the Dark Knight escaped in front of the goddess of lightâs power
Thus, the humanâs capital is saved.ă
A minstrel was singing in front of the temple of Goddess of Wisdom and Victory; Rena-sama.
The visitors of the temple stopped to hear the song.
Three days after the day of black storm, there were so many people visiting the temple to pay homage to Rena-sama.
I also came every day after that event.
I mean, I just finished praying at the temple a while ago.
Nevertheless, the waiting time was long for sure.
ăShizufae~ă
ăSis!!ă
Big sis Keyna came over from the other side.
ăHave you come again to pray?ă
Big sis Keyna asked with a dumbfounded look on her face.
ăOf course, just coming once is far from enough to express my gratitude towards Rena-sama.ă
Big sis Kayna came with me once the day after the black storm incident and then stopped coming altogether. She should come more often to express her gratitude.
I recalled the events that transpired during the black storm.
The devilâs army that came along with the black storm.
And the one leading them was the Evil Dark Knight riding on top of a giant dragon.
That Dark Knight was extremely powerful.
He beat the Hero of Light; Reiji-sama, who beat the strongest Daemon Lord in the previous battle with ease.
The scene in which he beat Reiji-sama was seen by so many people from the magic projection above the Republic of Ariadya.
I also saw that scene from the ramparts.
There was a huge hole in the ramparts.
The Dark Knight could easily break through the solid ramparts made by the dwarves. That scenery reminded me again about the terrifying strength of the Dark Knight.
That Dark Knight blew Reiji-samaâs body away till the latter pierced through the solid rampart.
Even now, the stone paving in front of the temple has yet to be fixed.
And then, the Dark Knight approached to deliver the finishing blow to Reiji-sama and the devils flying in the air above Ariadya were raising cheerful cries.
The citizens of the Republic of Ariadya despaired upon seeing the cheerful cries of the devils.
I also cried, falling to my knees, thinking that we were doomed.
The moment everyone thought so, Goddess Rena-sama, leading her army of angels, descended upon the Republic of Ariadya.
We were so captivated by the halo of the beautiful goddess as she descended upon this land.
And then, the Dark Knight was wailing in agony as he slouched forward because of the power of the Goddess Rena-sama.
Though I only saw that from a magic projection, I was so deeply moved by that spectacle.
The Dark Knight kept suffering in a slouching position and we were saved from peril.
The other people who were also deeply moved by that scene decided to make a mural depicting that scene.
Drawn on the mural was the figure of the Dark Knight, slouching forward in front of Rena-sama, this legend would be handed down forever in the Republic of Ariadya. [Note: Poor Kuroki, Dark-slouching-Knight.]
And then, the people who saw the mural would once again realize the greatness of Rena-sama.
ăWell, youâre right about that⌠but still, coming here so many times is just impossible.ă
Big sis Keyna spoke with a weary voice as she looked at the long line of people who came to offer their prayers.
There were so many people as if there was some sort of festival.
Rena-samaâs temple was a huge one and yet, it wasnât big enough to accomodate this many people, thatâs why the rest of the people were crowding outside of the temple.
It was why it took a really long time for me to even pay a homage in Rena-samaâs temple.
Even Leylia-san, the priestess of Rena-sama, was really busy dealing with the visitors.
ăThen, you can at least start praying from now, big sis Keyna.ă
To be honest, I thought that big sis Keyna shouldâve gone inside to give her prayers to Rena-samaâs statue inside the temple too. But, lining up for hours just to pray seemed to be ill-suited for big sis Keyna.
ăWell, if itâs just thatâŚă
Big sis Keyna then gave a simple prayer as she said so.
I also followed after her.
Rena-sama, thank you very much for saving our lives.
***
âChiyuki
A lot of people gathered in the temporary theater made outside of the rampart. The play was a special play dedicated to Goddess Rena.
There was a loud voice giving a praise to Goddess Rena who they believed had driven away the devil army which had been dubbed as ăBlack Stormă.
Sienna, who put on her make-up, was performing on the stage.
It seems that the Donkeyâs Ear trope decided to perform as soon as their star actress returned.
The play was the same as theyâd initially planned,ăArfeliaă.
By the way, they modified the script and made it so that Goddess Rena would appear in the play.
Rena would appear in the last part of the play when Princess Arfelia is about to be defeated by the witch.
In fact, many other plays aside from ăArfeliaă were also modified to make Rena appear in the last stage of the play.
Naturally, she acted like a Deus Ex Machina and brought a conclusion to chaotic situations in the story.
I mean, even the ăBlack Stormă incident that almost destroyed the Republic of Ariadya was also settled down by Rena.
