Dark Knight Kroki

　The snake queens are retreating in front of me.
　But I don't feel like I've won.
　In fact, I don't know what would have happened if we had fought.
　In particular, I felt something unpleasant from the cup that the snake queen had called up.
　What was that?
　He wondered, but he wouldn't be able to answer the question by thinking about it now.
　Anyway, a fight with the Snake Queen was avoided.
　I turn myself towards Raina and Totona.
　An empty boat approaches from across the sky.
　It's the same empty boat that Raina was on. It looks like they've reached it by now.
　And I can see Rage is the only one walking towards us.
　I've always felt his eyes on my back.
　So I had a feeling that this was going to happen somehow.

'Game on! The Dark Knight!

　Rage glares at himself with two swords at the ready.

'Wait! Brave man of light!
Hey! Mr. Rage!

　We see Totona and Chiyuki in a hurry, trying to get to us.
　However, they are immediately blocked by Reena.

'What do you mean, Raina?!'
Don't stop! He's an old friend of Ms. Shirone's! We can't let them kill each other!

　Two shouts.
　They look pretty angry.

'It's okay, just calm down. No one is going to get hurt. So just sit back and watch.

　A quiet voice. But the voice is clearly audible.
　Raina's gaze turns toward you, and Rage will not notice that gaze because he has his back to you.
　Your eyes seem to see through everything.
　I really don't like it.
　I don't want you to get any strange expectations.
　Sekmetra, the Lion Queen, and the rest of the Gypsies are also watching quietly, sensing the unusual presence of themselves and Rage.

'We have no reason to fight over here. ......

　Saying that, he holds up his magic sword.
　However, I have no intention of turning my back on it.
　I'm going to face myself and Rage.
　Above my head, Eclipse and Bennu are flying.
　However, I still can't control them well.
　It's difficult to use it for attacks.
　However, it would be the same for Bennu.
　Bennu is quite weak.
　I don't think he's going to come towards us.
　So, the fight with Rage will be conducted without each other's high level spirits.

''I'm sorry to hear that. But if we don't fight here, I'm in a bad spot.

　Rage's fearless smile.
　But that smile is a bit different from the last time I saw it.
　What's wrong with it in the first place?
　Maybe you're afraid of yourself?
　No, there isn't, or ....... No way. Only in Rage.

Let's go!

　Rage is coming towards us.
　Its movement is like an arrow of light.
　If I'm still, then Rage is a movement.
　It's within the realm of expectation that Rage will move first.
　Two swords are attacking.
　When he plays one, he plays the second one with the blade that returns it.
　After the swords are flicked, Rage spins around without losing his stance and unleashes more swords.
　The slash seems to be sharper than before.
　However, it's still slower than originally expected.
　It's possible to deal with it.
　I block all of Rage's furious attacks with my sword.
　And that was when I played the right slash that Rage unleashed.
　Rage spins around and gets behind himself.
　He prevents Rage's sword from turning behind him by turning his sword back without turning around.
　He then turns his hips and shoulders with his right foot on the axis and flips Rage off.

''What!''

　Rage spins around and puts his feet on the sand without opposing his power.
　He is as physically strong as ever.
　Quickly, Rage uses his two swords skillfully to attack.
　His movements seem to dance.
　The Sphinx, which has followed Sekmetra to Rage's magnificent moves, is greeted with a cheer from Ishtia's cat person's maid of honor, the war maiden of Raina.
　I don't envy you, you know! I tell myself.
　And it was even worse when I fought Alfos before.
　I'm sure the women of that time still hate me.
　It's really hard to fight these guys (the handsome ones).
　He joins swords with Rage again.
　And that's when we met a few times with our swords. Suddenly, Rage jumps backwards.
　A hint of magic.
　Has he given up on defeating himself with his sword?

"Light Barred"!

　Dozens of balls of light float around Rage and come towards us.

'Dark Bullets (Dark Barred)!

　I could play it with my sword, but I'll use magic to intercept it.
　I create an equal number of spheres of dark energy and hit the spheres of light.
　The balls of light and dark energy collide in the air.
　The energy of light and the energy of darkness collide, spreading a wave of magic power around them.

''Eh?''

　I'm a little surprised.
　Rage rushed into the middle of the light and dark bullets going back and forth.
　He probably moved at the same time as he released the light bullets.
　A daring thing to do.
　If it's done poorly, you might get injured by the light bullets you created.

'Got it! Flash line breaker!

