Despite Being an Extra, I'm the Villain's Childhood Friend - Chapter 41.2
Chapter 41.2
“It’s a perfect answer, so it’s not bad.”
“You…”
Michael gritted his teeth.
Izeline, who was standing a step behind, looked at the two of them with a restless heart. What on earth was Gerald thinking when he gave Robert a perfect score? That too, was for a plan to defeat the four great knights who protected the Barcan Empire.
No matter what, this seemed a bit excessive.
At that moment, the tense atmosphere broke for a moment.
“Anyway, I have no choice but to be on guard.”
Ping—!
With a speed invisible to the naked eye, a quick sword was drawn. It was the rapier that Michael usually carried around his waist like a toy.
“Rob!”
Izeline screamed like a cry at the bloodshed that happened in the blink of an eye. The sharp blade of the sword, like a fencing sword, made a thin scar on Robert’s cheek and passed by.
“Michael! What are you doing?!”
She blocked Robert’s front and shouted like a thunderbolt.
“He’s not going to take you as a hostage for real!”
“Izel. Don’t interfere.”
He, who would usually smile gently and say things like, ‘I wish you would take my side.’ stared at her with a face devoid of any laughter. The sight of her who threw herself into danger to protect Robert made Michael’s heart uncomfortable at this moment.
It had been that way since the beginning.
Even when she was only four years old, she risked her life to protect Robert’s safety. As time passed, the girl’s heart became even more steadfast.
“He’s bleeding! How can I not interfere!”
At that cry, Michael shifted his gaze slightly and stared at Robert behind her before he asked coldly.
“Why didn’t you dodge it?”
It wasn’t something the attacker should say, but the two, who had trained together for three years, knew each other’s skills better than anyone else. Robert knew that this attack was not fatal, and Michael knew that he could have dodged it easily.
Hazel eyes and red eyes met in the air.
In the silence that seemed like it could break at any moment, Robert raised one hand. He wiped away the blood flowing down his left cheek and spoke briefly in an emotionless voice.
“Let’s just let this go.”
“As you wish.”
He dismissed the fact that he had been making a fuss about taking him hostage just because he had a scratch on his cheek.
It was an unreasonable deal.
Izeline, caught between the two, bit her lower lip at the escalating atmosphere. She also knew that Michael had enough reason to be angry and wary. Even without that, she had planned to lecture Robert about not taking hostages if they were ever alone.
“It can’t be helped.”
At that moment, a slightly relaxed voice flowed from Robert’s lips.
“I was born this way.”
“….”
For a moment, Michael’s gaze wavered.
So did Izeline’s.
Why did his calm voice sound like he was crying?
“Even if the Ignite Knights belong to my father, there’s no way Viscount Calif would side with me in the first place.”
As he said that, Robert looked down as if to avoid her gaze.
“Even if something like that happened, there’s no way I would take you hostage…”
“….”
Michael was speechless for a moment. His hazel eyes flickered slightly, and then he quietly put the rapier back in its scabbard.
Izeline slowly looked back.
He was a talented guy with excellent swordsmanship and brains.
He was now strong enough that he didn’t need the protection of just anyone, but he was staring at the floor as if it were going to cave in. He looked like a four-year-old child covered in wounds, and her heart felt like it was breaking.
Her eyes turned red as she was overcome with the urge to hug him right away.
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