We stayed at the ruins of the Demon Lord's army hideout.

　We're wanted for the Riot, Irina and the others, and now we're about to fight Juno.
　I don't want to increase the risk for nothing by walking around outside.

　On the other hand, the Demon Lord's hideout has already been destroyed by Juno and the others, so there's no one to attack again.
　Also, it was a place that ordinary citizens would not stop by.

　It was the perfect place for a hideout.

　And there's another reason I'm staying here.

　That is... training to control the power of darkness.



"Ugh. ...... Ugh. ......

　That day, I was still training to master and tame the [darkness].

　The sensation of tremendous "power" surging through my body....
　But apparently it's a double-edged sword.

　That's what I learned from Rakshasa after I defeated the Demon King.

　My [Darkness] has been completely released... it's good, but the output is too large for a human to handle.
　If I don't control it to some extent and keep it under control normally, it will use up my own life force at once.

　That's why I've been training for about a month now.

　I've been training for the past month or so to suppress the powerful energy rampaging inside my body and manifest only the minimum amount necessary.
　Unless there is an emergency, the remaining huge amount of energy is stored without being used.

　It's easy to say ......, but in reality it's quite a challenge.

　If I let my guard down even a little, the darkness inside me is about to run wild.

"Ha, ha, ha .......

　After about an hour of this, my consciousness began to fade.
　This training drains your mental energy to the limit.

"Let's take a break, Master Chrom.

　Shea came running up to me.

"Good work, Master Chrom.

　And Yurin is coming too.
　The two beautiful girls leaned towards me from both sides.

I'm starting to get a feel for it.

　I smile slightly as they support me.

　I'm getting the hang of it.
　I can't say I'm in complete control, but I'm much stronger than I was before.

　The darkness is getting much deeper.



　And so, as I spent my days training, there was only one day left before Yuno's ceremony.

　In other words, it was the day before the battle.