Chapter 133
Chapter 133
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 133
Chapter Title: Red Lion Knights
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The guild officially recognized by the British Royal Family.
The guild that held the Royal Knights—ranked 3rd in the world and regarded as the most powerful organization.
And.
Thud.
The guild whose guild master was the world-ranked 2nd player.
That place was Royal.
Their influence across the world went without saying, and in Europe, their power was beyond imagination.
Even the divine powers stepped forward themselves to build relations with that guild, Royal.
Thud.
Those who could be called the Royal Family's knights were appearing over the ridgeline, approaching.
“…Squad 3.”
Go Yunsu said.
Royal had nearly 20 raid squads, each one boasting enough power to be called a guild in its own right.
Among them, Squad 3 was.
“Red Lion.”
The Red Lion Knights.
Considering that the squads handling external activities for Royal went up to Squad 4.
“The secret force has stepped out themselves.”
They were Royal's secret force, one of their maximum strengths.
Those clad in red armor approached like knights from the Middle Ages.
That bizarre pressure was like the air itself being crushed down.
And.
‘This is it?’
Go Yohan felt the same way, his eyes gleaming.
Their level was not ordinary.
Something beyond levels, something more than a mere player dwelled within them—he was certain of it.
“Go Yohan.”
Go Yunsu said.
“Is the reason they’re here what I think it is?”
At Go Yunsu’s question.
“Yeah.”
Go Yohan nodded.
For a fleeting moment, he sensed deep contemplation passing over Go Yunsu.
And.
“Can I ask you for a favor?”
It was a different attitude from his other siblings.
Go Woojin would have stepped forward himself.
Go Minji would have stepped forward alongside Go Yohan.
And Go Yunsu.
“She’s… someone I really want to protect.”
He asked Go Yohan for the favor.
Was it because he was lacking?
Absolutely not.
If the situation were different, he would have shouldered it alone like Go Woojin, or faced it head-on without fear like Go Minji.
But because he was the most realistic, the quickest to grasp the situation, it was the best choice he could make.
‘I won’t get in your way.’
He had assessed his own position and was being considerate so as not to hinder Go Yohan.
“That serious?”
Go Yohan asked.
It was a tone that showed no tension even with Royal’s Red Lion Knights approaching.
“…Don’t ask when you already know. We were on our way to greet your parents. I was planning to introduce her to you, Minji, and big bro too.”
He knew it wasn’t a light relationship, but to that extent.
“If…”
Go Yunsu’s words weren’t the end.
“If it becomes a problem, you can hand her over. But hand me over too. I’m still of divine bloodline, after all. I can’t just hand over the woman I love and save myself, right?”
The problem child before Go Yohan.
Thus, his rather rough emotions had their own cool charm.
“Shouldn’t we at least hear what Rachel has to say?”
He said it toward the fainted Rachel, watching the approaching Red Lion Knights.
“What’s the point of asking? I’d just tell her not to do anything stupid. She’d oppose it anyway.”
Nod.
Go Yohan nodded.
‘Emotions I can’t easily understand.’
He had never loved, so understanding was hard, but he had seen many such people, so he could accept it.
“Hyung.”
Not big bro, but hyung.
“You’ll have to repay this debt properly later?”
“Of course. Even if you brought home some weird girl, hyung would approve. I’m a romantic.”
“Kh.”
Suppressing a laugh, Go Yohan stepped forward.
Paluka tried to follow.
Swish.
But Go Yohan raised a hand to stop him.
The battle wounds had been healed by Go Yohan, and since he was stepping up, there was no need for him to join.
Go Yohan extended a hand toward the front.
Smack!
Seeing that, the Red Lion Knights raised fists to halt their advance.
In that instant.
Grrrind!
His spread fingers began leaving deep scars on the earth.
“That line.”
Go Yohan said.
“Don’t cross it.”
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The line Go Yohan had created.
“…….”
Red Lion Knight Captain Anna Flame stared at it, her eyes twitching faintly.
‘Go Yohan.’
Stories about him were never enough, no matter how many times she heard them.
They felt as dreamlike as fairy tales singing of legends.
But the power of Go Yohan she now saw with her own eyes.
“Captain.”
“Stop.”
Was shocking.
Leaving scars on the earth was something even Anna herself could do.
But.
‘I can’t gauge the bottom.’
The problem was that she couldn’t even estimate the depth of the split scar.
If this had been not the earth, but a straight line.
Directed at them?
“…A monster beyond imagination.”
The horrific result was too terrible to even speak aloud.
But she wasn’t just scared.
Roooar.
Boiling fighting spirit—alone, maybe not.
