v3c2 (1/2)
2 Sword Knight vs Dark Knight
Add blinked nu back to the past He was inside the cafeteria Elsas about
to cho steamed potato
“Elsword, Rena told us to stand by at the barracks”
“Here, you eat too”
When Eve lectured hirabbed one of the steamed potatoes and put in on Eve’s hand
Eve made a troublesome expression as she looked down at the bribe(?) on her head
Ara was already eating the potatoes together with Elsword
“It’s delicious Would you like some MrAdd?”
Add blankly stared at the stea in a life
threatening battle just a ht now made his mind blank out
“Eat it by yourselves”
“…Will that really be alright? This is the are”
Hearing Add approve(?), Ara and Elsere already grabbing their next potatoes Eve had
expected Add to stop the confusedly at Add
“They need to eat to fight well”
Add responded ords that weren’t like him as he bit his lips Time travel was successful But…
Elesis’ saiting for theht tomorrow
The strongest leader of the Red Knights Elesis She was unbelievably powerful
It will end with the similar result if they faced her tomorroithout any plans He could make an
excuse that they got a the second time where he had
known she would appear, they got pushed back
For a moment, it looked like they could win But it only confirmed that there was no way to stop
Elesis if she made up her mind to attack their back line
“Phew…”
“Here you go”
When Add was letting out a helpless sigh, Eve suddenly broke her potato in half and held it out to
Add When Add couldn’t tell Eve’s intention and stared at her quietly, she spoke with a cold voice
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“Didn’t you just say yourself that you need to eat in order to fight? Nasods don’t need foods but
humans are different after all”
“…”
What she said was correct but for Eve to take care of him like this? Add was dumbstruck but took
the potato for now
Ara and Elsere already eating their fourth potatoes What a big appetite
“Wow, they even have salt here Should I enlist here too?”
“Here you go, MrAdd Eat it with some salt”
Add dipped his potato lightly inside a dish of salt that Ara held out to him He then silently chewed
and sed the potato Inside of his mouth heated up as the soft and sweet taste of the potato
got ered on the tip of his tongue
Eve held out a cup of water towards Add as he ate wordlessly
“You’ll choke yourself like that”
“…Thanks”
That’s right He couldn’t do anything if he was hungry He had to run his brain in order to think of a
way to beat that powerful enemy, that black panther Actually, the plan just noas the best he
could think of…… but he couldn’t beat Elesis if he didn’t co even better
“So this is where you guys were?”
Then a familiar voice joined in Rena entered the cafeteria and exaroup with a bitter
s his potato mechanically
“It’s uys were hungry… But I didn’t
expect Add would be like this too”
“Huive us more time, Rena”
Eve sided with and spoke for the three ere busy eating Rena e smile as she
nodded
“Alright, I’ll be discussing our plans with MsVanessa first so don’t be too late”
“Yes, I’ll bring everyone with me after”
Rena looked proudly at Eve as she left while s his potato and
was about to call Rena But Eve looked at Add with a pitiful gaze then handed him another potato
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“Were you that hungry? Here”
“…”
He had eaten quickly so he could say his excuses to Rena But Eve ed that Add ate
quickly because he was hungry
It was a gaze as if she was looking at a poor wild animal… But Add took the potato wordlessly
It wasn’t because he was hungry It was because it was so rare for Eve to take care of him like this
No, wasn’t this the first time?
Elsword had eaten 6 potatoes round as he stood up
“Alright, I’o ahead first!”
“Wait Elsword, he’s still…”
“Go with hio with Ara”
Eve hesitated for a moment at Add’s words then nodded as she left the kitchen Hearing her
footsteps get further, Add pondered if he ever had such peaceful conversation with Eve before
“It’s enjoyable to see such harmonious moments”
Eun answered Add’s internal question for him Ara’s hair had already turned white and fox ears were
twitching on top of her head
Add stared quietly at the unwarranted entity Eun who had come out
“You’re not showing an unpleasant reaction any
slightly oodwill towards me now?”
“This time…how can I win this time?”
Eun must already knoill happen tomorrow Shadow Master could be beaten if the entire El
Search Party fought it together
But how can they beat Elesis? Was there even a way to conquer that terrifying monster?
