The Male Lead Knelt Before Me

Translator: Missme

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Editor: Aru

‘I need to tell the Commander about this!’

It was only that thought.

He might wouldn’t care if it’s another place, but to where the Commander is…

Moreover, only two of them!

Edmund knew well that it was just additional dispatch, but that province is where the Rykel appeared.

‘If there are still remnants left……?’

Edmund, who was terrified just thinking about it, trembled.
It’s not because he underestimated Natalie.
Perhaps Natalie herself could deal with at least one Rykel by herself.

However, if there is someone she needs to protect, the story has changed.

Edmund wondered if Natalie could do it, to protect Elena while dealing with Rykel alone.

Edmund hastily wrote the contents on the paper.
He was in such a hurry that it was hard to tell what he had written himself.

And he took out Caleb’s letter bird, fed it with the letter, and flew it away.

* * * * *

The carriage, which had been running nonstop, stopped.
Through the window, I could see the sunset outside.

‘I guess we’re going camping here tonight.’

 

Watching the knights get off the horse, I got off the carriage, too.

I approached Natalie, who was tying her horse reins to a tree.

“Dame Seria.”

“Yes, Lady.”

“Are you going to start a fire now? Should I pick up the branches?”

“You’re right, we’re going to make a fire, but you don’t have to pick up branches, Lady.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

It’s weird.

As far as I know, in novels, they always pick up branches and camp.

“Then how do you make a fire?”

“I have a bundle of wood that I brought with me before we set off.
Usually, the bundle may run out, so I use it sparingly and only use it when necessary, but if we only camp today, we will arrive at our destination tomorrow, so we plan to use the wood we brought.”

Oh, I see.

“Where is the wooden bundle?”

“I put it behind the carriage with the items needed for camping.”

 

I was a little surprised by the unexpected place.

Somehow I heard a strange clatter every time the carriage ran, and it was because of them.

I opened the tailgate of the carriage with Natalie and prepared to camp with the knights who came with me.

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Natalie ignited the fire with her skilful craftsmanship.

It was when I was watching her, wrapped in blankets.

Rustle-

I heard something passing by the bushes.

‘What is it?’

I looked back.
I looked at the place where there was a sound, but there was nothing in particular.
Except for the bushes.

‘It definitely felt like there was something.
Was it just my illusion?’

I had the urge to take a look at the bushes, but I couldn’t put it into action.

As we were preparing for the night, It was pretty dark all around, and I didn’t dare to think that there might be something real behind the bushes.

I was very nervous and swallowed my saliva, and a knight around me asked me with a puzzled face.

“Lady? Why do you look like that?”

“Oh, I can hear the sound from behind there.”

“Sound?”

“Yes, it feels like something has passed by…… That kind of sound.”

“Let me check.”

In my words, one of the members of the Imperial Knights rose up and carefully went through the bushes.

But there was nothing.

“There’s nothing here.”

“I must have misunderstood the sound of the leaves swaying in the wind.
I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s nothing, Lady.
That’s possible.”

The Knights added.

“This is a mountain, so there may be a mountain animal.
So there’s nothing bad about being careful.
Don’t worry too much, Lady.”

“That’s right.
It would be nice if we could prevent accidents by checking in advance.”

The knights then encouraged me.

Thanks to it, my feelings were relieved quickly.

And sitting together in front of the bonfire in blankets, we ate the stew made by Natalie.

* * * * *

As if the sun was about to set, the sky was coloured orange.

Caleb frowns and stops his horse.

When he stopped, the following knights naturally stopped.

Normally, I would have stopped the search here and promised to search for it tomorrow.

However, it had already been days since he missed the baby Rykel.

The cub might have become an adult by now.

After much consideration, Caleb decided to continue the tracking.

If the adult came down to the village tonight, it could have caused serious casualties.

“Lord Madin.”

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“Yes, Commander.”

“I’ll be looking around more, so can you bring some knights with you and bring me some lanterns? We have to catch him by the end of the day.”

“I’ll do that.”

Gerlin, who nodded, turned his head with some knights.

Caleb carefully looked at the floor and trees to find traces of the magic while Gerlin brought the lamp.

As the size of the beast is large, the footprints are large and the ground is well weighed down.

And there was a high possibility that the branch was swept away by its size and bent.

‘I think it went in this direction.’

Caleb found a branch bent higher than his eye level on a horse.

Traces were found, but Caleb could not move until Gerlin and other knights came.

When it got dark, there was nothing to see, and if he followed the road without lighting, there is a high possibility that things would be disrupted or vice versa.

After a while, Gerlin and other knights brought lanterns.

“Here it is.
Commander.”

“Great job”.

“And take this, too.
When I went to Lord’s castle for a while, there was a letter that came for you.
I think the Vice-Commander sent it.”

