who becomes Lili’s knight becomes a ‘lili knight’ after a few days, swearing loyalty to Lili.
What on earth did Lili do? She transformed into someone else and acted as if she would sacrifice her life for Lili.
‘There is no trace of magic being used, nor is there any use of medicine or money or women.’
People are afraid of the sudden transformation of knights who become loyal. However, it is impossible to say anything because Lili did not commit anything particularly illegal and did not hide anything from the investigation by the imperial palace or the police.
Above all, there is no reason to stop the knights from voluntarily following Lili.
“Then first, let’s ring the doorbell.”
I have already told you that I will be here today.
But it doesn’t seem like anyone is waiting at the front door, so I ring the doorbell.
Kuuk
“… … ?”
I pressed it clearly, the button went in, but there was no sound.
Clap
Nevertheless, the sound of the front door being unlocked was heard and the door opened on its own.
It’s a doorbell that doesn’t make a sound. Does that mean there is no need to make a sound if you make it with magic? It’s so extravagant.
Jeopuk
I walked slowly and went inside.
As I was leisurely walking along the neatly organized path leading to the mansion, my ‘sixth sense’ caught sight of several people inside the mansion.
‘I don’t feel welcome at all.’
Even if it’s not about survival, it’s a level of vigilance equivalent to that. The number of people who have entered my sixth sense is considerable.
“Stop.”
And some of the knights who had that sixth sense approached me.
He was such a handsome man that it made my eyes widen. Not just one, but all of the knights who approached me looked like that. In particular, the man who approached me reminded me of Aster Evans. In my opinion, it’s a bit lower than that.
“Who are you? “This mansion does not allow outsiders to visit.”
The man standing in front of me said. Both hands were already on the sword at his waist.
“This is Frontier de Roach. “Starting today, I will be working as Lia Reese’s driver for a month.”
“article… … ? “Someone as young as you?”
The man standing in front still looked suspiciously at my words, but the other knight next to him was different.
“… … Are you Frontier?”
Perhaps my name has become more famous than my face and image, but one of these people knew me.
“I don’t know which Frondier you are asking, but it is true that my name is Frondier.”
“joy. What a clumsy humility. A boy with black hair who is said to have killed the leader of Mangot. “That’s your guy, right?”
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Even though the man guessed my identity correctly, he seemed to have no intention of breaking his hostile stance.
“If you know, please step aside. “I have no intention of fighting with you.”
“This is the first time I’ve ever heard of someone like you becoming Lia Lis’ knight.”
This is the first time.
I’m sure they sent a message in advance.
‘Even after hearing that I defeated the leader of Mangot, are you still trying to fight me? Are you ignoring the leader of Mangot, or do you think the story is a rumor? ‘Or else.’
Is it just their fanatical loyalty to Lili that is making them like this?
“Prove it. “Do you really deserve that?”
One of the knights said that and was unable to remove his sword from its scabbard.
My black sky blocked it. It was completely stuck in the gap of the scabbard.
“No, what… … !”
The knight tried to use his strength to pull out the sword, but he was unable to overcome the power of my black sky. Well, the action of removing the sword from the scabbard is difficult to apply force to. It’s not a movement that requires effort in the first place.
Seeing that, the other knights also tried to pull out their weapons, but my Black Heaven was already faster than me.
“I said. “I have no intention of fighting with you.”
“Ugh… … !”
It is said that Lia Reese’s abilities were outstanding, and the only thing she wanted from her knights was good looks.
Is that really true? It seems like they don’t have as much skill as they look.
“I think you are mistaken. “If I don’t want to fight, it means you can’t fight me.”
They don’t even realize that Black Heaven is attached to their sword, they don’t have the strength to pull out the sword in that state, and they can’t even think of fighting without a weapon.
“If you ask me to prove it, I really don’t want to.”
I walked past them. While on the way, Heukcheon was recovered.
Well, it seems that they have shown a certain level of difference, so even if they retrieved the black cloth, no fool would pull out a sword and attack them.
“… … “You damn bastard!”
There was a surprise. You idiot.
The idiot pulled out his sword and tried to cut my back. As a knight, it was an outrageous act that made no sense, and as an ordinary human being, it crossed the line too far for me, who was not an enemy.
‘… … It’s not normal either.’
Pow!
“Kaaak!”
I threw the black cloth like a blunt weapon and hit the guy’s ankle. A body floating in the air for a moment,
puck! Pow!
One after another, he fired black clouds and hit the guy’s entire body. It danced noisily as it was hit in the air by a blow that soared from below.
“Oops! A drama! evil! “Huh!”
It didn’t particularly contain an aura, but it also had no mercy, so it let out a strange scream every time it was hit. It’s like tissue paper dancing in the air. It is similar to the game of blowing air with your mouth to make toilet paper float in the air. Of course, it is being floated not by the wind but by hitting it with black cloth.
“You bastard!”
In the end, all the knights around me couldn’t stand it anymore and drew their swords and attacked me.
