◆ Dark Knight Croki
"Hey, Tibel. I don't know.
"Hmm. It feels strange ~"
Tibel makes a subtle expression.
I am dressed like an adult in this village now.
It's a trick to cover up with a white headscarf with only open eyes.
I don't think it's a good plan, but I can't think of any more.
That's why I'm going.
Wendy brought me this costume.
When I heard the village's adult outfit, I thought of it and prepared it as a precaution.
"Well, let's go, Tiber."
Yes, Kuroki.
That way, Tiber hides at the bottom of his clothes.
Undead monsters have the ability to sense living beings.
Therefore, Tibel's magic of transparency (Invisible) is meaningless.
They'll find out for themselves.
I hope this disguise works somehow.
Leave the abandoned house. The time is not night.
In the first place, the neighborhood of the lord's castle is always dark, so time doesn't matter.
Walk through the village of Sunshoth.
I don't feel it's popular. It seemed like nobody was there.
Or are they hiding?
Well, I can't help thinking about that right now, so I'll move on.
A large farm spreads across the village.
You can see people on the farm. Looks like he's working on a farm.
Probably producing food for the village's children.
"Looks like you're not undead. I hope you don't get suspicious....."
Basically, undead can't do agricultural work.
Because every undead generates a distraction. Ordinary plants wither where there is a temper.
I ate a meal in this village, but it was normal. That's why I think they make regular grains and vegetables.
I don't know who they are working on farming. I would like to help you if you are forced to bring me here to farm, but those who worship Sarxis must be careful.
Walk the road between farmland and farmland.
Those who work in agriculture do not even look at us and continue to work silently.
Didn't you notice?
I see people working in agriculture.
Everyone is a giant and likewise hides his face with a white turban.
And then I realize.
"You're not a normal person!?
I hid my face, but my arms peeled out. The arm is full of jaws.
My eyes peeking from my turban are chaotic. I don't feel the will.
Perhaps even if you were walking with your turban off, you might just ignore it.
They pass by while the men of Tsugi Hagi are working.
I don't even want to see if I noticed it when I walked right next to it.
It's like a robot.
"Maybe it's been modified or something? Tibel, did the adults in that village look like this?
Asked Tibel in his pocket, he leaned his neck.
"Come on? I don't know. But I think it was stronger."
Tiber answers.
Apparently, he's not the same adult that Wendy was with.
Those who do agricultural work have no will. Perhaps we should assume that it has been modified solely to carry out agricultural work.
So when you look at yourself, you don't care.
Continue.
Coming right near the lord's castle.
A skeleton gatekeeper stands in front of the castle gate.
"Skeletons... Do you think I can deceive you in this outfit?
It should already be within Skeleton's reach.
But Skeletons don't react.
I might be able to.
Mr. Kuroki I think it's better this way. "
When I tried to get to the gate, Tiber stopped.
"I see, I see. I will."
Tibel's hazard detection capabilities are very helpful at these times.
Because it will find the least dangerous place.
I go in the direction Tiber tells me to.
Go from the main gate of the lord's castle to the side of the castle.
Then there were logs lined up.
"Maruta? You're gonna use this!
Log. I think I should use this somehow.
I nod well.
"What are you talking about? Kuroki, this way ~"
Ignoring himself nodding, Tibel passes too far through the logs.
That's right! I knew it...
Where do you think you're going with logs in the first place?
Follow Tibel.
"What? What is that?
As you walk, you see a man walking in a white headscarf.
I didn't notice it because I was turning my back on this side.
The man with the white headscarf is moving in the same direction as ourselves.
Mr. Kuroki That's one of the people who took my servant. What are you doing here? "
Tibel tells me in a small voice.
"I see, it looks like we're alone. Let's get him."
There's only one man.
There's nobody around. I don't feel my gaze either.
My body hasn't recovered, but I think I can handle it by myself.
I quickly move behind the opponent.
"What is it?"
The man looks back at his approach.
However, the reaction is by no means slow.
Twist the man's left arm up before fully looking back.
"Don't move!
Even if power is decaying, we are not going to lose to ordinary people.
The man tries to resist, but he doesn't seem to be able to undo his restraint.
Twist your arms further up. It must hurt a lot.
But something's wrong.
"Enemy?
I don't see any pain in a man.
On the contrary, I'm not surprised you're suddenly twisting your arm.
I'm going to be surprised at that.
The man pulls out his hip sword with his right hand without worrying about this.
"Don't move...! What!?"
Leave the man in a hurry.
The next moment, the sword sticks out of the man's back.
A man attacked himself with a sword.
"I can't penetrate my whole body...."
The man looks at us.
Then, open your mouth wide.
Oh no!
Jumps at the opponent. Body movements are slower than before, but men are slower than ever.
Holding a man's sword, he presses his opponent's mouth and pushes it down to the ground.
"This guy! Don't resist!
I used magic when my nostalgic Tibel came out.
Then suddenly the man stopped resisting.
"What? A lie? Did it work?
It worked incredibly easily.
The man is lying on his back with his sword stuck to his chest.
The eyes are chaotic. It certainly looks magical.
"Looks like it's working, but it's weird. This is the easiest person I've ever had ~"
Tibel also looked strange.
"Tibel, will you wake this man up?
"Yes, I understand, Kuroki. Hey, you. It's going to wake up ~"
A man wakes up when Tibel orders him.
"Well, then, please don't move. I want to check it out."
"Yes, it is. Don't move like that ~"
"Thank you, Tiber."
I take the turban of a man who has stopped moving.
Tsugi Hagi's face comes out.
Pull the sword out of your chest and examine the wound.
