The Escort Knight Who Is Obsessed by the Villainess Wants to Escape - Chapter 195

“You’re cute.”

“……”

“Elly, you’re really, really cute.”

Elly’s world spun around in front of her eyes.

She felt so embarrassed that she wanted to faint.

But the voice and the words sounded so pleasant, and her heart was pounding wildly.

“Ugh, uh, uhh…”

She had never felt this way before.

She had no idea what expression to make, or what to say.

She couldn’t figure out how to respond.

Cute.

Cute.

I’m cute?

It doesn’t make sense.

She had never thought that even once in her life.

It felt so foreign, almost bizarre.

She couldn’t be cute.

That word must apply to the puppies crawling around here, not to her.

To think of herself as cute.

Does that mean she’s like them?

Her thoughts were tangled up like a mess of yarn.

Among them, the scene that kept coming to her mind was Judas’s gaze as he always watched her.

No matter what she did, he would watch with a smile, observing her closely, and that gaze was certainly one of affection.

It wasn’t much different from the way he looked at these cute little creatures.

Yes, from a long time ago, he had been finding her cute.

He just hadn’t said it in words.

Realizing the truth didn’t provide a clue on how to navigate her confusion.

If anything, it only made her feel more embarrassed.

Not just today, but the thought that he had always found her cute made her feel like she might melt.

Cute. Oh my.

He really had been finding her cute.

But what does “cute” even mean?

It’s like wanting to protect, to give everything, to be blindly devoted… But how is that different from love? Ugh, I don’t know.

Judas didn’t leave her alone.

He grabbed her chin to make her face him, looking her straight in the eyes, and said again.

“You’re cute.”

“…Why, why suddenly, suddenly… why are you doing this…”

Elly squirmed.

She turned her body, which had been facing away from him, to face him and then hid in his embrace.

Judas petted her head and spoke.

“Are you trying to be even cuter like this?”

“Why are you doing this…?”

“Isn’t it just saying that something cute is cute?”

“You never said anything like this before…”

“Mm, that’s true. But I just thought of it suddenly. Are you upset because I didn’t say it before?”

“It’s not that…”

Judas took both of Elly’s cheeks into his hands and raised her face to look at him.

Her round, warm cheeks pressed in as he did.

Looking at her, Judas grinned mischievously.

“Still cute.”

“Ugh… don’t do that…”

“I don’t want to stop. I’ll keep saying it. Cute. Cute Elly.”

“Ugh…”

Elly decided she couldn’t just let this happen.

The best defense is an offense.

At times like this, she needed to strike back more actively.

“You, Judas, you’re cute too! Holding puppies and smiling, or when you were scared of ghosts and clung to me, that’s cute too!”

If it had been the usual Judas, he might have been caught off guard and retreated by this counterattack.

However, he was now sure of his victory.

Elly’s small, sharp counter didn’t make a dent in him.

“Nope. Elly is way cuter.”

“Ugh…”

In the end, Elly had no choice but to raise the white flag.

At this point, she didn’t have any way to deal with this situation head-on.

But what if she didn’t face it directly?

No, there was no need to retaliate.

As soon as she realized it, Elly used magic.

Teleport.

She could just run away.

“…Huh?”

Judas, left alone, was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“Ah, you’re really cute. Did you run away because you’re embarrassed?”

It was absurd.

Did she really think she could escape?

Despite being so smart, it was strangely charming how she sometimes showed these unpredictable sides.

Judas didn’t bother to go looking for her.

She would come on her own if she stayed in the same place.

“…Ugh!”

Just as he had thought, Eliza really did return.

She teleported and landed right in his arms.

Judas raised his left hand in front of her flustered face.

A wedding ring on his ring finger.

That wasn’t just any ring.

It was an artifact.

An artifact that could either summon Eliza or take her to him without her consent.

“Where do you think you’re going, my little cutie?”

“……”

Eliza felt defeated.

A contradiction.

She was caught by the artifact she had given him.

Judas couldn’t help but smile, enjoying himself immensely.

Really, what can I say?

It was such a delightful, joyful, and exciting situation that it was hard to not laugh.

Seeing the woman he loved acting so adorably confused at the word “cute” was enough to make his heart race with affection.

Just watching her made him feel a rush of happiness inside.

Even though she complained not to, it was clear she liked hearing it so much that she didn’t know how to react and was flustered.

And the funny part? The person who was acting so shy had the world in her grasp and had made everyone submit beneath her.

And yet, with just one word, she was completely thrown off balance.

How could he not find her cute?

Judas pressed his lips to the crown of Eliza’s head, hidden in his arms.

“You’re only doing cute things, aren’t you?”

“……”

Her body felt warm against his.

Her heartbeat was strong enough to be felt.

He couldn’t resist, he had to find her adorable.

Judas gently grabbed her chin.

Although she tried to avoid his gaze due to her embarrassment, she couldn’t help but raise her chin, drawn in by his touch.

He softly pressed his lips to hers.

Eliza squeezed her eyes shut, clutching his clothes tightly, hanging on to him.

Her breath came out in quick, excited gasps.

As their lips parted slowly, a thin thread of saliva connected them.

Judas felt a strange thrill and excitement as he looked at Eliza’s flushed face, eyes welling up with tears.

