Chapter 4 – Danger Notification Message

“This is where you will stay from now on.”

The basement of the Knights’ barracks located next to the royal castle.
Agnes, standing in front of the most corner room inside, spoke with a skeptical expression.

“But are you really sure that the effects of your magic will last for three days?”

“Yes. Until then, the poison won’t spread and your body won’t hurt.”

“I already told you, if something goes wrong with my body, I won’t leave it alone. And the fact that I was poisoned and what happened in the forest will remain a secret from now on. You know that a Wing of Dawn Knight must obey the leader’s words, right?”

“Of course. You don’t have to worry.”

“…”

It may be perceived as untrustworthy, but since I only told the truth, it would be unfair even if they did not believe me.
Agnes turned around, glancing in my direction, as if she was still feeling uncomfortable.

“Rest today and come to the parade ground by 9 a.M. Tomorrow.”

Time alone after the boss leaves.

The room I was assigned didn’t feel unfamiliar at all.
Thanks to that, it was where I lived in my previous life.

‘It looks like it was left as is without ever being cleaned. They say 5 years have passed since then, but are you saying that 5 years are nothing to them?’

The lifespan of elves in this world is ten times longer than that of humans, so it may be so.
For reference, Agnes lived approximately two hundred and thirty years, making her about twenty-three human years.

I was twenty-two when I fell for Elora in Korea, so even if she were human, she was older than me.

‘Let’s start with cleaning.’

I cleaned the room to a usable level and lay down on the bed.
As I laid my head on the pillow, many things I had experienced so far began to come to mind one after another.

At this point, I should tell you about what happened in my past life and the circumstances.

Ruinua, the first elf and goddess of Ellora, left a prophecy to the elves in the past.

One day, the Demon King will appear and try to destroy this land of Elora, and in order to stop the Demon King, the two races, elves and humans, must unite.

At the same time, he gave the elf the sword of harmony, Harmoniere, the only means to defeat the Demon King.

Harmoniere was unique in that it could only exert its power when held by a human, and it was only effective against demon lords.

However, humans are a species that cannot use magic.

Therefore, in order for humans to overcome the Demon King’s army and pierce the Demon King’s heart, the magic and tactical support of the Elves was necessary.

It was Ruinua’s intention that the elves, who were exclusive to other races, would get along well with humans.

That’s why the Elf Kingdom reached out to me, the human they hate so much.

To get rid of the Demon King, we must cooperate with humans, because all other humans died at the hands of the Demon King.

However, contrary to Ruinua’s wishes, the elf royal castle had no intention of harmonizing with me, a human.

After realizing that I needed them to survive the war, they went as far as treating me like a tool and eventually killing me.

‘I was an idiot to think that if I just defeated the demon lord, I would be recognized by them. … We’ll see, Nermedia.’

Even in her past life, her hatred for humans was incomparable to that of other elves.

There is still no evidence that it was Nermedia who ordered Agnes to kill me, but no matter how I thought about it, she was the most likely person.

‘I’ll have to check, but if the culprit is really her…’

Unfortunately, the position of queen is difficult to touch.

I must first take revenge on her associates who followed her, and then use them to target Ner Mediah for the last time.

I’m saying this just in case, but I don’t have any ill feelings toward the elves outside the castle, who can be considered citizens.

They were just fearful and wary of other races, and since they had never treated me badly in my past life, I had no motive or reason to retaliate against them.

‘First of all, Agnes.’

I quickly organized my plan and got out of bed.

As I stood in front of the full-length mirror I had cleaned earlier, there was a man I had never seen before my eyes.

“…”

A rather handsome face with double eyelids and a strong impression.
He appears to be around 180 cm tall, but is much taller and stockier than me in my previous life.

I don’t know why he was reincarnated as this man, but there were too many unanswered questions, including the Elf Corruption App, so he decided not to worry about it.

‘You’ll find out someday. Let’s just focus on giving back to the elves.’

After saying that to myself, I went back to bed and picked up my phone to browse the app.

“Oh?”

Now I see that there is 1 corruption point again.
Last time, he gave it to me because it was my first time using the app, and this time, it was an achievement reward for learning a skill for the first time.

As I was lightly snapping my fingers at the unexpected benefit and looking to see what I could use it for, my phone suddenly vibrated.

Then, a pop-up message appeared at the top of the screen, and my eyes widened when I saw it.

‘Notification from the app… ?’

—

The next morning.
We came out to the parade ground at the meeting time.

Of course, there was no armor for men in the barracks, so I was the only one in street clothes.

The total number of knights is twenty-two.
The knights and I, excluding Agnes, stood side by side in front of the leader.

“Everyone is here. Did you rest well yesterday?”

