"Master Chrom!

　Shea, in a flash of red, came back to me.

"...... Shea?

　She was in no condition to be safe.
　She was in no condition to be safe. Her armor was shattered in many places and blood was dripping from her arms and legs.

What happened?

　I didn't need to ask, I knew what to expect.
　He had narrowly escaped an engagement with Mayka.

I'm sorry, .......

　Shea collapsed on the spot.
　She turned pale and fainted.

　Apparently, she had run to the limit of her strength.

"Hey, Shea, ......!

　I hurriedly crouched down beside her and began to quickly stop the bleeding and disinfect.

　With my arm strength waning, I had a hard time removing my armor.
　Yurin helped me to get into my underwear.

　A heart-shaped pattern was floating in the cleavage of her ample breasts.

It is the mark of a subordinate.

"...... hmm?

　The design has changed from before.
　It's more complex and elaborate.

What the hell does that mean, ......?

　I'm curious, but I need to take care of it first.
　With Yurin's help, I got her patched up.



"What happened in the village, Shea?

　After letting her rest, I asked her again.

"That ......

　Shea glanced at Yurin.
　It's not easy to say.

　The dark expression on her face gave me a rough idea.
　Perhaps Ulin's village was...

"Tell me.

　Ulin looked at Shea.

　Her face was pale.
　She probably had a pretty good idea what had happened to her village.

I'm sorry ......, but when I arrived, the village was already .......

　Shea bowed his head.

"There were piles of dead ...... bodies, and we didn't know if there were any living ...... people.

　Ulin gulped.
　His face turned pale as the blood drained from it.

It's a lie. ...... It's a lie.

　Shea silently shook her head from side to side.

"Father, mother, ...... everyone, ......

　Tears began to well up in her eyes.

"Did Micah do this?

　I ask.

The Dark Chain is a curse that requires sacrifice.
　He may have sacrificed the villagers.

"Perhaps ...... ugh.

　Shea nodded, but frowned, as if the wound still hurt.

Are you okay?
I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I'm sure it's a good idea." "Yes,...... Myka attacked me,...... and I fought back, but I was no match for her, so I ran away,......

　I'm not sure what to do.

I'm not sure what to make of it.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find something that works for you.

"Let's go...

　I've made my decision.

　If the village has been wiped out, there's no point in keeping Yurin here.
　Even if we call in the demons, if there are no villagers left to be affected.

　First of all, Yurin will want to see the village with his own eyes as soon as possible.

Shea, Yulin, come with me.



　By the time they arrived at the village, the moon was out.
　By the time we reached the village, the moon was out, and the pale moonlight illuminated the countless corpses folded on top of each other.

"Oh, .......

　Ulin let out a faint gasp and collapsed on the spot.
　He was in a stupor.

"Ah ...... ah ...... ah ......

　There were intermittent moans and sobs.

"Yurin-chan.

　Shea bent down and hugged Yurin.

"You've finally arrived. We've been waiting for you.

　A small figure steps out from behind a pile of dead bodies.
　It was about fifteen meters away.

　Bright red hair, pretty as a girl's face.
　Valerie's apprentice, Micah.

　But her mood had changed since I'd seen her in the lab.
　Her bloodshot eyes glared at me hatefully, her mouth tightly tied.
　Her bloodless face still retained the impression of a glamorous maiden.

　A beautiful avenger...
　The boy wizard with such an impression thrusts out his right hand to me.



"Skill [Blessing Arrow].

　At the same time, a yellowish-white light flashed in front of him.

　The re-focused light turned into a feather-like shape and flew like an arrow.
　One after the other, there were about a hundred of them.

"That's an attack that even my [Cut] couldn't cut through!　And even if you avoid them, they'll keep coming after you...

　Shea warned next to me.

　A flock of light feathers surged toward me from all sides.

　......!

　As soon as they touched the black scaly glow that flooded my entire body, they disappeared without a trace.
As soon as it touched me, it disappeared without a trace. It was within the 10 meter range of the [Fixed Damage] effect.

There's no need to cut through it or avoid it. Just wipe it out.

　I said, looking at Myka.

"Looks like you're getting the power of the light, .......

　Intuitively, I realize.

　This attack isn't 'magic'.
　I didn't feel any magic coming from her at all.

　I'm sure that Micah has acquired the light through the Dark Chain.
　Just like Yuno two years ago...

　I'm not sure what to make of this.
　As you can see, Micah is a top-notch wizard.

He'll make a good training ground. I'll shatter your [Light] first, before Juno.
"I'll use my light to settle Valerie-sama's grudge. Please prepare yourself.

　Micah smiles a twisted smile.



　And...

　For the first time, I challenge the battle against the [Light]...