Black haired wise man Chiyuki

　It was almost nighttime.
　It's getting dark.
　In a normal country, the common people and nobles would be returning home.
　They must conserve fuel, so the only light is from the walls of the city to protect the country from demons.
　However, oil is cheap in the rich Republic of Ariadia, so even at night the streets are bright with lamps lining the edges of the streets like street lamps.
　It seems that you can walk normally without using magic lighting.

'Hoe~. There are a lot of great looking girls here, Chiyuki-san.

　Nao scurries over and looks around.
　Me, Nao and Decius are walking through the city outside the city walls.
　In this neighborhood, there is an inn and diner that caters to low-income people.
　Nao is looking at a woman who is a shopkeeper and touts at the inn.
　They are not only employees, but also the shop's resident prostitutes.
　They earn money for their lodging and meals, and the money for the night's love is theirs.

'Oh God, Nao-san. Don't look at them too much.

　Their clothes are very revealing.
　They are clearly dressed to appeal to the opposite s*x.

I'm sorry, Chiyuki-san. I didn't think that Nao-san was going to be accosted.

　Nao is happy to be asked out.
　Compared to Lino, Sahoko and Shirone, Nao is rarely approached by men.
　That's probably why she's honestly happy to be invited to join them.
　The women in this neighborhood are almost all prostitutes.
　Outside the castle walls is this world full of demons. There are few women who travel in this world.
　That's why it's almost always men who stay at the inn, and women are only prostitutes who are looking for them.
　Therefore, Nao and I were mistaken for prostitutes and accosted by many men when we were walking around this area.
　I don't think that we were not dressed as a prostitute by any means, but we didn't care about that.
　Thanks to that, it was hard to get rid of them.
　Therefore, I will try to walk as close to Decius as possible without leaving his side.
　Still, Nao is happy, but is she happy to be accosted by that thing?
　I look around, but there are no good men.
　Rage is by far the better man if only for his face.
　Also, Decius is quite a beautiful man, too. And unlike Rage, he is sincere.
　The problem would be that these good-looking, sincere men wouldn't come to me.
　Let's stop thinking about ....... It makes me sad.
　Decius has two beautiful women and he doesn't look at them at all. Of course, he doesn't care about the prostitutes around him.
　Well, if you look at them, it is fine, but that is a problem in itself.
　When Decius walks, I understand that the surrounding prostitutes and suspicious people hide.
　To tell the truth, I think it was a mistake to bring him here.
　The knights of the law are a thankless lot to the people here. Marcius might run away too.
　I think as I look at Decius with a sideways glance.
　Then I notice what Decius has.

'Sir Decius. What is that weapon?
'Oh, this one? It's a ten-handed weapon. As I recall, I heard that this is the weapon popularized by the Wise Lord. We, the knights of the law, have decided to officially adopt this weapon.

　Decius takes the ten hands from his waist.
　It's bigger than the one I know, since I didn't tell him exactly how big it is, but it's definitely ten hands.
　It is true that the ten hands are the ones I taught to the constables of the St. Renarian Republic.
　I didn't expect it to have reached this country.

"I didn't think it was this far along.
'Well, Nao, ....... You have no idea what's going to spread.

　There is the possibility of spreading strange knowledge of our world. We'd better be careful.
　We have to be especially careful with Rage and Reno.
　It may be too late for them, but they can be found at .......

Wise man! Marcias and others tend to be found in the shops around here.

　It looks like we're getting to where we want to be as we walk, Decius says as he looks around.
　'According to the troupe, Marcius is always around here,' he says.

'I see. I hope Marcius is walking around that area. ...... Nao-san, would you mind if I asked you to look around for a moment?

　The portrait of Marcias was drawn by a member of the theater company and given to Nao. Even Nao, who hadn't seen his face in person, should be able to recognize it.

'Okay,'

　The moment he said that, Nao's figure disappears.

''Huh?''

　Decius scurried around looking for Nao.
　It seems that Decius could not perceive Nao's movements.
　I can't see through Nao's movements either.
　Even Sirone and Kaya can't see through it perfectly.
　The only person who can see through Nao's movements perfectly is Rage. When those two get serious and start running, no one will be able to follow them.
　After a while, Nao comes back.

'Welcome back, Nao-san. Did you find it?

　Nao shakes her head as I ask.

