The Unorthodox's Apology
Please don't send me to prison!!
Standing before me, the Unorthodox warriors exuding a menacing aura, and the young noble boy who was likely their leader.
As I looked at them, I instinctively felt that I was in a very serious situation.
The start was when those three guys lying on the ground started harassing us.
Following my brother's words, while we were simply shopping, suddenly a suspicious aura was felt, saying that if we stayed quietly, we wouldn't get hurt, and so on. The three guys were fidgeting, throwing out words that were full of anxiety.
Especially the woman among them, her eyes looking at me were not something ordinary, and I felt a deep fear in an instant and was trapped in the thought that I wanted to call my brother right away.
But right after that.
Blocking my way, Hyangbi clearly expressed her refusal.
The three of them expressed anger and immediately attacked Hyangbi, but their attempt ended weakly without Hyangbi even drawing her sword.
'She's strong. This foreign sister. I don't like it, but her skill seems real.'
I've been feeling this all the way here,
Hyangbi was a person who gave off the feeling of a strong female warrior that often appears in the comics I usually enjoy.
She mainly takes on the role of a heroine and wields a sword together with the protagonist.
The problem was that the target was not someone else but her precious brother, and at the same time, Hyangbi's appearance gave a stronger feeling of a younger sister similar to me rather than a girlfriend.
On the surface, she acts dignified, but secretly she wants to act spoiled to her brother.
In this regard, with a slight, unnoticeable discomfort, I decided to leave this place with Hyangbi for now, but...
Their actions were immediately blocked by a group of Unorthodox warriors who appeared in front of them.
And right now, despite the fact that I had gathered my courage and explained the situation, their intention to drag us away was evident.
As much as I've seen in comics and dramas that when you hear 'for now, go to the police station to explain the details,' you end up regretting it, I thought that I must not be caught here and tried to refuse in any way.
And this was the same for Hyangbi next to me.
With the two of us trying to resist, the young noble boy showed a troubled expression and seemed to be pondering for a moment.
"How should we proceed, young master?"
"Haa..."
The Unorthodox warriors asking the boy.
A small sigh naturally came out of his mouth, and right after, he said in a calm voice as if he had made some decision.
"Suppress them. Try not to cause any injuries if possible."
"Understood."
With that permission, the warriors started approaching us.
At the same time, Hyangbi pushed me behind her and started to assume a combat stance.
Unlike the light suppression of the three guys earlier, her attitude seemed quite tense.
With that, I could automatically recognize that the people in front of me were quite strong.
At least, unlike the ones who could guarantee victory like earlier.
Moreover, with the numerical disadvantage of 6:1, even someone who knows nothing about this group would think that they wouldn't win this time.
And...
"Haah!"
The warriors charging towards us.
With my eyes, I could see their movements that were impossible to follow, and I could only interpret the current situation as 'pop' or something like that.
Then right after.
"Gueuk!"
"Ah!"
The next moment,
The scene I saw was one warrior with his shoulder cut and bleeding, and at the same time, Hyangbi falling to the ground with her sword dropped.
In an instant, the situation became dire, and I was gripped by fear more intense than before.
'W-what should I do? If this happens... we... we will...'
Surrounded by other warriors who had surrounded me with intense tension.
No matter who looks at it, the situation was serious, and I started to feel heavy fear.
And the result...
*
"Um..."
The escorts who successfully lightly suppressed the resisting woman.
Although one of them got a light injury of having his shoulder cut in the process, fortunately, there was no major damage and the situation ended.
'They are indeed Unorthodox warriors who have reached the First-Class and Peak levels, so it was an expected situation... but still, that girl is quite skilled? I didn't think she would succeed in injuring one of them in the middle.'
Thinking that if it weren't for the numerical superiority to crush them, it might have been troublesome in many ways, Seo Jukyeong passed by the suppressed warriors and approached the girl who was surrounded by the others.
"The look is good, you bastard!"
"Unorthodox warriors, where do you dare..."
'Wait a moment, after apologizing to these people, it's your turn, right?'
Deciding to deal with those guys who were chatting loudly without knowing anything from behind, he approached the girl with a tense expression.
Then, he thought as a man that he should soothe this young girl a little and tried to speak.
"Um... so..."
At that moment...
"Sob... hic... ugh..."
"Huh?"
The next moment, Dohwa started sobbing loudly with teardrops falling like beads.
Seo Jukyeong felt his head turn white in an instant and was gripped by intense embarrassment.
"Ah... um... so..."
"Sob... ugh... re... re... it's okay... hic! I... I... I did something wrong... sob... sob... um... so, prison... please don't send me to prison... sob... ugh..."
"..."
For the first time in my life, seeing a girl of similar age in front of me...
And seeing her cry with such a beautiful appearance,
Seo Jukyeong was gripped by a feeling as if something was beating in his heart.
'Darn... what... what is this guy... annoyingly cute...'
An unexpected blow during what should have been an official duty.
Seo Jukyeong frowned slightly and unconsciously covered his mouth with his hand.
Feeling as if his face was burning like fire, as if he had been struck by lightning.
At that time,
"Young master? What should we do?"
The escort's voice heard near his ear while he was silent for a moment.
Seo Jukyeong barely managed to control his emotions and said to them.
"Um... for now, escort them to a place with few people. I don't want the situation to get worse here."
"Understood, young master."
Following Seo Jukyeong's instructions, the escorts started dragging them away.
Then, they scattered the crowd surrounding them and arrived at a relatively uninhabited place outside the village.
"Sob... ugh... sob..."
And the girl who had been crying behind them the whole way.
At the same time as the feeling of his heart beating from earlier, Seo Jukyeong felt a strange sense of guilt as if a needle was pricking his stomach and checked if there were any problems around.
And...
"S-sorry!"
"Hic! ... n... what?"
Seo Jukyeong's voice slightly raised in front of her.
The girl stopped crying abruptly and looked at him.
Towards her, Seo Jukyeong started pulling out what he had wanted to say as quickly as possible since coming here.
"You... young... master?"
"Wait, what was that all of a sudden..."
Ignoring the reaction of the three guys who were staring blankly from behind.
"You... you guys have no sins, I know... but still, I had no choice but to handle it roughly. There are some reasons involving the sect's prestige and such... anyway. I sincerely apologize for causing you this discomfort."
"Um... um... then... are we... okay? Dohwa... do we not need to go to prison?"
The girl naturally introducing herself with a trembling voice.
Seo Jukyeong looked at her eyes that were red and still teary, looking even more sparkling because of the tears,
Suppressing the feeling of his face burning again and said with some difficulty.
"Um... just go back like this. However, since something like what happened just now, we should wait a bit before entering the village again..."
"T-thank you! Really, thank you!"
Dohwa bowing her head repeatedly in thanks for his words.
Then, she left the place with the person who had been released from the siege, hurrying away.
As I said, it seemed like she had given up on shopping in the village for now.
Watching them quickly disappear into the forest nearby, Seo Jukyeong muttered in a small voice with still-unnoticeable trembling emotions.
"Dohwa... huh..."
Given the nature of the Unorthodox faction that wanders around, it was likely difficult to meet again.
Feeling a deep, indescribable regret about that fact, he slowly turned around.
And...
"Well then, shall we continue listening to the excuses? What was the reason why the Orthodox warriors did such things like causing chaos from broad daylight?"
"Um... um..."
"Um... we are just..."
"Let's hear a reasonable excuse from us. If not, then what..."