The Return of the Female Knight

CHAPTER 74

Elena captured the Queen's men who infiltrated the palace, according to Carlisle's orders. However, at a certain point, he could feel someone following him. He stopped walking and turned towards the person walking at his feet.

"Hey, why do you keep chasing me?"

Morgan stepped away from behind the tree, smiling. He was so big that even a large trunk could not hide him.

"Your name is Len, right? How do you know I'm following you? I think I'm hiding myself. ”

“Alright, just get to the point. Are you here to fight with me again? "

Elena did not care about the knight's arrogance, but if she kept bothering him about it, it would be interesting to go head-to-head to prove who was stronger. Even though Elena was a woman and had a smaller body, she had experiences from her last life.

"Oh no. I'm not gonna fight with you. "

"Then why are you chasing me?"

Embarrassedly Morgan scratched the back of his large head.

"From what I saw from the bridge last time, I thought you were a better man than I thought."

"…?"

Elena looked at. Morgan continued with an embarrassed expression.

"So, let's be friends."

Elena did not reply, and she continued nervously.

“After all we are in the same family. I work for the Crown Prince. "

He would probably turn to crap if he left it like this, so he nodded.

"…Yes."

Morgan's face shone upon his reply.

"really?"

"…Huh?"

"Are we going to be friends from now on?"

They weren't kids playing, but it felt like he was reaching out his little finger to make a promise. Elena could not help but smile at how Morgan's gentle nature was so contrary to her appearance.

In his past life there were some men who sometimes acted charming and sweet towards him, without recognizing him for his abilities because he was a woman. Only after seeing his actions did they respect him. Of course, Morgan doesn't know she's a woman now, but .. in this life, she'll pretend to be a man to hide her identity as much as possible.

"My name is-"

"Morgan, right?"

He remembered that someone called him that at the Flower Bridge. Morgan smiled at him to remember. It did not match up to the big man at all, causing Elena to smile again. Suddenly

Swig swig swig—

Someone passed by nearby. They have not arrested all those who entered without permission into the palace. Elena immediately took a combat stance.

"Let's talk later."

Morgan nodded and stood behind Elena.

"I will take this opportunity to show me my strength, so keep your eyes open."

Morgan took out his main weapon, a heavy iron rod, and twisted it several times in the air. Inevitably Elena glanced over when she heard the power of the wind. The blow from it would definitely knock a knight down or destroy his weapon.

Elena's mouth rose upwards when she realized that her friend was stronger than she thought.

"Then, let's catch the mouse that's hiding."

As soon as she finished speaking, Elena darted forward like a cat, and Morgan rushed forward with a taut gait that made the earth shudder.

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Elena and Morgan walked out of the dark forest. The number of enemy soldiers they captured together numbered seven, and the seventh was transported by Morgan alone. He had two on each shoulder, and the other three he was dragging on the ground with their collars. Because of that, Elena could walk without any burden.

"You're really good, Len."

Morgan did not easily miss his enemies, but he had a fighting style meant to defeat one or two enemies in front of him. Meanwhile, Elena's movements were so agile and accurate that she managed to block the escape route and effectively narrow the field. Morgan could not help but admire his skills.

"… We're still far away."

Although Elena had more physical strength and familiarity with the sword than when she first returned to the past, she was still not fully recovered from her peak skill. His basic physical strength could not reach his full potential without substantial training.

“Oh, have you fought with the prince? I heard some talented people compete with him … "

"Dissented?"

Elena looked at Morgan with curiosity.

"You don't know?"

"No."

"Then you better avoid it as much as possible. Those who fight princes are likely to sustain serious injuries. On rainy days you can hear them complaining about their injuries. "

He knew that Carlisle was not weak, but he had never seen him wield a sword directly.

"Is Carlisle that strong?"

"of course. Probably the strongest in our army. You don't know because you're new and have never been to war. His Majesty doesn't really admit it. But sometimes ... I'm even scared. "

Morgan's voice disappeared, but her words remained in Elena's mind.

He began to imagine what Carlisle was like on the battlefield. Bloodied, defeating dozens of enemies .. He also remembered the black scales that appeared on his arms, and imagined him holding the enemy by their necks. His words flashed through his mind.

– Let me ask you this. Are you sorry about your decision? And you know .. I can be a monster.

Caril always called himself a monster, but he didn't think he was talking just about his arm. Why did it change like that? He lingered on these unanswered questions. He was lost in thought until the person he imagined spoke for real in front of him.

"…You're late."

He looked up, but when he looked around it didn't seem like many other knights had returned. He didn't think they were late, but he didn't protest.

"They've gone further than we thought, so it took a while to catch them."

Morgan threw the seven unconscious bodies to the ground, and immediately approached Elena and placed his hand on her shoulder.

"get rid of."