Eun sat on the chair with her legs crossed and didn’t answer as she just wagged her tails She was
leisurely grabbing the potatoes one by one and stroking the for their quality
Add would have been noruile attitude right now
But he just stared quietly right now Eun smiled with her eyes It seemed Eun hadn’t expected this
kind of reaction from Add
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“Huhu, boy seee after all? Saying ‘this moment’
should be thewith the boy”
“Tell me how”
“There could be a way, or there could be none”
Add closed his mouth at the riddle like response If the conversation went on like this, the one
who’ll get the initiative will be Eun
But Add didn’t quibble over this fact unlike before There was so into
question before that
“…Just what do you want fro me randomly time travel endlessly
You wouldn’t have helped with defeating Shadow Master if that was your intention”
“What do you mean?”
“Eve would have kept being destroyed if you didn’t tell me how to defeat Shadow Master I would
have been repeatedly rewinding that time”
Add suddenly realized as he spoke
He would rewind ti to this decision so
far And this decision didn’t change until he actually witnessed Rena and Elsword’s deaths
“Could it be that…”
“Stop! Do not speak if you are going to suspect that I had already seen everything that was going to
happen That I knew boy will change his mind As I’ve said before, I’m not omnipotent or
omniscient”
“…”
Add shut his mouth just as he was about to ask Eun if she had known that Add would turn back
time even if Eve wasn’t destroyed and another party member was killed instead
Eun was lightly scratching her head with a tried face
“It would be obvious for boy to suspect as such in his position And I didn’t intervene in various
ways because I was afraid of getting that sa I know about at this
point is the ene for us tomorrow Even I do not kno that enemy would act, or
what kind of result will be waiting”
“Even you can’t take her on?”
Could it be that even Eun coh to beat Elesis?
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Add made a very surprised expression as he inferred this conclusion from Eun’s words
No, noElesis asn’t she within the realms of humans? Even the Great
Specter Eun cannot defeat her?
“Did you just dare to call me a Great Specter?
“…”
Although Add hadn’t said it out loud, Eun shook her head as if she was honestly displeased
“I didn’t read your thoughts I pointed it out because your attitude was clearly evident Geez, hearing
such words even though I’ve helped…”
“…Just continue hat you were saying”
Add was eot found out and spoke bluntly For some reason, Eun was
rather cooperative right now He needed to use this chance to get information
“I’ht now Also, Ara’s body won’t be able to hold out if I fought
seriously”
Eun said those words as she curled up her right hand to make a claw like shape then waved it in
ot carved into a stone wall far way It was an aly
powerful attack
Norured out how they got killed
“…I see”
But they couldn’t be assured of victory against Elesis even if this much powerful Eun helped
Then how about avoiding this battle? Turning back ti
the party to go somewhere else…
“No I guess it won’t work”
“That’s correct After converting the El inside the royal castle into a Dark El, Demons will be able
to use the Diain If that happens, they will send assassins after Eve again If
you avoid facing Elesis now, you’ll end up having to face Elesis plus the thousands of Demons next
time”
Even darker future waited for them if they ran away
“Just what is that wost the humans
joined up with the Demons?”
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“That’s not so important Elly is like a shen she makes up her decision She probably
won’t forgive any enemies that stand in her way”
Add didn’t like Eun’s attitude as if she was talking like this was someone else’s business Then Add
realized that it was obvious No led, it was his problem It
didn’t matter at all to Eun
All she had to do was take over Ara’s body and run away if things got dicey
“……I don’t understand what kind of evil spirit boy sees me as”
Add didn’t answer even though Eun spoke with a tone as if she was hurt How Eun had read his
thoughts right noasn’t i
When Add didn’t reot up from her seat She approached Add
with a pouting face that was unlike her, and then abruptly held out her hand
Grab
Eun pinched Add’s cheek and spoke sharply
“Isn’t that a bit harsh boy? Did you think ether with all of you all this
time, would abandon boy and the others so ruthlessly, without any regrets, and run away?”
“That’s because you said…”
“That’s just sory How can you be so dense about a girl’s
heart? Do I really have to say this out loud?”
Eun expressed her irritation as she twisted Add’s cheek painfully Add felt like screa but held
on illpower as he spoke each words precisely
“Then tell me what I have to do to win”
“Shouldn’t there be an appropriate procedure if you are going to make a request to me?”
