I Didn’t Save You To Get Proposed To - Chapter 23

Ixion spoke timidly, his face stiff.

 

“The Marquis Evgeny has decided on the subjugation of monsters this fall. We will accompany you to the Marquis.”

 

“Really?”

 

Niel and I exchanged glances. Niel spoke in a cheerful tone, as if nothing had happened.

 

“There are a lot of Monsters in the Marquis. It’s also the work of the Knights, and the Knights of Faltron were very helpful to Evgeny. We’re always close.”

 

Ridan had previously mentioned that monsters frequently appeared in the Marquis of Evgeny, which makes sense.

 

Dalton was always cautious about going too far because it was always dangerous.

 

“Then can you assist me in defeating the Monsters?”

 

“Me?”

 

Niel responded with a wide smile.

 

“Obviously not. Why should I? It’s not mandatory like a war, it’s not like there are women in society, and it’s not interesting like a wizard tower?”

 

“Ah.”

 

I nodded slowly, as if I already knew.

 

‘I’m proud of you, you bast*rd with only this shell remaining.’

 

The second son, who was sickly and couldn’t even see his own face, refused to participate in the subjugation of monsters, proving that being the son of a Marquis does not obligate him to join the subjugated Monsters.

 

‘Then I wouldn’t be involved in it either.’

 

Anyway, I didn’t even go to the area where the monsters were discovered.

 

After all, the conclusion was that suppressing the monsters was none of my business.

 

“I see what you mean. Good luck. I’m not very knowledgeable about monsters. However—it must be difficult to accompany it.”

 

Aiden asked back, surprised by my firm answer.

 

“What? Aren’t you two going back to Marquis?”

 

Niel responded to his question with a smile, as if he was looking forward to thinking about it.

 

“No, we’re going to the Wizard Tower,”

 

The words hardened Aiden’s face, which was already set in an exhibitionist’s smile.

 

I frowned. In an instant, the atmosphere changed to see if the Wizard Tower was a good place to visit.

 

‘What’s the matter with the Wizard Tower?’

 

I was slowly reading the room, and Ixion stepped forward and asked.

 

“Why Wizard Tower?”

 

Niel was not stupid enough to explain the black magic here, he just said happily.

 

“Oh, I want to go with Elsia. There’s something to watch together.”

 

“Yes, so we’re going to stop by the Magic Tower.”

 

As soon as I finished answering, Aiden and Ixion shouted at the same time.

 

“No!”

 

“You can’t!”

 

‘Why can’t I go?’

 

In an instant, my face, which was about to ask a straight question, hardened.

 

‘You’re not going to notice anything, are you?’

 

Ixion was the one who witnessed Decan’s black magic firsthand. I was concerned that he had sensed something.

 

“W-why?”

 

I almost died as a result of black magic, so I had no idea they were keeping an eye on me, the last trace of black magic.

 

I quickly began to roll my eyes at a new hypothesis that came to mind.

 

The Devil’s children and black magic, which uses evil power in exchange for someone’s soul, were both born from the same source.

 

‘Then, like Niel, does Ixion, who has killed countless monsters, notice my energy?’

 

I glanced at the monsters’ blood on his clothes.

 

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‘No way— Maybe the reason for the marriage proposal! The reward is a reward, but is it for monitoring me?’

 

I felt as if the mystery had been solved. Somehow the sudden marriage proposal seemed a bit out of the blue.

 

I even told him directly that Artise’s royal family could use black magic.

 

“That’s—”

 

Ixion was about to say something, when he glanced at Niel and sighed.

 

“Niel Evgeny— Ugh…  His intentions—.”

 

‘You noticed that Niel was involved!’

 

My pupils began to shake gradually.

 

I, too, was wondering if my appearance had changed little by little, and it was natural to Ixion, who could connect me with black magic.

 

I spoke quickly.

 

“Of course, Niel was the one who suggested it first, but I was the one who decided to go.”

 

I didn’t know how far he knew, so I spoke as vaguely as possible.

 

‘Seeing that they don’t openly arrest or monitor me, that’s probably just a pity.’

 

Even though Niel’s wizard’s curiosity was above all value, Ixion was different.

 

He was a person who had faith in subjugating monsters, and was always wary of evil forces like black magic.

 

No matter how upright and gracious he was, he did not know what judgment he would make in front of the cause.

 

He’s the Prince of this country, and he’s leading a knighthood called the Imperial Sword.

 

I couldn’t trust him once I went to the Wizard Tower and checked my condition.

 

At least I didn’t want to die being watched by the man I saved.

 

‘Maybe he freed me first, but now that I think about it, what if knowing how to use black magic is chewing up and trying to lock me up again? Is the marriage proposal a bait? So did you get so angry when I refused?’

 

Once an idea began, it began to form a plausible hypothesis by biting its tail.

