It's A Misunderstanding That I'm Dating The Villain

“Crazy…….”

In the heart of the capital, an Orthros-level demonic creature appeared out of nowhere. What are the guards doing?

I gritted my teeth and looked around. Fortunately, thanks to the time I bought, it seemed that many people had already evacuated and the crowd had thinned out a lot.

When I focused my senses, I was relieved to find that there was only one demonic creature. Since that’s the case, I should be able to handle it somehow.

It was common sense among knights not to fight Orthros-rank creatures one-on-one. No matter how much of a veteran knight you are, a team of at least three people was necessary to confront it.

However, those who knew how to use Spirit were already exhausted, and even if they hadn’t been, they probably couldn’t have helped me much in the first place.

Indeed, to deal with a demonic creature of this level, you need experience on par with someone like me or Sir Sein.

However, I couldn’t just sit back idly and do nothing. Even if it’s my day off, I had to fulfill my duties as a knight.

‘How long has it been since I’ve been able to defeat a demonic creature by myself….’

My head was a mess, an inappropriate sense of exhilaration and a chilling sense of vigilance mixed together, which didn’t suit the current situation.

At that moment, I felt someone running toward me from behind.

“Sir Clara!”

It was Ludger. He seemed to have finished guiding the guests to somewhere safe to evacuate and approached. I shouted without looking back.

“Don’t come near! It’s dangerous.”

But the footsteps continued to plod along without stopping.

“…I know. But isn’t that the same for the Captain?”

“….”

Ludger, standing next to me, extended his arms forward as if to protect me. I immediately understood Ludger’s intention.

He was about to reveal his trump card that he had never revealed before.

In a situation where others, including the inactive Second Prince, were present, he was about to use magic.

He had absolutely hidden the fact that he was a mage, but despite that, he was trying to protect me.

My chest felt ticklish. I had always been in the position of protecting others, in my life, no one had ever taken a risk to protect me.

A mix of indescribable embarrassment and awkwardness swirled within me, making me overwhelmed.

But more than that….

“Please don’t interfere in my battle without permission.”

I spoke lowly so that only Ludger could hear. The cries of people running away were distant.

“If I beg for help in a pitiable manner, then you may act.”

“Sir Clara!”

“Huuuaap!”

I stopped responding and pushed my feet, charging forward furiously.

“Hiyaaaah!”

As I performed a deliberately provocative and flashy movement, the demonic creature’s glaring eyes turned toward me, as if it had found a new toy.

One of the creature’s snake heads opened its massive mouth. It seemed to be reloading the attack it had been using to destroy the building earlier.

‘Fire Breath…!’

Since the humans I needed to protect had evacuated safely, there was no need to face the attack head-on like before. I quickly performed a somersault and changed direction.

Whoosh!

The enormous magical flames that the demonic creature spewed from its mouth barely missed me.

‘Ha, as expected, the more powerful the creature, the slower it is.’

I grinned widely.

There was a time difference between the attacks of that snake-headed bastard. Like a machine gun that had to reload its bullets before firing.

And with that slow movement speed. There was a good chance of winning.

I slowly extended my sword forward.

Even in such a critical moment, I absolutely must not lose my composure.

I felt the Spirit densely swirling around my Spirit Core.

It was as if every single vein and nerve in my body was completely taken over by the Spirit, sending all my strength straight to my sword.

The most pure and refined Spirit, not allowing even a single margin of error, enveloped the sword and surged in an instant.

The sword, bathed in a dazzling blue light, seemed to be engulfed in flames.

‘See, I can do it.’

I recalled the words of Commander Geloic, my teacher, when he used to push me to my limits and roll me around on the training ground.

“The condensed Spirit of the sword is like a flame. The closer it is to blue, the greater its power.”

A condensation of pure power. I had poured countless blood, efforts and Spirit to reach this level.

“However, using blue sword energy in regular combat is foolish. It’s like setting the entire forest on fire just to pick flowers.”

“Even the person who casted that sword energy would have a hard time holding on without internal injuries.”

“However, there is no technique that gives you as much power as this when you need it the most.”

Yes, Sir Geloic. My teacher.

