BLACK MOON - Black Magic War Beginning with Jailbreak - [Full story illustration available]

Episode 9: A Girl On A Wheelchair/Wheelchair Girl

The morning sun illuminates a vast group of tents. The first night dawned after the Trump Circus began. The Bells were loaned one tent from Trump Circus, where they were sleeping. It's already starting to light up outside, but it's still dark in the tent.

"Hmm?"

With some discomfort, Bell slowly opens his heavy eyelid.

"Wow, wow."

"Chip... did you find out..."

When Bell sees his face, which was at close range, he unwittingly raises his voice. As in the meantime, while Bell was asleep, Judy came covered. Nevertheless, why is she approaching just when Bell wakes up?

"Oh, my God, don't freak out! People were so comfortable sleeping!

"I'm not relaxing. Isn't this a resort? We're not here to see each other, are we?

"I know. Don't treat me like a child."

Bell gets in a bad mood in the morning against Judy, who comes to admonish him as usual. Judy likes togetherness and looks challenged, but he follows the rules better than anyone else.

"You lived in jail for 10 years, didn't you? Now I'm 17, which means I'm 7 years old! Oh, boy, cha-cha!

"Mm-hmm. ⁉"

And Judy sticks around and makes extra remarks. I'm sure you enjoy making fun of Bell. This is retaliation against Bell, who sometimes disparages her with a screwed up theory.

"Hmm...?

Lili woke up with that noise as Belle and Judy were having a verbal fight from the morning. Shortly after that Judy closes her mouth. She somehow stopped fighting with Bell.

"Well, it's all happening, and I'm just going to see the Summerbell brothers and sisters!

Judy changed her mind and went into work mode. What we need to do now is find the Summerbell brothers and sisters and act together. And searching the Black Magic Book (Grimoire) closely in the process. Judy just puts her sleeve through the Knights clothes jacket.

"But can the general public stay on the property here?

Here, Lili has simple questions. The Bells are here to take on the job, so there's a special tent available, but the others won't either.

"Voltaire is an immigrant town, so there are few private nights. Summerbell's that big landlord, isn't he? If you're that rich, you must be staying near here."

Judy, a senior of the Knights, was naturally also familiar with the various circumstances within Serbia. Voltaire, where the circus is now open, is the second most popular town in Sertria. Of course number one is the trade town of Brace River.

"But are those brothers and sisters still coming to this circus today?

"Coming! Those kids will definitely come back until we can watch the big tent show!

Lili was sure they would visit this circus again. I've only met them once, but they're looking forward to the big tent show at the bottom. I'm not sure why, but I'm sure that's what Abby, the crippled leg, wanted.

Around that time, there were two figures coming out of a certain private night in the heart of Voltaire.

"Come on in."

"I'll be back! I'll be back by 19: 00"

It was Damien responding to the master of the private night. He pushed Abby's wheelchair on and left the front door of the private night.

The heart of Voltaire is covered with trees. The town flourishes among the kingdoms of Sertria, but the country-like scenery does not make it feel like it. A town with lots of people going out with each other, but for some reason it can be familiar. That was Voltaire.

"Abby, let's see the show today"

Damian talks as he peeks into Abby's face. Then Abby nodded cocklessly without changing her expression in any way. Unlike the Bells, they're supposed to be coming to the circus for entertainment purposes, but Abby hasn't got the look of fun at all.

"Well, let's go..."

Damien looked sad for only a moment, but soon became a full grin. With a smile Damien pushes Abby's wheelchair. Of course they're on their way, Trump Circus.

"... your brother wants to watch the show?

"Huh?"

Suddenly Abby squeals like that as she heads to the circus. After her legs stopped moving, Abby had little to say from herself, so Damien was surprised unexpectedly. Abby gets more and more silent in public, but even when she was just two siblings, she rarely opened her mouth.

"Is your brother watching the show, looking forward to it? Or are you just hanging out with me selfishly?

"That's... of course you're looking forward to it! Trump circus shows are rarely watchable, are they?

To Abby's inquiry, Damien accidentally clogs the words. Of course he's not looking forward to the circus, but he came here for Abby for one thing. Damian came here because he wanted to fulfill Abby's wish.

"But... they told me to leave yesterday..."

Abby brightens her expression only a little when she hears Damian's reply, but soon the look becomes cloudy. What Baba Fangus said yesterday had scarred Abby's heart not least.

"You don't have to worry about that. It's a fortune teller. Nobody knows the future."

".................. yeah"

Damian denied the consequences of Baba Fangas' fortune telling in powerful terms. Abby still seemed to have something to say, but her thoughts were swallowed by the strength of his words. Damian, on his own, is trying to open up a bright future. Abby realized once again the presence of a comforting ally called Damien.

"Shaw, can you watch it?

"I can watch it! That's why I woke up early today."

"............... right"

At this time, my brothers and sisters hadn't had a long conversation so far. This sibling's life turned two years ago into a frontier. Damian and Abby are really close brothers and sisters, but now they're like others. A girl with limbs and a boy who just nurses her.

"Abby, you have me on you. You can enjoy this world more. Nothing to worry about."

