The Bookworm’s Second Life
Jonathan
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Chapter 20
‘This is my fate!’
Sir Nos—no, Lilith—sighed as she snapped the necks of enemy soldiers with her bare hands.
Her assigned role as “Sir Nos” was strictly to protect her master.
And that master was Sion Clausen, eldest son of the Clausen Margrave and likely future successor.
Normally, he should have been observing the battlefield from a safe rear position.
But instead, he was now just behind the front line, acting as an on-site commander.
Because of that, Lilith was forced into an absurd “middle-aged male knight cosplay,” swinging her sword, slaughtering enemies, and getting drenched in blood.
‘Siiiigh! I want to fight strong guys, not these weaklings!’
Even though she was the Succubus Queen, her nature was still that of a demon.
She was drawn to strength rather than weakness, to honorable opponents rather than cowards.
It didn’t matter if they were allies or enemies.
If someone was strong, she wanted to crush them properly.
If someone was honorable, she wanted to destroy them with honor.
‘That bastard Kim Yuhyeon is the only one having fun!’
Kim Yuhyeon was once again charging into a group of knights like a mad dog.
Lilith dodged a spear that came at her while she was distracted and immediately threw a punch.
With a disgusting crunch, another soldier’s face caved in.
‘But… something’s strange. That guy in the front… he feels different.’
Meanwhile, Kim Yuhyeon, who had charged toward the newly appeared knights, intended to cut down the leading knight in two and continue slaughtering the rest.
But the moment his eyes met one knight, he changed his mind.
Neighhh!
With a final scream, the horse collapsed, its neck half-severed.
Normally, the rider would have fallen and been seriously injured.
But this knight landed smoothly, as if flowing with the motion.
The knights behind him ignored both him and Kim Yuhyeon and continued forward, as if following a script.
Normally, Kim Yuhyeon would have stopped every single enemy—but now he was focused only on the one knight in front of him.
‘Shit! What the hell is that guy doing?!’
Meanwhile, Sion was panicking internally.
The knight order from Nudia that appeared here was supposed to be slaughtered by Kim Yuhyeon.
That was why he brought him in the first place.
But if he couldn’t even stop them and let them pass, what was he supposed to do about the rear line?!
‘I thought he was a carry… but he’s a troll?! An X-man suddenly appears?! Damn it!’
His own knights were already exhausted from fighting Nudia forces.
Another clash was almost impossible.
Yet Kim Yuhyeon ignored everything and focused entirely on a single opponent.
‘That bastard… what the hell is he doing? Wait—what the hell?!’
Sion rubbed his eyes repeatedly.
Because what he saw next was absolutely impossible.
A knight that should not exist here in the original story was now clashing swords with Kim Yuhyeon.
‘No way… am I hallucinating? Is my eyesight broken?’
But no matter how much he blinked, it was real.
‘…What the hell?! Why is Risikida Amchel here?!’
Kim Yuhyeon was strong.
But due to the author’s “balance decision,” he had lost a large portion of his inner energy upon being transported to this world.
On top of that, he had suffered serious injuries and could only recover with help from Raido.
Afterward, he grew stronger through battles with various powerful figures.
In Hispania, there were Raido, Sebastian, and others.
And in Nudia…
‘How strong is Kim Yuhyeon right now? Can he even beat Risikida?’
Ordinary knights were no match for him.
But the knight he was currently facing was different.
Risikida Amchel—a genius among geniuses, described as his equal in the early story.
If Kim Yuhyeon had not yet recovered his full strength… then this was Risikida’s peak.
“Lord! This is too much! Enemy knights are attacking our rear! At this rate, the main force will be annihilated!”
Sion clenched his teeth.
The situation was already spiraling out of control because of Kim Yuhyeon’s unexpected behavior.
But he couldn’t entirely blame him—if Risikida had charged in here, things would have become even worse.
‘Damn it. I originally planned to use Lilith when everyone’s attention gathered… but this is a disaster.’
Sion grabbed Lilith’s hand tightly.
Lilith looked at him as if to say, “Now?”
He had originally planned for her dramatic entrance after the enemy’s pursuit began.
A calm, overwhelming appearance like a goddess descending onto the battlefield.
But that plan had collapsed.
“Lilith, first deal with the enemy knights—”
“Fire Bolt!”
