Regena, former princess of Argoa

　Oh, what to do: .......
　All I can do is watch the scene in front of me.
　Before my eyes, Omiros is hurting, but I can't do anything about it.
　But I can't do anything about it.
　If I don't do something, Omiros will be killed by Goz.
　The people downstairs may have their hands full with goblins, even if they want to call for help.

'Sir, ......'

　It seems that the master is fighting with his brave sister's friends and can't come over here.
　Thinking about that makes me want to cry.
　I grab the little sword.
　I remember the day I was given this sword.
　When I left Nargol and returned to the human world, the master gave me this sword so that I could protect my own life.
　This sword is filled with the Master's kindness.
　Nargol is not a land that is naturally inhabited. Except for the Master, the people who live there seemed to see me as an obstacle or food.
　It is because they are afraid of the master that they do not touch us.
　The master tells us that we should not stay in Nargol forever.
　So I suppose we must return to the world of others one day.
　This sword is for living in a world without such a master.
　But will I be able to do that?
　I want to be by the Master's side. I dream about it all the time. I dream about the day we killed each other. I remember that day when people were running away from goblins. That is why I am afraid of both the world of people and Nargol, which is the world of demons.
　Only the Master's side is where I can be at ease. When I leave the Master's side, I'm no good.
　Even now, I'm scared and trembling.
　There are two of them fighting before me.
　Slowly, though, I can see that Omiros is slowing down.
　Omiros attacks with his sword. Goz pushes it back with his shield.
　The impact causes Omiros to drop his sword. Omiros loses his stance as he rushes to pick up his sword.
　Goz doesn't miss it.

''Guhaha!

　Finally, Omiros is knocked down by a foot sweep from Goz.
　Goz stomps down hard on Omiros' shield-holding left arm.

''Gu!''

　Omiros' anguished expression.

'This is the end, my prince--!

　Goz holds the sword in his backhand and tries to thrust it at Omiros.
　That was the moment I saw it.

'Don't ----!

　I let out a voice.
　At the sound of his voice, Omiros and Goz look at me.
　I notice that they have drawn their swords.
　I want to save Omiros. I don't want Omiros to die. That thought moved me.
　Omiros hid in the goblin's den for me and thought of me and tried to give me back to Nargol. I didn't want to lose Omiros like that.
　Goz's gaze catches mine. My body comes shaking.

'Ooh, get away from Omiros .......

　My hand is shaking with the sword. I think to myself, "Hang on. You could have fought the ogre.

"Hey, hey, you can't beat me with that little sword. "Hey, hey, you can't beat me with that thing, because you might get hurt. Besides, I'll give you plenty of help in the bedroom.

　Goz looks at me as he licks around.

'No, Regina: ......'

　Omiros stops me in a weak voice.

'Shut up, weakling,'

　Goz now stomps on Omiros' chest.

''Guhaha!

　'No, I can't let you hurt Omiros.

'Please don't do it, please don't do it. ...... I'll do anything I can to help you. ......'

　I bow to Goz.

"Yeah. You do everything.

　Goz's happy voice.

'Then first drop that sword under the city walls!　Or else I'll kill this guy!

　Goz tells me to look at the sword.
　He throws away the master's sword. There is no way you can do that.

'Please ....... This is no good .......

　I plead with Goz.

'Then I'm going to kill this guy right here.

　Goz tries to thrust his sword at Omiros again.

'Wait! ...... Okay, I get it: ......

　I dump my sword outside the city walls.

'Hehe, good girl. Rigena.

　With that said, Goz moves his feet away from Omiros.
　Omiros stands up and tries to grab onto him, but Goz kicks him away.
　Then Omiros hits the wall and looks in agony.

'You stay right there and watch!
Omiros!

　I try to run up to Omiros.

'Oops!'

　But then Goz grabs my hand and pushes me down.
　Goz leans on me.

'Regina, I finally got you ....... I'm going to f*ck you like this in front of Omiros!

　Goz tries to take off his socks.

'No ----!　Help me, sir---!

　I meditate and call your husband.
　Sh.
　At that moment, I hear the sound of slashing wind.

