Chapter 455: The Awakening of the Young Three Knight of the Royal Guard, 'Byun of the Wind Bow”!

Chapter 455: The Awakening of the Young Three Knight of the Royal Guard, “Byun of the Wind Bow”! The Awakening of the Young Three Knight of the Royal Guard, “Byun of the Wind Bow”!

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‘I’ll kill you all’.

The intruder girl said that, assuming a battle stance, and the next moment... she started emitting an overwhelming 【Intimidation】!

“Ugh...!?”

The air is heavy.

Byun, involuntarily dropping to one knee, feeling like he’s about to offer his neck in submission, sweating as he desperately endures that tremendous release of magical power, lets out a groan!

“............”

The intruder... Emi, on the other hand, is expressionless.

She looks calm.

Her 【Intimidation】 is certainly powerful, but for some reason, he doesn’t feel any killing intent from it.

In other words, she’s not even serious yet.

“Tch...”

Byun reflexively clicked his tongue, realizing that fact.

(If only I had my armor...!)

And he regretted it.

Their Three Knights of the Royal Guard armor is special, made with ancient techniques.

It’s not just for show... it’s a magic tool that increases the wearer’s abilities tenfold, just by wearing it.

He moved his gaze, and saw Sweatsuit Onee-san, his senior knight, also looking pained.

This is bad...

He’s not even sure if they can put up a fight.

Although he’s deceived by her youthful appearance... if he thinks about it calmly, this opponent is a formidable being, capable of destroying the walls of this labyrinth, which are thought to be indestructible, to get here.

What should he do?

Byun desperately held onto the reins of his thoughts, which were about to sink into despair, and continued to think of a way to break through this situation.

(...Should I ask that intruder... ‘Please let me put on my armor’? Haha...)

But no good ideas come to mind.

He can’t think straight, his mind filled with anxiety.

Ask an enemy who’s entered battle mode, ‘Please let me get ready for battle’?

What kind of enemy would listen to such a request?

It’s so ridiculous, he doesn’t even want to try.

But!

But!

While Byun and Shito-Shitorin, the two younger knights, were exposed to the intense 【Intimidation】, unable to do anything but make pained expressions, ‘Nikkor of the Sun Sword’, the leader of the Three Knights of the Royal Guard... was the only one who could act!

He’s been serving as a knight for a long time, and has experienced countless difficult situations.

That experience... has become his strength!

“Heh... ‘Kill you all’, huh? They’re really underestimating us.”

He took a deep breath, and let it out, chuckled fearlessly... and then, ‘Nikkor of the Sun Sword’ calmly spoke.

“Ah, n-nice to... meet you too...”

Byun bowed deeply, with intensity!

Overwhelmed by his momentum, Emi reflexively bowed back!

“So, our current job as the Three Knights of the Royal Guard is to wait for intruders in the three Trial Rooms next to this waiting room, and beat the crap out of them!?”

“That sounds like... a tough job...”

“Thank you for your concern! Now, Emi-san, was it? You’re also an intruder, so we were supposed to wait for you in the Trial Rooms, fully equipped! Do you understand so far? Do you have any questions!?”

“N-No...”

Byun’s words wouldn’t stop!

Emi, completely withdrawing her 【Intimidation】, was stunned, listening to Byun’s words flowing like a raging storm!

“Thank you for your understanding! So, as I was saying, we wanted to intercept you with all our might, but there was a slight misunderstanding, and we were on break! This room you entered is the waiting room, you see! Of course, I understand that we should take responsibility for not being prepared! We apologize for that!”

“Haa...”

Byun once again bowed deeply!

Emi also reflexively bowed!

“But think about it? You, you broke through the walls of this labyrinth to advance, right!?”

“There were too many paths, it was troublesome...”

“Troublesome!? You destroyed our labyrinth, a dignified and ancient heritage passed down from our ancestors, leading to the heart of the Sky Kingdom, just because it was ‘troublesome’!? To be honest, that’s incredibly rude! In other words, it’s obvious that you’re to blame for this situation!”

“S-Sorry...”

Emi was surprised to be suddenly blamed for her actions, after being swept away by Byun’s momentum until now!

And she impulsively apologized!

“So, you will follow my instructions! We’re going to get equipped and move to the Trial Rooms! It’s our job to repel intruders! We’ll call you when we’re ready, so wait here, okay!? Understood!?”

“U-Understood...”

“Haa, haa, haa...”

Byun’s rough breathing was the only sound echoing through the waiting room, now silent again, after forcefully pushing his demands.

The intruder, Emi... seems to have accepted Byun’s request.

She walked over and sat down on a chair in the waiting room, and calmly started eating the baked goods placed on the table in front of the chair.

And then.

A hand was placed on Byun’s shoulder.

Turning around to see who it was, he saw Shito-Shitorin, his senior knight.

“Thank you.”

Shito-Shitorin whispered her thanks to Byun, smiling.

And she handed him a towel.

Byun silently bowed his head, took the towel, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“Hey.”

Shito-Shitorin then continued, in a whisper...

“Can you ask her... if it’s okay for me to fix my makeup too...?”

“Like I careーーー!!!”

Byun shouted, throwing the towel to the floor!!