Shadow Farms
“Sedang Writing Full Version ‘The War Chronicles of Shadow-sama’”
“The time has arrived ... Tonight will belong to the world behind the shadows ..”
Those were the words that greeted Beta as she arrived at Shadow's place.
Shadow was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed and his back facing towards Beta.
The back looked unguarded, but Beta knew that it was the furthest thing in the world.
In his hand was a glass of wine glittering under the light of an antique lamp. And the wine he drank without hesitation ..Even Beta, who knew almost nothing about wine, recognized his label as one of the most valuable in the world.
Beta was surprised to see the various first-class items decorating the room, until she saw the painting on the wall.
It was ‘The Scream’ by Munch.
It is known as a hidden treasure that cannot be achieved regardless of how much wealth it has.
Beta almost wanted to ask how he got the painting, but then he realized that no such question was meaningless.
Because it is ‘dia’. That's why
That single phrase is more than just an adequate explanation.
The fact that he has ‘The Scream’ feels natural. More like, it could be said that no one in the entire world was more worthy of owning this item.
“The world is behind the shadows. It is true that with the hidden moon, tonight is indeed the most appropriate world for us.”
Beta Word.
Shadow glimpsed Beta, then only brought the glass to his lips again.
“All preparations are ready.”
“I know.”
He already knows everything. Her voice was so great, that Beta felt almost like she was hallucinating.
Actually, he must have known everything Beta was going to tell him by now.
But Beta will say it. Because this is his mission.
“Based on Alpha-sama's orders, all the closest people who could be deployed have gathered in the royal capital. Our total number is 114. ”
“114?”
“…!”
Is it too little?
Considering the battle power of the Shadow Garden, this should have been enough.
But.no.
I realized he had misunderstood.
114 People at random will only eventually become supporting actors. In fact, the ones that really matter are not even more 10% of that number. And tonight, he is the main character. As he realized that the supporting actor's role was to feature the main character, then 114 was really, really too little.
“K-, we beg you ma- ..!”
“Extra, huh.”
His words cut off Beta's apology. What is ‘extra’? I don't understand the meaning of that word.
“Not important. Don't mind it, it's just me talking to myself.”
“Good my master.”
I know better than to ask further. Every single thing he said contained such a deep meaning that Beta could not imagine how far it was. He had no privilege or power to ask.
But still.
One day, he would stand beside her, and she would become strong enough to support him in everything he did. The goal is what fuels Beta identity.
Some day. For the sake of that day.
Beta continued to speak.
“The strategy was to simultaneously attack all the Fenrir branch hideouts of the Diabolos Order scattered throughout the royal capital. When attacking, we will also look for Princess Alexia's magic reaction. By the time his position is confirmed, we will immediately replace the movement against his protection and rescue.”
Shadow simply nodded, showing a sign for him to continue.
“The overall order will be handled by Gamma, but the orders on the field will be taken by Alpha-sama, with me as a supporter. Epsilon will be in charge of logistical support, and Delta will spearhead the attack and initiate the initial signal. The composition of each team is .. ”
Before Beta went into further detail, Shadow raised one hand to stop him.
In his hand was a piece of paper.
“This invitation.”
After catching the letter he threw, he read it as instructed.
“This is..”.
The invitation that was written was so bad that it irritated and angered Beta.
“I feel guilty about Delta, but .. I'm the one who will be the one to play the initial signal.”
“Good my master. I'll make adjustments.”
“Come, Beta.”
When he said it, he turned around.
“Tonight, the world will begin to learn about our existence ..”
Beta shivered from feeling happy to be allowed to fight by his side.
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The place inscribed on the invitation is a location deep in the forest, close to where Princess Alexia was kidnapped. Shadow approached wearing his school uniform.
Beta hid some distance away, keeping his presence unconscious.
After a while, the presence of two new people approached.
Then something suddenly flew towards Shadow.
Catching him with one hand, he looked at it, then muttered.