''Gyaaahhhh!

　Suddenly Goz lets out a scream and jumps away from me.

'What ......?　What ...... what is ......

　I raise my upper body and look at Goz. Then I see that Goz's bare buttocks have a stiletto that I must have thrown away.
　Goz is screaming and jumping around. He was in the middle of taking off his underwear, so his bottom half was exposed. It was too ridiculous to see him jumping around in that state.
　I run over to Omiros' side.

'You're okay!　Omiros!

　I support Omiros and wake him up.

'Yes ...... regena ...... what the hell is ......?'

　Omiros stands up in pain.
　Omiros is right, I don't know what happened to me either. His master's sword, which he should have thrown away, is back and stuck in Goz's ass.

'What the hell is this?　This sword is...!
　Goz pulls out the sword stuck in his ass. Goz then tries to thrust the sword straight into his own chest.

''GUNNUNN!!!''

　However, he puts one hand on top of the other and strains to keep it from piercing his own chest.
　It seems that the sword is moving on its own and is about to impale Goz.
　Goz is holding the sword down to keep it from doing so.

'What are you doing ....... Where is he?

　Omiros looks at Goz with curious eyes.
　From the side, he looks very dumb as he strains to keep the sword he holds from piercing him while his lower body is fully exposed. You don't have to be Omiros to wonder what he's doing.
　We watch over the dumb figure of Goz.
　As we watch, we hear a noise at the ladder. It looks like someone has climbed up. Omiros braces himself, probably because it could be a goblin.

'Sorry, it's getting late,'

　The one who climbed up was a surprise.

'You are an ...... werewolf. Why are you here?!

　When Omiros saw the one who came up, he said. I knew the one. He is a werewolf who came here to Algore with us.
　Why is there a werewolf here? He must have been bound in chains.
　And if you look closely, someone is clinging to the werewolf's back.

'Li...... riette?'

　Omiros called out the name of the person he was clinging to. For some reason, Riette was clinging to the werewolf's back.

'Already!　You have to run a little slower than that!

　Riette complains and gets off the werewolf's back.

'It's no use!　If anything happens to that human female, I'm going to be killed by that scary husband!
'Really?　Uncle Bard was kind to Riette, though?
That's because of you: ......

　The two of them are talking in a friendly manner.

'Riette, what the hell is ......?'
Oh, Omiros!　What, are you hurt? Are you okay?

　Riette runs up to Omiros.

'Oh, it's all right, Liette. ...... Somehow. More importantly, why are you here?'

　Omiros replied with a smile, trying not to worry about Rhett. But from the look on his face, he looks quite distressed.

''It's not me, Mr. Werewolf!　I don't give a d*mn about Regena. I've just been holding onto the werewolf's back the whole time.

　Riette says, hiding behind Omiros' back.
　Me and Omiros look at the werewolf.

'Yeah, the Scary One told me to protect you ....... So we followed the scent and came here.

　The werewolf says with a laugh.

'Protect me?'

　He tilts his head. What does that mean?

We were late because we had to chase the goblins off on our way over. Sorry ....... But I'm glad you're okay!
"Goblins?

　I ask back. Come to think of it, what happened to the goblins?

'Speaking of which, what happened to the goblins!

　Omiros also asked the werewolf if he was curious.

'It's okay. The warrior that Uncle Bard called out to me got rid of all of them.

　I answered, "Riette.
　Then something comes flying over this lookout tower.
　Three warriors with swords and circular shields flew at me. They seem to have jumped up from the city walls without using a ladder.

''Spartoy!

　I can't help but think. He's a warrior who can be called up by his master in Nargol.

'A bard called you out, ......?　It was the bard who gave me this shield too: ...... Who the hell are you?

　Omiros says as he touches the shield. The bard handed the shield to Omiros and the bard called out to Spartoi. All the threads connected in me.

'Hahahahahahahahaha,'

　I can't help but laugh.

'Regena ......?'

