Kuna, the Silver Witch.

　Outside the land of Luvania.
　The empty ship that Kuna rides is floating outside the warding.
　The sky is brighter than the gloomy and cloudy land of Luvania.
　However, Kuna's mind is not clear.

''I see, Kroki is in danger, isn't he?

　I hear a report from the clown who has returned.
　Its body is in tatters.
　The doll's body is cracked and the clown's clothes are torn in some places.
　It seems to have been hit by the pursuing Zarxys.
　And from the report, Kroki is in a dangerous situation.
　I must go help him.

Yes~. Lady Kuna~. And this~

　The clown says this and takes out the treasure from his body.

''Gerot!　That's a soul orb!

　Herkert lets out a surprised cry and tries to take the jewel.
　However, Kuna retrieves the orb first to avoid giving it to Herkert.

'I won't give it to you, Herkert. This is Kuna's.

　I don't know what this gem is. But I do know that it is important.
　If that's the case, I can't just give it to you easily.
　Herkert looks a little frustrated as he hides the treasure pearl behind his back.

''Gero ....... It can't be helped ....... But if you don't get back soon, Zarxys will be after you. You'll have to make the transition soon.

　Herkert tells her to use her transference magic to return to Nargol.
　But there was no way he could do that.

''No!　I can't leave Kuroki behind!

　As he says this, Herkert's six eyes are opened.

'Gero!　Don't be silly, White Silver!　Zarxys, with his powers back, is stronger than you!　You'll get your soul orb back!
'Hercart!　You're going to abandon Kroki!

　That was when Coona shouted that.
　The sky turns gray.
　Damon's women saw this and panicked.

'Lady Coona!　This!

　The Damon woman, Guuno, asks, but there's no way Cuna can understand.

'Vomit!　This!　The transference is sealed!　Not good!　I think he's here!

　Herkert's panicked voice.
　An icy wind shakes the empty ship from the land of Luvania.

'Wait eeeeee!　I want my soul orb back!

　With that voice, something with huge bat wings spread out is coming towards Kuna and the others.
　Behind that something is a huge sky ship.
　The empty ship clothed with a ghost (ghost) should be called a ghost skyship.

That's Zarxys!　Gello!　You're early as I'd like to think!

　The one with those huge bat wings must be Zarxis.
　A freezing wind comes towards us from that Zarxis.
　Guno and the others kneel down as they are hit by the freezing wind.

''Not good!''

　Nine magic shields are deployed in a great hurry.
　Something that flew in from Zarxis instantly struck through the five magic shields.
　Something flew back to Zarxis' arm.
　The twisted sword seemed to have extended and attacked us.
　It seemed to be able to reach this far, despite the distance.
　I glare at Zarxis.
　Strong.
　He will definitely be stronger than Kuna.
　I deploy my magic shield again.
　I manage to block Zarxys' attack, but it won't hold up many times.

''You guys!　Turn the ship to the north!

　He hurriedly orders Guno and the others.
　Then Herkert panics.

'Geez!　What are you mad about, Silver?　Zarxys is going to catch up with us!　You're no match for him!　Vomit!

　But we can't listen to what he says.
　In the first place, no one here will be able to defeat Zarxis.
　The magic shield is not deployed in time and part of the empty ship is destroyed.

''Shut up!　Hercart!　I know that!　Kuna has an idea.　Hurry!

　At the sound of Kuna's voice, the empty ship takes a course to the north.

'Gero gero!　What do you think you're doing?　But it can't be helped, you fog!

　When Herkert lets out a voice of discontent, he uses magic.
　A magical fog appears and spreads between the empty ship and Zarxis.
　Mindlessly, Zarxis's sword seems to have slowed down.

'Guno!　Put Glorious on!　Just a little bit!　Buy time!

　Even Glorious, as expected of a high ranking dragon (Greater Dragon), would have a hard time against Zarxis.
　However, we can still buy time.
　And then we head north.
　Glorious comes out of the deck and releases a breath of explosive fire.
　Breaths that can burn even angels and Damon to death won't work against Zarxis.
　However, they were able to relieve the icy wind.
　Damon and the others, who have regained their strength, will cooperate with Kuna and the others.
　With this, we can make it in time.
　I don't want to have to deal with Zarxys.
　That's why we're going to make that man do it.
　They may be no match for Kuna and the others, but what about this guy?
　Zarxis is closing in on us.
　Its attack is fierce and you can't relax.
　The rear of the empty ship is half destroyed because we were unable to defend against it.

''Guerrero!　No, silver hair!　What are you going to do about it?　We can't keep this up!

　Herkert shouts.
　It's certainly not good.
　But the assumption is that it should be about time.

'A little bit!　But this is it!　Eat True Spirit Rottenness ...... what!

　That's when the mouth of Zarxys' belly opened wide.
　Suddenly an arrow flies through the air and heads for Zarxis.
　Hurriedly, Zarxis blocks the arrow with his twisted sword.
　It seems that he met it in time.
　When I turn around, a man riding a white dragon is standing in the direction of the empty ship's progress.
　Numerous angels are flying around him.

