Chapter 8 – Come to My Room Tonight

The day after he took Agnes’ virginity for the first time and put her name on the corruption status.

We came to the parade ground at 7:30, earlier than the usual gathering time of 9:00.

She woke up early for no particular reason and it was because she had nothing to do in the room.

‘It’s so early that I’m the only one here.’

“Hello!”

“Huh?”

When I heard a greeting from behind me and turned around, there was a small elf standing there.

She looked up at me with her bright eyes and shouted loudly.

“This is Fine, who has been ordered to join the Wings of Dawn Knights as of today!”

His tight fighting spirit could be considered a soldier, but his voice is as thin as a sparrow and his appearance is young.

Her face was too young to be considered a knight, and she seemed like a lively little sister from the neighborhood.

Since they do not accept underage elves into the knights, she would probably be around the same age as Princess Lil, who had just recently become an adult.

“Uh… Hi. I’m Dike.”

“You’re senior Dayke! Please take care of me, senior!”

I can say that it took a lot of effort because it was my first training, but it’s surprising that they don’t hesitate to treat me as a human being.

Even after the greeting was over, I saw her eyes sparkling, so I asked out of curiosity.

“I guess you don’t mind talking to humans?”

“Yes! I’m actually really excited!”

“Are you feeling excited?”

“Dake might become the next Alvin warrior!”

“I?”

Since it was an unexpected story, I asked again without realizing it, and Fine nodded her head vigorously.

“Yes! Even though Hero Alvin is a human who cannot use magic, he applied to the Elven Knights and fought for Elora. Not only that, he jumped into a fireball with the Demon King to protect Elora! Senior Dayke is also the only human in the Knights, Alvin. “I think you can become a great person like the hero!”

I wonder how much he liked me in his past life, so much so that he pours out a single word without stopping.

Like the princess, she also mistakenly believed that I had committed suicide with the demon lord, but regardless, she felt happy on the inside.

‘This is the first time I’ve seen an elf react like this.’

“Did you apply to the Knights Templar because you wanted to become like Hero Alvin?”

“No?”

At the answer without hesitation, the joy went away.

“I respect Hero Alvin, but I like Captain Agnes more!”

“Captain?”

“Yes! Isn’t it cool that at such a young age you are the leader of a knight order directly under the kingdom?”

“Yes, of course.”

When he gave a light cheer, Fine’s excited mouth became even busier.

“Furthermore, the leader has successfully overcome the prejudices of those around him towards dark elves. Ever since I was young, I dreamed of becoming a brave knight, but I was often told that I would not be able to do so because I was too small. Like the leader, I overcame the prejudices around me and became a great knight. It will be!”

I have to say that my personality is very pure.
It feels like watching a cartoon character full of passion.

She felt sorry because she had raped her favorite leader yesterday and she was going to do so again.

Of course, she has no intention of stopping just because of that.

“I see. I’ll support you, so try your best.”

“Thank you, Senior Dake! Have you ever trained with the leader? How was it? I first saw you when I was young, and you were so cool…!”

The conversation that I thought was over continued again, and I had to listen to Fine’s leader’s praise for the remaining 90 minutes until the meeting.

—

Agnes checked the armor on his body in her room.
There is not much time left until the knights gather at the parade ground.

It was her habit to leave on time as much as possible, fearing that her subordinates might be uncomfortable if she left early.

“…”

The dark elf’s expression reflected in the mirror was grave.
Because today she decided to put her all-encompassing plan into action.

In order to protect the life and honor she earned through blood, sweat and tears, she had to eliminate humans who were blinded by pleasure.

‘You can never fail.’

It was then that she composed herself and left the room and went out of the barracks.

“Hello, Captain!”

“…Ah. Is it Fine who joined today? Please take good care of me in the future. But why are you here instead of the military parade ground?”

“I’m sorry! I was waiting at the parade ground and came because I wanted to see you quickly!”

Sudden behavior that would not be welcomed in a place where group life is important.
However, Agnes was a warm boss to her subordinate elves.

“Then let’s go together. But next time, wait at the parade ground.”

“Yes!”

The Knights’ schedule for today was investigation training.

To be exact, since Dayke and Fine had no experience in actual research, the two of them were practicing in the field, while the other technicians were investigating the mysterious existence that had recently been heard.

For training, we all moved to a forest where tip-offs were frequent, and members of the knights formed groups of three and five.

“Dake, Fine. You will act like me. As this is your first time investigating outside the kingdom, I will guide you step by step, so focus on acquiring practical skills rather than achieving results.”

“All right.”
“Yes, Captain!”

‘Good.’

Up to this point, it was just as Agnes had intended.
A plan to lure him into a trap and kill him by disguising his death as an accident.

Even though there was Fine in the same group, there was no need to worry about her as she didn’t know her plan and would just think it was an accident.

‘Never… You must never fail. If I fail, I don’t know how the author will retaliate.’

Whispering to herself, Agnes led the two newcomers into the forest.

—

Agnes took the lead, followed by Fine.

When we ended up in the same group as Agnes, Fine jumped up and down in her seat and was happy, but I was different.
Because I knew what Agnes’ intentions were thanks to the danger warning message.

“This should be good. Here, I will teach you how to conduct fieldwork.”

There must be a trap hidden here to kill me.

According to the app, the trap was set up by the Knights to catch the mysterious entity that has been heard about these days.

Agnes’s plan was to kill me by drowning me there and pretend it was an accident.

In fact, the plan itself was plausible.
The location is quite far away from the other groups, and Fine, who knows nothing, will be a witness to the accident scene.

The only problem was that I knew all the tricks.

‘How should I accept this?’

While I was thinking about it, Agnes’ guidance began.