　Omiros looks at me curiously as I start to laugh. But how can I not laugh at this?
　I've figured it all out. This is all the Master's doing.
　I look at Goz, who is still trying his best to keep the sword from sticking into him.
　Why was I so afraid of this guy? I didn't have to be afraid of anything.
　Even though he wasn't here, he cared for me so that I didn't have to be afraid. Then there was no need to be afraid of anything.

'Sword, in my hand.'

　I raise my hand and call for the sword.
　Then the sword that was about to be thrust into Goz flies into my hand.
　Saved, Goz looks at me stunned.

''Phew, how small. You're not even close to the master.

　I laugh at Goz's lower body.
　I go into the hot water room to flush my master's back, and later I remember when Master Koona scolded me.
　The master is many times bigger than Goz.
　The master surpasses Goz in everything, including sword, magic and figure. There's no way that Goz could ever be able to exploit an opening in that master's mind.
　Still, the reason it was so close is because I didn't fight. If I had drawn my sword and fought Omiros, I could have easily defeated Goz. This sword has that power.
　That made me tremble as I absentmindedly remembered my past when I saw Goz.
　All because I lacked the courage to do so. It's all my fault that Omiros was injured.
　But it's all right now, the Master is smiling at me.
　I point my sword at Goz.

'Come at me, Goz! I'm not afraid of you anymore!

　Goz backs away as I point my sword at him. Fear is on his face.

'What the hell ....... You guys, you ....... d*mn you, d*mn you .......

　Goz starts to mumble.

'Hey, Omiros ...... who is that ......?'

　Riette clings to Omiros and looks at Goz and says.

'That's Parsis, ....... He's been magically changing his appearance until now. That's his real face.'
'Lie, that's the pulsis ...... ......'

　Riette shakes her head in disbelief.

'I see ...... that's the guy the Terrible One wanted me to beat. That one would be a piece of cake.'

　The werewolf looks at Goz and says. It's not just the werewolves, but Spartoi as well. Goz no longer has a chance to win.

'd*mn it ....... If you don't belong to me, I'll destroy all of ...... all of it ----!!!

　As he says this, Goz takes a vial from his pocket.

'I was going to get away without using it. ...... I'm going to have to use this one when it comes to this!　Show yourself, demons of the god of destruction!　Come out and eat all the people in this country!

　Goz tosses him straight out of the gazebo.



　A scream so loud it could reach the heavens can be heard.
　A huge black cloud rises from underneath the viewing platform and takes shape. When the shape was formed, it appeared as a giant with several hands.

''What is this ......?''

　I let out an involuntary gasp. I look around and see the horror on everyone's faces.

''Ga-ha-ha-ha!''　A hundred-armed giant, one of the gods of destruction's family!　This one's no match for the Dark Knight.　Then, bye!

　Goz says and pushes us away and goes to the ladder and runs off to jump straight away. The hundred-armed giant distracts us and we let him go.
　The hundred-armed giant looks down at us.



　The werewolf screams in fear.
　While everyone else is terrified, Spartoi is the only one who moves and leaps at the hundred-armed giant. However, without being able to give the hundred-armed giant a scratch, he just grabs me by the arm and eats me.
　And one of the arms is coming towards us.

''Look out, Riette!

　I push Riette away. My arms continue to grab me as I try to grab Riette.

'Kyaaaahhhh!

　I am lifted up as it is.

'Regena!

　Omiros calls my name, but I can't help it.
　He lifts me up and carries me to the mouth of the hundred-armed giant.

'Sir, -----!!!!!

　I meditate and scream.
　Then suddenly my body is free.
　I open my eyes and there is my most beloved person in the world. He is a gentle man dressed in jet black armor.
　I am being held by my dragon mounted master.
　When I look, I see a hundred-armed giant being blown far away.

''Are you alright, Regina?''

　The master calls out to me. I can't see his expression with his helmet, but I can tell he's concerned about me.

'Yes, I'm fine master ....... I'm not afraid of anything anymore .......

　Yes, I'm not afraid of anything. I thought so and hugged my husband.



Dark Knight Kroki.