“…”
Eun let go of Add’s cheek for now but it didn’t look like she had relieved her anger Add rubbed his
cheek as he looked at Eun glare at him with her arms crossed
“If you helpto your request”
His shi+n got kicked All he did was give a reasonable bargain but he got violence in return Add
groaned as he grabbed his leg and hopped in place in pain
Eun looked at Add while he was hopping in pain and spoke coldly
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“…Even if you don’t know about a huirl’s heart”
What was she saying when he had gone out of his way to present her with a fair bargain? Add
looked at Eun while suppressing his pain, but all he got back was a cold stare
“…If it’s about that time, I’m sorry”
“What ti back and forth in time so much that I cannot
remember clearly”
Add ized
“About how I treated you as an object in somebody’s pocket…”
“Now you seem to understand human words How can you be denser than me, a fox? And also, did
you think I’ll feel better now that you’ve bowed in apology to me?”
Eun was shooting back as if she aiting for this opportunity Before, she had always been
leisurely and teased hi down on him But she was quite
straightforhen she actually started to reveal her emotions
Although she hadn’t shown any signs, she must have been extremely offended that time
“I said I’m sorry…”
“That’s not a tone of so reluctantly”
Eun words were cold but she soon let out a sigh and dropped down to sit on the table It seems her
out her emotions
“Well, I somewhat understand boy’s position as well I would look quite suspicious Is she trying to
toy around withthis because she has some ulterior motive? Well, they are
obvious thoughts to make”
“…”
Eun’s tone was as if she was used to these suspicions Eun shook her feet lightly in midair then
waved her hand and changed the topic
“But I at least wholeheartedly agree with the boy’s great cause of wanting win against Elly in a fight
tomorroithout anyone’s death Do you understand?”
“Then the way to win?”
Didn’t she say that it won’t work even if Eun fought? Eun paused when Add insisted
“Before I say, proain”
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“That’s…”
“I can tell by your face Don’t answer half-heartedly just so you can avoid this situation Say no if
you don’t want to”
Eun requested with a clear cut tone It seeed by that past
event…but Add shook his head
“Don’t make such unreasonable demands”
“……That sounds contradictory to how you were begging me just now Shouldn’t boy have to lick
ht now if I wanted him to?”
Eun’s eyes narrowed and her voice turned low
She looked very elared at Eun
“Stopunreasonable deive me any
information but you expect me to blatantly trust you? Do you think that makes sense? Didn’t you
say it yourself that it was obvious for me to be suspicious?”
“…”
“Show some sincerity if you want to earn ive up my
trust Isn’t that very simple?”
Eun ordless and had her eyes opened narrowly It was an auous attitude where you
couldn’t tell if she didn’t want to speak anymore or if she’ll listen to more
Add haughtily looked up and concluded
“But if I can win to to you…… Then I’ll trust you a bit”
“…”
“Be thankful”
When Add threw his words bluntly, Eun looked like she was at a loss for words as she put her hand
on her forehead and let out a long sigh She al cute
in front of its eyes
But Add didn’t change his attitude
Well, he understood that Eun had been very hurt by that one time Her attitude just noas
probably her true feelings and not an act
But that and this were separate things
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“…Fine, boy’s words are logical But what are you going to do if I get more offended by this and
refuse to help?”
“You won’t You must have wanted this”
“I…”
“Even if you hadn’t known everything, you must have wanted this time to come”
Add spoke coldly as he glared at Eun
He could deduce from the traces of their past conversations Add had determined to not rewind
time unless Eve was destroyed and Eun asked multiple times if he was really sure about that
Shethat there will be a casualty other than Eve when they
fought with Elesis to him to not suspect
her… she wouldn’t have known in every detail
Achieving victory against such a powerful enemy like Elesis without any casualties was almost
impossible Even if she didn’t look into the future, Eun could have easily known that the El Search
Party would get destroyed if Elesis attacked them
Eun was cleverly justifying her position Add concluded this much but didn’t ask any further
“I turned back tiain when Rena and Elsword died This must be one of the results you wanted
right?”