But with the knights.
And.
‘If it’s those people.’
Perhaps she could measure up?
It was a fighting spirit felt not as enmity, but as a knight, as a warrior.
It was then.
“Don’t cross that line.”
The silver-white man approaching, Go Yohan, said.
“…….”
Just as she had seen in the media—no, incomparable.
“Beautiful.”
Beautiful.
His silver-white hair seemed made from an angel’s wings, and those eyes were like chunks torn straight from the sky.
Even in his seemingly ordinary build, the firmly packed muscles were clear in Anna’s eyes.
A sculpture bestowed by God—Go Yohan could call himself that without shame.
“……?”
“Ah, my apologies.”
Anna approached the line and said.
“I have this affliction where I can’t hold back when I see something beautiful.”
“There’s such a thing?”
“You’d be surprised what exists when you live long enough. Pleased to meet you.”
Anna elegantly bowed in greeting.
“Dame Anna Flame. Captain of the Red Lion Knights and knight appointed by the British Royal Family. Feel free to call me Anna.”
Her introduction conveyed her pride and strength.
“You’re a proper knight.”
At Go Yohan’s praise, Anna smiled pleasantly.
“And Sir Yohan, you seem to possess all the qualifications to be called a knight yourself.”
It wasn’t flattery, but fact.
Go Yohan’s conduct—other knights might differ, but Anna clearly felt it.
‘A knight.’
It touched upon the very essence of chivalry.
“…First time I’ve heard that since coming here.”
“……?”
“Shall we end our meeting here?”
Because Anna had been courteous, Go Yohan responded in kind.
“We’re done with our business here.”
“That can’t be allowed.”
But Anna did not back down.
“Rachel Ashford. We must take her into custody.”
She showed no intention of yielding easily.
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Go Yohan and Anna met eyes.
It wasn’t sparks flying, but more like oceans rippling.
The mana subtly emanating from them clashed, creating waves of magical power.
That line was the boundary.
Whoooosh!
Like a whirlpool from clashing rapids, one wrong step and you’d be shredded whole—a wave like that.
“Rachel Ashford’s custody belongs to the British Royal Family.”
“No way.”
Go Yohan said.
“She has no connection to the Royal Family.”
In fact, it was confirmed she held no title, merely British citizenship.
“Are you detaining a citizen?”
“Yes.”
“…….”
“One hour ago, she received a dukedom from the Royal Family.”
“……?”
“No longer a mere citizen, her custody must be ours.”
Go Yohan narrowed his eyes.
To go this far.
“What if we don’t hand her over?”
“Would you? Sir Yohan, you are one who possesses chivalry worthy of Dame Anna Flame’s respect. Surely you wouldn’t do something against chivalry.”
Anna stated it with the dignity of true belief.
In truth, if he were a knight, he might have made that choice.
Pretext was important to knights too.
“You’re mistaken.”
“About what?”
“I.”
Go Yohan raised his hand.
“Gasp!”
Just that brought a pressure like drawing a legendary holy sword from myth.
“Am not a knight of this place.”
“……!”
“I am a holy knight who serves only one great being. I tell you, the one I serve fully supports me.”
It was a clear warning.
“And here…”
Go Yohan’s sky-blue eyes rippled.
“I am merely a lowly villain, not a knight. Don’t forget I’ve warned you several times.”
In that moment.
Shing!
Anna drew her sword.
It was instinct.
“……!”
An instinct she couldn’t suppress herself, leaving her shocked.
“Good instincts.”
Even at Go Yohan’s praise, Anna couldn’t be pleased.
Drip.
The sweat trickling down felt like blood.
Just now, if Go Yohan had wished, her head would have fallen—she felt that illusion.
‘No way.’
The scar on the earth was impressive, but that was all.
If they revealed their true hidden power, she thought even Go Yohan could be measured.
Shing!
Because Anna drew her sword, the Red Lion Knights simultaneously drew theirs.
“Rachel Ashford’s custody will be handled by the Church.”
“The Church… You mean Temple? That’s for you to…”
“Yes. I am the master of Temple.”
“……!”
“In fact, the reason I respect you this much is solely because of the chivalry Dame Anna Flame has shown.”
Go Yohan took one more step forward.
Flinch.
Anna involuntarily shrank back, her eyes widening.
‘I retreated? Me?’
She realized she had unknowingly stepped back in time with Go Yohan’s footfall.
“If you wish to continue, I’ll accommodate you as befits a knight, so you can die honorably. That’s the only mercy I can offer…”
Ruuuumble!
It felt like mana was scattering across Go Yohan’s entire body.
“What will you do?”