Shadow Farms

"Borrow a Little Help"

Nyuu stared at the bodies in the destroyed research laboratory. His dark brown hair and eyes were accompanied by limp-looking glasses and an academy uniform.

She could dress in inconspicuous clothes, but she had a sexiness that could not be hidden.

“Order Crimson, Glen of the Lion Mane,” Yes. ”

The full face of the corpse stared blankly in the empty air. It seems he suffered a lot before he died.

He was quite famous within the Knight Order, but with his magic sealed, he became easy to choose.

Then Nyuu's interest shifted elsewhere.

There's one more knight on the ground. He's actually still breathing.

“Marco Granger's. So you have entered the Crimson Order. ”

Nyuu.

He had beautiful blue hair and a handsome face, and was also quite skilled as a knight. There were even rumors that he might be chosen as the Great Commander of the Knight Order in the future. Now that he thought about it, he remembered that he also had a strong sense of justice since he was young.

In what looks like a lifetime ago, Marco has become Nyuu's fiancee.

They exchanged many letters, and danced together in many balls. But in the end, he was just a couple whose parents had decided. Nyuu had no idea what she thought of him, but to the end, she had never fallen in love with him.

But then again, she didn't hate him either.

He did not love her, but he considered her a good person.

He did not feel resentful at the idea of marrying her in the future, and actually thought that by marrying this person everyone praised, he might have a bright future ahead of him.

Path, decided by someone else.

Partner, decided by someone else.

The future is decided by others.

Back then, Nyuu had a very thin desire. He simply follows the values espoused by those around him, and obeys the orders of those in a position to command him. Even now, he did not think such a way of life was that bad. It was just that compared to his current life, it seemed to be extremely restricted.

While looking at Marco's face, Nyuu recalled the memories of them dancing together.

Recalling himself being carried around like an accessory by the handsome Marco, Nyuu smiled wryly.

Memories he wants to forget, but cannot forget.

“Nyuu, what are you doing?”

Nyuu turned to a voice that suddenly called out to him.

He did not feel any presence, but there was no need to worry. Because he recognized the voice.

“Shadow-sama ....”.

There was a black-haired teenage boy with an ordinary-looking face standing in the research laboratory.

The boy walked past Nyuu, then opened the closet in the lab.

“This guy was my fiancee.”

“Heeh~ What will you do to him? ”

“Personally, I have no reason to save him, or reason to kill him.”

“So, it's okay to just let it go?”

Because of that, the boy kept looking for something in the closet.

Nyuu left Marco and stood beside the boy.

“Shadow-sama, I'm sorry for the delay, but I have something to report.”

“Un”

“Currently, Shadow Garden is waiting around the academy. They can move as soon as you give the order. ”

“Un”

“However, there will be certain risks by fighting under the restrictions of this magic. The only one who can move as usual is the Seven Shadows, but the only one of them currently in the capital is Gamma-sama. And, um, Gamma-sama is not very suitable for this kind of thing .... ”.

“Yes, she doesn't make sense.”

“It ...... yes, sir. As for me, I can only use about 50% of my usual strength .... ”.

“I saw.”

“Gamma-sama is currently taking general orders. He predicted that this state of restriction of magic would not last long, so the order of its establishment was for us to standby until it was lifted. ”

“Un”

“Black men have barricaded themselves in the auditorium, then showed no further movement. They have not filed any charges either. The Knight Order was surrounded by the academy, but the only ones who had enough strength to fight against these people were Iris Midgar and the Grand Commander. Due to the fact that the two of them usually hurt each other's throats, cooperation between them was highly unlikely. ”

“Un”

“Do you have any further instructions for us, Shadow-sama? If not, then we will continue to be on standby. ”

“Un”

“Is that all, Mister?”

“Un..... ah, wait a minute. ”

“Ya pack.”

“I'm looking for some things, help me. Tang Mithril, earth dragon bone powder, ash magic stone ..

As the boy continued to pull out the list of equipment and materials, Nyuu took them out of the cabinets and shelves.

“Thank you, you were very helpful.”

“It was my pleasure. Umm, may I ask what are you going to do with all this? ”

Nyuu asked the teenage boy whose hands were full.

“Aah, this? It's to modify the artifact. ”

“Modifying artifacts?”

It was beyond his expectations that he would be proficient even with artifacts, but once again, his whereabouts were as they were, it would not be surprising if he was. But that was just, why was this during the current situation?

“What caused the magic disturbance now was an artifact called the Eye of Avarice. This is the last modification on a different artifact that can temporarily cancel out the effect of the Eye of Avarice. ”

“How ..... as expected of Shadow-sama.”

To think that he had already determined the cause of the magic disturbance, and was even already in the process of preparing a countermeasure.