Yeah, she settled it down so easily just like in these plays.
ăSheâs so beautiful, right, Chiyuki-san?ă
Nao, who sat beside me, spoke as she looked at Sienna who was performing on the stage.
Sienna, who moved like a dancer on the stage, was truly beautiful.
I heard later from her that she was staying in Regenaâs mansion along with Shironeâs childhood friend during her disappearance.
It seems she wasnât treated badly during her stay. Rather, she told us that she was treated like a guest during her stay.
I guess that was to be expected since he saved my life twice, spared Reijiâs life too, so he shouldnât be a bad person.
But then, why did he choose to serve the Demon King?
The reason for that was most likely that Silver Witch; Kuna.
It seems she was the daughter of the Demon King.
I was really surprised when I heard that ugly Demon King had such a beautiful daughter.
According to Regena, she came to Ariadya for sightseeing along with the Dark Knight. But, I couldnât bring myself to trust that.
I mean, she definitely had something to do with the monsters in the underground waterway and the ghouls.
I mean, she was the one who told us to come to the underground waterway after all.
Though she was always in Nargol this entire time, it didnât restrict her from using her subordinates.
But then, I heard from Sienna that the Silver Witch also gave a hint to save her big brother, Decius.
Her two-faced actions gave me a headache in trying to figure out which one was the true her.
But, seeing that we met the Daemon Lord Ulbard in the underground waterway, I was sure that she was planning to bring some sort of calamity to Ariadya .
ăYeah. Look, Shirone-san. Sienna-san is really beautiful.ă
ăYeah⌠Chiyuki-san.ă
Hearing her lifeless reply, I realized that her body might be in this place but her mind was wandering elsewhere.
It seems she had yet to recover from the shock of seeing her childhood friend protecting the Silver Witch.
ăGeez, Shirone-san. It really canât be helped that he acted in that way since he was being controlled by that Silver Witch. Right, Rino-san?ă
I asked for Rinoâs cooperation who came along with us to see the theatrical play.
ăYeah, maybe. It seems Renaâs mind magic was also working on him. He might be affected by an extremely power charm magic.ă
According to Rino, Rena had used magic to cancel the effects of mind magic.
By the way, though there were several mind magics such as charm magic or forgetfulness magic, Rino didnât seem to be able to see what kind of magic was used to control him.
But normally speaking, it should be charm magic.
Depending on the user and their target, the effect of charm magic might become stronger.
And Silver Witch was definitely a beauty rivaling that of Rena.
Any men would easily succumb under the charm of such beauty,
ăThatâs right, Shirone-san. We can still save him. It seems the charm canât be perfectly canceled, but Renaâs magic showed us that the mind magic used by the Silver Witch isnât perfect. We can still take him back.ă
I tried to cheer on Shirone.
ăYeah, I understand, Chiyuki-san.ă
Shirone replied with a feeble voice.
ăBy the way, thereâs something that Iâve been wondering about, supposed that heâs not being controlled with magic, could it be that he is actually given into temptation due to the Silver Witchâs beauty?ă
Nao was right, there was also that possibility.
In the first place, the one who told us about this possibility was Kaya.
Kaya had returned to the Holy Republic of Lenaria along with Kyouka.
It seems she had neglected her job during the mission to save us from the labyrinth until now.
ăU~hn. Sure enough, since Kuroki isnât that popular with girls, Iâm sure that he easily succumbed to such temptation. If Kuroki really isnât under the control of magic, then I have no choice but to wake him up with my fist of fury.ă
Shirone clenched her fist as she declared so.
ăWell⌠Please hold back a little, okay.ă
I stopped Shirone before she went too far.
Honestly, the expression on her face right now was downright scary.
ăThatâs strange, Shirone-san. I mean, Your childhood friend is actually quite good looking, and he seems to be a kind and gentle person too, so why is he unpopular with girls?ă
Rino asked with a curious look on her face.
Sure enough, thatâs also something that Iâve been wondering about. Normally speaking, it shouldnât be that difficult for him to get a girlfriend with his appearance and personality.
ăAah, Kuroki has this habit of looking at cute girls with an extremely lewd look on his face. Maybe he looks at every girl with that kind of look on his face.ă
ăI seeâŚă
Rinoâs face slightly stiffened upon hearing that.
ăIâve told him so many times to stop looking at every girl with that kind of face, but it seems to be some sort of habit for him. It seems he tried to fix that habit by trying to make to look like that he doesnât see them but⌠it backfired and made the other party feel that heâs up to no good and stop approaching him.ă
Shirone told us so while massaging her temple.
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