'I didn't find it, but I did find it after someone fought.
After the fight?
Yes, sir. Chiyuki-san, I need you to come with me.

　I nodded.
'Let's go, Lord Decius.'

　Decius nods and follows behind me and Nao.
　Nao comes to a less crowded area.

'Up here,'

　As he says this, Nao flies to the roof.

'Can Lord Decius fly?'
No, indeed, ......
Well, I'll take care of that.

　I grab Decius' hand and fly up to the roof as well.
　Decius makes a pitiful noise, but I don't care.

'Look at that. There's a hole in the roof.'

　Climbing onto the roof, Nao says, pointing to a certain part of the roof.
　Nao is right, there is a hole in the roof in places.
　But I don't know if they were made after the fight or not.
　But the holes seem to have been made recently.

Can you guess who fought who?
I don't know. Neither one of them is an ordinary person. They got pretty violent.

　I pondered Nao's words.

'What do you think, Sir Decius?　Do you think the one fighting is your sister, Miss Shenna?

　Decius gives me a troubled look at my question.

'I don't know. But if Shenna was fighting. She might have left some clues.'
Is that a clue?
'Yes. I think you may have dropped something.
Oh, I see.
So I'm going to try my hand at object-searching magic.

　I admire what Decius said.
　The magic of object search is called locating objects, the magic of looking for a specific object.
　However, you can't find the object unless you know it well or can clearly visualize it.
　Decius seems to be pretty good at it. I don't think he can do this much with just angelic blessings. I'm sure that even without the blessing, they must have been pretty good at it.
　By the way, I can use that magic as well, but since I don't know what Shenna-san has, it's useless.

''Then I'll use it. It's not a very wide area to search, but ....... I'll see what I can do.''

　Decius closes his eyes and focuses his consciousness.
　He can feel the magic from Decius's body.
　After a few minutes, sweat flows from Decius's face. He's probably forcing himself to extend the scope of his search. It looks pretty tight.
　Nao and I watch quietly so as not to disturb Decius.
　Then he suddenly opens his eyes.

'Hah ...... hah ....... I've found it.

　Breathing on his shoulder, Decius falls to his knees.

'Sir Decius. Are you all right?
'It's all right, Master Sage. Let's go for it.

　We climb down from the roof and proceed with Decius in the lead.
　Decius is wobbling. It looks like he's consumed quite a bit of magic.

'Here we are.'

　Decius indicates the space between the two buildings.

'I believe there is a curved sword of Shenna's in this small space.

　I look at the narrow alleyway. It looks like people could manage to get through, but I don't want to go in there because of the piles of garbage.

'Ugh, it's kind of dirty,'
Probably an illegal dumping ground. I wouldn't want to go in there.

　I make multiple magical hands and extend them into the narrow alleyway.
　As I groped around, I eventually found what looked like a curved sword.

'It's still Shenna's sword, isn't it?

　Decius says, looking at the curved sword he took out.

''I see. ....... If that's the case, it seems that the one who was fighting on the roof is still Shenna. I hope she's safe .......

　I say, lowering my eyes.

'Yes ....... They were probably chased by demon king worshippers. Shenna is quick to run away, so I'm sure she's safe. However, maybe she is injured. We have to find her as soon as possible.

　Decius says with a grim face
　Decius seems to have faith that his sister is safe. She's probably a pretty good person too.
　I hope she's safe and sound.

'I guess so ...... yeah?'

　I look at the curved sword and nod my head.

''What's wrong, Chiyuki-san?''
'Look, Nao-san. There's something written on the blade.

　I show Nao the curved sword.

'It's true. What's written on it.
It says, "Goddess of Moonlight. What does it mean?　Do you understand, Sir Decius?

　Probably the letters on this curved sword are a message from Shenna to Decius.
　The reason he didn't write it so that everyone could understand it is probably because he was afraid that his enemies would find it and erase it.
　The sword itself could be discarded, but maybe he couldn't hope for more than that.
　I hand the curved sword to Decius.
　Even if we don't understand it, Decius might understand it.
　Decius looks at the writing on his sister's curved blade.

'This is definitely Shenna's character: ....... And is she the goddess of moonlight?　No way?

　Decius frowns as he thinks about it.

'Is there something you can think of?'
'No, it was the night before the feast was held. I was walking with Shenna when I met a strange woman. She was a beautiful woman. ...... In the moonlight, she was truly a goddess of moonlight. That's the only woman I can think of when I hear the term 'goddess of moonlight'.

