That’s Not What Kissing Means! - Chapter 103

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That’s not what kissing means!
Episode 103

“Let go of me…!”
Evelyn struggled to break free from the Envoy’s grip.
He pressed her against him from behind, then produced a glass vial.
“Evelyn!”
Theo, having subdued his opponent, rushed toward her.
“Stop. Otherwise, Evelyn will suffer.”
The Envoy pulled her even closer to himself.
“This is a potion for the immortality ritual. But when it touches human skin, it acts as a poison.”
Evelyn struck at his hand, but it was futile.
“What did you do here? Tell me at once.”
The Envoy stared directly at Theo.
In that moment, Evelyn’s hand moved subtly. She was searching for her fountain pen.
Theo, noticing her, feigned composure to divert the Envoy’s attention.
“I’ve been watching everything you’ve done. You’re all insane.”
“Mind your tongue. Do not belittle our great cause.”
“You play with fire and enjoy it, yet expect me to admire it seriously?”
“You will find escape difficult now. Perhaps Duke Ashford could manage it, but these two I can dispose of as the Envoy.”
That was when it happened.
Evelyn drew her fountain pen, transformed it into a blade, and drove it deep into the back of his hand.
“Ahhh!”
The Envoy writhed in sudden agony. The moment his grip weakened, Evelyn rushed toward Theo.
Simultaneously, the Envoy dropped the potion vial he held.
The glass shattered against the stone pillar beside them, and the potion splattered onto him.
As the violet liquid touched his skin, one side of his face began to contort.
Excruciating pain flooded through him. The Envoy could not help but touch his cheek.
“Are you alright!”
“Envoy!”
The two Holy Knights barely managed to rise and approach the Envoy.
They froze in shock at the sight of his disfigured face.
In that moment, Theo, Evelyn, and Vanessa climbed toward the stairs.
They headed toward the Library, not the Bell Tower where all the guards were concentrated.
“What are you doing! Chase them at once!”
The Envoy commanded the Holy Knights.
The two of them hurried after the third, but their battered bodies made climbing the stairs difficult.
Vanessa opened the Library exit, and Theo lifted Evelyn into his arms once more.
Evelyn hung from him with a solemn expression on her face.
“Where are we going?”
“Phase two of the plan: escape.”
Theo followed Vanessa, who was already sprinting through the Forest behind the Library.
The distance from the Library to the Bell Tower was not far.
The Holy Knights would be in pursuit soon.
After running through the dark Forest without a single light, they encountered a wall.
Vanessa vaulted over the wall with ease.
Theo climbed atop the high wall and extended his hand to Evelyn.
As she clung to his arm with effort and straddled the top of the wall—
“Jump down now!”
Vanessa’s voice barely registered.
The height of the wall made her head spin.
“I’ll catch you. Jump.”
Theo spoke in a calm, steady tone.
“It’s fine. I won’t let you fall.”
With that, he landed lightly below the wall.
Then he spread both arms wide and nodded—as if to reassure Evelyn.
Evelyn’s heart pounded fiercely.
As she swallowed dryly and moved carefully—
“We must find them at once!”
“They couldn’t have gone far!”
The voices of Holy Knights echoed in the distance.
If she hesitated any longer, they would be discovered immediately.
Evelyn squeezed her eyes shut and jumped.
Immediately, she felt a broad, solid embrace. Theo caught her safely.
Evelyn’s body trembled with fear.
“Well done. You were very brave.”
Theo caught her and ran at once, leaving the Temple behind.
Vanessa, leading the way as before, glanced around the street as if searching for something.
“Here it is, Priest!”
A rough man’s voice called out from the distance.
Beside him stood a cargo carriage.
Vanessa, already squeezed into the cargo bed, gestured urgently for Theo to hurry.
Once all three were aboard the carriage bed, the man drove off.
As Evelyn finally caught her breath, she asked in amazement.
“When did you prepare all this?”
Vanessa answered as if it were nothing.
“The Lord commanded it. He told me to reserve a carriage for escape on the day I tailed the Priest.”
