Only Obedient to Me! Sir Knight Chapter 12

“Haa, seriously! I told you it was useless to try and run. You’re just wasting time.”

“How are you already here! Surely the guards didn’t….”

“That’s why I told you we should have handled this between ourselves. This is a sorry sight to show a noble, sir.”

The person standing at the very front of the group bowed playfully to Rowy and Van. The attendant gasped at their relaxed demeanor.

‘To think that the guards couldn’t even lay a finger on them….’

Cold sweat trickled down the attendant’s back.

‘Who on earth are they? How is this even possible?’

Need it even be said how skilled the guards of the Veloa Trading Guild—one of the three greatest merchant guilds on the continent—were? The attendant was deeply shaken by something he had never experienced before. He then surreptitiously moved behind Van. He sought out the place that looked the safest. A knight guard standing alone next to a wealthy noble—he had to be strong. …He better be.

‘…But why is this human so immature?’

Meanwhile, Rowy was continuing to shove Van’s back, blocking the door, while saying he wanted to see outside too.

“Please, master. It’s dangerous, so stay behind me.”

“I want to see too.”

“C-come over here. Leave it to the knight!”

The attendant pulled at Rowy. But Rowy, without a hint of fear, kept sticking his head out. A horrified attendant repeatedly dragged him back inside.

“Ugh, so annoying.”

In the end, Rowy was dragged backward by the attendant’s strong grip. Seeing this, Van drew his sword. The mysterious group was now almost within arm’s reach.

“If you take another step closer, I will cut you down.”

Van held up his sword as a warning.

“Whoa, scary.”

The person leading the group in front raised his hands playfully.

“Don’t worry, knight. We have no intention of touching the noble, sir. You just need to hand over that attendant. The one who knows the location of The Holy Sword.”

“Eek!”

At the mention of himself, the attendant shrieked and scurried away. In that gap, Rowy, having slipped out of the attendant’s hands, popped back out from behind Van.

“But I bought The Holy Sword.”

“…Please, just stay still.”

Van pushed Rowy back behind him again. Even as he did, he didn’t take his eyes off the man in front of him.

‘Targeting The Holy Sword, but why?’

While The Holy Sword was, of course, the most important holy relic of the Elysion order, its objective value was not that great.

It had the grandiose descriptor of being a “sword bestowed by God,” but at the end of the day, it belonged to a small order.

Compared to a holy relic of a god they didn’t even know well, a sword crafted by an imperial master artisan would hold far more value. He couldn’t understand why, after going so far as to invade an auction house, they would ignore other precious items and search only for The Holy Sword. Especially since even its previous owner, Van, had traded it away for a debt.

‘Well, someone did buy it for five billion, though….’

…Who else but someone like Rowy would do such a thing?

‘What on earth are they trying to do with The Holy Sword?’

In any case, The Holy Sword was a weapon that couldn’t be used properly by anyone other than Van. It was a situation that defied all understanding.

“Now, there’s no time. Hand that guy over quickly. Surely you don’t think you can take us on by yourself, do you?”

Along with the man’s words, to make matters worse, another group of black-robed figures appeared on the other side. The man’s voice became even more triumphant.

“What are you going to do all by yourself, knight? Huh? Are you going to take on all these people alone?”

‘Take them on alone….’

At those words, Van carefully observed the black-robed group. And he concluded:

‘I can handle them alone, sufficiently.’

To Van, who had spent his whole life training for battles against demons, these kinds of humans were no match, no matter how many came.

‘I haven’t fought in human combat often, so it might not be easy to hold back, but….’

To someone who had clashed with demons with his bare body, what was there to fear from humans? However… the reckless colt in his arms was the problem. Van looked down at Rowy, who was clinging to his arm. Rowy was still looking at the group with sparkling, interested eyes.

‘If I told this person to go hide in a corner somewhere, would he listen?’

“…”

…A positive answer didn’t immediately come to mind. But there were too many enemies to keep him by his side while fighting. Van had never fought a battle where he had to protect someone else. If Rowy were to get swept up in it and get hurt…

‘Absolutely not.’

The Holy Sword was nothing compared to Rowy. Surely, even Elysion would understand if it was to protect a person.

‘Of course, the trading guild will return the five billion sen, right?’

Having considered even the fairly practical matters, Van made up his mind. He would give up The Holy Sword.

“…Do you only need The Holy Sword?”