　Decius says, looking up at the sky like he's in love with it.
　Nao sees the expression on his face and whistles with a whistle.
　I didn't expect this look from the stiff who didn't react to seeing us.
　It feels a little uninteresting, but now is not the time to think about it.

'Sir Decius, did you hear the woman's name?'
''No, he walked away immediately, so ....... He just said he came to see the Lord of the Brave of Light.
'You're here to see Mr. Raige?　Ahhhh~

　I press my forehead.
　I can see Decius getting his heart broken.

'So I guess we don't know where that beautiful woman is, then, do we?
'Yes, I believe she is probably a foreign lady. I would have asked for her name and where she was staying if this were the case.

　Decius regrets it.

'I can't blame you for not knowing. It seems certain that the woman is a goddess of moonlight, so what should we do?　We've found a new lead, but we also have to find out where someone called Marcias or something like that: .......

　I suggest to both of them.

'Let's search some more and if we don't find it, we'll go back.'

　We nodded at Decius' words.

　The Goddess of Moonlight.

　Perhaps this woman would be the key to this case.
　I took that name to heart and explored the city at night.



◆The little rogue Marcius.

　At night, lights are lit in the bar.
　But there is no smell of fish oil or alcohol. Instead, a peach-colored smoke fills the large room.
　This delicious-smelling smoke is illuminated by the light, turning the room a peach-colored color.

'Hey Marcius. You sure you don't want to come back?

　I'm drinking alone and my companion says to me, holding a woman in one hand.
　My companion is a member of an evil cult, just like me. He is touching the woman's chest with a disheveled face.
　The old me would have smiled a lowly smile and replied, but I can't bring myself to do so now.

"You don't have to go back. I don't want to go back now. ......

　I mutter.

'Heh, well ....... Well, I'm off then.

　I look at my companion and the woman as she leaves.
　Then I see the woman that my companion is holding in her arms.

Spider......

　He muttered.
　For a moment the woman with her companion looked like a spider.
　It's not just the woman who left. Some of the women in this shop sometimes look like demons.
　The women are the maidservants of this shop and at the same time they are prostitutes.
　But they are not ordinary prostitutes. They are much more beautiful than the women who are touting in the back alley.
　This is the only place that has such a lineup of beauties.
　Ostensibly it is an ordinary bar, but in reality it is an illegal brothel and gambling den run by the evil cult "Red Spider".
　Once you come here, you can forget any bad things.
　The woman is beautiful and the drink and food are good. That's why I came here.
　However, I don't feel happy today.
　I don't know why I started to look different, but it's probably because of the Dark Knight.
　When I remember the dark knight, my body shakes.
　The fear I felt when that inconspicuous man revealed himself is still there.
　I tried to sell out the Dark Knight without a second thought. I had no choice but to be killed.
　But the dark knight didn't kill me, he thanked me. He thanked me for saving his life.
　And when he put his hand on my head, I felt some kind of power.
　The view has changed a bit since then. Thanks to that, the booze tasted bad.
　No, did it ever taste like this?
　Before, I felt it was sweeter. But it should be the same kind of sake, but today it tastes bad.
　Come to think of it, there was a guy who said the same thing to me before. He also said the taste of sake was strange.
　I wondered how he was doing since he stopped seeing me one day.

"Mr. Marcius,

　I am approached and look to the side. A woman is standing alone. The woman's face is familiar. It's the woman at the side of the Church Master.

"Heh, what is it?

　I laugh so that he doesn't realize what's going on inside.

'The new church master wants to see you. Please follow me.
The new master?　Of course I'll be there.

　I laugh. The new head of the church is a former deputy head of the church, replacing the woman who was the former head of the church. I'm not told why that happened. She doesn't tell me anything about it for a lowly person like me.
　I get up and follow the woman.
　The new church master is a trustworthy man. If I meet that person, maybe this anxiety will go away.
　Newkyo-sama has been away for a while. When did he come back?
　Eventually, we come to the door of the new church master's room.

'New Church Master. I've brought you here.
Yeah, you can come in.

　I hear the voice of the new church master from inside.
　It's a young man's voice.
　The woman prompts me to enter the room and it is filled with peach-colored smoke.
　A man is sitting in the center of the room. The skin is so white that veins seem to rise out of his golden hair, his eyes are slit and his lips are red.
　It's a beautiful young man who could be mistaken for a woman.

