Lips On The Tip Of a Knife - Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Translator:

Shin

Ep 11.

The leader’s way, Who’s going to stop you?

Suddenly, the carriage rattled. A large crowd of people appeared with a loud shout as if it were a signal. At the same time, hundreds of arrows embroidered the sky.

“Raise your shields!”

“All in defensive formation!”

“Protect the wagon! Protect Your Excellency and Her Highness!”

“We must protect Duke Sarno and Her Majesty Arne!”

The knights with shields quickly wound round the carriage. But it was such a huge procession that all the knights could not avoid the arrows. A procession that quickly turned into chaos.

“I can’t believe this would happen as soon as I came to the Northern Empire.”

I thought the Northern Empire was peaceful, but it didn’t seem to be. A cold sweat fell on Crave’s back.

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Cassian’s eyes were on one spot. On the marble chessboard were glass chess objects carved with delicate gold ornaments. Unlike normal chess, on a chessboard with two queens, distinctively placed objects that impossible to know the meaning. Cassian, who caught one of the dogs, tapped the table with his fingers.

” Well……”

With spilling a low slit , Cassian’s chin gently swept. Cassian’s eyes submerged with thoughts. I looked back on the documents that Alan had been dealing with because of different pretense of Cassian.

“What’s wrong with you?”

“I heard the news that the men who sent them to the northern territories arrived safely.”

“Hmm? Isn’t that a good thing?”

“Well,”

Cassian’s smile twisted.

” I sent you to die, but if you’re back alive, the words are different.”

“………?”

Like winter, the icy blue eyes shone like abyss. I dug up the bait that I worked hard on to catch the big fish, but the opponent didn’t bite.

“What does this mean?”

Looking at the checkerboard did not show the number of opponents in the palm of your hand. And Cassian liked this kind of fight. One of the opponent’s trumps? Then, where was the number placed, what the hell did you joke about, and what was missing? Cassian’s fingers beat slowly at the table. And when my fingers finally stopped, someone was in the office and knocked in the door.

“Your Highness, it’s urgent!”

The door opened with the butler Gray’s urgent voice and an article urgently reported.

“Grand, Grand Duke has been attacked!”

Casian’s subtle smile froze in an instant.

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“Protect the Grand Duchess and the VIP!”

The shouts of the knights guarding the defensive formation and escorting them broke through the air. The situation was getting more and more urgent. When the rain-like arrow stopped, a group of people dressed in black and covered their faces with black masks rushed to the carriage. At first glance, it looked like a group of armed robbers, but it was not apparent to anyone. If they were really armed robbers, they couldn’t explain this organized movement. And…….

” If you’re in your right mind, you won’t attack Grand Duke Ternuzen’s strapped wagon.”

Therefore, they were not sane. Or is it drermination and running. Either way, it wasn’t good at all.

“Ahhhhhhh! Don’t be pushed! ”

“Kill!”

“It’s over there! Over there!”

Arne’s eyes were cold as she watched the chaotic scene of the knights and armed robbers mixing together. Duke Sarno, who learned the sword with basic skills, but had never played a game, hid in the carriage in front of him and cheered for the knights. Arne saw it and clicked her tongue once.

” Aaaahhhhhhh!”

When the knight hit the wagon and fell, the blood remained on the window. One of the maids who witnessed the scene up close screamed and passed out.

“Kyaaaaaahhh! What do we do?”

“Get away from the window! Come here!”

“We’re not going to die, are we? we will live right?”

“Trust the Knights. We’re not the only ones here.”

“Yeah, we’ll be fine.”

Everyone screamed and the maids were terrified. There was only one person, Arne, who didn’t scream in the carriage. Seeing Arne staring out of the window without saying a word, the maids all thought the same thing.

‘You’re so scared you’re completely hardened!’

If a person is really surprised, they doesn’t give any reaction! Everyone sympathized with the situation that the Grand Duchess had experienced for the first time, thinking that it had hardened in surprise. Of course, not at all.

“Why are you so scared?”

Arne, who was paying attention outside to find out what was going on, wondered why the maids were scared of such things, but did not show off. It was just that…..

‘ I wish you could leave me alone. ‘

The maid tried to reassure Arne, even though they were more scared.

” It’ll be all right, Your Grace.”

“That’s right. The knights are strong!”

“The knights will save you after finishing everything.”

Erica got another drink.

“If anything happens, trust me, I’ll protect you with my life!”