Muttering the title of my teacher, which I had never used directly, I swung my sword with a trance-like focus.

At this point, it felt less like I was controlling the sword energy and more like the energy itself had a will and was moving toward a single target.

Ah, actually, I wanted to try it. Blue sword energy.

Perhaps I was waiting for the day when a being, which could accept this huge whirlwind of violence that humans could never endure would appear.

The grotesquely glaring Orthros now seemed almost endearing at this moment.

So much so that I wanted to kill it.

The final moment was incredibly brief. The blue sword energy, without making a sound, sliced sharply toward the creature’s neck.

However, just before the sword energy made contact.

Clang!

I clicked my tongue inwardly. The sword cracked, unable to withstand the oversaturated sword energy. The sound of the blade shattering into pieces and hitting the floor echoed futilely.

‘I borrowed someone else’s poor quality sword, so it can’t withstand the sword energy.’

There was no time to dwell on such thoughts.

“Kkieeeek!”

Unable to contain its fury at being attacked, the snake-headed creature lifted its head. The next breath attack was imminent.

“Ha…!”

Even in this critical moment, I couldn’t help but smile. The sword energy was still ‘condensed’ on the blade.

Without hesitation, I reached for the shattered blade lying on the floor.

The blade still had the intense blue sword energy clinging to it, but I grabbed it with my bare hands without hesitation.

If I delay and hesitate, the sword energy will disappear. I leaped up on my heels in a state of ecstasy, stepped on the table to propel myself higher.

“Huuup!”

Hearing my battle cry, the snake heads of the creature’s eyes darted around as it swung its head from side to side.

However, I couldn’t be distracted by its movements. The most crucial thing was to target the Orthros’s weak spot.

I concentrated and gathered my focus to the maximum, drawing the trajectory in the air amidst the creature’s erratic movements

After stepping on the creature’s back, I performed a somersault and drove the blade into the junction between its neck and torso.

A blue flame spread out magnificently around that place.

I quickly kicked the creature’s back to avoid being caught in the explosion of blue energy and jumped toward the ceiling that hadn’t collapsed.

Grabbing the chandelier with my outstretched hand. I used it like a swing and landed far away.

At the same time….

Boom!

When I looked back, the demonic creature’s final moments, as it was being crushed without even a dying scream, appeared unrealistically slow.

“…Ha, huff. Gulp….”

I did it.

Along with a sense of fulfillment, I felt my lungs reaching their limit. Blood spots were visible where I had coughed.

I tried to wipe it away with my hand, but then I realized the problem.

“Ah….”

My right hand had become like a rag from gripping the blade that had absorbed the sword energy with my bare hands.

‘It’s been a long time since I’ve been hurt this much.’

However, a thrilling sensation, as if chills were spreading through my entire body, numbed the pain, making it hard to feel.

I defeated it. Alone, that demonic creature.

This sense of accomplishment cannot be given up to anyone. This exhilaration cannot be exchanged for anything.

At that moment, as my body swayed, someone grabbed me from behind.

“Sir Clara!”

The soft, lime-green scent of the forest that had become familiar tickled the tip of my nose.

It was Ludger.

Only then did I realize that I was quite unsteady. Given that I had released Spirit at maximum output, it was no wonder my body couldn’t withstand it.

As soon as Ludger grabbed me, I could no longer support myself and ended up leaning on him completely.

“……You did well. I’ve already instructed to call for a healer, so please bear with me for a moment.”

“Yes, thank you….”

“Please excuse me for a moment.”

Before I could even think about what he was being so cautious about, Ludger lowered his body and supported my back and knees with his strong arms.

At the same time, my body was lifted into the air.

A beat later, I realized that Ludger had suddenly picked me up.

‘No, wait?’

As soon as I recognized the embarrassing position, I began to squirm.

“I can still walk….”

“Wipe the blood off your lips before talking.”

…Ah, uh?

The Duke seems a bit angry…?

“Is it possible that, the Young Duke… is angry?”

When I asked, Ludger closed his eyes as if swallowing something, then sighed.

“…Don’t worry about it.”

“….”

I could sense that he was clearly suppressing his anger.