Shadow Farms

"Want to Live Only For One More Day"

Rose observed the men dressed in black with ice blue eyes.

It's been a while since he was taken to the auditorium. The sun had set, and the auditorium was illuminated by the warm light of the lamp.

He had cut the boundary that bound his hands together with the small hidden blade he had on him. While pretending to be still tied up, he had handed the knife to the student next to him, after which the knife continued to be given to each subsequent student.

He himself could move at any time. But he fully understands that his move will mean nothing.

Black-skinned men were not many in number, but each of them was quite strong. And they also follow a clear chain of command.

There is one called Lex, and also ‘Thin Knights’ who seems to be the supreme leader. Both of them were stronger than the others by some notches, and the teachers who had mistakenly measured the difference in strength and tried to resist had been slaughtered without being able to achieve anything.

Even if he could use magic, he wasn't sure he could win.

Luckily, Lex hasn't been back long enough. It would be great if he was defeated by the Knight Order outside, but. Honestly speaking, Rose was looking forward to being able to do something before she returned.

The Thin Knight often hid in the green space behind the hall, but occasionally he would come out and take a look. Then when he sees Lex hasn't returned, he'll curse a little, then go back inside.

From the magic and posture of the Thin Knight, Rose could tell that he possessed skills that far exceeded any normal master. She may be stronger than Iris Midgar. If he really was, then even if he regained his magic, his chances of winning against him were extremely slim.

Either way, now is not the time to move.

However, it is also true that time is running out.

As time passed, Rose could feel the magic within her body gradually draining away. This was very likely related to the phenomenon of not being able to use magic, but he was unable to determine the cause. Rose herself could still last longer, but the students with a small magic capacity had already started to struggle. In a few hours, they would start to suffer from a lack of magic. Then the chance for a counterattack will be lost forever.

Anxiety and impatience swirled in his heart.

But what helped him control himself was the figure of a certain boy.

Whenever he remembered Sid's gallant figure protecting him at the expense of his own life, something hot flowed inside Rose's chest.

He must not let his feelings go to waste. Rose endlessly repeated it for herself while continuing to wait.

Then suddenly that moment.

A brilliant white light suddenly illuminated the auditorium.

He doesn't know what it is. However, he had already moved before a coherent thought formed in his mind.

It doesn't matter what the light is. All he knew was that his instincts were to yell at him that this was the only chance he would have.

As everyone was still blinded by the brilliant light, Rose ran towards the black-clothed man closest to her.

As her hand reached her unprotected neck, Rose realized.

He can use magic!

In an instant, Rose twisted the man's neck with a magic-covered hand piece.

He did not know why he could suddenly use magic, and he really did not care.

He took the sword from the waist of the man who had now lost his head, and thrust it into the air and shouted.

“SIHIR WE WERE ABANDONED !! RISE UP, TIME FOR COUNTERATTACK NOW !! ”

Auditorium erupts.

The boy and girl stood up, instantly breaking their bond. Then the freed students started moving.

Everyone was united with the same will, and the air trembled with their spirit.

Rose unleashed her enormous magic, and sent a man flying black.

All for the victory.

Rose was fully aware that right now, this very moment, she was the symbol of their counterattack.

As long as he continued to fight, everyone would fight.

He has to keep winning in a way that everyone can see.

So he decided to pay no heed to the results of his magic, only focusing on swinging his sword with all his might.

“FOLLOW PRESIDENT OF STUDENT COUNTRY !!”

“THEIR HOUSEHOLD !!”

While feeling a sense of centered attention on her, hostility and praise, Rose continued to kill enemies and free more students.

His figure was exactly like the heroes depicted in the epics.

Everyone looked at him, and chased after him.

However, what he did was also a reckless accusation without pacing properly the use of his magic.

No matter how much magic he might have, the more he used, the closer he got to his limit.

Rose calmly assessed her own limits while feeling a rapid flow.

As he lost the magic, his attacks became blunt, and his body became heavier.

The enemy he could kill in a single attack now needed two. Then two becomes three.

Just a little more, a little more .. but contrary to his wishes, he found himself already besieged.

Just one more person, then he might faint.

The auditorium was already completely enveloped in student spirit. Even if he fell down now, there was nothing stopping the students anymore.

A boy's feelings turn to Rose's, then Rose's feelings turn to someone else's. Although some lives had been lost in the process, the feeling had indeed been well passed down.

It wasn't in vain.

The boy's death, as well as his own coming in.