“Before an investigation mission begins, it is important to understand the characteristics of the object you are looking for. According to reports, there is a mysterious entity seen around the kingdom…”

“Whoa. Serious leader, you’re so cool!”

It may look that way in Fine’s eyes, but I don’t at all.

Although he pretends to be concentrating on the explanation with a serious face, he is probably deep inside thinking about dealing with me.

I was getting sick of just imagining the difference between the front and the back of the elf.

“Then, let’s take a look at the tree first. It is said that mysterious beings sometimes carve marks on the bark of trees with sharp stones. There may be other clues as well, so observe them carefully. Fine will advance over there and Day will advance this way, looking for anything unusual. Let’s take a look.”

“Yes, Captain!”

While Fine answered enthusiastically, I glanced in the direction Agnes pointed.

Then, a place that seemed to have more subtle leaves than other places caught my eye.

‘There it is.’

The trap matched one of the ‘How to set up an elf trap’ information searched on the app.

The subtle number of leaves I just mentioned.
The floor is slightly turned down so that it cannot be seen from a normal height perspective.
In order to increase the efficiency of the ship, it was even located in the middle of several crossroads.

It was so clever that if you didn’t know for sure, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference at all.

‘I’m planning to kill you by making you go that way on purpose.’

Since it makes no sense to send subordinates into a trap that one set up, that trap was probably set up by an elf other than Agnes.

“Dake, what are you doing? Fine has already started. Are you really planning on falling behind the newbie who came in today?”

“No, let’s get started right away.”

For now, I proceeded slowly, looking at the surrounding trees as I had learned.

Every time I take a step, it feels like Agnes is staring at my back.
In reality, it was obvious that he was nervous looking at this side.

I continued forward, pretending to look for clues, but stopped right in front of the trap.

“Why, why do you do that, Deke?”

I pretended not to hear Agnes’ nervous question and called out Fine.

“Oh! Fine, there’s something in this tree here!”

“Really?! I miss you too!”

A motivated newbie runs towards me.

How will Agnes react if Fine, not me, approaches the trap?

Just when I was expecting to hear her surprised voice coming from behind me, something unexpected happened.
She planned to stop when Fine got closer, but she was so fast on her feet that she reached her trap in an instant.

“No, Finne! Stop!”

Crack!

“Aaaaah!”

Agnes’ cries were meaningless, as her floor sank in and Fine’s body was sucked in.

But fortunately, my hand instinctively reached out and caught the armor around the nape of her neck.

“Seniors!”

“Stay still!”

Dozens of blades are installed at the bottom of a deep hole about 4 meters long.

As she imagined the scene of Fine’s small body falling on top of her, she got goosebumps all over her body.

“I’ll lift you up, so don’t move!”

She nervously raised her arms, afraid that she might accidentally miss them.
It was a weight that she could easily handle alone, but before she knew it, Agnes came running and took Fine out with her.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes! I survived thanks to my senior and the leader! The leader clearly told me to pay attention to my surroundings… I’m sorry.”

A little elf who almost lost her life, but apologized first for not putting into practice what she had learned.

She was both dumbfounded and relieved, so I sighed.

“What are you sorry for? It’s because I called you needlessly. I’m sorry.”

Before I could calm my heart, which was just as startled as her Fine’s, Agnes grabbed her Fine’s shoulder.

“Pine! Are you okay?”

“It’s okay! But I couldn’t follow the leader’s instructions…”

“That doesn’t really matter! I’m sorry, it was because of me…”

“No! It’s all because I’m not good enough!”

“Wait a minute, your arm is chafed and bleeding. Group B and Group C have the herbs, so go there quickly and get treatment.”

“Yes! I’ll be right back!”

Agnes’ worried gaze does not fall from the sight of Fine running away.

However, now that we were alone, it was time to pay the price for our evil plan.

“Agnes.”

“…”

“Why did you tell me to go this way?”

“I never set a trap here. Another sister of the Knights probably set it.”

Should I continue to interrogate him and elicit a confession?

No, I think it would be better to scare them so they don’t do anything more.

“It’s no use trying to pull it off. I knew what you were planning to do today.”

“What?”

“During sparring training, you tried to cut my body with a wooden sword, right? Under Nermedia’s orders.”

“Well, that’s…”

She trails off and avoids eye contact.
The fact that she didn’t make any excuses meant that she acknowledged what I said.

“I know what tricks you’re going to do. So don’t do anything useless in the future.”

“Really…Did you really know everything?”

“Okay.”

“So that means you called Fine even though you knew there was a trap.”

“I was just trying to gauge your reaction. I was planning on stopping it when it got close.”

“An innocent sister almost died because of you.”

The anger felt in the other person’s low voice.

Honestly, I admit that mistake.
So, my heart was heavy and I felt sorry for Fine, but I couldn’t show those feelings in front of Agnes right now.

“But you’re not dead. Didn’t you see what I caught right before it fell? More than that.”

“…”

“You’re not the only one who’s angry right now. I’m also really angry because someone almost killed me.”

“That’s you…”

“What did I do? Did I try to kill you?”

Agnes realizes her disadvantage and silences him.
His gaze was focused on the floor, unable to look up at me.

“Should I tell the queen everything and just die together? I was almost going to die anyway, so I have nothing to regret.”

“No! Not to him!”

“Then you can relieve my anger so I don’t have to think like that. What do you want to do?”

“…What should I do?”

It’s convenient because you come out obediently.
Well, since his life is at stake, he won’t be able to make a fuss.

With a dark smile on his mind, he quietly whispered into her ear as she had nowhere to retreat.

“Come to my room tonight. Without the other elves knowing.”

Agnes stays silent instead of answering.
But as if she had a premonition of her future tonight, her amber eyes were trembling dangerously.