In that brief moment, my eyes sink and I let out a small sigh.
——Are you still not coming out? Leah Reese.
“stop! All the way there!”
As I expected, an angry voice came from the front door.
At the sound of that voice, the knights who were running towards me immediately fell to their knees and bowed their heads deeply.
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“Ugh… … .”
As soon as I stopped hitting him, the knight who fell from the air moved his sore body hard and fell to his knees.
“Sorry, Frontier. “I forgot to tell the knights your news.”
Lili smiled awkwardly at me and apologized.
That’s probably only half true.
It’s true that I didn’t tell you my news, but it’s probably not because I forgot.
Lili wanted to see it. Is my inaction shown in the demon incident in the imperial palace really true, and what is it like now compared to then?
… … But to reveal my skills, they are too weak.
Perhaps what Riri wanted to see was not my skills, but my ‘choice’.
I wanted to know what choice I would make when the knights challenged me, or in other words, what kind of person I was.
“okay. “I think there was a misunderstanding as expected.”
I smiled and answered.
“Now, from today, you will be my knight for a month, right? Frontier.”
“Yes, it is.”
“You said that if you tell me to become a dog, I will become a dog, and if I tell you to die, I will die, right?”
“of course.”
Lili seemed to be satisfied with my answer and nodded with a smile.
“Now then, Frontier, please take a stance in front of me. Like the other articles here.”
Lily said, spreading her arms wide.
Like other knights, he would kneel down on one knee and show his loyalty to her.
Without hesitation, I got down on one knee and bowed my head just like them.
For now, I felt like I was Selena. Selena lowered her head in front of me.
I know how Selena felt.
‘I don’t feel anything in particular.’
Selena also probably didn’t feel anything.
* * *
I took a brief tour of the mansion under Lily’s guidance, and was then shown to the room I would be staying in.
The room was very neat and spacious. It’s not as big as my room in Roach Manor, but it’s more than enough for a single knight.
“Then take a break. On the first day, your job is to get used to being here. “Something awkward happened right after I arrived, so I probably won’t call you today.”
“thank you.”
When I nodded to Lili’s consideration, Lili smiled, said yes, and left the room.
I continued to think as I organized the luggage and clothes I had brought with me.
As I looked around the mansion and listened to Lily’s explanation, I was certain of one thing.
I knew it from the beginning, but as expected, Lili has no family.
This is the biggest factor that makes it difficult to know Riri’s age.
You can roughly guess Lily’s age by looking at her family and relatives around her, but Lily is walking around the large mansion alone.
Or rather, with her knights.
‘Lily’s official name is Lia Reese, but it is highly likely that she made up the last name ‘Reece’ herself.’
There are several families called Lis or so, but none of them have anything to do with Leah Lis.
In other words, Lili is completely alone on this continent. Without any exaggeration.
‘In that sense, he’s like me.’
‘Frondier de Roach’ has a clan and family in this world, but that is not me. Coming from a different world, I am an outcast after all. This may be similar to Lili.
Well, if you want to check if Lili really has no family or relatives, you can use the ‘Analysis’ skill. However, analysis surprisingly consumes a huge amount of mana. Especially if you’re looking into someone of Zodiac level like Riri. If you spend that much mana, of course you’ll get caught.
‘Age unknown, appearance without a single wrinkle despite the passage of time. The name is most likely an alias, and he is completely alone with no relatives or family. The only people around are the knights who follow her.’
When I look at all this information, there is only one thought that comes to mind.
‘… … ‘Is Lili really human?’
When playing the game, I just felt that he was a very ‘game-like character.’ There was not much information available, and the brief description of ‘appearance of unknown age’ gave off that atmosphere even more.
However, when you enter this world and face reality, Lili is an overly suspicious person.
This is even more true now that I know that the ‘Seven Deadly Sins of Evil’ actually exists.
The knights who had the nickname ‘Lily’, had outstanding looks, liked men, and stayed with her were transformed into people who pledged loyalty to her within a few days.
All of those elements remind me of a certain character.
… … Demon, Lilith.
Since there is a precedent called Belvegor, we cannot just assume that Lili is also human.
‘Lily is probably sure. That I too will be her knight.’
That’s why he was so happy even though I mentioned the period of ‘one month’. One month was enough time for her. I don’t know what method they use.
‘And seeing as you didn’t tell my story to the knights today.’
Lili is also suspicious of me. At least I have an intuition that I didn’t come here without any intention.
So, this one-month period, which on the surface seems like a promise between me and Lili, is actually closer to a confrontation between me and Lili.
Am I falling for Lily’s mysterious tricks and swearing allegiance to her?
Or, will I find out Lily’s identity before then?
“… … To be honest, I wish I was just an ordinary human being.”
It has not yet been determined that Lili is a devil. It cannot be concluded that the knights’ transformation was necessarily due to Lili doing something to their minds. Not having any appearance or blood relationship does not mean that there is no way in this world of magic.
I truly hope Riri is human.
Because I don’t want to kill her.