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The words were loud.
“Oh, this guy? “Why are you like this today?”
The knights frowned, clutching their reins tightly.
It didn’t cause any problems right away, but it wasn’t easy to control.
Sebastian also couldn’t shake the impression that the black horse he was riding was distracted today.
“Why are we doing this as a group? “Did I feed you something wrong?”
“It’s not like that.”
Milod declared.
If so, I couldn’t understand it even more.
Even though Acliffe’s warhorses are very opinionated, once they choose a master, they obey his orders.
As intelligent as he was and understood what discipline was, it was difficult to see behavior like this.
‘no way. Since you’ve been resting and moving around a lot lately, are you complaining because you’ve gotten used to it?’
If that’s the case, then it means he’s using a trick.
Sebastian’s dark eyebrows were slightly furrowed at the ends in a stylish shape.
Due to the nature of the breed, I thought that it might be more reliable.
It was then.
“Stop!”
A new voice rang out.
“Please stop! Stop the carriage! “Stop!”
In Erica’s voice, the sound was also coming from the direction of the carriage she was riding in.
The knights all looked surprised as there had never been a commotion like this before.
They all looked at Sebastian as if they had made a promise, and only when the boy nodded with a firm face did they stop the carriage.
Then, as if waiting, the curtain was lifted from inside the carriage and the window was opened.
Erica’s face appeared between them, and she was so bloodless that it felt quite pitiful to see her face turning completely white.
“Why are you doing that?”
“Are you uncomfortable?”
“Do you have a stomach ache? Or a headache? ah! Are you getting motion sickness?”
Each of the knights asked anxiously.
However, Erica did not answer anyone’s questions. The fact that she seemed in no mood to answer would have been a more accurate way to describe her condition.
So everyone watched the carriage closely, puzzled by Erica’s strange behavior.
Sebastian ordered Milod quietly.
“Milod, you go.”
“yes. “Your Majesty.”
Milod jumped off his horse.
Because the warhorse was so large, it was judged that Erica, who seemed unstable, would likely become more agitated if the horse approached her in this situation.
he asked softly.
“Why are you doing that?”
However, Erica did not answer the question this time.
Instead, he started looking left and right in a frantic manner.
It looked like a frightened small animal.
As Erica’s strange behavior continued, Sebastian also narrowed his eyes and looked towards the carriage, then began to look around.
But there was nothing that stood out.
After a while, Erica swallowed dry saliva and spoke in a trembling voice.
“There’s something strange around… … “I think there is.”
“Is it something strange?”
“yes. Wow, I’m not sure… … .”
Erica looked at the forest ahead.
But there wasn’t a single wind blowing there either, so nothing was moving and it was just quiet.
Milod, who had been looking in the same direction as Erica, shifted his gaze back to the girl.
He asked carefully, keeping one possibility in mind.
“Maybe you were dreaming?”
Erica asked in confusion.
“dream… … “This?”
Milod spoke to Erica as kindly and kindly as possible so as not to make her feel embarrassed.
“Because the day is warm and nice. “I think you may have forgotten.”
“but… … The words… … .”
The golden eyes were filled with fear and were trembling.
It was then.
The warhorses, who had only behaved somewhat distractedly and showed no special features until now, became excited and started touring individually.
“uh? uh? “This guy?”
“men and horses! Come on?”
While the knights were confused, Sebastian’s eyes changed sharply.
He immediately grabbed the reins tightly.
“The horses are starting to get agitated, control them first!”
At Sebastian’s words, the knights each cleared their voices and tightened their thighs while holding on to the loose reins.
“Whoa, whoa.”
As their master took control with great force, the excited warhorses quickly began to calm down. This was also the effect of training together for a long time.
But Sebastian was not satisfied with that.
He, who was at the head of the procession, stepped back a little and gave orders in a firm voice.
“Put everyone into emergency mode.”
The knights all looked like they didn’t know what was going on.
“Your Majesty?”
“suddenly… … “What on earth is going on?”
