Illya looked at Axion with a stunned face.
'Oh crazy!
Did you drop it when you were with him?'
Then Axion interrupted her coldly, bringing his head close to her.
“Did you think it would end just by making trouble and then running away?”
“Listen, yesterday it was so chaotic I couldn't talk, I didn't make trouble with…”
“No need for excuses.
Let's meet after the meal.”
Axion interrupted her sharply without listening to her words.
Then he grabbed her shoulder tightly with his hand, and added in a frightening voice.
“You better get ready.
Because you can never escape this time.”
He, making a statement befitting a manic male hero, took a seat in front of the restaurant door, and stared at Elijah intently.
As if he intended to keep an eye on her so she wouldn't be able to escape.
Ah, so then...
“El, why is that boy behaving like that to you?”
When Lennox asked her worriedly, she answered with a sigh.
“There's been a misunderstanding.
But he doesn't seem to want to listen to my explanations.”
“So what do we do?”
“I don't know...”
She didn't want to be unfairly punished, especially since she wasn't the one who started the fight.
‘As expected, I have to talk to him calmly and clear up the misunderstanding.’
'Then, I must create an atmosphere where we can talk.'
•
“Do you have something to say before I hit you?”
In a secluded corridor outside the restaurant.
Axion asked, furiously pushing Elijah against the wall.
'I expected so, but the atmosphere does not allow for any dialogue at all.'
She shook her head with a resigned face, hugging her shoulders and clasping her hands tightly.
“No need.
Anyway, you won't listen to a word I say.”
“You realize it well.”
Axion stared at her, then relaxed his neck muscles and fists.
click.
“But, Axion, can I ask for one favor before I get struck?”
"What is it?"
His blue eyes narrowed, and Illya looked up at him with the utmost submissiveness on her face.
“Can’t I be beaten somewhere else?
At least let me choose the place.”
“Why?”
“This place could become my grave!
You can give me this much mercy, right?”
A mocking murmur.
A sneer appeared on Axion's lips.
No matter the place, this bastard will still have to pay the price.
“Do whatever you want.”
He added sharply and brutally:
“But if you run away in the middle, I will kill you on the spot.”
It worked!
Elia nodded vigorously, then led him towards the back of the palace annex.
Soon a green forest with dense bushes appeared.
'Surely he must be here near…'
Illya scanned her surroundings quickly.
At that moment, Axion who was following her grabbed her shoulder threateningly.
“Are we still far away?”
“Just a moment……”
Her eyes quickly widened.
‘There!’
In front of her, in the place of the bushes, the surface of the earth was strangely trembling as if a mirage was rising from it.
At first glance, it was difficult to notice, but it was clearly different from ordinary Earth.
“We have arrived.”
After she finished speaking, Illya pushed Axion with all her strength towards the trembling ground.
His body lost its balance slightly and shook.
Does this bastard dare push me?
His blue eyes that were staring at her sparkled with a deadly gleam.
"Get ready.
I'll break all your limbs off."
The moment Axion finished speaking, he raised his fist and was about to rush towards Elijah with all his might.
Buzz!
“……?!”
His body stopped, as if frozen in place.
"What is this?"
He gritted his teeth and tried desperately to move his body.
But he didn't move at all.
Elijah rubbed her chest as she saw that sight.
'Ah, the trap has been activated correctly.'
According to the original story, the undergrowth forest of this palace has magical traps set everywhere.
The Grand Duke had ordered his servants to set it up to catch the ferocious beasts that sometimes descended into this forest from the back mountain.
‘Of course, later on, Keisha misuses it to train members of his unit…..’
For example, he claims it strengthens the unit's resolve, stringing them together all day on a snowy winter day while wearing only a single piece of underwear.
Since this trap could restrict even huge and ferocious beasts so that they could not move, it was natural that Axion could not escape.
“You bastard……”
The bound Axion asked coldly as he stared at her.
“What is this trick you are pulling now?”
Despite his intense gaze that was enough to freeze the entire body, Illya stood in front of him and calmly opened her mouth.
“Axion, I would like to talk to you seriously and clear up the misunderstanding.
Let’s have a calm conversation.”
Since he can't move his body, maybe this man will listen to my words for a while.
I brought him here on purpose to clear up a misunderstanding.
She began to explain to him what happened yesterday while looking at the tied up Axion.
“Then, I am innocent.
I was going to the medical clinic at that time by chance last night……”
“Funny.
Do you think I would believe such excuses?”
Axion interrupted her, snorted mockingly, then looked at his motionless body and declared to her in a low voice:
“Erhan Trengen, I don’t know what trick you have planned, but I will escape from this thing now and kill you.”
Ah, he's really someone who can't be reasoned with.
Illya frowned, letting out a light sigh.
However, I'd better try to speak calmly again……
“Ooooh!”
She heard a faint moaning sound in her ear.
Axion was now gritting his teeth and staring directly at her, trying his best to escape the magical trap.
From the intense pressure he exerted on his entire body, his veins bulged out on his temples and forehead.
'Just a minute, just a minute!
This is dangerous……!’
Elijah's eyes shook.
The purpose of this magical trap is to safely catch ferocious beasts.
If the bound monsters begin to resist violently, the trap will force them to surrender.
Talking wasn't important now!
“Axion!
Stop!
Relax your strength now!”
But Axion ignored her words and continued to exert force.
“……!”
Rise up!
His strong arm finally moved a little inside the trap.
He succeeded.
The moment a smile appeared on his lips,
Loud crack!
Powerful sparks flew around his body.
“Aaah!”
A scream came from his mouth.
His sparkling blond hair stood up toward the sky, and his blue eyes widened as if they would pop out of their sockets.
Soon, his body relaxed.
He fell down!
When Axion lost consciousness and fell to the ground, Illya hurriedly rushed towards him.
He had his eyes closed and did not show any movement.
Is it possible that he is not dead?
She placed her trembling fingers under his high nose.
The moment his warm, if weak, breath touched her hand, her tension crumbled and she sat down next to him.
“Oh, my goodness…… fortunately……!”
Out of relief, insults emanated from her unconsciously.
Her heart almost stopped thinking that the main hero would die like this.
“Apart from that, isn’t this bastard completely crazy……”
Illya stared at the fallen Axion with a bored expression.
How did he think of escaping that powerful magical trap by force alone?
“Is he ignorant or stubborn……?”
I wonder, what kind of trouble did those people create last night to make Axion so angry?