His priority was just to give them what they wanted and get Rowy out of this dangerous situation. However,

“I don’t want to.”

The objection came from Rowy.

‘…I knew it.’

Van sighed and tried to persuade Rowy.

“No, master. It’s dangerous, so please evacuate first….”

“I don’t want to.”

…Of course, it didn’t work at all. At the firm answer, Van shut his eyes tightly. This is driving me crazy.

“Hey, I told you there’s no time! If the Knights arrive, things will get even bigger, so let’s resolve this quickly before that happens. We don’t want anyone getting hurt either.”

The man urged. At this, Van looked at the attendant.

“…Where is The Holy Sword? Let’s hand it over and get out of here first.”

“You can’t!”

…This time, it was the attendant’s objection. Finally, Van furrowed his brow.

Of course, the attendant had a desperate reason, unlike Rowy.

“If the merchandise is stolen like this, they might let us live, but the trading guild will try to kill me!”

The Veloa Trading Guild, which sold only high-priced items to nobles, was owned by the Empire’s Count Levien, and to them, the lives of commoner employees were not all that important. Especially if it was an item that had been sold for five billion. Just thinking about the penalty fees alone… the attendant turned blue with terror.

“You can’t! Absolutely not!”

The panicked attendant rushed to the window.

‘I’d rather jump!’

If he were lucky, he might survive with a broken leg, but if The Holy Sword were stolen, he was just plain dead! The attendant, having firmly made up his mind, grabbed the window frame.

“Ugh! Why won’t it open!”

…However, unfortunately, the window was locked.

“Haa….”

In a word, it was a mess. Van, who now had two reckless people to protect, held his sword again with a look of near-enlightenment.

“Then, I will clear a path, so take responsibility and get the master out of here.”

“Yes!”

“I don’t want to.”

The answers came at the same time.

Naturally ignoring one side’s opinion, Van shoved Rowy toward the attendant.

“…Whew.”

Van’s aura changed in an instant as he decided to send the two of them away. The sharp tip of his sword aimed at the man in front.

‘Without fail, I will get them out safely.’

Van, who had never felt fear even with demons in front of him, felt his body tremble slightly for the first time. Even so, the sword tip of the swordsman, who had surpassed his limits, did not budge. A faint tension flowed through the hallway.

“If you step aside peacefully, I will not attack.”

However, the man in front remained calm even while being held at swordpoint.

“Scary. But you won’t be fighting me, knight, because that guy over there will be the one doing it.”

“What?”

Van asked. But the man did not answer. He merely snapped his fingers. At that same moment, a figure appeared at the end of the hallway. Seeing this, Van’s eyes grew wide.

‘That is….’

A large stature, the clanking of chains wrapped around the neck and wrists with every step. And above all, the mask made of goat bone worn on its face.

‘Why on earth is that here….’

Van’s face turned serious and stiff at the all-too-familiar appearance.

“T-that’s the one! Whenever that huge thing approaches, everything just collapses!”

The attendant, who had once again stuck himself to Van’s back along with Rowy, shouted.

“I’m telling you, it’s creepy because it looks like a ghost!”

“A ghost?”

Intrigued by the word, Rowy poked his head out from behind Van to check outside. Horrified, Van grabbed Rowy and hugged him tightly.

“That is dangerous.”

“Hm? What is it?”

“That is….”

What was all too familiar to Van,

‘How is a demon here….’

It was the sudden appearance of a demon.

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‘A sacrifice—I definitely killed all the sacrifices.’

A sacrifice. One who had used their own body as a vessel to summon a demon. The demon that had taken root inside the human body had power that was pathetic compared to its true form, but for that very reason, it was dangerous. A demon hidden among humans often caused unimaginable chaos. Van braced himself and gripped his sword tighter.

‘I definitely wiped out all the demon summoners—how long has it been, for this to happen again….’

When the Great Demon Mamon died, all the demon summoners lost a great deal of their power. The summoners whose demons had disappeared, no longer able to provide them with power, were no match for the Holy Knights. In the name of Elysion, numerous demon summoners were met with divine punishment. However, evil, as it always did, was once again approaching, having grown in size in the blink of an eye.

“…”

Only then did Van realize why they were targeting The Holy Sword. It was actually a simple answer. The one who needed The Holy Sword, unless they were someone who wanted to kill demons… would only be someone who did not wish for the death of demons.