The Escort Knight Who Is Obsessed by the Villainess Wants to Escape - Chapter 175

The world of the game I’ve possessed.

Is there really no way to escape this fake world made of fiction?

Since I first possessed this world, I’ve pondered over it many times, but I haven’t found a sharp solution.

“Well, it probably wouldn’t matter to go back now… But it seems better than dying at the hands of Eliza.”

In the meantime, news came from outside Jericho.

It was news about Eliza.

I paid attention because I had to escape from her, not for any other reason. Absolutely not.

Moreover, news about her defeating the Emperor was something I couldn’t avoid hearing, even if I didn’t want to.

On the first day, after escaping from Eliza, Eliza had taken control of the Levant continent.

She crushed all the forces that had tried to take advantage of the empire’s vacancy.

Apparently, she didn’t even exert much effort.

As soon as she appeared and demanded obedience, everyone accepted it without question.

I heard no one dared to oppose her after her resurrection.

Resurrection… what does that mean? Did Eliza die? When exactly?

Anyway, on the first day, after pacifying the continent, Eliza divided the world into two.

The land of humans and the demon realm.

Humans are light, and demons are darkness, so she declared we must drive away that darkness.

She promised that after conquering the demon realm and ending the long war, she would bring eternal peace.

The second day came.

Eliza entered the imperial capital, Yggdrasil, without bloodshed.

No one could block her.

Confidently, she entered and took over the imperial palace, seizing the throne and declaring:

“Now, I am the Emperor.”

I don’t understand how that was possible.

Even if the Emperor was dead, there should still have been members of the imperial family.

It is said that the whole of humanity dreamed of Eliza’s dream.

I, too, had dreamed of Eliza… Does that mean all of humanity dreamed the same thing?

How could that be possible?

On the second day after escaping, Eliza declared the establishment of the Bevel Empire and became the new Emperor, becoming the sky of humanity.

All nations were unified under her rule.

The third day.

Eliza gathered all the forces that had been hostile or had different opinions, uniting them.

She then assigned roles to each faction.

Some focused on the seas, others on land, and some on the production of supplies.

I heard a priest on the street remark with emotion after hearing the news.

“She divided the world into sea, land, and plants.”

The fourth day.

Eliza became the Pope of the Sun Temple.

The Moon God Cult, which had been hostile to her, was completely eliminated.

The priest Aquines, whom I had met before, was one of the few who survived.

They had noticed the corruption of the Moon god Church early on and had already become independent, handing relevant information over to Eliza.

Thanks to them, Eliza was able to handle things more smoothly.

They supported Eliza and declared her a saint of the Moon god Church.

Eliza acknowledged their contribution and allowed the remnants of the Moon god Church to survive.

The Mage Tower, which studied the order of the stars, also sent their support to Eliza.

Sun, moon, stars.

The three pillars followed Eliza’s will.

The fifth day.

Eliza issued a new command to the nations that followed her.

She instructed them to create ships and flying vessels for an invasion of the demon realm from multiple angles.

The sixth day.

She declared the unified territory of humanity as one land and announced plans to design a giant road that would traverse it.

All beasts and life on this land would be able to reach any place in the world via that road.

A new world and order were established.

Humanity united under Eliza’s name.

And then came the seventh day.

The golden being forged to save the world and resurrected, the incarnation of the primordial existence.

The great mage, known as the reappearance of the mythical age.

Empress of the Bevel Empire, Pope of the Sun Temple, and Saint.

A great being whom all religions begged to be declared a saint.

The leader who first unified the Levant continent and brought all of humanity together.

Eliza de Bevel.

She wasn’t particularly interested in such grand titles.

She did it only because it was necessary.

What she desired was only one thing.

Her own blessing and rest.

Peace, glory, honor, light, and color. Everything that can be called that.

She came to a city to find him.

Jericho.

I figured out that he lived here just a day after waking up.

I realized it before his subordinates found out.

It was purely intuition.

But I was certain.

Even if I closed my eyes or held my breath.

This cool, ivory pull was so vivid that I couldn’t have missed it.

I marveled at it and was grateful that I could recognize him even without seeing him.

Despite the emperor’s visit, the city was quiet.