You don’t have to, but It was so hard to live as a fragile lady. Arne glanced at Erica’s soft hand, which held her hand tightly. My hands tremble because I’m so tired of my fingers. Even though you’re so scared, I can’t believe your going to sacrifice your life to protect me………

‘It’s strange.’

It was then.

“Kaaaahhh!”

Suddenly, Arne pulled Erica, and the window broke and the window blossomed with a terrific rupture. Stillness dominated the carriage. And now the maid, who realized what had happened, were confused one after another If Arne hadn’t just pulled it, Erica, who would have been killed in a hole in her neck,swallod the dry saliva in her mouth. My throat was cold for no reason. The situation was more serious outside. Half of the knights were injured or killed, and the other half, which seemed relatively distant, was not OK. Craven was holding out because he was playing. Craven wanted to hide his skills on purpose, but these kids wouldn’t let him.

“I didn’t think it was an ordinary armed robber, but why on earth did these talented people come?”

There were too many. Craven’s eyebrows, which were dealing with the two at once, were broken.

‘As it is…!’

Then the Duke of Sarno, who was hiding himself in a broken carriage, shouted loudly.

“Arne! My niece! Help me!”

The Duke of Sarno was in no position to hide anything when his guardian knight was pushed to death. Arne gave a low tongue at the Duke of Sarno’s cry. I couldn’t do anything if I wasn’t confident. This procession consisted of only Western imperial knights, so no one witnessed it when only the maids were put to sleep. Most of the maids are already fainted. Arne’s eyes were directed at Erica, who was still struggling with her small body to protect herself.

“Erica.”

“What?”

When Erica looked up, her body collapsed with a thud. Arne, who distracted Erica and immediately knocked her out, put Erica in a safe place and stood up. In dress, there was no sword, but as usual, Arne had no problem. Arne, who was warming up with a nod, reached into the air.

“Nevermore.”

Legendary two-sword sword descending from the family of Lewellgosa. Nevermore, a notorious sword that was born in darkness and swallowed all the souls that he had cut. Suddenly, everyone’s vision became dark, and Nevermore, who held the darkness, revealed the brilliant blackness to the world.

” [Oh, you’re such a weakling. If you call me now ~~ what can you do? Don’t you think that’s too much? Leave it alone! Neglect is abuse! If I don’t see your face for a day…….I’ll go!]”

Nevermore, who had not been in the world for a long time, talked about it, but now was not the time to listen to the whining of the sword. As soon as Arne summoned the sword, she struck it flying toward her neck and slit her opponent’s neck. Arne, who quickly sent a man into the carriage of the underworld, taught all the enemies who immediately rushed to her what hell was.

” Wow, whoa…!”

It was surprising to see Arne on the same side, who was making a series of moves against the enemy. No one in the place could stop the well-equipped full-plate armour as it rose to the legendary sword that smashed it and the ecstatic red aura rose up.

‘I’m in trouble.’

A masked man standing far away sweated with the tension flowing through his back. The atmosphere of the war changed in an instant because of a small woman who suddenly broke in. The atmosphere that was able to kill everything and achieve what he wanted quickly turned around. Now is the time to worry about their lives.

“Do I have to run away now?”

As soon as hetried to run away and the moment he abandoned his sword,the man’s neck was suddenly cool.

“Where are you going?”

The man with the same heart collapsed without a chance to answer. Arne, who lightly brushed off the sword to shake off the blood, breathed a sigh. It took less than 10 minutes for the situation to be sorted out. Craven admired the dance, which was filled with admiration.

“As expected, indeed!”

As expected, the boss whom he fell in love with was the best knight in the world, and Arne, who did not sweat once, frowned when she saw the sparkling eyes toward her. Craven smiled broadly. Arne just shrugged.

“Excuse me, chief”

“…………?”

“You should have saved one.That way, we’ll find out who sent it.”

“Oh.”

Now Arne opened her mouth as if she had realized it.

“………….”

“…………..”

Heavy silence. Arne broke the silence and grinned.

“Well, if you have business, they’ll come again on their own.”

“Huh?”

The Duke of Crave and Sarno clicked their tongues at the same time. It was a word that only those who were confident to come and do it no matter how many times they came. I knew it, but the Duke of Sarno shook his head with temper of risking himself because his niece was so strong.

“Treat the wounded with this potion.”

“Yes, sir.”

With the potion handed over by Duke Sarno, relatively distant knights treated the wounded. To some extent, We had to discuss whether to head to the capital or go back to Terneugen Castle again. Arne also turned to wake up the maids and stopped tall.And she threw Nevermore in a hurry.