It was a strange feeling.

How embarrassed must she be, to the point of tearing up?

What was even stranger was the excitement.

“Cute” seemed like a word far removed from anything sexual.

And yet, seeing this adorable woman, Judas felt a certain sadistic sexual urge.

He unconsciously licked his lips and swallowed.

Eliza, seeing this, also swallowed in response.

It was strangely tense.

Her body, already burning with embarrassment, seemed to burn hotter as the heat spread all the way to her toes when she saw his tongue.

The heat was different from mere embarrassment.

It was a strange feeling.

Being called cute wasn’t necessarily connected to sexual acts or affection.

And yet, her lower abdomen felt warm, and her breathing grew erratic.

She wanted to be treated like that, but in a more intense way.

It was almost like a subtle sexual masochism.

Her hands that were clutching his clothes subtly pulled him closer.

As if wanting him to come closer, deeper.

They were pressed together, but there was only one way to get even closer.

They both read the same sticky desire in each other’s eyes at the same time.

The moment their gazes crossed.

They gently pushed the dogs that had been clinging to them aside.

And their figures disappeared from the stable.

The place they arrived at was a dark space.

Eliza’s cage, carved into the mountain.

No one could enter, and no sound could escape—just an isolated space for the two of them.

Coming here meant that Eliza craved strong stimulation.

Immediately after they arrived, they clung to each other and made their way to the bed.

There, on the bed, they spent time showering each other with affection, indulging in the joy of being adored.

***

Judas stood in front of the field.

It was a wide plain to the north of the Heavenly Palace, where the Emperor and the national officials resided.

This area, which was not artificially cultivated like a garden, but preserved as much as possible in its natural state, was Yuel’s playground.

And with the puppy family now there, they too were enjoying the space.

Currently, the puppies were following Yuel around the field, hopping and playing.

The mother dog followed the surroundings, taking care of her puppies.

Judas spoke to Eliza, who was standing next to him with his arms crossed.

“Although it’s a bit late, don’t you think we should give them names?”

“Hmm. You’re right. We can’t just keep calling them ‘dog’ or ‘puppy’ forever.”

What would be a good name?

“What do you think, Judas? Do you have anything in mind?”

“Hmm…”

Judas stared intently at the puppies playing with Yuel and the mother dog.

Their fur was a mix of black and white.

Their faces were unique, with black fur growing only around their eyes.

To Judas, it looked like very large spots around their eyes.

‘One has two symmetrical spots. The other one has one asymmetric spot. That one has yellow fur growing on its cheek. And the last one isn’t black at all; it’s completely covered in yellow fur…’

Since the mother dog had black and white fur, Judas guessed that the father dog must have had yellow fur.

Anyway, Judas came to a conclusion.

“The base is white with some color, right? So, if the face has two black spots, we could call it ‘Ijjeom’ (two spots), if it has one black spot, it’s ‘Iljeom’ (one spot), if it has yellow fur on the cheek, we could call it ‘Samjeom’ (three spots), and if it’s completely covered in yellow fur, we could name it ‘Hwangjeom’ (yellow spot). What do you think?”

“……”

Eliza hesitated.

Should he preserve the purity of his thoughts, fitting for a preschool child?

First, let’s ask what he wanted to know.

“…Then, what about the mother dog?”

“Ah. I didn’t think of that.”

“……”

“Since she’s the biggest, maybe ‘Wangjeom’ (king spot)?”

“……”

Finally, Eliza decided.

To protect his innocence, he would cautiously raise an objection.

“It seems a little… lacking in sincerity.”

“Is it…?”

Judas somewhat agreed with the criticism.

It was a little painful that his excellent naming sense had been questioned.

“Eliza, do you have any thoughts?”

“Hmm, a name, a name…?”

Eliza tilted his head while watching the dogs and then blurted out a name.

“Erzebeth?”

“…It sounds like it needs to be followed by ‘Di Bevel’ or something.”

Actually, she didn’t have a better suggestion either.

After several rounds of discussion, they ended up going with the name that Judas suggested first.

And that was the moment when the spotty family was born.

Eliza didn’t want to admit it, but he had to.

Even though there weren’t many spots to call them “spotty,” no other name felt more fitting.

“Hmm. I like it.”

Since Judas seemed satisfied, Eliza quickly warmed up to it too.

At times like these, it’s hard to tell who’s calling whom cute.

Meanwhile, having named them, Judas thought about the next step.

“Training… should I try it?”

Like teaching them to give their paw when asked or sit when told.

Something like that.

He thought it might be fun.

No special reason, just because he wanted to.

“Should we try training them?”

“Yeah, that sounds cute.”

Eliza immediately agreed.

“Though they might not be as good as Eli.”

“…What’s that about all of a sudden?”

Blushing, Eliza lowered his head and gently tapped Judas’s arm with his forehead.

She was so cute whenever she spoke that he couldn’t help it.

Anyway.

“To train them, we’ll need some treats to get their attention.”

“Definitely, it’s easier to train any creature with food.”

A slightly different perspective, but still the same conclusion.

They both agreed to try training the puppies with some food they’d like.

“But do you think we can even get those wild ones to sit still in one place?”

Eliza asked, and Judas didn’t respond.

It seemed like it would be hard to even start the training.