Dark Knight Kroki

'How about that! The Dark Knight!　If you stay away, I win!

　Alfos shoots an arrow while shouting.

''Oooh!!!''

　I turn myself around and avoid the arrow.
　The floor of the garden where the arrow hit explodes and a shockwave is transmitted from under my feet.
　How much magic is being put into it?
　If you take even one arrow, it will surely do a lot of damage.
　Alfos doesn't get any closer, but attacks you from afar with his bow and arrow.
　To put it bluntly, this is unfair.
　It's true that if you don't get close enough, our swords won't be able to reach you.
　We will have no choice but to close the distance somehow.
　However, the people around me won't let me do that.
　When I look around, I see snow maidens armed with crystal-like ice armor flying in the sky.
　When I try to approach Alfoss, they use their ice spears to interfere with me.
　When you try to get rid of them, Alfoss will use his bow and arrow to keep them in check.
　It's a disadvantageous situation.
　And with a half-hearted attack, Alfoss and the Snow Maiden will soon recover.
　After all, we may have no choice but to destroy these wards.
　It would be possible to awaken the power of the dragons inside me, but I can't control this power yet. If possible, I don't want to use it.
''Enough with my arrows! The Dark Knight!
　Alfos, who shoots arrows from the air, says something stupid.
　Who would take an arrow when asked to take it?
　I run around the Crystal Garden and escape the arrows.

"Don't run away a bit, dark knight!
'Be quiet and take an arrow!
Baka!　Barker!
For God's sake!　Let Master Alfoss win!

　The beauties on the empty ship say reckless things.
　Who wouldn't be beaten!

What?!!!
　A huge wall of ice suddenly appears where there was nothing and blocks your way.
　I don't know if it's the Snow Maiden or not. But this space works to Alfos' advantage.
　It's no surprise that the wall suddenly appears.
　I was slightly caught off guard.

''This is the end, Dark Knight!

　With a shout, Alfos shoots an arrow. There is no escape.

'Come on!

　I put magic power into my magic sword and shoot back an arrow.

''Nonsense!　You shot back an arrow!　Gawd!

　This time it's not me, but Alfos who lets out a cry of surprise.
　The arrow struck back hits his left shoulder and pulls him down from the sky.
　This technique, which I've concocted as a countermeasure against flying tools, is sometimes the first time I've used it in a real battle. But it worked.
　Alfos, who was hit by an arrow, is thrashing around on the garden floor.
　How much bad magic did he want to put in it?
　I shudder to think that I would have received it.
　The screams of beautiful women coming from the empty boat.
　Alfos doesn't seem to be able to get up much due to the damage from the arrow.
　I'm going to hit him now. If not, he might not be able to hit back the arrow next time.
　I regained my stance, which was broken by the impact of hitting back the arrow, and I took a forward leaning stance and moved in one go.
　By closing the space, you reduce the distance between you and your opponent to zero. It was a technique called shrinking ground used by Kaya, who was with Kyouka.
　However, as you are about to head towards Alfos, a powerful blizzard hits you from the front.

''Wha?! Snow Queen!

　An aurora-colored blizzard released from the Snow Queen 《Snow Queen》 blocks my path.
　In the meantime, Alfoss is trying to get up.

''I'll let him!　Slayer, fly through space!　Cut through the enemy!　The Flying Blade

　I put magic power into the sword and let the slash fly.
　This technique has a short flying distance, but it should be able to reach at this distance.
　The slash flies straight to Alfos while slicing through the blizzard.

''Gwaaaaah！！！！''

　A spray of blood flies from Alfos' right arm.
　But it looks like he was too shallow to take Alfos down.
　Alfos moves away from himself, blood streaming from his right arm.

'You did it!　The Dark Knight!

　Alfos's face as he gets up and stares at me with an amazing look on his face.
　He seems to have discarded the nobleman's appearance that he first showed.
　The wound may heal quickly, but if the damage is done, the pain remains.
　That pain distorts Alfos' pale face.

''If you can't beat him with a sword or a bow!　I'm going to use my greatest magic to finish you off!

　Alfos emerges.
　His body shines in the color of the aurora borealis.
　No, it's not just Alfoss that's shining. The aurora borealis in the sky also intensifies its radiance.
　The mirror-like garden floor reflects the aurora borealis in the sky and shines.

''Wha?! What's this?!

