The Impersonating Daimaou Wants to be Hated (WN): Chapter 31

 

Chapter 31: How to be an Attendant

"Kuh! T-too fast!?"

 Aquim suddenly stopped the carriage and without explaining anything to us, he ran deep into the forest, moving between trees at a tremendous speed. I followed him in the same way, but it was taking all I could to not lose sight of him as he ran as if he were on level ground.

"No way... you're not running away, are you?"

 Even though he is the knight of light who can draw power from the holy sword, Aquim does not have that much experience in combat.  Although he didn't show it in his attitude, was there fear nestled in his heart in the face of such a great enemy?

 I have heard that it is quite common for recruits to flee before the battlefield due to overgrown fears, and I wonder if Aquim's current doing is of the same sort.

"If so, I would......"

 The reason why the knight of light can wield great power is that he is the trump card against the demons that have been attacking mankind since ancient times. The reason why everyone thinks of the knight of light as special is that he is able to stand alone against not just any demon, but an opponent that would normally require an army to fight.

 But with rights come obligations. Even for the Knights of Light, or rather, because they are Knights of Light, they are required to fulfill their duty more strongly than anyone else.

 Those who do not fulfill their duties as Knights of Light and flee before the enemy are immediately executed. Aquim's running is firmly recorded by the "eyes of the law" that I possess. If I kill Aquim now...

"Idiot... what the hell am I thinking?"

 I was shocked at my own shortsightedness in unknowingly taking the sword out of the space. It's true that I don't like Aquim, and it's a struggle to be held by a man like that. But it is outrageous that the eldest daughter of the Shield family, who is now his attendant, should be moved by such personal feelings.

 I remember the day I swore in front of Floria-sama that I would be his attendant. Was the vow made that day so cheap as to be driven by personal feelings? I believe it was not. Otherwise...

"Otherwise, what in the world would I be...... Atom?"

 He has the same dark hair and eyes as me. I can picture him as someone who is in the center of people, yet somehow lonely, and yet smiling innocently like a child. Or, can I say that he is my love? Atom and I had a very complicated relationship, including our respective positions. Still, I had a feeling that one day we would be together. The fact that Atom was found to have the aptitude of a knight of light and the fact that I decided to become his attendant were by no means unrelated. I was sure that we would walk the same path.

 Until that day when Aquim defeated Atom with his too inexplicable ability.

 Inexplicable. Yes, everything about that day's match was incomprehensible. Aquim's ability at the Academy of Light was not so low that he could be called an inferior student, but it was not high at all, and he was barely above average at best. Even though there was a gap between his graduation from the academy and the tournament that I was unaware of, I still wondered if a person could change that much in just six months or so.

 The man who had been mediocre at best had beaten Atom, who was on par with me, easily, and even now Aquim was running far ahead of me at a speed I could not keep up with, having been reinforced to the utmost of my ability.

 Looking at his back, I wondered if he was really Aquim Bonvoul.

 The question that I have been asking myself every time since I became Aquim's attendant is on my mind again.

 I have not been told anything, but I have a feeling that Aina-san and the others are also wary of Aquim. No, if my first priority was not to be an attendant but from the Shield family that protects the order of the Kingdom of Light, I would certainly be wary of Aquim. Perhaps Mother has already decided that Aquim is an enemy.

"Still, I..."

 Whatever the truth is, Floria-sama recognizes Aquim as the Knight of Light now, and above all, the Holy Sword is responding to him. If that is the case, it is only natural that I, who decided to live as an attendant, would follow Aquim. I told myself that this time, just as I have done so many times before. Otherwise, I didn't know how I would act.

"Fuu, I can't speak for Mina either."

 I think of my kohai, who is as beautiful as Aina-san, and involuntarily scoff myself. I feel like diving into the sea of thoughts, but I am in the middle of a mission. As an attendant, I can't stay in this state of mind forever. I let out a single sigh and put some energy into my weak-minded self, which could retreat into its own world at any moment if I am not careful.

 And when I squinted my eyes ahead, Aquim was still running at a speed that seemed he was flying through the trees.