“Lord Vessel?”

Caleb received a letter from Gerlin.

The bold handwriting of the hastily sharpened shirt welcomed him.

Caleb couldn’t say that Edmund’s usual handwriting was very neat.
But this was too much.
To the point where it would interfere with reading.

Caleb’s expression, who was reading the letter carefully, hardened.

The knights who were looking at him with a visibly rigid look could not hide their doubts.

“Speed up the search.”

It was a somewhat urgent voice.
Not like the usual Caleb.

Even before Gerlin and other knights answered, Caleb raised his speed.

Because of that, the knights were puzzled and speeding up along Caleb.

* * * * *

After finishing the stew, we gathered and sat in the centre of the bonfire.

We were all sitting together for the first time.

When we were at the inn, we were busy resting and doing what we had to do.

Several members spoke carefully to Natalie.

Their topic was mainly swordsmanship.

After seeking advice, watching the members who listened carefully to Natalie, I felt that Natalie was an idol for ordinary knights.

‘Well, it’s because she’s a member of the Royal Knights.’

As there was nothing else to do, I listened to Natalie.

However, as there was a limit to explaining in words, she even demonstrated.

As I was watching that, I felt someone approaching me.

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It was Herschel Themis.

“May I sit next to you?”

“……yes.”

I hesitated and nodded.

It was strange to say no, so Herschel sitting next to me said nothing.

‘I thought you had something to say, but why aren’t you saying anything?’

I couldn’t stand the awkward atmosphere, so I opened my mouth first.

“Do you have any questions for Dame Seria, Lord Themis?”

“You mean me?”

“Yes.
Everyone seems to be asking Dame Seria this and that.”

“That’s true.
I’m fine though, I don’t want to ask her anything.”

When I tilted my head, Herschel added.

“Dame Seria is certainly an outstanding knight.
But I know that getting advice can’t beat your natural talent.
Edmund Vessel is the living witness.”

“Oh……”

I knew when I heard Lord Vessel’s name.

Come to think of it, he said that the two of them are friends.

If they had grown up together since they were young, the two would have faced swords and asked for advice on skills.

‘It didn’t go well, huh.’

Unknowingly, I began to offer words of comfort to Herschel’s bittersweet face.

“Lord Themis, didn’t you also work hard to reach this level? That’s all that matters.”

“Do you think so?”

“Yes, you’ve already done well enough.”

“As expected, Miss Lena is sweet.”

I was blown away by those words.

My God, pushing him out once isn’t enough…… Herschel added with a bitter face when I hardened my face without realizing it.

“I know.
I’m making Miss Lena uncomfortable.”

“……”

“But don’t worry.
I don’t misunderstand.
I clearly remember you saying that you have a crush on someone.
And it may be difficult right now, but I’m trying to organize my feelings.”

I only listened to him silently.
I didn’t know how to respond.

And I hated it because I felt selfish when I was relieved while listening to that.

I didn’t know what to do because of the discomfort.

Rustle-

I heard the sound of grass passing by each other again.

‘Is it the sound of the wind again?’

When I turned around, something yellow quickly disappeared through the bushes.

In such a short moment that I wonder if it was an illusion.

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But I froze as it was.
Endlessly repeating what I just saw in my head.

‘It was an eye.’

I saw it clearly.

Yellow glasses that shone clearly even in the dark.

I couldn’t ignore it, thinking it would be nothing.

The size of the eyes I saw was quite large.

‘It looked as big as my fist.’

It was clear that if it had such big eyes, it would also be big.

I forcibly moved my limp lips.

“Lord Themis, did you see that?”

“What are you talking about?”

“There, didn’t the bright yellow thing pass by?”

“Really?”

Herschel didn’t seem to see what I saw.

But I saw it clearly.

“It looked like an animal.
The eyes were very big.
Since it’s the size of my fist, I’m sure he’s big……”

Did it just pass by?

Or is it still spying on us around here?

Suddenly, I thought I should tell everyone this, not just Herschel.

“Excuse me, Lord Themis.”

When I got up from my seat, I walked to Natalie.

“Dame Seri……”

“Lady! Bend down!”

It was before I even called Natalie.

‘Bend down?’

While hesitating at an urgent shout, I tripped over, failing to feel the section of the ground that was completely cut off.

Woosh- the wind rose above my head.

Several strands of hair scattered in the air and fell down.

What’s that?

Natalie pulled my arm without letting me have time to grasp the situation.

It was only after I was dragged to one side by her that I could face it.

A house-sized creature, with black fur, bright yellow eyes, and a pointed tail like a scorpion, showing his sharp teeth, exhaled a rough breath.

Light green saliva flows down from its open mouth.

“That’s… What’s that……”

“It’s Rykel.”

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