I, Kousaka Kyousuke, the Knight of the Helping Table

"what?"

Kyosuke, who had been guided by Gawain over his head to avoid another shot from Medjed, looked at Gawain with a smirk on his face, and suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Well... let's do an experiment first... Xiaobei, go on!"

"Wow ah ah!"

Kyosuke let out a scream in mid-air and was caught by Bedivere, but the opponent's inhuman metal arm was too hard, and this pass made Kyosuke feel a tightness in his chest.

"Gawain, what are you doing?!"

Bedivere didn't expect Gawain to suddenly throw Kyosuke to him. Although he managed to catch Kyosuke, Kyosuke's reaction of almost vomiting blood showed that his ability to catch people was indeed not very good.

"Pfft!" (〝? Dis?)

boom! boom!

"really..."

Watching Bedivere pulling Kyosuke to dodge Medjed's rays in a ballet-like manner, Gawain had some idea in his mind. He rushed to Bedivere, took his hands and lifted Kyosuke in front of them.

"Hey! Gawain! What are you doing?"

"Don't let my fellow Taoist die. Kyousuke, rest in peace."

Gao Wen gave Kyosuke a faint smile.

"Gawain! I will never, ever let you go even if I become a ghost--!"

"Pfft!" (〝? Dis?)

After a loud bang, Kyosuke, who was used as a shield by Gawain, fell to the ground with smoke all over his body.

“Puga——”

When the unconscious Kyosuke's head hit the ground, his mouth was slightly cracked open, and a puff of black smoke came out of his mouth. Along with the black smoke, there was also a wisp of white stuff. When Gao Wen saw it, he immediately stuffed it back roughly.

"This thing can't float away, otherwise it will be terrible."

"Ahem! This suit really can't be worn anymore..."

Kyosuke regained consciousness immediately after the object was stuffed back into him. He coughed twice and stood up again.

"Gawain!"

"Hey, Kyousuke. You're still alive~"

Kyosuke grabbed Gao Wen by the collar and said, "Go to hell, you bastard!"

"Indeed...Gawain, you went too far this time."

It is obvious that Bedivere will not stand on Gawain's side this time.

"Tsk, what do you know! Now at least we know who that guy Medjed is targeting, right?" Gawain shook his finger smugly, "As long as we stay away from Kyosuke, we won't be the target of attack no matter what."

"Are you kidding me? Are you planning to use me as bait?!"

"I'm not planning on doing this, I've already done it once~"

Kyosuke was so angry at Gawain's arrogant look that he raised his fist to hit him on the nose, but unfortunately he dodged it nimbly.

Gao Wen pinched his bangs with his hands, "Ah, ah. Kyosuke, you are really too sweet~ You are so easy to see through, ah hehe~"

"Pfft!" (〝? Dis?)

boom!

"Huh--!"

Gawain maintained his previous posture, with a small section of his bangs that he was once proud of being cut off - Medjed's ray attack brushed past his hair and hit the wall.

"Pfft!" (〝? Dis?)

boom!

"Why!"

Gawain discovered that Medjed's attack had changed its target, and he asked Bedivere in confusion.

"Maybe it's because Kyousuke has already vented his anger after being attacked..."

Bedivere said a little uncertainly.

"What? If it's just the level of attack on Kyousuke just now—"

【Pfft! 】(〝◆ plate◆)

boom--!

A lot of smoke and dust rose from the place behind Gawain where he was attacked. Medjed's attack just now was obviously very different from the one he used to attack Kyosuke before.

"How could it be—?"

Gawain slowly turned around and looked back, and found that Medjed had been contaminated by the black energy on Lancelot's body. The original white cloth had been stained with a strange black color, and even his eyes had turned red like Lancelot's eyes.

"Why would Medjay be contaminated as well?!"

"Maybe it's because Lancelot now thinks Medjed is a weapon..." Bedivere felt very heavy, "But even so, it won't... um..."

Kyosuke also discovered why Bedivere was speechless, because Medjed was too short, and he could not keep his balance when riding on Lancelot's neck. So in order to prevent Medjed from falling, Lancelot subconsciously used his hand to support Medjed.

【Pfft! 】(〝◆ plate◆)

“Why is this happening——!”

Gao Wen quickly pushed away Kyosuke who was blocking his way and continued to run forward.

Bedivere looked at Gawain's miserable appearance and said with a sly smile: "Ah, this is what you sow for your own troubles..."

【Pfft! 】(〝◆ plate◆)

"Why am I also a target——!"

Kyosuke's mouth twitched as he looked at Gawain and Bedivere, who were already dodging the rays with Latin dance postures, and Lancelot, who was holding Medjade as a weapon behind him. He felt that he could understand why Lily was such a big eater. With such a bunch of funny subordinates, she probably had to eat too much to relieve her stress.

“Stop it!”

Just when Lancelot cornered Gawain and Bedivere, Mash finally appeared holding the ancestral dining table. She jumped between the four running idiots and protected Gawain and Bedivere with her shield.