"......How far do you think you're going?"

 That's how fast he was going. The speed is so high that even in a short time, he has already traveled a considerable distance. If this is really an escape, I will have to make a decision soon.

"Do I shoot him in the leg? Or ......"

 Right now, he is still just barely within range of my magic. But in case he gets further away from me, I will have no way to stop him. Before that happens...

"Assemble, Flame Knights"

 I chanted the main language and generate flames in my palm. If I continued chanting and released this magic, that will be the signal to start the battle.

 Gulp*, my throat made a sound. Am I not ashamed of what will happen due to my actions? Even if I made the wrong move, isn't my personal feeling getting into my judgment? I asked myself over and over again. And then— Aquim stopped.

 At that moment, I wondered if it was relief or disappointment that welled up inside me. I put a lid on what I didn't want to know and approached Aquim, ready to slash at him if I needed to.

 Surprisingly, unlike me, who was breathing roughly, Aquim showed no signs of fatigue, even though he was moving at such a high speed. I suppressed a shiver in my heart and asked the knight of light as his attendant.

"Aquim. What the hell do you think you're doing?"

 Judging from Aquim's behavior, it seems that he was not plotting to escape, but he had left the carriage quite a bit in a short time. If we don't get back soon, the mission may be compromised.

 But Aquim didn't answer my question and just looked at the bushes spread out before him. I was taken in by this and looked at it too.

 Rustle*, rustle*. Rustle*, rustle*.

"What?"

 I quickly activate my magic tool, take out my sword from space, and leap in front of Aquim to protect the Knight of Light as his attendant.

 Rustle*, rustle*. Rustle*, rustle*.

 The bushes shake. Just after running at full speed, my sensing ability had been a bit impaired, but if I read the flow of mana carefully, I can see something humanoid in the bushes...... No, this isーー.

"A child?"

 As soon as I arrived at the answer, a girl covered in scars appeared from the bushes.

"Hii!?"

 When the girl saw me and Aquim, she shook and fell back a step or two. Her whole body was covered with wounds, and she looked like a frightened little animal that might turn around and run into the bushes at any moment if left unattended.

“Calm down. We are not enemies...... Are you alone? What happened?"

 The girl's body shook again as I spoke to her, and then she took a step away from me.

"Elana, you idiot. Put away your sword."

 It would definitely be scary to be suddenly approached by an adult while holding a sword in the mountains. But whether or not I would put the sword away immediately was another matter.

 Two more mountains to go and we will be in the northern town of Magic Stone. It would not be surprising if there were demons attracted by the abundance of mana in this mountain, but a small girl alone in such a place where even a grown adult would not set foot. Anyone who does not take any precautions in this situation should at least not do rough work for a living.

 Considering the possibility of someone else being there, I activated search magic, and Aquim passed me with a bored look on his face and approached the girl.

"Hmph. You're covered in scars. Let me see."

 Aquim's bluntly commanding attitude is not flattering, but maybe because he doesn't have a weapon, the girl asks Aquim in an unexpectedly powerful tone, even though she's trembling.

"O-onii-chan, who are you?"

"Hoh, kid. Do you want to know my name?"

 Aquim grinned and smiled like a kid. The girl is puzzled by such Aquim, but nods slightly.

"Y-yes."

"Right. Right. Okay. Let me tell you. My name is Aquim Bonvoul. I am the knight of light who will be passed down from generation to generation as a legend."

"Eh? K-Knight of Light? Onii-chan is? Really?"

"I'm not lying. Look."

 As soon as he spoke some big words about being a legend, Aquim activated his magic tool and pulled out the holy sword of light from space.

"Uwaa."

 The girl's eyes were glued to the blade of the holy sword, which is said to be impervious to all the impurities of the world. The girl's expression was glowing with curiosity, as though her face that had been on the verge of tears just a moment ago was a lie.

 Aquim seemed to be pleased by the girl's reaction, and smiled with pride, raising the sword high in a stern manner that almost made him look like a real knight. And thenーー.