"What?"

"Your hands, let go."

Carlisle's tone turned deadly, and Morgan glanced at where his hand was placed. His hand only slightly touched Elena's shoulder, and this level of familiarity was common among knights. As they fight together and the friendship deepens, their way of touching each other will become more familiar as well. When they go out for a drink, they will even stumble on shoulder-to-shoulder.

Before Elena could ask a question, Morgan quickly released her hand on Elena's shoulder. Carlisle emitted an energy so terrifying that he looked like he would cut off the offended limb if it remained in Elena's body again.

Elena looked straight at Carlisle and continued as if nothing had happened.

"I don't think we've caught them all yet, so I'm gonna go back into the woods and help the others."

"Ah, I'm also–"

Carlisle cut Morgan's words.

“Why should you move with a partner? Morgan, you go alone. "

"Yes, Your Majesty. I'll be back!"

After a loud reply, Morgan rushed towards the direction that had the noise. When Elena looked at her back, she immediately lowered her voice to talk to Carlisle.

"We'll be out of here soon."

"… You should praise me for being so patient."

He looked at her with a surprised expression and subconsciously shook his head.

Tatatatakdak.

He saw Zenard coming at them from a distance. The fact that she came back was proof that something had happened and Elena kept her eyes closed. Finally he arrived, panting as he gave his report.

"Your Majesty, we found Kuhn."

As soon as Kuhn left the building where Mirabelle was located, she was found quickly by the nearby Crown Prince's forces. He didn't know if he would be taken to the empress without Mirabelle's protection, but he was safe now that Carlisle's forces were everywhere.

Carlisle and Elena rushed towards Kuhn, who was in dire need of emergency treatment. Zenard gave his report and went to deal with the other Queen's people.

"Dear…"

Kuhn tried to lift herself up to greet her, but Carlisle gently pushed her shoulders.

"Are you okay?"

"Yes I'm fine."

He did not seem to answer honestly, but his answer was calm.

"Thank you for your hard work."

"No. I apologize for not fulfilling my mission. "

"Don't waste your mind and concentrate on getting better now."

Kuhn weakly dropped her head. Maybe he had too many mistakes for not completing the mission. Meanwhile, Elena stood behind Carlisle, affirming with her own eyes that she was safe. At that moment Kuhn's gray eyes turned towards him.

"Who is this?"

Carlisle turned his head towards Elena, then replied in a relaxed voice.

"This is my bodyguard."

Elena gave a light nod instead of answering. Kuhn knew Elena's voice, and there was a chance she could recognize him if he spoke. He did not want to say anything in front of him as much as possible.

"…I saw."

Kuhn looked at Elena in her metal armor with an unreadable expression. He did not have the same attitude as Zenard, but Kuhn also did not seem to welcome his presence.

"No one welcomes you here."

Suddenly, Elena recalled Morgan's face. There was still a long night to go, but he thought he would have to see her again if he had the chance.

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The next day, the sun rose without fail.

A busy morning for the Crown Prince. The Empress's men had requested authorization to search the Crown Prince's palace last night, but Carlisle had slept and had not agreed to it in time. The empress complained that she missed the bully, but there was nothing she could do about it. His men who had been captured and tortured were eventually released as well.

Elena has yet to see Kuhn's dramatic rescue from the palace, but she is confident that she is recovering well from sight. He thought that rumors about his secret late-night meeting with Carlisle would be widespread throughout the palace, but there was no such talk and he suspected that Carlisle had a hand in it.

In the end, the results were satisfactory. But there was one thing he did not expect.

"What did you say?"

Mirabelle's face was thin as if she couldn't sleep last night, and she continued her explanation.

"Yes ... last night, some men stormed in and opened the bathroom door."

"And they saw you wearing your underwear?"

"… Um."

Due to Mirabelle's hesitation, Elena sent her fist to the table. Wild flames erupted from his chest. He thought things were going well last night, but it turned out to be wrong. How dare they see Mirabelle's body!

"Why didn't you come to me last night?"

Elena had no choice but to say it. Even if Mirabelle came, she would find that Elena was not in her room. Elena bit her lips in frustration while Mirabelle tried to put on a lighter face.

"It's okay. I don't care about that at all. "

"Why don't you sleep well?"

Mirabelle could not think of anything to say for a moment. Mirabelle's sleepless night was not due to the shame of showing herself to others. He was more worried if Kuhn managed to escape safely. He also promised never to reveal Kuhn Kasha's name.

"I have to change beds and it's a little rough, but I'm really fine, brother."

"…good. I wouldn't worry about that. "

Elena tried to be kind, but her red eyes flowed with lava-deep anger. He was thinking about the people they had arrested last night. He was supposed to torture them with his own hands and make them pay …

He clenched his teeth.

"I'll find them and get my revenge."