　As the glow of the aurora borealis clings to him, the armor in that area freezes. This armor was specially made by the god Heybos. It couldn't possibly be frozen.
　Besides, I feel like a strong pressure is trying to crush me from before.
　It's as if space is shrinking.

'How about it!　The feeling of receiving all the magic of this crystal garden!　It will freeze and crush your soul!　My greatest magic is impossible to withstand, even for those who have cold air resistance!

　Alfos smiles high and mighty.
　Space is shrinking and the glow of the aurora is converging on him.
　Everything in the Crystal Garden seems to be heading towards you.
　My feet are frozen and I can't stop shivering from earlier.
　Not only my body, but even my spirit seems to be frozen.
　I can see that the power of the dragons that have received the mental attack is about to awaken.
　This magic is bad.

''Sleep in a crystal prison that will not melt forever!　The Dark Knight!

　My own body froze as Alfos laughed.




◆Poren, Princess of the Demon World

　The aurora borealis in the sky had disappeared, leaving a blue sky.
　A huge pillar of ice, or rather, a tower of glowing crystal tower, towered in front of him.
　The crystal garden created by Alfos-sama disappeared, using up all its magic to freeze Kuroki-sensei in place.
　The Snow Queen and Snow Maiden may have exhausted their magical powers as well.
　Only Alfoss-sama is flying in the air.

''Hahahahahaha!　I won!　I'll give you credit, Dark Knight!　You made me use this magic!　Rest forever on this beautiful tombstone!

　Alfos-sama's laughter echoes in the heavens.
　Hearing this, the beautiful women scream with joy.

''Yes!　Yes!　Master Alfoss wins!
'Yes!　The winner in the end will be Master Alfos!
'Yes, yes!　Evil is doomed to be destroyed!
"Master Alfoss...　Cool---!

　I can feel my heart sinking despite the beauty of the girls' joy.

'Oh ....... His Highness Polen ....... His Excellency is ....... His Excellency is ....... It's hard work.

　Poo-chan gasps and says to me in a panic.
　No, I'm in a panic, too.

''Awwww!　Shh, Master!　It's the doctor!　It's Dr. Kuroki!

　I also say to Master Kuna in a hurry.
　However, Master is not panicked at all.

''Hmm, it looks like Alfos has won, witch. The Dark Knight has been frozen by Alfos' magic. You guys have lost.''

　Mytha says to her mentor, as if she was winning.
　Some of the beautiful women follow behind her, looking down at us.
　The faces of the beauties are triumphant.
　It's very frustrating.

'Hm. Stupid, do you really think you've won?

　However, the words released by his master were surprising.

''What are you talking about! Witch!　Alfos' most powerful magic not only shatters the body, but even the soul!　The Dark Knight should have gone to sleep forever in his crystal prison!

　Mytha says out loud.
　But the master laughs calmly.

'How about that?　Can't you hear me?　The dragon's roar that echoes from that crystal tower?　I can hear you loud and clear in Coona's ears.

　When Master said that, Musa and the beauties looked at the crystal tower.

''What ......?'' That ......?

　One of the beautiful women murmurs.
　Then I notice it too.
　The crystal tower is trembling.
　And every time it vibrates, I hear something like a roar from inside.

'Whaaat?　You say you are still alive after my greatest magic!

　Master Alfoss exclaims.
　The crystal cracks.
　And that was the moment.





　A heaven-shaking roar could be heard, and the crystal completely cracked and black flames erupted from within.

''Oh no!　It's impossible: ！！！！

　Alfos-sama flying in the sky cries out as he sees black flames blowing up from the shattered crystal tower.
　The flames spread out as they blow up into the sky, blackening the blue sky.

''Hey!　What's that?!

　A beautiful woman points to the sky.
　Something huge can be seen from within the black flames that cover the sky.
　It was a huge black dragon.
　It was so huge that this empty ship looked like a small boat.
　As the black dragon spread its wings, black flames spewed out of its body and dyed the blue sky black.
　The black dragon flaps its wings and the airship shakes violently.
　It's like a small boat in a storm.
　The beauties scream and each grab onto the deck somewhere.

''You monster oh！！！！！''

　Master Alfoss fires an arrow at the giant dragon.
　However, the arrow is extinguished in an instant by the black flames.
　The black dragon swings its paws as if to get rid of an annoying insect.
　Alfos-sama is blown away.

''Gwaaaaah!
Alfoss: "Alfoss: ！！！！

　Alfos-sama and Musa's grief-stricken cry.
　Alfos-sama is hit by a huge dragon blow and slammed to the ground.