"Prayer, heal and spread your wings [White-spotted Butterfly]”

 In response to Aquim's chanting, the holy sword began to glow faintly. The radiance soon gave birth to white butterflies, which quickly grew to over a hundred in number and flew around us. The girl was speechless and simply mesmerized by this fantastic sight, as though fairies were dancing.

 White scales were falling from the butterflies onto the girl. Then, the girl's wounds, which must have been caused by the steep mountain path, disappeared.

"Amazing! Amazing!! Amazing!!! This is Enel-sama's power, isn't it? Onii-chan really is the Knight of Light."

 A Knight of Light is a person who can draw power from the Holy Sword created by the Founder, but the form in which the drawn power is manifested depends on the wielder of the Holy Sword.

 The "White-spotted Butterfly" that Aquim is invoking right now is exactly the same as that of Enel-sama, the first Knight of Light and the head of the Swordaina family, one of the three large families.

 Since he was the first Knight of Light and a friend of Floria-sama, Enel-sama has appeared in novels and books a remarkable number of appearances, and even though several hundred years have passed since his death, his popularity still remains unshaken.

 I never thought that Aquim would manifest the same power as the legendary Enel-sama, who was even called the "Knight of Compassion. If it is as legend has it, Aquim has become the most powerful healer who can heal the injuries of a thousand people with a single swing. His value in mass combat was immeasurable, and I had mixed feelings about the wonderful abilities of the master I served.

"It's alright now."

"Eh?"

 The girl's expression turned into a dumbfounded one at Aquim's abrupt words. Of course, I didn't know what Aquim was talking about either. Aquim gently held out his hands to the girl, not caring about us wondering.

"You have done well so far. I will protect you from here on out. You don't have to work so hard anymore, okay?"

 Both his voice and the way he looked at the girl were so surprisingly kind that for a moment I couldn't recognize who was in front of me.

 Tears welled up in the girl's eyes as she listened to Aquim's words. And thenーー

"Uwaaaaa. Knight of light-sama. Mama is. Papa is. Uwaaa."

 The girl jumped into Aquim's chest.

 Aquim gently held the girl in his arms and patted her head until she stopped crying. The expression on his face, and the sound of his voice, were like nothing I had ever seen before.

...

"...You're very kind to children."

 I spoke to Aquim, who was walking a little ahead of me with a weary little girl in his arms. I thought he might ignore me, but he answered bluntly not looking back.

"Keh, is it bad? I have a sister too. I'm used to dealing with kids."

"I think your sister is much more determined than you."

 The image that comes to mind is that of a dark-haired, silver-eyed kohai. She is one grade below Mina and Laura, and unlike Aquim, she is an excellent mage and, like me and Mina, has never fallen from the top of her class. Her personality is so good that it is hard to believe that she is Aquim's younger sister, and she has many fans.

 However, perhaps because of her lineage in the Bonvoul family, she is very lenient with Aquim, who is her family member, and whenever Aquim does something foolish, she lends a hand rather than stopping him, which, combined with her excellence, makes her even more dangerous than her brother.

 Whenever Aquim tempted her to do something, I, Atom, or Mina would go in to stop her.

 We have not seen each other since we graduated from the academy, but it seems that she is now serving at the monastery, taking the blame for all the things that Aquim did before the tournament to decide the Knight of Light.

 She has many such problems, but if she were not involved with Aquim, there is no doubt that she would be an impeccably talented woman, so I cannot imagine a scene in which she is being taken care of by Aquim. In my mind, it is rather the opposite.

"Keh, you're wrong."

 As if reading my thoughts, Aquim shrugged his shoulders. Is he smiling......? I was a little concerned about the expression on the guy's face who didn't turn around.

"......How did you know the kid was there?"

 In order to erase the curiosity that had sprouted in my chest, I changed the subject to something that I needed to confirm as an attendant.

 If Aquim's sudden strange behavior was to save the girl, I could accept it, although I would have liked an explanation. However, how in the world Aquim, who is not a spirit, could have sensed the girl who was so far away from him is not clear.

“I don't know. Well, if I had to say...... I would say that I heard a voice."

"A voice?"