” [ Now that you’re done, let’s have a good time with me…..Don’t Ugh! Don’t let it go!] ”

It was just when Nevermore disappeared into subspace. Other knights were seen in the distance with the sound of horses’ hooves.

“Someone’s coming from over there!”

“Power defense formation!”

Arne was the first to discover Terneugen’s crest. And finally, Cassian arrived.

“Your majesty!”

“I see your majesty.”

Cassian descended from the horse as he was greeted by the knights. Arne laughed awkwardly because she was commited an eye contact with Cassian. I raised my hand and said hello, but there was no greeting from Cassian. Arne somehow thought Cassian was different from his usual self now. An odd stiff look, a confused look.

“And ……”

“Huh!?”

As soon as she tried to read an emotion from Cassian’s eyes, he held Arne in his arms. Hugging in his big, wide arms, Arne could feel the beating of his heart.

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The news of the wagon raid was a shadow that Cassian secretly attached to the Duke of Arne and Sarno. The shadow quietly followed the procession with distance, and as soon as the attack began, the news was reported to the castle through a magic tool. The Knights of the castle urgently appeared, but no one was sure if they could arrive on time because there was already a distance between the castle and the carriage. When Cassian, who usually only sent the Knights, rode the horse himself, Alan was surprised and didn’t even think of stopping Cassian from moving. Sprawled bodies, wounded knights, Duke Sarno and Arne. But there was only one Arne that came into the eyes of the Cassian. Cassian quietly lowered to look at Arne in his arms. A small thin body was likely to break if touched a little wrong. Arne’s fine dress was splashed with unknown blood. Cassian’s eyes were cold as he carefully grabbed Arne’s arm.An unusual stir of emotion When I thought I might lose it, my body moved first without having time to think about something. Cassian didn’t know whether all this was because he almost lost his precious “useful words” in vain or for another reason. Whatever it was,the important thing was the fact that Arne was safe. Cassian, who skillfully concealdd his feelings, smiled softly.But still Cassian’s blue eyes were frozen.

“Are you all right?”

“Yes? Yes, I’m fine.”

Arne laughed, and Craven who was watching this scene from behind, shuddered with goosebumps.

“I have to ask someone.”

The Duke of Sarno seriously sympathized with Crave’s murmur. Only then did Cassian look around to see if he had seen the surroundings. Most of the knights survived, but one-third of the knights died. And twice as many were dead.

“Who did this?”

When asked by Cassian, Arne rolled her eyes in a cold sweat as she looked at him, and hurriedly pointed to someone.

“He did it.”

Craven, who was pointed out by a jolt, opened his eyes in a circle.

“What? Me?”

Craven was making a very early looked and the the Duke of Sarno struck him.

“That’s right. He did it.”

“Oh? Even the Duke?”

“He’s a knight that I love very much”

“…….? When did I ever be your knight…..Ugh”

Craven, who was stabbed in the ribs by Arne, bowed down. I had a pain in my side.

“Is this all that man?”

The Duke of Sarno and Arne nodded simultaneously at Cassian’s rebuttal. It was a tremendous dance. One unit that came in determinedly was never a number that could be done alone. Other knights buzzed. At this point, I couldn’t say no. Craven stepped forward tactfully.

“Yes, I did.”

Everyone’s eyes were on Craven. Someone asked again.

“Are you sure you did it?”

“I’m doing it a little bit,”

Arne’s eyes cold as she knew the truth as Crave raised his thumb. Cassian didn’t say much and looked at Arne. Arne smiled as their eyes met. Cassian suddenly became serious after seeing Arne, who was afraid of being caught.

“Are you scared?”

Of course not, but in Cassian’s eyes, Arne seemed to be shaking with fear.

‘ I thought it was someone else.’

For a moment, I was surprised by the cold atmosphere that Cassian emitted, but Arne didn’t think much.

“Are you not going back now?”

Cassian paused for a moment at Arne’s question. Although, there was something backlogged….but now I just wanted to be with Arne. This has never happened to Cassian so far but Arne did not know if this was unusual.

“Yes, I’ll be with you.”

“Huh? Is that okay?”

“That’s fine. My deputy will take care of it. That’s the salary you’re paying.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Now that it’s this way, it’s better to go with you. Wouldn’t that be safer?”

Craven murmured as he saw Cassian raising Arne’s hand and kissing her on the back of his hand.

“The leaders way, Who’s going to stop you?”

“Be quiet.”

The Duke of Sarno gave Craven a hint. Arne just laughed.

“Hahaha.”

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