I Became the Fiancé of a Crazy Heroine - Chapter 24-2

“Now what should we do?”

Sion spoke first while hiding behind a tree with the escort knights.

“Our mission is to safely escort the two of you. Wouldn’t it be better to retreat than to pursue them?”

“That’s not a good option either. We’ll be the only ones at a disadvantage if they come after us.”

“We’ll buy some time.”

“It won’t be easy to buy time. You can’t necessarily escape just because you’re risking your life… Besides, there might be a traitor among us.”

“A traitor? What do you mean?”

“How did they find out where we are?”

“Ah!”

The head of the escort knights swallowed dryly as he realized the meaning of Sion’s words.

Someone who moved with them must have secretly passed on information. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to locate them so quickly and launch a surprise attack.

“Nobody move from now on. Anyone who moves will be considered a traitor. Captain of the guard.”

“Yes.”

“They didn’t run away, they just hid. There must be a reason for that.”

“…I think so.”

“If we retreat, they’ll follow us. If we pursue, we may fall into a trap. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

“Choose the most trusted person and send them to Kelidos. Tell them that if reinforcements are delayed, the Duke and Marquis won’t just sit idly by.”

“Understood.”

Sion watches the captain of the guard closely and stands close to Hanette.

If Hanette stepped forward, they could hold back the enemy even if the situation worsened.

But Hanette couldn’t just act recklessly because she had to keep her ability to use magic a secret.

“Can you trust me, sis?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“You saw me use the sword earlier, right? Do you believe me a little now?”

“What do mean and even if you suddenly say to trush you…”

Hanette squints her eyes as she recalls the scene from earlier.

Not only did Sion’s sword strike neutralize the arrows and magic, but it also swept away their enemies.

Though she couldn’t see it with her own eyes, she couldn’t deny Sion’s impressive skills.

“So, do you believe me now?”

“…I do. I’ll believe you just this once.”

“Your answer sounds a bit cold.”

“I said I believe you, didn’t I?”

“Then stay close behind me. I’ll make sure you don’t get hurt.”

“What do you mean?”

“You’re making me repeat myself. Do you have confidence in yourself?”

Sion looks away from the commander and adjusts his sword.

If the commander were a traitor, he would whisper his commands discreetly.

However, the commander was still within earshot and was delivering the message loud and clear.

“I’ll warn you all in advance. If you see someone who looks like a traitor, capture them by all means. If you can’t capture them, kill them. Do you understand me?”

“Yes, sir!”

“As you requested, Sion-Nim, I’ve sent an knight.”

Sion nods his head and looks back.

One of the knights on horseback was slowly moving away.

If the Captain of the guard had a good eye, he must have chosen the right person.

‘There is a way for Hanette and me to run away first, but that’s not an option.’

The reason why they were able to maintain a safe situation now was because Sion had wielded his sword.

There weren’t many knights who could use a sword skills, and the knights were protecting Sion and Hanette.

So the enemies were scared, but they couldn’t retreat because they had to achieve their goal.

If they ran away first, the knights could be sacrificed or they could even be chased.

‘To use the sword, I have to fill up my magical power…’

The fact that he was able to create a sword slash with the magical power he had was almost a miracle.

If he had consumed more magical power than his limit, his body could not have withstood it.

Of course, there was a way to restore magical power, and it was also related to Exceed Rain ability.

‘The weaker my magical power is, the stronger my abilities become… It should be okay.’

Exceed Rain had various abilities in addition to creating a sword Slash/Beam.

If other magical swords simply implemented their corresponding attributes, Exceed Rain belonged to a comprehensive area.

It was an ability that was appropriate for the name of a magic sword of darkness, and it was unique and had a special power.

“Sis, I’m a little late to ask, but would you like to run away even if you’re alone?”

“…You asked me to trust you earlier, didn’t you?”

“The order was wrong. I should have asked you first if you wanted to run away.”

“I won’t go. No, I can’t go.”

“Why can’t you go?”

“If I die, I die, but I don’t want to hear that I abandoned my fiancé.”

“Hehe… That’s just like you, Sis.”

“And the bodyguards are knights of my family. I can forgive them for dying while protecting me, but I can’t forgive myself for leaving them behind.”

The bodyguards listened quietly to the conversation, their emotions welling up at once.

They had only received an order to escort the rogue heiress and her fiancé.

In fact, the rumor was so loud that the rogue heiress hardly ever bothered them.

But being called knights of their family made them feel sentimental.

“You seem to have a sense of responsibility, Sis.”

“I don’t know about responsibility… But isn’t it just natural?”

“They’re not your knights, Sis. To be precise, they’re Duke Adelaira knights.”

“But they’re protecting me now. So they’re my knights.”

“Well… That makes sense.”

Sion nodded his head while keeping an eye on where the enemies were.

They probably wouldn’t be able to stall for time for long.

One of the escort knights had already gone to request reinforcements for Keldios, and Sion believed he could use his sword a little longer.

From the enemy’s perspective, they had to decide whether to complete their mission or sacrifice their lives.

“We don’t have any bows or arrows, do we?”

“No. Would you like to wear armor?”

“I can’t accept that if you’ll be fighting in the front.”

“We can fight and die, but-”

“There’s no life that can be sacrificed. Didn’t you hear what the Lady said earlier? We live and die together.”

The escort captain tightly gripped his scabbard and lit up the battlefield.

Sion and Hanette gave up on running away for the sake of the escort knights.

Even if they had already prepared themselves for death, they did not allow it for themselves.

Therefore, they had to fight with all their might to allow themselves to accept that death.

“Let’s watch a little longer.”

“Even if we just drag out time like this, we have an advantage.”

“That’s right. The situation has changed a lot because of me.”

“If things don’t work out, we can run away, right?”

“That would be the best thing to do. We can’t be chased now…”

Sion frowned as he discovered something.

Flames were coming from where the enemies were hiding.

Though the distance was considerable, they had wasted their magic to implement it.

In other words, they meant to kill Hanette and complete the mission at all costs.

“What should we do?”

“… First, get ready to retreat. We just need to be prepared.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’ll try to stop it.”

Sion answered casually and tried to take the lead.

But Hanette grabbed him by the hem of his clothes and pulled him back.

“What? Are you crazy?”

“Remember what I said earlier, Sis?”

“…I believe you, but this is a bit much!”

“It’s okay, trust me just this once. I’m confident.”

Sion held Hanette’s hand and showed a faint smile.

Then Hanette hesitated for a moment before letting go of his hand.

“Fire… Fire is coming!”

The fire, created by magic, was rapidly surging forward.

Sion waited until the fire approached and then slowly swung the Exceed Rain.

Then, the purple blade began to shine faintly and started to neutralize the fire.

“…. Huh?”

“Huh?”

“Oo!”

“….?”

The guards were confused but impressed.

Hanette was gathering her magic powers to use a spell, but quickly gave up.

Sion completely extinguished the fire and withdrew the Exceed Rain.

‘… So, this is a magic absorption. Is this why the protagonist always suffers?’

T/L: I’ll post One More Chapter later in the night.