"Yeah. Sometimes I hear a voice calling me."

"Is that the power of the holy sword?"

"Maybe. Ever since I got this, or even before I got it, I feel like I'm being guided by something big."

 Aquim then looked up at the sky. The sorrowful expression on Aquim's face, which usually has a lowly expression on his face, was just a little bit impressive.

 I knew that Aquim had a childish desire to be a hero. Until now, I would have been appalled at Aquim's refusal to take classes seriously, and his constant flight to convenient fantasies. But nowーー

"Aquim... sama. Should I carry her?"

“That's right. I think we're good here for now."

 After saying that, Aquim gently lowered the girl beside a large tree. He nodded his head at that.

"What's wrong? If we don't come back immediately, everyone would be worried, and it would be better for the girl to rest after we got back to the carriage than to let her sleep here."

“Are you stupid, I am the Knight of Light. I can make the guys on the carriage wait as long as I want. I've got better things to do before I come back. Look."

"What? What's the matter to the child?"

 I stood alongside Aquim and looked at the girl. However, Aquim had just healed all the injuries, so I was only concerned about the dirt on her clothes at best.

"Nothing seems out of the ordinary... wha!?"

 Aquim, who was supposed to be next to me, somehow came up behind me and suddenly restrained me in a hug.

"Aquim! Y-you!?"

 I quickly flailed my body and tried to escape from Aquim's arms, but no matter how much force I put into it, it didn't even twitch. Damn it, what in the world is this guy?

"Oi, oi. Don't make loud noises. You'll wake up the kid."

“Then get away!”

"Ha? Oi, oi, Elana, you... are you stupid?"

 To be called stupid by Aquim. I felt like my blood vessels were about to burst with anger.

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't shout, you idiot. Look. Think about it with that small head of yours. If we take the kid back like this, I can't have all the sex I wanted, right?"

“Even you can be that considerate."

 It seems like a natural thing for a human to say, but when Aquim says it, I am impressed by it, which shows how bad he usually is.

"It's a natural thing to do. I don't have a hobby of tormenting kids. Because I'm a kind and gentle knight of light."

"...I see. That's good. So? What does that have to do with this situation?"

 As I asked, I tried once again to shake off Aquim's arm, but I still could not escape.

“I decided. I'm going to do it now because I can't do it in the carriage."

"D-don't be silly. What are you going to do if she wakes up?"

"That's why you're an idiot. We need to do it quickly. Come on, take your pants off."

“S-stop. You're the idiot. Don't mess with me!?"

 I clutched my pants tightly with both hands and resisted Aquim's attempts to pull my pants down.

"Oi, oi, is it okay to be so violent? The kid will wake up."

“Kuh, you piece of shit!”

 Although the identity of the girl has not yet been clearly identified because she was so tired of crying that she fell asleep immediately, I can still imagine the general background of the situation. She is a girl who has been desperately escaping alone in the mountains, where it is dangerous even for a grown adult. She is a child with a yearning for the knight of light, and there is no way that Aquim, the knight of light, would let her see him violating a woman.

 As Aquim said, if we finish it immediately... That's exactly what I thought, but at that moment. In one fell swoop, he pulled down my pants, exposing me in my underwear in the thick vegetation of the mountain.

 Aquim bluntly grabs my buttocks.

"Hehehe. Uooh!? Now, this is amazing. What's with this erotic ass? Huh, oi? What is it? This erotic ass!”

 Slap*, slap*. Aquim slapped my ass. I was quite seriously worried that the blood vessels in my head might snap in anger, but I would teach this brain-rotting scum some common sense.

"...If you move, you sweat. There's nothing erotic about it. It's normal."

"It's normal. Then, of course, this black underwear that's not sexy enough must smell really bad because of sweat, right?"

"Hii!? S-stop. Don't smell it!!"

 Through my sweat-damp underwear, I could clearly feel the tip of Aquim's nose touching my butt hole, which gave me goosebumps. I pushed Aquim's head backward and tried to pull it away, but no matter how hard I pushed, Aquim's head wouldn't leave my butt like a rock. And thenーー

 Sniff*, sniff*.