　I managed to get there in time.
　That's what I think when I look at the Regina I held in my arms. I thought I had taken various steps to prevent Regena from getting into danger, but things were beyond my expectations.
　Totally, what I do is always a disaster. Although I'm glad that I managed to stay safe, Regina almost got eaten.
　I'm sorry to scare you.
　That regena is clinging to herself. It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to find out what's going on.
　The giant that Glorious's bodily blows away is a few meters away from Algore.
　The blasted giant stands up and comes towards Argoa again.

''Goooooooooooooo!

　With a roar, Glorious releases a scorching breath with a roar. The breath goes straight at the giant and blows off some of its arms.
　Seeing that, I think this is going to be an easy win. However, I change my mind when I see the blown off arms start to regenerate.
　I'm sure they won't lose, but it looks like a troublesome opponent. The giants have stopped moving, perhaps because they're using their power to regenerate, but they'll be moving soon.
　I'm going to fly from the top of Glorious, with Regina in my arms, and land down to where Omiros is.
　Now what to do? Let's just get Regena back to Omiros.

It's all right, Regina.

　Then he lets go of Regena. Regena pulls away from her with a bit of a soothing smile.

'You are ......'

　Omiros looks at himself.

'Were the shields helpful, Prince?'

　Then he takes off his helmet.
　Huh, you must be surprised. I didn't expect that mere bard to be a dark knight.

"You're a bard?　So, everything is just the way you want it: ......

　Omiros is as surprised as I thought he would be. And what does it mean to be as I thought?

"Uncle Bard!　Amazing! I can really ride a dragon!

　The little girl at Omiros' side said happily. I think her name was Riette? Also, please don't call me uncle then: .......

'What's going on, Omiros?'

　Someone is coming up the ladder. The face of the person who has climbed the ladder is familiar. His name is Macusis, I believe.

"Oh, you're a bard?　And that armor?!
Macusis ...... he's the Dark Knight.
'Heh ......!　Nah, what------!

　He opens his mouth wide in surprise.

'My God, it's so noisy.

　Now Reigi's sister, Kyouka, comes up.

''Oh, Kuroki-san. You are here! Have you had a chance to talk to Ms. Shirone-san?

　She says calmly. She doesn't seem to have any particular animosity towards herself. I'm a little relieved, because I was wondering if she resented me for hurting Rage.

'Guys, ----!　It's okay ----?!!!

　This time Shirone flies in with a woman named Kaya in her arms. He seems to have picked her up on the way.
　They are all here.

'Oh Kaya, are you okay?'

　Kyouka looks at Kaya and says.

'I'm fine, sweetheart. I feel a little sleepy, but I can move.'

　Kaya glares at herself. She looks a bit resentful.

'Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.'

　The roar of a giant. Apparently, it's moving again.

'Hey, what's that?'

　Cyrone says, pointing to the giant.

'That was Parsis ....... No, Goz called him. It was ...... to destroy Algore.

　Omiros' answer surprises all of them, who don't know what's going on.
　Omiros explains what has happened so far.

'Something like that happened to me: ......
'I was unconscious. If I had known he was such a man, I would have strangled him. ......

　Kyouka nods and Kaya looks frustrated.
　To be honest, I'm surprised myself. I didn't expect Goz to call up something like that.

'It doesn't matter, what are we going to do with that thing!　It's coming this way!

　Macusis says, looking at the gradually approaching Hundred Armed Giant.
　Next thing you know, the people of Algore are gathered on the city walls, watching the approaching Hundred Armed Giant. There seems to be some kind of commotion going on.

''If it was that big, you could take it down, couldn't you?

　Kyouka says, pointing to herself.

'Sure, I think I could probably win it.

　I nodded at the question and looked at Regena.

'But what do we do, Regena?　You want to help the country?　It looks like this country is in danger if you don't do something about it. If you want me to, I'll just let this country die.

　I ask Regina. Everyone here looks at Regena.
　Regena shakes her head at her own question and answers.

'No, sir. I have a history with the people of Argoa who live here now. But I have many memories of Argoa. But I have a lot of memories of Argoa, and I don't want to destroy this country where Omiros is living. Therefore, I beg you, sir, to help this country. Please help my country.