“”Yes!””

The knights, armed with military discipline, responded vigorously.
As expected from the elves, a race of beauty, they all had outstanding looks, but they were one of the few elite warriors in Elora and should never be underestimated.

“As you know, we are constantly receiving reports about a mysterious entity hovering around the kingdom. Until now, the Wings of Dawn Knights have also cooperated with the investigation, but due to concerns about the dispersion of power in case of an emergency, the capital guard and the knights of each territory are responsible for the time being. “I decided to take charge of the investigation.”

What a mysterious entity.
I thought it would be peaceful once the Demon King disappeared, but it looks like something has happened.

It appears that the investigation into Agnes going out alone yesterday was also due to this issue.

“So, today’s work is training, not investigation. You got enough rest yesterday, so there are no complaints, right?”

“”Yes!””

Is this your first training after being reincarnated?
In my past life, training as a knight was like hell to me.

Agnes at the time treated me harshly, even though I was an ordinary person, and I was always on the brink of death due to her merciless schedule.

At the time, I thought they were rushing because the war with the Demon King’s army was just around the corner, but now that I think about it, it was nothing more or less than the cruelty of an elf boss who hated humans.

“Dake. Come forward.”

When I stood next to her leader at her sudden name, she introduced me to the other knights.

“This is the person who has joined the Knights from today at the Queen’s order. He did not join through rigorous training and testing like his sisters, but don’t worry, let us help him adapt well as a knight.”

“I look forward to.”

The drivers’ reaction to my greeting was muted.
Since I’m a human and suddenly I’m wearing a hat, it won’t look good.

Even if there is someone who is friendly to humans, it won’t be easy to show it in front of Agnes.

It wasn’t a big problem anyway.
Not only are they familiar to everyone, but in my past life, they only kept their distance from me and never caused me any harm.

“Take it.”

He quickly caught the wooden sword thrown by Agnes.

She backed away from me, gaining her distance, and assumed her fighting stance, holding her sword in both hands.

“Today is a training session where we will spar with only sword techniques without using magic. We will spar with each other one by one and check our progress so far. Deike, you are first in line.”

The elf knights became nervous upon hearing that they were going to spar with the leader.

But I calmly held the sword and pointed it at Agnes.

‘I already knew what kind of training I would do today.’

If you ask how I knew, the answer is of course one.
It was thanks to the elf corruption app.

Yesterday, when I was in my room, a pop-up message suddenly appeared.

[Nermedia orders Agnes to chase Dike out at all costs. In the name of sparring training, Agnes inflicts serious injuries on Dayke, attempting to make him give up living in the kingdom.]

This message was a danger notification message, and it was a basic feature of the app that I had not discovered.

The function, as the name suggests, is to warn me in advance of dangers that may come my way.

Thanks to this, I was able to sense the true intentions of the cowardly ears.

‘It’s been a trick from day one.’

Everyone tries to chase bugs out when they come into his house.
I expected that the castle wouldn’t stay still, but I didn’t expect it to be this fast.

It’s clear that the reason Nermedia didn’t kick me out outright and tried to make me go out on my own was because of Iril’s concern.

If she hears that her mother or other elves have been harassing humans again, the princess, who cannot tolerate injustice, will get angry like she did yesterday.

“Dake. Today is your first training, so I plan to use this sparring to gauge your level and see how strong your will is. Injuries during training are common, so don’t be afraid and be proactive.”

Even as he says that, I can clearly see that on the inside, he is full of thoughts that will break my arms and legs.

“As I said before, no magic will be used, so don’t worry. It will be purely a battle of swordsmanship. When you’re ready, you can attack first.”

The surrounding air becomes heavy at the leader’s remarks.
The eyes of the other elf knights looking at us were all filled with tension.

It may not be because the results are difficult to predict.
Probably all the elves here are confident that leader Agnes will win.
The question that made them nervous was not who would win, but how much they would be beaten.

But it’s okay. We have already prepared countermeasures.

“Why don’t you come in first? Then I’ll go!”

The tip of the wooden sword of the Elven Kingdom’s highest knight rushes fiercely toward me.

It was an honest movement that came in a straight line, but it was very threatening as it came quickly into a position that was most difficult to respond to.

In my previous life, I had never won a sparring match with her.

If it were me back then, I would have had a hard time repelling the attack now, and then I would have taken advantage of the gap that appeared and conceded the victory.

But.

Percussion!

“No…!”

When the first move was easily blocked, Agnes’ eyes widened in embarrassment.
Still, like the leader of the knights, he calmly blocked my subsequent counterattack.

The elves who were watching exclaimed in exasperation at the unexpected development, but soon had to focus on sparring again.