Despite its shabby exterior, the carriage moved with remarkable speed.
“I replaced the wheels with new ones. The highest quality available.”
The man driving the cargo carriage hummed contentedly. He’d repaired an old carriage and received a substantial fee for his trouble.
At that moment, dark silhouettes began to appear.
The Holy Knights were pursuing them.
“Can’t you go any faster?”
At Vanessa’s urging, the man’s expression grew troubled.
“My animals are struggling….”
He gestured toward the horses galloping fiercely.
Vanessa showed him a purse and persuaded him again.
“What about now?”
The man’s eyes gleamed. Then he shouted his ultimate trump card.
“Ten carrots!”
At those words, the horses became excited and began running faster.
Sweet carrots accelerated their pace.
Evelyn murmured in astonishment.
“The horses understand words.”
“They only understand carrots.”
When the word “carrots” was heard again, the horses increased their speed even more.
Soon they arrived at the location of the Gate.
“This is different from where we came from?”
“It’s an Illegal Gate.”
Theo spoke casually and helped Evelyn down from the carriage.
I had no idea such things as illegal gates existed.
“Wandering Mages in need of money create them, moving from place to place.”
Vanessa added as she approached, having sent the cargo carriage far away to lure the pursuing Holy Knights.
Only then did Evelyn understand why Theo had told her to bring the notebook.
It would have been impossible to accomplish everything while carrying a full luggage bag.
I had to leave the Holy Kingdom with only the essential notebook and fountain pen.
Creak—
The old, dilapidated building was empty.
No one had used it in a long time, and dust filled every corner.
In the quiet air, a drowsy voice came from one corner.
“Welcome?”
The Gate Keeper Woman slowly rose from her chair. Then she extended her hand toward Vanessa.
This place too seemed to be somewhere Vanessa had learned about while tailing Colin.
When Vanessa casually handed over a purse, the Gate Keeper Woman grinned.
Then she guided the three of them to a room.
It contained only a massive mirror and a chair.
“I made it clear. I’ll do my best to send you to your destination, but there’s a chance it could fail.”
What in the world was she talking about?
Evelyn asked, her voice trembling with fear.
“What happens if it fails?”
“Your body won’t split in half or anything like that. You’ll simply be transported to the wrong location.”
That was bad enough in itself.
But there was no time to deliberate. Anywhere was better than being captured here.
“The destination is the Ashford Estate in the Solaris Empire….”
The Gate Keeper Woman murmured to herself as she combined various magic stones.
“Wait, is this right…?”
Her blinking eyes betrayed her unease—she hadn’t fully awakened from sleep.
The Gate Keeper Woman placed the small magic stones in her hand into the grooves along the wall.
“Go.”
White light poured forth from the mirror affixed to the wall.
At the same moment, a loud shout erupted from outside the building.
“Seize all three of them at once! It’s the Grand Cleric’s command!”
The Gate Keeper Woman spoke with indifference at those words.
“You’re not going? You’ll be caught soon.”
“You knew we were being pursued?” Evelyn asked.
The Gate Keeper Woman shrugged.
“Otherwise, why would I be using an Illegal Gate?”
“….”
Theo grasped Evelyn’s hand.
His warm, solid grip seeped into her skin.
Wherever they went, as long as Theo was with her, she felt safe.
In that moment, a tremendous burst of sound echoed through the air.
The fireworks had begun.
Brilliant splendor adorned the night sky. Sparks flowing through the small window glowed faintly.
Watching them, Evelyn felt something stir within her heart.
Her final glimpse of the Holy Kingdom was breathtakingly radiant.
The three of them stepped into the mirror.
White light consumed them all, carrying them away to somewhere unknown.
The Gate Keeper Woman watched until the light within the mirror faded, then leaned back into her chair and drifted to sleep.

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