Sebastian was still keeping a keen eye on the front.
The knights followed his gaze and looked forward, but they did not see anything different from before.
However, we cannot ignore the unusual fact that Sebastian is visibly alert.
According to the boy’s orders, the knights each conducted an inspection and prepared for any unexpected situation.
Milod also read the unusual atmosphere.
However, when he looked back at Erica, he immediately smiled, as if his face had hardened at some point.
There was no benefit in scaring a child.
“Little madam. Don’t worry, stay inside the carriage. It’ll be okay. However, please never open the door unless it is me or the Grand Duke. “You understand, right?”
Erica pursed her trembling lips and nodded.
Milod, smiling, confirmed that the curtain was closed and immediately returned to his original position.
And that moment.
Push sisisishik!
A purple-black vortex began to form on the ground where Sebastian and Milod were standing a moment ago, and it began to expand little by little.
The knights of the Archduke House of Acliffe immediately recognized what the phenomenon was.
“It’s a warning!”
One of the knights raised his voice.
“A warning has occurred!”
“Everyone to their positions!”
No one was embarrassed.
The knights skillfully found their respective positions and formed a battle line.
“At least the boundaries are not widening. “That’s a good thing.”
“It looks small.”
“I think the same thing. “If it’s that big, I think it’ll end up with just one or two monsters.”
Sebastian nodded as if he agreed with Milod’s words.
While all the knights were holding their breath, a massive monster came out of the vortex created underground.
At the same time, a foul odor began to sting my nose.
“Kruk!”
The monster, which was well over 2 meters tall, looked like it was made of stones.
Because of its size, its movements were slow.
His eyesight seemed not to be very good, and he even stumbled several times while walking.
“It should be easy.”
Sebastian also agreed with Milod.
However, we must not underestimate it until the end.
“I’ll break it, and you finish it.”
“all right.”
Sebastian rolled his stirrups hard.
The black horse kicked off the ground and ran away at high speed.
Then, when Sebastian pulled back strongly on the reins and applied the brakes, the black horse stopped and raised its front legs.
The shadow of the warhorse cast a huge shadow over the monster’s body, and soon the horse’s hooves kicked the body with a loud sound.
Cradangtangtang!
In an instant, the monster’s body was shattered into pieces.
But the stones began to roll towards each other again, as if they were magnetic.
“Milod! hurry!”
We need to quickly fill in the boundaries before they come together.
At Sebastian’s shout, Milod hurriedly searched in his arms.
As he approached the border, he took out a small bottle and threw something into the border.
The ominous black-purple vortex gradually became blurred and began to decrease in size.
The ground soon returned to its original shape, flat, and the monsters could not come back to life and crumbled to dust. In the place where the monster disappeared, an amber crystal the size of a baby’s fist remained.
All the knights breathed a sigh of relief.
“Situation over.”
Sebastian jumped off the black horse with a stern expression and walked straight to the carriage.
I had something to ask Erica.
“it’s me. open it.”
“Outside… … are you okay?”
“okay. it’s over. “Look down for a moment.”
That was when Sebastian personally dropped Erica off the carriage.
“Aaah!”
This time, a tearing scream was heard from behind.
Of course, everyone’s eyes turned to that direction.
The driver at the rear shouted with a pale face.
“A new border has arisen behind, behind!”
The woman who had screamed in unison with that sound shouted again.
“Please save me!”
I don’t know when Bongpiju came out, but he was crying and crawling on the ground.
“Please stop me! Please save me. “Aaah!”
The monster that came out of the boundary with a gap in time had already caught the driver who was driving the marquis’ carriage and started running towards Bonpiju, who had escaped from the carriage.
It looked very different from the first one.
“What on earth is this…?” … ! “Isn’t that the head maid’s voice?”
It was when Erica was about to turn around with a pale face.
Sebastian quickly pulled Erica’s arm and turned it towards his body.
A strong force restrained the girl, preventing her from moving and turning around.