''Are you okay?　Princess?

　The man on the white dragon laughs.

'Vomit?　Are you Alfoss?

　How many times do I have to do this?　
　Herkert was surprised again.
　Alfos had had the angels keep an eye on Kuna.
　So he knew where Kuna and the others were.
　It was no coincidence that they came here.
　They knew this man was coming from the information Raina had given them.

'Alfoss!　Help Kuna!　Isn't it your mission to save beautiful women!

　Coona shouts and Alfos chuckles.

'Of course!　Your Highness!　Leave it to me!

　Saying that, Alfos holds his bow.
　He already has the appearance of a holy knight from the neck down.
　Regardless of his character, I feel like this guy can cross over to Zarxys.
　That's why I'm going to impose on this guy.

'Alfos-sama!　Why are you helping these guys!

　A female angel on Alfos' side says.

'I'm not sure, but I heard the Dark Knight saved you, didn't he?　Don't you feel like you're losing when the Dark Knight saves you and I don't save her?

　Alfos responds with a series of arrows.
　Zarxis can't attack us with Alfos' arrows.
　He walks past the angels.
　The angels have been stopped by Alfoss and have not attacked us.

"No thanks to you, Alfos!　You saved yourself!

　He shouts to Alfos.
　Coona deserves to be saved.
　So don't thank this guy for it.

'I know!　Your Highness!　Leave it to me, Zarxys!　Here we go, Varginis.　It's pest control time!

　Alfos says, and the white dragon Valginia roars and the angels take up an attack stance.

''Don't lick it!　Young man!

　The roar of Zarxis' rage.
　The battle between the Holy Knight and the Grim Reaper begins.
　But it doesn't matter.
　We head to Kroki's place while Alfos is pulling Zarxis along.
　Wait for me, Kroki!



Dark Knight Kroki

　It's been quite some time since I've been in this village.
　It's a bit noisy outside the village.
　Apparently, they have captured another human who has invaded this land.
　They didn't kill them for some reason. I'm stopping them from just capturing them.
　Maybe we should go help them later.
　Tiber says that some of the adults in this village have gone to the lord's castle to take care of their captors.
　Because of this, the children are loosely monitored.
　It allows Wendy to come to this abandoned house frequently.
　She frequently comes here to hear her story.
　But it seems to be late today.

'Kuroki-sama~. It's hard~

　Tibel comes back, screaming.
　She must have been with Wendy.

'What's going on?　Tiber?　Wendy isn't with you?

　Tibel has been working with Wendy to find out more about this village.
　We often come together when we return here.

''That~. Kuroki-sama~. That servant human has been taken away~''
'What?　Wendy?!

　The servant person Tiber is referring to is Wendy.
　I feel sorry for her that she misses her so much and treats her like a servant, but now is not the time to talk about that.
　What does that mean?
　I can't believe they took Wendy.
　I have a bad feeling about this.

What does it mean?　Could it be that Wendy is in danger?

　If that's the case, we should go and help.

''No, Kuroki-sama~. I don't care about that servant~. It's just that it's getting harder and harder to get food~

　He almost stiffens when he hears Tiber's sad words.
　I guess Tiber is more worried about the food than Wendy is about herself.

'...... Yeah, I know. It's tough. By the way, Tiber. Do you know where they took Wendy?

　I sit up and ask Tiber.

'Yes. Then I understand~. Kuroki-sama~. I was taken to the castle with the other little humans~
The other little people?
Yes~. They've all been taken away~. The big humans don't eat, so they won't get any food from now on~

　The other little humans are the kids from the lost house.
　That's what they all took too.
　And the big humans are the adults in this village who cover their faces with a white hood.
　For some reason the adults in this village do not eat.
　Maybe they are not ordinary people. If that's the case, it's understandable why they are hiding their faces.
　By showing the face of a stranger, they may be trying not to make children afraid of them.
　But that doesn't seem to be from good intentions.

Maybe we should move: ......

　I look out the window and see the castle.
　The castle is as eerie as ever. The undead will be nesting there for sure.
　But I have to go.

Move?　Are you going to rescue your servant, by any chance?　Ew!　You can't do that! Kuroki-sama~. Your body hasn't recovered yet~

　Tiber jumps around himself and panics.
　Indeed, Tiber is right.
　My body is still recovering.
　But if I thought it was no good at this level, I wouldn't have fought Rage from the start.
　Perhaps I am unraveling from that battle.
　I won that battle and got Kuna.
　I can't forget the pleasure of winning the gamble and get even more into it. That's how it feels.
　Maybe the end result is ruin.
　Abandonment is the right thing to do.
　But if I retreated here, I would have learned to run away and would not be able to fight in the future.

'I'm sorry, Tiber. I'm sorry, Tiber," he said, "but you can't leave here. But as long as I can, I won't do anything reckless. I promise.
'Ugh~. I see~. I see~. I'll drop you off~.

　Tiber seemed to be following me.

'Thank you, Tiber. Let's go then.