''Huh?''

　I couldn't help but squeal when I saw the new church master. It was because I felt different from the last time we met.
　The last time I met him, I was so happy to have met him. I was willing to die for this man.
　I was born the child of a musician, I lost myself in gambling and was disowned.
　The rest of my life was a mess. I was too weak to be a warrior, and I had to rob even weaker people to survive.
　It was Miss Ainoe who picked me up when I was at a standstill.
　Then I joined the organization and met the new Church Master.
　In all my life, I had never met someone I could trust so much.
　But now I don't feel anything. No, I feel something rather horrible.
　I look at the room. It's the same as before. A lot of female heads are displayed in the cupboard, just as before.
　When I entered the room only once before, I didn't think anything strange.
　But now I understand. This room is extraordinary.

"Marcius, is that you?　What's the matter with you, rolling over?

　The new master of the church says with a laugh.

'No, it's nothing, sir. Ehehe.''

　I laugh and walk into the room. I try not to let him notice the sweat spewing down my back.

'Let me get right to it, but I have a question for you. As I recall you met him, right? How did you feel?

　The new master asks me, but I don't know what he means.

'He?　Who are you talking about, sir?

　The new master of the church's face goes grim as I say it.

'Don't you see? It's about the Dark Knight.'

　My body trembles at being called the Dark Knight.

''A dark knight?''
Yes, the Dark Knight. He's almost as well known among us as the Brave Man of Light. Didn't my father Zarxys interfere with his plans twice?　I'm just curious to see what he looks like.

　The new Lord of the Church smiles innocently, like a child.

'Whatever you call him. Ummm ....... He is a seemingly inconspicuous man. But all I can say is that he suddenly becomes terrifying ......

　I try to explain, but I can't find the words to do it right.

'You said the same thing, Zeal. Are you good at hiding yourself?　That could be a little tricky.

　The new church master nodded yes and no.

''Hmm?''

　You suddenly feel a glance.
　I look at the direction of the gaze and my eyes meet the head of a woman.
　I almost scream.

'Hm?　What's the matter, Mr. Marcius?

　The head teacher notices me and looks at me.
　Then he stands up as if he noticed something.
　Standing up, the new church master takes the raw head in his hand that was looking at me.

'Huh?　What's that head?
Hmm. You look familiar. This is the girl you brought in. Now she's one of my favorite fairies.

　The new church master smiles happily as he lovingly strokes the raw neck.
　She certainly looks familiar. She was the girl who ran away from home because she admired Ainoe. She was beautiful, but she couldn't join the group because of her lack of talent.
　However, she was still the girl who didn't give up and bit back. Her name was Katia, I think.
　I tricked her into joining the club behind my back and presented her to the new church master.
　That head-only woman is looking at me.

'I want to thank you, because it is because of you that I met Master Zand.

　The woman's raw head smiles gently.
　I let out an inarticulate scream.
　I turn my body toward the door, trying to escape.
　But the heads on the cupboard are flying, blocking me from leaving the room.
　The women who have been beheaded are looking at me.

''Ah, ......''

　I sit down.

'That's terrible, you don't have to run away, do you?　I didn't think you'd come to your senses. Now what do we do?

　I hear the new Lord of the Church from behind me.

''Master Xand. May I make this man my headless knight (Durahan)?

　I hear my daughter's voice.

'Are you sure?　He looks very weak.
Yeah, yeah, no problem.
Well, I guess we'll have no problem then. Be glad, Mr. Marcius. You'll be her loyal knight from now on. Ha-ha-ha.

　That was the moment I heard that voice. I felt something hot in my neck and suddenly the room started to spin around.
　And when my vision stopped, the sight I saw was my own body that had lost its head.



Zand, the god of sleep and dreams.

'Come on, carry me around. I'm tired of flying.

　Katya says, and Marcias' body, which has lost its head, gets up.
　He then lovingly holds her, with only her head, in his arms.
　The reason why they don't put her on the place where her head used to be is because she is only a master and a squire. That's why I hold her as a princess.
　But still, I didn't think they would break the trick.
　The people in this shop are supposed to be able to not disobey me, but why is that?
　Well, I don't care.
　I'm not interested in someone who only has an ugly head.