　The lightning-fast sword of Rage's surprise attack.
　But I won't be hit by this level of attack.
　Even if he didn't know what he was going to do, he knew he was going to do something.

''Phantom Afterimage!''

　He walks in magical shadows and shakes his body.
　With each step forward, the illusion chases after him.
　He slips through all of the swords at the speed of light and moves behind Rage.
　He had no idea what had happened. Rage had a surprised look on his face as he passed by.
　He waited for Rage to turn around and then swung his sword with all his strength.
　Predictably, Rage takes it with two swords and is sent flying backwards.
　After being sent flying, Rage doesn't fall down, but sticks to his feet, leaving footprints in the sand.
　Didn't fall?
　I may have been a little too tame.
　He held up his sword.
　But there was no sign of Rage coming.

''It's over?''
Yeah, that's it: ......

　After a moment of silence, Rage shakes his head and puts away his sword.
　Seeing that, he is finally relieved.
　He feels better.
　The bennu above his head has disappeared. Perhaps he has returned.
　Now, we can bring Eclipse back too.
　It's very quiet around us.

'Tona! I did what I promised! I'll let myself go home!

　I look at Tona and shout out to her.
　My role in the gypseal is over.
　So I don't need to stay here any longer.
　I have to go back to Coona's place.
　Totoona looks disappointed.
　But I'm sure the intelligent Tona will understand.
　I'll use my own return magic.
　The Gypsies' wards shouldn't have reached this far, they'll be able to return soon.
　The space wavers and you are in the King's private quarters at the Castle of Sweets.
　Coonah is sitting on the bed to greet me.
　She looks very happy.
　When Kuna is happy, it makes me happy too.

I'm home, Kuna.
Welcome back, Kroki.

　I take off my armor and fall into bed.
　I was tired.
　Eclipse was especially hard.
　He was originally incompatible with spirits. He made it do what he said by force.
　It was also exhausting.

'I'm sorry Kuna. Let me get some rest .......
'Yeah, I get it, Kroki. You better come to Coona's lap.

　Coona gives me a lap pillow.
　I put my head in Coona's lap and it's very restful.
　As it is, my consciousness becomes distant and I fall into the darkness.






The black-haired wise man Chiyuki

　Rage comes back after the fight with him, the Dark Knight.

'Hey, Rage-kun! What are you doing? He's here to help Mr. Silone!

　Why is he here?
　It was to save Sirone, of course.
　Raina joined forces with him to help us before.
　This time it's not funny to join forces with Totona.
　In order to save her own brother, she will have the same interests as Tona.
　I don't know who asked for the alliance.
　But that doesn't matter.
　Thanks to him, the Scorpion God's poison was in my possession. Now Shirone would be saved.
　Just because there was no longer any reason to join forces with him, there should be no need to fight him immediately.

I'm sorry, Chiyuki. But I have to fight him again.

　Rage laughs softly.
　A meaningful laugh. What does it mean?

Are you happy now, Raige?

　Raina also greets Rage.
　Tona is beside her with a bushy look on her face.
　From what I've seen so far, she doesn't seem to be on good terms with Raina.
　Maybe she doesn't want to be with Raina.

'Oh, Raina. I'm sorry, I was worried about you.

　Rage apologizes to Raina.
　Raina was worried about Rage, so she ran in to see him.
　On the other hand, maybe they don't trust her.

'To the brave men of light, Raina!

　I look in the direction of the voice and see Sekmetra approaching.
　Halseth and Nell are at her side.
　Both Harses and Nell are quiet.
　Both seem to be like this when Sekhmetra is around.

'This is the first time I've seen you. The Lion Queen.''

　Raina thanks you.

'You are as good-looking as they say. No wonder Halseth is so enamored with her. Ishtyr. Isn't that more than you can handle?

　Sekmetra says and Ishtia's mood changes.
　Her face is smiling, but I don't know if she's feeling inward.

''Hmm, what do you mean by that, Sekmetra?''

　The tension between the two sides is palpable.
　It's obvious that they're not willing to give up anyone for beauty.
　I feel sorry for Halseth and Nell, who have a visibly frightened look on their faces.

''No, Lion Queen. I'm still no match for Ishtia-sama's beauty.''

　Raina softly intercedes.
　The atmosphere in Ishtia becomes calm now that Raina has entered the arbitration.

'Well, that's profound, Raina. Well, let's put it that way. Now, Totoona. I had no idea that this strange man was the Dark Knight. Nell, did you know that?
'I'm sorry. ...... Mother.