"That's enough! Calm down!"

【Pfft! 】(〝◆ plate◆)

[Arrrrrrr——thur! ! ! ! ! 】

Bah——!

"Didn't you hear me telling you to calm down?"

Mashu looked coldly at the troublemakers. At her feet was Lancelot, lying soundlessly on the ground (with smoke still coming out of his helmet).

"Yes, Master Mashu!"

“Puff!”

For a moment, the whole haunted house was quiet.

PS: I have to hand in my group assignment tomorrow, but those guys didn't do a single word, so I finished the manuscript and PPT overnight. I was able to ensure full attendance, I really admire myself. But the price is that I'm exhausted, I'll ask for a day off tomorrow. _(:з」∠)_

Chapter 33 Lancelot: Just Kill Me

"Yes, I won't go to work tonight and will go home for dinner. Could you please help me make my portion as well?"

After hanging up the call with Kanono, Kyosuke stood at the entrance of the haunted house and watched Eriri's friends bowing and apologizing to the guests. Behind her, the entrance of the haunted house was blocked by a cordon. After Lancelot's psychotic performance, the entire haunted house was completely unusable.

"What bad luck." Kyosuke sighed as he looked at his tattered suit, "This suit is totally unwearable now."

Fortunately, the clothes on his body were not in this state because of him, and Mashu should not blame him, although Kyosuke estimated that he would definitely be scolded. As for the problem of his own clothes, Kyosuke estimated that he would have to use Yubari, where he used to work, to replace them tomorrow.

Eriri, who was sitting on the steps next to Kyosuke, was very dissatisfied after hearing his complaints. She kicked Kyosuke angrily, "How dare you say that! It's obviously worse here!"

Kyousuke glanced at Eriri, who was intact, from head to toe with disdain, and then said, "She wasn't hurt at all."

Then, as expected, he was kicked again.

"Senior, stop here for today's work and come back to work tomorrow morning. The clothes issue shouldn't be a big problem, I will find a way to solve it. Also, I think you are just being stupid, so you'd better not do it."

After explaining to St. George what had just happened in the haunted house, Mashu took the initiative to talk to Kyosuke. At this time, Kyosuke was covering his foot that was attacked by Eriri and shouting.

"Thank you...but why are you here?"

Kyosuke hugged his feet with both hands, jumped on one foot to the step next to him and sat down, but Eriri pushed him to the step below with disgust.

"Well, after all, I have a terrible dad."

Mashu did not dodge Kyosuke's questioning gaze. Her expression was very calm, and it did not seem at all that she entered the haunted house just because of Kyosuke.

"That's...how will they deal with it?"

Kyosuke had no doubts about Mashu's explanation, because Mashu had never lied to him before. He looked at the three people and one animal kneeling in the corner with some curiosity. The hopeless expressions of these guys filled Kyosuke with sympathy, although as victims, Kyosuke had only a little sympathy for them.

"First of all, Medjay is still a child, so he won't be punished too harshly. Nito will be responsible for his education. But forget about his original haunted house project."

Mashu shrugged. She seemed extremely relaxed when she said this. Kyosuke thought it was because everything here had been settled.

"As for the others..." Mashu's eyes reminded Kyosuke of his mother in his previous life. Every time she looked at him after he got into trouble, she would use this helpless and contemptuous look. "Gawain, destroying public property while on bail is aggravating his crime. He basically can't leave Camelot this year unless there are special circumstances. But I think he should have a lot of fun in the locker room. As for Bedivere, he is not the main culprit and only has a little joint liability. He needs to pay for the damage, and there are no other additional punishment measures. And as for a dead person... castration."

Maybe it was because he heard himself being mentioned, but Lancelot's body shook noticeably.

Mashu said the extremely horrible things with a smile on her face, as if she didn't care at all that the person being punished was the one closest to her. Kyosuke felt an inexplicable feeling of finally getting rid of a heavy burden. If he continued to do this, would the other party look at him the same way one day?

“That’s a bit cruel…”

Due to his own identity crisis, Kyosuke felt a sense of empathy for the purple-haired man kneeling there.

Fortunately, Mashu was not as ruthless as she said. Her expression immediately became very serious. "I was just kidding. Although I really want to do that, the king said that the two taels of rotten meat that was cut off is really not easy to deal with. Throwing it outside will pollute the environment."

Now Kyosuke knew that Lancelot was really eavesdropping on his conversation, because his body visibly relaxed after Mashu said this.

"Although there is no castration, there are still all the necessary punishment measures. First of all, there is house arrest like Gawain and a fine like Bedivere. These two are basic punishment measures. I think it would help me feel happier if this guy hangs out less; and confiscating his money can also effectively reduce the chance of him giving his savings to Merlin to buy those unrealistic things." Mash explained to Kyosuke all the things that Lancelot might encounter with a gloating expression.

"There are other punishments. First, the next performance target will be doubled. This is to give this bored guy something to do."

"It sounds good. I think Rie will be happy."