''Already, Katia, are you willing to make such a weak looking man a headless knight (Dullahan)?
That's all right, ladies. We'll just swap you out if we find a better one.
'That too. Maybe I shouldn't be so picky and knight the guy around there.

　The girls laugh at each other.
　As fairies, they were given the ability to control the body of the person who stole their heads.
　However, they were limited in the number of people they could control.
　Therefore, most of the fairies control the body of the man who was a good knight. The headless knight becomes their loyal servant, Dullahan.

Now, let's get back to Zeal and the others. I'm sure the conversation will be over by now.

　I leave the room after being seen off by the pretty fairies.
　Zeal is a black-haired satyr that lives in Nargol. Or should I call him a lower class (Lesser) Damon?
　That Lesser Damon Zeal is the one that the Spider Woman, Atranaqua, embraced and made the Demon King betray her. He should be in the basement of this building now.
　I walk down the corridor to the entrance that leads to the basement.
　The basement is lined with multiple shadows as I descend.
　The shadows are not human unlike those on the first floor. All of them are under the control of the demon king who lives in Nargol.

You're not going to be able to get it done, Urbald-kun?

　I laugh and talk to Damon in the center of the shadows.
　Damon's name is Urvald. He is one of the four Damon Lords who serve the Demon King. He came to this land with his men to capture Zeal, a subordinate who betrayed him.

'Oh Lord Xand. I thank you for telling me where this traitor is.''

　Zeal was kneeling before Ulvald with his head on the ground, trembling.

'I hope you will forgive him if you can. He's the reason I was able to have this meeting with you.

　It was easy to find Ulvald's men who had come to capture Zeal.
　Then we contacted them and asked for a meeting. Of course, don't tell my father.
　I am different from my father, Zarxys. My father sees the Demon King as an enemy and will not reconcile with him. I regret that.
　Nothing can come from fighting.
　But I can get along with the Demon King.
　In fact, I want to be friends with the goddesses of Elyos as well.
　But for some reason, those beautiful goddesses don't like me. I want to make you more beautiful, but why is it?
　I wish I could get my hands on those beautiful goddesses' heads somehow.

'Yes, fine, I'll forgive you. That's why, Zeal. We'll let you go. I don't have a problem with you or without you. So, help me get Mr. Zand. Besides, His Excellency originally contacted me, asking me to treat you with compassion.

　Urvald says coldly.

'Thank you, Master Urvald!

　Zeal rubbed his head on the ground and thanked him.

'No~ Good for you, Zeal-kun. You still have a lot of work to do, you know.''

　I'm relieved.
　Zeal is a comrade who loves humans as much as I do. We love them in different ways, but I'm glad he's okay.

I'm not sure. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Thank you, Mr. Urvald. I'll be sure to show you how to defeat the brave men of light and those in Elyos. My father should have left it to me from the start.

　Perhaps it was because I loved humans so much that my father, Zarxys, disliked me.
　He hated me so much that he wouldn't even allow me to take part in Lavrus's plans.
　I was ordered to leave the area until the project was complete, in case I might do something strange.
　I'm sad about that.
　But it's different now, and thanks to Lavrus' failure, I've been granted permission to free the land.
　Now is the time for me to prove myself useful. It is for this reason that I have decided to join forces with Ulvald.

I am counting on you. 'I'm counting on you, Lord Zand.'
You can trust me. I'll take down the brave man of light and the dark knight together. And thanks for the tip on Wesen Ferion.

　I laugh.
　The brave man of light and the dark knight. I'm going to pit these two against each other. That's my plan.
　And then there's Ferion, the wesen god who once fought with his father Zarxys against the gods of Elyos.
　I heard he was sealed by the Demon King, but I didn't know where he was sealed.
　However, I was able to find out through information from Ulvald. I'm going to let my father know right away.

Yes, put it to good use. Also, you can find out more about this at .......
''Oh, of course I'll keep it quiet. I don't want His Majesty the Demon King to know what you've done, so I'll keep it to myself. I'll keep it a secret.

　The fact that Urvald and I have joined forces is a secret.
　For some reason, the Dark Lord doesn't seem willing to fight the gods of Elyos.
　And it seems he's ordered his men to stay out of the fight.
　So Ulvald is disobeying the Demon King's orders, just like Zeal.
　That's why Ulvald wants to keep it a secret.