“Eh? Fire Bolt?”
Sion almost cursed.
Fire Bolt?
Who the hell uses beginner magic like that on a battlefield?!
But that thought vanished the moment he saw it.
KWA-BOOOOM!
“…Wait. Excuse me?”
This was not the “weak” Fire Bolt he knew.
The explosion was absurd.
The enemy knights charging in were instantly engulfed in flames.
“Uwaaaagh!”
“AAAAAAH!”
Entire formations were melting.
Sion quickly turned his head.
The caster was in the rear command line.
And there was only one person there capable of using magic.
‘Lucia!’
He had forgotten about her.
She had looked like just a heroine clinging to Kim Yuhyeon—but she was actually the daughter of Raido, a powerful mage lineage.
And indeed—
“Fire Bolt!”
Another spell flew.
The battlefield erupted into chaos.
Nudian soldiers screamed and scattered.
Their formation collapsed.
And once a formation breaks, they are no longer an army—just individuals.
‘I trust you! I knew it! This is the real carry!’
With this, Lilith wouldn’t need to be deployed in a risky way.
And even without Kim Yuhyeon, they could still win.
That’s what Sion thought.
Exactly three seconds before reality punished him again.
“Eh…?”
The trajectory was wrong.
The first spell had landed on the enemy side.
But the second—
No matter how he looked at it, it was heading toward their own forces.
‘Hey, you son of a—!!’
One critical fact had been overlooked.
Lucia had inherited her father’s talent for amplifying destructive power—but her control over magic was poor.
Her magic was not meant for precision.
“LUCIA! STOP! FRIENDLY FIRE! BRACE! BROKEN ARROW! THIS IS COMPLETE TROLLING!!”
But it was already too late.
KWA-BOOOOM!
Sion briefly wondered if he would wake up in hell.
“…Formation!”
His vision spun.
His head rang.
Before he could collapse—
SMACK!
A slap landed on his face.
Not a light slap—more like being hit by a volleyball spike.
“Wake up, idiot! The Margrave has ordered a retreat!”
“Ah, then hurry—wait?”
Sion froze.
He touched the face in front of him.
“Li… Lilith?”
“Why are you touching me!”
“You’re… you’re not transformed?”
Instead of Sir Nos’s face, he was touching Lilith’s true, breathtakingly beautiful face.
Before he could process it, she smacked his back again.
“Gehk! Why are you hitting me?!”
“Because you idiot! I thought you were going to die! That ridiculous spell landed near you, so I dropped everything and cast a barrier! Got a problem?! Should I just kill you myself?!”
Her voice sounded angry—but also like she was about to cry.
Sion finally realized.
He had almost died.
The entire area was scorched black.
Without Lilith’s barrier, he would have been reduced to nothing.
“…Thanks, sis.”
“Don’t ‘thanks’ me! Damn it! What kind of beginner spell turns into a meteor strike?! That girl doesn’t even know how to aim?! Why is she casting magic if she can’t control it?!”
“…Good question.”
There was a lot he wanted to say—but didn’t.
At least the battlefield had stabilized.
Meanwhile—
Clang! Clang!
Kim Yuhyeon and Risikida were still fighting one-on-one.
No matter what chaos unfolded around them, they did not care.
‘Well… the objective is achieved.’
The ambush succeeded.
Even if their side suffered losses, the enemy had lost nearly half their forces.
Nudia was essentially destroyed.
‘Risikida Amchel showing up here is a problem… but she’s a minor early character. She’ll be gone soon anyway.’
Just an early-stage character destined to disappear.
A tragic knight, used and discarded by political schemes.
‘Yeah… she’s not important.’
Sion clicked his tongue.
She would have been a valuable asset—but she had no connection to him.
And she belonged to an enemy nation.
‘Forget it.’
Sion stepped back with Lilith supporting him.
The battlefield was full of corpses and wounded soldiers.
Yet none could afford to help each other.
Not all, however.
“Squad leader! Please let me go! I need to save my friend!”
“You idiot! Are you trying to die too?!”
One soldier struggled desperately to run into the burning field.
His commander held him back, shouting.
“Let go! He’s all I’ve got left!”
But the commander refused.
“Are you going to die too and leave your family behind?!”
“Ghh… JIMMY!!”
The soldier cried, torn between duty and friendship.
