The Extra Guardian Missed the Right Time to Leave

“…uh?”

Something so solid was blocking her path that she wondered if the dead end was here, not over there. Unless it’s a wall, the one she hit doesn’t budge, so there’s no way she’d be the only one thrown off like this, right?

‘Is it a gang? What do we do?’

The impact caused Eugenia to momentarily lose her balance. Her arms stretched out as if to catch her body as she was about to fall. Her hot hands strongly grasped Eugenia’s waist and held her tightly.

‘I ended up getting caught!’

Eugenia’s heart sank. She closed her eyes tightly in frustration. But she couldn’t be caught helpless like this.

Biting, tearing, pinching, kicking… she had to try everything you can.

“It, it! Let go of this…!”

Eugenia struggled as best as she could to escape her tight embrace. She twisted her body roughly and even pushed her opponent, as if to show her determination not to be captured, but the man’s body did not move. As if it were made of real rock.

As if trying to calm Eugenia down, he put more pressure on his arms and pulled her closer to him.

‘What do we do? I don’t think I’ll let you go.’

Force never worked.

‘Then are you really going to bite her arm?’

It was when she made up her mind and was about to nudge her head that a low voice fell over Eugenia’s head.

“Stay still.”

“…uh?”

That voice was quite different from those of the two ruffians who tried to kidnap Eugenia a moment ago.

She paused. She knew immediately who it was. Then, Eugenia’s body lost strength as if it were a lie. She slowly raised her head. Her blue-violet eyes shook slightly at the unbelievable situation.

Sharp jawline. Lips tightly closed. It was all she could see because her hood was pressed down so deeply, but she could recognize it nonetheless. He was Enrique.

“Uh, how can I…”

Unable to believe the current situation, a trembling voice came out from between Eugenia’s parted lips. However, on the other hand, she felt relieved, and her body, which had been stiff due to tension, relaxed. In an instant, her legs gave out and her body stumbled. But Enrique was holding her so tightly that she did not fall to the bottom of the water again.

“To say it’s nice to meet you again… Hmm, I guess it’s not the right moment.”

“Ah…”

Eugenia’s thick eyelashes blinked slowly. In this crisis, is it so nice to meet a familiar face?

‘He’s someone I’ve only seen once.’

Eugenia answered a beat late, suppressing her rising emotions as much as she could.

“Yes, of course.”

It was a very weak voice.

“Still… I feel very happy.”

When she stopped resisting and became compliant, Enrique slightly relaxed his hold on his arms. Of course, that didn’t mean he let her go. He opened his mouth again as if he was running out of time.

“Miss Eugenia.”

“Yes?”

“If you don’t mind, I’d like you to keep her head down for a moment.”

“Yes?”

“Until I say it’s done.”

Although it was a smooth blue type, it had a certain undeniable power. Even in this urgent moment, Eugenia could tell that Enrique was quite accustomed to giving her orders. So she nodded her head without further inquiry. It was a relief to know that she was the only one who reached out to me in this desperate moment.

Eugenia lowered her raised head to look at Enrique’s face. After placing her gaze on Enrique’s wide chest, she took a deep breath in and out to calm her trembling body a little.

‘It’s refreshing.’

Even in this humid environment, she could smell a refreshing scent that opened my heart to the core. It helped her calm down much more than just repeating deep breaths. Then she suddenly felt that the distance between her and him was too close.

‘No, this isn’t close enough to express it…’

Well. That was being held… That too width.

As soon as she became aware of the words and the situation, she felt her face heating up.

‘It’s crazy! What is this? Are you conscious of that in such urgent moments? You idiot, come to your senses!’

Meanwhile, Eugenia saw Enrique’s other arm moving. It looked as if something was being taken out from her waistband.

‘Anyway, what on earth is this guy talking about?’

However, because her vision was limited, Eugenia could not confirm its identity. Her head turned without realizing it out of curiosity. Then, a soft voice fell from above her head again.

“I would choose not to see you, Miss Eugenia.”

Enrique immediately stopped Eugenia’s actions with a whispering voice, as if he was watching her every move.

“Ah… Well, that… I am…”

“I completely sympathize with her curiosity about what I am going to do, but it would be better to stay still for now. I don’t think it would be a very nice sight for her lady to see.”

At Enrique’s gentle dissuasion, Eugenia put the brakes on her attempts to go her own way.

“All right. I won’t look.”

His voice seemed soft at first glance, but as he said, it seemed like something unusual was about to happen. So Eugenia immediately gave up her desire to see him.

‘In the first place, you should listen carefully to what the person helping you says, Eugenia.’

She held her breath again, her eyes focused. And then, she heard the voices of the thugs who kept coughing.

“Ah, shit!”

“What is it really like? Shit.”

His voice was rough, as if the spiciness had not yet gone away, and he was coughing at the end of every word. They kept swearing in angry voices.

“Holy shit! What on earth have you done? Cough.”

“Ah, it’s so spicy. Hehe!”

Every time that coarse and unpleasant voice rose slightly, Eugenia’s shoulders also stiffened. She must have noticed this, and she lightly patted Eugenia on the back, as if telling Enrique to trust her. She opened his mouth, briefly taking in her breath and then letting it out.

“You’re being incredibly cowardly towards just one woman.”

His calm, weak voice, with no sense of pitch, played a significant role in arousing the nerves of the ruthless.

“On the other hand, this woman is very courageous, as she fought two men without being afraid and fought to the end.”

Eugenia’s body trembled slightly at his unexpected praise.

‘Why, why are you like this? I’m really feeling weird today. I was so scared, what happened to her hair?’

The area under her ears heated up slightly. Meanwhile, Enrique continued talking to the two men.

“For those of you who are so cowardly and petty, I will give you a chance to pass by quietly. What are you going to do?”

At those words, the robbers began to chuckle. It was as if he had heard something quite absurd.

“What? Ha! This bastard. Let’s listen, let’s listen…!”

“Hey, bro. Just leave her there, ok? Then I will send her off in a good manner.”

Since Enrique was alone and there were two of them, they seemed to think that they could win with their numbers, so they seemed to be trying to go out strong. Then this time, Enrique laughed. It was a sarcastic laugh, as if the words of the two men were quite ridiculous.

“I’m sorry, but that won’t work. I also have some business to attend to this woman.”

The spirit of the robbers suddenly became fierce.

“Well, you’re still so young, you’re already so deaf, how are you supposed to live in this world?”

“They say they will take care of it if you leave it alone, but those who don’t understand and act carelessly get seriously hurt. Tsk.”

It was then.

Crash.

Eugenia’s ears heard a sound as if metal were being struck on something. She felt a chill run down her spine.

Sigh-

She heard the sound of the wind escaping. It flew at a very fast speed.

‘…gun? Did you really fire a gun?’

She knew in advance that using swords and other weapons in this world was much more common than in modern times. However, experiencing it through processed media such as text or video was very different from experiencing it in person. This was unthinkable in modern times. No, Eugenia’s whole body tensed at the thought of encountering something difficult to experience even once in her life.

Puck!

The sound of her bullet flying and hitting was not as loud as she thought.

“Ugh! What is this!”

In fact, the noise made by the robbers was much louder. Although Eugenia did not see the situation with her own eyes, she could guess from her subsequent bustling noises that her two men were moving around to avoid her bullets. However, Enrique, who had already fired one shot, did not hesitate in his next move. He slightly changed the direction of his outstretched arm, reloaded again, and pulled the trigger.

Sigh! Puck!

“Ugh!”

“Omg!”

Sigh! Puck!

The repeated sounds continued without time to catch a breath.

 

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