　Rigena bows to herself.
　I think that's a good answer. Then I know what I'm going to do.

'Yes, then I'll save the country myself. 'Glorious!

　Then I fly. I ask Glorious, who was flying in the sky, to catch himself.
　Myself and Glorious head for the hundred-armed giant.
　What is this giant? I think. This giant is hostile. I feel that the hostility is not directed towards anything in particular, but towards everything in this world.
　I don't know why someone like this giant exists. But I respond to Regena's wish.

''O Black Flame!

　You put black fire power into the sword. I carry the sword on my back and put more magic power into it.

''Ha!''

　He spun his body around vigorously and swung his sword down.
　The sword barrel covered in black flames stretches out and burns the hundred-armed giant, before hitting the ground with a roaring sound.
　There was no longer a hundred-armed giant in the wake of the black flames disappearing.
　It was an improvised technique, but it seemed to work. From now on, I'll name this technique the Darkness Zangshen Sword. It's a pretty cool name.
　Now, don't think nonsense, let's get back to Argoa. There's still some things we need to do.
　We need to check in with Regena first.
　Besides, Goz wasn't even there. You never know what he might do. I'll have to look for Goz later. Where the hell is Goz now?
　Oh well, now let's go back to Algore.




Goz, Prince of Goblins.

'Silly ....... You can't take down a hundred-armed giant in one blow.

　Even though the hundred-armed giant was terminal, it should be as strong as the gods. I can't believe you can defeat them.

''No. ....... There's no way you can beat a guy like that, no matter how many times he's around.''

　It was frustrating, but Regena would have to give up.

''Hmph!　I don't want any more meth!

　Swearing.
　There is no going back to Algore. But there are plenty of human countries. What country shall we go to this time?

"Where are we going, Goz?

　As I start walking, I'm stopped. The voice is the voice you least want to hear in this world.
　When I turn around, I see a giant goblin.

'Ha ...... mother. Why are you here?

　There is no mistaking that ugly face. It's definitely my own mother. I look around and see that we are surrounded by goblins. Fully armed goblins are not the dimwitted people of the south. They are the regular soldiers of the Kingdom of Karon.

'Why are they here?　You know that better than anyone, Goz. How dare you take the precious things entrusted to you by His Majesty the Demon King without permission: ......

　My mother's face is stained with anger.
　We have to get away.
But I'm completely surrounded.

'Goz, I'm going to give you a blame harder than death. ...... Catch me!

　As my mother said this, ropes flew in from all directions and tightened themselves around me.
　These ropes are like magic ropes, and I can't move at all.
　Will I be sent back to the dark goblin land? No, I don't want to. I don't want to go back to that dark place.

No!　Help me...!

　I call for help, but no one answers.
　The noose tightens and pulls itself up mercilessly.

'No. ------!　Rigena: ------!　Help me: -----!!!!!



Dark Knight Kroki

What do we do, Regina?　Do you want to go back to the people world?

　Returning to Argoa, I ask Regena about myself.
　Honestly, I think it's better to stay by Omiros' side than to go back to Nargol like this.
　Nargol is not a world inhabited. The people of Nargol will never consider Regena and the others as friends. They would be quite burdened by that. That's why Regena should return to the world of men.
　But Regena seems to be a bit confused.

''Regena-san. You, but wouldn't the others be better off in the human world?''

　Kyoka also tries to bring Regena back to the human world.

'But sir: ......'

　Ligeena looks at herself and looks hard to say. Could it be that she feels indebted to herself and finds it difficult to leave Nargol?
　But that's something you don't have to worry about, because it's just a freaky thing to do. Because it's just freaky that I helped Regina. It's not something I feel grateful for.

'You don't have to worry about yourself, Regina. "Don't worry about yourself, Regina. I'm trying to help you do it.

　Then Regena nodded as if deciding on something.

'I understand. I'd like to return to the world of people.'

　Apparently, Regina's mind is made up. I'd like to congratulate myself on that. 'Be happy with Omiros, haha.

'Kyouka-sama. I would like to accept your offer.