''What is this?　Where's the dragon? !　Answer me, witch!

　Mytha glares at her mentor.

'What? That's got to be Kuroki. The power of the dozens of dragons that lie dormant inside Kuroki has been released. Kuna has never seen anything like it before, but I never saw anything like it. Kroki doesn't want to use it because he can't control it himself, but this is amazing!　Hahaha!　Amazing!　That's great, Kroki!

　The master is happy and excited. He looks very happy.

'No!　Mr. Alfoss Ahhhh: ！！！！

　As the beauties scream, they look out of the empty boat and see a huge dragon chasing after Master Alfoss, who has hit the ground.
　Alfos-sama tried to escape, but he couldn't avoid it and was blown away.
　The dragon knocks Alfoss into the air and knocks him back to the ground.
　It looks like he's playing with it.
　Seeing this, the beautiful women scream and begin to cry.

'Yup, make it stop!　Witch!　You've won!　Make it stop now!　Please!　Alfoss is going to die!

　Mytha sits down in front of her mentor and pleads with him.
　Surely I want it to stop, too.
　Beautiful men are the world's treasures. It's a shame to lose Alfos-sama.
　But Master looks at Myssa and smiles coldly.

''What?　What are you talking about?　Why did Kuna have to stop it?　More importantly, you worry about yourself!

　When he says that, Master stands up and kicks Musa away.
　Master stands up and takes his scythe.

''It's about time!　You skanks!　That look of despair on your face is quite amusing!　I'll cut your head off with that look on your face!
What!

　Mytha steps back with a look of horror on her face.
　The beautiful women scream when they notice their master's condition.
　Several beautiful women hurriedly take up their weapons.

''Hey! Hey!　Master!　The doctor told me to stay quiet until the game was over!

　I hold my master back.

'What do you mean?　Pollen?　The game is over with Kroki winning. That's what Musa said earlier.

　Huh? That's right!
　No, I don't think I can stop them.
　I'm not used to liking these badass beauties, but not enough to kill them.
　I can't decide whether to kill them or not.
　There is no one in this group who can match their master. If this is the case, the slaughter will begin.
　The faces of the beauties are stained with fear.
　Master approaches with a scythe.

''Wait!

　Suddenly, I heard a voice.
　And that was the moment I looked at the one who made the voice.
　I was transfixed.
　There was a very beautiful goddess there.
　Before I knew it, another empty ship was alongside this empty ship.
　The goddess is looking at me from the deck of that empty ship.
　Her hair was bright and shiny, and her skin was clear and white. Her breasts, which are visible even through her clothes, are rich, but her waist is very thin.
　Her face is perfectly shaped, and her beautiful eyes are very powerful.
　The moment you see her, you are overwhelmed by her presence.
　That's what the other beauties were doing, all of them looking at that goddess.
　In an instant, she took over the air of the place.
　Who could it be?

Dear Raina: "Dear Raina, ......

　One of the beautiful women muttered.

'It's Lady Raina!　Lady Raina is here!
Lady Raina!　Lady Raina is here to help us!
Lady Raina!　Lady Raina!
'Lady Raina is here!　Now we can win!

　The beauties shout for joy.
　Is this goddess Raina, the goddess of wisdom and victory? I've never seen her before.
　She is the sister of Master Alfos and one of the three most beautiful gods in this world. Indeed, she is as beautiful as the rumors.
　The goddess of beauty, Raina, is coming aboard our empty ship.

''Raina!　What the hell are you doing here?　If you get in my way, even you won't be allowed to!

　The Master glares at Raina.
　Why is that? Once again, Master and Raina are very similar.

''Sorry, but can you be quiet?　Kuna.

　Raina turns her palm to her master.
　As soon as she does, the master kneels down.

'Oma....... Coona's body ....... Move .......'

　Master glared at Raina in pain.

'Being the real thing, I can at least block your movements!　Stay down!　Kuna!!!

　Raina says triumphantly.
　What a ridiculous goddess. She made her master stuck in an instant.

''Lady Raina!　The demons are approaching!

　Raina's attendant angel reports.
　I look behind me and see Damon and his friends on the flying dragon (wyvern) approaching.

You can't touch them from here, Nia. Let them up on this ship without any difficulty.

　The angel is surprised when Raina says that.
　'Good, it looks like we're not going to fight.

'Your highness--!　His Highness Polen--！！！！

　Damon and his men will board this ship.