He hadn’t announced it, and she had pulled her hood down low, hiding her identity completely.

Once, it was a rather chaotic fortress city near the entrance to the demon realm, but now, it didn’t look bad for living.

I was relieved that he seemed to be staying in a safe place.

Of course, this had a lot to do with her securing the territories near the demon realm’s entrance, including Jericho.

It didn’t take long for me to find him.

The house I had visited before.

His hair was messy, as if he had just woken up.

Watching him stretch, I smiled contentedly.

The fatigue and effort from the past week seemed to have disappeared.

At the same time, I felt a kind of emptiness that resembled hunger.

I had definitely skipped meals because I was busy.

He wasn’t here either.

But now, feeling hungry seemed strange.

For no reason, I found myself licking my lips as I watched him.

I hid and watched from a distance as he did his morning exercise and had breakfast.

I wanted to approach him, but I didn’t know what to do.

What should I say to him?

How would Judas react if he saw me?

I was both excited and scared.

He wouldn’t remember me, after all.

If he had remembered, he wouldn’t have lived like this, leaving me behind.

He would have found me, no matter what it took.

The past week of organizing the continent was partly for him, but also out of fear.

Because he wouldn’t recognize me.

In front of him, I had no idea what words or actions to take.

It wasn’t until after lunch that I stepped forward.

When the sun was highest in the sky, in the bright midday.

A warm noon.

“…Hello.”

I carefully stepped in front of Judas and took off my hood.

Nervous and trembling, I nervously fiddled with my lips.

I couldn’t look him in the eye, so I glanced at him.

“It’s been a while.”

“……”

Judas tightly shut his mouth.

A war broke out in his mind.

‘What is this? How did she know? Has she been watching me? Since when?’

Her shy and restless posture only made her look like a villain eagerly anticipating the moment to kill me and claim her power.

He quickly rolled his eyes, thinking.

Where to go, how to escape.

‘A straight path. Eliza blocking the way. A frontal charge would be suicide. Teleportation means I can’t escape in the first place, but still, the most likely option is…’

“Um…”

The moment Eliza opened her mouth.

Pop!

Judas quickly turned around and started running.

Like a startled deer facing a lion, he ran at full speed, putting all his strength into it. Watching his back, Eliza stood frozen, her mouth slightly agape.

“Ah…”

Tears flowed from her red eyes, blinking rapidly.

In the end, this was the outcome.

I had expected it.

Even though I knew, I came.

But facing the reality was harsher than I had imagined.

He had forgotten me.

He was so reluctant to face me.

He had certainly erased all the good memories we shared.

Did he see me as the person I was before crossing into this world?

It was terrible.

I was saved and given a new life because of you.

What am I supposed to do in this situation?

What have I done so far?

I couldn’t understand what my resurrection and salvation meant without you.

Thud.

Eliza collapsed helplessly to her knees.

At the dull sound and vibration, Judas ran faster.

He thought it might be an explosion of magic.

“Ugh… Agh…”

Through blurry vision filled with tears, she saw him fading away.

Eliza clutched her chest.

It hurt.

The memories she held alone were ultimately no different from the emotions she felt alone.

Reality was harsh to both her and to him.

Eliza peeked into her memories.

She experienced his emotions firsthand.

And so, she understood.

Once, before he lost his memories, he had loved and cared for her so deeply.

What if he were to tear away these precious memories and emotions from himself?

It would surely be as painful as ripping out his own flesh and pulling out his organs.

Eliza pitied him now.

It was a pitiful sympathy.

He had no memory, so he wouldn’t feel any pain.

The rebirth of the myth era.

The sky of humanity.

The emperor of the new order.

All those grand titles were meaningless.

At this moment, she was nothing more than a powerless woman.

It was around then that Judas stopped running.

It was strange.

Eliza, who had stopped chasing him.

No magic flying toward him.

The survival expert was silent too.

‘What is this?’

Even though he thought she shouldn’t stop, she stopped.

He cautiously turned around and doubted his own eyes.

‘Huh…? Am I… seeing something wrong?’

Eliza was sitting on the ground, crying.

The infamous villain, Eliza de Bevel.

He had tried to escape from her who wanted to kill him…

But her reaction was strange?