But to prepare something that could ward off an artifact capable of causing such a huge magic disturbance would require an abnormal amount of knowledge. In fact, it would be impossible without knowledge equivalent to the country's top thinkers.

Nyuu shivered due to his unfathomable brilliance.

“It should be done around when the sun goes down.”

“Then we will prepare to start moving in concert with that time.”

“It'll be fun, won't it?”

“Ya pack.”

After seeing the teenage boy with the equipment and materials in both hands, Nyuu reaffirmed the awareness of his former fiancee.

His pitch-black blade touched his neck.

His breathing and heart rate were normal, without vibration.

“I think you're lucky today.”

Leaving only a shallow cut on his neck, Nyuu turned around and left.

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“I'm back.”

Seeing Sid return with the equipment in his hand, Sherry smiled.

He took each item from her and straightened it on the table.

“Thank you very much. With this, I'll be able to finish it. ”

“Ganbatte”

Sherry immediately returned to work on the artifact.

Sid sat on the couch and read a book.

Time passed without a sound.

The sunlight shining down on the window slowly produced an even more terrifying red color.

Every now and then, Sid gets up to go to the toilet.

Seeing Sid frequently going to the toilet, Sherry gives him digestive medicine, which he receives with a complicated face.

Then the sun goes down. The angry red color grew darker, and the shadows began to grow thicker.

When Sherry turned on the lights, the outside of the room was already darker.

The sun had already completely disappeared when Sherry's work was finally done.

“I'm done!”

Sherry looked at Sid with the pendant in her hand.

Sid, who was reading a book with his legs crossed elegantly, looked up.

“It's amazing.”

“Yes, I made it!”

“Un, the sun has also set, so the time is also good. The future of the academy is in your hands. ”

Sid stood up and gave some pats to Sherry.

“There's nothing more for me to help you with. Go and save the world with your own hands. ”

“I, I will do my best!”

After answering in a slightly nervous voice, Sherry picked up the lights and headed for the stairs leading underground.

“Thank you very much, Sid-kun. It's all thanks to you that I was able to save my stepfather. ”

Just before he reached the stairs, Sherry turned around and lowered her head.

“What I'm doing is giving you a little help. The other is your own effort. May your stepfather be safe. ”

“Ya!”

Sherry gave one last smile, then went down the stairs.

The wet stairs continued downwards for a while, until it stopped in front of the tunnel with a different air.

His lights were the only illumination in these dark underground passageways.

If he made a wrong turn, he could easily get lost.

“Umm ....”.

Sherry opens her map and confirms the route to the auditorium.

“I have to be straight, then take the third right ....”.

His progress was initially slow and frightening.

He recalled having taken these chapters before with his stepfather. Even though he was busy with work, he selfishly begged her to play with him. These are precious memories for Sherry, which she will never forget.

He has no memory of his real father. He died soon after his birth.

Her memory of her mother also faded. He was killed at night by a robber when Sherry was 9 years old.

That night, Sherry hides in the closet and peeks out of the crack. He remembered the black shadow of the robber, the cry of his mother, and the disturbing laughter. Even to this day, sometimes they still plague their dreams.

For several years after the incident, Sherry was unable to speak at all. He rejected everything around him, and focused only on the artifacts his mother had left behind. He immersed himself in the research, as if following in his mother's footsteps.

The one who saved him was his stepfather.

She adopts him, supports his research, and showers him with the love of a father, until he finally regains his voice.

For Sherry, most of the family memories are with her stepfather.

He had been supported by his stepfather all this time. Finally the day had come for him to do something in return.

“I have to make sure this works.”

Sherry continued on her way, alone.

There was no more fear in his footsteps.

After a while, he achieved his goal.

“So it's under auditorium ...”.

There are some tracks here.

One leads to the first floor, one leads to the middle, and one leads to the second floor ……

He confirmed with the map in his hand, then walked over.

“Ah.....!”

Then he found her.

This is a small ventilation grill between the second and third floors.

It was too small for a human to pass through, but more than enough to throw the pendant.

Sherry quietly peeked through the ventilation hole.

The main trick to removing his presence was to let all the power out of his body. Sid told her so.

He released all his strength, and slowed his breathing.

There were many students sitting in the auditorium. There are also some teachers.

The number of black men is actually not very high. Sherry thought that as soon as the magic disturbance was gone, an escape was indeed supposed to happen.

Good.

Sherry pulls back from the grill, then pulls out her pendant.

Then he placed the prepared magic stone into a slot in the pendant, which then started to emit white light and letters.

Strongly gripping the shining pendant in his hand, Sherry threw it into the auditorium through the ventilation hole without any hesitation at all.