This is because Agnes, who sensed that something was unusual, swung her sword with all her heart.

Widely!

“Hmph!”

Crack… ! Widely!

Attacks aimed at blatantly fatal damage continued to pour in, and although I wasn’t comfortable with them, I responded without a problem.

Needless to say, this sparring pattern was thanks to the elf corruption app.

As soon as I saw the message last night, I used the corruption points I had to learn swordsmanship skills.

‘A 200% increase in swordsmanship ability is just a scam.’

To be honest, it was a somewhat unusual skill for an elf corruption app.
Doesn’t this mean that only by being able to deal with the approaching danger can the elf’s corruption proceed?

‘Anyway, I’m grateful.’

In my past life, I trained with the sword with a life-or-death attitude.

If my sword skills tripled, even Agnes would have a hard time overcoming it.

Of course, if she used magic like instantaneous speed boost, she would easily overpower someone like me right now, but didn’t she declare that she wouldn’t use magic in front of her subordinates?

It was a natural progression for me to be ahead in this sparring.

“Tsk…!”

Perhaps it was because of her lake rain, which she could never have imagined.
Agnes, who was nervous, swung her sword with more force than she intended, and when I let it go, my opponent finally had a loophole.

Without missing that moment, I swung his arm, and before I knew it, my wooden sword had stopped near the nape of Agnes’ neck.

“I can’t believe the leader lost. That’s to the new guy who came in today…”

The elves, who cannot easily believe the results, whisper.
Agnes had a cold face, and cold sweat was dripping from her forehead.

I wanted to laugh loudly and humiliate him, but instead, I slowly lifted the wooden sword.

“I can’t believe you’re treating me like this just because it’s my first time. You speak fearfully but are generous. Thank you, leader.”

“What? There’s no need to thank me. Now I see you have some basic skills. Thank you for your hard work.”

Agnes, who was dazed, matched my words to the rhythm, and voices of relief were heard from all over the place, saying that there was no way the leader could have lost to a newcomer.

‘Yes, that’s right.’

Agnes still had to maintain her dignity as leader.
That way, when she falls, her reward will also increase.

‘The app said the full moon would rise tomorrow night. I hope tomorrow comes quickly.’

Even as she was thinking such things, Agnes seemed to be having a hard time shaking off the humiliation from earlier, and the hand holding her wooden sword was trembling without her subordinates knowing.

—

Again the next morning.

There was still time left until the parade ground, so he sat on the bed and diligently looked at the app.

‘It will be difficult to subdue the kingdom by force.’

In addition to swordsmanship proficiency, the app included several skills or functions that improved combat abilities.

However, this was not enough to deal with the elf knights.
Unlike ordinary elves, the kingdom’s combat personnel all use magic.

In particular, knights used magic specialized for close combat, such as instantaneously strengthening their muscles or infusing mana into their swords to increase cutting power, making them impossible to subdue with a human body.

‘Even if you’re lucky enough to win, the wizards are the problem.’

Elf wizards usually hide quietly and focus on magic research, but they come out into the world during national disasters such as the coming of the Demon King.

As she is an expert in magic, she uses large-scale magic that you only see in fantasy movies, so it was wise not to even in her dreams think about fighting them.

‘Rather than fighting head-on, I’ll have to go as planned in a sneaky way.’

Although I haven’t used it properly yet, there are many features in the app that are perfect for being sneaky, so I plan to use it to my heart’s content.

‘No matter how mean it is, is it worse than those who worked for you for years and then betrayed you?’

As I was frowning and thinking over the painful memories, someone knocked on the door.

“Who are you?”

The person standing where the door was opened was Agnes.
If someone were to see this, they might look strange, but since my room was in the shabby basement of the Knights’ barracks, I didn’t have to worry.

“What’s going on?”

“What happened? Last night, I went to the place you told me about, but I couldn’t find any herbs even after washing my eyes and looking for them.”

“That can’t be possible. …Ah! Did I mention that it only blooms briefly on full moon nights?”

“What? Why didn’t you tell me that important thing then?”

That’s right, I didn’t tell you on purpose to make it a waste of time.

Looking at the furrowed eyebrows, I guess I wasted a lot of money last night, but it’s a shame I couldn’t see it with my own eyes.

“I guess I forgot. I’m sorry.”

“Ha. I guess I didn’t miss any more information, right?”

“Yes. I really told you everything this time.”

“…You’re not trustworthy. This time, you should go with me. If it’s the night when the full moon rises, it’s today, so I’ll call you when the sun sets. Then, continue preparing for training.”

I was planning on saying I would follow along, but they called me on their own.

Agnes turned around and hurried out of the room, and I thought as I looked at her back.

He said he would definitely rape her tonight.