There was a reason why the Rose of the art country aspired towards the sword. It was a very ridiculous reason that he had never told anyone, only the dream of a child.

However, Rose had decided to seriously pursue him.

Is he getting closer to the dream?

While such a thought surfaced in his mind, Rose brandished her sword for the last time.

There was hardly any magic involved in the attack. Not much power either. And not fast either.

But drawing a bow that was more beautiful than any other attack he had ever made, it neatly beheaded one more enemy.

It was the best strike of Rose's entire life.

Just then, Rose felt like she had felt a very important sensation.

But……

The fact that it came to him at the last moment of his life was too regrettable.

Then.

Desire granted.

A black whirlwind swept over him.

Leaving the lively red blood flying through the air, all the surrounding enemies were wiped out in an instant.

His surroundings became quiet, as if time had stopped.

And in the middle of it all, there was a man in a jet black jacket.

“Good, you who use a beautiful knife ....”

A voice that sounded like an echo from the depths of the earth was directed at Rose.

Those words were probably a compliment to Rose's final attack. However, Rose had received such a huge shock that it could not be expressed in such words.

“My name is Shadow.”

The sword man who introduced himself as Shadow.

“I, I'm Rose. Rise .... Oriana. ”

Unable to recover from her shock, Rose replied in a trembling voice.

The Shadow Sword was at a distant peak. This was a sword that was the best fusion of techniques from innumerable schools, polished and sharpened to its limit, achieved through relentless effort. Rose even felt the immortality of that sword.

This was a far more complete sword than anything Rose had ever seen in her life.

“Come forward, oh my loyal friend ....”.

The shadow shot a ray of purple light into the sky. A large group of figures dressed in black charged into the auditorium, bathed in a purple light.

Reinforcements …… ?!

Rose's anxiety quickly proved unnecessary.

The group landed gracefully, then immediately engaged the men in black in battle.

Internal disputes. And they were also not from the Knight Order.

And as she observed them more closely, Rose realized that they were all women. And also……

“Very strong....”.

Every one of them is strong. Everything is very strong.

The men in black would descend in a mere moment.

All of these female swords were the same as Shadow. There was no doubt that Shadow was the one leading all of these power paragraphs.

“Shadow-sama, we are glad to see you are not injured.”

“Nyuu, yes.”

One of the women kneeled beside Shadow.

“Their leader has burned down the academy and is trying to escape.”

“How stupid ..... I handed this place to you.”

“Ya sir!”

“Do they really think they can escape ..?”

Shadow laughed in a low voice. Then he turned around, slicing the auditorium door into pieces with a single swing of his sword. The black-clothed people on the street were also reduced to pieces of meat with the same swing.

The swing was very similar to Rose, as if she showed it to him. Then he calmly continued walking forward, until his figure melted into the night.

In Rose's eyes, her every move was the greatest lesson of her life.

“Are you okay?”

The woman called Nyuu called Rose.

“Iya....”.

“That's a very good attack there.”

After saying that, he brandished his own jet-black blade, and dove into the battlefield.

However, Nyuu's own sword had also reached outrageous heights. The black men only felled one side.

Rose's common sense ... no, everything she knew about being a magic swordsman had been destroyed.

The swings stamped by this group in black were not from any existing school.

This is a completely new school.

Where did such a group come from, from such a school? It was strange that he had never even known them to this day.

“Fire, no fire !!”

The screams made Rose regain consciousness.

There was indeed a fire coming from the back of the auditorium that spread rapidly.

“Start from the one close to the exit, calmly exit the auditorium !!”

So Rose shouts as she takes on the role of guiding the students.

Thanks to the group in black, the casualties were minimal. The battle has reached its end.

Rose lent her shoulders to the two seriously injured students and escorted them to the exit.

“The Knight Order is here !!”

That shout made everyone sigh in relief. Rose also felt the power leaving her in such a way that she almost fell down, but she quickly regained her focus.

He continued to help the students out of the auditorium. The fire grew bigger, and all the men dressed in black were dead.

And before anyone realized it, the group of women had also disappeared.

It was as if they had never been here since the beginning, leaving no traces, without anyone noticing, their brilliant figures disappeared into the air.

Rose helped the last student out of the auditorium, then turned to look at the auditorium shrouded in roaring flames.

“To be exactly who they are ..”

Suddenly, Rose thought back to Nyuu's voice.

For some reason, the voice sounded extremely nostalgic, as if it was a voice he had long heard.