Not a drop of blood came out.
"I don't know what's going on...."
I think he is a former human being. And was there any modification?
But now I don't know even if I think about it.
Questions remain, but let's move on.
"Tibel, can you show me where this man was going?
"Yes, Kuroki. Come on, you. I'll show you where you were going ~"
The man nods and walks away.
After a while, you'll reach the other entrance behind the castle.
There's another entrance.
And there's nobody at the entrance. I doubted the absence of anyone, but I decided to move on.
Once inside, there is a staircase leading to the basement.
Let the man walk first, then follow.
The walls are equipped with candles and are bright thanks to the fire.
This indicates that, apart from the undead, they are in this castle.
Because undead doesn't get in the way without lights.
And down the stairs, there's a door.
"Tibel, tell the man to stop in front of the door."
"Yes, it will stop."
Exit in front of the stopped man and check the door.
I can hear voices from inside.
Perform object sensing. There's a little gap in the door, so we should be able to sense it.
Five people are moving in a large room.
I don't feel like I'm undead. It feels like a living person.
I also use the skills I've learned lately to detect the loss, but it seems that Undead is not in the room.
"There's someone inside. Probably one of his friends. Hey, Tibel? Can you control multiple opponents at the same time?
"Hmm. It's a little difficult. But if you can't sleep at the same time, you might be able to do something about it ~"
"Let me sleep, I see, but I feel weak to spiritual magic. Okay, let's go. Tibel, let him go first."
Considering the man earlier, spiritual magic seems to work normally.
Contrary to the Undead of Psychic Invalidity.
And I can use the magic of sleep myself.
I think about five people will be fine with Tiber.
"I see. Kuroki, come on, let's go inside."
Tibel says a man enters.
The white headscarves look at us all at once when we get inside.
I feel the will in that eye. It seems different from those who worked in agriculture.
"What's wrong? There's a hole in your belly. What happened? Wait, what's in the back?
One of the men in the white headscarf looks at himself and makes a voice.
You'll soon find out.
Well, I didn't think it was a good disguise from the beginning, so I've already assumed this.
Tibel!
Yes!
Tibel pops out of his pocket.
When you confirm it, you approach the voice of the man and use the magic of sleep.
"Ugh...."
Men fall lightly.
"Enemy?"
He approached us with a huge hammer with a white headscarf on his side.
The hammer looks heavy but lifts it gently with one hand.
Maybe it's more powerful than normal people.
But for me, it's just an error.
Avoid hammers and let the magic go to sleep.
And I can sleep ahead of the white headscarf that tried to escape this room.
Strong as it is, it seems to be slower than normal people.
It was easy to get ahead.
"What about you? Tibel?"
Looking at Tibel, a white headscarf fell at his feet.
Looks like it worked.
Listening to the noise, there's no sign of anyone coming here.
Looks like you're okay.
Looking out at the room.
Apart from the door we came in, there are two doors.
One is the door where the white-headed man tried to escape.
Perhaps there's a place to go.
What's beyond the other door?
When I look at the door, I hear a faint voice from inside.
Using object sensing, you can see that there are multiple types of people inside.
Are you with the white headscarf?
But then they will join us.
"Tibel, can you tell me who's in this room?
Yes, Kuroki.
Ask the man Tibel first met.
"Some of them have been captured."
"Who caught you? Wendy and the others?
However, the human form you feel from the inside is huge.
Looks like an adult.
"Kuroki, I don't like it from inside ~"
"A bad feeling? Is it dangerous in here?
When he heard that, Tibel shook his head.
"I'm not sure. But I don't want to go inside ~"
I don't like that face very much.
I've never seen Tibel look like this before.
Looks like we don't have any enemies, but what's inside?
Maybe something unexpected is waiting.
"Okay. Tibel will wait there and see what happens inside."
Take off your white headscarf and tell Tiber to wait.
If you don't have enemies, you can wait here.
The headscarf was removed to reassure those caught inside. Better than hiding your face.
Open the door.
Inside is a light and bright.
"Ha!? What is this!?
I couldn't help but make a voice.
There was an unexpected sight.
The fat men in the room are naked and tied up with a rope.
It's an on-parade of chest and buttocks.
The smell of the old man's sweat fills the room
I accidentally pressed my mouth and nose.
"Who is it...? He doesn't seem to be one of them, but maybe he's here to help?
A man tied up in the back looks at himself.
He's a nice, tough guy.
If it hadn't been naked and V-shaped, it would have been majestic.
Something is ruining everything.
"This guy is really unexpected...."
What makes you sad and have to look at your old man naked?
I felt a little like crying.
◆ Wendy the Captive
All of us will be brought to the lord's castle.
The place where they were brought is high in the castle.
I can see a mountain far from the window.
We are put in a cage-like cell in the middle of the room.
The window is close, but you can't go near it.
It will be difficult to escape.
"Wendy, sister. What happens to us?
Mikal looks at me anxiously.
I want to reassure you, but I can't.
Because I'm very anxious, too.
Everyone brought in the same way looks worried.
"Mikal, don't embarrass Wendy."
Lili scolded Mikal.
Lili looked like she had given up somewhere.
Lili knows what's going to happen to us.
Of course I know.
It feeds vampires. That's why we were raised.
But I didn't think you'd bring them all.
"Tibbell... Kuroki....."
I think about them.
I wanted to say goodbye for the last time.
Because then I feel like I can go to heaven with a good dream.
Tibbell was very beautiful.
Rugged butterfly wings on white skin.
Flying through the sky sparkles and lights scatter.
I feel like I can fly with her.
I looked at the sky from the bird cage.