I'm sure you'll be happy to oblige, Zand. I'm going to take my leave. I'm sure you'll be happy with the results.
Of course I will. I'm going to get my head.

　Ulvald and his men will transition.
　Once the brave men of light are gone, it will be easy to get the head of the girl he has with him.
　He then revives Ferion and strikes Elyos.
　I will surely get the heads of the brave women of light and the goddesses of Elyos.
　And I will project the image of the girl who is magic.
　There was a reflection of a silver-haired goddess with white hair.
　Beautiful. I fell in love with her at first sight.
　I had been in love with this goddess since I learned of her existence.
　I want to get her head no matter what it takes. I am in this country. Now should be the perfect time.
　So the dark knight who is in the way must disappear.
　This is what I'm going to do.

'I'll have to contact Mr. Tarabos. What's the plan to bring Badon back to life?

　Badon is one of the beasts of destruction created by the Great Mother God Nargol.
　I've heard it's not as powerful as a Wesen, but it's quite powerful.
　Badon's corpse is located in the basement of the Grand Theater. Originally the altar of Alfos was built on top of the Badon's body after it was defeated and buried, and then turned into a theater, I'm told. At least, that's what we've heard from Tarabos.
　Apparently, Tarabos was studying Nargol, and that's when he found out about Badon.
　Well, it doesn't matter where it came from. What matters is whether it's available.
　And I'm sure there's a Zeal witch in that theater. We'll put her to work.
　I look at Zeal, who is still prostrate after Ulvald is gone.

'Mr. Zeal. You are going to help me lure the Dark Knight out of there. Hmmm.

　I laughed at the thought of what was to come.




Shenna the dancer

　A goddess of moonlight danced in front of me.
　It was so beautiful.
　The time was night.
　The light of the moon shines through a large window, making her beautiful silvery white hair shine bewitchingly.
　The fantastic scene caught my attention.

'What do you think? 'How is it, Shenna?　Are you dancing the way you taught me to?

　When she stopped dancing, the silvery white goddess laughed bewitchingly.

'Very, very well. Lady Kuna.'

　I let out a sigh.
　The dance I had practiced so hard and mastered so well, the Moonlight Goddess had easily made it her own with just a little teaching.
　I was so envious and jealous.
　I guess the goddess and I were born differently.
　I notice my darker emotions. Could it be that sister Ainoe felt the same way?
　The Dark Knight said that sister Ainoe had risen to the occasion by making a contract with a demon.
　And I was going to succeed without making a deal with a demon.
　If I were in Ainoe's sister's position, what would I think? You must have had the same dark feelings as you do now.
　It occurred to me.
　But still, what's going on with the theater company?
　The Dark Knight is going to check on me tomorrow. ......
　I look at the dark knight beside me.
　Without the black armor, the Dark Knight is no different than a normal man.
　He is looking at the Goddess of Moonlight with a disheveled gaze.
　The Goddess of Moonlight is dressed as an Ishtia dancer. The thin, revealing costume brings out the goddess' bewitching charm.
　The dark knight looking at it is no different than the dirty old men looking at me when I'm dancing.
　I feel like I could easily defeat them now. Of course, I'm not going to execute it.
　According to the story, the dark knight has defeated the brave Lord of Light. However, it doesn't look like that at all. To put it bluntly, he looks weak.
　I look at the drinks in front of me.
　There is not a single alcoholic beverage in sight.
　Aside from the tea made from flowers called menthi, I felt like a child when I was served a drink made from boiled down fruit. Normally adults don't drink such things.
　Apparently, the Dark Knight doesn't drink alcohol at all.
　I pick the candy in front of me.
　The baked goods with dried fruit and nuts are simple and delicious. These sweets go well with mentees' tea.
　But it doesn't go well with the dark knight. There's something strange about a dark knight who loves sweets.
　My image of the devil is becoming distorted. My head hurts somehow.
　While thinking about that, I look at the dark knight.

''Eh?''

　I couldn't help myself.
　The dark knight's face has taken on the look of a warrior instead of the disheveled face he had earlier.
　The sudden change surprises me.
　The dark knight suddenly stands up.
　What's going on?

What's the matter, Kroki?　Did you see something?

　The Goddess of Moonlight asks anxiously as she looks at the dark knight whose mood has suddenly changed.

''Marcius.......''

　The dark knight's sharp eyes were turned out of the city walls.
　I felt an inexplicable unease.