BEAST KNIGHT: Chevalier Michel
The translation isn't 100% accurate, so expect mistakes! The story does not belong to me, it belongs to Cybird. I'm just translating so others can also enjoy the stories if they cannot wait for english translation:)
This is an old event, which recently came back as a story set in jp Ikepri. since people would have to wait for, like, a year for this. I thought I would translate it!
As Chevalier was riding into town, he suddenly pulled on the reins and stopped.
Chevalier: "—Don't you think it's time already for you to come out?"
Immediately after, sharp voice shook the air,
armed men emerged from the surrounding undergrowth and shadows of the trees.
Man 1: "It's you, prince Chevalier. I never imagined you would appear just as I was about to head into town....."
Man 1: "It seems the rumor that there's a woman in town you're intimate with is credible."
Chevalier: "And you were planning to use that woman as a bait to lure me out?"
Man 1: "Even though you saw right through the plan, you still went out your way to show yourself?"
Man 1: "While there are several of us here, you are on your own—"
Chevalier: "So what? Surely you lot don't actually think that if you outnumber me, you'll manage to take my head."
Chevalier: "If that's the case, it's beyond foolish."
Shrouded in murderous aura befitting a merciless beast, Chevalier dismounted from his horse and drew his sword from its sheath.
Chevalier: "You'll learn the hard way, what happens when you try to trample on a beast's lair."
Man 1: "E...Everyone, charge!"
At the man's command, unnatural light flickered at the edge of his vision, and Chevalier immediately swept his cloak wide.
The arrow that flew towards him immediately afterwards was deflected by the air-inflated fabric and fell helplessly to the ground.
Man 2: "There's an opening!"
Chevalier: "Who would have something like that?"
As the man burst out of the bushes behind him and swung his sword, Chevalier parried the blow as he turned, and immediately went on the offensive.
The rapid-fire strikes, unleashed one after another, forced enemy to retreat, cornering them into a purely defensive position.
The moment the man's back hit the tree, cutting off his escape route—
Man 3: "I won't let you!"
Even as he rushed to the aid of his comrade, who had been cornered, Chevalier didn't as much as raise an eyebrow.
Chevalier: ".....You're not even worth my time."
With impassive detachment, Chevalier slammed his sword down hard, as if to pin down the enemy's blade, which had cut off his retreat.
The sword, having slipped from enemy's grasp, flung over his head as it spinned.
Chevalier grasped the hilt of the falling sword with precision and thrust the blade straight into the instep of the enemy, who had rushed to the aid.
Chevalier: "Be quiet. Stop screaming."
He drove the hilt of his sword into the temple of a screaming man, knocking him unconscious.
He then knocked the man, who had snatched his weapon's head, against a tree behind him, knocking him out, before calmly turning around to face the remaining enemy.
Chevalier: "What's wrong? Aren't you going to attack me anymore?"
Men's hair stood on end at the sight of Chevalier subduing two men in the blink of an eye, as if he's been twisting a baby's hand.
Man 4: "Ah, I-I'm abandoning the mission... please help me!"
Man 5: "I give up too! Please forgive me!"
Man 1: "Hey, don't take the mickey! You lot, that's treason against our country—"
Chevalier: "Pleading is pointless unless you actually mean it."
Chevalier: "I have no intention of letting even one of you slip away."
Chevalier, with a sword in his hand, stared at men with eyes as cold as ice.
Chevalier: "Atone for the sins you have committed....with your very body."
One afternoon, I went into town to help out at the bookstore in place of owner, who had caught cold—.
While I was tidying up bookshelves, I suddenly noticed that the sound of bustle coming from the street has changed.
If you'd listen closely, you'll notice that among the jumble of sounds, there's a faint sense of tension in the air.
(Could this feeling be...?)
With my heart racing, I headed towards the door, and just as I'd anticipated, the person I was expecting walked in.
Emma: "Prince Chevalier, why are you here...?"
Chevalier: "I have only come here to look at some books."
Chevalier's lips raised ever so slightly, as his hand reached out towards me.
However, before he could make contact, he withdrew his hand back to his side.
As I watched his gesture, I was struck by sense of deja vu.
(Just like that time when Chevalier came back after cutting someone down.)
(.....Well, I'm sure this is the same.)
In the past too, after Chevalier killed someone, he refused to touch me.
This surely is the proof of that you cherish me.
(But I wish this man would share some of the burden he carries with me....That's what I'm wishing for.)
I moved my feet forward until my toes were touching Chevalier's and hugged him tight.
Chevalier: "....What's wrong?"
Emma: "I wanted to convey with my whole being how happy I am that you came to see me."
Emma: "Would you stay with me for as long as time allows....?"
Even if something had happened on the way here that left him covered in blood,
I want fill the time we spend together with happiness. With that thought in mind, I held him very, very tightly.
Chevalier: ".....Are you saying I'm just a guest?"
Chevalier: "If you're going to go that far, then treat me as such. I'm a valued customer, after all."
My chin was lifted by his fingers, his icy eyes drew near—then our lips met.
Even as my lips were bitten and my mouth basically forced open, I accepted it without resistance when my tongue thrust inside.
Hoping that the warmth of our touch will melt away those cold memories....
Reading old stories of Chevalier makes me realize just how softer he has gotten. His softness was already visible in his previous stories but even more in recent ones. It always feels sooooo satisfying to read them! Also....did this man just seriously stabbed a guy in the foot then complained about him screaming??😭 he's a pro ragebaiter and so unintentionally funny lmaoo.