I woke up. Bell looked around.

The Chapel of Arches Church is the same as before, with a beautiful stained glass inserted in the morning sun.

But soon Bell finds out that this is a different space. This space, where Bell is now, is the world of dreams guided by Knight. Seems real, never real.

In the heart of the chapel stood a magnificent door that I had never seen. It is more majestic and full of majesty than any door I have ever seen. Is this the door to the Haunted Inn? Even if it was fake, there was an overwhelming presence there. That's enough to feel like you're not even in sight.

The door was gray. It's the door that separates the two worlds. Light and darkness. White and black. gray, which is the middle of it. A door that separates white from black.

The entire door was sculpted like a celestial diagram. A peek at every one of them can confirm that they are shaped like animals. A total of 72 of them existed, 72 stars engraved on the door.

Taking my gaze off the door and looking around for a while, I could also confirm the appearance of Knight and Isaac. Not only that, but next to it stood a man I had never seen.

"Who are you?

"In this situation, I'm here. Isn't that what you would normally know? Kid."

Bell was familiar with the voice. And the word “kid”. Bell had an idea.

The man is an all-back with red hair, bearded, and impressed without wild. Its eyes are badly eyed and its eyes are burning bright red. What I'm wearing is a simple outfit: black pants, black vests, gray shirts.

"No way......"

"Even I don't like being dressed like this. This world of dreams has decided what I look like."

"... are you Arrosha?

Bell doubts his own eyes. It was 11 years ago that we exchanged words as separate beings before. This was the first time for Bell to face Arrosha, who looked like him. Strangely enough, Belle doesn't feel any fear for Arrosha right now.

"Yes, I'm Arrosha. It's the devil that lives in you."

At this time, the demons of the Fire had felt the Rin that they had not felt 11 years earlier.

"Then I'll explain what I'm going to do. First, Bell asks you to destroy the door. Without black magic. In this world, even Arrosha can't use magic. We can work together to destroy the door."

"Working with Arrosha ⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉

What Knight told me about the training was difficult for Bell to accept. The bad news is Johann Faust, and Arosha, the demon of the Fire, has used Bell's body to kill more than once. I can't forgive Arrosha now.

"There's no need to forgive Arrosha anywhere, Mr. Bell. However, working with Arrosha is essential to controlling the Black Magic of Fire (Grimoire). So I was wondering if you could cut me off there."

Knight persuades the upset bell. Even if you suddenly tell me to get along with the devil who has tormented me, that's an impossible story. However, it is also a path that cannot be avoided in order to control the power of black magic (Grimoire) and become stronger.

"I have one thing to say. Sure, I've used your body to take a lot of souls. But the Great Fire of Valdarza. That's not all I did."

"An excuse for the devil... that's ugly. Say that now and tell me what to do. ⁉"

Arrosha's excuses make things even more obstinate. Nothing is more ugly than an excuse for hateful enemies. Bell was grossly offended. The boy is now confronting one of the enemies who has plunged himself into misfortune.

"You don't have to do anything. It's just that I'm out of my mind to remain mistaken. The only thing I took my soul from using that body of my own will was the matter of Rabbitney and Renato. Otherwise, no."

"So what's the matter ⁉ “ This my body took people ’ s lives. The fact remains... I don't want to hear any more excuses."

Arosha's explanation only irritates Belle. Even if what Arrosha was saying was true, it doesn't make any difference that the murder was committed at Bell's hands.

"But as a result, you're still safe. I'm essential to you. Without me, you'd be dead by chance. Come on, accept your fate. Even if we can escape the chase, we cannot escape this fate."

For Belle, Arrosha is an enemy he hates enough to line up with Johann Faust, but he was right. At the moment, Bell cannot escape the demons of the Fire.

"Shut up... I know that."

"Why don't you just follow what the two black magicians (Grigori) who are there for the first time say? You want my power, don't you?

Whereas the fierce bell, Arrosha shows no emotional ups or downs whatsoever. After all, does the devil have no emotions?

"I don't know what the hell you want to do. ⁉ Scatter me and give me back my palm now? What's your purpose?"

Arosha's words scratch Bell's heart. Although she has been a member of the Knights of the Black Mages (Grigori), Arrosha continues to be cooperative with Belle. Isn't there something else hidden behind the devil's words? The suspicion of saying so confused Bell even more.

"You don't understand what I'm trying to do. Helplessness is sin. Without strength, nothing can be done. If that's okay, I'll gladly leave this workout."

"Belle. Arrosha is right. I may have been tormented by Arrosha so far, but that power will surely help you. Power compensates for weak minds. To serve your purpose, be strong!

Isaac stopped joking at all costs and threw a straight, sincere word at Bell. Bell barely knew Isaac, but the words were undeniably convincing.

"... don't get on with it, happy glassy bastard..."

Bell, who had exploded his emotions violently until earlier, suddenly quieted down. Being quiet, Bell leans down to keep Isaac from showing his face.

"What? Are you crying? Oh, sweetie!

Isaac, who thought Bell was being moved to tears by his own words, hugs her full strength. Apparently, it's a real pleasure to have an apprentice.

"Stop, stop, stop, stop."