'Your Highness!　I hope you're okay!
　The woman, Damon, kneels in front of me.

'Guno. If you won't touch me, we won't touch you either. You will watch me quietly.

　Raina says, glaring at Damon.

'Why?'　You know my name? But as long as His Highness is here, we can't push it either: ......

　Damon grunted in surprise when his name was called.
　How did Raina know Damon's name?

'Raina!　Alfoss!　Alfoss!

　Myssa clings to Raina.
　Alfos-sama has been blown away and is dancing like a leaf in a black storm.
　Kuroki-sensei, who has become a huge black dragon, is toying with Alfoss-sama.

'No way ....... No way ....... I never thought a dark knight would hide such power .......

　Mytha cries and complains.
　I'm surprised, too.
　No wonder Sensei had this kind of power, no wonder Master could afford it.
　If Sensei had used this power from the beginning, he would have easily won the game.

''He's the one who's holding back his power even with that one. ...... Mysa. I guess it's because of these kids. But I don't know how much longer I can keep them in check. If this is the case, it's not good to say: ....... Totally, Alfos is getting taken care of too.

　Raina lets out a sigh.

'What are you going to do ....... Raina. Kroki is trying to get serious about it, but ....... You're going to interfere with that .......

　Master says to Raina in pain.

'Well, I'd certainly like to see the real deal, too. But that would turn the whole area into a land of death. That's a bit much. So I'll have to put a stop to it.''

　Raina looks at Dr. Kroki and smiles.

'Danger, Lady Raina!　You can't stop a monster like that!　I can't!　Let's get away!

　The angels scream.
　I don't think I can do it either. Every time the teacher roars, fear comes from within.
　Some of the beautiful girls are sitting up in fear, some of them have fainted.
　Some of them even pissed themselves. To be honest, I think I'm going to pee myself.
　The only thing I can think of is that there is no way to stop the teacher.

What are you talking about, Nia?　I can stop it!　Not with the north winds of Alfoss!　Only I, the sun, can hold him back!　Watch it!

　With that, Raina jumps out of the ship.
　Raina flies through the black storm and goes in front of Dr. Kuroki to protect Alfos-sama, who has been knocked to the ground.

'Nonsense! It's suicide!

　The female Damon and the others shouted.
　Compared to Dr. Kuroki, who has become a giant dragon, Raina is only the size of a pea grain.
　It's suicidal for anyone to see.
　However, this was the moment when Raina's body glowed.
　The huge Kroki-sensei stopped moving.
　It was an unbelievable sight.

'Lie ....... The dragon has been calmed down......

　One of the beautiful women murmured.
　It was an unbelievable sight.
　With each increasing glow of Raina's brilliance, Dr. Kroki's movements became smaller.
　The dragon's roar also became weaker and more meek.

''Ah! The dragon! The dragon! It's going to subside!
'Awesome ....... Lady Raina....... I can't believe you calmed that scary dragon .......
'It's like the sun!　A true goddess of light!
What a divine figure he is: ......
The Beautiful Light ....... I can't believe you wouldn't risk it to help Master Alfoss.
'Ah!　Lady Raina!　Lady Raina!

　Beautiful women are moved by the sight.
　Some of them have tears in their eyes.
　It is indeed amazing.
　They are calming Kuroki-sensei, who has turned into a giant dragon, with her tiny body.
　Isn't she frightening?

What's the meaning of this?　His Excellency is subdued?!!!

　Poo-chan says with a surprised look on his face.
　I'm the same way. I wonder how he's holding Dr. Kroki back.

'It's no wonder ....... The destructive urges of the dragons that have been dormant in Kroki are being suppressed by awakening another powerful instinct ....... With Raina, it's possible to do that .......

　Master Kuna says panting.
　I'm still crippled.
　But what other powerful instincts are you talking about?
　Poo-chan has a strange look on his face.

'And yet, ....... You're ...... reena. Even though Kroki got serious about it, ......

　Master Coona looks very frustrated. But to me, this is a good thing.
　As expected, it's too much to burn down this whole area.
　I can see the black dragon's body becoming smaller and smaller as it is surrounded by black flames.
　When I look at it, the black flames that covered the sky converge and the blue sky returns.
　The ones left in the completely returned blue sky are the Dark Knight and the Goddess of Light.
　Dr. Kuroki and the others descend to the ground.
　On the ground is Alfos-sama lying wounded.
　The fallen Holy Knight and the Dark Knight looking down on him.
　It was the moment of victory.