 

“Actually, I’m confused, but I think I’ll get to know myself when I get back.”

 

“Elsia.”

 

His eyes looked strangely desperate.

 

“Confused?”

 

“Yes.”

 

I nodded. Looking at me like that, he brought up something I didn’t expect.

 

“…Then don’t go.”

 

The night breeze brushed slightly over his hair.

 

It was like a painting even though it was covered in dust, not wiping the blood of the monsters.

 

He put his hand on my shoulder.

 

There was electricity running from it.

 

“Don’t go, Elsia.”

 

If I had been a little more weakness to this face, I would have been mesmerized and nodded.

 

At this point, I thought Ixion might use the black magic that deceived people.

 

I don’t know why this guy always moves in the range I don’t expect.

 

Saving lives was the only influence I could have on this person up to that point.

 

I carefully raised my eyes and looked at him and asked.

 

“Why?”

 

Do you happen to know about my dark magic relationship? Then why shouldn’t we go to the Wizard Tower? Maybe I shouldn’t know anything about black magic.

 

There were a mountain of questions I wanted to ask, but I had to be careful.

 

How I got freedom, how I designed my peaceful life.

 

“…Your older brother’s feeling.”

 

“Yes?”

 

At that word, I blinked in bewilderment and Aiden opened his mouth behind me.

 

“I am indebted to you and I will never forget it. I don’t want to see you choose your own path, with a feeling with your older brother.”

 

“……”

 

Aiden sighed and held his forehead. He, too, seemed to be absurd.

 

“I’m sure you know inside. Even if everything Niel says sounds sweet right now, I’m the one who’s good to be with until the end. It’s a little too much to say in front of the person, but Niel is—”

 

“Wait, Prince.”

 

It was Niel who interrupted those words.

 

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but what’s certain is—”

 

Niel grabbed me with a grin. This curious wizard couldn’t back down in front of the Imperial family.

 

After all, it was only natural for you to be arrogant as one of the few wizards in the country.

 

“I’m the Older Brother.”

 

Oh, that was so true. Who the hell can vomit over those words?

 

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Elsia and Niel eventually left first in a carriage.

 

Ixion looked at the wagon moving away with an unknown expression.

 

“W-what do I do?”

 

Aiden glanced at Ixion’s countenance and said.

 

Now it was pointless to criticize ‘the older brother’s heart’ for being a huge mistake.

 

“In the end, they want to go to the Wizard Tower. Maybe she wanted to have confidence in her shaking heart.”

 

“Aiden.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Do you remember when you met a group of gargoyles in the Heisen Mountains?”

 

“Oh, how can I forget that time?”

 

Aiden answered Ixion with a frown.

 

“I thought they were all dead here, well.”

 

“What do you think is the reason I won every battle?”

 

“…That’s… That’s because you’re capable of—.”

 

“Then we wouldn’t have been in that crisis in the Heisen Mountains in the first place.”

 

Ixion swept over his black hair once and continued coldly.

 

“We won because we fought to the end in any unfavorable situation. You can’t just fight for the better unless you’re a god.”

 

“Ah—”

 

“Even if it’s disadvantageous, it goes to the end. Join the Knights and set out for Marquis.”

 

“I understand.”

 

Aiden bowed his head and answered immediately.

 

However, he couldn’t stop asking the next question.

 

“But really, the reason you’re doing this… is it to repay Young Lady Elsia?”

 

“I am the one who asked Marquis Evgeny to look after her. If you look at the cause of the crazy Niel Evgeny, I can’t be free either.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“Maybe I’ll feel uncomfortable for the rest of my life. Every time I fall asleep, I’ll regret not stopping her now.”

 

“But you didn’t do it on purpose— and Young Lady said, it’s a choice of eternity.”

 

“Even so, we can’t wait to see her hurt and eventually abandoned.”

 

“Uhm…”

 

“I told you, it’s like a brother’s heart to see his sister. I’m the one who let her out of the palace.”

 

“Prince, you don’t have a sister.”

 

Aiden said deftly.

 

“How do you know about brother’s heart when you don’t have a sister?”

 

“Anyway, everyone else is fine, but not Niel Evgeny.”

 

Ixion gritted his teeth and once again regretted having him discharged early.

 

If he had known this would happen, he would have taken him to the end and rolled him all day.

 

“This is another battle, Aiden. There’s a lot of defeat, but I’ll still do my best.”

 

“Prince, fighting is completely different from dating.”

 

“We can find and target the opponent’s weaknesses and imitate their strengths.”

 

“—Huh.”

 

Aiden eventually gave up discussing further.

 

He replied lacklusterly, anticipating a tougher battle for his lord than ever before.

 

“Then, congratulations on your first expedition. Prince. It will be very difficult, but I hope you will win. I will do my best to help you as a lieutenant.”