“…I won’t say that it’s not”
“The ht here So cooperate”
It was Add who should have been begging in this situation but Add examined the situation carefully
and didn’t let go of his initiative Just like how Eun had shown Add the scene of Eve getting
destroyedAdd the solution, Eun had been trying to do the sa
here
Thus, Eun had also wanted the situation of Add acting like this, the situation of Addup his
ainst Elesis without death of any party members
He didn’t need to show any signs of weakness when their goals were aligned When Add quickly
htily, Eun let out a thin sigh
“I don’t knohere I let up this time Boy is too smart that it’s sometimes difficult to deal with
him”
“Kukukuk, you don’t have to pay any lip service”
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Add let out a cold laugh then held out his hand towards Eun Eun as sitting down looked up
at him Add pressed for an answer
“Don’t just sit there, get up and tell me what I should do I’ll do exactly as you say”
“There is a best possible way… But I don’t know if boy can pull it off”
“I’ve co I can’t pull off”
There can’t be anything worse than cross-dressing right? When Add snorted, Eun smiled bitterly as
she grabbed Add’s hand
“Even if you act so confidently, so”
And it was just as she said
The strategy ress when Add entered the Velder’s Liberation army’s
co to achieve was soeous so it was a
situation where no one could coestions
Add didn’t bother to sit and glanced at the map once then made his conclusion
“What a ridiculous plan Retreat before you get annihilated”
“…”
When Vanessa frowned, Rena quickly spoke in Vanessa’s place
“Wait Add, listen to me for a moment We can’t just retreat…”
“Yes, you can’t retreat because of the citizens and the king But no oal is,
you should knohen to retreat when you are oute
blindly”
Add’s sharp words cut across the at various
opinions but thisVanessa’s adjutants that hadn’t been
here last ti as they stared at Add
But Add sneered on purpose to show them
“You’re going to face the elite deether forces that’s barely
that your battle capabilities went
up aly because we are here? What an attitude to shohen you don’t even have any courage
to fight without borrowing soth”
“How……”
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It was a blatant mockery Even if the El Search Party were important reinforcements that came in
their hour of need, it was hard to suppress their rage after getting mocked so openly like this Just
when one of the knights was about to stahts’
arm and put him back in his seat
In this tense atmosphere, Add withdrew his sneer then threw sharp words across the
“Bring soh with this plan I heard this on the way
here but didn’t you have so them that this
tragedy wouldn’t have happened if the Red Knights were here Why don’t you call them?”
“Red Knights are now……”
“Nohat? Where are those Knights that are supposed to be the strongest in the kingdom?”
Just when Vanessa was about to ot up from his seat and
left While everyone blinked in surprise seeing that he left without saying anything, Eve also quickly
stood up and left as she followed after Elsword
Just when Knights that were startled by the repeated walkouts were about to raise their voice, Add
lightly hit down on the table
“Theends here I’ll coht Battle will start soon
even if we don’t want to”
“Pardon me?”
“What?”
Rena and Vanessa, and everyone else looked at Add with a surprised expression Wasn’t what Add
said right now 180 degrees different fro before?
But Add who had coed his attitude didn’t explain anymore and instructed Rena
“Rena, help encourage the soldiers with Vanessa They won’t be able to fight as they are right now”
“Alright”
Rena looked like she wanted to askback for now Did she notice
that this was so they couldn’t talk about in front of other people including Vanessa?
“Then I’ll go get some fresh air”
Of course, that was a lie
Add exited the tent but he didn’t get on the Dynamos and walked instead He didn’t want to hurry
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Elsas sitting on the sa that had
changed, it was that Eve was also beside him now
Elsword had his head dropped down and Eve was beside hi Eve’s hand
on top of the back of Elsword’s hand… It felt unpleasant
“Kukukuk”
Well, wouldn’t such feelings be beneficial now? Add did his best to suppress his displeasure, rage
and all sorts of negative emotions as he approached the two Eve turned around after hearing Add’s
footsteps then tried to say soive any eye to
her
Target of his sight was Elsword’s limp back
“I found Elesis”
“……”
Elsword’s back winced then he slowly turned his gaze towards Add His shadowed eyes contained a
question asking how he knew
Addthen continued his words
“I’ to listen in?”
“…So that was on purpose”
Eve’s face turned extremely unpleasant She just realized that Add had purposely brought up the
topic of Red Knights in front of Elsword in order to provoke him
Her stare was filled with rage as if she was asking Add if he was doing this purposely to hurt
Elsword
But Add didn’t give even a single glance at Eve It was because he was afraid that he wouldn’t have
the courage to continue talking if he sahat face Eve was ht now
Add sneered as he asked Elsword again
“Do you want to know?”