　Rijena bows her head to Kyouka. I look at it and nod my head. Oh, I feel like we're talking about something different.

''Yes, then come with us to the St. Renaria Republic.

　Kyouka says with a laugh. Shirone and Kaya, who were listening by her side, also nodded in agreement.
　Do you have one? Somehow, it seems that Regina is going to St. Renaria, not Argoa. When did we get to that point? So what happens to Omiros then?

'Thank you for everything, Omiros. I already have someone in my heart ....... So I can't respond to your wishes. But you're the best friend I've ever had. Come see St. Renaria once in a while.

　Rijena says to Omiros. The words surprise me.
　I didn't know Lizena already had her heart set on someone. And it's not Omiros. Then who could it be?
　That's when I realized. Why did Regena decide to go to St. Renaria instead of Argoa? There's only one possible reason.
　Rage, the brave man of light. The only person Regena can think of that she likes is Rage. Come to think of it, I've met him in the past.
　Again? ....... I'm a little depressed. This makes it sound like he was protecting Regena for Rage.

''Yeah, I'll be there for sure.''

　Omiros replies with a laugh. But he seems to be pushing himself somehow.
　Omiros takes pity on me. Rage has taken Regena away from him.
　But I think Omiros is great for putting up with it and praying for Regena's happiness.
　And since Omiros is putting up with it, he should be celebrating Regena's departure without being downhearted too.

''Master. But first, I would like to go back to Nargol once to explain to everyone: ......

　Rigena says, turning to herself this time

Yeah, that's a good one. ......

　He's wearing a helmet, so I don't think he's noticed, but his face is quite drawn up.
　Your head may think so, but your heart is not convinced.
　Omiros isn't what I'd call a beautiful man, but he's an honest man. So, in my mind, Omiros is a better man than Rage.
　But in Regina's mind, that doesn't seem to be the case. The same is true for Cyrone, but it's still difficult for a woman's mind.

''Let's go then, Regina: ......

　I call for Glorious, a little depressed myself. Then Glorious, who was down outside the city walls, jumps up.

'Wait, Kroki!

　Sirone stops himself.
　When I look at her, I see that Sirone is puffing away.

'I'll back off now because Kaya-san says so. But!　I will get you out of Nargol!　Brace yourself!

　Saying that, Shirone pouted and looked to the side. Apparently, she was persuaded by a woman named Kaya to do something.

''Eh-''

　I make myself sound frustrated.

'Hey what, I'm not happy!

　Syrone is angry. Even if you say that, it's convenient for us too.

Um, Regena!

　This time, Riette stops Regina.

'Thank you for saving me earlier!　I'm sorry I was so cold to you!

　Riette bows to Regina.

'Not really, Riette!　Take care of yourself!

　Rigena laughs. It was a charming smile, she thought.

'Let's go, mister!

　At the sound of his voice, he rides Glorious with Regena in his arms.
　Omiros waves to her. Regena waves in response.
　It seems that the two of them never got together. But I felt a strong bond between the two of them. I'm sure they'll meet again. That's what I thought.
　Glorious flies away and Algore gets smaller.

"Goodbye, my home ......
　Rigena whispers softly. Her voice sounds like she's crying a little, and then laughing. I'm sure Riette's last words made her happy.
　She pats Regena's head. Then Ligena looks at herself and laughs.
　Soon they crossed the Acheron Mountains and entered Nargol.

"Come on, Regena. ─ Come on, Regena, we can say goodbye to the dark skies of Nargol.

　I say to myself, laughing.

'No, sir. ...... Nargol is not dark. Because there is a master.

　Regena hugs herself on top of Glorious.

'Regena ......?'

　I'm a little surprised when he suddenly hugs me.

'It is true that Nargol may be as dark as the night ....... But the Master shines on me like a star twinkling in the night. Master ......, I never once thought of Nargol as dark.

　Ligeena looks at herself as she hugs me and smiles.
　I feel like she said something very embarrassing. It's probably a word of thanks to me.
　But I'm still a little embarrassed.
　Glorious flies with us.
　The sky in Nargol was dark, but my heart was very bright.