 With a loud, deliberate sniff, Aquim sniffed my sweaty butt. I found myself pulling my sword out of the space.

"You, stop this al-..."

"Oi, the kid is awake."

"Eh?"

 I looked back at the front and saw that the girl was still in the same position where Aquim had first laid her down, and her eyes were properly closed.

 By the time I thought I had made a mistake, it was too late. My underwear as well as my pants were pulled down at once. With my lower abdomen exposed, Aquim pushed me on my back to get me on all fours, just as he had done to Mina in the carriage. In the meantime, he also took my sword.

 Andーー

“Hehehe. Let's get on with it before the kid really wakes up."

 Aquim let out his usual lowly laugh and plunged his filthy thing into my still unprepared genitalia.

 Thrust*. Slip*, slip*... Thud*.

"Kuh. Ah, ah!? Nhh, nnhh!!"

 It was put in. It was put in. He put it in again. How many times has he done this to me? More than the pain of being forcibly put in a place that was not wet, the fact that Aquim's genitals were smoothly entering me every time was more painful.

 I didn't want to show this piece of shit my weakness, but I found myself with a single tear rolling down my cheek. I was glad I wasn't in the normal position where he could see my face. I hated myself for thinking like that.

"Oi, oi. How is it? How is it!?"

"Damn it, nhh, nnh. shit, ah!? D-damn it."

 A sweet numbness shot through my body every time he swung his hips without restraint. I could feel my vagina moistening with each thrust of his hips. He knows where and how to make me feel, and he knows all my weak points.

 Thump*, thump*. Thump*, thump*.

“Ah, ahh. Uu, nhh, ahh!? Ahh!!"

"Oi, oi. Seriously, you're going to wake the kid up. Do you want me to look bad that you're screaming so loud?"

"Huh!?"

 I panicked and covered my own mouth with my elbow on the ground. The girl is...... it's fine. She hasn't woken up yet.

“Hehehe. That's good, you idiot. Hey, I'll pick up the pace."

 Thump*, thump*. Thump*, thump*.

 Thump*, thump*. Thump*, thump*.

"Fuu!? Nhh. Nhh, nnh. Nhh!!"

 Aquim repeated his unreserved movements, and each time he did so, my elbows on the ground gouged the dirt. I kept my face down so the girl couldn't hear me, and just waited for this humiliating moment to end.

 Thump*, thump*. Thump*, thump*.

"Heh. I'd love to take my time and play with you like I always do, but I don't want to wake the kid up. So I'm going to let it out now. Take it, bitch."

"Fuu!? Nhhh."

 I felt Aquim's genitals swell up inside me, and the next thing I knew, his filthy thing was unleashed inside me.

 Spurt*, spurt*. Spurt*, spurt*.

"Nhh!?"

 No matter how many times I've felt this sensation of semen being released into my vagina, it's still the worst. I was so angry that the hand holding my mouth would scratch my face.

"Haa. It feels good. Your place is still the best."

 With a not-so-happy evaluation, Aquim pulled his penis out of me.

 I fell down on the spot, not caring that my whole body would get dirty. The cold feeling of the soil feels good on my heated body. The smell of leaves filled my lungs as I breathed in and out. Suddenly, I wondered what I was doing here in the middle of my mission.

"Hey, how long are you going to lay there? Let's get the hell out of here.

 I looked up to see Aquim looking down at me with his lower half of his body exposed, his semen dripping from the tip. The sunlight streaming through the trees obscured his expression, but I'm sure he was smiling his usual lowly smile.

 I felt like an idiot for worrying about attacking Aquim earlier.

"...Aquim. If you ever abandon your duty as a knight of light in the future, I will surely kill you."

"Is that so? Then you'd better take a special seat and see if I'm doing my duty as a Knight of Light properly."

"It goes without saying. I'm your..."

 I'm your attendant. I was about to say that, but then I quickly reconsidered whether I needed to say that much or not, and I raised my face to look up at Aquim, but then my face fell to the ground without any effort.

 The cold soil staining my cheeks felt so good right now.