Damian gave Abby an extraordinary smile. He's beside Abby at all times, trying to give her a little ease in her heart. After that nightmare night, Damian became Abby's guardian angel.

"... I can't believe I'm not worried about anything..."

But the words that Damien utters in the hope of being good darken Abby's feelings. It's no surprise that a girl about this age has already recovered, even if the tough incident that happened two years ago is drawing a tail. Or is there some other factor that sinks her feelings?

"Abby......"

………………

Damien soon realized that Abby's attitude had changed. Abby has plugged in again.

And between them, silence flows again.

While doing so, the Summerbell brothers and sisters had arrived at the entrance to the Trump Circus. The morning sun has just risen. Visitors to the circus were still neglected this time. If this is the case, today they may be able to admire the circus show of the Great Tent.

A huge, flashy sign marked "TRUMP CIRCUS" appears at the entrance to the premises. That was big enough to be visible even from a few hundred meters away.

Beneath that sign stand two big men. They are both painting their skin white and have a round, red nose. Two clowns served as gatekeepers for the Trump Circus.

"Welcome Magic Circus...... Huh?

As the Summerbell brothers and sisters approached the entrance, the two clowns bowed mechanically.

But as soon as they looked up and saw the faces of the Summerbell brothers and sisters, they harden their expressions.

What the hell do you say it is? Is there anything on my face? Damian thought so in his heart. Until then Damien had a far-sighted view of where the other guests would enter and go on the premises. There should have been no lag at that time and the clowns in front of us were just mechanically bowing.

"... excuse me, please pick it up"

When Damian was confused, suddenly one of the clowns said so. Though they only made their faces hard for a moment, they are now as faceless as robots.

"Why? ⁉We should be entitled to enter the circus like everyone else."

Receiving an unreasonable gate advance, Damien accidentally vandalized his voice. They came all the way up early to watch the show at the big tent ahead of this sign. I can't even get in there. In Damien, unspeakable anger was boiling in two.

"I'm sorry, but you cannot enter the Trump Circus."

The gatekeeper clown doesn't change his attitude. Little kids are just trying to get into the circus. But where is the reason for rejecting it?

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That's when Damian remembered what Baba Fangas said yesterday.

“You bring disaster to this circus... go home now"

Even now, Damian doesn't know why Baba Fangas came yelling at me with a terrific sword screen at that time. Still young Damien and Abby can't be a threat to Trump Circus. That's for everyone to know, but what the hell does a great astrologer say he saw then?

"why ⁉ tell me why ⁉ this is so unreasonable!

Damian reveals his emotions without hesitation. In fact, the Summerbell brothers and sisters did not commit any act that would hinder Trump Circus. Even though the Summerbell brothers and sisters are nothing different from the other guests, only they are rejected. Baba Fangas' words had gained absolute trust in the circus.

"If you can't follow my instructions, I can't. But I'm going home."

The gatekeeper clowns try to get rid of the Summerbell brothers and sisters without changing their expression in any way, as usual. Until now they have just stood, but at last they approach to surround the Summerbell brothers and sisters.

⁉ ︎

Surrounded by tall clowns, Damien finds herself humbled. Damien wasn't even willing to be forced to leave. No matter how worn out you are, you're going to get inside the circus.

"Well, welcome home…"

Finally, the clowns reach out and try to grab Damian's arm. The clown's hand goes to Abby's wheelchair, too. And Damien heightens his emotions even further.

"Let him through.

At that time, a voice arrives that neither belongs to the clown nor to the Summerbell brothers and sisters. To the sudden event, the clowns accidentally stopped moving, and in that gap Damien pushed Abby into the circus grounds.

"Please wait..."

"They're safe. We guarantee it."

Shortly thereafter, the identity of the Lord of the voice is revealed. It was Belle who saved the Summerbell brothers and sisters who were still about to be forced out. Behind Bell are Judy and Lili.

Damien, who saw a familiar face, accidentally spilled a grin. Abby's face beside him also seemed to laugh only heartily. This would have definitely made a good impression on the Summerbell brothers and sisters. Even Bell, who thought so, slackened his mouth.

"You can't grow up, you big adult. Look at them. They're weak kids, right?

Bell behaves in a blatantly shitty way. I'm sure he's in the mood like he was when he saved the townspeople and Lili in Adford.

"Not to mention how many Knights you are, you can't miss this act. I want you to be careful what you do."

The gatekeeper clowns took a defiant attitude against Bell's expectations. This makes Bell forget what he was about to say next.

"Which one is on its own? You have no right to deprive such a small child of his or her pleasure. You seriously think these kids are gonna be the ones that threaten the circus? How much did Baba Fangus say that didn't make you think it was absurd?

"But..."

When Belle is mumbling, Judy preaches to the clowns instead. Judy's words were at the core, and the clowns could not argue.

"Told you? They're safe. We'll prove it!

Bell vociferously proclaimed, realizing that they were dominant in the circumstances. Operation to take the Summerbell brothers and sisters to the Knights' side and overturn the prophecies of Baba Fangas in order to eventually obtain the Black Magic Book (Grimoire). Will this operation work well, which seems to have made the best start, but with no thumping to it?