She Was Condemned as a Villain, But After Baking Bread She Changed Her Job To Become A Saint!? - Chapter 1.6

Chapter 1.6

Instinctively, I reached into my bag and gripped my self-defense magic gun. But the lump remained motionless.

I raised the lamp higher over my head and peered closely.

Something white reflected in the lamplight. Could that be armour? It’s terribly dirty, but it looks to be pure white with gold accents. A knight’s armour? What looked like a helmet lay next to the lump. There’s a large shield next to it as well.

Wait, it must be a person! 

“Hey! Are you okay!?”

I rushed over to the body in a panic.

At closer inspection, it was definitely a knight’s armour with gold accents, although dirty and covered in scratches.

The mantle draped over it, which must have been white, was now a sorry sight, stained with soot, mud, some reddish-black substance, some bluish-purple substance, and some green substance.

But there was no doubt about it. This person was a holy knight. But why is he lying slumped against the tree?

“Hello? Can you hear me?”

He looked terrible. Was he even alive?

I kneeled beside him and gently turned his face to mine.

My heart leapt into my throat.

He…was beautiful.

Despite being covered from head to toe in dirt with his eyes tightly shut, his beauty shone through.

He had straight silver-blonde hair and long lashes of the same colour that cast delicate shadows on his pale, smooth skin. His features were chiselled, sharp with a straight nose bridge, and thin, well-shaped lips.

Even in his awkward sitting position, I could tell that he was quite tall, and from the parts visible through the gaps in his armour and mantle, I would say that he had a lean yet muscular physique.

He’s so beautiful, I could just put him on display in a museum!

“Ugh…!” he groaned.

“Ah, hey! Are you okay!?”

His cheeks were warm, and when I brought my hand to his mouth, his faint breath warmed my skin.

 He’s alive.

But he might be injured somewhere, so I controlled my strength and shook him gently.

“Mr. Holy Knight!”

“Ugh…”

The man frowned and let out a small groan. Oh, even that expression was breathtakingly handsome.

“Mr. Holy Knight!”

A ridiculously beautiful person like you shouldn’t be passing out in public! It’ll cause more incidents!

As I desperately called out to him, the man’s eyes slowly fluttered open. I gasped, jumping back.

Golden!?

Wait a minute? Golden eyes!? 

But in this world, the golden colour was associated with the sun god, Soar. Only the descendants of the royal family are known to have it!

So then why…

 W-why does this person have it?

C-could he be royalty? 

No, that can’t be right. All the living members of the royal family have golden hair and golden eyes, and there’s never been anyone with silver hair.

Besides, there’s no way a member of the royal family would be lying here covered in mud and some mysterious liquid. That’s impossible, impossible.

It might’ve been the way his eyes reflected the lamp’s light, making them look golden. They’re probably actually hazel or amber. That must be it.

“…”

“Ah…”

“Are you okay? Can you hear me?

The man stared at me blankly and slowly raised a hand to cover his eyes.

“Ah…I… am…”

His voice was faint and barely audible. I couldn’t hear him myself, so I leaned in a little closer.

“Are you okay? Do you have any injuries?”

The man shook his head lightly.

“No pain… no injuries… all… magic… and… comrades…”

Eh? This mysterious liquid is all monster blood?

But there are no monsters around here.

 Monsters only appear in the more remote areas.

Besides, the heroine, who can communicate with spirits, already used spirit’s protection here, so there shouldn’t be any more monsters.

I couldn’t help but tilt my head. There’s no time to worry about that right now. I have plenty of things that need solving before I can even consider such questions.

“Wh–where am I…?”

“You’re in the Ashenford Dukedom. This is a forest on the outskirts of Baylingar.”

“ Ashenford? Baylingar…?My coordinates… are way off.”

Coordinates?

Ah, I see. That makes sense. He must have used magic to teleport here from the place where he fought the monsters. That has to be why he ended up in an unexpected place.

Wait.

Could it be that he passed out because his stamina and magic power were at their limits?

Then―

I stood up abruptly.

“Wait here! My house is right around the corner! I’ll bring you a magic potion!”

“…eh…?”