In Isaac's arms, from Bell's eyes, who raised his face as he rose, were overflowing with tears. Bell was crying, as Isaac imagined, but the cause wasn't just due to Isaac's words. Joy, suffering, sadness, remorse. At this time, all kinds of emotions were swirling in the bell.

"Stop. Stop. If you complain any more, I'll slap you back."

Isaac's words were straight everywhere. As a master, Isaac felt painfully responsible for guiding his disciples.

…………

Bell shook Isaac's arms off and shut up. Isaac makes up for what Bell lacked. Since childhood, Bell has lived without knowing what he calls his father's affection. Now the father has become an enemy of hate. My father, who loves Belle, is gone.

Isaac's words and attitude, wrapped in great affection, made Belle's breasts hot. He's a pretty habitual figure I've ever met, but that heart wraps around Bell's rough heart. The man who says Isaac Restore was just the master Bell needed.

"Oh? Are you done?

Looking at the bell with his hands off, Isaac holds the pattern of the great sword he carried on his back.

⁉ ︎

Having shifted his gaze to Isaac, who lay on him, Bell soon realized that in his own hand, a sword he had never seen was held.

"Great! Call me! I'll do everything I can against you!

Isaac, who thinks Bell has entered a state of imminent war, was finally about to pull through the great sword he carried.

A mentor confrontation broke out early after training started...?

"Wait... wait! Who said I'd fight you? That's enough. Do as I say. I'll break the door with Arrosha."

But Bell didn't even have the will to fight Isaac. Isaac, who seems used to handling swords to see them, and Bell, who has little experience fighting with swords. Even if we didn't fight, we knew the consequences. Besides, you can't use magic in this space.

Bell wasn't even willing to fight, but somehow, in his hand, the sword is held. As Bell leaned his neck strangely, Knight's face popped into his sight smiling. The cause is probably on Knight. For a dream manipulating night, it shouldn't be hard to make a weapon appear in a dream.

If that's the case, we'll talk fast. Come on, Knight, go on.

Isaac's upright thoughts moved Bell's heart. Bell needed a presence, like Lili and Isaac, that would face him from the heart. Now we're finally ready to start the "Door Trial”. All you have to do is get an explanation from Knight and move on to practice.

"Copy that. I'll explain it again. Belle, with you and Arrosha, I need you to destroy the door to the haunted inn that's here. subject to conditions."

"Conditions?"

"One, as I said earlier, I can't use magic. Two, to stand with you and Arrosha to pinch the door and shock you from both sides of the door. This door can't be broken by impact from one direction. Three, attack the same place with the same force at the same time. Without everything in place, the door won't break. From both sides of the door, simultaneously attack the same place with the same force, for the first time the door will be destroyed"

"In short, the door won't break unless you and Arosha's hearts get through."

Isaac supplements Knight's description. That was the hardest thing for Bell.

"You can't..."

Belle was discouraged as she looked at Arrosha's face. To date, Bell has been tormented by this demon. It seemed impossible for Bell to put his mind through such a person.

"But we have to do it. Don't you?"

Arrosha was right. No matter how much you refuse, you will not be able to control black magic (Grimoire) unless you achieve the conditions that Knight has just spoken of.

"Do I really have to do this?

"That would make the three beings overlap... think. I can rule the world of my dreams. The rules can be decided independently. I was wondering if the terms I just mentioned would be the best way for you, Arosha and the door to let you through. When you break the door and the three beings overlap, you'll be able to control the Haunted Inn door."

Anyway, if we follow the rules set by Knight, we have a bright future ahead of us.

"Control the Haunted Inn door..."

"You can only absorb and release flames by magic formation because the power of black magic (Grimoire) is suppressed by the doors in your body. So if you can open and close that door freely, you'll be free to use the Black Magic of Fire (Grimoire). You have to resonate with the door."

"Doors and resonance............"

Having been told a lot of information at once, Bell just repeats the words. Changes begin to occur in the space of dreams when the bell is barely in front of difficult to tolerate but unacceptable conditions.

The view of this space, imitating the chapel of Arches Church, was beginning to distort. The stained glass made one noise after another and tore, and the space behind it jumped into Bell's sight.

What spreads out there is a starchy space that seems to make you feel bad just watching. It was also like the poison unleashed by the Pope in Renato. A space covered with doth black matter mixed with various colors surrounds the chapel.

"This world is not a wack that lasts forever. You know what I mean? I can't keep dreaming. This space collapses over time and is swallowed by the chunks of dreams you see now. Time limit when this space completely collapses away. If I'm swallowed up by a hunk of distorted dreams, I'll never wake up again."

From Isaac's mouth, a terrible truth is revealed. This dream space created by Knight was pregnant with danger. What Bell will have to overcome from now on is a test that seems impossible at all.

I'm asking you to take the time to complete a trial that you don't know you can achieve in a limited amount of time.

"That's what I'm saying, kid. Let's do it."

Not particularly complaining, Arrosha understands and accepts the situation in which she is placed. If we don't start without the word of a chimp, we have no future.

"... I know."

It was a bell that wasn't ready for my heart yet, but I can't say that either. The “trials of doors”, close to limitless impossibility, have now begun.