“This ... is Alexia's shoe, huh.”
At some point.
“Hey you're there, lady-killer. What are you doing, holding Princess Alexia's shoes and standing there? ”
“A~h, now your magic reaction is on the thing. You're the culprit, Sid Kagenou.”
The two men were wearing Knight Order equipment.
Unmistakably, the two were the ones who had interrogated Sid.
“I understand, so that's how you guys do this.”
“Ya, this is how we do it.”
The knights did not even try to refute Sid's words, only replying with a smile.
“If you had confessed earlier, then we wouldn't have had to go through all these problems, you know?”
“And you will also be able to get through it all without having to suffer all that pain.”
The two unsheathed their swords, then immediately charged towards him without warning.
How foolish ... Beta found himself fixated on the folly of these two men.
“Well, Sid Kagenou. We need to arrest you on suspicion of kidnapping the princess. ”
“Do not fight, there will be no use.”
One of them was laughing while swinging his sword towards Sid.
At that moment.
“Hah?”
Sid stopped the sword with two fingers, after which there was a flash of light.
Sid's left leg just touched the man's neck.
But blood spouted out of that neck.
And now there was a pitch-black knife dripping blood extending from Sid's left leg.
“Ah .. ah .. h ... !!”
The man collapsed while clutching his neck. It won't be long before he dies.
“YOU SHIT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!”
The other man slashed at Sid in confusion.
But his attack was too simple, too crude.
Sid dodges just by tilting his head, then kicking the man's leg instead.
Everything below the man's knee suddenly disappeared.
“AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!”
The man shouted while gripping the knee that was spilling blood.
“K-, KKKAAAAKKKKIIIIIIII KUUUUUUUUUUU !!”
Then he starts crawling on the ground, desperately trying to distance himself from Sid.
“You jerk, don't think you can get away with doing something like this to us knights …! If, if we were to die, you would be the most suspect!”
Sid just calmly walked along the path of blood painted by the man crawling on the ground.
“Hi, hiiii…! K-, You're done …! Finish, I said ...!”
The man continued to crawl in an unsightly manner, driven by pure despair.
“When the night ends .. Your two bodies will be found.”
“Y-, yes, when morning arrives you will be finished ...!”
The man crawled on the ground, while Sid walked on the trail of blood.
“But there is nothing to fear.”
It was just a moment.
The man suddenly realizes that Sid has already caught up.
“Hiii”
Sid's left leg blinked.
“When the night ends .. everything will end.”
The man's head flew through the air.
With a fountain of blood as the background, Sid turned around.
Beta could not stop shivering upon seeing it.
Sid, who is wearing his school uniform, is no longer visible.
All that was seen was Shadow wearing pure black clothes.
Deep black bodysuit and jet black boots. In his hand was a pitch-black blade, and his jet-black coat fluttered in the wind.
With the hood of his long coat pulled forward, the top of his face was hidden in the shadows, revealing only the bottom of his face.
And even that face was covered with a magician mask, so the only visible part of his true face was the red eyes shining in the darkness.
Beta almost fainted upon seeing that imposing and beautiful figure, but tried to come to her senses and take, from between her cleavage, a pop from the book she wrote, The War Chronicles of Shadow-sama. With shubabababa, his pencil flew over the paper as the sketch formed.
Right beside the sketch, he added Shadow-sama's analysis today. All done in just 5 seconds.
This is a deviation, but in that Beta room, the entire wall is covered with sketches of Shadow-sama and a compilation of his analects. Publishing the War Chronicles of Shadow-sama before going to bed was an irreplaceable pleasure for Beta.
Then, suddenly the sound of an explosion resounded from a distance, pulling Beta back into the real world.
“Delta, yes ... nocturne has started. Beta, let's go.”
“Good my master! Soon!”
Beta pushed the cradle back into her cleavage, then rushed after her.
Of course, he knew nothing about this magnum opus he was working on.
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