　Nell shudders.

'I'm sorry. Sekmetra-sama. I have done something deceitful. I asked you to keep it a secret. Nell has done nothing wrong.''

　Tona bows her head.
　To be honest, I was fooled too.
　Who would have thought she'd be by my side in such a weird outfit?

Hm, I'm not angry. Nell and Totona don't mind. Besides, I saw something interesting at the end of the show: ....... It's just that Modes has a monster on his hands.

　Sekmetra laughs happily.

'The Dark Knight is a monster? But from the fight we just had, it seems to me that the brave men were not able to get a hand or foot in the attack, except for the final blow.

　Halseth said, and the Sphinx and the catman's attendants around him nodded.
　Indeed, from what I saw, I feel that he, the Dark Knight, was almost defending himself against Rage's attacks.
　However, I have a feeling that's not the case.

''Tawake!''

　Sekmetra smacks Harseth on the head.

'What? Aunt?

　Halseth, holding his head, looks at Sekmetra with a surprised look on his face.

'Where are you looking! The Dark Knight couldn't have been able to defend himself against the heroes of light, four times! Isn't that right, brave man?

　Rage shook his head at Sekmetra's question.

'No, no, Lion Queen, five times.'
What? Five times? Did I miss one?

　Sekmetra is surprised by Rage's words.
　What does it mean, like four times or five times?

Hey, Raige, what do you mean, four times, five times?

　Rage seems to have trouble answering when I ask.

'That's it, Chiyuki. Originally, it was the number of times Rage was cut. By the way, I thought it was three times.

　It was Ishtia who answered instead.
　When I look at Rage, I don't particularly deny it. I mean, it's true.
　I'm surprised by that fact.

You're saying that they didn't really mean it at all and went easy on you? What do you think, Mr. Rage?
'Yeah, Ishtia's right. He didn't mean it at all. If he was going to kill me, I'd be dead.

　Rage says in frustration.
　I had no idea.

'Do you understand, Halseth? Cultivate your eyes a little. You will be trained when you return.'
Hi-hi-hi-hi!

　Halseth's mournful cry.

'Well, all of you. Shall we go home? By the way, it's Ishtia. Even though we couldn't get the pyramid back, we could still destroy it. We'll have a feast, but will you join us?
'Of course I'll go out with you. Raina and Totona. And what about Rage?

　Raina shakes her head as Ishtia asks.

'I have to make an antidote, so I will return to Elyos. Besides, I have to report that Zarxis is back. Totoona's good, too. Then I'll have a lot of questions for you later.

　The look on Raina's face is a little scary when she says that.

'I don't have much to say. But I agree with the idea of making an antidote in a hurry. The black-haired wise man Chiyuki. I want you to give me the scorpion's tail.''

　Totoona isn't at all fazed by Raina's glare.
　She holds out her hand without looking at Raina.
　I give her the scorpion's tail.

'Um, ......, can I have the antidote, please?'
I know. I'll give it to Raina. She'll give it to you. And now, Lady Sekmetra, I'll be back. Nell, I'll see you soon.
"Mm, come again, Toto.
'See ya. Tonaan.

　Tona disappears through transference magic.
　I want to talk to her about things.
　I wonder if we can get to know each other somehow.

'Well, I'll be back. Rage, I'll see you later. Good day to you, Lion Queen.
'Oh, give my husband my regards. Because now that Zarxis is back, your people are going to have a hard time of it.

　Raina doesn't answer the question.
　It seems that the snake queen Diadona and Zarxis, the god of death, have a grudge against Elios.
　If you think about it, Raina and her friends are in trouble now. Of course, we'll have a hard time too.
　Raina is going to leave with the warrior maidens.

''Rage-kun. What are we going to do?
We'd better get back. Chiyuki. I'm sure everyone is worried about us. Besides, I've got some training to do.

　I ask and Rage says with a serious look on his face.
　It's good to be positive, but my head hurts to think about who I'm training to beat.
　But it's good that Rage is working hard.
　This reminds me of Zarxys.
　That evil god is dangerous.
　When I first met him in Rox's basement, he was very scary.
　I want Rage to be strong.
　I have a feeling it's going to be a big deal now.
　I shudder at the thought of it.
　I don't want to stay here where he was.
　You know, maybe Razi's right. Let's go home.
　Everyone's worried about you.
　I'm going to say goodbye to the Gypsies.
　So I looked at the desert land where the wind was dancing.