Chapter 37: Magic Guardian Made of Flower Petals
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[Morgan's words made you alert.]
[You won't let anyone hurt Morgan.]
[You held your sword while carrying Morgan on your back.]
[Talent Blessing in the Lake + activate.]
[Your magic power has improved, and you can sense a faint breath in the air.]
[However, you cannot tell what it is.]
[But according to what Massage Root said, that should be the so-called magic trace.]
"Ian, put me down."
"Okay, my lady."
There is always a lot of lust between the princess and the knight, but at critical moments, they will hide it in the deepest part of their hearts. This is not only for themselves but also for the other person.
Even though her feet were back on the ground, Morgan didn't feel at ease at all.
"Ian, something's wrong."
"Yeah." Ian nodded. "My Lady, even I can sense something is amiss at this moment."
"What... could this be about?"
"Not sure yet."
Morgan no longer had the joy she had just had on horseback. Instead, there was a more serious and scrutinizing look—the stern look she usually showed to everyone.
"Ian, be careful."
"Yes, I will, Princess."
[You drew the long sword from your waist and began to be alert to the situation around you.]
[You put Morgan behind you and swear to protect her to the death.]
[Your attention has never been so focused.]
[But some things don't seem to be something that can be avoided by just focusing.]
[You and Morgan are constantly exploring.]
[A dark shadow is approaching you.]
[By the time you react, it has already arrived in front of you.]
Ian had never imagined that there would be creatures that could come directly to him. It's late at night. He was in the forest and didn't recognize what it was, but the instinct in his blood had surpassed his own thinking.
"Don't hurt the princess!"
Ian drew his new sword without hesitation. Even though it wasn't going so well yet, he knew that now was not the time for him to complain about it. All he had to do was draw his sword for the princess!
With a bang!
The sound of metal clashing echoed in the dark woods. With just such a simple confrontation, Ian could feel the opponent's fierce force—this kind of strength was definitely not simple!
But even more surprising things are yet to come.
The dark clouds in the sky were blown away by the wind, and the bright moon that had been obscured was revealed. The bright moonlight shone into the dark forest. Ian stared with his eyes wide open, unable to believe what he saw.
Because what stood before him was not an attacker or some kind of beast, but... a suit of armor!
To be precise, it was a set of armor that no one was wearing, but it was moving, and in its hand, it was holding a huge sword!
What collided with me just now turned out to be something like this?!
Ian gasped, but his will to fight did not diminish in the slightest. Because behind him was the person to whom he swore allegiance. Back off? That is something that is impossible to do even after death! No matter what it is, if it dares to try to hurt Morgan, there is no way he won't stand in front of her!
However—
Just as Ian was about to charge at the armor again, Morgan stopped him.
"Ian, no need to fight anymore."
"It won't move anymore."
"Um?"
After Morgan said this, Ian realized that after the unmanned armor revealed its true form, it remained still, completely lacking the aggressive look it had before.
He took a deep breath and stabbed the opponent with his sword. At the moment the sword struck, the armor turned into petals and floated to the ground in the wind. Ian couldn't believe what he was seeing, but he soon realized it was part of some magic trick.
He looked at Morgan beside him.
"Princess."
"It's magic." Morgan confirmed Ian's idea. "Let's look around."
"Alright."
[You and Morgan begin searching again.]
[Soon, you discovered more unmanned armors like this.]
[Each set of armor is the same as the first one you encountered—they just make a slashing motion and then stop doing anything.]
[When your sword strikes them, these seemingly menacing armors will turn into petals and dissipate.]
[After several times, Morgan stopped you.]
"Princess."
Ian looked at the petals on the ground.
"What on earth is this…?"
"It should be what the magician who hid the name of his other offspring did last time." Morgan replied in a slightly suppressed voice.
"It is very likely that these armors were originally petals, but we just used them as armor."
Magic powerful enough to make people mistake flower petals for armor?
If someone else had said this, Ian felt that he would never have believed it. But the person who was speaking in front of him at this moment was Morgan. Although they had sex every night, Ian never forgot that she was an excellent magician. When it comes to magic, there is never any doubt about what she says.
But he soon realized a problem:
"My Lady, why did these armors stop after just one chop?"
"Because—"
Morgan looked at the knight beside her who was still holding the sword.
"I'm afraid these are just guards to ensure that certain magic is effective. He probably didn't expect that someone like you would dare to step forward and face these unmanned armors?"
"Ian, your bravery allowed me to discover these things."
In response to Morgan's words, Ian just smiled indifferently and put the sword back into the scabbard.
"My lady, I am only fulfilling my promise."
"As long as I'm here, there's no way you'll get hurt."
"But Princess, I do have a question—since you have already arranged this, why not just prepare the battle part as well? This is a more comprehensive solution no matter how you think about it."
"It can't be... that the magician is too lazy to do it, right?"
"I have no idea."
Morgan's expression was complicated.
"But I can sense that there may be new problems coming our way."
"Ian, will everything we have now be destroyed again?"
Seeing Morgan's appearance, Ian didn't say anything more. He held Morgan in his arms, gently stroked her back, and replied:
"It will not."
"My Lady Princess, I swear on my life."
"No one can take away what you have."
"The figure sitting on the throne in the end will always be you alone."
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