“…”
Elsword let out a sigh as he pulled his hand out of Eve’s hand then stood up to face Add
Elsword had a troubled expression as he spoke with a low voice
“Please tellSister is”
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“She joined up with the de with them She’s our enemy
now”
“…”
Elsword’s face stiffened Add looked up towards the sky as he spoke with an exaggerated voice
Alright, let’s paint over time
“Would it be more correct to say that she’s now an enemy of the entire human race?”
“You……”
Eve’s disgusted voice caused a ripple of pain to go through Add’s heart Add looked down to stare
at Elsword Elsword had his eyes opened widely and was biting his lower lip The shock must have
been quite large
“There’s no way Big Sister would…”
Elsword’s words as he tried to refute stopped Hand that Add held out towards hi red hair
was on top of his hand
Elsword couldn’t continue his words after seeing the hair with an extremely similar color as his own
The hair Add had picked up in Feita, so extra
persuasive power to Add’s words
“You still can’t believe after seeing this? Then you can just confirm it with your own eyes tomorrow
But before that, I want to hear your opinion What are you going to do now? Your sister is on the
de to join them too?”
“Stop this, Add I won’t forgive you if you say anymore”
Add didn’t stop despite Eve’s warning
He wouldn’t have started this in the first place if he was going to stop here He wouldn’t have
traveled back in ti to say this
“You must be doubtful; you probably don’t want to trust what I said But what are you going to do
if it’s true?”
“…”
“Elsword, I asked what are you going to do if your Big Sister who had gonefor half a year
actually joined up with the demons”
When Add pressed for an answer, Elsword continued to bite his lower lip and couldn’t say anything
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His heart ladness fro family and the
i mixed up from within him
“Add, I told you to stop”
“I don’t want to”
Add finally averted his gaze from Elsword and looked at Eve He pretty much finished what he had
to say to Elsword
Eve was staring at Add with a gaze that was cold beyond measure Eve’s attitude towards Add
before had been stiff and distanced But now, she was showing an expression of loathing, contempt
and rage towards him
Insisting that she doesn’t have any emotions despite this…? Isn’t this unfair?
Add let out a sigh then looked at Eve with narrow eyes
“What are you going to do by keep doting on him like this?”
“Who is…?”
“Enough is enough Do you think I’ this for no reason? Elesis is already our enemy You
can confirm it for yourself to to do if it’s true?
“……”
Eve couldn’t respond Add sharply pushed the issue
“His older sister he’s been looking for joined up with the de to destroy this
kingdo to do now? Shouldn’t he know beforehand so he can make his choice?”
“…What choice do you mean?”
Eve was barelydon’t say
so so obvious
“Choice if he will follow his sister and surrender hi that if
he’s going to betray us, let’s get it over with neatly Since he was an El Search Party member, we’ll
also get suspected if he joined the demons…”
Slap!!! Add’s body staggered after getting hit by Eve’s palh the wind and came
flying towards his cheek The iave
out, but he held on illpower and didn’t let himself fall
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Eve was now glaring at Add as if she was looking at an enemy
“So… This is how it’s going to be is it?”
Add laaze He didn’t do this so it could turn out like this But
could only turn out like this
Eve ignored Add lalared coldly
“I won’t stand by quietly if you say anything more”
“Really? What are you going to do? Are you going to kill me?”
“……”
He had gotten slapped by Eve usted from it
Add sneered as he laughed with a feeling of not knoho he was laughing at
“Or what? Are you going to folloherever he goes? If he joins the demons, are you
going to go together with him?”
“I don’t even want to deal with you anyo, Elsword”
“I asked you a question Elsword Answer”
Add suppressed the shout that was about to burst out from his throat and instead asked calmly as
possible Eve grabbed Elsword’s hand again as if she didn’t want to deal with such nonsense
Elsword, who had been looking doards the ground the entire time was now about to move
his steps and follow Eve as pulling him
It was a hateful sight
“You hide behind your sister when you are young and now you are going to hide behind Eve like a
coward?”
“…”
Elsword’s steps stopped
“I see, you’re still a brat inside despite how your body grew and your skills got improved It was
stupid ofmy opinion of you even for a little bit You were just a useless brat
I wasted my time”
“If Big Sister…”
A raspy voice, Elsword didn’t knohat to do with his surging emotions
“If Big Sister really joined hands the demons, I……”